246: Chapter 241 The Origin of the Heavenly Dao Laws

He no longer hesitated and immediately turned around, letting out a shout filled with supreme majesty toward the Sect's Disciples:

"All Zetian Sect Disciples, hear my command! Immediately! Right now! Drop everything you're doing and evacuate the Sect at the highest speed! There must be no delay!"

His voice was like rolling heavenly thunder, echoing throughout the entire area.

Although those Disciples were confused, they didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest out of absolute trust in the Sect Master. One after another, they turned into streaks of light and quickly left this place of trouble.

Soon, in the vast Zetian Sect area, only Wang Ming and Chen Zhiwen remained.

The two stood side by side at the foot of the incredibly massive Qinghua Mountain.

The divine mountain before them was still as majestic and magnificent as ever, shrouded in clouds and mist with Immortal Qi permeating the air. But at this moment, in their eyes, it was no longer an auspicious Holy Land, but a dragon's pool and a tiger's den filled with the unknown and endless danger.

The swirling clouds and mist seemed like the breath of a giant beast; the jagged rocks seemed like the fangs of a demon.

Silence.

A long silence.

Every sound of the wind or rustle of grass felt like a threat.

After a long while, Wang Ming finally broke the silence. He turned his head and took a deep look at Chen Zhiwen beside him, his eyes filled with solemnity and worry.

He asked in a low voice, "Can you really do this alone? Do you really... not need me to go in with you?"

Even though Daoist Xuanji might be in a weakened state, he was, after all, the existence that created the world! Inside Qinghua Mountain, he must have laid down his strongest Restrictions and trump cards.

Chen Zhiwen's trip was no different from pulling a tooth from a tiger's mouth; it was a narrow escape from death!

Chen Zhiwen merely smiled faintly and shook his head.

"I appreciate Senior's kindness." His smile was calm, but his eyes were exceptionally firm. "Even though that Daoist Xuanji might be heavily injured, his Realm is there. His strength is certainly not something we Great Grandmaster Realm Cultivators can contend with."

"Whether you and I join forces or I venture in alone, the result won't be much different."

"Furthermore," Chen Zhiwen paused, stating the most crucial point, "Senior, you are a native of this world. According to Daoist Xuanji, there must be something he planted deep within your Soul,"

"A so-called 'spiritual brand'. Once you enter the core area and face his Origin power, this brand will likely become a fatal weapon he can use against you."

"If we truly start fighting, not only will you be unable to help, but you might instead become a hindrance to me. Therefore, it's better if I go in alone, without attachments, to give it my all."

These words were cruel, yet they were the coldest reality. As the number one person in Huangzhou, how could Wang Ming not understand this logic? He was just... unwilling. Unwilling to be a mere bystander in this final battle that would decide the fate of the world.

He fell silent, clenching his fists tightly, his nails sinking deep into his palms.

Chen Zhiwen patted his shoulder, his tone becoming extremely solemn.

"Senior Wang, you should also leave this place immediately to gather the other Great Grandmasters and prepare for the worst. If I fail this trip and my body and Dao perish..."

His gaze became deep and distant, as if he were delivering his final last words.

"Then, the responsibility of leading the billions of living beings on Huangzhou to carry out the final resistance will be handed over to you."

"But, if I succeed," a confident and sharp curve hooked at the corner of Chen Zhiwen's mouth, "and truly find the Origin of Huangzhou's Heavenly Dao Law within Qinghua Mountain and take Possession of it, then this crisis of Huangzhou will be easily resolved."

One word to decide life and death, one sentence to determine the fate of the world.

After explaining all this, Chen Zhiwen said no more. His figure—

Under Wang Ming's complex gaze, without any hesitation or pause, turned into a trace of imperceptible green smoke, quietly blending into the thick clouds and mist of Qinghua Mountain and disappearing.

Wang Ming stood in place for a long, long time. Finally, he gave a deep, deep bow toward the direction of Qinghua Mountain.

Afterward, he turned into a streak of light and soared into the sky, flying toward the distance with unprecedented determination and heaviness. He was going to fulfill his promise, to assemble the final forces to hold the last line of defense for Chen Zhiwen and for the entire Huangzhou.

...

Inside Qinghua Mountain, clouds and mist churned, and Laws were chaotic.

After Chen Zhiwen stepped into this place, he immediately felt an oppressive aura completely different from the outside world.

The Law of Space here was more than ten thousand times more solid and heavy than when he had visited the previous two times, as if every step forward required enduring the weight of the entire world.

He didn't stop for a moment, his figure moving like lightning as he continuously traveled toward the familiar depths in his memory.

When Chen Zhiwen once again arrived at the area deep within Qinghua Mountain where he had previously seen the mysterious murals, he stopped his footsteps.

This time, he didn't pay any attention to those murals. Instead, he closed his eyes and released his vast, boundless Divine Sense—which had already touched the threshold of the 'Taboo'—without reservation, like mercury spilling onto the ground!

His Divine Sense transformed into hundreds of millions of invisible tentacles, beginning to frantically search every grain of dust, every wisp of air, and every crack in the Laws of this area, inch by inch!

Time passed, bit by bit.

Soon, on Chen Zhiwen's calm face, his brow furrowed slightly.

He detected a hint of something unusual!

Right at a certain node in this space, there was an extremely weak, almost negligible spatial fluctuation.

That fluctuation was out of place with the spatial Laws of the entire Qinghua Mountain, like a pinhole invisible to the naked eye on a piece of flawless white paper.

"Found it!"

Chen Zhiwen abruptly opened his eyes, a brilliant light exploding from them! His figure vanished from the spot in an instant!

When he reappeared, he had already crossed that extremely hidden spatial barrier and appeared within a completely independent Void Realm space.

This was also why, even though his cultivation was already at the Peak Grandmaster level when he came the previous two times, he hadn't noticed this place at all.

The concealment technique of this space had already surpassed the scope of a 'Formation' and instead directly twisted and obscured things from the level of the 'World Laws'. If his Divine Sense hadn't undergone a qualitative change and touched the 'Taboo' Domain, it would have been impossible to find any clues here!

However, when Chen Zhiwen saw the scene before him clearly, even with his iron-like will, he couldn't help but be completely shocked by the sight!

In the endless void not far in front of him, there actually floated an incredibly massive, star-like... seven-colored eyeball!

He didn't know what this eyeball was made of, but its surface was flowing with billions of magical and gorgeous seven-colored lights. It just hung there quietly, its pupil so deep it seemed capable of swallowing everything, filled with supreme majesty and cold, heartless indifference.

Every wisp of seven-colored light it emitted contained a profound Law power. These Law powers intertwined into a net, forming the foundation for the operation of the entire Huangzhou World!

Without a doubt, this eyeball was precisely the Incarnation of the Heavenly Dao Law of this world of Huangzhou—the eye of the heavenly dao!

And at the moment Chen Zhiwen appeared, that originally indifferent giant eyeball gave a sudden shudder! An incredibly majestic and furious will boomed and echoed throughout this Void Realm space!

"I truly didn't expect... that an ant from beyond the heavens like you could actually find this place! It truly... greatly exceeded this old man's expectations!"

The voice was filled with shock, anger, and disbelief!

The moment the words fell, a blood-red crystal emitting an ominous aura appeared out of thin air between Chen Zhiwen and the eye of the heavenly dao.

Wisps of red light diffused from the crystal like a living blood-colored mist, finally slowly condensing into a familiar human figure in front of Chen Zhiwen.

It was precisely Daoist Xuanji!

Only now, his face no longer held that air of being carefree and composed from half a month ago in the depths of the black mist. His expression was so gloomy it looked as if it could drip water.

Those eyes that should have looked down upon all living beings were now staring at Chen Zhiwen as coldly and sharply as a hawk's. Monstrous killing intent uncontrollably leaked from his body, along with a hint of... humiliation and anger at having his nest found by an ant!