In a daze, Zhang Kui’s Divine Soul arrived at a vibrant, multi-colored space, realizing that this was the origin of his Small World.

The black-and-white misty sea was his core power, containing a vast amount of Spiritual Qi and Laws, starting from the Guiding Skill, Immortalizing through the Golden Core Skill, expanding with the Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation, and absorbing much Immortal-level power through the Void Law, reaching this magnitude.

The silvery sea of fire was the origin of Yin Yang True Fire,

The sword-shaped purple mist was the Purple Extreme Evil Light,

The black eyeball-shaped light mass was the Light of Silent Extinction,

The flickering celestial bodies were the Celestial Gang and Earthly Fiend Skill.

During the first cultivation of the Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation, he stayed here, perceiving the Great Path of Heaven and Earth, breathing and exhaling purity, transforming his entire being to transparency and radiance, thinking he was already a purified body, untainted by dust and dirt, but suddenly unexpected changes occurred.

Hehehe... Hahaha...

Strange laughter and miserable screams echoed throughout the space, with the black eyeball-shaped light mass symbolizing the Light of Silent Extinction first showing abnormalities.

Countless distorted faces of light howled out, featuring members of the Demon Race, Ancient Race, and the Underworld’s oddities—all Zhang Kui’s past slain enemies and the forms of Immortal Demons and Divine Resentment, consumed by madness.

"Hmph, they dare to cause trouble even in death!"

Killing intent overflowed in Zhang Kui’s eyes as the Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation continued to operate.

At this moment, he guessed that these were the spiritual remnants within the various Laws, hidden in the deepest parts, difficult for ordinary Cultivators to detect.

Normally, these things were harmless, but over time, they would hinder the purity of Dao Rhythms, explaining the constant massacres across the cosmos.

However, he was not worried at all; since the Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation could force out these remnants, the Exhale Skill could expel them from the body.

Sure enough, as the Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation operated, a mighty power emerged, roaring like Xunfeng, deforming these stubborn spiritual remnants.

Yet, something more bizarre happened.

These remnants began to devour each other, twisting and fusing, ultimately forming massive terrifying black shadows, indistinct and unclear in form, discernible only in rough shapes.

One resembled a terrifying beast with a hundred heads on its neck, six wings on its back, and an eerie halo behind, where countless beings seemed to wander...

One resembled a Heaven-Reaching Giant with a thousand hands forming circles, each palm containing blood-red eyeballs, a lotus throne beneath...

One resembled an old Immortal seated cross-legged, with Floating Dust in hand, an eerie halo behind, where countless beings seemed to wail...

Another was a massive twisted flesh mass, continuously reshaping, with countless blood-red eyes opening and closing, tentacles twisting like the Scorching Sun burning...

What are these things?!

Zhang Kui’s Divine Soul trembled, nearly undergoing Demon-Entering.

Starry Sky Evil God?

No, something more terrifying than the Starry Sky Evil God, possibly the secret mastermind he speculated!

Fortunately, these seemed to be deep imprints revealed by tracing their origin, without active aggression.

Zhang Kui merely looked and felt a chilling sensation, quickly stabilizing his mind, continuing the Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation, forming a visible Xunfeng tornado, expelling these remnants from the Sea of Origin.

Outside, in the hall of the Immortal King Tower.

With eyes closed, seated cross-legged, Zhang Kui exhaled a breath of turbulence, forming those terrifying black shadows as they churned and rolled.

Simultaneously, the hall of the Immortal King Tower hummed and vibrated, the mysterious Fire of Time reappeared, enveloping the terrifying black shadows.

This transparent flame seemed capable of erasing all existence, even time vanished entirely, so everything seemed to never have occurred.

In the Sea of Origin, after expelling the engravings of these terrifying existences, the eyeball formed by the Light of Silent Extinction also changed in form, vibrant and lifelike, controlled at will.

Zhang Kui watched dazedly, as if something had been forgotten, but as the surrounding Celestial Gang and Earthly Fiends’ celestial bodies blazed, everything was recalled.

He sensed the anomaly outside, the dreadful power of the Fire of Time, never expecting such a terrifying entity within the Immortal King Tower.

Immediately, various doubts arose in his mind.

Did the Longevity Immortal Monarch foresee this situation?

What is his purpose in aiding Zhang Kui?

Confused, Zhang Kui continued the operation of the Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation.

As he breathed and exhaled, the Celestial Essence Star Realm once again experienced Spirit Qi Frenzy, although many were now prepared, using this chance to cultivate and seize the great fortune bestowed by the heavens.

Unbeknownst to them, the Immortal King Tower was fraught with danger.

During the second exhalation, the Yin Yang True Fire also manifested anomalies.

First, the mental impurities of the Star God Red Pigeon appeared, blazing fiercely, filled with fierce and terrifying momentum, yet quickly swept away by Xunfeng, and then traced back to a black sun, its center a massive red eyeball.

Before he could react, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire forming the Yin Yang True Fire also manifested anomalies. This Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire hadn’t been seized by the Starry Sky Evil God but traced back a terrifying black shadow.

Three Heads and Six Arms, sleeves fluttering, seated majestically upon a Lotus Platform.

Indeed, Zhang Kui felt a sinking in his heart.

There are many secret masterminds in the cosmos; even the Star God Red Pigeon itself may be a manipulated pawn.

The terrifying black shadows were even more difficult to banish. Zhang Kui desperately used the power of the Divine Soul, as Xunfeng howled and the Sea of Origin went into a mad uproar. Only then did he manage to drive these two shadows away.

Similarly, these two shadows were completely obliterated by the Fire of Time within the Immortal King Tower Hall.

Next, a massive influx of Spiritual Qi made the Yin Yang True Fire even purer, its silver light hovering in sacred brilliance. Although the quantity remained unchanged, it triggered a qualitative change, and its power abruptly elevated by one level.

At the same time, relying on the presence of Zhang Kui’s Yin Yang True Fire, no matter if it was the True Sun Fire on Siling Mountain in Shazhou, the core of the Starship Fleet, or those true fires sold throughout the Longevity Star Realm, they all underwent changes, their aura skyrocketing crazily, astonishing many people into speechlessness.

For the third time, black shadows appeared in the Sea of Origin, this time even more numerous, including terrifying beasts seen before, as well as some stronger, indistinct existences.

Zhang Kui knew well in his heart that these were presences that must be eliminated, otherwise he would surely suffer from future schemes.

With this in mind, he became even more focused and unified, ignoring whatever the black shadows were and fully operated the Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation Skill.

At this moment, if viewed from the starry sky, the Celestial Essence Star Realm seemed to come alive, madly swallowing starry sky Spiritual Qi, its radiance lighting up the darkness...

...

Since Zhang Kui began his seclusion, more than a year had inconspicuously passed outside.

Taking advantage of this fortuitous moment, the Kaiyuan Divine Dynasty went all out to enhance its strength, merely conducting routine patrols along the Ancient Starry Sky Route to maintain territory, ceasing random assaults on the Blood God Sect.

However, the situation in the Desolate Ancient Battlefield slowly began to change.

Southern Star Realm.

Dozens of starships recklessly charged into the Desolate Ancient Battlefield.

In the cabin, several Immortal-level Demon Venerables were filled with pride in their eyes.

"Humph, I said at the time leaving the Immortal Path Alliance was the best choice. Although the Celestial Essence Star Realm is good, they are now cooped up in the Celestial Essence Star Zone, unaware that changes have occurred in the cosmos."

"Taoist Friend Peng is right. If it wasn’t for the merchants venturing in, how could we have known that the Blood God Sect had moved entirely to the Northern Star Zone? Now the Desolate Ancient Battlefield is empty, perfect for our exploration."

"This information has to be kept from the Celestial Essence Star Realm, lest they take the opportunity to drive up prices..."

Western Deceitful Immortal Star Realm.

On an ancient hall, True Monarch Yinghai’s eyes were already aflame with fury.

"Very well, all the cultivated races have gone mad and died, a millennium of waiting reduced to nothing, useless, all useless!"

The Yinji Scripture records that the Deceitful Immortal Path’s method of enlightenment involves combining Netherworld anomalies with mortal beings to cultivate a new race, merging the paths of the Deceitful Immortal and Deceitful God, advancing to the supreme realm.

Since awakening, True Monarch Yinghai had gathered all power, summoned Netherworld anomalies across the Desolate Ancient Battlefield, and plundered countless mortal beings, forcibly creating star after star to cultivate within the Black Tide Zone.

This was also why they had always remained dormant.

Who would have thought that each cultivation, consuming a millennium of time, would fail repeatedly, even causing him to become anxious and insane.

"The spies have reported that the Blood God Sect is ready on that side; they cannot be allowed to summon the Blood God to descend. Go, send word, inform the Vast Sea Star Realm and Star Beast Divine Nest, all three make a move to exterminate these crazy eyesores!"

"Yes, Lord!"

Countless Deceitful Immortals bent over to salute, their eyes filled with a crazed killing intent.

After thousands of years of dormancy, sustained solely by the belief in cultivating a new race, now failing once more, they needed slaughter and bloodshed to vent.

Below, Master Illusion similarly bowed with a face of madness, yet somewhat depressed inside, having long awakened to know the Deceitful Immortal Path was a dead end, possibly even a chess piece of others.

Only the thigh he decided to hold onto also seemed to have some incident, with no reply for a long time...

Northern Star Realm.

After a period of turmoil, the power structure of the Vast Sea Star Realm had reshuffled once more.

When the Venerable Sea Dragon announced that the traitors had been slaughtered and the Supreme Treasure of the Star Realm regained, many finally realized the Council Elders were mostly dead, several powerful races dismantled and expelled, and the Venerable Sea Dragon once again seized control of everything.

Only at this time did they have leisure to attend to the situation in the Desolate Ancient Battlefield.

"The Blood God Sect was drawn by a mysterious force?"

"The Star Beast Divine Nest and Deceitful Immortal strike simultaneously?"

"The Blood God Sect suffered heavy losses, struggling to survive?"

Venerable Sea Dragon initially intended to leave the Longevity Star Realm, venturing into the Endless Void to wander, but upon receiving message after message, he hesitated again.

"Hmm, send people to attack, pin down the Blood God Sect’s forces, and don’t go too deep; if things go awry, withdraw immediately!"

The message reached the Ancient Spirit Pavilion, and Gu Sanshou immediately wore a face full of ridicule, "This old dragon is good at internal conflict, poor at external, greedy for small gains, cautious in big matters, sooner or later disaster will strike!"

"Leader, what should we do?"

"Wait for that esteemed one to exit seclusion, and bide our time!"

Meanwhile, in the eastern part of the Desolate Ancient Battlefield.

Within the vast and boundless Star Beast Divine Nest, several Star Beasts suppressing the corpse of the Netherworld Realm Master appeared somewhat restless, even the most powerful Bone Armor Star Beast began to move uneasily.

Within the Cosmic Membrane beneath the Divine Nest, various Disaster Qi had completely gone rampant, Disaster Fire and Cold Tide clashing wildly, heaven and earth shattering, volcanic eruptions, and plagues transforming into demons roaring, tens of thousands of Locust Demons and Drought Fiends rampaging.

The black-robed elder’s corpse, with its three heads and six arms, ferocious green face and long fangs, had already opened multiple pairs of blood-red eyes...