194: Chapter 194 The Void Abyss, the Lair of Evil Spirits

The space-time ark sailed slowly through the starry sea, heading towards the direction of Yongning City.

Guardian Lin Jingyun leaned against the porthole, holding the space-time crystal tightly in his hand, and fell into a deep sleep.

He was too tired, so tired that he didn't even have the strength to open his eyes.

Those wounds were still aching faintly, and the grey-black blood had already coagulated, forming a thin layer of scab.

But the corners of his mouth always carried a trace of a smile.

He had obtained it.

The space-time crystal was in his hands.

After an unknown amount of time, he opened his eyes.

Outside the porthole, the lights of Yongning City were already clearly visible.

Those familiar buildings, those familiar streets and alleys, those familiar figures.

He was back, back alive.

The space-time ark landed on the plaza in front of the Alliance Grand Hall.

Ling Shuang was already waiting there, leaning on a cane, her white hair fluttering.

Seeing him walk out from the cabin door, a flash of pleasant surprise crossed her eyes, which immediately turned into heartache.

"Are your injuries severe?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun shook his head, handing the space-time crystal in his hand in front of her: "Teacher, I have found it."

"The space-time crystal is inside the body of the Mother of Evil Spirits."

Ling Shuang took the crystal, feeling that mighty Power of Space-Time.

Her fingers trembled slightly, unsure whether it was due to excitement or lingering fear.

"The Mother of Evil Spirits... What does it look like?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun was silent for a moment, slowly speaking.

He recounted that greyish space, recounted those wandering black shadows, and recounted that indescribably gigantic beast.

He recounted how he passed through the rifts, how he obtained the crystal, and how he escaped alive.

Ling Shuang listened, her complexion turning paler and paler.

When she heard that the Mother of Evil Spirits had eyes as large as stars, her hands were trembling.

"Jingyun, you... How could you dare?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun smiled slightly: "Teacher, you have taught me, as a Guardian, why should one fear death."

Ling Shuang opened her mouth, but could not speak out words.

She remembered back then, the Progenitor had also said it like that.

Then, he alone faced six Grey Devourer Progenitors, burning his Origin and perishing together.

She took a deep breath, handing the space-time crystal back to Guardian Lin Jingyun.

"Put it away properly.

This belongs to you."

Guardian Lin Jingyun took the crystal and stored it into his bosom.

Then, he turned around, facing those representatives from various domains who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

"Everyone, I have found the Mother of Evil Spirits."

It is right in the deepest part of the Void Abyss, outside the starry sea, at the edge of the Chaotic Universe.

It is very powerful, powerful to the point of being unimaginable.

But it also has a weakness—the space-time crystal is the source of its power.

Now, the crystal is in my hands.

Its power has already been greatly discounted."

The representatives from various domains looked at each other in dismay, some rejoicing, some worried.

A young representative stood up and asked: "Progenitor, what should we do now?

Take advantage of its illness to take its life?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun shook his head: "No.

Although the Mother of Evil Spirits has lost the space-time crystal, its own power remains terrifying.

With our current strength, fighting it head-on will only lead to a dead end."

"Then what should we do?

Wait for it to recover and then invade the starry sea again?" Another representative's voice carried anxiety.

Guardian Lin Jingyun pondered for a moment, and slowly spoke: "I have a plan, but it needs time.

A very long time."

He walked towards the star map, pointing at that region at the very edge of the starry sea.

"Here is the entrance to the Void Abyss.

The Mother of Evil Spirits is in the deepest part of the abyss.

It has lost the space-time crystal, and its power has been greatly discounted, so it will not invade the starry sea in a short time.

But when it recovers, it will definitely come."

He turned around, facing the representatives from various domains.

"Therefore, we must get ahead of it and make preparations.

First, strengthen the defense at the edge of the starry sea.

At the entrance of the Void Abyss, set up the Threefold Seal Formation.

Second, accelerate talent cultivation.

The Guardian Academy must expand enrollment, especially Disciples in the aspects of Formations and the Dao of Talismans.

Third, search for more Origin crystals.

The Chaos crystal is within my body, the space-time crystal is in my hands, but the karma crystal's whereabouts are still unknown.

Only by gathering all three crystals can we obtain the complete power of the Three Great Spirits and completely eliminate the Mother of Evil Spirits."

The representatives from various domains nodded one after another, and no one raised objections.

Ling Shuang stood to the side, looking at this Disciple, her eyes filled with gratification.

He had grown up, truly grown up.

No longer the youth who needed her protection, but a protector capable of standing on his own.

After the meeting ended, Guardian Lin Jingyun did not rest, but went directly to the Investigation Department.

The nine-story tower still stood on the east side of Yongning City, and those runes on the outer walls were still slowly flowing.

Shen Qiuyu was busy in front of the star map, and seeing him enter, she hurriedly stood up and bowed.

"Progenitor, why have you come?

Your injuries are not yet healed..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun waved his hand, signaling her to continue working.

He walked to the star map, looking at those densely packed light spots.

On the star map, the conditions of the various domains of the starry sea were clear at a glance, but at the very edge of the star map, that blurry region had already been personally marked out by him—the Void Abyss.

"Qiuyu, starting from today, the Investigation Department must expand the monitoring range.

Focus on the energy fluctuations at the entrance of the Void Abyss.

Any abnormalities must be reported immediately."

Shen Qiuyu nodded solemnly: "Rest assured, Progenitor, I will definitely accomplish it."

Guardian Lin Jingyun stayed in the Investigation Department for a whole day.

He checked every monitoring record, inquired about the operating condition of every detection point, and even personally climbed to the top floor of the tower to look at the core monitoring Magical Artifact personally designed by Song Xinghe.

The Magical Artifact was still operating, and the runes were still flowing.

But the person who manipulated it was no longer there.

He stood on the top floor of the tower, gazing towards the direction of the Monument of Heroes in the distance.

There, three tombstones stood quietly under the moonlight.

Zhou Zhiting's monument, Song Xinghe's monument, and his own blank monument.

He took a deep breath and turned to leave.

In the following days, Guardian Lin Jingyun put almost all of his energy into preparing for war.

He personally led a team to the edge of the starry sea, setting up the Threefold Seal Formation at the entrance of the Void Abyss.

The first layer was the Chaos Seal Formation, based on the Chaos Origin, which could isolate the perception of the Mother of Evil Spirits.

The second layer was the Space-Time Seal Formation, guided by the space-time crystal, which could distort time and space, making it impossible for the Mother of Evil Spirits to find an exit.

The third layer was the Karma Seal Formation, using the Karma Law as a rope, which could cut off all connections between the Mother of Evil Spirits and the starry sea.

The threefold Seal was interlocking and as solid as gold.

The Guardian Academy's enrollment expansion was also proceeding intensively.

The branch schools in various domains recruited students simultaneously, and the number of applicants exceeded one hundred thousand.

Guardian Lin Jingyun personally interviewed every Core Disciple, selecting those young people with pure Dao Hearts and outstanding talents.

Disciples of the Array Hall and Talisman Hall worked day and night to refine Formation Plates and Talismans.

The Artifact Hall and Pill Hall were equally busy, with Spirit Treasures and Medicinal Pills piled up like mountains.

The entire starry sea was preparing for the future decisive battle.

Late at night on this day, Guardian Lin Jingyun was cultivating in the small courtyard when he suddenly felt a palpitation.

He opened his eyes abruptly and looked towards the direction of the edge of the starry sea.

There, something was calling him.

He stood up and walked out of the small courtyard.

Ling Shuang was standing in front of the Monument of Heroes, similarly gazing at that direction.

"Teacher, you felt it too?"

Ling Shuang nodded, her expression solemn: "It is the karma crystal.

It is there."

Guardian Lin Jingyun's heart sank.

The karma crystal, the last Origin crystal of the Three Great Spirits.

It was unexpectedly in the direction of the Void Abyss.

"Jingyun, are you going?" Ling Shuang's voice was very soft, yet carried a trace of trembling.

Guardian Lin Jingyun was silent for a moment, and slowly nodded.

"Teacher, the karma crystal must be obtained.

Only by gathering all three crystals can we obtain the complete power of the Three Great Spirits and completely eliminate the Mother of Evil Spirits."

Ling Shuang knew that she could not stop him.

Just like back then she couldn't stop the Progenitor, couldn't stop Zhiting, and couldn't stop Xinghe.

She took out the green lotus jade talisman from her bosom and handed it in front of him.

"Take it with you.

The Progenitor will bless you."

Guardian Lin Jingyun took the jade Talisman, and took out the fragment of the battle blood spear, solemnly storing it into his bosom.

"Teacher, wait for my return."

He turned around and boarded the space-time ark.

Silvery-white light lit up, and the space-time ark slowly rose into the air, flying towards the direction of the edge of the starry sea.

Ling Shuang stood in front of the Monument of Heroes, watching that streak of light get further and further away, finally disappearing into the depths of the starry sea.

She lowered her head and looked at the fragment of the battle blood spear in her hand.

The golden light on the fragment beat slightly, like a heartbeat.

"Zhiting, bless him."

The fragment beat lightly, as if responding to her.

The space-time ark passed through the edge of the starry sea, passed through that boundary monument, and once again entered that greyish space.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood in front of the porthole, gazing at those floating fragments.

They were still spinning, still emitting a faint grey-black light.

But those wandering black shadows were much fewer than last time.

Having lost the space-time crystal, the power of the Mother of Evil Spirits was greatly discounted, and the fragments falling off from its body were also much fewer.

He made the space-time ark decelerate and move forward slowly.

The call of the karma crystal became increasingly intense, right in the deepest part of the space, right in the lair of the Mother of Evil Spirits.

The space-time ark passed through fragment after fragment, bypassing group after group of black shadows.

Finally, the figure of that gigantic beast appeared ahead.

The Mother of Evil Spirits.

It was a bit smaller than when last seen, and the cracks on its body were also much more numerous.

In those cracks, the grey-black mist was still gushing out, but it had become much thinner.

Its sixteen eyes were closed, seemingly in a deep sleep.

But in the center of its body, there was a huge crack.

Deep within the crack, a pale cyan light was flickering.

karma crystal.

Guardian Lin Jingyun made the space-time ark stop outside a safe distance and walked out of the cabin door.

He restrained his aura, like an invisible shadow, sneaking towards that crack.

Those black shadows swam past him without noticing his existence.

The concealment power of the space-time ark could not even be seen through by these evil spirits that fed on space-time.

He passed through crack after crack, getting closer and closer to that pale cyan light.

Finally, he arrived in front of that largest crack.

Deep within the crack, that karma crystal was right before his eyes.

Its entire body was pale cyan, internally containing endless Karma Power.

On the surface of the crystal, countless tiny runes were flowing, and those runes were identical to those left behind by the Three Great Spirits.

Guardian Lin Jingyun took a deep breath and leaped into the crack.

The moment his fingertips were about to touch the crystal, the eyes of the Mother of Evil Spirits suddenly opened.

Sixteen scarlet eyes stared at him fixedly.

"Human... It's you again..."

Its voice exploded in Guardian Lin Jingyun's mind, shocking him so that blood flowed from his seven orifices.

Guardian Lin Jingyun gritted his teeth, his fingers touching the crystal.

Pale cyan light gushed out from the crystal, enveloping his entire person.

"No—!"

The Mother of Evil Spirits went mad.

Its tentacles lashed wildly, trying to pull him off the crystal.

But the pale cyan light formed a barrier, blocking all attacks outside.

Massive amounts of information poured into Guardian Lin Jingyun's Sea of Consciousness—that was the complete power of the Spirit of Causality, the comprehension of hundreds of millions of years, and the ultimate mystery of the Karma Law.

He closed his eyes and quietly absorbed it.

The screeching sound of the Mother of Evil Spirits became more and more distant and weaker.

The lashing of those tentacles also became increasingly feeble.

When he opened his eyes again, the Mother of Evil Spirits had already stopped struggling.

Its sixteen eyes were still staring at him, but the greed and murderous intent in its eyes had already disappeared, replaced by an unspeakable emotion.

"Human... You have won..."

Its voice became very soft, as soft as a sigh.

"This seat has lived for hundreds of millions of years... devoured countless worlds... destroyed countless civilizations... I never expected... to ultimately fall into the hands of a human..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun, holding the karma crystal, stood at the edge of the crack, looking at this dying gigantic beast.

"Mother of Evil Spirits, why must you devour everything?

Why must you destroy everything?"

The Mother of Evil Spirits was silent for a long time.

"Because... this is the instinct of this seat... just like you humans need to breathe... need to eat... need to sleep... this seat also needs to devour... also needs to destroy... There is no why... This is the meaning of the existence of this seat..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun was silent.

He remembered what the Three Great Spirits had said— "The Mother of Evil Spirits, the source of all evils.

It devours everything, creates everything.

It is both destruction and new birth."

Turns out, it was not doing evil.

It was merely following its own instinct.

Just like the sun must emit light, just like the stars must twinkle, just like time must flow.

"Human... You go... This seat is tired... truly tired..."

The eyes of the Mother of Evil Spirits slowly closed, and the mist in those cracks also stopped gushing out.

It curled up in the deepest part of the space, like a silent mountain range.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood at the edge of the crack, looking at this gigantic beast, a complicated emotion surging in his heart.

He turned around and flew towards the direction of the space-time ark.

Behind him, the voice of the Mother of Evil Spirits sounded once again, this time, very softly.

"Human... Thank you... for granting this seat release..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun did not look back, merely accelerating his speed.

When he passed through the last crack and returned to the space-time ark, a long sigh came from behind.

In that sigh, there was exhaustion, relief, and also a trace of gratitude.

He looked back, and the body of the Mother of Evil Spirits was slowly disintegrating.

Those cracks were becoming larger and denser.

Grey-black mist gushed out from the cracks, no longer condensing into black shadows, but dissipating in the Void Realm.

It was dissipating.

After losing the space-time crystal and the karma crystal, it could no longer maintain its own existence.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood in front of the porthole, watching that gigantic beast disintegrate bit by bit and dissipate bit by bit.

Its eyes closed one after another, its tentacles broke one after another, and its body turned into grey-black light spots piece by piece.

When the last fragment dissipated, only one voice remained echoing in the Void Realm.

"Finally... it is over..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

When he opened his eyes again, he started the space-time ark.

Silvery-white light lit up, the space-time ark turned its direction and flew toward the starry sea.

Behind him, that greyish space began to collapse.

Those fragments, those black shadows, those cracks were all dissipating along with the dissipation of the Mother of Evil Spirits.

The Void Abyss was disappearing.

When the space-time ark passed through the boundary monument and returned to the edge of the starry sea, a loud sound came from behind.

He looked back, and that boundary monument was shattering, and those runes were dimming.

The entrance of the Void Abyss was completely sealed.

On the boundary monument, that aged voice sounded for the last time.

"Latecomer... Thank you... for letting this seat... also gain release..."

The sound dissipated, the boundary monument shattered, turning into countless tiny light spots floating in the Void Realm.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood in front of the porthole, gazing at those light spots, remaining silent for a long time.

Then, he turned around and flew towards the direction of Yongning City.

There, someone was waiting for him.

There, everything he swore to protect was there.