Two Realms: Don't call me evil!

Blue Star, Moon!
Above a crater on the moon, space first cracked open, then rapidly expanded, transforming into a pale blue void portal.

Ning Yunying and Han Ruyan walked out one after the other, followed by Su Jie, who led the Thousand-Handed Centipede and the Annual Rot Worm onto the lunar soil.

"Out."

A smile of relief appeared on Su Jie's face. After the immortal corpse was revived, if Su Jie had run slower, it would have been difficult to even leave behind a complete corpse.

"My husband, your injuries..."

Han Ruyan's eyes showed worry; Su Jie's current condition was not good.

"I'm fine, don't worry about me."

As Su Jie spoke, the muscles in his cheeks moved, causing his skin to tear instantly, revealing his stark white teeth.

At this moment, Su Jie's skin and flesh became extremely fragile, and would tear if he moved even slightly. This was a side effect of consuming the immortal blood, and it began to erupt in Su Jie's body.

Instead of being comforted, Han Ruyan became even more worried. Judging from Su Jie's appearance, he didn't seem to be alright at all. How could there be no price to pay for consuming immortal blood to gain a short burst of combat power?

Zizi!

The Thousand-Handed Centipede swung its antennae, actively using its own blood and energy to replenish Su Jie's depleted energy.

Su Jie patted the Thousand-Handed Centipede, casually sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to mobilize his qi and blood to fight against the aftereffects of the Immortal Blood.

Calling it a sequela is not quite accurate, because what is rooted in Su Jie's body at this time is the profound meaning of the Great Dao remaining from the immortal blood.

Although Su Jie swallowed a drop of immortal blood, most of its energy actually dissipated, and Su Jie only absorbed a small portion, making its utilization efficiency very low.

However, because this part of the absorbed immortal blood was not processed in any way, the various domineering genes contained within it began to aggressively invade Su Jie's body, like diseased cancer cells, constantly devouring and transforming Su Jie's normal cells.

In particular, the profound mysteries of the Great Dao, which are like maggots clinging to bones, are a kind of fundamental source power based on the immortal corpse. They are constantly covering Su Jie's body, like a powerful curse.

In fact, the profound meaning of the Great Dao's origin is the ultimate goal for living beings to grasp the origin of the Great Dao, just as cultivators at the Dao Platform Realm grasp the might of heaven, cultivators at the Purple Mansion Realm grasp the Dharma Form, and cultivators at the Void Realm refine the blessed lands and caves. This is a power that only immortals can master.

It's just that Su Jie is too weak to master this advanced power, so it's more like a curse on living beings.

This is different from the immortal blood genes absorbed by the Thousand-Handed Centipede and the Rotifer. The drop of immortal blood they absorbed only accounted for one-thousandth of the immortal blood energy, and it had already been filtered beforehand, so the most domineering part of the immortal blood substance was not absorbed.

Unbeknownst to him, Su Jie had already begun to circulate the Blood Sea Devouring Heaven Demon Art, which he had already mastered to its fullest extent.

Bah! Bah!
Su Jie's body melted away like a candle, his flesh and blood turning into mud inch by inch, his skeleton falling off, and finally even his bones began to turn into bone powder.

During this process, new flesh and bones were also growing simultaneously. It was like scraping the bone to heal the wound, scraping away the flesh and blood that were cursed by the immortal blood, and growing new flesh and blood.

The scene was extremely gruesome, and most people wouldn't have the heart to watch it. However, Su Jie ignored it and repeatedly dissolved his physical body dozens of times before he could barely remove all the immortal blood curse that had invaded his body and was no longer affected.

But Su Jie couldn't be happy at this moment, because there were twisted and profound mysteries of the Great Dao in Su Jie's soul, which had already polluted a part of Su Jie's soul.

Su Jie could remove his physical body using the Blood Sea Devouring Heaven Demon Art, but it wasn't so easy when it came to his soul.

Swish!
Above Su Jie's head, his soul left his body and transformed into a chaotic dharma form. In the vortex of the chaotic dharma form's single eye, one could vaguely see an incomprehensible ring pattern, which, upon closer inspection, resembled a miniature version of the Great Dao River, encircling from head to tail.

Because Su Jie was unable to utilize this uncontrollable power, the profound mysteries of his Great Dao were constantly destroying his soul. This manifested in his Dharma form as the Chaotic Dharma form trembling involuntarily from time to time, with cracks and wounds appearing on its body.

Boom!
Su Jie tried to use the Kunlun Mirror to smash it, just like refining the divine runes of the Great Dao, to see if he could clear away these fundamental mysteries of the Great Dao.

The result was obvious: Su Jie smashed his own soul, causing it to fluctuate constantly and making him grimace in pain, but he still couldn't truly eliminate this profound mystery of the Great Dao's origin.

Come to think of it, the profound mysteries of the Great Dao involve the realm of immortals, so it's naturally impossible to be so easy.

Fortunately, Su Jie's soul was usually stored in the Kunlun Mirror, and because Su Jie cultivated the Black Hole Myriad Manifestations Technique, his soul could barely withstand this trace of the Great Dao's profound meaning, so it wouldn't affect Su Jie's combat power too much.

"Perhaps this is not all a bad thing."

Su Jie had a good mindset. Seeing that he couldn't clear away the profound mysteries of the Great Dao rooted in his soul, he thought to himself that this might be the best way to understand the realm of immortals. He couldn't reach this high level yet, but when he advanced to the Transcending Dao Realm and his true spirit merged with the Heavenly Dao, he might be able to comprehend something new from it.

Thinking of this, Su Jie took out one Void Bottle after another from his storage bag.

"A total of 368 drops of immortal blood"

Su Jie's gaze swept over the void bottles, and the sheer number of 368 drops of immortal blood made him forget that he was still affected by the curse of the Great Dao Root. An uncontrollable smile appeared on his lips. It was worth the hard work and risking his life. This massive amount of immortal blood was the best reward for Su Jie's efforts.

"Sister-in-law, this is for you."

Su Jie took eighteen drops from the immortal blood and gave them to Ning Yunying.

In fact, the amount of immortal blood already far exceeded Su Jie's needs. He didn't need so much to advance to the Dao Transcending Realm, so Su Jie didn't mind sharing some with Ning Yunying.

"Thank you."

Ning Yunying didn't stand on ceremony with Su Jie. She was planning to cultivate using immortal blood. The "Ten Thousand Tribulations Nirvana Technique" required going through tribulations, and absorbing immortal blood was a terrifying ordeal. Didn't you see how badly Su Jie was cursed after consuming immortal blood?

"Remember to take it easy. Separate and filter the immortal blood first. I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it. Don't kill yourself."

Su Jie warned that if Ning Yunying overdosed, Ning Xinyue would be heartbroken.

"I'm not as reckless as you!"

Ning Yunying rolled her eyes. She wasn't stupid; how could she possibly swallow an entire drop of primordial immortal blood like Su Jie did?

Su Jie then distributed some of the immortal blood to Han Ruyan, the Thousand-Handed Centipede, and the Annual Wheel Worm. Immortal blood is like a panacea; as long as it is not absorbed recklessly, it is of great benefit to all cultivators, allowing their strength to advance rapidly.

"I will be going into seclusion for a while."

After completing all this, Su Jie chose to go into seclusion. Now that he had a large amount of immortal blood, he needed to adjust his condition to its best and refine his advancement plan in preparation for advancing to the Dao Transcending Realm.

Tianyuan World, Yaoguang Sea.

The Crimson Sun Celestial Venerable, Star Moon Celestial Venerable, and Returning Origin Celestial Venerable, who had just escaped back to this place, had no time to catch their breath before they immediately felt a strong sense of rejection from the world.

"The chaotic tide has stopped."

Star Moon Celestial Venerable spoke, "Once the chaotic tide stops, the Tianyuan World will once again become an inaccessible forbidden zone for these Dao-crossing cultivators."

"Leave here first." Guiyuan Tianzun's true spirit, residing within this physical body, was trembling. He knew that his remaining time was running out and he had to return this physical body to the Holy Land as soon as possible, while his true spirit left the Tianyuan World.

"Wait, I have a part of the immortal blood."

Chiyang Tianzun had no intention of letting the two leave so easily. He had done the most work in the Immortal Corpse Tomb, and he had even taken on Su Jie, getting beaten black and blue in the process. Even the body of the Zhentian Cauldron was covered in cracks. In the end, he got nothing. How could he be willing to accept this?

"Chiyang, the Immortal Blood was obtained by our own abilities. If you are not good enough, then admit it. But you still want to take advantage of me? That's wishful thinking."

Star Moon Celestial Venerable scoffed, thinking that Crimson Sun Celestial Venerable was going mad. How could she possibly share the dozen or so drops of immortal blood she had painstakingly obtained with Crimson Sun Celestial Venerable?

Guiyuan Tianzun completely ignored them and headed straight for his own holy land, showing no intention whatsoever of dividing up the immortal blood.

"None of you are leaving until you give me the Immortal Blood today."

Chi Yang was furious. He couldn't accept this outcome and punched the nearest Star Moon Celestial Venerable.

Star Moon Celestial Venerable's pretty face darkened. The Chaos Banner blocked the attack of Crimson Sun Celestial Venerable. Her eyes darted around, and she said, "Crimson Sun, I only have a dozen drops of immortal blood. Even if I share it with you, how much will it amount to? Gui Yuan has several times more immortal blood than I do. Moreover, he was the first to betray us. If you want to find someone, go find him."

Chiyang Tianzun's eyes were bloodshot. He felt that what was said made sense, so he turned around and went to Guiyuan Tianzun.

"Guiyuan, give me half of the immortal blood in your hand."

With a furious roar, the Crimson Sun Celestial Venerable unleashed the Heaven-Suppressing Cauldron, which hurtled towards the Returning Origin Celestial Venerable.

"Idiot, Su Jie has even more immortal blood in his possession, why don't you go find it?"

Guiyuan Tianzun snorted coldly, and the Immortal-Slaying Sword transformed into floating light, colliding with the Zhentian Cauldron, causing the Yaoguang Sea to explode with countless layers of seawater, revealing the seabed thousands of meters deep.

"You still have the nerve to talk about Su Jie? If I hadn't helped you withstand Su Jie's pressure, you wouldn't have been able to obtain so much immortal blood."

The more Chiyang Tianzun spoke, the angrier he became. He gritted his teeth and said, "After you were injured, you took advantage of the chaos on the edge of the battlefield. You were the first to rush in when you saw an opportunity. I contributed the most, so I should take the lion's share of this immortal blood."

"dream!"

Guiyuan Tianzun and Chiyang Tianzun were engaged in a fierce battle. Immortal blood was of great importance, so how could he possibly be willing to give it away?

The two, who were originally on the same side and cooperating with each other, began to fight each other.

However, as the battle between the two intensified, the rejection from the Tianyuan World grew stronger, and the true spirit residing within the physical body began to melt away, like snow exposed to sunlight.

Even so, the Crimson Sun Celestial Venerable did not stop.

"You want to die together with me."

Guiyuan Tianzun saw through Chiyang's sinister intentions. If the battle continued, both of them would have their true spirits obliterated by the Heavenly Dao, and their immortal blood would become ownerless.

"Give me back my immortal blood!"

The Crimson Sun Celestial Venerable was fighting desperately, displaying a ferocious expression that showed he was determined to obtain the immortal blood.

Guiyuan Tianzun was also enraged. Knowing that he could not fight for long, he suddenly separated his true spirit from his body and attached it to the Zhanxian Sword. At the same time, he also took his storage bag with him. Then, his physical body approached Chiyang Tianzun.

Boom! The next moment, the physical body of Guiyuan Tianzun exploded. Taking this opportunity, the Immortal Slaying Sword transformed into a beam of light and flew straight to the Thirty-Three Heavens. He would rather abandon this body of the Dao Crossing Realm than part with his immortal blood.

"Return to the Origin!"

A roar came from behind. The Crimson Sun Celestial Venerable also abandoned his physical body, his true spirit attached to the Heaven-Suppressing Cauldron, and he chased after the Returning Origin Celestial Venerable with murderous intent.

"Two idiots!"

On the other side, Xingyue Tianzun, who had already returned the physical body to the gate of the Divine Mechanism Holy Land, sensed this scene. The physical body is the only way for Dao cultivators to walk in the Tianyuan World, and it is very important. The two of them actually destroyed it.

Mocking Chi Yang and Gui Yuan as two idiots in his heart, Xingyue Tianzun leisurely arranged the affairs of the Holy Land before leaving Tianyuan World and returning to the Great Dao River with the spoils of immortal blood.

call out!
This true spirit was split off from the main true spirit, and she is preparing to return to her original true spirit body.

Click!

Suddenly, a terrifying pressure rose from the once calm river of the Great Dao. A figure rapidly approached the Star Moon Celestial Venerable, followed by an immense hand, as large as a star, descending upon him.

"Ling Xiao!"

Star Moon Celestial Venerable was shocked and furious. The person who made the move was actually Lingxiao Celestial Venerable, who had died at the hands of the immortal corpse.

The physical body of Lingxiao Tianzun died in the Immortal Corpse Graveyard. What appears here now is the true spirit and body of Lingxiao Tianzun, who also wants to seize the immortal blood from Xingyue Tianzun.

The battle quickly broke out on the Great Dao River. Even with the Chaos Banner in hand, Star Moon Celestial Venerable was unable to contend with the true spirit body of Lingxiao Celestial Venerable.

A moment later, only the Chaos Banner flew out from the Great Dao River, carrying the broken true spirit of Star Moon Celestial Venerable. As for the immortal blood that she originally controlled, it had already fallen into the hands of Lingxiao Celestial Venerable.

The more Xingyue Tianzun thought about it, the angrier she became. Her broken true spirit quickly returned to her body, and she once again rode the Chaos Banner, charging towards Lingxiao Tianzun, determined to reclaim her immortal blood.

Even though the Chaos Tide had ended, the existence of the Immortal Blood caused the seemingly cooperative Heavenly Venerables to turn against each other and fight each other. Chi Yang and Gui Yuan, Xing Yue and Ling Xiao fought until the sky collapsed, chaos crumbled, and the Great Dao River, stretching for billions of miles, became a complete mess.

In the midst of such a fierce battle, there was one person who remained uninvolved.

At one point along the Great Dao River, the Netherworld Celestial Venerable was making hand seals, seemingly deducing something. He would occasionally move a few steps in a certain direction, then stop in place and continue making calculations.

He was the first Dao-Crossing Celestial Venerable to die in the Immortal's Cemetery, and even the Samsara Spear was taken away. If we were to talk about the Dao-Crossing cultivator who suffered the greatest loss, it would undoubtedly be him. Don't be fooled by how miserable the Crimson Sun Celestial Venerable was; at least he didn't lose his immortal treasure.

"You dare to steal my Reincarnation Gun, Su Jie, your death is imminent."

Mingxuan Heavenly Venerable gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

The reason he didn't participate in the battles between other cultivators was to retrieve his immortal treasure, the Reincarnation Spear.

Although Su Jie stole the Reincarnation Spear, Su Jie was not a true Dao-crossing cultivator after all. He had left a contingency plan on the Reincarnation Spear, which would allow him to find its location. Although it would take time, he was determined to make Su Jie understand how cruel his methods were once he found him.

In this world, no one has ever offended Ming Xuan and escaped unscathed.

(End of this chapter)