Chapter 238: A Moment When Destinies Intertwine

As the Sealing Art fell, the Flaming Sword Immortal and the Dream Sword Immortal also made their moves.

Two swords, like a long rainbow piercing the sun, like a dreamy illusion.

The attacks of the two great Sword Immortals split the gathered Black Mist again, and the Sealing Art landed on the separated Black Mist.

The Eight-armed Emperor clenched his hand.

"Done!"

You are overjoyed, seeing with your own eyes the Black Mist sealed into the Eight-armed Emperor's Divine Power.

But soon, another change appears.

After sealing part of the Black Mist, the Eight-armed Emperor's complexion turned extremely grim.

"It wants to backfire on me."

The sentence makes you and the All Immortals break out in cold sweat.

You recall the Ancient God corrupted by Black Mist, wondering if the Eight-armed Emperor will meet the same fate.

"I can no longer suppress more Black Mist!"

The Eight-armed Emperor dares not overextend, retracts all the Sealing Divine Power he had unleashed, sits in meditation on the spot, and confronts the sealed portion of Black Mist.

"Sangyu, Fox Empress, do you have a way to eradicate the Black Mist?"

The All Immortals place their hope in you and the Empress.

After all, you have experience fighting Black Mist.

"Let me think."

You ponder, recalling the past, and remember something.

The Ancient God was born from the combination of Black Mist and the soil that nurtures the Chaos Flower.

Although the Ancient God is restrained by Black Mist, it possesses free will; as long as it stays away from Black Mist, it is no different from an Ascendant.

In a sense, the portion of Black Mist that merged with the Chaos Flower soil can be considered completely dissipated, becoming a brand‑new substance.

So… can you now do the same?

Black Mist cannot be destroyed, but it can fuse with other substances and transform into a new form.

You convey the idea to the All Immortals.

This is currently the only viable method.

"But what can merge with Black Mist without being devoured?"

A new problem stands before you.

The Empress mused, "I have thought of a method that might work."

"Sangyu, do you still recall what Sword Spirit said, that during the final battle in the desperate realm, Chuan was almost swallowed; it was CloudHeart that guided the Collective Will of All Beings, helping Chuan become an Ascendant and escape the predicament."

"The Chaos Flower can also be nurtured by the fortune of the living beings."

"So… can we guide the power of the living beings to counter the Black Mist?"

This is a path you had never imagined.

In your subconscious, even Immortals cannot deal with Black Mist, let alone the countless living beings.

The Empress's words opened a new line of thought for you.

"We can try."

The nine powerful Immortal Realm masters from the Nine-Color World all think the Empress is right; the Black Mist is profoundly mysterious, and the power of the living beings is no different.

This is a disaster for the entire world; all living beings should contribute.

After some discussion, you decide to attempt guiding the power of the living beings to transform the Black Mist, first trying to convert the Black Mist sealed by the Eight-armed Emperor.

If successful, this method can gradually dismantle the Black Mist.

The Black Mist is gradually approaching, leaving little time for your attempt.

For safety, the Nine Immortals dare not rashly bring the Black Mist into the Star Realm and the Mundane World, the two great Living World realms, and instead open a passage between the JiuseShenjie and the two great Living World realms.

They expand the JiuseShenjie so that this realm can accommodate living beings.

They do not conceal the Black Mist's invasion, announce the news to the living beings, and recruit volunteers to the JiuseShenjie to suppress the Black Mist with the power of the living beings.

A vast Grand Array is erected in the JiuseShenjie.

The Grand Array houses countless top‑tier marvels born at the dawn of heaven and earth.

This is your plan: use the power of the living beings to drive the Grand Array, then fuse it with the Black Mist and the marvels to create a new substance.

As for what will form, no one can tell.

In a short time, a massive number of volunteers poured into the JiuseShenjie, including many mortals, requesting cultivators to bring them.

They are full of hot blood, unafraid of life and death.

"Will it be useful?"

You and the Empress stand outside the realm, watching the scene inside the JiuseShenjie, feeling tense.

With the power of the living beings driving it, the Grand Array begins to operate.

Rumble—!

As the Grand Array runs, the power of the living beings surges into the sealed Black Mist, merging with those marvels and constantly changing.

Another long wait.

While you await the result, Tianhu Shizu among the Nine Immortals finds you and the Empress.

He says, "Daoist Friends, I heard you say earlier that you came here to seek a lifelong destiny?"

"Hmm." You nod lightly, not understanding what Tianhu Shizu intends.

Tianhu Shizu asks again, "I also heard you mention a name 'Chuan'; is Chuan the destiny you are seeking?"

You, pondering, retort, "Do you know Chuan?"

Since Lin Chuan's fate has returned to the Nine-Color Living World, it proves that he still has an unfinished destiny here.

Perhaps the one before you knows something.

Tianhu Shizu chuckled, "I know a cultivator named Lin Chuan, who fell long, long ago."

"I also don't know whether the Lin Chuan we speak of is the same one."

It's clear that Tianhu Shizu has a good relationship with Lin Chuan; otherwise he wouldn't have specifically asked you and the Empress.

You take out the Soul Lamp that Lin Chuan left behind; it still flickers with a faint light.

You ask, "Is it him?"

Tianhu Shizu's eyes suddenly brighten, and with excitement he says, "Yes! It really is Lin Chuan! My good brother Tianmo Chuan!"

You are startled, "Heavenly Demon… Lin Chuan?"

"Yes."

Tianhu Shizu says, "Tianmo Chuan is a legend of this world, but he bore too many Calamities, and in the end the Heavenly Dao erased all traces of him."

"Only a handful of living beings, including myself, still remember the name Tianmo Chuan."

"Even my becoming an Immortal is thanks to Lin Chuan's fortune."

Tianhu Shizu's words arouse curiosity in you and the Empress; it seems Lin Chuan is not welcomed in this world.

Even erased by the Heavenly Dao—what great Calamity did he commit to be intolerable to Heaven's Will?

Under your and the Empress's probing, Tianhu Shizu recounts many of Lin Chuan's stories to you.

As for Tianmo Chuan's rise, Tianhu Shizu does not know; they met after Lin Chuan took charge of the Heavenly Dao Divine Office.

Hearing that Tianmo Chuan fought the top demonic cultivators of the time and sacrificed an entire Star Domain's living beings, you are stunned.

"Is this still the Lin Chuan you know? It's far from what you imagined."

Your curiosity deepens.

What obsession drives the world‑destroying Tianmo Chuan? Must he return to this world? What fate does he still bear?