Chapter 1289: My Attachment

In the depths of the demon abyss, consciousness rises and falls.

When Han Wuxian's hand, which contained the terrifying Returning to Void Power, pressed down, Yan Buji could clearly feel his "my Desire Path" cultivated for countless years being stripped, purified, devoured. The Dao Foundation shattered inch by inch, the demonic body fell apart, the pain that would cause ordinary cultivators' souls to scatter instead sparked a cold, eerie smile deep in his maddened consciousness.

"It's done…"

He did not truly resist. No, it should be said, he resisted just right. He unleashed Dao Corrosion demonic might enough to change heaven and earth, displayed hysterical madness and unwillingness, laying all remaining power, will, even the twisted ultimate "self" before Han Wuxian without reservation.

All of this was merely a meticulously arranged drama.

"Han Wuxian… you indeed have walked this path… encompassing all Dao, wielding Silence Extinction… even touching the legendary 'Infinity'…" The lingering thought whispered at the brink of extinction, with a near‑appreciative cruelty, "Your Dao is too perfect, too grand, too eager to contain everything… and this is your only, and greatest, flaw!"

His "my Desire Path" was not merely passively awaiting purification. In the process that seemed to be crushed by the Returning to Void Power and embraced by the Infinite Law, he had already actively and cleverly merged his core, most essential strand of "my attachment"—not a power but a pure "Existence concept"—like the tiniest virus, the most hidden imprint, into the newborn, all‑encompassing "Infinity" singularity of Han Wuxian's Infinite Law.

This is not a usurpation, nor a parasitism. It is a higher‑level "Dao Mark parasitism".

He, at the cost of his own Dao annihilation, disguised the ultimate concept representing Yan Buji's existence as a "Desire Law sample" that had been purified and understood, lying in wait. What Han Wuxian absorbs is the "Desire Power" shell he voluntarily offered, stripped of most danger, while his true core "imperishable my attachment" is like an egg waiting to hatch, hidden deep within Han Wuxian's vast Dao Foundation.

"You think you devoured my Dao… little do you know, it is my Dao that, using your body and identity… can glimpse a higher‑level scenery!" At the final moment before his consciousness fully dissipated, Yan Buji's thought was filled with the pleasure of a scheme succeeded, "Your 'Infinity'… will ultimately become the breeding ground that nourishes my 'only'!"

……

An unknown amount of time passed, seeming like an instant, yet also like eternity.

In an absolute void and darkness, a barely perceptible will quietly revived. Here is the interior of Han Wuxian's 'Infinite Law' singularity, the chaotic land where all Dao converge and all methods originate. Here, Yan Buji's strand of "imperishable my attachment" is like a dormant seed, slowly drawing the surrounding flowing, pure and massive "Infinity" essence.

He "watched" Han Wuxian combing his power, witnessing his comprehension of Infinity, watching him absorb the source of desire… He is like the most patient hunter, lurking inside the prey, coldly observing all its growth and metamorphosis.

"Infinity… what an intoxicating power…" The hidden will let out a greedy sigh, yet remained utterly calm, "But Infinity also means dispersion, means losing the singular, ultimate focus. Your Dao is as vast as the sea, while my Dao is as sharp as a needle."

He began to move silently, not to seize power, but like the most precise thief, began stealing Han Wuxian's insights and understandings of concepts such as 'Desire', 'Attachment', 'Self'. Each additional grasp Han Wuxian gains of desire's essence, this strand of "imperishable my attachment" grows a bit, enhancing its adaptability to "Infinity".

He is learning, evolving, feeding on Han Wuxian's revelations, reshaping his own "my Desire Path"!

"Wait, Han Wuxian…" The hidden will whispered like a shadow, "When your Dao Heart shows the slightest flaw, when you become intoxicated by the authority of 'Infinity' and neglect the guard of your own 'only', that will be the perfect moment for my 'only self' to devour your 'Infinity Dao'!"

"Your Dao, your body, all of you… will ultimately become the final stepping stone for me, Yan Buji, to ascend the supreme pinnacle…!"

Dongxing Sea Region·Deepest Part of the Boundless Trench

This place is not pure darkness, but suffused with a viscous gloom that seems able to devour all light and sound. The ten‑thousand‑meter sea pressure loses meaning here; only the twisted Chaos of primal demonic energy flows slowly like a living thing. At the trench bottom, there is no rock layer, but an endless, bleak plain piled with countless shattered bones and decayed divine weapons.

In the center of the plain stands a throne naturally formed from some black crystal, its shape grotesque as if countless struggling, twisted demons had solidified. Upon the throne, an amorphous shadow of deepest malice and chaotic will quietly perches; it has no fixed features, only two crimson glimmers flashing within the gloom, like eyes gazing into hell. This is the Heavenly Demon King, sealed here for countless ages, still able to influence the outside demonic Dao with its will.

In front of the throne, a slightly illusory yet solidified figure stands with hands behind his back. He wears a tattered dark‑gold demon robe, his face handsome and almost demonic, his eyes bearing a detached, lofty contempt for all beings and a hint of barely perceptible madness. It is Yan Buji, who has shed his shell like a golden cicada, manifesting here solely with his "imperishable my attachment".

"He has broken through," Yan Buji's voice rang in the dead silence of the trench, flat and unruffled, yet causing the flowing demonic energy around to pause slightly.

The shadow on the throne, those two crimson glimmers flickered faintly, and a thought composed of countless overlapping echoes, as if from the deepest abyss, slowly spread outward:

【I… perceive it. The law's string has been plucked, the world's 'background music' has changed. A… displeasing 'stillness' and 'inclusion' is replacing the former chaos and slaughter.】

"More than a change?" Yan Buji's mouth curved a cold arc, "It is a subversion. He bases himself on 'Silence Extinction' yet treads an unprecedented path. All methods return to the void, Infinite Law… ha ha, such grand ambition. Now he is no longer comparable to ordinary great vehicles. His very existence is like an ever‑expanding 'Returning to Void Power' field, subtly balancing and dissolving all overly extreme forces in the world."

【Including… my demonic Dao, and your desire.】 The Heavenly Demon King's thought carried a hint of scrutiny, 【Your state is peculiar. It appears to exist, yet is not fully existent. Your Dao… seems to have been 'digested' by him?】

"Digest?" Yan Buji sneered, a trace of eerie cunning in his eyes, "It was I who voluntarily let him 'digest' it. He took my Desire Avenue as nourishment, incorporating it into his so‑called 'Infinity'. Little does he know, the deadliest poison often coats itself in the sweetest sugar coating."

He raised his illusory hand, a strand of exceedingly weak yet utterly pure "my attachment" thought at the fingertip winding.

"His 'Infinity' seeks to encompass, balance, become the backdrop and refuge of all Dao. And this, precisely, is his greatest weakness. Absolute balance means losing edge, infinite inclusion means difficulty concentrating. When he revels in the sea of all‑things, that is when my 'only self' roots and sprouts within his body, ultimately seizing the nest‑by‑nest‑taking opportunity!"

The Heavenly Demon King's shadow flickered slightly, as if deep in thought.

【Risk… enormous. If he discovers…】

"He will not notice," Yan Buji interrupted, his tone resolute, "His attention has already been drawn to a grander goal. Stabilizing realms, combing power, coping with the inevitable upheaval of the five domains and nine heavens caused by his breakthrough… more importantly, he likely has already begun to reach for, channel, the 'Silence Extinction' of other worlds. A trivial internal 'anomaly' within his vast 'Infinity' is like a drop in the ocean."

【The five domains and nine heavens… truly cannot remain calm.】 The Heavenly Demon King's crimson gaze turned toward the void, as if piercing endless sea and space, 【Those sleeping old beings, hidden monsters, will be awakened. A newcomer great vehicle that wields 'Infinity', leans toward order and balance, is hope for some existences; for others, it is… a threat that must be erased. The bald donkeys of the Western Desert may see it as proof of Buddhist 'emptiness', the icy divine court of the Northern Plains will be wary of its disruption of extreme cold balance, the ancient imperial houses and clans of the Central Plains will try every way to probe, win over or control… and the Eastern Sea, hum, those dragons and ancient turtles hidden in secret realms will no longer sleep peacefully.】

"Chaos, the more chaotic the better," Yan Buji's smile carried a cruel expectation, "The murkier the water, the safer my hidden fish are, and the more chance they have. His 'Infinity' Dao must contend with covetous forces and challenges from all sides, which will consume most of his energy. And the small internal flaw will naturally be ignored."