330: Comprehension of the Book

"Discard your existing perceptions, forget your sword, forget your Moves, and forget your own existence."

Di Shenglong's voice was like a lighthouse guiding a lost ship. "Try to merge into it, to become a part of it, and feel the emptiness and nothingness that nurtures all things."

Merge into it? Become this absolute void? Di Qianjie's consciousness resisted.

Merging meant giving up his self, giving up everything he was as Di Qianjie, including his sword dao, his will, and his loyalty... This was more terrifying than death!

However, his desire for the supreme sword dao and his unconditional trust in the Clan Chief's guidance eventually overrode his instinctive fear.

Di Qianjie's consciousness began to try... to relax.

He no longer tried to resist this void, no longer tried to define it, and certainly no longer tried to control it.

He abandoned all defenses and all obsessions, like an infant entering a mother's womb, opening his consciousness completely to let that absolute nothingness envelop and permeate him.

At first, it was extreme cold and deathly silence, as if his consciousness itself were about to be frozen and dissipated. But gradually, an indescribable feeling began to emerge.

It wasn't touch, sight, or hearing, but a type of... perception that transcended the senses.

He perceived the infinite possibilities contained within this void, and sensed the silent power that nurtured all things.

There was no violence, no noise, only an absolute, all-encompassing stillness.

Within this stillness lay the great power to give birth to stars, derive Laws, and create all things!

Just as his consciousness almost completely merged with this singularity of 'nothingness' and was about to lose its self-boundaries entirely—

Buzz!

Deep within his Soul, the imprint of the Forbidden Sword Intent 'Nothingness' suddenly erupted with an unprecedented resonance!

It was no longer a destructive, crushing aura, but a... pulse originating from the source, pure and like the first cry of the Universe!

This pulse perfectly matched the surrounding singularity of 'nothingness,' as if it had found its long-lost source!

A flash of realization, like the first ray of light at the creation of the world, suddenly illuminated Di Qianjie's entire consciousness!

"'Nothingness'... is not the end, but the starting point! It is not erasure, but inclusion! It is not the silence of the end, but the cradle of birth!"

Di Qianjie's consciousness shouted silently, "My Sword Intent... should not just be the nothingness of destruction, but the nothingness of nurturing, the nothingness to which all things return! It is the power to sever all Acquired shackles and return to the original essence! Destroying all Laws is to cut away the chains of 'existence,' letting them return to the embrace of 'nothingness' to await the next Rebirth!"

Rumble!

A thunderous sound, as if the heavens and earth were being split open, exploded in the core of Di Qianjie's consciousness!

That hazy imprint of the Sword Intent of Nothingness suddenly transformed under the nourishment of the singularity's Origin and the catalyst of Di Qianjie's Epiphany!

It was no longer a chaotic mass, but had turned into an extremely minute yet incredibly pure sword shadow, seemingly condensed from the most primal nothingness!

This sword shadow was formless and intangible, yet it truly existed. It contained the aura of the singularity and carried the ultimate Concept of returning all things to their source and severing all traces of Acquired existence!

Di Shenglong's figure appeared silently at the edge of this singularity space on the conscious level. He quietly watched that sword shadow of nothingness floating in the void, radiating a pure primal aura. Deep within his majestic eyes, a trace of hard-to-detect gratification finally flashed.

"A child worth teaching."

Time and space distorted violently once again, and the scene of time flowing backward reappeared.

Di Qianjie's consciousness was gently wrapped and guided by that great power, rapidly returning along the long river of time and space from which it came.

Inside the Di Divine Palace, the starlight continued to flow.

Di Qianjie suddenly opened his eyes. Within them was no longer a sharp sword light, but a silence and nothingness like the abyss of the Universe.

In just an instant, that deep sense of nothingness retracted into his body, and his eyes cleared, but his entire temperament had undergone a subtle change.

He had less of an exposed edge and more of an inner calm that seemed capable of encompassing all things.

He stood quietly in place, as if he had merged with this starry space.

Di Shenglong looked at him and said plainly, "It seems you have touched that door. Remember the feeling of today. The intent of nothingness is broad and profound; you have only just glimpsed the threshold. Diligently comprehend it and truly integrate it into your every sword strike."

Di Shenglong's voice echoed in the quiet space, carrying a depth that saw through all things.

"However, if you wish to carry this Origin of nothingness, integrate it into your sword dao, and use it as your own, a mundane body will ultimately be a shackle. Even with a Sharp Weapon, without a matching sheath, its edge will be hard to fully display."

Di Qianjie's mind shook slightly, and a trace of realization rose from the calm of his return from the singularity.

What the Clan Chief said was absolutely correct.

The vastness and purity of the singularity's nothingness far exceeded his previous imagination.

Just touching and initially merging at the conscious level had made his Soul tremble. If he wanted to completely integrate this true primal will of nothingness into his sword dao and unleash the true power of that sword shadow of nothingness, his current mundane body would be like a fragile clay pot, unable to contain a surging river of stars.

Forcing himself to carry it would inevitably result in his body being shattered and his Divine Soul being extinguished!

"Please provide guidance, Clan Chief!"

Di Qianjie bowed, his tone carrying unprecedented solemnity and desire.

He knew that since the Clan Chief had pointed it out, there must be a solution.

Di Shenglong did not speak immediately, but instead revealed an object.

It was a book.

"The body scripture."

Di Shenglong's voice carried a hint of solemnity. "One of the Nine Heavenly Books, it records the Origin, evolution, and ultimate Profound Truth of all Physiques in the myriad worlds. The Grand Elder comprehended the Myriad Dao Origin Flow Physique from it, which encompasses myriad Daos and analyzes myriad Laws."

"Today, you also have a fated opportunity. You may use this book to inquire about the ultimate form of your own sword dao—to find the sheath that can truly carry the Origin of nothingness and fit your sword soul!"

Before his voice had even faded, Di Shenglong flicked his finger.

A stream of light, purely condensed from the Laws of time and space, enveloped a wisp of Di Qianjie's newly transformed Sword Intent of Nothingness that was tainted with the singularity's aura. As if crossing endless dimensions, it instantly sank into that seemingly silent body scripture.

Buzz—!

The silent body scripture suddenly erupted with unprecedented brilliance!

Billions of rays of extremely dazzling yet incredibly soft divine light gushed out! Each ray of light seemed to be woven from countless minute runes, Dao principles, and Bloodline diagrams, demonstrating the infinite possibilities of life forms.

The entire space of the Di Divine Palace was completely illuminated.

Di Qianjie's pupils suddenly contracted!

His mind, his Soul, and even every inch of his flesh and every wisp of his sword yuan were completely enveloped and drawn in by an irresistible and grand will at this moment!

His consciousness felt as if it had been thrown into a vast ocean composed of pure Physique Origins.

Countless images, information, and primal dao rhymes regarding Physiques poured into his Sea of Consciousness like a bursting flood:

He saw Ancient Gods and Demons with bodies of Chaos, creating worlds with every gesture; he saw the Star Body drawing in the Star Power of the heavens to become the Dominator of the galaxy; he saw the Undying Battle Body being reborn through blood, its Battle Intent unextinguished; he saw the Asura Demon God Body with its overwhelming slaughter, making the myriad worlds tremble; he saw the Myriad Dao Origin Flow Physique like an invisible net, analyzing, encompassing, and governing all kinds of Laws... These Physiques were either overbearingly peerless, mysteriously profound, or endlessly regenerating, each representing a broad road to the Peak of power!

The flood of information was massive enough to instantly burst the Sea of Consciousness of anyone below the Saint rank!

Di Qianjie felt as if his head were about to split open, and his Soul was being torn apart by these endless true explanations of Physiques!

"Hold fast to your original heart! Only your sword dao is the guide!"