"Do you have a way to leave this cursed place?" Nick Ning understood that his Grand Way was incomplete, and he knew very well how difficult it would be to escape from here.
Emperor Ye nodded, "That's right. Do you know Moria West?"
"You mean the Destiny Sovereign? Yes, I know her," Nick Ning replied.
Emperor Ye raised his hand and cast a restriction. "If I'm not mistaken, the Destiny Sovereign should have already left the Genesis Universe."
"How did she leave?" Nick Ning asked instinctively.
Before Emperor Ye could answer, Nick Ning understood, "Emperor Ye, the Destiny Sovereign cultivates the Way of Destiny and has an extremely keen sense of her own life. We don't have that ability."
Emperor Ye smiled, "Moria West once engraved the entire Destiny cultivation method for me. We don't need to master the Way of Destiny—just comprehend a thread of vitality resonance from it. With the foundation of our Grand Ways, understanding a sliver of vitality resonance shouldn't be too difficult."
Nick Ning sighed, "The Destiny Sovereign truly has a grand vision. Before we leave, can we make a trip to Genesis City?"
Emperor Ye shook his head, "No. I know why you want to go to Genesis City. If we don't go, our friends and family in Genesis City should still be safe. But if we do go, someone will surely try to use them to threaten us. Haven't you heard? Every universe has a peerless expert stationed in Genesis City—except the Five Elements Universe. That's definitely not normal."
There's another thing. Since entering the Genesis Universe, how many powerful cultivators have we killed? Nearly every universe's top experts—some even Dao Lords—have fallen to us. Otherwise, we wouldn't have alarmed someone like Elder Yale. Unless they're fools, the experts from all universes in Genesis City won't let us live peacefully. So we absolutely can't go to Genesis City. Besides, Elder Yale and the others have already sealed off the only route to Genesis City. Even if we wanted to go, we'd have to fight our way through, and with our current strength, that's impossible."
Nick Ning fell silent. Both he and Emperor Ye understood what was going on.
This time, the strength they displayed upon entering the Genesis Universe—and the number of peerless experts they slew—was simply incalculable. Thanks to their involvement, every faction in the Genesis Universe suffered heavy losses. But they had no choice; every time a Cosmic Fruit Position appeared, it came with endless Starshards and Fruit Law Resonance. If they didn't fight for it, other universes would seize it instead.
Starshards determined their strength, while the Fruit Law Resonance influenced their future chances of seizing a true Cosmic Seat. The more Fruit Law Resonance they obtained now, the greater their odds of claiming a Cosmic Seat in the future.
"Sigh..." Nick Ning let out a breath. "Emperor Ye, I think we've really been set up. How many Grand Universes have appeared in the Vast Chaos? How many experts are in the Genesis Universe now? The struggle for the Cosmic Seats isn't over, yet cultivators from our Five Elements Universe have already claimed five Cosmic Seats."
I suspect the highest level Cosmic Seats in the Genesis Universe total only five, and now all five have been claimed by people from the Five Elements Universe. This obviously makes our universe a thorn in everyone's side. There's no way they'll let us peacefully keep the seats—conflict is inevitable. But who could possibly have orchestrated all this? Even that old Daoist Zixiao doesn't know, does he?"
Emperor Ye was stunned by Nick Ning's words, then frowned deeply. After a long pause, he said, "Nick Ning, I always thought each universe should have five Cosmic Seats. But now that you mention it, maybe that's not the case. If all universes combined only have five Cosmic Seats, then we're in even greater danger."
Emperor Ye grew even more resolute. "Nick Ning, we have to leave now. 'A man is innocent, but treasures make him guilty.' The Five Elements Universe winning all five seats may not be a setup; maybe it's because our universe is the most important in the Vast Chaos, possibly even on par with the Genesis Universe. We've received titles beyond our true strength. If we haven't been besieged yet, it's only because the fight for the Genesis Universe's seats hasn't truly begun. Once it does, we'll have nowhere to hide—like children carrying gold bricks down the street."
"Emperor Ye, before we leave, I want to take care of someone." Nick Ning decided to go, but he wanted to collect a little interest first.
Emperor Ye shook his head. "I know you want to kill Zhu Sui Buling. That woman's strength is not inferior to ours. And I suspect the Star Sovereign isn't dead, just imprisoned in Genesis City. If we try to kill her, it's probably exactly what she wants. If we stay away, Old Ren should be fine. But if we go, whether or not we succeed, Old Ren will end up in trouble."
"Let's leave now." Nick Ning felt his wounds improve and stood up immediately. Emperor Ye was right—the most important thing now was to quickly strengthen themselves and perfect their Grand Way.
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Within the Vast Chaos, Joe Di was now relying entirely on his own instincts. He had been here once before, even condensing his own cosmic world and opening up a region of chaos here...
But so what? Now he was still running around like a headless fly.
Was something calling him? Joe Di suddenly stopped.
In the Vast Chaos, everything was chaotic—no Way Resonance, no Cosmic Law, no sound, no breath, no light, no water, not even time or space. With nothing present, there naturally could be no fluctuations.
After a long while, he felt that calling again. There should be no fluctuations in the chaos, yet he distinctly sensed something rippling in the distance.
Joe Di tried to sense it again and realized it was just his imagination. Not only was there no Way Resonance or Cosmic Law in the chaos, he couldn't even remain here for long—otherwise, he'd merge into the chaos itself.
Whether it was an illusion or not, Joe Di still followed the direction of the calling.
After only half a stick of incense's time, a familiar sensation washed over him—as if part of his own Way Resonance had appeared here. Joe Di hurried his pace.
Boom! A muffled roar echoed, and Joe Di was certain he hadn't misheard—there truly was a disturbance. But how could there be sound in the Vast Chaos?
Just as Joe Di thought of this, his vision suddenly cleared. In the next moment, he found himself in an abrupt new space.
There was another world here? No, this was the Primordial Realm he had once created. But while others' realms kept expanding, his own had been compressed to a tiny fraction of its original size.
Joe Di grew excited; before him, a blade ten thousand feet long was embedded in the ground at an angle. A black-robed cultivator was furiously attacking the blade, clearly trying to extract and refine it.
"Azure Veil..." Joe Di's eyes grew hot with emotion, so moved he could hardly take another step. He had never imagined that returning to the Vast Chaos would let him see the Azure Veil Blade again.
Back then, he had buried the blade in tears. Now, his Azure Veil Blade had absorbed boundless chaos, truly becoming a Creation Treasure.
The Azure Veil Blade's aura was clearly far superior to the Voidmount he had obtained before, and Joe Di sensed the blade was still growing.
The black-robed cultivator saw Joe Di appear in the space and immediately stopped attacking the blade, unleashing his aura and locking the space around Joe Di.
"I discovered this place, and this blade is mine. Where did you come from? Get out of here." The black-robed cultivator's voice was icy. He would not let anyone else claim a Creation Treasure nurtured in the Vast Chaos.
Joe Di calmed himself, gazed at the cultivator with mockery, and said, "I created this realm, and this blade is my artifact. I left my blade here in the Primordial Realm I formed in the Vast Chaos. Now I've come to reclaim what's mine—any problem with that?"