Qin Yu did not take a step forward rashly, but his steps stopped firmly the moment he saw the entire outer perimeter of the ancestral land. An enormous, Ultimate ancient seal, almost obscuring the entire field of vision, floated silently among the endless nebulae.
It is not attached to a mountain gate, nor is it embedded in a palace. It is rootless and suspended in the air, guarding the entire ancestral land alone. Its diameter is vast and cannot be measured by ordinary standards. Its outer edge is surrounded by one deep ancient ring after another, and the rings are covered with extremely complex ancient Dao patterns.
Countless patterns nested, folded, and interlocked, extending into an almost infinite texture. The entire ancient ring Beginningless Endless, without head or tail, perfectly formed by nature, possessing a vast and ancient aura of creation.
Within the ancient ring, heaven and earth were sharply divided in two, with yin and yang in opposition and laws and principles diverging.
The left domain was pale and boundless, with vast gray-white nebulae churning and floating, and a bone-chilling desolation permeating the entire domain. Ancient, dark star remains floated in the depths of the sea of clouds, while a thick, gray-white torrent circled the center of the sky, slowly rotating and endlessly regenerating.
The right domain is ablaze with countless colors, with crimson, orange, and dark purple nebulae intertwining and surging, their primordial brilliance eternally emanating. A continuous sea of fiery clouds sweeps from the edge of the ancient seal to the center, intertwining with and echoing the pale realm of the left domain.
Two completely different worlds merged perfectly along a huge arc-shaped boundary, without encroaching on each other. The pale aura slowly seeped into the depths of the crimson gold, while the blazing golden light was also drawn back into the pale abyss, merging without conflict, entangled without annihilation.
Two circular cores, one yin and one yang, hang in the center of the two regions, facing each other from afar.
The upper Yang core is as deep and silent as an ancient star core, surrounded by a swirling red-gold nebula; the lower Yin core is steadily supported by a pale sea of clouds, yet a faint, dark life force is hidden deep within its core.
Yin contains Yang, and Yang contains Yin; the two cores stand in opposition, and Yin and Yang complement each other, thus maintaining an eternal and unchanging Ultimate balance in the entire Primordial Seal.
The lingering nebula swept across the void, causing Qin Yu's robes to sway gently. His gaze slowly swept across the entire outer ring of the ancient seal, taking in all the Dao patterns, textures, and yin-yang transformations.
Beyond the ring-shaped boundary, two waves of clouds, one pale and one blazing, continued to spread into the distance. Occasionally, wisps of blue-green starlight would swirl across the sky, rising from the bottom of the airspace and quietly merging with the orange-red sea of fire, forming a natural barrier that encircled the ancient seal.
The entrance to the entire Wanyan Ancestral Land is as if it were completely sealed off and isolated for eternity by a yin-yang star sea that was born at the beginning of the creation of the heavens. Above the outer ring of the ancient seal, an extremely simple and unadorned ancient symbol stands quietly, silent and still, yet it carries the ancient roots of a clan.
The moment Qin Yu's gaze fell upon the symbol, the ancient scroll beside him suddenly trembled slightly, and with a hum, the thousands of silver patterns on the scroll all bowed down, as if a descendant was making a pilgrimage to the source, returning to the origin, full of awe and submission.
Qin Yu's expression gradually hardened as he discerned the true nature of the formation. This was no ordinary mountain-protecting array artificially set up by powerful figures from later Ancient Clan. This seal was rooted in the very beginning of the Wanyan Ancient Clan's creation of the world; it was an innate barrier formed from the clan's initial Dao root.
The core that supports this supreme seal, which has remained indestructible since time immemorial and has steadily suppressed all the heavens, is a genuine Primordial Origin Supreme Treasure. Qin Yu slightly tucked his fingertips in, never rashly touching it in the slightest.
Faced with this supreme treasure, which shares the same origin as the Ancient Clan's Dao and carries the primordial essence, many supreme divine abilities have their drawbacks. If "Return to Origin and Sever Retracing" is used to forcibly sever the foundation of the seal's existence, it will inevitably shake the ancestral land's origin, causing irreversible damage. If "Heavenly Cause Judgment Sequence and Six Severances Seal" is used to forcibly alter the seal's legal order, it will also affect the temporal foundation of the entire ancestral land, giving rise to endless variables.
He instantly realized that this seal was never meant to be broken by brute force or forcibly breached. Wanyan's words from the past clearly surfaced in his mind: This is the Ultimate seal of the ancestral land. To break this seal, one must rely on a supreme treasure and exclusive authority.
A knowing glint flashed in Qin Yu's eyes: the Star Wancai Key, and its Ultimate authority that surpasses all heavenly treasures and reverses the foundations of eternity— the Edict of Returning to Zero.
This key can trace the fundamental principles of all things, dismantling the power foundation, accumulated history, and rule structure of all magical treasures, causing all celestial artifacts to return to their origin and turn to dust. This ancient seal, formed by relying on the Primordial Origin Supreme Treasure, can only be reliably broken without harming its origin by the Edict of Returning to Zero of the Star Wancai Key.
Qin Yu raised his eyes and gazed at the Yin-Yang Ancient Seal that spanned the starry sea and guarded the ancestral land for eternity. Among all the heavens, he was the only one who held this key and wielded this authority.
Qin Yu stood on the outskirts of the Wanyan Ancestral Land, the Yin-Yang Ancient Seal that stretched across the vast sea of stars in front of him still slowly rotating according to the ancient rhythm.
Two primordial cloud tides, pale and crimson gold, flowed endlessly along the giant ring. On the outer ring, countless ancient patterns connected with each other, nested layer upon layer, and closed in a ring, each pattern connecting to the initial Dao root of the Wanyan Ancient Clan when they created the world.
The "Primordial Origin Supreme Treasure" that lies dormant deep within the foundation of the seal has never revealed its true form, but its immense origin has already filled the entire ancestral land's entrance.
With each rotation of the seal, the spatial structure, the flow of time, and the causal relationships of the surrounding starry sea will experience a very subtle shift. Ordinary methods of breaking the seal will never directly confront just the ancient seal before them, but rather the complete legal framework and the entire foundation of existence of this Primordial Origin Supreme Treasure ages.
Qin Yu did not rush to make a move. He quickly weighed the advantages and disadvantages of his various supreme supernatural abilities in his mind.
The "Heavenly Cause Judgment Order · Six Severances Seal" can seal, sever, and reconstruct the causal flow of the world. It can currently restrict the root of the Ancient Clan's original Dao, forcibly altering the order, and is very likely to affect the outer origin of the entire ancestral land, triggering unknown backlash;
"Return to Origin and Sever Retracing" can strip all things of their right to exist, but if it is applied directly to the core of the seal, no one knows the depth of the bond between this treasure and the ancestral land. If it is rashly erased, it may erase and completely destroy both the "seal" and the "entrance to the ancestral land".
"Void Source · Dream Stillness" is even more unsuitable to use, as its power is too thoroughly Annihilation. The slightest deviation will completely overturn the inherent structure of the ancestral land entrance, causing irreparable damage. This barrier cannot be broken by brute force. Wanyan has already personally handed over the only correct solution to him. Qin Yu slowly raised his right hand.
He did not open the storage secret realm, nor did he take out any physical objects, nor did he condense an ordinary key shape in his palm, simply because the "Star Wancai Key" has never belonged to the conventional magical treasures of the world.
It resides within Qin Yu's most fundamental existence, sharing the same origin and coexisting with his Fate Soul, yet having no connection to his flesh and blood. No one can separate it, no one can seal it, and no one can replicate it; it is unique in all the heavens, unparalleled since ancient times.
The next instant, an Ultimate subtle starlight appeared gently on the palm of his hand.
This is not a concrete key shape, but rather a visible imprint anchored by the supreme rules in the dimension of reality. The starlight slowly ripples out, without casting a golden outline, but only drawing out a few strands of pure and dazzling starlight between the fingers.
Red, blue, silver, purple, and gold—several primordial star colors overlapped layer upon layer, then all faded away, returning to transparency, leaving only a faint arc of starlight, quietly suspended in the palm of the hand.
Qin Yu's gaze was calm and undisturbed. At this moment, there was no overwhelming pressure or earth-shattering divine power or strange phenomena in the world. Even the giant Yin-Yang Ancient Seal that spanned the starry sea did not produce the slightest immediate response.
However, a more fundamental and Ultimate force of rules, transcending offense and defense, strength and weakness, and legal principles, has firmly settled upon the seal, the Edict of Returning to Zero.
Qin Yu took a step forward, slowly raising his right hand. Without chanting incantations, forming hand seals, or resonating with heaven and earth, he simply revealed and fully unlocked the primal bond between his own existence and the "Star Wancai Key".
In an instant, the ancestral seal, which had been operating since time immemorial, froze for the first time. The countless ancient patterns that flowed endlessly on the outer ring slowed down by a single line, and the rotation suddenly became stagnant.
Qin Yu's gaze narrowed slightly. The first level of the Law of Returning to Zero had already taken effect: the Law of Returning to Zero for External Objects.
The Primordial Origin Supreme Treasure before him, no matter how high its rank, how many ages it has existed, or how much it carries the primordial Dao root of a clan, is ultimately an external possession. At this moment, it has transformed into a sealing barrier, blocking Qin Yu's path, and has already touched upon the absolute rule of the Edict of Returning to Zero.
To break this deadlock, there's no need to shatter it or compare strengths. The Edict of Returning to Zero doesn't concern itself with combat power; it only traces back to the origin. It examines the fundamental reason for this treasure's existence—why it took shape, why it's stable, why it can control the seal, and why it can block the heavens.
The starlight in Qin Yu's palm trembled slightly, without any violent impact or booming phenomena. Instead, an invisible ripple of rule spread leisurely from his body, covering the entire sealed space. The moment the ripple touched the outer ring of the ancient seal, all the countless ancient patterns within the ring suddenly lit up, boom—