After Ryven teleported away from the crystal grove, the overwhelming spiritual pressure that had been radiating from his breakthrough finally lifted. The oppressive weight that had kept every living being on both planets frozen in terror was gone, leaving behind only the lingering effects of the origin chaos transformation.
Elder Morrison and Master Zhang, the two Law Realm experts stationed on Earth, felt the change immediately. Without hesitation, they both activated their spatial techniques and teleported directly to the source of the disturbance in Tianxing's northern wilderness.
They arrived at what had once been a peaceful grove of crystal trees. Now it was a massive crater filled with swirling remnants of origin chaos energy. The very air hummed with power that made their Law Realm cultivation bases resonate uncomfortably.
"The energy signature is incredible," Elder Morrison said, extending his spiritual senses to examine the area. "This much residual origin chaos... whoever was here absorbed enough primal energy to fuel the advancement of an entire sect."
Master Zhang knelt at the edge of the crater, his face grave as he studied the lingering traces. "The formation patterns in the ground suggest a foundation establishment breakthrough, but the scale is impossible. No Foundation Realm cultivator should be able to channel this much power."
They spent several minutes scanning the entire northern forest, using their Law Realm abilities to search for any trace of the mysterious cultivator who had caused the planetary transformation.
"Looks like he left already," Elder Morrison finally said, straightening up from his examination.
"Yeah, we have to tell the others to come back," Master Zhang replied, his expression worried. "The spies on our planet would have already used special communication methods to report this to their home races."
Elder Morrison nodded grimly. "I agree. This level of phenomenon won't go unnoticed by the other galactic civilizations."
"Don't worry, I already deployed a Law Grade formation around both planets to block any information from going in or out," Master Zhang said, raising his hand to show complex formation symbols glowing around his fingers. "We're safe for now."
"Good, because we can't let the other races know we have an unprecedented monster genius," Elder Morrison said. "Or else we'll have to face invasions from multiple civilizations all over again."
"True," Master Zhang sighed deeply. "I guess this era won't be as peaceful as I expected. Let's go back and prepare for what's coming."
The two Law Realm experts took one final look at the crater that would forever mark the site of humanity's most extraordinary breakthrough, then teleported back to begin emergency preparations.
Meanwhile, Ryven had arrived at his family estate but chose not to go to the main house. He could sense his parents and other family members inside, all of them clearly affected by the origin chaos exposure. Their cultivation levels had increased, and they were probably confused and worried about the planetary changes.
"Better to avoid them for now," he decided. "If I show up right after everything that happened, I'll just cause more problems with questions I'm not ready to answer."
Instead, he teleported directly to Victoria's penthouse apartment. As he appeared in her living room, he immediately sensed that she was in the middle of a breakthrough session. Her spiritual signature had changed dramatically - she had successfully advanced to Soul Realm.
Ryven found his aunt in her private cultivation chamber, sitting in lotus position with her eyes closed. Her aura was unstable, fluctuating as she worked to consolidate her new realm. The origin chaos exposure had pushed her past the barrier she'd been struggling with for years, but now she needed to properly stabilize her advancement.
This was perfect timing. Ryven had been planning to give her one of the Soul Spirit Flowers as thanks for her help, but now he could do much more than that. With his current abilities and the treasures he'd collected, he could help her reach the peak of Soul Realm and build a foundation solid enough to support future advancement.
He quietly approached her cultivation position and sat down behind her, then gently placed both hands on her back to begin assisting with energy circulation.
Victoria's eyes snapped open the moment she felt his touch. "Oh, Ryven, it's you. What are you doing?"
"It's okay, just follow my lead," he said calmly, beginning to channel his own stable energy to help regulate her chaotic advancement.
From his spatial ring, Ryven withdrew the five Soul Spirit Flowers along with hundreds of beast cores and various spiritual treasures he'd collected from the tiger's hoard. Using his chaos energy, he carefully removed all impurities from the cores and treasures, purifying them to a degree that would make absorption completely safe and efficient.
"I'm going to help you strengthen your foundation and soul," Ryven explained as he began funneling the purified energy from the treasures into Victoria's body. "These resources will help you stabilize your breakthrough and push your cultivation much higher."
As he worked, Ryven's enhanced perception allowed him to study Victoria's energy circulation patterns in detail. What he saw made him frown slightly. Her cultivation technique, while respectable, wasn't fully compatible with her natural energy pathways. She was forcing her qi to flow against her body's optimal patterns, which was limiting her advancement potential.
Within minutes, Ryven's incredible comprehension abilities had analyzed her energy signature and designed a completely new cultivation method that would work perfectly with her physique. Using his divine thought technique, he transmitted the new method directly to her consciousness.
"Use this technique instead," he told her. "It's much more suitable for your energy pathways. Don't worry about your realm dropping - I'll help you transition smoothly."
Victoria was shocked as she studied the technique he'd given her. The cultivation method was incredibly sophisticated, far beyond anything she'd ever seen. More importantly, she could instinctively feel that it was perfectly matched to her physique in ways that her old technique never had been.
"How did you create this so quickly?" she asked in amazement.
"Just trust me," Ryven replied, continuing to funnel purified energy into her system while helping her transition to the new cultivation method. "Focus on the breakthrough. We can talk about explanations later."
For the rest of the day, Ryven worked tirelessly to assist Victoria's cultivation. The Soul Spirit Flowers provided incredible yin-yang energy that helped balance her advancement, while the purified beast cores supplied the raw power needed for rapid realm progression.
Under his guidance, Victoria's cultivation soared through the Soul Realm stages. Her foundation became rock-solid as the optimized technique allowed her qi to flow in perfect harmony with her natural energy pathways. By evening, she had reached the peak of Soul Realm - Soul Crystallization - and was on the verge of breaking through to Unity Realm.
"Stop here," Ryven advised, withdrawing his hands and ending the energy transfer. "You need time to adjust to your new strength and fully solidify your foundation before attempting the next major realm."
Victoria opened her eyes, her face glowing with vitality and power she'd never experienced before. Her cultivation had advanced more in one day than in the previous decade of training.
"Ryven, I don't know how to thank you," she said, tears of gratitude in her eyes. "This advancement... it's beyond anything I dreamed possible."
"Just focus on stabilizing your realm for now," he replied with a smile. "We'll talk more once you've fully adjusted to your new abilities."
After leaving Victoria to continue her consolidation work, Ryven returned to his own room and pulled out his phone to check the news. The headlines from both Earth and Tianxing were exactly what he expected.
"Mass Breakthroughs Reported Worldwide as Mysterious Energy Transforms Both Planets"
"Scientists Baffled by 500% Increase in Spiritual Energy Density"
"Government Officials Urge Calm as Citizens Report Spontaneous Cultivation Abilities"
"Experts Debate Whether Recent Phenomena Represents Natural Evolution or External Influence"
Ryven scrolled through dozens of similar articles, all describing the chaos and confusion his breakthrough had caused across both worlds. People were panicking, celebrating, and theorizing in equal measure about what had happened to their planets.
"Sigh," he said, putting the phone away. "I'll let the chaos calm down before telling my parents anything. If I show up now, I'll just be bombarded with questions I'm not ready to answer."
Better to wait until things settled down and he could figure out how to explain his "minor advancement" without revealing that he'd accidentally transformed two entire worlds in the process. His family was going to have enough trouble accepting his new cultivation level without adding planetary engineering to the list of his recent achievements.