Chapter 364: The Celestial Lord of the Rule of Pure Birth

In Chen Xiao’s view, the plans of those major Heavenly Lords could never succeed—they didn’t even have the slightest chance. Perhaps the Nine Immortal Lords could destroy one of his consciousness clones, but if that terrifying, massive being’s true form appeared, the Immortal Lords would be nothing but insignificant pests.

However, the seven Immortal Lords were hesitating to act, waiting for Chen Xiao to comprehend the principles of life and death and for Shui Miao to regain her strength. Although Shui Miao could now return to the Main God’s Space at any time and restore her Immortal Lord-level power, since arriving in the Heavenly Realm and regaining her memories, she seemed to be waiting for something, refusing to take action.

As for Chen Xiao, though his predecessors had paved the way for him, he was unwilling to follow it. He wouldn’t do it until he knew the truth—especially not now. Becoming an Immortal Lord to confront that terrifying being was undoubtedly suicidal.

Yet, the End of Reincarnation was approaching rapidly. If they couldn’t deal with that being above the Heavenly Orbits before its arrival, they would still be doomed. Just now, through the Eye of Reincarnation, Chen Xiao had seen that the life imprints surrounding that being were decreasing. When all imprints were consumed, it would likely be the arrival of the End of Reincarnation.

The so-called End of Reincarnation, when heaven and earth were destroyed, was merely that massive being’s method of annihilating all things, collecting life imprints, and refining the Heavenly Orbits. It wasn’t worried at all about life coming to an end and no more imprints remaining.

On the other side, the Heavenly Trace constantly emitted primordial trajectories, creating rules in chaos, forming worlds, and giving birth to life. Chen Xiao even sensed that the entire chaos was infinitely vast. Beneath the Heavenly Trace, there was definitely more than just the world where they lived—countless worlds existed simultaneously.

As long as the Heavenly Trace endured, primordial trajectories would continuously generate rules, create worlds, and give rise to life. The rise and fall of those three thousand worlds Chen Xiao had seen earlier were merely the history of the predecessor of their world.

The life imprints consumed by that being above the Heavenly Orbits also came from the destruction of all worlds in chaos. The End of Reincarnation wasn’t just the decline of one world but of everything in chaos.

Yet, Chen Xiao also noticed that although the being’s speed of consuming life imprints seemed fixed, as it refined the Heavenly Orbits, its strength grew, and its consumption speed accelerated. Likely, the time until the End of Reincarnation would shorten further.

“Hmm, if that’s the case, doesn’t it mean there are Immortal Lords not just in this world but throughout the entire chaos? If we could gather all the Immortal Lords from all worlds and jointly invoke the rules of life and death, using the truly complete set of rules, we might be able to defeat that guy… But that thing’s intelligence must be even greater than mine at the Profound Realm level. If I can think of it now, how can it not?”

Chen Xiao shook his head with a bitter smile.

If someone in the world comprehends the rules of life and death, that person will immediately sense it and send down their own avatar to eliminate them—probably out of fear that such a thing might happen. If there is one Immortal Lord in one world, then perhaps by uniting countless Immortal Lords from numerous worlds, it would be possible to truly summon the rules of life and death. The powerful forces of life and death are sufficient to shake the celestial laws and trigger the cycle, thereby killing that person.

“Wait, summoning life and death, triggering the cycle… Life and death are merely means used by the cycle to maintain balance among worlds in chaos. I seem to have understood the cycle now—why go after the trivial when the essential remains?” Chen Xiao mocked himself slightly.

At present, he didn’t even know what he was or whose pawn he was. A Heavenly Lord of the Heavenly Realm, an Immortal Lord of the City of Chaos, and even the mysterious will of the cycle! The cycle isn’t a real existence; it isn’t even a set of rules. It is something intangible and formless, non-existent in reality yet present in every corner of chaos, influencing the existence of all things. In other words, the cycle is the Dao.

The true Dao is completely different from the path of rules understood by the Heavenly Lords. The path of rules understood by the Heavenly Lords, at its advanced stages, involves complete mastery over a set of rules and articulating the truth behind them, which can be clearly expressed. But the Dao within the cycle is simply the Dao—intangible, without existence or truth, yet present in every subtle corner at all times.

Chen Xiao had seen through the will of the cycle and understood what it was, but he simply couldn’t comprehend what the cycle actually was, or what the Dao was—perhaps it had surpassed his understanding. Yet, such an intangible existence was forcibly brought forth by that terrifying being above the celestial laws, even forcing out his own will, showing just how terrifying that being was.

Even the techniques of life-and-death elimination, the Art of Yin and Yang, and the Sky of the Cycle in that book world were all instigated by the will of that Dao, and Chen Xiao obtained them by chance. Because Chen Xiao had understood the cycle, it gave the Dao hope, which is why it intervened just now to neutralize the attack of that terrifying existence, even obscuring all of Chen Xiao’s information—so that even powerful Immortal Lords could no longer obtain any information about him.

This was an advantage. But there was also a downside: by becoming the voice of the Dao, he had to uphold the will of heaven, eliminate that terrifying being above the celestial laws, and restore order to the cycle in chaos. Of course, Chen Xiao could also choose not to do so, in which case, when the end of the cycle arrived, he would be erased by that being using the power of the celestial laws, along with all other beings in chaos, and his life imprint would be taken away.

“Sigh, the Dao has no beginning or end—where is my beginning and end? The Dao is intangible and formless—yet here I am, a tangible being…”

“Ah, I’ll work hard to live a little longer.”

Chen Xiao stretched vigorously, then found a clean spot in the courtyard and… lay down on the ground, falling asleep.

…

The time in the Heavenly Realm is actually the same as that used throughout the universe—one cosmic year equals one year in the Heavenly Realm.

It has been three years since Chen Xiao arrived in the Heavenly Realm. During these three years, he has lived in this peaceful valley with Mo Xian and those children transformed from beasts.

Over these three years, Chen Xiao’s cultivation level has not improved at all. The Water Law and the Law of Life and Death he mastered remain unchanged; he hasn’t even grasped even the basics of the rules understood at the peak of dominion. Though Chen Xiao’s laws are still laws, he has refined them to their absolute limit—the strongest form a law can attain—making them even more resilient than mere rules.

Chen Xiao’s strength has far surpassed that of a Supreme God. As for exactly how far he has gone, he has yet to test it.

The will of reincarnation, after saving Chen Xiao’s life once before, has never appeared again. Even when Chen Xiao used the Eye of Reincarnation to gaze at that life in the celestial pathways, that life was no longer aware of anything. It was a form of protection.

But Chen Xiao understood in his heart that that life was an enemy of the Dao. The will of reincarnation could only protect him from being killed by that being. If a powerful Heavenly Lord or Immortal Lord came to hunt him, Chen Xiao would still be in trouble. He still had to walk his own path, strive on his own, follow in the footsteps of his predecessors—achieving at most their level. Even if he became the true Dao, he would still face threats from that being.

Eternal, formless, without beginning or end.

Chen Xiao had come to understand that the Dao merely led him outside a great door. Whether he could enter or what to do once inside depended on him.

During these three years, Chen Xiao had spent time with Mo Xian day and night, growing deeper in his understanding of her. But as his understanding of her deepened, he realized he seemed to have fallen for her truly.

For deities, three years is but a fleeting moment. But for Chen Xiao, during the period when his views on life and the world were formed, he was still an ordinary person.

Three years is already a long time for a Supreme God with an ordinary heart. That’s right—an ordinary heart. Chen Xiao still had an ordinary heart now, with his own emotions, without the need to put himself on a pedestal and look down on all others. Whether facing deities or ordinary people, he approached them with an equal mindset.

Under the Great Dao, all beings are equal.

In the entire chaos, the most numerous are, in fact, ordinary people with no cultivation, whose lives last only a hundred years. What ordinary people think and do is merely an expression of the Dao.

An ordinary heart is the heart of the Dao.

Although gaining cultivation and becoming a deity can grant a longer life, losing the ordinary heart goes against the Dao, pushing one further away from it.

After obtaining the Supreme God’s essence and gaining strength, Chen Xiao also had to discard that ordinary heart. But in the end, he didn’t. Only after receiving the inheritance of the Dao and understanding the heart of the Dao did he fully regain the ordinary heart he was about to lose.

…

“Chen Xiao… I… we have to go.”

One day, Mo Xian, who had been smiling as she listened to Chen Xiao tell stories from Earth, suddenly frowned.

“Mm.”

Chen Xiao nodded with a smile.

“I mean, let’s go our separate ways; otherwise, it will put you in danger,” Mo Xian bit her lip, hesitating for a while before finally deciding to speak up.
In fact, over these three years of spending time together day and night with Chen Xiao, Mo Xian’s lonely heart had found some comfort. She even felt she could no longer live without him.
Faced with the pursuit of countless divine lords and even supreme beings, she couldn’t guarantee her own survival. Being with Chen Xiao would only put him in danger.
But the heavens were vast—after parting, when would they be able to reunite?
Mo Xian was confused. What would she do without him? Return to that lonely, wandering life?
“Is that so?” Chen Xiao was momentarily stunned, then said with a pout, “I thought you’d see me as a burden.”
“Um… that’s not it. I never thought that way.” Seeing Chen Xiao’s upset expression, Mo Xian became anxious. She really feared he might think that of her; she still cared deeply about his feelings.
“You silly fool.”
Chen Xiao looked at Mo Xian and instinctively pinched her nose gently. “You underestimate your husband too much. We agreed I’d protect you, shield you from all harm. How can I just leave you at a critical moment?”
Chen Xiao stood up, stretched, then faced the northern sky.
“Well, staying here will put Nannan and the others in danger. Let’s leave first.”
With that, Chen Xiao took Mo Xian’s hand and flew toward the southern sky.
Mo Xian was stunned, completely at a loss at that moment. She had always thought Chen Xiao’s words were just empty promises. Even though she believed him, she hadn’t expected this day to come so soon.
Three years ago, Chen Xiao was a supreme god who had just reached the Dominator level—nothing more than an ant in the eyes of the divine lords. Over these three years, Mo Xian hadn’t even seen him cultivate; he had mostly spent time with her or playing with the beast children in the jungle.
Mo Xian’s cultivation level was undoubtedly many times stronger than Chen Xiao’s. She could see that he hadn’t made any progress since three years ago, still at the initial stage of the Dominator level.
But now, looking at Chen Xiao’s calm demeanor, she chose to trust him and let him lead her toward the southern sky.
After a while, Chen Xiao and Mo Xian stopped on a deserted mountain clearing.
“Wait for me a moment,” Chen Xiao said to Mo Xian as soon as he landed. Then, his hands began moving swiftly through the air, just like a sorcerer casting the simplest spell on Earth.
One after another, weakly glowing runes were carved by Chen Xiao before dissolving into the void.
Mo Xian even felt that these runes had almost no power, vanishing the moment they appeared.
Just as she was filled with confusion, she saw Chen Xiao stop and walk over to her with a smile.
“Xianxian, today I want to give you a gift,” Chen Xiao said with a bright smile.
“A gift…? What gift would you give me at this time?” Though worried about the pursuers, Mo Xian couldn’t help but feel curious.

“My first kiss.” Chen Xiao wore a mischievous smile on his face.
“First… uh!”
In the next moment, Chen Xiao wrapped his arms around Mo Xian and kissed her rosy, fragrant lips.
Boom…
In an instant, a loud noise echoed in Mo Xian’s mind, followed by confusion and emptiness.
The power within her also lost control, wandering freely. Yet this precisely matched a certain state of being—letting things take their natural course, acting without intent.
In just a short while, Mo Xian entered a state of forgetting herself and the world around her. In this universe, there was only her own existence, his existence, and another mysterious presence.
Was that… the Way of Life?
Yes, it was the Way of Life—the perfect embodiment of the laws of life.
Mo Xian, who was already at the peak of the Divine Sovereign realm, naturally possessed her own Way and ascended to the rank of Heavenly Sovereign.
The rules she had understood before were the laws of life—not just the rules of existence, but specifically the laws of life within the broader laws of life and death!
Could the laws of life and death actually be separated?
Even Chen Xiao was unprepared for this.