328: Sixth Incarnation: Celestial Venerable (Seven)

Wei, Head of the Family, holding the child, strode into the delivery room.

Looking at his wife, who was pale but wore a gentle smile on the bed, this tough man, who never flinched even before a thousand armies, finally had moist eyes.

"Madam, you've worked hard," he said softly, gently placing the child beside his wife's pillow. "Look, it's a boy, full of spirit."

The General's wife looked lovingly at the infant beside her, then at her husband, and whispered, "General, let's give the child a name."

Wei, Head of the Family, looked at his wife and child, then recalled the words he had just spoken to his adjutant outside the door. After a moment of thought, he said, "In this world, war is about to erupt, and human lives are like grass."

"I don't wish for him to be rich and noble; I only hope he can live in peace and safety. If possible... he can also guard a corner of peace in this chaotic world."

"Let's call him... Wei An."

"Wei An..." The General's wife's gentle whisper was like a spring breeze caressing the heart.

The infant in swaddling clothes, with eyes so clear they didn't seem like a baby's, quietly "looked" at his parents, as if understanding the simple yet profound prayer contained in the name.

However, only Wei An himself knew that behind this seemingly peaceful and auspicious birth, a perilous, silent struggle concerning the future fate of this Incarnation had just taken place!

The moment he left his mother's body and his true spirit completely fused with this world's Mortal body—

"Boom!"

A surging Luck, originating from the depths of his Soul Origin and representing the "Heavenly Mandate of the Human Dao," mixed with the Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence stirred by his astonishing 1000 points of Aptitude, burst forth uncontrollably like a breached flood, attempting to resonate at the deepest level with the Origin of this world's Order, with the iron-blooded Power Of Will accumulated by generations of soldiers and civilians at Zhenbei Pass, and even with the precarious Dynasty Luck in the ethereal Realm!

If this power were allowed to vent, even with the sparse Spiritual Qi and severe Law suppression in this world, it would be enough to cause earth-shattering phenomena!

Perhaps a hundred li of purple Qi would come from the east, perhaps the phantom of a weapon-filled Gobi Desert would appear above the pass, perhaps golden lotuses containing the true meaning of Order would bloom around the infant, or even the dormant Dragon Vein earth Qi would surge!

Such phenomena were by no means comparable to ordinary "auspicious signs"!

Once manifested, not to mention Zhenbei Pass, even the entire Great Yin Dynasty, and the Cultivators in the surrounding cultivation areas, would be instantly alarmed!

This completely violated Xu Yuan's core strategy of having this Incarnation "develop in secret and comprehend the underlying Order"!

A "Son of Heaven's Mandate" who caused such Heaven And Earth phenomena at birth was destined to become the focus of attention for all forces, a pawn to be manipulated, or even forcibly abducted for cultivation or strangled in the cradle! To silently comprehend the myriad aspects of the Mortal World and observe the changes in Order would be nothing short of a pipe dream!

"It must be suppressed!"

With a thought as swift as lightning, Xu Yuan's main body's will, carrying a trace of the mighty power that completed the authority of Reincarnation, descended through the Samsara Imprint with a roar!

This was not a simple act of restraining his aura, but an almost Heaven-Defying act, like forcibly pressing erupting lava back into the ground with supreme power at the moment of a volcanic eruption! He not only had to restrain his own rampaging Heavenly Mandate Luck and Aptitude spiritual light but also twist and shield its resonance trajectory with the external Heaven And Earth Law!

"Buzz—!"

Wei An's tiny body trembled violently, as if enduring an invisible, immense crushing force!

His nascent, incredibly fragile Meridians and Sea of Consciousness experienced tearing pain!

Forcibly suppressing the backlash of power far exceeding his own Realm came at a huge cost!

If not for his Soul essence being Xu Yuan's true spirit, tempered through Reincarnation, this alone would have been enough to cause this infant's Physical Body to collapse and his Divine Soul to be injured!

A faint trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, instantly sucked back in by instinct.

An intense dizziness and exhaustion surged like a tide, almost completely submerging his weak consciousness.

"The cost is considerable... but it must succeed!"

Wei An's will was cold and resolute.

He precisely controlled every bit of power, like the most skilled craftsman carving on a fragile eggshell, using the power of Reincarnation as a needle, Comprehension Ability as thread, and his concealment talent as cloth, forcibly "stitching" the Heavenly Mandate radiance that was about to leak out, locking it firmly in the deepest part of the infant's body, and wrapping it with layers of invisible "isolation barriers."

This process lasted only a few breaths but was extremely perilous, like walking a tightrope over a bottomless abyss.

Finally, the violent, heaven-piercing fluctuations of the phenomena were forcefully suppressed, tamed, and internalized!

Ultimately, it only manifested as the infant's overly clear and calm eyes, and a faint, almost imperceptible Order pattern on his brow that Mortals would never notice.

The sky outside remained the familiar leaden gray of the frontier; in the courtyard, there was only the joy of family and servants, with no Heaven And Earth anomalies.

"...Finally... suppressed..."

A sense of exhaustion came over Wei An's consciousness.

Forcibly suppressing the phenomena was a huge burden for him now; he needed to sleep to recover.

He no longer resisted the surging fatigue, quietly closed his eyes, and his long eyelashes fell, as if he were just an ordinary, sleepy newborn, falling into slumber.

In reality, he was using this opportunity to allow his body to naturally recover Origin Qi, while sinking his main consciousness deeper to begin to meticulously experience this world with the perception of the Heavenly Mandate of the Human Dao.

Even in sleep, he could vaguely "perceive" fragments of information revealed by his surroundings.

He "felt" his father Wei, Head of the Family's deep-seated worries beneath his iron-blooded Evil Qi, his unease about the court, the frontier, and the future;

He "felt" the pervasive killing intent and tension of this mighty pass, and the vigilance of the soldiers poised for battle;

He even more strongly "felt" that, with Zhenbei Pass as a fulcrum, the Luck of the entire Great Yin Dynasty was like a flickering candle in the wind, the Law net of Order was riddled with flaws everywhere, corruption was rampant, popular grievances surged beneath the surface, and foreign enemies surrounded them... a scene of impending chaos!

"War is about to erupt, human lives are like grass..." A trace of understanding arose in the infant's mind. "This is indeed a land where Order has collapsed and urgently needs to be reorganized."

"My 'Human Dao' path shall begin from this frontier, where the beacon fires are about to ignite."

With his thoughts settled, Wei An's consciousness completely sank into restorative sleep, beginning to slowly absorb the meager Spiritual Qi of this world to nourish his Physical Body.

Far away in the Source Sea of Laws, Xu Yuan's main body, through the Samsara Imprint, clearly perceived the process of "Wei An" successfully suppressing the phenomena, falling into restorative sleep, and beginning to initially perceive the chaotic state of this world, and he nodded slightly in his heart.

"The Mortal Incarnation has passed the most dangerous birth period and successfully concealed itself. The chaos in this place is already evident, which is an opportunity to temper the 'Human Dao.' Next will be a long period of lurking and observation."

His thoughts swept over the other two Incarnations: Blade Absolute Edge was immensely glorious and highly regarded in the Hundred Weapons Dao Realm; Wei An was unknown and biding his time at the Mortal frontier. One bright and one dark, one active and one passive, precisely the subtlety of the layout.

"The three chess pieces are all set. Just waiting for time to ferment, for the winds and clouds to gather."

The consciousness in the light egg re-condensed, continuing to guide the vast Law Origin, accelerating the final gestation of the Innate Heavenly God body and the deduction of the "Heavenly Human Realm" encompassing all Dao.