Emperor Wu Shihuang's handwriting, do not go out of the Milky Way border

With Ying Zheng's help, Donghuang Taiyi gradually consolidated his Dao.

"I feel like I've made a breakthrough. What should I do now?"

Donghuang Taiyi told Ying Zheng about his current state.

"Continue to inject your Dao power into it, and I will help you stabilize your Great Dao."

Donghuang Taiyi nodded.

Thus, with Ying Zheng's help, Donghuang Taiyi's Great Dao gradually stabilized. But not long after, that Great Dao began to stir again, almost spiraling out of control.

At this moment, Ying Zheng suddenly withdrew his assistance. Without his help, Donghuang Taiyi's Dao began to expand infinitely.

"I can't hold it in anymore!"

Looking at the ever-expanding road, Donghuang Taiyi anxiously said to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng nodded in satisfaction:
"If you can't suppress it, then stop suppressing it. Now the time has come for it to happen."

After hearing Ying Zheng's words, Donghuang Taiyi stopped suppressing his own Dao.

His Great Dao is constantly expanding and continuously feeding back his insights into the Great Dao.

Sensing the changes in his own Dao, Donghuang Taiyi sat cross-legged and began to quietly comprehend its mysteries.

Ying Zheng also stayed by his side, watching his changes.

With the suppression lifted, Donghuang Taiyi's Great Dao is approaching perfection and is now growing infinitely.

"It seems that it won't be long before Donghuang Taiyi's strength will be greatly improved."

Ying Zheng observed the changes in Donghuang Taiyi and said calmly.

In the blink of an eye, a day had quietly passed. At this moment, Donghuang Taiyi was still sitting cross-legged on the ground, and the Great Dao in front of him had stopped growing.

"It seems that you have made significant progress in the Land of Flames, and now it is all in the making."

Ying Zheng looked at Donghuang Taiyi, who was still cultivating, and said.

During Donghuang Taiyi's cultivation, Ying Zheng was also constantly thinking about how to control the primordial world.

"If we could control that primordial core and separate it from the primordial world, would we be able to completely control it?"

Ying Zheng suddenly realized that the Primordial World was constantly expanding by relying on the Primordial Core, so he began to covet the Primordial Core.

Just then, the Great Road in front of Donghuang Taiyi slowly disappeared, and then he opened his eyes.

Donghuang Taiyi clenched his fist, carefully sensing the changes in his own power.

"It seems your strength has improved."

Ying Zheng's voice rang in Donghuang Taiyi's ear.

Donghuang Taiyi stood up and smiled at Ying Zheng:
"Indeed, my strength has improved significantly, but that's all thanks to your help."

Donghuang Taiyi looked at Ying Zheng with deep gratitude. If it weren't for Ying Zheng's help, he certainly wouldn't have been able to take this step.

Ying Zheng waved his hand:
"Why are you being so formal? Helping you is the right thing to do. Your improvement will benefit all of us as well."

Ying Zheng spoke to Donghuang Taiyi.

Upon hearing Ying Zheng's words, Donghuang Taiyi's smile widened even further.

"I vaguely heard you say that you wanted to control the primordial world. Do you have any plans for that?"

Donghuang Taiyi asked Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng's gaze was fixed on the doorway, as if the primordial world was right before his eyes.

"Do you think that if we could control the core of the primordial world, we could control the entire primordial world?"

Ying Zheng told Donghuang Taiyi what he had thought of.

Donghuang Taiyi thought for a moment, then nodded to Ying Zheng:

"I think you have a point. We can give it a try."

Donghuang Taiyi added:

"In my opinion, there are quite a few people who are eyeing this primordial world with covetousness."

Ying Zheng nodded. Most cultivators in this world who wish to advance further can only hope to find their way back to the primordial world.

"Some people have reached their own bottleneck in their cultivation and can no longer advance."

Ying Zheng spoke slowly.

“You’re right. We need to bring it under control as soon as possible, lest things get complicated.”

Having increased his strength, Donghuang Taiyi was now brimming with power and was looking for a place to unleash it.

After hearing Donghuang Taiyi's words, Ying Zheng smiled:

"You want to test your abilities, right?"

Seeing that his thoughts had been seen through by Ying Zheng, Donghuang Taiyi scratched his head:

"I want to test my own abilities and solidify them at the same time. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

Ying Zheng shook his head at this moment:
"With our current strength, we are probably not enough to bring out the Primordial Core."

Upon hearing this, Donghuang Taiyi looked at Ying Zheng with a puzzled expression.

Even after his strength increased, Donghuang Taiyi still couldn't see through Ying Zheng's cultivation level, as if Ying Zheng was far ahead of him.

"With your current strength, are you not capable of controlling it?"

Donghuang Taiyi voiced his doubts.

"If I were already halfway to transcendence, then it might still be possible."

Ying Zheng replied.

Reaching the point of near-transcendence is a realm that is not attainable by ordinary people.

Since the birth of this world, there have been very few who have transcended it.

"We can't just abandon it, can we?"

Donghuang Taiyi said to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng withdrew his gaze and looked at Donghuang Taiyi:

"Now I'm going into seclusion for a while to see if I can break through my own limitations."

After hearing Ying Zheng's words, Donghuang Taiyi guessed that he had reached the peak of his strength.

"Taking this step will be incredibly difficult. What are your plans?"

Donghuang Taiyi voiced his doubts.

Ying Zheng didn't know if this seclusion would allow him to directly reach the half-step transcendence stage, but he wanted to give it a try.

"I'll go into seclusion to try it out first. But before I go into seclusion, I'll go with you to reinforce the barrier of the primordial world."

Ying Zheng spoke to Donghuang Taiyi.

Donghuang Taiyi nodded and then followed Ying Zheng towards the primordial world.

"If something happens in the primordial world during your seclusion, how will you deal with it?"

This is what Donghuang Taiyi is worried about.

Even with his increased strength, he is not entirely confident in the face of unpredictable crises.

"After I reinforce that primordial world, I will be able to sense every blade of grass, every tree, and every movement there."

"If anything really happens, I will come out of seclusion and deal with it together with you."

To allay Donghuang Taiyi's concerns, Ying Zheng patiently explained.

After hearing Ying Zheng's words, Donghuang Taiyi nodded.

……

Before long, the two arrived near the primordial world.

Ying Zheng sensed that the restrictions he had previously set up had not been broken.

However, the restriction is being constantly eroded by the power of the primordial world, and its power is gradually weakening.

"It seems we've come at just the right time."

Looking at everything before him, Ying Zheng spoke to Donghuang Taiyi.

"Good. I'll assist you in a bit, let's take control of this primordial world first."

"Donghuang Taiyi said."

Immediately, Ying Zheng used his own Dao power to continuously strengthen the restriction, while also setting up new restrictions.

Donghuang Taiyi also continuously incorporated his own Dao power into it.

As the two continuously poured their Dao power into the area, the restrictive forces surrounding the primordial world continued to strengthen.

An hour later, Ying Zheng withdrew his own Dao power.

After doing all this, Ying Zheng was also a little out of breath.

"With my current strength, I can only slow down its expansion."

Ying Zheng stopped and spoke to Donghuang Taiyi.

Donghuang Taiyi also stopped at this moment.

"Then you should go into seclusion. I'll take care of things here."

Donghuang Taiyi spoke to Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng then left the primordial world with Donghuang Taiyi. When they were almost at Ying Zheng's Daoist abode, Donghuang Taiyi stopped and said:
"Go into seclusion, I won't bother you anymore."

Ying Zheng nodded:

"If anything goes wrong over there, remember to let me know. I'm afraid I won't have time to take care of things there while I'm in seclusion."

After hearing this, Donghuang Taiyi nodded to Ying Zheng:

"No problem. I'll be leaving now."

After saying this, Donghuang Taiyi set off to return to his Daoist abode.

After seeing Donghuang Taiyi leave, Ying Zheng did not immediately return to the Dao Mansion, but instead headed towards the Dao Mansion of Yangmei Ancestor.

At this moment, within the Daoist abode of Ancestor Yangmei, he is continuously acquiring authority over the River of Time and Space.

Ying Zheng, who had arrived at the Daoist temple of Yang Mei, witnessed this scene but did not disturb him.

However, Yang Mei, the patriarch, sensed Ying Zheng's arrival and immediately stopped what he was doing.

"Ying Zheng, what brings you here again?"

Yang Mei, the patriarch, had never seen Ying Zheng so proactive, coming to his place all the time.

"I've come to tell you that I'm about to go into seclusion."

Ying Zheng spoke to Ancestor Yang Mei.

"If you're going into seclusion, then so be it. Why are you telling me? With my abilities, I'm afraid I can't be of any help to you, can I?"

After hearing Ying Zheng's words, Ancestor Yangmei smiled and said to him.

"During my seclusion, I would like to ask you to keep an eye on the situation in the primordial world."

Ying Zheng ignored Yang Mei's words and went straight to explaining his purpose.

After hearing Ying Zheng's purpose, Ancestor Yangmei nodded to him:

"I see. Then leave it to me. You can just go into seclusion without worry."

Ying Zheng nodded to Ancestor Yang Mei, and then left his Daoist residence.

Watching Ying Zheng suddenly depart again, Ancestor Yangmei couldn't help but laugh:

"You really came all this way just to let me know. Considering you helped me before, I won't hold it against you."

After saying this, Ancestor Yangmei turned back to the matter of acquiring the authority over the River of Time.

However, Ying Zheng did not hear what Yang Mei Patriarch said.

Ying Zheng was currently heading towards Nuwa's Daoist abode. He had not seen Nuwa since he went to the primordial land.

Ying Zheng arrived at Nuwa's Daoist temple and, seeing Nuwa diligently cultivating, walked up to her.

"Why are you working so hard? Don't exhaust yourself."

Upon hearing Ying Zheng's words, Nuwa stopped her cultivation.

Looking at Ying Zheng standing before her, Nuwa exclaimed in surprise:
"Why did you come back? You didn't even tell me beforehand."

Looking at Nuwa before him, Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel pity.

"Don't work too hard, just do your best."

Ying Zheng said to Nuwa.

Nuwa was overjoyed to see Ying Zheng return.

"Now that you're back, are you never leaving again?"

Nuwa asked softly.

Ying Zheng shook his head at Nuwa:

"I'm not leaving. However, I'm going into seclusion."

Upon hearing Ying Zheng's words, a hint of disappointment flashed in Nuwa's eyes.

"Then go ahead, don't worry about me."

Nuwa quickly hid her disappointment and said to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng noticed Nuwa's emotions, but he had no other choice.

"You can focus on your cultivation. I'm going into seclusion. Remember not to overexert yourself."

Ying Zheng was very afraid that Nuwa would cultivate to the point of demonic possession in order to catch up with him.

Nuwa nodded.

"Alright, you can go into seclusion now. I'm going to start cultivating as well."

Ying Zheng nodded to her, then left Nuwa's Dao Palace and headed towards his own Dao Palace.

Upon entering the Daoist temple, he did not linger and went directly to his usual place of cultivation.

Ying Zheng sat down cross-legged and summoned the River of Destiny, hoping to glean the secrets of transcendence from it.

He cross-referenced the insights he gained from the land of flames with the traces left in the river of fate, constantly experiencing the realm of transcendence.

As time flows by, millions of years have passed in the blink of an eye.

For millions of years, Ying Zheng remained in a state of cultivation, never waking up.

During the time he was cultivating, the primordial world was peaceful and tranquil.

Meanwhile, the other enlightened beings are also constantly refining themselves, striving to take another step forward.

At this moment, Houtu and others from the Wu tribe received a summons from Pangu and arrived at the Pangu Palace.

Pangu, seeing that everyone had arrived, addressed the twelve people before him.

"After being silent for millions of years, it's time for us to take action."

Upon hearing this, Houtu and the others were immediately in an uproar.

Gonggong, the ancestral witch, stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting to Pangu.

"Father God, has your strength returned to its peak?"

Gonggong voiced his doubts.

"Not yet. The power of this world right now is insufficient for me to return to my peak."

Pangu spoke slowly.

Over the course of millions of years, Pangu has been constantly recovering his strength, but he has always been just one step away from his peak—the opening of the primordial world.

"We don't have much of a chance against Ying Zheng."

Xuanming Ancestral Witch also stepped forward.

Unbeknownst to them, Ying Zheng had become an inescapable shadow in the hearts of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

"I have a way to deal with Ying Zheng; I just need to stall him."

Pangu spoke to the Ancestral Witch of the Dark Underworld.

Houtu and the others nodded.

"Father God, shall we begin now?"

Houtu asked.

Pangu shook his head.

"Let Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Luohou explore the prehistoric world first, and then we will make further plans. We must not reveal ourselves in advance."

Pangu gave his instructions.

"Alright, you can go and prepare now. I'll let you know when we're ready to depart."

Houtu and the others bowed respectfully and then left the Pangu Palace.

Pangu activated the marks he had left in the bodies of Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Luohou, controlling the two to head towards the primordial world.

After doing all this, Pangu began preparations for releasing the primordial world.

At this moment, two men in black robes appeared near the primordial world.

It was the Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Demon Ancestor Luohou who were controlled by Pangu.

The two arrived at a secluded place and used their Dao power to probe their way closer to the primordial world.

But just as their power was about to enter the primordial world, it was blocked by a mysterious restriction.

"It seems Ying Zheng has a backup plan. What do we do now?"

"The Demon Ancestor Rahu asked."

Dao Ancestor Hongjun shook his head.

"Let's notify the master first, so as not to alert the enemy."

Immediately afterwards, the two left the primordial world and returned to their respective Dao abodes.

The Dao Ancestor Hongjun reported what he had seen and heard to Pangu.

"You all need to conceal your identities first, then follow Ying Zheng and wait for my instructions."

The voice of Pangu echoed in their minds.

The two then stayed in the Taoist temple, waiting for Ying Zheng to emerge from the pass.

Pangu regained his composure. (End of Chapter)