47: Chapter 47 Joining Forces

Lingxiao Heavenly Palace, Heavenly Secret Pavilion secret chamber.

Bai Yu sat cross-legged in the center of the Formation, with the heart of the abyss, suppressed by his five Disciples, floating before him.

The fist-sized purple crystal rotated quietly, its surface runes flickering, emitting a heart-palpitating aura of tyranny.

"Revered Master, is there really no way to destroy this thing?"

Luo Bingli stood outside the Formation, her brow furrowed.

Qian Ji had already tried thirteen different refinement methods, even using the "Tai-Xu True Fire" kept in the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's collection, but not even a scratch was left on this wretched heart.

"It cannot be destroyed."

Bai Yu shook his head and reached out to hold the heart of the abyss in his palm.

"The essence of this thing is not matter, but a manifestation of rules."

"To destroy it, you would have to erase the very concept of the 'Abyss'."

Qian Ji pushed up his glasses. "What about a Seal? With Revered Master's methods, sealing it shouldn't be difficult."

"Sealing it is easy, but where would we put it?"

Bai Yu countered, "Do you think there's anywhere else in the Upper Realm that can withstand its erosion?"

Everyone fell silent.

The tragic scene in the Northern Region was still fresh in their minds.

Just a leak of its aura had nearly turned the entire Northern Region into a demonic domain.

If something went wrong with the Seal, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"So..."

Luo Bingli's voice trembled. "Revered Master, you plan to..."

"Use my body as a sheath."

Bai Yu's tone was calm, as if he were speaking of a trivial matter.

"I will Seal it inside me, using the Archaic Sacred Body as a container."

"No!"

Luo Bingli almost roared it out.

She rushed to the edge of the Formation, staring intently at Bai Yu.

"Revered Master, this is too dangerous! The heart of the abyss will erode your Divine Soul. You've only just recovered; if..."

"If what?"

Bai Yu looked up at her, his gaze gentle yet unquestionable.

"If you can't control it, you'll be demonized!"

Luo Bingli's eyes reddened. "I finally found you again, Revered Master; I don't want to see you in danger anymore..."

"Silly girl."

Bai Yu stood up, walked to her, and flicked her forehead.

"What is your Revered Master's status? I am the God King."

"Could a mere demonic heart possibly turn the world upside down?"

He turned to look at Qian Ji and the others.

"All of you, withdraw. I am about to begin."

"Revered Master..."

"This is an order."

Bai Yu's voice deepened.

Qian Ji gave him a long look before finally leading the other Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters out of the secret chamber.

Only Luo Bingli remained standing where she was.

"You go out, too."

"I'm not leaving."

Luo Bingli shook her head stubbornly. "If there's an accident, I can help."

Bai Yu smiled.

"Then watch."

"And while you're at it, learn how a God King tames a demonic artifact."

He sat cross-legged and took a deep breath.

The next second, he violently pressed the heart of the abyss into his chest!

Boom!

Purple demonic light erupted instantly, and the temperature in the secret chamber plummeted.

Luo Bingli watched helplessly as the heart sank into her Revered Master's body, and then...

Bai Yu's skin began to crack.

Purple-black lines spread out from his chest, crawling over his entire body like living things.

His eyes turned an eerie purple-gold, and in the depths of his pupils, it seemed as if ten thousand resentful souls were screaming.

"Revered Master!"

Luo Bingli wanted to rush in, but was blocked by an invisible force field.

That was a protection Bai Yu had set up in advance.

"Don't... come over..."

Bai Yu's voice became hoarse, each word squeezed out from between his teeth.

"This thing... is more ruthless... than I imagined..."

Inside him, the heart of the abyss had completely erupted.

Endless Devilish Qi surged like a bursting dam, frantically battering his Meridians, Sea of Consciousness, and Divine Soul.

That Devilish Qi carried the purest negative emotions—

Tyranny, despair, madness, and hatred.

They were like countless needles, stabbing into the depths of Bai Yu's consciousness, trying to drag him into the abyss.

"You want to play at mental pollution with me?"

Bai Yu sneered.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the phantom of the Archaic Sacred Body suddenly opened its eyes.

It was a giant that towered between heaven and earth, its muscles bulging, radiating a wild and primitive aura.

The Archaic Sacred Body was known to be "impervious to all techniques and repellant to all evils."

What it excelled at most was breaking techniques with sheer power!

"Suppress... for me!"

Bai Yu roared.

The giant in his Sea of Consciousness reached out and violently grabbed the rampaging heart of the abyss.

Crack—

A cracking sound echoed in the void.

The rampaging Devilish Qi was forcibly compressed and stuffed back into the heart.

But the heart of the abyss was also fighting back desperately.

Its beating grew faster and faster, each pulse erupting with even more terrifying Devilish Qi.

For a moment, a terrible battlefield formed within Bai Yu's body.

His Physical Body cycled between collapse and reconstruction, while his Divine Soul was caught in a tug-of-war between pollution and purification.

Luo Bingli's heart clenched as she watched.

She had never seen her Revered Master show such a pained expression.

Time passed minute by minute.

Finally.

Snap.

A soft sound.

The beating frequency of the heart of the abyss plummeted.

The violent Devilish Qi began to be assimilated and devoured by a golden light.

The Archaic Sacred Body within Bai Yu was actually using the heart of the abyss as "nourishment" to evolve frantically!

This was the most abnormal trait of the Archaic Sacred Body—

Everything can be used by me.

The more extreme the energy, the more it could stimulate its potential.

"Ha... haha..."

Bai Yu opened his eyes; the purple-gold faded, and clarity returned.

He looked down at his chest.

There, a purple heart-shaped mark was faintly visible.

The heart of the abyss was completely sealed within his body.

And his cultivation...

Void Refining Early Stage!

He had leaped over two major Realms: Body Integration and Mahayana!

"It's done."

Bai Yu stood up and stretched, his bones making a series of crisp popping sounds.

"And it's even better than expected."

He felt the tamed Devilish Qi within him, and a smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

"With this thing, I'll have another trump card for dealing with those guys from the Reincarnation Hall in the future."

"Revered Master!"

The protection was lifted, and Luo Bingli instantly lunged toward him.

She looked Bai Yu up and down, only breathing a sigh of relief after confirming he was truly all right.

"You scared me to death, Revered Master..."

"What, you're so concerned about your Revered Master?"

Bai Yu teased.

Luo Bingli's face flushed, and she turned her head away.

"I just... don't want to lose you again."

"Don't worry."

Bai Yu patted her shoulder.

"Your Revered Master's life is very tough; even Yama can't take it."

He walked toward the door of the secret chamber and suddenly stopped.

"By the way, did the eldest send word that something happened in the Southern Region?"

"Yes."

Luo Bingli immediately regained her seriousness. "Someone discovered a second black sun mark at the sealed land in the Southern Region."

"It seems the Reincarnation Hall's reach is quite long."

A cold light flashed in Bai Yu's eyes.

"Let's go take a look at the Southern Region."

"This time..."

He paused, his voice turning icy.

"I'm going to let them know what it means to experience—"

"The God King's wrath."

Southern Region, Ten Thousand Burials Mountain.

This was the most eerie Forbidden Ground in the Upper Realm.

Legend had it that the corpses of countless ancient powerhouses were buried here, shrouded in thick fog all year round; nine out of ten people who entered never came out.

But today, Ten Thousand Burials Mountain was quite lively.