Chapter 1298

In the viscous depths of the spacetime turbulence, that speck of dark‑red flowing light is no longer faint; it expands and pulsates like a life‑egg nurturing a terrifying being, and Yan Buji's will core is immersed in that thread of stolen Infinity Essence, greedily sucking the profound mysteries it contains, far beyond his previous understanding.

Han Wuxian's "Dao Initiation" sweeps like a vast celestial wind across realms, that pure, mighty Infinity Dao Rhythm passing through layer upon layer of obstruction, even faintly reaching this hidden fissure; ordinary cultivators might only sense the Great Dao manifesting, a chance descending, but in Yan Buji's perception, this is the richest feast!

"Look… he's displaying again…" the lingering soul emitted a rapturous screech, as countless fine patterns surfaced on the dark‑red egg's surface, frantically recording and parsing each strand of the flowing "True Infinity" Dao Rhythm. "Tolerance of Silence Extinction, acceptance of the end, respect for the cycle of all things… how perfect, how… foolish!"

He mocked while learning with a hunger; the more selflessly Han Wuxian displayed the true meaning of "Infinity", the deeper Yan Buji's understanding of "Infinity" became. That thread of "Essence Fragments" under his "Essence Method" is being fused and Assimilated at an unprecedented speed.

"Your Dao is the sea—vast, boundless, nourishing all things." Yan Buji's will condensed a cold edge, "And my Dao will be poison! Dissolving into your seawater, corroding your living beings, ultimately turning this boundless ocean entirely into my… poison swamp!"

He is no longer satisfied with passive learning and analysis. Seizing the opportunity of Han Wuxian's Dao Initiation resonating with countless beings' Dao Hearts, he began a more sinister scheme.

He used those cultivators who had not yet been enlightened by the "Revelation", or whose dark inner sides had been greatly provoked by "Pseudo Infinity", as "Dao Mark" beacons, silently implanting into the depths of their Dao Foundations his newly grasped, twisted Dao Mark that fuses the façade of "Infinity Inclusion" with the core of "My‑Will Venom", like spreading a plague.

These implanted Dao Marks remain hidden in normal times, even capable of boosting cultivation, making the use of Silence Extinction power more "smooth". Yet in essence they are individual "Dao Poison Seeds"!

Once these cultivators attempt to touch or perceive the pure Infinity essence transmitted by Han Wuxian's Dao Initiation, those "Dao Poison Seeds" will be activated! They do not confront directly, but instead warp the perception process, like dropping ink into clear water:

When a cultivator perceives "Inclusion", the Dao Poison will twist it into "Principle‑less Absorption", causing the Dao Heart to lose judgment and become a vessel for power.

When a cultivator perceives "Tranquility", the Dao Poison will warp it into "Dead Silence Apathy", grinding down their life's vigor, turning them into walking corpses.

When a cultivator perceives "Cycle", the Dao Poison will twist it into an "Eternal Prison", causing them to sink in the superficial birth‑and‑death, unable to transcend.

More terrifying, these Dao Poisons possess "contagiousness". The poisoned one's Dao Rhythm will unconsciously spread this twisted essence, affecting nearby practitioners, even leaving barely perceptible Dao Poison residue in their cultivation grounds, subtly polluting the spiritual mechanisms of an entire region!

Yan Buji intends to turn Han Wuxian's Dao Initiation into the optimal channel for spreading his own Dao Poison! He will make those cultivators seeking "True Infinity" unwittingly walk a path more twisted and dangerous than "Pseudo Infinity"! Letting Han Wuxian's salvific act become a catalyst accelerating the world's decline!

"Han Wuxian, you sow light, and I shall make that light into a mirror that reflects the abyss…" the dark‑red egg's pulsation grew stronger, Yan Buji's will brimming with malicious glee, "When those who revere you have their Dao Hearts twisted one by one, when your 'Infinity' name becomes linked with madness and decay… then, can you still sit securely atop Wanji Mountain Peak?"

He felt those Dao Poison Seeds like hidden viruses, using the torrent of Dao Initiation to silently infiltrate each Dao Heart, beginning their corrupting work. Though few in number and the effect still needs time to ferment, this is undoubtedly a filthy, thick blot on Han Wuxian's grand salvific canvas!

"Come, let me see whether your Dao Initiation's purifying power is stronger, or my Dao Poison's corrupting power superior!"

"This Dao contest has long ceased to be limited to you and me… all the myriad beings, all the heavenly laws, are both our board and our pieces!"

Within the spacetime fissure, the dark‑red egg slowly rotated, emitting an increasingly eerie and powerful aura. Yan Buji's newly born Dao, forged through theft, learning, and malicious distortion, is gradually taking shape.

An infiltration targeting all beings' Dao Hearts, more insidious and venomous, has already been launched.

The dark‑red egg bobbed in the turbulence, its patterns no longer simple records but evolved into countless miniature, twisted Great Dao runes, greedily sucking the vast Dao Rhythm of the beings transmitted through the fissure by Han Wuxian's Dao Initiation. Yan Buji's will, like a spider lurking at the center of a web, felt the tremor of each Dao Initiation thread.

"Truly… generous, Han Wuxian." the lingering soul let out a silent, snarling laugh. It could clearly "taste" those cultivators swayed by the Dao Initiation, whose hearts resonated with Han Wuxian's Dao Rhythm upon grasping the true principle. This resonance, like the purest faith power, crossed the void, nourishing Han Wuxian's Dao Foundation, and… unguarded, flowed through the "Dao Poison Seeds" Yan Buji had sown!

He originally spread Dao Poison to pollute and twist. Yet now, a more arrogant, more blasphemous thought sprouts in his core like a poisonous vine.

"Since your Dao Rhythm can use these ants as bridges to spread… then why can't it become a conduit for me to directly Devour your Dao Path?!"

This thought thrilled him to the point of trembling. He was no longer satisfied with merely twisting those cultivators' Dao Hearts; he would use those Dao Poison‑seeded cultivators as "Anchors of Stolen Dao", reverse‑extracting and Devouring the pure "Infinity" Dao Rhythm belonging to Han Wuxian that flows through them!

"Essence Method, Devour Heaven and Earth!"

He frantically activated the core's Essence Method; the dark‑red egg suddenly contracted, emitting a terrifying suction. This suction did not target material energy but aimed directly at the essence of the Dao Rhythm!

In an instant, the bodies of the cultivators scattered across realms, already deeply infiltrated by Dao Poison, all shivered simultaneously! Unaware, they remained immersed in the perception brought by Han Wuxian's Dao Initiation, feeling their Dao cultivation steadily rise, their understanding of Silence Extinction becoming ever "profound".

But they do not know that what they now perceive has already been filtered and twisted by Dao Poison into a "Pseudo‑Infinity True Principle". Worse, the purest portion of the "Infinity" primordial power generated when they resonate with Han Wuxian's Dao Rhythm is silently intercepted and transformed by the lurking Dao Poison Seeds within them, then, via the unseen link with Yan Buji's lingering soul, flows like countless rivers returning to the sea, continuously surging into the dark‑red egg within the spacetime fissure!