Chapter 190: Watch Me Achieve Harmony with the Dao

The heavens and earth fell silent, as if the entire world had lost its voice.

The cheering crowd froze mid-celebration, unable to comprehend Goddess Xi’s sudden demise. While ordinary people remained oblivious, Zuo Meng—seated on Yuanwu Mountain—distinctly sensed fundamental shifts in the world’s structure. These changes occurred at the planar boundaries where ordinary perception failed.

After enduring calamities and the fall of primordial deities, the accumulated planar world finally began its ascension.

Evolving from planar existence into the Endless Sand World!

“Do primordial deities influence worlds? When chaotic beings perish, their essence returns to nourish the world.”

Zuo Meng studied this world’s unique rules like a programmer discovering revolutionary coding methods—flawless operation without traditional scripting, exponentially faster and more efficient. Through this process, he optimized his Dream Realm’s logic while discerning critical differences between planar worlds and his own creation.

“This is true rule essence—reciprocal nourishment!”

Insight struck Zuo Meng. Creation held no instruction manuals. Though his initial concepts aligned with Origin World patterns, rigid adherence would limit progress—like clinging to imperial examinations while ignoring modern sciences. The planar world’s rules became his new curriculum, expanding beyond Origin World logic toward superior possibilities.

This explained why even mighty Origin Worlds spawned unpredictable entities like the giant Creator and himself—their systems remained flawed.

The Origin World resembled an overgrown giant—expanding endlessly while weakening internally. Defective systems permitted deities to leech world energy without reciprocation, becoming parasitic. Zuo Meng’s Dream Realm initially faced similar risks when chaotic beings rebelled during its first era.

Fortunately, the Great Immortal Zuo Meng tolerated no rivals.

He obliterated rebels, petrifying seven survivors into powerless statues. Subsequent world resets completed energy cycles, allowing the Dream Realm’s healthy growth. Only the compliant Old Turtle retained immortality—insignificant for world stability. Still, Zuo Meng resolved to abolish unauthorized eternal life post-return.

“Death before rebirth—excellent deity management logic!”

The ascending planar world enforced this principle: immortality required universal contribution, applying equally to primordial deities and mortals.

“Thus Xi might not truly perish.”

Zuo Meng deduced the world’s next move. Xi’s monumental deeds warranted recognition—both reward and instructional example for all beings.

As he predicted, celestial music resounded. Goddess Xi emerged reborn within colorful auroras, a celestial silk ribbon swirling around her. A tangible merit pillar fused into her form, manifesting a golden halo—Dao enlightenment solidified.

All living beings instinctively understood:

Transcendent of Three Realms,

Unbound by Five Elements,

Invulnerable to causation,

Eternal Primordial Sage!

“I shall dwell in Xi Divine Palace, guiding all creatures.”

The revived Goddess Xi bowed toward celestial realms, wiser now. Though the world remained silent, Zuo Meng comprehended.

“Valuable world—you’ll serve as my subordinate.”

Zuo Meng rose from Yuanwu Mountain, Creator’s radiance shimmering. While this realm suppressed his powers, he’d circumvented restrictions by implanting new rules—cultivation methods, totemic worship, faith systems—claiming authority through their creation. The world now recognized him as integral to its rule fabric.

“Behold—Dao Harmony achieved!”

Laughing triumphantly, Zuo Meng stamped his foot. World rules rippled colorfully beneath him. Unleashing full Creator might, he overwrote the world’s original consciousness. By local standards, he’d successfully merged with the Dao.