Chapter 389: Great Terror, Great Freedom

The spatial ripples produced by the collision between the Mother God and the power of the Avatar of the Lord of Flesh and Blood.

Echoed throughout this vast and boundless Shikong Haiyu.

The number of Small Worlds affected reached tens of thousands.

The World Consciousness of every world was frantically sounding alarms, causing the local prodigies to be shocked and pale; most were at a loss, able only to silently await the judgment of fate.

It appeared that the appearance of the Avatar of the Lord of Flesh and Blood had caused the Dark Catastrophe of the Mother God's awakening to affect a wider range.

But in reality.

Because the subconscious instinct focused more attention on the Avatar of the Lord of Flesh and Blood.

The Dark Catastrophe stirred up by the Mother God's awakening this time.

The area that would truly be devoured had actually shrunk by one-third compared to the beginning.

Of course, very few powerful outsiders could see this.

And those few powerful ones, even if they saw through it, had no mood to publicize it.

After all, in their eyes, neither the Mother God nor the Avatar of the Lord of Flesh and Blood were good things.

It was better to manifest miracles in places not affected and win over people's hearts, which was more cost-effective.

"So the Abyss really does exist."

"I used to think the Abyss was just an alternative manifestation of some Dark Catastrophe, recorded after being exaggerated by those who didn't understand."

Half a stick of incense after the Avatar of the Lord of Flesh and Blood appeared.

A stream of light flew over, stopping just outside the affected area.

Then, from within a cluster of starlight, several Daoists with the bearing of Immortals stepped out.

These Daoists stared with bright, piercing eyes at the multicolored darkness ahead, as well as the blood-red color that surfaced from time to time within the darkness, clicking their tongues in wonder.

They could feel the danger within, but such intelligence was truly too rare.

It made them feel that no matter how they thought about it, they could not miss it.

After all, regarding intelligence involving the Dark Catastrophe of the Mother God, their sects with long histories at least still retained a few records.

They had also studied the habits of the Mother God and gained something.

But as for the Abyss...

In the current Shikong Haiyu, or specifically in this Shikong Haiyu named North King Time Domain.

The Abyss only had a few scattered words in ancient records.

Beyond that, even the great sects with a heritage of over one hundred thousand years had never recorded an encounter with the Abyss.

So much so that now, many Cultivators remained skeptical about the rumors of the Abyss, which could rival or even exceed the Dark Catastrophe in overall terror.

However, at this very moment.

Even if they had never seen it.

As long as they perceived a trace of the aura fluctuations of the Avatar of the Lord of Flesh and Blood.

Any Cultivator who had cultivated a Primordial Spirit would suddenly realize that this was a monster from the Abyss!

They also hurriedly retrieved relevant records from the piles of old papers.

And once again, from those few words, they felt the terrifying disaster that the Abyss would bring to the world once it began to invade.

"Junior brothers, open the Dharma Array and focus on recording the Abyss monster."

"Do not underestimate the opponent."

"The Dark Catastrophe is like a beast ready to hibernate at any time; once it is full and satisfied, it will hibernate again and no longer disturb our world."

"But the Abyss is a place where greed has no end."

"They will not stop until they drag all the worlds in the time and space they can see into the Abyss."

"Therefore, if the North King Time Domain truly encounters an Abyss invasion."

"Either our Shikong Haiyu will be wiped out."

"Or we will pay a heavy price to drive them back to the Abyss."

The junior brothers setting up the array outside the starlight all revealed bitter smiles upon hearing this.

Neither of these two choices looked very good.

If possible, they would rather hope that the appearance of the Abyss monster this time was just an accident.

The future could still remain as it was, allowing them to continue slacking off and cultivating under the protection of the great sect.

"Eh?"

After the Array was set up, Xingxuanzi, who was presiding over the great array, immediately discovered the nine-headed lion running and the Avatar of Su Ping, who seemed to be scared silly and stayed motionless in place.

After taking a look at the cultivation of the Avatar of Su Ping.

Xingxuanzi stopped paying attention to this Daoist and turned to look at the center of the battlefield where a fierce battle was taking place.

Hum!

The moment he came into contact with the Avatar of the Lord of Flesh and Blood, Xingxuanzi felt the protective Jade Pendant bestowed by his master burst into sound.

After a muffled groan, Xingxuanzi took out the Jade Pendant and immediately saw that this Fish Pattern Jade Pendant was covered in cracks.

"What a terrifying soul curse!"

"Are all Abyss monsters this perverted?"

"Clearly, it should still be in the Harmony Realm."

"Why does it feel like even a Great Vehicle Great Ability would be in danger if they encountered it?"

"This feeling is truly terrible."

Xingxuanzi became increasingly uneasy; on one hand, he pinched a seal to stabilize his mind, and on the other, he urgently reported to his master.

At the same time, he suppressed his curiosity and did not look at the specific image of the Lord of Flesh and Blood observed by the great array.

"Junior brothers, be extra careful; you must guard your minds and not be tempted by external demons."

"I have a bad premonition; the Abyss monsters are skilled in the fields of Divine Soul and the mind. If we are the slightest bit careless, there is a possibility of falling into a trap."

Xingxuanzi had just finished his warning.

Suddenly!

Accompanied by a shriek filled with rage that even they, the observers positioned on the edge, could hear.

In their minds, a giant ball of flesh and blood suddenly appeared, instantly spreading out tens of thousands of kilometers of red light, breaking out from the wrapping of the Mother God's dark fish-light tongue.

And in an instant, after that ball of flesh and blood writhed, it grew blood-colored eyes of all sizes.

Wherever these eyes scanned.

Whether it was that multicolored darkness or the tongues formed of light.

They were instantly covered in a layer of red.

And these red areas also writhed, sprouting eyes of all sizes, spreading the Flesh and Blood Curse.

Sounds of praise began to echo around the Mother God's exit.

Xingxuanzi heard the sounds of praise and was immediately startled, thinking he had been struck.

Only after he took a step back did he discover that he seemed perfectly normal.

This was the restriction of the Abyss Challenge on the Lord of Flesh and Blood.

If there were no restrictions.

Even if it were just an avatar, this outburst from the Lord of Flesh and Blood's avatar.

Would be enough to infect all the body parts of the Mother God appearing in the Shikong Haiyu with the Flesh and Blood Curse.

Thereby changing the previous disadvantage and reversing the offensive and defensive situation!

Unfortunately... the system restricted this outburst.

After exceeding a certain distance.

The Flesh and Blood Curse abruptly dissipated, no longer posing a danger to all things.

Of course, what was invalidated was only the power itself.

The knowledge spread was not included in this, and it still possessed terrifying corrupting power.

Especially this time, the corruption from the Lord of Flesh and Blood's avatar was far beyond what Su Ping had summoned before.

After the outburst lost its momentum, in just two or three breaths.

The Mother God's darkness swept back over, once again covering the Lord of Flesh and Blood's avatar.

The Lord of Flesh and Blood's avatar, having exhausted its outburst, could no longer resist; it soon stopped struggling and was wrapped by the light tongue, then sent into the Mother God's body.

Following that, the part of the Mother God that could be observed began to writhe.

As its massive body swayed, spatial ripples rippled out in circles like water waves.

Then, accompanied by a blinding halo appearing in the darkness.

The space in all directions began to collapse, rapidly shrinking and shrinking, then being sucked into the Mother God's body.

At this moment, at least five Small Thousand Worlds and countless Small Worlds hidden in the whirlpools and light clusters throughout the Shikong Haiyu were swallowed into the Mother God's Dark Void.

Becoming nourishment for her to cultivate a new batch of Evil God children and Evil Spirits.

The Nine-Headed Lion had already fled with all its might.

It believed it had already done its absolute best.

Even because its speed was fast enough, the Flesh and Blood Curse had not been able to catch up to its pace.

However, as the Mother God opened her mouth to inhale and exhale.

The Nine-Headed Lion suddenly discovered that the space in front of it had suddenly twisted and blurred.

And then.

It abruptly stopped its steps.

It stared blankly at the familiar Dark Void before it.

Its nine heads all tilted up at a forty-five-degree angle, shedding tears of unwillingness...

In the next breath.

The Nine-Headed Lion was swept away by a mass of multicolored darkness and was completely digested during the flight.

As a child of an Evil God, once it returned to the Mother God's body.

Facing the awakened consciousness of the Mother God.

The Nine-Headed Lion had no power to resist and could only watch helplessly as it was digested and swallowed.

The Mother God ravaged the edge of the Shikong Haiyu.

Xingxuanzi watched the Mother God's body, which had closed that ray of light after taking a bite, begin to slowly sink and disappear.

He observed the great array and felt slightly happy:

"This time, no Great World was swallowed; it can be called the smallest loss since the Dark Catastrophe was recorded!"

"The sect will surely celebrate this!"

"Junior brothers have worked diligently this time; upon returning, everyone shall be rewarded."

Xingxuanzi offered some encouragement and put away the Array Disk.

But he suddenly noticed that among the few junior brothers who followed, two had blood-colored light flashing in their eyes.

This reminded him of the Abyss he had seen earlier.

However, Xingxuanzi remained calm and led the junior brothers into the starlight.

After taking the sect's Artifact, the Flying Star Shuttle, back to the sect's stronghold.

Only then did he report to the sect and carry out a righteous execution of his junior brothers!

When it involved the Abyss, even the Heavenly Star Sect, which had a foundation of one hundred thousand years and was the sect where Xingxuanzi resided, treated it with extreme importance.

Then, following their research.

The high-level members of the Heavenly Star Sect saw the Flesh and Blood Great Dao method left behind by the Avatar of the Lord of Flesh and Blood.

They also learned that those few junior brothers had abnormalities precisely because they could not resist and had peeked at the relevant Great Dao method.

And from then on, they could never forget that Flesh and Blood Great Dao.

Xingxuanzi and his master suggested sealing or even destroying all of these.

However, after a round of deliberation, the sect's high-level members ultimately carved out a Small World to house those who had been corrupted.

It seemed they intended to study the abilities of that Abyss monster by studying them.

This gave Xingxuanzi the urge that the sect's high-level members were playing with fire.

His master, however, vaguely understood some things.

That Flesh and Blood Great Dao... the temptation of actually being able to reach the Heavenly Immortal realm directly did not hold much attraction for the high-level members of the Heavenly Star Sect.

Dao Integration, Great Vehicle, and above the Great Vehicle is the Heavenly Immortal.

The Heavenly Star Sect was rooted in a Great World with an ancient True Immortal Cave Abode, so they did not lack cultivation techniques or resources.

The sect's techniques could likewise reach the Heavenly Immortal realm directly.

However, the hidden benefit that the Flesh and Blood Great Dao did not require one to be a Heavenly Immortal, and that only Small Success was needed to be Undying for tens of thousands of years.

That was a temptation not so easily resisted.

Although cultivating to become an Immortal could grant longevity, even for the Harmony Realm, which could barely call itself a human immortal, the lifespan was only around ten thousand years.

The Great Vehicle could indeed live for thirty or forty thousand years directly, and could continuously extend their lifespan by improving their cultivation.

But from ancient times to the present, even a major sect like the Heavenly Star Sect, which spanned dozens of Great Worlds and hundreds of Small Thousand Worlds.

Having gathered thousands of heaven-gifted talents into one.

How many Great Vehicles had they produced?

If one could truly borrow this opportunity to research a marvelous method for longevity below the Great Vehicle.

Naturally, none of the sect's high-level members would be willing to let it go.

…………

Three days after the Mother God swallowed the Shikong Haiyu and sank.

A Bronze Pot appeared abruptly in the original spot.

Then an Avatar flew out, carefully observed the surroundings, and confirmed that this was the Shikong Haiyu and not the Dark Void inside the Mother God.

The Avatar nodded in satisfaction and then returned to the Pot Heaven.

After a few breaths.

Su Ping's true self, having received the news, appeared in the outside world.

With a thought in his heart, the Sun Moon Star Chart flew out.

Poof!

The Biyuan World was released and returned to the great embrace of the Shikong Haiyu.

"Amitabha!"

Inside the Bronze High Tower, after the Biyuan World returned, Tian Rulai opened its eyes for the first time.

Following that, it appeared outside the Biyuan World bubble.

Looking around, it confirmed that this world had nothing to do with the Mother God.

Tian Rulai chanted the Buddha name at length.

Then, Buddha light bloomed from its body.

Without the environmental restrictions of the Mother God.

Having gained its freedom, the Buddha light on Tian Rulai's body became increasingly dazzling, and its Dharma Image transformed from the Supreme Golden Body into the Bright Light Ancient Buddha Dharma Image.

At the same time, the Buddha Kingdoms that had been gestating within its various avatars also merged with one another.

They transformed from Buddha Kingdoms into a Buddha Realm within its heart.

This allowed Tian Rulai to satisfy the key threshold for Dao Integration.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Tian Rulai stepped into the Fomen Harmony Realm and became a Golden Body Arhat.

Furthermore, the upper limit did not stop there.

But if it wanted to improve further, Tian Rulai could feel that it required itself to preach the Dao to the Great Thousand.

It had to make thousands of Buddha Realms and Buddha Kingdoms recognize the name of Tian Rulai.

Tian Rulai expressed its gratitude to Su Ping.

After leaving behind a Bright Light Great Freedom Buddha Venerable Avatar in the Bronze High Tower to guard it for Su Ping.

He resolutely decided to begin his subsequent path of cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, he left the Biyuan World and traversed the Shikong Haiyu with his physical body.

To seek the opportunity that belonged to him.

Su Ping watched Tian Rulai leave.

He also began to consider his own path ahead.

Without the threat from the Mother God.

Facing the vast and boundless Shikong Haiyu ahead.

It seemed that no matter where he went, it was full of freshness and unknown opportunities.

Su Ping smiled and simply took out the Fishing Compass that had already cooled down.

As he activated the Fishing Compass.

He felt the Compass transform into a white light, guiding him to the location of the nearest Fishing point.

Su Ping closed his eyes and saw, under the guidance of the Compass, that Fishing point hidden behind the water mist, looking just like an Immortal realm.

At this, a trace of joy appeared on Su Ping's face.

This Fishing point looked a bit like a Cave Heaven and Blessed Land, and he felt it should be able to give him a surprise.

As for the potential threat from other forces in the Shikong Haiyu.

Su Ping could be considered someone who had seen the big world, and if he truly encountered someone he could not defeat.

He could also completely retreat back into the Pot Heaven or even Water Blue Star.

Su Ping activated the Sun Moon Star Chart, which erupted with various kinds of divine light.

The Biyuan World suddenly accelerated violently, flying toward the distance in the direction guided by the Fishing Compass.

It was also at the same time that the Biyuan World was flying at high speed.

Major sects of the North King Time Domain, such as the Heavenly Star Sect and the Butian Sect, also successively sensed this anomaly through the contingencies they had left behind.

These contingencies were originally meant to prevent a potential Abyss invasion that might occur.

Yet, they allowed them to see the suddenly appearing Biyuan World.

However, having observed this fluctuation, they did not think it was caused by any spatial Artifact.

Because they quickly sensed the Dao Integration realm fluctuation of Tian Rulai.

It is well known that the Harmony Realm can contain a Small World within oneself.

Releasing a Small World to use as an Immortal Boat, while rare, is not unheard of.

They merely assumed that an outside Harmony Realm Cultivator had appeared, and made corresponding arrangements for it.