A Sage's personal disciple, with the Daoist title Wuwei.
Holding Green Duckweed, he acted first and reported afterward.
Sect Leader Tongtian's words were like heavenly decrees imbued with the Supreme Great Dao, echoing through the skies above Golden Ao Island.
In the distance, Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming's bodies shook violently.
They exchanged a glance, and both saw incredulous ecstasy in each other's eyes.
They quickly stepped forward and solemnly bowed to Chen Changsheng.
"We, Duobao and Zhao Gongming, greet Junior Brother Wuwei!"
That "Junior Brother" came from the heart, full of sincere conviction.
Chen Changsheng hurriedly turned aside to avoid half the bow, his face still bearing just the right amount of weakness and alarm.
"Senior Brothers, please don't. Changsheng... does not deserve this."
"Ah! Junior Brother, that is not right!"
Daoist Duobao stepped forward and personally supported him, his attitude completely different from before.
"Our master has spoken. You are the Interception Sect's eighth personal disciple! From now on, we brothers must stand united and protect the Interception Sect together!"
Zhao Gongming also laughed heartily and thumped his chest.
"Junior Brother Wuwei, if anyone dares trouble you in the future, they are troubling me, Zhao Gongming!"
Yet amid this warm, harmonious atmosphere between senior and junior brothers,
the cold system notification sounded deep within Chen Changsheng's Sea of Consciousness like a basin of Nine Nether Cold Spring water poured over his head.
[Warning! An abnormal movement of the Heavenly Dao has been detected in the direction of Purple Heaven Palace!]
[Dao Ancestor Hongjun appears to have developed a trace of interest in the new 'Process' you created...]
The smile on Chen Changsheng's face stiffened slightly.
His hand gripping Daoist Duobao's arm unconsciously tightened.
Hongjun!
The one who had merged with the Heavenly Dao, who regarded Sages as chess pieces—the truly supreme existence of the Primordial World!
He had noticed him too?
A chill ten thousand times more terrifying than when he had faced Primordial Heavenly Venerate surged wildly up his spine.
"Junior Brother, what is wrong? Have your injuries not healed yet?"
Daoist Duobao keenly noticed something was off.
"It is nothing..."
Chen Changsheng forcibly suppressed the storm raging in his heart and squeezed out a smile uglier than tears.
"It is only... only that Master's favor has moved me so deeply that I am momentarily short of breath."
Sect Leader Tongtian looked at this newly accepted disciple and grew increasingly pleased.
Neither arrogant nor impatient, his temperament was steady.
Most importantly, there was that dense fortune bound to the entire Interception Sect, so thick it was nearly impossible to disperse.
This was the key to breaking the tribulation!
With a wave of his hand, his voice spread across all of Golden Ao Island.
"Deliver my decree!"
"Chen Changsheng, Daoist title Wuwei, is my eighth personal disciple!"
"From this day onward, the Calamity Aversion Department shall be elevated to a core hub of our sect, overseeing all external disputes, internal reviews, and resource allocation!"
"All members of the Interception Sect, inner and outer alike, must abide by the 'Process' established by the Calamity Aversion Department. Violators shall be treated as traitors to the sect!"
The moment the decree was issued, the entire Golden Ao Island erupted!
Tens of thousands of disciples fell to their knees, their cries like mountains roaring and seas crashing.
"We shall obey Master's decree!"
"Congratulations, Martial Uncle Wuwei! Congratulations, Senior Brother Wuwei!"
Countless fanatical, worshipful gazes converged upon Chen Changsheng.
In their eyes, this newly risen junior martial uncle was no longer merely a person.
He was the hope of the Interception Sect's future!
A living god who could lead them safely through the Killing Tribulation!
Yet just as the worship of ten thousand immortals reached its peak,
the heavens changed.
Above Golden Ao Island, the cloudless blue sky abruptly turned into a vast expanse of deep chaos.
There was no thunder, no violent wind.
A supreme, vast, utterly impartial pressure slowly descended from the depths of that chaos.
Under this pressure, time seemed to freeze and space itself solidified.
The voices of the tens of thousands of disciples roaring like mountains and seas stopped abruptly. Their bodies were locked in place, and even their thoughts nearly ceased.
Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming's expressions changed drastically, as if facing a great enemy.
Even Sect Leader Tongtian's proud, unruly face showed an unprecedented gravity.
He suddenly looked up at the chaos.
"Dao Ancestor?"
The instant his words fell,
a decree neither gold nor jade, neither black nor white, slowly drifted down from the center of the chaos.
It possessed no imposing aura and emitted no energy fluctuations.
Yet wherever it passed, all laws submitted and the Great Dao retreated.
It was as though it itself were the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao, the source of order.
The decree did not land in anyone's hand. It simply hovered silently in midair.
Then a vast, indifferent voice devoid of all emotion rang in the hearts of every living being.
"By decree of Purple Heaven Palace."
"Interception Sect disciple Chen Changsheng has created the new Dao of 'Process,' causing heavenly secrets to become disordered and karma to fall out of harmony."
"You are ordered to come to Purple Heaven Palace immediately and... elucidate this Dao to me."
The voice faded.
That decree also transformed into specks of mysterious light and merged into heaven and earth.
As though it had never appeared.
Yet the pressure that could suffocate even a Sage still blanketed the entirety of Golden Ao Island.
Purple Heaven Palace!
Dao Ancestor Hongjun!
He had personally issued a decree to summon Chen Changsheng!
And it was not an interrogation, nor a reward.
It was... to elucidate this Dao?
Sect Leader Tongtian's expression immediately became incomparably grim.
The joy and relief that had just risen in his heart vanished completely, replaced by deep concern.
Others might not know, but how could he, as a Sage, fail to understand?
The Dao Ancestor had merged with the Dao; he was the Heavenly Dao.
The Heavenly Dao valued balance above all!
This system of "Process" Chen Changsheng had created had fundamentally shaken the Primordial World's original law of "the strong devour the weak."
This was something the Heavenly Dao could not tolerate!
This summons was ostensibly for elucidation, but in truth... it was an audit!
If Chen Changsheng's answer failed to satisfy the Dao Ancestor,
the consequences would be unimaginable!
Even he, a Sage, might be unable to protect him!
"Changsheng..."
Sect Leader Tongtian turned to Chen Changsheng, hesitation appearing in his eyes for the first time.
"This matter is no small thing. You..."
Yet before he could finish,
Chen Changsheng slowly shook his head at him.
He straightened up and patted the dust from his Daoist robe. The weakness and panic on his face had vanished at some point.
What replaced them was an unprecedented calm.
An absolute composure belonging to "Process," in which everything had been calculated and everything was under control.
He knew this was his greatest crisis.
But it was also his greatest opportunity!
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spread "Process" across the entire Primordial World!
He respectfully bowed to the worried Sect Leader Tongtian.
"Master, there is no need to worry."
"The Dao Ancestor is also beneath the Heavenly Dao."
"Anything beneath the Heavenly Dao is... within the Process."
As he spoke, he turned toward Daoist Duobao, who had already been frightened out of his wits.
His voice was not loud, yet it clearly overwhelmed everyone's heartbeat.
"Senior Brother Duobao."
Daoist Duobao jolted and hurriedly replied.
"J-Junior Brother, what are your orders?"
Chen Changsheng revealed a businesslike smile so chilling that even Sect Leader Tongtian felt a trace of coldness.
"Summon my Siling."
"Draft an Official Letter immediately and send it to Purple Heaven Palace."
Daoist Duobao swallowed with difficulty.
"An... Official Letter? What... what should it say?"
Chen Changsheng looked at the sky as the chaos gradually dispersed and spoke slowly, word by word.
"Inform the Dao Ancestor's Office at Purple Heaven Palace."
"Tell them that regarding his special cooperation invitation to 'elucidate the Process Dao,' our sect's Calamity Aversion Department... agrees in principle."
"However."
"Elucidating the Dao is a matter of great importance with far-reaching implications. A special task force must be formed to conduct a feasibility assessment."
"Before that, in order to clarify the scope of the project and sort out both parties' rights and responsibilities,"
"please ask the venerable Dao Ancestor to first fill out this <Inter-Faction Strategic Cooperation Project: Preliminary Requirements Survey Form>..."
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