853: Chapter 854 Where is that seed?

The Chaos was vast and boundless, devoid of light for eternity.

Two figures, one following the other, moved quietly through the violent and disordered turbulent currents of Chaos, without stirring the slightest ripple throughout their journey.

Heavenly King Chi Xiao's dark red robe concealed all radiance, and the Dao Rhyme of slaughter was tightly sealed within his body, not allowing even a shred to leak out.

Regardless of how the surrounding chaotic storms surged and raged, anything that approached within three feet of him would silently dissolve and retreat on its own.

The Black-Robed Man followed closely behind.

When the Ancient Immortal Domain shattered years ago, the World Seed fell into the heavens; the Heavenly Realm forces coveting this supreme treasure were by no means limited to the lineage of their own master.

If they were to make a grand display on this trip, attracting the attention of other factions would only cause trouble.

Being able to obtain the seed silently and return quietly was the best strategy.

The two crossed the endless Chaos, and before long, a deathly silent ruin emerged in the Chaos ahead.

The Black Abyss Realm.

Heavenly King Chi Xiao stopped at the edge of the ruins, his gaze sweeping indifferently over the wreckage; he did not rush to enter, but instead paused to sense the surroundings for a moment.

Then, he raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Hmm?"

With a movement of his figure, he appeared directly in the core area at the deepest part of the Black Abyss Realm.

That place had once been the lair where the Progenitor of the Black Abyss resided year-round, but now only a sunken giant crater remained.

Everything around it had long since dissipated, leaving only a few wisps of lingering aura.

Heavenly King Chi Xiao stood quietly in the center of the ruins, his eyes slightly closed; a thread of refined Divine Sense, as fine as a strand of hair, slowly spread out to comb through all the Dao marks remaining in this place.

"The Origin of the Black Abyss Realm was drained dry by the Progenitor of the Black Abyss himself."

A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes, a crimson glimmer flashing and vanishing, his tone carrying a condescending insight.

"No wonder this realm collapsed so thoroughly. It wasn't shattered by someone else; its Foundation was hollowed out from within."

The Black-Robed Man followed up and couldn't help but be stunned upon hearing this: "Do you mean that the destruction of the Black Abyss Realm was not the work of the Immortal Domain?"

"After he fell from the rank of Heavenly Sovereign, in order to forcibly stabilize his own dao foundation, he ceaselessly extracted the Origin of the entire realm for years, long ago hollowing out the Foundation of the Black Abyss and causing his Dao to collapse and rot. Its destruction was a foregone conclusion."

Heavenly King Chi Xiao said indifferently: "The Cultivators of the Immortal Domain just happened to be there at the right time to clean up the mess."

He paused, his gaze falling on a spot at the edge of the ruins.

"Let's go, let's take a look over there."

The two arrived at the place where the Progenitor of the Black Abyss had last disappeared; Heavenly King Chi Xiao stood in that Void Realm, closing his eyes to sense.

Nothing, there was nothing at all; this place was completely clean.

There were no Dao imprints of slaughter from any outsider, nor were there any fluctuations of a Divine Soul dissipating or spatial escape.

Only a faint wisp of Origin aura belonging solely to the Progenitor of the Black Abyss remained.

After a long while, he opened his eyes, a trace of imperceptible doubt flashing in them: "The aura of the Black Abyss has vanished here..."

The Black-Robed Man was startled: "Could it be that someone has..."

Heavenly King Chi Xiao did not answer, only remaining silent for a moment before gently shaking his head.

"There are two possibilities. One is that he erased his own aura and fled into the depths of the Chaos, destination unknown. The second is..."

He paused, "Someone cleaned up the scene after he disappeared."

The Black-Robed Man felt a shiver in his heart: "Is there anyone capable of doing such a thing?"

"Not certain."

Heavenly King Chi Xiao's tone remained indifferent, "But even if it is the second possibility, the person capable of achieving this would not be those remnants of the Immortal Domain."

He turned around, his gaze looking toward the direction of the Immortal Domain.

"Let's go, to the Immortal Domain!"

As his voice fell, he once again concealed all his cultivation, turning into an almost invisible phantom, and swept silently toward the remnant realm of the Immortal Domain.

And just at the moment when the figures of Heavenly King Chi Xiao and the Black-Robed Man stepped into the territory of the Immortal Domain.

At the peak of Zizhu Peak, Gu Changge, who was resting on a long chair, suddenly opened his eyes.

"People from the Heavenly Realm have come."

Ever since the last time a Heavenly Realm scout quietly appeared and was detected by Gu Changge, he had long anticipated that the Heavenly Realm would never let the matter rest.

For this reason, Gu Changge specifically left behind a thread of permanent Divine Sense, remotely covering the entire border of the Immortal Domain and its boundary with the Chaos.

Keeping alert at all times, just in case.

It's just that this person's cultivation...

On the other side, Heavenly King Chi Xiao entered the area of the Immortal Domain, his Divine Sense spreading out to cover the entire Immortal Domain, scanning one by one the territories of major powers such as the Myriad Spirits Heavenly Palace, Taiyin Immortal Palace, the Demon Realm, the Myriad Immortals Sect, and the Qingyun Sect.

The Qilin King unified the Yao Race, various Devil Emperors divided the territories of the Demon Realm, and Jimie sat in the Myriad Immortals Sect, establishing an iron law prohibiting the plundering of the Origin of the Lower Realm...

The post-war landscape where various major powers checked and balanced each other and re-divided territories all fell into his view.

These top powerhouses, who were high and mighty in the eyes of the sentient beings of the Immortal Domain, were still just insignificant ants in the eyes of Heavenly King Chi Xiao.

Looking at this broken land before him, he frowned; the Immortal Domain was even more dilapidated than he had imagined.

In such a broken world, with a fragmented Dao and exhausted resources, how could it possibly give birth to a Heaven-Reaching Realm Cultivator?

Could it really be related to that seed?

Thinking of this, his heart trembled, and he scanned the entire Immortal Domain carefully again with his Divine Sense.

"There is something strange hidden here."

Heavenly King Chi Xiao's gaze narrowed slightly as an Immortal Realm fragment with pure Immortal Qi, thick Dao Rhyme, and isolated from the world entered his perception; that was the Pure Land of the Immortal Domain.

"Let's go in and take a look."

With a movement of his figure, Heavenly King Chi Xiao easily penetrated the outer barrier and stepped in, the Black-Robed Man following closely behind.

He stood high in the sky of the Pure Land, hands behind his back, looking down condescendingly at the scene below.

Beside the Immortal Spring, Wang Zhan was still in secluded cultivation with his eyes closed, his Heavenly Cang Holy Blood surging and flowing within him, whole-heartedly refining the combat insights gained from the great battle in the Black Abyss.

He did not notice the two figures hidden in the high altitude at all, but a bone-chilling coldness inexplicably welled up from the bottom of his heart.

It was as if a pair of indifferent and transcendent eyes were quietly examining him from across the Void Realm.

Wang Zhan opened his eyes abruptly; that chill was definitely not an illusion—someone had come.

At the same time, the Tai Chu Heavenly Emperor and the will of the immortal domain also sensed the arrival of the people, and their expressions changed simultaneously.

The people from the Heavenly Realm had come so quickly!

Before anyone could make a move, a sudden invisible pressure descended from the sky, making the entire space of the Pure Land shaky and unstable, as if the entire sky were pressing down.

Heavenly King Chi Xiao frowned and reined in some of his power, and the space of the Pure Land gradually stabilized.

The three looked up and saw that two figures were already standing at the edge of the Pure Land, looking down at them condescendingly.

The person in the lead wore a dark red robe, with a cold and stern face, his eyes sweeping indifferently over the three, as if looking at three ants.

"Are you the ones currently in charge of the Immortal Domain?"

His voice was not loud, but it fell clearly into everyone's ears, carrying an unquestionable condescension.

The Tai Chu Heavenly Emperor's pupils constricted slightly; he slowly stood up, blocking in front of the other two, and said in a deep voice:

"Who is Your Excellency? Why trespass into the Pure Land of the Immortal Domain?"

Heavenly King Chi Xiao did not answer his question, only letting his gaze sweep slowly over the three, finally landing on that illusory light shadow of the will.

"The will of the immortal domain, to think it has become this weak."

His tone carried a trace of faint mockery, and suddenly his tone shifted, asking coldly:

"Where is that seed?"

Upon hearing this, the will of the immortal domain sighed in its heart; as expected, they had come for the seed.

Meeting Heavenly King Chi Xiao's gaze, it said with a calm expression: "That seed is no longer in the Immortal Domain."

"When the Immortal Domain shattered years ago, the seed drifted away to an unknown location. We have also been searching for it, but to this day, there are no clues."