Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

Yu Changsheng's body trembled violently, and the cracked source armor emitted a piercing groan, a trickle of dark golden blood spilling from the corner of his mouth! Forcibly absorbing energy beyond its limits, his Dao Embryo endured excruciating pain!

The remaining blazing white energy pierced through the obstruction of the core of the Ruins and slammed into the Ring of Ember!
Boom!

Blazing white against blazing white! A devastating energy shockwave exploded! Yu Changsheng's body was thrown backward as if struck by a star! Several terrifying, bone-revealing cracks instantly appeared on his Source Armor, and the Flame of the Abyss flickered violently, dimming considerably!

At this critical moment—

That dazzling sword aura, severing cause and effect, was already upon him! It was the Xuan Tian Venerable's long-planned, deadly sword strike—fast, accurate, and ruthless! It contained a fierce will to sever all paths of cultivation!

Yu Changsheng had just been bombarded by a giant cannon, his body flying backward out of control. His old strength was exhausted, and new strength had not yet been generated! It seemed that his soul and Dao foundation were about to be destroyed by this sword energy!

"Roar--!"

At the critical moment of life and death, a ferocious light, like that of a wild beast, burst forth in Yu Changsheng's eyes! He forcibly stabilized his backward flight, and the source armor on his right arm cracked, with the flames of the Abyss burning wildly!
He didn't try to defend himself, nor did he have time to do so!

Facing this sword that cleaved through the Dao, he didn't retreat but advanced instead! His right fist, burning with the flames of the Abyss, carried a fierce will to burn the heavens and destroy everything, and he slammed it out against the magnificent sword energy!

Ash Abyss: Burning Path!

Boom—Crack!
Fists and swords clashed!

There was no crisp sound of metal colliding, only annihilation and incineration at the level of energy laws!

The dazzling sword energy slashed into the blazing white flames of the Abyss! The incomparably sharp sword intent that cut through the Dao clashed and annihilated the flames of the Abyss that burned away all paths!
How fierce was the sword energy of the Venerable Xuantian? Although it was weakened and burned by the Flame of the Abyss, the remaining sharpness was still like a leech, slashing fiercely at Yu Changsheng's right fist!

puff!

The source armor covered in the flames of the Abyss was sliced ​​open as easily as paper! A deep, bone-revealing sword wound appeared on Yu Changsheng's right fist, and golden chaotic emperor blood mixed with dark, desolate annihilation essence sprayed out! Furthermore, a sharp sword intent that severed the path of cultivation frantically invaded the meridians along the wound, directly severing the dantian and the Dao embryo!
"Ugh—!" Yu Changsheng let out a painful groan as his right arm instantly went numb. His body was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the boiling, churning dark green Dead Sea below! A colossal wave was created!
"Longevity!!!" Chen Xueqing's heart-wrenching cry ripped through the air. Desperate, she increased the output of the Source Flow Hub, causing the emerald-gold pillar of light to surge, attempting to catch the falling figure. However, would Situ Xuan and Venerable Xuantian give her the chance?
"Hmph! A desperate struggle! Colossus, maintain suppressive fire!" Situ Xuan sneered. The mechanical Colossus's chest cannon glowed brightly again.

Xuan Tian Venerable's expression was stern, and he raised his sword finger again, the second Dao-slaying sword energy already brewing! Poison Heart Granny roared repeatedly, waving her withered claws, and the poisonous mist in the cauldron rolled, clearly preparing an even more vicious killing move!
The situation instantly slid into the abyss of despair once again!

Deep within the violently rocking cabin of the Ferry of Life and Death, Mo Yu's mangled body twitched slightly on the metal platform. The backlash from the severed sword soul had cast his shattered consciousness into a purgatory of intertwined ice and fire.

The Soul-Devouring Needles' chilling, corrosive power gnawed at his soul like countless venomous snakes, the excruciating pain reaching deep into his bones almost tearing him apart. Meanwhile, the desolate and destructive will within the Burial Abyss Sword seized the opportunity to counterattack, crashing against his remaining spiritual core like an icy tide.

However, in this abyss of extreme pain and chaos, a sharpness originating from the sword cultivator's instincts and never yielding, like an undying star in the darkness, firmly anchored his soon-to-dissipate soul.

"Uh... ah..."

An unconscious groan escaped from deep within his throat. Beneath Mo Yu's tightly closed eyelids, his eyeballs trembled violently. The earth-shattering roar outside, the deafening sound of the magic boat tearing apart, the furious shrieks of Granny Poison Heart... all sounds seemed to be veiled by a thick fog, blurry and distant.

Only one thing pierced through all the pain and noise, clearly imprinted on his dying senses—that familiar yet strangely powerful force! That terrifying will that tore through the deep sea and ruthlessly smashed the bow of the Dharma Boat! That belonged to… Yu Changsheng!

“Yu… Changsheng…” The shattered thoughts struggled to reassemble in the sea of ​​consciousness. This name was like a stone thrown into stagnant water, stirring up faint but not negligible ripples.

Immediately afterwards, another faint but exceptionally strong connection was awakened—the Burial Abyss Sword, which was bound to his life and was now nailed to the cabin wall by strange, colorful chains, emitting a desperate wail!
The sword is crying out in anguish!
The sword is calling!

The sword is brimming with resentment!

“Burial… Abyss…” Mo Yu’s consciousness was like a candle flickering in the wind, trying hard to capture the mournful cries and anger coming from the sword soul.

The poisonous mist chains of Medicine King Valley, originating from the primordial power of the Myriad Poisons Returning to Origin Cauldron, not only tightly imprisoned the Burial Abyss Sword but also, like a maggot clinging to a bone, eroded the lingering, desolate sword intent deep within the sword soul. Each erosion added a more mournful cry to the Burial Abyss Sword's lament and subjected Mo Yu's already riddled soul to a slow, agonizing torture.

However, pain is also an amplifier of perception!
Stimulated by this all-destroying corrosive power, the Yin Sha Qi within Mo Yu's body, which originated from the dead resentment of the Burial Star Sea and was deeply tainted by the Ten Thousand Poison Soul-Devouring Needles, resonated with the withered and destructive will within the Burial Abyss Sword Soul on the verge of death, creating an unprecedented resonance!
This is not fusion, but... a dance in the abyss of despair!
Like two opposing torrents of destruction meeting at the deepest part of the abyss, in the silence of death, they found their only outlet—to fight against the poisonous chains that imprisoned them!
Om-!
An indescribable, profound, desolate, and destructive wave, carrying a resolute determination to destroy everything, silently gathered in the depths of Mo Yu's shattered sea of ​​consciousness!
This fluctuation was extremely faint, like an undercurrent rising from the bottom of an abyss, yet it carried a sharp will to cut through all shackles! It did not come from Mo Yu's conscious mind, but from his indomitable instinct as a sword cultivator, from the desperate struggle of the Burial Abyss Sword Soul, and even more so from the instinctive resonance of Annihilation and Yin Sha within him under the pressure of death!

The instant this fluctuation occurred, the Burial Abyss Black Sword, nailed to the bulkhead, suddenly stopped its mournful cry!
On the sword's blade, the gray cracks that had been corroded and spread by the poisonous mist suddenly lit up with a faint, cold gray light!

Chi Chi Chi!
The colorful medicinal mist chains wrapped around the sword trembled violently, as if being cut by an invisible blade, emitting a painful groan, and the flowing light on the surface of the chains dimmed slightly for a moment!
On the isolated island, the storm has transformed into a destructive vortex that devours everything!

Yu Changsheng's body, wrapped in fragments of the shattered source armor, crashed into the boiling, dark green Dead Sea like a meteor. The resulting waves were hundreds of feet high, only to be shredded by the terrifying energy turbulence!

"Longevity!" Chen Xueqing's mournful cry was drowned out by the deafening roar. She desperately activated the Source Flow Hub, and a pillar of emerald-gold light surged down, transforming into a giant hand of light that reached into the churning seawater, trying to retrieve the falling figure.

"Hmph! You can barely save yourself, yet you want to rescue others? Sky Patrol, main guns charged! Target: the core of the isolated island! Blow it down!" Situ Xuan sneered as he gave the order. He saw that Chen Xueqing was distracted by the rescue, and the protective aura of the sealed core of the isolated island was clearly fluctuating—the perfect opportunity to seize the inheritance! The massive bow of the Sky Patrol, the rhomboid crystal, once again shone with a destructive white light, the energy gathering at a speed far exceeding before!

A cold, calculating glint flashed in Venerable Xuantian's eyes. He didn't stop Situ Xuan; instead, he pointed his sword, and a second, dazzling sword aura locked onto Chen Xueqing! "Those who obstruct my path are but illusions! Slash!" The sword aura surged like a reversed Milky Way, tearing through the sky!
The Poisonous Granny let out a sinister laugh like an owl: "Hehehe! You little bitch! You can't even protect yourself, yet you dare to be distracted? All Poisons Return to Origin! Refine!" She slammed her withered claws down on the bronze cauldron! What spewed from the cauldron's mouth was no longer a poisonous dragon, but a viscous, ink-like "All Poisons Return to Origin Foul Qi," which tainted the heavens and earth and eroded the very essence of spiritual energy. Like a maggot clinging to a bone, it viciously coiled towards the emerald-gold pillar of light beneath Chen Xueqing's feet! She wanted to corrupt the power of the Source Flow Hub, causing Chen Xueqing to lose control of the isolated island's seal!
Three deadly moves descend simultaneously! Situ Xuan seizes treasures and destroys foundations; Xuan Tian Venerable slays people and severs the Dao; Poisonous Heart Granny defiles the very essence! Their targets are Chen Xueqing and the core of the isolated island!
Chen Xueqing's face turned deathly pale! She was already enduring the increasingly powerful impact of the Devouring Nest while maintaining the seal, and now she had to be distracted by rescuing Yu Changsheng and facing the combined attack of the three giants! The emerald-gold pillar of light swayed violently under the lock of the three extremely terrifying forces, and the protective barrier flickered uncertainly, like a candle flame in a storm, which could be extinguished at any moment!

Below, on the seabed, Yu Changsheng was severely injured by the Xuan Tian Venerable's Dao-Slaying Sword Qi. His right arm was almost crippled, and the terrifying sword qi raged within his body, frantically destroying the meridians of his newly reconstructed Dao Embryo. The cold, turbid waters of the Burial Star Sea, carrying annihilating energy, surged into his wounds like billions of poisonous needles. Under the attack from both inside and outside, his vision blurred, and his consciousness flickered like a candle in the wind.

"Roar—!" The remaining will roared in unwillingness. The Dao Embryo of Returning to Nothingness instinctively activated, frantically devouring the turbid energy and residual power of the sword qi surging into its body, attempting to repair the wounds. The Flame of the Abyss stubbornly burned deep within its left eye, resisting the erosion of the Dao Foundation by the Sword Intent of Severing the Dao.

Through the churning seawater, he vaguely "saw" the suffocating predicament above! He saw Chen Xueqing's lone figure struggling to hold on! He saw the destructive white light gathered by Situ Xuan! He saw the deadly sword energy of the Xuan Tian Venerable! He saw the sinister and foul aura of the Poisonous Heart Granny!
A surge of overwhelming rage, mixed with an unwavering determination to protect, exploded in his chest like volcanic lava!

Power! We need even greater power!

Just then—

hum!
A faint yet strangely familiar fluctuation, carrying an aura of desolation and destruction, resonated across space like a space-crossing resonance, piercing through the chaotic energy field and clearly reaching the depths of Yu Changsheng's consciousness, which was on the verge of collapse!

This fluctuation... originated from the dilapidated "Ferry of Withering and Flourishing" magic boat in Medicine King Valley!
Originating from Moyu!

Originating from the Burial Abyss Sword!
The unyielding spirit, the destructive determination, and the willingness to perish together contained within that fluctuation were like a torch lit in the darkness, instantly igniting the embers of Yu Changsheng's soul!

"Mo...Yu!" These two words, filled with thick blood and boundless rage, roared silently in Yu Changsheng's shattered chest.

"Protect... Chen Xueqing..."

The lingering obsession, already torn apart and overwhelmed by excruciating pain, exploded like a spark thrown into boiling oil! It wasn't the instinct for survival, but a resolute act that was almost like burning one's soul!

boom--!
At the very core of the Dao Embryo, the Abyss Flame, representing the will to incinerate and assimilate all things, suddenly burst into flames, like molten lava poured into millennia-old ice! No longer merely burning its own life essence, this time, it revealed the true domineering characteristic of the Returning Void Dao Embryo—devouring!
The Flames of the Abyss transformed into an invisible and intangible vortex of greed, expanding instantly! The deadly corrosive energy of the Burial Star Sea that had invaded the body, the sharp fragments of the remaining sword energy of the Xuan Tian Venerable's Dao-Slaying Technique, and even the life force of the Chaos Emperor's Blood that was constantly dissipating due to the ruptured wounds... All forms of energy around, regardless of whether their attributes were destructive or dormant, were forcibly pulled and drawn into the raging vortex of flames by this terrifying suction force originating from the core of the Ruins!

"Ugh—!" The tearing sensation beyond his limits caused Yu Changsheng to arch his body violently in the deep sea, letting out a silent roar.

The cracked Guixu Origin Armor trembled violently, emitting a mournful cry as if on the verge of disintegration. However, at the edge of those countless cracks, the intricate dark gold and emerald gold runes, which had been extinguished due to severe damage, suddenly lit up as if re-carved by an invisible chisel! These wondrous patterns, originating from Chen Xueqing's "Guixu Guidance: Origin Pivot" profound meaning and his own Chaos Dao Embryo origin, began to flow and heal with difficulty under the frenzied impetus of the Ember Abyss Fire. The dark gold runes frantically absorbed the endless deathly stillness of the Burial Star Sea and the resentment of stars that had been accumulating for ten thousand years, while the emerald gold runes guided the violent energy refined and transformed by the Ember Abyss Fire, forcibly suppressing and channeling the conflicting and exploding blazing white annihilation cannon energy and the remnants of the Dao-slaying sword energy within the Dao Embryo.

Devouring, transforming, suppressing, channeling...

The Guixu Compass spun wildly on the verge of collapse, each deviation forcibly drawing massive amounts of destructive energy into its own cycle! The ancient waters of the Burial Star Sea, filled with the resentment of countless fallen stars and powerful beings, had become a forbidden paradise for Yu Changsheng to reshape his Dao embryo and draw power! The cold metal deposited deep within the seabed for countless millennia, the faint spiritual energy remaining on broken bones, and even the terrifying corrosive power permeating the entire waters—enough to instantly reduce ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators to bones—all became fuel for the Ember Abyss Fire to devour and grow stronger!

His body continued its descent, crashing onto the cold, metallic seabed covered in strange, dark gold patterns with a dull thud, stirring up a cloud of mud and dust. But in those suddenly opened eyes, there was no longer any trace of confusion or the murky light of impending death!

Embers are reborn from the abyss!

Those eyes, opened deep within the dark green Dead Sea, no longer belonged solely to the cultivator Yu Changsheng. Deep within their pupils, a chaotic gray vortex swirled ceaselessly—the foundation of the Returning Void Dao Embryo; a dark golden gleam, like shattered stars, represented the devouring instinct originating from fragments of the Devouring Void Mother Nest and the primordial annihilation; and at its very core, burning fiercely, was the emerald-gold Abyss Fire, capable of incinerating and refining all things into one! (End of Chapter)