All Poisons Return to Their Origin

Nightmare sped south, leaving the Lost Village and that heart-palpitating Forbidden Ground far behind. However, his heart felt no relief, only heavier.

The mournful cry of the Cang Clan finger bone, the warning that "The Heavenly Dao has betrayed," and the Witch Grandfather's prophecy about "The Fisherman"... were like heavy shackles weighing on his heart. The waters of this world were far deeper than he had imagined.

However, pressure was also motivation. These secrets completely ignited the arrogance and defiance deep within his bones.

"The Heavenly Dao has betrayed? Then I shall defy this Heaven!"

"The Fisherman is fishing? Then I shall overturn this sea!"

"I must go to the Gui Xu Sea Eye!"

He was no longer lost; his goal was clearer than ever. To achieve all this, the priority was precisely **strength**!

He found a desolate, uninhabited mountain range, carved out a temporary Immortal Cave, set up a few simple Protective Illusion Arrays obtained from Immortal Master Flowing Cloud, and prepared for secluded Cultivation.

The goal of this seclusion was precisely the **Nascent Soul**!

He sat cross-legged and first took out the **Main Legacy Jade Slip** he had obtained from Immortal Master Flowing Cloud's true Legacy. His Divine Sense sank into it, and the vast ocean of information surged forth again. But this time, he focused on comprehending the general principles of the Flowing Cloud Illusory Annihilation Art Mind-Cultivation Technique and the insights on the Dao realm concerning the conversion between "illusory" and "real," rather than the specific Cultivation methods.

He did not need to switch to this technique, but rather absorb its essence, especially the unyielding Dao intent of "preserving truth amidst ten thousand illusions and annihilations," to solidify his Dao Heart and make final preparations for condensing his Nascent Soul.

At the same time, he repeatedly reflected on the process of refining the Xiangliu Poison and condensing the Myriad Poison Demonic Body, where the Azure Qi and Blood forcibly fused the Demonic Essence and the poison. That was a tyrannical force that broke conventions, annihilated everything, and then reshaped everything!

The strictness of the Demonic Path in the Starfall Demonic Art, the true meaning of annihilation in the Flowing Cloud Illusory Annihilation Art, the annihilation and reshaping power of the Myriad Poison Demonic Body, and the ancient nobility of the Azure Qi and Blood... all these vastly different powers collided, intertwined, and resonated within him.

His aura became increasingly profound and chaotic, yet within this chaos, a new, stronger order was faintly being conceived.

Inside the Immortal Cave, time quietly slipped away.

Nightmare's aura grew increasingly immense, sometimes surging with Devilish Qi, sometimes layered with illusions, sometimes wreathed in poisonous mist, and sometimes suppressed by an ancient, vast force of Qi and blood.

His Golden Core spun violently within his Dantian. The crack on its surface, which had appeared due to poison refinement, did not worsen; instead, it began to absorb the surrounding mixed yet powerful energy, swallowing it madly like a black hole!

The Golden Core became increasingly brilliant, yet it was covered in strange, multi-colored patterns, looking as if it could explode at any moment!

After an unknown period, when the consumption reached a certain critical point—

Nightmare suddenly opened his eyes. Within his pupils, nebulae seemed to annihilate and poisonous seas surged!

"Demonic Core shatters, Nascent Soul is born!"

"By my will, I command all Laws!"

"Condense!"

He let out a deep, prolonged roar. All the power within his body was forcibly unified at this moment, launching a decisive assault against that final barrier!

Boom!!!

Inside his Dantian, the Golden Core, which had carried his Cultivation from two lives and undergone rigorous Body Tempering, exploded with a crash!

Indescribable agony swept through his body, but what followed was an extreme feeling of exhilaration that came from destruction leading to rebirth!

Immense energy wildly converged in his Dantian. A miniature version, whose features were identical to Nightmare's, wrapped in dark green poisonous mist and azure-gold Qi and blood, an **Infant Phantom**, was slowly taking shape!

The Nascent Soul had begun to condense!

However, right at this moment—

Outside the Immortal Cave, the world suddenly changed color!

Dark clouds, like a boiling sea of ink, wildly gathered from all directions, covering an area of fifty kilometers! Within the clouds, silver snakes danced wildly, thunder roared, and a vast Heavenly might locked onto the Immortal Cave where he was located!

The **Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation** had arrived!

Furthermore, because this world was incomplete, and even more so because Nightmare's Cultivation Technique was bizarre and his Foundation special (fusing Demonic, poison, and Azure blood into one), the power of this Heavenly Tribulation far exceeded that of an ordinary Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation!

The first bolt of Lightning Tribulation was as thick as a barrel, an eerie purplish-black color, carrying the intent of ultimate destruction and punishment. It tore through the sky and struck down fiercely!

Boom!

The Protective Illusion Array outside the Immortal Cave shattered instantly like paper! The lightning plunged straight down, striking Nightmare, who was condensing his Nascent Soul!

Nightmare was prepared. A fierce light flashed in his eyes. He neither dodged nor evaded. The small hand of the newly condensed Infant Phantom formed a seal, activating the power within his body!

"Myriad Poison Demonic Aura!"

Buzz!

A dark green, constantly swirling light barrier, radiating corrosive and deathly still Qi, instantly enveloped him!

The purplish-black Lightning Tribulation slammed heavily onto the light barrier!

Hiss, hiss, hiss—!

The lightning and the poisonous aura wildly corroded and annihilated each other! They emitted a grating sound! The entire Immortal Cave shook violently, and rubble tumbled down!

After a few breaths of stalemate, the lightning was exhausted, and the Myriad Poison Demonic Aura was nearly halved!

"What powerful Lightning Tribulation!" Nightmare's heart slightly tightened. The power of this first bolt was comparable to the third or fourth bolt of an ordinary Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation!

Without time to think, the second and third bolts of Lightning Tribulation fell consecutively! Each one was thicker and more violent than the last!

Nightmare rose to his feet, actively meeting the attack! He no longer just defended; instead, he treated the Lightning Tribulation as a tool for Body Tempering his Nascent Soul and Myriad Poison Demonic Body!

He pointed out the Soul Shattering Finger, and the poisonous Demonic finger wind surged Heaven-Defyingly, colliding with the Lightning Tribulation!

He tore with the Soul Devouring Claw, shattering the lightning and using the residual electrical energy for Body Tempering!

He utilized the Demonic Shadow Evasion Technique, moving through the gaps in the Lightning Tribulation, comprehending the sliver of life within the destruction!

He was like a Demonic God dancing in a sea of lightning, using every means at his disposal to resist the Heavenly might!

Bolt after bolt of Lightning Tribulation fell. After a total of **nine bolts**, the tribulation clouds in the sky not only failed to dissipate but became even thicker and more oppressive!

Their color turned a heart-palpitating dark red!

"The Nine-Layered Lightning Tribulation is over, why hasn't it dispersed?" Nightmare's expression was solemn; he sensed a greater crisis brewing.

Just then, at the center of the tribulation clouds, a beam of light—not lightning, but grayish-white, filled with the aura of deathly stillness and annihilation—slowly condensed and locked onto him!

"Nirvana Death Ray!" Nightmare gasped! This was the power of erasure used by the Heavenly Dao against those who defied Heaven or whose Foundation was too bizarrely powerful! It was far more terrifying than lightning!

The grayish-white beam of light descended silently. Wherever it passed, space seemed to lose its color, and all things returned to deathly stillness!

Nightmare felt an unprecedented threat of death! He roared, and all the power within his body erupted without reservation!

The Myriad Poison Demonic Body was pushed to its limit!

The Azure Qi and Blood burned fiercely!

The Flowing Cloud Illusory Annihilation Dao intent protected his mind!

The newly condensed Nascent Soul also opened its eyes, its small hands clasped together, activating all its Soul Power!

"Block it for me!"

He raised his palms to the sky. The dark green poisonous Demonic Essence and the azure-gold Qi and blood intertwined, transforming into a spiral beam of light that fiercely met the Nirvana Death Ray!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only silent annihilation.

Where the two forces met, space seemed to be collapsing and vanishing!

Nightmare's composite beam of light was steadily pushed back. The Nirvana Death Ray was incredibly tyrannical, constantly dissolving his power and approaching his body!

His arms began to wither, his flesh and blood disappearing, revealing stark white bones! The terrifying aura of deathly stillness spread along his Meridians into his body!

He was on the verge of being overwhelmed!

Right at this critical moment of life and death—

The newly born Nascent Soul inside his Dantian suddenly made an unexpected move.

It opened its small mouth and violently inhaled!

The Nirvana Death Ray energy that had invaded his body was forcibly sucked toward it!

The Nascent Soul's small face showed pain, and its body instantly became covered in cracks, as if it could collapse at any moment! But simultaneously, the poisonous mist and azure-gold Qi and blood wrapped around it spun wildly, attempting to fuse with and devour this external destructive force!

"Are you crazy!" Nightmare was horrified. The Nascent Soul was his Foundation; if it were destroyed by the Nirvana Death Ray, he would be doomed forever!

But the next moment, a miracle occurred.

The wisp of Nirvana Death Ray that was sucked in was actually forcibly constrained under the fierce compression and refinement of the Myriad Poison Demonic Body and the Azure Qi and Blood, and began, little by little... to be **assimilated**!

Although slow and painful, this power of Heavenly Dao erasure was being absorbed and transformed by his Nascent Soul with great difficulty!

The Nirvana Death Ray outside seemed to momentarily stagnate and weaken due to the loss of this wisp of power!

Opportunity!

Brilliant Divine light erupted in Nightmare's eyes. Seizing this once-in-a-lifetime chance, he burned all his potential!

"Swallowing Heaven and Devouring Earth, Myriad Poisons Return to the Source!"

He roared, actively drawing more Nirvana Death Ray into his body, allowing his Nascent Soul to devour and refine it in a mad and dangerous manner!

This was an extremely insane move! Like setting oneself on fire!

But his Nascent Soul endured! On the verge of collapse time and time again, the bizarre Foundation, which had fused multiple powers, displayed terrifying resilience!

After an unknown amount of time, when the last trace of the Nirvana Death Ray was forcibly sucked in and refined by him, the dark red tribulation clouds in the sky finally let out an unwilling roar and slowly dissipated.

A wisp of pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi flowed back, integrating into Nightmare's riddled body.

Sunlight once again shone upon the earth.

Nightmare collapsed onto the ground, his body scorched black, bloody and mutilated, his aura extremely weak. But his eyes shone terrifyingly bright!

He looked inward at his Dantian. A miniature, incredibly solid Nascent Soul was sitting cross-legged within. The Nascent Soul was no longer simply wreathed in poisonous mist or Qi and blood, but was wrapped in wisps of grayish-white energy threads containing the aura of Nirvana, making it seem bizarre and powerful!

**Nascent Soul Stage, achieved!**

Moreover, it was not an ordinary Nascent Soul, but the **myriad poison nascent soul**, formed after enduring a Mutated Heavenly Tribulation and even devouring a trace of the Nirvana Death Ray!

[Ding! Successfully passed the Mutated Heavenly Tribulation and advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage! Condensed the myriad poison nascent soul!]

[Ding! Foundation greatly strengthened, potential increased! Mastered a trace of the power of Nirvana Law (weak)!]

[Ding! Acquired Luck Value +1000 (breaking Heavenly Dao suppression), villain points +5000!]

Nightmare felt the powerful, fundamentally transformed strength within his body, despite his current weakness, and couldn't help but burst into loud laughter!

"Hahaha! Heavenly Dao! You wanted to erase me? Instead, you became my resource!"

The laughter pulled at his injuries, causing him to cough violently, but his eyes were filled with exhilaration and confidence.

Now, he truly possessed the qualifications to contend with the son of destiny, the mastermind behind the scenes, and even this incomplete Heavenly Dao in this chaotic era!

After regulating his breath for several days and barely recovering some mobility, Nightmare emerged from seclusion.

He stood on the mountaintop, his gaze fixed on the distant west.

That was the direction of the Gui Xu Sea Eye.

"It is time."

He transformed into a streak of light, no longer hesitant, and sped toward the extreme west of the continent.

A new journey had officially begun.