281: Two-Star Creation Realm: Primordial Origin World

Xuanyuan Wuji was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised the half of the compass in his hand: "Do you know what this is?"

"A fragment of the time-light compass, a key to controlling the Great Dao of Time." Lin Yuan's gaze swept over the incomplete artifact, "You obtained it in some time-related Creation Secret Realm, didn't you?"

"Not just that." A flash of determination crossed Xuanyuan Wuji's eyes, "The complete compass can open the 'Corridor of Time-Order', and there it hides..."

Boom!

The transit tunnel suddenly shook violently! Behind the tunnel, dark purple filthy flames, like maggots on a bone, pursued along the spatial veins! Even more terrifyingly, dense cracks began to appear on the walls on both sides of the tunnel, and within those cracks, countless pairs of dark purple eyes were vaguely visible—the Lord of Guixu was actually attacking all possible spatial paths simultaneously!

"It has locked onto our timelines!" Xuanyuan Wuji's face turned deathly pale, and the time wound on his chest festered rapidly, "We can't escape like this!"

Lin Yuan also realized the severity of the problem. The Lord of Guixu was different from any previous enemy; it seemed capable of hunting across the temporal dimension using some unconventional method. Relying solely on spatial travel was simply unable to shake it off.

"Two choices." Lin Yuan spoke rapidly, "One, I abandon you and break out alone; two, we temporarily join forces and use your time-light compass and my Eternal Flower to create a time barrier."

Xuanyuan Wuji's pupils contracted slightly. As the proudest imperial Bloodline of the Ancient Clans, he had never imagined that one day he would join forces with his greatest rival. But at this moment, the will of destruction contained within those dark purple eyes made him clearly realize—not cooperating meant death!

"Join forces." He gritted his teeth and spat out these two words, violently stabbing the compass fragment in his hand into the time wound on his chest, "With my imperial blood as a guide, Mark of Time—Open!"

Sizzle!

The compass fragment, like a red-hot branding iron, reacted violently with the time sand grains flowing within the wound, erupting with a brilliant circle of silver ripples! Wherever the ripples passed, the flow of time within the spatial tunnel suddenly became chaotic, forming countless tiny closed time loops.

Lin Yuan simultaneously activated the Eternal Flower tattoo on his wrist, and the projection of the time Origin point at the flower's center appeared on his forehead, resonating perfectly with the silver ripples created by Xuanyuan Wuji! The two forces of time, originating from the same source but different in nature, merged to weave an extremely complex time net behind the tunnel—every "net thread" was an independent time branch, and each branch emitted time fluctuations similar to the two of them.

The pursuit of the Lord of Guixu's projection paused. For the first time, confusion appeared in those dark purple eyes; it could not immediately distinguish the true bodies among the countless similar timelines.

"Now!" Lin Yuan seized this fleeting opportunity, the devouring vortex on the edge of his chaos wings spinning crazily, forcefully tearing open a new crack in the side of the tunnel, "The Hongmeng Origin World Secret Realm is right ahead!"

Their figures shot out from the crack like arrows released from a bow. From behind came the furious roar of the Lord of Guixu, the terrifying sound wave shattering the entire spatial tunnel, yet it ultimately failed to break through the obstruction of the time net.

The scene before them suddenly opened up.

A Star Domain, whose magnificence could not be described in words, came into view. There were no stars in the conventional sense here; instead, there were countless floating "bubbles". Inside each bubble seemed to be a miniature embryonic Universe; some had just been born, with the clear and turbid Qi separating; some had already evolved into star-filled continents; while others were entering decay, returning to silence in a brilliant explosion.

These bubbles were not stationary; rather, under the guidance of some mysterious force, they flowed slowly along established trajectories, together forming a vast "Universe Evolution Scroll". At the center, surrounded by all the bubbles, floated a strange "cave" shaped like an embryo; at the entrance of the cave flowed nine-colored rays of light, and from within, a "thump-thump" sound like a heartbeat was vaguely audible.

"Hongmeng Origin World..." Lin Yuan took a deep breath, feeling the chaos origin seed within his body more active than ever before. This two-star Creation Secret Realm absolutely contained power originating from the same source as the Chaos Great Dao!

Xuanyuan Wuji's situation, however, was not optimistic. Forcibly activating the time-light compass fragment had caused his time wound to worsen, and more than half of his body was already appearing translucent. He knelt on one knee, his Imperial Dao Dragon Qi as weak as a candle in the wind: "I... need time to stabilize my injuries..."

Lin Yuan glanced at him, then suddenly pressed his fingers together like a sword, and a beam of light containing the power of the time Origin point struck Xuanyuan Wuji's chest.

A strange scene occurred—the flow of time in Xuanyuan Wuji's body was briefly fixed, and the worsening trend of the wound stopped abruptly. "Don't misunderstand, I just don't want to carry a burden." He looked up in shock, only to see that Lin Yuan had already turned to face the Hongmeng Origin World, his back standing straight like a spear.

"Follow if you can keep up." Lin Yuan's voice was calm but carried a hint of gravity, "The Lord of Guixu will not be trapped for too long."

Xuanyuan Wuji's eyes were complex, but he finally gritted his teeth and stood up, dragging his injured body to follow. The two of them, one after the other, flew toward that Origin Realm which was gestating endless mysteries.

As the distance closed, the full appearance of the Hongmeng Origin World gradually became clear. It resembled a huge, translucent embryo, its surface covered with extremely complex natural dao patterns. Those dao patterns were not stationary but constantly flowing and reorganizing, as if expounding some supreme truth of Creation. The nine-colored rays of light at the entrance of the Origin Realm were actually transformed from nine strands of Primordial Purple Qi, each strand of light as heavy as a star, containing the mighty power to create the world.

"Primordial Purple Qi?!"

Lin Yuan's mind was shaken violently, and the Chaos Heart Light deep within his pupils suddenly erupted with irrepressible heat! This purple energy, lying across the entrance of the Origin Realm, faint yet pure to the point of suffocation... was actually the legendary Origin of Creation!

From a lowly cultivator on Blue Star to reaching the pinnacle of the Feather Transformation Realm on the Taichu Divine Continent, the starting point of everything was that single strand of Primordial Purple Qi that rewrote his fate! If he could refine the nine strands here once more...

Boom! A desire originating from the deepest part of his life was ignited instantly—his Primordial Dao Body would surely break its shackles, resonate with the Hongmeng Origin, and leap to an unprecedented Realm!

On the other side.

Xuanyuan Wuji seemed to be struck hard by an invisible hammer, his Dao Heart shaken violently, and he froze on the spot. He stared blankly at that touch of purple, magnificent to the point of being heart-stopping, his lips moving unconsciously, uttering broken whispers like a dream:

"No... impossible... how could this be a mere two-star Creation Secret Realm?"

"Primordial Purple Qi... actually... manifesting in this newly born Divine Domain..."

His voice trembled with disbelief, as if he had witnessed the birth of a taboo.

"This... this is a supreme Creation that could drive a Divine Domain Lord crazy, causing them to fight for many epochs, staining the heavens with blood... and yet be unattainable even after exhausting everything!"

Just as the two were about to touch the light at the entrance, the space surrounding the entire Hongmeng Origin World solidified without warning! A will, even more ancient and profound than the Lord of Guixu's projection from just moments ago, descended with a boom!

"Halt."

The simple two words were like a heavenly decree, shaking Lin Yuan and Xuanyuan Wuji so violently that they both spat out a mouthful of blood! They discovered with horror that they were completely unable to control their bodies, unable to even blink!

In the Void Realm above the Hongmeng Origin World, a blurred figure slowly condensed. It was a humanoid existence of indeterminate gender, its entire body composed of flowing Primordial Purple Qi, its face hidden behind the nine-colored light, with only a pair of eyes that seemed to see through eternity clearly visible. Just by standing there, it gave people a sense of oppression like an "Incarnation of the Dao".

"Origin Realm... Guardian?" Lin Yuan transmitted with his Divine Thought with difficulty.

The Hongmeng figure shook its head slightly: "I am not a Guardian, but a Guide. To enter the Origin Realm, you must pass three questions."