Immortality Cultivation: I can use my clansmen’s energy and blood to add points.

The target is directly at the center of the stone platform, the place where the runes are the densest and the energy fluctuations are the most intense!
Just when Luo Qingchen’s sword was about to hit the stone platform!

Mutations reborn!

In the center of the stone platform, where there was nothing originally, the space suddenly twisted! Then, a fist-sized vortex composed entirely of dense black evil spirits and countless twisted resentful souls appeared out of thin air!

At the core of the vortex, one can vaguely see...an eyeball? !

A huge eyeball full of bloodshot, hatred, madness and endless greed!
The eyeball suddenly opened, and its cold and evil gaze instantly locked onto Luo Qingchen!
"Hehehe... Here it comes again... A fresh... sacrifice..."

A hoarse, eerie voice, as if coming from the deepest part of the Nine Nether Hell, rang directly in Luo Qingchen's mind!

At the same time, a mental shock that was ten times more powerful than the altar restriction just now slammed into Luo Qingchen's soul like a tsunami!

"Not good!" Luo Qingchen's pupils suddenly shrank!

This is what the jade slip said... "The key is in the eye"?! This eyeball is the real core of the altar, an evil existence with self-awareness?! Existence?!
The moment that huge eyeball, covered in bloodshot, full of malice and greed, emerged from the dark vortex, an indescribable terrifying mental pressure crashed into Luo Qingchen's sea of ​​soul consciousness like a physical tsunami!
"Hehehe... Here it comes again... A fresh... sacrifice..."

The eerie and hoarse voice did not travel through the air, but rang directly in the deepest part of his mind, with a kind of teasing and cold malice like playing with prey. The voice seemed to be condensed from the wailing and curses of countless dead souls, and every syllable was as painful as a steel knife scraping at the bone, trying to tear his will and disintegrate his defenses.

At the same time, Luo Qingchen felt as if his soul was being entangled and pulled by countless invisible tentacles, and illusions appeared before his eyes. Past regrets, fears in his heart, hidden desire to kill... all kinds of negative emotions were infinitely magnified, like a demon in his heart, trying to devour him completely. In the sea of ​​consciousness, the defense barrier built by the power of chaos trembled violently, and even fine cracks appeared!
This mental shock was far more powerful and bizarre than any soul attack he had encountered before! It was not only a crushing force, but also a sinister method that went straight to the source and aroused the inner demons!

"Hmph!" Luo Qingchen groaned, his face turned pale in an instant, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. But the gray light in his eyes suddenly became blazing! Deep in the sea of ​​consciousness, the Chaos Art was running at high speed on its own. The power of the origin of chaos, which symbolized the inclusion and evolution of all things, was like a magic needle that stabilized the sea of ​​consciousness that was about to collapse!

"Want to devour me? Are you worthy?" Luo Qingchen roared from the depths of his soul.

The "Chaos Return to Origin" sword intent, which contained the artistic conception of the cycle of life and death and the return of all things to one, was originally condensed at the tip of the sword, but at this moment he forcibly guided it, reversed it, and turned it into an invisible sword of thought, fiercely slashing at the evil will that invaded the sea of ​​consciousness!
This is not a simple confrontation of power, but a collision of Taos!

Chaos is the starting point and the end point of all things, embracing life and death and accommodating everything. Although the power emitted by the evil eye also involves the soul and death, it is full of distortion, resentment and destruction, which is completely opposite to the balance and return to the realm of Chaos, and is naturally restrained!
"laugh--"

A silent battle broke out at the soul level! The invisible tentacles that tried to entangle his soul, as if they had encountered their nemesis, screamed and broke and melted away one by one the moment they came into contact with the Chaos Returning Sword Intent! The eerie demonic sound that resounded directly through his mind was also forcibly dispelled and purified by this neutral, peaceful, yet extremely domineering Chaos Intent!
“Huh?!” The Evil Eye seemed to have not expected that this “sacrifice” could actually withstand its mental attack and even fight back. It let out a wave of doubt and doubt, “The power of chaos…? No… it also contains… the breath of reincarnation?!”

For the first time, there was a hint of solemnity in its voice, and even... a flash of greed and fear!

At the moment when Luo Qingchen was trying his best to resist the mental impact of the evil eye, the situation on the outside also changed.

"Brother Luo!" Lin Wan'er had been paying attention to Luo Qingchen. When she saw him stagnate and blood ooze from the corner of his mouth, her heart suddenly tightened. She no longer held back, and the mark of the exquisite grass in her body shone brightly, and a more pure and majestic vitality poured into the long sword!

"Tianyuan Sword Art: Cleansing the Dust with the Blue Sky!"

She gave a delicate shout, and the sword light was no longer a dense raindrop, but turned into a series of emerald green sword energy rainbows, sweeping out with the awe-inspiring intention of purifying all evil! The moment those fearless bone puppets came into contact with the emerald green sword rainbow, the black evil spirits around them quickly melted away like ice and snow under the scorching sun, and large cracks appeared on their gray-black bones. Their movements became extremely slow, and even a few weak bone puppets were directly broken by the vitality contained in the sword rainbow, and their soul fires fell apart on the spot!
She actually suppressed most of the bone puppets' attacks temporarily with her own strength, buying precious time for Luo Qingchen!
"Wow! How dare you bully Senior Brother Luo! Look at my power!" Su Xiaowan was so angry when she saw this. She didn't care about being afraid anymore and took out all the remaining attack talismans in her storage bag, including a few experimental ones she drew for fun with unknown effects.

“Five thunderbolts! Fire dragons burning the sky! Mysterious ice freezing! And this… uh… Great Summoning Technique: Puppy Run Talisman?! Never mind! All of them!”

For a moment, the talisman lights flashed randomly, and the sounds of thunder, fire howling, and ice cracking were heard. Most of the talismans still had mediocre effects, but one of the inconspicuous talismans with a twisted lightning pattern (seemingly a failed variant of the Five Thunder Talisman) was about to hit a bone puppet, but was deflected by the energy fluctuations emitted by the altar controlled by the evil eye, and hit a rune node on the edge of the altar crookedly!
"boom!"

A not-so-loud but unusually dull explosion sounded! The rune node suddenly dimmed, and then the light of the entire altar was disordered for a moment! The black vortex where the evil eye was located also fluctuated violently, as if choked by something. Although it was only a brief moment of interference, it happened at the moment when Luo Qingchen's Chaos Returning Origin Sword Intent counterattacked and the evil eye was in doubt!

It's now!

Luo Qingchen's eyes gleamed with brilliance! He endured the severe pain of his soul being torn apart and seized this fleeting opportunity. The Chaos Returning Origin Sword Intent that was originally slashing towards the evil will suddenly split off a part and merged into the Black Dragon Sword in his hand!
He did not directly attack the evil eye that seemed to be the core, because he felt that the eye itself was not a physical entity, but more like a collection of energy and resentment. A direct attack might not be effective, but might lead to a more violent counterattack. His target was the black vortex that maintained the existence of the evil eye!
This vortex is the channel that connects the evil eye to the altar and even the entire hall's evil energy! As long as this channel is cut off or disrupted, the power of the evil eye will inevitably be greatly reduced!

"Chaos Sword Technique: Countercurrent!"

Luo Qingchen flicked his wrist, and the Black Dragon Sword let out a low dragon roar. The gray sword light was no longer a pure slash, but brought with it a strange twisting force, as if to reverse the flow of energy around it! The tip of the sword did not pierce the center of the vortex, but cut into it along the edge of the vortex at an extremely tricky angle!
Like boiling oil into water, or like ice cubes thrown into lava!
"Zi la——!"

A sharp sound of energy friction rang out! The rotation of the black vortex suddenly stagnated, and the evil spirits and resentful souls that made up the vortex howled in pain, becoming extremely unstable! The huge evil eye trembled violently, and the red light in the eye flashed wildly, obviously affected!

"Ant! How dare you?!" The Evil Eye roared angrily, and this time, its voice was filled with real murderous intent!
It didn't seem to have expected that this seemingly inconspicuous monk not only possessed the power of chaotic reincarnation to restrain it, but also had such a sharp combat awareness that he found its weak link in an instant!

As the evil eye roared, the entire underground palace began to shake violently! Above the dome, darkness surged, as if something even more terrifying was awakening! The red light in the eye sockets of the bone puppets that were temporarily suppressed by Lin Wan'er suddenly became as thick as blood. The broken bones on their bodies actually began to repair quickly under the infusion of the evil spirit, and their aura became even more violent!
What was even more terrifying was that dense blue runes began to emerge from the smooth black jade on the floor of the hall, echoing the runes on the stone pillars and the altar! An even larger, colder energy field that seemed to freeze the soul began to form rapidly in the hall!
"Not good! It is mobilizing the forbidden power of the entire hall!" Luo Qingchen's heart was filled with alarm.

He succeeded in interfering with the evil eye, but also completely angered it! This ancient and evil existence obviously had authority and power far beyond their imagination, and was able to control this huge underground palace!
The situation became more critical in an instant! Lin Wan'er's pressure increased suddenly, and she was forced to retreat again and again by the violent bone puppet, and a trace of blood oozed from the corner of her mouth. Su Xiaowan had thrown away all her attack talismans, and could only hold a few defense talismans and worry. Bai Ling'er felt a piercing chill spreading along the ground, almost freezing her already weak body.

Although Luo Qingchen's sword against the current was effective, it did not completely destroy the vortex, and the power of the evil eye continued to flow from the depths of the altar. He himself also consumed a lot of energy because of forcibly dividing the sword intent and resisting the mental impact, and his face became paler and paler.

"Hehehe... Struggle! Howl in despair! Your fear, your life, will all become a feast that nourishes my power!" The voice of the Evil Eye sounded again, full of cruelty and complacency.

The black vortex stabilized again, and even spun faster, emitting an even more terrifying suction force. And the red light in the evil eye gathered, as if it was brewing some kind of destructive attack!

Luo Qingchen's eyes were solemn, the power of chaos flowed, protecting his mind, and his eyes were fixed on the evil eye and the rotating vortex. It was obviously not possible to fight hard, he had to find the real weakness, or... use the so-called "key"!
The key is in the eye... Could it really be related to the eyeball itself?
The underground palace was shaking more and more violently. Above the dome, darkness was wriggling like a living thing. Occasionally, gravel would fall and hit the black jade floor with a dull sound. The dark blue runes on the ground were getting brighter and brighter. The evil spirit in the air was almost condensed into substance, freezing cold, constantly eroding everyone's protective aura and vitality.

With the energy of the evil eye, more than a dozen bone puppets became even crazier. Not only did their bones repair quickly, but their strength and speed also increased significantly. Even on the claws of several bone puppets, black energy blades began to condense, which could be used to slash through the air with astonishing power!

Although Lin Wan'er's Tianyuan Sword Technique had a restraining effect on them, the opponents were numerous and fearless, and coupled with the suppression of the entire hall's forbidden power, she gradually felt powerless. Although the Linglong Grass Mark continued to absorb the scattered vitality around (mainly the residual energy of the shattered bone puppets and her own spiritual power conversion) to replenish the consumption, it was ultimately not enough, her face became paler and paler, and her breathing became a little rapid.

"Sister Wan'er, are you okay?" Su Xiaowan hid behind her, looking at the beads of sweat oozing from her forehead, and asked anxiously. She had already pasted defensive talismans all around herself and Lin Wan'er, but facing the fierce attacks of the bone puppets and the pervasive erosion of the evil spirits, the effect of these low-level talismans was minimal.

"I... can still hold on." Lin Wan'er gritted her teeth, the sword still blazing, but her voice was filled with a hint of fatigue that was barely noticeable. She knew that if she fell, Luo Qingchen would be attacked from both sides, and the consequences would be disastrous.

On the other side, Luo Qingchen's situation was equally grim. He had to resist the mental shocks and soul interference launched from time to time by the evil eye, and dodge the sneak attacks of the bone puppet. At the same time, his brain was working rapidly, trying to find a glimmer of hope in this desperate situation.

"Hehehe... give up... become a part of me... your power of chaos and reincarnation is the best supplement for me to restore my strength..." The evil eye's voice was full of temptation, like the whisper of a devil, constantly bewitching Luo Qingchen. It seemed to be extremely eager for Luo Qingchen's power of chaos.

"Noisy!" Luo Qingchen snorted coldly, and the power of chaos flowed, blocking out the bewitching voice. His eyes once again swept over the huge black stone platform, as well as the Nine Netherworld characters on the stone platform that were the same as those in the passage and on the stone pillars.

Since the information on the jade slip fragments is written in the Nine Netherworld Script, the key to solving the mystery is likely to be hidden in these runes!
"The key is in the eyes... the altar demands life... the soul returns to the ruins..." The incomplete information echoed in Luo Qingchen's mind.

Key, eye, altar, life-demanding… these words are linked together, and the direction is very obvious. The evil eye is the core of the altar and the key to life-demanding. So, what exactly does the "key" mean? How can we use it to break the situation instead of triggering the ending of "life-demanding"? (End of this chapter)