Elder Morrison and Master Zhang materialized in the secure communication chamber deep beneath a ordinary looking asteroid. The room was designed for the most sensitive conversations - walls lined with formation arrays that could block even Law Realm spiritual senses, and a massive holographic projector capable of reaching across the galaxy.
"Are you sure the formation around both planets is holding?" Elder Morrison asked as he activated the emergency communication protocols.
Master Zhang nodded, checking the complex array of monitoring devices around the room. "The Law Grade barrier is stable. No information can get in or out without my permission. But we need to brief the others quickly - this situation is too big for just the two of us to handle."
The holographic projector hummed to life, creating a circular table of light with empty seats that would soon be filled by the projections of humanity's most powerful cultivators. These were the Law Realm experts who had left Earth and Tianxing to explore the galaxy, hunt for resources, and establish humanity's presence among the other spacefaring races.
One by one, the holograms activated as the scattered experts received the emergency signal.
The first to appear was Elder Voss, a grizzled man with silver hair who served as humanity's ambassador to the Draconian Empire. His hologram showed him in what looked like a luxurious starship cabin.
"Morrison, Zhang," he greeted them with a serious expression. "I was in the middle of trade negotiations when your emergency signal came through. This better be worth interrupting a deal for adamantine ore."
Next came Master Yukiko, a petite woman whose youthful appearance hid centuries of cultivation experience. Her projection showed her standing in what appeared to be a crystalline cave system.
"I was exploring the ruins of an ancient civilization in the Andromeda Sector," she said, brushing dust off her robes. "The emergency protocols pulled me out of a very promising archaeological site. What's the situation?"
Admiral Chen's hologram appeared next, showing him on the bridge of humanity's flagship vessel, the Star Piercer. Behind him, officers could be seen monitoring various displays and star charts.
"I'm currently three months out from the Centauri Trade Hub," he reported. "My fleet was escorting a convoy of merchant vessels when the signal reached us. Talk to me - what's the threat level?"
More holograms continued appearing. Master Rodriguez from the Magellanic Research Station. Elder Kim from the frontier colonies in the Outer Rim. Doctor Petrov from the secret laboratory hidden in the asteroid belt. Soon, twelve of humanity's fifteen Law Realm experts were present in holographic form.
"Where are Grandmaster Liu, Master Thompson, and the Supreme Elder?" Elder Morrison asked, noting the missing seats.
"Grandmaster Liu is deep in the Void Territories, hunting Cosmic Beasts," Admiral Chen replied. "His communication array won't reach this far. Master Thompson is in closed cultivation after his last advancement - he won't emerge for another six months."
"And the Supreme Elder?" Master Zhang pressed.
A new hologram flickered to life, showing an impossibly tall figure whose features seemed to shift between human and something far more ancient. This was Supreme Elder Kairos, the being who had purchased Tianxing from the Galactic Alliance and relocated it to Earth's orbit. His cultivation was so advanced that even other Law Realm experts felt pressure from his mere presence.
"I am currently at the edge of the Virgo Cluster," his voice carried harmonics that made the communication array vibrate. "I was about to enter the Primordial Nexus, a secret realm that only opens once every ten thousand years. My expedition has taken thirty years to reach this point."
Elder Morrison and Master Zhang exchanged glances. The Primordial Nexus was legendary even among Law Realm cultivators - a pocket dimension where the fundamental forces of creation were still in flux, allowing for advancement opportunities that existed nowhere else in the universe.
"Supreme Elder, the situation on Earth and Tianxing requires your immediate attention," Master Zhang said. "We've detected an unprecedented breakthrough that has transformed both planets simultaneously."
Supreme Elder Kairos's holographic form leaned forward slightly. "Explain."
Elder Morrison took a deep breath and began recounting the events. "Approximately eighteen hours ago, both Earth and Tianxing experienced simultaneous spiritual pressure that froze every living being in terror. The source was a voice that declared: 'From one seed, all creation may bloom.'"
"The spiritual signature was from a Foundation Realm cultivator," Master Zhang continued, "but the power behind it was beyond anything we've seen outside Law Realm. This individual drained 37% of both planets' spiritual energy in fifteen minutes to fuel their breakthrough."
Murmurs of disbelief rippled through the assembled holograms. Doctor Petrov spoke first.
"37% of two planets' spiritual energy? That's enough to power a galactic civilization for centuries. No Foundation Realm cultivator should be able to channel that much power without exploding."
"It gets worse," Elder Morrison said grimly. "After the initial breakthrough, space itself tore open above both worlds. A rift appeared that began pouring Origin Chaos onto the planets."
The reaction was immediate and dramatic. Several of the holograms flickered as the experts' shock disrupted their projection stability.
"Origin Chaos?" Elder Voss's voice cracked. "That's... that's the primal substance from before existence had rules. Where did it come from?"
"We don't know," Master Zhang replied. "But the individual who caused the breakthrough was somehow able to summon it. Both planets have been transformed - Earth has evolved from level 7 to level 19, while Tianxing has reached the threshold of level 20."
Supreme Elder Kairos was silent for a long moment, his shifting features impossible to read. When he finally spoke, his voice carried new urgency.
"This changes everything. A Foundation Realm cultivator who can access Origin Chaos represents either humanity's greatest opportunity or its greatest threat. The other galactic races must not learn of this individual's existence."
"We've deployed information barriers around both planets," Master Zhang assured him. "No communication can get in or out without our permission."
"Good, but it won't hold forever," Admiral Chen said. "My intelligence network is already reporting unusual activity among the spy networks. Several races have noticed the energy signatures from our solar system."
Master Yukiko leaned forward in her projection. "Supreme Elder, surely this situation requires your immediate return? If the other races discover we have someone who can manipulate Origin Chaos..."
"They will assume we've either found ancient technology or achieved a breakthrough that threatens their dominance," Supreme Elder Kairos finished. "The Draconian Empire, the Crystalline Collective, the Void Touched - they would unite against us to prevent human ascendancy."
Elder Voss nodded grimly. "The Draconians are already suspicious of our rapid territorial expansion. If they learn we have an Origin Chaos manipulator, they'll mobilize their entire fleet."
"Which is why I cannot return immediately," Supreme Elder Kairos said, his form flickering with what might have been frustration. "The Primordial Nexus opportunity took thirty years of preparation to reach. If I abandon it now, I lose the chance to advance beyond my current limits. That advancement might be crucial for protecting our mysterious Foundation Realm genius."
"But Supreme Elder," Master Rodriguez protested from his research station, "without your presence, we're vulnerable to a coordinated attack from multiple races."
"Which is why some of you must return immediately," Supreme Elder Kairos replied. "Admiral Chen, how quickly can you reach Earth?"
"With maximum acceleration and spatial fold techniques, six weeks," the Admiral replied. "I'll need to abandon the convoy, but this takes priority."
"Do it. Elder Voss, conclude your negotiations as quickly as possible and return. The Draconians must not suspect our urgency."
"Understood. I can wrap up the trade deal in a week if I accept less favorable terms."
"Master Yukiko, abandon your archaeological work and return to Tianxing. Your expertise in ancient energies might help us understand what we're dealing with."
The orders continued as Supreme Elder Kairos deployed humanity's Law Realm experts to protect their home worlds while he remained absent.
"I will complete my advancement in the Primordial Nexus as quickly as possible," he promised. "The secret realm should collapse within six months at most. Until then, you must keep our Origin Chaos user's existence absolutely secret."
"What if the other races attack before you return?" Elder Morrison asked.
Supreme Elder Kairos was quiet for a moment. "Then you must pray that our mysterious Foundation Realm cultivator is as powerful as his breakthrough suggests. Someone who can summon Origin Chaos may be our only hope of survival if this situation escalates to full-scale galactic war."
As the holograms began flickering out and the emergency council ended, Elder Morrison and Master Zhang were left alone in the communication chamber.
"Six months minimum before the Supreme Elder returns," Master Zhang said quietly. "Think we can keep this secret that long?"
Elder Morrison looked at the monitoring displays showing both transformed planets. "We better hope so. Because if the galaxy's other races discover what happened here before we're ready to defend it, humanity's golden age might end before it truly begins."
Outside, both Earth and Tianxing continued their transformation, unaware that their evolution had set in motion events that would determine the fate of human civilization among the stars. And somewhere in the northern wilderness of Tianxing, the cause of it all was helping his aunt stabilize her cultivation, completely unaware that he had just become the most valuable and dangerous secret in the galaxy.