You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

There was the Divine Artifact Battle Saber for attack, and the Flying Spirit Chasing Sun for escaping and saving one's life; that was already quite sufficient.

His most crucial task was to completely merge the Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire into the Chaos, the Ultimate Path!

Achieving it in one stroke was too difficult.

But if he first merged the phases separately, increased his accumulation, and used that as a springboard, mastering the Ultimate Path would become much simpler!

And within this semi-divine artifact, the Mysterious God Wanxiang, the path of All Things Phase had already merged the Earth, Wind, and Water, serving as a great reference for him, no doubt!

"It's good if it's useful."

The Main Hall Master, seeing Lin Yue's expression, understood he was very satisfied and couldn't help but smile.

"Thank you, Master," Lin Yue said sincerely.

For others, the requirements to use this semi-divine artifact might be too demanding, possibly rendering it unusable. Even mastering one of its paths would not be highly valuable since the likelihood of someone mastering both the Infinite and All Things Phases, which were Heavenly Reversal Paths, was exceedingly rare.

But for him, it was more important to use it as a reference, to build his accumulation.

Once he grasped the Chaos's Ultimate Path, he could effortlessly unleash the power of any semi-divine artifact.

"As long as you like it."

The Main Hall Master shook his head with a smile and asked, "When do you plan to set off for Eternal Night?"

"As soon as possible," Lin Yue replied, "The Demon Clan definitely won't give up on targeting me, so it's best before they return in force."

"Hmm."

The Main Hall Master nodded slightly and added, "But it's better if you don't go alone."

"Why?" Lin Yue asked, puzzled.

"Do you know that the Demon Clan has placed surveillance outside the gates of our Great Yong's Eight-direction City?"

The Main Hall Master shook his head slightly and said, "No matter what methods the Demon Ancestor uses, even proving Realm Masters going out to investigate have always found it difficult to avoid detection. Once someone leaves the Eight-direction City, the Demon Clan knows immediately."

Lin Yue was taken aback and said, "Isn't there an invisible repulsion force within ten thousand miles outside the National Guardian Array, preventing the Demon God from approaching?"

"Yes," the Main Hall Master nodded, "but Eternal Night still exists, so it can't be completely blocked. However, influenced by the repulsion of the Divine Array, the Demon Ancestor can only spy on a small area, about a few dozen feet in circumference, and you'll be discovered once you depart."

"Only a few dozen feet in circumference?"

Lin Yue questioned, "Within the tens of thousands of miles outside the National Guardian Array, such a tiny surveillance area seems useless, doesn't it?"

The Great Yong's National Guardian Array was like an enormous sphere, encompassing all of Great Yong.

Beyond this sphere, an invisible repulsion extended another ten thousand miles, akin to a layer over a much larger invisible sphere.

Given such a large range, a mere few dozen feet was indeed like a drop in the ocean.

"So, the Demon Clan can only monitor the entry and exit of the Eight-direction City's Cultivation Methods to confirm how many people have left Great Yong for Eternal Night, and then determine their Cultivation Realm to dispatch Demon Clan and Mutant Beasts to search and eliminate them."

The Main Hall Master looked at Lin Yue and said, "As long as you disguise your aura with the All Things Phase, mingling in a group, even the Demon Ancestor's surveillance wouldn't be able to scrutinize you closely, allowing you to safely enter Eternal Night."

Lin Yue understood his master's intention.

The disguise capability of the All Things Phase was indeed powerful; apart from proving Realm Masters, most couldn't see through it.

Even proving Realm Masters needed to look carefully to penetrate the disguise of the All Things Phase.

Moreover, due to the suppression of the Great Yong Divine Formation, the Demon Ancestor's surveillance methods were already constrained. By blending into a crowd, in a fleeting few dozen feet, the Demon Ancestor wouldn't have time for a detailed scrutiny.

It was as if the Demon Clan had installed surveillance cameras at Great Yong's gates with identity recognition, but when a large group of people passed simultaneously, the sheer number made it impossible to process in time.

"Are you suggesting I hide my identity and leave with the Dawn Platform troops when they set out for Eternal Night?" Lin Yue pondered.

"Don't worry, you won't have to wait long," the Main Hall Master said, "The Dawn Platform's Military Leader, Huangfu Qing, has already decided to set out for Eternal Night at the beginning of February this year, less than a month away."

"That's good," Lin Yue nodded slightly, "Then I will blend into the Dawn Troops."

"I will instruct Huangfu Qing to insert you among them," the Main Hall Master said, "Once you follow the army into Eternal Night, you can leave on your own."

"Then I'll trouble you, Master."

...

Following the Main Hall Master's arrangement, Lin Yue did not return to Jingzhou Imperial City but continued his travels in the human world, although heading in the direction of the Northwest Pass.

The timing of each expedition to Eternal Night by the Dawn Troops varied, as did the city gate to depart from Great Yong.

These were determined by the Imperial Master, known only to the Commander leading the troops at the time of the expedition.

This precaution was to prevent the Demon Clan from setting an ambush in advance.

Even though all eight gates were monitored, the Demon Clan would only know which one at the moment the Dawn Troops set out.

Once the Dawn Troops left a gate and passed the surveillance area, they would follow covert routes deep into Eternal Night.

Thus, the Dawn Troops' scale of loss could be minimized.

The timing, gate, and route of each expedition by the Dawn Troops were kept confidential.

However, since the Main Hall Master personally inquired from Huangfu Qing, he didn't hide the details of this expedition, explaining everything about the timeline and checkpoints.

According to the arrangement, Lin Yue only needed to wait at the Northwest Pass for the arrival of the Dawn Troops and enter Eternal Night together.

"It's been so long since I've returned..."

During his travels, Lin Yue couldn't help but reminisce when he once again set foot on the land of Northwest Liangzhou.

In the year he seized the Prince Bloodline, it was the autumn of the fifteenth year of Qingyuan.

And now, it was almost February of the thirty-first year of Qingyuan.

Unknowingly…

Fifteen years had already passed.

On his way to the Northwest Border, Lin Yue also made a detour to Qingdu.

Qingdu was the same as always.

It was just that...

Before he left, he had burned down his small courtyard and then rebuilt it. Now, it was no longer the same courtyard.

The golden-leaved elm tree, which had flourished for years, was also no longer there.

The neighbor's girl who had feelings for him back then had now become a woman, with children as old as his daughter.

Things changed.

The Prefectural Governor of Qingdu was an ordinary man; the family had changed since then, and the current governor had not made Qingdu more prosperous.

However... People came and went due to his status as a prince, admittedly more frequent than before.

People bustled through Bluebird Street, and Lin Yue paced through Qingdu City, familiar yet strange, silently observing the city with a bit of sentiment in his heart.

Qingdu wasn't far from the Northwest Border; with his traveling speed, he could arrive shortly.

Taking advantage of the Dawn Troops' delay, he stayed in Qingdu.

This allowed him to also familiarize himself with the newly obtained semi-divine artifact, 'Mysterious God Wanxiang.'

With his rudimentary understanding of the Earth, Wind, and Water Phase, he could barely unleash a fraction of Mysterious God Wanxiang's powers.

This semi-divine artifact's main function was to subdue and trap enemies, which was somewhat useful to him.

However, the more important part was to comprehend and draw reference from the Dao within.

He naturally wouldn't comprehend the Infinite Path.

However, the All Things Phase formed by the fusion of Earth, Wind, and Water had great benefits for him, and he needed to experience and comprehend it profoundly.

After all, merging the Three Phases was more challenging, and without a foundation, unlike when he attained Sudden Enlightenment in the Sun Chasing Path, effortlessly merging Wind and Fire into the Sun Chasing Path.

He needed to contemplate and draw insight diligently.

Several days passed.

"Earth Phase, Water Phase, Wind Phase..."

On the wall of Qingdu City, Lin Yue held a crystal ball, feeling the wind and sand on his face, gazing at the vast desert and the winding river in the distance, suddenly revealing a hint of amusement.

"No wonder it's called the All Things Phase, Earth Phase, Water Phase, Wind Phase, much like the three states of matter... solid, liquid, gas..."

"So that's what it means... The All Things Phase is not difficult after all..."

Lin Yue's lips curled into a smile of enlightenment, the Dao Rhythm around him subtly shifting.

At that moment, he already understood what the All Things Phase was.