Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

Gu Changjin was still pondering whether Dao Guo would acknowledge the responsibility after taking away the entire world.

Suddenly, an inexplicable chill exploded from the deepest part of my soul!

It was a very pure feeling, as if something far beyond his current level was casting its gaze upon him.

The smile on Gu Changjin's face vanished instantly, without even a moment's hesitation.

"return!"

The Dao Fruit shook violently, and I returned to my rightful place!

boom!

At this moment, the vast world that had just completed its upgrade and truly entered the middle thousand level suddenly flashed in this place that could not be described by direction, distance, or even ordinary rules.

Then, it disappeared—not moved away, nor hidden away, but truly vanished.

Its original place is now empty; cause and effect have been severed, and its destiny no longer exists.

The past, the present, and all possible deductions pointing to it all lost their target at this moment.

It was as if such a world had never existed in the heavens.

Just moments after this world disappeared, a wisp of black smoke appeared silently here.

With its appearance, an invisible wave instantly spread out, and in this indescribable and ineffable place, there existed countless worlds.

There are small worlds so weak they can only accommodate mortals, and there are medium-sized worlds with perfect rules.

Further away, one can even vaguely sense the vastness of the world, so immense that its entirety is difficult to discern.

At this moment, everything, regardless of size or world-class, was swept over by that wave.

One realm, a hundred realms, ten thousand realms, ever more distant…

But there was no result; it was as if that middle-thousand world had truly been wiped out from all the heavens and myriad realms.

The black smoke remained silent for a long time, and then, it seemed as if a pair of unseen eyes within it slowly opened.

A power far surpassing that of the previous Demon Lord began to circulate.

To trace the cause and effect, to get to the root of the problem, and to find the traces.

Even if the world itself has disappeared, as long as it once existed, it is impossible for it to leave nothing behind.

However, the result was still empty until the very end, when a tiny wisp of magical light suddenly flew out from the black smoke.

The demonic light continuously split and recombine in the void, erasing countless erroneous directions.

In the end, only a blurry trace remained, almost as if it could shatter at any moment.

A white jade gate with dragon patterns. The aura emanating from this gate is ancient and vast, as if it has stood for countless years, yet it also seems as if it has never truly existed in any particular world.

Ancient Taoist court.

The black smoke showed a noticeable fluctuation for the first time.

The being whose location was unknown seemed to pause for a moment because of this result.

After a long while, a faint whisper came from the depths of the black smoke.

"Gu Daoting... Could it be... that He is about to return?"

As the words faded, the black smoke also disappeared.

The place returned to deathly silence, as if nothing had happened.

……

In the main world, deep in the wilderness, inside a cave sealed by layers of formations.

Gu Changjin suddenly opened his eyes, and the first thing he did upon regaining consciousness was to look directly at the Dao Fruit.

The palpitation he felt just now was genuine; it made him so desperate that he didn't even want to investigate and chose to run away immediately.

The newcomer's level was absolutely ridiculously high. Considering the Demon Lord he had just defeated, they must be an unknown being from the Heavenly Demon Realm.

"A big guy from the Demon Realm?"

Gu Changjin frowned in thought.

However, his attention was soon completely drawn to the changes within the Dao Fruit.

The next moment, their eyes lit up.

"You really brought it back?"

The Dao Fruit still hangs deep within the sea of ​​consciousness, with countless Dao traces flowing around it.

Next to the Dao Fruit, an extremely tiny point of light appeared.

Compared to the Dao Fruit, it's really like a speck of dust floating nearby.

But when Gu Changjin put his consciousness into it...

The mountains and rivers, seas, sun and moon, all living beings, and even the rules of heaven and earth that had been upgraded in that realm all appeared clearly.

He brought back that Middle Thousand World completely intact.

Even those beings who had just experienced the ascension of heaven and earth and were still celebrating the arrival of the new era had no idea that they had just followed Gu Changjin across an unknown distance.

Gu Changjin paused for a moment, then suddenly looked down at the Dao Fruit.

"Isn't your attitude a bit outrageous?"

A true middle-thousand world, which in theory should be considered to be above the level of a true immortal, is instead huddled next to the Dao Fruit realm, like dust.

If the Demon Lord, whom he killed, were to see this, he would probably be so angry that he would come back to life.

Even bigger changes followed.

Boom! Boom!

The illusory realm that had always existed within the Dao Fruit suddenly began to tremble.

Blue Star, the Martial Spirit World, and all the world foundations that had gradually integrated into it all converged towards this newly returned "dust".

There is no incompatibility between the two; on the contrary, it seems as if they were meant to be together.

The boundaries of the illusory world gradually solidify.

Mountains and rivers truly gained weight, and rules began to operate spontaneously.

It no longer needs to rely on the main world to cover it up in order to temporarily appear as reality.

An answer instantly came to Gu Changjin's mind.

"The real world has been achieved!"

From the virtual world to the real world!

Buzz! Inside the Dao Fruit, the shattered cave heavens, fragments of minor realms, and some world-wide remnants left behind after the fall of True Immortals that he had previously collected seemed to be drawn in and disappeared into it.

The edge of the real world expands once again, the rules become more complete, and a sense of weight and solidity belonging to the real world comes to the fore.

Gu Changjin could clearly sense it.

The biggest difference between the real world and the virtual world is not just that one is "virtual" and the other is "real".

Rather, having reached this stage, it has already acquired the qualifications to bear the true status of an immortal.

Just as he was thinking this, ripples suddenly appeared in the space in front of Gu Changjin.

A ray of golden light fell from the Dao Fruit.

At first it was just a vague outline, then rules intertwined, and flesh, bones, and clothes gradually solidified.

Finally, a white-clad youth, exactly like Gu Changjin in this life, quietly appeared in the cave.

Black hair fell down, eyes were closed, and pure white rules appeared behind him.

The instant it stood there.

boom!

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth within the cave immediately boiled.

In the void, rules that were originally invisible to the naked eye began to manifest on their own.

Even the most ordinary weeds growing in the cracks of the stone wall grew rapidly under the influence of the rich Taoist aura.

The leaves were crystal clear, and a spiritual light flowed around them. In just a few breaths, they had already taken on the appearance of a spiritual herb.

Gu Changjin's eyes narrowed slightly.

Immortal.

Moreover, it is a body of rules that is close to the limit level of a true immortal!

However, it lacks intelligence and cannot even be considered a truly independent being.

It is the result left behind after this union of self and other.

A vessel formed from the condensed rules of the Heavenly Dao of the Middle Thousand Worlds.

Gu Changjin had a sudden thought.

The next moment, the original body, which had been sitting cross-legged in the cave, slowly closed its eyes.

The boy in white opened his eyes.

boom!

The perspective is completely different now.

The power of heaven and earth is almost within reach.

The rules of the Great Dao are no longer hidden deep in the void, but are like threads laid out in front of you, which you can easily pluck at will.

A single thought, and the wind arises.

With a single thought, thunder arose.

This almost instinctive control over the rules of heaven and earth is one of the most direct differences between a True Immortal and those below that level.

After a moment of reflection, Gu Changjin withdrew his consciousness.

The white-robed youth closed his eyes, and all the strange phenomena within the cave disappeared.

The next moment, this body of rules also transformed into a golden light and disappeared back into the Dao Fruit.

Gu Changjin stroked his chin.

"The term 'avatar' is not quite accurate."

"From now on, let's call him... the Immortal Outside the Body."

Ultimately, it's still just a tool.

It's not much different from the previous magical fairy tales.

This one is just stronger, more convenient, and can even be used as a second outfit.

Gu Changjin knew very well that no matter how powerful a tool was, it was still just a tool.

The essence is the fundamental element.

Even with perfect fusion, it's still simply not enough!

But thinking about this made him feel better.

The immortal being outside the body is only part of this harvest.

The Ten Paths converge into one principle, the inheritance of the Heavenly Demon Realm, an entire Middle Thousand World, and the advancement of the Real World.

And after I return, the nourishment I will receive from my original body will inevitably follow...

Gu Changjin lowered his head and looked inward.

The smile on his face slowly faded the next moment.

"Now, let's see how much I can actually eat."