Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

Ahead lies the deadly chain of the spirit tablet, and inside, the Dao embryo and the mother nest are in a chaotic conflict!

A situation with no chance of survival!

"what--!!!"

In dire straits, only fire can save you!
Yu Changsheng unleashed a deafening roar, his eyes instantly ignited by pure, annihilating purple flames!

He no longer tried to suppress any force; instead, he transformed himself into a furnace of self-destruction!

The frantically spinning Guixu Compass was pushed to its limit!

Absorb! He channeled the power from the Devouring Mother Nest's impact on his meridians into his arms! He concentrated the rampaging, annihilating essence of the Chaos Dao Embryo into his right hand!

He poured the remaining Chaos Emperor Blood and the forcibly guided trace of the Return to Nothingness Will into his left hand!

At the same time, his remaining divine sense desperately communicated with the cracked emerald lotus embryo beside his legs!

"Xueqing! Help me!" This roar was not a plea, but a resolute call, a resonance from the depths of the soul!

The lotus embryo seemed to sense his will to perish together with everything and his desperate call to life and death.

The faint, pure light trembled suddenly, and a slender yet incredibly strong emerald green light thread, like a bridge spanning life and death, ignored the barriers of space and instantly connected to the "Burial Sea Jade Marrow" in the center of the island that was frantically absorbing and releasing energy!
The moment the emerald green light thread touched the massive chalcedony, a sudden change occurred!
The speed of the galaxy flowing inside the chalcedony suddenly increased. Deep within its core, a faint imprint that had been forgotten and assimilated for billions of years was awakened by this pure power that originated from the Pure Lotus and represented infinite vitality!

The mark flashed by, but like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, it instantly disrupted the trajectory of the massive chalcedony energy!
hum!
The light of the giant chalcedony suddenly became chaotic!
The primordial torrent of annihilation, which was originally surging towards the chains and amplifying their power, experienced an extremely brief but deadly delay and dissipation due to this momentary disturbance at its core!
It's now!

The flames of annihilation in Yu Changsheng's eyes burned to their peak!
He suddenly crossed his arms and swung them out, recklessly squeezing out all the power within his body!
His right arm was wrapped in raging, purplish-black lightning of annihilation, and his fingertips devoured the surrounding light, condensing into a deep, abyss-like finger beam—Annihilation Abyss Finger!

The target is the core chain whose power is sluggish!
But his left arm radiated a completely different brilliance!
Emerald green intertwined with the dark gold of the Chaos Emperor's blood, and a strange vortex of power, seemingly capable of soothing chaos and guiding its flow, swirled around his fingertips—that was the rudimentary form he instinctively comprehended after forcibly absorbing the will of the Mother Nest and being harmonized by the power of the Purifying Lotus—Return to the Void Guidance: Star Flow Guidance!
Right finger extinguishes! Left finger points!
Two beams of light, each with a completely opposite nature but both embodying all his will and power, slammed into him just as the spirit chains were about to pierce his body!
boom--!!!!

An indescribable explosion has occurred!

Darkness, purple lightning, emerald light, dark gold... all sorts of violent energies collided and annihilated each other!
Space shattered like fragile glass!

A massive shockwave swept out in a ring, instantly turning the black reefs along the coast into dust!
Yu Changsheng was as if he had been struck head-on by a star. His body was thrown high into the air, and his blood drew a tragic arc in the air before slamming into a huge broken stone pillar in the distance, causing spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the hard stone pillar!
His vision went black, and his consciousness completely vanished into chaos.

Island Uprising: War in the Spirit Realm
Yu Changsheng's consciousness floated in the boundless darkness.

The excruciating pain of his shattered body had numbed him. The Chaotic Dao Embryo had transformed into a cold, dead star, suspended deep within his dantian. Every faint pulsation tugged at his crumbling Dao Foundation. He felt as if he had sunk into the deepest trench of the Sea of ​​Burial Stars, with only Chen Xueqing's faint, pale blue-white mark residing in the core of the Dao Embryo, like a candle flickering in the wind, serving as the sole coordinate piercing through the endless, cold darkness.

"Xue...Qing..."

The broken thoughts called out silently, but could not stir up even the slightest ripple.

……

Deep within the ruins of stone pillars at the heart of the island.

The emerald lotus embryo floated in a strange space. This was not a natural cave; the walls were smooth as a mirror, shimmering with dark golden runes, forming a perfect sphere.

At the center of the sphere, a dark gold crystal, only the size of a human head but more condensed than the massive "Sea Burial Jade Marrow" outside, floats quietly.

Inside the crystal, instead of the flowing stars, there was a highly refined and ever-changing law-based rune—the core inheritance mark of the Starry Sky Forger, "Return to the Void: Source Pivot"!
It is the true control core and source of power for the entire living seal monument!

The lotus embryo gently touches the core and imprints the crystal.

Om-!
The crystal suddenly shone brightly! A gentle yet overwhelming torrent of energy surged into the lotus embryo!
This primordial power is far superior to the defiled and extinguishing energy of the outside world. It contains the forger's most refined understanding of "returning to the void is the source point" and carries a vast Daoist charm that guides all streams and nurtures new life!
The cracks covering the surface of the lotus embryo healed and disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye under the infusion of pure starlight!
The dull emerald gold color became full and translucent again, even deeper than before, with mysterious dark gold patterns flowing through it.

The lotus embryo's core, with its bluish-white light, greedily absorbed the boundless vitality and Dao principles, like rain after a long drought, rapidly growing stronger and more stable, radiating a pure and resilient purifying aura.

The dormant consciousness was awakened by a gentle yet powerful force.

Chen Xueqing's long eyelashes trembled violently a few times before she slowly opened them.

What comes into view is not a cold sea cave or a destroyed battlefield, but a soft and warm starlight space.

She looked down and discovered that she was not a physical body, but a pure spiritual shell radiating a light that intertwined emerald and dark gold, which was being enveloped in a huge lotus embryo phantom.

The pure and vast guiding will of the Starry Sky Forger and the true meaning of annihilation giving birth were etched into her soul like a brand.

"Chang Sheng!" Memories flooded back like a tide. She looked up abruptly, her spiritual sense piercing through the spherical rune barrier, instantly sensing the dramatic changes on the island and Yu Chang Sheng's faint aura, like a ember being extinguished!
Boom! ...
Outside, the roar of the living seal monument reverberated throughout the universe!
The core chains, entwined by the emerald halo, temporarily slowed the attack, but the spirit's rage had been fully ignited!

Dozens of other, even thicker, dark gold chains, wrapped with destructive lightning, tore through space like the tentacles of a raging deep-sea monster, stabbing towards Yu Changsheng, who had just crashed into the stone pillar and whose life or death was unknown, from all directions!

The annihilating lightning gathered at the tip of the chains was enough to turn stars into dust!
"No—!" Chen Xueqing's mind trembled violently, her pure eyes instantly filled with terror and determination! She didn't even have time to adapt to this newfound power; her instinct to protect had overwhelmed everything!
"Lotus Heart: Return to the Ruins!"

The profound mysteries originating from the core heritage of the Starry Sky Forgers flowed within her heart. She clasped her hands loosely before her chest, and her spiritual body radiated an unprecedentedly brilliant light!
The runes in the entire spherical space lit up simultaneously, and the dark gold inheritance crystal at the center resonated with her, rotating and projecting a condensed, tangible dark gold beam of light!
The beam is not an attack, but a guide!

It ignored the spatial barrier and landed precisely above Yu Changsheng's broken body!
A vast, pure, and profound guiding force, imbued with the true meaning of "source and flow," suddenly descended!

Click!
The two chains that were initially aimed at Yu Changsheng's head had their destructive lightning bolts, which were gathered at their tips, deflected by this sudden guiding force!
Two terrifying bolts of annihilation lightning grazed Yu Changsheng's body and slammed into the black rock walls on both sides of the island, instantly blasting open two bottomless craters. The rock walls crumbled, revealing a massive monument surging with dark golden light below!

"Roar—!" A furious and astonished roar echoed from the depths of the island. The spirit of the monument clearly hadn't expected that this power originating from its core would be "stolen" and used in reverse!

This brief disruption is the key to survival!
"Chang Sheng! Wake up!" Chen Xueqing's thoughts, carrying the pure and protective power of the Pure Lotus, poured into Yu Chang Sheng's depleted and chaotic sea of ​​consciousness like a clear spring!
Om-!
The nascent Dao embryo, silent as a dead star, suddenly trembled under the dual stimulation of the boundless vitality and pure call from the outside world, which was received by the guardian blue-white mark!
A faint yet incredibly tenacious spiritual flame reignited deep within Yu Changsheng's sea of ​​consciousness!

"Uh..." With great difficulty, I opened my heavy eyelids a crack, and what came into view was a gigantic shadow of chains dancing wildly and entwined with lightning! The shadow of death was close at hand!

……

Meanwhile, outside the Sea of ​​Burial Stars, space was violently distorted.

A battered and shaped like a giant blue lotus leaf struggled through the thick, leaden-gray death fog and appeared at the edge of this terrifying and desolate region. At the bow, a middle-aged woman dressed in an elegant blue robe with a nine-petaled blue lotus embroidered on her chest wore an extremely solemn expression. She formed hand seals and did her best to maintain the protective shield of the magic boat.

She was Elder Qingyi, the leader of the exploration team from the "Pure Lotus Sect," a major sect in the spirit world.

The seven or eight disciples behind her were all pale-faced, looking in horror at the churning dark green Dead Sea below and the "island" in the distance that was erupting with earth-shattering roars and terrifying energy fluctuations.

"Senior Aunt Qingyi! What is that?!"

A young female disciple cried out in alarm, pointing to the dark gold chains and destructive lightning shooting into the sky above the island.

"What...what a terrifying aura of annihilation! And...and a trace...a very faint trace...of the essence of the Pure Lotus?!"

Elder Qingyi's pupils shrank sharply, her voice trembling with disbelief.

"There's no mistake... Although it's extremely faint, that pure, purifying vitality... and that protective rhythm... it's Junior Sister Chen's natal Azure Lotus Source! She... could she be inside there?!"

Her gaze was fixed on the terrifying island that was shaking violently, with large sections of its rocky edges collapsing, revealing the outline of a massive, dark gold monument.

"Quickly! Send a communication jade talisman! Highest level! Target: the core area of ​​the Burial Star Sea. A disturbance has been discovered, suspected to be caused by the forger's relic! This is linked to our sect's missing core disciple, Chen Xueqing! Requesting immediate reinforcements from the Heavenly Crafting Palace, the Profound Heaven Sword Sect, and the Medicine King Valley! Quickly!"

A jade talisman was instantly activated, transforming into a stream of light that pierced through the deathly mist and disappeared.

……

At the other end of the Sea of ​​Buried Stars, a dark sword light, like a shooting star piercing the eternal night, weaved through the deathly fog.

Above the sword light was Mo Yu, one of Yu Changsheng's lost companions.

His brow was furrowed, and in his hand, a constantly trembling black scale emitted a faint yet clear directional fluctuation, pointing directly towards the turbulent island.

"Ling Wuying... Blind Wang... and that shared, annihilating energy..."

Mo Yu's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he increased his speed again.

"Hold on!" The sword light tore through the thick fog and charged fiercely toward the center of the storm.

……

In the northern border of the Spirit Realm Continent, there stands the Tianyuan Fortress, where the winds howl as fiercely as knives.

Runes flowed across the massive bluestone city wall, resisting the ceaseless howling of the ghostly winds from the direction of "Ghost Cry Gorge of the Burial Star Sea".

This is the first formidable pass guarding the entrance to the Burial Star Sea by the "Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect".

An elderly man with white hair, whose posture was as upright as a sword and who carried an ancient sword box on his back, suddenly opened his eyes from his meditation. Two tangible sword beams pierced through the quiet room.

A floating cyan jade talisman in front of him was flashing wildly, projecting Elder Qingyi's urgent voice and a blurry image of the island's riot.

"The 'Sea Burial Jade Essence' has appeared in the world? A treasure left behind by its creator? Has Chen Yaya from the Pure Lotus Sect fallen into its clutches?"

The Venerable Xuantian frowned, and a low hum emanated from the sword box.

"The Void-Devouring Worms are acting strangely, and the seal deep within the Burial Star Sea is unstable... This disturbance of the relic is unpredictable, bringing both good and bad fortune!"

He abruptly rose to his feet, his voice piercing the quiet room and echoing throughout the fortress: "Sword Guards, heed my command! Activate the 'Abyss Slash' formation! First and Third Sword Squads, assemble! Follow me into the Star Sea!"

……

In the heart of the Spirit Realm lies the core floating city of the "Heavenly Craftsmanship Palace," renowned for its unparalleled mechanical arts, known as the "Hall of Myriad Manifestations."

Inside the hall, countless intricate gears meshed and turned, and the Ling Shu imagery, shimmering with light, filled the dome.

An old man with a simple and ancient face, dressed in a silver robe covered with intricate runes, was gazing at a huge water mirror in front of him.

The scene in the mirror was a magnified projection of the turbulent island in the Sea of ​​Buried Stars, with the unique dark gold runes of the Starry Sky Forgers clearly visible on the chains and monument.

"Starry Sky Runes...so pure...so complete!"

An unprecedentedly fervent light blazed in Situ Xuan's eyes as his fingers excitedly tapped the control panel.

"It's the core inheritance! It's definitely the core inheritance! That little girl Qingyi wasn't wrong! Quick! Order the 'Sky Patrol' cloud ship to take off immediately! Prepare the 'Boundary Breaker' mechanical colossus! Target: Burial Star Sea! At all costs, we must obtain the forger's treasure before the Xuan Tian Sword Sect! That's the key to the Eternal Mechanical Path!"

……

In the southeast of the spirit world, deep within the "Medicine King Valley," a place filled with the fragrance of herbs and teeming with exotic flowers and plants.

Inside the "Hall of Ten Thousand Trees Returning to Spring," an old woman with white hair and a youthful face, holding a jade hoe, was deep in thought, gazing at the pure, extinguishing energy flow emanating from the island in the water mirror and the tenacious, struggling pure vitality within it.

"The vitality born from desolation...so pure...so magnificent..."

A glint of greed flashed in her cloudy eyes.

"If this power can be used to refine the 'Life-Creating Pill,' perhaps we can glimpse the path to longevity! Xuan Tian Sword Sect, Tian Gong Mansion? Hmph, a bunch of brutes who only know how to fight and kill! That girl Qingyi has given us a great gift."

She turned and whispered to the middle-aged man standing beside her, whose aura was soft and feminine: "Wujiu, take the 'Ten Thousand Poison Banner' and the 'Azure Gourd' and come with me to the Burial Star Sea. Remember, that core containing life force must be brought back intact!"

A cold smile curled at the corner of Li Wujiu's lips: "Disciple understands."

Greed, scheming, protection, and unknown killing intent crushed the spatial barriers and recklessly sailed into this sea of ​​death! (End of Chapter)