Visitors from Beyond the Stars, Hongmeng's Magnanimity Embraces All Rivers

In the third month after the Hongmeng Great Land's origin had returned to unity, the monitoring array on the Star Gazing Platform of the Central Spiritual Vein detected unfamiliar interstellar fluctuations for the first time.

Those fluctuations differed from the starships Lan Ze and the others piloted. They bore no mark of Starlight Runes, yet carried a gentle aura of energy, with no apparent hostility. Lin Feng stood guard beside the monitoring array, his fingers swiftly recording data on a Jade Slip, fine beads of sweat seeping from his brow. He checked it three times before daring to clutch the Jade Slip and rush toward the Council Hall.

At that moment, Shen Hao was teaching the disciples of Hongmeng Academy in Origin Hall. He stood upon the lectern, faint golden light flowing around his fingertips as he transformed a strand of Origin Power into a stream and guided it into the potted spiritual tree before him. With visible speed, fresh buds sprouted from the withered branches and leaves, tender green foliage unfurling beneath the sunlight and drawing waves of astonished exclamations from the disciples below.

"Dao resonance does not possess only the power to attack," Shen Hao said in a warm, gentle voice that carried a calming force. "The essence of guardianship is nourishment and acceptance. Like this spiritual tree, on the brink of death, a mere thread of Origin Power can restore its vitality. The Hongmeng Great Land is the same. We protect it not because..."

Before he could finish, Lin Feng's hurried footsteps shattered the classroom's tranquility. He charged into Origin Hall, too pressed to offer a salute, and waved the Jade Slip in his hand as he shouted, "Co-Lord Shen! Something terrible has happened! No... it's not bad! The Star Gazing Platform detected unfamiliar interstellar fluctuations. The