Projection of the Heavens: I prove my immortality through slaughter.

The two-front war between the Desolate Ancient Realm and the Profound Heaven Star Region has finally come to an end.

In the real world, after the Heavenly Demon Lord was defeated and the demonic tide collapsed, the extraterrestrial rift lost its energy support and began to slowly shrink and heal. The remaining Heavenly Demons either fled back to the extraterrestrial realm or were wiped out by the allied forces. Under Lin Xuan's control, the Zhou Tian Star Array absorbed stellar power and autonomously repaired its final damage. That dazzling barrier stretching across the starry sky became a new legend and symbol of the Xuan Tian Star Domain.

After this battle, Lin Xuan's prestige in the Xuan Tian Star Region reached an unparalleled level. His title as Alliance Leader was truly well-deserved. All forces, including the Tian Shu Sect, bowed their heads in submission, daring not to utter the slightest disobedience. The power of the Dao Xuan Sect soared accordingly, and Kunwu Star became a universally recognized holy land throughout the entire star region. Every day, countless cultivators came to worship and pray to join the sect; the power of faith flowed like rivers converging into the sea, inexhaustible.

Meanwhile, in the Desolate Ancient Realm, the Rock Tribe had become the core of a new power force spanning hundreds of thousands of miles. With the support of the Witch Clan, the tribe developed rapidly, absorbing the oppressed humans scattered around, building cities, and strengthening its military, displaying a magnificent and awe-inspiring presence. The faith in the "Mysterious Heavenly God," accompanied by the legend of god-slaying and usurping power, spread like wildfire among the lower-class races, providing Lin Xuan with a source of faith far purer and more fervent than that of the Mysterious Heavenly Starfield.

The foundations of the two worlds have been firmly established, and the immense fortune and faith they bring are like two giant dragons, nourishing Lin Xuan, who resides at the core.

Deep within the Xuanzun Palace on Kunwu Star in the Xuantian Starfield.

Lin Xuan sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed. The array within the hall was fully activated, isolating the inside from the outside. He was not in a hurry to deal with the trivial matters after the Star Domain War; those would be handled by Xuan Chengzi and the others. At this moment, his entire mind was immersed in his body and in the most precious spoils of war he had obtained from the Ancient Desolate Realm—a fragment of the Innate Thunder Godhead.

The ball of purple lightning slowly spun and leaped in his palm, its interior seemingly containing a miniature world of lightning, endlessly arising and ceasing, radiating a pure and ancient innate Daoist aura. It represented a portion of the origin of the lightning laws of the Desolate Ancient Realm, and was one of the core fragments of the power of the innate god-demon Lei Ze.

Devouring and refining it carries both risks and opportunities. It contains the imprint of the will of the Lei Ze clan and an extremely violent innate source of lightning. One careless move could lead to being burned by lightning or even being devoured by the divine and demonic will within.

But Lin Xuan's Dao heart, having endured countless tribulations, was already as firm as a rock.

"All the myriad paths of the universe are my sustenance."

With a thought, his Nine-Turn Second-Stage Golden Core slowly accelerated its rotation, and a purplish-gold flame rose from his dantian, enveloping the fragment of divine essence. This flame was no ordinary fire, but rather his natal Dao fire, containing his own Dao will.

"Hiss—"

The moment the divine fragments came into contact with the pill fire, they immediately erupted in fierce resistance! Countless tiny, destructive purple lightning bolts exploded, attempting to tear the pill fire apart. Furthermore, a cold and arrogant will, like a sleeping dragon awakening, filled with endless anger and killing intent, assaulted Lin Xuan's soul!

That's the residual imprint of Razer's will!

"A mere stray, ownerless remnant of a spirit, dares to act so violently? Annihilation!"

Lin Xuan's soul remained as stable as a mountain, and the Dao Intent of Annihilation transformed into an invisible millstone, relentlessly crushing it. Under the erosion of the Dao Intent of Annihilation, that cold will let out a silent wail, rapidly dimming and shattering, and was ultimately completely obliterated, transforming into the purest spiritual energy, which was absorbed by Lin Xuan's soul.

After the imprint of will was erased, what remained was the purest innate lightning essence.

Lin Xuan carefully infused the pill fire into it, like the most patient craftsman, beginning to analyze and peel away the mysteries of the laws contained within this primordial source.

He "saw" the birth of thunder, the first bolt of lightning to cleave the darkness in the chaos; he saw the destruction of thunder, violently tearing the sky apart and annihilating everything; he also saw a glimmer of life contained within thunder, giving birth to new life from the scorched earth of destruction...

This is not a simple thunder magic, but rather it points directly to the underlying structure and operating rules of "thunder," a fundamental law of the universe!

His understanding of "destruction" deepened, and the Dao patterns of annihilation stirred restlessly; his perception of "power" became more diverse, and the Dao patterns of strength absorbed the ultimate power of the lightning's instantaneous burst; even the relatively dim Dao patterns of "life" captured that subtle Dao rhythm of "lightning's birth," and became active...

The eight Dao patterns, like eight thirsty dragons, frantically devoured and absorbed the fragments of laws that resonated with them from the source of thunder, becoming more complex, more profound, and closer to the source of the Great Dao.

As Lin Xuan's understanding of the origin of thunder and even a part of the origin of the ancient world deepened, the Nine-Turn Golden Core in his body, which had already undergone two transformations, began a new metamorphosis!

"Buzz—!"

The golden core trembled violently, and the eight Dao patterns on its surface no longer wandered but began to imprint themselves inward, as if to open up an even more complex Dao pattern space inside the golden core! The form of the golden core collapsed and condensed inward again, and its volume seemed to shrink slightly, but its density and the energy it contained increased exponentially!

On the surface of the Golden Core, fine, natural Dao patterns resembling lightning began to appear, which were the manifestations of the laws brought about by refining the Divine Spark!

Golden Core, Fourth Stage!

It's a matter of course!

There were no earth-shattering phenomena; all the changes occurred quietly within his body. But the resulting improvement was truly revolutionary!

His magical power was more vast and refined, and his ability to perceive and manipulate the laws of heaven and earth had increased several times over! Although his divine sense had not expanded its range again, its condensation, penetrating power, and insight into the details were now incomparable to what they had been before.

More importantly, his understanding of "Tao," especially his comprehension of core principles such as "destruction," "power," and "vitality," has reached a completely new level. This has laid an incredibly solid foundation for his future condensation of the Nascent Soul and even his ascent to higher realms.

He slowly opened his eyes, and a flash of purple lightning seemed to appear deep within his pupils. His aura was harmonious and restrained, yet it gave people a feeling of unfathomable depths.

It devoured the divine essence and completed the fourth transformation of the Golden Core.

The efforts in managing both the real and ancient worlds have finally yielded the sweetest results.

He opened his palm; the innate lightning divine spark had vanished, completely refined and absorbed. In its place was a deeper level of control over power.

"It's time..."

Lin Xuan's gaze pierced through the Xuanzun Palace, looking towards the boundless starry sky and the dimension that connected with the Ancient Wilderness Realm in the darkness.

Consolidate your cultivation, integrate resources from both realms, prepare for potential retaliation from the Raize Clan, and explore more unknown worlds and clues to the "Transcendence Mark"...

The road ahead is still long, but at this moment, he is closer than ever before to the pinnacle of the immortal and indestructible Great Dao.

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