At that moment, everyone in the world of the second level felt their hearts being battered by waves of shock.
In the minds of all living beings, the Upper Realm … was the place where the gods slept.
But now, the door to the Upper Realm was slowly being pushed open. As it was pushed open, a gust of wind filled with the aura of decay blew out from the crack in the door and into the world of the second level.
The wind was very strong. It was as if because the two worlds had been separated, all matter in the world of the first level had been sealed. But now that the door was opened, because of the differences between the two worlds, it caused … things to flow rapidly between the two worlds!
The wind from the world of the first level blew in, causing Wang Baole's hair to flutter. At the same time, the laws from the world of the second level … silently entered the world of the first level through the crack in the door.
And all of that was just a small crack in the door.
Soon, under the full force of Wang Baole's efforts, the crack grew bigger and bigger. When the door was completely pushed open, the world of the second level began to rumble. The earth trembled, and the mountains swayed. There were even gazes that pierced through the world of the third level.
Even more shocking was the sound of rapid breathing. It was the breathing of all living beings in the world of the second level.
Next, one figure after another shot up into the sky. They were the lords of the Seven Emotions, Lord Desire, Lord Desire, Lord Desire, Lord Desire, and Lord Desire. Eleven figures shot up into the sky.
Three more figures rushed out from Ancient Epoch City. Their bodies emanated the aura of Time, but the fluctuations of their cultivation bases were almost the same as Lord Desire's. They also shot up into the sky.
Before they arrived, Wang Baole, who had pushed open the door, was the first to step through. He stepped into the world of the first level, and what greeted him was a boundless expanse of ruins and dust ….
The sky was gray, and the earth was black.
Countless buildings had collapsed, and skeletons were strewn everywhere. The entire world was quiet, and at the same time, it was filled with the smell of death and desolation.
Off in the distance, there was a huge statue that towered in the center of the world of the first level. It seemed to represent the glory of the past.
The statue was enormous, as if it could prop up Heaven and Earth. It was clad in armor, and looked off into the distance. However … the face of the statue was blank.
Wang Baole stood there silently for a moment. Soon, the sound of whistling wind could be heard behind him as the Lords of the Seven Emotions and Four Desires, as well as the three cultivators from Ancient Epoch City, arrived. After entering the world of the first level, which was filled with complex emotions, and seeing the ruins around them, all of them grew silent.
"So … this place has long since disappeared."
"The world of the first level … the Holy Land of the past …"
Everyone had different expressions on their faces. In fact, Lord Listener had even landed in the ruins below, where he looked around in shock, his body trembling slightly.
However, as they were immersed in their own emotions, they did not notice that as the door remained open for a longer period of time, as they arrived, even more of the Laws of Seven Emotions and Six Desires silently surged in through the door, filling the surroundings and spreading in all directions.
Wang Baole was the only one who noticed what was going on. He stared at the statue for a long time before flying towards it, ignoring the rest of the crowd.
He could sense that there was no life left in this world, except … for the interior of the statue.
There, he could sense ripples of resonance. Those ripples were very familiar, as if they belonged to another version of himself.
Although the others saw Wang Baole leave, most of them were still immersed in their own thoughts. Some of them even began to scatter in all directions, as if they were trying to find traces of what had happened in their memories.
The only exception was … the wedding host. She looked deeply in the direction that Wang Baole had left in. Her eyes were deep and profound, as if she were hiding her thoughts. Even if anyone noticed, it would be impossible to guess what she was thinking.
However … it seemed that the Laws of Seven Emotions and Six Desires were circulating around her even more than before.
Off in the distance, Wang Baole suddenly turned his head to look behind him. Then, his face expressionless, he sped toward the statue without slowing down at all.
It didn't take long for him to reach the statue that seemed to prop up Heaven and Earth. It was impossible to say how many years it had been there, but it was obvious that it was filled with an ancient aura. It also emanated a pressure that seemed capable of suppressing anything and everything.
However, for some reason, Wang Baole didn't have much of an effect on that pressure.
He stood there silently and carefully sensed his surroundings. Finally, he walked up to the statue's forehead. He could sense … that this was the entrance.
As for the statue, it was … the Emperor's place of secluded meditation.
"Finally, we're going to meet," Wang Baole murmured. He walked toward the statue's forehead.
He didn't encounter any resistance. He merged into the statue's forehead and vanished. Then, his vision went from pitch black to bright, and Wang Baole felt as if he had passed through a barrier.
Of course, it wasn't without danger. He could sense a ripple of power approaching, as if to verify his identity. It swept over him, and seemed to confirm something, then slowly faded away.
"Were you waiting for me too?" Wang Baole murmured. He looked around, and what entered his eyes was another world.
Shockingly, this world … was exactly the same as the world of the first level!
That made Wang Baole narrow his eyes as he swept his gaze across his surroundings. He saw ruins, remains, dust, and also … a familiar statue standing in the distance.
However, the statue's face seemed to have some slight contours. Although the ruins on the ground seemed to be the same as the world of the first level, in truth … if one looked closely, they would be able to see some slight differences.
It was as if the time node was closer to the beginning of time.
"One level after another, huh …?" Wang Baole retracted his gaze and walked toward the statue. However, in the instant that he took his first step, he suddenly heard a sound.
The sound was faint, and couldn't be heard clearly. However, as soon as it rang out, Wang Baole's Law of Auditory Desires was activated, causing it to become abnormally active.
A glimmer flashed across Wang Baole's eyes as he took the second step.
As he took another step, more sounds could be heard. It was as if countless people were whispering to one another, causing anyone who heard them to instinctively feel uneasy. However, Wang Baole had mastered the Law of Auditory Desires, and was now the source of all the sounds, so he could ignore them.
Therefore, he took a third step, a fourth step, a fifth step ….
When he took a sixth step, Wang Baole's expression flickered slightly. This was because the sounds he heard were not just the whispers of living beings, but also the sounds of nature. There were also the sounds of birds, beasts, and insects. It was as if all the sounds of all living things were mixed together, creating a power that was powerful enough to destroy a person in body and soul.
Even Wang Baole needed some time to get used to it. Then, relying on the Law of Auditory Desires, he was able to suppress the sounds. After a long moment passed, he took a seventh step.
When he took the seventh step, he was right in front of the statue's forehead. However, Wang Baole's expression changed even more.
That was because … the sounds were different this time.
They could not be suppressed. It was as if all the sounds were fused together, returning to their natural state. They were the soft murmuring of a person. The person seemed to be speaking nonstop, but Wang Baole found it difficult to hear clearly. However … the power of the Law of Auditory Desires allowed him to sense that the speaker … was a woman!
It was as if the woman's voice could encompass all living things. Now that the voices of all living things were fused together, it was revealed once again.
At the same time, the voice seemed to contain boundless power. As it echoed out, Wang Baole's body began to tremble. It was as if his flesh and blood were on the verge of collapsing.
The suppression of the Law of Auditory Desires was on the verge of losing its effect ….
In this critical moment, Wang Baole's eyes glittered. His qi and blood exploded out, suppressing the woman's voice for a moment.
Taking advantage of that brief moment, his body flickered as he stepped into the statue's forehead. There was no resistance whatsoever as he fused into it.
As he did, all of the sounds vanished. Everything was quiet once again. Shockingly, what appeared in front of Wang Baole was a series of moving images ….
It was as if everything up to this point had been nothing more than a test. If he could pass, he would be rewarded.
The images were the reward. As soon as he saw them, Wang Baole's mind was battered by massive waves of shock!!
That was because he had seen some of these images before!
The first image depicted an unfamiliar starry sky.
It was as if a funeral were being held there. Shocking figures could be seen everywhere, all of them shockingly powerful. Shockingly, all of them were bowing their heads in the direction of the funeral.
The image caused Wang Baole's heart to tremble violently. He was certain … that the starry sky was not the Multiverse.
"It's a Universe other than the Multiverse …." Wang Baole murmured as he looked at the second image.
In the image, in the center of the starry sky, there was a corpse buried inside … a black coffin made of wood.
As soon as he saw the corpse, Wang Baole's body trembled in resonance. As soon as he saw the black coffin, his soul began to tremble violently.
That was because the former looked exactly like him.
That was because the latter was none other than his black coffin.
After a long time passed, Wang Baole took a deep breath and looked at the third image.
In the image, the black coffin containing the corpse was sent out into the starry sky. This seemed to be a custom of that Universe. Countless almighty figures watched as the coffin floated into the depths of the Universe …. Time passed as the black coffin passed through the starry sky, passing through one Universe after another. Finally, one day ….
It approached the Multiverse that Wang Baole was familiar with.
As it slammed into the barrier of the Multiverse, a gap appeared, allowing the coffin to smoothly float into it ….
The Multiverse in the image was clearly from countless years ago. At that time, there seemed to be no life born in the Multiverse. Even the stars had not formed. It was as if it was just a bubble-like existence.
In the universe that looked like a bubble, the corpse inside the coffin slowly rotted away before the coffin could take it away. Perhaps it was because of the passage of time, or perhaps it was because of some special reason. The flesh and blood fused together with the coffin.
The coffin seemed to have lost its ability to float. It stopped in the bubble-like Multiverse. After many years, the coffin seemed to have become a part of the Multiverse. It completely fused with the Multiverse and disappeared.
When it disappeared, the first Essence was born in the bubble-like Multiverse.
That was … the Wood Dao Essence.
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