Cause and Effect Tree's Mutation, the Dragon Clan's Warning!

At the Xuanhuang Dao Academy, the first rays of dawn appeared.

The broken Cause and Effect Tree was reborn after the war, with the Profound Yellow Qi and purple thunder patterns intertwined on its trunk.

At the top of the tree canopy, a strange fruit grew—half golden yellow, half deep purple, with Hundun Daoist aura flowing across its surface.

Qing Li stood under the tree, her fingertips lightly touching the surface of the fruit. Instantly, countless fragments of memories surfaced in her mind:

In the Taichu, the primordial ruler measured the heavens; the void held the power to destroy the world; the primordial Primordial Chaos World collapsed during the first great calamity...

"This fruit..." She withdrew her hand, her brows furrowed, "Is it absorbing our memories?"

Ye Chen walked up from behind, the purple mark on his forehead had completely faded, replaced by a Profound Yellow Mark.

He gazed at the fruit and whispered, "No, it records the truth of this world."

Suddenly, the fruit trembled violently, and a phantom image was projected into the void—it was the last scene before Six-Eared Macaque was destroyed!

In the Chaos Sea of Outer Heavens, the roots of the withered divine tree were completely severed.

Before Six-Eared Macaque infused the last trace of Chaos Ancestral Blood into the Dao Seed, and before his body transformed into starlight, he spoke a few words to the void:

"South Sea... Bronze Pillar... Impossible..."

The video abruptly ended there.

On the shores of the South Sea, waves surge thousands of feet high.

Qing Li and Ye Chen walked on the water, and in the distance, the Crystal Palace shone brightly in the sunlight.

However, when they got closer, they found the palace gates wide open, and the guards, who were Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals, had all turned into amethyst statues!

"I'm late..."

Ye Chen crouched down to examine a statue, a chilling sensation emanating from his fingertips. "It's the power of the 'Eternal Night' envoy."

At that moment, a dragon's roar echoed from deep within the palace.

The two rushed into the main hall following the sound, only to find the Old Dragon King impaled on a bronze pillar by seven long amethyst nails piercing his body.

The epic primordial chaos carved on the pillar surface is being eroded by purple energy, gradually transforming into a scene of cataclysmic destruction.

"Xuanhuang... inheritor..." The Old Dragon King struggled to raise his head, half of his dragon eyes already crystallized. "Quickly... take it away..."

He suddenly raised his head and roared, and the dragon pearl flew out of his mouth and crashed into the bronze pillar.

With a deafening roar, a crack appeared in the pillar, revealing a Jade Slip sealed inside!

Qing Li flew up and caught the Jade Slip. The moment she unfolded it, the entire Crystal Palace suddenly began to collapse.

Purple energy surged in from all directions, coalescing into the phantom of a one-armed man wearing an eye patch:

"Primordial Chaos... Eternal Night..." the illusory figure chuckled hoarsely, "Finally... the moment for the Dao Seed to mature has arrived..."

Upon seeing this, Qing Li and Ye Chen turned and fled.

After escaping the South Sea, the two studied the Jade Slip in a cave on a deserted island.

"This is not Dragon Clan secret manual at all!"

Qing Li stared in shock at the contents of the Jade Slip, "This is... a record of the truth of the First Great Calamity!"

The Jade Slip records that the Primordial Chaos World was originally governed by three Dao Lords: Taichu held order, Xu Wu held punishment, and Hundun held balance.

However, during the first great calamity, the Void ambushed Hundun, refined its Dao body into nine Calamity Envoy Dao Seeds, and altered all historical records!

"Therefore, the Taichu Dao Venerable did not betray us back then..."

Ye Chen's pupils dilated. "He did this to stop the Void from destroying all eras?"

The Jade Slip finally revealed a line of blood-red characters. "The remnant soul of Hundun is hidden within the fruit of cause and effect; by uniting the two, it can restart the primordial chaos."

The two exchanged a glance, simultaneously thinking of the strange fruit from the Xuanhuang Dao Academy!

The two exchanged a glance and headed towards the Xuanhuang Dao Academy. On their return journey, the sky suddenly darkened.

Twelve amethyst warships emerged from the clouds, with hundreds of purple-patterned cultivators standing on their decks.

The leader lifted his cloak, revealing a face that bore a striking resemblance to Ye Chen:

"Good brother, you have indeed awakened." The man chuckled. "Unfortunately, this time, Lord Eternal Night has come in person."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sea surface froze into a purple ice field.

A one-armed man slowly walked down from the amethyst warship.

With each step he took, illusory stars shattered beneath his feet—the true form of the Ninth Calamity Envoy, "Eternal Night"!

"Hand over the Jade Slip..."

The voice of Eternal Night echoed eerily, "I can make you the Purple Cloud Divine Generals of the New Era."

Qing Li drew her sword to block, and the phantom of the Heaven Measuring Ruler appeared behind her.

Ye Chen grabbed her shoulder and leaped forward. "Brother, do you still remember how Father died?"

Upon hearing this, the purple-clad man's smile froze.

"It was forged into amethyst by Yongye himself." Lightning crackled from Ye Chen's fingertips. "Now, you still want to be a dog for your enemy?"

"What do you know!" the purple-clad man suddenly roared in fury. "My father would rather die than accept Lord Eternal Night's power! And what was the result? Our entire village was..."

His words were interrupted by Eternal Night: "Enough." The one-armed envoy raised his hand, and the purple-clad man immediately knelt in agony, crystalline patterns appearing all over his body. "I hate talkative puppets the most."

Seeing this, Ye Chen seized the opportunity to launch a sudden attack, the Xuanhuang and Ziqi merging in his palm, transforming into a Hundun spear that pierced straight into the eternal night!

"A mere trick, yet you dare to show off your meager skills before an expert."

Yongye sneered, and with a wave of his one arm, the void instantly cracked open, creating an endless Black Hole that swallowed the spear.

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred. The Black Hole suddenly twisted and instead sprayed a golden light onto his face. It turned out that Qing Li's Heaven Measuring Ruler had taken the opportunity to launch a surprise attack!

"Ah--!"

Yongye covered his face and backed away, the blindfold falling away to reveal Black Hole without eyeballs. "You... you're asking for it!"

When the two, battered and bruised, fled back to the Xuanhuang Dao Academy, the Cause and Effect Tree was growing wildly.

The twin fruits detached themselves and floated above the tree canopy, emitting a wave that made the heavens and earth tremble.

The white-robed dean leaned against a broken pillar, panting. "Quickly... decide who will fuse with it..."

Qing Li looked at Ye Chen: "You have the Taichu Mark within you, you should..."

"No." Ye Chen shook his head.

The Jade Slip stated the need for 'twin unity,' referring to the balance between the Xuanhuang and Ziwen (purple patterns). He smiled wryly, displaying the purple patterns on his right hand. "I have never truly escaped the void of the Daoist tradition."

At that moment, a deafening explosion was heard outside the courtyard; the pursuers from the Purple Cloud Palace had reached the mountain gate!

"Together!" Qing Li suddenly grabbed Ye Chen's hand, and the two touched the fruit at the same time.

After a burst of dazzling golden light.

The Cause and Effect Tree shattered inch by inch, and a blurry figure emerged from the fruit.

His left half was clad in a dark yellow Daoist robe, while his right half was shrouded in purple aura. His face constantly shifted between the Taichu and nothingness.

"So that's how it is..." the figure murmured with a dual tone of voice, "This is the perspective of the Hundun Dao Lord from back then..."

As soon as Yongye burst through the mountain gate, he witnessed a scene that terrified him. "No... impossible! Hundun was clearly already..."

"You guys devoured it?" The figure chuckled and tapped lightly with his hand.

"Snap!"

Cracks appeared in the amethyst body of Eternal Night, and he was horrified to discover that his source of calamity was flowing back into the Bronze Giant Wheel!

"The Calamity Measuring Device was originally forged from the Hundun Dao Bone." The figure slowly stepped forward. "Now, it should be returned to its rightful owner..."