Chapter 750: 3 Lotus Heart Formation (Prelude to the Finale)
Chapter 750: 3 Lotus Heart Formation (Prelude to the Finale)
The blood-red setting sun stained the shattered walls of the Blood Demon Realm like tears of blood. Broken demonic patterns twisted and squirmed on the scorched earth, emitting a dying whimper. Yun Yao gripped the Heavenly Dao Pen tightly, the remaining light of the Law of Creation on the tip flickering like a spark. She looked at the twelve Lotus Heart Lanterns slowly rising in Chu Mochen's hands in the distance, and suddenly felt a violent tremor coming from the ground beneath her feet.
"Be careful!" Chu Mochen flashed, the Divine Court Soldier Soul transforming into a stream of light to block her path. The ground cracked open, and countless tentacles entwined with the Phantom Moon Curse burst forth. The thickest of these held the skeleton of a Semi-Immortal, charging straight for Yun Yao's brow! In the nick of time, Xiao Cui and her followers, the Lotus Heart Cult, descended like a silver torrent. The people's raised swords of willpower intertwined into a net, slicing the tentacles to pieces.
"Princess! The Saint's spirit hasn't completely dissipated!" The Wish Lotus Seal on Xiao Cui's chest glowed with a strange black light, clearly still suffering the backlash of the curse. Yun Yao was startled to realize that the distant Heavenly Dao Altar, which should have collapsed, had reappeared with the shadow of Youyue, her fingertips catching a ray of the remaining light of the Chaos Law Realm.
"Do you think you can rest easy just by integrating the laws of creation?" Youyue's voice echoed in the void. Countless mirrors suddenly unfolded behind her, each reflecting the death scenes of different incarnations of Yun Yao: her ancient self, poisoned by wine corroding her meridians; the modern Su Yao, transformed into a bloody mist in a car accident; the immortal world's Lotus Heart Envoy, pierced through the chest by a fragment of the law. Even more terrifying, these images transformed into black threads, slowly wrapping around Yun Yao's three-colored lotus seal.
Yun Yao's soul instantly felt a sharp pain. Only then did she understand You Yue's final plan—those purified memories of her clones had become sharp blades to attack the Chaos Law Realm! At this moment, Chu Mochen suddenly tossed twelve Lotus Heart Lanterns into the air. Golden divine patterns flowed rapidly between the lanterns, forming a temporary barrier.
"Yao'er, use the Heavenly Dao Pen to rewrite these memories!" Blood flowed from the corner of Chu Mochen's mouth. The origin of the Divine Court and the Law of Killing clashed fiercely in his body. "Just like what you did in the Memory Library!"
Yun Yao gritted her teeth and gripped the Heavenly Dao Pen tightly, only to find the light on its tip was fading. She suddenly remembered the warning System Master (now Heavenly Dao's Assistant) had given during the Law Fusion: When the power of Law and emotional resonance become unbalanced, the Chaos Law Domain will collapse. At this moment, those false memories of death were frantically tearing at her emotional defenses.
"Princess, we believe in you!" The Lotus Heart Cult members suddenly shouted in unison, their willpower transformed into a substantial silver lotus shadow that lifted Yun Yao up. Xiao Cui even pressed the Willpower Lotus Seal directly onto her back. "You taught us that even mortals can control our own destiny. Now, please allow us to protect your faith!"
Yun Yao's eyes instantly moistened. She finally understood that You Yue's defeat stemmed from a lack of understanding—truly powerful forces are never about manipulating the laws of nature, but rather the bonds of trust and protection between countless lives. She lifted her pen and wrote rapidly in the air. As she wrote, "The script of all destiny should be written by oneself," the three-colored lotus seal suddenly erupted with dazzling light.
The mirrors shattered, the black threads transforming into tiny starlight. The shadowy figure of Youyue roared in despair, but upon contact with the silver lotus of the people's wishes, it completely dissipated into the world. Yun Yao gazed at the Heavenly Dao Pen, now glowing once more in her hand, and discovered that a new pattern had emerged on the shaft—a pattern woven from the beliefs of countless mortals.
"It's time to set up the final formation." Chu Mochen's voice remained steady, but Yun Yao could feel the hand he was holding trembling slightly. Twelve lotus heart lanterns formed a mysterious star map in the sky, each corresponding to the coordinates of a world. When the first lantern lit up, Yun Yao suddenly saw Su Yao's body gradually becoming transparent in the hospital ward of the modern world.
"So that's how it is..." Yun Yao muttered to herself, finally understanding the ultimate secret of the Wheel of Heaven—she and Su Yao were two sides of the same coin. When the Chaos Law Domain truly took shape, this modern world, which carried her origin, would also fulfill its mission. Su Yao seemed to sense her thoughts and smiled, holding up the notebook in her hand. On the cover, it was written: "To the bravest Yun Yao."
At this moment, the Yuxu Palace's immortal ship suddenly sounded an alarm. A white-haired elder's voice, tinged with fear, rang out from the jade communication slip: "Not good! The remnants of the Immortal Realm Speaker's forces have activated the ancient forbidden formation. They intend to drag the Three Thousand Worlds into chaos!" Before he finished speaking, countless dark cracks opened in the sky, and a turbulent flow of laws poured down like a waterfall.
Chu Mochen immediately transformed his Divine Court Soldier Soul into a shield, but the turbulent currents left his palms numb. Yun Yao stared at the Heavenly Dao Pen in her hand, suddenly remembering the future she had seen within the Narrative Law Center—true restoration of the Heavenly Dao never relied on a single force, but rather required the resonance of all worlds. She took a deep breath, channeled the power of the Chaos Law Realm into the Lotus Heart Lamp, and simultaneously activated her "Three Thousand Bodies" magical power.
For a moment, Yun Yao of the cultivation world wielded the Heavenly Dao Pen to write the Laws, Su Yao of the modern world tapped away at her keyboard in her hospital ward, and the Lotus Heart Envoy of the Immortal Realm summoned the power of the stars... The "Yun Yao" of the three thousand worlds acted simultaneously, their powers channeled through the Lotus Heart Lantern into a silver beam that soared into the sky. The moment the beam touched the turbulent flow of Laws, the entire world suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
Yun Yao's sea of consciousness was clear. She saw the Heavenly Dao Jade Slip automatically open, and words slowly emerged on the blank pages: "When the will of all life turns into a pen, when each unique story condenses into ink, the new Heavenly Dao will be reborn in tolerance and creation." She finally understood that the so-called restoration of the Heavenly Dao was not to return to the past order, but to create a future that allows infinite possibilities.
As the last Lotus Heart Lamp lit up, silver lotuses filled the sky. Each lotus reflected the peaceful scenes of a different world: children from the world of cultivation studying in the Lotus Heart Sect's academy, patients in modern hospitals receiving new life, and cultivators from the immortal world rebuilding their homes from the ruins... Yun Yao leaned on Chu Mochen's shoulder, feeling his pounding heartbeat gradually subside.
"Look!" Xiao Cui suddenly exclaimed, pointing to the sky. The silver lotuses began to merge, eventually transforming into a massive Chaos Lotus Seal, hovering above the Heavenly Dao Wheel. The System Master (now the Heavenly Dao Assistant) spoke with joy, "The new Heavenly Dao core has been formed. The host has successfully constructed the 'One Source for All Laws' system!"
Chu Mochen took out the manuscript of the novel's final chapter, which he had brought back from the modern era. On the yellowed pages, a line of small characters had appeared: "Chapter 751: New Heavenly Dao Era." Yun Yao smiled as she took the pen and wrote the opening line in the blank space: "In this era written by us all, everyone is the protagonist of their own story, and the light of others' stories."
In the distance, the Jade Void Palace's immortal boat slowly descended. A white-haired elder led the immortal cultivators to kneel and apologize. Yun Yao didn't blame them. Instead, she gently waved her Heavenly Dao Pen, and the dark aura surrounding the cultivators, tainted by the evil spirit, gradually faded, their eyes regaining clarity. She knew that the new order needed not punishment and oppression, but understanding and tolerance.
As the sun sets, the first new lotus blossoms from the ruins of the Blood Demon Realm. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen exchange smiles, and the Chaos Lotus Seal appears on their palms simultaneously. This is their contract with the New Heavenly Dao, and their eternal promise to each other. In this new era filled with infinite possibilities, their story has just begun...
NFBE