543: The Way of Love

The world-shattering power of creation erupted, separating the clear from the turbid, but that figure seemed to have exhausted everything, slowly collapsing.

Countless powerful and ancient existences fought and roared on the newborn land; the Great Dao crumbled, and stars fell.

Finally, there was a pair of cold, indifferent eyes at the end of the endless Chaos, quietly watching a certain place.

These images flashed by, yet they struck Ye Xuan's mind.

Especially those final eyes, which gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity and trepidation.

"Was that... Tai Hao's memories? Or... the Origin of Chaos?"

Ye Xuan's mind shook, and even the rotation of his chaos dao seed experienced a hint of sluggishness.

These sudden images disrupted his originally steady Breakthrough rhythm.

Outside the Meditation Chamber, Xuanji also clearly felt the momentary disturbance in the aura within.

Her expression changed slightly as she stood up abruptly, her Moonlight Power circulating at full strength, her beautiful eyes warily scanning the direction the fluctuation came from.

"Where... exactly did this fluctuation come from?"

A strong sense of unease rose in her heart.

Inside the Meditation Chamber, Ye Xuan's Dao Heart wavered because of that sudden resonance.

Fragmented images, ancient auras, and especially those cold, indifferent eyes that seemed to pierce through eternity, surged continuously in his Sea of Consciousness.

The aura of the chaos dao seed became obscure and unclear; the originally steady progress toward the Dao Source Realm was interrupted. The chaos qi around him fluctuated unsteadily, even showing signs of disorder.

This was the most dreaded Heart Demon interference during a major Realm Breakthrough; a slight lapse could lead to total failure or even damage to his Foundation.

"Hold fast to your true heart! You are Ye Xuan, not Tai Hao!"

Ye Xuan let out a silent cry within his Sea of Consciousness, and the chaos dao seed erupted with a brilliant clear light, forcibly suppressing those chaotic memory fragments.

The resonance seemed to sense the resistance and became even more turbulent, with more images emerging.

Tai Hao held the reins of order, established rules, and suppressed the upheavals of the heavens, yet ultimately chose Reincarnation due to that unknown catastrophe.

Scene after scene carried Tai Hao's consistent Ruthless Dao Rhyme, continuously battering Ye Xuan's will.

"Your Dao originates from me."

A cold, grand thought, seemingly originating from the Dao's Origin, echoed in Ye Xuan's heart.

"Return to the Origin to attain transcendence. Sentiment is but an illusion, a shackle that prevents you from touching the true Great Dao."

This thought was filled with temptation and majesty, striking directly at the deepest part of Ye Xuan's Dao Heart.

If he accepted this thought, he might immediately calm the Chaos and even use it to completely fuse with Tai Hao's Origin, reaching the heavens in a single step and truly touching the dao source.

But the price would be abandoning the Dao of Sentiment he had realized in this life and turning back into that cold and ruthless Tai Hao.

Ye Xuan's Dao Heart struggled violently. On one side was the easily attainable supreme power and the correct Great Dao.

On the other side was everything he cherished in this life and the path he had chosen for himself.

At this critical moment, the cold yet firm voices of Xuanji and Yue Xuan clearly reached his mind from outside the Meditation Chamber.

"Ye Xuan! Hold onto your Dao! Through eternal Reincarnation, you are no longer him! Your Dao of Chaos is defined only by you!"

Simultaneously, a pure and vast surge of Moonlight Power and Taiyin Power, carrying the unreserved trust of Xuanji and Yue Xuan, merged into the chaos qi surrounding Ye Xuan.

Moonlight Power, Taiyin Power, and Chaos power met at this moment of Yin and Yang intersection, collectively resisting the external resonance of Chaos.

The assistance from Xuanji and Yue Xuan acted like a stabilizing force, calming the waves.

Ye Xuan's body shook, and the struggle in his eyes quickly faded, replaced by an unprecedented determination.

"That's right! I am Ye Xuan!"

He declared loudly in his heart.

"Tai Hao's Dao is not my Dao! My Dao is the Dao of Sentiment, to protect everything I wish to protect!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

As if some shackle had been broken, the chaos dao seed in his Sea of Consciousness no longer resisted the incoming memory fragments but instead absorbed them with an inclusive posture.

Upon the dao seed, that strand of the Power of Nihility swam and merged with the life-filled Chaos Qi, achieving a more perfect balance between life and death.

The external resonance of Chaos lost its Foundation to shake Ye Xuan's Dao Heart. That cold thought let out an unwilling sigh, seemingly from ancient times, before finally receding like a tide and vanishing without a trace.

Peace returned to the Meditation Chamber.

The aura around Ye Xuan completely stabilized, and he began to launch the final charge toward that invisible barrier.

This time, his Dao Heart was as solid as a rock, without any further obstructions.

Outside the Meditation Chamber, Xuanji and Yue Xuan felt Ye Xuan's aura calm down.

She breathed a soft sigh of relief, knowing that his most dangerous moment had passed.

However, Xuanji felt that surge of Taiyin Power; that power had clearly helped Ye Xuan yet never appeared, perhaps due to its own considerations.

She sat down cross-legged again, the Moonlight Barrier shining even brighter, continuing to guard the peace of this area.

...

Meanwhile, deep within the Chaos, in a place of absolute darkness where even the light of stars could not reach.

A pair of cold, indifferent eyes slowly opened; in their depths, it seemed as if countless worlds were being born and destroyed.

These eyes were the very ones that had appeared in Ye Xuan's consciousness earlier.

"He actually... broke free."

A voice devoid of emotion rang out in the darkness, carrying a hint of very faint surprise.

"Using the Dao of Sentiment to embrace and transform the Origin's Dao Rhyme... Ye Xuan, you have indeed walked a different path."

"Very well..."

The voice paused, seemingly carrying a trace of complex emotion.

"Since this is your choice, let us see just how far this Dao of Sentiment of yours can go. The final trial is coming soon..."

The voice gradually murmured and finally dissipated into the endless darkness, as if it had never existed.

Ziwei Star Domain, Imperial Palace Garden.

Although Tang Linglong, Fire Linger, and the others did not know exactly what had happened, they had felt that heart-palpitating fluctuation from the direction of the Meditation Chamber just a moment ago.

They also felt that the power was extremely unique, causing them some alarm.

"Just now... was that from Husband's side?"

Fire Linger could not help but ask.

Tang Linglong nodded with a solemn expression: "The aura was a bit chaotic, but it quickly calmed down, and it seems... even stronger."

"However, with Xuanji acting as the Protector outside, we don't need to worry too much."

What Tang Linglong did not say, however, was that she had also felt Yue Xuan's power. It was just that recently, Yue Xuan had remained in the Sea of Qi Luck and had never appeared, so she didn't know what to say.

Despite her words, the concern in the women's eyes was hard to hide.

They knew that Ye Xuan's current seclusion was of great importance and could not afford any mistakes.

Time flowed quietly amidst the waiting and guarding.

Inside the Meditation Chamber, Ye Xuan's Breakthrough had entered its most critical moment.

The Dao Runes on the chaos dao seed became increasingly clear and complete, and a terrifying aura that transcended the Immortal Emperor and seemed connected to the Dao's Origin was slowly gestating and being born.