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

On the ancient star-covered road, at the edge of the Shattered Star Corridor, Lin Xuan stood atop a massive, broken bronze halberd. The halberd, belonging to some unknown ancient god or demon, was so large that even the exposed portion resembled a mountain range, covered in rust, yet still radiating a chilling aura.

He didn't venture further, choosing instead to remain there. Slaying the three immortal envoys, seemingly effortlessly, had actually taken a heavy toll on his mind and strength. Especially the final act of using his words to seize the Soul-Suppressing Bell and kill Leng Yue, which nearly pushed him to the limits of his current cultivation level. More importantly, the emergence of his "will to slay immortals" and the resonance with his "grand ambition for the Netherworld" caused his internal power to surge and his understanding of the true meaning of reincarnation to reach a critical point.

He needs time to reflect and truly transform this insight and power into the foundation of his own path.

However, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps on.

Just as Lin Xuan closed his eyes to regulate his breathing and sort out his gains, an even more terrifying and magnificent pressure than the previous three immortal envoys, like an invisible cosmic storm, crushed down from the depths of the endless void without warning!

"boom--!"

Throughout the Shattered Star Corridor, countless floating fragments of stars trembled under this oppressive force, groaning in unbearable agony. Space was completely frozen, and even the flow of time slowed to an abnormal degree. A cold, indifferent will, carrying the implication of divine judgment, opened like a gigantic pupil in the darkness, locking onto Lin Xuan!

"Lin Xuan, the rebellious immortal, has violated the Heavenly Laws, privately studied reincarnation, and murdered an immortal envoy; his crimes are unforgivable!"

"By imperial decree, you are hereby granted annihilation, body and soul!"

The grand Dao sound exploded directly in Lin Xuan's sea of ​​consciousness, causing his blood and qi to surge, and even his nascent soul, which had just calmed down, trembled slightly.

Immediately afterwards, the void above him was forcibly torn apart, and a gigantic golden palm, purely condensed from the laws of immortality, blotted out the sky and covered tens of thousands of miles of starry sky, slowly pressing down on him! On the palm, the palm lines were clear, each line seemingly composed of lightning and fire, exuding a terrifying aura that purified and judged everything!

This is definitely not the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator! This is a strike from a distance from a Deity Transformation stage being, or even stronger! The Celestial Court's reaction speed and decisiveness far exceeded expectations!

Before the golden giant hand had fully landed, the terrifying pressure caused the bronze halberd beneath Lin Xuan's feet to creak and crack, and the protective aura around him fluctuated violently, as if it would shatter at any moment.

A life-or-death crisis suddenly descends!

Lin Xuan abruptly opened his eyes, the scenes of the universe's creation and destruction swirling wildly within them, his will to slay immortals burning like an inextinguishable flame. He felt unprecedented pressure; he couldn't withstand this palm strike! Even if he used all his trump cards and unleashed his power of words becoming law, he could only delay the attack for a moment at most; the outcome would still be his demise!

We can't tough it out!

In a flash, a crazy and audacious idea flashed through his mind like lightning!

Having established the grand vision for the underworld and comprehended the true meaning of reincarnation, why not... right now, right here, forcefully open it up!

Based on this endless void, with my own eternal nascent soul as the core, with that wisp of the true meaning of reincarnation as the guide, and with the destructive power of this Immortal Venerable's palm as... a sacrifice!

He wanted to use the enemy's strength against them, and forcefully create the prototype of the underworld in a desperate situation!

"Now!"

Lin Xuan let out a long roar, no longer holding back. The ancient nascent soul within his body erupted with unprecedentedly brilliant light. His hands rapidly formed hand seals, drawing upon the wisp of the law of reincarnation that was connected to him by his grand ambition!

He pointed his fingers like a knife and slashed them sharply into the air in front of him!

"The universe is the furnace, creation the craftsman! Reincarnation the catalyst, the underworld... opens!"

This stroke did not cut through space, but rather, with a mysterious trajectory, it captured a section of the void essence of the ancient starry road! It was as if a part of a painting had been forcibly torn off!

The captured void instantly became blurry and distorted, detached from reality, and transformed into a strange energy mass that was neither fully formed nor existed in the realm of illusion.

At the same time, Lin Xuan poured all his insights into reincarnation, the desires and obsessions of the billions of remnant souls in the land of fallen gods, and the blessing of the Great Dao that he activated when he made his grand vow into it!

"Buzz—!"

The chaotic energy cluster trembled violently, as if a deafening roar, as if the heavens and earth were being created, emanated from within! Grayish-white and dark gold light intertwined, and the auras of life and death clashed and evolved wildly within it!

At that very moment, the colossal golden palm of the celestial being, capable of blotting out the sky, crashed down!

However, Lin Xuan did not use this nascent chaos to resist it head-on. Instead, he manipulated this chaos, which contained the true meaning of reincarnation and the essence of a void, and like a huge vortex, actively met the destructive palm force!

"Boom!!!"

An indescribably horrific explosion has occurred!

But the expected scene of the chaotic energy cluster being shattered by a single palm strike did not occur. The celestial palm force, powerful enough to annihilate stars, was instead devoured, decomposed, and transformed the chaotic energy cluster the instant it made contact with it by the chaotic and primordial laws of life and death, the true meaning of reincarnation, and the intercepted essence of void within it!

The immense energy and destructive laws contained in the Immortal Venerable's palm strike became the best "resources" and "catalyst" for this newly born Netherworld!

Destruction is rebirth!

Stimulated by this external and powerful destructive force, the chaotic energy underwent earth-shattering changes!

Pure energy rises, while turbid energy sinks! Grayish-white light transforms into an endless, vast sky, while dark golden light settles into a thick, boundless earth! The laws of life and death intertwine, constructing the basic framework of the cycle of reincarnation! The sharded essence of the ancient starry road becomes the boundary and barrier of this new world!

A small space, only a hundred miles in circumference, with simple rules, yet real and independent of the outside starry sky, was forcibly carved out at the center of the explosion!

The sky was an eternal gray, devoid of sun, moon, and stars. The earth was a somber color, desolate and lifeless, except for the central area, where stood the ancient, black phantom of a palace manifested by Lin Xuan's will. Above the palace gate, two large characters condensed from the true meaning of reincarnation appeared faintly—Netherworld Palace.

In front of the main hall, a turbid yellow stream, seemingly formed from countless soul forces and obsessions, flowed slowly, forming the prototype of the Yellow Springs! The stream was silent, yet it exuded an aura that cleansed the soul and made people forget their past lives.

The entire space is permeated with a unique Taoist charm that is peaceful, solemn, and guides the soul back to tranquility.

This is the prototype of the Netherworld that Lin Xuan forcibly created—the Primordial Netherworld Pure Land!

Although it only covers a hundred miles, although its rules are not yet perfect, and although it is empty except for the Underworld Palace and the rudiments of the Yellow Springs, it truly exists! It is an independent place of reincarnation that has initially acquired the functions of guiding, accommodating, and cleansing souls!

"It's a success..."

Lin Xuan's face was as pale as paper, a trickle of golden blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and his aura was extremely weak. He had forcibly intercepted the void, opened up the Netherworld, and endured most of the backlash and transformation pressure from the Immortal Venerable's palm strike. Even with his foundation of an Eternal Nascent Soul, he was almost completely exhausted.

But his deep eyes were surprisingly bright!

He succeeded! In the face of despair, he took the first step in shaping the cycle of reincarnation through his own strength! He opened up his own underworld!

The residual power of the Immortal Venerable's palm strike finally dissipated completely after helping the embryonic Netherworld take shape.

In the darkness, even that cold will seemed to freeze for a moment due to this unexpected outcome, then slowly retreated with a hint of incredulous rage. Across endless space and time, it was unable to launch a second attack.

The Primordial Pure Land, quietly suspended at the edge of the Shattered Star Corridor, exudes an aura of reincarnation that is incongruous with the surrounding starry sky. Like a newborn baby, it is fragile, yet contains infinite potential and possibilities.

Lin Xuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at this pure land that belonged to him, and showed the first heartfelt smile of accomplishment since stepping onto the ancient starry road.

The underworld, newly opened!

His path of reincarnation was truly laid at this point, with the first cornerstone laid!