Amid the endless sea of ash, a speck of light slowly emerged.
The light took shape as a golden droplet, which drifted down and landed before Gu Qingshan.
"This is... the power of Chaos..."
Gu Qingshan reached out and caught the droplet.
A line of Crimson Small Characters quickly appeared:
"Chaos Spirit: Wo De Tian sensed a hidden danger, so it has abandoned its plans to continue communicating with you."
"It left a piece of information within this droplet of Chaos Origin Power and passed it on to you."
"Additionally, this Ashes Apocalypse can be ended at any time. Just say the word."
"Would you like to view the information first, or end this Apocalypse?"
Gu Qingshan immediately replied, "Show me the information first!"
A line of Crimson Small Characters flashed into view before his eyes:
"Attention, this is a recording."
"It is now playing—"
Gu Qingshan's vision blurred, and the Sea of Ash vanished.
He stood amid boundless golden mist. Apart from the fog, he couldn't see a thing.
Suddenly, Chicken Grandpa's voice rang out:
"Gu Qingshan, some things are pressing. I have to tell you now."
The mist dispersed completely.
Gu Qingshan looked around and saw endless golden cascades.
—Chaos!
This was unlike the strange phenomena he had seen before. Gu Qingshan felt that the entire world was filled with golden cascades.
He sent out his divine sense, probing deep into the cascades, but couldn't find their end.
Chicken Grandpa's voice rang out again:
"We know some of the simplest rules. They manifest as certain phenomena—like fruit falling to the ground when ripe, life flourishing before withering, and rivers flowing into the sea—"
"Beneath these phenomena, rules intertwine and converge."
"When rules form a secret power that transcends ordinary phenomena, that power can be called a mystery."
"Beyond