234: Chapter 234 Reopening the Path to Ascension

Seeing this, Su Mo sneered in his heart.

Greed is fine, but can you bear the price?!

Blood Sea Demon Venerable's speed was faster than thought; in an instant, he touched Su Mo's forehead and tore open Su Mo's Sea of Consciousness.

However, at this moment, Su Mo gave a wicked smile.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Be my son!

With a thought, an irresistible will flowed from Su Mo's forehead into Blood Sea Demon Venerable's arm.

This power did not originate from the Great Desire Luotian Immortal Scripture, but was Su Mo's skill.

"No!! What is this thing?! Get out!"

Blood Sea Demon Venerable immediately sensed this tyrannical will; the parts eroded by the will no longer obeyed his commands.

He decisively severed his right arm and retreated violently.

However, that will seemed impossible to cut off, invading his body at a terrifying speed.

"junior! Just what have you done?!"

Blood Sea Demon Venerable was both shocked and enraged.

Su Mo looked at Blood Sea Demon Venerable's current state, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"I didn't expect you could hold out for so long. As expected of a Profound Immortal's Foundation, truly extraordinary."

Previously, anyone who touched Su Mo was instantly transformed into an Incarnation; this was the first time someone had lasted so long.

His nonchalant words exploded in Blood Sea Demon Venerable's heart.

Scenes from before immediately flashed through Blood Sea Demon Venerable's mind... When Su Mo touched the Two-Headed Phoenix's body, his and Great Nirvana Buddha's Soul Fragments had immediately dissipated.

When descending into the body of the Blood God Child of the Blood Prison Sacred Land, there had also been a strange feeling; at that time, the Blood God Child's body had also been touched by Su Mo.

An impossible thought suddenly occurred to his mind.

"You want to turn me into your Puppet?!"

If touching Su Mo's body meant becoming his Puppet, such an ability... "Impossible! This seat holds the status of a Profound Immortal! How could I be controlled by an ant like you?!"

Blood Sea Demon Venerable roared, repeatedly crushing the eroded parts of his body into nothingness, but it was useless.

This will acted upon the very Origin!

"No..."

Blood Sea Demon Venerable's eyes, filled with rage and resentment, lost their luster at a visible rate, becoming hollow.

Su Mo looked at the Blood Sea Demon Venerable before him, who had been completely transformed into an Incarnation, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Feeling the connection with Blood Sea Demon Venerable, he moved his mind.

Buzz—!

In an instant, the thick blood mist permeating the entire Cangxu Realm began to churn violently, turning into a torrent that poured into Blood Sea Demon Venerable's body.

The bodies of all the Blood Beasts disintegrated, returning to the purest energy and merging into the crimson torrent.

In just a few moments, the Cangxu Realm completely regained its original colors.

However, the living beings of the entire Cangxu Realm had decreased by at least seventy percent.

All the Cultivators inside and outside Demon Suppressing City watched this miracle-like scene in stunned silence, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

"Is... is it over?"

A Cultivator muttered to himself.

Heavenly Valley and the other Mahayana Stage Cultivators were even more stirred; they understood what was happening better than the low-level Cultivators.

In a way they couldn't comprehend at all, Su Mo had turned that terrifying Ancient Immortal into a Puppet.

Su Mo didn't care about the cheers and discussions below.

As the Blood Sea Incarnation withdrew all the Origin scattered throughout the Cangxu Realm, he keenly captured a mass of golden light that was incredibly pure and emitted the aura of this realm's source.

Su Mo was not unfamiliar with this aura.

"Heavenly Dao Origin?!"

A sharp light flashed in Su Mo's eyes:

"And it's... a full eighty percent of the Heavenly Dao Origin!"

Looking at this mass of Origin representing eighty percent of the Cangxu Realm's Authority, Su Mo's eyes flickered.

Absorb it directly? Or return it?

If he absorbed it directly, he would become the controller of more than half of the Cangxu Realm; if he plundered the remaining twenty percent, Su Mo would completely become the master of the Cangxu Realm.

As for returning it... the Heavenly Dao of the Cangxu Realm was so weak it couldn't even protect itself; it would be better for Su Mo to take charge.

Furthermore, something both the Great Nirvana Buddha and Blood Sea Demon Venerable wanted must be of great use.

A look of determination flashed in Su Mo's eyes, and he immediately made a decision.

Returning to the now-ruined Demon Suppressing City, everyone immediately came forward to meet him.

"Senior Su!"

Heavenly Valley and the others immediately approached, their faces filled with uncontrollable excitement, and their eyes looking at Su Mo were full of unprecedented awe.

They had personally witnessed how Su Mo turned the desperate situation around and even fought against an Ancient Immortal.

At this moment, Su Mo was already like a god in their hearts.

As for the casualties, Su Mo did not ask.

Because all the Cultivators in Demon Suppressing City had undergone Possession of his Zerg Incarnations, becoming immortal and indestructible existences.

As for those unwilling to undergo Possession, including Tian Quan.

Su Mo had already let them leave the Central Region on the Spirit Boat he had made in his past life.

"Everyone, there's no need for such formalities."

Su Mo looked at everyone's excited expressions:

"You should have felt it by now. The Path to Ascension has been reopened!"

Heavenly Valley and the other Mahayana Stage Cultivators immediately reacted; they all clearly felt that the indestructible invisible barrier that had blocked their path for tens of thousands of years had vanished.

In its place was a call from a higher-level world.

As long as they broke through to the Tribulation Crossing Stage, condensed an immortal fetus, and survived the Ascension Lightning Tribulation, they could ascend to the Upper Realm and enter a broader world!

"It's true! The Path to Ascension has really reopened!"

Old Man Yin Gu trembled with excitement.

He felt that following Su Mo was the most correct thing he had done in his life.

First, he gained an immortal body, and then the Path to Ascension was reopened single-handedly—each was a great feat worthy of being recorded in the history of the Cangxu Realm.

"Senior's great kindness, we shall never forget!"

A Mahayana Stage Cultivator's voice choked with emotion as he bowed deeply to Su Mo.

"Senior's great kindness, never to be forgotten!"

In an instant, all the Cultivators inside and outside Demon Suppressing City bowed respectfully toward where Su Mo was.

Su Mo calmly accepted this bow; it was his due.

"The immortal path is open; ahead lies a broader world."

Su Mo's gaze swept over the crowd, his voice calm yet carrying an inspiring power:

"I hope you all cultivate diligently and ascend soon!"

"We will certainly not disappoint Senior's expectations!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Su Mo nodded and said no more.

He did not plan to ascend directly to the Yuanguang Realm now, nor did he plan to let the Blood Sea Demon Venerable Incarnation return.

Great Nirvana Buddha had already taken the news back; if he ascended now, he would likely be killed the moment he showed his face.

Furthermore, he followed the path of a Fallen Immortal, making him an anomaly in both the immortal and demonic paths; staying in the Cangxu Realm was better.

He would delay as long as possible; after Mahayana Stage Cultivators like Yin Gu ascended, he would smuggle himself over.

Thinking of this, Su Mo took a step forward and vanished from the spot.

He arrived at the uninhabited Northern Region, intending to refine eighty percent of the Heavenly Dao Origin first.

"Let's begin."

Su Mo took a deep breath and began to carefully integrate the vast Heavenly Dao Origin, thread by thread, into his Divine Soul.