A true Dao is not one that is perceived from another world, nor is it copied from another Dao’s rules. This kind of Dao, even if it is perfect, will not surpa*s the original cosmic world.
It is like drawing a dipper from a gourd; even if you draw a dipper as realistically as possible, it will not be able to surpa*s your model.
Di Jiu didn’t know yet what metamorphosis he would end up with by cutting away the Dao rhythm of the Heavenly Witch River, but Di Jiu was certain that this was the Dao he should pursue. He didn’t know the outcome yet, but he was on the right path to ask for the Dao.
Di Jiu’s cultivation had been weakened to the extreme, and at this time, he had cut away his rule dao, so even if he recovered again, his strength would not rise.
At this moment, Di Jiu was just frantically refining the Heavenly Witch River Dao Rhyme, sensing every rule information in the Heavenly Witch River Dao Rhyme, and then chopping away these sensed Heavenly Witch River Dao Rhymes.
Time flowed like water, and the years never stopped.
The entire tribe of the Great Wing tribe was submerged by the Heavenly Witch River, and there was no longer a single living soul on this side. The only person left on this side of the Heavenly Witch River at this moment was Di Jiu.
Initially, although Di Jiu was feeling the Dao rhythm of the Heavenly Witch River while cutting away the Dao rhythm of the Heavenly Witch River, he was still a little worried in his heart, he was worried about Du Bu.
If Du Bu came to the Heavenly Witch Realm at this time, then he was afraid that he would not even be counted as a mole, and would be easily crushed by Du Bu, leaving no cinder left.
After ten or so years had pa*sed, Di Jiu completely cast all of this aside as he was completely immersed in this Dao of decimation.
Deep within his consciousness, there seemed to be a seed sprouting, and deep down Di Jiu had a premonition that when he had completely chopped away the Dao rhyme of the Heavenly Witch River, he would completely understand what he had finally obtained. All external dao rhymes were obstacles to the germination of that one seed. He had to chop it cleanly, with not a single half left.
“Ka-ching!” Like the sound of a seed cracking open the soil and sprouting, as Di Jiu chopped away the last Dao rhyme of the Heavenly Witch River, his entire being felt as if he had been washed once again, with a kind of new birth of Dao.
Di Jiu suddenly stood up, and as his mind moved, a channel directly appeared in the Heavenly Witch River, a channel that could lead anywhere with Di Jiu’s mind. He had just clearly cut away all the Dao rhythms of the Heavenly Witch River that he had sensed, but now everything in the Heavenly Witch River had appeared in his mind. He could even grab the Heavenly Witch River and whirl it into the void if he wished.
Endless heaven and earth Yuan Qi swept over, and at this moment, Di Jiu did not need to take out any divine spirit veins at all, nor did he need to take out any resources for cultivation. The Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi of the vast universe also penetrated into the Heavenly Witch Realm, before completely wrapping around Di Jiu.
Di Jiu’s cultivation level rose frantically, recovering to the Dao Yuan realm in the blink of an eye, then to the Mixed Yuan realm, followed by the early stage of Harmonious Dao.
It was only after Di Jiu’s cultivation came to the completion of the early stage of Dao Harmony that all the sensations stopped and the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi gradually faded. It was as if, when he needed the heaven and earth yuan qi, the heaven and earth yuan qi would seep through from the vast void of the universe.
Di Jiu went from agitation to calmness and then to tranquillity.
After cutting away all the Dao rhythms of the Heavenly Witch River, what he cultivated was still the rule dao, but this rule dao was no longer the rule dao of the Five Elements Universe, nor was it the rule dao he had constructed through his ninth rule perception, and it was likewise not the rule dao of the Heavenly Witch River that he had finally cut away.
His rule dao transformed into itself, and as Di Jiu looked at the vast void, he took a step out and was already standing on top of the Heavenly Witch River.
Self is the universe, self is the most mysterious dao of the universe, from now on, he cultivates the rule dao, yet it is no longer the rule dao. Whether it was or not, only Di Jiu himself understood.
From now on, no matter what universe he was in, there would no longer be any universe heaven and earth rules that could restrict his cultivation or suppress his divine thoughts. As long as he was still alive, as long as he still existed.
“If I am, the Dao is!” Di Jiu calmly uttered these five words.
A spring thunder exploded in the vast emptiness as one after another name flashed out from Di Jiu’s eyes before quickly disappearing.
Di Jiu took a deep breath as he bent down to the void, “Thank you, Senior Sister Cao.”
What the names that flashed out in the vast universe before meant, Di Jiu knew very well in his heart. In the endless vastness of the boundless universe, he was not the only one who had sensed that ‘If I am, the Dao is’. Those names that flashed out were all those who had sensed ‘If I am, the Dao is’ before him.
These were people he did not need to enquire about to know that these were all supreme powers. Perhaps he had gone through a different process from these mighty people, but everyone ended up standing in the same place.
Di Jiu did not care if Du Bu’s name was among them, because at this moment, whether Du Bu was among them or not, he would no longer be afraid of Du Bu, and he would not be affected by him.
What he thanked in his heart was Cao Xie, if it wasn’t for Cao Xie perhaps he would not have been able to sense where this Dao was when he crossed the third step. At that time, he could only resign himself to his fate when facing a strong person who had perceived his own Dao.
Looking at the Heavenly Witch River beneath his feet, Di Jiu suddenly raised his hand, and the Heavenly Witch River suddenly shattered, turning into endless Dao rhythms that exploded.
The next moment, the entire Heavenly Witch Realm was filled with countless rivers, countless ponds and streams, and even an endless sea. All of these were transformed by the Heavenly Witch River Dao Rhyme that had been shattered by Di Jiu.
The cracked dao rhyme even turned into life, diffusing endless rules of heaven and earth such as wind, thunder and rain to fuse into the entire Heavenly Witch Realm.
Boom! The thunder roared, and soon the light rain fell from the sky, and Di Jiu let the rain brush over his body, his heart becoming more and more peaceful and calm.
He could have refined this Heavenly Witch River and taken it away. But he didn’t, there was no need for that at this time. He had sensed a dao that surpa*sed Cao Xie’s expectations, and even Cao Xie had not understood what the true dao was.
Nor did he construct his own rules of heaven and earth in the Heavenly Witch Realm for the people of the Heavenly Witch Realm to survive. He merely transformed the Heavenly Witch River into countless water sources and transformed the Dao rhythm of the Heavenly Witch River into rules of heaven and earth suitable for human survival.
Perhaps, doing so was the most satisfying for Cao Xi.
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The entire Heavenly Witch Realm, too, was completely frantic. The Heavenly Witch River that was straddling their heads suddenly disappeared, while the water source that had caused them to worry did not disappear. For throughout the Heavenly Witch Realm, countless great rivers appeared, endless streams ……
Light rain fell, and the dry land, which had never been soaked in rain, blossomed with a vitality, an extra breath of life, and became full.
The Dao rhyme of the Heavenly Witch River spread out, and a verdant colour appeared in the Heavenly Witch Realm, which was forever yellow and grey.
Countless people knelt on the ground, they put down the iron spears they were fighting with, they put down the huge stones they were carrying to restore the Heavenly Witch River, they put down the stone shovels they were holding ……
Although they did not understand what was going on, deep down they all understood one thing: from today onwards, the Heavenly Witch World would enter a new world, would enter a world of life. From today onwards, the Heavenly Witch World will have civilizations that will begin to diffuse and will no longer be as stagnant as before.
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Di Jiu stood in the void of the Heavenly Witch Realm, he kept gazing at the Heavenly Witch River, he knew that it was where Cao Xie was.
Boom boom boom! Several more booms exploded and a rainbow rushed out from the location of the originally existing Heavenly Witch River. That rainbow circled around Di Jiu three times and with a pleasant aura, it rushed up into the vast void and then disappeared into the universe.
Di Jiu knew that it had taken away the last trace of Cao Xie’s consciousness. From today onwards, Cao Xie would no longer exist in the universe.
His eyes were slightly moist, and Di Jiu raised his hand to wipe his eyes. He had never owed anyone in his life, and the only one he owed now was Cao Xie.