Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

The suction force was so terrifying that the hard reef beneath Mo Yu softened and crumbled like quicksand. Along with his broken body, he was dragged by an invisible force and slid towards the vortex opened by the eerie green giant eye!
The remaining Burial Abyss Sword Intent on his body instinctively erupted into a circle of dim black light, like a final sigh, firmly pinning him to a small reef beneath him. But this resistance was like a candle flickering in the wind in the face of the Mother Nest's furious suction.

"Mo Yu——!"

Yu Changsheng's soul trembled violently!
He struggled, trying to rouse his already exhausted body to grab his companion who was sliding into the abyss. Each effort felt like tearing his soul apart. His cracked Dao Embryo groaned under the unbearable strain, and blood gushed from all the wounds on his body.

The Thorn Abyss Armor, having lost most of its energy support, flickered violently under the suction of the Mother Nest and the aftershocks of Situ Xuan and Xuan Tian Venerable's attacks, and was on the verge of collapse.

Situ Xuan's main cannon has finished charging, and the dazzling light once again locks onto the core crystal!

Chen Xueqing's almost transparent spirit body fluctuated violently within the crystal, emitting a desperate wail. She was burning the last of her spiritual essence in an attempt to repair a tiny but fatal crack on the core crystal—the damage caused by Situ Xuan's first strike!
A desperate situation! A certain death sentence!
The reef crumbled beneath his feet, and Mo Yu's body was about to be completely sucked into the all-consuming vortex. The Venerable Xuan Tian watched coldly as Situ Xuan's cannon was about to spew forth destructive flames.

In that moment of utter silence and frozen despair!

An indescribable, refreshing vitality, accompanied by a faint sigh, pierced through the murky, heavy fog of the Burial Star Sea and quietly descended upon this battlefield of carnage.

A massive lotus-leaf-shaped magical boat, its edges shimmering with a pure blue halo, silently sliced ​​through the churning gray mist and appeared at the edge of the isolated island!

At the bow of the boat, a middle-aged woman dressed in an elegant blue robe, with a serene face that concealed endless worries and dignity, stood tall. She was none other than Qingyi, an elder of the Pure Lotus Sect!
She had been hiding in the fog, observing from the shadows, and finally revealed herself at the most critical moment!
Her gaze instantly locked onto the faint, fading light within the core crystal—Chen Xueqing!

"Xueqing! Pure Lotus, protect my disciple!"

Elder Qingyi gave a sharp shout, her hands moving swiftly like butterflies flitting among flowers as she formed hand seals. The enormous lotus-leaf-shaped magic boat beneath her feet suddenly erupted with a soft yet vast light!

Countless mysterious runes rose from the veins of the lotus leaf, instantly condensing into a verdant bridge of light spanning space. With speed beyond comprehension, one end connected to the lotus leaf magic boat, while the other end precisely enveloped the nearly shattered crystal at the core of the seal and Chen Xueqing's spirit body!

Om-!
Pure as morning dew, containing a surging power to purify all things, it pours forth along the bridge of light! This power is not an attack, but the purest form of protection and nourishment!

The grotesque crack on the core crystal, torn apart by Situ Xuan's world-breaking divine light, began to heal at a visible speed under the wash of emerald light, as if gently smoothed by an invisible hand!
The dim, dark gold runes inside the crystal were instantly illuminated upon contact with this shared power, and their circulation speed suddenly accelerated!

Chen Xueqing's almost transparent spirit body trembled violently, as if a drowning person had finally come into contact with air, greedily absorbing this vast source of life!

The faint, almost extinguished spiritual light, as if injected with a stimulant, stabilized and began to slowly revive and coalesce!
"The Pure Lotus Sect?!"

Situ Xuan's sinister smile froze instantly, the main cannon fire that was about to be unleashed was abruptly stopped, and the massive hull of the Xuntian ship hummed and trembled due to the forced interruption of energy.

He stared intently at the lotus leaf magic boat and Elder Qingyi, his eyes filled with resentment and fear.

The Star River Sword Intent condensed by Venerable Xuantian paused slightly, his brows furrowed, clearly the sudden intervention of the Pure Lotus Sect had completely disrupted his plans.

The balance on the isolated island was completely shattered at this moment!

The third giant eye of the Devouring Nest also sensed the threat!

This pure life force was filled with disgust and repulsion towards it! It let out an even more frantic shriek, and the suction force of the dark green vortex surged again. Its target was no longer just Mo Yu, but also locked onto the emerald green light bridge that spanned space!

The filthy tentacles of dark energy, like countless venomous snakes, emerged from the void rifts, coiling around the bridge of light, attempting to corrupt and tear it apart!
At the same time, the terrifying suction force had completely turned the reef beneath Mo Yu into dust!
His mangled body was seized by an invisible giant hand and accelerated toward the all-consuming eerie green vortex!

The remaining black light of the Burial Abyss Sword Intent flickered like a candle in the wind, about to be completely extinguished!
"Qingyi! Protect Xueqing!" Yu Changsheng roared, knowing this was his only chance!
Chen Xueqing was temporarily protected, while Situ Xuan and Venerable Xuantian were intimidated by the Pure Lotus Sect.

All the pain, all the shattering, all the darkness of sinking into the abyss, were forcibly ignited by him at this moment!
Deep within the spiderweb-like cracks of the Dao Embryo's core, a point of pure, dark green light suddenly shone. It was not a sign of life, but rather the embers of the Abyss, which consumed everything and led all things to their ultimate annihilation!

He no longer suppressed his cracked wounds, but instead actively drew upon the raging annihilation source of the Burial Star Sea, like diverting a flood into a dam on the verge of collapse!
"Ughhh—Ember Abyss Spell: Burning Life!"

Yu Changsheng's body suddenly erupted with dazzling dark green flames, like a human-shaped torch that was ignited in an instant!

Beneath the cracked skin, blood vessels bulged out, and what flowed was no longer blood, but the burning flames of annihilation!
He transformed into a shooting star trailing a long, dark green tail of flame, moving at a speed beyond spatial perception, arriving first despite being behind, and crashing headlong into the terrifying suction core that enveloped the dark feathers!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a silent spread of a soul-chilling sense of annihilation.

Yu Changsheng's life-burning body slammed into the core of the terrifying suction field originating from the Devouring Void Mother Nest! The dark green flames and the eerie green vortex rubbed and annihilated violently, emitting a sickening hissing sound. His body seemed to become a bridge between the Abyss of Ashes and reality, frantically channeling the extinguishing fire he had ignited back into the eerie green vortex!
puff!
Like a red-hot iron being plunged into rotting flesh!
For the first time, the last remaining giant eye of the Devouring Mother Nest let out a painful, terrified hiss!
The rotation of the eerie green vortex suddenly stopped, and the terrifying suction force instantly weakened by more than half!
The filthy tentacles that were coiling around Elder Qingyi's light bridge also twitched violently, their power waning.

Pulled by the suction force and rapidly falling towards the vortex, Mo Yu's body suddenly sank, and his downward momentum abruptly slowed! His remaining Burial Abyss Sword Intent black light seemed to sense something and flickered slightly.

The price was devastating! The dark green flames burning all over Yu Changsheng's body dimmed rapidly. His body felt as if all his marrow had been drained, and he fell softly downwards. His consciousness sank completely into the boundless darkness, with only a faint, extremely weak flame of his soul maintaining the last connection with the cold scale in his arms.

He crashed like a meteorite onto a section of reef below that was not yet completely shattered, splashing up murky, blood-red waves. His fate remains unknown.

"...Immortality!"

Within the core crystal, Chen Xueqing's spirit let out a mournful cry, and the spiritual light that had just stabilized fluctuated violently once again.

Elder Qingyi's expression changed slightly, her hand seals shifted again, and the clear light of the lotus leaf magic boat became even more condensed, forcefully stabilizing Chen Xueqing's mind. "Concentrate! Do not act rashly!" The greedy flames in Situ Xuan's eyes burned again: "A good opportunity! Strike while the iron is hot and take his life!"

He saw that Yu Changsheng was completely exhausted, which was the perfect opportunity to seize the nascent form of the strange Dao embryo within him.

The massive hull of the Sky Patrol once again glowed with the menacing muzzles of its cannons, this time aimed directly at Yu Changsheng, who remained motionless on the reef!
At the same time, Venerable Xuantian also made a move!

He did not attack Yu Changsheng, but instead, his figure blurred, and the ancient longsword in his hand brought out a black sword light that was condensed to the extreme. Man and sword became one, like black lightning tearing through space, and rushed straight towards the core crystal that had temporarily lost its suction interference!

He seized the opportunity presented by Elder Qingyi's all-out efforts to protect the Light Bridge and the damage to the Devouring Nest, and forcibly took over the core inheritance of the Starry Sky Forger!

"Xuantian! How dare you!" Elder Qingyi was both shocked and furious. Most of her power was used to maintain Chen Xueqing and Guangqiao, and she was unable to spare any more energy at the moment! The clear light of the Lotus Leaf Dharma Boat suddenly transformed into a barrier in an attempt to intercept Venerable Xuantian.

The Xuan Tian Venerable's sword light was incomparably sharp, and the dark sword energy, carrying the momentum to sever rules, slammed fiercely into the Qing Guang Barrier! The barrier trembled violently, and ripples surged wildly! Although it failed to break through instantly, it successfully pinned Elder Qing Yi's restraining force to the spot!

Situ Xuan's cannon was already locked onto Yu Changsheng, and the destructive light was about to erupt!
At this critical moment!
A gaunt, hunched figure suddenly appeared like a ghost from the thick fog churning beneath the Sky Patrol! She was silent and fast, exceeding the limits of divine sense, and her target was crystal clear—Mo Yu, who was on the reef, barely breathing and pierced by the Soul-Devouring Needles of Ten Thousand Poisons!
It was the old woman who had been hiding in the shadows in Medicine King Valley all along!

Her withered, claw-like hand shot out with lightning speed, her fingertips swirling with wisps of strangely changing, colorful medicinal mist, and she pressed it with perfect precision onto the wound on Mo Yu's chest where the Soul-Devouring Needle of Ten Thousand Poisons had pierced through! The colorful medicinal mist, as if alive, instantly burrowed into Mo Yu's body!

As Mo Yu lay dying, his body suddenly arched, letting out a muffled groan that was suppressed to the extreme. Countless twisted and writhing colored lines instantly appeared under his skin, looking ferocious and terrifying! The deadly poison of the Soul-Devouring Needles that had been raging in his body seemed to have met its nemesis, or as if it had been forcibly suppressed and fused by something more domineering, and temporarily lay dormant.

"Hehehe... Excellent material! I'll gladly accept it!"

The old woman let out a smug, owl-like laugh, her withered claws gripping Mo Yu's shoulder. With a flick of her sleeve, she scattered a cloud of sweet-smelling, pungent-smelling colored powder, instantly obscuring a small area of ​​space.

Her figure, accompanied by Mo Yu, disappeared into the thick fog like smoke, vanishing without a trace!

Along with Mo Yu's dull black sword stuck in the reef, it also disappeared!
"Medicine King Valley! Despicable!" Elder Qingyi roared, but was powerless to stop them.

Situ Xuan's cannon fire had already been unleashed! A blazing white beam of light tore through the thick fog and slammed into the reef where Yu Changsheng was!

Boom!

The reef was instantly evaporated, leaving only a huge, charred crater in its place, with murky seawater rushing in! Smoke and dust filled the air!
"Haha! It's done!" Situ Xuan was overjoyed.

However, as the smoke and dust cleared, a figure stood swaying at the edge of the deep pit! Despite being ragged, covered in blood like a gourd, and bearing a terrifying, gaping wound in his chest, his breath was extremely weak, yet he still stood!

Yu Changsheng!
In the final moments before Situ Xuan was struck by the cannon fire, a deathly power originating from the deepest part of the Burial Star Sea enveloped his broken body, like the filthiest silt, thus neutralizing most of the energy impact.

That was the faint response from the isolated island beneath his feet, tainted by the will of the Devouring Mother Nest, to his invocation of the Origin of Annihilation!

The lifeless mud armor evaporated instantly under the artillery fire, but it also saved his life!
He slightly raised his head, his eyelids, covered by blood scabs, struggling to open a crack. In the depths of his dim pupils, he saw Situ Xuan's astonished face, the sharp sword light of Xuan Tian Venerable striking Elder Qingyi's barrier, and the anxious, sorrowful spiritual fluctuations of Chen Xueqing within the core crystal...

Further away, around the lotus leaf magic boat brought by Elder Qingyi, the space began to experience violent disturbances!

Enormous shadows of various shapes tore through the thick fog, slowly approaching—the grotesque mechanical behemoths of the Heavenly Craftsmanship Palace, the chilling sword boats of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect, and even the withered bone flying boats of the Medicine King Valley exuding a decaying aura… Her distress signal was finally answered, and an even greater storm had descended upon the Burial Star Sea!
Yu Changsheng's blood-stained lips twitched with difficulty, as if he were smiling, or perhaps convulsing in endless pain.

His blood-stained right hand was pressed tightly against the cold, black scale in his arms, and a faint, almost imperceptible resonance pulsed from a distant direction emanated from the touch.

Mo Yu is not dead! He was kidnapped, but he is not dead yet!
The icy, bone-chilling seawater of the Burial Star, carrying thick, annihilating energy, pierced Yu Changsheng's already collapsing body like billions of poisoned ice needles.

Situ Xuan's boundary-breaking divine light, weakened by the deathly power of the isolated island, was not entirely ineffective. Its residual shockwaves stirred the seawater, forming a deadly whirlpool that mercilessly swept Yu Changsheng, who was unconscious and still bleeding from his seven orifices, into a deeper and darker abyss.

Consciousness sank, as if falling into the abyss of eternal night.

The nascent chaotic Dao embryo in the dantian is now like a dilapidated star covered with spiderweb cracks and violent internal energy conflicts.

The residual corrosive power of the Origin of Annihilation, the fragments of the Devouring Nest, the forcibly absorbed Ten Thousand Poisonous Qi, and the backlash and burns caused by igniting the Flame of the Abyss at the last moment—several destructive forces were tearing and annihilating his Dao Embryo Core. Each conflict caused his life essence to sway violently like a candle in the wind, and it could be completely extinguished at any moment.

However, a faint yet exceptionally tenacious glimmer of light stubbornly flickered deep within the chaotic core of the "Abyss of Ashes"—it was the emerald-gold mark left by Chen Xueqing within the Dao Embryo.

Even though he himself had sunk into boundless darkness and excruciating pain, the mark continued to slowly rotate, like the only signpost in the darkness.

The purifying power of the Pure Lotus, like a gentle stream, was trying its best to wash away the impurities in the Dao Embryo; at the same time, the fragments of the profound meaning of "Return to the Void - Source Pivot", which had just been enlightened but not yet stabilized, were instinctively trying to guide the violent and conflicting energy flow within the body.

Though faint, it was precisely this slight purification and guidance that maintained the last vestige of balance in the core of the Dao Embryo, preventing it from completely exploding and turning into a speck of dust in the Sea of ​​Burial Stars. (End of Chapter)