Chapter 599: The Taichu Illusion, the Heart Demon Attacks

Compared to Lin Xuan's painful struggle, Xiao Yuan's fusion process appeared much gentler, yet the Heart State Trial she faced was far more complex.

The memories of the Pure World Immortal contained too much compassion and great love; that kind of universal love for all living beings almost completely drowned out her personal emotions. She had to maintain her compassionate nature while simultaneously holding fast to her exclusive love for Lin Xuan.

The two sat cross-legged within the Dharma Array, their bodies gradually surrounded by sacred light. The process of divine status awakening was slow and arduous, but they both persisted, for the sake of each other and for the safety of all living beings in the Three Realms.

Gold and silver light intertwined and spiraled within the Dharma Array, like two divine dragons dancing in the air. As the fusion of their divine status deepened, the consciousness of Lin Xuan and Xiao Yuan began to blur, as if they were being pulled by an invisible force, flying toward the depths of distant time and space.

The surrounding scene began to twist and change; the white jade walls of the Taichu Divine Temple rippled like water waves before finally dissipating completely. Replacing them was a vast, boundless Void of Hun Dun, where there was no distinction between heaven and earth, no difference between up and down, only endless gray mist rolling and surging.

"This is..." Xiao Yuan looked around, her voice echoing in the Void with a strange resonance.

"A memory illusion from the Taichu period," Lin Xuan's voice came from beside her, his figure appearing and disappearing in the gray mist, "We are re-experiencing that great war from back then."

As his voice fell, the chaotic mist in the distance began to churn violently, and a massive figure slowly emerged from within. It was a terrifying existence ten thousand zhang tall, its entire body surrounded by black Hun Dun Power, its specific features indistinguishable, save for two points of scarlet light suspended at the head position like blood moons.

Nitian Mozun!

Even though it was merely an illusion within a memory, this existence still radiated a terrifying aura that made one's heart palpitate. Just by standing there, the surrounding space began to twist and shatter, and the once orderly Void began to revert to a state of chaos.

"Hahaha... Taichu gods, do you think you can be eternal just by establishing order?" Nitian Mozun's voice resounded through the Void like thunder, every word carrying malice that sought to destroy everything, "Order is fundamentally an erroneous existence; only chaos is the origin of the universe!"

As soon as the words fell, countless beams of chaotic light shot out from its body, and wherever they passed, everything collapsed and annihilated. Mountain peaks turned to fine powder, rivers evaporated without a trace, and even the Void itself trembled before this power.

Yet at this moment, a resounding divine sound came from the horizon, and countless pillars of gold and silver light descended from the clouds, transforming into the elegant figures of gods. They wore magnificent divine robes, held various divine artifacts, and their eyes burned with unyielding fighting spirit.

The Taichu gods!

Lin Xuan and Xiao Yuan looked on in shock at these familiar yet strange figures; they were the comrades of their past lives, the partners with whom they had once fought side by side. Most eye-catching among them were two figures: a majestic man in golden battle armor, who was none other than Primordial Immortal Lord; and a stunningly beautiful woman in a silver immortal dress, who was none other than the Pure World Immortal.

"Gods, hear my command!" Primordial Immortal Lord's voice was majestic and firm, "Today we must stop the Heaven-Defying Demon Lord's conspiracy and protect the order of the universe!"

"Yes!" the gods answered in unison, their voices shaking the heavens and the earth.

The terrifying great war unfolded.

With a wave of his hand, Nitian Mozun summoned countless Hunshou; these monsters took various forms, but all radiated malice that sought to destroy everything. They roared as they charged toward the Taichu gods, leaving behind a chaotic ruin wherever they passed.

Primordial Immortal Lord formed seals with his hands, unleashing the Great Divine Ability of the Taiji Reincarnation. A massive Taiji Pattern appeared behind him, its black and white light intertwining and rotating to form a huge vortex. This vortex swallowed everything like a black hole, drawing the charging Chaos Beasts into it one after another and turning them into nothingness.

The Pure World Immortal did not lag behind; she lifted her fair hand and softly chanted a mantra. In an instant, countless beams of Pure World Divine Light shot from her body; these rays were pure and sacred, specifically designed to restrain all evil powers. The Hunshou struck by the divine light immediately let out shrill screams, their bodies beginning to dissolve rapidly.

Other gods also displayed their own divine abilities: some controlled lightning storms, some summoned star meteorites, and some cast time-space imprisonment; the scene was spectacular and intense.

However, Nitian Mozun's strength was truly too terrifying. With just a light wave of its hand, several gods were struck by Hun Dun Power, letting out painful screams before dissipating into specks of light.

"No... Qinglong Shenjun!" one god watched the fall of their comrade, flames of anger surging in their eyes.

"Damn you, Nitian Mozun!" another god gritted their teeth, but their tone also carried deep despair.

The battle grew increasingly intense, and the casualties among the gods continued to rise. The entire Void was torn apart by the aftermath of the battle, with time-space turbulence flying everywhere; the scene was as terrifying as the end of the world.

Lin Xuan and Xiao Yuan, being within the illusion, could clearly feel the tragedy of that great war from back then. The fall of every god made their hearts ache, as if they had lost their own kin.

Just then, methods for various divine abilities began to surge into their minds. The exquisite changes of the Taiji Lun Hui, the application techniques of the Pure World Divine Light, the key to casting time-space imprisonment... these top-tier divine abilities from the Taichu period were imparted to them as if by divine revelation.

"So that's how it is..." Lin Xuan contemplated the mysteries of the Taiji Lun Hui, a light of realization flashing in his eyes, "Taiji is not just the balance of Yin and Yang, but also the cycle of life and death; it is the fundamental law of the universe's operation."

Xiao Yuan was also rapidly absorbing the essence of the Pure World Divine Light: "Purification is not destruction, but cleansing; it is allowing everything to return to its original, pure state."

Yet just as they were immersed in the comprehension of these divine abilities, a sudden anomaly occurred within the illusion.

A cold and venomous aura seeped in from the depths of the Void; this aura was identical to Nitian Mozun's Hun Dun Power, yet even more cunning and insidious.

"Hehehe... I never expected the reincarnations of Primordial Immortal Lord and the Pure World Immortal to awaken their divine status at this time," a sinister voice echoed in the illusion, "Since that is the case, this deity shall destroy your consciousness right here!"

This was a lingering remnant of Nitian Mozun's will! Although its true body was trapped in the Yongheng Jianlao, it could still send its will to interfere.

Black mist began to erode the illusion, and the once-clear battle scene began to twist and deform. Those fallen gods suddenly resurrected, but their eyes no longer held the radiance of divinity, instead being filled with resentment and accusation.

"It's all your fault!" one god pointed at Lin Xuan and roared, "If it weren't for your incompetence, how could we have died here!"

"Primordial Immortal Lord, you are not worthy of this title at all!" another god bellowed, "You let us die in vain!"