At Constant Guard Headquarters, Dawn Nightmare's Invitation

The next day.

When Lin Yi woke up feeling refreshed, Aurelia was no longer beside him.

He sensed it for a moment and knew that Ellie had gone to the secluded cultivation room and re-entered a state of cultivation.

She finally couldn't resist the allure of that Violet-Azure Light Crystal from yesterday.

Lin Yi smiled knowingly and didn't disturb her.

He got up and ate the breakfast Ellie had prepared, then went out into the courtyard and stood there for a moment.

A gentle breeze, carrying a hint of chaos, lightly brushed against his cheek.

"It's time to see Wen Xiao."

Lin Yi thought to himself.

He had promised Wen Xiao that they would meet again when they had time, and now that Ellie had gone to absorb the Violet-Azure Light Crystal, he could finally settle this matter.

He took out a communication talisman, pondered for a moment, and then extended an invitation to Wen Xiao.

Before long, footsteps could be heard outside the courtyard gate.

Lin Yi went out to greet them.

Wen Xiao was still wearing his golden armor, and bowed slightly to Lin Yi upon seeing him.

Lin Yi said helplessly, "Don't be so polite, please come in."

As he spoke, he stepped aside to let Wen Xiao into the courtyard.

The two sat down on either side of the stone table in the courtyard.

Lin Yi reached out and took out a crystal pot, poured a cup for Wen Xiao, and said with a smile, "To be honest, I only have Eternal Source Realm level drinks here, and I haven't had time to get the Constant Source Realm yet. Please don't mind."

Wen Xiao was taken aback at first, then laughed, "Not at all, I've never been particular about these things, as long as there's something to drink, that's fine with me."

He said this while picking up the glass and drinking it all in one gulp, truly not caring at all.

Lin Yi also downed his drink in one gulp, and then the two of them chatted idly for a while.

After chatting for a while, Lin Yi put down the crystal glass in his hand, his tone unconsciously becoming more serious.

"The Commander only gave me a brief account of your trip to the Black Mist Sea yesterday. Would it be convenient for you to tell me in detail?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Xiao's smile gradually faded.

He remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Back then, I don't know where I slipped up, which alerted the Lightless Ones, and I was trapped in that Lightless City, which was converted from an ancient warship."

"Under the orders of the Lightless City Lord, the Lightless Ones practically turned the entire city upside down, just to find me."

"Actually, by the end, they had almost located the area where I was hiding."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi frowned slightly.

The feeling of being relentlessly pursued by the entire city, with nowhere to escape, must be extremely unpleasant.

Wen Xiao paused, then continued, "But just as I was considering whether to risk everything and drag a few of the Lightless Constant Lord down with me, something unexpected happened."

"The warship's concealment shield, somehow, broke without warning."

"As soon as the light barrier broke, a massive swarm of Black Silence Beast surged forward like a tidal wave."

Lin Yi's expression immediately turned serious; he had finally heard the most crucial part.

Wen Xiao continued, "The Lightless City Lord reacted extremely quickly; he was the first to escape almost the instant the light barrier broke."

"And the four Fourth-Order Black Silence Beasts in the beast tide almost immediately chased after the Lightless City Lord."

At this point, Wen Xiao's tone revealed an undisguised seriousness.

"Among those four Fourth-Order Black Silence Beasts, one is extremely special."

"It was covered in eyes."

Lin Yi felt a chill run down his spine.

"His whole body... is covered in eyes?"

He repeated the sentence unconsciously.

Wen Xiao nodded.

"I'll never forget the shape of that thing. Its entire body was covered with countless eyes. Each of those eyes was moving and opening and closing strangely, as if it could see through everything."

"In the databases of my Constant Guard, and even the entire empire, there is never any record of this Black Silence Beast, while the other three types are recorded, none of which have the ability to see through the concealment array surrounding the Lightless City."

"If nothing unexpected happens, it was the one that saw through the concealment formation of the Lightless City."

Lin Yi nodded silently without saying a word.

Wen Xiao seemed to sense Lin Yi's seriousness and continued, " With the Lightless City Lord gone, the remaining Lightless Ones were completely thrown into chaos."

"They fought individually, desperately trying to break out. At that point, no one had time to search for me anymore."

"And it was precisely because I seized this chaotic situation that I managed to break through and escape."

As he spoke, Wen Xiao smiled and said, "It's quite a coincidence."

"During the breakout, I unexpectedly encountered two High-Rank Constant Lords of the Lightless Ones. The three of us worked together and barely managed to fight our way out of the beast horde."

Cooperating with the High-Rank Constant Lord of the Lightless Ones?

Lin Yi raised an eyebrow slightly.

He hesitated for a moment before asking, "Then... what happened to those two Lightless Constant Lords?"

Wen Xiao's smile deepened.

He picked up the crystal glass, took another sip, and then slowly uttered two words: "Dead."

Lin Yi was taken aback.

Wen Xiao looked at him and said calmly, "They held back, planning to attack me after they escaped. And I, naturally, also held back."

"What they have is still my old information. They don't know that I've comprehended more than a dozen strands of Dao Resonance over these Universal Epoch."

"I have never revealed these things to anyone."

"Therefore, they are naturally no match for me."

Lin Yi's heart stirred slightly upon hearing this.

Wen Xiao had previously passed the third level of the Constant Source Summit.

The third level requires at least twenty strands of Dao Resonance to pass.

Now Wen Xiao says that he has secretly comprehended more than a dozen more strands of wisdom over the years.

Twenty strands plus a dozen more...

Does that mean Wen Xiao's Dao Resonance is now at least forty strands?

It is important to know that as long as one can comprehend one hundred strands of Dao Resonance and fully understand the Chaos Origin Law, one can condense the Chaos Dao Fruit and achieve the Path Source Realm.

Wen Xiao can be said to have already traveled nearly halfway on the path to becoming Dao Lord.

"As expected of Dao Lord Seed... I'll have to give him a push when the opportunity arises."

Lin Yi silently made a decision in his heart.

After all, Wen Xiao had helped him a lot before, but given his own strength, he certainly didn't lack ordinary items. If we're really talking about repayment, the best way to repay him would be to lend him a hand on his path to becoming a Dao Lord.

The two chatted for a while longer.

The main focus was on exploring insights gained from the Dao Origin Atlas.

Lin Yi shared his insights and experiences from studying the Dao Origin Atlas without reservation.

As Wen Xiao listened, he compared his own understanding with his own, and at the same time, he shared his own insights from his perspective.

After the exchange, everyone felt they had gained a lot.

After their exchange of insights concluded, the two chatted for a while longer before Wen Xiao got up to take his leave.

The courtyard returned to its tranquility.

Lin Yi stood there for a moment, then turned and walked towards Aurelia's secluded training room.

Outside the closed-door retreat, a layer of pale blue light was quietly circulating.

Lin Yi gently tapped the light barrier.

A moment later, the light barrier slowly dissipated.

Aurelia walked out slowly.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Yi stepped forward and said softly, "Ellie, don't rush to cultivate. Go into my inner Divine Kingdom first; we need to find another place."

Aurelia paused for a moment, then nodded without asking any further questions.

"Good."

Lin Yi raised his hand, and a soft golden light membrane spread from his palm, gently enveloping Aurelia within it.

The next instant, Aurelia's figure vanished from the spot and was absorbed into his Divine Kingdom.

After doing all this, Lin Yi took a deep breath and sank his mind into the depths of his Soul Origin.

The Constant Fusion Pillar suddenly trembled.

A golden cocoon of light rose from beneath his feet.

The Silent Constant Great City, the Constant Guard Headquarters.

When Lin Yi emerged from the cocoon of light, the familiar dark golden tower was already in front of him.

Just then, a phantom figure silently appeared before him.

The figure was blurry, like a wisp of scattered starlight.

"Master Yan."

Lin Yi recognized the illusory figure.

"Deputy Commander Lin Yi."

Yan bowed slightly. "Commander Lan Chen has already left. Before he left, he instructed that all subsequent matters be handled by you."

"If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."

Lin Yi nodded slightly upon hearing this.

He had known this day would come. The responsibility of Deputy Commander had now truly fallen on his shoulders.

"Thank you for your trouble, Lord Yan."

Lin Yi said something.

Guided by Dan, Lin Yi first went to the residence prepared specifically for him.

That residence was far more impressive than his courtyard in the Silent Left Giant City.

The pavilions and towers were all complete, and the chaotic energy in the cultivation room was so dense that it was almost liquefied.

Lin Yi released Aurelia from her inner Divine Kingdom and arranged for her to continue her secluded cultivation.

Afterwards, he went alone, guided by Dan, to the main hall where Dao Lord Lan Chen usually handled his affairs.

He stood before the jade table that originally belonged to Dao Lord Lan Chen, looked around, and couldn't help but feel a complex emotion.

Once upon a time, he was just an insignificant newcomer to the Constant Guard.

And now, he was standing where the highest authority of the Seventh Constant Domain's Constant Guard resided.

Lin Yi took a deep breath and suppressed those distracting thoughts.

He turned to look at Dan.

"Lord Yan, please give me a brief overview of the current situation."

Yan raised his hand and pointed, and a pale golden light screen silently unfolded in front of Lin Yi.

The light screen was densely covered with real-time information about the entire Seventh Constant Domain and even the Frontline of the Black Mist Sea.

"The situation on the Black Mist Sea Frontline is now extremely dire."

The front line is constantly retreating.

"Although the decline is not particularly large yet, this trend is very worrying."

"Also..

Yan paused for a moment, then added, "The Lightless Ones are also a significant hidden danger."

Lin Yi's heart sank upon hearing this.

The battle lines are continuing to retreat.

No wonder.

No wonder Dao Lord Lan Chen couldn't wait to give me the position of Deputy Commander as soon as he saw me return, and then immediately left headquarters.

He knew exactly what this meant.

The ever-expanding Black Mist Sea is a sharp sword hanging over the entire Chaos Cosmic Sea, and the battle line maintained by countless powerful figures at the cost of their lives is the last line of defense against this sword.

Once this front collapses...

The consequences would be unimaginable.

Lin Yi slowly exhaled and said in a deep voice, "Pull out all the matters that require my attention and show them to me."

In the following time, under Dan's guidance, Lin Yi began to handle the official business that had gathered from various cosmic domains.

These official duties include the allocation of supplies for the Constant Guard, defense reports from various space domains, and internal personnel and task arrangements.

Lin Yi reviewed each case one by one and then gave his instructions on each one.

Although it was his first time dealing with these things, with Dan's help, he handled them very quickly and steadily.

After all, he wasn't the kind of genius who only buried himself in cultivation and secluded himself for training; he also had plenty of experience in leading civilizations and races and handling various affairs.

Some time passed in this way.

On this day, Lin Yi was handling official business in the main hall.

After temporarily settling various miscellaneous matters, he sent Soul Transmission to Constant Lord Moke, purchasing a batch of consumables such as drinks and rare fruits for the Constant Lord's reception. Sure enough, not long after Constant Lord Moke personally delivered them, the faint phantom timely reminded him, "Deputy Commander, several Constant Lords have heard of your return and have come to pay their respects."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi paused slightly in his movements.

He recalled the instructions given by Dao Lord Lan Chen.

He hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Please let them in."

Before long, several powerful and imposing Constant Lord entered in succession.

Lin Yi observed them calmly, already having made up his mind.

Most of these Constant Lords) came to try and establish a relationship with him after hearing that he had become Quasi-Dao Lord high-ranking official in the empire) and had taken charge of the Constant Guard.

Lin Yi didn't put on any airs; he simply exchanged a few polite words with them.

Those Constant Lord were quite tactful; each of them brought lavish gifts and their words were full of flattery.

Lin Yi simply smiled and politely declined each of the gifts.

Joke.

Dao Lord Lan Chen's words of warning were still ringing in my ears; was this gift so easily accepted?

Besides, with a million Constant Source Summit Points in hand, he wouldn't care about the meager rewards offered by the Constant Lord.

There's a saying that's quite true: the wealth of Dao Lord is something that even a Constant Lord can't imagine. Although he's not Dao Lord yet, after his trip to the Constant Source Summit, his wealth is already on a completely different level from that of an ordinary Constant Lord.

After dealing with all the visiting Constant Lord of the realm), Lin Yi thought to himself, "It's time for me to go into seclusion."

These chaotic and complicated matters were ultimately just a passing phase.

His most pressing matter right now is to improve his strength.

The Black Mist Sea battle line is constantly retreating, and the Lightless Ones are stirring again.

He must become stronger.

Lin Yi gave Dan an instruction: aside from urgent matters, he would accumulate all the rest for him to handle periodically, and then got up and returned to the cultivation room.

He sat down cross-legged in the cultivation room.

Spiritual Enlightenment Qi erupted forth.

That familiar, profound sense of enlightenment enveloped his consciousness once again.

Lin Yi devoted all his attention to comprehending the Chaos Origin Law.

One cultivation session lasted for over two hundred thousand Epoch.

Over two hundred thousand Epoch, under the influence of Spiritual Enlightenment Qi, coupled with his now terrifyingly high level of soul comprehension, and the layered amplification of his understanding of the Origin Law by more than five hundred strands of Dao Resonance...

His speed in comprehending the Chaos Origin Law was simply Qianli!

Those once obscure and difficult-to-understand Origin Law are now like smooth roads in his high school.

One day, as usual, during a break from his seclusion, he took a short time to handle Hengfuwei's routine duties with Dan's assistance.

Suddenly, the illusory figure beside him trembled slightly.

Immediately afterwards, a faint voice rang out.

"Deputy Commander."

"The Dao Lord Xi Mo just sent a message."

She hoped to invite Yang to Constant Island.