Breaking into the Chaos Realm, Order Swears an Oath

Silent Years.

Tens of thousands of Chaos epochs passed in an instant.

The three thousand Demon Gods emerged one after another, breaking free from their shells. The major Demon Gods each claimed their own territories.

Under the contact and restraint of the earliest Demon Gods, such as Yang Mei and Mingyuan, all Demon Gods reached an understanding: they would no longer casually unleash battles of origin and would minimize the consumption of Chaos Origin.

They all knew that Chaos Origin was limited.

Thus, Hundun became unusually tranquil.

All Demon Gods were waiting.

Waiting for the birth of the final Demon God.

Meanwhile, Shichen sat cross-legged in the deepest part of the Time Domain.

The azure light around him had long since withdrawn. He resembled a piece of polished green stone, with not a trace of majesty visible. Yet anyone who approached would discover that within the area around him, even time itself seemed to have lost all meaning. The past and future overlapped, making it impossible to tell what day it was.

Peak Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Dao Realm.

He had remained at this realm for a very, very long time.

So long that even he could no longer remember how many Chaos epochs had passed.

The path ahead was obscured.

Shichen opened his eyes. The phantom reflection of the River of Time was mirrored within them. He could see everything in the past and fragments of the future, yet he could not see the direction in which he should advance.

"Peak Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Dao Realm... Why have I been unable to find the path ahead?"

He murmured softly, a trace of confusion in his voice.

"What exactly is the path ahead?"

He closed his eyes and immersed his mind in the River of Time.

The river surged onward, flowing from the past toward the future without end.

He was the incarnation of the Dao of Time and the master of the River of Time. He could travel upstream or downstream, witnessing countless possibilities and countless endings.

Yet he alone could not see his own path.

He had attempted to break through the bottleneck countless times, every attempt ending in failure. It was as though an invisible wall stood before him; no matter how much force he used, he could not shatter it.

"Where exactly is the problem?"

Shichen began retracing the path he had traveled.

From awakening within his egg, to comprehending the Law of Time, to breaking through to the Heavenly Dao Realm, and then reaching his current peak. Every step had been taken through bitter cultivation and accumulation.

But at this point, bitter cultivation seemed useless.

What he needed was not greater accumulation, but something more fundamental.

Shichen rose to his feet and slowly paced through the Domain of Dao.

The phantom River of Time flowed beneath his feet, while fragments of the past and remnants of the future flickered around him.

He saw the births of countless Demon Gods, the evolution of Hundun, and innumerable possible paths of development.

He stopped and looked down at the River of Time beneath his feet.

Suddenly, he noticed a problem.

The River of Time flowed from the past toward the future. Yet as the Time Demon God, he had always merely followed this river, observing it and making use of it. He had never considered changing its course.

"I have only been following time, not controlling it."

Shichen murmured.

He suddenly realized that the difference between the Heavenly Dao Realm and the Chaos Realm was not an accumulation of power, but the depth of one's understanding of laws.

The Heavenly Dao Realm meant controlling laws.

The Chaos Realm meant transcending laws.

"I always thought the Law of Time was the River of Time, and that I only needed to control it."

Shichen spoke softly.

"But the River of Time itself is merely one manifestation of time. True time should be..."

He extended a hand, and a point of azure light appeared at his fingertip.

That point of light was tiny, yet it contained a peculiar power. It had not been drawn from the River of Time, but had emerged from nothingness.

"Time should not merely flow from the past toward the future."

Shichen's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"The past, present, and future are fundamentally one. They exist simultaneously."

"Today, I shall carve out a path ahead for the Demon Gods!"

He raised his head, blazing light erupting from his eyes. The point of azure light at his fingertip suddenly exploded.

A terrifying aura erupted from within him and swept across the entire world of Hundun.

At that moment, all Demon Gods were jolted awake from their cultivation.

They stared in shock toward Shichen's location, sensing that vast and boundless pressure as stormy waves surged through their hearts.

"That is... Shichen's aura?"

"He broke through?"

"Beyond the Heavenly Dao Realm... the Chaos Realm!"

Within the Domain of Dao, Shichen slowly closed his eyes.

He could feel that he was different from before.

Before, he had been a man standing beside the River of Time and watching it. Now, he was that river.

Past, present, and future were no longer divided fragments in his eyes, but a complete whole.

He opened his eyes, the phantom image of the entire River of Time reflected within them.

"So that's how it is."

He murmured.

"The Heavenly Dao Realm is using rules from within the rules. The Chaos Realm is stepping beyond the rules and creating rules."

In the depths of Hundun, within the Space Domain.

Yang Mei leaned against a towering Willow Tree, idly playing with a willow leaf in his hand. Sensing that violent aura, a sharp light flickered in his eyes.

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"Shichen, have you finally taken this step before me?"

He murmured, a smile curling at the corner of his lips.

After tens of thousands of Chaos epochs, he too had reached the peak Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Dao Realm. He had likewise been trapped within the mist shrouding the path ahead, unable to find a direction.

But at this moment, Shichen had broken through.

More importantly, he could feel that at the instant Shichen broke through, the road ahead had become clear as well.

It was as if a layer of mist had been swept aside, revealing the path behind it.

"As expected of the first Demon God to emerge."

Yang Mei smiled faintly, closed his eyes, and began walking along that path.

The azure light gradually receded.

Shichen slowly opened his eyes and clenched his fist. The power within him was unimaginably vast. Compared to the Heavenly Dao Realm, it was like heaven and earth apart.

"Finally, the Chaos Realm."

He murmured, feeling his confidence grow by several degrees.

With the strength of the Chaos Realm, combined with his foresight of the future, he had gained an even greater grasp over his plans for the Heaven-Opening Calamity.

"Pangu... You should be emerging soon as well."

At that moment, a composed female voice came from the entrance to the Domain of Dao.

"Shichen. Forgive my unannounced visit, but I request an audience."

Shichen looked up and raised a hand to deactivate the grand formation around the Domain of Dao. The Order Demon God then slowly walked inside.

She wore a neat pink robe, every strand of her hair perfectly in place. Even her footsteps seemed precisely measured, while faint phantom chains of Order coiled around her.

"Order?"

Shichen raised a brow. "It's rare for you to come to my place of your own accord."

The Order Demon God walked before him. Without exchanging needless pleasantries, she went straight to the point.

"I have come to ask for your help in perfecting my Great Dao."

"Help you?"

"I am the Order Demon God. My Dao lies in rules and laws." The Order Demon God's voice was calm, though it carried a barely perceptible gravity.

"If I take the path of opening heaven and transforming into the Dao, establishing Order through a new world would naturally follow. But you once said that opening heaven may not be the only path. Then I must establish Order here in Hundun first."

She paused and looked directly at Shichen.

"But the Chaos Demon Gods are all arrogant and unruly. Who would willingly submit to the restraints of rules? Without anyone obeying them, Order is empty talk. After much thought, only you can help me."

"Why me?"

"Because you are the oldest Demon God, and currently the strongest Demon God." The Order Demon God looked directly at him.

"You are the only one capable of making the other Demon Gods wary. If you wish to enforce Order in Hundun, no one would dare openly oppose you."

After saying this, she bowed slightly, her tone solemn.

"If you are willing to help me complete my Great Dao, I am willing to swear a Great Dao Oath and forge an eternal alliance with you. From this day onward, I will heed your commands and never harbor a second heart."

Shichen was slightly startled.

He had not expected the Order Demon God to offer such terms.

"You should know that I do not need your alliance," Shichen said.

"I know." The Order Demon God nodded. "But you need allies even more."

After thinking for a moment, she continued, "You also know that every Chaos Demon God has their own temperament. Although you have now entered the Chaos Realm, there are still many who refuse to submit to you.

"I do not know what your plan is, but you need allies. And I am willing to become your most reliable ally."

Shichen fell silent.

He had to admit that the Order Demon God was right.

Although he had broken through to the Chaos Realm, that did not mean all Demon Gods would obediently listen to him. Especially those highly ranked Demon Gods—each one was proud and arrogant. How could they so easily submit to him?

Shichen remained silent, lightly tapping his fingertips against his knee.

He truly needed allies.

The Order Demon God was rigorous and methodical, excelling most at management and coordination. With her help, unifying the Demon Gods' forces would become countless times easier.

As for swearing an oath to the Great Dao, he did not care much. The Chaos Demon Gods were nurtured by the Great Dao. It was like a child swearing an oath to their mother—if the child broke it, what could the mother do? At most, give them a beating.

But he possessed absolute strength to ensure that oath would be upheld.

"Good."

Shichen looked up and spoke a single word.

A glimmer of light flashed through the Order Demon God's eyes. She immediately stepped back half a pace, raised her hand, and swore an oath.

"Great Dao above, I, the Order Demon God, swear here that from this day onward, I shall forge an eternal alliance with Shichen, the Time Demon God. Should I betray him, may my true spirit transform into the Dao."

As the oath fell, a vast Dao voice sounded from the depths of Hundun.

"Granted."

At that moment, a clear proclamation suddenly rang out from the edge of Hundun, spreading in every direction along the currents of time.

"I am Hongjun, Immortal Demon God of the Dao of Immortality. Today, I emerge into the world. Let the Great Dao bear witness!"

Shichen froze for a moment, then a smile curved across his lips.

Hongjun.

The Immortal Demon God ranked two thousand nine hundred and ninety-eighth had finally emerged.

In the memories of his past life, this man had been the renowned Dao Ancestor of the Primordial World, presiding over the Investiture of the Gods and plotting against the heavens.

"Interesting."

Shichen chuckled softly as the Law of Time spread beneath his feet.

The next instant, his figure vanished from the Domain of Dao. The Order Demon God watched the direction in which he disappeared and blinked in confusion.

Throughout Hundun, the Demon Gods all sensed that fleeting ripple of time and were filled with doubt.

Within the Fate Domain, Mingyuan spun the Fate Compass at his fingertips, his brows tightly furrowed. The compass needle spun madly, unable to capture even the slightest trace of Shichen.

"Hongjun has merely emerged. Why is he rushing over there so urgently?"

Shichen had now broken through to the Chaos Realm. Why would he care so much about a minor Demon God ranked near the bottom? There had to be some hidden mystery that Mingyuan did not know.

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