36: The nascent immortal infant devours the darkness, and the illusory image of the Azure Emperor suppresses the past and present!

Stepping into the main hall enveloped by thick darkness, Lu Qingxuan felt as if he had been instantly stripped from the real world and plunged into an absolute Domain of "Nothingness".

Sight, hearing, smell, touch... all senses failed completely, and even the concepts of time and space became blurred.

Only that cold, dead, and annihilating intent of darkness, like billions of icy poison needles, eroded his Physical Body, spiritual power, and Divine Soul in every possible way.

The chaos green lotus manifestation erupted autonomously the moment he stepped in!

Hum—!

The three lotus leaves swayed with unprecedented intensity!

The Chaos radiance, the light of Reincarnation, and the Dao patterns of the End intertwined into a brilliant screen of light, firmly protecting him within a radius of three zhang, struggling to resist the encroaching darkness that surged like a tide.

Outside the light screen was the absolute darkness that devoured everything.

Inside the light screen was the only "Pure Land" carved out by Lu Qingxuan with his supreme Dao attainment!

But even the chaos green lotus appeared to be struggling under the erosion of the dark matter in this core main hall.

The light screen trembled slightly, and at the edges, the radiance was constantly being extinguished and assimilated by the darkness, its range shrinking extremely slowly.

"I cannot defend passively!"

Lu Qingxuan's thoughts raced, and a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

In this absolute adversity, retreating meant certain death; only by forging ahead with courage could he carve out a path to survival!

Not only did he not shrink his defense, but he also completely released the suppression on his own power!

Within his Dantian, the Nine Revolutions Chaos Golden Core, which had reached its Peak and was currently opening up a Chaos world inside with a nascent chaos immortal infant curled up at its center, shook violently!

"Absorb!"

He gave a low shout and actively expanded the range of his Dao Refining characteristic beyond the chaos green lotus light screen, beginning to forcibly seize and devour that terrifying dark matter!

This was an extremely insane move!

It was like opening the floodgates in the midst of a monstrous deluge!

Boom!

More majestic, purer, and even more dangerous dark matter, like a breached river of the underworld, followed the guidance of Dao Refining and surged madly into Lu Qingxuan's body!

"Argh—!"

Indescribable, extreme pain instantly swept through every inch of his flesh and every wisp of his Divine Soul!

On the surface of his body, black patterns spread like living creatures, and his skin began to lose its luster, as if it were turning into stubborn stone and withered wood!

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the cold intent of "Nothingness" struck wildly, attempting to freeze his thoughts and extinguish his consciousness!

This was a process a hundred times more perilous than the previous probing!

But Lu Qingxuan's Dao Heart, under the dual protection of the Exquisite Dao Heart and the chaos green lotus, was as firm as a rock!

He held tightly to the last shred of clarity in his mind, pushing the Chaos Law and the Azure Emperor Longevity Art to the limit of his life!

Chaos acted like a millstone, madly grinding and decomposing the dark matter, forcibly stripping away and transforming its violent "annihilation" characteristic!

The vitality of the Azure Emperor was like sweet rain, following closely behind, repairing everything that had been destroyed and nourishing the newly born power!

The Dao Refining characteristic operated at an overload, like the most precise furnace, analyzing the composition of the dark matter and extracting the tiny, most original fragments of Law regarding "End" and "Nothingness"!

This was a process where destruction and rebirth coexisted, and danger and opportunity danced together!

Most of the surging dark matter was ground down and transformed by the Chaos Law into the purest Chaos energy, while the small portion of original Law fragments extracted by Dao Refining were like the most dangerous supplements, greedily absorbed by the nascent chaos immortal infant at the center of the Chaos world!

This nascent chaos immortal infant originated from Chaos and encompassed all things.

At this moment, having absorbed the Darkness Origin representing the ultimate "Nothingness" and "End", it was not eroded; instead, it was as if a crucial piece of a puzzle had been completed!

Chaos should inherently contain "Existence" and "Nothingness", "Life" and "Death"!

Rumble—!!!

The Chaos world within Lu Qingxuan's Dantian emitted a deafening sound like the creation of the world!

The world barriers were completely stabilized, the earth, fire, wind, and water were initially ordered, and the clear and turbid Qi returned to their respective places!

And the chaos immortal infant at the center, having devoured a large amount of Darkness Origin, saw its form become solid at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Its facial features gradually became clear, identical to Lu Qingxuan's, the green lotus Dao mark on its forehead became increasingly vivid, and the Chaos Qi swirling around it gained a hint of deep darkness, as if it possessed the quality of devouring light.

A majestic aura, transcending the Golden Core, rising above the mundane, and initially touching the Origin of the Great Dao, began to permeate from within the chaos immortal infant!

The chaos immortal infant was about to fully take shape!

Just at the most critical moment, when the chaos immortal infant was only one step away from completely breaking free from the shackles of the Golden Core and emerging from the shell—a sudden change occurred!

Seemingly sensing the power within Lu Qingxuan that was of the same Origin as the Azure Emperor, as well as the forming chaos immortal infant that resisted the darkness, a faint yet incredibly pure blue radiance suddenly lit up in the deepest part of the main hall, the core area that had been eroded by darkness for eons!

That speck of radiance was like the only bright lamp in the endless dark night; although faint, it carried a supreme will that was eternal and protective of all living beings!

Hum!

The blue light rapidly expanded, transforming into a towering, indistinct phantom!

This phantom wore simple green robes, its face was blurred, and only its eyes were clear, as if containing all the vitality of the heavens and myriad worlds, yet also deep enough to seem to have seen through the Reincarnation of the ages!

Its aura was of the same Origin as the Azure Emperor Legacy that Lu Qingxuan had obtained, but it was more ancient, more magnificent, and even more... tragic!

The Azure Emperor Imprint!

This was the final Origin Imprint left by the Azure Emperor here to suppress the darkness!

The Azure Emperor phantom seemed to traverse the eons of time and space, its gaze falling upon Lu Qingxuan, who was condensing the chaos immortal infant.

A hint of gratification seemed to flash in its eyes, carrying endless determination.

It did not speak, but slowly raised its palm, which was composed of pure blue light, and gently pressed it down towards the surging dark matter within the main hall.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, and no violent collision of Laws.

But at the very moment the palm pressed down, it was as if an invisible power that transcended time and space descended!

In the main hall, the dark matter that had been raging violently and intended to devour everything was suddenly stalled, as if stroked by an invisible hand!

The cold intent of "Nothingness", as if encountering its nemesis, emitted a silent wail and began to shrink and retreat like a tide!

Although it was not completely cleared and still occupied most of the main hall, its activity and erosive power were temporarily and forcibly suppressed under this palm strike!

Seizing this heaven-sent opportunity!

"Now is the time! chaos immortal infant, take shape!"

Lu Qingxuan had a sudden flash of inspiration and poured all the power within his body, including the Darkness Origin he had just devoured and refined, as well as the majestic vitality and Dao rhythm brought by the appearance of the Azure Emperor phantom, into the chaos immortal infant that was about to take shape in his Dantian!

Boom—!!!

It was like the Origin point of a cosmic Big Bang!

The Nine Revolutions Chaos Golden Core in his Dantian shattered at this moment!

It was not destruction, but ultimate sublimation!

All the Golden Core fragments, all the Chaos energy, and all the insights into the Dao Laws were completely fused into the now fully solidified chaos immortal infant!

An infant, about nine inches tall, with a body like jade, surrounded by swirling Chaos Qi, with a glowing green lotus Dao mark on its forehead, its left eye containing the birth and death of Chaos, and its right eye containing a thread of deep darkness, officially replaced the position of the Golden Core, floating in the center of the Chaos world within his Dantian!

chaos immortal infant, complete!

The moment the chaos immortal infant took shape, the aura around Lu Qingxuan erupted violently, like a volcano that had been dormant for ten thousand years!

A terrifying pressure, far exceeding the Golden Core Stage and even making ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators feel suffocated, swept out like a storm!

The chaos green lotus manifestation above his head seemed to be nourished in return, becoming more solid, its lotus leaves spreading out, with natural Dao rhythm!

With the chaos immortal infant newly formed, its power was already comparable to the Peak of the Soul Transformation stage!

"Crack!"

The black patterns on his body that had appeared due to the erosion of darkness shattered inch by inch under the impact of this new power, turning into fly ash.

His damaged Physical Body and Divine Soul, under the operation of the Azure Emperor Longevity Art, recovered rapidly and became even tougher than before!

Lu Qingxuan suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze shining brightly, as if he could pierce through falsehood and look directly at the Origin.

Feeling the chaos immortal infant within him that was connected to his mind and contained infinite power, an unprecedented sense of strength and control welled up in him.

He looked towards the depths of the main hall, at the Azure Emperor phantom that was slowly dissipating, and solemnly bowed to it.

"Senior's will, this Junior will keep in mind. The darkness here will surely be completely cleansed one day!"

The Azure Emperor phantom nodded slightly and finally turned completely into specks of blue light, dissipating into the silent darkness.

Lu Qingxuan straightened up, his gaze sharp as a knife, scanning the surrounding dark matter that, although temporarily suppressed, was still restless.

Now that the chaos immortal infant had taken shape, it was time to thoroughly explore this main hall, find a way to leave, and... uncover the secret of the "source of darkness" suppressed here!

He took a step forward, with the power of the chaos immortal infant bolstering his body, and walked proactively toward the deepest part of the main hall.