Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

On the isolated island battlefield, life and death hang by a thread!
The moment Yu Changsheng was forcibly awakened by Chen Xueqing's mental call and the stimulation of pure energy, the giant shadow of the chains of death was already upon him! Time seemed to stretch out infinitely, and the destructive lightning reflected in his cracked pupils.

"Ughhhhh!"

The instinct to survive overwhelmed all the pain and chaos!
The dormant embryonic form within the dantian, under the impact of the near-death situation and the immense "source flow" power guided by Chen Xueqing, let out a roar of defiance!

Om-!
A destructive force, far deeper and more refined than before, carrying the true meaning of "guidance," erupted like a volcano that had been dormant for millennia!

Yu Changsheng's battered body was instantly covered by a layer of dark, ink-like armor that faintly flowed with dark gold runes! It was not a defense, but a spontaneous form of resistance of the Dao Embryo to the threat of destruction from the outside world - the prototype of "Return to the Void Armor"!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Four giant chain spears, wrapped in destructive lightning, pierced through the dark light armor that Yu Changsheng had just condensed!
The terrifying impact slammed him into the ground like a broken sack, instantly turning the hard black rock into dust and creating a huge crater!

The dark light armor flickered violently, covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and strands of annihilating lightning eroded it like maggots clinging to bones!

"Pfft—!" Yu Changsheng coughed up a mouthful of dark purple blood, which even contained fragments of internal organs. The last bit of strength he had just gathered was almost completely dissipated.

However, although the armor was cracked, it was not completely penetrated!
It successfully withstood the most deadly piercing attack, slowing down, dispersing, and absorbing a small portion of the raging destructive lightning!

The remaining force severely injured him, but it was not fatal!

"Immortality!"

Inside the spherical space, Chen Xueqing sensed that Yu Changsheng had been injured again. Her heart was breaking, and her spiritual light surged as she desperately activated the core crystal, attempting to channel energy to support him once more!

"Roar—!" The spirit of the monument was completely enraged!
A tiny crawler dares to challenge its majesty time and time again!

All the chains that missed their target coiled back like raging pythons, and together with the few delayed chains, there were more than twenty in total, weaving together in the sky to form a destructive lightning net that covered the entire island!

At the center of the lightning net was Yu Changsheng, who was trapped in the deep pit, unable to move!
This time, it will wipe him and this entire region from the world!
Thunder roared, and the aura of destruction froze time and space!
The shadow of death has never been so clear!
At this critical moment—

"Sword Domain - Abyss Slash!"

A clear and cold shout, like a dragon's roar from the heavens, tore apart the eternal leaden-gray silence of the Burial Star Sea!

A dazzling sword light, so brilliant it was impossible to look directly at, carrying the supreme sword intent that could cleave through galaxies and annihilate all laws, suddenly shot out from the thick fog at the edge of the island!

Where the sword light passed, a dark crack was ripped open in space, a crack that could not be healed for a long time!

*Sizzle!*
The sword light struck with unparalleled precision several chains that were about to converge and form the key nodes of the lightning net!

The ear-piercing sound of metal scraping and cutting was accompanied by dazzling sparks flying!
Several relatively thin chains were forcibly cleaved open with huge gaps, and the annihilation lightning wrapped around them instantly dimmed and dissipated!
The formation of that destructive lightning net was momentarily and fatally delayed due to the destruction of this crucial node!
Following closely behind the sword light, a dark green figure appeared like a ghost at the edge of the pit—it was Mo Yu!

His face was pale and blood was trickling from the corner of his mouth, clearly indicating that the earth-shattering sword strike had taken a heavy toll on him.

Without even glancing at Yu Changsheng, whose life or death was unknown in the pit, he formed hand seals and shouted fiercely at the gap in the chains: "Shadow - Bind Spirit!"

The black scales between his brows shimmered, and countless fine shadow threads spread out from his body like living things, frantically drilling into the gaps in the chains!
These shadow threads, possessing the properties of Ling Wuying's Shadow Erosion Power, actually briefly interfered with the flow of energy within the chains!
"A golden opportunity!" Inside the spherical space, Chen Xueqing keenly seized this fleeting chance! She slammed her hands together towards the center!
"Return to the Void: Starfall Reversal!"

Om-!
The core crystal burst forth with unprecedented brilliance!
A dark gold beam, even larger and more refined than before, shot out once again!

But this time, the beam of light was not aimed at blocking Yu Changsheng's lightning net, but at the core of that furious, roaring will deep within the island!
The beam of light, like a precise scalpel, pierced deep into the violently shaking earth of the island! It was not an attack, but a forced reversal and interference with the energy transmission channel through which the spirit of the monument was drawing upon the annihilation essence of the underground dark gold monument!

Rumble—!
The island's tremors abruptly halted! The wildly swirling chains seemed to have been suddenly stripped of most of their power, their light dimmed considerably, and the lightning net teetered on the brink of collapse!
"Go!!!" Mo Yu seized the opportunity, transformed into a sword light, swept up the barely breathing Yu Changsheng in the deep pit, and shot off without hesitation towards the outer edge of the island, away from the core stone pillar area!

Almost the instant they left their original spot.

boom--!!!
The delayed net of destructive lightning finally fell!
The raging lightning completely obliterated that area along with the enormous crater! Only a terrifying, bottomless pit remained, its edges flowing with dark gold lava!
The aftershocks of destruction swept in all directions, turning the nearby black reefs into ashes!

"Roar—!!!" A furious roar that shook the heavens and earth resounded from the depths of the island!
The chains swung wildly, but became sluggish and chaotic due to interference with the core energy channel and the entanglement of the Ink Feather Shadow Threads.

Having lost its target, it could only unleash its fury on the island itself, causing the earth to crack, the rock walls to collapse, and the entire island to look like the end of the world!
Inside the spherical space, Chen Xueqing's face was deathly pale, and her spiritual body became ethereal.

Forcibly reversing the core energy transmission put a tremendous burden on her.

Watching the sword light of Moyu envelop Yu Changsheng and disappear into the thick fog at the edge of the island, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally eased slightly, but was replaced by a deeper worry.

"Chang Sheng... Mo Yu... you must hold on!"

She bit her lower lip, her gaze returning to the core crystal. "I must master the inheritance here as soon as possible... only then will I have the power to leave this place and find you!"

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Above the Sea of ​​Buried Stars, deathly fog surges.

The azure lotus leaf Dharma boat hovered high above, and Elder Qingyi and the disciples of the Pure Lotus Sect watched in horror as the island below twisted and collapsed wildly like a dying behemoth, with destructive lightning and dark gold energy streams intertwining and erupting.

"Senior Aunt Qingyi! That sword light just now... and that shadow power..." a disciple's voice trembled.

Elder Qingyi stared intently in the direction where Mo Yu's sword light had disappeared: "It's him... Mo Yu, the traitor from the Xuan Tian Sword Sect back then... He's actually here too! And he even saved someone? Who did he save?"

Doubts arose in her mind, and she was even more worried about Chen Xueqing's safety. "The message has been sent. The cloud boats of the Heavenly Crafting Mansion and the Profound Heaven Sword Sect are almost here... The aura of Medicine King Valley... is also approaching! The storm... has only just begun!"

She steered the magic boat, cautiously keeping her distance from the rioting island, her emerald eyes flashing as she surveyed the churning, leaden-gray sea of ​​fog.

The death fog of the Burial Star Sea is like a shroud woven from the souls of millions of the dead, heavy and viscous, isolating life and hope.

Deep within this suffocating, leaden-gray curtain, a dim sword light was tearing through the thick fog, fleeing with near-decisive speed toward the direction away from the riotous island.

Within the sword light, Mo Yu's face was as pale as paper, and dark blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth.

The earth-shattering sword strike that severed the chains of the monument spirit had forcibly unleashed power beyond its limits. Furthermore, the Dao of Annihilation, which was also affected by the backlash from the chains, invaded his meridians. At this moment, it was fiercely clashing with the Shadow Erosion Origin that Ling Wuying had left in his body, like two deadly poisons fighting each other in his Dao Foundation.

He pressed his lips tightly together, his cold eyes concealing surging pain and determination, all his will focused on controlling the sword light and suppressing his injuries.

In his arms, Yu Changsheng lay like a mangled corpse ravaged by war. Dark gold, dark purple, and chaotic gray Dao patterns writhed wildly beneath his cracked skin, like tattoos on a living body, each pulsation oozing a viscous fluid mixed with stardust and decaying energy.

The nascent form of the Chaos Dao Embryo floated lifelessly in the dantian, as heavy as a dormant star on the verge of exploding. The bluish-white light threads wrapped around its core pulsated weakly, the only sign of "life" within this broken body.

The Guixu Star Orbit Compass was dim and lifeless deep within the sea of ​​consciousness. The "Silence" rune barely maintained a faint light, while the "Life" rune was completely silent.

"Cough cough..." Mo Yu coughed up another mouthful of blood foam mixed with ice shards, and the sword light shook violently, its speed suddenly decreasing.

He glanced down at Yu Changsheng, who was barely breathing in his arms, and a complex light flashed in his eyes.

That brute Wang the Blind is dead, and Ling Wuying's fate is unknown. Now, it's me, the "rebel," dragging this troublesome junior brother along on the run.

The legacy of the Starry Sky Forger? The Dao Embryo of Returning to the Void? They're all hot potatoes!

In that brief moment when Mo Yu's mind was slightly distracted—

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!"

A faint, almost imperceptible whooshing sound, like a venomous snake slithering through the grass, suddenly shot out from the rolling thick fog ahead!

Not just one, but hundreds and thousands!
Fine as cow hair, grayish-green in color, and carrying a nauseatingly sweet and fishy smell, it instantly covered all the space where the sword light could dodge!

"Ten Thousand Poison Soul-Devouring Needles!" Mo Yu's pupils shrank sharply, and a chill instantly shot up his spine to the top of his head!

This is Li Wujiu's signature move from Medicine King Valley!

The needles are as thin as hair, specifically designed to break through protective qi and spiritual defenses. They contain hundreds of mixed poisons and Yin Sha soul-corroding power. Those who are hit feel as if ten thousand ants are gnawing at their heart, their souls are rotting, and they are extremely vicious!

The enemy arrived so quickly! And their ambush was so precise!
"Shadow Escape: Thousand Illusions!" Mo Yu shouted, forcefully activating the last remaining Shadow Erosion power. His figure and sword light suddenly became illusory and blurry, attempting to transform into a fleeting shadow and merge into the thick fog.

However, he was ultimately seriously injured, and his Shadow Corrosion power was interfered with by the Dao of Annihilation within his body.

Puff puff puff!

Dozens of poisoned needles pierced through the illusory afterimages, embedding themselves deeply into Mo Yu's left shoulder, right leg, and right arm that was controlling the sword light! Several more sinisterly shot towards Yu Changsheng, whom he was protecting!

"Hmph!" Mo Yu grunted, the area struck by the poisoned needle instantly went numb, followed by excruciating pain and a chilling cold that spread throughout his body! The potent poison, mixed with Yin energy, gnawed at his flesh and blood like a maggot, and even tried to corrupt his sword heart!
He suddenly twisted his body and used his back to block the poisoned needle that was shot at Yu Changsheng!
*Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!* The poisoned needle pierced his body, causing Mo Yu's body to tremble violently, and his face suddenly turned ashen! He could no longer maintain the sword light he was controlling, and like a bird with broken wings, he plunged headfirst into the dark green Dead Sea below!

"Hehehe... Fellow Daoist Moyu, it's been many years. Why are you in such a sorry state? Put down the person in your arms, and I might spare your body for the sake of the past friendship."

Accompanied by a chilling, eerie laugh, a foul wind parted the thick fog, revealing a grotesque, ghastly green flying boat, its shape resembling a colossal mass of withered bones. At the bow, Li Wujiu, wielding a "Ten Thousand Poison Banner" entwined with countless agonizing, wailing phantoms of vengeful spirits, fixed his serpentine gaze on the two falling figures. Beside him stood Li Wujiu, expressionless, holding an ancient, green gourd.

"Medicine King Valley... Li Wujiu!" Mo Yu forcibly stabilized his body in mid-air, kneeling on one knee on a floating, dark reef, protecting Yu Changsheng behind him.

The muscles on his left shoulder and back, where he had been struck by the poisoned needles, were visibly rotting and turning black, oozing foul-smelling pus and blood.

The Yin Sha Soul-Eating Power was like a cold, venomous snake, burrowing into his sea of ​​consciousness, attempting to freeze his sword intent.

"A sense of kinship?" Mo Yu spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with black smoke, his eyes sharp as swords as he stared intently at the flying boat in the air. "Back then, when you slaughtered all 367 ordinary people of Qinglan Village for the 'Bone-Eating Flower,' did you ever speak of even a shred of kinship? Today, don't even think about it!"

Before he finished speaking, Mo Yu disregarded the fierce backlash from the deadly poison and Yin Sha within his body, and suddenly slashed his right hand like a sword, aiming it fiercely at the void!
"Sword Tomb - Burial Abyss!"

Om-!
The ancient sword case on his back trembled violently!

It wasn't a sword's cry, but rather as if an abyss burying countless ancient swords had been opened! A desolate, sorrowful, and silent sword intent, containing the sedimentation of endless years, suddenly erupted!
No physical flying sword shot out from the sword box. But the space within a hundred feet radius of Mo Yu suddenly collapsed and twisted inward!
Countless translucent gray sword shadows, condensed from pure, annihilating sword intent, appeared out of thin air and instantly filled the entire space!

These sword shadows were not aimed at the flying boat, but rather, like guardians who were to be buried alive, they surrounded Mo Yu and Yu Changsheng in layers, forming a death barrier made of endless sword intent!
Each sword shadow exudes a terrifying aura that threatens to end all things and return them to silence!
The thick, deathly fog of the Burial Star Sea was repelled and cut by this sword intent, emitting a hissing sound.

The subsequent poison needles fired by Li Wujiu struck the sword intent barrier and were instantly annihilated into nothingness!

"The Ten Thousand Poison Banner!" Li Wujiu's expression changed slightly, and he shouted sharply. The ghastly green Ten Thousand Poison Banner in his hand shook violently, and countless vengeful ghost phantoms let out shrill screams. The banner surface surged with an overwhelming dark green poisonous cloud, which transformed into a ferocious giant ghost claw, fiercely grabbing at the Sword Tomb Barrier!
*Sizzle!* (End of Chapter)