On the way back, none of the three spoke, their minds racing with thoughts of the "Chaotic Membrane" and the "Land of Fallen Stars".

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Ye Meier couldn't hold back any longer and grabbed Zhang Shaozhong's arm: "Husband! That Chaotic Membrane sounds amazing! Have we found the place? Can we open the door soon?"

Although Ling Qingxue didn't speak, her cold eyes were fixed on Zhang Shaozhong, with a rare flame flickering within them.

Zhang Shaozhong slumped onto the sofa, rubbing his temples. "My dear Mei'er, it's not that simple! That thing is called 'Chaotic Membrane,' I'd never even heard of it before. Even you and Qingxue hadn't noticed it. Is it really that easy to break open?"

He picked up an apple from the coffee table, took a bite, and continued his analysis: "I reckon this amniotic sac is like a high-level combination lock. Having the key (the Boundary Stone) isn't enough; you probably also need to match the 'password' or reach some kind of 'authority'."

"Password? Access?"

Night Enchantress frowned. "Does it require chanting a spell? Or does it require a specific bloodline?"

Ling Qingxue pondered, "My husband's chaotic energy can sense the amniotic membrane, perhaps... the chaotic energy itself is part of the 'key,' or rather, the 'code'?"

Zhang Shaozhong snapped his fingers: "Qingxue hit the nail on the head! That's what I was thinking too! The Boundary Stone provides the coordinates and the energy to open the passage, while my Chaos Qi might be the key to communicating with or penetrating that membrane!"

He became more and more excited as he spoke: "Think about it, the reason you were able to fall back to this point, besides the spatial collision, wasn't it also because of the combination of several forces, such as Qingxue's extreme cold power and Meier's destructive demonic energy, that you managed to tear open a gap by sheer luck?"

Ling Qingxue and Ye Meier recalled the chaotic scene from back then, and it seemed... to make some sense?

“So,” Zhang Shaozhong concluded, “we now have three Boundary Stones and my ever-growing Chaos Qi, all we’re missing is… finding the right way to ‘activate’ them, or waiting for the time when the fetal membranes themselves begin to ‘fluctuate’?”

"fluctuation?"

Nightshade caught the word.

"yes!"

Zhang Shaozhong sat up straight. "Since it's a 'fetal membrane,' it can't stay unchanged forever, right? Just like breathing, wouldn't it have 'strong' and 'weak' cycles? We need to find when it's 'weak,' and then, with the help of the Boundary Stone and the Chaos Qi, maybe we can get inside!"

Ling Qingxue nodded slightly: "My husband's speculation is reasonable. All things in heaven and earth have their own laws. This chaotic membrane covering one area, maintaining the effect of concealment, must have energy flow and cyclical changes."

We have a direction, but when it comes to the specifics of implementation, we're still completely clueless.

What is the cycle of the amniotic sac? How often does it occur?

How do you determine strength or weakness?

"It seems we need to set up an observation post over at Cloud Mist Mountain."

Zhang Shaozhong stroked his chin, "Monitor the energy changes of the amniotic membrane over a long period of time and find the pattern!"

Let's do it!

In the days that followed, the three of them became geological prospectors and meteorological observers, frequently traveling between the villa and Yunwu Mountain.

Zhang Shaozhong was responsible for using chaotic energy as a sensor to carefully perceive the subtle changes in the fetal membranes; Ling Qingxue, on the other hand, relied on her powerful divine sense and understanding of the rules of heaven and earth to record and analyze various energy data; Ye Meier... was mainly responsible for eating and playing!

They also asked Mr. Zhou to help them secretly install some state-of-the-art environmental monitoring equipment around the valley to monitor magnetic fields, gravity, radiation, and all other potentially relevant parameters.

This process is incredibly tedious; most of the time you just stare at the data.

"Ugh—I'm so bored!"

Ye Meier complained for the nth time, collapsing and rolling around in the makeshift tent, "This is even worse than seclusion! I'd rather fight again!"

Ling Qingxue was very patient, writing and drawing in her notebook every day, her cool profile looking particularly focused under the light.

Zhang Shaozhong munched on a compressed biscuit while staring at the wavy graphs on his laptop, muttering, "There's no pattern to this... the fluctuations are pitifully small..."

After monitoring for almost a month, just when Zhang Shaozhong was about to give up and wonder if he had guessed wrong, a turning point appeared!

It was a full moon night.

As the bright moonlight spilled across the valley like mercury, Zhang Shaozhong clearly felt the Chaos Golden Core within his dantian spontaneously accelerating its rotation!

At the same time, the "chaotic membrane" that he had been in the dormant state seemed to be infused with vitality by the moonlight, and began to "undulate" very slowly, like breathing!

Although the fluctuations are still slight, they are much more noticeable than the previous stagnant state!

Moreover, this fluctuation carries a unique rhythm!

"There's movement!"

Zhang Shaozhong suddenly jumped up, startling Ye Meier, who was dozing off beside him.

Ling Qingxue immediately opened her eyes, carefully scanning the rock wall with her divine sense. A hint of understanding flashed in her beautiful eyes: "The power of the moonlight... I see. The power of the Taiyin star is also an important primordial power from the beginning of chaos, capable of triggering the resonance of the fetal membranes!"

Night Enchantress perked up: "The night of the full moon? That means there's an opportunity every month?"

Looking at the curve on the computer screen that finally showed a clear peak, Zhang Shaozhong excitedly pumped his fist: "That's right! The cycle has been found! It's the night of the full moon!"

Having identified the pattern, the next step is to wait and prepare.

They need to wait until the next, or rather, the next full moon night when the moonlight is strong enough, and then try to use the three Boundary Stones and Zhang Shaozhong's chaotic energy to see if they can pry open this "chaotic membrane" and enter the "Starfall Land" beneath it!

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