Alert! The Dragon Lord has emerged from seclusion!

Even so, it's only a temporary solution, not a permanent one.

The gaze of the vortex eyes, like the most vicious curse, continued to erode the very essence of their unique constitution.

"That eye must be sealed or destroyed!" Ling Xuzi drew his longsword, and the "Purple Ying Sword," the treasure of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, emitted a clear and melodious sword sound.

"Everyone, let's combine our strength for one strike!"

"good!"

Celestial Master Zhang Qingyuan struck first, activating the secret "Five Thunder Orthodox Method" of Longhu Mountain, with golden lightning tearing through the chaos;

As Master Huiming chanted Buddhist mantras, a golden lotus rose slowly, plunging into the vortex.

High Priest Saru struck the shamanic drum, and the phantom of the ancient war spirit roared forth;

With a gentle wave of her jade hand, the Blue Phoenix Sect Master caused thousands of Gu worms to transform into a torrent of seven colors...

The top experts from all factions unleashed their most powerful abilities without reservation, converging into a devastating torrent that crashed into the eye at the center of the vortex!

This strike was enough to wipe several mountain peaks off the map.

however--

His eyes only blinked once.

That's right, it just blinked.

There were no energy fluctuations, no earth-shattering collisions.

The destructive torrent, which had gathered the power of many experts, disappeared into thin air when it was still ten feet away from our eyes, as if it had hit an invisible wall.

It wasn't neutralized, it wasn't defeated, but rather it was "erased" as if it had never existed.

"The rules... have been altered."

Master Xuanbing gasped, "It 'defined' the rules for that area—'Attacks are null and void'."

"How do we fight this?" Ling Feng gripped the ice spear tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.

"The remnants of the old Heavenly Dao are essentially a collection of rules," Celestial Master Zhang Qingyuan said in a deep voice. "Conventional attacks are ineffective against it, unless... a method containing the same power of rules is used."

The power of rules?

Those at the Nascent Soul stage have barely touched the threshold of the rules; who among those present has?

Everyone's gazes turned to Lin Chen, who was struggling in the ruins, and to the Chaos Seed within him that had cracked open.

Chaos is, in essence, the "source" that transcends any single rule.

"Chen brat!" the Azure Sun Sword Master shouted urgently, "Your Chaos Seed..."

Lin Chen smiled wryly: "The seed... cracked during the reversal ritual just now. I... can't mobilize much power right now."

"It's not a transfer." A weak but clear voice rang out.

It is Su Qingxue.

Her face was ashen, but she forced herself to sit up, her icy blue eyes looking at Lin Chen, then at the faint spiritual light belonging to Luo Yunyi floating in the distance.

"The seed of chaos cracking open, perhaps... is not a bad thing."

She spoke with difficulty: "I have read in the ancient books of the Xuan Yin lineage... In the beginning of chaos, when the seed sprouted, it needed a 'catalyst'."

"The harmonization of seven different primal powers... might be the catalyst."

Her words were like a thunderclap, awakening everyone.

"Seven Stars and Nine Suns... Chaos Returns to One..." Celestial Master Zhang Qingyuan murmured, "Could it be that the true core of Jiang Wuyai's plan is not to sacrifice the Seven Stars to complete the Nine Suns, but rather..."

"Using the Seven Stars as a guide and the Nine Yangs as a foundation, we can nurture the 'germination' of the Chaos Seed, thereby obtaining... power beyond the rules?" Granny Cihang replied, her eyes gleaming.

"Haha...cough cough..." The dying Jiang Wuyai suddenly laughed, blood and foam gushing out. "Now you understand? Too late..."

"The Seven Star Origins have been forcibly awakened by the resonance of my formation, and they are at their most active moment... But the core of the ritual has been destroyed, and they will soon go berserk..."

"Without my control, the Seven Star Origin and the Chaos Seed will simultaneously go berserk... This Ruins of Return, no, the entire East Sea... will be transformed into a Chaos Forbidden Zone..."

"You...all of you...will be buried with me..."

After uttering his last words, the light in his eyes dimmed completely, his head lolled to the side, and he breathed his last.

This leader of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, who had plotted for a thousand years and stirred up countless bloody storms, ultimately died from the aftershocks of the old Heavenly Dao shadow he had summoned, in front of his own son.

But no one had time to reflect.

Because of the eyes within the vortex, the gaze shifted again.

This time, it targeted everyone present who possessed a special physical condition—

Not only Su Qingxue and Ye Qingcheng, but also Shen Qingqiu, Qin Yurou, Chu Ling'er, Mu Qingyao, and the faint spiritual light of Luo Yunyi who had just arrived, all felt a tremor and rejection from the depths of their souls!

"It wants to eliminate the 'abnormality'!" Shen Qingqiu instantly realized that the Medicine Spirit Body was most sensitive to the perception of energy and the essence of life.

"At this moment of conflict between the old and new rules of Heaven, we individuals with special constitutions are the biggest 'abnormal points'!"

As if to confirm her words, the chaotic light in his eyes suddenly intensified!

Seven invisible chains of rules shot out from the vortex, each wrapping around one of the seven women!

These chains ignore physical defenses and target their unique physical constitution directly!

"Don't even think about it!"

Master Zhang Qingyuan, Master Xuanbing, and other experts tried to intercept again, but their attacks touched the chains of rules and were still "erased".

The chains were about to reach him—

"Using oneself as a guide, the seven stars resonate!"

Lin Chen, with a sudden burst of strength, roared out.

He formed an extremely ancient hand seal with his hands—fragments of memories that flooded his mind when the seed of chaos cracked open, from that chaotic figure that was as silent as the stars.

The moment the hand seal was completed, the chaotic seed that had cracked within his body suddenly burst forth with its final brilliance!

It's not an attack, but... a pull!

A gentle yet irresistible attraction emanated from Lin Chen.

The chains of rules that had already wrapped around the seven women paused slightly.

Within the seven women, the special essence that had begun to roam wildly and become disordered due to the interruption of the ritual seemed to hear their mother's call, and they all trembled, then went out of control...

They surged toward Lin Chen!

"Lin Chen!" Su Qingxue exclaimed.

"Don't come any closer!" Ye Qingcheng cried out anxiously.

They could sense that once their essence left their bodies, at best their cultivation would be completely destroyed, and at worst they would die on the spot!

But Lin Chen's eyes held an undeniable resolve.

"Believe me."

His lips moved silently.

The allure of the Chaos Seed is growing stronger.

The first wisp of icy blue Xuan Yin Qi emanated from between Su Qingxue's brows and drifted toward Lin Chen.

Immediately following were the frosty white aura emanating from the back of Ye Qingcheng's neck, the green medicinal spirit aura emanating from Shen Qingqiu's heart, the pale blue cold yin aura in Qin Yurou's palm, the transparent spiritual power on Chu Ling'er's forehead, the vibrant Gu spirit light in Mu Qingyao's dantian, and the last trace of pure Yao Guang starlight in Luo Yunyi's spiritual light...

The seven colors of primordial energy, like seven magnificent streams, crossed space and flowed into Lin Chen's body, pouring into the cracked chaotic seed.

The cracks in the seed, infused with the seven-colored light, not only did not widen, but instead...

The healing process has begun.

No, it's not a simple reconciliation.

It is growing.