Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

The Poisonous Cloud Ghost Claw clashed violently with the Annihilation Sword Intent!
The energies of corrosion and annihilation clashed violently, producing a teeth-grinding melting sound!
The dark green poisonous fog and gray sword light were like a boiling oil pot, constantly exploding and dissipating!
puff!
Mo Yu spat out another mouthful of black blood, his body swayed violently, and his knees slammed heavily onto the reef.

He forcefully unleashed the "Burial Abyss" sword intent beyond its limits, as if burning away the last vestiges of his life force.

The deadly poison and malevolent energy within his body were temporarily suppressed by the impact of the Annihilation Sword Intent, but like an enraged poisonous dragon, they retaliated even more fiercely!

Black blood vessels began to seep from the corners of his eyes, nostrils, and ear canals, and his soul felt as if it were being repeatedly pierced by countless cold needles.

"Uncle-Master, there's an unusual movement in Yu Changsheng's Dao Embryo!"

Li Wujiu, standing at the bow of the boat, suddenly whispered, his gaze fixed on Yu Changsheng, who was unconscious behind Mo Yu.

Just as Mo Yu unleashed the Annihilation Sword Intent and formed a barrier, the lifeless and heavy Chaos Dao Embryo in Yu Changsheng's dantian seemed to be stirred by this same and refined Annihilation Sword Intent, and throbbed very slightly!
This pulsation stirred several chaotic and conflicting forces within Yu Changsheng's body—the residual life force of Chen Xueqing's purification, the faint glimmer of star core crystal fragments, the void corrosion left by the Devouring Void Mother Nest, and... that faint guiding force that was painstakingly sorted out by the Returning Void Compass and originated from the true meaning of the Origin Stele's "Source"!
hum!
The three-colored Dao patterns that were writhing wildly on Yu Changsheng's body suddenly lit up!
It was not an out-of-control outburst, but rather a temporary rune array that followed a rough yet incredibly resilient trajectory, outlining a very simple yet profoundly meaningful "guiding" and "carrying" pattern on the body's surface!

The appearance of this rune array was like throwing a strange seed into a boiling pot of oil.

The violent energy flow did not subside; instead, it seemed to be forcibly guided, accelerating and colliding along the trajectory of the rune array!
Puff puff!
Yu Changsheng's already gruesome wounds instantly tore open even wider, and viscous energy spurted out wildly!

However, amidst this violent outpouring of energy, his aura, which was like extinguishing a fire, strangely... stabilized a little? It was as if this rough "guidance" had temporarily relieved the pressure on his Dao Embryo, which was on the verge of self-destruction!

A primordial, wild, and chaotic aura of faint domain spread out from him, and it even resonated faintly with Mo Yu's "Burial Abyss" sword intent, causing the crumbling sword mound barrier to solidify by a third in an instant!
"Hmm? A death throes? Or is it the instinctive protection of the Dao Embryo of Returning to Nothingness?"

Li Wujiu's cloudy old eyes flashed with an even more greedy light, "Good! Good! This mutation of the fusion between the source of life and the Dao Embryo of Annihilation is the best medicinal ingredient for refining the 'Life Creation Pill'! Wujiu, 'Azure Gourd', take it!"

"Yes!" Li Wujiu responded and moved.

He expressionlessly pulled out the stopper from the old-fashioned green gourd in his hand.

Waaah—!
Suddenly, an irresistible and terrifying suction force erupted from the gourd's mouth!
This suction force is not directed at the physical body, but rather acts directly on the soul and origin! Its target is Yu Changsheng!

Space seemed to be stretched and deformed. Mo Yu's sword mound barrier fluctuated violently under this strange suction force. The surrounding silent sword shadows let out a mournful cry, and were twisted and stretched, thrown towards the mouth of the gourd!
Even the dense, lifeless energy of the surrounding Sea of ​​Buried Stars was forcibly torn into a vortex-shaped trajectory!
Yu Changsheng, protected at the core of the barrier, was slightly suspended in mid-air, his body uncontrollably. The simple guiding array on his body surface flickered with light, and the nascent Chaos Dao Embryo in his dantian was even showing a tendency to leave his body under the pull of the suction force!
The bluish-white branding wrapped around its core emitted a faint, mournful cry!

"Don't even think about it—!" Mo Yu roared like a wild beast, his eyes wide with fury.

He bit his tongue hard, and a stream of blood essence mixed with the last of his sword energy was frantically poured into the sword box on his back!
"Sword Soul... Sacrifice!"

A phantom-like yet exquisitely refined gray sword shadow slowly peeled away from the sword box.

As soon as the sword shadow appeared, Mo Yu seemed to have all his energy drained away instantly. His hair turned gray at a visible speed, and his skin lost its luster, making him look like a withered old man.

But that gray sword shadow exuded an aura of finality that made even Li Wujiu change color!

The sword shadow was silent, yet it tore through the terrifying suction of the "Azure Gourd," as if traversing the barriers of time and space, and pierced straight into Li Wujiu's heart!
This was Mo Yu's ultimate strike, a sacrifice of his life and the burning essence of his sword soul! All for that one moment of resistance!
Li Wujiu's expression finally changed drastically. He suddenly rolled back the Ten Thousand Poison Banner in his hand to protect himself. The vengeful spirits on the banner shrieked, and layers of poisonous clouds condensed into a shield!
boom--!
The gray sword spirit slammed into the poison cloud shield! There was no earth-shattering explosion, only silent annihilation!

The vast poisonous cloud vanished instantly, and the vengeful ghosts on the Myriad Poison Banner disappeared with mournful screams!

Li Wujiu groaned, his hand gripping the banner pole trembling violently, the banner's light dimming considerably, clearly indicating he had been injured.

"You brat, you're courting death!" Li Wujiu was filled with shock and anger, his venomous eyes blazing with murderous intent.

However, the breathing space that Mo Yu gained with his desperate sword strike could not truly change the outcome.

"Buzz—!!!"

"boom--!!!"

Almost immediately after the sword spirit and the poisonous cloud collided, two enormous beings, completely different yet equally containing terrifying pressure, simultaneously tore through the layers of death fog of the Burial Star Sea and descended upon this sea area!

In the east, a massive, dark blue cloud ship, resembling a floating mountain range, was constructed entirely of strange spiritual wood that shimmered with metallic luster. Countless intricate gears, pipes, and spiritual energy circuits flowed ceaselessly across the ship's surface, emanating a chilling sense of oppressive energy and mechanical fusion.

At the bow, a huge flag fluttered in the wind, embroidered with a hammer and anvil pattern surrounded by intricate gears—the Heavenly Craftsmanship Palace!

In the West, a long, narrow sword-shaped ship with sharp edges and a body as if forged from black ice and cold iron exudes a chilling sword intent that can cleave through the universe.

At the bow of the ship, the white-haired Venerable Xuantian stood tall, with swords chiming from the ancient sword box on his back, as if ten thousand swords were ready to be drawn.

Behind him stood two rows of Xuan Tian Sword Guards, their auras sharp and fierce, like unsheathed swords, their murderous intent freezing the surrounding deathly mist—Xuan Tian Sword Sect!
Two top forces in the spirit world arrived almost simultaneously!
Inside the command cabin of the Tiangong Mansion's cloud boat "Xuntianhao," Situ Xuan's fanatical gaze was fixed on the distant, still turbulent, chain-flashing monument of the isolated island through the huge crystal glass porthole, as well as the pure dark gold rune light soaring into the sky from the island.

"Core inheritance! It really is the most complete core rune sequence of the forger! Activate 'Boundary-Breaking Divine Light' to scan all energy nodes on the island! Lock onto the location of the core inheritance! Quickly!"

The Venerable Xuantian's gaze first swept over the tragic battlefield below: Mo Yu was on the verge of death protecting Yu Changsheng, while Li Wujiu of Medicine King Valley was eyeing him covetously.

Upon seeing Mo Yu's withered appearance after burning his sword soul, a subtle, complex pity flashed in the old man's eyes, which then transformed into a cold sword intent, locking onto the withered bone flying boat of Medicine King Valley.

"Old Lady Li, this man is a wanted criminal of my Xuantian Sword Sect! The person he is guarding is also related to the anomalies in the Burial Star Sea! Your Medicine King Valley has overstepped its bounds!"

Li Wujiu's face was so gloomy it could drip water. Facing the pressure from the two top forces, her withered fingers clenched the Ten Thousand Poison Banner tightly, and the remaining vengeful spirits on the banner twisted and shrieked because of her anger.

Her cold gaze swept over Venerable Xuantian, then glanced at the massive cloud boat of the Heavenly Craftsmanship Palace, finally settling on the two people on the reef below, especially Yu Changsheng's body, which radiated strange fluctuations and resembled a fine medicinal embryo. A venomous and greedy smile curled at the corner of her lips. "Hehehe... Old ghost Xuantian, old man Situ, what a show of power! This Burial Star Sea is not your backyard!" Li Wujiu's voice was like a bone-chilling wind.

"This Yu Changsheng possesses a rare treasure, a fusion of life force and annihilation, a wondrous medicine of heaven and earth! I, this old woman, have taken a liking to him, and he is mine! Who dares to obstruct my path of alchemy?!"

The three sides faced off, their terrifying pressure grinding against the sea like an invisible millstone. Lead-gray death fog swirled eerily under the powerful force field.

Below, Mo Yu, leaning on a broken sword, knelt on one knee on the reef, his breath as weak as a candle in the wind, yet he still held the unconscious Yu Changsheng firmly behind him. His cold eyes swept over the three giants in the sky, showing no fear, only a silent determination.

Within Yu Changsheng's body, the rudimentary channeling array flickered under multiple pressures. Deep within the nascent Chaos Dao Embryo, a faint yet indomitable, primal light was quietly gathering under the extreme pressure of death and annihilation...

At the eye of the storm, a deathly silence had temporarily settled due to the arrival of the spirit realm's giant. But everyone knew that this fragile balance could be ignited by a single spark, unleashing a devastating conflagration capable of engulfing the entire Star Sea.

And that spark might be in the center of that still-roaring, seemingly imprisoning the secrets of the universe's end—Chen Xueqing is fully integrating the core inheritance of the Starry Sky Forger, and her time is running out.

Yu Changsheng lay quietly, like a broken statue ravaged by a cosmic storm.

The dark gold, dark purple, and chaotic gray Dao patterns writhed and throbbed wildly beneath the cracked skin like living things. With each slight undulation, a viscous liquid, like magma, mixed with stardust and decaying energy, seeped out, exuding a chilling aura of annihilation and chaos.

At the dantian, the incredibly heavy nascent form of the Chaos Dao Embryo floated lifelessly, like a devastating bomb that could explode at any moment and annihilate the star field. Only a wisp of blue-white light wrapped around its core pulsated weakly but stubbornly, the only recognizable coordinate of "life" in this scene of destruction.

"Jie Jie Jie..."

On the flying boat of withered bones, Li Wujiu's laughter, like sandpaper rubbing against rotten wood, broke the suffocating silence.

Her withered fingers nearly crushed the banner of the Ten Thousand Poisons Banner, and her resentful and greedy gaze pierced through space, locking onto Yu Changsheng as if he were a rare and precious treasure.

"Old ghost Xuantian, old man Situ! This old woman only wants this 'medicinal catalyst'! The life force within his body is a fusion of extinguished and fused essences, extremely rare throughout the ages. It is the supreme treasure material for refining the 'Life Creation Pill' and stepping into longevity! Anyone who dares to obstruct my path will be sworn enemies with Medicine King Valley!"

Li Wujiu beside her remained expressionless, the stopper of the empty green gourd in his hand slightly open, an invisible suction force already locked onto the area below, poised to strike.

"Old hag Li, you slaughter the mortal world and refine evil pills. Your Great Dao is already filthy. How dare you talk about immortality?" The voice of the Venerable Xuantian was as cold as the polar wind. His white hair moved without wind, and the buzzing sound from the sword box on his back suddenly became sharp and piercing.

“Mo Yu is a traitor to my Xuantian Sword Sect and should be brought back by my sect to be dealt with according to the sect rules! As for this person,” he glanced at Yu Changsheng, with a hint of scrutiny that was barely perceptible.

"Being trapped in the core of the Star Burial Sea anomaly concerns the relics of the Star Dome Forger and the Devouring Void Calamity, which is not something your Medicine King Valley can keep to yourself!"

Before he finished speaking, the two Xuan Tian Sword Guards behind him took half a step forward in unison, their chilling sword intent like an invisible ice wall, forcefully pushing towards the direction of Medicine King Valley.

"Shut up!" Inside the command cabin of the "Sky Patrol" cloud boat of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau, Situ Xuan's impatient rebuke rumbled through the huge crystal glass porthole, carrying a cold, metallic feel.

"The core legacy of the Forger is right before your eyes! You are still scrambling and begging for the ownership of one person? It's utterly foolish!"

His fanatical gaze pierced through the cabin, fixed on the distant, still violently shaking island, where dark gold chains danced wildly like dragons.

"'Boundary-Breaking Divine Light' is ready! Target: the island's core energy node! For me—blast it open!"

Om-!
The colossal Sky-Piercing Cloud Ship, as large as a mountain, suddenly lit up! Countless intricate gears on its surface meshed and spun wildly, and the spiritual energy circuits erupted with blinding white light. Vast amounts of energy converged madly towards a huge rhomboid crystal at the bow! Destructive energy fluctuations surged instantly, stirring up the solidified death fog and forming a visible energy storm!
"Situ Xuan! How dare you?!"

Xuan Tian Venerable's beard and hair bristled, and the sword box on his back burst open with a bang. A brilliant sword light, condensed to the point of being tangible, shot into the sky. It did not slash at the cloud boat, but instead locked onto the rhombus-shaped crystal that was charging up!

The sword intent was overwhelming, as if it could cleave the Milky Way!
A fierce glint flashed in Li Wujiu's eyes. The vengeful spirits of the Ten Thousand Poison Banner shrieked, and the green light of the Dry Bone Flying Boat burst forth. Countless fine poison needle phantoms flowed across the banner's surface, clearly preparing to take advantage of the chaos to make a move, with their target being Yu Changsheng!

The wills of the three giants collided with each other like three raging cosmic torrents!
The balance was utterly shattered at that moment!

"Let's do it!"

"Take it!"

"Divine light emitted!"

The three commands were issued almost simultaneously!

boom--!!!
A dazzling, indescribable beam of white light burst forth from the diamond-shaped crystal at the bow of the Sky Patrol!

The "Boundary-Breaking Divine Light" tore through space, carrying the power of the Shattering Law that the Heavenly Craftsmanship Palace was so proud of. Ignoring distance, it instantly struck the weak point of the still rampaging dark gold lightning net above the isolated island!
The objective is clear: break through the defenses and strike at the core!
Almost simultaneously, Venerable Xuantian pointed his fingers like a sword and slashed down!

"Shatter Star!" The dazzling sword light arrived first despite being behind, carrying the supreme sword intent of severing cause and effect and destroying all laws. It did not block the divine light, but instead fiercely slashed at the spatial node on the side of the divine light's path!
He wanted to distort the trajectory of space, causing the divine light to deviate from its intended target!

Li Wujiu was even more insidious, and the Myriad Poison Banner suddenly swayed!
"Ten Thousand Poisons Corroding the Heart!" Silently, a colorless and odorless miasma, capable of instantly eroding the primordial spirit and defiling the foundation of one's Dao, spread out like a ghost. It was not aimed at the top, but precisely enveloped Mo Yu and Yu Changsheng, whom he was protecting, below!

She wants to strike at the root of the problem by directly contaminating the target!
The three attacks, with their different targets, converged in this small sea area, triggering an apocalyptic energy surge!

Clang—!
Click—!
laugh--!
A deafening sound of metal twisting and cracking! A deafening explosion as space was forcibly torn apart! The sound of energy annihilating and dissolving!
The Divine Light that broke through the boundary was slashed hard on the side by the Xuan Tian Venerable's "Shattering Star" sword intent. Its spatial trajectory was forcibly deflected, and the beam of light that was originally aimed at the core of the isolated island suddenly veered off course and crashed hard into a protruding dark gold monument on the edge of the island!
Boom!!! (End of Chapter)