Chapter 180: Immortal King's Sword!

Refining an entire world, even if it's broken, is delicate work.

It's like letting an ant eat a pastry billions of times its size—not only must it eat, but also digest, and turn the pastry into its own muscle.

If it were anyone else, even a True Immortal, facing such a project would make their scalp go numb.

Because the nature of the world is exclusive.

To refine it, you must first shatter its rules, then rebuild them with your own.

But Gu Yuan is different.

He has a cheat device.

The chaos singularity inside his body is like a black-hole stomach with super acid—whatever you throw in, it can break down into the most primordial particles.

And the World Tree sapling is the best architect.

It not only stabilizes chaos, but also weaves those broken-down particles into an order that conforms to Gu Yuan's will.

At this moment, Gu Yuan's body has become the center of a massive vortex.

Vast amounts of matter and energy, through his domain, continuously pour into that chaos singularity.

"Burp..."

Gu Yuan couldn't help but let out a full burp.

That's not gas; it's just too much energy.

"This taste... is a bit mixed."

【17) He furrowed his brows.

He furrowed his brow.

The broken immortal realm, after all, is a ruin; it contains not only immortal Dao principles, but also the resentment, deathly qi, and killing qi left from the ancient war.

If these things are directly absorbed, it's easy to go berserk and fall into demonic cultivation.

"Myriad Dao Time Light Lamp, burn!"

Inside his dantian, that ancient oil lamp swayed gently.

The flame is small as a bean, yet it holds the tremendous power to incinerate all impurity throughout the myriad worlds.

All the inflowing energy, upon passing the flame, emits a sizzling sound, releases strands of black smoke, then becomes crystal clear and pure.

This is practically a super purifier!

Watching this, the Dharma Protector Gu Lin Tian beside him couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

"This kid... has far too many good things on him."

As his father, a grand True Immortal, watching his son's smooth, flowing maneuvers, he even feels a tinge of envy.

That lamp is clearly not mundane; it might even surpass the realm of Immortal King artifacts.

And that tree, that bone...

"It's just because he was born into our Gu family." Gu Lin Tian sighed inwardly, "If he were anywhere else, this kid would have long been sliced up for research."

"Clan head, look over there."

At that moment, Gu Zhan, who was in charge of outer perimeter guard, came running with an axe on his shoulder, pointing oddly into the distance.

Gu Lin Tian followed the direction of his finger and looked.

He saw that at the edge of Gu Yuan's domain, those originally extremely hard immortal gold veins were now flowing toward Gu Yuan like melting wax, soft and limp.

And the ancient trees and spiritual medicines that had grown for countless years were uprooted, lined up, and sent straight into Gu Yuan's mouth.

"This way of eating... isn't it a bit too ugly?" Gu Zhan scratched his head, speaking in a muffled tone, "I used to think I ate a lot, but compared to the young master, I'm just eating cat food."

Gu Lin Tian glared at him: "Stop the nonsense, go watch the void nodes. With such a commotion, we can't be sure nothing will be drawn in."

"Got it!"

Gu Zhan gave a hehe smile, shouldered his axe, and ran off again.

Time flew by rapidly in the refinement.

One day, two days, three days...

The entire broken immortal realm is shrinking at a visible speed.

The once vast and boundless land, its edges began to collapse, turning into chaotic currents.

Gu Yuan's body is like a bottomless pit; no matter how much you fill it, it never fills up.

And as the refinement proceeds, the chaos singularity within his body also begins to undergo earth-shaking changes.

Originally just a patch of gray misty chaos, now a clump of 'auspicious soil' only the size of a palm has appeared at its center.

That is real earth.

It is the foundation of the world.

The World Tree takes root upon this auspicious soil; originally having only a few leaves, it now sprouts new tender shoots.

Each new leaf bears a droplet of dew.

Within those dewdrops are reflected mountains and rivers, sun, moon, and stars.

One grain of sand, a world; one leaf, a bodhi.

This is no empty talk.

Gu Yuan can clearly feel that his power is undergoing a qualitative leap.

It is not merely a quantitative accumulation, but an elevation of dimension.

If before he was borrowing the power of heaven and earth, now he himself is a small heaven and earth!

"Not enough..."

Gu Yuan silently chanted in his heart.

This clump of auspicious soil is too small; it's still insufficient to support a true world.

He needs more!

Suck!

He suddenly increased the intensity of his devouring.

Boom—!

The core area of the shattered immortal realm, the ruins of that once magnificently glorious immortal palace, collapsed completely at this moment.

Countless bricks and tiles inscribed with immortal dao runes turned into a golden torrent, rushing into Gu Yuan's body.

Just then.

Gu Cangsheng, who had been resting with closed eyes, suddenly opened his eyes.

In his eyes, two divine lights like sharp swords pierced the heavens, gazing straight into the distant depths of the void.

They've come.

The old ancestor's voice was soft, yet it carried a chilling aura that made one's heart tremble.

Gu Lin Tian's body jolted, and he immediately became alert.

Gu Cangsheng curled the corner of his mouth into a cold smile, slowly rose to his feet, and brushed off nonexistent dust from his sleeves.

Immortal King.

……

Outside the Burial Emperor Star Domain.

Within the endless void turbulence.

A strange bridge constructed of flesh and bone spanned the two realms, exuding a nauseating stench.

That was the Stone Emperor's remnant body.

An ancient emperor who once ruled over all races has now become a stepping stone beneath others' feet.

Upon that bridge, a figure as black as ink stood with hands behind his back, walking upon the waves.

He walked very slowly; with each step he took, a black lotus would bloom beneath his foot, then immediately wither and fade.

Step by step, lotuses arise; step by step, destruction follows.

Li Hentian.

Three Thousand Dao Provinces, Master of the Sword Gate, Hate Heaven Immortal King.

He brought no vast armies, for to him, one person is a legion, a nightmare of all heavens and worlds.

What a rich world aura.

Li Hentian halted his steps, gazing through that thin world barrier at the world below undergoing drastic change.

His gaze pierced layer after layer of obstruction, landing directly on Gu Yuan, who was refining the world.

Interesting.

On Li Hentian's face, as cold as a ten-thousand-year iceberg, a hint of surprise appeared.

Mere ants, dare they dream of swallowing the heavens?

And that old fellow…

His gaze shifted to Gu Yuan's side, to the elder standing with hands behind his back, coldly observing him.

Their gazes collided in the void.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a silent annihilation.

The void turbulence spanning tens of thousands of li in between completely evaporated in that instant, becoming an absolute vacuum zone.

I've found you.

Li Hentian whispered softly.

Afterward, he slowly raised his right hand.

His index and middle fingers pressed together, forming a sword finger.

He lightly sliced at that world barrier.

Open.

Sizzle—!

Like the sound of a torn piece of cloth.

That world barrier, which had protected the Burial Emperor Star Domain for countless years, together with Gu Xuan Ce's laid "Heavenly Stars Binding Dragon Formation," became as fragile as paper under that finger.

A jet-black fissure stretching hundreds of millions of li spanned the starry sky.

The originally bright starry sky instantly dimmed.

All light was swallowed by that rift.

An indescribably terrifying sword intent poured down along the rift, instantly enveloping the entire Burial Emperor Star Domain.

Countless cultivators who were paying homage to the celestial court felt, at this moment, as if a cold blade were pressed against their necks.

Souls froze, thoughts stagnated.

That was… the Immortal King's sword!