Chapter 584: Expansion Deployment of the Divine Web

“What do you think their reaction will be when they see it?” the Spirit Ancestor whispered secretly.

Unfortunately, neither Xu Xing nor Bie Xuening replied to her.

Tsk!

The Spirit Ancestor pursed her lips, having received no answer, and turned her gaze back to the two ahead.

As the two flipped through the jade book, they finally understood everything that had transpired in the world Xu Xing had witnessed.

Especially when they saw the tall, vivid figure with beautiful blue hair in the jade book, their expressions subtly shifted.

Yin Ling…

She had already heard from the Sword Ancestor about Yin Ling following Yuan away.

But that time, it was only mentioned in passing, so they hadn’t paid much attention.

After all, the image of a spirit-born artifact is not fixed—some are nothing more than pure orbs of light.

And given how long it had been, it was uncertain whether she could even catch up to Yuan.

But now…

Ning Wanzhu furrowed her brows slightly, her fingertip resting at the end of the page depicting Yin Ling’s image, where golden text lingered, then looked up at Xu Xing.

“Ancestor, Yuan’s Dao is ‘Grand Void’—it excels in traversing the Chaos Sea. The World Evolution Apparatus is merely a Transcendent treasure. Why could a spirit-born artifact catch up to him?”

As soon as she finished speaking, a screen of light unfolded beside Xu Xing.

On the screen was a beautiful woman in a white lab coat, with a commanding presence.

It was Ning Ruo.

At that moment, she sat behind a silver-gray desk, with Ning Wanyin beside her, face taut.

“Master?”

Ning Wanzhu froze.

Ming Yu’s unease deepened.

How was the Spirit Ancestor here too? Just how many people are there?!

“When the World Evolution Apparatus was first forged, its purpose was to map the coordinates of worlds within the Chaos Sea. In terms of traversing the Chaos Sea, it surpasses Yuan’s ‘Grand Void’.”

At Ning Ruo’s instruction, Ning Wanyin beside her began to explain.

“Moreover, Yin Ling has severed her connection to the World Evolution Apparatus, the very foundation of her existence, and now traverses the Chaos Sea as pure spiritual essence—facing far less resistance.”

“And she likely accelerated her own spiritual erosion to find Yuan as quickly as possible, further reducing interference from the Chaos Sea.”

“Without exception, when Yuan sensed the lingering contract, Yin Ling’s spiritual erosion was already severe—hence why the ‘Instant Passage’ technique drew her in so effortlessly.”

After severing ties with the World Evolution Apparatus, Yin Ling was equivalent to a cultivator traveling the Chaos Sea as pure soul essence.

And her deliberate acceleration of spiritual erosion was akin to a Transcendent burning her own essence to gain greater speed.

This was easy to understand.

After all, for Yin Ling, Yuan was her entire world.

“… ” Ning Wanzhu fell silent for a long while, then sighed softly, “So that’s how it is.”

“Then what about Yuan…?!” Ming Yu asked urgently.

“There’s no need to worry about that,” Xu Xing replied.

“Yuan has reached the True Void realm. Few beings in the Chaos Sea can harm him.”

“With the ‘Cosmic World Coordinate Evolution Equation’ in hand, finding a suitable world and crafting a fitting body for Yin Ling won’t be difficult.”

True Void is a realm apart, unmatched beneath the True Immortal tier—his survival ability is absurdly extreme.

Even if his body perished and his soul shattered, as long as a trace of Dao essence remained, he could return again.

Back in the Earth Immortal Realm, had the Heavenly Will not erased Xi’s very ‘existence,’ recalling him wouldn’t have been impossible.

Just like on the Starfront battlefield, after years of war, countless Transcendents and True Voids have been wounded—but how many have truly perished?

None!

“The current issue is that he may not have arrived yet—or has only just reached his destination.”

“Should we bring him back…?”

“You two are the people closest to him in this world. So I leave the choice to you.”

Xu Xing looked at the two, waiting for their answer.

Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu exchanged glances, and finally Ning Wanzhu spoke.

“Ancestor, given the current state of Taixuan Realm, it shouldn’t be lacking one more person like Yuan…”

Yuan is indeed universally recognized as “the most brilliant person in a thousand years.”

But no matter how you put it, he is still just a True Void.

His impact on the overall situation is not significant.

“Moreover, you, like Yuan, probably don’t want too many people to know about your former homeland, right?”

“Why, suddenly, do you want to bring him back?”

This question was bold.

But now was the right time to ask it.

“Bringing him back is because certain matters ahead are best handled by him,” Xu Xing sighed lightly.

“I am about to advance further. You both understand the significance of that.”

Boom!

Though the sound was not heavy, to their ears it rang like ten thousand thunderclaps, stirring their hearts violently.

Advance further…

They understood perfectly what that meant!

“Once war begins, we will completely seal off Taixuan Realm until the very end.”

The words echoed through the Dao Hall.

The tone remained calm, yet the implication sent a chill through Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu.

Completely… seal off Taixuan Realm?!

“This war may last an unknown length of time. During that period, even if he wished to return to Taixuan Realm, it would be absolutely impossible.”

“And certain matters…”

“Yuan is clearly far more capable than I am. Bringing him back to handle this would be better.”

Whether he is the most brilliant person in a thousand years, or the Sacred Emperor Yuan who led the great transformation—

In both reputation and capability, Yuan is far better suited for these tasks than I, the Sword Ancestor, who exists only in legend.

After all, as Xu Xing himself said—

He truly is not skilled in such things.

“Of course, as you said, Yuan’s return or absence has little impact on the current overall situation. That’s why I leave the choice to you.”

“… ”

The two fell silent for a long time.

Meanwhile, Bie Xuening seemed to have realized something.

She turned her head toward Xu Xing, her gaze flickering.

Her disciple had answered the Spirit Ancestor’s reason for wanting to bring Yuan back—but avoided the question about “homeland.”

Indeed, it was no illusion.

Since their journey to Taiping Realm, after severing his past to alleviate Taixuan Realm’s rejection, Master’s attitude on this matter has changed.

Though he has “reasonable” explanations for everything.

But this is something he has carried in his heart since arriving in this world—held onto for so many years. Can a few “reasonable” reasons truly change it so easily?

Still, remembering how many people were present, Bie Xuening ultimately said nothing.

After a long while, it was Ming Yu who spoke first:

“May I ask, Sword Ancestor, can we currently contact Yuan?”

Xu Xing shook his head slightly:

“The Chaos Sea is not ordinary. We can use you to locate him, but we cannot cross the vast Chaos Sea to directly contact him.”

Previously, in Taiping Realm, they needed the Ascension Platform’s beacon function just to connect with Taixuan Realm.

Not to mention Yuan is not a True Immortal.

Ning Wanzhu bit her lip, then suddenly looked up:

“Master! I wish to join the ‘Ascension Plan’’s Divine Web Expansion Deployment.”

The original concept of the Taixuan Divine Web was to encompass countless realms of the Chaos Sea and radiate to even more worlds.

But now, it is still in its early stages, covering only the realms surrounding Taixuan Realm.

More distant realms require channels to be established before the Divine Web’s tendrils can extend and gradually cover entire regions.

“You’ve had this idea for a while,” Ning Ruo said coolly.

“Yes!” Ning Wanzhu did not deny it, bowing deeply, “I humbly beg my Master to grant me this.”

After learning of the existence of the Taixuan Divine Web and part of the “Ascension Plan,” she had entertained this thought.

But she never knew how to bring it up…

Now, faced with the choice presented by the Sword Ancestor, she neither wanted Yuan to be forcibly recalled before fulfilling his dream, nor wanted him to be barred from returning should he wish to come back later.

So she decided to go find him herself.

If she could find him before the final battle began, she would ask him his wishes in person.

If nothing is found…

Then it is simply fate.

“Do as you wish.” Ning Ruo showed no sign of unusual emotion.