Outside the Return Dominion many cultivators stood in silence, scarcely daring to breathe, their hearts heavy with tension and unease. Their joint petition to persuade Lin Xun to step forward and quell the chaos would undoubtedly offend the external forces gathered on the outskirts. Unfortunately, they had no other choice.

If the turmoil continued, it would not only bring suffering to all living beings, but disaster would also continue to descend upon their clans and sects one after another. When catastrophe engulfed the world, no one could remain uninvolved.

“Everyone, with Emperor Daoyuan’s magnanimity, courage, and spirit, he will not sit idly by now that he has returned. Perhaps some of us have come for our own sake, and others for the sake of their clans, but in the end, we are all speaking for the sake of all living beings. Whether we succeed or fail, as long as we have done our utmost, we will have no regrets.” The gray-robed elder at the front said in a deep, resonant voice.

The crowd around him nodded in agreement, though their faces were filled with anxiety. No one knew whether Lin Xun would respond.

“Everyone, have you noticed? There are quite a few cultivators from external forces watching us from afar,” someone said in a low voice. “They probably hate us to the bone.”

Those words caused many expressions to change.

“What does it matter if they hate us? If we old ones won’t step forward, who will? Even if I die here today, I will have no regrets!” another person bellowed.

“Haha...is that so? Then let’s see whether this so-called Emperor Daoyuan will actually help a group of people who have neither ties nor relations with him.” A mocking laugh drifted over from the distance.

Another chilling voice followed, filled with menace. “You dare ask Lin Daoyuan to deal with us? Aren’t you afraid your entire clans will be hunted down and exterminated?”

“This world is vast. Do you really think Lin Daoyuan alone decides its fate? Even with his heaven-defying power, can he really stop all the great forces of the Great Thousand Worlds?”

Their words, laced with contempt, threat, and murderous intent, echoed across the void. The gray-robed elder and others stiffened, their expressions turning solemn. They all understood that if they returned empty-handed, destruction would surely follow!

“Do you regret it now?” someone asked bitterly.

“We have already come this far. How could we possibly turn back?” the gray-robed elder replied without hesitation.

Then suddenly, he froze. A tall, imposing figure had appeared in the sky above them, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

“I am Zhang Zaiheng,” the gray-robed elder said, bowing deeply. “Together with my fellow cultivators, we pay our respects to you, Senior!”

The others quickly followed suit, their hearts surging with excitement. Emperor Daoyuan had appeared! To them, it was like a miracle.

“I have heard what you were saying. I know why you have come.” Lin Xun nodded faintly.

Meanwhile, in the distance, the external cultivators felt their scalps turn numb. Not daring to say another word, they instinctively began to retreat. The scene of Lin Xun sweeping away seven great forces with a flick of his sleeve half a month ago was still being discussed across the world.

Just then, Lin Xun’s gaze shifted toward them. In that instant, terror seized their hearts. It was as though they were being stared at by the ruler of heaven itself, cold creeping up their spines. They immediately turned and fled.

“I made it clear long ago that no force is permitted to come within a thousand miles of the Return Dominion. Yet you dared to violate it knowingly. Do you really think I am someone you can offend so lightly?”

His indifferent voice reverberated through heaven and earth, and the moment the words fell, the cultivators of the external forces were frozen in midair, unable to move even an inch.

“Lin Daoyuan, do you really believe you alone can stand against all the powers of the Great Thousand Worlds by yourself?” One of them shrieked in panic. “I’m not afraid to tell you this...the Emperor Clans of the major planes have already united to eliminate you! If you have any sense at all, leave the Return Dominion at once, or disaster will soon descend upon you!”

Boom!

Before the words had even finished echoing through the air, the speaker and every other outsider cultivator nearby exploded into a cloud of blood mist. Not a single one was spared

“Ants that overestimate their own strength.” Lin Xun said coldly as his gaze shifted back to Zhang Zaiheng and the others. “Whether you came here for personal reasons, or to speak on behalf of all living beings, it no longer matters. As for this matter...I will not stand idly by. Go back and wait for news.”

With a flick of his sleeve, a beam of radiant light descended from the heavens, enveloping Zhang Zaiheng and the others. In the blink of an eye, their figures vanished without a trace. If he had allowed them to leave on their own, they likely would not have made it out of the Spirit Burial Sea alive!

“I alone cannot traverse the vast starry sky in so short a time...” A thought flashed through Lin Xun’s mind.

Swoosh! Accompanied by a cascade of shimmering light, a delicate and pure maiden appeared before him. It was Wushuang.

“Wushuang, how about you go forth and bring order to this world on my behalf?” Lin Xun said calmly.

Wushuang lowered her head slightly. “Shuang’er will obey Master’s command.”

“Go, from this day onward, any force that brings calamity upon the world...you are to suppress it without mercy.” With that, Lin Xun turned and stepped back into the Return Dominion.

Only after Lin Xun had vanished did Wushuang let out a slow breath, her voice soft and solemn. “This is the first task Master has ever given me...I absolutely cannot fail...”

A mysterious and unfathomable law power surged within her limpid eyes as she raised her gaze toward the distant heavens.

Shua!

In the next instant, her figure blurred, becoming ethereal, until transformed into countless streaks of sacred, rainbows-colored law light, shooting into the sky and spreading outward at an astonishing speed.

Within only a few breaths, an invisible and obscure law power came to envelop the skies above Spirit Burial Sea. It was formless, intangible, and completely undetectable to ordinary cultivators.

Those who had reached the Emperor Stage or above sensed it instantly. A terrifying fluctuation of law swept across the world, vast as the heavens themselves and exuding an indescribable aura of supreme authority and majesty.

In one region of ​​the Spirit Burial Sea, two external factions were locked in a fierce battle over control of the waters. Both sides had mobilized hundreds of supreme Emperor Ancestors, their powers colliding and tearing apart the sea and sky.

Just then, a tribulation light blazed down from the heavens, dazzling and blinding, illuminating the space between sea and sky with an apocalyptic brilliance.

Boom!

As the tribulation light descended, every single figure from both sides was annihilated, erased as though they had never existed. At the same moment, all living beings scattered throughout the Spirit Burial Sea, regardless of their cultivation, whether outsiders or natives, felt a thought released by a supreme, unparalleled will.

“By order of my Master, Lin Xun, I hereby declare that from this day forth, all who bring calamity upon the common people shall be killed without mercy!”

Those words, devoid of any emotion, struck straight into the hearts of all who heard them, draining the color from countless faces.

“It’s Lin Daoyuan’s law power! It...it possesses its own will. This is a legendary Law Spirit, something only a rare ninth grade Heaven Rank Law can give birth to!” An Immortal from an external faction gasped, his face ashen with terror. Such a law power could annihilate a Heavenly Longevity cultivator like him with ease!

“Is this a warning to the world that whoever stirs up calamity will be erased from existence?”

At that moment, countless cultivators from the external factions felt an icy chill creep down their spines. Only then did they realize how dire the situation had become.

“Lin Daoyuan has finally taken action!”

“At last, we won’t be slaughtered at will by those external factions anymore!”

Countless native cultivators erupted into excited shouts and cheers. This news was nothing short of astonishing. It required no transmission at all, yet it resonated simultaneously in the hearts and minds of every cultivator.

“Thank goodness, as long as the innocent are not harmed, then everything will be fine. That means there’s still room to maneuver....” a seasoned veteran murmured, having grasped the deeper meaning behind Wushuang’s words

In other words, one might fight, one might kill, but the innocent must never be harmed or implicated. The only uncertainty lay in what exactly constituted ‘the innocent.’ And who would be the judge of that?

It was shrouded in ambiguity. Precisely because of that uncertainty, no one dared act recklessly any longer. Once a battle erupted, no one could be sure whether their actions would cross that invisible boundary and invite annihilation.

“Rise!”

High in the heavens, Wushuang’s power continued to spread, surging like a tide, reaching the Ziyao Empire, the Ancient Wasteland Domain, and the Nine Great Star Fields of the Ancient Nebula Road...

Ziyao Empire, New Genesis Dao Mountain.

This sacred mountain had once been the stronghold of the New Genesis Sect. However, after the sect migrated to the Return Dominion many years ago, it was left abandoned and unclaimed.

Although countless cultivation forces resided across the Ziyao Empire, the lingering might and prestige of the New Genesis Sect had long deterred any from attempting to occupy this place.

However, that changed when the upheaval in the Return Dominion began. The New Genesis Dao Mountain soon became a land of turmoil, as outside forces swarmed in to contend for it, stirring up endless bloodshed.

Today, another earth-shattering battle had just ended. Corpses were strewn across the mountain and blood soaked into the broken earth. It was a scene of absolute carnage.

“From this day forth, this place shall belong to my Celestial Water Grotto Heaven!”

Among the victors, an Immortal raised his head and laughed, intoxicated with pride.

Boom!

However, in the very next instant, a torrent of tribulation light poured down from the heavens like a celestial waterfall. The Immortal didn’t even have time to scream before he was reduced to ashes. His subordinates perished alongside him, their souls shattered and erased without a trace.

The Ancient Wasteland Domain.

The upheaval in the Return Dominion had transformed this vast world into a sacred land overflowing with vitality. Naturally, countless external factions had surged in, eager to seize its fortune.

Then, on this very day, in the minds of every cultivator across the Ancient Wasteland Domain, an emotionless voice resounded, “Today, on behalf of my Master, Lin Xun, I bring order to the world. All who bring calamity upon living beings shall be slain without mercy!”

In an instant, an enormous uproar swept through the world. Similar scenes unfolded across the various star fields of the Ancient Nebula Road. The invading forces from various planes of the Great Thousand Worlds felt an oppressive, suffocating pressure descend upon them, filling them with shock, fury, and unshakable fear.

Some refused to believe it at all. One cultivator lifted his gaze to the heavens and sneered, “I’d like to see what kind of law power dares touch me!” His voice rang with overbearing arrogance.

However, in the next instant, before the horrified eyes of the crowd, that supreme Emperor Ancestor let out a piercing scream as his cultivation was reduced to drifting ashes under the tribulation light.

For a time, such scenes repeated again and again. Cultivators had long walked a path that defied the heavens, how could they surrender so easily to a decree? Despite that, every attempt to challenge it ended the same way. Without exception, they were annihilated by the tribulation light.

Only then did the cultivators across the starry heavens truly begin to comprehend the terror of the law that now blanketed the firmament!