Everyone's Apprehension

The Green Lotus of Creation still swayed at the center, radiating its primordial and vast Creation Dao Rhyme, but the focus of the struggle had already shifted.

The shock and confusion brought by that sudden "Myriad Red Dust Domain" unsettled the assembled great powers far more than the treasure itself.

"Red... dust... seven emotions... reincarnation..." Sage Laozi's gaze was profound, as if deducing something. Yin and Yang energies swirled around him, evolving into scenes of infinite living beings rising and falling, yet quickly returning to calm. "To wield such uncanny power without being a Sage, disrupting the Primordial Dao Heart... This child's path has strayed from orthodoxy, entering perilous territory."

"Hmph! A heretical path that deludes hearts and disturbs the Dao Heart!" Primordial Lord of Heaven's tone was icy, carrying undisguised disgust and wariness. He valued foundation, lineage, and orthodox cultivation above all. Ming Xin's move just now had indiscriminately stirred the deep thoughts and obsessions of every living being. In his eyes, this was undoubtedly the means of the Heretical Path, its threat even surpassing Old Ancestor Ming He's Blood Sea Dao. "The Western Teachings only produce monsters and fiends!"

Lord of the Heavens remained silent. A thread of Immortal Slaying Sword Intent flickered at his fingertip. In that instant, what he had sensed was not pure evil, but an extremely complex, all-encompassing power that faintly touched upon the true meaning of "seizing a thread of Life Force." This left him startled and uncertain, stirring great curiosity toward Ming Xin.

Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi wore the ugliest expressions. The Grand Formation of the Stars slowly retracted, and even the blazing True Sun Fire seemed to dim. "Mid-stage Quasi-Saint... Red Dust Law..." Di Jun's voice was low, seething with towering rage and a trace of barely perceptible fear. He deduced the heavenly mechanisms, deeply understanding how this power that directly targeted the heart posed a massive threat to the Heavenly Court, which relied on stellar order and the Demon Race's fortune. Not only had they failed to seize the Jade Disk of Creation fragment today, but they had also completely antagonized the Western Teachings and made a formidable enemy—a grave miscalculation. "Brother, this child must not be left alive!" Tai Yi gripped the Chaos Bell, its chime humming with killing intent.

Empress Nuwa sighed softly and withdrew her gaze. She governed creation and was naturally sensitive to the emotions of living beings. The myriad red dust phenomena just now had even stirred her heart, prompting her to regard Ming Xin, whom she barely knew, with utmost vigilance.

Old Ancestor Ming He cackled eerily, his Blood Sea churning. "Interesting, interesting! This Primordial World grows more interesting by the day! This old ancestor wants to see—this power of desire and emotion, compared to my Blood Sea's filth, which is stronger?" Far from afraid, he was delighted by the prey.

Demon Master Kun Peng's gaze flickered, scheming unknown plots. Zhen Yuan Zi frowned deeply, the Earth Book emitting a thick yellow light, seemingly displeased with the heart-disturbing power.

A cataclysmic battle over a Primordial Supreme Treasure had come to a temporary halt in a way no one had expected. The two Sages of the Western Teachings and Ming Xin had become the biggest winners, but they had also placed themselves squarely in the storm's eye.

At that moment, far from the violent chaos, in the endless void, four streaks of light suddenly halted, revealing Daoist Jieyin, Daoist Zhunti, Ming Xin's Main Body, and his Past Self.

"Hahahaha! Good! Good disciple! You truly are my good disciple!" Daoist Zhunti clapped his hands and laughed, his face brimming with excitement and elation. He looked at Ming Xin as if beholding a peerless treasure. "Breaking through on the battlefield, comprehending such a profound divine ability, even blocking the Three Pure Ones for a moment! Marvelous! Truly marvelous!"

Daoist Jieyin's face still bore its characteristic bitter expression, but his eyes held barely concealed relief and a hint of wonder. He opened his palm, where the broken yet endlessly Dao-rhymed fragment of the Jade Disk of Creation floated quietly, radiating a soft and profound light. "This object indeed has great affinity with our Western Teachings," he said slowly, then turned his gaze to Ming Xin, especially to his Past Self, whose aura had changed drastically. "Ming Xin, the power you displayed just now is neither pure Buddhist divine ability nor Xuanmen Daoist magic. It seems... a path of your own?"

Ming Xin's Main Body and Past Self exchanged a glance, their auras merging before separating. The Past Self nodded slightly and spoke, "To answer Master and Uncle-Master, under the pressure of the Jade Disk of Creation's Dao Rhyme and the clash of the Sages' might, a flash of insight came to me. I gained some understanding of my System's foundation. The System's operation relies on the causality, desires, and reincarnation cycles of Primordial World living beings. What I comprehended just now is a Dao related to 'Red Dust' and 'Reincarnation,' drawing on the thoughts of all beings to turn illusion into reality—this is the 'Myriad Red Dust Domain.' This technique is still in its infancy and has its shortcomings. Please forgive Master and Uncle-Master for any embarrassment."

His words were calm, but his aura was profound. He was now a solid late-stage Quasi-Saint great power, wielding a never-before-seen, bizarre Law that could even make Sages take notice.

Zhunti's eyes lit up. "Excellent! A fine 'Red Dust'! A fine 'Reincarnation'! This Dao is practically tailor-made for the Western Teachings' doctrine! All beings suffer, sinking in the red dust. Our Western Great Dharma is precisely meant to ferry all red dust guests! If this Dao combines with the 'System' you created, its future potential is limitless!"

Jieyin also nodded slowly. "Good. Though this Dao is strange, it secretly aligns with my principle of nirvana and transcendence. With this Jade Disk of Creation fragment, supplemented by this Red Dust Reincarnation Dao, the great rise of the Western Teachings gains another layer of assurance." He looked at Ming Xin. "You have rendered great merit this time. You shall have a share in comprehending this fragment."

"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Uncle-Master!" Ming Xin's Main Body and Past Self bowed simultaneously. His heart surged with excitement, not only for seizing the supreme treasure but also for finding the core Dao direction that truly matched his System. The divine abilities and future that the Red Dust Law combined with the System could spawn filled him with boundless anticipation.

"This place is not safe to linger." Daoist Jieyin's smile faded as he looked toward the Primordial World. "We have thoroughly offended the Three Pure Ones and the Demon Emperor this time. We must return to the Western Paradise as quickly as possible, refine this treasure, and raise our strength to deal with the ensuing storms."

Zhunti's expression also turned serious. "The Senior Brother speaks true. Let's go!"

The four wasted no more time, transforming into streaks of light and speeding toward the direction of the Western Paradise of Ultimate Bliss.

The storm in the chaos had temporarily subsided, but everyone knew that the name Ming Xin, and the "Red Dust" he represented, would shake the entire Primordial World alongside today's legendary feat, drawing countless gazes of attention, wariness, and scheming. A new variable had fully stepped onto the stage of the Primordial World.