Chen Sheng's eyes still retained the Spirit Light from the information obtained through Soul Search, swiftly organizing the key information:
"Bai Ze Demon Saint, a titan of the Open Realm, even in the Spirit Realm, is an existence on par with an Integration Dharma Master."
"As for that Venerable Master - Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries, although possessing the Eleventh Layer of Longevity and certainly not weak, he doesn't make me feel terrified."
Chen Sheng still had the "Zhou Tian Origin Magnet Immortal Garb" bestowed by his master, profound beyond measure. Even if he were to face that Venerable Master head-on, he had the confidence to maneuver and wouldn't be easily manipulated.
Moreover, he had three major life-saving techniques, the subtleties of the Yin Yang Divine Soul...
With a thought, the palace in his palm suddenly lit up, and the original form of pavilions and palaces quickly transformed, ultimately forming a Yin Yang Grinding Disc.
"Buzz—"
The Yin Yang Grinding Disc rotated slowly, emitting a deep roar like the breath of an ancient beast. A powerful suction force emanated from the disc, engulfing Gu Quan's corpse along with the Sun Scorching Thunder Pond on the verge of shattering.
Thoroughly refined into the purest Power of Origin by the disc, it was injected into Chen Sheng's domain.
"A whale falls, all things arise! Especially a Great Power of the Seventh Layer of Longevity."
Chen Sheng could clearly feel the barriers of his domain becoming much more solid.
He nodded in satisfaction. After all, Gu Quan, a cultivator of the Seventh Layer of Longevity, provided resources through his cultivation, far more useful than hundreds of years of hard cultivation.
After the refinement was complete, the Yin Yang Grinding Disc transformed back into a virtual image of a palace, merging into his palm.
Chen Sheng's thoughts returned to the Bai Ze Order; he once more delved into his Storage Ring, searching through the relics obtained from the Three Demons of the Great Wilderness three times.
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From the fragments of the serrated golden blade to the remnants of the Three Yin Demon Extermination Formation, to the Jade Stele recording the "Great Strength Mixed Cave True Demon Strategy," each piece was clear and discernible, except for the jade token Gu Quan mentioned.
He also retrieved the remnants of the Three Demons' demon souls, carefully retracing the memories from back then.
Indeed, when the Three Demons destroyed the Liu family, they looted all the treasures and books, but throughout the memories, there was no trace of the "Jade Token."
They destroyed the Liu family merely because of a Spirit Vein left by an ancestor of the Liu family, and it had nothing to do with any Bai Ze Order.
A glint of realization flashed in Chen Sheng's eyes:
"It seems the problem lies at the source; the Liu family should merely be a decoy to prevent investigation, but who knows where the real Bai Ze Order is?"
He shook his head, "It seems this demon saint legacy has no fate with me."
...
Time flowed like a long river, and several years quietly passed in Chen Sheng's slow movements.
After setting out west from Dongming City, he deliberately restrained his Dao Rhyme, turning into a fatigued cultivator, using the Five Elements Escape Light to traverse the vast territory of Chongli Heaven.
He deliberately slowed down his pace, along the way, witnessing the landscapes of mountains and rivers, observing the myriad forms of human life, encountering demon realms, demon mountains, Buddhist kingdoms, and immortal sects...
Fighting, sparring, and exchanging insights!
With such a journey of battling and seeing, watching and comprehending, his mid-stage Void Refining cultivation grew increasingly solid, bringing the fusion of the second volume and secret technique to greater maturity.
On this day, Chen Sheng maneuvered the Profound Ice Black Dragon through the outer reaches of the "Fragmented Star Cloud Sea" at the periphery of Central Prefecture, where the fierce wind like blades stirred the cloud sea into immense angry waves.
Just as he was about to accelerate his Escape Light, the void ahead suddenly solidified like molten bronze!
A silver-white figure stood upon the clouds, with three streams of starlight—blood-red, golden, and black—whirling around him, causing the raging cloud sea to temporarily fall into stillness.
"Hmm?"
Chen Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly, concentrating his gaze. The figure wore a silver-white holy robe embroidered with the "Killing Star, Po Jun, and Greedy Wolf" pattern.
Their face was concealed within the halo interwoven by the tri-colored starlight, and the pressure emanating from them was like billions of mountains weighing down, clearly, it was the giant of the Eleventh Layer of Longevity—the Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries!
The voice of the Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries was devoid of warmth, resounding through the Cloud Sea like cold iron striking:
"You are quite leisurely, having killed my enforcer Gu Quan, yet you still dare to swagger towards the core of Central Prefecture."
Before the words could fall completely, the silver robe on him billowed without wind, and three streams of starlight soared to the sky, transforming into Dao Domain, converging into a tripod-like Star Map behind him.
Killing Star exuded a blood-red aura, brimming with the energy of slaughter. Po Jun Star shimmered with golden brilliance, possessing the power to break formations. The Greedy Wolf Star churned with black energy, harboring the mystery of devouring.
As the three stars rotated, they induced the gathering of Star Power in the surrounding sky, causing the entire Fragmented Star Cloud Sea to tremble violently.
Chen Sheng, while collecting his mount into his sleeve, showed no trace of panic on his face, instead appearing upright and open:
"The Bai Ze Order you're seeking is indeed not in my possession. If you don't believe me, we might as well have a duel."
No sooner had he finished speaking than an explosion of Origin Magnet Starlight erupted from his body, with the starlight infused with pitch-black terminal killing power, spreading like an inverted galaxy.
"Circulation of Stars!"
In the air, the starlight split into thirty-six incarnations identical to him, each wielding a Cyan Nether Sword. They spread out in the formation of Circulation Stars, subtly surrounding the Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries.
The sword hum resonated like ten thousand dragons singing in unison, causing the void to develop fine cracks, forming layers of sword shadows, interweaving with the Sword Qi of the incarnations into a net.
The eyes of the Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries shifted slightly, his robe's Killing Star pattern growing ever more blazing:
"Circulation Stars? Not a bad secret technique, your courage and foundation are quite commendable, but unfortunately, you face me. No matter how ingenious your means, they are ultimately futile."
In the next moment, his form moved abruptly, and a trident blade materialized out of thin air in his hand.
The blade was forged from a meteor's core, with one side of the edge stained with the Blood Pattern of Killing Star, the other engraved with Po Jun's Golden Talisman, and the hilt entwined with Greedy Wolf's black threads, it was indeed his Lifebound Magical Treasure.
The Po Jun Star Realm Blade!
Upon its manifestation, it triggered a powerful light from the Star Diagram behind him, with the Dao Principles of slaughter, formation-breaking, and devouring interwoven into a stream of light, entwining around the blade.
"Kill!"
The Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries swung his blade down. The seemingly simple movement transformed the blade into a stream of tri-colored light, shattering the space like glazed glass, revealing the chaotic scene beyond.
Time around was forcibly twisted. In Chen Sheng's vision, the blade's light simultaneously appeared at three points: past, present, and future, forming a triple-layer killing force.
The foremost two avatars had no time to dodge and were directly enveloped by the blade light. The Sword Light cleaved by the Cyan Nether Sword shattered like fragile paper.
The avatars' forms were instantly corroded by scarlet killing Qi, torn by golden breaking power, and dissolved by black devouring Qi, on the verge of complete disintegration.
At this moment, a fine layer of Star Pattern suddenly lit up around the two avatars—it was the protective power of the "Circulation Primordial Magnetic Immortal Clothing."
The Primordial Magnetic Star Trajectories automatically unfolded, deflecting the killing force like a vortex, resisting the breaking power like a shield, and attracting the devouring force like a magnet, layer by layer weakening the blade's might.
Amidst the "chis" sounds, the Star Patterns dimmed significantly, and the avatars' forms became as transparent as paper. The Profound Robe was torn in many places, yet did not completely collapse.
While flying backward, star light flowed around, instantly healing the injuries, standing with the sword again.
"Killing, breaking the formation, devouring, perfect without flaw, even able to induce time-space distortion, what a terrifying Divine Technique!"
Hidden behind the main avatar, Chen Sheng felt a secret panic in his heart. If not for the blessed Immortal Clothing from his master, this strike would have caused half of his avatars to fall.
He dared not be negligent, and with a thought from Divine Sense, the thirty-six avatars all shouted:
"All Laws Return to One, Slash!"
Thirty-six Cyan Nether Swords simultaneously slashed out, and billions of pitch-black terminal Sword Qi converged in the air, forming a Sword Dragon spanning across the endless Cloud Sea.
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The Sword Dragon was entwined with Primordial Magnetic starlight. At its dragon head, the profound meaning of "All Laws Return to One" condensed, and wherever it passed, even Star Sand was forcibly terminated, turning into pure energy and merging into the Sword Qi.
The Sword Dragon opened its giant maw, carrying the overwhelming power of devouring heaven and earth, charging towards the Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries.
The Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries also noticed the Star Patterns on the avatars, a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes, and he praised aloud:
"What a protective Immortal Clothing. No wonder you are so fearless, it seems your sect in the Spirit Realm is no ordinary one."
"Unfortunately—this place is Chongli Heaven. Even if you have the backing of a Creation Saint, I, who wield the might of the Star of Fate, fear no provocation!"
With that said, his form suddenly transformed into the image of a three-headed, eight-armed deity!
Each of the three heads corresponded to the Stars of Fate: the Killing Star's face was scarlet and fanged, the Po Jun Star's face was golden like a Buddha, radiating fierce power, and the Greedy Wolf Star's face was black and fanged, hiding greed.
The eight arms held eight kinds of weapons: knife, gun, sword, halberd, axe, mace, hook, fork.
This deity form suddenly appeared, the surrounding void was filled with cracks like glass. Time flow sped up and slowed down erratically, and even light was twisted and deformed by star power.
Billions of Sword Qi clattered intensely as they struck the scales of the deity.
Although the terminal profundity in the Sword Qi could pierce the outer scales, it only left tiny bloodstains on the deity's body.
Before Chen Sheng could react, the deity's three heads simultaneously spewed out tri-colored light streams: red light stream to heal, gold to bolster defense, black to devour the energy of the Sword Qi, and the blood marks quickly healed, leaving not a trace.
"Hahaha!"
The Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries laughed aloud: "It seems you lack a handy Immortal Sword."
It was a mockery that his defense relied on Immortal Clothing and that his attack was weak without a powerful Immortal Sword.
"Since you have no Immortal Sword, then look at my Divine Technique!"
With that, the eight-armed deity within the Grotto Heaven Dao Embryo was boosted, simultaneously waving eight arms. The light from the eight weapons interwove into a net and combined with the star power from the Star Map of Fate, condensing into a terrifying Divine Technique.
"Three Realms Extermination Strike!"
The tri-color light net, carrying a crushing momentum, descended like a sky curtain upon the thirty-six avatars. Wherever the net passed, the void was utterly annihilated, even chaos was forcibly suppressed.
"Hold on!"
Chen Sheng's Divine Sense whirled, all avatars simultaneously injected terminal power into the Immortal Clothing, the Star Patterns' radiance intensified to the extreme.
The thirty-six avatars linked together, forming the "Circulation Star Formation" with the Primordial Magnetic Star Trajectories, maximizing the Immortal Clothing's protective power.
But the power of this Divine Technique far exceeded expectations. The eight star avatars on the periphery only lasted for three breaths, then let out crisp sounds within the light net and were completely dissolved by the tri-colored light stream.
Chen Sheng's heart sank, instantly assessing the situation—not able to confront head-on!
He decided swiftly, the light on his Immortal Clothing intensified again, manifesting visibly a series of Primordial Magnetic Star Trajectories.
The star trajectories wove into a Star Map, with thirty-six stellar nodes within it to interact with the remaining twenty-eight avatars.
"Disperse!"
The twenty-eight avatars simultaneously merged into the star trajectories, flickering within, sometimes splitting into several avatars to induce star power and set up temporary arrays, sometimes borrowing the star trajectories to deflect attacks.
"Circulation Movement" is renowned for its agility and transformation, now with the augmentation of the star trajectories, it was even more mysterious and was able to contend with the Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries for a while.
...
Within the Cloud Sea, countless radiances interwove and collided, each clash triggered an energy storm spanning billions of miles, void rifts continuously opened and closed, star power and terminal power eroded each other, forming a forbidden domain of chaotic Laws.
After half an incense stick's time of such clashes, numerous avatars of Chen Sheng were gradually extinguished.
However, leveraging the star trajectories, he could always quickly coalesce new avatars, though incapable of harming the enemy, it allowed him to delay with ease.
"What a piece of Immortal Clothing!"
The Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries praised once more. His expression unchanged, the speed of his eight arms waving increased, the three heads issued low roars, and the star power he invoked became more violent.
In the next wave of attack, what seemed like a pause in the blade-swinging movement, unexpectedly from his sleeve shot out three nets of light in red, gold, and black.
The nets unfolded in an instant, connecting with each other to form a Lock Space Array, within which the cycles of Killing, Breaking, and Devouring Principles circulated.
The array completely locked the shattered void of the Cloud Sea, even the circulation of Primordial Magnetic Star Trajectories became sluggish, significantly reducing the speed of avatar coalescence by thirty percent.
"Not good!"
Chen Sheng was suddenly alarmed, sensing an ultimate threat from the light nets through his Divine Sense.
This array not only locks space but also continuously weakens the Immortal Clothing's defense by cycling through the Stars of Fate, sealing the flow of Dao Rhyme.
Once trapped, in less than half an hour, he would be extinguished by the array's killing power.
"Indeed, those who have cultivated to the eleventh layer of Longevity hold no shortage of trump cards!"
Without the slightest hesitation, he activated one of the three life-preserving methods left by his master in the Immortal Clothing.
A golden star trajectory, towering to the heavens, erupted from his body, forcibly aligning the chaotic Principles wherever it passed, gradually restoring the locked void.
This star trajectory, like a sword cutting through creation, pierced straight through the tri-colored net of the Lock Space Array, extending infinitely in the void.
Chen Sheng's main avatar instantly merged into the star trajectory, his form becoming blurred amidst countless interweaving temporal light shadows, ultimately disappearing completely.
Leaving only an ethereal voice:
"The divine might of the Stars of Fate from Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries is boundless. My current cultivation is insufficient to contend, so I can only flee hastily."
"Once my cultivation reaches Great Success, with a perfect Dao Domain, I shall visit again to seek instruction!"
On the spot, the Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries withdrew the three-headed, eight-armed deity form, the silver robe covering his body once more, gazing at the residual star trajectory, his eyes flickering with a complex yearning:
"This star trajectory contains the wondrousness of creation and termination, perfectly aligning with the limits of Chongli Heaven, surely left by a Creation Saint of the Spirit Realm."
"This Cyan Nether Wanderer appears to be a Direct Disciple of a great saint and quite favored."
Recalling Chen Sheng's previous bold words, he hesitated:
"Could it be that the Bai Ze Order isn't in his possession, then where is the Jade Token hidden? Could there be another contingency plan from the Liu family back then?"