52: Gui Cang Mountain Gate, Destiny Chart Revealed

**Ancient Xuanhuang Path - First Arrival at the Mountain Gate**

The star dome ark traveled along a channel flowing with Profound Yellow light, as if sailing into a warm and profound river of time. The dead silence and chaos of the outside Sea of Guixu were completely isolated, and only the ancient Profound Yellow aura permeating the channel, like a mother's embrace, nourished the ark and the travelers who had endured tribulations aboard it.

At the end of the channel, the light grew stronger.

When the star dome ark finally emerged from the channel, the scene before them suddenly opened up, and even with Chen Feng and Su Wanzhao's firm resolve, their minds were shaken.

Before them was not the imagined starry universe, but a **vast continent** suspended above endless chaotic void!

The continent was boundless, and its main body was the Guizang Divine Mountain, which they had glimpsed at the edge of the Sea of Guixu! The mountain range undulated, its grandeur profound and heavy, as if it had existed since the beginning of creation. The mountain itself was not ordinary rock and soil, but composed of a peculiar crystal that was warm as jade and flowed with an inner Profound Yellow divine light. Innumerable massive and complex protective dao patterns, like the trajectories of stars, were naturally inscribed upon it. Clouds and mist swirled among the mountains, not water vapor, but condensed Profound Yellow Mother Qi so dense it couldn't dissipate, swirling and nourishing all things.

Even more shocking was the **Star Vortex Barrier** that enveloped the entire outer perimeter of the continent. It was not static, but slowly rotated with a grand and stable rhythm, its scope so vast that it seemed to wrap the entire continent within a cosmic embryo. The Star Vortex was deep and dark, its edges flowing with the ruin's abyss aura that annihilated all laws, yet its core emitted a warm and resilient light of Profound Yellow vitality. This barrier was the terrifying entity that had previously swallowed three crime hunting star arks with ease, but now it stood like the most loyal giant beast, silently guarding this pure land.

The star dome ark was currently suspended in the void at the edge of this continent. Below was the solid, profound, and faintly glowing Profound Yellow

"Guicang Mountain... Ancestral Land of the Xuanhuang Remnant Clan..." Su Wanzhao stood at the bow of the ark, her clear, starry eyes reflecting this miraculous world. The nirvana guixu star core on her chest resonated deeply with the vast protective Star Vortex outside, causing the nascent power within her to leap and stabilize.

Chen Feng's Chaotic Eyes swept in all directions. His Guixu Left Eye reflected the terrifying annihilating power and profound ruin's abyss dao charm of the Star Vortex Barrier; his Xuanhuang Right Eye, meanwhile, perceived the pure, vast, and endlessly regenerating Profound Yellow Mother Qi origin within the continent and mountains. He could feel that the laws flowing in this world were completely different from the outside world—more ancient, more profound, more inclusive, yet also carrying a resilience and protective will forged through countless tribulations.

"The laws here are stable, Profound Yellow origin is abundant, and it isolates Immortal Court's prying eyes... It is indeed an excellent foundation." Chen Feng's heart settled slightly, but his vigilance remained. Senior Brother Shou Zhuo's guidance had brought them here, but was this ancestral land of the remnant clan the final sanctuary, or the center of another storm?

Just as the star dome ark was suspended—

Buzz!

In the void ahead, the surface of the slowly rotating protective Star Vortex Barrier silently rippled. A figure, as if stepping out of an ink wash painting, quietly appeared in front of the star dome ark.

The newcomer was dressed in an ancient Profound Yellow dao robe with wide sleeves, embroidered with star trajectories and mountain talismans in dark gold thread. His face was lean, his hair and beard white, but his eyes were warm and profound, as if containing ten thousand years of profound mysteries. His aura was restrained, yet he was completely integrated with the entire Guicang continent and the vast Star Vortex Barrier, as if he were the embodiment of this world's will. His cultivation was unfathomable, far beyond that of a Gold-Robed Immortal Envoy, and even more perfectly natural than the law clone of a Heaven-Patrolling Immortal General, carrying a sense of vicissitude and wisdom accumulated over ages.

He stood suspended in the void, his gaze gently sweeping over the star dome ark, finally settling on Chen Feng and Su Wanzhao at the bow. That gaze seemed to penetrate all illusions and perceive the origin.

"The Mountain Guardian lineage, the current Mountain Guardian, Zhang Yan." The old man spoke, his voice gentle, yet carrying a calming power that resonated directly within Chen Feng and Su Wanzhao's minds. "By the will of the ancestral spirits, I welcome... the guixu xuanhuang origin point true spirit, and... the Lord of the nirvana star dome."

He actually revealed the core dao fruit essence of Chen Feng and Su Wanzhao with a single sentence!

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**Questioning at the Mountain Gate - Doubts of the Origin Point**

At Zhang Yan's signal, the star dome ark slowly descended onto a vast platform paved with Profound Yellow crystals at the edge of the Guicang continent. Clouds churned at the platform's edge, and distant mountains rose and fell, with dao patterns faintly visible, creating a magnificent spectacle.

Zhang Yan floated down, standing in the center of the platform, his gaze still gently fixed on Chen Feng and Su Wanzhao as they disembarked from the ark.

"Junior Brother Shou Zhuo's protective will has already returned to the ancestral mountain spirit realm." Zhang Yan's voice carried a hint of faint remembrance. "He used his remnant soul as a guide, burning out his last spiritual light to illuminate your path home... and also brought back... the last spark of hope for Guicang Mountain." His gaze lingered on Chen Feng for a moment, the guixu xuanhuang dao charm flowing around the Chaos Dao Body caused an indescribable ripple to appear in the depths of his otherwise calm eyes.

"Senior Brother Shou Zhuo..." A trace of sorrow flashed in Su Wanzhao's eyes, then transformed into deeper resolve. She bowed solemnly to Zhang Yan: "Su Wanzhao of the Su clan, Xuanhuang Remnant Clan, greets Mountain Guardian Elder."

Chen Feng also bowed, his Chaotic Eyes calmly meeting Zhang Yan's gaze: "Rogue cultivator Chen Feng, thanks to Senior Brother Shou Zhuo's sacrifice to protect my dao, I was able to reach this place. May I ask, Elder, is this... the last 'Guicang' of the Xuanhuang Remnant Clan?"

"Guicang..." Zhang Yan nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the vast Star Vortex Barrier outside the platform and the towering divine mountain. "This mountain, this region, was a sanctuary forcibly opened by our clan's last Saint Ancestor at the edge of the Sea of Guixu, using his own dao fruit as a foundation and integrating core fragments of the 'nirvana star dome' before the collapse of the Xuanhuang Ancestral Qi. With the Star Vortex as a barrier and Profound Yellow as its root, it isolates all realms, conceals heavenly secrets, and has barely survived until today."

His tone suddenly shifted, his gaze becoming sharp as lightning, piercing directly at Chen Feng: "However, sanctuaries eventually have their limits. The shadow of the Sea of Guixu constantly erodes the Star Vortex Barrier, and the Immortal Court's hunting net is tightening. What Junior Brother Shou Zhuo risked his life to bring back is not just two remnant clan members with Profound Yellow bloodline, but also a... variable!"

Zhang Yan took a step forward, and an invisible pressure descended like a mountain! This pressure was not malicious, but contained an absolute responsibility and scrutiny for the continued existence of this ancestral land! The Profound Yellow mist around the platform instantly solidified, and even the slowly rotating Star Vortex Barrier seemed to slow for a moment!

"Chen Feng!" Zhang Yan's voice was like a great bell, striking deep into Chen Feng's true spirit. "You bear the guixu xuanhuang origin point dao fruit, whose profound mystery and taboos are unprecedented throughout eternity! Where did it come from? And what exactly is the cosmic destiny plate ruins abyss imprint? Was your forging of this dao foundation a coincidence, or... fate?! This dao fruit contains great terror and could also bring about utter disaster! If its origins are unclear, how can my Guicang Mountain dare to accept you?! How can the last ember of the Xuanhuang Remnant Clan be entrusted to you?!"

Every word was like a knife, every sentence like thunder! This was the most direct questioning of Chen Feng's dao path foundation! And even more, it was a questioning of the future destiny of the entire Guicang Mountain!

Su Wanzhao's expression changed slightly, and she subconsciously took half a step forward, her nirvana guixu dao body aura rising, the power of her guixu star core flowing, intending to protect Chen Feng. She could feel the weight in Zhang Yan's words and his mountain-like responsibility as a guardian.

Chen Feng, however, raised his hand and gently pressed Su Wanzhao's arm. He met Zhang Yan's all-penetrating gaze, and in his Chaotic Eyes, the light of Guixu and Xuanhuang slowly flowed, without fear, only a profound calm.

"This dao fruit originated from seeking survival in desperation, and was forged in ten thousand deaths without regret." Chen Feng's voice was not loud, but it carried a soul-penetrating power. "The cosmic destiny plate was imprinted deep within my divine soul when I awakened in obscurity. Its origin, I am also seeking. However..."

He raised his hand, and a wisp of primal chaotic light flowed from his fingertip, gently pointing towards the platform ground.

Buzz!

A smooth-edged, bottomless small hole silently appeared in the Profound Yellow crystal ground, which was harder than fine gold. The walls of the hole flowed with faint, smoothed, and assimilated law light.

"This power is neither immortal nor divine; it is the primal chaos born from the fusion of the ruin's abyss's dead silence and Profound Yellow's vitality." Chen Feng withdrew his finger, his gaze fixed on Zhang Yan. "Elder asks me about my origins, about my life plate... Chen Feng also wishes to ask Elder and this Guicang Ancestral Mountain—"

He pointed to the vast, slowly rotating Star Vortex Barrier outside, which emitted a terrifying annihilating aura: "Is the core origin of this 'nirvana star dome' barrier, which has protected Guicang Mountain for ten thousand years, of the same origin as my dao fruit?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the air on the platform seemed to instantly freeze!

On Zhang Yan's usually calm face, for the first time, an unconcealed shock clearly appeared! His deep gaze fixed intensely on the primal chaotic dao charm remaining on Chen Feng's fingertip, then he abruptly looked at the vast Star Vortex Barrier outside, countless profound runes flashing wildly and calculating in his eyes!

Su Wanzhao's mind also reeled. The nirvana guixu star core on her chest pulsed violently, and its resonance with the Star Vortex Barrier became unprecedentedly strong! She finally understood why, after reshaping her dao body, she felt such a strong affinity for this barrier!

"Same origin... same origin?!" Zhang Yan's voice trembled with a hint of disbelief. He stared intently at Chen Feng, as if wanting to see through all the secrets deep within his soul. "You... you can actually perceive the core origin of the Star Dome Barrier?! The cosmic destiny plate... ruins abyss imprint... Could it be... could it be that legendary..."

Boom—!!!

Before Zhang Yan could finish his words, an anomaly suddenly occurred!

The entire Guicang continent violently shook! As if a sleeping giant beast had been disturbed! The platform swayed fiercely, and on the towering Guizang Divine Mountain in the distance, countless massive protective dao patterns suddenly lit up with dazzling Profound Yellow light! A muffled rumble, like thunder, faintly emanated from within the mountain!

At the same time!

The vast Star Vortex Barrier enveloping the outer perimeter of the continent, its originally stable rotating rhythm was instantly disrupted! From deep within the barrier, a chaotic, violent, dark-red energy torrent, carrying endless filth and dead silence, erupted from a certain 'node' of the barrier, as if a cancerous tumor had been suppressed for billions of years!

This filthy dark-red torrent violently impacted the Star Vortex Barrier, attempting to tear through the protection! Wherever the torrent passed, the pure Star Vortex power was contaminated and eroded, emitting sizzling wails! The impacted areas of the barrier rapidly dimmed, and the rotating Star Vortex trajectories became twisted and chaotic! Even faint, fine cracks began to appear!

A nauseating, foul stench, mixed with blood, curses, and extreme malice, instantly permeated the air, so strong that even the dense Profound Yellow Mother Qi on the platform could not fully purify it!

"No! It's the 'Burial Abyss Filth' suppressed at the bottom of the mountain! It was agitated by the divine power impact of the crime hunting star arks and the dao charm resonance of the star dome ark!" Zhang Yan's face instantly became incredibly solemn. He no longer cared about questioning Chen Feng. His figure flickered, and he was already at the edge of the platform, rapidly forming hand seals. A vast and boundless Profound Yellow divine power surged from within him, transforming into countless massive Profound Yellow talisman chains that shot towards the impacted node of the Star Vortex Barrier, attempting to reinforce the seal!

"Last Light! Help Elder stabilize the barrier!" Chen Feng's pupils constricted, instantly perceiving the danger! The malicious curse power contained within the surging filthy torrent subtly resonated with the fragments of the Immortal Curse shackles remaining in his body, causing him to instinctively feel aversion and repulsion! More importantly, this filth was furiously eroding the Star Vortex Barrier, which was of the same origin as his and Su Wanzhao's dao fruits!

"Yes!" Su Wanzhao cried out clearly, without the slightest hesitation! Her nirvana guixu dao body shone brightly, and the guixu star core on her chest rotated in reverse at an unprecedented speed! She clasped her hands, and a deep, dark Star Vortex instantly formed before her!

"Nirvana Guixu... Star Vortex Lure!"

The dark Star Vortex, with its powerful suction and annihilating will, did not attack the filthy torrent, but precisely enveloped the area of the Star Vortex Barrier that was being eroded and had dimmed! The Star Vortex power acted like the most efficient scavenger, forcibly tearing, stripping, and drawing the invading filthy energy into the Star Vortex core for annihilation and purification! At the same time, the Profound Yellow vitality light at the core of her guixu star core transformed into a warm repairing force, nourishing the barrier structure damaged by the filth!

Chen Feng was even more direct! His figure flashed, and he appeared directly in front of the impacted node of the Star Vortex Barrier! Facing the dark-red filthy torrent that surged out, emitting endless malice, the power of the guixu xuanhuang origin point erupted from his Chaos Dao Body without reservation!

"Guixu... Xuanhuang... Origin Point... Pacify!"

This time, it was neither attack nor defense.

He spread his hands, as if embracing the entire chaotic node! An indescribable, invisible fluctuation containing supreme harmony and primal chaotic dao charm spread from within him, instantly enveloping the surging filthy torrent and the surrounding chaotic and twisted Star Vortex Barrier!

Under the 'pacification' of this origin point's mighty power—

The violently surging, malevolent filthy torrent, as if smoothed by an invisible giant hand, had its chaotic and violent energy structure forcibly 'straightened out' and 'calmed'! Although its filthy essence remained, its frantic Impact and erosive power instantly diminished by more than half!

And the surrounding Star Vortex Barrier structure, impacted by the filth and twisted into chaos, also, under the harmonization of the origin point's power, became like wrinkles ironed smooth. The chaotic Star Vortex trajectories regained clarity and stability! The fine cracks that had just appeared even began to slowly mend under the nourishment of the Profound Yellow vitality!

Zhang Yan's Profound Yellow talisman chains reinforcing the seal, and Su Wanzhao's annihilating and stripping Star Vortex power, under the 'pacification' and 'harmonization' of Chen Feng's origin point mighty power, their efficiency suddenly increased several times over!

Three in one!

Zhang Yan sealed the source node with Profound Yellow divine power!

Su Wanzhao purified and stripped the erosion with the nirvana Star Vortex!

Chen Feng pacified the chaos, harmonized the barrier, and nourished it for repair with the origin point's mighty power!

The violently surging Burial Abyss Filth, under the suppression and purification of these three forces, finally let out an unwilling, venomous hiss and was forcibly pushed back into the deep node of the Star Vortex Barrier! The polluted and dimmed areas on the barrier, nourished by the Profound Yellow vitality and primal dao charm, regained their dark light, and the rotating rhythm gradually returned to stability.

The crisis was temporarily averted.

On the platform, Zhang Yan withdrew his divine power, breathing slightly. His gaze at Chen Feng was no longer one of scrutiny, but filled with indescribable shock and... a hint of fervor! He had personally witnessed the inconceivable harmonizing and pacifying power of the guixu xuanhuang origin point! This power had an inestimable effect on stabilizing the foundation of Guicang Mountain and resisting the Burial Abyss Filth deep within the Star Vortex Barrier!

"cosmic destiny plate... Guixu Xuanhuang... Origin Point True Spirit..." Zhang Yan murmured to himself, his gaze piercing through the void, as if seeing an ancient forbidden land deep within Guicang Mountain. "Junior Brother Shou Zhuo... what you brought back is probably far more than just a spark of hope... it is... a key! A key to unlock our clan's lost era and unveil the ultimate mystery of the cosmic destiny plate!"

He took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart, and looked at Chen Feng and Su Wanzhao, his voice more solemn than ever:

"Now that this matter is settled, follow this old man into the mountain! The Guicang Ancestral Hall... it's time for it to open! About the cosmic destiny plate, about the Xuanhuang Ancestral Vein, about the origin of this nirvana star dome barrier... and your true mission... it's time for you to know!"