Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

The massive figure of the Evil Beast merged into the shadows of the Chaos Divine Realm. It opened its enormous maw, no longer to devour energy, but to create a variant of "Eternal Night: Return to the Void Devouring"—"Eternal Night: Return to the Void Barrier"! A powerful suction force formed around the imperial city. It did not absorb, but rather formed a distorted devouring force field, forcibly pulling and deflecting some of the surging gray mist, like creating an invisible vortex in front of a flood, reducing the pressure of directly impacting the great formation.

The Purple Spirit Emperor Sword let out a mournful cry. The Void Returning Sword Seal on its blade flickered erratically. It didn't move away, but instead transformed into a streak of purple-gold light, hovering above Yu Changsheng's brow, its tip pointing directly at him. The sword seal emitted a faint yet resilient aura of Void Returning, like a final dam, fiercely protecting the faint chaotic divine patterns within Yu Changsheng's sea of ​​consciousness, resisting the most violent impact of the withered will within. On the sword's blade, the fine crack seemed to be widening.

With their combined strength and at the cost of their own essence, the six beasts managed to prop up a crumbling island for the Qingzhou Imperial City amidst the apocalyptic tide of decay!

“Wang Cheng… Xue Qing…” A faint voice, as if coming from the depths of the netherworld, rang out.

It's Yu Changsheng!

He struggled to open his eyes a crack, his pupils dilated, yet his gaze remained fixed on Wang Cheng and Chen Xueqing.

"Listen...to what I have to say..." Every word seemed to drain the last of his life force.

Wang Cheng and Chen Xueqing perked up and immediately put their ears close.

“That pupa…is not a living being…it’s ‘debris of annihilation’…the manifestation of the universe’s…increased entropy…devouring…is instinct…” Yu Changsheng’s voice was broken, tinged with a weakness that revealed his understanding of the essence, “Brute force…is ineffective…it requires…rules…to counteract…”

He coughed violently, coughing up foul blood mixed with withered roots.

“My… Dao wound… is its… Dao imprint… and also… a connection…” He looked at Chen Xueqing, with his last hope, “Xueqing… your… life essence… is the purest… triggering… the Azure Lotus… purifying the Dao seed… rushing… rushing into… my sea of ​​consciousness…”

Chen Xueqing instantly understood Yu Changsheng's meaning, her face turning deathly pale: "No! Brother Changsheng! That would cause your sea of ​​consciousness to..."

"Only... in this way!" Yu Changsheng's eyes suddenly sharpened, filled with an undeniable resolve. "Using my... sea of ​​consciousness as the battlefield... your purification... is... its nemesis... against its withering... I borrow... the Returning Void Sword Seal... to tear... the... imprint... passage..."

He then looked at Wang Cheng, his gaze lingering on the violent power that remained after Wang Cheng detonated the Chaos Mark, fused with the Tyrant Blood Burning Heaven Domain: "Wang Cheng... your... Tyrant Blood Chaos... incineration... is... the power to break the law... waiting... for... Xue Qing... to purify... and impact... the imprinted core... at the moment... your... fist... struck... into... my body... to incinerate... and break its... withered core..."

What an insane plan! To introduce Chen Xueqing's life purification principles into his own sea of ​​consciousness, which was being eroded by the will of the remnant pupa, was like igniting a spark in a powder keg! At the same time, he also wanted Wang Cheng's violent incinerating power to be injected into his body, which was on the verge of collapse. If he was not careful, Yu Changsheng would be the first to be completely annihilated!
"Old Yu! This is too dangerous!" Wang Chenghu's eyes were filled with tears.

"No...time..." Yu Changsheng watched as the six beasts in the sky were forced back by the frenzied counterattack of the gray roots. The phantom of the Xuan Turtle grew increasingly dim, the fiery dragon was suppressed, and the Golden Roc was entangled by several roots, letting out a painful scream... "This is...the only...sole...chance...of...Qingzhou's...future..."

He suddenly looked at the Purple Spirit Emperor Sword: "Purple Spirit... help me... stabilize... the core of my sword domain..."

With a hum, the Purple Spirit Emperor Sword's light intensified, forcibly creating a more stable gray area within Yu Changsheng's sea of ​​consciousness to protect the chaotic divine runes.

"Xue Qing... Wang Cheng... make your move!" Yu Changsheng closed his eyes, completely abandoning all defense, turning himself into a battlefield and a bridge!

Tears streamed down Chen Xueqing's face, but her eyes instantly hardened. She cradled the Pure Lotus in her hands, and a vibrant green life seed mark appeared between her brows, resonating with the lotus's essence!

"With my spirit, I summon the true meaning of the Azure Lotus! Cleanse the filth, purify the world and protect life! Go!" She transformed all her power, along with her life essence, into a pure and exquisite emerald light, which rushed into Yu Changsheng's sea of ​​consciousness, which was shrouded in gray, through his brow!

"boom--!"

Yu Changsheng's body shuddered violently. Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the withered, gray phantom of a chrysanthemum roared furiously! The emerald light of purification, like a lamp thrown into an inkwell, swept across the area, causing the withered, gray will to hiss and melt away, forcibly purified and dispelled! Within the confined space barely maintained by the Guixu Sword Seal, the two engaged in a clash of their most fundamental Dao principles! Yu Changsheng's sea of ​​consciousness felt as if it were being torn apart; the intense pain nearly made him faint, and more withered cracks instantly appeared on the surface of his body!
This is the moment!

A fierce, desperate light flashed in Wang Cheng's eyes! The muscles in his remaining left arm bulged, and the remaining power of the Overlord Blood Burning Heaven Domain was frantically squeezed and condensed! This time, it was no longer about burning himself, but about compressing all his rage, magic-breaking power, and will to protect his brothers into his fist!
"Overlord Blood Chaos - Law Breaker - Heaven-Burning Ashes! Old Yu, hold on!"

He roared, burning his last life potential, and punched Yu Changsheng hard in the chest—not to destroy, but to precisely inject the violent energy that had gathered the power to break the law and burn into Yu Changsheng's body, along the meridians, straight into the withered core of the mark in his sea of ​​consciousness that was being impacted by Chen Xueqing's purifying light!

"Pfft—!" Yu Changsheng's body was struck as if by lightning, and he suddenly arched his back, spitting out a mouthful of foul blood mixed with fragments of internal organs and withered roots! His body seemed to have become a battlefield, with the roots of the ancient filthy pupa frantically attacking the six beasts and the great formation on the outside, and Chen Xueqing's purification Dao Principle and Wang Cheng's incineration and law-breaking power on the inside, jointly impacting the withered mark that connected the inside and outside, like a malignant tumor!
Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the emerald light of purification and the violently burning crimson gold slammed into the core of the pupa-like brand! The brand trembled violently, emitting a mournful cry of unbearable pressure, and the gray divine patterns on its surface were forcibly torn apart and collapsed! Taking advantage of the opportunity, the light of the Returning Void Sword Seal surged, crushing down like a millstone, frantically devouring and annihilating the disintegrating brand fragments!
"hiss--!!!"

Deep underground, the enormous, ancient, decaying pupa's body emitted its first piercing, agonizing scream! Its wildly thrashing roots suddenly stiffened, and the violent pulsation at its core momentarily became disordered! The spreading gray mist also paused!
efficient!

However, this pain also thoroughly enraged the ancient beast! It abandoned its devouring of the surrounding area, and all its dancing roots were like a barrage of arrows, carrying overwhelming anger and a destructive will. Ignoring the obstruction of the six beasts, it pierced straight towards the core of the imperial city—those three tiny ants with weak auras that had brought it excruciating pain!
The six beasts fought desperately to intercept them. The Xuan Turtle used its shell to withstand the attack, the Golden Roc unleashed its claws and beak, the Flaming Dragon blocked the way with its body, and the radiance of the Colorful Star Deer Star transformed into chains. The Evil Demon opened its devouring vortex...

Chaos Emperor's Edict: Qingzhou Establishes a Dynasty
As Yu Changsheng and the other two were on the verge of death, their consciousnesses merged, and they unexpectedly backfired on the ancient and defiled pupa's origin in the battlefield of consciousness.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Chaos Purple Spirit Emperor Sword devoured the core Dao principles of the remnant pupa, and the cracks in the sword body transformed into chaotic divine patterns.

Upon awakening, Yu Changsheng's decree resounded throughout Qingzhou: "From this day forward, Qingzhou shall be the imperial domain of the Chaos Divine Dynasty!"

Mo Heng upgraded the great formation into the Chaos Emperor Formation, and Shi Poshan trained 30,000 Chaos Dao Soldiers.

As the Xuanming Sect Master roared in fury at the sea of ​​blood, seeking revenge, he saw that the Guixu Sword Domain had already enveloped the vast land...

The withered roots of death, like giant claws reaching out from hell, tore apart the earth and blotted out the sky. They greedily sucked up life, leaving only a desolate, sandy wasteland in their wake. Above the imperial city, the chaotic light curtain flickered erratically under the frenzied impact of the roots, the phantom of the Xuan Turtle wailed and dimmed, and the protection of the six beasts was retreating step by step before their absolute numbers and the law of devouring.

Yu Changsheng lay in Wang Cheng's blood-stained arms, his breath as faint as a candle flickering in the wind. Chen Xueqing's Pure Lotus aura enveloped the three of them, but it continued to shrink under the corrosive influence of the gray mist, like a lone lamp in a storm. His sea of ​​consciousness had long since transformed into the most brutal battlefield.

The pure, emerald-green light of purification, originating from the sacrifice of Chen Xueqing's life essence, was like the sharpest holy sword, relentlessly tearing open fleeting cracks in his sea of ​​consciousness shrouded in decay, purifying the omnipresent withered will. Each impact of the purifying light caused the ancient, decaying pupa-like phantom, entrenched in its core and swollen with a roaring, painful twisting and retreat, its decaying Daoist runes flickering uncertainly.

Following closely behind was Wang Cheng's ferocious and resolute power of incineration and destruction! This power, carrying the fierce will of a tyrannical bloodthirst, disregarded the fragility of the sea of ​​consciousness, piercing in like a red-hot branding iron. It did not seek purification, but only the most complete annihilation! The torrent of crimson-gold flames, carrying the true meaning of shattering illusion and destroying all laws, precisely bombarded the core of the pupa-like brand that had been torn apart by the light of purification!
"Hiss—Gah!!!"

This time, the roar was no longer just anger, but was mixed with uncontrollable pain and fear stemming from the severe damage to the core Dao principles!

Deep beneath the earth, the colossal, mountain-like ancient pupa convulsed violently and uncontrollably for the first time! Its undulating, forest-like gray roots suddenly stiffened, and the beating of its core, like a giant heart, instantly became disordered, its rhythm shattered, emitting a muffled, agonizing wail like a broken drum. The spreading gray mist then stagnated, as if its spread had been choked by an invisible giant hand.

"Effective!" Chen Xueqing's mind jolted, and an abnormal flush rose on her pale face. Ignoring the soul-tearing sensation caused by the backlash from her sea of ​​consciousness, she frantically squeezed out the last bit of her life essence and poured it into the Purifying Lotus. The emerald light pillar suddenly grew thicker, stirring up an even more violent purification storm in Yu Changsheng's sea of ​​consciousness!
Wang Cheng's remaining left arm was bulging with muscles like a dragon, veins bulging, and his domineering blood burning, emitting a groan as his bones could no longer bear the weight. His eyes were bloodshot, blood spilling from his mouth, as he roared, pouring every last bit of his remaining strength into the consuming torrent that had entered Yu Changsheng's body: "Crush me, you bastard!"

Yu Changsheng's body became the conduit and battlefield for the clash of two immense forces. His meridians groaned, his bones creaked, and the gray cracks on his body surface spread and deepened like shattered porcelain, with blood seeping out continuously. However, deep within that body on the verge of complete collapse, in that small area protected by the Guixu Sword Seal and containing only the remaining chaotic divine runes, a faint yet incredibly tenacious will, like a reef in a storm, remained firmly anchored!
Devour! Devour in reverse!
It was no longer Yu Changsheng being corrupted by the Dao of the Remnant Cocoon, but rather he actively opened that torn "channel"—that mysterious connection linking the withered mark within his body to the core origin of the Remnant Cocoon underground! In the instant that Chen Xueqing's purifying light and Wang Cheng's law-breaking and annihilating power impacted the core of the mark, making it teeter on the brink of collapse and riddled with cracks, Yu Changsheng's indomitable will, like the most precise carving knife, launched a fierce counterattack!

"The chaos is boundless, the void is the guide... Your annihilation will become my firewood!"

A silent decree exploded in the core of consciousness!

The Chaos Purple Spirit Emperor Sword, hovering above his brow, suddenly erupted with an unprecedented mournful cry! The previously minute crack on the sword blade now seemed to come alive, wildly extending and expanding! However, deep within the crack, instead of destruction, a gray divine light burst forth, devouring everything! This divine light, following the channel opened by Yu Changsheng's will, pierced fiercely into the broken core of the imprint in Yu Changsheng's sea of ​​consciousness like a gluttonous beast that had smelled blood. And along the invisible chains of Dao principles, ignoring spatial barriers, it instantly pierced into the primordial core of the ancient, defiled pupa deep underground!
“Buzz——!!!”

An aura of supreme law originating from the annihilation of the universe and the return of all things to nothingness permeated through the crack in the Purple Spirit Emperor Sword! The fragments of the broken core of the pupa and the purest "withering" and "devouring" primordial laws emanating from the core of the pupa were like a flood bursting its banks, frantically devoured and absorbed by the mouth of nothingness formed by this crack!
The Purple Spirit Emperor Sword trembled violently, its gray sword light surging forth, completely enveloping Yu Changsheng and his companions. The jagged crack on the sword, as it devoured the ancient remnant's essence, began to heal and reshape itself at a visible speed! Countless intricate and complex chaotic divine runes, seemingly carrying the mysteries of annihilation and rebirth, grew, spread, and intertwined at the healing crack, imprinting themselves on the sword's spine! A more profound, more restrained, yet several times more terrifying aura of destruction slowly awakened within the sword!
Chaos, Void, Life, and Bloodthirsty Law Breaker… four distinct yet wondrously intertwined at the critical moment of life and death, forming a brief, delicate vortex of balance deep within Yu Changsheng's consciousness. Time seemed to lose its meaning.

At the heart of this chaotic storm woven from pain, struggle, and destructive power, Yu Changsheng's consciousness sank into an unprecedented state of clarity. He was no longer the body wounded by Dao injuries and on the verge of collapse; his will seemed to break free from the shackles of tangible things, soaring infinitely higher.

What he "saw" was no longer a specific battlefield, no longer wriggling roots or churning seas of blood. What he saw were the most fundamental threads of rules that constituted this world.

The earth's ley line energy in Qingzhou, thick and golden, was now entangled and corroded by countless withered, grayish Dao principles, like maggots clinging to bones, emitting a painful hum. At this moment, the core of the Ancient Decaying Cocoon, in his perception, was a vast, chaotic "entropy black hole," constantly devouring all surrounding rule energy to sustain its existence, radiating pure annihilation and annihilation, greedily sucking the life force of Qingzhou, transforming it into its ever-expanding gray, dead domain. (End of Chapter)