The prologue of the newborn planes
Messenger Two's trajectory pointed to a nebula that had just emerged from primordial light.
This nebula is named "Domain of Origin," the region where a new plane was first conceived after the Primordial Core dissipated. Tang Nian stood in front of the porthole, her inherited Purple Demon Eye allowing her to penetrate the nebula's mist and see the planets taking shape inside—the cores of those planets were formed from the imprints of devoured planes such as the Ash Galaxy and the Glazed Galaxy, each radiating a unique, balanced glow.
"The first solid planet has stabilized." Lan Che's fingertip slid across the holographic star map, which precisely marked the planet's atmospheric composition and energy flow trajectory. "Its core is the volcanic and icy imprint of the Ash Galaxy, and its surface has already formed primitive continents and oceans. We can conduct our first landing exploration."
Tang Nian nodded and guided "Messenger Two" through the energy flow of the nebula. As the warship approached, the outline of the planet became clearer and clearer—the continents were a peculiar red and white color. The red areas were active volcanic zones, while the white areas were covered with thick glaciers. At the boundary between the two, a river flowed, formed by the mixture of melted ice and snow and volcanic hot springs. The simplest energy life forms had already been born in the river.
"The budding of balance." Tang Nian looked at the images transmitted back by the probe. The energy life forms in the river were half fiery red and half icy blue, circling each other and exchanging energy, forming a primal symbiotic relationship. "The imprint of the Ash Galaxy has not disappeared, but has been reborn in a new way."
Lan Che infused the probe with Order Energy, causing it to release gentle fluctuations that resonated with the planet's energy flow. "The energy laws here inherit the 'extreme balance' of the Ash Galaxy, but are more resilient than before. The ferocity of volcanoes and the stability of glaciers are no longer in conflict, but rather form an energy cycle through rivers, just like..."
"Just like how Senior Tang San integrated chaos and order into the Star Orbit," Tang Nian continued, her eyes sparkling with understanding, "The devouring of the end did not erase the wisdom of balance; instead, it allowed it to evolve through rebirth."
They chose to land at the river's mouth, where the energy fluctuations were most stable. The red and white continents converged here, forming a colorful mudflat. The mudflat was dotted with strange flowers formed from energy crystals, their petals half burning with flames and half covered in frost, yet they bloomed harmoniously.
"These flowers are ' Flower of Belief '." Tang Nian crouched down, her fingertips gently touching the petals. The petals immediately released a familiar energy—the imprint of the faith of the inhabitants of the Ash Galaxy in protecting balance. "The Primordial Core transformed faith into life, allowing the wisdom of balance to continue in a more tangible way."
Lan Che's detector suddenly sounded an alarm. The screen showed that the inland volcanic belt was erupting with an energy tide. A large amount of red energy was flowing along the river towards the estuary, while the glacier belt was releasing blue energy of the same intensity. The two energies collided above the mudflats, forming an unstable energy vortex.
"It's an energy calibration of the newborn plane." Lan Che quickly analyzed the data. "Just like a baby's breathing needs to adapt to the outside world, the energy cycle of this plane is still in the adjustment phase. Extreme energy collisions could very well destroy newly born life."
Without hesitation, Tang Nian infused the Flower of Belief with Chaos Energy. As if receiving a command, the flowers simultaneously burst forth with dazzling light, their red and blue petals intertwining in the light to form a balanced energy field that enveloped the energy vortex in the air.
A miraculous thing happened. The originally raging red energy and the cold blue energy, guided by the Flower of Belief, began to rotate along the trajectory of the energy field. As they rotated, the two energies gradually merged, forming a warm purple energy, which, like a tamed wild horse, gently flowed into the soil of the mudflats.
After the energy tide subsided, the Flower of Belief on the mudflats bloomed even more brightly, and the energy life forms in the river became more active, swimming around the vortex formed by purple energy as if celebrating a new life.
"We don't need to interfere too much." Tang Nian stood up, looking at the continent that had regained its peace. "This plane has inherited the belief in balance; it will find its own way to grow."
Lan Che buried a crystal containing the laws of balance into the mudflats. "This is just a 'seed,' not an 'answer.' The future balance will be written by them themselves."
As they left the Domain of Origin, they looked down upon this newborn planet from the starry sky. Red volcanoes and white glaciers, connected by purple energy, resembled jewels embedded in Sea of Stars. The light of the Flower of Belief spread along the rivers, drawing a balanced pattern across the continent.
Over the next three years, "Messenger Two" visited thirty-seven new planes.
Each plane inherits the Balance Mark of the devoured plane, yet develops its own unique laws of balance: the "Prism Plane," inheriting the imprint of the Glazed Galaxy, allows its inhabitants to refract their energy into different forms, achieving balance through "change"; the "Star-Ring Plane," inheriting the imprint of the Shattered Lunar Surface, has countless asteroids orbiting the main star, maintaining gravitational balance through adjustments in "distance"; and the "Migration Plane," inheriting the imprint of the Forgotten Star Orbit, is composed entirely of flowing energy clouds, with inhabitants moving with these clouds to find new places of symbiosis, interpreting the true meaning of balance through "flow."
The Flower of Belief in these planes vary in form, yet they all radiate the same light—a balanced light that stubbornly blooms even after the end.
When they returned to the Web of Balance, Heaven Dou City had become the exchange center for the newly formed planes. Envoys from various planes gathered here, exchanging their wisdom on balance using energy imprints. Beneath the dome of the Temple of Balance, a new star map was being drawn, depicting not only the original Web of Balance but also the newly formed planes of the Domain of Origin. Like stars, they revolved around Heaven Dou City, forming a larger "Balance Star Cluster."
Xiao Wu looked at the records of the new student plane that Tang Nian brought back, a gentle smile appearing in her eyes, "Tang San was right, the Chaos Azure Lotus will find a new balance. Now it seems that not only the Azure Lotus, but all beliefs in balance can shine even more beautifully among the new students."
Blue Crystal's metallic hand caressed a specimen of a Flower of Belief from the Star-Ring Plane. Its petals, a blend of metal and rock, released a gentle life energy. "The end is not the end, but rather the liberation of balance from its constraints, allowing it to exist in a freer form. Like these newly formed planes, they need not repeat the paths of the past, but can find their own Way of Balance from the wisdom of the past."
Tang Nian stood before the statue in the square. On Tang San's outstretched hand in the statue, a Flower of Belief had appeared, its light echoing the Balance Star Cluster in the night sky. She knew that their story was still going on, and the prologue to those new planes had only just begun to be written.
"Next stop, where to?" Lan Che's voice was filled with anticipation.
Tang Nian gazed into the depths of the Sea of Stars, where more new planes were being nurtured in the primordial light, awaiting the illumination of the belief in balance.
"Go to wherever the light of balance is needed." Her smile blossomed like Flower of Belief. "Carrying the wisdom of the past, witnessing the blossoming of the future—this is our mission as Balance Messenger."
Messenger Two sets sail once more, the Flower of Belief marking its hull gleaming in the sunlight. In the Sea of Stars, the light of the Balance Star Cluster grows ever brighter, completely dispelling the lingering shadows of the end and illuminating a path to new life with infinite possibilities. And all those who were, are, and will Balance Guardian in the past, will witness the second blossoming of balance on this path, writing a new legend belonging to the Sea of Stars Age.