Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

The sea of ​​stars was completely boiling over.

The breaking of the seal on the Devouring Mother Nest is no longer a threat, but the end of the world that has already arrived.

The eerie green claw that tore apart the core seal monument of the isolated island was merely the first finger extended by its immense will.

Accompanied by a howl that shattered the soul, the sea surface suddenly collapsed, forming a huge whirlpool covering dozens of miles. The center of the whirlpool was as black as ink, shimmering with a chilling eerie green light.

The remaining reefs on the isolated island were easily crushed and swallowed up like fragile biscuits.

A greedy, chaotic, and purely destructive will originating from the ancient starry sky, like a tangible tsunami, washed over the souls of every living being.

The Ferry of Withering and Flourishing was violently tossed about by the raging energy turbulence, its hull groaning under the strain. The Poisonous Granny, disregarding the Myriad Poisons Returning to Origin Cauldron shattered by Mo Yu and the backlash from the pills, and ignoring her own injuries, was filled with utter horror.

Mo Yu was no longer the dying swordsman she remembered.

The Burial Abyss Black Sword hovered in front of her, its blade wrapped in eerie dark red blood patterns—the essence of the Poison Heart Granny's Blood Fiend Soul Devouring Curse. At this moment, however, it was like the most gorgeous decoration, forcibly assimilated and devoured by the Annihilation Sword Intent!
Mo Yu's body was like a bottomless pit, frantically absorbing the highly toxic energy, blood curse resentment, and even the remaining deathly energy of fallen stars that permeated the magic boat.

His skin had an eerie, ashen hue, his eyes were sunken, yet his pupils burned with two cold, dark flames belonging to the Burial Abyss Sword itself. His life force was almost extinguished, but a purer, more terrifying will of annihilation was surging forth, using his mangled body as a vessel and the Burial Abyss Sword as a conduit!

"No... impossible! This sword... this death aura..." Poison Heart Granny screamed in despair. The backlash from the uncontrolled blood curse and the shock of the scene before her eyes made her lose her composure.

Just then, a ghostly green tentacle, thicker than the main mast of the Ferry of Life and Death, carrying the power to corrode the void, was pulled out from the center of the collapsing vortex. Its target was the Ferry of Life and Death—and the blood-patterned black sword on the Ferry of Life and Death that exuded a "food" threat that even it felt!
The shadow of death loomed over the land.

Mo Yu moved. Or rather, it was the Burial Abyss Sword that pulled his body, which was about to be completely annihilated, to move. There were no complicated moves, no earth-shattering momentum, only a silent, extremely refined gray-black sword light.

laugh--!
It was as if a hot knife was slicing through butter.

The terrifyingly powerful tentacle of the mother nest, the moment the sword light swept past it, suddenly dimmed and annihilated the eerie green energy surging within it. Its incredibly tough fleshy structure, as if weathered over millions of years, silently turned into ashes and scattered in the chaotic energy storm.

One sword strike! Severing the claws of the Mother Nest!

The Poisonous Granny's pupils constricted sharply, a chill instantly freezing her to the bone. This wasn't resistance; this was annihilation! It was the true power of annihilation emanating from the Burial Abyss Sword, utterly detonated by the threat of the Mother Nest and her blood curse as Mo Yu lay dying!
Mo Yu swayed, the extreme emptiness after the sword light dissipated almost completely engulfing him.

But on his ashen face, the corner of his mouth seemed to twitch very slightly, as if mocking, or as if conveying something to some deep-sea thought.

Taking advantage of the moment when Poison Heart Granny was shaken and the attack on the Mother Nest was thwarted, Mo Yu concentrated the last bit of his remaining will on the Burial Abyss Sword.

The black sword emitted a deep hum, transforming into a dim gray-black stream of light that swept up Mo Yu's tattered body and crashed violently into the energy shield of the Withered Glory Ferry!
Bang! Crack!

The protective shield shattered instantly! The sword light didn't stop, piercing through the layers of ship cabin walls, and amidst the Poison Heart Granny's furious shriek, it swept away Mo Yu into the raging energy turbulence and surging waves, its whereabouts unknown.

Sky above the deserted island: chaotic slaughter and desperate ambitions

The sky above the isolated island was already a scene of purgatory.

The massive hull of the Sky Patrol shook violently under the shockwave of the Mother Nest Will, forcing the secondary gun matrix to cease its covering fire.

Situ Xuan's face was ashen. He gripped the edge of the control panel tightly, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at the severed and falling tentacles of the mother nest and the vanished gray-black sword light.

"Useless! All of you are useless!"

He roared, expressing his frustration with the Poisonous Granny's incompetence, his anger at Mo Yu's escape, and his fear and resentment at the out-of-control situation before him.

"How's the Annihilation Cannon's cooldown?! Main cannon! Lock onto the center of that vortex! Blast it to pieces! Blast out the legacy!"

"Lord! The core overload has reached the critical point! Forcing a launch could result in disintegration!"

The adjutant reported in alarm.

"I can't care about anything else!" Situ Xuan's eyes flashed with the glint of a crazed gambler.

"Once the mother nest is completely breached, everything will be over! Before it can establish a firm foothold, bomb it! The glory of the Heavenly Craftsmanship Palace begins now!"

On the other side, the pursuit of the Xuan Tian Venerable was forcibly interrupted by the secondary gun fire of the Xun Tian ship, forcing him to turn back.

He hovered in mid-air, the Abyss-Slaying Divine Sword emitting soft, unwilling cries.

Yu Changsheng and Chen Xueqing fell into the deep sea. The Guixu Dao Embryo and the "Guixu Yin: Yuanliu Shu" were so close yet so far away, which made his heart feel like it was being bitten by a poisonous snake.

What alarmed him even more was Mo Yu's sword strike that severed the tentacles of the mother nest—the pure aura of annihilation made even him feel a sense of dread.

"Hmph, the brutes of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau!" He glanced at the Sky Patrol, which was about to make a desperate gamble, and a calculating glint flashed in his eyes.

His gaze locked onto the remains of the island's core monument, torn apart by the giant claws of the Mother Nest and constantly leaking the power of ancient seals and chaotic stellar energy.

That place was once the site where Chen Xueqing integrated and inherited her knowledge, and it was also the central node of the seal.

"The power of the Void... the origin of annihilation... if we could directly absorb the remaining power from this damaged core..."

A bolder, more greedy idea began to take root in his mind.

While Situ Xuan's attention was focused on the Mother Nest itself, Elder Qingyi was doing her best to resist the impact of the Mother Nest's will, and Granny Poison Heart was preoccupied with her own problems...

The Venerable Xuantian transformed into an extremely subtle sword light, silently sweeping towards the core remains of the isolated island that exuded an alluring yet dangerous aura.

The Abyss-Slaying Sword in his hand trembled slightly, its tip emitting a faint glow, preparing to forcefully pierce into the wreckage and plunder any remaining power of the forger's origin and sealing energy! He wanted to forcibly enhance his original sword intent amidst the chaos, and even attempt to dabble in the true meaning of Returning to Nothingness!
"Old man Xuantian! Don't even think about it!" A furious shout rang out.

It turned out to be Elder Qingyi, who had just withstood a wave of poisonous miasma.

The emerald green lotus leaf magic boat beneath her feet was slightly dimmed, and a trace of emerald gold blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, clearly indicating that she was under immense pressure.

But she keenly grasped the intention of the Venerable Xuantian.

A wisp of the Pure Lotus's aura was forcibly separated, transforming into a tough emerald-gold light rope that coiled towards the sword light of the Xuan Tian Venerable!

"Qingyi! You can't even protect yourself, yet you dare to stop me!"

Xuan Tianzun's sword light paused for a moment, and he turned his sword back to slash at the light rope, the sword energy was fierce and unparalleled.

"Reinforcing the seal is the top priority! You're playing with fire, accelerating the breaking of the Mother Nest's seal!"

Elder Qingyi refused to yield an inch, unleashing a continuous stream of Purifying Power that clashed fiercely with the Sword Qi of Zhan Yuan, erupting with dazzling light.

The three-way battle reignited amid the terrifying backdrop of the Brood's breach, but this time, their objectives became distorted and dangerous in the chaos.

Situ Xuan wanted to use the main cannon to "blast fish," Xuan Tian Zun Zhe wanted to "steal the base," and Qing Yi, while hindering Xuan Tian Zun Zhe, also had to maintain the suppression of the Mother Nest's will and try to repair the seal cracks, and was already at her limit.

Deep within the Sea of ​​Buried Stars lies the core of the Ruins Furnace Array.

Here, there is no raging roar on the sea, only the heavy pressure of the seawater, enough to crush stars, and a grand and deep rumble originating from the very foundation of the world—that is the pulse of the Ruins itself.

Yu Changsheng and Chen Xueqing were enveloped in a cocoon made of emerald gold light, suspended above a huge, complex furnace array that flowed with dark gold and dark green energy.

The array seemed to come alive, with countless mysterious runes lighting up like living chains, unleashing the vast and boundless power of the Origin of Return to the Void like billions of invisible forging hammers, slamming it down on Yu Changsheng's broken body!
"Ugh—!"

Even on the verge of losing consciousness, the excruciating pain that penetrated his soul and crushed every cell made Yu Changsheng let out a silent roar.

His Void Origin Armor was already covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and now, under the impact of these primal forces, the fragments were peeling away little by little.

Above the Dao Embryo, there were five extremely violent alien energies: the chaotic gray representing the origin of annihilation, the eerie green corrosion of the Devouring Nest, the dark purple poison remaining from the Myriad Poison Soul-Devouring Needles, the blazing white of the Abyss Flame, and the pitch black of the absorbed star resentment. Like five ferocious dragons, they were tearing and clashing wildly in his dantian and meridians, each collision bringing his body to the brink of complete collapse.

The emerald-gold mark left by Chen Xueqing has now become the key to maintaining his life. The purifying power of the Pure Lotus and the profound Daoist rhyme of "Return to the Void: Source Pivot" contained in the mark have transformed into the gentlest stream, and also like the most resilient guiding rope.

It does not forcibly extinguish or expel those violent energies, but guides and channeles them, in accordance with the ancient will transmitted from the furnace array diagram—the true meaning of the "flood discharge channel"—forcibly incorporating these destructive forces into the forging order of the Ruins Furnace.

Guixu is the final destination of all things, and it can also encompass all things, transforming chaos into order and embracing destruction into new life!

The emerald-gold halo not only enveloped Yu Changsheng, but also deeply nourished another faint presence within the cocoon of light—Chen Xueqing. The protective light membrane formed by the core crystal enveloped her, like a spirit sleeping in amber.

Her spirit body remained transparent and fragile, but the radiance of the Pure Lotus flowed over it, and the Daoist essence of the Source Pivot slowly repaired the damage caused by Situ Xuan's backstab and the poisonous miasma.

Her consciousness sank into the deepest rest, and the fusion with the core inheritance did not stop, but instead accelerated in the environment of the Origin of Return to Nothingness.

A faint wisp of thought, like the strongest thread, crossed the deep sea and became tightly connected with the emerald gold mark within Yu Changsheng's body, together maintaining that delicate balance.

suddenly!

Boom! ...
The entire underwater furnace space was violently shaking!

An unprecedented torrent of will, filled with insane hatred and greed, pierced Yu Changsheng's sea of ​​consciousness like billions of cold steel needles!

It's the Devouring Mother Nest! It has completely broken free of its restraints! It sensed it!

Sensing that within this deep sea existed an extremely tempting "food"—the Chaos Dao Embryo within Yu Changsheng's body, which fused multiple origins, especially the nascent forms of Return to Nothingness and Annihilation! And beside him, Chen Xueqing, who contained the core power of the Starry Sky Forger's inheritance!
This shock to the will was far more terrifying than any before!
The forging in the Ruins Furnace instantly became even more violent! The conflict between the five different energies erupted tenfold due to the stimulation of the Mother Nest's will! The light of the Emerald Gold Imprint flickered violently, and the guiding rope seemed about to snap!
"Roar--!"

Yu Changsheng's eyes were instantly filled with chaotic gray and devouring green, and his consciousness was almost completely overwhelmed by the greedy whispers of the mother nest and the intense pain of energy.

The cracks on the surface of his body suddenly widened, and dark golden Chaos Emperor Blood gushed out like molten gold, only to be evaporated by the violent energy.

Just as he was about to completely succumb and be pulled into the endless void abyss by the will of the Mother Nest.

铮！
A faint yet incredibly clear sword cry pierced through the thick seawater, through the chaotic energy storm, and through the roar of the mother nest, resounding directly in the core of his collapsing consciousness!
It's the Burial Abyss Sword!

It's Mo Yu!
The sword's cry contained an utter stillness, yet also a final, defiant will and a steadfast determination to protect! It was telling Yu Changsheng: I am still fighting! I have severed its claws!
It was like a bucket of ice water poured on a burning soul. Yu Changsheng's eyes, which were on the verge of fading, suddenly sharpened!
Mo Yu is not dead! He is fighting! He is protecting something with his last ounce of will!
Xueqing is right beside me; her legacy and vitality are tied to me!

The mother nest has emerged, and the world is about to collapse!
The enemy has not been eliminated; Situ Xuan's cannons, Xuan Tian Zun Zhe's sword, and Poison Heart Granny's poison are still raging!

"Do not--!!!"

The obsession with protection, the rage of revenge, and the extreme thirst for power erupted like a volcano that had been ignited for millennia deep within Yu Changsheng's soul!
This fire of the soul, ignited by a strong will, instantly set the dormant and dim Flame of the Abyss ablaze!
boom!
The blazing white flames were no longer scattered, but erupted like a tsunami from his limbs, from the core of his Dao Embryo, and from every crack in the Returning Void Origin Armor! The Flame of the Abyss could burn away all things, and it could also burn away its own shackles, all for a moment of glory!
Sensing the tremendous change in its master's will, the emerald gold imprint shone brightly!
The purifying power of the Pure Lotus was more concentrated than ever before, and the guiding Dao rhythm of the Source Pivot became ten times clearer in an instant!
"Drawing away evil spirits to the void, all streams returning to their source! Forging me in the furnace, reborn from the abyss!"

Yu Changsheng let out a silent roar at the level of his soul!

The devouring properties of the Guixu Dao Embryo were stimulated to their limit under the burning of the Ember Abyss Fire, the guidance of the Emerald Gold Imprint, and the powerful support of the Furnace Array Diagram!
No longer passively enduring the beating, but actively consuming it!

The heavy, mercury-like dark green seawater around them was no longer an obstacle, but the purest source of the energy of the Void! The vast primordial power transmitted from the furnace array was the forging hammer!
The fragments of the Annihilation Sword Intent he devoured, the remaining corrosive power of the Devouring Void, the essence of the Myriad Poisonous Qi, the fragments of the Starry Resentment… all the violent energy that had once tried to destroy him had now become fuel! It had become the raw materials for forging his Dao Embryo! (End of Chapter)