I, the Chaos Being, joined the chat group at the start.

Firstly, the Immortal Emperor Source Pill is extremely rare; it's only found in the Great Dao Chat Group, and there's no such heaven-defying pill in one's own world.

Secondly, the use of elixirs is also aimed at cultivators who have no hope of becoming Quasi-Immortal Emperors or even Immortal Emperors.

In order to help those around him quickly improve their strength, Xu Yi was willing to pay a high price to obtain the Immortal Emperor Source Pill.

But even if people with extraordinary talents like Emperor Zun, Wu Shi, and Ye Fan knew about this shortcut, they probably wouldn't be willing to use it.

Using the Immortal Emperor's Source Pill is ultimately different from cultivating one's own Dao.

The Western Emperor entered a state of complete enlightenment. Xu Yi protected him for a period of time, leaving behind a large array for protection, before leaving Yaochi.

After that, Xu Yi focused his attention on the Plateau Clan, because he didn't know when they would invade again. He had to stay on the front line and prevent the strange clan from entering his universe.

However, for many years, the strange clan has remained completely silent, as if they have vanished.

Xu Yi himself had reached the complete perfection of the Sacrifice Dao realm.

Just one step away from achieving the highest level of sacrificial practice.

Unfortunately, that's how the world works; it takes a lot of time to cultivate step by step to reach the level of the Sacrifice Path.

To break through a certain level, one needs an extreme battle to overcome the bottleneck.

Unfortunately, in this vast universe, apart from the sacrificial ceremony, no one has yet appeared who can make Xu Yi use his full strength.

Therefore, Xu Yi remained stuck at the point of perfecting the sacrificial path.

"With my current strength, even if I enter the plateau alone, even if I cannot destroy the plateau, I can still annihilate it."

Why the Willow Goddess fell into darkness remains a mystery to this day.

To unravel this mystery, Xu Yi decided to travel to the plateau and bring out the Dark Willow God.

……

All the heavens, the ancestral land of the plateau.

Xu Yi arrived here, standing on the vast sky. Without the slightest hesitation, he struck the entire plateau with a palm. This was the power of the Perfected Sacrifice Dao, incredibly terrifying, even reaching the level of the Half-Step Sacrifice Dao!

A terrifying dark golden handprint spread from all the universes, pressing down on the Plateau Clan step by step. The entire world of the Plateau Clan was constantly squeezed, space shattered, and the Plateau seemed to be about to be crushed.

The dark creatures within were almost instantly crushed and shattered into nothingness, causing heavy casualties on the plateau.

After all, they never expected someone to dare to come to their doorstep, especially someone with the strength of a perfected Dao of Sacrifice. Fortunately, the will of the plateau intervened in time to protect the entire plateau. The power above the half-step Dao of Sacrifice intervened in Xu Yi's affairs, but it was only an intervention. It was just a will and could not directly take action!

What puzzled Xu Yi was that despite the commotion he caused, neither the Primordial Ancestor nor the Mysterious Immortal Emperor appeared.

Clearly, they've learned their lesson; they've seen how terrifying Xu Yi is after their previous encounters.

If you fight Xu Yi, you must be prepared to be blown to pieces and die, with no chance of resurrection, forever lost to nothingness.

The plateau is protected by the will of those who are half-step into the sacrificial path, and Xu Yi can do nothing about them!

At that moment, Xu Yi realized that he was the one who had truly blocked the highland spring water of the strange race.

Xu Yi unleashed several palm strikes in succession, slamming them solidly onto the surface of the ancestral plateau. Even with the plateau's will protecting it, the force of the recoil still caused the plateau to be turned upside down, and the weak, strange creatures were killed by the shock.

The strange race is scattered throughout the myriad realms, but at this moment, the strange creatures in various branches of the myriad realms dare not cross over to provide support. They all shrink into the great formations of their own domains, begging Xu Yi, this evil star, not to come over.

Plateau ancestral land.

The ten revived progenitors and ten immortal emperors stood in a dark ancient palace.

On the steps of the ancient temple stood an imperial throne, where an unnamed being known as the High Priest sat, shrouded in darkness.

The Dark Willow God stood to the side, clearly holding a position above the Ancestor and the Immortal Emperor.

“High Priest, this person is too arrogant, daring to make noise outside our clan’s territory. If we do not fight, our dignity will be completely trampled on,” one of the ancestors said.

Several progenitors had perished previously, but after tens of thousands of years of recovery, new progenitors have been born and taken over their positions.

“Yes, at worst we’ll just die. I don’t believe that person could kill all ten of us ancestors, especially since our strength has improved over the years,” another ancestor said.

These progenitors were actually no weaker than the first batch of progenitors. Although they had just advanced, they progressed very quickly under the guidance of the high priest, and were getting closer to the ultimate realm of the sacrificial path.

The high priest's gaze was deep as he looked at the Willow Goddess beside him. "He has come to see you. Go ahead."

A strange light appeared in the eyes of the Dark Willow Goddess. Her body vanished into thin air and instantly appeared outside the plateau.

"You've finally come," Dark Willow God spoke first, his tone cold.

Although she has fallen into darkness, the Dark Willow God still possesses an elegant and graceful demeanor, as if she were a combination of god and demon, unparalleled in the world.

“I know that although you have fallen, your consciousness is still your own. I need to know the truth!” Xu Yi said.

Liu Shen's timeline was isolated by a force no less powerful than herself, preventing Xu Yi from entering that spacetime to search for the truth.

Although he was provoking the plateau, he also knew that behind the plateau there was probably an ancient existence even more terrifying than the will of the plateau.

“Xu Yi, the truth isn’t that important. With your strength, you are enough to protect all the heavens. Even if the plateau still exists, as long as you are here, the plateau will no longer invade the heavens in the future,” said Willow God.

Xu Yi was not satisfied with this answer.

"You once went to the Boundary Sea alone to fight the Dark Giant in order to end the source of darkness. You hate the supernatural more than anyone else, and I don't understand why you became the supernatural yourself," Xu Yi questioned.

“Sometimes, we have no choice,” the Dark Willow God replied.

"Is it related to Shi Hao?" Xu Yi asked.

Not only did Liu Shen disappear from the ancient history, but also the Desolate Emperor Shi Hao.

He wasn't worried about Shi Hao at first, since Shi Hao's future lay in the Dao of Sacrifice, and he also had the Great Dao Chat Group. Even if his fate changed in the future, it wouldn't be a big problem.

But over the years, as he traced back through time, he discovered that Shi Hao's traces had disappeared with the passage of time, as if he had been erased by human hands.

When Shi Hao was mentioned, Liu Shen's emotions visibly stirred, though she hid it well, Xu Yi still noticed it.

"Did Shi Hao perish, or did he die like you?" Xu Yi asked.

Liu Shen did not respond. A dark immortal sword appeared in her hand, and she slashed through time and space, with countless swords covering Xu Yi.

……

Chapter 433 The Fall of the Willow Goddess

"Willow Goddess, although you are powerful, you are still only an Immortal Emperor!"

"You are no match for me!"

Faced with the attack of the Dark Willow God, Xu Yi shattered the billions of swords that the Willow God had transformed into with just a light finger!

Dark Willow Goddess's eyes were deep; she was hiding something she was unwilling to reveal.

“I remember what I said back then: if I fall into darkness, then kill me without holding back.”

The Dark Willow God's voice was devoid of emotion, as if he were making a desperate gamble and seeking death.

“If you were like those progenitors, the Dark Immortal Emperors, I certainly wouldn’t hold back. But you still retain your sanity; your physical body and magical power have only been corrupted by darkness, which is nothing,” Xu Yi said.

“There’s no difference.” Liu Shen’s gaze was unwavering.

“There is a difference!” Xu Yi said firmly.

“We are friends, best friends! No matter what you’ve been through, I’ll pull you back.”

Xu Yi's attitude was firm and left no room for doubt.

"Why? Why bother!"

"Xu Yi, there are some truths you should stop investigating."

"With your current strength, even without destroying the plateau, you are enough to protect the heavens and your own world."

Dark Willow God said, hoping that Xu Yi would stop there.

"I won't stop until the plateau is eliminated," Xu Yi said.

"Then let's fight."

The Dark Willow God continued his attack, using a forbidden technique from the Immortal Emperor to elevate his combat power to the Sacrifice Dao realm.

The Sacrifice Dao Realm belongs to the Immortal Emperor's domain. Theoretically, it is the ultimate sublimation of the Immortal Emperor, similar to the concept of the Supreme Dao or the Supreme Dao Immortal Emperor.

A highly talented individual like Liu Shen, even in the realm of Immortal Emperors, possesses combat strength comparable to, or even capable of defeating, an ordinary Daoist priest.

Faced with the Dark Willow God's resolute fighting style, Xu Yi showed no mercy and directly suppressed her with the force of thunder.

Xu Yi imprisoned the Dark Willow Goddess, sealing her primordial spirit and magical power.

Then, he left the plateau with the Dark Willow God.

……

Xu Yi did not return to the Shrouding the Heavens plane, but instead found a remote little world among the myriad worlds.

He wanted to purify the dark matter on the Willow God and return it to its original state.

As if aware of Xu Yi's actions, the Dark Willow God said directly, "It's useless. My Dao has long been merged with this dark origin, and even you cannot purify it."

"How will we know if we don't do it?" Xu Yi said.

Then, he used his great magic to envelop Liu Shen. Liu Shen's primordial spirit and physical body were filled with primordial matter. His power surged into Liu Shen's body, and Liu Shen's face immediately showed a look of pain.

Xu Yi's power continuously pulled at Liu Shen's primordial spirit, violently attacking the original matter. Dense dark matter permeated Liu Shen's body, and this small world was enveloped and swallowed by black mist, causing all living beings to lose their vitality!

This was an extremely painful process. Xu Yi purified a portion of the dark matter and then stopped.