A hundred Years of time, a flick of a finger.
The Star Domain once polluted by the Weird Tree has now transformed into a sea of Chaos mist.
The grayish-white weird mist has long since dissipated, replaced by undulating Chaos Qi currents, pulsating like breathing, and the remnants of the eroded stars are now covered with a layer of Chaos crystals, shining with a dim light in the mist sea.
“Buzz——”
The Chaos Treasure Mansion, which had been silent for a hundred Years, suddenly trembled slightly.
This slight fluctuation, however, caused the Demon Gods and Ultimate Realm experts who were sitting in various parts of the mist sea to open their eyes simultaneously!
Blood Hell Demon God's blood-red eyes suddenly contracted, the sea of blood beneath his feet surged, and dark gold demonic patterns crawled all over his body—he had waited a hundred Years, and this was the moment he had been waiting for!
Bone Emperor Demon God's white bone throne creaked, the ghostly fire flickered violently, and his hollow eye sockets stared fixedly in the direction of the Treasure Mansion: “Finally… is it coming out?”
Mind Clarity Holy Monk clasped his hands together, and the Buddha Wheel behind him radiated a long-lost golden light.
After a hundred Years of silent meditation, the Weird Dao erosion within his body had been completely worn away by the Chaos Qi, but the price was—his Buddha Heart was stained with a trace of Chaos True Essence.
Soul Devouring Demon God stared fixedly at the Chaos Treasure Mansion, as if sensing some terrifying existence about to awaken.
Celestial Venerable Fentian slowly rose, his hunched back straightened, and his eyes reflected the mansion that had been silent for a hundred Years, muttering: “Fellow Daoist Li… have you refined it or not?”
…
The Demon Gods and Ultimate Realm experts all stared at the movements of the Painting World Treasure Mansion, appearing ready for battle.
The will of the Weird Tree was too terrifying; they had already become startled birds.
If Li Mu failed to refine and suppress it, then what followed would be another battle to the death.
Just as everyone watched, the spirits of the Demon Gods and Ultimate Realm experts all lifted.
Only a loud “Boom—!” was heard,
The Chaos Treasure Mansion trembled violently, and a vast and boundless aura suddenly erupted, instantly making the entire mist sea boil!
The floating Chaos crystals shattered one after another, transforming into billions of streams of light, which were frantically devoured by the Treasure Mansion.
A grand hum, as if a heart that had slept for billions of Years was rekindled!
Each hum caused the Heaven and Earth spiritual energy of the entire Star Domain to surge, as if stirred by an invisible giant hand, rushing towards it.
“This is? The Sound of Great Dao!”
Blood Hell Demon God's pupils contracted sharply, the sea of blood beneath his feet surged uncontrollably, and his Demon God body seemed to be intimidated by this sound, unable to maintain the Origin of the sea of blood.
How is this possible?
What happened?
“Rumble——”
The trembling of the Chaos Treasure Mansion suddenly intensified, and the entire Star Domain let out an unbearable groan, like a black hole, endlessly devouring the Heaven and Earth spiritual energy.
“It, it's advancing? It succeeded!” Eternal Night Demon God's surrounding darkness twisted violently, his voice filled with unprecedented shock.
This ancient existence, who commanded Eternal Night, now revealed his true form under the pressure emanating from the Treasure Mansion—a majestic Demon God body condensed from pure shadows.
“Ninth-rank… This is going to advance to a Ninth-rank Grotto-Heaven Supreme Treasure!” Bone Emperor Demon God's white bone throne collapsed with a crash.
With his Great Dao Origin damaged, he was unable to maintain his throne under the impact of this power.
The ghostly fire in his eye sockets flickered wildly, and he retreated dozens of miles away.
“Amitabha.” Mind Clarity Holy Monk's Buddha Wheel suddenly cracked, but the old monk seemed oblivious.
A look of almost reverence appeared on his gaunt face: “The advent of a Chaos Supreme Treasure, the reopening of the Chaotic Great Dao, this is a great Opportunity for Fellow Daoist Li!”
“It's just an advancement, how can it devour the Great Dao Law of the entire Star Domain?
Is it going to reshape a Universe?” Soul Devouring Demon God said with a face full of shock and disbelief.
Grand Profound Sword Revered just stared fixedly at the Chaos vortex gradually forming above the Treasure Mansion, shocked: “My Sword Intent… is actually suppressed?
This treasure has Heaven-Defying abilities!”
“Good! What a Li Mu! You actually managed to walk this path! Truly remarkable!” Celestial Venerable Fentian's Daoist robe fluttered, the Dao Fire burning around him was forcibly suppressed back into his body, and he laughed loudly.
Star Dome Old Ancestor's cloudy eyes suddenly burst forth with terrifying brilliance, and he trembled as he stretched out his withered finger: “Look at the lintel of the Treasure Mansion!”
On the bronze lintel of the Chaos Treasure Mansion, the Taotie pattern was undergoing an astonishing transformation—the ferocious beast head gradually turned into a pattern of a Chaos vortex, with the scene of stars being born and dying faintly visible in the center of the vortex.
“Ninth-rank Grotto-Heaven… It really is a Ninth-rank Grotto-Heaven Supreme Treasure!” Profound Fiend Demon God's voice carried an undisguised tremor: “Since the great catastrophe of ancient times, no Chaos-attributed Ninth-rank Supreme Treasure has ever appeared!”
“Yes! The Chaotic Great Dao has always been incompatible with Heaven and Earth.
This world probably cannot accommodate Fellow Daoist Li!” Faceless Demon God's figure flickered between light and dark, suddenly revealing his form, and sighed with emotion.
Just as the strong experts were shocked, the Chaos Treasure Mansion suddenly burst out with a Daoist roar that shook the Universe.
The entire mansion began to virtualize and reorganize, its ancient bronze surface peeling away, replaced by a magnificent palace condensed from pure Chaos Qi.
Around the palace, the scene of thousands of Small Worlds being born and dying was faintly visible.
The Azure Emperor's body surged with green light, and for the first time, this ancient Immortal Emperor's eyes showed shock: “Using the Weird Tree as nourishment, and the entire Star Domain as a furnace, Li Mu actually pushed the Chaos Treasure Mansion to such a Realm!”
“Boom—!!!”
With the last earth-shattering roar, the Chaos Treasure Mansion finally completed its transformation.
A supreme palace shrouded in Chaos Qi floated in the Void Realm, the Taotie pattern on its palace gate had completely transformed into a Chaos vortex, and each rotation caused the surrounding space to twist and deform.
At this moment, all the strong experts clearly felt—in this Heaven and Earth, a supreme existence with will had appeared.
That was a terrifying power that transcended all living beings and was enough to suppress an era!
Blood Hell Demon God's blood-red eyes reflected that Chaos palace, and this notorious ancient Demon God, at this moment, unconsciously lowered his head.
When the supreme pressure of that Ninth-rank Grotto-Heaven Supreme Treasure—the Chaos Treasure Mansion—swept across the Star Domain like a tangible force, freezing time and space, pressing down on the Demon Gods and Ultimate Realm experts, causing their minds to waver and instinctively generate reverence, the tightly closed Chaos vortex door at the core of the magnificent palace, shrouded in Chaos Qi currents and with stars being born and dying, silently slid open inwards.
There was no earth-shattering momentum, only a deep, restrained Chaos aura flowing out.
A figure, slowly stepped out from within.
He was dressed in a simple grayish-green Daoist robe, his figure was not tall, even appearing a bit slender.
A hundred Years of solitude had not left obvious marks on his face, but those deep eyes seemed to contain the rise and fall of billions of Years of Starry Sky and the changes of Chaos, as calm as an ancient well, yet containing a sharpness capable of piercing through illusion.
It was Li Mu!
The moment Li Mu appeared, the Chaos Treasure Mansion, which had just completed its advancement and was radiating a terrifying power that suppressed all Heavens and myriad worlds, let out a low hum, as if with intimacy and submission.
Immediately after, under the disbelieving gaze of the strong experts, the magnificent palace of the Chaos Treasure Mansion, which enveloped the Starry Sky and evolved myriad worlds, rapidly shrunk, like a dream bubble, transforming into the purest, most Origin Chaos Qi current, like a tired bird returning to its nest, obediently submerging into Li Mu's glabella!
“Hiss—!”
Several gasps of cold air rang out almost simultaneously. Whether it was the Soul Devouring Demon God with monstrous flames or the Immortal Venerable with profound Dao, their pupils contracted violently at this moment!
Effortless control!
Li Mu had so easily taken a Ninth-Grade Cave Heaven Supreme Treasure, which had just advanced, was at its Peak power, and was enough to trigger a tide of Heaven and Earth Origin, into his body.
What did this mean? It meant that Li Mu had not only completely refined and controlled the Chaos Treasure Mansion, but it also meant that his Dao Body and Primordial Spirit were already powerful enough to bear the Origin of a Ninth-Grade Supreme Treasure without suffering a backlash!
The greed in Blood Hell Demon God’s blood-colored eyes was instantly covered by a layer of deep apprehension, and the surging Blood Hell under his feet even solidified.
The eerie flames in Bone Emperor Demon God’s eye sockets flickered wildly. He clearly felt that Li Mu’s aura at this moment was more than ten times stronger than during the great battle a hundred Years ago! It was a sense of crushing dominance on a life-level!
“Fellow Daoist Li! You… you succeeded!” Celestial Venerable Fentian looked at Li Mu and asked excitedly.
“The unity of man and treasure… the Great Dao is within reach!” Grand Profound Sword Revered looked at Li Mu with a complex expression. His sharp Sword Intent receded, replaced by a deep admiration.
“Fellow Daoist Li, congratulations on achieving the Dao!”
Star Dome Old Ancestor stroked his beard repeatedly, smilingly looked at Li Mu, and congratulated him.
Mind Clarity Holy Monk clasped his hands together and softly chanted a Buddhist name: “Amitabha! Li Shi Zhu has immeasurable Karma!”
“Thank you, everyone! If not for Fellow Daoists’ self-sacrificing bait, that Weird Dao Will would not have fallen into the trap so easily! It also completed me!” Li Mu smiled slightly, thanking them gratefully.
“Fellow Daoist Li is joking. If you hadn’t acted in time, we would have probably fallen to this fiend long ago!”
“Indeed, Fellow Daoist Yan Xiao was too confident and perished due to the weird poison!”
…
All the Demon Gods and Ultimate Realm experts chimed in, laughing and agreeing. Now, Li Mu was already on equal footing with them, even surpassing many, and their attitude towards him had undergone a drastic change.
“Fellow Daoists are too polite.” Li Mu smiled slightly, then changed the subject and said directly: “This refinement of the Weird Dao Will in the Treasure Mansion is only a very tiny part.”
He paused, seeing everyone’s eyes fixed on him, Li Mu continued: “Even the Weird Dao Will that invaded the Demon Abyss is not the mother body of this thing; it is also one of its split main bodies. The Great Tribulation of the Three Realms has not ended!”
“Fellow Daoist Li, aren’t you exaggerating! The Demon Abyss Channel isn’t sealed by the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation, is it? The Immortal Spirit Realm and Spirit Realm should be safe!” Eternal Night Demon God said in disbelief.
“Is Fellow Daoist Li’s statement true?!”
The Blood Hell under Blood Hell Demon God’s feet exploded, and dark golden demonic blood splattered into the Void Realm like a downpour. This notorious ancient Demon God’s blood-colored eyes actually showed a rare hint of alarm at this moment.
“One of its split main bodies?” Bone Emperor Demon God’s skeletal body creaked, the eerie flames flickering violently, and his empty eye sockets turned towards the Demon Abyss direction, his voice carrying an unprecedented solemnity: “What about the weird mist that invaded the Demon Abyss?”
“Yes, it’s just one of its sub-bodies,”
Li Mu’s voice was not loud, carrying a profound and heavy quality that seemed to penetrate the essence of all things, “The boundless Three Realms in everyone’s eyes—the Immortal Spirit Realm, the Spirit Realm, and the Demon Abyss—are, in front of the true ‘It,’ merely a few about-to-wither leaves at the end of a tiny branch of a ‘World Tree’.”
“Buzz—!”
It was as if an invisible thunderclap exploded in the Sea of Consciousness of every expert!
World Tree!
Leaves at the end of a branch?!
The terrifying information contained in Li Mu’s words was far more thorough and paradigm-shifting than the impact brought by the Chaos Treasure Mansion’s advancement to Ninth-Grade!
“Wh-… what?!” The shadowy aura surrounding Eternal Night Demon God instantly solidified, revealing his majestic demonic true form, which swayed slightly, as if his Foundation was unstable. His Eternal Night Domain, capable of devouring light, also seemed to dim for a moment due to this subversive realization.
“World Tree? Branches? Leaves?” The eerie flames in Bone Emperor Demon God’s eye sockets almost gushed out, and his skeletal body emitted unbearable grinding sounds.
Bone Emperor Demon God subconsciously looked towards the deep Universe Void Realm. That gaze was no longer the sharp penetration of space, but rather filled with bewilderment and exploration, as if he was truly “seeing” this Starry Sky, where he had lived for endless Years, for the first time.
The Blood Hell under Blood Hell Demon God’s feet completely lost its ferocity and became utterly still. Dark golden demonic patterns twisted on his ferocious face, and his blood-colored eyes contracted violently. What was reflected in them was no longer Li Mu’s figure, but a boundless, despair-inducing scene of a dark forest. He murmured: “The Demon Abyss… is just… a leaf?”
Celestial Venerable Fentian’s smile completely froze, his tall figure slightly hunched. His eyes were no longer filled with joy, but with unfathomable solemnity and a hint of… fear. He asked dryly: “Fellow Daoist Li… what… does this mean?”
Mind Clarity Holy Monk clasped his hands together and softly chanted a Buddhist name, exclaiming: “Amitabha… A grain of sand, a World; a leaf, a Bodhi… So, we are merely dust motes clinging to a giant tree… Is this Weird Dao a tumor parasitizing the entire divine tree?”
Soul Devouring Demon God’s illusory face fluctuated violently, and his voice was sharp: “Impossible! We have traversed the Three Realms, with endless Lifespan, how could we be just a leaf? Li Mu! Have you been corrupted by the Weird Dao Will, and are you trying to scare us here?”
“A hundred Years of refining, not control, but insight.” Li Mu’s voice carried a peculiar rhythm, as if expounding on the ultimate truth of Heaven and Earth. He introduced: “The essence of the Weird Dao Will is not simply destruction and Chaos. It is a… corrosive ‘order’. Its root is an unimaginably vast mother body rooted in the endless Chaos Void Realm. Its roots penetrate countless branches and veins of the ‘World Tree’; its will, like an invisible plague, spreads in the shadow of the canopy.”
As soon as his voice fell, Li Mu condensed a spiritual map formed by Chaos True Essence in his hand, which silently evolved into an extremely tiny but clearly structured phantom—its main trunk reached through Heaven and Earth, making it impossible to see its full extent; its main branches spread out like a Milky Way belt;
And at the ends of the smaller branches, countless dust-like specks of light were dotted. One of these specks of light was entangled and corroded by a wisp of greyish-black mist with an ominous aura, which was precisely the location of the Three Realms.
“This is just the tip of ‘Its’ iceberg.” Li Mu’s voice was low as he explained: “The Weird Tree we are fighting against is merely the manifestation of a tiny root tip that the mother body extended into this ‘leaf’; the sealing of the Demon Abyss Channel is like severing the last tip of this root that extended into this leaf.”
He paused, then Li Mu continued: “However, this leaf itself has already been infected by the corrosive poison, and the mother body… is still devouring more ‘Worlds’ on the main trunk and larger branches of the tree.”
The image shattered, and Chaos Qi flowed again at his fingertips.
Dead silence.
Absolute dead silence enveloped the entire Star Domain!
The Demon Gods and Ultimate Realm experts looked at each other, unable to accept this truth for a moment. (End of Chapter)
