157: Chapter 157 The Rift in the Peach Blossom Paradise

"Your resurrection ability has been completely shielded by Number 9's authority. I cannot pry into the specific rules, nor can I see through your resurrection mechanism."

"But your Transmigration ability cannot be hidden."

The cold voice suddenly became certain, precisely pointing out the key point.

"I can accurately trace the Origin fluctuations. What you use to cross realms and house your beast tide is the Taoyuan Secret Realm, isn't it!"

Mo Yufei's mind tensed. His pupils stared fixedly at the System light screen before him. He was completely focused, not daring to miss a single word.

He had never revealed the existence of the Taoyuan Secret Realm to anyone. Even his mechanical Clones and the beast tide army following him were unaware of the Secret Realm's core Origin and its true function.

Yet, this strange System of the heavens had completely stripped away his greatest trump card, relying solely on residual data fluctuations.

Before he could recover from his shock, the System's tone shifted abruptly, carrying a hint of obscure eeriness.

"However, the Secret Realm Origin fluctuations I scanned are a bit unstable."

"It seems the core of the Taoyuan Secret Realm has developed a problem."

"It appears Number 9 never clearly explained its true rules and costs to you."

Boom.

A single, short sentence smashed into the bottom of Mo Yufei's heart like bone-chilling ice.

His whole body suddenly went cold, and boundless panic and unease instantly surged in his heart. A single warning from the System flashed through his mind.

From beginning to end, that System which bound itself to him and granted him all his abilities had never explained the Secret Realm's rules, never informed him of the Secret Realm's hidden dangers, and never mentioned even a shred of risk.

From start to finish, it had only lightly left behind one sentence: "The Taoyuan Secret Realm is not as safe as you imagine."

At the time, he had just taken it as an ordinary reminder. He had assumed the Secret Realm's issues were, at most, conventional problems like resource scarcity.

He had always been certain that the Taoyuan Secret Realm was his greatest trump card, his most stable rear base, and the absolute reliance for his current cross-realm conquests, allowing for the infinite resurrection of his beast tide.

He relied on the Secret Realm to traverse planes, to reset his fallen beast tide army, to accumulate Spiritual Qi, and to stabilize his Dao foundation. Everything had gone smoothly, and he had never encountered any errors.

He had taken it for granted that this was a flawless Secret Realm. But now, the warning from a System of the same Origin had completely shattered all his perceptions.

The composure in Mo Yufei's eyes completely collapsed, and a layer of undisguisable gravity and panic covered his brow.

His subtle changes in expression were captured without fail by the Prestige System's detection screen. A line of predictive data instantly jumped onto the virtual screen: [Target host cognition blank.] [Judgment: Number 9 System completely concealed the Secret Realm's core hidden dangers.]

The cold electronic voice sounded again, carrying a hint of knowing mockery.

"It seems you are indeed completely ignorant. Number 9 never told you the most fatal underlying iron rule of the Taoyuan Secret Realm."

As the voice fell, the data stream on the light screen surged violently, and a line of scarlet high-risk warning text was fiercely imprinted into Mo Yufei's eyes.

"The Taoyuan Secret Realm can absorb the resources of all things, devour Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and store treasures from the heavens. Fusing with world cores can indeed expand the Secret Realm's territory, cause Spiritual Qi to surge, and elevate its grade. It seems to have all benefits and no harm."

"But it has one basic rule loophole that must absolutely never be touched."

Mo Yufei's heart hung suspended, his breathing instantly stalled, and he subconsciously blurted out a question, his tone carrying an irrepressible urgency.

"What loophole?"

Above the Void Realm, the blue light screen floated silently. The Prestige System's mechanical voice was icy with every word, piercing through the sky and causing Mo Yufei's Divine Soul to tremble.

"I ask you. During your conquests of various planes, did you forcibly fuse with and devour the plane cores of other worlds?"

Mo Yufei's Adam's apple rolled violently, and deep, heavy waves churned in his eyes. After a brief silence, he spoke frankly, his tone carrying a hint of imperceptible forbearance and helplessness.

"Yes. That world core fragment did indeed eventually merge into the Taoyuan Secret Realm. But it was not me actively coveting the Origin, deliberately devouring and absorbing it. It was a forced Fusion."

"That level of plane Origin was simply not something I could control at that time, nor was it something I could push away. It locked onto the nearest stable anchor point. And that sole anchor point was my Taoyuan Secret Realm."

"I could only passively endure it at the time. It forcibly broke through the Secret Realm's outer barrier and embedded itself squarely into my Secret Realm's Origin. I had absolutely no room to strip it away, resist, or block it."

Afterwards, everything in the Secret Realm functioned normally; no hidden dangers erupted, and no backlash occurred. He had gradually set his mind at ease, regarding it as an unexpected windfall. He never imagined that the forced Fusion, which he had no control over, would plant the most fatal root of disaster.

The blue light screen floating in the Void Realm flickered slightly. The cold electronic voice remained indifferent, but it carried a hint of affirmation after confirming the trace.

"So that's it! The logic matches. It is precisely because it was a foreign Origin forcibly embedded, rather than one you actively assimilated and refined, that it has always retained the independent brand, coordinate signal, and external rules of its original plane."

A line of pale red warning data stream slowly appeared on the light screen, every word heavy.

"You should be clear about the Taoyuan Secret Realm's Innate Origin Law. Its most Heaven-Defying and unsolvable core ability is not abundant Spiritual Qi, nor is it the recreation of living beings. It is [Void Realm Concealment]."

"Throughout the myriad domains of the heavens, countless Systems, plane powerhouses, and Heavenly Dao probes cannot lock onto the Taoyuan Secret Realm's coordinates. It drifts outside of all rule-based detection Systems, hidden in the blind spots within the cracks of the Void Realm."

"This is the underlying core rule that the Number 9 System finalized for you. It is your greatest protective talisman and the fundamental confidence that allows you to dare to engage in infinite cross-realm conquests."

Mo Yufei's mind tensed, his fingertips clenched tightly, and a chill spread layer by layer in his heart. He knew this better than anyone. Countless cross-plane life-and-death battles, countless encounters with the tracing prying of high-level existences. The Taoyuan Secret Realm was always absolutely concealed. No one could ever find it. But the following words completely shattered this absolute stability.

"But that forcibly resident foreign plane core fragment carries external rules that do not belong to the Taoyuan System at all. It forcibly nailed itself into your Secret Realm's Origin structure, directly prying open a crack on your Secret Realm's absolute concealment Origin Law—a crack that is extremely thin but permanently unhealable."

"It is completely invisible normally. The Secret Realm's Spiritual Qi is not chaotic, the resurrection mechanism does not collapse, and the space remains as stable as before. You could use it normally for your entire life and never detect a single abnormality. But its fatal flaw has existed from the very beginning."

The System light screen glowed slightly red, and a high-risk warning suddenly popped out. [Law defect judgment: Foreign plane coordinate brand remains effective.] [Secret Realm Void Realm Concealment authority has a unique breach.]

The cold mechanical voice pierced through the Void Realm, making Mo Yufei's Divine Soul sink.

"Simply put. The Taoyuan Secret Realm of the past was an unsolvable blind spot in the heavens. The current Taoyuan Secret Realm is equivalent to having a dedicated signal light permanently erected in the absolutely dark Void Realm."

"Any high-level authority, any System of the heavens, as long as they trace the residual Origin fluctuations of that world fragment, they can penetrate the Void Realm blind spot and lock onto the true coordinates of your Taoyuan Secret Realm. They can even follow this Origin crack to directly invade across the Void Realm, infiltrate, and break into your absolute rear base."

Mo Yufei's chest sank. He finally understood completely. He had never been greedy. He had never actively committed evil. But one instance of being swept up in a forced natural disaster had caused his greatest trump card, the safest pure land he had sat upon until now, to no longer be absolutely safe from this moment on.