Cosmic Channel

Over the next three months, the Multiverse fell into an unprecedented "Time Panic." In Qiming City of This Universe, someone saw their ten-years-older self in the mirror; in the Antimatter Universe's markets, goods from the future appeared; the most severe instance was in the Quantum Universe, where the timeline was completely chaotic, and the same person could appear simultaneously on different streets, as if they were intangible Ghosts.

The students of the Time Law Academy became the main force against the chaos. Under the guidance of White Night, they learned to use "Time Anchors" to stabilize the local time flow—these anchors were made from a mixture of the students' Law Cores and Sea of Chaos Stardust, capable of fixing the rate of time flow within a hundred-mile radius. Although they couldn't completely eliminate the residual energy, they could alleviate the effects of time chaos.

"This won't do," the Anti-Matter Venerable Lord said, tapping the table during an emergency meeting. "We discovered that all Chaotic Time Zones are related to the 'Time Observers.' Those guys from the Quantum Universe seem to be deliberately hiding something."

No sooner had he spoken than the Academy's alarm system suddenly went off. Surveillance footage showed three Time Observers attempting to steal the primal law core fragments from the space-time stele. Their translucent bodies were also covered in black markings, clearly contaminated by the Law Ghost.

"Why are you doing this?" White Night blocked the space-time stele, locking onto the three with his origin law.

The leading Time Observer gave a wry smile. "We aren't stealing them; we are 'returning' them. These fragments should never have existed in the Multiverse. They are the key to the Time Loop, and as long as the fragments remain, the residual energy will never dissipate."

His words struck like thunder, plunging everyone present into silence. White Night looked at the black mark on his palm and suddenly understood the Law Ghost's true purpose—it wasn't trying to revive the Time Loop, but to force the Multiverse to voluntarily abandon the primal law core fragments by creating panic, allowing the tragedy of the Sea of Chaos to repeat in a different way.

"The fragments must stay," White Night's voice was filled with undeniable conviction. "But we can change their form."

He made a bold decision: to fuse the primal law core fragments with the twelve Fundamental Laws of the Multiverse, creating the brand new "multiverse time core." This process required the leaders of all races to jointly inject their Law Origin, carrying extreme risk; if it failed, the entire Academy would be swallowed by Temporal Energy.

The Fusion Ceremony was held before the space-time stele. White Night stood in the center, holding the primal law core fragment in his left hand, his right hand connected to twelve Beams of Law Light (originating from the leaders of the twelve universes). Wind Howling Silver Wolf squatted at his feet, its Origin Energy forming a dark golden shield, enveloping all participants—it intended to use Cross-Universe Void Traversal to escape with everyone the instant the ritual failed.

"Begin!" White Night raised the fragment above his head, and the twelve Beams of Law Light simultaneously poured into it. The transparent crystal vibrated violently under the energy impact, and the black marks crawled across its surface like living things, attempting to contaminate the other laws.

"Hold on!" The Captain of the Explorer pushed the Mechanical Race's Technology Law to the extreme. A blue Energy Current formed a Protective Film on the fragment's surface, temporarily isolating the black marks. The Anti-Matter Venerable Lord injected the Antimatter Law, and the dark purple energy counteracted the black marks, slowing their spread.

Blood seeped from White Night's palm. His origin law and Time Law operated furiously, guiding the twelve laws to form a new balance inside the fragment. His Sea of Consciousness was like a battlefield: on one side was the primal law's Creative Power, on the other was the Residual Backlash of the Time Loop, and in the middle, the twelve Fundamental Laws collided and fused.

Just as the fusion was about to complete, the black marks suddenly erupted. A massive Law Ghost Phantom burst out of the fragment. Its body covered the entire Academy, and countless Black Tentacles reached out toward the leaders of the various races.

"Silver Wolf!" White Night roared, injecting his last trace of origin law.

Wind Howling Silver Wolf leaped up. Its dark golden Origin Energy resonated with the space-time stele, causing all the Time Runes on the Academy ground to light up, forming a massive "Space-Time Cage." This cage fused all the laws of the Multiverse, making it impenetrable even to the Time Ghost, which could only struggle frantically inside.

"Origin Law: Multiverse Unification!" White Night hurled the completed "multiverse time core" toward the cage. The pale golden core exploded in mid-air, and the twelve types of Law Energy poured down like a waterfall, completely submerging the Law Ghost. The Ghost let out a painful wail in the energy. Its black body gradually became transparent, finally transforming into countless streams of pure Temporal Energy, merging into the Multiverse's time flow.

[multiverse time core fusion successful, completely purifying the residual energy of the Time Loop]

[Black marks disappear, White Night obtains the "Time Law Perfection" achievement]

[Time Law Academy upgraded to "Multiverse Time Hub," capable of real-time monitoring and correction of the Multiverse's Timeline]

When the last black mark vanished from his palm, White Night collapsed onto the ground, soaked in cold sweat. Wind Howling Silver Wolf affectionately nudged his cheek, its wolf eyes gleaming with relief. In the distance, the leaders of the various races helped each other up. Though exhausted, they couldn't hide the smiles on their faces—the Multiverse's Timeline had finally returned to normal through their efforts.

Three months later, the first batch of students from the Time Law Academy graduated. Carrying their "Time Anchors," they rushed to all corners of the Multiverse, becoming professional "Time Correctors." The Mechanical Race youth who had been attacked by the Time Ghost could now skillfully operate a Time Stabilizer, having repaired hundreds of chaotic timelines in the Quantum Universe. Although the three Time Observers were grounded for their previous actions, they cultivated a group of students proficient in Multi-Dimensional Time Theory through remote teaching.

White Night stood before the space-time stele, watching the twelve-colored light flowing across its surface. The energy from the multiverse time core spread along the stele, forming a brand new "Time Garden" around the Academy—flowers in the garden could simultaneously bloom and wither, and fruits on the branches could experience the entire process from unripe to mature. This was a spectacle of the fusion of Time Law and Life Law, and the best symbol of the Multiverse's Concept of Symbiosis.

"Where to next?" Wind Howling Silver Wolf reverted to its physical form and fetched a new Exploration Log. The cover featured an "Unknown Starfield Map" provided by the Quantum Universe, marking a location even more distant than the Sea of Chaos: the "End of Time."

White Night opened the log, his fingertip tracing the unknown area on the map. He knew that as long as the Multiverse continued to evolve, there would always be new Law Mysteries waiting to be solved. But he was not in a hurry to depart. Instead, he planted a Sea of Chaos Stardust seed in the Time Garden—he wanted to see what kind of future this stardust could grow into without the interference of the Time Loop.

Wind Howling Silver Wolf lay at his feet, watching the stardust break through the soil under the nourishment of Temporal Energy, sprouting a tender green shoot. The dewdrop on the tip of the shoot was reflected in the wolf's eyes, and within the dewdrop, the myriad stars of the Multiverse were reflected. Every star rotated freely along its own Timeline, rushing toward a future full of infinite possibilities.

High above the Multiverse Time Hub, the phantom left by the Time Prisoner reappeared. He looked at the man and the wolf in the garden, a relieved smile on his lips.

This time, he left no words, because the future of the Multiverse no longer needed any Prophecy to define it... Just as the Sea of Chaos Stardust sprout in the Time Garden grew its third leaf, the alarm system of the Multiverse Time Hub suddenly emitted an unusual fluctuation.

Unlike the previous red warnings, this alarm displayed a soft golden color. The multiverse time core in the center of the Hub automatically levitated, projecting a spiral Spatial Passage—the scene on the other side of the passage was blurry, showing only hazy white mist and faintly flowing Law Energy that had never been seen before.

"This is... a spontaneously formed Cross-Universe Passage?" White Night stroked the twelve-colored patterns on the space-time stele, feeling a slight tremor at his fingertips. The energy of the multiverse time core resonated with the passage, and the primal law fragments that composed the core even began to tilt slightly toward the passage, as if attracted by a higher-level law.

Wind Howling Silver Wolf's nose twitched lightly. Its wolf eyes reflected the Energy Trajectories within the passage. These trajectories formed smooth arcs, lacking the rigidity of the primal law and the sharpness of the Time Law. Instead, they closely resembled the flowing water in the Time Garden, soft yet containing an unending power.

"The law inside... can suppress our Origin Energy." The Silver Wolf's consciousness carried a rare solemnity. It tried to release a thread of Origin Energy to probe the passage, but the energy dissipated the instant it touched the white mist. "It's like sunlight entering a deep pool, silently assimilated."

White Night's origin dharma wheel spun rapidly, deducing the Cosmic Information on the other side of the passage. But this time, the deduction result was blank—the multiverse time core's Database contained no records matching this type of law. The only certainty was that the passage's formation was related to the Sea of Chaos Stardust; a dewdrop, originating from the same source as the passage's mist, was condensed on the sprout's third leaf.

"It seems the stardust is guiding us," White Night said, plucking the dewdrop. The dewdrop transformed into a Golden Rune in his palm. The rune automatically flew toward the passage, exploding into countless light points at the entrance. "This isn't a danger warning; it's an invitation."

He glanced back at the Multiverse Time Hub, where the leaders of all races were nervously watching through surveillance. The Captain of the Explorer's voice came through the Communicator: "Do you need us to send support? I can immediately assemble a Cross-Universe Advance Team."

"No need," White Night shook his head, retracting his origin law to the extreme. The pale golden light around him completely disappeared, making him look no different from an Ordinary Cultivator. "The law inside can suppress Origin Energy; having more people would only complicate things. Silver Wolf, come with me. Everyone else, guard the Hub and wait for our news."

Wind Howling Silver Wolf understood, and it also retracted its dark golden origin form, reverting to the appearance of an Ordinary Silver Wolf. The man and the wolf exchanged glances and stepped into the golden passage together.

The instant White Night passed through the passage, he felt the law energy throughout his body being enveloped by an invisible net. The origin dharma wheel, which had been operating smoothly, became sluggish. Time Law, primal law, Multiverse Law... all familiar powers were compressed deep within his dantian, barely able to maintain the most basic protective energy.

"As expected..." White Night landed on a mountain peak shrouded in clouds and mist. The ground beneath his feet was warm jade, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance of herbs. This scent could soothe the mind, but it had a strong inhibitory effect on law energy. "The law system here is completely different from the Multiverse. Our powers are almost sealed."

The Wind Howling Silver Wolf crouched low, vigilantly observing its surroundings. In the distance between the peaks, floating palaces were faintly visible. A banner bearing the character "Xian" (Immortal) fluttered atop the palaces, and the runes on the banner were identical to the runes on the dewdrop in his palm. Further away in the sky, figures wearing plain robes flew past. They stood on glowing swords, and although the energy surrounding them was weak, it was purer than the power White Night could currently mobilize.

"Those people... they can fly without using any law materialization abilities," the Silver Wolf's consciousness conveyed with surprise. "Their method of energy circulation is very strange; it doesn't absorb energy from the outside world, but rather wells up from their own dantian, like an inexhaustible spring."

White Night's gaze fell upon one of the robed cultivators flying by. A jade pendant hung from the cultivator's waist, inscribed with the words "Qi Refinement Third Layer." This was clearly the cultivation level used in this place. The energy circulating around the cultivator, compared to the origin energy suppressed deep within his dantian, was like a stream compared to the ocean—yet, strangely, the stream-like energy could achieve what the ocean could not: breaking the limit of gravity using only internal energy, without relying on any laws.

"This is the core law of this universe—'Internal Seeking,'" White Night instantly understood the key. "The law of the Multiverse is to explore outwardly and absorb cosmic energy for one's own use; the law here is to dig inwardly and cultivate power from one's own dantian. They call this power... 'Immortal Dao' (Xian Dao)?"

He attempted to mimic the cultivator's energy circulation method, guiding the suppressed origin energy deep within his dantian. But the moment he had the thought, the energy rushed through his meridians like a wild horse, causing a sweetness in his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"I can't control it using the Multiverse method." White Night wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, watching it turn into a faint white smoke on the jade ground. "The energy here emphasizes 'smoothness,' like water flowing over pebbles. It must follow the path of the meridians; it cannot be forcefully driven."

The Wind Howling Silver Wolf was also trying to adapt to the new laws. It found that its ability to traverse the void was completely ineffective, but the strength in its four limbs became extraordinarily sharp, allowing it to clearly sense every movement within a ten-mile radius. When it relaxed its mind and stopped deliberately mobilizing its origin energy, a faint warm current actually arose in its dantian. This current slowly traveled along the meridians, greatly comforting its weary body.

"Silver Wolf, can you mobilize energy?" Surprise flashed in White Night's eyes.

The Silver Wolf nodded, and a trajectory map of a warm current appeared in White Night's consciousness—the circulation route of this energy was different from any law in the Multiverse. It was like a continuous circle, starting from the dantian, flowing through the four limbs and hundreds of bones, and finally returning to the dantian. With every cycle, the energy became a fraction purer.

"That is called the 'Zhou Tian Cycle,'" a gentle voice suddenly came from behind. White Night turned around and saw an elderly man in an azure Daoist robe standing nearby. The elder had white hair and beard but a ruddy complexion. The jade pendant on his waist was inscribed with the words "Late Foundation Establishment Stage." "Judging by your appearance, you are not local cultivators, are you?"

The elder's eyes fell on the blood White Night had spat out, and he frowned slightly: "Young man, did you try to forcefully drive Spiritual Energy just now? The Spiritual Qi here emphasizes 'going with the flow.' If you act so recklessly, you risk damaging your meridians."

"Spiritual Energy?" White Night caught the key information—this was clearly the local term for energy. "Junior White Night, I come from afar and stumbled into this place. I ask for senior's guidance."

The elder stroked his beard and smiled: "My Daoist name is Azure Cloud Master, and I am the master of the nearby Azure Cloud Temple. Seeing that you have some affinity with the Immortal Dao, I shall gift you a copy of the 《Basic Breathing Technique》. Whether you can begin cultivating depends on your fortune."

He took out a yellowed bamboo slip from his sleeve. Simple cultivation methods were written on the slip in seal script: Sit cross-legged, focus the mind on the dantian, inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth, guide the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth into the body, circulate it once along the Ren and Du Meridians, and return it to the dantian... "This is the foundation of the 'Immortal Dao'?" White Night felt huge waves crashing in his heart as he looked at the text on the bamboo slip. Such a simple method contained wisdom fundamentally different from the Multiverse—it did not seek to absorb external law energy, but instead used the adjustment of breath and mind to resonate with the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, then convert that resonance into internal Spiritual Energy.

"Don't underestimate this basic method." Azure Cloud Master seemed to see through his thoughts. "In Immortal Dao cultivation, the foundation is the most important. Many gifted cultivators ruin their foundation because they rush for quick success, ultimately stopping at the Foundation Establishment Stage."

He pointed to the cultivators flying on swords in the distance: "Those who can control objects during the Qi Refinement Stage have all laid a breathing foundation for three years or more. Young man, if you truly want to learn the Immortal Dao, you must first forget your previous cultivation methods and start from scratch."

White Night solemnly accepted the bamboo slip: "Thank you for your guidance, Senior."

Azure Cloud Master nodded, then handed the Silver Wolf a crystal-clear jade pill: "This 'Spirit Beast Pill' can help your companion sort out its Spiritual Energy. Although it is not a mortal beast, all things can cultivate before the Immortal Dao."

The Silver Wolf hesitated for a moment, but swallowed the jade pill at White Night's prompting. The pill melted instantly upon entering its body, transforming into a cool stream of energy that automatically traveled along the "Zhou Tian Cycle" route it had previously sensed. Its previously sluggish meridians instantly became much smoother.

"Well, the fate has been fulfilled. Cultivate on your own now." Azure Cloud Master waved his hand, turned into an azure rainbow, and flew towards the distant Azure Cloud Temple. "If you encounter difficulties, you may come to Azure Cloud Temple to find me."

Watching Azure Cloud Master's retreating figure, White Night gripped the bamboo slip in his hand. Sunlight streamed through the clouds and mist onto him. The origin energy suppressed deep within his dantian remained dormant, but he could feel a faint trace of Spiritual Qi slowly entering his body, following the method described in the 《Basic Breathing Technique》.

The Wind Howling Silver Wolf stretched its limbs, and a flash of excitement flickered in its wolf eyes. It lowered its head and saw that next to its paw prints, there was an intricate trail of Spiritual Energy. The circle formed by these trails perfectly matched the "Zhou Tian Cycle" described on the bamboo slip.

"Starting from zero, is that it?" White Night sat cross-legged on the jade ground and opened the yellowed bamboo slip. His status as a sovereign of the Multiverse, his control over the primal law, the perfection of Time Law... all the glory and power were temporarily cast aside. At this moment, he was merely a beginner who had just encountered the "Immortal Dao."

He adjusted his breathing rhythm according to the records on the bamboo slip. When inhaling through the nose, he imagined the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth transforming into white air currents, entering his body through the nasal cavity; when exhaling through the mouth, he imagined the turbid air inside his body turning into black smoke, being expelled. Initially, this visualization was like a child's scribble, completely ineffective, but when he completely let go of his obsession with the origin laws and immersed his mind entirely in his breathing, a miracle occurred—

A cool trace of energy genuinely entered his body along with his breath. This energy was weaker than any energy in the Multiverse, yet it carried a "living" aura, actively gathering towards the dantian as if it were sentient.

"This is... Spiritual Qi?" An unprecedented sense of novelty surged in White Night's heart. He could clearly "see" the trajectory of this trace of Spiritual Qi. Unlike law energy, which was domineering, it automatically bypassed blocked meridians like a stream flowing around a stubborn rock, finding the smoothest route.

The Wind Howling Silver Wolf lay beside him, also silently operating the "Zhou Tian Cycle." The rise and fall of the wolf's abdomen gradually synchronized with White Night's breathing. The Spiritual Energy trajectories of the man and the wolf intertwined on the ground, forming a marvelous pattern—this pattern closely resembled the Yin-Yang Fish in the Time Garden, yet also carried the chaotic aura of the primal law core, clearly a subconscious resonance between the laws of the two universes.

In the distant Azure Cloud Temple, Azure Cloud Master stood on the stargazing platform, looking at the mountain peak where White Night was located, and murmured while stroking his beard: "Strange, why do the Spiritual Energy trajectories of these two outsiders faintly possess the aura of 'The Beginning of Chaos'? Could they be the legendary 'Exiled Immortals from Beyond the Domain'?"

He took out a water mirror, which reflected the figures of White Night and the Silver Wolf. When he saw the pattern formed by the intertwining Spiritual Energy trajectories of the two, the water mirror suddenly trembled violently, and countless ancient runes appeared on the surface. These runes were identical to those on the Azure Cloud Temple's protective treasure, the "Taiji Diagram."

"It seems the heavens of this universe are about to change..." Azure Cloud Master put away the water mirror, expectation and solemnity flashing in his eyes.

Meanwhile, at the Multiverse Time Hub, the Captain of the Explorer was staring intently at the golden passage on the monitoring screen. On the screen, the auras of White Night and the Silver Wolf became weaker and weaker, finally disappearing completely from the monitoring range.

"Should we send someone in for support?" A Mechanical Race Elder asked anxiously.

The Captain shook his head, pointing to a light spot in the corner of the screen—it was a fragment of the multiverse time core White Night had left before departing. The light spot was still bright and steadily transmitting a signal: "No need. He said to wait for his message."

On the other side of the passage, White Night's first wisp of Spiritual Energy finally completed the Zhou Tian Cycle and returned to his dantian. This wisp of Spiritual Energy was as weak as a spark, yet it gave him a stronger sense of excitement than when he mastered Time Law—this was a brand new power, the excitement of recognizing the universe anew, starting from "zero."

He opened his eyes and looked at the Wind Howling Silver Wolf. The Silver Wolf had also just completed its cycle, and its wolf eyes sparkled with moist Spiritual light, clearly indicating it had successfully begun cultivation!

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