Outside the Space, the First Emperor looked at Zhao Li, who was like a mindless automaton, knowing he had been affected by the Azure Lotus Dao Rhyme. He murmured:
"I wonder what kind of Creation this kid will get..."
After speaking, he sat down cross-legged at the Gateway and made no further movements. The place fell silent, just as it had been for tens of thousands of years, with no more sound...
Within the Space where the Azure Lotus was located, wherever Zhao Li passed, he stirred up Chaos Energy. He continuously approached the Lotus Pedestal, encountering no obstacles along the way, and smoothly reached the Lotus Pedestal.
Then, he leaped onto the center of the Lotus Pedestal. As soon as he landed, the Dao Rhyme surrounding the Azure Lotus instantly surged towards him, enveloping him. This scene was exactly like when it was previously nurturing the world.
"Ah, so comfortable. Where am I?"
Zhao Li's consciousness finally awakened. Within the Azure Lotus's Creation Divine Rhyme, he only felt an indescribable comfort and ease surging through his entire body, as if he had returned to his mother's womb to be reforged. That feeling made one instinctively want to fall asleep.
Zhao Li overcame this instinct and looked around. What met his eyes was a field of orange-gold. Within the gold, numerous Dao Rhymes were clearly displayed before him.
"This is the Azure Lotus Space! How did I get here? Why was it so simple? Where are the levels? The tests?"
A realization flashed through Zhao Li's mind. Faced with this immense Opportunity, he felt somewhat unreal, like child's play, having arrived here without realizing it.
But feeling the Dao Rhymes, some of which he had already comprehended, and some he had never seen, completely unguarded before him, just by looking, he felt countless profound Heaven and Earth Principles continuously integrating into his mind. He didn't dwell on irrelevant thoughts; seizing this Opportunity now was the correct approach!
Expanding his mind, soaring through this orange-gold world, Zhao Li was surprised to find that he seemed to have an innate ability to completely control these profound principles, even the Rule Dao Rhymes he had never seen or understood before.
This feeling was as if he was being nurtured by the Azure Lotus as the Origin of this place. In other words, his current state was perhaps like Pangu during the period when he was nurtured by the Azure Lotus...
In this state, Zhao Li only felt that everything was sublimating. Whether it was Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities, or his mental will, or even the Dao he had comprehended, they were all charging towards perfection at an incredible speed!
In this state, those Dao Rhymes became Zhao Li's best nourishment, transforming into Rules and integrating into his Inner Universe.
In the Inner Universe, the Jade Emperor and Houtu felt the joy of trouble. While Zhao Li was in Enlightenment, they were the Dominators of this place. They were particularly attentive to the evolution of the Inner Universe. At this moment, they were doing their best to Spreading the Dao the continuously filling Rules in the way they desired, hoping that the Inner Universe would evolve in the direction they wished...
After an unknown amount of time, perhaps days, perhaps months, or even years, Thunder and lightning suddenly flashed in the Inner Universe. The entire Inner Universe suddenly experienced a violent tremor. Islands shook and rolled continuously, as if they were about to destroy the world.
This situation caused both the Jade Emperor and Houtu to look towards the Thunder in surprise, stopping their actions. Then, they exchanged glances, both seeing the joy in each other's eyes. There, it seemed, life force had appeared!
Rumble—
In The Void, countless Thunderbolts wildly streaked and flashed, colliding with each other and erupting with terrifying roars. The sky was pitch black, instantly turning from day to night.
Then, in the endless darkness, a miraculous Azure Lotus suddenly struggled to grow, continuously swaying in the air and emitting streaks of Divine Light. Under the Divine Light, the barren Universe, which only had mountains, rivers, plants, and trees, seemed to have pressed the fast-forward button. In an instant, it was as if everything had revived, with the chirping of insects and the roars of beasts...
"This is truly a great Creation!"
Zhao Li sat within the Azure Lotus. His previously closed eyes suddenly opened without warning. In his eyes, two brilliant Divine Lights shot out. One could even see an Azure Lotus swaying in the depths of his pupils.
Only he knew how great this Opportunity was. Guided by the Azure Lotus, he comprehended the Rules, created a Universe, and integrated the classics of the Three Realms' ancient sages to forge a scripture. With the Azure Lotus as the foundation, from then on, he would control Yin and Yang, no longer a mere illusion...
As for the Three Realms classics, it was because the Azure Lotus was the Origin of that powerful Continent of the past and the current Dou Qi Continent, recording all the Dao from ancient times to the present. Coupled with the classics of the ancient sages in Zhao Li's memory, they together created the Azure Lotus within his Inner Universe.
That Azure Lotus was neither Metal nor iron, neither virtual nor real. Rather than calling it a lotus, it was an supreme secret treasure forged by Zhao Li with his own Dao. It was both a Cultivation Technique and a Dao foundation, and like this Azure Lotus, it was the Origin of the Inner Universe!
"Azure Lotus Dharma Body, I am like the Azure Lotus, creating all things, integrating all Methods into one!"
Zhao Li sat within the Azure Lotus, still bathed in pure Creation Divine Rhyme. With a thought, a Visualization image instantly appeared in his mind. In that Visualization image, a Green Lotus Seed was constantly floating in Chaos, undergoing the process of flowering and bearing fruit!
When he began to visualize, outside his body, another Azure Lotus appeared within the Azure Lotus. Then, two similar yet not entirely the same Dao Rhymes circulated around his body. His Physical Body was also constantly refined and transformed under the circulation of the Dao Rhyme, moving closer to the Azure Lotus Origin.
Before long, streaks of green patterns could be seen continuously outlining and intertwining on Zhao Li's Physical Body, forming a dense net. It was as if it were the shell of the Green Lotus Seed, enveloping Zhao Li, waiting for him to break out of the shell...
Zhao Li felt his Physical Body reach perfection at the current stage. With every movement, there was endless power. He also felt as if all the power between Heaven and Earth was vying to integrate into his body, and he could easily mobilize them.
"The Dharma Body is newly created. I wonder what rank it can reach in the Great Thousand World."
Zhao Li was very satisfied. Then he thought of the various Dharma Bodies in the Great Thousand World and really wanted to compete with them, as if he had done something incredible and had the urge to show off.
He suppressed that urge, dispelled the Dharma Body, and looked at the Azure Lotus beneath his feet. Unbeknownst to him, it had grown a tenth petal—First Rank Three Flowers. Now, it had entered the Fourth Rank!
Zhao Li and the Azure Lotus were perfectly integrated during his Enlightenment. He benefited, and it wasn't idle either. This wave could be said to be a win-win situation.
"I didn't expect there to be such an Opportunity in the Dou Qi Continent. In the Azure Lotus Dharma Body state, with a Universe supporting me, I can probably contend with a Saint Grade Heavenly Supreme, right? If they are nurtured, even Saint Grade won't be my opponent!"
Zhao Li pondered, comparing it with the few high-level battles recorded within the Azure Lotus in his memory, and got a rough estimate of his Strength.
His Realm had only climbed one level, entering the ranks of Immortal Grade, but the change in Strength was a direct great leap. And this was because the transformation of the Inner Universe had not yet ended!
If he fully digested the gains from this time, he would very likely be at the peak in the Great Thousand World!
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