Imperial Majesty Dong Huo wasn't alone in questioning the connection between Wu Yuan and Ming Jian. The appearance of two such extraordinary prodigies within a single samsara cycle defied all probability. That they emerged from the same universe, the same macrocosm, with nearly identical ages? This was beyond a miracle. 1

Logic suggested that beings of such exceptional talent should naturally become rivals, yet these two maintained an unusually close alliance. Despite their suspicions, when the various True Saints and Dao Zenithels attempted to trace the threads of spacetime and karma, they invariably discovered two separate, pristine timelines. Their conclusion remained the same: Wu Yuan and Ming Jian could not be the same person.0

The eternal powerhouses, particularly the Dao Zenithels, trusted their own divinations more than any other.5

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The contest for the first Chaos Jade Crystal claimed relatively few lives; only a handful of True Saints perished. Wu Yuan and True Saint Luan Hai's overwhelming strength had discouraged most competitors from even attempting to challenge them.0

But as the second, third, fourth, and fifth Chaos Jade Crystals manifested across the void, the conflicts grew increasingly brutal. These Jade Crystals materialized in locations far from Wu Yuan, and it would have taken him thousands of years to reach them. Thus, he could only watch from afar as others claimed the...0