Awakening Daily Intelligence Panel, Grind to Become a True Immortal

"Senior Brother Xu," Gou Hui called softly, handing over a jade scroll. "This is the news sent back by Wenquxingjun from the Yuheng Realm."

Xu Xian unfolded the jade slip, his brows gradually relaxed. "Good news, the origin of the Yuheng Realm has been completely purified, and among the new demon race, there are those with spiritual pupils who can see through the disguise of chaos."

"Senior Brother Zhang has also made progress." Guan Hui pointed to the Tianxuan Realm on the star map. "They have found a way to resist the erosion of chaos - engraving the runes of the Star Chain Array on the cultivators' golden cores."

As he was speaking, Xu Xian suddenly groaned and covered his dantian. Gao Hui was shocked: "What happened?"

"The seed is growing!" Xu Xian's forehead was covered in sweat as he sat down cross-legged with difficulty. He looked inward at his dantian and saw that the roots of the gray-gold seed had penetrated his golden elixir. The two were actually beginning to slowly fuse!
A strange yet familiar memory flooded into his mind - it was the scene of Qin Wang hiding a wisp of his innate spiritual consciousness into the seed at the last moment before he transformed into the Sky-Cutting Sword.

"Junior brother, are you still alive?" Xu Xian called softly in his heart.

There was no response, but the seed trembled noticeably, as if answering his call. Even more miraculously, Xu Xian discovered that the old wound on his right shoulder was beginning to heal—a wound eroded by chaos that had remained incurable for three months.

Guan Hui stood by nervously, and suddenly noticed a faint gray-gold line appearing between Xu Xian's eyebrows: "Brother, your forehead..."

Before Xu Xian could even investigate, an alarm bell suddenly rang throughout the main altar. A guard hurriedly reported, "A chaotic tide has been detected in the southwest star region! Three patrol teams have lost contact!"

Xu Xian suddenly stood up, the power of the seed flowing through his body, making him emit a faint gray-gold halo. "Gather all cultivators above the Daluo level, set out immediately!"

At the edge of the southwestern star region, a strange gray fog was spreading. Within the fog, the remains of buildings and the bodies of monks could be vaguely seen. Most eerie of all, these corpses were slowly wriggling, as if being pulled by invisible strings.

When Xu Xian led his men to the scene, Wenquxingjun had already arrived and was setting up an array to prevent the gray fog from spreading.

"This isn't just some ordinary Chaos Corrosion." Wenquxingjun's face turned pale. "There's the aura of the Fifth Supreme Being in this fog!"

Xu Xian summoned a gray-gold seed, which hovered above everyone's heads, casting down a curtain of light. The gray mist touched the curtain, immediately producing a corrosive "sizzling" sound.

"It worked!" Saint Emperor Tianyi was in high spirits. "Let's work together to push the gray fog back!"

Just as everyone was about to attack, the gray fog suddenly churned violently, condensing into a blurry human face. The face opened its mouth, but Long Wuji's voice uttered: "Foolish! Do you think it's over?"

Xu Xian was shocked: "Long Wuji? Haven't you already..."

The face of "Chaos. Immortal" twisted and distorted, suddenly rushing towards the nearest cultivator. Xu Xian activated his seeds to intercept, but saw the face split in two, with the other radius rushing straight towards the Star Alliance headquarters!

"Lure the tiger away from its mountain range!" Wenquxingjun exclaimed in shock, "Its target is the star map of the main altar!"

Xu Xian made a quick decision: "Split the troops into two groups! I'll go after that clone, and you guys deal with the gray fog here!"

He transformed into a stream of light and pursued it, the seed within his body continuously providing surging power. What shocked him was that the gray mist clone's flight path was extremely strange—sometimes it merged into the void, sometimes it transformed into starlight, clearly knowing the Star Alliance's defense system like the back of its hand.

"Something's wrong!" Xu Xian's heart was filled with alarm. "How could it know the weak spot of the headquarters' defense?"

Seeing the gray fog about to reach the main altar, Xu Xian gritted his teeth and activated his secret technique, spraying a mouthful of blood essence onto the seed. The seed's light suddenly increased, and its speed suddenly increased several times, finally intercepting the gray fog outside the main altar.

"Stop!" Xu Xian swung his sword, and the gray-gold sword energy swept across the void.

The gray fog did not dodge or evade, allowing the sword energy to penetrate it. Just when Xu Xian thought he had succeeded, a light laugh suddenly came from the gray fog: "Thank you for seeing me off."

Xu Xian suddenly realized he had been tricked! This wasn't a clone at all, but an illusion! The real threat was still there.
A devastating explosion suddenly erupted from the southwestern star region, sending blinding black light shooting straight into the sky. Xu Xian's soul was shaken, and he sensed that the aura of Wenqu Xingjun and the others had instantly weakened significantly!
"Star Lord!" Xu Xian's eyes were bloodshot and he was about to turn back when the seed in his hand suddenly vibrated violently. A gray-gold beam of light shot uncontrollably into the depths of the main altar - that was the secret room where the star map was stored!
The beam of light shone on the star map, and the originally calm star map suddenly flickered wildly. Of the seventeen purified worlds, seven suddenly turned blood red!

"This is..." Xu Xian felt as if he was falling into an icy cave. "Is Chaos eroding the Star Chain Array in reverse?"

Even more terrifying was the appearance of a line of blood-red characters on the star map:
[The container will eventually break, and chaos will last forever]

Xu Xian suddenly understood - the Fifth Supreme has never been truly sealed. It has been waiting, waiting for a flaw to appear in the Star Chain Array left by Qin Wang!

Just as he was about to despair, the seed suddenly broke free from his grasp and hovered above the star map. Its shadowy roots extended outward, precisely connecting to the seven crimson worlds.

"Junior brother?" Xu Xian called softly.

The seed did not respond, but in the seven worlds, those backup plans that Qin Wang had left behind—the white flowers of the Yaoguang Realm, the spiritual pupils of the Yuheng Realm, and the golden elixir runes of the Tianxuan Realm—all lit up with gray-gold light at the same time!
The blood-red color on the star map began to fade, but only very slowly. Xu Xian knew this was a life-or-death struggle—the Seeds were battling Chaos for control of the Star Chain Array.

He sat down cross-legged without hesitation, pouring all his life's cultivation into the seed: "Junior brother, I will help you!"

Seven days and seven nights later, when Wenquxingjun dragged his broken body back to the main altar, he saw a shocking scene:
Xu Xian, his hair white, sat cross-legged before the star map, his face as haggard as a centenarian's. The gray-gold seed suspended before him had already sprouted two young leaves, each etched with mysterious runes.

The most shocking thing is the star map - the seven worlds that turned red have returned to their original state, and the connection of the entire star chain array is brighter and more stable than before!

"Xu Xian!" Wenquxingjun staggered forward and found that Xu Xian's cultivation had dropped from the peak of Daluo to the early stage of Jinxian. It was obvious that he had infused too much of his own vital energy into the seed.

Xu Xian slowly opened his eyes, revealing a tired yet relieved smile: "Xingjun, we won this round."

He pointed to the newly grown leaves with a trembling hand: "Look, Junior Brother is reviving."

Wenquxingjun took a closer look and couldn't help but gasp—the runes on the leaf were actually miniature celestial rules! Even more incredible was that on the back of the leaf, the vague outline of a human face could be seen, which bore a 70% resemblance to Qin Wang!
"This, this is..." Wenquxingjun's voice trembled.

Xu Xian gently stroked the leaves, tears welling in his eyes: "The seeds need nutrients. The origin of order in the seventeen worlds and the life essence of the supreme inheritor."

Wenquxingjun suddenly realized: "So you use your own cultivation to water it!"

"It's not just me." Xu Xian pointed to the star map, "The cultivators of the seventeen realms have all contributed their strength unknowingly. Look--"

On the star map, countless points of light rose in every world; these were the energy emitted by cultivators during their practice, converging into the seed through the Star Chain Array. "This is Junior Brother's true trump card," Xu Xian's voice was filled with awe. "He transformed himself into the core of the Star Chain Array; as long as the cosmic order remains, he will not truly perish."

Wenquxingjun suddenly thought of something and hurriedly took out the fragment of the Heavenly Rule. When the fragment came into contact with the light emitted by the seed, it automatically completed a small part!
"I understand!" Wenquxingjun's beard trembled with excitement. "Qin Wang is using himself as a guide to rewrite the laws of heaven! When the seed is fully grown, the new laws of heaven will-"

Before he could finish his words, the seed suddenly emitted a gray-gold beam of light, shooting straight into the sky. The beam expanded in the void, transforming into a line of giant text:

[The day when chaos and order are balanced, the time when the Supreme returns]

Xu Xian and Wenquxingjun looked at each other and understood the meaning of this sentence at the same time - Qin Wang's revival will be closely related to the ultimate balance of the universe.

And below this line of words, another line of almost transparent small words slowly emerged:
[Be careful. Insider]

Xu Xian's pupils suddenly shrank as he thought of the Gray Mist clone's strange behavior—it knew the Star Alliance's defense system like the back of its hand!
"There are Chaos pawns inside the Star Alliance!" he whispered.

Wenquxingjun nodded solemnly: "And his status is not low."

At this moment, the seed suddenly retracted its light and returned to its normal appearance. However, Xu Xian could sense that the life force within it was much stronger than before.

"We need more nutrients." Xu Xian muttered to himself, looking at the vast sea of ​​stars. "It seems we need to speed up the expansion of the Star Chain Array."

Wenquxingjun pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "I remember Qin Wang once mentioned that there is a thing left by the Fourth Supreme in the deepest part of the Qingyuan Ancient Road."

"The remains of the Supreme Being!" Xu Xian stood up suddenly. "If we find it, it might help speed up the growth of the seeds!"

As the two were discussing, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door. Guan Hui rushed in in a panic: "Oh no! The Tianyi Saint Emperor has left the Star Alliance with everyone in the Immortal Court, saying that he wants to set up his own sect!"

Xu Xian and Wenquxingjun's expressions changed at the same time - the Immortal Court controlled five of the seventeen realms. If they withdrew, a huge gap would appear in the Star Chain Array!
"Could it be that the Holy Emperor Tianyi is..." Wenquxingjun did not finish his words, but his meaning was very clear.

Xu Xian held the seed tightly, feeling the faint but firm pulse inside, as if he could hear Qin Wang whispering in his ear:
[Brother, it’s our turn to play chess]

Inside the meeting hall of the Star Alliance headquarters, Xu Xian placed the gray-gold seed on a jade platform. A holographic star map of the Seventeen Realms slowly rotated around the seed. Wenquxingjun, holding a fragment of the Celestial Rule, solemnly examined every connection point of the Star Chain Array.

"The Immortal Court has withdrawn from the Five Realms, and the energy pathways here have become blocked." Wenquxingjun pointed to the connecting line of the Tianquan Realm. The originally bright thin line was now dim and intermittent like a dying blood vessel.

Xu Xian tapped the jade platform with his right knuckles. After three crisp sounds, Guan Hui walked in quickly with a group of monks. Each of them held a memory crystal in their hands, which recorded all the unusual actions of the Tianyi Saint Emperor before his departure.

"I've found out." Gou Hui arranged the crystals around the star map. "Three days before the evacuation, Saint Emperor Tianyi secretly met with an envoy from the Yaoguang Realm."

The memory crystal lit up, projecting a blurry image: Saint Emperor Tianyi was in a side hall, conversing with a figure shrouded in black robes. The figure handed over a pitch-black jade slip. The strangest thing was that when the black-robed figure turned around, there was no shadow on the ground!

"The shadowless person." Wenquxingjun's beard trembled slightly. "This is the characteristic of the followers of Chaos!"

Xu Xian's eyes were as sharp as a sword: "Keep investigating! I want to know what's inside that jade slip."

The image shifted, showing Saint Emperor Tianyi returning to his chambers and opening the jade slip. A flash of black light passed, and the memory crystal suddenly flickered violently. The following image became distorted and blurry, and only the faint roar of pain from Saint Emperor Tianyi could be heard.

"My memory was disturbed." Gou Hui gritted his teeth and said, "But when we were sorting through Senior Brother Zhang's belongings, we found this."

She took out a piece of green jade, which was inscribed with intricate runes. Wenquxingjun took the jade and tapped it with his fingertips. The runes immediately floated into the air and formed a text:
[There is a Chaos Seed in Tianyi's body. Strange things will happen on full moon nights. Remember not to go near water.]

Xu Xian and Wenquxingjun looked at each other and recalled the great battle three months ago - it was during the full moon that the Holy Emperor Tianyi launched the rebellion while standing on the shore of the East China Sea!
"The next full moon." Xu Xian counted on his fingers, "It's seven days from now!"

Wenquxingjun suddenly thought of something and quickly unfolded the star map: "Look! Among the five realms controlled by the Immortal Court, Tianxuan, Tianquan, and Yuheng all have large bodies of water!"

On the star map, the locations of the waters of these three realms vaguely formed a triangular formation, with the center facing a certain coordinate point in the void.

"Is this a summoning circle?" Guan Hui took a breath.

Xu Xian suddenly pressed his brows together, and the gray-gold seed vibrated violently within his dantian. An unfamiliar image forced its way into his consciousness: in the endless void, a pitch-black egg hovered in the center of the projection of the triangular waters, its shell covered in blood-red lines.

"Chaos Egg!" Xu Xian blurted out, "The Holy Emperor Tianyi will summon it on the night of the full moon!"

Wenquxingjun's expression changed drastically: "We must stop it! But we are short-handed now."

"I'm going to the Qingyuan Ancient Road," Xu Xian said firmly. "If it's true, as my junior brother said, that there are the remains of the Fourth Supreme Being there, perhaps we can find a way to control the Chaos Egg."

Gao Hui said anxiously, "It's too dangerous! Even the Golden Immortals have gone into the depths of the ancient road and never returned!"

Xu Xian gently stroked the seed on the jade platform. The two tender leaves swayed slightly, as if responding to his decision: "The seed needs the power of the Supreme Remains. And..." He looked at Wenquxingjun, "I suspect there is more than one traitor within the Star Alliance."

The God of Literature understood and took out an ancient-looking copper coin: "This is the 'Yin-Yang Heart-Testing Coin,' which can detect lies and distinguish truth from falsehood. I will secretly investigate the higher-ups."

Three days later, Xu Xian stood alone at the entrance to the Qingyuan Ancient Road. Unlike his memory, the once barren entrance was now covered in black vines covered in fine scales, the very same signs of Chaos contamination.

"It seems someone has been here before." Xu Xian muttered to himself, and the gray-gold seed emitted a warning wave in his dantian.

He brought his fingers together like a sword, and a stream of gray-gold sword energy swept out. The vines twisted and dodged like living creatures, but were still largely severed. Sticky black blood oozed from the broken ends, emitting a pungent, fishy odor.

Stepping onto the ancient path, the oppressive feeling intensified instantly. The rock walls on both sides were covered with claw marks, like the traces left by some giant beast struggling. Even more bizarrely, the deeper one went, the more distorted the space became—even though one was taking a step forward, one felt as if their body was falling downwards; even though one was touching the rock wall on the left, one's right hand felt an icy touch. (End of Chapter)