Money System In Cultivation World

Chapter 136: Blood [3]

The cosmos, seemingly placated, began to pulsate in an ominous rhythm. The stars blinked, as if anticipating the next celestial trial. Han Yichen, still resonating with the energies of the Guardian and the transformed Nexus, felt a deep disturbance from beyond the boundaries of known space.

Emerging from a nebulous rift was a figure neither entirely solid nor entirely ethereal. This being, its form constantly shifting, was the Celestial Warden, an ancient protector of cosmic order, disturbed from aeons of slumber by the ripples of the battles that had transpired.

"Angel of Eternity," the Warden intoned, its voice echoing like the distant thrum of dying stars, "You have awakened the foundational forces of the universe. Your battles have tipped the scales. To restore equilibrium, you must face me."

Without waiting for a response, the Warden unleashed a storm of cosmic energy, seeking to encase Han Yichen in a stasis field, suspending him between moments of time.

Drawing from the depth o