Twenty days had passed since Liu Wuxie killed Jiang Wenxuan, and during that time, the structure of heaven and earth had already begun undergoing drastic changes.

The Immortal Slaughter Palace wiped out the second-tier forces that had tried to seize its assets during its weakened state. The saying that even a starving camel was larger than a horse revealed itself perfectly through this event.

Although the Immortal Slaughter Palace had suffered devastating losses, it was still a giant that no second-tier force could afford to provoke.

In the Spirit Martial Astral Domain, the Nalan Clan launched a surprise attack on Skyward Gate. However, Tian Can and Di Can arrived in time and, together with Skyward Gate, dealt the Nalan Clan a crushing blow.

The Grand Unity Sect had already begun a sweeping campaign through the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain, striking down any sect unwilling to obey or submit. These forces had no choice but to seek the Heavenly Dragon Sect's protection.

Among the four astral domains, only the Blood Fiend Astral Domain appeared relatively calm. Yet beneath that calm, a storm was brewing as the blood fiends had split into two factions and were fighting to seize the throne of the Abyssal King.

The changes in the Fleeting Cloud Celestial Realm were even greater. Seven immortal emperors who stood at the absolute pinnacle of the celestial realm were already discussing how to destroy Liu Wuxie.

The cracks on the Heavenly Dao Book had widened slightly again, and Liu Wuxie knew that the Fleeting Cloud Celestial Realm had already begun moving against him.

"Break!" A roar echoed out as a terrifying storm tore through the gate to the seventh-level Heaven Gaze Realm.

The instant Liu Wuxie made his breakthrough, the entire Blue Origin Star trembled. The aura he released was so overwhelming that it already rivaled that of a quasi-immortal.

Spiritual energy gathered into terrifying clouds above the planet lord's residence. Then liquid spiritual energy poured down from the heavens, causing every flower and blade of grass to bloom while the trees grew at a visible pace.

The cultivators surrounding the residence all seized the opportunity created by Liu Wuxie's breakthrough and sought breakthroughs of their own. Bathed in that liquid spiritual energy, over a thousand cultivators advanced in cultivation. One after another, they rose to their feet and bowed in Liu Wuxie's direction.

Immortal stones began detonating as Liu Wuxie's immortal runes increased rapidly. The desolate world had already contained more than three hundred thousand immortal runes before, and after he made his breakthrough, the number rose to four hundred thousand.

Even an ordinary powerhouse at the third-level Heavenly Immortal Realm might not necessarily possess as many immortal runes as Liu Wuxie. The only pity was that Liu Wuxie remained only at the seventh-level Heaven Gaze Realm. If he could step into the Heavenly Immortal Realm, then even cultivators at the fourth-level Heavenly Immortal Realm would not be his match.

Now that he had reached the seventh-level Heaven Gaze Realm, Liu Wuxie had officially entered its late phase. Reaching the pinnacle of the Heaven Gaze Realm was now only a matter of time.

After refining the immortal's arm, the desolate world shrank countless times, but once the immortal energy compressed, its purity rose dramatically.

A succession of explosions rang out from within Liu Wuxie's body as immortal runes tempered every single bone in him. Since he could not step into the Immortal Realm for the time being, he chose to forge an immortal physique first. Once he possessed the physique of an immortal, he would be able to contend with true immortals.

As the liquid spiritual energy poured into Liu Wuxie's body, his unity with heaven and earth continued to rise. It was a pity that he had no immortal pills on hand, because a large number of immortal pills would have been ideal at a time like this.

Since that was the case, he could only use immortal runes to make up for the deficiency.

A searing agony swept through Liu Wuxie, yet he clenched his teeth and endured it. Every inch of his bones and internal organs suffered torment no mortal should have been able to bear. Then again, no one could ever forge the physique of an immortal with ease.

Even quasi-immortals lacked the qualifications for such a feat, yet Liu Wuxie had accomplished it. The laws within his body began tempering his bones, especially his internal organs. They broke apart and reformed again and again. His internal organs shattered into the five elements and slowly reassembled.

Every time a part of his body shattered and regenerated, his strength increased severalfold. His bones began producing metallic sounds, each one as though it were an immortal artifact.

Liu Wuxie threw his head back and roared, and the surrounding laws immediately fractured. The stone chamber exploded on the spot, collapsing into dust and vanishing from the world. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Heavenly Dao Book, help my soul sea break into the Immortal Realm!" Aside from his cultivation, Liu Wuxie intended to raise both his physique and his soul sea to the level of an immortal.

Once his soul energy, physique, and immortal runes all reached a level comparable to that of an immortal, the power of his immortal arts would naturally rise with them.

The cultivators gathered outside the residence rose to their feet in shock.

"Such terrifying power! Could Liu Wuxie be breaking through to the Immortal Realm?" someone muttered, stunned by the scale of the disturbance, which already rivaled that of an immortal.

"No, he isn't. There's no tribulation, but his physique has already advanced to the level of an immortal," a quasi-immortal replied with a bitter smile. He had discovered that his divine sense could not even approach within a hundred meters of Liu Wuxie.

The moment his divine sense came into contact, a terrifying force swept it away and tore it apart. If he had probed further, the result would not have been as simple as having his divine sense shredded. Liu Wuxie's aura would have directly destroyed his primordial spirit.

"As expected of the chosen one. His physique has already stepped into the immortal level before his cultivation." By now, news that Liu Wuxie was the chosen one had long since spread throughout the world.

Two more days passed, and Liu Wuxie finally finished tempering his physique. His unity with heaven and earth had reached the level of an immortal, and his soul sea had expanded by more than twice its former size. Even his soul energy had turned golden.

A torrent of spiritual energy surged outward and forced every cultivator outside the planet lord's residence to drop to their knees, including the quasi-immortals.

No one could imagine how terrifying that power was, yet every one of them knelt willingly. Liu Wuxie had not forced them. This was the natural will of an immortal.

"Time to leave this place," Liu Wuxie murmured. By this point, he had already absorbed and refined the entire planet's core.

Deep inside the desolate world, a tiny planetary core began to awaken. That core would gradually grow alongside Liu Wuxie's cultivation, eventually developing into a massive planet.

As for whether the desolate world could ultimately evolve into a universe, even Liu Wuxie still did not know.

He vanished in a flash.

"Thank you, Young Master Liu!" The overwhelming majority of the cultivators present had benefited enormously. Even those who had failed to make breakthroughs had gained tremendous insight, which meant it would not take long before they advanced as well.

In less than half a day, Liu Wuxie returned to the Heavenly Dragon Sect.

"Wuxie, there's some good news," Dong Wu said the moment Liu Wuxie arrived.

With Hua Feiyu in seclusion, Dong Wu was now handling most of the sect's affairs.

"What news?" Liu Wuxie asked with a faint smile.

"Because of the changes in heaven and earth's structure, the True Martial Continent has gradually drawn closer to the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain. The construction of the interstellar teleportation array is also nearly complete. Three days ago, the True Martial Star began approaching the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain," Dong Wu said excitedly. He had personally witnessed the True Martial Continent vanish in the past.

Now that the True Martial Continent was returning, it felt like fallen leaves returning to their roots.

"That's wonderful!" This was indeed great news for Liu Wuxie. Two years had already passed since they had begun construction of the interstellar teleportation array, and by earlier estimates, it should have taken three full years to complete.

However, because of the violent shifts now affecting the structure of the astral domains, the True Martial Star had begun returning to the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain even without the teleportation array. Even so, it was unlikely to merge directly with Indigo Bamboo Star, since the True Martial Continent had already evolved into an independent planet.

"Wuxie, once the True Martial Star returns, many powerful cultivators will definitely rush over and try to seize it. I've already sent experts over, but I'm not sure they'll arrive in time," Dong Wu continued, his expression growing grave.

The True Martial Star was a newly born planet, and if powerful cultivators stepped onto it, they would have a high chance of receiving the planet's recognition and becoming its lord. A planet lord recognized by the planet itself was nearly impossible to kill.

No one knew that Liu Wuxie had already become the True Martial Star's planet lord. Dong Wu's worries were therefore not without reason. If someone else gained the planet's recognition and became its lord, killing that person would become nearly impossible, as they would be able to draw upon the power of the entire planet in battle.

Back when Liu Wuxie had killed experts from the Immortal Slaughter Palace and the Grand Unity Sect on the True Martial Star, he had borrowed the power of world force. He had succeeded only because he could draw upon the power of every cultivator on the planet.

"If there are fools bold enough to go there, I'll use them as offerings to welcome True Martial Star's return to the astral domain," Liu Wuxie murmured as he licked his lips. He had actually been troubled over where to find offerings for the return of the True Martial Star.

If no one went, there was nothing he could do about it. But if anyone dared to step on the planet and try to seize it, he would show them no mercy.

As news of the True Martial Star's return gradually spread, cultivators began flocking toward the edge of the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain. After its return, True Martial Star wouldn't immediately enter the core region but would first appear along the border.

In recent years, with the birth of a new planet, countless people would rush over to fight for its resources and compete for the position of planet lord.

Since Liu Wuxie had come from the True Martial Star, the news naturally stirred everyone's curiosity. They all wanted to see what kind of place could produce such a monstrous prodigy.

Liu Wuxie left Nightmare City behind in the Heavenly Dragon Sect to guard it and left Ren Can at the Heavenly Dao Society. As for Tian Can and Di Can, they had still not returned from the Martial Spirit Astral Domain.

Time was short, and since the True Martial Star had already begun returning three days ago, there was no doubt that someone had already rushed over and entered the planet in advance.

After bidding farewell to Dong Wu, Liu Wuxie rushed toward the border of the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain to welcome his family home.

Dong Wu had initially planned to send several quasi-immortals to ensure Liu Wuxie's safety, but he had refused.

With the violent changes currently taking place in the structure of heaven and earth, no one could predict what would happen next. Not even the Spirit Sealing Institute could calculate the future with certainty. Those quasi-immortals, therefore, had to remain in the sect in case it was attacked.

With Nightmare City and the Radiant Mirror present, Liu Wuxie had nothing to fear even if two immortals appeared.

Along the way, Liu Wuxie saw a huge number of cultivators hurrying toward the border of the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain. By the time he arrived, tens of thousands of cultivators had already gathered there. Many quasi-immortals were also present, while the majority were at the Heaven Gaze Realm.

They all aimed to gain the True Martial Star's acknowledgment. Once they did, they would naturally become the planet lord without needing to seize the position by force.

Far in the distance, an enormous planet was slowly drawing nearer. Those who had arrived first had already crossed through its atmosphere and landed on it.

The instant Liu Wuxie saw that scene, his gaze turned icy.

"Some experts entered the True Martial Star yesterday. I wonder if any of them will obtain the planet's recognition," voices drifted into Liu Wuxie's ears from the surrounding crowd.

Some people had arrived a full day earlier and had already flown toward the True Martial Star. After entering the planet, the very first thing they did was to preach dao in hopes of winning the planet's acknowledgment.

That meant the planet would choose whoever possessed the highest Dao attainment and cast Liu Wuxie aside.

However, they did not know that Liu Wuxie had awakened the planet's core. That meant no one could alter the planet's allegiance, not even if a true immortal descended.

Liu Wuxie pushed his speed to the limit. He did not worry about losing his position as planet lord, but he did worry that something might happen to his family.

As an ordinary planet, the True Martial Star had no way for people like Zhen Yi and Mao Renfeng to resist powerful cultivators. It was entirely possible that someone would try to abduct Liu Wuxie's family and friends to threaten him.

More and more cultivators began entering the True Martial Star, and the entire world began shaking violently. With so many experts descending all at once, the whole planet became unstable and was pushed to the verge of explosion.

Some cultivators had even started to seize the planet's core itself, thoroughly enraging Liu Wuxie.