299: Fifth Incarnation: Heavenly Physician (Ninety-One)

Streaming light exploded, and consciousness grew hazy.

Xu Yuan felt his Divine Soul wrapped in a gentle yet irresistible force, cast into a surging, phantasmagoric Long River of Time.

This sensation was somewhat similar to his previous experience during the "Great Dao Heart-Questioning Tribulation"; it was a state of transcending his own existence, overlooking the evolution of heaven and earth from a macroscopic perspective.

But soon, he noticed a fundamental difference!

What he had seen in the "Great Dao Heart-Questioning Tribulation" was the "history" that had actually occurred in this world, filled with plunder and decay.

But now, what flooded into his perception was... a "deduction" based on a certain ideal premise, filled with infinite possibilities!

It was a dream model of "if... then..." constructed by the Illusory Dream Dao Lord with his supreme wisdom and understanding of the essence of the Great Dao!

The "world" in the dream remained boundless, with brilliant stars evolving into Three Thousand Dao Provinces, vast and without end.

Life sprouted, the fires of civilization were lit one after another, and cultivation systems were born and developed accordingly.

Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul... the division of Realms was roughly the same as in the real world.

However, the critical turning point appeared at the level of the Nascent Soul Dao Lord!

In the real world, after a Cultivator achieved the Nascent Soul and took charge, opening their own Dao, they viewed it as private property, frantically absorbing the Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence to strengthen their Dao and extend their Lifespan, becoming "thieves of the great dao," leading to the daily decline of the world's spiritual essence.

But in this "Dream of Deduction," the scene was entirely different!

Xu Yuan "saw" that when one brilliant Cultivator after another went through untold hardships to finally reach the Peak of the cultivation path—achieving the Nascent Soul and opening their own Dao Branch—they did not view the Dao as private property to be held tightly, only taking and never giving.

On the contrary, after reaching the ultimate resonance between themselves and heaven and earth, fully experiencing and mastering the mysteries of their own Dao, they performed an action that seemed inconceivable in the real world—

Returning the Dao to Heaven!

A Dao Lord in charge of the "Blazing Flame Dao," at his Peak, actively dispersed his own Domain, turning his lifelong comprehension of the violence, warmth, destruction, and rebirth of "fire" into countless pure fire Dao Law runes, returning them without reservation to the universe.

The Law of fire between heaven and earth thus became increasingly lively and perfect, nourishing all things rather than bringing scorched earth.

A Dao Lord in charge of the "Green Wood Dao," before his Lifespan was exhausted, willingly underwent Military Dissolution, his own Dao body turning into majestic vitality that merged into the mountains, rivers, and plants, causing all trees to flourish, the quality of Spirit Medicine to double, and the Wood Spiritual Qi in the world to become increasingly vibrant.

A Dao Lord in charge of the "Sword Dao," before his death, slashed out the most brilliant sword strike of his life; it was not to kill an enemy, but to engrave his lifelong Sword Dao true intent of "sharpness," "protection," and "unswerving progress" into the rules of heaven and earth, benefiting all future Sword Cultivators... the scenes of the deduction flowed rapidly.

One Dao Lord after another, after reaching their Peak, chose a path not of persistence and plunder, but of dedication and feedback!

They viewed the Dao comprehensions they had opened as supplements and refinements to the original Laws of heaven and earth, and at the appropriate time, "returned" them to heaven and earth in various forms.

Accumulated over generations like this, the Laws of heaven and earth did not wither due to the constant demands of the strong; instead, they became increasingly rich, stable, and full of vitality because of the "returning of the Dao" by each Dao Lord!

The cycle of spiritual essence was smooth, and new Spiritual Qi far exceeded consumption; the entire world was like a towering giant tree being constantly cared for, fertilized, and watered, becoming increasingly sturdy and full of life!

Just as this virtuous cycle reached a certain critical point—

Boom!!!

The dream scene shook violently!

Xu Yuan felt an unprecedented, boundless, and grand will awakening from the depths of the world's Origin!

It was not the consciousness of an individual, but a certain... higher-level resonance of rules naturally bred after the entire system of Laws of heaven and earth had been perfected to the extreme!

Between heaven and earth, the ten thousand Daos chimed in unison!

The light of Law was like billions of rainbows, spanning across the Three Thousand Dao Provinces!

Spirit rain and sweet dew fell, nourishing all things!

A more profound aura of the Dao, closer to the Origin, began to permeate between heaven and earth!

And because of this, the Bottleneck of the path of cultivation was broken!

Xu Yuan clearly "saw" that at the center where the resonance of Laws was strongest, a Cultivator whose aura had reached the Peak of the Nascent Soul and whose Dao Heart was perfectly in tune with heaven and earth had a sudden flash of inspiration, triggering this transformation of heaven and earth.

He did not, like the Dao Lords of the real world, attempt to forcibly tear away or possess some kind of Law, taking the authority of heaven and earth for himself.

Quite the opposite, he completely released the shackles of his own Nascent Soul and the Dao he practiced, and in an incomparably pious and harmonious posture, fully opened his Dao Fruit, actively producing the deepest level of Fusion and resonance with that perfected system of Laws of heaven and earth that was emitting vigorous vitality!

This was a Fusion where water and milk blended, indistinguishable from one another!

Buzz—!

Under the baptism of the endless rain of Law light, his Nascent Soul underwent an incredible transformation!

It was no longer merely a "Lord" in charge of a certain Dao Branch; its form began to blur and sublimate, as if turning into some more fundamental existence.

It began to establish an unprecedented, closer, and more harmonious "symbiotic" relationship with the entire system of Laws of heaven and earth!

It was as if he was no longer an individual practitioner independent of heaven and earth, but had become an "Incarnation" or "executor" of the rules of heaven and earth at a certain level and in a certain Domain!

An extension of the will of heaven and earth, a part of the operation of the Great Dao!

Rumble—!

His aura began to climb frantically, skyrocketing at a speed that transcended common sense, instantly Breaking Through the limit of the Nascent Soul Realm and stepping into a completely new, incredibly profound level!

This was a leap in the essence of life, a complete sublimation of life form!

With every gesture, what he triggered was no longer the power of one or two Dao Branches, but... the natural manifestation of the authority of heaven and earth!

With a single thought, he did not use his own magic power to drive the Dao of fire; instead, the fire Laws of heaven and earth naturally responded to his intent, changing at his whim, as easy as moving his own arm! With a flick of his finger, he did not perform a water Divine Ability; instead, the water element power of heaven and earth naturally gathered, following his thought to evolve into all things!

One Dao emerges, and ten thousand Daos follow!

It was as if he was no longer an independent "individual," but had transformed into this world itself!

It was heaven and earth thinking; it was the Great Dao acting!

His will was the manifestation of the will of heaven and earth within a certain range!

His existence itself became the proof and hub of the activity of the Laws of heaven and earth!

This Realm, this state, had already transcended the scope of a "Cultivator" and stepped into a Domain akin to an "Incarnation of rules"!

In the dream, the sound of the Great Dao boomed, and heaven and earth celebrated together, naturally revealing the name of this brand-new Realm—

Soul Transformation!

Transforming and nourishing all things, the spirit is one with the Dao!