Man is in the heavens, parasitic on the way

Chapter 167 Enlightenment Under the World Tree

Amidst the resplendent immortal light, Fang Ming saw a massive, boundless tree.

This was the kun wood, the world tree of this epoch.

It was truly too large, unimaginably large, as if the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were being held up by it.

Its branches were countless, and on each branch, a galaxy was draped. On the leaves, starlight twinkled – those were stars, one after another.

Looking at the kun wood felt like facing a vast, boundless super Great Thousand World; it possessed an unusual Daoist majesty.

Normally, the existence of the world tree was completely invisible, as if it was hidden in the void. Only when cultivators approached it would it manifest.

“Isn't it astonishing?” the Five Extremes True Immortal's voice rang out.

“It is indeed astonishing!” Fang Ming nodded in agreement.

This was the first time he had seen the world tree, and he felt an ineffable sense of shock.

The feeling this world tree gave him was no less than that of a Great Thousand World.

“It's good that you're astonished.” The Five Extremes True Immortal smiled and said, “Our realm's world tree is not ordinary. It has evolved for a long time. Although it is not as ancient as the two trees in the Other Realm and Immortal Domain, it surpasses the world trees of other ancient realms and is no less than a top-tier expert!”

Fang Ming suddenly understood, and many questions were answered.

There were also differences in strength between world trees. A weak world tree, like the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths in later generations, could not even withstand an Immortal King's attack after just successfully evolving.

Strong ones, like the world trees of the Immortal Domain, Other Realm, and the current Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, were comparable to a powerful Immortal King.

Of course, world trees generally did not easily make a move. In a true great battle, their actual combat ability would definitely be inferior to that of a powerful Immortal King; after all, they were not beings born for conquest.

At this moment, the Five Extremes True Immortal continued, “Being able to comprehend the Dao and cultivate under the world tree is a rare opportunity. There are not many young people in the younger generation who have such an opportunity.”

“Palace Master, please rest assured, I will cherish it.” Fang Ming nodded.

A flash of five-colored immortal light enveloped Fang Ming and rapidly approached the kun wood.

As they approached the kun wood, the massive, boundless kun wood gradually disappeared from sight.

With a flash of five-colored immortal light, the Five Extremes True Immortal brought Fang Ming to their destination.

Here, the light was brilliant, innate primordial essence diffused, immortal qi flowed, and chaotic qi spread.

This land was actually formed from boundless Myriad Things Earth mixed with Innate Breath Soil.

In the center of this immortal land, a nine-zhang tall verdant ancient tree stood. Innate dragon-shaped patterns densely covered its branches, possessing an ineffable Daoist aura.

The ancient tree's branches and leaves were luxuriant. On the greenish leaves, one could faintly see specks of starlight. Upon closer inspection, it clearly contained a vast and boundless Great Thousand World.

This ancient tree was clearly the kun wood that Fang Ming had seen just now!

World trees could be large or small and did not necessarily have to display their original appearance.

Under the lush kun wood, a hazy chaotic qi enveloped the area, and countless Dao fragments drifted. Several futons formed by Dao qi could be seen placed under the tree.

Among them, only one futon was empty. On the other futons sat several figures surrounded by Daoist immortal light.

The Five Extremes True Immortal smiled and said, “Good luck, there happens to be a spot.”

Fang Ming nodded and then walked along a path of pebbles emitting a gentle immortal light.

As he approached the kun wood, in an instant, a strange feeling arose in his heart, as if he was approaching the source of the myriad Daos of heaven and earth.

When he sat on the futon formed by Dao qi, the Daos of the heavens, the myriad laws, appeared before him. The primordial rules and order of heaven and earth evolved here, deconstructing into the most primordial symbols.

In a moment, Fang Ming's mind immediately became immersed. This was a rare experience.

Just as he was immersed in the Dao realm, another golden immortal light descended from the sky outside.

A golden crow enveloped in golden immortal fire descended, transforming into an old man wearing golden robes.

“Oh?” Seeing the Five Extremes True Immortal present, the old man was surprised and said, “Five Extremes Fellow Daoist, why are you here?”

“So it's Jin Yan Fellow Daoist.” The Five Extremes True Immortal greeted him and then said, “I brought a disciple of mine to comprehend the Dao under the kun wood to see if he can gain anything.”

“Oh?” The old man named Jin Yan showed joy and cupped his hands, saying, “It seems I should congratulate Five Extremes Fellow Daoist and Five Absolutes Dao Brother in advance. I'm sure the Five Elements Immortal Palace will soon have another Eternal!”

Generally speaking, those who came here to comprehend the Dao were either Eternals about to break through or peak Human Dao realm Supremes about to break through to the Immortal Dao realm.

“Fellow Daoist is mistaken.” The Five Extremes shook his head and said, “He is just a young man with aspirations to forge his own path.”

“I just feel that there might be a sliver of hope, which is why I brought him here, hoping that he can succeed.” The Five Extremes sighed, his expression unspeakably solemn.

The situation in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths was very grim. The perfect Dao seed was being interfered with, and although the Immortal Kings were not greatly affected, there was still some impact.

The balance had been broken, and the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable.

“Hope to successfully forge a path?” Golden light flashed in the old man Jin Yan's eyes, and he instantly looked under the kun wood.

Under the kun wood, Fang Ming's ten Cave Heavens emerged, extremely vast.

Countless runes appeared on his body. These runes were seven-colored, intertwining and constantly evolving, as if they were about to form a completely new type of Dao rune.

Chaotic qi spread, and Yin-Yang Five Elements primordial runes diffused. That completely new type of Dao rune ultimately did not fully form; it was still lacking something.

“What is this child trying to do?” The old man Jin Yan was puzzled and spoke softly.

The Five Extremes smiled, looked at Jin Yan, and said, “Fellow Daoist, you probably don't have anything important to do. Why not stay here and watch with me? When this child's comprehension yields results, we can go together to the Border Wilderness to resist the enemy and meet the Immortals of the Other Realm.”

“Then let's watch.” Jin Yan nodded.

At this moment, under the kun wood, the ten Cave Heavens suspended above Fang Ming's head suddenly connected, forming a brilliant divine disk.

Around him, countless Dao runes diffused, not only Yin-Yang Five Elements primordial runes but also other Dao runes. They were densely packed, constantly intertwining, and surged forward, drowning the brilliant divine disk.

In an instant, a vortex appeared. The chaotic qi and innate essence under the kun wood were all absorbed and converged in a swarm.

The divine disk formed by the Cave Heavens emitted light. The Yin-Yang Five Elements primordial Dao runes and other Dao runes intertwined and evolved, gradually forming Dao runes with a chaotic aura.

“Boom!”

With a loud bang, the brilliant divine disk suddenly exploded, transforming back into ten scattered Cave Heavens. Innate essence swept in all directions, and Fang Ming groaned, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

The destructive energy spread but did not affect the other people.

This was because although the others seemed to be a few zhang away, the actual distance was unknown, as the space here was folded.

Taking out a divine pill and consuming it, Fang Ming's injuries recovered within a few breaths.

Sitting on the futon and looking at the primordial order and rules presented before him, Fang Ming sighed in his heart and thought, “Although these are the most basic and simple rules, they are not what I want. This cannot solve my predicament in the short term…”

Mastering thousands, tens of thousands, or even more Dao laws, and using them to piece together the vague form of the Supreme Dao, this was the path of cultivation for almost all cultivators.

The current path was not wrong; it just couldn't solve Fang Ming's immediate problem.

“Young man, what do you want to know? As a pioneer, perhaps I can answer you.” At this moment, a majestic but gentle voice sounded in Fang Ming's mind.

In an instant, Fang Ming's heart trembled, and he immediately understood that this was the voice of the world tree, the kun wood.

For such a supreme immortal tree to have its own will was perfectly normal.

Fang Ming was overjoyed. Wasn't this the best teacher? He immediately asked, “Senior, I want to know how the world is conceived and how it is born. Can Senior help me understand?”

“So that's the question. You've asked the right tree. For this question, I can be considered a specialist.” The kun wood's voice, carrying a smile, rang out, “I'll show you. Whether you can comprehend and how much you can comprehend depends on yourself.”

“Thank you, Senior.” Fang Ming thanked him in his heart.

As soon as the thought arose, he felt the scene before his eyes change, and he was already deep in the vast and endless chaos.

The chaos surged and boiled, and an unimaginably large chaotic vortex absorbed immeasurable chaotic qi, brewing something.

The primordial aura of the Great Dao brewed. Faintly, one could see that at the center of the vortex, countless Dao laws converged and intertwined, forming a vague form of the Great Dao.

“Boom!”

Accompanied by an indescribable world-shattering immortal light explosion, unparalleled fluctuations spread. Wherever the Dao fluctuations passed, the chaotic qi was decomposed. Clear qi rose to form the sky, layer upon layer of void appeared, nesting within each other, cycling back and forth endlessly.

Turbid qi sank, forming boundless earth. Various innate essences evolved into endless stars, forming cluster after cluster of galaxies. The galaxies spread rapidly, reaching everywhere, unimaginably large.

In this vast and boundless Great Chiliocosm Universe, immortal embryos were conceived and born in the sacred lands of the Great Dao.

Time flowed, the aura of creation spread, and myriad spirits appeared.

This was a Great Chiliocosm Universe naturally born in the chaos!

The scene shifted, and a series of new scenes appeared.

A one-foot tall seedling drifted into the chaos from a vast world.

Here, it continuously absorbed chaotic essence. Gradually, the seedling grew stronger and became immensely large, much larger than a galaxy, becoming a quasi-world tree.

Bathed in immortal light, the former seedling became a true world tree. Its branches propped open the chaos, and with it as the center, a vast and boundless Great Chiliocosm Universe appeared in the chaos.

This was a world tree creating a Great Chiliocosm Universe!

The scene shifted again. This was a boundless and endless ruined great realm.

Piece after piece of ruined worlds were piled up here. The remains of decayed great worlds piled up, and the remaining world power and Dao laws superimposed and intertwined, giving birth to many wondrous things.

Many Dao seeds were conceived in such places.

Such as the Five Elements Dao seed, the Yin-Yang Dao seed, and so on...

In the depths of this ruin, in a dead place, the remaining world power and various Dao laws from numerous decayed great realms intertwined, converged, and evolved to form a strange seed.

That was the 'Cosmic Embryo', known as the perfect Dao seed!

One day, this cosmic embryo was taken away by chance and planted in someone's body.

As that person's cultivation increased, the cosmic embryo continuously developed and grew.

That person's cultivation continued to rise. As he became an Immortal King, the former cosmic embryo also used this power to become a vast and endless Great Chiliocosm Universe!

At this point, all the scenes ended, and the kun wood's voice did not sound again.

However, the scene still lingered in Fang Ming's mind.

The scene of world power and various Dao laws intertwining, converging, and finally evolving into a cosmic embryo.

He knew that was what he wanted!