Living in the deep palace

"This jade slip contains three mountain-protecting formations that I deduced from the 'Taiyi Demon-Suppressing Record,' as well as some insights I gained from nearly ten years of seclusion. You can selectively pass them on to those trustworthy disciples in the palace, and use them as a foundation to improve the Taiyi Palace's defense system."

"In addition," Su Chen paused, then took out a small bell about the size of a palm, made entirely of starlight.

"This is the 'Zhou Tian Xing Chen Bell,' a post-natal second-stage immortal treasure that I refined using the 'Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array' as its core. Hanging it above the Taiyi Palace will draw upon the stellar power of the Tianxu Star Domain, transforming it into a protective barrier. It is extremely difficult to break through without the personal presence of a Golden Immortal."

"This is too precious!" Jin Guang Gu Xian looked at the Star Clock in front of him and felt the vast star power contained within it, and his whole body trembled with excitement.

This treasure is powerful enough to suppress the fortune of an immortal lineage! Su Chen just casually bestowed it upon him?

"Take it." Su Chen's tone left no room for doubt. "Taiyi Palace is my foundation in the Star Sea, and it cannot be lost."

"Yes! This old man thanks you for your generous gift, sir!" Jin Guang Gu Xian no longer declined. He carefully put away the jade slip and the Star Bell, his heart filled with endless gratitude and a sense of responsibility.

He knew that from this moment on, protecting this sacred place had become the most important mission of his life.

Having arranged everything, Su Chen did not disturb anyone else.

He left Taiyi Palace alone and quietly.

Instead of setting off immediately, he went to the back mountain of the Immortal City, to a secluded, unknown valley.

In the valley, hundreds of flowers bloom and the grass is lush and green.

In the very center of the valley stands a cenotaph without a tombstone.

Before the tomb, there was still a pot of unfinished immortal wine.

Su Chen stood quietly in front of the tomb, speechless for a long time.

Buried here are some of Wuxinxian's belongings.

"Wuxin, I've come to see you."

After a long silence, Su Chen finally spoke softly, his voice carrying an indescribable complexity.

"Back then, you died for me. I, Su Chen, will never forget this kindness."

"Don't worry, I have personally cut off the head of that old dog Wanmu and used his Golden Immortal essence to offer sacrifice to your spirit in heaven."

"And you also said that the dead cannot be brought back to life."

Su Chen's gaze became deep and distant.

"I used to believe it."

"but now……"

"I, Su Chen, want to try and see if I can defy the heavens and change my fate!"

He slowly raised his hand, and a wisp of pure Taiyi Immortal Power merged into the cenotaph in front of him.

That divine power was not meant to destroy, but to protect.

Guarding that last trace of causal aura belonging to the Heartless Immortal.

Perhaps, one day in the future, when he truly reaches that supreme realm, he will be able to use this thread of cause and effect to reverse time and space, and bring back the person who once sacrificed his life for him to this world.

After doing all this, Su Chen finally let out a long sigh of relief, as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.

He took one last look at the solitary cenotaph, a resolute glint in his eyes.

"wait me back."

Before he finished speaking, his figure transformed into a streak of light, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the horizon in an instant.

Didn't alarm anyone.

There was no grand farewell.

This uncrowned king, who had just reigned supreme over the stars and established the Immortal Holy Land, once again embarked on a solitary expedition.

His goal—

The origin of the universe, the end and beginning of all laws—

The Primordial Chaos Abyss!
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The vastness of the starry sky far exceeds the imagination of mortal beings.

Although the Tianxu Star Domain appears boundless to ordinary cultivators, it is but a drop in the ocean on the entire map of the star sea.

Su Chen's destination, the "Primordial Chaos Abyss," is located at the very edge of the vast star sea, in the most desolate "barbaric forbidden zone."

That place is the boundary of the universe, the end of the laws.

Since ancient times, few living beings have been able to set foot here.

Even with Su Chen's current cultivation level, it would take him several months or even longer to reach the destination if he were to fully control the escape light.

He transformed into a streak of nine-colored light, rapidly traversing the cold, desolate sea of ​​stars.

The further away from the bustling areas of the central star sea, the more desolate the surrounding scenery becomes.

The brilliant stars gradually became sparse and dim.

Instead, there are countless enormous, ancient ruins floating in the void.

There are the enormous skeletons of gods and demons, as large as mountains, that have long lost their divinity.

There is an ancient immortal ship that is broken into several pieces and its surface is covered with marks from swords and knives.

There were even the remains of some colossal cosmic beasts that had long since died, yet still exuded a terrifying aura.

These are all traces of war left over from ancient times, and even more distant eras.

They silently tell the story of the tragic and glorious epic that once unfolded in this seemingly peaceful sea of ​​stars.

Su Chen's mind was shaken as he traveled.

He could sense terrifying auras emanating from these ruins, auras no weaker than those of a Golden Immortal, and perhaps even stronger.

"It seems that the depth of this vast starry sea is far greater than I imagined."

"Those so-called reclusive and invincible Golden Immortals, as well as the Great Luo and the Ancient Ones, are probably not just legends."

On this day, Su Chen was traversing a "sea of ​​chaotic meteorites" composed of countless broken meteorites.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he abruptly stopped.

An extremely ancient and powerful aura, filled with primal and violent terror, slowly emanated from a massive, dark red "meteorite" not far ahead, a piece of rock comparable to a small world.

That was not a meteorite!
Instead, it was a giant star beast curled up, deep in slumber!
Its entire body was covered in thick, dark red, rock-like scales, and its enormous size was simply unbelievable! Even when curled up, it resembled a real star!

It was just breathing quietly, yet it stirred up energy tides in the surrounding millions of miles of space, unleashing bursts of violent spatial storms!

"A Star-Devouring Ancient Beast?!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Su Chen's eyes.

This behemoth is an ancient remnant species born at the beginning of the universe. It feeds on the essence of stars, and upon reaching adulthood, its strength is comparable to that of a true ancient god-king! The one before us, in terms of size and aura, has clearly reached the peak level of an ancient god-king!

If it were placed in the outside world, it would be enough to sweep across a star field and become a nightmare for countless living beings!
"Roar"

Seemingly sensing Su Chen's approach, the sleeping Star-Devouring Beast slowly opened a huge eye that resembled a blood-red lake!
A terrifying will filled with violence and hunger instantly locked onto Su Chen!
However, just as it was about to open its enormous maw, big enough to devour the sun and moon, and swallow Su Chen, this "little worm," whole.

Its enormous body suddenly stiffened!
A hint of human fear and submission was even revealed in its blood-red pupils?!
Because it sensed an aura emanating from Su Chen's seemingly insignificant body that made its very soul tremble!

That was not simply a matter of superior power, but an absolute suppression that came from the very source of life and the very foundation of the Great Dao!
The feeling was as if the universe that created it had personally descended before it!
Faced with that aura, its proudly enormous body and terrifying power seemed so laughable and so insignificant!

"woo"

The Star-Devouring Beast let out a low, mournful roar, and its enormous eyes, like a blood-red lake, slowly closed again.

It even shrank its body further, as if afraid of disturbing this supreme being who was passing by.

Su Chen looked at the dramatic scene before him and couldn't help but chuckle.

He shook his head, ignoring the sensible giant, and with a flash, he passed by it.

His current Taiyi Golden Body has long been in harmony with the origin of the universe, and his every move is in accordance with the Great Dao.

For these ancient beings born from the origin of the universe, Su Chen's aura was like their "father god," and they couldn't muster any thought of resistance.

I don't know how long we flew.

Su Chen finally arrived at his destination.

He stopped and stood before absolute darkness.

Ahead, there were no more stars, no more matter, and even light was completely swallowed up.

There was only a boundless, slowly writhing, gray, chaotic current of air, as if it were alive!
They are the boundaries of the universe!

It is the ultimate barrier that separates the vast sea of ​​stars from the endless void!
The Primordial Chaos Abyss!
Looking at the magnificent yet terrifying scene before him, Su Chen took a deep breath, a resolute glint in his eyes.

“Spirit of the Dao Tree, I have come.”

The nine-colored immortal light on his body suddenly surged, firmly protecting his entire body!

Without hesitation, he took a step forward and resolutely stepped into the chaotic sea that represented the origin and end of the universe!

The moment you step in, the world spins!

It felt as if I had instantly fallen from a real world into a dreamlike illusion.

Concepts like time, space, and direction, which are commonplace in the outside world, become blurred and lose their meaning here.

Su Chen felt as if his body had been thrown into a giant, whirling millstone, with countless violent, chaotic energies full of primal energy squeezing and tearing at him from all directions!

Under this terrifying pressure, his protective aura emitted a hissing sound, its light flickering and shattering as if it would break completely at any moment!

"What terrifying chaotic power!"

Su Chen's heart tightened, and he quickly circulated the Taiyi Immortal Yuan within his body to its limit. The Taiyi Dao Seed in his sea of ​​consciousness also burst forth with dazzling nine-colored light, struggling to resist the omnipresent erosion.

His divine sense, comparable to that of a Golden Immortal, was suppressed to its limit here, and he could only barely perceive a range of a hundred feet around him.

Looking around, all I could see was a hazy grayness, making it impossible to distinguish up from down, left from right, or east from west.

"In a place like this, if you lose your way, even a Golden Immortal would probably be trapped and die."

Su Chen's expression was solemn; he dared not be careless in the slightest.

With a thought, he began to try to communicate with the Longevity Tree within his body, attempting to use the subtle connection between the Tree and the "Root of the First Tree" to determine the direction.

hum-

The Longevity Tree swayed gently, emitting a mysterious fluctuation.

A moment later, a look of understanding flashed in Su Chen's eyes.

In that direction

He locked onto a vague direction, and under immense pressure, began his arduous journey through this boundless sea of ​​chaos.

The deeper you go, the more violent the surrounding chaotic energy becomes.

Su Chen even saw some strange creatures that evolved from pure fragments of laws due to accidental collisions!
They are the unique beings in this chaotic abyss—the Primordial Chaos Spirits!
Some primordial spirits resemble a burning flame, but at their core lies a complete rune of the "Law of Fire"! It rampages through the chaos, igniting even the chaotic air currents in its path, transforming them into a void of fire!

Some primordial spirits resemble a crystal in appearance, yet within them flow a "time law" like a galaxy! They float slowly in the chaos, and the flow of time around them becomes extremely strange, sometimes as fast as lightning, sometimes as slow as a snail!
Some primordial spirits are even formed directly from negative laws such as "destruction," "slaughter," and "devouring." They are ferocious in appearance, full of violence and chaos, and are extremely hostile to any living being that comes near them!

"Are these all rudimentary forms of the Great Dao Laws from the very beginning of the universe, before they had fully evolved?"

Su Chen looked at these bizarre and fantastical chaotic primordial spirits, his heart filled with awe.

He knew that each of these elemental spirits possessed extremely terrifying power.

More importantly, they are virtually immortal!

Because they themselves are manifestations of the laws! Unless their core laws can be completely obliterated by a more powerful force, they can be reborn infinitely in this chaotic sea!

Just as Su Chen was secretly on guard.

A chaotic primordial spirit, as large as a small mountain and formed entirely of pitch-black "devouring laws," shaped like an octopus, discovered this "abnormal object."

Its dozens of enormous tentacles, like black lightning, swept towards Su Chen with a terrifying, all-consuming power!

Its power was so great that it was in no way inferior to that of a Xuan Yu Immortal Ranking expert!
"Well done!"

Su Chen's eyes blazed with fighting spirit!

He wanted to test how effective his current "Taiyi Power" would be against these pure law-based beings!
"Taiyi Divine Thunder, Purify!"

Su Chen gave a low shout and formed hand seals!

Rumble——! ! !
In an instant, countless nine-colored divine lightning bolts, containing the ultimate yang and strength, purifying all evil aura, appeared out of thin air from the void!
It transformed into a sea of ​​thunder and lightning, slashing fiercely at the octopus spirit!
Chi Chi Chi -!
The moment the nine-colored divine lightning collided with the pitch-black devouring tentacles!

An incredible scene happened!

The invincible Devouring Law, capable of devouring everything, seemed to encounter its nemesis the moment it came into contact with the Nine-Colored Divine Lightning, emitting cries of unbearable strain!
The black runes wrapped around it shattered and dissipated one by one!
The octopus spirit let out a silent, painful roar. Its massive body rapidly became illusory and transparent in the sea of ​​thunder, and finally exploded with a "bang"!

It transformed into a rhombus-shaped crystal core that was entirely black, yet radiated the purest fluctuations of the laws!
"A Chaos Crystal Core?!"

Su Chen looked at the crystal core floating in the chaos, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes!
He could clearly sense that this crystal core contained the purest, uncontaminated origin of the "Devouring Law"!
If he could refine and absorb it, his understanding of the laws of the Great Dao would surely reach a new level!

"So that's how it is! This Chaos Abyss is not only a dangerous place for me, but also an unparalleled treasure trove!"

A smile of excitement appeared on Su Chen's lips.

He no longer moves forward passively, but takes the initiative!

He began to actively seek out powerful Chaos Spirits in this boundless sea of ​​chaos, killing them one by one and seizing the Chaos Cores within them!

This is a crazy, yet opportunity-filled training process!

Su Chen's strength also increased rapidly at an astonishing rate during this process! (End of Chapter)