Chapter 324

Hmph, making a fuss over nothing.

The Nine Nether Immortal King gave a cold snort, and the emerald ghost fire flared violently: "The origin of this world is exhausted, its laws collapsed. In such an extreme environment, it's only natural for twisted, deformed aggregations of resentment—or corrupt mutant power—to arise."

Not bad.

The Blazing Heaven Immortal King, unconvinced, waved his hand,

"'Just a mere mutant force capable of corrupting a supreme being. This Blood Moon Netherworld has already become a dead land; no matter how strange that force is, it can't stir up any waves.'"

The Heaven Halberd Immortal King couldn't even be bothered to glance at that commander again, his gaze fixed forever on the depths of the starry sky—the direction of the Immortal Realm.

"'Since the overall situation is settled, let the subordinates handle these trivial details.'"

He turned his head to look at the kneeling True Immortal commander and coldly issued the order: "Pass the command down; let the army's formation masters set up the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Sealing Demon Great Array above the Burial God Abyss, sealing that strange force together with the entire abyss. Don't let this filthy thing taint the spoils we bring back to the Immortal Realm."

"'Subordinate obeys!'"

Although the commander still felt uneasy in his heart, under the pressure of the five Jue Dian Immortal Kings he could only respectfully accept the order and retreat.

The five Jue Dian Immortal Kings turned around, no longer paying attention to the planet below that had become a purgatory.

In their eyes, this planet had lost all value; its sole purpose was to serve as a stepping stone for their promotion and ennoblement, elevating them to magnates.

"'Set sail! Return to the Immortal Realm!'"

Accompanied by a command from the Heaven Halberd Immortal King, the million-zhang-long white bone warship let out a roar that shook the Milky Way.

Vast spatial patterns lit up before the warship, forcibly tearing the cosmic barrier and constructing a cross-boundary passage to the Immortal Realm.

The warship, carrying the world, slowly entered the passage and vanished into the boundless starry sky.

Only the shattered eleventh earth remained, silently bleeding in the cold, lonely universe.

And at the bottom of the Burial God Abyss, deep within that planet...

The gray-black aura described by the Immortal Realm commanders as rotting sludge did not cease spreading despite the descent of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Sealing Demon Great Array.

On the contrary, after sensing the withdrawal of the exalted Immortal King power belonging to the Immortal Realm's great army,

that gray-black aura seemed to come alive, beginning to proliferate at an extremely greedy and bizarre speed.

It silently eroded the foundation of the Sealing Demon Great Array.

If Gu Yuan or Gu Cangsheng were here, they would instantly recognize the origin of that aura.

That is absolutely not a mutant resentment born from a native world's death throes.

It is pure, disgusting…… Extinction Source Power!

In the deepest part of the gray-black aura, a faceless, blurry face vaguely emerged.

That face twisted silently in the darkness, as if mocking the arrogance and ignorance of the five Jue Dian Immortal Kings of the Immortal Realm.

"'Foolish…… Immortal Realm……'"

A faint yet infinitely malicious mental ripple echoed at the bottom of the Burial God Abyss.

"'However…… I've finally managed to get in……'"

"'Although many Immortal Kings have died……'"

"'But for the lord's plan…… these are all worthwhile……'"

"'Wait…… wait until we enter the Immortal Realm…… then we can…… directly take root and sprout in your hearts……'"

Darkness once again flooded the abyss.

And that white bone warship, laden with glory and spoils, was unknowingly carrying the eleventh earth, which hid a deadly poison, toward the lofty Immortal Realm.

……

Gu Yuan sat in a rattan chair in the purple bamboo grove, his pot of enlightenment tea already steeped three times.

The evolution of his inner world had stabilized, and his cultivation as a Fourteenth Realm Quasi-Saint was thoroughly consolidated.

He withdrew his divine sense from his dantian and tapped the arm of the chair.

"'Xiao Ai, pull up the vacation panel.'"

Before his retina, a semi-transparent blue light curtain popped up.

On the list scrolled several selectable world coordinates.

Gu Yuan's gaze swept over those options, his brow slightly furrowed. He reached out and tapped the edge of the light curtain, his tone calm: 'I recall that before my seclusion, you pushed a blind box list that included a Blood Moon Netherworld, didn't you? Why is it gone?'

The system's mechanical voice stuttered for two seconds.

【Background data retrieval…… retrieval complete. Target world signal source lost, automatically removed from the available list.】

"'Signal source lost?' Gu Yuan lifted his tea cup, blew away the foam, 'A complete top-tier great world, connected to the Heavenly Dao and all living beings—just saying it's gone makes it gone? Isn't your system's radar due for maintenance?'"

【This system's radar is operating normally! The birth and death of myriad worlds is impermanent; world coordinates can shift or vanish due to void storms, higher-dimensional interference, etc. —a reasonable phenomenon. Please select a currently available world, Host.】

Gu Yuan took a sip of tea, pondering, but did not press the system further.

This system hides far deeper than I know.

"'Fine, if it's gone, it's gone.' Gu Yuan's fingertip slid across the light curtain, stopping at a name: 'Just this one, the Great Yin Divine Dynasty.'"

The information on the light curtain expanded accordingly.

【World Type: Qi Luck Divine Path (Ultimate Dao Dynasty)】

【World Name: Great Yin Divine Dynasty】

【World Background: This realm has no cultivation sects. The Heavenly Dao's law is the bureaucratic path. Cultivators cannot absorb heavenly and earthly spiritual qi; they must enter officialdom via the imperial examinations. By relying on official rank, they mobilize the dynasty's qi luck and the power of heaven and earth. The royal family monopolizes the world's qi luck; a single word from an officer can suppress great demons. In the dynasty's decline, the qi luck golden dragon develops black spots, and regional fiefdoms split off.】

Gu Yuan read this description and became interested.

The Heavenly Pivot Source Realm is a capitalist conglomerate monopolizing spiritual qi, pursuing mechanical ascension.

This Great Yin Divine Dynasty changed the pattern, using imperial authority and bureaucratic systems to monopolize the Heavenly Dao.

They don't cultivate spiritual power, only official rank—turning cultivation into a civil service exam.

Interestingly, this system's lockdown of the lower classes is even more thorough than that of the Heavenly Pivot Source Realm.

At least conglomerates still sell inferior crystal cores; the Great Yin Divine Dynasty directly welded shut the ascent path on the examination grounds.

【Ding! Detected that the host has selected the Great Yin Divine Dynasty, related vacation mission has been generated!】

【Mainline Mission One: Have one's name on the golden list, pass the imperial examination, obtain an official position in the Great Yin Divine Dynasty (minimum seventh rank).】

【Reward: One World Tree fruit (consuming it directly brings complete comprehension of one of the Three Thousand Great Dao).】

【Mainline Mission Two: Uncover the truth behind the fortune's black spot, and ferret out the hidden hand that is devouring the foundations of the Divine Dynasty.】

【Reward: Incomplete version of the Primeval Human Emperor's Seal.】

【Ultimate Mission: Sever the monopoly of imperial authority and fortune, reshape the Great Yin Heavenly Dao, let great power return to all beings, and usher in the era of universal cultivation.】

【Reward: A strand of the primordial source of the mother qi of heaven and earth!】