189: Yunliu, do you regret it?

In the dim underground.

Under the suppression of a Xuanhuang mountain range, a black-scaled great serpent was confined within a mysterious light. Golden-patterned vital blood continuously gushed from its serpent eyes and mouth, gathering at the center of the Formation and undergoing continuous refinement.

Beside it, six drops of golden Blood floated in the Void Realm, with eerie serpent shadows appearing on their surfaces, roaring outwards.

Drip—

A crisp sound of a water drop echoed.

The large mass of vital blood in the center of the Formation had finished refining, transforming into a thumb-sized drop of golden Blood.

Gu Changsheng opened his eyes, a hint of fatigue in them.

His gaze swept over the black-scaled great serpent beneath the mysterious light. Its body was shriveled, its eyes gray and lifeless, as if it had suffered thousands of years of erosion, reduced to a mummified corpse, utterly dead.

“Seven drops of golden Blood… This serpent’s Bloodline Power is much more potent than that of the Demonic Eye back then.”

A slight curve appeared at the corner of Gu Changsheng’s mouth.

He had estimated that one drop of golden Blood was equivalent to fifty years’ worth of golden beast bone Origin refined for the Supreme Bone.

Seven drops of golden Blood could refine seven Supreme Bones.

“It’s not enough… I still need more Bloodline Power… Nightmare Ring Serpent…”

Gu Changsheng’s eyes sharpened, his Soul Sea churned, and a wisp of mysterious light born in his mind merged into the golden Blood. Immediately, the serpent shadow roared, and as it howled, his consciousness ascended, floating into the Void Realm, the earth, mountains… becoming smaller and smaller.

Finally… his consciousness ascended to the edge of the world, where an endless grey giant serpent coiled on the World Crystal Wall. A single serpent scale alone was comparable to a giant mountain range.

It was in a deep slumber, unconsciously exhaling grey Chaos Qi currents. Black smoke billowed from its nostrils, continuously corroding the World Crystal Wall and disintegrating this world.

“Nightmare Ring Serpent… It truly is a Yang Spirit Realm creature… And, definitely not an ordinary Yang Spirit Realm one.

However, this beast’s Origin aura is completely different from a Strange Beast’s; they are fundamentally two different life forms.

It seems to be a creature that wanders in the world’s turmoil, specifically devouring the world’s Origin to grow.

How did Yun Liu’s ancestor injure it back then?”

Gu Changsheng’s eyes turned white as he saw the truth of the world, his brows tightly furrowed.

If this serpent were to awaken, this world would be a catastrophe, destined to be devoured by it sooner or later.

His consciousness wandered, vaguely seeing special lines inscribed at the bottom of the World Crystal Wall, long and endless.

A moment later, Gu Changsheng finally saw the essence of the lines.

It was a Formation inscribed with Strange Beast vital blood.

“Strange Beast Formation… A Strange Beast Formation inscribed within the World Crystal Wall… What a grand undertaking… With this Formation binding it, no wonder Yun Liu’s ancestor could injure this beast.

An ordinary Yang Spirit Realm great power would probably be swallowed by it in one gulp.

Moreover, this Formation is also very special… It seems to be a beast-taming Formation… Did Yun Liu’s ancestor even intend to contract this terrifying giant serpent…”

Suddenly, Gu Changsheng’s gaze shifted, and in one of the Strange Beast lines, he discovered a missing corner, making the entire Formation no longer perfectly round.

“This is…”

His consciousness infiltrated, only to see several bizarre Strange Beasts wantonly destroying the world, devouring various creatures, and accelerating the collapse of the Strange Beast Formation.

“The Nightmare Ring Serpent’s remnants… To save this world, all the remnants must be slain, and the Strange Beast Formation repaired.”

At this moment, someone approached in the darkness.

It was Yun Liu.

At this moment, she was clad in exquisite royal attire, radiating a magnificent aura, every movement filled with solemn majesty.

“Immortal…” Yun Liu showed a hint of restraint.

“Just call me Su Mu…”

“Alright… Su Mu, I have achieved the status of a King, holding great power. May I ask how to save this world?

At night, I feel increasingly uneasy.

Beast tides are still accelerating in various places, and suppressing them seems to be merely treating the symptoms, not the root cause.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s Life Qi surged, and he visualized what he had seen in his consciousness earlier. Gradually, Yun Liu’s expression grew solemn.

“So the World Crystal Wall is inscribed with such a magnificent Formation, no wonder it can restrain the Nightmare Ring Serpent.

However, the method created by the ancestor is truly too profound.

Besides you, probably no one in the entire world can comprehend it.”

“It’s fine. Although this type of Formation is profound, there are still traces to follow.

However, repairing the Formation is a huge project, transforming rivers, mountains, and inscribing lines with billions of Strange Beast vital blood… It must rely on the power of the entire Dynasty.

Moreover, once I start inscribing the Formation on the World Crystal Wall with vital blood, I won’t be able to spare my hands to slay the Nightmare Ring Serpent’s remnants…”

As Gu Changsheng said this, Yun Liu suddenly recalled that in the Early Stage of the Dynasty’s establishment, natural disasters were constant, and the ancestor mobilized billions of subjects to dig canals and move mountains, after which the weather gradually became favorable.

It turned out that everything was for inscribing the Formation, but later generations did not understand its true meaning.

As for slaying the Nightmare remnants… Yun Liu gritted her teeth, a resolute look in her eyes.

“The royal family has always secretly monitored the movements of the remnants; their locations, strengths, and weaknesses are all clear.

The most troublesome Vile Serpent is already dead. With the cooperation of billions of subjects, slaying the remaining Nightmare Ring Serpent remnants is not a problem.”

...One year later.

Golden blood rain descended from the Void Realm, and twisted, suction-cup-covered tentacles fell to the ground, wriggling like living creatures.

Blood Qi permeated the surroundings, continuously collecting vital blood, gradually converging into a drop of golden Blood.

“Extremely Evil Myriad Tentacles… finally dead…”

Yun Liu plunged her great bone sword into the ground, the blood flame burning on her body bathed in the blood rain, gradually extinguishing.

A strand of silver hair at her temple had turned grey, and a sense of fatigue emanated from deep within her body.

Each time she burned her Bloodline Power, she was consuming her Lifespan.

“Not enough… still not enough…”

Yun Liu’s lips trembled… Two years later.

The giant flesh mountain collapsed, countless chunks of flesh tumbling down like an avalanche.

“Flesh Mountain Tarot… annihilated.”

A deep weariness appeared in Yun Liu’s eyes, and her face had more wrinkles, yet a joyful curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.

“Closer, even closer…”

...Three years later.

Eight-Night Netherworld annihilated… Ten years later.

Yun Liu’s hair was completely grey, her face covered in layers of wrinkles like a crumpled tree bark. She walked with faltering steps, one step at a time, towards the bone Formation Plate in the hall.

Miniature mountains, rivers, and cities floated on it… It was a microcosm of this world.

On the Formation Plate, countless subjects were moving giant stones, digging canals, their Life Qi steaming and permeating the entire world.

Yun Liu suddenly stumbled in front of the Formation Plate, her outstretched hand trembling, yet a satisfied smile appeared on her lips.

In ten years, she had slain the ten great remnants and opened hundreds of canals and mountain ranges.

This world had become stable, and beast tides no longer ran rampant.

“Yun Liu, do you regret it?”

Gu Changsheng’s voice echoed through the great hall.

Yun Liu knew the meaning behind his words.

Originally, she had a long Lifespan, but she had fought continuously, clearing out the four directions, consuming most of her Lifespan, and was not far from passing away.

However, her gaze grew even firmer, as if answering Gu Changsheng, and also as if answering herself.

“No, I don’t regret it!”

“Haha, interesting.”

Black Qi churned in the hall, gradually forming a human figure.

Gu Changsheng looked at the aged Yun Liu before him, his eyes complex: “In my long life, I have seen too much filth born from the pursuit of eternal life.

Slaughtering kin, entrapping friends, betraying masters… Too much, too much.

The further one travels on the Dao, the colder one’s nature becomes.

You… are truly remarkable…”

Gu Changsheng took out a golden pill the size of a Dragon’s eye. A rich aura of Life Qi assailed them, causing a flicker of desire to emerge in Yun Liu’s withered body.

“Top-grade Life and Death Pill… Taking it can extend your Lifespan by two hundred years, barely compensating for your Lifespan deficit.”

Yun Liu took the Great Rejuvenation Pill, hesitated, then spoke with difficulty: “Su Mu… You once said that during the inscription of the Formation, you had to remain deep within the Crystal Wall day and night.

Now, you appear here…”

“Naturally, it succeeded.”

Gu Changsheng grinned.