654: Chapter 654 Senichi (19)

A gentle yet irresistible force pushed Qin Yun out of the mountainside.

The force did not harm him; it was as effortless and casual as brushing aside an annoying fallen leaf.

Qin Yun landed on the desolate peak, his feet treading on cold gravel, while waves of weakness from burning his Dao Fruit surged through his body.

He did not leave immediately.

Instead, he turned back to look at the crevice entrance hidden by the chaotic stones, his gaze solemn.

That crazed old man was far more extraordinary than he had imagined.

The opponent's final push, though seemingly simple, contained a spatial principle he could not comprehend, as if he had been directly "taken" out of that space.

Qin Yun was unwilling to give up.

This desolate peak was permeated with strangeness, and the abnormal movement of the azure pagoda was certainly no accident.

He decided to try again.

This time, Qin Yun did not force his way in.

He restrained all his aura, silently activated his Heart Heavy Pupils, and let the dao rhyme of the Nine Techniques sink into his eyes.

The scene of the entire desolate peak was once again peeled back layer by layer in his eyes.

He found it quickly.

On an ordinary rock outside the crevice in the mountainside, there was a faint trace of space.

The trace was extremely thin; had he not possessed the Void Method and burned his Dao Fruit, granting him an understanding of spatial Law far beyond that of ordinary people, he would never have discovered it.

Qin Yun followed that trace and began to circle the desolate peak.

He avoided a dead forest that appeared natural but actually concealed murderous intent, and skirted around a shallow stream flowing with chaotic Dao Laws.

Finally, he stopped behind a waterfall obscured by vines.

The sound of the waterfall was loud, but behind the curtain of water, there was another space.

In a small water cave, the crazed old man was sitting cross-legged.

He was not drinking, nor was he babbling nonsense.

He was just quietly staring at a broken star map suspended in mid-air before him.

The star map was very ancient; most of the stars on it had dimmed, with only a few rays of light remaining, outlining a long-shattered Star Domain.

The old man's eyes were no longer turbid and crazed, but deep, as if he were looking at some extremely distant place within that shattered Star Domain.

The moment Qin Yun appeared, the aura on the old man changed abruptly.

The feigned madness and laziness vanished completely in an instant.

He turned around suddenly, his eyes filled with scrutiny and wariness.

"Kid, how did you find this place?"

This time, his voice was no longer hoarse, but steady, tinged with a hint of shock.

Qin Yun did not hide anything and briefly recounted how he had followed the spatial traces to find him.

After listening, the old man fell silent.

He looked at Qin Yun, the shock in his eyes gradually fading, replaced by indifference.

"Scram."

"Don't come bother me again."

As his words fell, his figure flickered and actually turned into nothingness, disappearing directly from the water cave.

It was not an escape technique; it was more like he had merged himself into the Law of this world, leaving no trace to be found.

Qin Yun stood in place, motionless for a long time.

Several months later.

Qin Yun completely gave up searching for the old madman.

He knew very well that if the other party intended to hide, he would be unable to find him again in his current state.

The most important thing right now was to repair his own cracked Dao Fruit.

He carved out a temporary Immortal Cave beneath a secluded cliff on Burial Dao Peak.

Inside the Immortal Cave, Qin Yun sat cross-legged, with the dao rhyme of the Nine Techniques slowly circulating around him.

Using the Immortal Sutra as the guide and the Red Dust Immortal power as the fire, he began attempting to recast the almost shattered Dao Fruit.

This process was extremely arduous.

Every circulation of Immortal power brought intense pain.

Under the nourishment of the Nine Techniques and the Red Dust Immortal power, the cracks on the Dao Fruit healed extremely slowly.

It was as if he were walking the Immortal Ascension path all over again.

He was slowly re-smelting his past insights, experiences, Dao, and techniques, filling them back into those cracks.

Days passed.

The cracks on the Dao Fruit finally began to heal noticeably.

New Immortal power gathered again at the core of the Dao Fruit, with light circulating.

Qin Yun could feel that in just a moment more, this Dao Fruit would be completely repaired, perhaps even more perfect than before.

But at that very last moment, just as the Dao Fruit was about to completely heal and regain vitality, a sudden change occurred.

From above the Nine Heavens, a vastly grand will descended without warning.

That will was cold, ruthless, and carried a sense of judgment, far beyond what any True Immortal or Spirit Immortal could compare to.

As soon as it appeared, the Law of the entire Burial Dao Peak stagnated.

That will ignored the Yaochi Immortal Sect, and it ignored this world.

It pierced through everything and pressed precisely onto Qin Yun's Dao Fruit.

Crack.

A soft sound exploded deep within Qin Yun's Divine Soul.

The healing process of the Dao Fruit was forcibly interrupted by this force.

The power backlashed.

More cracks instantly appeared on Qin Yun's Dao Fruit, nearly causing it to disintegrate on the spot.

"Pfft."

A mouthful of Immortal blood sprayed from his mouth.

The vitality within his body was rapidly draining away, and faint cyan Dao patterns began to emerge on the surface of his skin.

Daoization.

This was the final sign before an Immortal dies and their Dao dissipates.

His body was being assimilated and decomposed by the Law of this world.

Just at the moment when Qin Yun's consciousness was about to sink into darkness, a figure appeared silently beside him.

It was that same crazed old man.

He looked at the will pressing down from above the Nine Heavens, his face revealing shock and intense hatred.

"This aura..."

He then saw Qin Yun's Dao Fruit, which was about to disintegrate, and was shocked again.

"Burning your Dao Fruit and still wanting to recast it?"

"Madman, you are even crazier than me!"

The old madman did not hesitate.

He raised his hand and waved casually at the sky.

A terrifying power far beyond Qin Yun's imagination surged from his sleeve.

That will from beyond the heavens was instantly defeated and torn to shreds before this power.

The old madman pointed a finger at the center of Qin Yun's brow.

A vast power of Origin surged into Qin Yun's body, forcibly preserving his last shred of life.

However, the repair of the Dao Fruit still failed.

Qin Yun's Foundation was damaged even more severely.

It was at this moment that the azure pagoda within Qin Yun, which had been silent for a long time, actually began to glow on its own after sensing the terrifying level of Origin power from the old madman.

A powerful suction force came from the tower body.

The azure pagoda bloomed with brilliant cyan light, and the tower body vibrated violently.

An ancient will that had been sleeping for a long time was awakening within it.