Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

At the same time, the consequences of Yu Changsheng forcibly activating the power also erupted!

He felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow, as if his internal organs had been smashed by a giant hammer. His vision went black, and a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs and gray source energy gushed out. His body swayed precariously!
Forcibly mobilizing his power triggered an already unstable energy conflict within his body, causing his injuries to worsen instantly!

"Pfft!"

He knelt on one knee, clinging to his last bit of willpower to keep from collapsing completely, gasping for breath, each breath carrying the heavy smell of blood.

The chaotic source energy network within his body vibrated violently, and the meridian that had just been repaired collapsed once again!
The cost was devastating!

However, the core circulation of the protective formation did indeed slow down slightly under his desperate attack, which disregarded his own safety and risked injury to create an opening!
Especially the auxiliary bone fragment that he focused his attack on, cracks spread and its luster dimmed, which reduced the sharpness of the entire magic array by at least 20%!

The Chaos Origin Beast cub seemed to be thoroughly enraged by its master's injuries and the perilous situation it had just faced.

Ignoring the pain in its hind leg, it opened its mouth wide again while the magic array's power was fluctuating and had not yet stabilized!

This time, its target was clear—the core of the entire magic array composed of those eight deep purple bone fragments!

A terrifying suction force, several times stronger than before and carrying the "return to nothingness" conception of the beginning of chaos, erupted!
hum!hum!hum!
The eight bone fragments trembled violently at the same time, emitting a bright purple light. Countless tiny rune chains, composed of pure, sharp will, rose from the bone fragments, attempting to resist this strange devouring power!
However, the Chaos Origin Beast's Devouring Talent seems to have a natural restraint on existences in the form of energy!
The rune chains formed by willpower dissolved and broke rapidly under the gray, devouring power, just like ice and snow meeting boiling oil!
The immense, sharp energy contained within the bone fragments was forcibly pulled out, forming eight streams of purple light that continuously flowed into the cub's mouth!

"Roar--!"

The cub let out a painful roar, its tiny body violently expanding and contracting due to the terrifying energy infusion far exceeding its current tolerance limits, with blinding purple light bursting from the gaps in its scales! Swallowing the core of the magic array left behind by gods and demons was simply playing with its life!
In its heterochromatic pupils, the darkness in its left eye swirls like a vortex, desperately trying to contain and dilute it; while the purple star in its right eye, like an overloaded star, bursts out with unprecedented light, seemingly trying to forcibly refine and absorb this sharp energy!

Yu Changsheng endured the excruciating pain, staring intently at the scene, his heart pounding in his throat.

He knew the cubs were fighting desperately! Success or failure hinged on this moment!
As the cubs frantically devoured the core energy of the magic array, the light of the protective array dimmed at a visible speed.

The flow of the array patterns completely stopped, and the sharp killing intent that had locked onto the target also vanished.

"Click... click..."

Without the support of energy, the eight deep purple bone fragments finally shattered and crumbled completely, turning into dust and scattering away.

Pfft!
The Chaos Origin Beast cub finally couldn't hold on any longer. Like an overinflated balloon suddenly deflated, it fell to the ground from mid-air, its body convulsing violently, and purple energy flowed from its mouth.

Its once solid body became extremely faint, as if it would dissipate at any moment. Only the purple star in its right eye shone brightly as if it were burning. Clearly, the power it absorbed and transformed had brought it great benefits, but this process had placed too heavy a burden on its young body.

It struggled to get up, but could only let out a weak whimper.

The defenses have been breached!

Yu Changsheng's eyes flashed with an astonishing light. Ignoring his own near-collapse state, he lunged at the emerald green roots atop the pile of bones!
Without the protection of the magic array, he easily grasped the warm and smooth jade-like treasure that exuded a powerful life force in his hand!
It felt warm and smooth to the touch, and a vast, ancient, and infinitely vibrant energy surged through his palm, like a sleeping sea of ​​life, rushing straight to his soul!

The violent and conflicting energy within him momentarily stagnated and softened in the face of this pure aura of the law of life!

"Xueqing...there's hope!"

Without hesitation, he immediately sat cross-legged next to the cub, gripping the emerald roots tightly with one hand and pressing the other hand against the still convulsing cub's back, carefully injecting all the remaining chaotic source energy he could muster into the cub's body.

"Refine it! You and I...will share it!"

He needs the cub's talent! The cub's efficiency in absorbing and converting energy is far greater than his, and the cub itself also urgently needs this life energy to stabilize the damage from its excessive absorption and to promote its growth.

The most efficient and least risky path is for the cub to absorb and transform the energy first, then feed it back to him with pure life force, and finally transfer it to Chen Xueqing!

The cub sensed the power from its master, as if it had found support. It let out a low roar, enduring the excruciating pain and exhaustion in its body, and opened its mouth again, but instead of devouring, it sucked fiercely into the emerald green roots in Yu Changsheng's hand!
hum!
Emerald green life radiance surged into the cub's mouth like a torrent!
Its body was instantly dyed a translucent emerald green, as if carved from jade! Under the infusion of this boundless life energy, its originally ethereal form solidified and expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The withered antlers on its head greedily absorbed the life force of the same source, and at a speed visible to the naked eye, they shed their decay and became warm, plump, and lush green again, radiating a soft yet powerful aura of life!

The few sword-like feathers on its back were also tinged with a faint emerald green, and the silver light flowing around the edges became even more refined.

The cub's aura is rapidly increasing!
The chaotic furnace within its body is frantically refining this vast power of life laws along with the sharp energy and ancient battlefield aura it previously devoured!
The pain persists, but it is accompanied by a surge in power!
Yu Changsheng pressed his palm against the cub's hand and could clearly feel an energy so pure it was unimaginable, containing both vitality and a gentle, chaotic state of mind, that was being continuously fed back from the cub's body!

This energy, like a life-giving spring, flowed through his shattered meridians. Wherever it passed, the broken joints healed rapidly under the flashing gray light; it seeped into the cracks in his internal organs, quickly smoothing out the chill of the Styx River and the scorch marks of the purple lightning, and new flesh and blood grew tenaciously.

Even the emptiness deep within his soul seemed to be slightly soothed by this warm breath of life, and infused with a tenacious vitality!

An unprecedented feeling of comfort washed over Yu Changsheng's body! His face was still pale, but the fatigue and death in his eyes had faded by most, replaced by a rekindled resilience, as firm as a rock.

He dared not delay, and carefully separated a strand of this life force, which had been tempered by the young beast furnace and carried chaotic attributes, and poured it into Chen Xueqing's heart, at the location of the dim life rune, through the thin gray light shield, extremely slowly and steadily.

Like rain after a long drought!
The dormant runes suddenly lit up the moment they came into contact with this life force, which was of the same origin but purer and more advanced! Although the light was faint, it was stable and persistent!

Emerald light flowed across the runes like living water, greedily absorbing the life-saving energy.

Chen Xueqing, who was fast asleep, trembled slightly.

A faint yet perfectly clear groan escaped from her lips.

"Um……"

Then, her long, icy eyelashes, as if unable to bear the weight of life, trembled and slowly lifted with great difficulty.

A pair of dull, lifeless eyes, as if covered in thick dust, opened blankly and unfocused.

It seemed to take her a very long time before she could barely make out the bizarre "sky" above, made up of huge skeletons. Her eyes were empty, filled with unknown fear and bottomless weariness.

Her lips moved slightly, but no sound came out; only a faint but real warmth brushed against Yu Changsheng's trembling fingers. "Xue...Qing..."

Yu Changsheng's voice was hoarse, like the grinding of sand, carrying the cautiousness of someone who had survived a disaster.

"Long...life?" Chen Xueqing's voice was as faint as a whisper, yet it was like a thunderclap that shattered the heavy silence in the cave.

"I'm here!"

Yu Changsheng held her slightly cool hand, his voice hoarse but filled with unwavering determination.

"It's alright, Xueqing, it's alright."

The price of excessive power surged for him, causing his body to spasm slightly. The chaotic mark on his back, which combined the Eternal Night Evil Beast, the Sword Intent of Destruction, the Life Rune, and the Styx Aura, swelled violently, and gray-black cracks spread beneath his skin like a volcano about to erupt.

He forcibly suppressed the violent energy conflict within his body, and the method of "Ten Thousand Beasts Heavenly Scripture: Chaos Guidance" struggled to operate in his collapsing meridians, greedily absorbing the life essence that had not yet been fully absorbed from the emerald roots, repairing his own numerous wounds.

On the other side, the "whimpering" of the Chaos Origin Beast cub carried a strange mixture of pain and satisfaction.

Its small body was now like an inflated balloon, with deep purple magic circle energy surging and crashing within it, flashing with dangerous arcs of electricity.

Devouring those eight bone fragments containing powerful protective laws is a huge burden for the cub, but also an unprecedented opportunity.

It huddled in the corner, its body sometimes expanding and sometimes contracting, the chaotic patterns on its surface flickering erratically, frantically operating its innate instincts to refine, decompose, and transform this violent energy. With each successful energy transformation, a wisp of purer and more substantial chaotic source power was fed back, merging into Yu Changsheng's chaotic imprint, becoming the cornerstone that sustained his life and suppressed the chaos within his body.

Wang Cheng leaned against the cold bone wall, witnessing all of this.

His internal injuries were still horrific, and the weakness brought on by his plummeting cultivation level was ever-present, with every breath straining his shattered organs.

Huang Xiren's sacrifice, Lin Hao's blood-stained broken sword, the desperate escape from the Valley of Sinking Souls... Scenes churned in his mind, grief and anger burning in his heart, yet also draining his last bit of strength.

He could only watch helplessly as Yu Changsheng used his body as a furnace to withstand immense force, as Chen Xueqing struggled to recover on the brink of life and death, and as the magical little beast underwent a painful transformation.

Time lost its meaning in the deathly silence of the ancient ruins where gods were buried.

I don't know how much time passed, maybe several hours, maybe a whole day.

The emptiness in Chen Xueqing's eyes was finally completely replaced by clarity. Although she was still weak, the severed life force had been reconnected.

She tried moving her fingers, and a faint but real life energy flowed through her fingertips.

"Cough...cough cough!" Wang Cheng suddenly coughed violently, and dark purple blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

This commotion attracted the attention of Yu Changsheng and Chen Xueqing.

"Wang Cheng!" Chen Xueqing struggled to sit up, but Yu Changsheng gently pressed her down.

"He...was pushing himself too hard..."

Yu Changsheng's voice was low and deep.

He sensed that Wang Cheng's condition was worse than expected; his cultivation foundation was severely damaged, and he was only temporarily stabilizing the deterioration with the aura of a cub, but recovery was a long way off.

He looked at the Chaos Origin Beast cub that was still refining energy beside him. The cub seemed to sense his intention and let out a low cry.

"Hooooo——!"

The cub suddenly opened its small mouth, no longer frantically devouring, but precisely spitting out a hazy, chaotic stream of air carrying a strange life rhythm.

This stream of energy was not pure life energy, but rather a "restorative essence" extracted from the energy of the protective array it had just refined, transformed and purified by the primordial chaos. The stream of energy coiled around Wang Cheng's heavily injured body like a serpent, slowly seeping into him.

"Ugh!" Wang Cheng let out a suppressed roar of pain, his muscles tensing instantly. Wherever that stream of energy passed, it was as if countless tiny lava flows through his body, burning away the accumulated death energy and malevolent thoughts, forcibly mending his broken meridians and internal organs.

This was an incredibly powerful repair, forcibly stimulating vitality with the power of chaos and reshaping the foundation! After the excruciating pain, an unprecedented warm current arose in the depleted dantian, and the cultivation that had plummeted to the bottom began to recover and stabilize at an astonishing speed, and even... showed faint signs of surpassing the old constraints!
In Wang Cheng's bloodshot eyes, an unbelievable surge of ecstasy and ruthlessness erupted.

Just as Wang Cheng was undergoing a painful transformation, Yu Changsheng also experienced a crucial change.

boom--!
An invisible, boundless aura, seemingly originating from before the creation of the world, erupted from Yu Changsheng's center!

The thick, gray mist inside the cave was instantly dissipated, creating a brief vacuum.

Bone dust fell softly onto the wall of skeletons.

The ancient malevolent spirits slumbering deep within the massive skeleton let out terrified screams and retreated into the distance.

Yu Changsheng sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his body hovering several inches off the ground. The chaotic mark on his back shone brightly, no longer a chaotic gray-black, but a profound, all-encompassing "primordial chaotic color" that seemed capable of nurturing all things.

At the center of the mark, a tiny vortex slowly rotated, frantically devouring the ghostly death aura permeating the cave, the remaining malevolent thoughts from the battlefield, and the faint fragments of divinity emanating from the divine remains!
The Ancient Ruins of the Burial of Gods, a place filled with the chaotic origins left behind by fallen gods and demons, has now become the perfect breeding ground for Yu Changsheng's breakthrough!
The text of the "Scripture of Ten Thousand Beasts" resounded deep within his soul. Those originally sealed fragments of profound mysteries about chaos and the unity of all beasts, under the combined effect of the stimulation of the ancient ruins environment and the accumulation of his own power to the critical point, surged and impacted the limits of his cognition like a flood that had burst its banks.

The sharpness of the Golden-Winged Roc, the ferocity of the Crimson Hell Dragon, the solidity of the Black Tortoise, the vitality of the Colorful Star Deer, the unpredictability of the Eternal Night Evil Beast, the decisiveness of the Purple Spirit Emperor Sword… even the coldness of the River Styx, the energy characteristics of the Purifier's annihilation…

All the power sources he had contracted with, come into contact with, and devoured were forcibly pulled, shattered, and merged by the "Chaos Guidance" method at this moment!
The pain reached an unprecedented peak!
His body seemed to be torn into billions of pieces by an invisible force, and then forcibly glued back together under the wrapping of chaotic source power.

The soul rises and falls in the endless torrent of primordial information, sometimes as clear and bright as the beginning of the universe, and sometimes as lifeless and silent as the annihilation of all things.

"Late-stage Nascent Soul... Break through!" (End of Chapter)