Outside the Eternal Silence Return to the Ruins, on the gray-white barren stones, the wind swirls up fragments of mist.
Zhou Wanning gently turned her head to look at Qin Yu, her eyes still carrying the tenderness and lingering moisture from their reunion.
"Young Master Qin." Her voice was clear, yet carried a hint of calm. "So, where are you planning to go next?"
Qin Yu did not answer immediately. His gaze slowly swept over his surroundings.
The space surrounding the Return to the Ruins is like a shattered mirror, with layers upon layers of causal remnants floating in the air, sometimes coalescing into gray-white runes, sometimes disintegrating into invisible dust. In the depths of the distant void, extremely faint ripples flow—not natural fluctuations, but the echoes left by some deeper existence.
He hesitated for a moment. "Wanning." "Let's find a relatively safe area first, then we can discuss the details."
Her voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable judgment. Zhou Yujin nodded immediately, her expression solemn. "Yes, little sister, listen to Brother Qin; after all, this matter is of great importance."
Zhou Wanning glanced at her brother, then looked at Qin Yu, and nodded gently. "Okay."
The next instant, Qin Yu raised his hand, and an invisible spatial pattern slowly spread out in his palm.
The void was not torn apart, but rather, as if the surface of water had been gently pushed aside, an invisible path extended from beneath their feet.
Under his divine perception, the spatial structure of the Void Obliteration Domain transformed into layers of transparent grids.
He chose the most concealed path, the one with the fewest causal intersections. "You two, stay close."
The three of them swayed, their feet didn't move, yet the world seemed to recede beside them.
The gray-white storm of Eternal Silence Return to the Ruins rapidly shrank behind them, space folded into flowing light and shadow, mountains rolled up like a scroll, and lakes transformed into ripples that were absorbed into the depths of the void.
In the blink of an eye, they had traversed tens of thousands of miles, leaving the edge of the Return to the Ruins and heading towards a remote fragmented realm within the Void Obliteration Domain.
The space there is relatively stable, with few traces of cause and effect, and few powerful individuals linger there. It is the best choice for temporary concealment.
The three people's presence quickly dissipated into the sandstorm surrounding the Return to the Ruins.
Shortly after they left completely, a very fine crack suddenly appeared in the sky outside the Return to the Ruins.
The crack was not simply a spatial tear, but a fissure in which cause and effect themselves were forcibly pried open.
There was no sound. There was no tremor. It was just that some kind of "connection" between heaven and earth was quietly torn apart. In the crack...
A bottomless darkness. The next instant, a pair of eyes slowly opened. They were not physical eyes.
Instead, it was a gigantic pupil formed by countless causal threads, cold and ruthless. Through the cracks, it slowly swept its gaze across the entire Eternal Silence Return to the Ruins.
It was as if every area, every inch of space, was being "examined" under its gaze, as if in Eternal Silence Return to the Ruins.
Several dozen breaths later, the entire Return to the Ruins was like the pages of a book that had been turned. The wind stopped, and the fog cleared.
Even time seemed to slow down by a moment. Yet it didn't find what it was looking for. A moment later...
Those eyes slowly withdrew. The causal rift closed silently. Heaven and earth returned to normal, as if nothing had ever happened.
Only in the deepest part of the Return to the Ruins Flower Sea, Zhi Huanuo suddenly looked up, Wan Huaying's brows furrowing slightly.
But neither of them spoke, because that gaze had already left.
At this moment, hundreds of thousands of miles away from the Return to the Ruins, Qin Yu suddenly paused, his gaze turning cold for a moment.
Zhou Yujin sensed something was wrong. "Brother Qin?" Qin Yu said softly, "It's nothing. Let's go."
He did not speak of that extremely distant causal fluctuation that he had captured deep within his consciousness at that very moment.
But he already understood. Someone had begun to track them. The wind rose, and the three figures gradually disappeared into the distance. In the sky Void Obliteration Domain, undercurrents began to surge.
In a remote corner of the Void Obliteration Domain, amidst the Cinder-Bone Desolate Marsh, the gentle beauty of the flower fields and the gray storms of the Return to the Ruins are long gone. Only endless, scorched wastelands remain, as if countless worlds once fell here in ancient times and were burned to ashes.
The earth was riddled with enormous cracks, beneath which crimson embers flowed slowly, like the remnants of a world that had not yet been completely extinguished. The sky hung low, dark clouds pressed in, but there was no thunder, only silence and desolation.
Qin Yu slowly descended with Zhou Wanning and Zhou Yujin.
The moment their toes touched the ground, subtle ripples spread across the barren slopes, as if the scorched earth itself was sensing their presence.
Qin Yu didn't stop. He raised his hand, his five fingers lightly tapping the void. In the next instant, space seemed to be twisted, not torn, by an invisible giant hand.
Instead, it's a "page turning." The dimensions of heaven and earth begin to shift layer by layer, three-dimensional space is folded into four-dimensional space, four-dimensional space is pushed into a higher sequence, until the super five-dimensional structure is opened up.
An invisible door unfolded before them. There was no light, no sound, only a pure and silent deep space. "Enter."
The three figures flashed and stepped inside. The space closed, Cinder-Bone Desolate Marsh returned to deathly silence.
Inside the Transcendent Five-Dimensional Space. There is no wind, no sky, only a dimensional network flowing slowly like a galaxy, with a faint silver glow floating all around, like countless unwritten prototypes of worlds.
Qin Yu stopped and slowly exhaled. Only at this moment did he truly lower his guard.
He turned to look at Zhou Wanning. His gaze was no longer cold, but gentle. "Wanning." "Do you know what the crystal core inside your body is?"
Zhou Wanning was slightly startled. Of course she knew. She couldn't forget that crystal.
During that great battle in the Desolate Abyss Ice Field, when the power of the Logic-Extinguishing Divine Phoenix almost tore her Fate Soul apart, the crystal suddenly burst out of her body, as if a star core that had been dormant for countless ages had awakened.
At that moment, her sea of consciousness was filled with golden threads. Cause and effect reversed. Fate was reconnected. Only then was she able to escape. But—she never truly understood what it was.
A hint of worry appeared in Zhou Wanning's eyes. Qin Yu noticed her unease and said slowly, "Wanning, please believe me. I have no falsehood or ill intentions towards you and your brother."
Her voice was calm, without any forcefulness, only sincerity. Zhou Yujin also spoke solemnly, "Sister, trust Brother Qin Yu. The crystal core inside you is no ordinary object."
"It... it is very likely... the key to the life and death of the entire Void Obliteration Domain." The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Zhou Wanning's eyes widened in shock. "The entire... Void Obliteration Domain?" Her breathing quickened slightly.
He then slowly nodded. "Young Master Qin," he said, "There is indeed a very mysterious crystal core within my sea of consciousness."
Qin Yu's gaze hardened. "Sister Wanning." "Are you able to activate and manifest it?" Zhou Wanning subconsciously looked at Zhou Yujin.
Her brother's gaze was firm. "It's alright, little sister." "Trust Brother Qin." Zhou Wanning took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
The next instant, her aura rippled slightly. Deep within her sea of consciousness, a dark golden light slowly emerged.
The dimensional pathways of the universe suddenly trembled, as if some higher order of existence had been awakened.
"Buzz--" A crystal the size of a lotus seed slowly emerged from between her eyebrows, hovering between the three of them.
Its dark gold exterior resembles a condensed galaxy collapsing into its core.
The surface of the crystal is wrapped with silvery-white "Void Evolution Causality Threads". These threads are not physical, but they are clearly visible, as if causality itself has transformed into veins, flowing slowly on the crystal.
The threads intertwine, like a web of fate. The crystal rotates gently, and the air temperature begins to rise.
It wasn't the scorching heat of flames, but a gentle, life-like warmth.
Qin Yu reached out his hand. Even before touching it, he could feel that ethereal aura that was neither real nor nonexistent.
It was a strange fluctuation that existed between existence and nothingness.
When Zhou Wanning activated the crystal again, it suddenly cracked—not shattered, but transformed into threads, and the dark gold core burst forth.
Millions of golden threads burst forth, spreading across the void like veins of blood. Silver-white causal threads intertwined with golden Void Evolution threads.
The entire Transcendent Five-Dimensional Space was instantly reflected as a cosmic grid of interwoven dark gold and silver.
The scene resembled the beating of the universe's heart, with veins of light spreading and patterns embedded in cracks in the void.
Countless phantom cracks of the "Annihilation Realm-Breaking Pearl" appeared in the air.
The golden threads actually adhered to the cracks, filling and balancing them. The aura of Annihilation and the Void Evolution energy formed a confrontation in mid-air.
Yet there was no conflict. Instead, a subtle resonance was formed. "Neither existence nor non-existence." "Void Evolution." It was a kind of...
The power to complete cause and effect, yet not be bound by it. Zhou Yujin was utterly shocked. "This... this is the Void Evolution Causality-Replenishing Marrow..."
Qin Yu's gaze turned serious. At this moment, he finally truly confirmed that this Void Evolution Causality-Replenishing Marrow indeed real.
It's not just about restoring cause and effect. It's the key to rewriting the fate of the Void Obliteration Domain. The dark golden crystal core still floated between the three of them.
The Void Evolution Causality Threads, like a lifeline woven from billions of stars, flowed gently in mid-air, intertwining silver and gold light, like a pulsating cosmic core.
Zhou Wanning gazed at it, her eyes filled with complex emotions. "Brother... you said it's called the Void Evolution Causality-Replenishing Marrow?"
The voice was soft, yet it carried a tremor of finally touching upon the truth.
Zhou Yujin nodded solemnly. "Yes, little sister." "Brother Qin told me too."
His gaze fell on the crystal, tinged with heartache and lingering fear. "Your previous calamities and illnesses were caused by this Void Evolution Causality-Replenishing Marrow."
"It is no ordinary thing; a mortal body cannot bear it. The disorder of cause and effect and the imbalance of destiny have led to the backlash of your Fate Soul."
"It only fully awakened during the great battle against the Logic-Extinguishing Divine Phoenix in the Desolate Abyss Ice Field, in order to protect its master."
The air was still. A faint Void Evolution aura rippled before the three of them.
Zhou Wanning nodded gently. "I see..." She looked at the dark gold crystal and suddenly remembered that battle.
When the power of the Divine Phoenix pressed down, she almost heard the sound of her Fate Soul shattering.
But at that moment, golden threads unfolded, fate reconnected, and time seemed to be torn apart and then stitched back together.
She managed to escape. She slowly raised her eyes. "Then... what exactly is its purpose?"
"Why did the Logic-Extinguishing Divine Phoenix as if it had discovered some priceless treasure the moment it saw me?"
"So what it was looking for was this Void Evolution Causality-Replenishing Marrow within my body?"
Qin Yu finally spoke. He didn't answer immediately, but instead extended his hand.
The fingertip gently touched the silvery-white Void Evolution threads wrapped around the crystal core. The next instant, the void veins trembled.
Ripples spread outwards in the Transcendent Five-Dimensional Space. "Void Evolution Causality-Replenishing Marrow."
"It's not simply a core of power." Qin Yu's voice was deep and clear. "Its essence is a kind of 'completeness'."
"Repairing cause and effect." "Repairing destiny." "Repairing rules." "Even, repairing the world."
Zhou Wanning and Zhou Yujin were both shocked. Qin Yu's gaze was profound. "The Void Obliteration Domain itself is a world where cause and effect are broken."
"The Logic Remnants Lord, forbidden beings, Realm Breaking suppression... all of this stems from the break in the causal chain."
"The existence of the Void Evolution Causality-Replenishing Marrow' can fill the broken lifeline and restore balance to disorder."
"But—" he said, his tone slightly somber, "If we fall into the hands of the Thought Severance Devouring Emperor."
The air suddenly turned cold. Qin Yu continued, "It can not only complete the causal chain of the Void Obliteration Domain, but also complete the dormant life core of the Source-Suppressing Stillnessless Venerable."
"It might even allow it to break through to a higher realm." "At that time, the Void Obliteration Domain will no longer be a realm of shattered cause and effect." "But—" "will be rewritten."
The Void Evolution Causality Threads suddenly glowed faintly, as if in response to those words. Zhou Wanning's face paled. "Then... wouldn't I have become the catalyst?"
Qin Yu shook his head. "No." "You are not the trigger." "You are the key." "But the key itself is neither good nor evil." "It depends on who holds it."
Zhou Yujin slowly clenched her fist. "The Thought Severance Devouring Emperor... is also looking for it." Qin Yu nodded. "It's not looking for you."
"It's this Void Evolution Causality-Replenishing Marrow within your body." "The Logic-Extinguishing Divine Phoenix pursued you under its orders."
"If it is not Annihilation, it will eventually trap you and allow you to extract the crystal core intact."
Zhou Wanning's breathing became slightly erratic. She slowly looked at the dark gold crystal floating in the air.
The crystal looked warm and serene at that moment.
Yet it carries the weight of the entire Void Obliteration Domain's future direction. "Young Master Qin."
She asked softly, "If I give it to you, will all of this be avoided?"
Qin Yu remained silent for a moment, then gently shook his head. "The Void Evolution Causality-Replenishing Marrow has already merged with your Fate Soul. Forcibly separating it would mean certain death."
"And—" His eyes deepened slightly. "It now recognizes you as its master." "Not me."
In the Transcendent Five-Dimensional Space, causal threads suddenly and gently wrapped around Zhou Wanning's fingertips.
As if in response, she froze. "Then... what should I do?" Qin Yu looked at her.
His gaze was resolute. "Cultivation. You're currently at the Chaos Realm. I think once you break through to the Stainless Realm · Supreme," "at that time, you should be able to control it."
Instead of being carried by it. The Void Evolution Causality-Replenishing Marrow suddenly flickered again. The dark golden light briefly surged.