Chapter 120: Nirvana of the Dao Seed, Crossing the Star Bridge in Darkness

The sky-covering giant palm condensed from the Ruin Abyss demonic shadow, carrying the might to annihilate everything, slowly pressed down. Under this force, space emitted a groan of unbearable strain; the golden dragon Qi remaining below and the protective barriers gathered by the cultivators were like flickering candles in a storm, their light dimming rapidly.

Wei Gongshen’s hair and beard stood on end as he burned his life essence, pushing his Soul Transformation cultivation base to the limit in an attempt to prop up this sky that was about to collapse. Yet he knew clearly that in the face of this demonic might which surpassed the Soul Transformation level, all resistance was merely a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Despair, like cold rust, permeated the hearts of every person holding their ground.

However, at this very moment when the heavens were about to fall and all things mourned—

Within the Imperial Medical Bureau, in the quiet room.

The strange change did not originate from the outside, but from the deepest, most fundamental place within Lin Xuan’s body.

The trace of pure destruction origin contained within the Void Refinement demonic energy that Lin Xuan had instinctively swallowed had not been completely dissolved by the Chaos Dao Seed; instead, it acted like a poisoned key, forcibly picking a lock of silence within Lin Xuan’s body.

The shattered Chaos Dao Seed spun crazily at an unprecedented speed, no longer a deathbed struggle, but more like a… nirvana of breaking and then establishing!

On the Dao Seed, those cracks that originally symbolized the collapse of his Dao foundation, in the strange process of the destruction origin and the Chaos energy strangling and merging with each other, not only did not expand, but were instead filled and bridged by a gray, strange energy containing the intent of the cycle of life and death!

This energy was neither pure Chaos nor pure demonic malice; it was more like a dangerous balance reached by the two at an extremely high level, a kind of… Chaos Tribulation Force!

At the same time, deep within Lin Xuan’s sea of consciousness, which had been as still as stagnant water.

A tiny glimmer of light, like a spark traveling through endless darkness, suddenly ignited.

It was not the awakening of his own soul, but… the broken star core entrusted deep within his sea of consciousness, obtained from the core of the Star Fall Secret Realm!

This star core had always floated quietly beside the Chaos Dao Seed, absorbing the meager Chaos energy to nourish itself. At this moment, at the critical juncture of the Chaos Dao Seed’s nirvana triggering a drastic change in his body, it seemed to be awakened by some force of the same origin. Deep within the core, a faint yet incredibly tenacious will crossed endless time and space and quietly spread outward.

This will did not belong to Lin Xuan; it carried an ancient, vast, and a trace of… sorrow and attachment belonging to the spirit of the Star Fall Secret Realm.

It "saw" Lin Xuan’s dying shell, saw the monstrous demonic flames outside, saw the demonic palm pressing down from above, and even felt… in the distance, at the edge of the Ten Thousand Monster Mountains, the familiar aura (Huangfu Hao) bearing the Imperial Dragon Qi, who was desperately seeking a glimmer of survival.

The star core trembled slightly, and the ancient runes on its surface lit up one by one. It had no power to attack, nor the ability to heal. But it… could build a "bridge."

A bridge of nothingness, using the stars as a guide, Chaos as a foundation, and that distant, same-origin star core aura (the small star core carried by Huangfu Hao) as a coordinate!

"Hum..."

A soft chime, audible only to Lin Xuan’s sea of consciousness, rang out. The star core burned its own remaining origin, transforming into a silver thread so fine it was extreme. It pierced through the barriers of Lin Xuan’s sea of consciousness, ignored the violent energy turbulence outside, and in a way that transcended ordinary spatial laws, it wound its way toward the south, toward the direction of the Ten Thousand Monster Mountains!

……

At the edge of the Ten Thousand Monster Mountains.

Huangfu Hao was fighting a bloody battle against a group of demon wolves infected by demonic energy with blood-red eyes. He was protected by dragon Qi, his sword light like a dragon, but the number of demon wolves was vast, and among them were several Nascent Soul demon generals, making it difficult for him to move an inch, and several wounds had already been added to his body.

Just as he swung his sword to slash back a demon general and gasped for breath, the small star core in his bosom, obtained from the Star Fall Secret Realm, became scalding hot without warning!

Immediately following, a faint yet incredibly clear intent, like a trickling stream, poured directly into his mind!

This intent was not language, but broken images and intense emotions—

It was Lin Xuan’s pale, unconscious face!

It was the demonic palm and blood moon covering the sky above the Imperial Capital!

It was the determination of Wei Gongshen and the others to fight to the death without retreating!

It was the final prayer and… guidance transmitted by the star core!

"Brother Lin! The Imperial Capital!!" Huangfu Hao’s heart shook violently; he instantly understood what kind of catastrophe the Imperial Capital was experiencing, and also understood the source and purpose of this intent!

This Star Bridge could not transmit physical objects, nor could it transmit power, but it transmitted… information and a pure "coordinate" traction from the Star Fall Secret Realm!

What it pointed to was not the exact location of the Chaos Green Lotus, but… the safest and fastest path to the "Eye of the Return to Ruin"! And, a faint protection originating from the stars, which could allow him to temporarily avoid the perception of certain most terrifying existences in these dangerous mountains!

"There is no time to search slowly..." A trace of determination flashed in Huangfu Hao’s eyes. He fiercely forced back the wolf pack, no longer entangled in the fight, and following the traction force from the star coordinate in his mind, he poured dragon Qi into his legs. His body turned into a golden rainbow, no longer taking the winding mountain paths, but directly galloping toward a specific direction deep in the mountains, regardless of everything!

He knew this was what Lin Xuan had won for him with his life, and the only path of survival pointed out by the final power of the Star Fall Secret Realm’s spirit! He had to be faster! He had to find the Chaos Green Lotus before the Imperial Capital was completely fallen and before Lin Xuan’s last glimmer of life was extinguished!

……

Above the Imperial Capital.

The demonic palm had already pressed down to the top of their heads; the barrier propped up by Wei Gongshen emitted a harsh, shattering sound. He coughed up large mouthfuls of blood, his figure swaying and on the verge of collapse.

Countless people closed their eyes, waiting for the final destruction.

But, at the critical moment when the demonic palm was about to strike down completely—

"Screech——!!!"

A clear, high-pitched cry of a Luan bird, as if it could cleanse all filth, soared into the sky from the direction of the Imperial Medical Bureau!

Inside the quiet room, the Azure Luan Feng Xi, which had been guarding Lin Xuan, had its entire body burning with an unprecedented cyan-gold radiance! Its feathers, which had originally dimmed due to injuries, were now like being reforged, flowing with a glaze-like luster. Its size did not grow in the light, but the bloodline pressure it emitted suddenly increased by several levels!

Under the dual stimulation of its master’s Dao Seed nirvana triggering the Chaos Tribulation Force within his body, and the desperate situation outside, the ancient Azure Luan bloodline sleeping within Feng Xi finally… awakened further!

It flapped its wings, and instead of the previous true flames, it condensed them into cyan-gold, substantial "Feathers of Purification," which, like a meteor shower flowing in reverse, violently collided with the sky-covering demonic palm!

"Boom boom boom——!!"

The Feathers of Purification collided with the demonic palm, erupting in a continuous roar. Although it still could not completely block the demonic palm, it caused its downward momentum to suddenly stall, and the demonic energy on its surface was purified and evaporated in large swathes!

This sudden turn of events once again caused the battlefield to fall into a silence!

The Ruin Abyss demonic shadow let out an angry low growl, clearly not expecting the successive variables.

And taking advantage of this precious breathing space, Wei Gongshen and the others were greatly encouraged, once again surging their remaining power to desperately hold up the slowed demonic palm!

Inside the Imperial Medical Bureau, after its outburst, Feng Xi’s aura also rapidly withered, but it still stubbornly guarded Lin Xuan’s side, its cyan-gold eyes staring fixedly at the demonic shadow in the sky, filled with unyielding fighting spirit.

And Lin Xuan on the couch remained unconscious.

But within his body, the rotation of the Chaos Dao Seed had gradually calmed down. On the Dao Seed, the cracks still existed, but they were no longer dim and dead; instead, they were covered by a gray, life-and-death-containing Chaos Tribulation Force, as if it were undergoing a slow and dangerous transformation.

His aura remained weak, but beneath that weakness, it seemed that something deeper and more terrifying was… quietly gestating within the dead zone.

The catastrophe of the Imperial Capital had not yet ended.

The hope in the south was still galloping.

And the path to awakening for the sleeping Chaos was destined to walk alongside destruction.