The environment of Skywind Land has grown increasingly harsh.

In such an environment, it’s even difficult to sense the Origin of the rules.

Zhou Yan and Qin Ruyu, along with four others, traversed this realm; the influence of the Rule Power diminished, but the raging sandstorm grew more chaotic, as if the rules were demonized and completely lost control.

Along the way, apart from their initial unresolved issues, gradually, the five developed a harmonious relationship without lingering on past problems. Everything seemed to progress as Zhou Yan hoped, everything naturally unfolded.

The process of Enlightenment is ultimately tedious and lengthy, and this elemental Origin of rules has locked the Void of the Heavenly Road, indeed causing countless geniuses to be confused and perplexed.

Even Zhou Yan, after progressing to a certain level, found this comprehension ceased deepening and seemed to reach a terrifying bottleneck state, irreversibly.

The Enlightenment process was as if locked, with no sign of progression.

As he walked, Zhou Yan gradually faded his desires for these Origin rules, his Mental State becoming serene.

This included Zhao Xiaoxiao and Qin Ruyu, who also gave up Enlightenment after encountering bottlenecks.

The solitude and loneliness along the way were severe, especially noticeable when not pursuing Enlightenment.

The invisible impact encountered by the Eternal Spirit began to magnify.

On the other side, Hong Yuqiao and Yun Shiyin were still contemplating the relationship concerning Earth, Fire, Wind, seemingly making progress.

But Zhou Yan knew deeper things, understood that this path would face similar troubles he was confronting, but certain words couldn’t be spoken, as it could easily lead the Dao astray towards the Evil Spirit Dao.

Such would burst the dangers in the Land of Heavenly Fire, causing the five present lives to perish directly.

... 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

A year.

Two years.

Ten years.

A hundred years.

Three thousand years have passed, there has been no further progress in Enlightenment, yet Zhou Yan’s disposition gradually settled down.

Amidst the sandstorm, Zhou Yan became accustomed to the dry and barren aura, to the tempest and dust environment.

However, on this day, Hong Yuqiao gained a novel understanding of Earth, Fire, Wind, which finally linked Zhou Yan to the racial talents of Speech Spirit, thereby genuinely progressing in comprehension.

Hong Yuqiao comprehended the unknown intertwining rules of Earth Fire and wind, forming a Hell-natured energy, originally abandoned by Qin Ruyu in Enlightenment, but Hong Yuqiao embraced past challenges openly, achieving new understanding.

This Hell-like Destruction power made Zhou Yan think of a certain power of the Vast Vow.

The power deriving from the Vast Vow inherently possesses certain complex traits, these traits showcase a path’s trajectory, which Zhou Yan followed, deciphering some layer of Original rules.

Thus, amidst his unrestful thoughts, long-dormant elements began to surge.

Under the intrigued gaze of the four women, Hong Yuqiao, Qin Ruyu, Zhao Xiaoxiao, and Yun Shiyin, Zhou Yan seemed to transform, interweaving Earth, Fire, Wind elements into a unique, One Qi Three Pure Ones Technique transformation.

This transformation was profoundly unique, aligning well with an Eternal Rule Dao.

Zhou Yan, with Speech Spirit rules, words becoming reality, astonishingly founded the King’s Immortal Principle, forcefully advanced in the Eternal Life Seven Rules Realm at this place, achieving the Triple Peak Realm of Eternal Life Seven Rules.

This progress might seem small, but reaching the later King’s Rules, where different comprehensions and rules merge, is immensely complex; Zhou Yan’s advancement was true accumulation, true foundational eruption.

The endless mist of the ages, honed on the Heavenly Road, precipitated Zhou Yan’s previous continuous progress into accumulation.

The prior speed of progress was extremely astonishing, despite previous experiences and partial memory of the King, but the fundamental base, the inherent self-rule, the self-Origin had yet to accumulate enough.

Now with these ages gone by, with a million years of sedimentation preceding, now thousands more consolidate, finally stabilizing Zhou Yan’s self-Origin.

The fundamental Origin base exists like fine wine; even the most exquisite wine grows more fragrant with age.

Zhou Yan’s transformation drew attention from Qin Ruyu and the four women, who vaguely perceived the changes in Zhou Yan’s situation.

Zhou Yan confidently and gratefully glanced at the four women and said, "I have deciphered the elemental rules here, but these rules are quite abrupt and have indescribable changes. Your lack of understanding is not due to a lack of talent but rather an inherent limitation, likely related to the abilities of the Evil Spirit itself."

Zhou Yan thought it over and shared his insights into the elemental rules of Earth, Fire, and Wind origins and made some explanations.

Qin Ruyu and the others were evidently very surprised, astonished by this distinction in the natural rules.

However, Zhou Yan did not hide this fact. It was not only because he had mastered the basic runes of the Emperor Pattern, but also because all the rules governing him were his self-created King Immortal Principles, whereas Qin Ruyu and the others merely followed Eternal Immortal Principles. This is a qualitative change induced by a quantitative difference, which cannot be bridged.

In other words, what Zhou Yan could suddenly comprehend was impossible for Qin Ruyu and the others to grasp.

Even after Zhou Yan explained, without withholding anything, even though Qin Ruyu and the others couldn’t comprehend, he still elucidated the rules and combinations corresponding to Earth, Fire, and Wind.

Even after the explanation, a talented girl like Hong Yuqiao remained a bit bewildered, unable to understand, as if listening to a Heavenly Book.

And even after listening, moments later, they would naturally forget what Zhou Yan had explained. Although it deeply resonated with their spirits and generated goodwill, nothing substantial remained in their consciousness, not even in the Eternal Spirit.

This situation actually confirmed Zhou Yan’s hypothesis about this Tao.

High-quality rules of origin are indeed matters of a certain level, and without reaching this level, one simply cannot understand them.

Even if they had some opportunities to understand, they would soon forget, and upon encountering it again, they would experience a sense of déjà vu but be unable to recall it.

This is the inability to shoulder the corresponding capabilities.

After Zhou Yan explained twice, Qin Ruyu and the others voluntarily gave up.

"Zhou Yan, since we cannot comprehend these things, there’s no need to force it. We know you’ve tried your best to help us. It’s just that we lack the necessary qualifications. Perhaps this is due to the implicit influence of you once being a king and the Eternal Immortality Principle you’ve created now being closer to the King Immortal Principle,"

Yun Shiyin comforted Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan nodded and said, "Your training journey can only go so far, but now that I’ve understood the Tao here, I can take you to the next Heavenly Stele place. You can consolidate all your insights there, or choose to retreat."

Zhou Yan suggested.

However, he leaned more towards the former, as it posed no danger—Zhou Yan had comprehended the key elemental origins of Skywind Land, meaning nothing here could harm him, even if more perilous places lay ahead.

However, Qin Ruyu and the others were different. Returning meant other possibilities—perhaps the previous Heavenly Stele might be sealed, or unknown dangers stemming from the mutations in the Land of Heavenly Fire could result in their demise. Moving forward meant entrusting themselves completely to Zhou Yan, losing any ability to resist entirely, should Zhou Yan choose to act.

But moving forward would allow for enormous insights at the next Heavenly Stele Land, enabling further exploration into Hell.

There were pros and cons; thus, the crux lay in the decision of the four female beings.

Zhou Yan’s proposal made the four beautiful women fall silent momentarily.

Afterwards, they unhesitantly chose to trust Zhou Yan and continued to follow him.

As such, the road ahead posed greater risks, and the four women were constantly in the unknown dangers, with Zhou Yan facing no threats, leaving him with absolute control over them.

However, Zhou Yan did not act recklessly. Instead, he wrapped the four women with elements, creating a whirlwind of heavenly fire and sand to propel them forward with extreme speed.

This speed was far greater than their previous travel pace.

The journey that took thousands of years was now surpassed within a few breaths.

Three days later, without any pause, Zhou Yan forcefully penetrated through the endless Quicksand Immortal Land, Twilight Sand Sea, and other regions, reaching the edge of Skywind Land.

At the edge of Skywind Land stood a massive Heavenly Stele.

Upon arriving at the Heavenly Stele, Zhou Yan paused slightly, but resolutely led the four women into the Heavenly Stele.

Upon entering the Heavenly Stele, the four women gave Zhou Yan cold looks, all awakening to their Evil Spirit, thus immediately harboring murderous intent towards him.

However, perhaps comprehension was more important, or they believed killing Zhou Yan was too costly under the current circumstances. The four women coldly sat on one side, occupying the cross-shaped Land of Enlightenment.

Zhou Yan could only continue to comprehend his Tao at the central altar.

After that, Zhou Yan organized all his gains this time and, combined with the Speech Spirit Rules, dimly felt that he had a sixty percent understanding of the creator’s thoughts behind the Speech Spirit Rules.