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An extremely subtle change is taking place in the sky of the Dao Realm.

Those stars that were initially just faintly shining have now begun to move slowly along a certain fixed trajectory.

Although the alternation of day and night is slow, it is already taking shape.

Whenever the starlight dims, a warm twilight rises between heaven and earth, like a curtain gently drawn down by countless invisible hands.

Xuandu sat atop the mountain peak at the very center of heaven and earth, sensing the fusion that was taking place between those laws.

The laws of time and the laws of astrology are influencing each other, like two originally parallel rivers converging at some point.

The laws of vitality and the laws of sustaining life are supporting each other, and plants are taking root and sprouting in the crevices of rocks.

The Law of Destruction and the Law of Void are forming a delicate balance. The boundaries of the Dao Realm are constantly expanding, yet they remain stable.

Those newly entered beings in the Dao realm have already begun to break through their bottlenecks.

The first gray-scaled behemoth to enter the realm had already completely crossed the threshold that had troubled him for billions of dollars.

New innate Dao patterns emerged on those dark gray scales, like a layer of armor that had been recast.

He opened his eyes, and a clarity he had never seen in a billion-dollar event surged within his dark gray vertical pupils, like someone who had walked in darkness for too long finally seeing the light of day.

The second crystal woman who entered the realm had a glow several times brighter than before, like a star that was being re-formed.

The tiny fragments of crystal slowly swirled around her, like a ring encircling a newborn star.

The third gaunt figure also broke through the bottleneck.

His withered body was visibly replenishing itself, with new flesh slowly growing beneath his shriveled skin.

His cloudy eyes were slowly regaining their clarity, like a piece of jade being polished anew, shedding the frost and grime of a billion-dollar event.

Xuan Du sensed the auras of those who were breaking through, his gaze calm as still water.

He sat cross-legged on the mountaintop, not interfering with the cultivation of those beings, but simply letting them break through their bottlenecks on their own.

He needs to confirm something.

To confirm whether the laws of the Dao realm can truly stably support the growth of living beings.

Those breakthroughs were like streams testing the waters, probing the limits of what this world could bear.

He needs to sit high above and watch over the streams. If any stream exceeds the carrying capacity of heaven and earth, he will intervene and guide it back to its proper course.

But as those auras continued to rise, the boundaries of the Dao Realm remained completely unmoved.

It was as if the resilience of this world far exceeded his expectations.

Facing due north, he opened his eyes slightly, sensing the auras that were breaking through and the unwavering stability of the Dao boundary.

He slowly began to speak: "The foundation of the Dao Realm is more solid than I imagined. The intertwining of those laws has created a completely new order, causing the entire world to share the pressure brought about by the growth of living beings."

"It is no longer supported by a single law, but rather by nine laws and the martial will together forming a network."

Xuan Du nodded slightly, his gaze falling on the ever-growing vegetation and the shifting starlight in the distance:

"You're right, senior."

"The Dao Realm is no longer an independent fragment of laws; it is forming a holistic order."

"Although that order is still evolving, its prototype has already been established."

"That's why I chose to have each of the nine seniors integrate a law."

"A single Dao technique cannot support a world, but nine Dao techniques intertwined into a net can support all things."

Upon hearing this, Xu remained silent for a moment, then let out a very soft sigh:

"You planned this step from the very beginning."

Xuan Du shook his head slightly: "It wasn't planned, it was going with the flow."

"The origins of the nine predecessors are independent yet share the same root; forcibly merging them would only cause them to repel each other."

"But if we let them evolve and grow on their own, and then connect them together with the will of martial arts, then it will be a living net."

"This network will improve itself as the Dao Realm grows, without my intervention."

"This is the true foundation of the Dao Realm."

Xu didn't speak again. He closed his eyes again and immersed his mind in the evolution of the laws of time.

He knew that the foundation of the Dao Realm had been firmly established.

The rest of the journey only requires time.

And time is precisely what he has in abundance.

In the due south direction, the Azure Emperor gazed at the tiny creatures moving among the grass and trees, his eyes filled with a gentleness he had never felt before in countless lifetimes.

Those creatures were created by his life force; though extremely small, they already possessed the most basic spirituality.

Like tender shoots just breaking through the soil, they are exploring the boundaries of this world in an extremely slow and steady manner.

He knew that those tiny creatures would one day grow into true native inhabitants of the Dao Realm.

They will thrive and multiply within the laws of the Dao realm, gradually awaken their intelligence under the influence of martial arts will, and evolve their own civilization over time.

All of this happened naturally on the foundation of the Dao Realm.

As the Azure Emperor sensed the presence of those tiny creatures, a faint smile slowly crept onto his lips.

Having lost hundreds of millions of yuan, he hid deep within the ancestral temple of Wanmu, lingering on in a state of feigned death, never imagining that one day he would witness the birth of a new world.

But now, he is involved in it.

Xuandu sat atop the mountain peak, sensing the energy flowing through the Dao Realm, sensing the beings breaking through and the plants growing, and sensing the nine laws that were continuously evolving.

He was silent for a moment, then spoke in a low voice.

Clearly penetrating the entire world, it reached the ears of every figure engaged in cultivation:

"The Dao Realm has been initially stabilized."

"From this day forward, the Dao Realm is officially open to all beings who are willing to cultivate martial arts and embark on the path of transcendence."

"Regardless of background, origin, or level of cultivation."

"As long as one's heart is set on the path of martial arts, one is qualified to enter the Dao realm."

"The gates to the Dao Realm will never be closed again."

As soon as the voice fell, all the beings cultivating throughout the entire Dao Realm simultaneously raised their heads.

The nine chaotic beings opened their eyes, their gazes surging with a light that even billions of dollars had never seen before.

Those tiny creatures paused their movements among the grass and trees, as if sensing some profound change.

Xuandu sat atop the mountain peak, gazing at the figures raising their heads, and said nothing more.

He simply sat there, like an unchanging statue, watching over this growing world, watching over the gazes that were gathering from all directions of chaos.