“After I attained enlightenment, I went beyond the heavens and witnessed the birth and death of the worlds on the shores of the Chaos Sea.
There are no Three Pure Ones in the Chaos Sea to preach the truth to the heavens, and the world that was born is also without law and order. "
"There is a supreme god descending into the sea of chaos. When he enters a dream, all realms are born, and when he wakes up, all realms are destroyed. His status is comparable to that of a great Dao Fruit.
In the vast universe, the blind and foolish god plays the sound of disorder. The intelligent creatures and mundane creations that are born are only a moment in the universe, and everything will eventually return to disorder.
In a bizarre world, there are creatures called weird things. The weird things are assimilated with the avenue and cannot be killed. One can only control and limit the weird things with one's own body. However, there will be a time when one will be assimilated by the avenue of weirdness.
There are mortal creatures who study the laws of the universe and call it technology. Civilization flourishes and its population spreads across the starry sea in just ten thousand years. However, in one day, the cornerstone of technology collapses completely. The so-called laws of the universe are just momentary fireworks seen by mortal creatures.
”
In the narration of Vairocana Tathagata, one strange and bizarre world after another descended into the temple, corroding the entire Luotian Realm with its lawless and disorderly state.
Shen Yuan could see that all the order in his sight was slowly collapsing under the narration of Vairocana Tathagata, who was using the Luotian Realm as the foundation to explain his own teachings.
Shen Yuan had already caught a glimpse of the entropy he described in the Xuanhuang Realm, but he never thought that when he truly described the Tao, he would be able to shake the realm opened up by the Tao Fruit.
“That’s ridiculous!”
“Arrogant!”
"Do you want to use the Supreme Dao Ancestor as a foundation to achieve the Dao Fruition?"
In the Taoist temple, seven Daluo shouted fiercely, revealing the origin of the Great Dao that they had mastered.
Yin and Yang, stars, time and space, cause and effect, life and death. All kinds of great ways descended into the Luotian Realm and began to resonate at this moment. The supreme power sweeping across the heavens swallowed up the Luotian Realm like a wave of time and space.
Those who are chosen by the Great Lord of Morality to sit on the throne of Daoguo are all the most powerful Daluo masters in the heavens.
The fact that they can stand here means that there is an irreconcilable contradiction between them and Vairocana Tathagata.
If Vairocana Tathagata really achieves enlightenment through the way of entropy, the heavens will inevitably collapse. This is the future they do not want to see.
The seven Daluo attacked together. Even though their cultivation had been suppressed to the state of Hedao, the manifestation of the origin of the Dao still surpassed the limitation of the realm, and was enough to destroy the heavens and cut off the long river of history.
The Great Sun Tathagata stood in the center of the dojo, still smiling at the combined efforts of the seven Daluo, and shook his head slightly and said loudly:
"I am telling you about my journey through the Chaos Sea only to make you understand a truth."
He slowly raised his right hand, and a dim yellow sun rapidly expanded in his hand, engulfing everything around the Tathagata.
Just like the sounding of a huge bell announcing the end of all realms, wherever the evening sun shines, whether it is yin and yang, the stars, time and space, cause and effect, all the great ways collapse at this moment.
The boiling origin of the Great Dao was drying up rapidly like a pond under the shining sun, and the Daluo who mastered the origin of the Great Dao were like stranded fish, unable to mount any resistance against the blazing sun.
The collapse of all paths seemed to announce the future of the heavens.
In this ruined Luotian Realm, only the Great Sun Tathagata stood in the center of the dojo, clasped his hands together and chanted loudly:
“The so-called Great Dao is nothing more than the order created by the Three Pure Ones from chaos.
Compared with the almost endless disorder, the order brought by the Tao is so short-lived and so insignificant.
The great way of the heavens will eventually pass away, only disorder is eternal.
And this is entropy!"
Under the final sunset, the origins of all paths along with the seven great Luo Dharma bodies shattered and disappeared into the Luotian Realm.
It all happened so quickly that Shen Yuan didn't even have the chance to stop it.
At this point, only Shen Yuan and Vairocana Tathagata were left in the entire temple.
He expelled seven Daluo with a wave of his hand, but it seemed that Vairocana Tathagata had only done a trivial thing and slowly turned his gaze to Shen Yuan.
"Donghua Shaoyang? No! The Supreme Daoist from Xuanhuang World, we finally meet."
Vairocana Tathagata restrained his breath and spoke to Shen Yuan with a smile on his face.
“During the three thousand reincarnations of the heavens, Great Yuanshi Tianzun attracted countless fish from all realms. Most of them died early, but there were also some strong ones who could face me.
The twenty-four guardian gods of the heavens have been replaced dozens of times due to the efforts of many fish, but you are the only one who truly sits on the throne of Taoism and understands the truth.
What virtue and ability do you have that the Three Pure Ones would place all their treasures on you alone?"
Shen Yuan was somewhat curious: "Those seven Daluo are also part of the plan of the Three Pure Ones. Why do you think I am the biggest enemy?"
“The Four Imperial Emperors, the Innate Gods, and the Ancestors of Earthly Immortals, these sacred beings are indeed extraordinary in the universe, but they are ultimately just creatures born under the order of the Great Dao.
Without experiencing the vastness of entropy, one cannot glimpse the true meaning of disorder, and can only sink into the short-lived path of order.
This kind of people are not worthy of competing with me."
There was a slight pause in his words, and a strange look appeared on Vairocana Tathagata's face.
“What’s more, their past and future have all been destroyed by me, and they can only survive in the eternal time and space of the Luotian Dharma Assembly of the Worlds.
How can such a defeated general compete with me?"
Vairocana Tathagata took a step towards Shen Yuan.
"There is no point in saying more. Let me see the real trump card of the Three Pure Ones Great Celestial Venerable in planning the Three Thousand Great Reincarnations of the Universe!"
With one step down, the light of dusk finally fell on Shen Yuan.
Facing the brilliance of the setting sun, Shen Yuan could now truly understand what kind of terrifying force the seven Daluo masters were facing.
Everything is perishing at this moment. This is not caused by external forces, but by the collapse of its own order.
In the absence of external forces, matter will become increasingly chaotic. This is the essence of entropy and the process from order to disorder.
No matter how hard a substance is, the atoms inside it will eventually decay. No matter how bright a star is, there will be a day when it will be completely extinguished.
This is the destination that cannot be escaped by the world, the universe, or the entire heavens and worlds.
Vairocana Tathagata comprehended the great Dao through entropy and realized the end of the transition from order to disorder. Even the seven Daluo could not compete with him.
Because the origin of the Great Dao possessed by Daluo represents order, they will eventually move towards disorder.
This process is likely to be extremely long. Daluo transcends time and space, and will not fall even if the heavens collapse and the universe is destroyed. However, as long as entropy increases, it means the possibility of moving towards disorder.
And as long as this possibility exists, it will be swallowed up by the end brought about by the path of entropy.
He understood the cause and effect in an instant, and the Dharma image of the Great Dao appeared behind Shen Yuan. The magnificent Dharma image that smelted the magical powers of the Heavenly Gang and the Earthly Demons actually caused the Path of Entropy to stagnate for a moment at the moment it appeared.
But just the next moment, an even more turbulent wave rushed towards Shen Yuan, and the sunset was almost approaching Shen Yuan.
"So it's the smelting of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Demon Dharma!"
"Want to anchor yourself by melting the one and only in this world and among all worlds?
If you could master all the magical powers of the Heavenly Gang and the Earthly Demons, I might still be a little bit afraid of you, but it is ultimately useless at this moment. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Vairocana Tathagata took another step forward, and the great Dharma image that fused all the heavenly and earthly evil ways began to show signs of collapse.
Shen Yuan stared at Vairocana with a sharp gaze, his expression calm and fearless.
The status of Daozi was bestowed upon him. The entire Luotian Realm seemed to be responding to Shen Yuan, the only remaining disciple among the Hundred Schools. Shen Yuan spoke in a deep voice, as if he was carrying the will of heaven:
"Tao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things!"
The magnificent decree resounded throughout the Luotian Realm. The great Dao of heaven and earth resonated at this moment. The Luotian Realm, which had been mostly destroyed in the chaos caused by the spread of entropy, was gradually restored under this decree.
The great way gives rise to all things and is the basis of order.
The brilliant sunset sun was forcibly suppressed in the completed Luotian Realm, and even the way of entropy was suppressed to some extent. In the collision between disorder and order, Luotian Realm finally had the upper hand.
“The Supreme Dao Fruit!”
Vairocana Tathagata finally put away the smile on his face and stared intently at the changing world in the Luotian Realm.
Although he was close to the Dao Fruit, he still failed to take the last step. Even if the Dao of Disorder and Entropy restrained the Dao of Order, it would still be suppressed by the Dao Fruit.
At this moment, Shen Yuan finally got a chance to catch his breath, and the Dharma image of the Great Dao began to actively merge with the ten directions of heaven and earth of Luotian Realm.
Luotian Realm was opened up for the Taoist fruit of the Supreme Taoist Ancestor. Shen Yuan had been trying to comprehend the mysteries of Luotian Realm, but he never found the way.
It was not until the seven Daluo were defeated by Vairocana Tathagata and Shen Yuan was the only one left among the hundreds of schools that Shen Yuan immediately sensed the mystery of the Tao fruit from between heaven and earth.
Shen Yuan once used the hands of trial-takers from all over the world to collect top-notch treasures in order to comprehend all kinds of mysterious magical powers.
Tao gives birth to all things, the gate to the mysterious female, the great sound is silent, it is in harmony with light and dust, and existence is born from non-existence. These are the mysterious great ways that Tai Shang Dao Guo showed to Luo Tianjie. Only when the great ways converged did they turn into the so-called top treasures of heaven and earth.
However, since these are all transformed from the Supreme Dao Fruit, even if Shen Yuan comprehends the mysteries within them, he can only use them within the Luotian Realm. If he leaves the Luotian Realm, his abilities will be greatly weakened.
Shen Yuan didn't understand the reason at first, until he entered Luotian Realm again and then he realized the mystery.
而这散落至整个罗天界的太上道果，便是三清大天尊为沈渊留下的最大帮助。
“你以为借助太上道果便能够战胜我？
这终究只是太上道果，而非你之道果，假借别人之力如何能够与熵抗衡？”
大日如来不再有任何留手，右手五指张开一方佛国自掌中显现。
但在佛国之内，却是遍布众生尸骸的诡异景象。
白骨菩萨爬上十二品金莲拈花而笑、生有八百头颅的罗汉怒目苍穹、灵山化作一尊石佛吞噬一切朝圣者。
混乱在这一方佛国之中演绎到了极致。
随着大日如来降下目光，无论是白骨菩萨、怒目罗汉、石佛灵山，皆在瞬间烟消云散，只余下了一轮腐朽大日冲破佛国束缚降临于罗天界之内。
不只是这一方佛国，在青冥大世界、沧澜大世界，乃至于三十六重天上，一轮轮大日破开界域冲入无尽虚空之中。
这是熵之道腐化堕落一界所孕育出的大日，亦是混乱与无序的象征。
而在诸天之上，那一颗破碎的太阳星上，腐朽的太阳宫轰然坍塌将其中尸骸埋葬，随后太阳星绽放着昏黄的光辉冲入了无尽虚空深处。
当一轮轮大日降临于罗天界之时，道生万物所维系的秩序再次崩塌。
“玄牝之门！”
大道敕令再次响彻天地，太上道果演化出巨大的门户，源源不断的天地大道从玄牝之门中涌出修补天地秩序。
可随着黄昏大日逐渐增多，连玄牝之门的修补速度都无法赶上罗天界秩序崩溃的速度，毁灭本就比创造更加容易。
大道法相融入罗天界的进度顿时变得生涩，稳固的法相再次有了崩溃之象。
大日如来俯视着沈渊缓缓道：
“你可知，为何缔造罗天界的是道德大天尊，而非元始亦或是灵宝？”
沈渊没有做出回应，只是神情凝重地控制着大道法相努力驾驭太上道果。
“原因很简单，元始大天尊为创始之道，掌天地开辟之时。
灵宝大天尊为终末之道，掌诸界崩灭之时。
两位大天尊分别在天地开辟、诸界崩灭之时独掌大道，其实力处于全盛之时连我亦需避其锋芒。
唯有道德大天尊为存续之道，唯有诸界延续之时才能发挥出最强实力，独掌诸天的现在。
太上道果溯其根源，乃是道德大天尊化身太上道祖以存续之道传道诸天而成，为诸道之源，是最为克制熵的道果。
然纵使太上道祖也无法阻止大道崩塌，诸界终末的到来，只能以灵宝灭世而后元始创世，延续着一个又一个的诸天大轮回。”
“所以，太上道果根本无法阻止我！”
下一刻，一轮黄昏大日破开虚空界域，降临于罗天界之中。
这一轮黄昏大日威势之强，远胜之前黄昏大日百倍，就连沈渊也忍不住望向那一轮大日。
高悬于诸天之上的太阳星被熵所堕化，成为了诸界无序的源头。
随着太阳星降临那一刻，整座罗天界开始走向不可逆转的崩坏，无序正在侵蚀整座玄黄界。
大地之上所有水源被太阳星所蒸发，代表着上善若水的太上道果消散于罗天界之内。
黄昏大日之下罗天界陷入了永恒的沉寂，大音希声亦崩溃于天地间，回归道德大天尊之身。
玄牝之门坍塌、和光同尘磨灭、就连天长地久也消散于罗天界中。
道果所化的大道不断消失，正如那崩溃的罗天界一般，唯有大道法相在太上道果的庇护之下勉强支撑，但失败似乎是早已注定的事情。
大日如来缓步走到沈渊身前，此刻祂的人类身躯已经消失，在熵之道下万物皆堕入无序，纵使是祂也无法例外。
站在此地的大日如来好似由无数混乱线条拼凑而成，显露在外表的只是信息，在其内部早已超越了生灵的概念。祂，好似化作了熵本身。
“抵抗，终究是徒劳的。”
无序的声音早已失去了其本身的意义，化作了简短的信息概念。
话音落下，一只手掌缓缓抬起，向着大道法相落下。
掌落之处，诸天大日坠落！
与此同时，沈渊的目光也迎上了失去生灵概念的大日如来。
“找到了。”
而后，大道敕令再次于天地间响起。
“有生于无！”
太上道果之一，有生于无。
这本是沈渊在上一次诸界罗天法会中，解析顶尖天材地宝所掌握的大道。
沈渊知晓太上道果为诸天传道之果后，便强行以大道法相融合罗天界，便是为了寻觅这有生于无的根源。
在他身上，还有另一个东西与有生于无概念紧密相连。
那便是残缺的天罡第一无上大神通——斡旋造化。
而这源自太上道果的有生于无，本就是斡旋造化的一部分！
随着大道敕令响彻残缺的罗天界，清晰地道果波动出现在沈渊身上，在沈渊唤动大道敕令的那一刻，有生于无便已然归位。
斡旋造化已补完！
天罡第一无上神通重现世间，下一刻伴随着沈渊念头闪过，斡旋造化开始显现出无上大神通的真实威能。
天罡大神通第二位：颠倒阴阳，归位！
天罡大神通第三位：移星换斗，归位！
天罡大神通第四位：回天返日，归位！
残缺的斡旋造化可以执掌无主天罡大神通，而恢复完整的斡旋造化以无中生有，可缔造出真正的天罡大神通。
伴随着一道道天罡真意闪过，大道法相之上天罡、地煞尽数圆满。
原本只是保留着大罗层次的大道法相，直接迈出了巨大的一步，天罡地煞归位间好似有无上境界呈现于沈渊眼前。
那无上境界好似一个圆环，既为诸道之因、亦为诸道之果。
大道法相融入沈渊身躯，化作那诸道因果。
刹那间，一切天罡地煞皆为沈渊所掌，此世唯一、诸世唯一特性尽数圆满。
目光瞥视大日如来落下的手掌，以及那遍及诸天的黄昏大日，沈渊心底念头闪动。
“灭！”
罗天界在这一刻彻底崩灭，连带着天穹之上一轮轮黄昏大日也尽数陷入沉寂。
一念生，诸界灭！
“天罡地煞圆满，因果唯一！
怎么可能，你竟能一步踏入半步道果之境！”
大日如来震天怒吼之声响彻寰宇，那已经失去了生灵的形体散发着名为愤怒的概念。
祂执掌熵之道，连三清大天尊都不曾畏惧，更不要说一位新生的半步道果。
祂真正愤怒的源头在于，第二位半步道果诞生会引动道果仪典。
这意味着祂原本布局诸天的道果仪典已经被破坏，诸天无法容纳两位半步道果晋升。
除非祂能将沈渊彻底抹杀重启仪典，否则再无登临道果的可能。
可半步道果已经超脱概念，纵使诸天寂灭、混沌海归墟，亦无法抹去道果的存在。
“除非.除非演化无限熵之道，在无穷无尽的熵增之中沉沦道果，才有抹杀一位半步道果的可能！”
熵代表着无序，而沈渊掌天罡地煞因果唯一，本身所行乃是秩序之道。
若是能以熵增无序击破其尚未完成的道果，便有再登临道果的可能。
此刻，大日如来毅然选择彻底放弃了自身的形体，任由其熵增概念吞没罗天残界、无尽虚空，以及刚刚踏入半步道果之境的沈渊。
熵增迅速吞没了一切，残破的界域顷刻崩解，就连无尽虚空也在此刻失去了概念。
在这一方空寂的宇宙之中，没有黄昏大日、没有诸界终末、没有时空因果，有的只是一片无序的虚无。
沈渊明白，熵想以这样的方式将他击败，重新夺取争夺道果的资格。
沈渊踱步在这空寂的宇宙中，右手抬起开天辟地之光撕裂此方宇宙，混沌退散演化出一方世界。
然而演化出的世界规则混乱无序，在其不久之后便轰然坍塌，一切再次回归永恒的沉寂。
沈渊在这一方空寂的宇宙之中不断开辟创世，可纵使以天罡地煞缔造秩序，可在无限熵增之下终究会重归无序。
时间在这里失去了概念，沈渊只记得他开辟了十二万九千五百九十九座不同的世界，最终却依旧无法抵挡无限熵增重归寂灭。
一切好似已经注定，熵要以这样的方式磨灭沈渊的道果。
终于，沈渊放弃了建立秩序世界的想法。
他汇聚空寂宇宙之中的所有物质，将其压缩为一个奇点，任由物质在极限压缩之后彻底爆发。
恍若开天辟地的大爆炸席卷空寂宇宙，炙热的高温伴随着无数物质抛射而出，向着整座空寂宇宙扩散。
沈渊没有介入这个过程，亦没有选择缔造规则，而是任由这一方宇宙以混乱的规则自行演化。
在肉眼可以看见的时间尽头里，大爆炸抛射的物质将会蔓延至无限远，宇宙将会在膨胀之中燃尽一切物质，而后彻底消亡。
在这过程之中，熵增所带来的无序时刻变化着宇宙。
宇宙时而从跃升至十一维度，又在顷刻间跌落至二维平面。
Time was accelerated by hundreds and thousands of times, and then suddenly came to a standstill.
The speed of light can spread throughout the entire universe in an instant, and sometimes it moves slowly on a cosmic scale like an old man.
The rules are constantly changing. On the scale of the universe, it seems that another rule will appear in the next second. It seems that no order can be established under such changing rules.
On a long scale of billions of times, everything is moving in an orderly manner towards the end of the universe.
Shen Yuan stood quietly in the center of the universe, watching the evolution of the entire disordered universe.
During this process, he did not interfere at all, just waiting for an answer.
If it had only gotten this far, it would seem that the victory of entropy was inevitable.
But Entropy did not seem to realize that the universe created by the endless void and the Luotian Realm was too vast, and any changes on the scale of the universe could bring infinite possibilities if reduced to a star or a planet.
Finally, on an inconspicuous planet in the universe, lightning bombarding the atmosphere brought the first life called microorganisms.
“Is this considered life?”
A sneer sounded in Shen Yuan's ears, and the disordered changes in rules engulfed this original life.
However, in the vast universe, there are still countless planets undergoing similar changes. These microorganisms sank into the primordial ocean and began the long evolution of life.
Every time the disordered rules change, a group of lives will be swallowed up, and at the same time, life that adapts to the new rules will evolve.
They walked onto land from the primitive ocean and became the overlords of the land.
During this process, there were several changes in the disordered rules, but the short-lived disordered rules on the scale of the universe became rules that lasted for thousands of years in the eyes of living creatures.
Time and again, disordered rules have buried populations of creatures, but there will always be populations that adapt to the rules of this era for thousands of years and are born and reproduce.
Even some special groups began to understand the rules and maintained the long-term evolution of life.
At this moment, entropy seemed to sense fear, and it interfered with the rules of disorder and sent down a meteorite, wiping out that population.
During this process, Shen Yuan only saved some inconspicuous ethnic groups and did not directly interfere like En.
After another change of disordered rules, a race called humans came onto the stage of the planet.
They are so weak compared to other creatures, but they began to analyze the rules in that primitive ignorance.
In an era of disorder, natural flames disappeared from the world. Someone concluded that friction could generate heat, and thus the method of drilling wood to make fire was born.
In another chaotic era, human bodies became weaker, so some people discovered that stones could be sharpened to hurt wild beasts, and began to make weapons to hunt wild beasts.
Civilizations succeed each other in an era of disorder. Even if unsolvable rules of disorder emerge, the fire of civilization will be extinguished and rekindled by successors.
"impossible!"
It lost its form and merged into the entropy of this universe, roaring. Its rage spread across hundreds of millions of light years and destroyed half of the observable universe.
The civilization that had escaped the Age of Chaos several times finally perished completely.
However, among the countless surviving stars, life was born again.
It is the third closest star to a star system, and most of its surface is covered by ocean.
The seeds of civilization are planted again at this moment.
"Why is this?"
The question of entropy resounds throughout the universe.
Shen Yuan stood above the universe, staring at the star quietly.
“Entropy does represent disorder, it represents a certain finality.
But if this process of disordered evolution is extended infinitely, it is possible for order to emerge.”
“When a monkey randomly swings a stick to write a pattern, there is a high probability that what it draws will just be meaningless lines.
But if there are an infinite number of monkeys, there must be one that can paint a masterpiece by a peerless master. Infinity brings infinite variables and possibilities. "
“As you said, the heavens originated from disorder and will eventually return to disorder.
But the original order was also born out of disorder."
“And this is what it means to be born from nothing!”
As the words fell, the underlying order of the universe froze at this moment, and the invisible shackles shattered.
Entropy, which was willing to erase its own concept of life in order to kill Shen Yuan, finally merged into this universe at this moment.
The universe will still die in infinite expansion, and chaotic eras will still change, but there will be no interference from the will of living beings, only the results of natural evolution.
Entropy is not dead, but it has lost its living will. Even the concept of its existence has been swallowed up by disorder, and it is no longer possible for it to achieve the Tao.
Without the constraints of entropy, the only fruit of cause and effect is completely fulfilled.
In front of Shen Yuan's eyes, a hazy realm quietly emerged.
Shen Yuan stepped in and saw a kind-looking old man sitting on one side of the chessboard. Behind him was a dignified middle-aged man with a jade-like face and a sword-wielding young man with a sharp aura.
On the other side of the chessboard, the monk threw away the chess piece in his hand with a bitter look on his face. The emperor in gorgeous clothes and crown sneered disdainfully, and the graceful lady looked gently at Shen Yuan who had just stepped into this place.
"Okay, Fellow Daoist Shen is here, it's time to restart the game."
The old man waved his sleeves lightly, and the traces left by entropy began to be erased. Everything in the heavens returned to the starting point, and the entropy that eroded the heavens seemed to have never existed from the beginning.
The chessboard that everyone was gathered around changed and turned into a map of the universe, with stars floating in it, performing endless changes.
"Since this chessboard was created by Fellow Daoist Shen, we should ask Fellow Daoist Shen to make his move first."
"Daoyou, please!"
Shen Yuan's expression remained unchanged. He strode to the chessboard and placed a chess piece on the Tianyuan position.
"This child is named: Earth!"