Dao rules.

They formed in one’s body when one reached kinghood through cultivation level. The more a king possessed, the stronger their battle strength. A first step king possessed one dao rule, a second step possessed two, so on and so forth.

Nine took shape in Qing Yu’s body when she reached kinghood, but becoming a titled king at this level violated one of the Hongmeng’s taboos. To avoid being rejected by the realm, she destroyed one of her dao rules and withdrew to eighth step king.

“The Hongmeng is a jail and a being with an incredible will is its warden. It forbids many things from taking place in the realm,” Qing Yu explained. “The order of time, the Dragonquake Scripture, ascending to kinghood as a ninth...