Red Rock Continent, ninth level of the Tianli Sect Divine Hall.
Within a void dojo, a figure sat cross-legged. It was none other than Mu Cangming.
The vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth within the dojo swirled about, pouring into Mu Cangming's body. Yet his face was grave, his brow tightly furrowed, and his body trembled faintly.
Powerful energy suddenly surged. Even stronger energy fluctuations erupted from Mu Cangming's body, but his face turned pale, his expression twisted in struggle, and the roiling energy began to grow unstable.
The next moment, the violent energy calmed, and the spiritual energy gathered in the sky swiftly dispersed.
Mu Cangming let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes. His gaze was filled with exhaustion.
Just then, the void rippled, and Xuanqing Heavenly Venerate appeared within the dojo.
"Junior Brother, it didn't work?"
Xuanqing looked at Mu Cangming with a grave expression, his voice equally solemn.
Mu Cangming slowly shook his head, weary and despondent. "Burning my origin repeatedly damaged my foundation. To recover to the Fourth Realm, I'm afraid it will take several hundred years at the very least!"
Xuanqing's expression changed at those words, his face turning grave. "Several hundred years is far too long. I'm afraid we don't have that much time. The fluctuations of Yin Void's Great Array are becoming more and more unstable. According to the Galactic Alliance's supercomputer analysis, it may not even hold for a hundred years!"
Mu Cangming pondered for a moment before saying:
"It's not as though there's no solution. The Myriad Transformations Return-to-Origin Art may be able to resolve this. We need to refine the origin of Void Glimpse Mutant Beasts to make up for the consumed origin!"
Xuanqing's expression shifted again, and he said uneasily, "With that Holy Venerable existence