Cang Lan Comprehends the Dao, Vitality and Dark Energy Merge as One

With the help of the Alliance cultivators, Cang Lan Star's reconstruction proceeded in an orderly fashion. The cracked earth was nourished by Origin Power, and tender green shoots gradually sprouted; the dried-up rivers came alive once more, their murmuring waters echoing through the valleys; the ruined cities were restored, and at last, long-lost smiles appeared on the native residents' faces.

Shen Hao did not rush to leave. He discovered that deep within Cang Lan Star's spiritual veins, there remained a trace of special power—an entirely new energy born from the fusion of Dark Energy and Vitality Power. It possessed both Dark Energy's corrosiveness and Vitality Power's nourishing nature. If it could be controlled, it would surely become another sharp weapon for guarding the star sea.

That day, Shen Hao went alone to the core region of Cang Lan Star's spiritual veins. This had once been the place where Dark Energy was most concentrated, yet now only faint aftershocks remained. He sat cross-legged atop a green stone and slowly closed his eyes, letting his Spiritual Sense seep gradually into the depths of the earth along the pathways of the spiritual veins.

He could sense that trace of special energy flowing slowly through the depths of the spiritual veins. It was like a mischievous child, sometimes blending into Vitality Power, sometimes revealing Dark Energy's true nature. Shen Hao did not hurry to control it. Instead, he quietly felt its fluctuations and its changes.

After an unknown length of time, a strange scene appeared within Shen Hao's sea of consciousness. Dark Energy and Vitality Power were no longer enemies that repelled one another, but companions entwined together. They merged and transformed into each other, ultimately becoming a stream of grayish-green energy.

A flash of enlightenment surged through Shen Hao's heart. He recalled the