Above Golden Ao Island, countless anomalies appeared.
Auspicious clouds stretched for a million li, while rosy clouds cascaded like waterfalls, bathing the entire East Sea in extraordinary splendor.
Ethereal Immortal Music drifted through the air as though it had come from ancient times, carrying Profound Dao Sounds.
Golden Lotus Phantoms bloomed from the void, then silently vanished.
Chaos Energy Flow turned into indistinct ancient god demon phantoms, appearing amid the clouds.
A majestic Dao charm, almost tangible, enveloped all of Golden Ao Island.
"What... kind of anomaly is this?"
Countless Jie Sect Disciples rushed from their cave mansions and looked up at the sky, their faces full of shock and confusion.
They had seen plenty of anomalies caused by cultivation, but something on this scale, with such an aura, was simply unheard of!
Daoist Duobao stood outside his own cave mansion. Even his usually steady face could not hide its astonished look.
His gaze flashed like lightning, piercing through layers of void as he attempted to trace the anomaly's source.
"Spontaneous Auspicious Clouds, Self-Playing Immortal Music, Earthly Golden Lotuses, Chaos Escort... This is absolutely not the sign of an ordinary Daluo Golden Immortal's breakthrough!"
He murmured under his breath, his mind shaken.
"Even when I Condensed the Three Flowers of Great Dao and achieved Seven-Grade Flower Bloom, the anomaly only spread ten thousand li, receiving merely a thread of Heavenly Dao Favor."
"Such a sight now... Could it be that a fellow disciple has condensed Three Flowers surpassing the seventh grade?"
The moment that thought arose, even he found it hard to believe.
Seven-Grade Flower Bloom was already the limit of Innate Pedigree.
Throughout the primordial eons, those who had reached such a realm could be counted on one hand.
Eight grades? That was a realm said to be attainable only by the Pangu Orthodox Lineage—the Three Pure Ones, including their master!
Since when had the Jie Sect hidden such a shocking figure?
His Spiritual Sense spread outward, sweeping across the countless cave mansions of Golden Ao Island, only to withdraw in confusion.
The anomaly covered the entire island, and its Dao charm threw the Heavenly Secret into Chaos, making it impossible to accurately locate its source.
Inside Zhao Gongming's cave mansion.
The four siblings, who had been discussing the Dao, had long since stopped.
Bi Xiao stared at the vast anomaly in the heavens, her beautiful eyes wide with disbelief.
"Elder Brother, Sisters, which Senior Brother or Senior Sister is breaking through? This is far too terrifying, isn't it?"
Qiong Xiao's expression turned grave. Sensing the joyous Great Dao rhythm between heaven and earth, she said softly,
"This is extraordinary. It is not merely a breakthrough in magic power. It feels more like... Pedigree Transformation, Origin Sublimation, and a Great Dao Celebration."
Yun Xiao nodded slightly, a trace of surprise appearing in her cool gaze.
"The auspicious clouds and golden lotuses are only surface phenomena. Those appearing and vanishing Chaos Phantoms are the key."
"To trigger a Chaos Anomaly, that person's pedigree... has likely already surpassed Innate Pedigree."
Zhao Gongming stroked the Golden Whip at his waist, his thick brows tightly furrowed. After a long while, he said solemnly,
"There is such a person on this island, yet we knew nothing of them. It seems our Jie Sect truly has hidden dragons and crouching tigers."
A faint guess surfaced in his heart, but it seemed too absurd. He shook his head and did not voice it.
Saint Mother Wudang stood atop a mountain peak, her sleeves flowing. A rare trace of confusion appeared on her cool face.
Saint Mother Guiling blinked her lively eyes, full of curiosity. She performed a Finger Calculation, only to find the Heavenly Secret completely shrouded in Chaos.
Spiritual light flowed around Saint Mother Jinling, faintly resonating with the rosy clouds filling the sky. Her heart trembled in shock.
"I have cultivated for hundreds of millions of years, yet I have never seen such a sight. Could there truly be such an unforeseen variable beneath Master's door?"
The Seven Attendant Immortals and many Outer Disciples discussed it fervently, their guesses never ceasing.
The entire Golden Ao Island boiled over because of this sudden, vast anomaly.
Inside a Desolate Cave Mansion.
Xuandu knew nothing of it.
His mind had completely sunk into his Purple Mansion, and all his energy was focused on stabilizing the newly formed phantom of the Eight-Petal Three Flowers.
The immense Origin Power brought by the Chaos God Demon Pedigree nourished the Three Flowers again and again.
The Golden Human Flower, the White Earth Flower, and the Purple Heaven Flower.
Though the Eight-Grade Petals were still phantoms, they were Naturally Formed Dao Charm, their radiance restrained as they perfectly fused with his Divine Soul, magic power, and physical body.
"The Chaos God Demon Pedigree... truly is heaven-defying."
Xuandu sighed inwardly.
"If not for this pedigree, who knew how many years and opportunities I would have needed to Condense the Three Flowers?"
"Now, not only have I achieved Instant Success, I have reached the eighth grade directly, gaining the Potential Foundation to stand alongside the Three Pure Ones of old!"
The road ahead suddenly became clear.
The great door to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm, once tightly shut, now seemed to have opened a crack for him.
As long as he relied on the continuous Cultivation Feedback from the Jie Sect Myriad Immortals, steadily accumulated strength, and charged at that threshold, success would be within reach!
He could even feel the magic power of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Peak within him becoming increasingly refined under the refinement of the Eight-Petal Three Flowers and the enhancement of the Chaos God Demon Pedigree.
Every strand of magic power seemed to contain the ancient Dao charm from before World Creation, its might utterly incomparable to before.
"The time has come."
Xuandu's eyes sharpened, his resolve firm.
"I shall use this Pedigree Transformation and the momentum of the Three Flowers' initial formation to trigger Cultivation Feedback in one push and charge into the Golden Immortal of the Origin Realm!"
He No Longer Hesitated. His mind sank into his sea of consciousness and connected with the dormant system.
He prepared to guide the vast, ocean-like Cultivation Sum Feedback toward that unseen Hunyuan Bottleneck and launch his assault!
However, at the very moment the thought arose and his magic power stirred slightly.
Before him.
The void rippled soundlessly, like the surface of water.
A figure appeared there without warning.
He wore plain green robes and had an ordinary face.
No aura leaked from his body, yet he seemed to be the origin of all heaven and earth, the destination of every law and rule.
He simply stood there quietly, his calm gaze resting on Xuandu.
It was Sect Leader Tongtian!
Xuandu's whole body trembled, and the vast magic power rushing through him instantly froze.
His thought of charging into Hunyuan was forcibly interrupted.
His pupils contracted, and his heart nearly leaped from his chest.
Sect Leader Tongtian!
When had he arrived?
Of course. The anomaly caused by Condensing Three Flowers had been too shocking. It had ultimately alerted this Sage Master!
How much had he seen?
Had he seen through Xuandu's Chaos God Demon Pedigree?
Had he sensed the Zenith Heaven Peak magic power from the system's feedback?
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Xuandu's mind, and cold sweat broke out across his back.
He forcibly suppressed the stormy waves in his heart, struggling to maintain calm as he hurriedly rose and bowed.
"Dis... Disciple Xuandu greets Master!"
His voice carried a trace of dryness he could not conceal.
For a time, the cave mansion was so silent that a needle drop could be heard.
Only the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, which had yet to fully calm, continued to swirl faintly.
Sect Leader Tongtian did not speak.
Those deep eyes of his merely looked calmly at Xuandu.
His gaze seemed to pierce through Xuandu's physical body, through his Purple Mansion, through the phantom of the Eight-Petal Three Flowers, reaching the deepest core of his origin.
Under that gaze, Xuandu felt that none of his secrets had anywhere to hide.
The Chaos God Demon Pedigree was revealed without doubt beneath that calm scrutiny.
He froze where he stood, not daring to move.
A bead of cold sweat silently slid down from his temple.
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