Ding!

[Thorny Celestial Path, enter the Original Celestial Palace.]

At this moment, just after the imperial examination, the Thorny Celestial Path, still as a Crystal Wall, observed the world... consciousness felt as if it had entered a mysterious and enigmatic area.

Waking up from a daze, it found itself surrounded by other Heavenly Dao Consciousnesses like itself.

In front was the shadow of a towering great tree reaching the heavens.

It was emitting strands of multicolored brilliance, vast and splendid, its size and height unseen, as if spanning across the entire Celestial Vaulting, they were like a mighty dragon winding within a great tree.

Every Celestial Dao present was like a transparent flat leaf, swaying on a branch.

Rustle.

The leaves swayed, making sounds.

"Where is this?"

"Wow?"

One by one, the Celestial Dao leaves began to speak.

They hadn't developed wisdom long, in fact, each was like a baby, used by Li Qing as glass windows, becoming the foundational worlds of various rooms, just exploring cultivation through remaining inheritance, quite puzzled at appearing as leaves on a mystical tree.

Listening to the chatter, Thorny Celestial Path was a "knowledgeable" Celestial Dao, clearly knowing more than the other wild and untraveled Celestial Daos.

Thorny Celestial Path: "Everyone, according to my guess, this tree is likely the legendary Ancestral Ancient Tree, the mother of all our Crystal Walls!"

"What? Mother?"

"Wow!"

One by one, the leaves made cute sounds.

Thorny Celestial Path briefly described the information it knew, that the Crystal Wall Ancestral Ancient Tree was the source nurturing all Crystal Walls, creating the birth and death of each world.

And they, these square and upright "Crystal Wall Snails," were worlds of birth and death themselves.

These Crystal Wall beings were not considered foolish, quickly realizing at the sight of the vast Crystal Wall Original Ancient Tree, feeling a kind yet terrifying oppression reaching deep into their souls.

This is the source that nurtures us?

Are we merely a fallen leaf of the Crystal Wall, forming a world?

No wonder our forms are so flat, turns out we were leaves in shape from the start!

Leaf!

We are actually leaves!

They were struck by this worldview, these leaves, yet quickly attempted to call "mother," "mother," without receiving any response.

Amidst their feeling helpless, they quickly realized as well.

They were just tens of thousands of Crystal Wall leaves on one of the many branches of this vast Ancient Tree, insignificant, like such leaves were many, how could they possibly capture the attention of their mother?

Indeed, their alternation, birth, and death would not even matter!

Because with every passing second, little beings like us, surely many such worlds emerge and vanish?

It was a being, the Origin of all things, the most ancient epoch tree at the center of the Cosmos!

Thorny Celestial Path: "Everyone, I presume our land has just been restored, after all, none of us have grown old, all born recently, hardly caring if we die."

Fighting Qi Celestial Path: "I think so too, we have just been born; likely, this place's world has gone through a great extinction."

Celestial Burning Path: "Seems contacting the mother is impossible now, perhaps we are utterly insignificant..."

Each Celestial Dao casually discussed, exchanging here as leaves, soon realizing they were all worlds within a single region, enabling mutual communication.

This is a place for group chat.

On the Ancestral World Tree, Li Qing sat cross-legged, brow furrowed, watching these Crystal Wall Snails.

The Crystal Wall Snails from back then have now developed into such, glass walls gradually turned into Celestial Daos, feeling quite bizarre.

"Establish a chat group for them, and there will be karmic consequences."

"If one does heinous deeds to a world, it forms karmic retribution... other worlds, upon hearing, will surely be indignant, displeased in their hearts."

"They all begin to reject you, unwilling to ally with you."

"This is the 'karmic obstacles' in the unseen, preventing the Ancient Gods from committing too many despicable acts and looting everywhere, they will be entangled by karmic forces from their evil deeds."

Li Qing is a realistic person, clearly aware there's no such thing as fate, karmic retribution, or good rewarded in this world?

Those things are too mystical.

If they truly existed, why would nations need to establish laws?

Only laws can maintain the order of good and evil.

You are an Ancient God, my immobile worlds indeed cannot do much to you, the passing traveler, you are strong, no laws limit you... but, your reputation ruined, don't expect to do well either.

Here, reputation is law, is karmic retribution.

Do despicable deeds, your reputation falls, and your retribution arrives.

"In this Endless Universe, world's mutual communication creates rules, beneficial for their development too."

"Preventing anyone from robbing them, breaking rules, resisting collectively, refusing to become worlds ruled by Ancient Gods..."

Li Qing knew this method was excellent, establishing a chat group, had the power to deter those Ancient Gods from acting recklessly.

And this area for consciousness communication in the unseen, the Dao Great Tree in the void, was also prepared as a seat for the Ancient Gods.

After all, becoming an Ancient God, one gains favor from various Celestial Daos, even roadside walls lend a hand...

How to notify these walls?

Here is where to notify!

This great tree shows the Ancient Gods' seats.

"In the Real Universe, there's no such Realm... but if I say it exists here, it does."

Li Qing's expression was, of course, confident.

And this rule not only perfected this newly established hospital regulation but also perfectly hinted at someone, making that old man who just committed murder and arson be rejected by this region's Celestial Daos.

It was a perfect dual-purpose plan.

Sure enough.

Fighting Qi Celestial Path: "Speaking of which, it's quite hateful, I just developed a world named Fighting Qi here, just appearing a Dou Emperor, got attacked by some old man, indiscriminately invading my world."

Celestial Burning Path: "Same with my Burning Realm!"

Everyone, being quite innocent kinsfolk now, started exchanging, began collectively condemning.

Li Qing perked up to listen.

This effect was good.

Turns out, in dialogue with their kin, they spilled all the miserable events they'd faced lately to others.

And speaking like so, Thorny World couldn't help but interject a defense, only to be vehemently refuted by other entities.

Fighting Qi Celestial Path: "Are you, Celestial Dao, in collusion with them?"

Thorny Celestial Path stopped pretending: "That's right, I am, what of it? Anyway, I've developed quite strong now, my cultivation hugely increased, my world constantly expands solo, I let them consume you, steal crystals and veins produced by your worlds, nourish me!"

"Why should I be friends with you? You bunch of stinkers, every one of you in the Immortal Dao civilization are talented, talk so beautifully, I just love it here!"

Instantly, everyone collectively condemned, a barrage of curses ensued.

"Immortal Dao civilization, we must exclude!"

"Don't think of fawning and coming over, or getting close to my world!"

Even Celestial Daos naturally had differences.