The twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls in Zhao Gongming's hands scattered all over the floor.
Yet he remained completely unaware, merely staring blankly at the cloud mirror that had already returned to calm as he muttered to himself.
"Did we... just... hold a performance report meeting for the Dao Ancestor and the three Sages?"
No one answered.
Inside the great hall, every core disciple of the Interception Sect was still in a state of mental shutdown after being struck by the Dao Ancestor's edict.
A Sage Monitor?
A Heavenly Dao Calamity Data Monitor?
This was no longer mere authority. This was the authority of the Heavenly Dao itself!
"Snap."
With a soft sound, Chen Changsheng set his teacup back on the table, breaking the suffocating silence.
"Senior Brother Zhao, your pearls fell."
Zhao Gongming jolted awake as if from a dream and hurriedly gathered the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls rolling across the floor.
Daoist Duobao, meanwhile, rushed before Chen Changsheng in a single stride. His eyes were bloodshot, his breathing rapid, and wild joy mingled with lingering fear on his face.
"Junior Brother! You... you've poked a hole in the heavens! Then... then patched it back up!"
His words were incoherent, but the fervor in his eyes explained everything.
"You flatter me, Senior Brother."
Chen Changsheng's expression remained as calm as an ancient well.
"Everything I have done has been for one purpose."
He swept his gaze across the faces still frozen in shock, his voice clear.
"To make everything predictable."
"When a Sage's wrath can be quantified as a 'Negative Karma Diffusion Index.'"
"When the rise and fall of a lineage can be assessed as a 'Karma Debt Asset Ratio.'"
"When every indescribable 'greater trend' becomes rows of cold data."
He paused, and a trace of profound depth flashed through his