Chapter 1223: Second Type Bloodline Universe

A big bang occurred.

In simple terms, this is a nested universe.

Within a simulated universe, an even smaller simulated universe was nested. This was an experimental universe, very limited in scope, used solely for testing and observing specific data and results.

With a rush, countless materials surged forth.

The Great Dao clanged as it split and collided, forming an indescribable primordial cosmic overture.

"The Celestial Sound of the Great Dao!" Empress Nu Yi's face was pale, yet she was incredibly excited. This simulation had been so mentally taxing that it had aged her considerably, transforming her into a white-haired old woman.

This magnificent scene was enough to inspire awe in every seeker of the Dao, a moment dreamt of by all pilgrims.

Boom!

The universe split apart.

Matter rapidly expanded, and a primordial chaotic land appeared, just like the land from ancient times.

"This... this is the primordial moment!" Empress Nu Yi exclaimed, gazing intently into the distance. "Yi Mang, could a third Yi Mang possibly emerge?"

Xu Zhi remained silent, looking at Empress Nu Yi.

Her lifespan was clearly deteriorating faster. This intricate evolution involved such terrifying control over energy that even for a Saint, the mental toll was immense.

"It seems her lifespan won't allow for many more evolutions," Xu Zhi thought silently, then said with a hint of guilt, "You've worked hard."

"Hard work? How could it be hard work?"

Empress Nu Yi quickly shook her head, her face alight with excitement. "You could have easily completed this yourself, but you allowed me to take part and personally experience these most fundamental cosmic mysteries. This is an immense opportunity you've bestowed upon me!"

The more Empress Nu Yi spoke, the more excited she became, feeling an increasing inability to repay such a kindness.

She had done nothing, yet she had received such a profound opportunity; she had given nothing, yet she had received such extensive cultivation... It felt like a dream.

Xu Zhi watched the excited Empress Nu Yi, remaining silent for a few seconds before calmly saying, "There's no need to thank me. This is what you deserve. In the future, as long as you wish, you can carry out these evolutions... All beings in the universe are my subjects, and so are you."

"Yes!!!" Empress Nu Yi replied, her voice trembling with excitement.

Xu Zhi could only think to himself: In the future, he must adopt an 'elite troop' strategy, selecting promising Great Dao blueprints and replicating them. After all, the consumption was too immense; for a perfect replication, even Empress Nu Yi could only endure a few more times. He had to make the most of the limited opportunities available.

"Time, advance by ten thousand years."

Xu Zhi's voice boomed, and everything accelerated, time shifting like oceans turning into mulberry fields.

"This! This!?" Empress Nu Yi watched, utterly dumbfounded.

She saw that after ten thousand years, the first innate divine demon was born. Just like Yi Mang in ancient times, it began to lead its people to avoid the chaotic, disastrous land and the unordered, primordial universe.

Soon, they began to study sculptures. Tens of thousands of years later, cultivation realms appeared for the first time.

"Everything is as it always has been," Empress Nu Yi said, taking a deep breath. "In that chaos, sculpting was the only way to pass the time. The emergence of this era was inevitable."

Xu Zhi merely smiled and said, "Empress Nu Yi, have you noticed the difference in this universe?"

Although both were bloodline universes, this was the most highly differentiated bloodline universe Xu Zhi had chosen. It might not be the strongest, but it currently exhibited the greatest disparity.

This could be considered the second type of bloodline universe Xu Zhi had discovered, which he called: Second-Category Bloodlines.

"Different?"

Empress Nu Yi observed carefully. "The manifestation of bloodlines is different. Although it still operates within the framework of a bloodline universe, the extraordinary bloodline cultivation system has some distinctions."

"What's different?" Xu Zhi asked with a smile. "I'd like to hear the insights of the strongest Saint in the current universe."

After all, Xu Zhi was self-aware.

He was merely a standing passenger, without even a seat on the Great Dao. Didn't he know his own limitations?

Empress Nu Yi, at her level, would be among the strongest multi-dimensional Saints, regardless of era, if placed outside this universe. Her perspective and understanding of the universe far exceeded Xu Zhi's imagination.

At this point, Empress Nu Yi meticulously observed and studied the cultivating chaotic divine demons. She quickly noticed something unusual and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "It's the bloodlines! Their bloodlines are centralized! A bloodline that exists within a group can only reside within a single being!"

"What is a bloodline?" Xu Zhi asked. "In our bloodline universe, we cultivate bloodlines, but what exactly is a bloodline?"

Empress Nu Yi replied, "Rules are contained within every material structure in the universe! Soil, metals... these material structures also contain rules. And life? The material structures that compose life also have rules, which we call genetic structures, or bloodlines!"

"Therefore, cultivating bloodlines is equivalent to cultivating the rules that make up one's own material structure! Ultimately, one continuously refines them, cultivating to the pinnacle!"

Xu Zhi nodded. This was an incredibly perfect summary.

This was the truth of the bloodline universe.

The system of the bloodline universe is, in fact, a "rules in all things" system: any material structure contains traces of rules!

And the material structure of life is essentially its genetic structure, which allows for the cultivation of rules... This is also why, even after stones gain sentience, they can cultivate their own bloodlines...

It's not that stones gain bloodlines *after* gaining sentience; rather, bloodlines exist in all matter from the very beginning: in sand, energy, light, water...

The essence of a bloodline is the structural law of matter, present in all things and in life. Life merely cultivates the rules it contains.

"And what's different here?" Xu Zhi asked.

"Here, bloodlines no longer exist in all things; instead, they are found in unique, exclusive living beings," Empress Nu Yi said, taking a deep breath. "This is incredible!"

"Exclusive?" Xu Zhi gazed into the distance, also discerning the difference in this bloodline universe. This universe was too incomplete, almost like a deformed, defective product.

Each type of rule was contained within the bloodline of only a single organism.

This meant that in this universe, only as many lives as there were rules could cultivate.

For example, if there were only three thousand rules, only three thousand beings could cultivate. Other beings, no matter how heaven-defying their talent, would not even have the possibility of cultivation.

"A deformed universe, even if it manages to sustain life, is inevitably doomed to destruction," Empress Nu Yi murmured, offering her assessment.

But Xu Zhi remained noncommittal, saying, "We still need to see. Wasn't your own bloodline universe also deformed? Didn't it quickly head towards destruction at first?"

Empress Nu Yi's pupils contracted slightly. Yes, without Yi Mang's enlightenment and his decisive cut that introduced imperfections to all things, the universe would indeed have been doomed to destruction.

"Are you saying they will find a way to complete this universe's rules?" Empress Nu Yi's thoughts suddenly became jumbled. "That's right, living beings are the greatest variable in the universe. They are like the water droplets and nutrients for a sapling; they will find ways to save it, complete it, and help it grow vigorously."

"This universe is indeed deformed. Although it is also a bloodline universe, previously bloodlines permeated all things, but now they are centralized... We can call it a Second-Category Bloodline Universe," Xu Zhi stated calmly.

In this regard, Xu Zhi had more insight than Empress Nu Yi, as he had conducted many evolutions and understood the importance of life integrating with the Dao to complete universal rules...

Xu Zhi gazed into the distance.

So incomplete, would it have a chance to be mended, and in what way could this universe be led towards prosperity?