Rules, the Great Dao.
All were being sorted, and as Chen Fan sorted them, the river of rules was also being widened.
Length, due to the impact of the previous death energy.
The river of rules, originally only the length of white mud, had approached two hundred meters.
The increase in both length and width were all improvements in Chen Fan's strength.
...
Just as Chen Fan was cultivating.
In the Eastern Continent, within the Endless Fire Domain.
Chen Fan had been here before. At this moment, within the Endless Fire Domain, Young Master Huo, who had brought Chen Fan to the Immortal Realm, emerged from his seclusion.
As soon as he stepped out of his cultivation place, the maiden Xiao Rou rushed to greet him.
"Young Master Huo."
Xiao Rou's face was beaming. "Congratulations to Young Master on emerging from seclusion."
"Mmm."
Young Master Huo's face was full of smiles.
He had gained a great deal from this period of seclusion.
"Young Master, I have news for you," Xiao Rou said directly.
"About Han Ye?"
Xiao Rou: "..."
Seeing Xiao Rou's silence, Young Master Huo asked, "What is it?"
"Young Master, that person is not Han Ye."
"Mmm?"
Young Master Huo was surprised. "Not Han Ye, then who is it..."
"A visitor from the Wasteland."
Xiao Rou gave a wry smile. "I had originally wanted to ask them for a favor, but who knew, the person wasn't Han Ye at all, but a visitor from the Wasteland named Chen Fan."
"A visitor from the Wasteland."
Young Master Huo's expression turned serious.
Then, a hint of excitement appeared. "It's actually a visitor from the Wasteland! Where is he now? Let's set off immediately and capture him. Good heavens, I was actually deceived by him. This fellow is actually a visitor from the Wasteland."
"I knew it! How could it be such a coincidence to meet a rogue cultivator from the Eastern Continent?"
Xiao Rou hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Young Master, you asked me to keep an eye on Han— no, on Chen Fan. Now that I have received news, I think… you should hear it before making a decision."
"Oh?"
Young Master Huo was well aware of Xiao Rou's personality.
Since she brought it up at this time, it must not be without reason.
"Speak."
Young Master Huo strode forward.
Xiao Rou followed behind, recounting all the news about Yi Fu sheltering Chen Fan, and how dozens of Supremes had pursued him in vain.
"..."
Young Master Huo stopped.
He turned and looked at Xiao Rou. "So, you're telling me that I cannot afford to offend him right now?"
Xiao Rou: "..."
She wanted to say, yes.
Dozens of Supremes couldn't take down that person.
She didn't believe her Young Master had the capability to subdue Chen Fan.
According to the news she received, only a little over twenty of the Supreme powerhouses who had pursued Chen Fan had survived.
Even those survivors, when it came to matters concerning Chen Fan, remained tight-lipped.
Even the Twelve Palaces could do nothing about him.
"Sigh."
Young Master Huo sighed.
He was unwilling.
At their first encounter, Chen Fan probably wasn't this strong yet.
Thinking of the divine artifact he possessed, Young Master Huo was filled with regret.
If he had acted earlier, the divine artifact would have been his.
"No matter."
Finally, Young Master Huo made his decision. "The divine artifact must belong to our Endless Fire Domain."
"..."
Xiao Rou fell silent.
She only had the right to advise. Now that the Young Master had made a decision, she could not say more.
"Xiao Rou."
"Yes."
"Immediately contact the Twelve Palaces..."
"Young Master."
Xiao Rou's expression changed. "Master has given an order not to activate them lightly..."
"Shut up."
Young Master Huo did not want to listen to advice.
His decisions only needed to be executed. "The Twelve Palaces, hmph... It's not just our Endless Fire Domain that has a connection with them. Those other guys are all secretly in contact with the Twelve Palaces. Inform the Twelve Palaces that our Endless Fire Domain has produced an Imperial Dao expert. Let the Twelve Palaces contact other factions, and have them all send people."
"Hmph, I don't believe it. How powerful can a mere trash from the lower realm be?"
"Yes."
Xiao Rou dared not disobey and could only follow orders.
...
The news soon reached the ears of the Twelve Palaces.
In a certain layer of clouds, a palace emerged.
Inside the palace were twelve statues.
At this moment, all twelve statues awakened.
"Everyone."
One of the statues spoke. "News has come from the Endless Fire Domain, requesting to join forces with us to apprehend Chen Fan. What do you all think?"
"..."
No one spoke.
After a long wait, Ni spoke.
Ni was not dead, having survived the pursuit in the City of Freedom.
Ni spoke, "The target is within the City of Freedom. How many people would it take to withstand Yi Fu's wrath?"
He still felt lingering fear when he thought of Yi Fu.
"It matters not."
The first person to speak again said, "We, the twelve of us, will each contact a faction. The Endless Fire Domain said they are willing to provide an Imperial Dao expert. We can contact the other eleven and have each provide an Imperial Dao expert."
"Twelve Imperial Dao experts?"
An unfamiliar voice rang out.
Another Palace Master of the Twelve Palaces spoke. "The scope is too small. Either we don't act, or when we act, we must restrain Yi Fu. It must be twelve Nine-Dao Emperors, or... Title Emperors."
Yi Fu was too powerful.
After much deliberation, the Palace Masters nodded one after another.
"Agreed."
"Concur."
"So be it. Three days later, gather outside the City of Freedom."
Such a major event was decided within the Twelve Palaces.
There was no need to consult the factions they each contacted.
This also demonstrated the power of the Twelve Palaces.
The Twelve Palaces, each contacting a faction.
At this moment, twelve experts of at least Nine-Dao Emperor level, or even the legendary Title Emperors, were about to act.
Title Emperors were the powerhouses closest to Yi Fu.
This sixth person in the Immortal Realm deserved the utmost attention.
...
City of Freedom.
Chen Fan was unaware that he had once again become everyone's target.
For the past two days, he had been sorting the river of rules.
"So tired."
Hauling rules had exhausted Chen Fan.
It wasn't without benefits.
As he continuously moved rules, his physical body constantly endured the scouring of the rules. Over time, his physical body was also being strengthened.
Looking at the river of rules again, it had been smoothed out considerably.
At this moment, the quietly flowing rules exceeded twenty.
"It's time to open Imperial Qi again."
Excitement flickered in Chen Fan's eyes.
He had sensed this before.
For every rule he sorted out, he could open a stream of Imperial Qi.
Twenty-two streams, would they all be converted into Imperial Qi?
"Such a grand feat, I wonder if anyone has ever achieved it." Opening twenty-two streams of Imperial Qi was not the end.
When the entire river of rules was sorted out, would it lead to opening three thousand streams of Imperial Qi?
"Impossible."
Chen Fan shook his head.
This was simply impossible; even his physical body couldn't withstand it.
No one could do it.
"Sigh."
Chen Fan sighed.
A problem had arisen once again.
What should he do?
"Right, the unity of the five elements." An idea emerged.
Could the five streams of Imperial Qi be unified?
"Let's try."
As soon as the thought came, he acted. Chen Fan immediately closed his eyes.
"Buzz."
The river of rules began to surge.
The five rules of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth began to merge.
"Boom."
The river of rules began to tremble.
Faintly, there seemed to be signs of collapse.