Chapter 445: Ten Thousand Hearts as One · Return to the Origin

Yang Zhiyuan's final guidance was like a bright lamp in the darkness, illuminating the path of humanity's last hope. Lin Xuan took a deep breath, his eyes burning with firm conviction; he gripped Xiao Yuan's hand, and the resonance of their two Spirit Bodies reached an unprecedented state of harmony.

"Let's begin, Xiao Yuan," Lin Xuan said to Xiao Yuan in his consciousness, "Follow Yang Zhiyuan's guidance, complete the Five Elements Return to Origin, and achieve the Unity of Heaven and Humanity!"

Xiao Yuan nodded, devoting body and soul to the energy guidance. The Five Cores rotated in an orbit around the two of them, their speed gradually increasing, their radiance becoming ever more brilliant. Energy of five different attributes—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—flowed within the cores, and under the guidance of Lin Xuan and Xiao Yuan, they began an unprecedented fusion.

"Xu Feng, notify the Global Cultivation Network to adjust the energy flow according to the method I am transmitting! This is the final battle!"

Xu Feng executed the order immediately, and the Five Major Cultivation Centers across the globe adjusted their energy output modes simultaneously. The Taiji Energy in Beijing, the Mirror Purification at Mount Fuji, the Mandala Protection of the Ganges River, and the Ancient Secret Arts of Europe and Africa all operated according to the new mode, forming a perfect echo with the headquarters' Five Elements Core.

Under the guidance of Lin Xuan and Xiao Yuan, the five different energies began to permeate and fuse with one another. Metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal—the cycle of the Five Elements generating one another rotated rapidly between the two. At the same time, metal overcomes wood, wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal—the checks and balances of the Five Elements overcoming one another were also proceeding in an orderly fashion. Generation and overcoming, seemingly contradictory yet unified, formed a perfect balance system.

"Good! The Five Elements are beginning to fuse!" Lin Xuan felt the energy change and said to Xiao Yuan.

The light released by the Five Cores gradually changed; gold, cyan, black, red, and yellow—the five colors began to permeate one another, forming a strange brilliance high in the sky. As the fusion deepened, the five-colored light was no longer clearly demarcated, but gradually transformed into a pure white light—this meant that the Five Elements Return to Origin had already begun.

At the same time, ordinary people all over the world responded to Xu Feng's call. People stood on the streets, gazing at that strange duel of light and darkness in the sky, their hearts filled with awe and hope. From Tokyo to New York, from Moscow to Rio de Janeiro, hundreds of millions of humans focused their intent, imagining light overcoming darkness, imagining peace and hope descending once more.

Although the energy waves formed by this collective consciousness were weak, their sheer number was enough to converge into a force that could not be ignored. This pure conscious energy resonated with the Practitioners' Energy Network through a special frequency, gradually merging into the entire system.

"Lin Xuan, can you feel it?" Xiao Yuan asked in surprise within their consciousness, "Those points of light... there are more and more of them!"

Lin Xuan nodded; he could clearly feel the consciousness of every ordinary person who had joined. These consciousnesses were like twinkling stars, flashing within the Energy Network. Around the Five Elements Core, countless tiny points of light swirled and rotated, forming a spectacular sea of light clouds.

"This is what Yang Zhiyuan called the 'Unity of Heaven and Humanity'," Lin Xuan said with emotion, "Practitioners guide the energy, ordinary people provide the support of intent, and the will of heaven, earth, and humanity is unified at this moment. This is the crystallization of human collective wisdom!"

As more and more ordinary people joined, the power of this collective consciousness grew stronger and stronger. Lin Xuan and Xiao Yuan became the Bridge connecting the cultivation world and the ordinary world; through them, two different forms of energy were able to fuse, forming an unprecedentedly powerful force.

Yage seemed to perceive the changes taking place. Its attacks became even more frantic, and countless purple-black tentacles converged into several massive energy vortices, charging straight toward the headquarters in an attempt to destroy this deadly threat that was currently taking shape.

"Defend! Defend with everything you have!" Xu Feng shouted, simultaneously activating the headquarters' highest-level defense system.

An energy shield unfolded above the headquarters, barely holding off Yage's fierce attacks. But fine cracks had already appeared on the surface of the shield, and under Yage's continuous bombardment, it could collapse at any moment.

"Hold on a little longer!" Xu Feng encouraged the technical team, "Lin Xuan and Xiao Yuan are completing the final Zhuanghua, we must buy them time!"

Lin Xuan and Xiao Yuan were at the center of the energy storm, enduring unprecedented pressure. Their Spirit Bodies had already sustained slight damage under the impact of the powerful energy, but their will did not waver in the slightest.

At this life-or-death juncture, the resonance of Lin Xuan and Xiao Yuan's Spirit Bodies reached its limit. Their consciousnesses began to merge; in this wondrous state, their memories and emotions became transparent, as if the windows of their hearts had been opened, displayed to each other without reservation.

Lin Xuan saw Xiao Yuan's past: the girl who grew up under the pressure of an ancient family, how she sought balance between tradition and modernity, how she walked firmly on the path of cultivation, and how, after meeting Lin Xuan, that deep-seated longing for freedom and true love within her heart gradually awakened...

Xiao Yuan saw Lin Xuan's life: from an ordinary youth who accidentally stepped into the cultivation world, to gradually growing into a guardian of humanity; from his initial confusion and resistance, to his current sense of mission and responsibility. She also saw that deeply hidden emotion Lin Xuan held for her, that complex feeling of wanting to protect her while respecting her independence...

Two hearts truly became one at this moment, achieving what Yang Zhiyuan called "Dual Core Integration."

"Lin Xuan..."

"Xiao Yuan..."

They called each other's names in their consciousness, and the power generated by their soul resonance transcended the limits of the individual.

The light released by the Five Cores transformed completely into pure white, symbolizing that the Five Elements had achieved perfect harmony and returned to the origin. This pure white light combined perfectly with the energy formed by human collective consciousness, turning into a vast, boundless power that shot straight into the sky, confronting Yage's Void Energy head-on.

In the sky, the pure white and purple-black energies collided violently, forming a spectacular energy storm. But unlike the previous stalemate, this time, the pure white energy began to gradually suppress the purple-black energy, and Yage's offensive showed signs of decline for the first time.

"It's retreating!" Xu Feng shouted with joy, "Yage's energy field is shrinking!"

Monitoring equipment showed that Yage's energy fluctuations had begun to become unstable, and its degree of materialization had dropped from 90% to 85%, and was still continuing to fall. This meant that humanity's counterattack had finally taken effect!

Lin Xuan felt the change in the situation and decided to launch the final all-out attack. Through the Energy Network, he transmitted the final guidance to all Practitioners across the globe:

"Ten Thousand Hearts as One, Return to the Origin, Unity of Heaven and Humanity, Void Can Be Broken!"

These simple sixteen characters contained the essence of Yang Zhiyuan's life's work and were also where humanity's last hope lay. After receiving this guidance, Practitioners around the world immediately adjusted their energy output, forming an even more perfect resonance with the headquarters.