57: Words spoken carry the law, the three venerable ones are subdued, and a new journey begins at the core of the Immortal Palace.

Three incomparably powerful auras, like three divine mountains, crashed down, once again stirring up the Star Domain, which had just been agitated by the emergence of the core fragment, causing the situation to change drastically.

Lu Qingxuan's gaze swept over, instantly taking in all three.

The one on the left wore a Star Daoist robe, with an ancient and simple face, holding a whisk whose strands were crystal clear, as if woven from starlight. His aura was as vast as a sea of stars. He was clearly a Cultivator at the Peak of the Early Integration Stage, with pure Star Law power flowing around him, originating from the same source as True Lord Xing Lan of Starfall Pavilion, but more condensed and profound—he was the Pavilion Master of Star Sword Pavilion, Daoist Venerable Xing He!

The one on the right was as burly as a mountain, with bronze skin and bulging muscles, wearing only a beast hide loincloth. He exuded a wild and fierce aura, and his blood Qi was as vigorous as a burning furnace, scorching the Void Realm. His cultivation was also at the Peak of the Early Integration Stage, and he was the Mountain Master of Ten Thousand Beast Mountain, Venerable Man Xiang!

The last person stood in front, his figure blurry, as if shrouded in a layer of constantly shifting flowing light. His aura was the most mysterious and unpredictable. He did not deliberately exude pressure, but the surrounding space naturally twisted around him, refracting light and giving an extremely unreal feeling. This person was the Pavilion Master of Listening to Rain Pavilion, Immortal Master Huan Yu, whose cultivation was also at the Peak of the Early Integration Stage, skilled in illusion arts and assassination!

Three Mahayana Stage Mighty Ones! All of them were overlord-level existences in several nearby Star Domains! They had clearly been secretly observing this place for a long time, or rather, had been searching for the whereabouts of the bronze immortal palace core fragment. Now, they were finally drawn by this earth-shattering emergence phenomenon and tacitly chose to launch a joint attack at Lu Qingxuan's most "vulnerable" moment (just after his Breakthrough, and with his attention fully on the fragment)!

"Boy, to reach this point and force out the core fragment, you are indeed a peerless Prodigy." Daoist Venerable Xing He's voice was indifferent, carrying a condescending scrutiny. "Unfortunately, possessing a treasure brings trouble. Such a divine object is not something a mere newly advanced Soul Transformation Cultivator like you can possess. Hand over the fragment, seal your cultivation, and return with me to Star Sword Pavilion to await your fate, or perhaps you can keep your life as a sword slave."

Venerable Man Xiang grinned, revealing his stark white teeth, his voice like muffled thunder: "Daoist Friend Xing He, why waste words with him! Just crush him, and take the fragment! This kid's Physical Body looks good, full of blood Qi, perfect for adding to this Venerable's blood food treasury!" He licked his lips, his eyes full of greed and cruelty.

Immortal Master Huan Yu did not speak, but the flowing light around him shifted more rapidly, and an invisible, soul-eroding force had already silently spread out, attempting to interfere with Lu Qingxuan's state of mind.

Facing the combined coercion of the three Peak Early Integration Stage Mighty Ones, Lu Qingxuan's face showed no fear; instead, a cold arc curved at the corner of his mouth.

"Three old things who hide their heads and tails, only knowing how to pick up scraps, dare to bark in front of me?"

His voice was calm, yet it carried an arrogance that disdained the world and a killing intent, clearly reaching the ears of the three.

"What?!"

"Arrogant!"

"Seeking death!"

The three were simultaneously enraged! As overlords of their respective regions, when had they ever suffered such contempt? Especially being openly insulted by a junior who had just broken through to Soul Transformation!

"Since you insist on seeking death, then I shall grant it!" Daoist Venerable Xing He's face darkened, and he suddenly waved the whisk in his hand. "All the stars of the heavens, heed my command! Suppress!"

Rumble!

In the Void Realm, countless star phantoms appeared, condensing into a giant star cage, carrying the immense power to crush stars, and descended upon Lu Qingxuan! This was an advanced application of Star Law, enough to trap and kill those of the same rank!

At the same time, Venerable Man Xiang let out an earth-shattering roar, his body suddenly expanding, transforming into a thousand-zhang tall giant with dark golden metallic skin. He punched out, and the pure, ultimate Physical Body strength shattered the Void Realm, forming a huge vortex of power that sought to devour Lu Qingxuan along with the core fragment behind him!

Meanwhile, Immortal Master Huan Yu's figure completely vanished, merging into the shifting flowing light around him. The next moment, countless extremely subtle transparent rain threads silently appeared around Lu Qingxuan. Each drop of rain thread contained terrifying power that could erode the Divine Soul and disintegrate magical power, infiltrating from all directions!

The three Mahayana Stage Mighty Ones launched their most powerful killing moves right from the start! They held nothing back!

Facing this encirclement that could instantly turn any Soul Transformation Cultivator into ashes, Lu Qingxuan finally moved.

He did not dodge, nor did he defend; he simply slowly raised his right hand and gently pressed it forward into the Void Realm.

His movement was gentle, as if merely brushing away dust from his eyes.

But with this press, the extremely restrained aura around him erupted! The terrifying pressure of Chaos Soul Transformation, like an ancient primordial beast that had slumbered for eons, suddenly awakened!

A Chaos Return to Ruin Dao Domain, far more solid, profound, and terrifying than before, violently expanded with him as the center!

The Dao Domain's range did not expand much, still covering several thousand zhang, but within it, Chaos Qi flowed like tangible liquid, earth, water, fire, and wind re-enacted and then perished, and the aura of Return to Ruin was so dense that even the three Mahayana Stage Mighty Ones changed color!

"Forbidden Law."

Lu Qingxuan spoke, and his words became Law!

Within the Dao Domain, Laws were altered!

The descending star cage, the moment it entered the Dao Domain, saw the light of the star phantoms that formed it rapidly dim, and its structure collapse, as if crushed by an invisible millstone, turning into the most primitive star essence, devoured by the Dao Domain!

Venerable Man Xiang's terrifying punch, capable of shattering stars, rushed into the Dao Domain as if sinking into an endless swamp of Chaos. Its power was decomposed and annihilated layer by layer, and the violent power vortex, before it could fully form, silently subsided!

And the omnipresent, mysterious, and insidious transparent rain threads, the moment they touched the edge of the Dao Domain, evaporated and dissipated instantly like dewdrops under the sun, leaving not a single trace!

The enraged attacks of the three Mahayana Stage Mighty Ones were all rendered null and void by Lu Qingxuan's casual press and a single word!

"Impossible!"

"His Dao Domain... how can it be this strong?!"

"He just broke through to Soul Transformation!"

Daoist Venerable Xing He, Venerable Man Xiang, and Immortal Master Huan Yu all paled in horror, their eyes filled with disbelief! They could clearly feel that Lu Qingxuan's Dao Domain contained a sense of "ending" and "annihilation" that made even them feel a deep dread, as if it were the bane of all Divine Abilities and all Laws!

"This child is strange, he cannot be allowed to live! Attack with full force!" Daoist Venerable Xing He shouted sternly, his previous composure gone. An ancient star treasure mirror appeared above his head, its light blazing, attempting to stabilize the Chaos Dao Domain.

Venerable Man Xiang roared to the sky, and a huge phantom of an ancient divine elephant appeared behind him, stepping on the Star River, its trunk coiling around the Universe, erupting with even more terrifying blood Qi and power!

Immortal Master Huan Yu's figure flickered rapidly in the flowing light. A transparent short sword, as thin as a cicada's wing, appeared in his hand, its blade flowing with deadly cold light, seeking an opportunity for a fatal blow.

However, Lu Qingxuan would not give them another chance.

After breaking through to Soul Transformation and refining the myriad dao origin stone fragment, his strength had undergone earth-shattering changes. Early Integration Stage Cultivators, who previously required a bitter struggle or even the use of trump cards to heavily injure, now posed little threat to him.

His gaze locked onto the three, and his cold voice, like a final judgment, echoed through this Star Domain:

"Those who offend Chaos shall be punished."

"Return to Ruin."

As these two words fell, the power of the Chaos Return to Ruin Dao Domain completely erupted!

Within the Dao Domain, Chaos Qi currents spun wildly, forming a giant, all-devouring Return to Ruin vortex! An irresistible force of annihilation acted upon Daoist Venerable Xing He and the other two!

"No! My Star Law is dissipating!"

"My blood Qi... is being ground away!"

"My illusion body cannot be maintained... what kind of power is this?!"

The three discovered in horror that their Laws cultivated for thousands of years, their vast blood Qi, and their mysterious Divine Abilities were all being rapidly decomposed, devoured, and returned to nothingness within this Return to Ruin vortex! They desperately activated their magical power, sacrificed their Magic Treasures, and unleashed life-saving secret arts, but in the face of that absolute power of annihilation, everything seemed futile!

Cracks appeared on the surface of Daoist Venerable Xing He's Star Treasure Mirror, its light dimming; the divine elephant phantom behind Venerable Man Xiang let out a wail, shattering inch by inch; Immortal Master Huan Yu's figure was forced to materialize from the flowing light, his face pale, and the transparent short sword in his hand also trembled continuously, its spirituality greatly diminished!

"Fellow Daoist, spare us! My Star Sword Pavilion is willing to pledge allegiance to you!"

"My Ten Thousand Beast Mountain is willing to offer all its treasures!"

"My Listening to Rain Pavilion will henceforth obey your commands!"

Under the shadow of death, the three Mahayana Stage Mighty Ones, usually high and mighty, finally cast aside all their dignity and pride, letting out desperate pleas for mercy.

"Too late."

Lu Qingxuan's eyes were indifferent, without a ripple. Being merciful to enemies was being cruel to himself. These three had come with killing intent and greed from the very beginning. If his strength hadn't been sufficient, he would have already perished.

With a thought, the Return to Ruin vortex suddenly contracted!

"Ah—!"

Amidst three short and tragic screams, the Physical Bodies, Divine Souls, and Magic Treasures of Daoist Venerable Xing He, Venerable Man Xiang, and Immortal Master Huan Yu were all devoured and annihilated by the Return to Ruin vortex, completely transforming into nourishment for the Chaos Return to Ruin Dao Domain!

Three Peak Early Integration Stage Mighty Ones, fallen!

The entire process, from Lu Qingxuan's action to the demise of the three, took only ten breaths!

The starry sky once again returned to silence. Only the millstone-sized bronze immortal palace core fragment still quietly floated before Lu Qingxuan, flowing with Chaos Qi and exuding an ancient and vast aura.

Lu Qingxuan reached out and gently held the core fragment in his hand.

The fragment was warm to the touch and resonated strongly with the Chaos Immortal Power within him. A vast stream of information, like a sea of smoke, surged into his Sea of Consciousness. It contained deeper mysteries about the bronze immortal palace, more details about the Dark Star Project, and... a clearer star map coordinate pointing to the final destination!

At the same time, he felt that this core fragment itself seemed to be an incredibly powerful Chaos Supreme Treasure, possessing various inconceivable powers, but it was currently in a dormant state, requiring him to slowly refine and awaken it.

"Star Sword Pavilion, Ten Thousand Beast Mountain, Listening to Rain Pavilion..." Lu Qingxuan's gaze swept over the place where the three had fallen. Only a few top-tier Materials they carried with them, not completely annihilated, and a few Storage Rings remained.

He waved his hand and collected the spoils of war. With the Old Ancestors of these three forces fallen here, their Sects would likely soon fall into Chaos, even triggering a reshuffling of forces in the surrounding Star Domains. However, this was no longer his concern.

His path lay ahead.

According to the final coordinates transmitted by the core fragment, the ultimate reception point of the Dark Star Project, or rather, the location of the final fragments of the bronze immortal palace and the key to countering the Void Abyss, was deep within a cosmic Jedi (desperate land) called the Guixu Sea Eye.

That place was a forbidden zone that even Mahayana Stage Mighty Ones dared not easily set foot in, rumored to be one of the end points of the Universe, a place where all things return to stillness.

But Lu Qingxuan did not hesitate.

He integrated the initial information from the core fragment and stored it within his inner Chaos Sea for nurturing. Then, he identified the direction, and the Chaos Qi currents around him once again circulated.

"It's time to meet the so-called 'Void Abyss' and see what the end of this Universe truly looks like."

He took a step, his figure merging into the Void Realm, and sped towards the legendary Guixu Sea Eye, where all things end.