540: Chapter 540 True Immortals Tremble, On the Eve of the Storm

Tian Yuan Divine Hall.

True Immortal Xuan Yu abruptly opened his eyes, and within those golden pupils capable of piercing through stars...

...they were now filled with an unprecedented horror and rage.

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of golden blood containing majestic immortal dao rules could no longer be suppressed.

It sprayed out, corroding deep pits into the prayer mat in front of him, which had been refined from a star core.

His face instantly turned a shade paler.

His forcibly descended Incarnation of will had been destroyed, and his Divine Sense forcibly erased.

To him, this was no different from being slapped hard in the face in front of all his peers in the entire Tian Yuan Star Domain.

What made his heart palpitate even more was that dao rhyme that annihilated everything.

"What power is that?!" True Immortal Xuan Yu's voice carried a hint of trembling.

As a True Immortal who had lived for tens of millions of years, he had witnessed all kinds of Great Daos.

Domineering, eerie, sharp...

But never had there been one like just now, giving him a shudder from the depths of his Soul.

"This person... just who are they?!"

He stared fixedly in the direction of the Shattered Star Belt, his immortal dao deduction techniques operating to their limit.

However, the heavenly secrets remained a patch of Chaos, as if a thicker mist shrouded them.

Any attempt to pry would be swallowed by that Chaos.

Shame, anger, wariness, and a hint of irrepressible greed intertwined in his heart.

That mysterious dao palace and its mysterious master exerted a fatal attraction on him.

...

Star Sea Merchant Alliance, Seven-Colored Glazed Palace.

The lazy and pleasantly surprised expression on the face of that curvaceous and beautiful female immortal had long since vanished, replaced by a look of gravity.

She had also sent out a wisp of her will just now. Although it wasn't as domineering as True Immortal Xuan Yu's, it was similarly swallowed by that eerie Chaos Domain.

"What formidable methods," she murmured to herself, her beautiful eyes sparkling with wonder.

Unlike True Immortal Xuan Yu's rage, she thought deeper.

"This person's actions seem domineering, but they are actually airtight."

Her slender, white fingers lightly traced through the Void Realm, as if replaying everything that had just happened.

"He didn't go on a killing spree; he only destroyed that old fellow Xuan Yu's Incarnation of will and swallowed our probing wills."

"This is a warning and a show of force."

"He showcased the strength to easily wipe out one of our Incarnations of will, yet didn't go to extremes, avoiding pushing everyone to the opposing side."

"Interesting, truly interesting."

The female immortal suddenly giggled. Her laughter was clear and pleasant, yet it made the maid beside her shudder.

"Pass down the order: the three patrolling heaven treasure ships sent to the Jia-7 Frontier Shattered Star Belt are to remain stationary for now and stand by at the edge of the Star Domain."

"Palace Master, then we..." the maid asked cautiously.

"No rush."

The female immortal reclined back onto the soft couch, resuming her lazy posture, though her gaze was much sharper than before.

"Let those boors from the Tian Yuan Divine Hall, who style themselves as the Righteous Path, go and scout the way first."

"We, the Star Sea Merchant Alliance, are in the business of trade. Fighting and killing is so unrefined."

She picked up her wine cup and took a light sip: "However, such a mysterious powerhouse and a mysterious Immortal Treasure..."

"If we can establish a connection with him, it might be more valuable than seizing the treasure."

...

At the same time, in every corner of the Tian Yuan Star Domain, those ancient beings who had been startled awake had various thoughts.

Some were enraged, like True Immortal Xuan Yu.

Some were wary and chose to wait and see for the time being.

There were also some old foxes who had lived for too long and had their edges smoothed out long ago.

They began calculating how to seize the greatest benefits from this sudden change in the situation.

But regardless of what they thought, a consensus had quietly formed.

In the Frontier Shattered Star Belt, a tough nut had appeared—someone they couldn't afford to provoke, or rather, someone they were unwilling to provoke easily.

A storm capable of sweeping through the entire Tian Yuan Star Domain was quietly brewing.

Yet, the center of the storm was a scene of calm.

Chaos Dao Palace, Central Great Hall.

Shen Yuanmo slowly withdrew his finger.

Through the memory fragments of the swallowed wills, he had already gained a good understanding of the reactions of those True Immortals outside.

"A bunch of old fellows who have lived for tens of millions of years; they aren't all fools," he murmured to himself.

That move just now was exactly the result of his careful consideration.

Establishing authority was necessary.

Otherwise, these flies would harass him endlessly.

But he couldn't go too far and make enemies of all the top combat powers in the Tian Yuan Star Domain at once.

That wouldn't be confidence; it would be seeking death.

Although he now had the confidence to challenge True Immortals by relying on the Chaos Dao Palace, his cultivation was still only at the Mahayana Late Stage.

Two fists are no match for four hands. If he were besieged by several True Immortals joining forces, he wouldn't fare well either.

Destroying True Immortal Xuan Yu's Incarnation of will to warn the others was enough to make most people calm down.

And those swallowed wills were not useless either.

"ship spirit."

"My Lord, what are your orders?"

"Analyze and archive these fragments of will, focusing on their Cultivation Technique characteristics and Daos."

A profound light flashed in Shen Yuanmo's eyes.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

These True Immortals had been high and mighty for too long; key information would inadvertently leak from their wills.

To Shen Yuanmo, this was intelligence more precious than any star map or ancient text.

"As you command, My Lord!"

The ship spirit immediately began operating at full capacity, and the massive flow of information was rapidly processed within the central core.

Having done all this, Shen Yuanmo turned his gaze toward the dao palace's power core room.

There, a fist-sized crystal, entirely chaotic and seemingly containing the principles of the Universe's birth and destruction, floated quietly.

primordial immortal crystal.

Driving the Chaos Dao Palace just now to resist and swallow the True Immortal wills had consumed a large amount of the palace's energy.

Ninety-nine percent of this energy came from the original reserves of the Heavenly Meteor.

But Shen Yuanmo keenly noticed that at that moment, the primordial immortal crystal also emitted a trace of imperceptible Origin aura, which merged into the Myriad Daos Origin Return Array.

It was precisely that trace of aura that caused a qualitative change in the array's dao rhyme status, allowing it to crush the True Immortal wills so easily.

"An Immortal Emperor's supreme treasure... it truly lives up to its reputation."

Shen Yuanmo felt emotional.

He could feel the chaos dao embryo within his Dantian issuing an unprecedented yearning for this immortal crystal.

It felt as if just by swallowing it, he could immediately break through the Bottleneck and achieve Immortal Ascension on the spot.

But he forcibly suppressed this urge.

The time was not yet right.

His current body could not yet withstand such terrifying energy.

"The priority now is to increase my cultivation as quickly as possible, to at least reach Mahayana Perfection Stage."

Shen Yuanmo closed his eyes and began to organize his gains from this time.

Subduing the Heavenly Meteor, merging it with the Chaos Dao Palace through Fusion, and obtaining a True Immortal-level War Dao Arena.

Initially establishing his authority and deterring the peepers of the Tian Yuan Star Domain.

Everything was progressing in a positive direction.

"Next, I need to find a suitable place to Cultivate and prepare for the push toward Mahayana Perfection Stage."

As he was contemplating, the ship spirit's voice suddenly rang out, carrying a hint of abnormality.

"My Lord, the dao palace's long-range detection array has discovered a fleet gathering at the edge of the Shattered Star Belt."

Shen Yuanmo opened his eyes, and a clear image appeared in the Void Realm before him.

Three giant flying ships, crafted entirely from precious materials with a luxurious yet ferocious design, were moored in the starry sky.

Upon the flying ships, the large emblem of the characters 'Star Sea' shone brilliantly.

The patrolling heaven treasure ships of the Star Sea Merchant Alliance!

"They came after all." Shen Yuanmo's tone held no surprise.

"My Lord, do we need to activate stealth mode?"

"No need." Shen Yuanmo shook his head and revealed a playful smile.

"Since they've come to my doorstep, there's no reason to avoid them."

He could feel that although these three treasure ships were stopped in the distance, countless gazes from the ships were already directed toward the Chaos Dao Palace.

They were casting probing and reverent glances in the direction of the Chaos Dao Palace.

Clearly, although that female immortal Palace Master said she would let the Tian Yuan Divine Hall scout the way, she hadn't been idle herself.

"Sending people over, yet not daring to approach."

"What is she trying to do? Show goodwill? Or is she plotting something else?"

Shen Yuanmo's finger lightly tapped the armrest of the throne.

"In that case, I'll play along with them."