292: Chapter 739 The Prodigies Take Action

Outside the cross-Realm rift of the Canglan Cultivation World, residual clouds surged across the heavens' Void Realm, and the lingering aftershocks of slaughter had yet to disperse.

Just moments ago, the mighty and majestic vanguard armies from multiple foreign domains, harboring monstrous ambitions, had invaded across Realms, but the moment their feet stepped into the territory of Canglan Domain, they were instantly suppressed by the formless and intangible Guiyi Boundary-Suppressing Array.

Supreme Formation power covered them and locked down their Dao, sealing their Dou Qi, crushing their Realm, and stripping away foreign Dao principles.

The combat power of countless elite Cultivators from higher planes plummeted off a cliff, forcibly dropping by several Realms and reducing them to mediocre figures barely able to protect themselves.

Before even engaging in battle, their combat power collapsed.

Facing this bizarre and unimaginable situation that defied the laws of the heavens, the vanguard forces, whose Battle Intent had previously soared to the skies, instantly saw their morale shatter and their hearts turn cold with fear.

No one dared to linger long within the unknown boundary-suppressing Formation, nor did anyone dare to rashly kill and advance.

For a time, the two armies completely lost their sharp edge for conquest, caring only about retreating in panic, rushing out of the Realm rift of the Canglan Realm in a flurry, and falling back entirely to their respective Cultivation Worlds.

Fear, doubt, and dread lingered in the hearts of every foreign Cultivator.

In the Imperial Palace of the Wuhen Cultivation World, the atmosphere was dead silent and heavy, lacking the grand spectacle of boiling Battle Intent and earth-shaking shouts from just before.

Inside the brilliantly golden Holy Hall, the imperial might was heavy, suppressing countless civil and military officials and heavenly generals until they held their breaths and focused their minds, not daring to speak out of turn.

Dou Emperor Cang Luan and the other generals who had just retreated in a panic all knelt on one knee, their battle armor stained with dust, their Auras floating and unstable, and turbulent Dou Qi suppressed by the Formation remaining around their bodies.

Everyone's complexion was pale, and their minds were still unsettled.

Upon the Nine-Tiered Imperial Throne, the World Lord Wuhen had an indifferent expression, his gaze overlooking the people below.

Seemingly calm, his eyes secretly concealed surging displeasure and astonishment.

Through ages of conquests, ever since he took charge of the Wuxian imperial Dao, there had never been such a humiliating battle situation where they collapsed without fighting and returned in miserable defeat without facing a single enemy.

"Speak your mind."

After a long while, the World Lord Wuhen spoke calmly, his imperial voice deep and echoing through the entire Holy Hall, "I ordered you vanguard forces to scout the path, stabilize the passage, and investigate the truth, yet you did not slay a single enemy, occupy a single inch of land, nor explore a single Secret Realm, and the entire army retreated in panic. Why?"

Dou Emperor Cang Luan, kneeling at the very front, trembled, lowering his head to kowtow. His voice carried an unhidden lingering fear and bitterness, "Lord! This subordinate is guilty!"

"It is not that we are cowardly and fear death; rather, the heavens and earth of Canglan Domain are simply too bizarre."

"The moment all one million of our soldiers crossed the Realm and stepped into Canglan Domain, the entire army was instantly suppressed by a bizarre Formation force!"

"Our Emperor Realm tiers dropped layer by layer, our imperial Dao Profound Truths were completely sealed, and the Dou Skills, movement techniques, and imperial might we cultivated all our lives could not be operated even by a fraction!"

"Less than one in ten of the entire army's combat power remained, as if our martial Dao had been crippled and our Spiritual Qi locked. Trapped in a desperate situation, we were utterly incapable of fighting!"

"Fearing the total annihilation of the army and the vain loss of combat power, this subordinate could only painfully order a retreat. I beg the Immortal Emperor for forgiveness!"

As these words fell, the civil and military officials in the hall instantly erupted in an uproar, and the suppressed atmosphere completely exploded.

A white-haired Emperor Venerable furrowed his brows, stepped forward, and said with deep concern, "There is such a thing?"

"Some Formation Great Masters say it is a Formation, located right at the fissure where the two Realms intersect."

"Impossible. Canglan Domain is merely a remote plane with barren Foundations and a narrow framework. Even if a peerless Prodigy emerged there, they would absolutely not be able to set up such a peerless Formation capable of suppressing the heavens!"

Another civil official Elder said with disbelief, "This matter is truly bizarre and far too abnormal!"

"Lord! This subordinate earnestly requests to suspend the conquest!"

An old general stepped forward, his expression grave and full of concerns, "The unknown Formation is too bizarre, restraining our Origin cultivation. Marching forward rashly again will only lead to the vain loss of elites!"

"It would be better to completely seal the Realm gates, give up the conquest, and wait and see how things develop, so as to avoid damaging the Foundations of our Wuxian Realm!"

For a time, sounds of persuasion and worry rose and fell within the hall.

Most of the high-ranking figures generated intentions to retreat, feeling a heartfelt dread toward that mysterious Canglan Boundary-Suppressing Array.

Everyone harbored fear, and no one dared to utter bold words about flattening Canglan Domain and conquering the Lower Realm anymore.

Immortal Emperor Wuhen's gaze slightly darkened. He neither grew angry nor made a hasty decision, but instead spoke indifferently, "What is there to panic about?"

"Our Wuhen Cultivation World possesses an eternal imperial lineage, sitting on the Foundations of the heavens with general-like clouds and Emperor Venerables like rain. How could we shrink back and destroy our own future path just because of an unknown Formation?"

"Order the Formation Dao Elders and martial Dao analysts to immediately review this battle, deduce the Formation principles, analyze the Formation power, and thoroughly investigate the true details and operational rules of this Canglan Formation!"

"I want to see what profundities mere Formations of Canglan Domain possess that can suppress my Wuxian elites into retreating without a fight!"

As the decree fell, the group of Formation Dao Elders in the hall immediately received the order, taking out the Formation power fragments, residual Dao patterns, and Aura charts recorded across the Realms.

Billions of golden deductive runes soared into the air, intertwining in the center of the Holy Hall into a huge deductive light screen.

Countless ancient runes floated and flickered, being disassembled, analyzed, and deduced in reverse.

After taking a full half-hour, the group of white-haired Elders slowly stopped.

With solemn expressions, looking at each other, they had already grasped the core mysteries of the Formation.

The leading Grand Elder of Formation Dao slowly stepped out, bowed, and reported in a deep voice, "Lord, we have thoroughly investigated and deduced the general situation of this Formation!"

Immortal Emperor Wuhen slightly raised his eyes, "Speak."

The Grand Elder spoke each word clearly, revealing the core secret, "According to our calculations, the core ability of this Formation is solely to 'suppress foreign cultivation'!"

"When the Formation power operates, it will forcibly flatten the Realm tiers of foreign Cultivators, lock down the circulation of Dou Qi, and seal the martial Dao Profound Truths. This is also the fundamental reason why our soldiers' combat power plummeted!"

"However, the most crucial point—this Formation suppresses without distinguishing between friend and foe, causing an internal and external imbalance!"

"While it suppresses us foreign invaders, its own Formation body will also fall into an extreme state of weakness!"

"All the power of the Guiyi Boundary-Suppressing Array is entirely concentrated on 'intra-Realm suppression'. Once it operates at full strength to lock down foreign Cultivators, the external barriers and Formation base patterns of the Formation will become incomparably fragile and vulnerable!"

"Simply put, the Formation's power is entirely internalized to suppress the enemy, and its external defense against the Void Realm is extremely weak."

"We only need to bombard it with full force from the periphery of the Formation to easily tear apart the Formation patterns and destroy the Formation bases!"

As these words came out, the entire Lingxiao Holy Hall instantly fell dead silent, and then erupted into monstrous ecstasy!

The fear and dread on the faces of all civil and military officials and heavenly generals completely faded away, replaced by intense pleasant surprise and excitement!

"So that's how it is! This Formation looks insolvably tyrannical, but in reality, it has huge drawbacks and is strong on the outside but weak on the inside!"

"Suppressing the enemy with full force leaves it weak itself; focusing on internalization leaves external defense empty! This is simply a disposable trapping Formation and death Formation!"

"No wonder our soldiers' combat power was suppressed; it turns out the Formation internalized its power completely to lock the Dao. But precisely because of this, it lost all external defense capabilities!"

The old general who had desperately persuaded them to retreat earlier let out a breath towards the sky, his face full of relief, "If that is the case, this Formation is simply nothing to fear!"

The World Lord Wuhen understood, and his words were inspiring, "Canglan's Yuan Chen is indeed gifted with extraordinary talent and astonishing means. Being able to set up such an enemy-locking Formation can indeed be considered a rare anomaly among the heavens."

"However, setting up this Formation is like being too smart for one's own good. The strongest aspect of the martial Dao in our Wuhen Cultivation World is being invincible within the same Realm. This is a great thing!"

His gaze swept across all the generals below, his tone becoming increasingly fierce and impassioned, "Since that is the case! Crossing the Realm once more this time, is there still any worry?"

"Even if our Realm is suppressed and combat power is restricted, our Wuxian Cultivators are invincible in the same tier, possess orthodox martial Dao, and have deep Foundations!"

"Even if our Realm is suppressed, our generation of Cultivators' combat experience, martial Dao heritage, and slaughter intent far surpass those of native Cultivators of the same tier in Canglan Domain!"

"Within the same tier, our Wuxian soldiers fear no one!"

"Your primary task upon re-entering Canglan Domain this time is to face the Formation suppression head-on, slaughter the Canglan garrison troops inside the Formation, consume the Formation's Spiritual Qi, and figure out the locations of the Formation bases!"

"Internally exhaust its power, and when no one in the Canglan Realm dares to enter the Formation, it will be broken!"

"Once the Formation is broken, Canglan Domain will have no barriers left! By then, the heavenly passages will be completely unimpeded, and our million-strong imperial army will advance straight in, flatten the hinterland of Canglan Domain, plunder the plane's Origin, enslave the native Cultivators, and spread the eternal imperial might of Wuxian!"

The impassioned and mighty imperial voice ignited everyone's Battle Intent and dispelled all fear and cowardice.

All Cultivators in the hall bowed and knelt in unison, their voices shaking the heavens and their Battle Intent boiling, "We respectfully obey the Lord's decree! We will fight Canglan Domain again and shatter the Formation!"

"Dress and line up! Strike Canglan Domain again immediately!"

The morale of the Wuhen Cultivation World re-gathered, and the entire army rapidly prepared, pointing their blades at Canglan Domain once more!

Meanwhile, in another heavenly plane of a parallel spacetime, within the Soul Domain Cultivation World, inside the main hall of the Soul Hall, a turbulent high-level meeting was similarly unfolding.

Compared to the vast majesty of the Wuxian Imperial Palace, the Soul Hall's main hall was shrouded in black mist year-round, with soul fires flickering and an atmosphere cold and desolate.

The vanguard death squad commander of the Soul Hall who had quietly retreated just moments before was standing bowed in the center of the hall, with a pale complexion, a disordered Aura, dim soul fires around his body, and a heart full of panic and lingering fear.

The top powerhouses of the Soul Domain sitting around the hall all had gloomy expressions and deep gazes. Inside the main hall, it was lifeless and incomparably oppressive.

The Hall Master sitting in the center, covered in a black robe with an old face and faint soul fires jumping in the depths of his eyes, remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking, his hoarse voice breaking the dead silence, "Speak, what on earth happened over in Canglan Domain? Why did the elite death squads of our Soul Hall, who excel at stealthy infiltration and leave no traces, all retreat in such a miserable state?"

The vanguard commander's body trembled as he hurriedly bowed to report, his tone full of lingering fear, "Hall Master! This subordinate has failed in my duty! According to your decree, we quietly crossed Realms and hid in the Void Realm, intending to secretly investigate and wait for an Opportunity to wear down Canglan's combat power. But the moment we stepped into the territory, all Soul Dao secret arts completely failed!"

"That patch of heaven and earth concealed an invisible Formation that instantly sealed our Divine Soul Origins and locked down our Soul Dao Dou Qi. All stealth, soul-devouring, and sneak-attack methods were completely invalidated!"

"What we Soul Cultivators rely upon to establish ourselves are our Divine Soul secret arts, yet inside the Formation, they were all completely crippled!"

"The combat power of the entire army plummeted, reducing us to the most ordinary Physical Body Cultivators. Trapped in an unknown dangerous situation, we dared not linger for even a second and could only retreat at full speed. I beg the Hall Master for forgiveness!"

As his voice fell, intense discussions instantly erupted in the hall.

The emotions of the high-ranking officials from all paths fluctuated, with worry, fear, and unwillingness intertwining and spreading.

"As expected, there is a problem! I have long said that Canglan Domain is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface. That Yuan Chen is far too bizarre and is definitely no ordinary person!"

An Elder in black robes spoke in a deep voice, full of lingering fear, "Tang Laoba has fought with us for so long, how could he kindly send this news to us!"

"In my view, this battle cannot be fought again! Our Soul Hall must never get involved in the dangerous situation of Canglan Domain again! We must immediately withdraw our troops, seal the passage, give up the conquest, and preserve the ten-thousand-year Foundation of our Soul Domain! If Tang Laoba takes advantage of the loophole by then, there won't even be a place to cry."

"That's right! To damage the core elites of our Soul Domain for an unknown plane is gaining less than we lose!"

A crowd of high-level officials persuaded one after another, everyone generating intentions to retreat, completely awed by the bizarre power of the Guiyi Boundary-Suppressing Array, with no one willing to step into Canglan Domain for even half a step again.

Facing everyone's cowardice and persuasion, the Hall Master's expression remained calm throughout, with only deep calculation and calmness hidden in the depths of his eyes.

He raised his hand and pressed down slightly, and the noisy discussions in the hall instantly came to an abrupt halt. Everyone fell completely silent, their gazes focusing uniformly on him.

"What are you panicking about?" the Palace Master said calmly, his tone steady and exuding a composure that saw through everything, "It is merely an enemy-locking trapping Formation. Is it really worth the lot of you making such a fuss and shrinking back in fear?"

A white-haired Elder spoke eagerly: "Palace Master! This Formation is far too bizarre; it seals the Divine Soul and suppresses the Realm. Less than ten percent of our combat power remains, and entering rashly is a dead end! You must not take risks again!"

"Risks?" The Palace Master chuckled softly and said, "You only see the danger of the grand Formation suppressing us, but you fail to see the fatal flaw exposed by the grand Formation."

He turned his head to look at the Elder in black by his side, who was responsible for Formation deduction and plane analysis, and instructed in a deep voice: "Tell everyone the Formation rules you have deduced truthfully."

The Elder in black immediately stood up, bowed to accept the command, and analyzed in a ringing voice: "Reporting to all lords, through our whole-process capture of the Formation's Aura, reverse deduction of the Formation rune trajectories, and analysis of the plane rules, we have completely figured out all the shortcomings of this Formation!"

"The core mechanism of this Formation is 'locking the Dao internally and abandoning the exterior to guard the interior'!!"

"But the cost is that the Formation's external defense, Formation base barriers, and void protection are close to zero! The more the grand Formation suppresses us Cultivators with all its might, the weaker and more fragile it becomes!"

"Simply put, it is like a completely tightened cage. The internal imprisonment force is endless, but the exterior is vulnerable. We only need to concentrate our strength to bombard it from the outside, and it will shatter in an instant!"

The Palace Master's gaze was deep as he slowly stood up. A faint Soul Dao coercion spread around his body, and he spoke steadily, step by step persuading and uplifting them:

"Brothers, I know there is fear in your hearts. The battle just now, being defeated without even engaging the enemy, indeed dampened our sharpness and disturbed our minds. However, in cultivation conquests and the game of the heavens, the greatest taboo is being bitten by a snake once and fearing well ropes for ten years!"

"We do not need to fear this grand Formation, nor do we need to fear the native combat power of the Canglan Domain!"

"The suppression of the grand Formation suppresses our Realm and cultivation, but it cannot suppress our Battle Intent, slaughter experience, martial arts Foundation, and peer combat power!"

"Furthermore, as Tang Laoba said, what the Canglan Domain faces is not just our Soul Domain Cultivation World."

"Even if the Realm is suppressed to the same tier, how can the Canglan Domain contend with blood-bathed death warriors like us? Presumably, there aren't many prodigies of the same tier, right?"

"In a confrontation at the same tier, the prodigies of our Soul Domain are as numerous as clouds!"

"Pass down the order, commanding all vanguard death warriors to regroup and enter the Canglan Domain a second time!"

"Entering the Realm this time, there is no need to fear battle or engage the Canglan defending forces head-on. Relying on peerless combat power at the same tier, we will frantically slaughter native Cultivators and display the demeanor of our Soul Domain!"

"If we cannot even pass this hurdle, how can we contend with other Cultivation Worlds for the land and resources of the Canglan Domain?"

The words clarifying the pros and cons completely dispelled everyone's fear and ignited the conquest Battle Intent of all members.

The high-level figures who originally harbored thoughts of retreating now all had burning eyes, boiling Battle Intent, and not a shred of cowardice left.

"We understand! It is not that the grand Formation is unbreakable, but that we did not understand its flaws before! Invincible at the same tier, why fear the ants of the Canglan Domain!"

"Regroup immediately! Enter the Canglan Domain a second time! Exhaust the enemy Formation's power, wait for the Opportunity, and shatter the Formation in one fell swoop!"

Within Soul Hall, military morale was completely revitalized, dim soul fires burned fiercely, thousands of death warriors stood ready, and the Aura of slaughter soared straight into the heavens!

Aside from the two major mainstream planes of Wuxian and Soul Domain, other Cultivation Worlds such as Chihuang, Tianxing, and Wansha had also completely completed the deduction, research, judgment, and strategic adjustments of the Formation at this moment.

In the Chihuang Cultivation World, inside the Blazing Flame Hall.

The Lord of Chihuang Realm looked at the Formation deduction chart and resolved the worries of his subordinates in a deep voice:

"Our Chihuang Cultivators specialize in the Blazing Flame Tyrant Body and physical slaughter. Our Physical Body strength far exceeds those of the same tier. Even if our Realm is suppressed, close-combat fighting will still crush lower-level Cultivators!"

"Fearless at the same tier, invincible in close combat! Advance once more, fight with all our might, exhaust the Formation power, and quietly await external destruction!"

The Chihuang generals shouted in acknowledgment, their blazing flame battle qi burning fiercely, shedding their fear and reigniting their Battle Intent.

In the Tianxing Cultivation World, inside the Star Temple.

The lords of many major forces in Tianxing gathered together, looking at the heavens chart, and calmly persuaded everyone: "Everyone need not be overly nervous; the flaws of this Formation are clear at a glance—heavy on the internal, light on the external, and unbalanced in offense and defense."

"We only need to endure the temporary Realm suppression, clear out the native defending forces of the Canglan Domain with peer combat power, and cooperate with the forces of the heavens to break the Formation from inside and out."

"Once the grand Formation shatters, the endless resources, Origin Luck, and heaven and earth Secret Realms of the Canglan Domain will all belong to our heavens! This Opportunity is extremely rare through the ages, and we must never give it up lightly!"

Countless Tianxing Cultivators had firm eyes, star battle qi circulating around their bodies, ready to go and gathering momentum to fight again.

Within a mere few hours, all invading heavenly forces completely overturned their previous fear and intention to retreat, unifying their understanding of the battle situation.

As long as they endured the short-term Realm suppression, crushed the native Cultivators of the Canglan Domain with peer combat power, depleted the grand Formation's Foundation, and cooperated with external frontal attacks, they would definitely shatter the grand Formation and slaughter their way into the hinterland of the Canglan Domain!

In the void of the heavens, banners were displayed once more, and war clouds regathered!

The Wuxian silver-armored army, the Soul Domain dim death warriors, the Chihuang blazing flame battle group, the Tianxing star legion... Various extraterrestrial forces arrayed themselves once more, with a million Cultivators traversing the void, layered and covering the sky and earth.

With this reorganization and advance, no one felt cowardice in their hearts anymore, and no one shrank back.

Carrying ultimate confidence and madness, the various extraterrestrial armies fiercely advanced a second time toward the thousands of rifts in the Canglan Cultivation World.

They thought they had seen through the Formation's flaws and controlled the victory or defeat of the battle, completely unaware that the various prodigies of the Canglan Cultivation World had been waiting for a long time.

Making a name for oneself is right at this moment.

Yuan Chen had already removed the greatest hidden danger for them.

Next would be the truly fairest battle. If they still couldn't win, they would have no one else to blame.

...

The formless and intangible heaven and earth Dao rhythm suddenly shuddered, and the void veins, Spiritual Qi circulation, and rule trajectories of the entire Canglan plane simultaneously gave birth to a pulsation tightened to the extreme.

It was not a roar or turbulence visible to the naked eye, but a resonance and early warning stemming from the depths of the Cultivators' Divine Souls and rooted in the Origin of heaven and earth.

At almost the very same instant, Elder Hei Yan and Zhao Miao felt their minds suddenly tighten.

At this moment, without the need for investigation or deduction, the two of them had already clearly perceived—the heavenly passages were completely connected, and the myriad domains outside the territory were pressing down upon the border once more.

The rock-patterned Dao rhythm around Elder Hei Yan, which was originally steady and introverted, suddenly boiled slightly, and the heavy and vast boundary-suppressing power faintly revived.

His figure was as upright as a mountain as he slowly stood up, and two intimidating sharp glimmers suddenly lit up in his originally calm eyes.

"The passages are completely open."

Elder Hei Yan's voice was deep and solemn, carrying the unique majesty and pride of an eternal guardian. Every word was sonorous, echoing through the long sky: "The cross-border passages of the major Cultivation Worlds are all stabilized. Those extraterrestrial Cultivators who have been dormant in the heavens and are full of ambition can ultimately no longer restrain themselves and are advancing into our Canglan Domain."

His gaze was as sharp as a sword, faintly revealing a hint of anticipation and sternness: "This old man just happens to take this Opportunity to see what kind of Foundation and strength these prodigies and elites of the Cultivation Worlds truly possess."

Zhao Miao by the side saw this, his brows slightly furrowed and his expression cautious. He hurriedly comforted him softly, his tone sincere and earnest: "Fellow Daoist Hei Yan, do not take the enemy lightly; you still need to be cautious above all."

"You also know that after Fellow Daoist Yuan Chen laid down the Guiyi Boundary-Suppressing Array, all extraterrestrial Cultivators who step into the Canglan Domain will have their cultivation suppressed. But correspondingly, you and I, the native Cultivators, will similarly be bound by the balance of the Formation's rules, and our cultivation Realms will also fall from their shackles."

"Your Peak combat power can indeed crush the majority of the heavens. But once your cultivation is forcibly suppressed by the Formation rules, your advantages will be infinitely leveled out."

Zhao Miao's gaze was solemn as he earnestly admonished: "The top prodigies of the Wuxian, Soul Domain, Chihuang, and Tianxing Realms have extremely terrifying combat power in same-tier battles."

"You must not underestimate the heroes of the world by relying on your eternal reputation. If you are truly suppressed to the same tier level, which is stronger and which is weaker remains unknown, and you may not necessarily be able to steadily suppress these new prodigies of the heavens."

He paused for a moment and added another sentence, his words objective, fair, and without any partiality: "Furthermore, in the native Canglan Domain alone, countless monstrous geniuses have emerged in recent years, each with peerless talent and rising against the trend. Their future Dao achievements may not necessarily be inferior to yours at your Peak period; you must never lower your guard."

Hearing Zhao Miao's earnest and comprehensive words of comfort, Elder Hei Yan did not get angry; instead, he chuckled softly.

"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Zhao Miao is worrying too much."

Elder Hei Yan stood with his hands behind his back, his figure lofty and his backbone awe-inspiring. His laughter was steady and open: "When we were young, who wasn't a supreme Prodigy that traversed a Realm and was invincible across their generation?"

"This old man has traversed the Canglan Domain for eternity, stepping from an humble Cultivator step-by-step to the Peak of boundary suppression. The mountains of corpses and seas of blood I have stepped across, the desperate crises I have broken through, and the Dao truths I have comprehended—my cultivation can be suppressed and fall by the Formation, but the slaughter experience carved into my bones, the combat intuition precipitated through eternity, and the Dao Heart perspective weathered by the vicissitudes of time cannot be sealed or stripped away by any Formation or any rules."

"In a same-tier battle, if this old man were to fear this group of younger upstarts, my eternal guardianship would have been spent in vain."

His tone was carefree and confident, carrying the unique confidence of an older-generation powerhouse without a shred of arrogance or exaggeration, filled entirely with the absolute confidence in strength precipitated by time.

Seeing his confident appearance, Zhao Miao just nodded slightly, a trace of cautious vigilance still remaining in the depths of his eyes.

Elder Hei Yan restrained his smile, his gaze once more looking toward the depths of the Canglan hinterland. His expression turned gentle, carrying a hint of expectation and certainty, and he slowly spoke, his words abruptly turning:

"However, this old man is in no rush to enter the arena to fight just yet."

"I will go and see first whether Yuan Chen's children have all set out."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Miao was immediately astonished, his brows full of doubt. He cast a sideways glance at Elder Hei Yan and asked aloud: "Fellow Daoist Yuan Chen's children? He actually sent all his offspring out?"

Elder Hei Yan nodded gently, gazing toward the distant rivers and mountains. His tone was solemn and lucid, exuding complete approval of Yuan Chen's perspective: "Naturally."

"In a greenhouse, towering pine and cypress trees cannot be raised; in peaceful years, invincible prodigies cannot be nurtured."

Elder Hei Yan slowly recounted, every word transparent and fully revealing profound meaning: "When troubled times descend and the heavens attack Canglan, it may seem like a monstrous catastrophe with murderous intent everywhere, but for the younger generation, it is also a peerless trial rarely seen through the ages."

"With extraterrestrial prodigies all coming forth, the Dao of myriad domains colliding, and life-and-death slaughter knocking on the door, this kind of ultimate life-and-death tempering is far more effective than closed-door cultivation for a hundred or a thousand years."

"Therefore, Yuan Chen arranged everything early on, letting all his children step out and plunge into this battle to defend the Canglan Domain, comprehending the Dao through slaughter, growing in desperate situations, and taking root in troubled times."

"As Yuan Chen's offspring, bearing supreme Bloodline and being uniquely endowed, if they were trapped in stability and avoided slaughter for their entire lives, it would instead waste their peerless talent and Dao Foundation in vain. Only by undergoing the baptism of the flames of war and facing the prodigies of the heavens head-on can they temper their Dao Heart, hone their combat power, and become invincible across the world."