78: Taiyi is wise and banishes the devil (four thousand chapters)

Seated cross-legged in the mysterious space, shrouded in white mist, profound power silently surged.

Within Xiao Zhuo's Sea of Consciousness, the myriad star-like Divine Inscriptions, formed by the Taiyi Bright Scripture, materialized and solidified one by one under the guidance of his vast Divine Soul power. Then, like droplets returning to the sea, they slowly merged into his Divine Soul Origin.

The moment each Divine Inscription merged, a faint yet incredibly clear, crystalline chime echoed from the depths of his Divine Soul! His Divine Soul body then underwent an astonishing transformation—from a solid entity, it gradually became translucent and pure, as if carved from flawless crystal! Through this crystal-like Soul body, he could even clearly discern the faint golden threads representing the Laws of Heaven and Earth, floating in the Void Realm!

When the last Divine Inscription, imbued with endless Dao rhythm, completely vanished into the Sea of Consciousness in his glabella, a soft and sacred moonlight aura suddenly emanated from Xiao Zhuo's entire body, making him appear like an exiled Immortal descended to the mortal world.

Thirty-six thousand Attribute Points were completely consumed, and the Taiyi Bright Scripture finally reached the Realm of Perfection!

With another thought, twelve thousand more Attribute Points transformed into a torrent of Dao rhythm and surged into the depths of his Divine Soul!

“Om—!”

With a profound hum, a vertical eye-shaped light pattern quietly split open in the glabella of Xiao Zhuo's Divine Soul! Myriad star phantoms revolved and underwent cycles of creation and destruction within it, profound and unfathomable!

The Taiyi Bright Scripture reached the Subtle Realm! He comprehended the supreme unique skill—Heaven-Observing Divine Eye!

“Heaven-Observing Divine Eye: Pierces through the Origin of Myriad Laws, comprehends the Three Thousand Great Dao.”

Xiao Zhuo closed his eyes and focused, beginning to recall the shocking scene from the depths of his memory—Li Canghai's battle with a Yao Mo Dominator.

Li Canghai was also a Saber Dao magnate; his Saber Intent had long since reached the Realm of Perfection, and he had even created the unique Gale Saber Domain, possessing formidable strength!

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the vertical eye-shaped light pattern in the glabella of his Divine Soul—the Heaven-Observing Divine Eye—suddenly opened! Silver light flowed, as if it could illuminate all heavens!

In that instant, Li Canghai's wild and dominant Saber Dao trajectory, the pure and perfect essence of his Saber Intent, and even the core operational mysteries of his Gale Saber Domain in his memory, were all dissected and analyzed frame by frame by this Divine Eye!

The destructive Qi tornado stirred up by the saber's edge, every wisp of airflow within the Domain that transformed into a sharp blade... under the gaze of the Heaven-Observing Divine Eye, they were now decomposed and restored into hundreds of incredibly clear golden Law trajectory lines!

Even the Origin core, hidden deep within the heart of the Domain and flowing with faint green divine light, had nowhere to hide!

In just an instant, Li Canghai's lifelong Saber Dao attainments, the essence of his Saber Intent, and the profound secrets of his Domain, were all thoroughly understood by Xiao Zhuo!

He could even immediately simulate that unique Saber Intent fluctuation and replicate that fierce Gale Saber Domain!

But Xiao Zhuo's Heart-Nature was firm; he knew that imitating others was ultimately inferior.

He extracted its essence, integrated its core, but resolutely discarded the constraints that did not align with his own Dao.

He unconsciously drew a light stroke in the Void Realm before him with his fingertip—

“Chi!”

A sharp shriek, identical to Li Canghai's saber cry, suddenly rang out!

But the next moment, Xiao Zhuo's thoughts shifted, and he completely shattered and reorganized those simulated trajectories!

“Boom—!”

A purer, more domineering Saber Intent surged skyward from within Xiao Zhuo's body!

The Tiangang Saber Domain instantly unfolded. Within the Domain, the originally fragmented Saber Qi suddenly became incredibly dense, its quantity increasing dozens of times, like billions of lightning needle-points suspended, slicing through the Void Realm!

His Saber Intent Realm, fiercely broke through to the Eighth Heaven! And the Tiangang Saber Domain was only one step away from complete Perfection!

What Xiao Zhuo pursued was a Lightning Saber Intent and Thunder Tribulation Blade Domain that incorporated his own Profound Nether Divine Thunder Origin!

He was fully confident that when the next Heavenly Tribulation descended, he would use that majestic Heavenly Might to break through to the Realm of Saber Intent Perfection in one fell swoop, and condense his unique—Thunder Tribulation Blade Domain!

Collecting his thoughts, Xiao Zhuo once again activated the torrent of Attribute Points.

The Purgatory Demonic Body was pushed to the eighth layer, and his Physical Body strength once again surged!

The True Explanation of Soul Refining's cultivation was also raised to eight hundred years, making his Divine Soul foundation even more profound!

At this point, the remaining Attribute Points on the panel were finally consumed to less than three hundred thousand.

The stored massive amount of qi and blood pills were completely exhausted, and even the invigorating blood pills scavenged from the Taiyi Sect's pill vault were more than half consumed.

When Xiao Zhuo pushed open the door and stepped out of the quiet room—

Om!

A terrifying Divine Sense, as vast as a sea of stars and as majestic as the Heavenly Dao, instantly swept across the entire area.

Clearly, Immortal Master Azure Heaven had detected his emergence from seclusion at the first Opportunity.

As the Divine Sense swept past Xiao Zhuo's body, it paused for an extremely subtle moment.

Xiao Zhuo could feel a hint of surprise and inquiry contained within that wisp of Divine Thought, but he did not pay it any mind.

The enormous change in his cultivation did not need to be concealed; as for the panel's secret, as long as he did not speak of it, even a Peak Shattering Realm expert would not be able to pry into it in the slightest.

“Meet me in the Taiji Hall!” Immortal Master Azure Heaven's Divine Thought transmission directly echoed in his mind.

Xiao Zhuo's feet moved slightly, and his entire person vanished from his original spot!

With a charged instant flash, before the spatial ripples had even subsided, his figure appeared like a phantom in the center of the Taiji Hall's main hall.

Upon the throne, Immortal Master Azure Heaven's gaze was like lightning, as if billions of stars were being born and destroyed within his eyes.

Even more, what shocked Xiao Zhuo was that in his glabella, a subtle, almost imperceptible gleam was vaguely circulating!

Heaven-Observing Divine Eye!

Xiao Zhuo instantly confirmed that this Sect Head of the Taiyi Sect must have also cultivated the Taiyi Bright Scripture to the Subtle Realm!

An old monster who had Cultivated for thousands of years, his foundation was indeed unfathomably deep!

As a supreme expert at the Peak Shattering Realm, his cultivation of the Primordial Chaos Golden Scripture had probably already reached the legendary ninth layer!

Xiao Zhuo even vaguely felt that Immortal Master Azure Heaven's strength might even surpass that of Prince Hong, who was renowned throughout Great Chen! It might even be possible for him to fight three legendary Yao Mo Dominators alone!

“You... actually directly entered the Myriad Manifestations Realm?! And your Physical Body strength increased by nearly a hundredfold?! This... how is this possible?!” Even with Immortal Master Azure Heaven's Heart-Nature and composure, he could not suppress his shock at this moment, his voice coming from the throne with a hint of disbelief.

Such a transformation in just three days was simply unheard of!

“This Junior merely accumulated enough to achieve a natural Breakthrough, that's all.” Xiao Zhuo smiled calmly, without offering much explanation.

Fortunately, Immortal Master Azure Heaven was not one to delve into the root of things. He merely gave him a deep look, his gaze containing too many inexpressible meanings: “Come with me.”

As his voice fell, a hidden mechanism stone door behind the throne silently slid open, revealing a small circular platform just wide enough for two people to stand.

Xiao Zhuo's figure flickered, and he landed beside Immortal Master Azure Heaven like a wisp of smoke.

As the two stepped onto the circular platform, the rune-engraved disc beneath their feet instantly lit up with twelve faint blue flame runes.

The stone door behind them closed with a thud, sealing perfectly.

Om!

A slight vibration came, and the disc began to descend at a steady speed.

It descended to a depth of approximately a thousand zhang.

The surrounding scenery suddenly changed dramatically! The originally smooth rock walls disappeared, replaced by a vast and unsettlingly huge underground space! It measured an estimated twenty li in circumference!

What was most shocking were the surrounding rock walls—densely packed, covered with countless profound runes that shimmered with faint golden light!

As the runes flowed, they exuded a powerful and ancient Sealing power!

Xiao Zhuo recognized at a glance that these were the core runes of the Great Beginning Sealing Art!

Clearly, after the Demon Abyss erupted and the Taiyi Sect's elites withered away back then, both the elevator mechanism beneath this Taiji Hall and the vast Sealing runes within this underground space were meticulously arranged by the remaining Disciples and Immortal Master Azure Heaven, pouring their hearts and Souls into the task!

The disc continued to descend.

A thousand zhang underground, the scene became even more terrifying! Devilish Qi, as viscous as ink, surged wildly, carrying bone-chilling coldness and an all-consuming malice, constantly impacting the descending platform like a living entity.

Immortal Master Azure Heaven's sleeve gently flicked, and an incredibly resilient Divine Thought barrier instantly condensed, firmly isolating the surging Devilish Qi.

“When the Demon Abyss first erupted, the Devilish Qi here was more than a hundred times fiercer than it is now, and it contained extremely strong power to pollute and assimilate. Now... it has been greatly worn down and suppressed.” Immortal Master Azure Heaven's voice was calm, but Xiao Zhuo caught a glimpse of a fleeting, obscure light in his eyes.

Speaking of the tragic events of the past, this Shattering Realm expert's emotions were clearly not at peace.

“Senior, rest assured, this time, this Junior will definitely eradicate this root of disaster!” Xiao Zhuo looked at Immortal Master Azure Heaven's profile, his tone resolute.

“Very good.” Immortal Master Azure Heaven nodded slightly.

The disc finally touched down.

Stepping off the platform, the Devilish Qi here was incredibly dense, the visible area a pitch-black Chaos, making it impossible to see one's own hand, and even a zhang away was blurry. One could only rely on Divine Sense to barely discern direction.

Xiao Zhuo frowned slightly, apologized to Immortal Master Azure Heaven, and under the latter's surprised gaze, actually stepped out of the protection of the Divine Thought barrier!

His entire body was instantly exposed to the terrifying Devilish Qi, powerful enough to corrode a Myriad Manifestations Realm expert!

He sat cross-legged on the cold ground, and suddenly, countless dark, profound Demonic Runes, seemingly connected to an endless abyss, appeared on his skin!

The moment the Demonic Runes appeared—

Rumble!

The entire underground space seemed like a giant beast awakened! The viscous Devilish Qi, as if finding an outlet, frantically formed countless huge spiral vortexes, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, pouring into Xiao Zhuo's body!

Witnessing this, Immortal Master Azure Heaven subconsciously raised his arm, as if wanting to stop him, but then slowly lowered it.

His eyes were deep, and he ultimately chose to trust—with Xiao Zhuo's Heart-Nature, he would never do anything without certainty.

This process of devouring Devilish Qi lasted for a full three hours!

Until the thick, unresolvable Devilish Qi throughout the underground space became incredibly thin, its concentration dropping to an unprecedented low.

Only then did Xiao Zhuo slowly cease his Cultivation and rise to his feet.

At this moment, his Purgatory Demonic Body, which had just broken through to the Dominator level, had actually increased in strength by another thirty percent out of thin air!

The Demonic Runes receded under his skin like a tide, disappearing from view.

“This Junior, by a stroke of Opportunity, cultivated a unique Body Refining technique created by a Senior, which happens to be able to refine this Devilish Qi and turn it to my own use.” Xiao Zhuo smiled slightly at Immortal Master Azure Heaven, explaining simply.

Immortal Master Azure Heaven merely gave him a deep look, said nothing more, and turned to walk deeper into the space.

Without the obstruction of the Devilish Qi, the view suddenly opened up!

A vast, suffocatingly deep giant cave appeared prominently in the center of the space!

Its diameter was actually more than three times that of the Demon Abyss Passage Xiao Zhuo had seen outside! The cave entrance was incredibly deep, as if leading to the Nine Nether Hell, exuding a terrifying aura that made one's Soul tremble!

Around the giant cave, an incredibly complex super Sealing array, radiating vast Divine Thought fluctuations, was arranged!

As the array patterns flowed, the familiar Divine Thought aura instantly made Xiao Zhuo realize—the core of this great array was none other than Immortal Master Azure Heaven's Origin Divine Thought!

Xiao Zhuo looked at Immortal Master Azure Heaven, his eyes filled with inquiry.

“This array is constructed from over eighty percent of this Venerable One's Origin Divine Thought.” Immortal Master Azure Heaven's voice was calm, yet it carried an unimaginable weight, “It needs to be reinforced and maintained from time to time. For two thousand years, ninety percent of this Venerable One's strength has been tied to this, used to suppress this passage.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Zhuo's heart trembled violently!

With only ten percent of his strength remaining... he could use the power of the cloud heaven mirror to evolve the entire Taiyi Sect, and also kill nine Dominator Yao Mo with a single strike from afar!

To what extent was the power of a Peak Shattering Realm expert truly so formidable and world-destroying?!

However, no matter how much shock he felt, it had to be suppressed. The most urgent task was to Seal the Demon Abyss!

“Senior, please remove the Sealing array the moment my hand Seals are complete!” Xiao Zhuo's expression was extremely solemn, “Once my spell succeeds, I ask Senior to help me empower the ‘Taishi Space’!”

Immortal Master Azure Heaven nodded gravely.

He naturally knew what “Taishi Space” meant—it was the supreme Profound Truth of the Great Beginning Sealing Art!

If Xiao Zhuo could truly cast it, and with their combined strength, completely banish this Demon Abyss Passage to the endless spatial turbulence, they would have full confidence!

Seeing Immortal Master Azure Heaven ready, Xiao Zhuo no longer hesitated.

He suddenly raised both hands, his ten fingers flying like phantoms!

One after another, profound and unfathomable ancient hand Seals, which invoked the Space Law, flowed from his fingertips. Their speed was so rapid that they left behind lingering afterimages that did not dissipate in the air!

When the last hand Seal was completed—

“Om!”

Within Xiao Zhuo's Sea of Consciousness, all the Divine Thought runes boiled, surging forth en masse!

Before him in the Void Realm, a thirty-six-sided Sealing space—the “Taishi Space”—composed of pure golden Divine Thought and with an incredibly precise and complex structure, suddenly appeared!

It slowly rotated, exuding a terrifying aura that suppressed all ages and sealed time and space!

Xiao Zhuo raised his arms, and the golden Taishi Space, as if guided, floated lightly and hovered directly above the enormous Demon Abyss entrance!

Immortal Master Azure Heaven's eyes blazed with brilliant light. Without the slightest hesitation, with a wave of his hand, all the runes on the six ancient stone pillars supporting the Sealing array around the Demon Abyss suddenly dimmed and dissipated! The massive amount of Divine Thought that made up the great array, like tired birds returning to their nests, instantly transformed into flowing light and returned to Immortal Master Azure Heaven's body!

Just as the Seal was removed—

Boom!!!

A surge of pitch-black Devilish Qi, a hundred times denser and a thousand times more violent than before, like a world-destroying Vicious Beast suppressed for ten thousand years, was about to erupt from the depths of the Demon Abyss with a roar that threatened to destroy everything!

“Suppress!”

Xiao Zhuo's intent resonated like thunder!

The Taishi Space, hovering in the air, suddenly expanded and descended! Golden light blazed, instantly enveloping and Sealing the soon-to-erupt Demon Abyss entrance completely!

At the same time, Immortal Master Azure Heaven's vast, sea-like Origin Divine Thought was poured into Xiao Zhuo's Taishi Space without reservation!

Om—!

With the terrifying empowerment of this Peak Shattering Realm power, the entire Taishi Space violently shook. The golden light instantly intensified by more than ten times! The violent tremors that had occurred due to the impact of the Devilish Qi immediately subsided! The entire Sealing space became impregnable and as solid as a rock!

The Demon Abyss Passage was essentially a spatial anchor point coordinate projected by an otherworldly Realm onto the Yuan Realm.

It was precisely by relying on the continuous, terrifying Devilish Qi impact from the other end that it could forcibly tear open the Yuan Realm space and maintain the passage's existence.

What Xiao Zhuo had to do at this moment was to completely strip this “anchor point,” along with its spatial coordinates, directly from the Yuan Realm's spatial structure!

Banishing it into the endless Void Realm turbulence!

Once the Taishi Space was completely stable, firmly Sealing the Demon Abyss entrance.

Xiao Zhuo's hands once again formed Seals like lightning! This time, the hand Seals were even more ancient and complex, invoking deeper Space Laws! He was going to complete the final stripping and banishment!

Immortal Master Azure Heaven's eyes were like lightning, seizing the opportune moment!

“Open!”

With a low shout, he had, at some unknown point, produced a simple and unadorned, yet ancient greenish-gray longsword that exuded an aura capable of severing Karma!

The sword light flashed!

Chi! Chi! Chi!

Several incomparably sharp sword lights, with extreme precision, struck the weak nodes where the Taishi Space connected with the Yuan Realm space!

Where the sword light passed—

Crack! Crack-crack-crack!

The solid Yuan Realm space, like cloth cut by a sharp blade, was instantly torn open into several huge spatial rifts, their edges flowing with dark and chaotic light!

Beyond the rifts lay the endless Void Realm turbulence, capable of annihilating all things!