Before the sealing formation, the cultivators of Star Sea, the Desolate Realm, the Shadow Clan, the Azure Water Tribe, and the Blazing Fire Tribe stood in neat ranks, forming five enormous camps. The cultivators of each camp circulated their respective Origin Dao Rhymes, and multicolored energy intertwined through the void, forming a splendid curtain of light that nevertheless faintly carried a trace of discord—water and fire Dao Rhymes repelled one another, spatial and Shadow Escape Dao Rhymes clashed slightly, and though Symbiotic Energy attempted to reconcile them, it could not reach every corner.
Shen Hao stood at the center of the sealing formation as the Way of Shadow Silence Symbiosis slowly spread around him. Gray-black energy formed a vast net that enveloped the Dao Rhyme energies of every race. He could clearly sense the rejection and conflict between the different Dao Rhymes. They were like loose sand, impossible to gather into a powerful united force.
The key to resonance between diverse Dao Rhymes lies in finding what they all share, not forcing them to fuse. Shen Hao reflected. His previous interactions with the Azure Water Tribe and the Blazing Fire Tribe had made him understand that every Dao Rhyme possessed its own unique attributes and will. Forced fusion would only backfire; only by finding their shared core could they naturally resonate.
His gaze fell upon the ancient runes on the sealing formation. These runes contained the sealing laws and guardian will of ancient times. They were the source of all righteous Dao Rhymes. Perhaps activating the core will of the runes could become the bond linking the resonance of diverse Dao Rhymes.
"Fellow Daoists," Shen Hao's voice spread through the entire area by way of Symbiotic Energy, "I will now guide everyone in activating the core will of the ancient