119: Chapter 120 The Struggle Between Two Realms for the Azure Sky

The Five-Colored Heavenly Realm was boundless, magnificent, and brilliant, its five-colored rays of light dazzling to the eyes.

Blue, cyan, purple, red, and white—the five colors circulated, evolving earth, water, fire, wind, and the birth and death of time and space.

The Six Desires Heavenly Realm—greed, lust, gluttony, envy, sloth, pride, wrath... the seven emotions and six desires materialized, twisting the Void Realm and eroding the mind.

At this moment, these two heavenly Realms of vast and boundless attributes were like two mad dogs, colliding violently in the void above and below the qingming inkstone.

Why would these two legendary forbidden zones, the Five-Colored Heavenly Realm and the Six Desires Heavenly Realm, coincidentally appear simultaneously in this ordinary stretch of the sea of stars where he was hiding?

Why was their point of collision so precise, perfectly enveloping the qingming inkstone at the center?

“Were these two heavenly Realms attracted here by the qingming inkstone?”

Shen Moyan felt it was absurd.

Could it be that these two heavenly Realms had their own consciousness?

“I am currently inside the qingming inkstone; it forms its own space, isolating external perception to a certain extent and blocking the descent of crisis, giving me this moment of Opportunity for deduction. But if I take the initiative to go out, I will be immediately swept into the center of that upheaval!”

“And it's either Great Fortune Equal to Heaven or Ten Deaths, No Life; the choice lies between these two heavenly Realms.”

“But the results deduced by the Record of Misfortune and Fortune Karma are too vague; I don't know which side it is...”

Having understood the key point, Shen Moyan instead calmed down.

A thin line between life and death, a thin line for an Opportunity!

This was not a simple choice, but a massive gamble!

He took a deep breath, a look of determination flashing in his eyes.

A Final Stroke of retreat could preserve safety for a moment, but he would miss this potentially once-in-ten-thousand-years Opportunity.

The path of cultivation was originally about defying heaven to fight for one's life!

Great Fortune Equal to Heaven—such a divination result had never even appeared in the memories of Star Image Immortal Master.

“Great Fortune Equal to Heaven... I want to see just what kind of great fortune it is!”

Shen Moyan's heart was turbulent. He adjusted his state to its Peak, pushed the Scripture of Severing All Manifestations to its limit, and raised his spiritual perception to the highest level.

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But it was impossible for Shen Moyan himself to go out.

He thought of a secret technique recorded in the Primordial Demon Heavenly Book.

The demon incarnation body!

This Incarnation was condensed using one's own will and the Dao Rhyme of the five aggregates. Although it lacked the full strength of the original body, it was completely connected to the original's consciousness, sharing all perceptions entirely. Furthermore, after the original's death, the Divine Soul could also transfer into this Incarnation.

“Using this body to scout the way, even if I encounter misfortune, I will only lose an Incarnation and a portion of my Divine Thought, which is still bearable.”

No sooner said than done, Shen Moyan sat cross-legged, held his breath, concentrated his mind, and operated the Primordial Demon Heavenly Book.

To the west of the Purple Mansion, demonic essence surged, and a strand of pure intent separated from his Sea of Consciousness.

Mixed with the Dao Rhyme of the five aggregates—form, sensation, perception, mental formations, and consciousness—it slowly condensed in front of him.

Gradually, a phantom took shape. It bore a seventy-percent resemblance to Shen Moyan but possessed a darker, more agile temperament, with faint Devilish Qi swirling around its body.

Shen Moyan opened his eyes and looked at the Incarnation, the consciousness connection completing instantly.

He sank the majority of his primary consciousness into the Clone, leaving only a sliver of clarity in his original body hidden within the qingming inkstone, ensuring that even if the Clone perished, the original would remain unharmed.

“Go!”

Shen Moyan's original body formed a hand seal and fell into complete silence. His main consciousness returned to the demon incarnation body, gaining control over the qingming inkstone.

“It seems that wherever my true self is, the qingming inkstone will be under my control.”

Shen Moyan's thoughts turned like lightning as he cleared his mind of distractions.

“Which side should I cast myself into?”

“The Five-Colored Heavenly Realm's Dao Rhyme is grand and upright, related to the five Fate Controllers; perhaps it is relatively safe. If I obtain an Opportunity, it should be of the orthodox Great Dao! Whereas the Six Desires Heavenly Realm is filled with sinister Devilish Qi and unpredictable dangers. Although it aligns with my Demonic Technique, it is easier to lose one's mind there...”

Thinking up to this point, Shen Moyan, now within the demon incarnation body, had a solemn gaze as he took a step forward!

His figure vanished, and in the next moment, he appeared in the turbulent flow of the void outside!

The moment the Incarnation appeared, a violent energy impact swept toward him!

The collision between the five-colored rays and the mist of desire had reached a fever pitch, causing the void to collapse in large swathes.

The demon incarnation body groaned, the Devilish Qi around it vibrating violently, its form becoming somewhat blurred.

He dared not be negligent, performing the Azure Wave Stillness Step to its limit. His figure moved like a ghost, weaving and dodging through the gaps in the energy storm while taking the qingming inkstone into his palm.

Shen Moyan did not hesitate to burn the demonic essence of this Incarnation, wrapping himself in Xuan Ming Azure Flame as he strove toward the Five-Colored Heavenly Realm with its brilliant rays and magnificent Dao Rhyme.

“Puff—!”

But just as the Clone reached the five-colored rays, his entire body suddenly became heavy. Shen Moyan's demon incarnation body was like snow meeting a scorching sun, instantly beginning to collapse and dissolve.

“I judged wrong! There's something wrong with the Five-Colored Heavenly Realm! This is the place of Ten Deaths, No Life!”

Inside the demon incarnation body, Shen Moyan was shocked and furious.

On the other side, the Six Desires Heavenly Realm—which Shen Moyan had originally judged as 'Ten Deaths, No Life'—now seemed to sense the pure aura of a demonic source. From within the surging desire-filled Demonic Energy, it actually took the initiative to extend a guiding force, like a tentacle, wrapping around the nearly dissipating demon incarnation body.

This force was extremely eerie, carrying a sense of greedy absorption and twisted assimilation!

As the demon incarnation body was crushed by the five-colored rays, Shen Moyan's main consciousness felt that guiding pull from the Six Desires Heavenly Realm. At the brink of life and death, he operated the Scripture of Severing All Manifestations.

His eyes immediately regained clarity.

The place of Great Fortune Equal to Heaven was that terrifying Six Desires Demonic Domain?

No... Shen Moyan's consciousness jolted.

“Heh, so that's how it is, so that's how it is...”

“So even before I fought Yi Shukuang, [You] had already planted this demonic seed of desire within me?”

What Great Fortune Equal to Heaven? Equal to your mother's heaven.

The Record of Misfortune and Fortune Karma deduced again: both of these heavenly Realms were fucking Ten Deaths, No Life!

“Truly... what a low-handed trick!”

Shen Moyan cursed loudly.

His consciousness had actually been inadvertently influenced by the Six Desires Heavenly Realm.

Those who played with consciousness were truly impossible to guard against.

Under absolute rationality, Shen Moyan heard the endless seductive whispers coming from the Six Desires Heavenly Realm.

Just as he wanted to abandon the demon incarnation body and return his main will to the original body inside the qingming inkstone, a flash of five-colored divine light from the Five-Colored Heavenly Realm snatched Shen Moyan back from the tentacle.

In a daze, through the Xiyi Perspective, Shen Moyan saw the Five-Colored Heavenly Realm clearly.

His pupils shook violently because it was a coffin... so massive it was beyond description!

With five colors circulating, it lay quietly across the endless void, exuding an aura of ancient desolation and eternal silence.

With just a Startling Swan Glance, that aura almost caused Shen Moyan's Divine Soul to freeze and his Dao Heart to shatter!

This coffin was the true form of the Five-Colored Heavenly Realm!

And in the very center of the coffin lid, a figure was actually sitting cross-legged.

That figure was shrouded in boundless starlight, its face indiscernible, but one could vaguely make out a majestic form that seemed to support the four pillars of heaven and earth.

Endless stars circled and perished around Him, and a river of time, condensed from the birth and death of countless worlds, wound around His body like a gentle silk ribbon, flowing slowly.

A familiar Dao Rhyme welled up in his heart, and Shen Moyan's expression froze:

“Star River Brightening Fate Controller?”

Immediately after, Shen Moyan's demon incarnation body completely fell into the Five-Colored Heavenly Realm... No one knew how much time had passed; it felt like an instant, yet also like an eternal age.

Shen Moyan's main consciousness slowly woke up amidst violent tremors.

He checked himself immediately, only to find that he was no longer wearing his own green robes, but a Sect uniform of peculiar texture, a mix of cyan and gray.

He was currently inside an unfamiliar Immortal Cave.

“Right, the qingming inkstone, my original body...” Shen Moyan was incredibly surprised.

His original body, along with the qingming inkstone, was within his Divine Soul, safe and sound!

Shen Moyan tried to summon 'As I Have Written', and his pupils shook violently.

[Name: Shen Baiyan (Mountain and Sea Human Race)]

[True Name: Shen Moyan (Formless True Spirit)]

[Realm 1: Golden Core Peak (Path of Immortal)]

[Realm 2: Purple Mansion Early Stage (Twisted Immortal Path) (Physical Body Anomaly)]

[Current Lifespan: 2700 years]

[Current Skills: What is Written in an Instant is Eternal (Innate Divine Ability), Qingyang Ascension Manual (Golden Core Realm), Black Sun Veiling the Face, Xuan Ming Azure Flame, Scripture of Severing All Manifestations (Purple Mansion Realm)...]

“Qingyang Ascension Manual? Path of Immortal Realm? I am...”

The moment his Divine Thought sank into his Dantian, Shen Moyan's face stiffened.

Inside his Dantian, there was no familiar 'Purple Mansion Holy Court', nor was there the Dao Rhyme core woven from the jade, demonic seed, azure flame, and black sun.

In its place was a... Golden Core!

“This isn't my body! I am...”

The Golden Core inside his body was entirely cyan-gold in color, with nine natural Dao patterns on its surface, like a miniature blazing sun, containing extremely pure Yang Qi.

This was the symbol of Golden Core Realm Great Perfection! Only one step away from shattering the core to form a Nascent Soul!

Shen Moyan looked down at his hands; the bones were well-proportioned, the skin was lustrous, and faint Sword Qi lingered at his fingertips.

He tried to recall the memories of this body, but found only a blank.

Suddenly, Shen Moyan's robes jerked as his transmission Jade Slip vibrated.

“All members of the Sect, gather at the Ten Thousand Swords Plaza immediately!”