Moreover, the Supreme Dao Sect has always used all living things as fuel to kindle the furnace fire, which is also the reason for their dominance. If they lose hegemony over the Taixu Universe, then fuel for the Eight Diagrams Divine Furnace will be hard to obtain.

True Martial nodded slightly, speaking in a deep voice: "What happens here cannot escape his notice. The faceless Daoist is quite perceptive. Let's calmly wait for that kid to exit from within, then we can discuss the establishment of the New Heavenly Court."

True Monarch Changchun understood, nodding his head. He secretly realized, no wonder the master instructed Li Qing to participate in the Spirit Platform Dharma Assembly; it was a grand scheme set up over long years, only now beginning to close the net.

But why Li Qing was chosen to be the key executor, True Monarch Changchun couldn't comprehend.

True Martial had no intention of explaining; his eyes revealed a touch of melancholy, a sense of indescribable loss.

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At this moment, within the Great Yin Royal Tent, Yin Yang Qi intertwined like dragons and snakes, emitting low hissing sounds, as if engaging in a thrilling battle.

The black and white patterns on Xu Qing's forehead flickered intermittently, the radiance twinkling like the stars in the sky, sometimes bright, sometimes dim.

The Tai Chi Qiankun Circle in his hand suddenly appeared, vibrating with a hum, the bronze mirror surface within the circle reflecting the shattered void, as if foretelling an impending earth-shattering battle.

When he slowly opened his eyes, the laws of the Yin Ruins Space-Time were resonating, Taixu Mirror's fragments were projecting the Three Thousand Worlds into the depths of his pupils, as if his eyes were the passageway connecting the Taixu Three Thousand Realms.

"Boom!" A loud explosion occurred, collapsing the royal tent, a powerful blast like a hurricane, sweeping away everything around.

In the void appeared King Zhou's Taiyi Daoist Aspect, King Zhou manifesting like a deity, with a Chaos Green Lotus rising from his left eye, blooming sacred light, each lotus petal containing endless vitality and mystery; from his right eye, the Primordial Yellow Mother Qi descended like a waterfall, exuding a heavy and ancient aura.

He was surrounded by original Dao Rhyme of the Heaven and Earth Opening times, as if an ancient existence walking out of chaos.

"Taiyi signifies that which is unseen; the source of the Great Dao." King Zhou's voice was deep and majestic, like an echo from ancient times, causing the void to collapse. "The Great King, using the Heavenly Demon Body to seize the Taiyi Dao Seed, is not a wise strategy. It would be better to merge with me into Taiyi, comprehending the Innate Dao together."

Xu Qing shook his head, his fingertip tracing the Tai Chi Qiankun Circle as the Yin Yang Fish suddenly reversed its spin.

In an instant, a powerful force erupted from the Tai Chi Qiankun Circle, twisting the entire space.

"This king does not like sharing the Dao with others." Before Xu Qing's words fell, the True Sky Demon Body of the Supreme Celestial Demon suddenly split into three thousand shadows.

Each shadow held the Yin Yang Dao Sword, the sword's edge flickering with a ghostly, cold light. Where it pointed, black Karmic Fire surged from the fractured ground of Yin Ruins, spreading like a tide, incinerating everything in its path. This was the Supreme Celestial Demon's original divine skill: reconstructing the battlefield with the Laws of Reality and Illusion, turning the whole space-time into a Yin Yang Grinding Disc, seemingly to crush everything.

Seeing this, King Zhou sighed, the Chaos Green Lotus blooming seventy-two petals, each petal transforming into a Heaven-Opening Giant Axe striking down, the axe blade flowing with the Innate Dao Pattern of "One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three," flickering with mysterious light, containing the power of Heaven and Earth Opening.

However, Xu Qing's true body had already merged into the Tai Chi Diagram, the Yin Yang Fish Eyes manifesting as the bronze mirror and the body of the Qiankun Circle. In the Tai Chi Diagram, the bronze mirror emitted mysterious light, the Qiankun Circle flowed with Yin Yang Power, the two cooperating to swallow all the axe light descending.

The void suddenly fell into an eerie silence, like the calm before a storm.

At this moment, the fragment of the Taixu Mirror suddenly reflected the crack deep within King Zhou's Primordial Spirit, where half of a cracked Dao Seed lay dormant.

The black and white patterns in Xu Qing's pupils surged, the Heavenly Demon Consciousness penetrating through the light of the mirror directly into the opponent's Life Soul. "So, the Taiyi Dao Seed was long broken." Xu Qing's voice echoed in King Zhou's Sea of Consciousness, full of mockery and disdain. "You are merely using the Chaos Green Lotus to forcibly gather the fragments of the Dao Seed. But, from where did you obtain this Green Lotus?"

"It was gifted to me by a Daoist who called himself Shakyamuni." King Zhou did not conceal, directly telling Xu Qing the truth. As he spoke, he mobilized the Primordial Yellow Mother Qi, attempting to resist Xu Qing's attack. However, the light of the bronze mirror had already penetrated all defenses, the beam like a sharp sword piercing King Zhou's vitals.

"Now, it and the Taiyi Dao Seed are both mine." Xu Qing raised his hand in a virtual grasp, the Tai Chi Diagram transforming into a cage, trapping King Zhou inside. Yin Yang Qi ferociously shredded the Chaos Green Lotus, at the moment the lotus shattered, the light of the Taixu Mirror pierced into King Zhou's forehead, forcibly stripping the fragmented Taiyi Dao Seed.

The Yin Ruins Space-Time began to collapse, the sky tearing open vast fissures, as if the entire world was heading toward destruction.

Countless bronze chains reached out from the void, yet it was Xu Qing readjusting Qiankun with the posture of the Supreme. The patterns on his forehead extended into an Emperor's Crown, emanating an aura of authority, as if symbolizing power; beneath his feet, the Yin Yang Fish support three hundred and sixty Star Palaces, their brilliance glowing brightly, the very prototype of the Ancient Heavenly Court.

King Zhou's Taiyi Daoist Aspect dissolved, his face revealing a look of confusion but also a hint of relief as he slowly said, "It seems the Taixu Mirror has chosen you."

"No." Xu Qing caressed the Taiyi Dao Seed in his hand, "It is I who chose the Taixu Mirror."

With these words, the fragments of the bronze mirror for the first time revealed their true form voluntarily.

In the depths of the cracks on the mirror frame, the flow of light and shadow of the Three Thousand Worlds was faintly visible.

When Xu Qing pressed the Taiyi Dao Seed into the mirror surface, the entire Yin Ruins Space-Time compressed with a boom, finally turned into a shining pearl atop his Emperor's Crown, emitting a mysterious and mighty brilliance.

The Tai Chi Qiankun Circle chirped lightly on his wrist; the bronze mirror transformed into his Heart Protector.

At this moment, standing atop these ruins, Xu Qing felt as if he was grasping the sun and moon, the feeling of becoming the master of the Taixu Universe.

Under the reflection of the light, his figure seemed incomparably majestic, as if he indeed was the Sovereign of this Taixu Universe.

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"What a pity, you are not Ziwei after all." True Martial walked up to Xu Qing, his overwhelming aura drawing Xu Qing back to reality.

He could clearly sense that now, compared to True Martial, there was a chasm-like gap.

A gap that possibly could not be crossed no matter how he expended everything.

They were completely on two different levels.

Xu Qing: "Thank you, Emperor, for your assistance."

True Martial: "No need to thank me; your appearance was destined."

"I want to know, how did I come to the Taixu Universe?" Xu Qing knew well that True Martial must already be aware of his origins.

This True Martial was not simple at all.

True Martial Emperor Zhang Lata, Shakyamuni, Master Pure Yang, Master Chongyang...

These people were all intricately connected to Xu Qing's past life's space-time.

True Martial: "Could it be that you are originally a creature of the Taixu Universe?"

"What?" Xu Qing couldn't help but be shocked.

True Martial: "The Eight Diagrams Divine Furnace refines all living things. You are a speck of dust among them that has burned out. At the same time, as dust that has been tormented by the furnace flames, there's no power in this world capable of destroying you. Do you understand?"

True Martial's words were profound.

"And my experiences?"

"You are yourself; those experiences were but a grand dream. This is Master Puti's method of proving the Dao in a dream. You have always been yourself, not anyone else." True Martial unraveled Xu Qing's long-standing doubts.

It turned out his past life was a dream; he was Xu Qing all along.

In the Spirit Platform Star Sea, tides surged up and crashed down, echoing thunderously, resonating throughout the universe.

Xu Qing couldn't help but recall a phrase,

"In life, I do not cultivate good karma, only love to kill and set fires. Spirit Platform Star Sea tide arrives, today, I finally realize I am me."

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