Living in the deep palace

"found it!"

"The Heartless Immortal has long since been annihilated."

"I never expected that I could still find traces of his cause and effect. So, this so-called iron law of life and death, past and future, is not unchangeable for me."

"I am the Dao Master of Taiyi, the master of the Tree of Immortality!"

"for me."

"There may always be exceptions..."

Su Chen's heart surged with excitement, and an indescribable joy welled up within him!

He dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately activated his "Taiyi Dao", which transformed into an invisible nine-colored hand. Carefully, he gathered together the fragments of the Heartless Immortal's remnant soul scattered throughout the Sea of ​​Cause and Effect, piece by piece!
This process requires extreme patience and control.

Any slight mistake could cause those already fragile fragments of the soul to completely disintegrate!

After an unknown amount of time, Su Chen successfully merged the last fragment of his remnant soul into the faint silver light.

He slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before he could even feel happy...

He suddenly realized that something seemed wrong!
The silver ball of light, which was formed by the aggregation of countless fragments of remnant souls, was complete, but at its core, it was still missing the most crucial and fundamental trace of the "true spirit imprint"!
Without the mark of the true spirit, even if he reconstructed the body and soul of the Heartless Immortal, what was resurrected was nothing more than a walking corpse without self-awareness!

"How could this be?!" Su Chen's brows furrowed deeply. "Where did the True Spirit Imprint go?"

"Even if the soul is scattered, it's impossible for the true spirit to disappear as well."

"strangeness."

Su Chen frowned.

He once again activated the Path of Cause and Effect, attempting to trace the whereabouts of that trace of the true spirit's imprint.

This time, he traced it back to a deeper, darker, and more chaotic dimension!
He saw that at the very moment when Wuxin Xian self-destructed and his body and soul were destroyed, his true spirit imprint, which was about to completely dissipate, was forcibly dragged out of the cycle of reincarnation by a sudden, strange suction force that did not belong to this universe!
Finally, they fell into a... a sea of ​​absolute nothingness, located in the gap between reality and illusion, a place that even light and the laws of nature cannot reach!

"It's the power behind the 'door'!"

A chilling killing intent erupted in Su Chen's eyes!
He never expected that those damned "devourers" would not even spare a soul that had long since passed away!
Without any hesitation, he immediately followed that faint causal connection and cast a wisp of his Dao Lord's will into that unknown, endlessly dangerous sea of ​​nothingness!
"Return the unintentional true spirit!"

Su Chen whispered.

……

……

The Sea of ​​Nothingness.

This is the "other side" of the universe.

It is the final destination of all the "erased" realities and all the "forgotten" information.

Here, there is no matter, no energy, only eternal stillness and coldness.

Su Chen's will transformed into a nine-colored stream of light and descended upon this place.

He could clearly sense that this sea of ​​nothingness was filled with a terrifying aura of "annihilation" and "end," which was of the same origin as the "devourer."

This aura is filled with extreme hostility towards all "existence"!
If Su Chen's will had not already merged with the "Great Dao of Taiyi" and formed its own world, he would probably have been completely assimilated and erased by this sea of ​​nothingness the moment he descended!
"What a terrifying place."

Su Chen felt a chill run down his spine. "Could the True Spirit Immortal's mark really be here?"

Under immense pressure, he followed that faint causal connection, struggling forward in this boundless sea of ​​nothingness.

After an unknown amount of time, he finally found what he was looking for in the deepest part of the Sea of ​​Nothingness.

It was a faint, almost extinguished silver dot of light, tightly bound by countless eerie, black, chain-like runes.

It was the last trace of true spirit imprint of Wuxin Xian!
Guarding this point of light was a... bizarre creature, entirely formed from "nothingness" itself, semi-transparent, without any fixed form!
It has no facial features, no breath, and not even the concept of "existence".

It seemed to be the embodiment of the will of this sea of ​​nothingness.

A... Void Sentinel!
"Outsiders..."

The moment Su Chen approached, a cold, indifferent single eye slowly emerged on the "body" of the Void Sentinel.

"leave……"

"or……"

"Erased".

A will devoid of any emotion resounded directly in Su Chen's mind.

Faced with the Void Sentinel's emotionless warning, Su Chen remained calm and composed.

He knew that this seemingly "non-existent" enemy before him was perhaps the most bizarre and troublesome opponent he had ever encountered in his cultivation journey.

It has neither the power to destroy the world nor any mysterious supernatural abilities.

All it possesses is the power to "erasure," the purest and most unreasonable power.

"Give me back his true spirit." Su Chen's voice was equally calm, yet it carried an undeniable will.

"Those who defy..."

The Void Sentinel's cold, single eye flickered slightly.

"Will be...corrected".

The words have not yet been spoken!

Its body suddenly became ethereal!
It actually pierced through Su Chen's "Taiyi Domain" and appeared in front of him silently!

It extended a palm made of pure "nothingness" and gently pressed it towards Su Chen's brow!
There was no energy fluctuation or aura of law on that palm.

But Su Chen could clearly feel a terrifying crisis that was enough to completely erase his "existence" itself, which instantly enveloped his entire body!
quick! too fast!
It was so fast that Su Chen didn't even have time to react!
"not good!"

Su Chen was utterly shocked!

For the first time, he felt a real threat of death!
However, just as that "illusory hand" was about to touch his brow.

Deep within Su Chen's sea of ​​consciousness, the "World Tree" that had long since merged with him suddenly burst forth with dazzling nine-colored light!

A creative force originating from another universe, also not belonging to the laws of this world, filled with "solidity" and "immortality," suddenly erupted!
Buzz—! ! ! !

That invincible "Hand of Nothingness" was blocked by an invisible force less than an inch from Su Chen's brow!
"Ok?"

For the first time, a hint of surprise appeared in the Void Sentinel's cold, single eye.

It couldn't understand why this "existence" before it could withstand its "correction".
Taking advantage of this critical moment of respite, Su Chen retreated rapidly!

He looked at the Void Sentinel and the nine-colored protective halo spontaneously formed by the power of the World Tree between his brows, and a flash of understanding crossed his eyes. "I understand..."

He murmured to himself, "So, what fights against 'nothingness' is not 'creation'."

"But... another 'reality'!"

The Void Sentinels are products of this "Sea of ​​Nothingness," and their authority to "erasure" is based on the rules of the "other side" of this universe.

However, Su Chen, and the World Tree within him, originated from another universe that had already been destroyed!

His "existence" and his "reality" are, in this sea of ​​nothingness, an "anomaly" that cannot be "understood" or easily "erased"!
Just like you can't use a 2D eraser to erase a 3D mountain!

"So that's how it is... Is this the real battlefield?"

A confident smile appeared on Su Chen's lips.

He no longer tried to attack his opponent with his own "Taiyi Dao".

Because he knew that any power based on the laws of this universe would be rendered meaningless by a dimensional reduction attack when facing such a "conceptual" enemy.

He can only rely on himself!
His unique soul came from another universe, another "reality"!
"Since you can't erase me."

Su Chen looked at the Void Sentinel who was still in a state of "surprise" and his eyes burst forth with an unprecedentedly brilliant divine light!
"Then let me use my 'truth'..."

"Come... cover your 'nothingness'!"

Su Chen took a deep breath and did not use any more supernatural powers.

He simply transformed his deepest and most fundamental "memory," that "reality" called "Earth," filled with joy and sorrow, happiness and sadness, and infinite possibilities and hopes, into the purest and most solid imprint of his will!
"I think, therefore I am!"

This imprint of will transformed into an invisible "spear of truth," yet it seemed sharper than any divine weapon, and stabbed fiercely towards the semi-transparent void sentinel!
This time, it's no longer a clash of forces!

Rather, it is... a clash between two completely different "reality" in the most direct and fundamental way!
"Warning... Unknown reality intrusion detected..."

"Warning... Attempting to fix... Fix failed..."

"The correction...failed..."

For the first time, a feeling akin to "fear" appeared in the Void Sentinel's cold, single eye!

It discovered that its invincible power of "erasure" was completely ineffective when faced with the "spear of truth" that was full of "humanity" and "civilization"!

It could not "understand" the "emotions" contained in the spear.

It cannot erase the "history" carried in that spear.

boom--!!!!!!!!

The Spear of Truth pierced through the Void Sentinel's body, which was composed of "nothingness," without any hindrance!

There was no explosion, and no energy dissipation.

The powerful Void Sentinel's translucent body began to be painted with a completely new "color," as if ink had been injected into clear water!

Its body began to reveal mountains, rivers, cities, and human habitation...

That's what Earth looks like!

"Do not……"

The Void Sentinel emitted its last wisp of will, filled with resentment and confusion.

Then, its body was completely covered by that azure "reality," and finally, it transformed into a crystal-clear blue planetary phantom, as if it contained a complete world, quietly floating in the sea of ​​nothingness.

It was not destroyed.

Instead, they were... assimilated.

It was completely covered by a more "solid" and more "real" reality.

Su Chen looked at the illusory blue planet and let out a long breath.

He felt a weariness that came from the depths of his soul.

This seemingly short battle was far more dangerous and exhausting than any major battle he had ever experienced before!
But in the end, he won.

He defeated the Void Sentinel, which represented "the end," with his own "existence."

He stepped forward, ignoring the phantom planet formed by the Void Sentinel, and carefully held the unbound True Spirit Immortal's mark in his palm.

"Wuxin, I've come to pick you up."

"Let's go home."

Su Chen's will, carrying that faint yet incredibly precious true spirit imprint, slowly withdrew from this sea of ​​nothingness filled with deathly silence and danger.

He knew that his journey had only just begun.

The real "devourer" hidden behind the "door" is far more terrifying than this tiny "void sentinel"!
He wanted to protect the sea of ​​stars behind him, and he wanted to protect the people he cared about.

He must make his "Taiyi Reality" more...indestructible than any other existence!
When Su Chen's will, carrying the last trace of Wu Xin Xian's true spirit, returned to Taiyi Immortal City.

He didn't stop for a moment.

He immediately entered the deepest part of the Hall of Longevity, the secret chamber that he had already set up with countless layers of restrictions.

In the center of the secret chamber, on a jade platform made of Nine Heavens Cold Jade, floats a soul body that is composed of countless fragments of remnant souls and emits a faint silver light.

It was the remnant soul of the Heartless Immortal that he had previously retrieved from the Sea of ​​Cause and Effect.

"The last step."

Su Chen took a deep breath, his expression becoming extremely solemn.

He carefully pressed the silver dot of light, which bore the mark of the true spirit, onto the remnant soul.

Buzz—! ! ! !

The moment the true spirit imprints itself upon contact with the remnant soul!

There was a strange resonance between the two, as if they were connected by blood!
The once dim and lifeless remnant soul suddenly burst forth with a dazzling silver light the moment the True Spirit Imprint returned!

Countless fragments of memory and countless broken threads of cause and effect began to repair, recombine, and piece together on their own at this moment, with the True Spirit Imprint at its core!
This is an incredibly mysterious and incredibly long process.

Su Chen dared not be careless in the slightest. He transformed his Taiyi Immortal Essence into the purest life energy and continuously poured it into that soul body, providing it with the power needed for reconstruction.

At the same time, he also drew upon the primal power of the World Tree, transforming it into beams of nine-colored divine light filled with the will of "creation" and "protection".

Su Chen carefully cleansed the last trace of the ethereal mark from the "Void Sentinel" from the True Spirit Imprint. (End of Chapter)