Living in the deep palace

Having absorbed the auras of three fourth-realm demonic thieves, the coordinates of the Black Sand Starfield were crystal clear in Su Chen's mind. That chaotic land, marked as "Nine Nether Demon Abyss," exuded an ominous aura.

The auras of Wan Jun Tian Zun and Da Yan Tian Zun flickered like candles in the wind, appearing and disappearing on the edge of the Demon Abyss.

"We should go find them."

"otherwise."

"Given their already shallow strength, coupled with the void of the Great Dao, they will inevitably be captured and killed..."

Su Chen took a step forward, and his figure had already traversed several star systems.

The suppression of the laws of the present-day star sea is meaningless to him, who has mastered the origin of [Speed].

His "Taiyi Dao" and the Daoist charm of the "Jianmu Divine Tree" made him perfectly compatible with this world, as if he were born to be the master of this world, rather than a visitor from the "dream".

"Rumble..."

Before he even got close, a series of muffled, deafening roars, as if the world were wailing, reached Su Chen's senses.

Before me lay an abyss beyond description. It was not like a planet or galaxy, but rather a massive scar that stretched across the dimensions of the universe.

The pitch-black "demonic energy" surged out from the scar, turning into a viscous black mist that polluted the surrounding star field spanning tens of thousands of light-years.

This is the Nine Netherworld Abyss.

According to the memories of the Black Sand Dao Lord, this is a demonic realm guarded by an extremely powerful "Governor" under the command of the Underworld Lotus Saint Lord.

“The Dao of 'Ten Thousand Jun' and the Dao of 'Heavenly Secrets' of the Great Evolution are probably suppressed even more severely in this environment than in the East Sea.” Su Chen frowned slightly, and his divine sense, like an invisible net, instantly enveloped the outer perimeter of the Demon Abyss.

……

In the asteroid belt on the outskirts of the Demon Abyss, two disheveled figures leaned against a huge meteorite, panting heavily.

"Cough cough!" The towering body of the Heavenly Venerable Wan Jun was now covered with hideous cracks, like a piece of porcelain about to shatter. His proud "Great Dao of Ten Thousand Jun" source was dim and without light.

"Damn it!" Wan Jun Tianzun's eyes widened in fury as he slammed his fist into the meteorite beside him. The meteorite merely trembled slightly, without even a crack appearing.

"My 'immense power' can't even break a stone?"

In the mythological era, he could destroy an entire galaxy with a single punch.

But here, in this damned "present world," his proud "power" is as fragile as a joke in the face of the overwhelming weight of the true Dao.

"Wan Jun, calm down."

The appearance of the Great Evolution Celestial Venerable beside him was even more miserable. His "Great Evolution Compass," which should have been able to see through the ages, was shattered into several pieces, which he barely managed to piece together with his last bit of divine power.

His eyes were streaming with blood and tears, and he was extremely weak.

"The 'secrets' of this world are alive, and full of malice!"

The voice of the Great Evolution Celestial Venerable was filled with unprecedented fear, "I was merely trying to deduce our path to survival, and I have already suffered a backlash from the 'Great Dao' of this world! It is rejecting me! It is cursing me!"

Are we...are we really 'fake'?

“Those who have strayed from the Way…” Wan Jun Tianzun murmured to himself. For the first time, despair appeared in the eyes of this iron man known for his strength.

Just then, "Hehehe, found it!"

“Look, two poor ‘misguided’ people!”

"Their highways are collapsing! Haha, what a magnificent sight!"

Dozens of demonic figures exuding the aura of the "Fourth Realm" slowly emerged from the dark mist of the Demon Abyss.

They come in various forms, some with three heads and six arms, others covered in eyeballs; they are the "hunting dogs" of the "Nine Netherworld Demon Abyss".

Leading the group was a "Demon Abyss Knight" riding a skeletal demon wolf. He unleashed his mid-stage fourth realm aura without reservation, smugly enjoying the despair on the faces of the two Celestial Venerables.

"Wan Jun, let's fight!" A resolute glint flashed in the eyes of the Great Evolution Celestial Venerable.

"Fine! Even if I die, I'll take someone down with me!" Wan Jun Tianzun roared, about to burn his shattered Dao Fruit.

"Oh? You want to self-destruct?" The Demon Abyss Knight revealed a cruel smile. "In this Demon Abyss, you don't even have the right to self-destruct..."

His sarcastic words suddenly froze.

An indescribable stillness descended without warning.

Time, space, demonic energy, laws, and even the ferocious smiles on the faces of those dozens of "fourth realm" demons were all forcibly paused at this moment.

The Dao fruits of Wan Jun Tian Zun and Da Yan Tian Zun, which were about to self-destruct, were forcibly calmed down by a gentle force.

They were petrified, not by suppression, but by the incomprehensible scene before them, which caused their Dao hearts to cease functioning.

A figure in a green robe suddenly appeared in the center of the pack of "demonic hounds." He had his back to them, as if he were strolling in his own backyard.

"Su... Su Zun?!" The eyes of the Great Evolution Heavenly Venerable, blurred by blood and tears, suddenly widened, almost thinking he was hallucinating.

"Myriad-weight Celestial Venerable, Great Evolution Celestial Venerable." Su Chen slowly turned around, his calm gaze sweeping over the two disheveled figures, and nodded slightly: "It seems that you have deeply experienced the 'enthusiasm' of this 'world'."

"Su Zun! You..." Wan Jun Tianzun stammered, pointing at the "Fourth Realm" demons who were "frozen" in mid-air, maintaining various ferocious postures, his mind blank. "Why...why aren't they moving?"

"Oh," Su Chen said calmly, "I'll tell them to be quiet."

He raised his hand and pointed lightly at the leading "mid-stage fourth realm" Demon Abyss Knight.

“【芜】”

He uttered a single word softly.

The once invincible Demon Abyss Knight, with his indestructible demonic body and the skeletal demonic wolf beneath him, crumbled in the horrified gazes of Wan Jun and Da Yan.

As if millions of years had passed, the demonic body, Dao fruit, and divine soul of the mid-stage fourth realm withered and decayed in an instant, turning into dust filling the sky.

"This..." Wan Jun Tianzun swallowed hard.

Su Chen did not stop. His gaze swept over the remaining dozens of "Fourth Realm" demons who were "frozen".

"【Extinction】".

Another word.

"Boom bang bang..."

A series of soft sounds, like bubbles bursting, followed as the dozens of fourth-realm demons, whom they considered "invincible," exploded simultaneously like fireworks, their bodies and souls annihilated!
The Heavenly Venerable of Ten Thousand Jun and the Heavenly Venerable of Great Evolution were completely silenced.

Is this Su Zun's power? In their "present world," where they are suppressed to the point of being less than dogs, Su Zun's words can actually become law, deciding life and death with a single word.
Who exactly is the "misguided one"?!

Su Chen slowly walked to the two Celestial Venerables who had long since turned to stone. He stretched out his hand, and two beams of emerald light containing the essence of life entered their bodies.

"Buzz!"

The nearly shattered body of the Myriad-Jun Celestial Venerable began to heal at a visible speed under the nourishment of this vast life force. The eyes of the Great Evolution Celestial Venerable, which had been flowing with blood and tears, also slowly regained their clarity under the repair of this power.

"Lord Su...we..." With a thud, Wan Jun Tianzun, this towering man, actually knelt down on one knee before Su Chen in the starry sky. "Lord Su! I, Wan Jun, am convinced! Utterly convinced!"

"I admit defeat too." The Great Evolution Celestial Venerable gave a bitter smile and bowed deeply. "We were kings and tyrants in the 'dream,' ignorant of our own limitations. If it weren't for Venerable Su, we would probably be the laughingstock of this Demon Abyss today."

Su Chen calmly accepted their bow. "Rise. I know everything."

Su Chen succinctly recounted the plight of the "lost souls" and the only way out by "changing their ways" to the two of them.

"Abolish the Great Dao of Dreams? Reshape the True Dao Fruit?"

Upon hearing this, the two showed no hesitation or reluctance; instead, their eyes gleamed with an unprecedented intensity.

"Hahaha! Good!" Wan Jun Tianzun was the first to laugh loudly, "This damn 'Dream Dao'! I've had enough of it long ago! I'm fine with it!"

"No destruction, no construction! No destruction, no construction!"

The Great Evolution Celestial Venerable trembled with excitement, “Venerable Su, we have reached the end of our ‘dream.’ To have the opportunity to be reborn and cultivate ‘truth’ anew is an immense blessing! We are willing to change our path!”

"Alright." Su Chen nodded in satisfaction. "Then, enter my universe."

With a thought, the cyan portal of "Jianmu Universe" slowly unfolded before the two of them.

Without the slightest hesitation, the two transformed into two streaks of light and rushed into the portal.

……

……

"Boom! Boom!"

The figures of Wan Jun Tian Zun and Da Yan Tian Zun landed heavily on the solid ground of the "Jianmu Universe".

The moment they entered, the terrifying repulsive force from the "Starry Sea of ​​the Present World" vanished instantly.

Instead, they were greeted by a vast, all-encompassing, and supreme aura of the Great Dao that they had never felt before!

"This...this place..." The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Powers greedily inhaled the air of this universe. He felt his "Great Dao of Myriad Powers," suppressed to a freezing point, actually "coming alive" again in this world. "So comfortable..."

"No! No!"

The Great Evolution Celestial Venerable suddenly raised his head, his eyes, now clear again, staring in astonishment at the "heaven" of this universe.

It was a magnificent tree, the "Jianmu Divine Tree," whose grandeur defied description! Its countless roots were anchored in chaos, and its canopy covered the entire universe!
[Birth], [Death], [Power], [Speed], [Wild], [Grave], [Spirit], [Chief], [Turbid], [Armor]...

The Daoist essence of the Ten Origins, like ten vast galaxies, entwined around the branches of the divine tree.

"My God..." The newly repaired "Great Evolution Compass" of the Great Evolution Celestial Venerable clattered to the ground, and he looked like a madman. "What did I just see? The Ten Great Origins! Venerable Su actually controlled all ten Great Origins?"

"Dayan! Wanjun! You've come too!"

A powerful dragon roar resounded. The golden figure of the East Sea Dragon Emperor flew in from afar, and his originally dull dragon body now exuded a "real" Daoist charm that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

"East Sea? You..." The Celestial Venerable Wan Jun was shocked to discover that the "dreamlike" aura of the East Sea Dragon Emperor, which was at the "late stage of the fourth realm," had disappeared. In its place was a "real" aura of the "early stage of the fourth realm," which he could not understand but was extremely powerful.

"Hahaha!" the Dragon Emperor of the East Sea roared triumphantly, "That's right! I, the old dragon, have successfully 'changed course'!"

With a slap of his claw, a pure "worldly" water law merged with the life force of the "Jianmu" tree, transforming into a powerful dragon claw.

“This…” Da Yan Tianzun and Wan Jun Tianzun exchanged a glance, both seeing the fervor in each other’s eyes.

"Look!" The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea pointed to the roots of the "Jianmu Divine Tree".

There are now five figures here, including the three supreme beings.

"It's the Milky Way and a hundred treasures!"

The Great Evolution Celestial Venerable recognized the two auras. Together with the Dragon Emperor of the East Sea, the five "Venerables" were currently bathed in the "Taiyi Pure Light" cast by the Jianmu Divine Tree.

Star River Celestial Venerable and Hundred Treasures Celestial Venerable were both encountered by Su Chen on his way here, and he rescued them casually.

They were quite resourceful; they managed to escape the pursuit!

At this moment.

Their illusory "Dream Dao Fruit" was hovering above their heads, slowly shattering.

Within their bodies, a brand new "seed of Tao," imbued with the essence of "Jianmu" and "Truth," is slowly sprouting.

"Look at that!" Wan Jun Tianzun suddenly pointed to the other side of the divine tree.

There, a "Demon Dao Fruit" exuding the terrifying aura of "Fourth Realm Great Perfection" was being tightly bound by countless Jianmu roots, frantically absorbing the pure "Ruins Domain" and "Truth" laws within it.

"That is..." The Great Evolution Celestial Venerable gasped.

"That was a 'Nine Netherworld Governor' that our lord just hunted down!"

The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea's voice was filled with boundless fervor and worship. "It is the nourishment that our Lord has bestowed upon us for this 'change of course'!"

"Nourishment for the Great Perfection of the Fourth Realm?"

The minds of Wan Jun Tianzun and Da Yan Tianzun completely shut down at this moment. Just what kind of terrifying being were they following?

"What are you all standing there for?" The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea slapped the two of them on the buttocks with his tail. "Hurry up and grab a spot! If you're late, those few will have absorbed all the original Dao essence of that 'Governor' Dao Fruit!"

"Ah! Yes!"

"It's mine! Nobody can take it from me!"

Wan Jun Tianzun and Da Yan Tianzun abandoned all pretense of being "Tianzun" and rushed madly towards the roots of the Jianmu Divine Tree, seizing two prime spots and beginning their "transitional" journey of "shattered dreams" and "rebirth".

……

……

Outside, in the Nine Netherworld Abyss.

After Su Chen "packaged" the "Nine Netherworld Governor" along with its Dao Fruit and sent it into the Jianmu Universe, the core of this terrifying demonic domain, which had occupied the star sea of ​​the present world for countless epochs, collapsed.

Without the "Governor's" suppression, the violent demonic energy seeping from the "Ruins Domain" rift went out of control and began to tear this star field apart.

Su Chen hovered silently in the center of this destruction.

Subsequently.

He also packed the newly found Tianyi Ancient Venerable into the Taiyi Universe. The Tianyi Ancient Venerable looked much more miserable, almost losing his soul and spirit.

Followed by.

His divine sense expanded once more, enveloping an even wider star map.

"Heavenly One Ancient Venerable, Star River, Hundred Treasures, Ten Thousand Jun, Great Evolution, East Sea. That's six."

"According to the memories of the Black Sand Dao Master, in this 'Nether Lotus Territory', besides the 'Nine Nether Demon Abyss', there are also the 'Black Sand Starfield', the 'Heavenly Fiend Star Bandit Gang' and hundreds of other strongholds of varying sizes."

"The remaining Venerables were randomly teleported to these places. They are now probably prey in the eyes of those 'space pirates' and 'demons'."

"We need to speed things up." Su Chen's gaze turned icy.

He was about to set off for the next sensing point marked on the star map where the aura of a "Venerable One" could be detected. However, at that very moment!

An indescribable terror, a supreme will surpassing even the "Fourth Realm Great Perfection" and the Great Dao of this "Present World Star Sea," descended with a deafening roar! (End of Chapter)