Deep within the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall, the myriad phenomena of Henghui intertwine like a long brocade river, with palaces layered upon each other, spiritual realms floating in the air, and the orbits of stars slowly rotating like Silent Realm law diagram.
The seven returned to the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall.
Qin Yu didn't say much, but simply nodded slightly. Then, he waved his sleeve to dispel the spiritual energy imprints from everyone, allowing the other six to return to their positions in peace.
He himself slowly walked through the Annihilation Star Hall and returned directly to his place in the Holy Temple— the Star Abyss Palace Hall.
That was a secluded meditation place within the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall, where only Golden Core disciples could reside alone. The palace floated above the Star Abyss, surrounded by the true water of the Star Abyss. Its light resembled a silent Milky Way, constantly surrounded by a deep blue divine glow. Spiritual energy from all directions poured in from the Void Realm, converging at the heart of the Xuanjing at the top of the palace, pulsating gently like a heartbeat.
As the palace gates opened and closed, a gentle breeze swept by silently, and the low murmur of the Annihilation Abyss seemed to echo in response to its master's return.
Qin Yu before the palace for a moment, his gaze sweeping over the celestial patterns on the dome. He remained silent, without sighing, only a deep, lingering aura slowly settling in the depths of his eyes.
Deep within the Star Abyss Palace Hall, atop the profound stone veins as still as an abyss, Qin Yu sat cross-legged. The entire palace was now in a state of tranquil seclusion, with only the Limitless Evolving True Flow slowly flowing in from all four dimensions, encircling his body and sea of consciousness like an invisible tide.
That was not the Spiritual Qi that could be touched by mortals, nor was it the Source Power commonly found in the ancient world. Rather, it was a unique superdimensional energy flow in the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer — the Limitless Evolving True Flow. It had no physical form, yet it swirled around like starlight; it had no light, yet it seemed to reflect the trajectories of countless destinies and the origin of the world.
Every wisp of True Essence flowing into his body transformed into starlight, swirling around his meridians and spiritual core. Then, it was controlled by the Azure Ring, settling, merging, and stabilizing in his sea of consciousness before being slowly injected into the root of his Fate Soul. It felt as if the entire universe was slowly reading and writing his structural logic.
Qin Yu's brow twitched slightly as he focused his mind on his inner world. He clearly felt that the Annihilation Origin Sea of Consciousness within him was like a star realm awakening, and under the Evolving True Flow, the structure of the Soul Seal's origin was gradually becoming clearer and more rhythmic.
At this moment, his thoughts returned to the Seyan Ancient Soul Forest not long ago.
The three experts at the pinnacle Supreme the Logic Realm Realm descended and launched an attack with overwhelming force without uttering a single word. The three skills came down almost simultaneously, and before they could react, Chi Ning, Shen Yuzhi, Luo Huan, Mu Xun, Du Linglin, Mo Zhiyan were struck hard, their Spiritual Sense disordered and their auras scattered.
Although they were all cultivators at the Annihilation Source Realm and each possessed extraordinary Fate Soul skills, under that level of pressure, they were already in danger after just one round of attacks.
"... Evolving True Flow." Qin Yu murmured, gently opening his palm and letting the invisible starlight entwine between his fingers.
This world, constructed upon the Source of Epochless, possesses rules, dimensions, and the "essence of existence" it embodies that far surpass what the lower realms can match.
The Evolving True Flow not only strengthens a cultivator's essence but is also a decisive factor in battle. For those powerful individuals who have long adapted to its operating mechanism, each attack is not merely a release of power but also a "rewriting" of the principles of dimensions.
"Non-Self didn't need to consume this flow, Azure Ring could also control and regulate herself... Even I wouldn't have been completely unharmed by those three attacks just now." He sighed softly, his palm slightly turning, and a wisp of remaining logical annihilation trace emerged, which was the source core fragment scattered from one of the enemy's previous techniques.
That surface contained profound logical patterns belonging to the Logic Realm Realm, extremely difficult to decipher. Yet Qin Yu had already analyzed seventy percent of it after the battle.
"The number of opponents at the mid-level will only increase. Those who haven't even entered the Holy Temple are already like this. If we were to truly face the figures on the 'Core Ranking' of the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall..." His gaze narrowed slightly, and he said no more.
The next moment, he slowly withdrew his palm, and the Evolving True Flow surged forth once more. The starlight barrier around the palace slowly closed, and beneath the Star Abyss, all things fell silent.
Qin Yu is rebuilding his foundation in preparation for the true battle to ascend to a higher dimension.
The Star Abyss Palace Hall was shrouded in the stillness of night, with a warm glow flowing through the silence. The Wanyan Star Veils hanging from the palace ceiling swayed gently with the Limitless Evolving True Flow, and the starlight seemed to reflect between Qin Yu's brows as he sat in deep meditation. The aura of Annihilation Origin on his body had quietly subsided after the silent battle, but it had not relaxed in the slightest. The life rhythm resonating with the "Silent Beginning - Ring Master Soul Diagram" within his body was still silently operating every strand of Annihilation Qi.
Just then, soft footsteps sounded in front of the hall, and someone outside whispered tentatively, "Junior Brother Qin, are you asleep?"
He opened his eyes, looked outside the hall, and said calmly, "Not yet, what's wrong?"
Moonlight gently spilled onto the steps as Chi Ning entered, leaning against the jade railing. She wore a soft, white-gold cloud-patterned robe, a smile playing on her lips, "Junior Brother Qin, it was all thanks to you in the Seyan Ancient Soul Forest today. Otherwise, the six of us would have been no match for those three peak-level experts from the Logic Realm Realm · Supreme arranged by Chen Po."
Qin Yu's expression remained calm, yet a faint shadow of Annihilation from the depths of his memory flickered in his eyes. "Senior Sister, there's no need to be so polite. After all, you're the one who showed me around the Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital. Let's sit down and talk."
Chi Ning nodded, gently sat down opposite him, her eyes clear and bright. "Yes, I came here today to discuss something with you."
Her tone shifted, and her eyes became more serious. "I'm planning to go to the [Fate Authority Mission Hall] tomorrow to take on a rather difficult mission... but I'm afraid I can't complete it alone, so I'd like to ask you to come with me."
Qin Yu's gaze was calm and unwavering. "Senior Sister, please tell me the specifics of the mission."
Chi Ning blinked, a mysterious glint in his eyes. "This mission is related to the 'Source Realm Fault'..."
The hall was dimly lit, and ripples of the Limitless Evolving True Flow flowed through the surrounding crystal walls, making Chi Ning's voice particularly clear.
She chuckled softly and continued, "Because you completed the mission of collecting the Limitless Resonance Crystal Fragment on your own last time, you earned 520 points. Although the points aren't a lot, it's enough to prove your combat ability."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu nodded slightly. In that battle, he ventured deep into the Fate Severing Gorge, facing the tide of Source Beast and the Logic Rending Abyss alone. Although his gains were not substantial, they were enough to establish his credibility.
Chi Ning's gaze shifted slightly, a serious look appearing in his eyes. "And the task I want to do tomorrow, if we complete it successfully, will directly grant us three thousand points—most importantly, we'll also receive a complete Limitless Resonance Crystal."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yu frowned, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
A complete Limitless Resonance Crystal?
In the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer, a complete Resonance Crystal is enough to allow a cultivator at the Annihilation Source Realm Supreme to break through their Limit; it is also something that many disciples of the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall dream of, a true core of superdimensional resources, and can even be exchanged for an entry token to the [Limitless Authority Domain].
"Are you sure?" Qin Yu asked in a low voice.
Chi Ning nodded seriously, then handed over a crystal token, on which were clearly engraved the mission data of the Annihilation Ranking:
[Annihilation Ranking - Mid-Level Secret Quest]
Number: 4319
Name: Mist Soul Severed Realm
Content: Enter the middle level of the Forbidden Abyss to search for the "Heart of the Annihilation Origin Severed Realm".
Recommended cultivation level: Annihilation Source Realm - Supreme
Member limit: three people
Mission Rating: Five Stars - Heterogeneous Danger
Bounty: 3000 points + one complete Limitless Resonance Crystal
Qin Yu's gaze fell upon the six characters "Heart of the Annihilation Origin Severed Realm," and his expression gradually became solemn.
This is no ordinary mission; it's a "Secret Thread" level mission on the Annihilation Ranking, meaning that this mission is very likely connected to a "Forbidden Domain Relic" that has been abandoned, sealed off, or is subject to historical controversy in the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer.
Chi Ning and said softly, "Would you like to come with me, Junior Brother Qin?"
Inside the Star Abyss Palace Hall, the still night shimmered with light. A waterfall of light, condensed from the Limitless Evolving True Flow, hung from the ceiling, flowing gently, as if time itself had been softened here. Qin Yu sat in deep thought, his eyes slightly lowered, a wisp of thought quietly passing through his mind:
"One Limitless Resonance Crystal is equivalent to one hundred thousand Annihilation Starlight Crystal..."
His gaze was deep, calculating the true meaning behind the values.
"Although I can absorb the Limitless Evolving True Flow infinitely without needing any resonance crystals... those 100,000 Annihilation Starlight Crystal are the supreme universal currency in the middle-level region."
He glanced down at his Emptiness sleeve, a bitter smile creeping across his face.
"Forget about Annihilation Starlight Crystal, I don't even have a single Silver Starlight Crystal right now."
Recalling his journey back from the Fate Severing Gorge, he hadn't exchanged any crystals, and he couldn't even activate the price inquiry mirrors at the teleportation points for several disciples on his way back to the palace... All of this made him realize:
Even the Lord of the Ring Seal would find it difficult to "do everything empty-handed" in this realm of Wuji order.
He looked up at Chi Ning, his tone firm. "Alright, then let's go take on the Annihilation Ranking mission together tomorrow."
As soon as she finished speaking, a glint flashed in Chi Ning's eyes, and a smile as bright as a snowflake blooming on her lips appeared, "Great! With Junior Brother Qin by our side, there's absolutely no problem!"
She rose lightly, like a butterfly in the moonlight, and before stepping out of the palace gate, she couldn't help but turn back and laugh, "Hahaha, alright, then I won't bother you any longer. You get some rest, I'll come pick you up tomorrow morning."
Qin Yu nodded slightly, his voice calm yet gentle. "Yes. Senior Sister, you should get some rest too."
The palace gates slowly closed, and tranquility returned to the night.
The Limitless Evolving True Flow silently swirled within the hall, flowing around Qin Yu like a surging starry river. He sat silently, yet his eyes gleamed with a deeper, more profound light of contemplation.
The [Mist Soul Severed Realm], number 4319 on the Annihilation Ranking, is just the beginning.
Just moments after Chi Ning left, the Star Abyss Palace Hall fell silent once more. Within the palace, only the Limitless Evolving True Flow, hanging from the dome, slowly intertwined, as light as nebula and as profound as the veins of chaos, weaving layers of slowly swirling radiance in the void.
Suddenly--
A soft, clear voice quietly rose from my right shoulder, like morning light piercing through clouds, or the gentle murmur of a stream:
"Annihilation Ranking quest? What are we looking for again— 'Heart of the Annihilation Origin Severed Realm'?"
Suddenly, a turquoise ripple appeared in the void near Qin Yu's right shoulder, and a delicate, translucent phantom materialized. Azure Ring, dressed in a light turquoise spiritual robe, the hem of which seemed to be woven from countless ethereal particles, with a crystal sash at her waist, a faintly shimmering azure spiritual mark on her forehead, her eyebrows curved, and a smile playing on her lips, made her seem like a spirit leaping out from the illusory starlight of the void.
She lightly touched Qin Yu's shoulder with her toes and sat down with a thud. In her hand, she had already gathered a wisp of the Limitless Evolving True Flow that had just been swirling in the air. The flowing light was liquid-like, but it sometimes turned into mist and sometimes into crystals. With a pinch and a twist, it transformed into a small rabbit that jumped and rolled on her fingertips.
"This kind of mission is a piece of cake~" She said, shaking her head in a pretentious Evolving True Flow in her hand. "I thought it would be much more difficult. 'Five-Star Heterogeneous Danger' sounds pretty mysterious."
"Aren't you afraid?" Qin Yu asked casually while concentrating his inner energy.
Azure Ring chuckled and tossed the Yanzhen Rabbit into the air. The energy instantly transformed into countless colorful specks, drifting towards the starlight layers of the palace ceiling, where they were swallowed by the cascade of light. She yawned, leaning lazily against Qin Yu's neck, and mumbled indistinctly:
"What are you afraid of? With you here, we are the biggest five-star threat, okay?"
As she spoke, she took out a few Evolving True Flow and wove them into a string of shimmering little rings in her hand, as if she were tying a knot in a memory. While weaving, she muttered, "Hmm... a complete Limitless Resonance Crystal... thirty times the True Essence efficiency... if only I could just swallow a little bit... too bad you have human-limited access, I can't even touch a single bit~ so frustrating."
Qin Yu couldn't help but chuckle, and asked softly, "Can't you automatically adjust my absorption limit? What do you need this thing for?"
"Hey!" Azure Ring whirled around, stood up with her hands on her hips, and glared at him righteously. "You think I want to devour the Resonance Crystal? I'm doing this so you can get stronger faster! You haven't even awakened your third ring yet, it's embarrassing for me!" "The real slaughter begins when I awaken my Blue Ring!"
After saying that, she turned around, sat back down, snorted softly, pouted, and put on a "sullen" look.
The next instant, she lightly touched Qin Yu's shoulder with her fingertips, and a wisp of extremely Limitless Evolving True Flow flowed along his meridians, transforming into a warm and jade-like light thread that slowly circled his body, causing the Annihilation Wheel in his sea of consciousness to tremble slightly, and his Yuan Qi to flow more smoothly like the tide.
"... However, considering how decisively you agreed to the mission tonight, I'll reward you with a tiny bit of the True Essence Cycle Assist." She snorted, but an irrepressible smile lingered in her eyes.
Qin Yu closed his eyes and focused inward, feeling the spiritual energy within his body flowing more clearly. His thoughts stirred slightly:
The Azure Ring's regulatory mechanism has become so powerful that it can fine-tune the sea of consciousness using the Limitless Evolving True Flow particles...
And those flowing lines of light she was just playing with... actually contained a hidden mechanism for constructing unique trajectories guided and interfered with by external forces?
He slowly opened his eyes, gazing at the layers of light flowing across the palace ceiling. A slight smile played on his lips as he said softly:
"Tomorrow's [Mist Soul Severed Realm] is probably just the beginning."
Azure Ring looked up at the sound, her eyes narrowing slightly, a smile appearing on her face, "Hmm, tomorrow—let's see if the 'Heart of the Severing Boundaries' in the Annihilation Source Realm can withstand the dual tuning of our main and rings."
Starlight poured down like a tapestry, and the Evolving True Flow quietly swirled around them, as if the entire Star Abyss Palace was silently setting the stage for the next true "Middle Realm Fate" journey for this master-servant, teacher-student and friend-like pair.