Living in the deep palace

quiet!
Deathly silence!

The disciples of Yaoguang Immortal Palace stared blankly at the bloody and shocking scene before them, their faces pale and their bodies trembling like leaves!
Is this... the true strength of the terrifying immortal Su Chen?!
In the blink of an eye, two Xuan Yu Immortal-level powerhouses were instantly killed?!

This...this is infinitely more terrifying than the legends!
The woman in palace attire had lost all color in her pretty face, and her phoenix eyes were filled with deep fear and a hint of... indescribable relief.

Fortunately... fortunately she didn't show any hostility just now...

"Fellow Daoist Su, your strength is extraordinary, I admire you greatly."

The woman in palace attire took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in her heart, and bowed slightly to Su Chen.

Su Chen's gaze fell on her again, and he said indifferently, "The Yao Guang Immortal Palace is quite interesting."

"For the sake of your sleeping Golden Immortal, the people of your Yaoguang Immortal Palace can leave alive."

"But... I don't want today's events to be told to anyone, do you understand?"

Su Chen narrated slowly.

He thought it was an ancient god-king, the Xuan Yu Immortal Ranking, who had come here to kill him. He even planned to show off his Golden Immortal combat power to announce it to the world.

But unexpectedly, those ancient god-kings and those on the Xuan Yu Immortal Ranking had long been terrified of him and probably guessed that this place was related to him, so they chose not to come.

Even if they come, they will only observe from afar, letting these three fleets of Xuan Yu Immortal starships come here to investigate the situation.

In the distance, Su Chen sensed more than just two or three unfamiliar ancient god-kings, clearly all from alien races in the Chaotic Starfield.

Also.

They were already terrified of being killed.

The Ancient God Kings and the Xuan Yu Immortal Ranking are not commonplace items; each one is a well-known and recognizable figure.

In the past, encounters of this level were often just a brief exchange, and even in a true life-or-death struggle, it was not guaranteed that the other would be killed. Instead, once the other escaped, they would immediately become mortal enemies.

But everything changed after Su Chen was born. The number of God Kings, Xuan Yu Immortals, and Ancient God Kings who died at Su Chen's hands was higher than in the last 100,000 years.

Do not!
More than 800,000 years have passed since then!
"Truly... a terrifying immortal!"

"Damn it!"

"Luckily, we didn't go there. Who provoked us? With such a bloodthirsty nature, they didn't even spare a group of juniors at the Xuan Yu Immortal level, killing them off with ease."

In the shadows, figures whispered among themselves.

Some of them were ancient demon gods, some were ancient gods and demons, and some were ancient beast clans, but they all just watched from afar and did not dare to appear in front of Su Chen, or even talk to him.

To know.

They are absolutely top-tier figures who govern the Chaotic Star Domain, ancestral figures.

It's easy to imagine how Su Chen's murderous nature and reputation have become; he's absolutely vicious to the extreme.

"I understand."

The woman in palace attire nodded hurriedly, "Today, we only happened to encounter the strange phenomenon of the Annihilation Black Tide, and we have not seen Fellow Daoist Su."

"Very good." Su Chen nodded in satisfaction. "Take your people and leave. This Dark Tide of Annihilation is not a place for you."

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Su." The woman in palace attire felt as if she had been granted a pardon. Without daring to delay for the slightest, she immediately led the disciples of Yaoguang Immortal Palace, boarded the warship, and hurriedly departed.

After the Yao Guang Immortal Palace's warship disappeared into the distant starry sky, Su Chen slowly withdrew his gaze, a cold smile curving his lips.

"Make an example of someone to warn others... Hopefully, those flies that come running at the first sign of trouble will know better."

He knew that the commotion caused by his breakthrough would inevitably bring countless troubles. But he was fearless!

Now he has enough strength to face any trouble!
"And you!"

"Old dog Wanmu..."

"Your death is... not far off!"

"You killed one of my men, what are you? I will make you be annihilated and regret ever laying a hand on me!"

“You should have knelt down and offered me the last tree branch with both hands!”

Su Chen's gaze turned towards the direction of the Rotten Wood Miasma Starfield, and his killing intent surged once again!
With a flicker, he transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the endless sea of ​​stars.

All that remained was this desolate starry sky that had just witnessed a massacre, and the chilling... divine might of Taiyi that permeated the void!
The news that Su Chen appeared in the Silent Black Tide Land of the Chaotic Starfield and killed the Xuan Yu Immortal expert with a flick of his finger spread like wildfire throughout the vast star sea!
"What?! The Supreme Elder of Xuandu Temple and the Sect Master of Blood Fiend Sect...were instantly killed in one move?!"

"The one who made the move... is it the terrifying Immortal Su Chen again?!"

"Such a bloodthirsty nature!"

"What on earth has he been doing lately?!"

"After such a long absence, his sudden reappearance suggests his strength has likely increased dramatically again!"

"Is he... is he deep within the Black Tide of Annihilation? Could that nine-colored pillar of light... really have been created by him?!"

"My God! Just what terrifying level has he reached?! Could it be... that he has already attained the Golden Immortal realm?!"

Above the Heavenly Palace, chaos erupted! Countless cultivators' divine thoughts and spiritual senses were frantically exchanging, discussing, and speculating!
Those forces and powerful individuals who had originally hoped to get a share of the spoils from the Dark Tide of Annihilation were terrified upon hearing this news and immediately turned around and fled!

joke!

If even the terrifying immortals have already started killing people, wouldn't they be throwing their lives away if they went too?!
We can't go to the Silent Black Tide!

Even if there really is some great treasure, we can't go there.

At this moment, the name of the terrifying immortal Su Chen truly became a taboo in the vast starry sea!
His reputation is enough to strike fear into the hearts of any petty person! Enough to make any top-tier power wary!
At this moment, Su Chen had already left the place of trouble and was speeding towards that area filled with poisonous miasma and decaying laws... the Rotten Wood Miasma Starfield!

……

……

Su Chen's figure shot straight towards the death zone marked on the star map as the "Rotten Wood Miasma Starfield" like a shooting star.

This star field is located on the edge of the Chaotic Star Field, separated from the bustling Central Star Sea by a distant, desolate region. Ordinary immortals have never even heard of it. The closer Su Chen got, the more he could feel the intense, decaying, and poisonous aura emanating from it.

On the outer edge of the star field, countless huge and twisted ancient tree remains float, long since lifeless, yet emitting a nauseating miasma.

These miasmas are no ordinary things; they contain strange laws of decay that can erode immortal essence and corrupt the soul. Even a powerful cultivator at the high level of the Profound Immortal realm would suffer damage to their foundation and regress in cultivation if they stayed here for too long without special protection.

A faint layer of nine-colored immortal light naturally appeared on Su Chen's body, completely isolating the miasma that was trying to invade.

His current Taiyi Immortal Body is already impervious to all magic and all evil forces retreat. This level of poisonous miasma cannot cause him any trouble.

He scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered that the laws governing this star field were indeed completely different from those of the outside world.

The space here is extremely unstable, with dark cracks flashing by and swallowing everything around them. And permeating the void, besides the laws of decay and poison, there is also a strange Daoist aura of "dead wood".

“It seems that the old dog Wanmu’s choice of this place was not accidental.” Su Chen’s gaze narrowed slightly. “The environment here complements his decaying Wood Path.”

Deep within the Rotten Wood Miasma Starfield, Su Chen witnessed some strange sights.

Some ancient, long-dead trees have strangely sprouted twisted fungi and vines that emit a ghostly glow on their branches.

These mutated plants seem to have drawn upon the decaying power of the star field, possessing a strange kind of "life," and they are filled with hostility towards all outsiders.

As Su Chen passed by a vast floating continent of dead wood, hundreds of ghastly green scorpions, each the size of a small mountain, swarmed out from the holes in the dead wood. They spewed venom from their mouths, their stingers gleaming with a deadly light, and pounced on Su Chen madly.

Each of these scorpions possesses strength comparable to that of a True Immortal at the initial stage.

"A pearl among grains of rice".

Su Chen didn't even bother to make a move; with just a thought, an invisible Taiyi pressure suddenly descended!

puff!puff!puff!
Those once arrogant scorpions, upon coming into contact with Taiyi's oppressive aura, were as if crushed by a tremendous force, their bodies exploding into pools of foul-smelling green pus, utterly dead.

Su Chen encountered countless similar obstacles along the way, but none of them could stop him in the slightest.

He was like a king surveying his territory, and anyone who dared to challenge his majesty would face thunderous destruction.

Finally, guided by the star map in his mind, Su Chen arrived at an area shrouded in an intensely dense, dark green miasma.

The decaying laws and the Daoist aura of dead wood here are hundreds of times more concentrated than those outside!
And at the very core of that miasma, the outline of a... unimaginably huge... black mountain peak could be vaguely seen!
No, that's not a mountain peak!
Su Chen's pupils contracted slightly; he saw it clearly!

That was actually a... completely petrified, yet still towering... colossal tree!

This petrified giant tree is probably tens of thousands of miles in diameter, and its height is lost in the endless miasma and clouds, its extent unknown.

It is entirely black, with mottled marks of time erosion on its surface, yet it still exudes a chilling aura of ancient times.

"Is this... the core of the Rotten Wood Miasma Starfield?"

"hehe!"

"It seems that a cunning rabbit has three burrows; is this one of the other hideouts that old dog Wanmu has prepared?"

Su Chen muttered to himself.

He could clearly sense that inside this petrified giant tree, a familiar yet repulsive fluctuation of the laws of decaying wood was slowly flowing.

That was the aura of Daoist Wanmu! And... it seemed even weaker than when they last fought.

"It seems he was injured last time too, and he's not fully recovered yet." Su Chen's lips curled into a cold smile.

Without the slightest hesitation, he moved swiftly, heading towards the core area of ​​the petrified giant tree.

However, just as he approached within a thousand feet of the petrified giant tree—

Buzzing--! ! !
Countless eerie, blood-red runes suddenly lit up on the surface of the petrified giant tree! These runes moved wildly like living things, instantly weaving into a blood-red net that covered an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles!
A terrifying aura filled with blood, curses, and endless resentment suddenly erupted from the net!
"The Bloodwood Imprisoning God Formation?!" A hint of surprise flashed in Su Chen's eyes.

He had seen a similar formation in the "Taiyi Demon Suppression Record". It was an extremely vicious ancient demon formation that used the essence and resentment of countless living beings as a catalyst, supplemented by the power of decaying divine wood. It could imprison the soul and corrode immortal essence, and its power was boundless.

"It seems that old dog was prepared all along, knowing that I would come looking for him once I broke through! I'll kill him to avenge myself and take the third tree's tendrils!"

Su Chen snorted coldly.

But he didn't stop. Instead, he sped up and rushed straight toward the blood-red array!
"You think a mere demonic array can trap me, Su Chen?!"

Su Chen's hands moved rapidly in the void, forming hand seals. Golden runes containing the true meaning of Taiyi flew from his fingertips and merged into the void in front of him.

"The Record of Suppressing Demons with Taiyi - The True Words for Breaking the Formation!"

With a low shout from Su Chen, the golden runes that had merged into the void suddenly burst forth with dazzling light!

Click! Click! Click!

The seemingly indestructible Bloodwood Imprisoning God Formation, upon contact with the golden runes, was as if it had encountered its nemesis; the blood-red runes on its surface shattered and dissipated one by one!
In just a few breaths, the terrifying demonic array that had covered an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles had... completely collapsed!
"what?!"

A roar of shock and rage came from the depths of the petrified giant tree's core!

Clearly, Daoist Wanmu had never expected that his meticulously arranged killing formation would be so easily...broken by Su Chen!

Inside the core of the petrified giant tree, a dark palace woven from countless twisted roots and vines.

The Taoist Master Wanmu sat cross-legged on a throne carved from ten-thousand-year-old rotten wood. His face, which was already as dry as tree bark, appeared even paler and more sinister.

His aura was indeed much weaker than when he was at the Tomb of Ten Thousand Trees, clearly indicating that he could not recover from the severe injury he suffered at the hands of Su Chen in a short period of time.

At this moment, he sensed that his "Bloodwood Imprisoning God Formation" had been broken, and his eyes were filled with disbelief and rage.

"Impossible! This little beast... how could his skill level have improved to such a level in such a short time?!"

A tremendous wave of emotion surged within Wanmu Daoren's heart.

His "Bloodwood Imprisoning God Formation" is a fierce formation passed down from ancient times. Even a Golden Immortal at the peak of his power would have to exert considerable effort to escape if trapped within it.

Su Chen, a mere second-realm Xuanxian, though following the path of Taiyi, how could he possibly break the formation with a flick of his finger?!

Just as he was filled with doubt and uncertainty, a figure in white appeared silently at the entrance of the palace, as if by teleportation.

It was Su Chen! (End of Chapter)