12: Chapter 12: Subdued the Demon Lord and Made Him into Wine; The Drunken Sword Immortal's Wheel Sea Realm Perfection.

At this very moment, the chanting of the Goddesses finally overwhelmed the devilish sounds.

Struck by Ye Xiu's sword and suppressed by the Goddess spell, the Devil Head finally let out an unwilling roar before dissolving into black smoke and vanishing into the night.

The crisis was resolved.

The flesh on the bodies of the Goddesses who had originally "come to life" began to fade rapidly.

That breathtaking beauty was like a flash in the pan.

"Return..." With that final sigh, the leading Goddess took a deep look at Ye Xiu and then at Qin Mu before turning back into white bones.

A faint stream of light flickered from her fingertip. It was not an attack, but rather it landed gently on Ye Xiu's brow.

It was a... blessing from the Goddess.

Or perhaps, hush money?

"Shoo!"

Perhaps its power was exhausted.

The black mist, almost as if by tacit agreement, began to retreat!

It faintly and barely maintained a blurred outline... wanting to return to the dark space of the outside world.

But Ye Xiu would not let the opponent leave so easily.

Otherwise, wouldn't all that fighting just now have been for nothing?

"Want to run? It's too late!"

Ye Xiu let out a long whistle, and the demon slaying sword in his hand erupted with brilliant thunderous light once again.

At the same time, as if responding to Ye Xiu's call, the stone statue of the Goddess deep within Goddess Pass, which had weathered ten thousand years of wind and frost, suddenly trembled.

A grand will that spanned time and space was imbued into those pink skulls, and also onto Ye Xiu's sword!

"Slash!"

"Boom!"

The sword light was like a prison, and the incantations were like locks.

The huge, arrogant Devil Head, amidst desperate roars, finally could not withstand this triple assault, and its massive body collapsed with a bang!

It left no corpse behind, but instead turned into a sky full of extremely dense black Qi.

This black Qi was cold and evil; if it were allowed to dissipate, all living beings within a hundred miles would instantly turn into pus and blood.

"This is a great tonic..."

Ye Xiu, quick-eyed and nimble-handed, pulled the endless wine gourd from his waist, uncorked it, and aimed it at the sky full of black Qi.

"Get in here for me!"

"Zzzzt!"

The golden runes on the wine gourd flashed wildly, like a bottomless black hole, erupting with a suction force even more terrifying than when he had captured the Lady of the City Lord of Xianglong.

That sky full of black clouds of Devilish Qi could not even escape in time before being rolled into a vortex all at once.

Like a dragon drawing water, it was all poured into the mouth of that small gourd!

"Glug, glug..."

He shook the gourd, and a dull sound of liquid sloshing came from within.

The wine this time was heavier and stronger than the last.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for refining the "Outer Realm Heavenly Demon" Clone!]

[Obtained Peerless Ferocious Wine — "Heavenly Demon Brew"!]

[Effect: Contains extremely strong mental energy and the power to break through Realms. Mortals will die upon drinking it; only those with great perseverance can use it to strike at a Bottleneck!]

"Power to break through Realms?"

A sharp light flashed in Ye Xiu's eyes.

He was currently in the Divine Bridge Realm, just one step away from the end of the Wheel Ocean Secret Realm.

The Other Shore was just a kick away.

In The Great Ruins, every point of strength increased his chances of survival.

"Bottoms up!"

Ye Xiu did not hesitate at all, tilted his head back, and took a big gulp from the mouth of the gourd!

"Gulp!"

This mouthful of wine entered his throat, not like fire, but like a piece of ten-thousand-year black ice exploding.

Immediately after, it turned into countless tiny steel needles, madly wandering along his Meridians, shooting straight to his crown!

The pain and pleasure of his Soul being torn apart intertwined, making Ye Xiu tremble uncontrollably.

[Ding! Massive energy injection detected!]

[Azure Emperor Scripture operating at overload!]

[Congratulations to the Host, triggered a key Sign-in!]

[Sign-in location: Goddess Pass (Ancient Battlefield).]

[Sign-in reward: Wheel Ocean Volume Ultimate Profound Truth — "Blooming Other Shore Flower"!]

Boom—!!!

Ye Xiu's Dantian Qi Sea completely exploded.

If anyone could look inside Ye Xiu's body at this moment, they would see a magnificent picture that would make even gods and demons marvel.

The originally Golden Sea of Bitterness expanded to the limit at this moment, appearing boundless.

The gushing Spring of Life was as brilliant as the scorching sun.

The Divine Bridge that spanned heaven and earth finally pierced through the fog and landed fiercely on the pure land on the other side!

The Other Shore had arrived!

But this was not the end.

Because the eternal green lotus rooted in the center of the Sea of Bitterness, nourished by this mouthful of "Heavenly Demon Brew," began to grow astonishingly!

It originally had only three leaves, but at this moment, it instantly sprouted a fourth leaf, a fifth leaf... until nine leaves bloomed together!

The green lotus surged, projecting a phantom image a thousand zhang high into the night sky of The Great Ruins!

It swayed gracefully, with each leaf holding up a great star.

Its roots stabilized the surging Golden Sea of Bitterness, and its seed pod propped up the chaotic firmament.

Planting a Golden Lotus in the Sea of Bitterness, one lotus suppresses the ages!

Under the suppression and harmonization of this terrifying green lotus, the four small Realms within Ye Xiu's body—Sea of Bitterness, Spring of Life, Divine Bridge, and Other Shore—perfectly fused into one.

They formed an endless, perfect, and flawless golden wheel of light.

Wheel Ocean Secret Realm — Great Perfection!

"Hoo!"

Ye Xiu opened his mouth and exhaled.

A visible cyan wave of Qi spread out like ripples, actually sweeping away the residual Death Qi within Goddess Pass.

Even the Goddess skeletons nearby, which had just turned back into skulls, became more crystal clear after coming into contact with this vitality, as if they had received some kind of purification.

"Is this... the power of Great Perfection?"

Ye Xiu clenched his fist, feeling the Divine Power surging within him like a great river.

Now, he felt that he could blast that Devil Head away with a single punch, without needing to borrow the power of the Goddess at all!

"Bro... Brother Ye?"

Beside him, Qin Mu had long stopped chanting.

He stared blankly at Ye Xiu, who was glowing all over with a huge green lotus phantom appearing behind him, so shocked that the thigh bone he was holding dropped.

"Why... is there a lotus flower planted inside your body?"

Qin Mu swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked in a low voice.

"And... it smells so good, can it grow seed pods for me to eat?"

Ye Xiu retracted the manifestation and slowly descended from mid-air, almost breaking his composure upon hearing this.

He tapped Qin Mu on the head irritably: "Eat, eat, eat, you only know how to eat! This is the Foundation of the Dao!"

However, looking at Qin Mu's eager eyes, Ye Xiu was in a great mood and casually handed the wine gourd over.

"Want a sip?"

While speaking, Ye Xiu also opened the wine cap.

Immediately, a scent filled with Spiritual Qi and an unknown fragrance permeated the scene.

Compared to the sip he had taken earlier, after some time of settling, the fine wine brewed by this Devil Head had merged with the previous female devil, emitting an enticing aroma.

But the Cowherd Boy shook his head and took two steps back.

"Grandpa and Grandma said I am still young and cannot drink alcohol!"

This young man had been taught well.

But although he said words of refusal, Qin Mu's body was very honest.

His small hands, somewhat uncontrollably, took the wine gourd.

"However, one sip should be fine, right? Brother Ye, you must not tell Grandma!"