The Sealed Order's First Call · The Road to Fate Severing

Deep within the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall, in a place untouched by the morning light, stands a grand hall that seems to be forged from fragments of the logic of countless worlds, quietly perched atop a precipice in the void.

Its entire structure was covered in dark golden "Fate Authority seal patterns," which seemed to fall from the sky like stars flowing backwards, condensing into a square called:

[Fate Authority Mission Hall].

This place is one of the most complex and busiest nodes of destiny in the entire system of the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall. It not only coordinates the cultivation rhythm and Fate Soul operation of all disciples, but also controls a large number of core affairs within the middle-level domain, such as exploration missions, mutation containment, resource collection, and logic analysis.

At this moment, countless clouds floated before the hall, and disciples surged like a tide on the heavenly steps.

Qin Yu stood quietly beneath the Heavenly Staircase of Fate Authority, looking up to see that the entire Mission Hall resembled an inverted "Fate Soul- Constructed Realm." The hall's roof soared into the void, while its bottom remained unfathomably deep, as if countless mission trajectories were dripping down into the disciples' hands. Within those trajectories lay the true "Fate Structure" of the entire Middle Layer of the Source of Epochless.

Just as he stepped through the palace gates, a voice as grand as the echoes of the heavens resounded in his ears—

"The cycle of destiny continues, and the six duties return to their proper order."

"Categories: Boundary Warfare, Resource Gathering, Logic Analysis, Soul Seal Orbit Determination, Fate Chain Cause Exploration, and Relic Recreation."

Six beams of light converged simultaneously in the main hall, each beam displaying tens of thousands of task entries and Fate Soul sequences, as if the Annihilation Structure Database and the Eye of the World were unfolding at the same instant.

The areas closest to the temple entrance were where the crowds were at their largest.

[Collection Tasks Area]

In the void, various rare resources, source plant soul ore, and Wuji fragments appeared as phantom specimens in the high-hanging crystal light domains. Thousands of disciples were standing in front of the array to queue up for soul recording and to receive tasks.

"Most of the monthly fragment delivery tasks for the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall come from this type." Qin Yu's gaze swept over them and he noticed that most of them were beginners, outer disciples, and some whose cultivation was not yet stable. He also knew that those tasks seemed easy, but they also contained countless dangers of the abyss forests and spacetime rifts.

[Boundary Warfare Mission Area]

On the other side, a chilling aura of killing intent filled the air.

The Zone of Boundary Warfare is a gathering place for all warmongers and Fate Soul- wielders. Missions here mainly involve clearing out the alien entities at the borders of the Source of the Epoch, suppressing the logically out-of-control domains, and participating in multi-domain combat trials.

Qin Yu glanced around and saw that most of the people there were at the Annihilation Source Realm or above. He could even spot a disciple at the No Consciousness Realm who was coldly staring at the "Out-of-Control Battle Realm - Nine Abyss Insect Tide Annihilation Order" above.

"A casino where blood and lives are at stake," he thought to himself.

The other districts also possess their own magnificent and extraordinary phenomena:

[Logic Analysis Class]

Countless structural runes intertwined in mid-air, resembling a waterfall of source code, as some disciples wearing Soul Mirrors deciphered the chaotic logic scroll.

[Soul Seal Track Setting Category]

This area is like a soul-refining platform, where disciples must fix the soul track of the mission target onto the Recognition Annihilation engraving plate. The process is extremely easy to cause a backlash in the sea of consciousness, and those whose souls explode are often quietly sent out of the hall.

[Fate/Destiny Analysis]

The mission panel hangs within the "vortex of Fate-Cause," requiring you to trace the beginning of the target's destiny chain; one wrong step and you'll sink into the crossroads of Fate-Cause.

[Recreational of Legacy Structures]

Extremely rare, yet extremely important, participants must simulate the destruction path of an ancient realm to deduce the "great changes of the future," and even core disciples need authorization.

Qin Yu entered the main hall, his breathing steady.

Azure Ring chuckled softly within her sea of consciousness:

"This Mission Hall... is actually quite interesting."

"Which category do you plan to start with? Given your current state, 'World War' would be an excellent trial for breaking through your destiny's combat power."

Qin Yu did not rush to answer. His gaze swept across the dome of the entire Hall of Fate Authority, where something was vaguely hidden—

"Fate Annihilation Floating Platform"

That is where the core mission lies, and it is also the final destination for all those at the pinnacle of their destiny.

But he knew that moment hadn't come yet.

His gaze darkened, and he finally stepped towards...

Qin Yu's gaze slowly swept across the six mission light domains, and finally he turned and slowly stepped towards the most inconspicuous one on the left.

At that moment, the entire Fate Authority Mission Hall was still teeming with people. The Battle Zone was filled with the intent of swords, the Soul Seal Zone was filled with the aura of the soul, and the Logic Zone was surrounded by the secret incantations of the source text... But that one area of light and shadow was the most calm, as if even the fluctuations of Fate Soul were so thin that they were almost Does Not Exist.

Data collection task area.

Compared to the other scenes, which were full of diverse elements and dazzling in their construction, this corner was surprisingly deserted.

The moment Qin Yu stepped inside, the surrounding atmosphere seemed to fall silent. A dilapidated crystal quest platform hung forlornly in mid-air, its surface shimmering with slightly aged life trajectory patterns. Below the platform were several rickety stone chairs and a "command tablet" worn smooth by time.

What's even more ridiculous is that, beneath the stone tablet inscribed with "Elder in Charge of the Gathering Hall" in the background, three elders wearing outer robes were lying there.

He was snoring loudly.

One elder leaned back against the life stone, a spirit fruit peel still hanging from the corner of his mouth, holding a half-eaten "Sinking Breath Fruit" in his hand; another used a spirit seal cloth as a pillow, seemingly having a dream of "Return to One heaven and earth", muttering "five hundred more years... and I will break through"; the third even wore a dried spirit fish as a belt, completely immersed in sleep, his breath long and deep.

The entire data collection area was completely empty.

Not to mention disciples, there wasn't even a passing spirit beast.

Qin Yu glanced around with a strange look in his eyes, then muttered to himself:

"This... this might not be a task category that's been relegated to the sidelines..."

Within her sea of consciousness, Azure Ring had already burst into laughter:

"Hahaha--As expected of a gathering quest, even the quest elder is asleep! I bet no one will come to collect the quest for months, tsk."

Qin Yu shook his head helplessly.

But he quickly calmed down and his gaze swept to the crystal platform at the very center, representing destiny.

Although the stone platform was old, dozens of life-related messages still flowed across it, with a few crystalline lines occasionally flashing, indicating that the mission was still in progress, but "unattended."

At this moment, several lines of faint text appeared on the top of the stone platform:

[Gathering Tasks - Currently Available Projects:]

1. Retrieve "Void Feather" ×3 (North of Yuanlin - Low Risk)

2. Collect 5 "Abyssal Soul Mushrooms" (Shattered Abyss Floating Rock Belt - Medium Risk)

3. Collect 1 "Limitless Resonance Crystal Fragment" (Requires travel to Fate Severing Gorge - High Risk)

4. Investigate "Hidden Cause Flow Mark Locations" ×3 (Causal Attribution Wasteland - Medium to High Risk)

5. Capture "Annihilation Bone Phantom Fox" ×1 (Eastern Region - High Risk)

Qin Yu's gaze sharpened, and he slowly locked onto one of them—

"Limitless Resonance Crystal Fragment."

Just as he was about to reach out and touch the stone platform to accept the task, he suddenly heard a "thud" behind him—someone had fallen off the chair.

But then he saw the elder, who was chewing on the spirit fruit peel, raise his head groggily, glance at him with half-open eyes, and mumble indistinctly:

"Huh... someone actually came..."

"I never even dreamed of someone coming to accept a gathering quest..."

Having said that, the elder probed with his Spiritual Sense and was so startled that he sat up from his chair, his voice even changing tone:

"This aura... Annihilation Source Realm? Or is he an inner disciple!?"

"Oh my god... our ancestors have shown their power! Someone actually came to this area!!"

Qin Yu was slightly taken aback.

Next, the entire "Gathering Task Area" erupted into chaos, with Spiritual Qi swirling wildly. Several task elders jolted awake, sat up abruptly, donned their robes and hats, and began various incantation rituals in a disorderly yet orderly fashion, resembling a group of old spirit foxes who had been dozing for eons suddenly encountering an "inspector general."

Azure Ring laughed so hard she collapsed into the waves of her consciousness.

"Qin Yu, your arrival is likely to break their thousand-year-old 'quest acceptance record'."

Qin Yu shook his head with a wry smile, and finally reached out to point at that dish—

[Collection Quest for Limitless Resonance Crystal Fragment]

And this was precisely his first step into the Fate Authority Mission Hall.

When Qin Yu's fingertips touched the mission light trace of the [Limitless Resonance Crystal Fragment], the entire aura of the Fate Authority Mission Hall - Gathering Area seemed to suddenly tremble.

The floating crystal quest platform suddenly lit up, and countless life runes bloomed like waves in an instant, forming a semi-transparent "Destiny Seal" document, on which were engraved extremely intricate Recognition Annihilation runes and identity markers--

[Task ID]: 0313

[Task Level]: Four-Star High-Level Gathering

[Objective]: Collect 1 Limitless Resonance Crystal Fragment (completely sealed, must not be damaged).

[Landmark Area]: Source of Epochless - Middle-Layer Fault Domain - Fate Severing Gorge

[Risk Level]: (Entry is prohibited for those below the Annihilation Source Realm)

[Reward Points]: 320 Core Points

Meanwhile, one of the three mission elders who had already awakened, the disheveled but now dignified elder, quickly floated out from behind the platform, took the sealing decree in one hand, and summoned the "Spirit Sealing Seal" with the other, solemnly saying:

"Inner disciple Qin Yu has been confirmed as Annihilation Source Realm · High Stage, qualified to accept four-star high-level gathering missions."

"The mission will be bound to the questline immediately. Please return and report within ten days of completing the mission; otherwise, it will be invalid."

"Upon completion of this task, you will receive a one-level upgrade to your exchange rights in the 'Cultivation Art Hall' and 'Weapon Pavilion' this month, and will be ranked in the middle of the points leaderboard."

As he finished speaking, the "Spirit Sealing Seal" in his hand trembled violently, and a dark golden life seal halo suddenly expanded, enveloping Qin Yu completely in the center.

In that instant, the entire collection area of the main hall trembled once again!

Within the halo, countless Fate Soul characters and Annihilation Structure patterns swirled and flowed, ultimately engraving a "Wandering Ring Fate Seal" on Qin Yu's right wrist—a unique identity mark for those who perform high-level missions.

Azure Ring peered out from her sea of consciousness and exclaimed in surprise:

"Huh? Even the Life Seal is at the Annihilation Structure level... This Mission Hall is quite extraordinary."

The elder, however, stroked his beard and smiled with a look of satisfaction.

"I've been gathering resources in this area for a long time, and I haven't seen a quest executor with the 'Wandering Ring Mark'."

"The mission points are calculated based on difficulty × completion rate × completeness. If you bring back a complete and undamaged resonance fragment, you'll receive an additional reward."

"If you return before the time limit, you will receive an additional time efficiency points multiplied by 1.2."

"And these points are not just for show in my Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall."

With a wave of his hand, he summoned the floating mission list, on which the following could be faintly seen:

[Current Points Redemption Catalog (Inner Disciple Permission)]:

Limitless Resonance Crystal (Complete) ×1: Requires 800 points

Source Consciousness Retrospection Talisman x1: Requires 500 points

Recognition Annihilation Realm-Breaking Pill x1: Requires 1200 points

Weapon Pavilion Second-Tier Access Permit: Requires 1000 points

Annihilation Star Art - Fragment x1: Requires 1500 points

Inner Sect Mission Ranking - Top Ten Privilege Challenge Qualification: Requires 2000 points

Qin Yu was slightly taken aback.

These rewards are not just about resources; some are related to the pathways to becoming a [core disciple], and even closely related to subsequent breakthroughs in the [Ring Master Soul Diagram].

He bowed deeply and said:

"Disciple Qin Yu, receive the order."

As soon as he finished speaking, a "mission rune seal jade" sealed with the dark patterns of Annihilation Origin flew out from the mission platform and was caught in his palm.

From this moment on, he officially embarked on his journey to gather resources in [Fate Severing Gorge].

The elder nodded again, a rare hint of expectation appearing in his eyes:

"Do your job well, young man."

"Perhaps you will break the record for the highest score in the gathering area in a century."

Qin Yu didn't say anything more.

The moment he turned to leave the gathering Mission Hall, star-patterned light surrounded him, his robes fluttered, and he remained unmoved by wind or thunder.

He knew that the Fate Severing Gorge would be no "ordinary gathering."