Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

Like a red-hot iron plunged into ice water! The nine raging dark golden lightning dragons, worn down by the power of the Returning Void and refined by the Chaos Furnace, saw their massive lightning bodies visibly dim and become illusory, finally collapsing with a mournful cry! The pure essence of lightning was greedily devoured by the six beasts, especially the Chaos Golden Roc and the Chaos Flame Dragon, whose auras visibly surged once more! The most crucial wisp of chaotic lightning essence was remotely captured by the Returning Void Sword, and a dark golden, profound lightning pattern was quietly imprinted on its blade, adding to its destructive and majestic heavenly might!

Second tribulation lightning, broken!
Yu Changsheng stood in mid-air, his Chaos Furnace Dharma Image slowly retracting, surrounded by six beasts. Although his aura was slightly diminished, his fighting spirit burned even brighter. The lingering aura of thunder and fire swirled around him, merging with the Chaos Source Power. Every breath he took caused the void to tremble. He was only one step away from that invisible barrier of Void Refinement!
At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
"Hehehe... Yu Changsheng!!"

A hoarse voice, filled with endless resentment and twisted, as if it contained the most vicious curses of billions of living beings, suddenly exploded from the core of the huge filthy vortex in the sky!

That voice was none other than Yuan Shou! Yet it was also mixed with the roars of countless battle spirits and the delirious murmurs of the source of filth!
The filthy vortex churned wildly, the thick, blood-like dark purple stench and the lingering resentment of the battlefield forcibly mingled and compressed by a terrifying will! At the center of the vortex, a massive, twisted, and repulsive figure was rapidly taking shape—

It is Yuan Shou!

But at this moment, he was no longer human! His shattered dark gold armor was stained a murky purplish-black by the foul air, covered with writhing, proliferating tumors. Where his head should have been, only half a skull covered in slime remained, two viscous, dark purple flames burning in the empty eye sockets. At his missing right arm, countless filthy tentacles composed of the wailing faces of vengeful spirits danced wildly! And his aura, forcibly infused with filth and vengeful spirits, broke through that boundary, reaching the true Void Refinement Realm! Although his foundation was unstable, the terrifying pressure belonging to the Void Refinement level, mixed with the absolute malice of the source of the filth, descended like billions of mountains of filthy blood! It locked onto Yu Changsheng, who had just withstood two tribulations of lightning and whose momentum was rising to its peak!

"Filth... grant me new life! Today, I will devour your flesh and blood, seize your divine weapon, and vent my soul!" Yuan Shou's terrifying face, half-skull and half-tumor, twisted inhumanly as he roared. His remaining left hand clenched in the air, and the filth and resentful spirits instantly coalesced into a gigantic, purplish-black scythe entwined with countless wailing faces—the filthy form of the Soul-Destroying Blood Scythe! The scythe swung, and a dark purple, foul light, tearing through the soul and corrupting the laws of nature, ignored spatial distance and struck before the third tribulation could descend, viciously slashing towards Yu Changsheng's back! Insidious and ruthless, the timing was exquisitely precise!
The Void Refining Tribulation is about to descend from the front, and the Void Refining Demon is launching a deadly sneak attack from behind!
A truly decisive game!

"Immortality!" "Senior Brother Yu!"

Wang Cheng and Chen Xueqing's eyes widened in fury, and they roared in terror. Wang Cheng desperately tried to soar into the sky, but was held firmly in place by the oppressive aura of the Void Refinement level, his golden body groaning in pain. Chen Xueqing's Life Gem flashed wildly, and a life-protecting arrow, condensed to its extreme, shot towards the dark purple filth, only to be corrupted, dimmed, and disintegrated the instant it touched it!
Yu Changsheng suddenly turned around!
Faced with that filthy scythe light that tore through the soul and struck first, the chaotic flames in his eyes suddenly contracted into two extremely cold stars! It was neither shock nor anger, but an absolute calm that had been frozen for eternity!

"You clown, how dare you block my path!"

Amidst the fierce shout, the Guixu Sword did not retreat to defend! Instead, he gripped it tightly with both hands, its tip pointing directly at the core of the third tribulation vortex in the sky, which was about to erupt completely!
All the strength, all the will, all the insights, were burned and poured forth under the extreme pressure of a life-or-death moment!
On its back, the Chaos Mark erupted with the most brilliant light in history, like the first ray of light at the beginning of the universe! The fighting will and indomitable belief in the countless fragments of battle souls that had been refined, absorbed and precipitated erupted like a dormant volcano!

"With my battle spirit as fuel! Ignite my Chaos Path! Refine the Void—Open!"

With this roar that seemed to pour out his life and soul, Yu Changsheng hurled the Guixu Sword in his hand at the core of the world-destroying lightning tribulation!
call out--!
The Guixu Sword transformed into an eternal, primordial, chaotic aurora!

On the sword's blade, the phantom of the Primordial Dragon Armor Beast roared to the sky, dark golden lightning patterns burst forth with dazzling light, and the core chaotic Dao patterns were completely illuminated, unleashing the power of the Void without reservation! It seemed no longer to be a weapon, but rather Yu Changsheng's soul proving the Dao by shattering all shackles and questioning the Dao of Refining the Void! Wherever it passed, space was completely annihilated, forming an absolute void trajectory, its speed exceeding the limits of time and thought!
Boom!

The third tribulation of lightning has finally arrived!

It was no longer a pillar of lightning, nor a thunder dragon. The eye of calamity at the core of that filthy vortex seemed to have transformed into the outlet of the chaotic thunder pool. Endless purplish-black lightning slurry, like the Milky Way bursting its banks, poured down with the ultimate destructive will to end the era and return to chaos! It was meant to completely erase that defying-the-heaven figure below from this dimension!

However, in the very instant before the world-destroying torrent of lightning struck!

The eternal aurora formed by the Guixu Sword resolutely pierced into the very core of the lightning tribulation vortex!

Time seemed to have completely stopped at this moment.

On the battlefield, the frenzied battle spirits ceased their roars.

The filthy vortex froze, its rotation halted.

Wang Cheng's wide eyes reflected the sword light that pierced through the heavens and earth.

Chen Xueqing covered her mouth, freezing the light of the Life Gem.

next moment--

A singularity whose terror defies description suddenly erupted at the core of the lightning tribulation vortex!
No sound.

Only light.

The purest light, capable of annihilating everything, instantly devoured the cascading lightning, the massive vortex, Yuan Shou's twisted and venomous face, and everything within sight!
The entire battlefield of the Investiture of the Gods was transformed into pure black and white under this unimaginable light!

The destructive energy collapsed, annihilated, and transformed wildly within the singularity... Ultimately, it transformed into an indescribable torrent of energy containing the ultimate principles of chaos and destruction, like the first ray of light that pierced the heavens and the earth, pouring down from the singularity and completely engulfing Yu Changsheng, who was holding a sword to the sky!

"Uhhh-!!!"

Yu Changsheng let out a roar that exceeded his limits. His body was like a lone boat in a raging sea in the torrent. Every inch of his flesh, bones, meridians, and soul was being frantically washed, torn, and reassembled by this ultimate power that originated from the source of the chaotic lightning tribulation!
The chaotic spiritual veins were broken inch by inch, but were instantly reshaped in the torrent, becoming more resilient and wider. What flowed was no longer airflow, but chaotic source power like liquid stars!
The chaotic mark on its back shone with billions of rays of light, spinning wildly like a nascent cosmic core, greedily devouring the chaotic torrent. The patterns on the mark itself became even more intricate and profound, radiating the pressure of laws truly belonging to the Void Refinement level!

The Guixu Sword flew back and its hilt landed steadily in his hand.

On the sword, the chaotic yellow color was restrained to the extreme, and the whole body flowed with a warm and jade-like radiance that also concealed the annihilation. The core chaotic Dao pattern was completely stabilized, and the dark gold lightning pattern and a trace of faint black light of the void were perfectly integrated.

The sword's cry was clear and resonant, carrying with it the supreme joy of breaking free from the shackles of fate!
A vast, majestic aura, transcending the mortal realm, erupted from Yu Changsheng, sweeping across the heavens and the earth, like an ancient giant awakening from its slumber!
Refining the void!

become!
At this moment, Yu Changsheng was surrounded by chaotic source energy like a galaxy, and every move he made resonated with the laws of nature. He slowly raised his eyes, and what he saw were those tainted battle souls that had survived the aftershocks of the lightning tribulation. They seemed to have encountered a supreme natural enemy, letting out terrified and desperate screams. Their souls disintegrated inch by inch under the invisible pressure of the Void Refining Technique, turning into pure soul energy that was devoured by the Returning Void Sword and the Chaos Mark!

The lingering power of the purplish-black lightning still churned in the sky, like the unwilling roar of a dying beast, yet it could no longer shake the figure standing on the shattered earth. Yu Changsheng hovered in mid-air, his body no longer surrounded by raging energy turbulence, but by a deep, vast chaotic nebula. Strands of chaotic primordial energy swirled and flowed around him like living things, each pulse causing the surrounding laws of heaven and earth to hum and submit.

As his eyes opened and closed, it seemed as if strange phenomena of the beginning of chaos and the birth and death of stars were rising and falling. The overwhelming pressure of the Void Refining Realm, which surpassed that of the Divine Transformation Realm, swept across the entire battlefield of the Investiture of the Gods like a tangible tsunami!

"Refine...Refine the Void!" Wang Cheng struggled to prop up his heavily injured body, blood still dripping from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes burst with unprecedented excitement and fervor.

He clearly felt that the domineering blood power within him, which had just broken through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, felt somewhat insignificant under the pressure unconsciously emanating from Yu Changsheng, and was then enveloped by a powerful sense of security.

This is the power that belongs to their leader!
Chen Xueqing's face was pale. She had almost exhausted her life force in order to withstand the aftershocks of the War Soul Frenzy and the Abyss Hunter's sneak attack.

At this moment, feeling the vast, all-encompassing, and absolutely destructive pressure of the Void Refinement Realm, her hand tightly gripping the Life Gem trembled slightly, not from fear, but from shock and a reverence stemming from an instinctive life force. The Void Refinement Realm, a realm that had once seemed unattainable, was now truly unfolding before her.

"Roar!" The Chaos Tortoise let out a deep yet joyful roar, its shell radiating a brilliant yellow light that echoed the chaotic nebula surrounding Yu Changsheng, and its aura seemed to be subtly rising. The other five Chaos Beasts, though each had suffered injuries, also growled softly, their eyes filled with submission and pride in their master's immense power.

The most direct and terrifying sense of oppression came from the filthy war spirits remaining on the battlefield.

Those ancient war spirits, whose remnants had become violent and twisted under the corrupting power of the Abyss Hunt, emitted a shrill scream that reached the depths of their souls, like ice and snow thrown into boiling oil.

The filthy black energy on their bodies evaporated and dissipated violently under the illumination of the chaotic nebula. The remaining soul structures could not withstand the crushing pressure of the Void Refinement Realm's laws and collapsed one after another, turning into streams of soul power that were either pure or filled with resentment and unwillingness.

"Om-!"

The Guixu Sword, hovering in front of Yu Changsheng, emitted an unprecedentedly clear and melodious sword cry.

On the sword, the chaotic light of the Xuanhuang circulated endlessly, and the broken, filthy battle soul power seemed to be summoned by the supreme authority, surging madly towards the sword.

The Guixu Sword was like a bottomless abyss, greedily devouring the pure soul power and the remaining fragments of laws.

The light on the sword grew brighter and brighter, and the naturally formed chaotic Dao patterns on the sword seemed to come alive, becoming more profound and mysterious. A terrifying sword intent that could annihilate all things and return to chaos soared into the sky, and even the huge filthy vortex in the sky seemed to pause slightly!
Yu Changsheng slowly raised his right hand and gently grasped the hilt of the Guixu Sword.

The moment his fingers touched the hilt of the sword, the entire battlefield of the Investiture of the Gods seemed to fall silent for a moment. An indescribable sense of control surged through his entire body.

With a slight thought, his gaze swept across the distant sky towards the dark purple vortex of filth that was still slowly rotating, radiating endless malice and suction.

"The source of the filth... the seal is loosening... this is a great calamity."

Yu Changsheng spoke calmly, his voice not loud, yet like the resounding voice of the Great Dao, clearly reaching Wang Cheng and Chen Xueqing's ears, carrying an undeniable resolve. "Now that things have come to this, I will use your filth to test my newly acquired power, to offer a sacrifice to my Returning Void Divine Edge!"

Before he finished speaking, Yu Changsheng took a step forward!
Without any earth-shattering fanfare, this step seemed to traverse a spatial distance. He appeared directly in front of the filthy vortex, his tiny figure facing the terrifying, sky-covering presence, creating a powerful visual impact.

"Immortality!" Chen Xueqing exclaimed, filled with worry.

"Old Yu, watch out for that suction!" Wang Cheng shouted a warning, knowing full well how terrifying the vortex's suction could be, even distorting and tearing space itself.

However, Yu Changsheng's performance exceeded their expectations.

The terrifying suction force of the filth acted on him, and the chaotic nebula surrounding him only rippled slightly before dissipating the power that was enough to tear apart a peak Nascent Soul cultivator.

At the Refinement of Emptiness realm, one has already begun to grasp the laws of space, and is like a small, moving world in its infancy. How could such a suction force possibly shake it?
"Chaos Returns to Ruins - Devouring Realms!"

Yu Changsheng gave a low shout and presented the Guixu Sword in his hand.

This sword strike lacked flashy techniques and earth-shattering bursts of light and shadow. Wherever the sword tip pointed, the void silently collapsed and annihilated, forming a rapidly spinning, inwardly collapsing miniature chaotic vortex. Though small, this vortex contained a more pure and terrifying power of return to the void than the previous "Chaos Return to the Void - Control" and "Chaos Furnace"!

The moment the thick, foul mist at the edge of that enormous vortex came into contact with this miniature chaotic vortex, it was like ice and snow meeting a red-hot iron, emitting a piercing "sizzle" sound. It was instantly decomposed and annihilated, turning into the most primordial chaotic particles, which were greedily absorbed by the Guixu Sword! The miniature chaotic vortex, like an unstoppable drill, steadily and slowly "drilled" towards the core of the foul vortex!

"Roar--!!!"

As if sensing a deadly threat, the filthy vortex let out a non-human roar that shook the entire battlefield of the Investiture of the Gods!

Its rotation speed suddenly increased a hundredfold! Countless grotesque demonic shadows, formed from filthy energy, roared out and pounced on Yu Changsheng and the miniature chaotic vortex.

These demonic figures possessed powerful auras, including many at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and carried terrifying power that eroded the soul and corrupted the very essence of existence!
"Hmph, you petty villains, how dare you approach me?" Yu Changsheng's eyes turned cold, without even wielding the Guixu Sword. (End of Chapter)