The path of the human physical body.
This path, Chen Fan had never walked, so within the River of Rules, it was a new path.
Bang, bang, bang.
In the middle of the interwoven, chaotic river, explosive roars sounded one after another.
A tragic scene was unfolding.
Lü Feng's physical body was being shattered repeatedly.
The rules in a state of chaos possessed extremely strong attack power.
Towards intruders, they were naturally hostile.
Chen Fan had experienced this situation, Yan Meng had experienced it… many had experienced it.
Opening a new path was difficult.
Chen Fan stood on the shore, watching quietly.
He could not stop what was happening below.
This was Lü Feng's opportunity, one he needed to find himself.
If he were to intervene and help, it might sever his chance of finding the grand path of the physical body.
Therefore, he could only watch.
Time, slowly flowed.
Everything in the outside world was no longer worth caring about.
Opening the path of the physical body was too important to the River of Rules.
Its importance even surpassed absorbing the destructive origin of the Crazy Realm, second only to the news of divine artifacts.
"Bang."
Lü Feng's physical body exploded once more.
Figures walked out of the river, the other eleven had already connected their Great Daos.
Their auras had weakened slightly compared to before.
The issue of time, as long as they were given enough time to bathe in the River of Rules, they would grow stronger.
"City Lord."
The group bowed in thanks.
At this moment, they had completely become people of the City Lord's realm.
Their lives and deaths were completely under his control.
However, no one worried about this.
"I have a question for you all." Chen Fan said.
"City Lord, please speak."
"In the Immortal Realm, among the myriad rules, is there a path of the physical body?"
When Lü Feng had severed his Dao earlier, Chen Fan hadn't paid close attention.
Or rather, he hadn't paid attention to anyone severing their Dao.
There was nothing he could do; seeing such things too often naturally made one lose interest.
"Yes, there is."
One person replied, "I am from the Northern Continent of the Immortal Realm. Legend has it that Emperor Hei cultivated the path of the physical body."
Emperor Hei.
One of the Five Great Heavenly Emperors.
Legend claimed he was the most mysterious of the Heavenly Emperors.
While other Heavenly Emperors would occasionally manifest divine techniques, this Emperor Hei of the North seemed indifferent to everything.
Compared to the tranquility of the other four continents, the Northern Continent was in perpetual warfare.
It was said that once, a civil war within the Northern Continent led to almost all powerful figures perishing, with many half-emperors also dying, yet Emperor Hei still did not appear.
Of course, no one dared to speculate that Emperor Hei was no longer alive.
No one dared to.
When a Heavenly Emperor falls, the heavens weep blood.
Without such an omen, it proved that Emperor Hei was still alive.
And that mysterious Emperor Hei had achieved the Heavenly Emperor fruit position through his physical body.
"Besides Emperor Hei, is there anyone else?" Chen Fan asked again.
"This…"
The person who spoke could not answer.
Chen Fan rephrased his question: "All of you, think carefully. Among the human race, are there any other cultivators who achieved Dao through their physical bodies?"
The group exchanged glances, and finally, all of them shook their heads.
"Never heard of any."
If the City Lord hadn't brought it up, they truly hadn't considered it.
Upon closer thought, Lü Feng seemed to be the only powerful cultivator they knew who walked the path of the physical body.
"Then, when Lü Feng severed his Dao just now, did you notice anything?"
"…"
"City Lord, I noticed." One person spoke hesitantly.
"Describe the situation then."
Lü Feng's situation did not seem simple.
He had been in the river for so long, yet his opponent had still not found the rule of the physical body's path.
The frail figure spoke, "Just now, Lü Feng and I severed our Daos together, and we were standing next to each other. When Lü Feng severed his Dao, it seemed… it seemed…"
"Seemed what?"
"I cannot quite explain it. It is just that when I severed my Dao, the rules would fluctuate violently, but when Lü Feng severed his Dao, I did not perceive any fluctuation at all, yet I saw his rules break apart…"
These words made Chen Fan frown even more.
What was going on?
Severing one's Dao should certainly involve an outburst of power.
This was impossible.
Various thoughts churned in his mind, but no answer emerged.
"I'll go take a look."
Chen Fan decided he would not wait idly and jumped directly into the chaotic River of Rules.
Even he, the master of the River of Rules, was affected by the washing of the chaotic rules.
Chaos had no consciousness.
"Ah…"
At this moment, another scream was heard.
In the river, Lü Feng's physical body exploded once more.
"Gather."
With a wave of his hand, Chen Fan summoned the Great Dao of Life.
The physical body condensed once again.
"Thank… thank you, City Lord." Lü Feng's face was deathly pale, and he gasped for breath.
Ahead lay endless chaos.
But nothing could be seen within that chaos; it was shrouded in mist.
Vaguely, an incredibly terrifying aura was gestating within.
That mist… seemed to be concealing something.
"Still haven't found it?" Chen Fan asked.
"No."
"Let me ask you a question."
"City Lord, please."
"When you were severing your physical body's Dao just now, why did it not cause the rules to become chaotic?"
Severing one's Dao would definitely cause a power surge.
"...I don't know either."
Lü Feng was silent for a moment before replying, "I saw the scene when others severed their Daos, but when I severed mine, nothing happened. I don't know how to explain it, but my Dao was indeed severed."
"Then, when you were connected to the Immortal Realm's physical body's path previously, what did you feel during your cultivation… or rather, could you see the human race's physical body's Great Dao?"
"I couldn't see it."
Lü Feng's answer was extremely firm, "My cultivation is the weakest among these people, only at the Great Perfection of the Supreme Realm. I couldn't see the path ahead. The physical body's path in the Immortal Realm seems… seems to only allow cultivation up to the Great Perfection of the Supreme Realm."
"Hmm?"
Chen Fan was astonished, "That's not right. Emperor Hei of the North cultivated the path of the physical body and is a Heavenly Emperor realm expert. It's impossible for there to be no path ahead.
The Great Dao has no end, so there's no such thing as Emperor Hei solely occupying a path. Why can't you find the path forward?"
"I truly don't know."
Speaking to this point, Lü Feng sighed, "Actually, when I was cultivating, I had a feeling…"
"What feeling?"
"The physical body's path in the Immortal Realm, it seems… it was severed by someone."
Severed?
If this speculation were true, then what about Emperor Hei?
Emperor Hei was definitely human; that was a hundred percent certain.
Emperor Hei could cultivate to the Emperor realm through the path of the physical body, so why was it severed for Lü Feng?
More and more questions arose.
The two continued their conversation.
During their talk, Lü Feng did not stop searching for the path of the physical body.
But no matter how he searched, despite his physical body shattering repeatedly, he could not find that incredibly powerful path of the physical body.
"Hum."
The mist ahead continued to churn.
"City Lord."
Lü Feng's tone suddenly became much more serious.
He pointed to the mist and said, "I feel like something is waiting for me ahead…"
"Is it the path of the physical body?"
"I don't know."
Lü Feng shook his head, "But I can feel a strong attraction."
"…"
Chen Fan did not reply immediately.
They had reached the end of the River of Rules here.
The outer river had been traversed by the two of them.