Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

Above the isolated island, the composure on the face of the Venerable Xuantian had vanished without a trace.

Yu Changsheng's head-on clash with the Annihilation Tide caused by the Annihilation Cannon not only dispersed his sword energy, but also almost affected him.

The level of power that erupted in that instant far exceeded the limits that a newly formed Dao embryo should have.

What alarmed him even more was that Yu Changsheng was falling in the same direction as Chen Xueqing, who was carrying the core of the Starry Sky Forger's legacy and was now being enveloped in a strange light membrane as she fell into the deep sea!

"The Dao Embryo of Returning to Nothingness... the Flame of the Abyss... and that strange pulling force... this child has become a major threat!"

A cold glint flashed in Xuan Tian Zun Zhe's eyes, and his figure transformed into a sharp sword light, closely following the trajectory of Yu Changsheng and Chen Xueqing's fall into the deep sea. His speed was so fast that it tore the surface of the sea, leaving behind a vacuum ripple that lingered for a long time.

He not only wanted to seize the Dao Embryo, but also wanted to take advantage of Chen Xueqing's severely injured spiritual body and the unknown crystal protective layer to seize the final inheritance!

On the ferryboat that carries the Dharma of life and death, the air is thick with the stench of blood.

Poisonous Granny clutched her sunken chest, her breath weak, and dark bloodstains hung from the corner of her mouth.

The Myriad Poisons Returning to Origin Cauldron was shattered by the Burial Abyss Sword, which Mo Yu desperately activated. Not only was the nascent Nine-Turn Life and Death Profound Pill destroyed, but she also suffered a terrifying backlash, with the pill's poison surging back into her internal organs and her very essence being shaken. Her meticulously arranged altar was left in ruins, and the chains were broken.

"What a...what a sword maniac! What a deadly sword, Burial Abyss!"

The venomous old woman stared venomously at Mo Yu, who lay in the center of the altar, barely breathing.

Mo Yu's body was like a broken porcelain vase, the black energy of the Ten Thousand Poison Soul-Devouring Needles and the grayness of the Annihilation Sword Intent intertwined and entangled, his life force was fading, but between his eyebrows, there was a point of extremely deep and extinguished light that stubbornly flickered, like a candle in the wind, yet it carried a resolute determination to cut off all shackles.

With a sinister grin, the Poisonous Granny disregarded her injuries and forcefully activated her life essence, drawing a strange scarlet rune in the air.

"Blood Demon Soul Devouring Curse! I'd like to see whether your Annihilation Sword Embryo is harder, or my Ten Thousand Years of Blood Curse Poison!"

The blood talisman exuded a nauseatingly sweet and venomous aura, swarming towards the faint light between Mo Yu's brows like a maggot clinging to a bone, attempting to devour and refine his sword soul along with his mangled body.

Beneath the deep sea, the pull of Guixu.

Yu Changsheng's consciousness sank into an ocean of excruciating pain and chaos.

The Guixu Origin Armor was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and dark golden Chaos Emperor Blood kept seeping out, only to be burned and evaporated by the remaining Ember Abyss Fire on its surface, making a sizzling sound.

The pain of his right arm being completely shattered almost tore his soul apart. The backlash from forcibly devouring the energy of the Annihilation Cannon raged within his Dao Embryo. The Origin of Annihilation, the Corrosive Devouring Void, the Myriad Poisonous Qi, the Flame of the Abyss, and the newly absorbed Deathly Energy of the Burial Star Sea and the Starry Resentment—five terrifying forces clashed and tore wildly within his newly formed Returning Void Compass Dao Embryo.

The light of the three-colored patterns on the core of the Dao Embryo dimmed to an extreme degree, and the rotation of the compass almost stopped, teetering on the verge of complete collapse.

“Xue Qing… Mo Yu…” A faint but tenacious obsession burned deep within her soul.

The image of Chen Xueqing's spirit body becoming ethereal and her origin burning was like a brand etched into his mind.

Just then, a warm, resilient force, carrying a familiar purifying aura, gently touched his shattered Dao embryo, like a spider silk hanging down in the darkness.

It's Chen Xueqing!

The strange light membrane enveloping her was a protective layer formed by the core crystal of the isolated island after it absorbed her scattered primordial light points. At this moment, it was emitting a faint but clear emerald-gold halo, gently covering Yu Changsheng.

This light contained the essence of her final Pure Lotus and the true meaning of the Daoist principles in "The Return to the Void: The Pivot of Origin," as if opening up a tiny path of life amidst boundless chaos and death.

It could not directly repair Yu Changsheng's terrifying injuries and violent energy, but it acted like the most sophisticated navigator, guiding the nearly out-of-control Guixu Dao Embryo within him, following the true meaning of the "flood channel," and painstakingly directing the conflicting energy torrent outside the body, rather than causing it to explode completely inside.

Even more remarkably, this emerald-gold pull was drawing the two of them at a constant and irresistible speed toward the deepest and darkest abyss of the Burial Star Sea.

That's the place where Yu Changsheng activated the Returning Ruins Furnace Array and reshaped his Dao Embryo!

Sensing its master's return, the ancient rune array began to resonate deep within the seabed. Strands of pure, primordial energy penetrated the thick seawater and silt, quietly merging into the emerald-gold halo.

Above the sea, the shadows of chaotic greed and infighting loom.

"Situ Xuan! Have you gone mad?!"

The Venerable Xuantian's furious roar pierced through the raging winds across the sea.

He was chasing after Yu Changsheng and Chen Xueqing with all his might when he saw the Xuntian's secondary gun matrix shining brightly, its target covering a large area of ​​the sea where Yu Changsheng had fallen, and also engulfing him, the pursuer!
"You want to kill me too?!"

Situ Xuan's face was contorted.

"Xuantian! This boy has grown powerful. If we let him go unchecked, neither of us will have a place to be buried! We can't worry about minor injuries! Kill!"

His only thought was the madness to completely eliminate the threat.

Countless beams of blazing white and dark red energy, like a deadly rainstorm, tore through the gloomy sea and sky, crashing down on the turbulent ocean!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The seawater was evaporated and vaporized by terrifying energy, forming a huge vacuum depression, which was then filled by even more violent seawater, stirring up towering waves.

Fragments of the laws danced in the center of the explosion, and space shattered layer by layer like fragile glass, only to slowly mend itself.

The shockwave from the explosion even reached the Ferry of Life and Death, causing the already damaged vessel to shake violently. Venerable Xuantian was forced to halt his pursuit, using his sword for protection as he dodged and weaved through the energy storm, utterly disheveled. His killing intent towards Situ Xuan reached its peak: "You brat! You've ruined my plans!"

He realized that while Situ Xuan's frenzied attack might kill Yu Changsheng, it would also inevitably push Chen Xueqing and the core crystal into an unpredictable abyss, and might even break the seal, releasing the even more terrifying Devouring Void Mother Nest!

The Poisonous Granny's Blood Demon Soul Devouring Curse was already imprinted on Mo Yu's brow.

That faint, extinguished light suddenly dimmed, as if it might be extinguished at any moment. Mo Yu's broken body convulsed violently, and from the depths of his soul came boundless pain as he was devoured by countless poisons and corroded by blood evil.

However, under this extreme pain and darkness, the desolate will originating from the Burial Abyss Sword Soul, the obsession that was repeatedly tormented by the Ten Thousand Poison Soul-Devouring Needles but never gave up, and the extreme resentment and yin energy contained in the Blood Curse of the Poison Heart Granny, actually produced a strange resonance!

Nirvana is neither life nor death, and Blood Fiend and Vengeance are not the pure path to death either. The two were forcibly "forged" in the soul furnace of Mo Yu's dying soul!
"Ugh—!" A low growl, not human-like, escaped Mo Yu's throat. It was not a scream, but a roar like that of a ferocious beast awakening.

His tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open, and the depths of his pupils were no longer simply deathly still, but burning with a violent flame mixed with blood streaks, black mist, and the ashes of annihilation!
His Burial Abyss Black Sword, which should have been nailed to the ground by chains, trembled violently. The broken chain fragments were shaken away, and strange dark red blood patterns appeared on the black sword body!
The desolate sword intent did not disappear, but was infused with an extremely venomous and destructive will, becoming even more violent and reckless!
Poisonous Granny's expression changed drastically: "How is this possible?! My Blood Fiend Curse... has actually been... triggered?!"

She felt that her curse power not only failed to devour the other party, but was instead like being thrown into an even more terrifying and dangerous vortex, being pulled and assimilated by the strange power that combined annihilation and resentment!
Mo Yu's aura began to rise in a distorted and destructive way, like a poisonous and ferocious sword about to go out of control!

Where the abyss meets, the last barrier of the isolated island.

The saturation bombardment by the Sky Patrol temporarily ceased, leaving the sea area in turmoil, with chaotic energy currents making it difficult to explore in the short term. The Venerable Xuantian, his face grim, disregarded any potential follow-up attacks from Situ Xuan and once again pointed his sword at the deep sea.

"Situ Xuan! If you dare to obstruct me again, I will kill you first! Yu Changsheng and Chen Xueqing must fall into my hands!" He accelerated his descent, his divine sense piercing through the chaotic energy currents, locking onto the emerald-gold halo that was rapidly sinking into the abyss.

Situ Xuan realized his attack might backfire and was about to order the Sky Patrol to adjust its angle and aim at a deeper target. Suddenly—

Om-!
An indescribable, terrifying will erupted from the core of the isolated island's seal! It was more violent and clearer than ever before! The entire Burial Star Sea shook violently at this moment, as if a sleeping ancient beast had been completely enraged!
On the isolated island, the massive, cracked monument trembled violently, its core sealing runes flickering like candles in the wind. At the wound where the mother nest's rotting giant claw had been severed by the Xuan Tian Venerable's "Sword Burial of the Star River," countless eerie green buds wriggled and multiplied wildly!
Several enormous, eerie green eyes lit up simultaneously from the depths of the crack, cold, greedy, and filled with a destructive desire for both matter and soul!
The fragments of the Devouring Void Nest's will sensed the rapid weakening of the seal, the intense energy collisions from the outside world, and more clearly perceived the strong fluctuations coming from the deep sea below, belonging to the Returning Void Dao Embryo and the core of the Starry Sky Forger!

It wants to break free!

It will devour everything!
Boom!

A colossal claw, several times larger than before, stitched together from twisted star metal, rotting whale skeletons, and countless limbs of agonizing, wailing souls, and dripping with viscous, corrosive pus, violently tore through the already crumbling core of the seal, bursting free!

The giant claw blotted out the sky and emitted a terrifying aura that seemed to decay even the space itself. It carried a will to destroy everything and was not aimed at anyone, but rather slammed down on the surface of the isolated island.

Its goal is to completely destroy this final sealing base!

At the same time, countless filthy beams of light shot out from the eerie green eyes covering the giant claws, sweeping indiscriminately toward all targets in the air: the Sky Patrol Ship, the Xuan Tian Venerable, and the Withering and Flourishing Dharma Boat!

"Oh no! The seal is about to break!"

Elder Qingyi gasped in shock. She stood on the lotus leaf Dharma boat, her face as pale as paper.

Repairing the crystal cracks and intimidating powerful enemies had already exhausted most of her strength. Now, facing the violent impact of the mother nest's main body, she could only do her best to activate the aura of the Pure World Lotus, forming a thin emerald green barrier to protect the area where the core crystal was originally located, trying to slow down the speed of the giant claw's fall and buy a moment for a possible turning point.

Situ Xuan and Venerable Xuantian both paled! The threat posed by the Mother Nest itself far exceeded that of Yu Changsheng! The Sky Patrol ship hissed under the sweeping barrage of the filthy beams, its protective shield trembling violently. Venerable Xuantian was forced to turn around, unleashing a powerful sword aura to deflect the beams. The Withered Glory Ferry was also targeted, and the Poisonous Heart Granny's poisonous miasma melted away like ice and snow before the filthy beams. The ferry trembled violently, and large pits were corroded into its deck.

"Damn it!" The greed of the three giants was abruptly interrupted by the sudden annihilation. Seize the inheritance? Annihilate the opponent? Faced with the overwhelming ferocity of the Devouring Mother Nest's unsealed main body, survival became the first instinct!

The furnace of Guixu reignites its embers.

Deep in the ocean abyss, the ancient Ruins Furnace array emitted an increasingly intense light.

Guided by the emerald-gold aura, Yu Changsheng and Chen Xueqing's descent slowed abruptly, finally landing gently like two fallen leaves on the seabed covered with strange runes. The array seemed to come alive, countless profound lines lighting up and emitting a gentle gravitational pull that enveloped the two of them.

Chen Xueqing was enveloped in a light membrane that floated quietly in the center of the array. The surface of the light membrane was covered with patterns that looked like they were forged from stars, as if it were slowly absorbing the ancient power of the array to repair itself.

Her breath was extremely faint, yet unusually stable, as if she had fallen into the deepest protective hibernation.

Yu Changsheng's situation was far more dire.

Lying on the cold metal seabed, the cracks in the source armor were clearly visible under the light of the array diagram, the shattered right arm was bare of white bone, and the energy conflict within the Dao Embryo was still raging.

However, the moment his body touched the Ruins Furnace Array, a sudden change occurred!
The ancient will of the array seems to have "recognized" its master.

It was no longer merely passively activated, but actively channeled the vast and pure power of the Guixu Origin into Yu Changsheng's Guixu Compass Dao Embryo, which was on the verge of collapse, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea!

This is not gentle nourishment, but an extremely brutal forging!

"Well--!"

Yu Changsheng suddenly arched his back, letting out a painful roar, blood flowing from his seven orifices.

The Dao Embryo was struck by this overwhelming force, and the three-colored patterns at its core suddenly burst forth with an unprecedented struggle light!
The primordial annihilation, the corrosive void, the myriad poisonous energies, the fire of the abyss, and the newly absorbed stellar resentment and deathly energy were all forcibly squeezed, hammered, and smelted under the "iron hammer" of this ancient primordial annihilation!
The light of the emerald gold imprint was simultaneously stimulated to its extreme. It was no longer merely channeling, but transformed into countless tiny emerald gold threads, like the most exquisite weavers, shuttling through the violent energy flow, following the true meaning of the "Source Pivot", guiding the flow of violent energy, and striving to maintain the three-color balance point of the core of the embryo so that it would not completely disintegrate during the forging.

Pain! Indescribable, excruciating pain!
It felt as if his soul and body were being repeatedly shattered and forcibly glued back together by millions of heavy hammers. But amidst this inhuman suffering, Yu Changsheng's consciousness became clearer than ever before due to the excruciating pain!
He "saw" every conflict, every annihilation and rebirth of the energy within his body; he "heard" the ancient, deep whispers of the Ruins Furnace Array, as if from the very beginning of the universe; and he felt even more clearly the suffocating, terrifying pressure emanating from the sealed island above, from the Devouring Mother Nest! (End of Chapter)