## Chapter 268: Volume Six – Ultimate Enlightenment of the Great Dao

The Origin Continent had entered its twilight years, estimated to face annihilation in billions of cycles. These Emperors and Monarchs, unable to comprehend the complete Great Dao, were compelled to depart before its demise.

Their struggle for resources had grown increasingly blatant.

It was Luo Feng who pushed forward the rule, “The deeply sinful shall surely die.” Otherwise, the God Kings who cultivated the Primal Chaos Bloodline on the Origin Continent, desperate to avoid extinction alongside it, would likely consume billions of living beings in ever greater numbers.

“Luo River’s term guarding the Celestial Pillar Realm has concluded,” the current ruling Emperor Consort said with a smile. “Naturally, we must select a new guest official. Who would you all recommend?”

The Emperor Consort possessed the power to directly appoint one.

However, the number of prized assignments which the Emperor Consort could forcefully allocate was limited. This time, the Emperor Consort had clearly brought forth the Celestial Pillar Realm assignment for the other Emperors to contend over.

Ultimately, the task fell into the hands of Di Yan and his group.

Di Yan, Di Xi, and Di Wu joined forces, considering Di Yuan was dead and Di Qing was uninvolved… with the current ruling Emperor Consort abstaining from the competition, Di Yan’s clique held the strongest advantage.

Di Kong, Di Xuan, Di Jiu Feng, Di Wu, Di You, Di Ming, and Di Chu—the seven of them—were all somewhat independent and acted alone.

“The next assignment: guarding the treasure ground, ‘Heaven and Earth Maze’…” the Emperor Consort continued.

One task after another was decided.

“The following mission involves overseeing the ‘Infernal Prison Realm’, where various Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures of God King Second Layer strength are bred. Those undertaking this duty must at least be at the God King Second Layer,” the Emperor Consort stated. “Does anyone desire this task?”

“I want the Infernal Prison Realm assignment,” Di Chu declared.

“Isn’t Luo River of your Di Chu lineage best suited for this task?” Di Yan frowned. “You just had him guard the Celestial Pillar Realm, and now he’s off to the Infernal Prison Realm? You cannot give him all the good things! We of the Imperial Clan must govern these guest officials with proper rules! They must amass sufficient merit and hard labor before being granted appropriate rewards.”

Di Chu looked puzzled. “Isn’t guarding the Infernal Prison Realm a thankless job?”

“Luo River cultivates the Path of Life; this is known to all. The method for nurturing Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures within the Infernal Prison Realm contains numerous secrets of life. How can we allow him to easily glean them?” Di Yan argued.

Ancestor Yan Feng could only reliably nurture Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures of ‘God King Second Layer strength’. Occasionally, an Ultimate Realm Primal Chaos Bloodline creature would emerge.

“I will take this assignment,” Di Wu also spoke up. “I intend to personally oversee the Infernal Prison Realm and thoroughly study the mysteries of life.”

He cultivated the Path of Life, yet had never comprehended the Great Dao.

Upon hearing Di Wu’s words, the others could only withdraw.

When vying for assignments, Emperors were always given priority.

Moments later…

All the tasks had been assigned, and the Emperors departed one by one.

“Di Yan,” the Emperor Consort said, detaining Di Yan.

“What is it?” Di Yan asked, looking at his old friend.

“Di Yan, you are so intent on targeting Luo River… surely Di Chu will inform his disciple,” the Emperor Consort said. “You are forging a feud with Luo River.”

Di Yan replied casually, “A feud was forged long ago.”

The three Emperors were allied together and had a bad relationship with Di Chu, which had long since implicated Luo River.

“Furthermore, the resources of the entire Origin Continent are finite,” Di Yan said indifferently. “Luo River’s talent is too high! If he isn’t suppressed, he’ll surge forward too fiercely! He’ll seize the resources that should rightfully belong to us.”

“You couldn’t tolerate Zong Fu back then,” the Emperor Consort gently shook his head. “And now you can’t tolerate Luo River either.”

“We must venture beyond the Origin World; we must fight for everything!” Di Yan’s eyes turned cold. “We must improve our own strength, and of course, suppress these powerful rivals.”

“Your actions may bring about karmic retribution,” the Emperor Consort warned.

“Since we are fighting, why fear retribution?” Di Yan scoffed and then departed.

The Emperor Consort said nothing more.

“Based on five hundred cycles of detailed observation, I am almost certain that Luo River is that Galaxy Lord,” the Emperor Consort sighed inwardly. “Di Yan, your methods are ruthless, but this time you’ve met your match.”

Di Yan and his cohorts had repeatedly acted against Zong Fu God King, Gui Xu God King, and other God Kings.

Some God Kings had their entire clans wiped out!

Others were lucky to have a small number of survivors.

The reason Zong Fu God King and Gui Xu God King emanated such killing intent was because all their loved ones were gone.

Luo Feng had risen too quickly and hadn’t displayed any conspicuous treasures, which was why Di Yan and his two companions had yet to make a move.

…

Celestial Pillar Realm.

Before a towering Celestial Pillar, Luo Feng stood, observing carefully.

His observations were multi-layered: the Eye of Extinction and Creation providing long-range viewing, his mental consciousness permeating and sensing, and the perspective of ordinary life within the cage.

Multiple angles, mutually reflected.

“Rumble~~~”

Luo Feng’s Eye of Extinction and Creation ‘saw’ a raging, torrential black river, so wildly unrestrained that it swept away everything.

“These are some of the mysteries of life within the Primal Chaos space, far more profound and vast than the ‘Great Dao of Life’ within the Supreme Law,” Luo Feng studied.

The Great Dao of Life of the Supreme Law contained the secrets of all life within the Origin Continent.

But what about the wider space?

Within the Primal Chaos space, there were countless Origin Worlds, even more billions of worlds, countless innate Primal Chaos lifeforms, and even more mysterious unknowns… The ‘mysteries of life’ within the Primal Chaos space were far more profound than the ‘mysteries of life’ within the Origin Continent.

“Thirty-six Celestial Pillars, nine Great Daos, each Great Dao with four Celestial Pillars, four different directions,” Luo Feng thought. “Senior Yuan and the others were truly meticulous. These Celestial Pillars are like lamps lit in the darkness, illuminating the way.”

Each Great Dao, in the Celestial Pillar Realm, could offer glimpses into four directions, all leading beyond the cage.

“Brother Luo River, I have come to take over the Celestial Pillar Realm guarding duty,” a gray-robed elder arrived at one of the Celestial Pillar Realm’s entrances, encountering one of Luo Feng’s guarding avatars.

“The one thousand cycle term has ended; it is indeed time for the handover. First, come with me to see Emperor Xuan,” Luo Feng said.

For him, whether he guarded the Celestial Pillar Realm or not was of little consequence.

His identity as the Galaxy Lord allowed him to freely comprehend the thirty-six Celestial Pillars within the Celestial Pillar Realm.

“Very well.”

The gray-robed elder accompanied Luo Feng to meet Emperor Xuan before formally completing the handover.

Luo Feng had completed one task.

Since then, Luo Feng only had one task remaining in the Ancient Flame Wind Country: guarding the ‘Phantom Realm City’. Luo Feng’s conflict with Yan Su had resulted in him being punished to guard Phantom Realm City for a full ten thousand cycles! The term was far from expiring.

…

Present day Hu Yang City was surrounded by five towering mountain ranges, arranged like a massive formation, completely shielding the city.

If a powerful being could peer beneath the surface, they would discover that the foundations of the five mountain ranges were even larger and ultimately connected to form a single, enormous entity, resembling a gigantic claw.

“The innate treasure, ‘Realm in Palm’.” In these five hundred cycles, even with his formidable strength and the observation of the Eye of Extinction and Creation, Luo Feng had only obtained one innate treasure from the depths of the Dream Domain.

This innate treasure was a furry little claw, naturally imbued with boundless mystical patterns. Once activated, a realm would naturally form within the palm of the claw.

Luo Feng named it ‘Realm in Palm’.

After refining and mastering it, Luo Feng arranged the small claw in the Hu Yang City area, the five mountain ranges visible on the surface representing merely the tip of the iceberg.

“On the Origin Continent, only a few could discern the wonder of this innate treasure,” Luo Feng thought. “Perhaps, through this, they can guess that I am the Galaxy Lord.”

Whether he would be exposed or not, Luo Feng did not care.

Originally, Luo Feng had planned to purchase a cave dwelling-type formation treasure from Di Qing to protect Hu Yang City and the main headquarters of the Blade River Sect. However, this innate treasure proved far more suitable.

Luo Feng merely needed to activate a fraction of its power to easily reach the Origin Continent’s power limit.

“The Dream Domain is indeed miraculous, capable of naturally nurturing treasures.”

“In comparison, the life within the Origin Continent is far simpler.” Luo Feng walked across a desolate wilderness, observing the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees, and the distant alien beasts.

He could instantly see the source of vitality for these flowers, plants, trees, and alien beasts.

Everything stemmed from the energy source of the Origin Continent, absorbed by various living beings, allowing them to grow stronger.

“What is cultivation?”

“Cultivation is finding a way to absorb more energy, allowing one’s life form to continuously evolve. Under the operation of the Supreme Law, the life form becomes increasingly powerful…”

As Luo Feng walked, the surrounding trees and plants rapidly grew.

The great trees grew dramatically, reaching hundreds of millions, billions, trillions of kilometers. As they ascended, these towering trees began to develop consciousness; they began to think, to comprehend the heavens and earth.

The flowers and grasses also grew, either rooted in the earth or permeating the void.

The distant alien beasts were also transforming, becoming Void True Gods, Eternal True Gods, Chaos-level, God King-level. One after another, the alien beasts directly transformed towards the God King level, but their consciousness was too weak, their intelligence too low, and they could not control such massive bodies, ultimately exploding with a *peng* sound.

“I can enlighten them, but only if their willpower is strong enough to control such a body,” Luo Feng gently shook his head. “Under my guidance, they can naturally evolve a body at the ‘peak of the God King Second Layer’, but finding such a powerful willpower is difficult.”

“Master.”

The towering tree condensed into the form of an old man, bowing respectfully.

A plant rooted in the earth also transformed into a woman, bowing respectfully.

An avian alien beast also condensed into the form of a youth, bowing respectfully.

The three of them possessed Chaos Realm strength, but of course, they were all enlightened through external force.

“Enlightening a God King-level life is not easy,” Luo Feng smiled. “The Great Dao of Life is infinitely mysterious.”

While collectively enlightening numerous lives, Luo Feng had completely comprehended the Great Dao of Life.

There was no longer a trace of confusion regarding the operation of the Great Dao of Life within the Supreme Law.

How did life come to be?

How did it form?

How did it grow?

How did it evolve?

All the mysteries were within his heart!