Qing Ling's primordial spirit merged with the Moon Laurel, comprehending the Great Way of Time. However, his primordial spirit was also trapped by the Moon Laurel.
Unable to escape the flow of time, unable to leave the Moon Laurel, the primordial spirit could not return to the physical body.
The physical body was in a state of temporal stasis, and the primordial spirit was also in temporal stasis, yet they were separated into two temporal nodes, one in the past and one in the present.
The physical body seen by the primordial spirit was the past physical body.
The primordial spirit seen by the physical body was the present primordial spirit.
Furthermore, the primordial spirit within the Moon Laurel was gradually assimilated by the flow of time, seeking to merge with it.
The physical body, lacking a primordial spirit, could not move and could only passively wait.
Fortunately, the Da Luo physical body was incorruptible and could endure for eternity without external forces.
Qing Ling's primordial spirit was trapped within the Moon Laurel, but he was not impatient. For a supreme being, even without a physical body, immense power could still be wielded.
Since he could not leave the Moon Laurel, he explored within. Although the tree did not appear large, it contained almost a great thousand worlds.
Countless Tai Yin meridians flowed through its branches and leaves, converging, branching into fine streams, and then flowing into the veins of each leaf, into each osmanthus flower.
As Qing Ling walked among the osmanthus trees, it was as if he were walking across the entire Tai Yin Star.
The essence of the moon, accompanying him for millions of years, had become a habit. The moon entering his hand, flowing into his heart, became a form of affection.
A pursuit of affection, a pursuit of millions of years of time that remained unfulfilled.
Little did he know that within the Tai Yin Star Palace, Chang Xi's expression was already tinged with displeasure. For within the Tai Yin Star, she was Shao Yin, the current Tai Yin Star Lord, or the Moon Goddess. She governed the Great Way of Time; she was Time itself.
Chang'e was Tai Yin, the master of the Great Way of Tai Yin, the auxiliary deity of the Moon.
Or perhaps, they were both Moon Goddesses.
The Tai Yin Star Lord chuckled playfully, "Affection for the Great Way of Time is indeed affection for Chang Xi!"
Chang Xi's face flushed with anger, "Star Lord, do not speak such nonsense. I do not wish to have any karmic entanglements with him."
The Star Lord smiled calmly, "This person's divine abilities are extraordinary, his cultivation is not low, and he is still young. Moreover, his appearance is among the most handsome in the world. What's more, he possesses a heart that has remained devoted to the Great Way of Time for millions of years, unwavering and unchanging.
A heart that has sought the Great Way for a million years, a heart as unshakable as mountains and seas, as unmovable as the sun and moon. An oath as enduring as mountains and seas. Why would you be unwilling?"
Chang'e chuckled lightly, "Star Lord, it is not that she is unwilling, but that sister's heart has long been given to another."
"Oh? When did this happen? I was not aware!" the Tai Yin Star Lord exclaimed with a laugh, "Tell me quickly!"
"Sister! Do not speak nonsense!" Chang Xi's face flushed, her voice a mixture of shyness and anger.
Chang'e covered her mouth and smiled, "Sister, if I do not speak now, the Star Lord will pair you with this Daoist Qing Ling. You will regret it then."
Upon hearing this, Chang Xi, unable to persuade or obstruct, simply waved her sleeve and turned away.
Chang'e smiled before continuing, "Tens of Yuan Hui ago, my sister and I were inspecting the various stars. We saw a star, magnificent and burning, radiating brilliant red light that illuminated all the stars.
Sister told me that it was the Sun Star. Innate deities should have been born on the Sun Star. She was curious and wanted to pull me up to see.
Who would have thought that as soon as we approached the Sun Star, a terrifying Solar True Fire would engulf my sister's body?
My Tai Yin water could only suppress it slightly, not extinguish it. At this moment, a brilliant fire erupted from the Sun Star. From amidst myriad flames, a figure emerged, incomparably handsome, with myriad flames prostrating before him, the Solar True Fire adorning him.
He walked to my sister's side, collected the Solar True Fire that was imbued with the laws of time, and smiled, saying he would escort us back. He mentioned that although the Tai Yin and Tai Yang were mutually born, they were also mutually destructive, and we should not approach casually.
At that time, my sister's cheeks were flushed with a blush that did not fade. Later, I learned that that person was the Sun Star God Emperor Jun, who had taken form from the essence of Shao Yang, the three-legged Golden Crow. One is Shao Yin, the other is Shao Yang. It can be said that solitary Yin does not grow; Yin and Yang must be regulated for longevity!"
The Tai Yin Star Lord listened to these words, pondered for a long time, and the smile on his face vanished, lost in thought.
Within the Tai Yin Moon Laurel.
Qing Ling sorted out the Tai Yin lands, deepening his understanding of the Great Way of Time by another three points. However, his primordial spirit body had also merged three points deeper with the Moon Laurel.
The Moon Laurel, one of the ten supreme innate spiritual roots, possessed extremely powerful innate Dao prohibitions. Furthermore, it was rooted on the Tai Yin Star; even Hong Jun and Luo Hu would have to treat it with caution.
Qing Ling pondered for a long time and came up with a method.
Divine patterns flickered within his primordial spirit, sensing Jian Mu across billions of stars. Jian Mu served as the foundation of the formation to guide his primordial spirit.
The power of the Wood Dao gradually permeated the time of the Moon Laurel, and Qing Ling's primordial spirit body also felt a slight pulling force.
However, the innate Dao prohibitions of the Moon Laurel still existed, making it difficult to break through the gates of Dao prohibition and step out of the Moon Laurel.
In the Underworld, Daoist Qing Xuan suddenly stood up and waved his arm. Three thousand derivative law chains rose from the earthly realm and flew into the twenty-eighth heaven, searching for the Tai Yin of the universe.
Among the three thousand law chains, a single strand of green silk was mixed in, guiding the direction of the three thousand law chains.
From the perspective of the beings on the Primordial Great Land, in the northwest region, three thousand law chains rose from the ground, spanning the vastness of heaven and earth, directly targeting the Tai Yin!
The Tai Yin Star Lord within the Tai Yin Star looked at the law chains flying from the great land. After a moment of slight surprise, he casually slapped the three thousand law chains away from the Tai Yin Star.
He allowed Qing Ling to enter Tai Yin because he possessed a moon heart forged over millions of years, not just anyone could step onto Tai Yin.
However, this slap was too forceful. It directly sent the three thousand law chains flying down for hundreds of billions of miles, and with undiminished momentum, caused the three thousand law chains to plunge into a star, directly into its core.
The single strand of green silk filled the sky, and the twenty-seventh layer of innate Dao prohibition lit up, with green light permeating the entire star.
However, within the star, a strange stellar energy flowed out, and endless red light enveloped the green light.
Daoist Qing Xuan in the Underworld's face turned pale. A single slap from a supreme being was not something he could easily withstand.
But now, the Heaven-Filling Silk, enveloped by this strange star, could not break free for a time.
Qing Ling within the Moon Laurel, through his connection with his future self's primordial spirit, learned of the situation outside Tai Yin. Although the Moon Laurel severed his connection with the magic treasures, the connection of the primordial spirit could not be severed.
He never knew there was a supreme being on the Tai Yin Star!
And at this moment, within that strange star, the Heaven-Filling Silk absorbed the stellar energy and innate stellar power, undergoing a change.
On the Heaven-Filling Silk, after the twenty-seventh layer of innate Dao prohibition, the twenty-eighth layer of Dao prohibition grew, then the twenty-ninth layer, and so on, all the way to the thirty-third layer of Dao prohibition.
However, these Dao prohibitions were different from the Wood Dao and spatial aura of the Heaven-Filling Silk. They were a strange, crimson color.
When the thirty-three layers of Dao prohibition were successfully constructed, the star emitted red light all over. The magnificent red light shot towards Tai Yin like a phoenix, appearing to the beings on the Primordial Great Land as a red meteor colliding with Tai Yin.
The Tai Yin Star Lord in the great hall's expression trembled, and he whispered, "The Red Phoenix Star moves, Tai Yin Star aligns. This fellow has actually stirred up the Tai Yin opportunity.
Very well, since it adds luck to my Tai Yin lineage, I shall not make things difficult for him."
A strand of green silk, no.
It was a strand of red silk carrying the ascent of the Red Phoenix Star. The deity that should have been gestured in the Red Phoenix Star had already absorbed its innate origin by the Heaven-Filling Silk, and no deity would ever be born from it again.
The green silk transformed into red, broke into the flow of time, refracted prosperity. One strand, three thousand strands, three thousand red threads connected to Qing Ling's primordial spirit. A scarlet hue enveloped the Moon Laurel.
Beneath the Moon Laurel, the youth who had been still for ten thousand years finally raised his head, his primordial spirit returning to its place.
Around the youth's waist, three thousand red threads hung. The green robe had turned red, and the red threads dangled from the branches of the Moon Laurel.
Above the Moon Laurel, a branch that had been breached by the red threads suddenly fell, landing in Qing Ling's palm.
At this moment, Qing Ling's heart was clear, and the Way of Marriage was revealed.