In the early morning of the fifty-seventh day, Xu Wuyi sensed changes outside Northern Boundary Line when he picked up the tea cup on the tree stump.
A formation composed of four Star Alliance Law Enforcement Ship is passing through the space area where the coordinate anchor point marker is located, advancing in the direction of Territory Core at a stable speed.
The energy signature of the fleet is clear and restrained. No offensive weapons are activated, but the Star Alliance law enforcement mark on the surface of the ship is clearly identifiable.
He put the tea cup back on the tree stump, stood up and walked back to the Core Residence hall.
When he sat down in front of the console, the shadow of Zero One lit up on the side. "Lord, Northern Boundary Line Four Star Alliance were detected outside Law Enforcement Ship is approaching. The energy characteristics of the leading ship match Star Alliance Tier Four Realm Lord "Iron Law", and the master is "Confinement Rule". The three accompanying ships each carry one Tier Three Celestial Person-Level Law Enforcement Officer. The estimated arrival time is about two hours."
Xu Wuyi sat in front of the console for a while and went through the information in his mind.
Iron Law, Tier Four realm master who controls Confinement Rule, plus three Tier Three Celestial Person level deputies.
He leaned back on the chair and felt that the formation was advancing in the direction of Territory Core at a steady speed.
He sat in front of the console for a while, then stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows.
The morning light poured in from the window, dyeing the floor of the hall a warm color.
He stood in front of the window and looked quietly for a while at the warm golden light spots outside the window that continued to move in the morning light.
The node of Northern Sector Defense Line is handing over shifts, there are formations lining up for morning exercises on the training ground of Central Defense Line, and dozens of people who arrived early are already sitting on Eastern Meadow, who are continuing to sit in meditation.
The beating rhythm of those light spots was even and steady, just like every morning.
But his perception captured the changes beneath the stable surface.
Every node in the territory network continues to work with higher efficiency, more stable frequency, and longer battery life, as if the entire network has completed a comprehensive upgrade.
He stood in front of the window for a while, then turned and walked back to the console and sat down.
He sent an instruction to Jiang: "When the law enforcement team arrives, guide them to wait outside the Core Residence hall. Notify Lin Wei and ask her to be responsible for recording in the hall."
Jiang's reply arrived a few minutes later, "Roger that."
Xu Wuyi sat in front of the console for a while, then stood up and walked towards the transmission channel leading to Zero Seven No. 3 Residence.
When he sat down on the tree stump, Zero Seven brought a cup of tea and placed it on the cross section of the tree stump.
He picked up the teacup and took a sip, sensing the Crystal inside Fruit that had completed its final breakthrough, and sensing the light that was continuously flowing between the two light spots in the complete tree-shaped pattern on its surface.
He sat on the tree stump for a while, drank the tea, put it back on the tree stump, then stood up and walked back to the Core Residence hall.
When he sat down in front of the console, Lin Wei was already standing in front of the recording table on the side of the hall.
She was holding a data pad in her hand, her expression was quiet and restrained, as if she was ready to record a formal meeting.
Xu Wuyi sat in front of the console for a while, then stood up and walked to the entrance of the hall.
After Iron Law's Law Enforcement Ship stopped on the docking platform, the hatch opened, and a middle-aged man wearing a dark gray Star Alliance law enforcement uniform walked down the ship's ladder.
He has a medium to thin build, a stern face, and steady steps, with an unquestionable certainty in every step.
Behind him were three law enforcement officers wearing the same uniform but with simpler epaulettes. The three were distributed in a fan shape half a step behind Iron Law.
Iron Law stopped at the edge of the connection platform and scanned the surrounding environment.
His eyes stayed for a moment on the warm golden light spots scattered throughout the territory, and then he walked along the passage towards the entrance of Core Residence.
He stopped at the entrance and looked at Xu Wuyi standing in front of the hall door.
"Second Astral Battlefield Xu Wuyi Lord." Iron Law spoke, the voice was not high but clearly audible, "According to Star Alliance Council Emergency Resolution No. 094, Second Astral Battlefield Xu Wuyi is now The Lord territory is under temporary supervision. Please Lord cooperate with the law enforcement team for inspection."
Xu Wuyi stood in front of the hall door with a calm tone. "What are you checking?"
Iron Law's eyes stayed on Xu Wuyi for a moment.
The moment his perception came into contact with the surface of Xu Wuyi's body, he encountered a completely unfamiliar energy structure.
That structure is not like any known martial arts system or any known rule form, it is like something completely different.
He confirmed one thing in his perception. The energy signature of the person in front of him did not match any record in Star Alliance Database.
"Check whether your Cultivation System poses a threat to the security of the Star Alliance." Iron Law said, "Check whether the energy anomalies in your territory fall within the scope of the taboo system. Check whether you violate Star Alliance Council's relevant regulations on the management of Second Astral Battlefield's territory."
Xu Wuyi stood in front of the door for a while, then turned sideways and gave way to the entrance of the passage.
"Come in and check."
Iron Law stood at the entrance for a moment, then stepped into the hall.
The three law enforcement officers behind him followed closely, fan-shaped in three directions of the hall.
Lin Wei stood quietly in front of the recording table, and the data board in his hand was already recording continuously.
Iron Law did not go further after entering the hall.
He stood still in the center of the hall, unfolded his perception, and let the field of "Confinement Rule" slowly extend around him.
That layer of fields Diffusion Rule centered on him, trying to cover the space of the hall, the objects in the hall, and the people in the hall.
His perception encountered resistance the moment it came into contact with the surface of Xu Wuyi's body.
That layer of resistance is not like any known rule confrontation, nor is it like any known energy rebound.
It is more like an absorption - his "Confinement Rule" is directly absorbed, decomposed, and transformed the moment it comes into contact with the surface of Xu Wuyi's body, without any trace of confrontation.
Iron Law's brows wrinkled slightly.
He increased the output of "Confinement Rule", allowing the field to continue to exert pressure in the direction of Xu Wuyi.
That layer of pressure was absorbed, decomposed, and transformed again the moment it came into contact with the surface of Xu Wuyi's body, without any trace of resistance.
Iron Law stood in the center of the hall for a moment, then raised his right hand.
A dark gray regular core condensed in his palm, and the surface of the core was covered with dense imprisonment lines.
That is the most powerful Confinement Rule application he has mastered - Rule Cage, which is specially used to block all energy flows, all rule operations, and all mental activities of the target.
He pushed the core of rules in the direction of Xu Wuyi.
The core of the rules continued to expand during the flight, forming a Rule Cage covering the whole body of Xu Wuyi.
The cage did not close the moment it came into contact with Xu Wuyi's body, but split directly from the middle, as if it was burst from the inside by some force.
Iron Law's pupils shrank slightly.
Three law enforcement officers behind him took action at the same moment.
The law enforcement officer on the left unfolded Mental Suppression Domain, trying to interfere with Xu Wuyi's perception.
The law enforcement officer on the right deployed Energy Sealing Domain, trying to cut off the connection between Xu Wuyi and the territory network.
The law enforcement officer in the middle launched Physical Confinement Domain, trying to lock Xu Wuyi's physical actions.
The three people's domains spread out in the hall at the same time, putting pressure on Xu Wuyi from three directions at the same time.
Xu Wuyi is not moving.
He just raised his right hand, palm upward, and gave it a gentle lift.
The range of the lifting movement is so small that it is almost invisible.
But at the moment when the lift was completed, every warm golden light spot in the entire territory network lit up to its maximum brightness at the same moment.
The node of Northern Sector Defense Line lights up, the node of Central Defense Line lights up, the light of Eastern Meadow lights up, and the signal in the direction of the T-09 Star Realm lights up.
All light spots reached their maximum brightness at the same moment, like the entire tree being lit from Tree Canopy to Root System at the same time.
Then the light began to fade.
In the process of falling back, the fields of the three law enforcement officers were directly absorbed, decomposed, and transformed the moment they came into contact with the surface of Xu Wuyi's body.
The law enforcement officer on the left has his Mental Suppression Domain absorbed.
The law enforcement officer on the right has his Energy Sealing Domain broken down.
The Physical Confinement Domain of the law enforcement officer in the middle was converted.
The realms of the three people all dissipated in less than a breath, leaving no residue behind.
The three law enforcement officers took a step back at the same time, and the expressions on their faces changed from stern to shocked.
Iron Law stood in the middle of the hall. The core of his rules had been completely absorbed, and his domain had been completely suppressed.
He could feel that his body was being gently entangled by some kind of force. That force was not rough, oppressive, or destructive, but just quietly wrapped around the core of his rules.
He tried to shrink his territory and defend with all his strength.
But that layer of power shrank simultaneously with his contraction, always keeping the core of his rules wrapped around him.
He looked up at Xu Wuyi.
Xu Wuyi has withdrawn his right hand and is standing quietly in front of the hall door.
His aura has been completely restrained, and from the outside he is not even as good as an ordinary martial artist.
"The inspection is over." Xu Wuyi said, "You can go back and resume your life."
Iron Law stood in the middle of the hall for a long time, then turned and walked towards the exit of the hall.
His steps were still steady, but each step was heavier than the one before.
The three law enforcement officers followed him and walked out of the hall in silence.
They boarded Law Enforcement Ship on the docking platform, the hatch was closed, the ship was ignited, and the formation began to return along the route it came from.
Xu Wuyi stood in front of the hall door, watching the four Law Enforcement Ship gradually disappear into the void.
He stood in front of the door for a while, then turned around and walked back to the console and sat down.
Lin Wei stood in front of the recording table, with all the records on the data board in his hand.
Her expression was quiet and restrained, but her fingers continued to record on the input keys on the side of the data pad.
When Xu Wuyi was sitting down in front of the console, Li Yuan came over from the side of the workbench.
"The law enforcement team has left the territorial boundary." Li Yuan said, "Iron Law's ship did not send out any communication signals during its return. His territory did not resume operation when it left the territorial boundary. The power entangled in the core of his rules lasted for about a quarter of an hour before dissipating on its own."
Xu Wuyi sat in front of the console for a while and went through the information in his mind.
He sat in front of the console for a while, then stood up and walked towards the transmission channel leading to Zero Seven No. 3 Residence.
When he sat down on the tree stump, Zero Seven brought a cup of tea and placed it on the cross section of the tree stump.
He picked up the teacup and took a sip, sensing the Crystal inside Fruit that had completed its final breakthrough, and sensing the light that was continuously flowing between the two light spots in the complete tree-shaped pattern on its surface.
He sat on the tree stump for a while, drank the tea, put it back on the tree stump, then stood up and walked back to Cultivation Room.
He sat cross-legged on the mat and looked inwards.
The warm golden Crystal lights up steadily in the center of the inner ring of Fruit, and the tree-shaped pattern on the surface maintains a stable shape in the light that continues to flow between the two light spots.
And the Ancient God Method breakthrough he has completed is continuing to operate inside Fruit, in Order Tree, in the territory network, and in the direction of the T-09 Star Realm.
He observed the operation process in the inner vision for a while, then exited the inner vision and sat quietly in the darkness of Cultivation Room for a while.
He sensed the warm golden light spots that were running on their own orbits throughout the territory, and felt that the Undercurrent Pattern and Hybrid Overlay that were continuously flowing in the network maintained a constant rhythm of operation within the coverage area.
He sensed the translucent surface that had completely converged at the coordinate anchor point outside Northern Boundary Line, and sensed that the continuous lukewarm temperature at the core of Ji Tang in the direction of the T-09 Star Realm was beating with a steady rhythm.
He sat in the darkness until the morning light filtered through the window, then stood up and opened the door and walked out.
That evening, the number of people gathered on Eastern Meadow was much larger than usual.
When dusk spread over the skyline, nearly 7,000 people were already sitting on the grass.
Later participants lined up longer along the dirt road at the edge of the grassland and under the shade of the trees. The warm golden halo covered a wider area than usual in the twilight, and the edge of the halo had been extended to the east side of Main Street.
Together with the warm golden street lamps Forging District that are lighting up, they form a continuous glowing background.
Zhou Mingyuan stood at the door of the Assembly Hall and looked at the halo from a distance, feeling the Mental Byproduct released by those cores during the synchronized beating.
The total amount of those by-products has reached a new peak, and the texture is uniform and pure.
He stood at the door of the Assembly Hall for a while, then turned and walked back into the hall.
He opened a new record file on the data board on the side of the podium and wrote on it, "The number of people gathering at Eastern Meadow continues to grow, and the total output of by-products increases simultaneously. This phenomenon shows that the core of the participants has formed a self-reinforcing feedback mechanism in long-term synchronous resonance."
After he finished writing that note, he closed the information board and sat quietly next to the podium for a while.
The halo outside the window in the Eastern Meadow direction is slowly deepening in the dusk, and those warm golden light spots are connected to form a continuous glowing background.
On the T-09 Star Realm night, Ji Tang sat alone on that rock.
The night wind blew from the east ridge, making it cooler than the previous few days.
But the layer on the surface of his core remained slightly warm and maintained a stable temperature in the night wind.
He closed his eyes and adjusted his core to the resonant frequency, and his perception extended outward in a familiar direction.
The warm feeling poured into his core at the moment of contact with the bright spot. The flow was larger than the previous nights and lasted longer.
The tree-like outline appeared completely in his perception.
The density of horizontal connections in the middle section of Tree Trunk has covered most of the groove area on the surface of Tree Trunk, and the extent of the expansion kit to the upper and lower sections is more obvious than in the past few days.
The continuously bright light group in the middle of Tree Trunk is no longer an isolated bright spot in this perception, but multiple smaller light spots appear around it.
Those small light points are centered on the main light group and form a dense cluster of light points in the dense area of horizontal connecting lines around it.
The entire light point cluster presents a clear geometric shape on the surface of the middle section of Tree Trunk, as if some kind of structure is emerging from the inside of Tree Trunk.
While the feeling of warmth continued, he focused his perception on the surface of the cluster of light spots and tried to extend into its interior.
This time he encountered almost no resistance when penetrating the outer layer, and his perception directly contacted the inner core.
The core of that layer had a higher temperature and tighter texture than the outer layer. At the moment of contact, it transmitted a set of clearer and more complete pulse sequences to his perception than the previous ones.
This time the pulse sequence is no longer simply a breakthrough, it contains a brand new kind of information.
It's like a complete set of Ancient God Method inheritance was compressed and emitted in a very short energy pulse. The content of the inheritance is the complete evolution process of a tree from seed to towering.
He tracked the unfolding process of the Ancient God Method inheritance in his perception, and found that it was outlining a complete tree-shaped structure on the surface of Tree Trunk at an extremely fast speed.
Starting from Root System, extending upward along Tree Trunk, it bifurcates into multiple branches in the middle and upper part of Tree Trunk. Fine bright spots are evenly distributed at the ends of the branches. There is a bright light spot in the center of Tree Canopy, and an equally bright light spot at the bottom of Tree Trunk.
The shape of the entire tree lit up for a moment in the texture on the surface of Tree Trunk, and then slowly dimmed as the warmth subsided.
He sat on the rock for a while and replayed the complete form of the Ancient God Method inheritance several times in his mind.
Then he opened his eyes and stood up, and the night wind blew the edge of his clothes a little.
He walked down the ramp, and when he met Zhang Boyuan at the turning point, he described the complete Ancient God Method inheritance he had felt tonight.
"This pulse sequence contains a complete set of Ancient God Method inheritance." Ji Tang said, "The content of the inheritance is the complete evolution process of a tree from seed to towering. It tells me that Ancient God Method's breakthrough has been completely completed. Lord's side has entered the Tier Four level, and the law enforcement team sent by the Star Alliance has been defeated."
Zhang Boyuan stood at the turn of the ramp and listened to his description, and stayed quiet for a moment in the night.
"What happens after the law enforcement team is defeated?"
Ji Tang was silent for a moment.
"Then there will be a new beginning. The inheritance of Ancient God Method has been completed. The next step is to spread this inheritance Diffusion Rule to the entire Star Alliance and Diffusion Rule to all those who are willing to take this path. A tree has grown, and the next step is to let its seeds float farther away."
Zhang Boyuan nodded.
"Continue tomorrow evening. If you sense any changes in that tree, record it."
Ji Tang nodded and continued walking down the ramp.
His steps gradually faded away in the night. Zhang Boyuan stayed at the turning point of the slope and stood in the night wind for a while. Then he turned around and walked a few steps in the direction of Highlands. He squatted down next to the rock and put his palms on the rock surface.
The temperature of the rock was a little higher than the previous nights. It seemed that after dozens of days of continuous contact, the rock had been heated to a higher baseline level by the residual core temperature of Ji Tang.
He squatted next to the rock for a while, feeling that the remaining temperature was spreading outward at a slow rate, then stood up and walked back to the station along the slope.