Chapter 460 407: The Daluo Fruit Position

"The Twelve Venerable Dao Foundations are the Peak of Ten Thousand Laws and the Ultimate Dao in this world."

"Each one represents a Fundamental Dao."

"The Grand Emperor Profound Vault governs slaughter."

"The Emperor's Extreme Creation governs Creation."

"The Daluo Myriad Skills..."

"...governs Command!"

"Commanding All Skills, evolving the heavens—this is the foundation of the Daluo Ten Thousand Laws Dao Foundation."

"But if it's merely about commanding the existing Ten Thousand Laws, merely about evolving predetermined heavens..."

He shook his head, his voice growing deeper and more solemn:

"Then what's so 'Venerable' about it?"

"How could it even deserve to be called—"

He raised his head slightly, gazing at the void above the twelve beams of light, at the All Marvelous Heaven in the unseen expanse:

"Commanding All Skills?"

As his voice fell, a dead silence descended upon the Blood Sea.

Nether Spring gazed at the deep blue figure standing with his hands behind his back, a sharp glint flickering in its eyes:

"He intends to..."

"Refine all the Venerable Dao Foundations?"

"But no one even knows where the remaining nine are..."

Qi Yun shook his head gently.

But in that gesture, there was an indescribable certainty:

"The Venerable Dao Foundations have their destinies ordained by heaven, and my Daluo Ten Thousand Laws Dao Foundation presides over command."

"As long as there are Cultivators in this world who possess a Venerable Dao Foundation, as long as a Venerable Dao Foundation exists, my Daluo Ten Thousand Laws Dao Foundation will be able to sense its presence."

He paused briefly, the light in the depths of his cyan-gold eyes growing brighter and brighter:

"A Fruit Position is the essential substance formed by the Dao."

"Every Fruit Position represents a complete Dao."

"The Profound Yellow Dao Certification Method is to seek a Fruit Position, borrow its power, and merge with it."

"The Primordial Spirit Daoist Method is to prove oneself, using the self as the foundation to ignite the flame of the Dao Heart."

"But both of these paths cannot escape a fundamental problem—"

He paused for a moment, countless Dao phenomena faintly rising and falling within his eyes:

"A Fruit Position is born of Heaven and Earth, forged by the Dao."

"No matter how you seek it, how you prove it, in the end..."

"You are ultimately walking a path that others have already trod."

"You are ultimately borrowing a Fruit Position that already exists."

Nether Spring's brow furrowed deeply:

"But the Primordial Spirit Daoist Method doesn't rely on a Fruit Position..."

Qi Yun cut it off with a shake of his head:

"Without relying on a Fruit Position, you lack the power of a Fruit Position."

"Without the power of a Fruit Position, you can never truly transcend the River of Heaven and Earth Years, nor can you escape the scouring of its waters."

"Fleeting freedom is not the Fundamental Dao."

He paused, his voice growing deeper and more solemn:

"Therefore, neither of these two paths is enough."

Doubt filled Nether Spring's blood-red pupils:

"Then what is it that you want?"

Qi Yun did not answer immediately.

He simply raised his head slowly,

gazing toward the All Marvelous Heaven.

There lay the source of the Ten Thousand Laws, the origin of all Daos.

There, countless Fruit Positions hung high like brilliant stars, illuminating this world's timeless heritage of the Dao.

Those Fruit Positions were born of Heaven and Earth, forged by the Dao.

They were the Peak of Ten Thousand Laws in this world, the apex of all Daos.

But so what?

Those Fruit Positions were, after all, born of Heaven and Earth, not proven by him.

Those Daos were, after all, trod by his predecessors, not pioneered by him.

He looked at the countless, brilliant phantoms of Fruit Positions in the void, the smile at the corners of his mouth slowly widening.

"What I want—"

He began to speak slowly, his voice not loud, yet it resonated throughout the entire Blood Sea:

"Is for a Fruit Position that has never existed to be born within the All Marvelous Heaven!"

Nether Spring's pupils contracted violently:

"A Fruit Position that has never existed?

How is that possible?

A Fruit Position is born of Heaven and Earth, forged by the Dao. How can one be created from nothing..."

Qi Yun did not answer its question.

He merely raised his right hand, pointing to the twelve beams of Venerable light that were slowly rotating:

"The Twelve Venerable Dao Foundations are the Peak of Ten Thousand Laws and the Ultimate Dao in this world."

"Each one represents a Fundamental Dao."

"If I can bring the true meaning of these twelve Fundamental Daos entirely under my control."

"Then in the end—"

He slowly clenched his fist around the twelve beams of light in his palm:

"A new Dao, formed from the fusion of twelve Fundamental Daos."

"A new Dao that has never existed before."

"One that belongs only to me—"

He paused, enunciating each word slowly:

"The Daluo Dao!"

As his voice fell, the Purple Mansion trembled violently!

The twelve beams of light, which had been slowly merging, suddenly erupted with unprecedented brilliance!

And within this Infinite Light,

deep within Qi Yun's cyan-gold eyes, it was as if eons were surging and the Heaven and Earth Dao was rising and falling.

He looked at the new Dao taking shape, at the nascent form of a Fruit Position that had never before existed, and the smile at the corners of his mouth slowly widened.

"A Fruit Position is the essential substance formed by the Dao."

"Born of Heaven and Earth, forged by the Dao—this has been an iron law since time immemorial."

"But this iron law has never said—"

"That a Cultivator cannot forge a Fruit Position themselves!"

"When new Magic is created, the Heaven and Earth Dao grants a boon."

"Then what if..."

He slowly raised his head, looking beyond his Purple Mansion, beyond the Celestial Vault, toward the higher, more distant existence in the unseen expanse:

"One creates a never-before-seen..."

"Dao?"

He paused, and each word, like a decree of the Great Dao, echoed thunderously within the Purple Mansion that belonged to him:

"What kind of boon would that warrant?"

Nether Spring's eyes widened, staring at the deep blue figure standing with his hands behind his back, at the unprecedented light burning in the depths of his cyan-gold eyes.

It slowly lowered its head, bowing deeply to the deep blue figure:

"Your Dao..."

"Nether Spring... now understands completely."

...

Within the Daluo Heaven of the Purple Mansion, the deep blue figure stood with his hands clasped behind his back.

Above his palm, the twelve beams of light were still slowly merging.

"The Profound Yellow Dao Certification Method borrows the power of a Fruit Position."

"The Primordial Spirit Daoist Method is to prove one's Freedom."

"Neither of these two paths is perfect; both have their flaws."

"But so what?"

He raised his head slightly, his words overflowing with heroic ambition:

"If two paths aren't enough, then I'll walk a third."

"To wield the power of a Fruit Position without being constrained by it."

"To prove one's Freedom, yet not be isolated from Heaven and Earth."

"At that time."

He slowly clenched his fist around the twelve merging beams of light in his palm:

"The two will nourish each other, strengthen each other, with no more conflict, no more restraint."

"Because—"

He slowly raised his head, gazing into the unseen expanse at the Fruit Position that belonged to him, the one he was destined to ignite himself:

"That Fruit Position will be one I forged myself."

"Not born of Heaven and Earth, not forged by the Dao."

"It will be I, Qi Yun—"

He paused, and a clear, resonant cry echoed endlessly through the Daluo Heaven:

"Who refines it into existence!"

When his voice fell, a profound silence enveloped the Purple Mansion.

A ray of light emerged from the depths of the Daluo Heaven.

The light was so faint, it was almost invisible.

But within that light was an indescribable, supreme conception—one that seemed capable of encompassing and commanding all things.

It was the nascent form of a new Dao.

It was the embryo of a Fruit Position.

Qi Yun gazed at the ball of light forming in his palm, his expression serene.

"If this method succeeds..."

He murmured to himself, his soft words slowly echoing through the Purple Mansion that was his alone:

"It will be something that astounds the past and illuminates the present, unprecedented in history—"

"The First Dao Certification Method."

"And I, who will prove the Dao and become a lord through this method—"

Slowly clenching his fist, a vast divine light shone in Qi Yun's eyes:

"Will be the greatest in the world since ancient times—"

"The First!"

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