Chapter 109: Heavenly Demon River, Old Ancestor, please go to your death

The end of the Nine-Colored Shikong Great Dao is obviously far away, yet now you see it so clearly.

You saw someone you haven't seen in a long time.

Someone who has long passed away.

"Is this an illusion? How could Xiao Ya Huan appear here?"

At the end of the Nine-Colored Shikong Great Dao, Xiao Ya Huan waves at you; her aura pulls you, making you urgently want to rush over.

Just as you were about to move, a voice exploded in your sea of consciousness,

"Lin Chuan! Wake up!"

You suddenly woke up; when you looked ahead again, Xiao Ya Huan was gone, but the pull from the unseen still hadn't faded.

Yang Zu gazed at you and asked in a low voice, "Lin Chuan, what did you just see?"

After a moment's thought, you replied, "An old acquaintance; she waits for me at the end of the Nine-Colored Shikong Great Dao."

Ye Xue gave a self‑mocking smile, "So‑called old acquaintance—could it be the child's mother you've never met?"

Lin Chuan remained silent; some things simply can't be hidden from Ye Xue.

Looking back, when he and Ye Xue fell in love while transforming to mortal, he hadn't realized that a grave had already been buried deep in his heart.

At the time he didn't notice; only upon seeing Xiao Ya Huan's self‑burial did he suddenly realize she had long become an inseparable part of him.

Fortunately Ye Xue didn't get angry; she just complained a sentence and then said no more.

Yang Zu gazed toward the end of the Nine-Colored Great Dao, lost in thought.

After a long while, Yang Zu said solemnly, "What you saw is likely not an old acquaintance, but an illusion created by the Chaos Immortal Treasure."

Your heart jolted, "An illusion from the Chaos Immortal Treasure? Why am I the only one who can sense it?"

Yang Zu smiled, "Nothing special—you are fated with the Chaos Immortal Treasure."

At this moment, the two little figures in your mind appeared again.

The little figure bathed in holy light said:

"Hurry go, she's waiting there for you; don't forget your promise to her—you said you'd give her a true mortal world!"

The little figure shrouded in purple mist said:

"She has passed away; everything is empty—don't forget your original intention, you must become the strongest Heavenly Demon!"

The two little figures always point in opposite directions.

But no matter which side you choose to believe, you must first obtain the Chaos Immortal Treasure.

"Yang Zu, please act as my Dharma protector."

You are determined to break through to the Supreme Powerhouse realm here.

"Good!" Yang Zu nodded, waved his hand to set up a seal, and acted as your Dharma protector.

Because of your sudden breakthrough, the team temporarily stays here.

The other pioneers on the Nine-Colored Shikong Great Dao continue forward.

Time passes.

In this special time‑space, you successfully crossed the chasm between the Legend Four Realms and the Supreme Powerhouse, finally entering the ranks of the Supreme Powerhouse.

"Congratulations, Lin Chuan."

Yang Zu congratulates you.

You clasped your hands and said, "Thank you, Yang Zu, for protecting me; sorry for delaying everyone's time."

Everyone replied, "Sharpening the knife does not delay the woodcutter; Lin Chuan, your early breakthrough is a good thing for our team."

Ye Xue laughed, "Looks like I need to work harder too."

Ever since you met, Ye Xue has always kept pace with you; now that you have entered the Supreme Powerhouse a step ahead of her, it will surely deal a small blow to her pride.

Even though you are husband and wife, you will still secretly compete in cultivation.

You continue forward along the Nine-Colored Shikong Great Dao.

Having broken into the Supreme Powerhouse ranks, according to the former realm divisions you are now a Heavenly Demon, having achieved what you once considered your strongest feat.

Yet your inner self experiences little turbulence.

After entering this realm, you instead feel even more insignificant.

Before other beings you are a lofty god on the mountain peak, but when you stand on that peak you truly feel the oppression from heaven.

As you press on, your perception grows ever clearer.

In a daze, you seemed to see Xiao Ya Huan's silhouette again.

You shook your head, striving to see more clearly—it was not Xiao Ya Huan, but a mirror.

"Chaos Immortal Treasure!"

You can be certain—it is one of the nine great Chaos Immortal Treasures that form the foundation of the New World.

"Why does the Chaos Immortal Treasure resonate with me?"

Logically, Yang Zu should be more qualified to receive the Chaos Immortal Treasure's acknowledgment.

You faintly guessed what it might be.

Perhaps it has to do with the Celestial Firmament Divine Light contained within you.

The Celestial Firmament Divine Light is the power of the Heavenly Dao of the Blood‑Painted Star Domain from the old era; you were chosen by it, and each time you use its power you feel a sense of world‑weariness.

Perhaps you are merely a temporary worker chosen by the Heavenly Dao.

After entering the Supreme Powerhouse ranks, your understanding of the power of the two little figures in your mind deepens.

The little figure bathed in holy light is the power of the Heavenly Dao; whenever you gain his power, you enter the corresponding state.

In that state, your gaze toward beings becomes extremely indifferent, despising everything they do with strong purpose.

Because in your eyes, or rather in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, all beings are equal.

Whether powerful cultivators or weak mortals, both are needed to maintain the balance of heaven and earth.

Accordingly, in that state you will accumulate many negative emotions, which are absorbed by another little figure shrouded in purple mist.

The purple little figure is the embodiment of extreme self-desire, while the equality of all beings under the Heavenly Dao represents the opposite extreme.

After entering that state, you will not think rationally; you will be governed by one of the seven emotions and six desires.

So far, your strongest desires are only two.

First, become strong! Become strong by any means!

Second, give Xiao Ya Huan a true mortal life.

Xiao Ya Huan's wish carved before her grave makes you unable to forget.

She once said: "I hope in the next life immortals and mortals are distinct; waiting without result is truly painful."

Xiao Ya Huan has already become your obsession.

As the distance to the Chaos Immortal Treasure draws nearer, teams constantly clash, and the great war erupts once again.

Those supreme powerhouses who know they have no hope of advancing further launch attacks on other teams.

They have stood on the mountaintop for too long, unable to see others off into the clouds, surpassing themselves.

They would rather drag all cultivators down the mountain to watch together beneath the clouds.

Your ancestor, Xue Tianmo, is also among them.

You can clearly feel that Xue Tianmo has reached his limit; moving forward would only bring death and the loss of his Dao, and the Chaos Immortal Treasure is ultimately not destined for him.

Xue Tianmo cannot accept this result and roars at you:

"Xue Mo Chuan, my descendant, you are merely the fruit I cultivated; I should have been the one to harvest you."

You look at him, standing arrogantly.

"Tianmo Chuan, please have the ancestor go to death!"