Chapter 85: Commanding Heaven and Earth! The Celestial Being!

After enduring the tempering of the illusory realm, Zhou Yi’s physical strength had reached an unprecedented level—so much so that even the combined assault of flames and black wind could no longer harm him; naturally, they had lost all effect upon him. If they served no purpose, then there was no reason for their continued existence.

Casually, Zhou Yi crushed the flames and black wind to dust. He paused for a moment, then suddenly looked toward Mo Hu, who stood frozen in shock beside him.

His gaze swept over Mo Hu, then moved to Huang Yue, then to Xue Kai, before finally returning to Mo Hu. For the first time, Zhou Yi studied Mo Hu seriously from head to toe, blinking as his eyes settled on Mo Hu’s clenched fist.

Zhou Yi’s eyes were razor-sharp and penetrating, as though he could see through Mo Hu’s fist to the wooden sword hidden within his grasp.

After staring for a while, Zhou Yi said nothing. He withdrew his gaze and didn’t even spare them another glance. His eyes turned hollow, and suddenly, his right hand extended, fingers splayed. Through the gaps between his fingers, one could see the world split into four.

Boom!

Abruptly, Zhou Yi clenched his hand—his open fingers curling halfway in, his palm forming a circle as if holding something within. A deafening roar erupted all around.

His expression remained unchanged, his eyes indifferent as they fixed upon his own palm, focusing intently on the empty space at its center. Suddenly, a glimmer of light flashed within his eyes, and at that moment, threads of gentle wind stirred all around.

The breeze was as soft as a lover’s caress, brushing against skin and face, bringing a refreshing coolness that seeped into the heart and soul, making one feel utterly at ease.

The gentle wind swept in softly from all directions, converging into Zhou Yi’s half-clenched palm. Once inside, the formless breeze became tinged with color—the primordial forces of heaven and earth—spinning and swirling within his palm.

Round and round, the breeze flowed from every direction, transforming into myriad elemental forces, each hue distinct. In Zhou Yi’s palm, the energies coalesced into a radiant sphere that spun and danced, dazzling beneath the sunlight with a brilliance all its own, exuding an extraordinary aura.

The eyes of Mo Hu and the other two were transfixed upon the sphere the moment it appeared, unable to look away, their hearts shaken to the core. Within this sphere, they sensed the breath of heaven and earth itself!

Heaven and earth? How could that be?

How could such a small sphere evoke the feeling of a whole world? How was this possible?

It must be a joke!

And yet, though they tried to convince themselves otherwise, the truth their senses could not deny—their unblinking stare, their hearts’ undeniable reaction—unraveled their disbelief.

This was a world, a real world!

“But… but… how could this be?” Even as the three were intoxicated by the aura of the world within Zhou Yi’s hand, striving to comprehend the profound mysteries barely concealed within, they screamed and roared within their hearts, trying to vent their disbelief, to hide emotions too complex to name.

Buzz!

Feeling the sphere’s growing weight in his hand, Zhou Yi’s expression remained calm. He tightened his grip ever so slightly; the sphere quivered, emitting a resonant hum.

Whoosh!

Swish!

Without paying heed to the sudden sound, Zhou Yi’s movements did not stop. Having finished his initial test, he spread his fingers wide, then clenched hard, compressing the entire sphere into his fist. Suddenly, as he flung his hand open, a beam of light shot forth.

"Hm?"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

The disappearance of the sphere immediately roused startled exclamations from the three onlookers, their voices almost simultaneous. Yet before they could give voice to their emotions, their gazes were drawn irresistibly to the light that had appeared in Zhou Yi’s hand, their attention utterly consumed.

Within that beam of light, they sensed another world—one even more profound than the sphere before. The mysteries of heaven and earth within this light were more apparent, more accessible, offering them far deeper insights.

Zhou Yi ignored their reactions. He slowly closed his eyes, and all the surroundings were imprinted in his mind. Hazy, colored lines emerged, like the brushstrokes of an artist, outlining the world with vivid, dynamic lines.

Gazing upon this special world, Zhou Yi felt an immense satisfaction. Each line, each color, represented a different force of nature. Though this vision was not as lifelike as what he saw with his eyes, it revealed the world’s very essence.

This perspective was the result of unblocking all three hundred sixty-five acupoints and forming a miniature illusory world within, granting him this unique vision.

He could now perceive the world—heaven and earth—more vividly and more truly than ever before.

The world displayed in his mind, painted in interwoven lines of color, was the manifestation of the powers he now commanded.

As he gazed at these intersecting, vibrant lines, a sense of absolute control welled up within. Zhou Yi could clearly feel his mastery over these lines—they would move at the slightest shift of his will.

These lines were the forces of heaven and earth. Zhou Yi’s absolute control over them meant he could command the very fabric of this world.

Of course, “this world” did not refer to the entire universe, but to the range within which he could exert his will. Within this domain, he could summon wind or call forth rain at a thought.

In essence, he had become the master of this realm. Whatever he wished to do here, the world itself would aid him, making every endeavor twice as effective with half the effort.

This was the secret of the Sage-Realm—unity with heaven and earth!

With his eyes closed, Zhou Yi’s spirit wandered through this world of colored lines, his consciousness merging with each strand. Soon, every line was under his control, connected to him in perfect harmony.

Then, above this world of lines, a scroll slowly unfurled—the Map of Heaven and Earth.

Zhou Yi guided the colored lines with his will, weaving them into the map.

As the powers of heaven and earth flowed in, the map began to glow. The more energies he infused, the brighter it shone, exuding an increasingly profound and weighty presence.

By mastering the world within a thousand-meter radius, Zhou Yi could channel its forces into the Map of Heaven and Earth, making it whole. Then, he could inscribe that completed map onto his blade, greatly enhancing the power of his swordsmanship.