Shi Hao, Ye Fan, Chu Feng, and Ruthless undoubtedly had the potential to reach the Chaos Sea.
Even if Meng Chuan's unexpected intervention changed the future and the Sacred Ruins Era never came, the four of them would still have some chance of breaking through after entering the Boundless Chaos Sea.
But if they took that path, who knew how long it would take? It would certainly be far slower than in the original story.
By the time they reached the Boundless Chaos Sea, found an opportunity to break through, and finally succeeded, the daylilies would have long since gone cold.
Meng Chuan had pulled the Sacred Ruins Era directly into the present, overlaying the current space-time. This cut out the several eras between now and then.
The time saved brought Ye Fan and the others straight to the brink of the finale.
With the Sacred Ruins Era covering the present and several eras skipped outright, Ye Fan and the others still retained their formidable cultivation. It was an opportunity bestowed by the heavens.
And the most immediate reason Meng Chuan had waited until Shi Hao, Ye Fan, and Ruthless had all reached the Sacrificial Dao before beginning was this: since the three of them had reached it now, their future selves were certain to have reached it too—and would be stronger than they were in the present.
It was also a matter of consistency and balance.
As the two space-times merged, the uproar at Chu Feng's wedding still had not died down.
Chu Feng regarded the young man who had come looking for trouble with utter coldness. Killing intent surged toward the sky, almost taking solid form, while a faint aura of flames wreathed him and his black hair stirred.
His urge to kill had reached its peak.