Nine Rings Reflect the Heavens · Chosen by the Primogenitor

Starlight shimmered and intertwined, ethereal light rippling like waves.

Above Gloomshadow Source Village, as the last wisp of ethereal tide slowly dissipated, Qin Yu stood in the void, his gaze deep and profound. The Ninefold True Evolution Dharma Wheel in his sea of consciousness was still slowly rotating, like the primordial movement of the universe, radiating a hidden yet undeniable power.

He muttered to himself:

"The nine rings are complete, and the True Evolution Dharma Wheel has been condensed... Now, it's time to return to the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall."

Before he finished speaking, his body shone brightly, Azure Ring appeared and disappeared, and the void seemed to be cut open with a silent line. The next moment, his figure transformed into a beam of mysterious light and quietly disappeared into the layers of boundary membranes, instantly traversing tens of millions of miles.

Deep within the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall and Annihilation Star Hall lies the Star Abyss Palace Hall.

As a ray of azure light poured down from the dome, in the Ji Ran, a figure slowly appeared amidst the starlight—it was Qin Yu, returning. The moment his foot landed, the spiritual pressure within the entire palace trembled slightly, as if sensing a new logic surging within—extremely subtle yet absolutely real.

Just then, a familiar voice hurriedly came from outside the main hall, carrying a hint of complaint and joy:

"Hey, where have you been?!"

Chi Ning's clothes were slightly disheveled, indicating she had rushed over. Her eyes shone with excitement mixed with a long-suppressed anticipation. "Do you know how long I've been looking for you?! I was almost dying of worry!"

Qin Yu chuckled, "Something came up and I was held up, but I'm back now, aren't I?"

Chi Ning glared at him irritably, then changed her tone abruptly, her words becoming serious:

"Stop talking nonsense. Come with me right now. The Third Elder of the Temple is waiting for you in the core palace area, preparing for a joint review."

If the review is approved... you will receive a Purple-Gold Eternal Pole Crystal Core.

A glint flashed in Qin Yu's eyes, and he nodded slightly. "Alright, then let's—set off immediately."

As starlight surged, two figures tore through the palace dome and soared into the heart of the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall.

Deep within the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall, a magnificent and imposing hall stands silently in the desolate realm.

Its name is: Silent Balance Hall.

This hall is the supreme place where the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall reviews merits and bestows core resources. Only those who have truly made "great contributions to the realm" are allowed to enter. The hall is like a myriad of silent stars, with billions of realm patterns hanging from the dome, like a curtain of cosmic rules. The steps in front of the hall form a nine-tiered realm platform, rising layer by layer, containing the meaning of the logic of the Great Dao and the balance of cause and effect.

The moment Chi Ning led Qin Yu into the Silent Balance Hall, the entire hall fell silent.

That was the silence of three supreme soul pressures converging, like an invisible boundary pressing down, sealing off the entire space.

Inside the main hall, three inner sect elders dressed in robes with the Eternal Divine Pattern sat on three high thrones in front.

They are all the true guardians of the order of the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall Temple—three cultivators at the Supreme Silent Mystery Realm Supreme Realm.

Such figures have long transcended the cycle of cause and effect, and even most disciples of the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall have never had the chance to meet them.

At that moment, their gazes all fell on Qin Yu, who was slowly walking towards them.

An elderly man on the left, with eyes as cold as stars and a steady voice:

"So you're Qin Yu, the inner disciple who single-handedly completed the 'cleansing of the Soul-Devouring Devil Palace's mission a few days ago?"

Qin Yu respectfully clasped his hands and bowed in greeting.

"This disciple, Qin Yu, is indeed him."

The elder in the middle snorted coldly, his tone tinged with disbelief:

"How could you possibly complete this alone? The battle of the 'Soul-Devouring Devil Palace' requires at least twenty Annihilation Source Realm Supreme Disciples to barely carry it out, according to regulations."

"Tell me honestly, do you have any other accomplices?"

"According to our investigation, that secret realm is not something ordinary people can handle. What makes you, an inner disciple, think you can manage it?"

Qin Yu remained unmoved, his gaze calm and unwavering, and said in a clear voice:

"Reporting to the elder, it is indeed true that this disciple completed the task alone."

"Throughout the entire process, there was no assistance from anyone else."

"If there are any doubts, the Holy Temple may thoroughly investigate the disciple's Source Soul and mission records."

These words caused a slight tremor within the main hall.

The elder on the right, with his white hair and beard and a serene expression, slowly waved his hand and finally spoke:

"Alright, alright—no need for further words."

"Now that the mission is complete, and you dare to use your Origin Soul as proof, then we shall proceed according to the rules of the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall."

"After the task is completed, the three of us will jointly review and confirm whether you are qualified to undertake the Purple-Gold Eternal Pole Crystal Core project."

His gaze was sharp, like a galaxy falling to earth, staring directly at Qin Yu:

Are you ready?

Qin Yu's gaze was firm and unwavering. He cupped his hands and bowed, saying:

"Disciple—is ready."

Inside the main hall of the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall Annihilation Star Main Hall, the divine light was subdued. The three inner sect elders sat in high positions, surrounded by what appeared to be ten thousand interwoven star rivers. Their cultivation had all reached the ultimate Supreme the Silent Mystery Realm.

At this moment, Qin Yu stood quietly below the main hall, his breathing steady, his robes fluttering without wind, and the golden Eternal Pole Crystal Core shimmering with a gentle light in his palm.

Chi Ning stood behind him, looking at Qin Yu with a complex expression, her eyes showing both amazement and a hint of trepidation.

However, the three elders did not look relaxed; instead, their expressions were serious and slightly suspicious.

[First Section - Soul Recognition - Mission Retrospective Verification]

The elder on the left gave a deep shout, and with a wave of his hand, a "Eternal Extreme Divine Mirror" several meters high appeared from the void. The mirror was as if it had been forged from an ancient starry sea, and its surface rippled with deep blue patterns, faintly reflecting the trajectory of cause and effect and the remnants of soul consciousness.

"Since you claim to have completed the mission of 'cleansing the Soul-Devouring Devil Palace's alone, then please accept the soul consciousness projection—if the soul consciousness of another person intervenes, the soul chain resonance will immediately manifest."

Qin Yu remained silent, stepped forward, and actively projected his divine soul power, injecting it into the core of the divine mirror.

In an instant, the mirror shattered like waves, and blurry yet breathtaking fragments of memory appeared within the hall:

The Black and Red Devil Palace was filled with countless Annihilation Flame Soul-Devouring Entity roaring and attacking!

Qin Yu, wielding the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword, severed the life core with a single strike amidst the Abyss of Thousand Souls!

The Azure Ring manifested, cleaving through the ten cycles of the Soul Prison in the void!

The Fate Cause Master Seal fell, and the enemy's techniques crumbled!

Finally, the demonic Devil Palace, which was said to require twenty people at the Annihilation Source Realm, vanished into nothingness amidst the Wheel of Annihilation!

The divine mirror slowly closed, and the central elder rose, his voice reverberating through the void:

"No interference from other people's souls detected - solo travel confirmed, mission verified!"

The entire hall turned to look, many disciples showing astonishment, some even whispering among themselves, "He really... did it all by himself?!"

[Second Paragraph: Verification of Construction Logic and Origin Framework Deduction]

The elder on the right spoke, his tone chilling. "However, simply completing the task is not enough to prove whether you can control the Purple-Gold Eternal Pole Crystal Core... What follows is a test of your ability to understand and manipulate the 'Construction Logic'."

Before he finished speaking, the elder flicked his sleeve, and three "Logic Proposition Spheres" materialized in the void.

Three inference surfaces emerge in sequence:

First Sphere: The enemy has set up a triple Soul-Annihilating Formation; its logical structure must be deciphered.

The second sphere: It is designed to allow the void pseudo-soul to continuously heal itself, and must be completely sealed within seven breaths;

Third Sphere: Sets the opponent to be able to change the battlefield rules, requiring a reversal of the construct weights.

The three spheres surrounding Qin Yu resembled three silent stars, their oppressive aura sweeping across the entire hall.

Qin Yu closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them!

The [Silent Origin · Realm-Constructing Soul Ring] appeared, and the nine-layered nested ring matrix rose into the sky, with the Pupil of Silent Origin gazing upon everything.

He spoke in a low, deep voice:

"Annihilation Star Soul Restriction!" Locks the pseudo-soul recovery chain;

"True Source Mirror Realm!" reflects the core of the array;

"Silent Origin Wheel Extinction!" Reverses the rule and self-destructs the node;

"Ultimate Technique: Return to One the Silent Origin - End of the Realm!"

As the End Soul Diagram unfolded, the three propositional spheres were forcibly analyzed into "propositional origins" and then annihilated into the void!

A moment of silence fell over the main hall.

The elder on the right whispered in shock, "He can even deconstruct the 'Source Language propositions'... This isn't just simple logical deduction, it's—control!"

The elder in the center nodded slowly. "Possessing the qualifications of a 'Logic Realm Master,' you have passed the second test."

[Section 3: Purple Gold Under Pressure, Crystal Core Resonance]

The three elders exchanged glances. The third elder stepped forward slowly, holding a Purple-Gold Crystal Core with nine facets. Within it, a surging sea of stars churned, and the power of the Limitless Evolving True Flow trembled slightly.

"This core is only granted to the strongest inner disciples. If you can withstand the suppression of its logical particles, it means you are worthy of it."

The Purple-Gold Crystal Core floated towards Qin Yu, Azure Ring's sea of consciousness appeared at this moment. "Little Qinzi, be careful, the pressure of this thing... is even more intense than when you refined the Nine-Ring Evolving Wheel last time."

The crystal core slowly fell into Qin Yu's palm.

In an instant!

Boom!!!

The middle-level space of the Source of Epochless trembled, and streams of golden-purple Evolving True Flow burst forth like lightning, attempting to erode Qin Yu's body and soul.

Behind Qin Yu, the Nine-Ring True Evolution Dharma Wheel appeared, vibrating and resonating!

The Azure Evolution Core simultaneously released a deep azure spiritual light, and the two cores resonated, instantly suppressing the crystal core!

The Purple-Gold Eternal Pole Crystal Core trembled on its own, projecting a semi-illusory Purple Ring seal that automatically flew into Qin Yu's forehead and merged into his sea of consciousness.

The three elders stood up simultaneously and exclaimed in unison:

"The Purple-Gold Crystal Core... willingly recognized its master?! And it didn't backfire?!"

"Such pressure resistance... Nine-Ring True Evolution Wheel?! Even those in the Silent Mystery Realm · Middle Phase would find it difficult to condense such a state!"

"This child... is not just a core disciple, he's practically Fate Ring master!"

The main hall was completely silent.

All the disciples, accompanying elders, and even the observers in the outer void looked on in horror.

The three elders remained silent for a moment, then solemnly rose and simultaneously issued the following order:

"Qin Yu, approval approved."

"Effective immediately, I hereby bestow upon you the Purple-Gold Eternal Pole Crystal Core - Origin Grade."

"Awarded the Inner Sect Supreme Position of the Annihilation Star Hall, Core Disciple Access - Now Open."

Above the main hall, the purple-gold radiance still echoed in the void, and the ripples from the vibrations of the Emanation Wheel had not yet dissipated.

The three inner sect elders stood on the high platform, still in shock from what they had just witnessed.

One of the elders in the middle stared intently at Qin Yu, his voice trembling with disbelief:

"You... what you just displayed was the Nine-Ring True Evolution Wheel?"

His voice caused another uproar in the hall. Even the inner disciples watching from the outer perimeter were horrified and began to whisper among themselves.

"Nine rings? Wasn't it said that the True Evolution Wheel reaches its peak at five rings?"

"Our elders in the Annihilation Star Hall are only at the fifth or sixth ring level..."

"Nine rings... Could it be the legendary sign of breaking through limits?"

Amidst this atmosphere of shock, the Elder White Brow on the right slowly descended the steps, his eyes filled with an unusual solemnity:

"I have cultivated for fifty thousand years and have only barely managed to condense a five-ring True Evolution Wheel... but your nine rings are beyond what can be described as 'high-level'."

"This is no longer the soul-derived power that a mid-level being can control... it is the power from the very beginning of the world's formation, it is—the seed of creation!"

The youngest elder couldn't help but whisper, "We once saw a saying in the Eternal Scrolls: if someone is exceptionally gifted, and their True Soul carries the primordial thoughts of chaos, they might be able to break through the nine realms and achieve... 'Absolute Ring Fate Construct'."

But that's just a legend after all.

Before the words had even finished --

"Oh."

A slightly deep, yet extremely authoritative voice suddenly came from the back of the hall.

As the voice rang out, a middle-aged man wearing a purple-gold cloud-patterned Daoist robe, with slightly graying temples but eyes as bright as stars, slowly stepped into the main hall. Wherever he passed, the void folded in layers, as if even the rules themselves were giving way.

He did not give his name, but simply stood in front of the three elders, slightly raised his eyes, and slowly looked at Qin Yu.

Everyone fell silent instantly, and the three elders who had been conducting the investigation simultaneously bowed in respect.

"Greetings, Ji Yuan!"

This person was none other than Ji Yuan, one of the twelve core elders of the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall. His cultivation had already reached the middle stage of the Chaos Realm, and his status far surpassed that of everyone present. He rarely concerned himself with inner sect affairs, but at this moment, he was here because of a disciple's presence.

Ji Yuan looked at Qin Yu, smiled faintly, and spoke in a calm tone:

"Nine-Ring True Evolution Wheel? Nothing surprising."

"He was personally chosen by the Ancestor, and his ability to reach this point is precisely in accordance with that phrase—'The Chaos Returns to Its Origin, the Nine Rings Open the Realm.'"

As soon as the words were spoken, the entire main hall fell silent, as if even the flow of a single drop of Spiritual Qi had frozen.

The former elder in the middle, whose gaze flickered slightly, couldn't help but ask:

"Ji Yuan, are you saying... that the Ancestor foresaw that he would become Nine-Ring Evolution Master?"

Ji Yuan nodded slowly, his hands behind his back, gazing at the Eternal Extreme Diagram on the ceiling of the hall, and murmured:

"Our Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall, throughout countless millennia, has never had its founder personally appoint any disciple."

"But Qin Yu... is the only one."

"Back then, before he entered the palace, the Ancestor summoned me to the Hidden Realm and said only one sentence: 'Once the Nine Rings are in place, the Gate to the Primordial Realm can be opened.'"

His gaze returned to Qin Yu, his tone solemn:

"Qin Yu, remember that your ninth ring today is not an honor, but a responsibility."

"You are about to step into a realm that none of us have ever set foot in."

Qin Yu bowed respectfully and replied solemnly:

"Your disciple will remember this."

Chi Ning stood to the side, her eyes already glistening with tears. She had seen countless geniuses, but she had never seen anyone break through the Limit and shake the entire Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall in such a short time.

The other elders chimed in agreement:

Elder Ji Yuan is absolutely right.

"The choice of the progenitor is indeed extraordinary."

"This child may truly be able to restart the unfinished path of our Holy Temple in the past..."

Outside the main hall, the Hengji Diagram slowly emerged from the sky, and a ray of purple-gold divine light descended, reflecting on Qin Yu.

At that moment, the sound of "Resonance of Fate Diagram" resounded throughout the entire Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall.

With the nine rings complete, the destiny chart begins to unfold, and the ancestor appoints the Ring Master to his rightful place!