Lu Yun’s dao rules began to fuse under the rapt gazes of the realm. Many ninth step kings had already grasped the notion that dao rule fusion was the path to true kinghood, but without actually understanding how, it remained a dead end to them.

As the name indicated, dao rules were the manifested rules of great dao and order. Not only did they contain a lifetime’s worth of the knowledge and comprehension of dao, they also contained the ultimate truths of the Hongmeng.

The nine dao rules were the pillar of support for both the true cultivation level and titled kinghood. If they were disturbed, the world would metaphorically shatter around the cultivator and all would return to nothing.

Dao rules belonging to true cultivators were different when compared to that of titled kings. Cultivators in the true...