Though the confrontation atop Primordial Sacred Mountain had temporarily subsided, undercurrents still surged within the Sanctuary. Although the Sanctuary Pope's faith had wavered under Chu Qing's Dao voice, those stubborn old-guard priests still tried to rely on their final forbidden means to launch remote logical suppression against the Stone Ridge Dao Ship. At this moment, at the foot of the Sacred Mountain, the once-barren forest of jagged stones had already been transformed by the ladies into a quiet, elegant spirit courtyard. Faint spiritual energy flowed through the air, carrying the unique warmth of everyday life from Stone Ridge Town.
Chu Qing did not directly erase those priests hiding in the shadows. Instead, through the pressure of this expedition, he gathered the ladies together within the spirit courtyard. Here, he was no longer the Dao Venerable who ruled the All Heavens, but a companion walking the Great Dao alongside the women he loved.
"The spiritual energy of the Primordial Sanctuary is different from the Chaos Sea. This place seems to have preserved a trace of primordial innate Dao rhythm." The Princess Consort gently tossed several freshly picked "Sanctuary Snow Lotuses" into the alchemy furnace. The furnace flames swayed, reflecting her delicate, soft side profile.
Just as they had settled in, a sudden distortion came from the void. A pitch-black curse command followed like a shadow, slicing straight through the spirit courtyard's restrictions. It was the "Karma Stripping Technique" activated by the deacon priests under the Pope, attempting to erase all the women around Chu Qing directly from the history of this space-time.
[Karma Correction: Target existence attributes do not conform to the Primordial Origin. Execute deletion command.]
``` [Logical Fault: Erase all emotional connections related to Chu Qing, causing them to turn into nothingness within the long river of