Chapter 1316: What is Dimension!

Chapter 1316: What Is Wei!

As he spoke, Xu Qing strode toward the Ancient Immortal. Beneath his feet, the firmament rippled like water disturbed by a stone, sending concentric rings of disturbance outward in every direction.

An aura of primordial antiquity surged forth with each ripple.

This was precisely the manifestation of his divine art—Fishing the Moon from the Well!

This technique had accompanied Xu Qing for many years. Yet as his cultivation ascended, its power and profundity gradually lagged behind. Against those below the Immortal realm, it remained devastatingly sharp—but against a Summer Immortal? Its tier had grown insufficient.

Yet this time, as Xu Qing unleashed it, something about the art felt fundamentally different.

In truth, it was not merely altered—it was transformed at its very essence!

For within it now resided Xu Qing’s own Constitution-Law!

On his journey back to Wanggu, Xu Qing had deeply contemplated his Constitution-Law—and encountered an unknown adversary.

Thus, his return had been slightly delayed.

But through that battle with the mysterious foe, his understanding of his own Constitution-Law had deepened further still.

He knew clearly now: his Constitution differed from that of ordinary Summer Immortals. In terms of tier… his Constitution had already given birth to Law!

Constitution first, Law thereafter.

And Law… belonged to the domain only Sovereign Immortals could command.

“My Constitution-Law… is Wei!”

Wei—profound and unfathomable. In Xu Qing’s enlightenment, it encompassed all things under heaven; outsiders could scarcely grasp even its surface.

Only its true master could fathom its fundamental nature.

“Wei is the deconstruction of complex structures into independent directional axes.”

With every step Xu Qing took, ripples multiplied around him, his aura shaking heaven and earth, while within his mind arose insights into his own Constitution-Law.

“The number of these independent directions is precisely what the character ‘Wei’ signifies.”

“As for its expression—it lies in deconstruction and reintegration.”

“Like taking One and breaking it into countless fragments.”

This realization had crystallized during Xu Qing’s return journey—and simultaneously validated his earlier epiphany amidst the chaotic currents of spacetime.

For true unification meant precisely this: within the domain of deconstruction, gathering all fragmented individualities back into Oneness.

From countless, returning to One.

That was precisely what he had accomplished within the spacetime maelstrom—and thus was born his Constitution-Law of Wei.

“To integrate the countless into One; to split One into the countless.”

“And the adjustments made during this process—the addition or subtraction of components—that is the very manifestation of Wei!”

Xu Qing murmured inwardly.

Yet alongside this clarity, he also sensed faintly that his current state might not yet represent true Oneness!

More accurately, his present unification likely existed only within a limited scope—a bounded Oneness.

“If I regard One as my Dao, then my Constitution-Law can only deconstruct this particular One.”

“Beyond this One… perhaps countless other Ones exist!”

“Just as among deities there are differing godheads, and among cultivators varying Constitutions and Laws—these too are other Ones beyond my Dao-One!”

“To achieve true integration—to become the Absolute One—requires ascending to a far higher tier!!”

Xu Qing’s eyes grew profoundly deep. He understood now—this might well be the path ahead of him.

Once achieved, when no trace of independence remained within his stellar ring, only then would true integration occur: integrating all Constitutions, all Authorities. At that moment, he himself would become the Absolute One—the Source itself.

Though Xu Qing could not yet touch that realm, he could already perceive its direction.

“This must be my future path to Sovereign Immortality!”

“For now, I cannot yet attain true Oneness—but through my Constitution-Law of Wei, my capacity to adjust the deconstruction and reintegration of all things shall yield unimaginable transcendence!”

“My divine arts can be transformed through this method!”

“My spells—even all my treasures—can likewise be elevated!”

“And so, right now…”

A strange radiance flashed in Xu Qing’s eyes. Having taken seven steps forward, just as the Ancient Immortal braced himself with overwhelming dread and surging aura, Xu Qing halted abruptly. Raising his right hand, he swept it forward.

At that gesture, heaven and earth changed color; thunder roared across the world.

Behind him, void cracked open; beneath his feet, endless waves surged.

The entire firmament seemed to transform into the surface of a well filled with water!

Immense turbulence erupted.

Ripples spread across the eight directions of the cosmos, turning sky and land into a celestial well—like an ocean suspended in heaven.

Upon its surface shimmered a reflection.

That reflection was none other than Xu Qing’s own Constitution-Law of Wei!

It was the very painting drawn by the artist of another parallel timeline—the final stroke before death!

In an instant, the painting merged into his divine art, causing the turbulent well-surface to calm abruptly.

Then, at Xu Qing’s will, his Constitution-Law dispersed like ink, beginning a profound deconstruction of the technique.

Specifically, the Fishing the Moon from the Well art comprised four elements: Space, Lunar Reflection, Reality-Illusion, and Belief!

Now, under the dominion of Wei, each was meticulously disassembled.

Space—the medium of void forming the well’s heavens and earth.

Lunar Reflection—the enemy’s projection refracted upon the water’s surface as soul-image.

Reality-Illusion—the reversal of truth and falsehood, using cyclical force to transform illusion into reality, making the fished moon-reflection a genuine soul.

Finally, Belief—the driving power drawn from conviction, manifesting as the great hand that scoops everything from the water’s surface.

Before becoming a Summer Immortal—and before comprehending the Constitution-Law of Wei—even if Xu Qing understood this art, he could never have dissected it so thoroughly.

Now, however, the essence of Fishing the Moon from the Well appeared before his mind—clear yet abstract—broken into distinct pieces,

Ready for his manipulation, ready to be elevated!

Thus, the first element he adjusted was the spatial component of the art!

He amplified it!

Instantly expanding its previously limited spatial scope—from a single well beneath heaven and earth into an infinite well capable of containing all parallels, all timelines.

Moreover, he raised the art’s tier so it could now encompass even a Summer Immortal!

This was My Wei—as a Well!

As the adjustment completed, the skies above Wanggu blurred, merging with the starry expanse. Rings of ripples enveloped everything, layer upon layer unfolding within—revealing ten thousand realms.

A dreadful pressure descended with thunderous force, shaking the mountains and halting the rivers in their courses.

All living beings trembled in their hearts; every race stood aghast; even the gods suppressed their thoughts in silent dread.

Even Seventh Uncle drew in a sharp breath at this moment.

The ancient immortal’s expression changed drastically in an instant.

From Xu Qing’s body, he sensed an overwhelming peril of life and death. In a blur, he shot straight toward Xu Qing—

determined to interrupt the manifestation of that very technique before it could unleash its lethal power upon him!

With a single step, he closed the distance in a violent rush.

Yet Xu Qing’s adjustments, though seemingly slow, were in truth completed instantly—effortless as a mere flicker of thought!

Almost the moment the ancient immortal drew near, the art “Moon from the Well,” now augmented by spatial expansion, had its extracted moonlight reflections further empowered!

It ascended in an instant!

Its tier surged directly upward!

No longer limited to reflecting only souls—it now encompassed causality, fate, time, parallel existences, and every trace imaginable within its domain.

This was… Omniscient Reflection!

Then Xu Qing infused his own immortal will into belief, reinforced reversal of reality and illusion with the power of parallels, and achieved the ultimate ascension of “Moon from the Well”!

In the blink of an eye, the technique transformed utterly!

The vast heavens and earth, the myriad realms and timelines—even all parallel worlds—became the surface of the well!

Locking the ancient immortal’s charging form in place!

Within the water of the well-surface, the ancient immortal’s soul appeared abruptly—

reflected inside!

Indeed, in that instant, all his causality, all his fate, even the entire trajectory of his existence, were mirrored omnisciently within the well-water.

This was no longer merely “Moon from the Well.” This was a new divine art capable of annihilating immortals!

And Xu Qing’s voice, imbued with supreme authority, now rang like celestial decree throughout Wanggu:

“Plucking Stars from the Firmament!”

As he spoke, he raised his right hand. His immortal will roared forth, coalescing into a colossal palm—reaching into the well as if to pluck a star—

and seized the reflected image of the ancient immortal along with all his traces…

in one sudden, decisive grasp!

The ancient immortal shuddered violently. He felt his causality twisted, his fate interfered with, his life disturbed, his soul tearing apart.

The sense of mortal peril surged to unbearable intensity.

He understood clearly: before this celestial art of “Plucking Stars from the Firmament,” every trace of his being—spanning time, space, and parallel realms—was utterly enshrouded.

Nowhere could he flee.

Yet… astonishingly, he chose not to resist. Instead, he dispersed his own immortal will, allowing Xu Qing to take what he would.

As annihilation loomed imminent—his causality, life, and fate all on the verge of being ripped away—at the critical moment, the ancient immortal, who resembled a corpse risen from the grave, let silver radiance blaze brighter than ever before in his eyes.

“To remain outside the game is to never comprehend your Dao…”

“Now, old man enters your Dao with his very body—and finds your Dao to be precisely this. Truly, you are a peerless genius.”

“But…”

Gazing at Xu Qing through the water’s surface, the ancient immortal spoke hoarsely—

even as an aura of his Dao, far mightier than before, erupted explosively from his frame.

“In my day, I too was a peerless genius! These thirty years—you have grown, but so too have my external thoughts returned.”

“And my Dao… is not merely the concept of ‘infinity’!”

“You wished to see it, did you not? Then look closely—what exactly is this old man’s Dao!”

As he spoke, the ancient immortal’s momentum exploded outward, twisting wind and cloud, collapsing the void—not only affecting Wanggu, but every region and timeline within the well-surface of Xu Qing’s art.

Moreover, as the essence of his Dao churned violently, the reflection within the well-water underwent changes bordering on the inconceivable!

His reflected soul seemed infinitely existent—no matter how much Xu Qing scooped, it could never be exhausted!

Likewise, the causality of his life mirrored beside it appeared endless—as if his causality itself were infinite!

Even the trajectories of his fate reflected the same: fate without end!