Mysterious mirror hanging high

Guo Tingshu suddenly rubbed his eyes and said blankly:

"Wait a minute... why does that chaotic cloud in the distance seem to have shrunk?"

"It's not that it's gotten smaller, it's that it's gotten farther away."

The Iron Feather Demon Immortal said, "The Immortal Realm is constantly expanding. Can you guess how the Immortal Realm evolved into layer upon layer of heavens? It's precisely through this endless expansion!"

It paused for a moment before continuing, "In short, the entire Immortal Realm, from the First Heaven where we stand to the Fourth Heaven that is evolving, and even the Fifth and Sixth Heavens that may appear in the future... was all 'supported' little by little by the [Universe Immortal Venerable]'s true form."

"Stretch...stretch it out?" Guo Tingshu's mouth dropped open. This statement was too direct and too shocking, making it difficult for him to understand its true meaning for a moment.

“That’s right.” The Iron Feather Demon Immortal’s gaze seemed to pierce through the chaos before him and look into the depths: “The Celestial Venerable of the Universe, who holds the power of space, has boundless and immeasurable power.”

"He used his supreme divine powers to endlessly expand the entire immortal realm."

"This is precisely the manifestation of His way."

The Iron Feather Demon Immortal said no more, changed his hand seals, and shouted, "Hold on tight! We're about to fly to the true edge of the Immortal Realm!"

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The massive [Myriad Manifestations Cardinal Instrument Plate] emitted a deep rumble once more, and the speed of the hundreds of rings rotating suddenly increased. The surrounding scenery instantly blurred and stretched, transforming once again into a dazzling, overlapping void passage.

They began to traverse the void at extremely high speeds, rushing towards the chaotic boundary that seemed to be "moving away".

However, no matter how astonishingly fast the ritual disc traveled through the void, the relative distance between them and the chaotic boundary ahead was shrinking at an appallingly slow rate!

They were like running on a rapidly extending track.

Despite the astonishing speed of the ritual disc, the [track] beneath their feet—that is, the Celestial Realm itself—was expanding outward at an equally unbelievable pace!

"Is this...is this the speed at which the Immortal Realm expands?"

A prodigy murmured, his face pale. He felt dizzy, not from the speed, but from the shock of his understanding: "We're traversing the void at full speed, and we can only barely keep up with its expansion rate?"

After an unknown amount of time, they finally approached the border. Jing Yu extended his divine sense and discovered that he was already able to touch the chaotic air currents at the edge of the Immortal Realm.

Of course, this is not a true touch, but rather an effect similar to touch achieved under the protection of the [Myriad Manifestations Cardinal Ritual Plate].

Otherwise, the moment Jing Yu's divine sense touched the chaotic energy, it would be completely consumed by the all-encompassing chaotic energy.

"That's enough! This distance is sufficient for you to comprehend the mysteries of the evolution of the immortal realm."

Iron Feather Demon Immortal sat down cross-legged and said slowly, "Time is limited, you'd better hurry."

Jing Yu followed his advice and immediately focused her mind, immersing herself in her own senses.

Protected by the mysterious spatial barrier of the [Myriad Manifestations Cardinal Instrument Plate], the divine sense cautiously probed out, attempting to touch and sense the edge of the chaotic energy flow that was so close yet contained endless destruction and rebirth.

Gradually, some vague and strange sensations began to flood into his consciousness.

At the same time, the cave within his body, which had already been opened and stabilized, began to tremble on its own without warning.

The boundary of the inner cave, that originally clear and stable spatial barrier, has now become blurred and has begun to expand into the surrounding "nothingness".

The speed of expansion far exceeded that of his usual cultivation and expansion, by several times.

A sudden realization dawned on Jing Yu's mind.

At this moment, with the help of the magical ritual disc, he was able to observe and experience up close the process of the evolution of the immortal realm—how chaos was replaced by order, how the spatial structure evolved from a simple and crude "expansion" to a gradual process of complexity and stability...

This kind of intuitive feeling cannot be given by any secret manual or oral instruction from a master.

This is the most essential manifestation of the Tao!

"Learn from Heaven and Earth...this is the true meaning of learning from Heaven and Earth!"

He could almost foresee that with this insight as a foundation, when he broke through to the Mahayana realm in the future, the dimensional space within his body would far surpass that of ordinary Mahayana cultivators.

All of this would have been impossible to obtain without personally being here, and without the protection of a rare treasure like the [Myriad Manifestations Cardinal Instrument Plate], allowing him to safely stand at the "front line of creation" and gain enlightenment.

The so-called seclusion in caves, where one ponders and seeks answers in classic texts, is worlds apart from the experience of being there right now!

Time flew by as I focused on contemplation.

Jing Yu was completely immersed in this wondrous state of resonating with the vast universe and the autonomous evolution of her inner world, greedily absorbing, understanding, and engraving every trace of Daoist essence, forgetting everything outside.

He could vaguely sense that the other geniuses around him also seemed to have made some gains, their auras changing in a steady, lively, or subtle way, but he had no time to pay attention to them.

Meanwhile, the Iron Feather Demon Immortal was also secretly observing the hundreds of prodigies on the ritual plate.

The Heavenly Immortal of the Taiyin Palace sat opposite him, but almost all of the Heavenly Immortal of the Taiyin Palace's attention was focused on the brother and sister Fu Changting and Fu Qianxue.

Seeing how quickly the two of them grasped the opportunity, Youkui Celestial nodded in satisfaction, seemingly even happier than if she herself had obtained some great opportunity.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Youkui, the two Taiyin True Disciples have such high comprehension. In just a few days, they have already grasped the true meaning of the evolution of the Cave Heaven. It seems that the day when they achieve the great success of the Cave Heaven is not far away."

A rare smile appeared on Youkui Celestial's face: "After all, it is the product of the divine power of Lord Taiyin. His talent and comprehension in the [Taiyin] path can be described as top-notch. It would be strange if such a genius could not cultivate the path."

"Hey! But the two Taiyin disciples aren't the most powerful."

Iron Feather Demon Immortal turned to look at the others: "That Sword Court disciple seems to be progressing faster. Not only has he perfected his own cave heaven, laying an excellent foundation for breaking through to the Mahayana stage in the future, but he has also comprehended a sword domain divine power from the evolution of birth and death... He is truly a genius that the Sword Court has never seen before in all its ages."

"And that Xuanjing Daoist... I wonder which master secretly trained him. When it comes to his understanding of the wonders of spatial evolution, none of the hundreds of geniuses here today can surpass him."

"I have also operated the ritual disc dozens of times. This year's prodigies are truly a constellation of stars. In terms of talent and comprehension, they are the best among all generations."

"It's a pity, this is my last time to take on the responsibility of controlling the instrument panel. I'm afraid I won't see such a grand gathering of geniuses again in the future," Iron Feather Demon Immortal sighed.

Upon hearing this, Celestial Immortal Youkui frowned: "Fellow Daoist Tieyu, are you going into seclusion?"

"No."

Iron Feather Demon Immortal shook his head and smiled, "Because from this day forward, there will be no place for me in the entire Immortal Realm."