Chapter 212: Heaven and Earth in Violent Flux, Creatures of the Mirage Sea

"No accidents, I hope." Chen Mo spoke slowly, his gaze sweeping over everything around him.

Seeing him return, Bai Yuxia could not help but feel relieved; she nodded gently in response, then immediately sized Chen Mo up with a look of slight surprise.

"Your cultivation has broken through again, and it is much stronger than the Heavenly Human Realm."

If Chen Mo had only broken through one or even two minor realms, Bai Yuxia would not have felt so surprised.

She had also gained a great deal from this trial, even without retrieving the world core or the Spirit of Heaven and Earth.

Based solely on the gains she had accumulated, she was confident that after returning, she could break through one minor realm to reach Heavenly Human Perfection.

Yet, she could clearly feel now that Chen Mo's aura was far beyond her own in terms of strength.

This indicated that his strength was not as simple as she had imagined; it was highly likely that Chen Mo had broken through a major realm.

From the Creation cultivation of a body-refining martial artist to the Myriad Phenomena Realm.

"Correct, I am now a Myriad Phenomena Warrior." Chen Mo spoke in a low voice, making no attempt to conceal it.

This was another reward he was giving to Bai Yuxia.

"Why don't you fuse with the world core?" Chen Mo looked at Bai Yuxia and suggested.

Her tone remained slightly worried, but it was much better than before.

To her, this was an absolutely unacceptable thing.

Although Bai Yuxia had never seen one, ancient texts alone made her understand that a martial artist of this realm was far stronger than a Heavenly Human martial artist.

If Bai Yuxia insisted on her previous idea, Chen Mo would find a way to compensate her in other aspects.

"You have such cultivation, but I don't know if you have the ability to contend with it."

Not only that, but by accomplishing this, he would effectively be saving this world.

The Myriad Phenomena Realm, a level above the Creation Realm; breaking through is by no means an easy task.

Within the Dao Domain, laws circulate, and martial artists—especially those at the Heavenly Human Realm—can comprehend the Heavenly Law faster than ever before.

The reason they were able to safely find the Spirit of Heaven and Earth and the world core this time could be said to be the result of the two of them joining forces.

Bai Yuxia considered herself a top-tier genius within her own world, but compared to Chen Mo at this moment, even if she did not want to admit it, she understood that she was three parts inferior to him.

Whether it is the world core or the Spirit of Heaven and Earth, just take them all."

Therefore, his cultivation was not only a smooth path, but even breaking through might be easier for him than for ordinary people.

Having retrieved the Spirit of Heaven and Earth himself, he had already obtained half the results of this trial.

It can be said that for a martial artist cultivating within a Dao Domain, one day is worth a year in the outside world.

And the things she had done to help Chen Mo were, by comparison, truly insignificant.

Moreover, although this cultivation opportunity was precious, it could not be compared to merging with the world core.

Although Bai Yuxia had expected it in her heart, hearing Chen Mo admit it himself, she could not help but be even more surprised and shocked.

And this kind of cultivation opportunity was naturally quite rare; condensing a Dao Domain consumes the power of the Spirit of Heaven and Earth.

"If everything goes smoothly this time, once this world detaches from the Mirage Sea, the world core and the Spirit of Heaven and Earth can be left for you to comprehend first," Chen Mo said.

Admittedly, Bai Yuxia had said she wanted none of the gains this time, but given Chen Mo's character, it was impossible for him to default to taking everything without even asking.

Bai Yuxia shook her head gently in refusal; she knew clearly that without Chen Mo's help, she would not have even obtained her current gains.

If she were to accept this world core as well, she would owe him even more, and Bai Yuxia truly did not know how she would repay him in the future.

Furthermore, with the help of the Spirit of Heaven and Earth, these law powers can be integrated into the martial artist's body.

The Myriad Phenomena Realm; a martial artist at this realm is strong enough.

The combination of these two can construct a Dao Domain for a martial artist.

It also depends on the will of the Spirit of Heaven and Earth itself.

That Chen Mo could break through to this realm at such a young age is enough to show that his aptitude and comprehension are quite extraordinary.

Of course, there is another reason: Chen Mo pushed open the Heaven and Earth Gate and received the favor of Heaven and Earth, with the Heavenly Luck of a world added to his person.

The interior of the world core circulates thousands of Heavenly Laws and is the foundation of a world.

Seeing this, Chen Mo did not continue to insist; he understood Bai Yuxia well enough to know that since she was unwilling to accept it now, pushing further would be useless and just a meaningless waste of time.

And the more people cultivating within the Dao Domain, the more power it consumes, and the shorter the time the Dao Domain can be maintained.

If she hadn't helped him, even if he could find it, he didn't know how much effort it would have cost.

"No need. I said before, this trial was only successful because of your help, which allowed me to survive until now."

"Alright." Bai Yuxia pondered for a moment and ultimately did not refuse.

With Chen Mo having such strength, they would be relatively safer even if they disturbed the creatures of the Mirage Sea.

And the Spirit of Heaven and Earth circulates the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth, which can influence the world core to a certain extent, and subsequently influence this world.

The opportunity to cultivate in a Dao Domain was indeed quite tempting to her.

If Chen Mo were to send both the Spirit of Heaven and Earth and the world core into the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate alone, he would inevitably come out on top in this Heavenly Court trial and obtain countless rare secret treasures.

Even now, she still felt she owed Chen Mo a great deal, because without her help, it would have been too difficult to obtain her current gains on her own.

Perhaps there would be a chance to become the master of this world, and even if not, one would certainly have Heavenly Luck bestowed upon them.

Compared to these benefits, although cultivating in a Dao Domain is precious, it is somewhat not worth mentioning.

By accepting this reward, she could also feel at ease.

According to her calculations, if she could return safely and absorb all the gains from this trial, her cultivation might have a chance to reach Heavenly Human Perfection.

If she could cultivate in the Dao Domain for a period of time, she might have a chance to directly break through to the Divine Ability Realm.

The Divine Ability Realm is the fifth major realm for True Qi practitioners.

It is on par with the Myriad Phenomena Realm of body-refining martial artists and the Spirit Severing of Qi Refiners.

The reason she had such confidence was also because with a new world merging and the Heavenly Laws becoming complete, the world could support more powerhouses.

If the world formed by the previous two worlds merging could only support three Supernatural Martial Artists or powerhouses of the same realm.

And now, as a new heaven and earth merges and more Heavenly Law is completed, the effect achieved will definitely be one plus one greater than two.

A heaven and earth formed by the fusion of three worlds will inevitably be able to support five, or even more, powerful beings.

Even if a True One Realm Martial Artist is born, this heaven and earth will likely be able to sustain them, without needing to rush to push open the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate immediately.

Seeing her agree, Chen Mo did not hesitate further; he gripped the World Core tightly in one hand and began to connect with the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate with the other.

Boundless Heavenly Law surged, and in an instant, the winds and clouds of heaven and earth shifted, and the power of Heavenly Law manifested.

Flowers rained from the sky, Golden Lotus surged from the ground, rays of brilliant divine light bloomed, the law evolved in myriad ways, and all sorts of strange phenomena erupted.

Chen Mo manipulated the World Core and began to accept these newly born Heavenly Laws to complete the deficiencies of this world.

As this process began, the heaven and earth shook; this world, with a radius of one million li, was affected in its entirety.

Countless laws within the world derived and began to complete the incomplete laws.

The Mirage Sea Water surged and roared; Chen Mo could perceive that as the laws were completed, this world was beginning to gradually break away from the Mirage Sea.

At the same time, many powerful demons or gods could perceive their own power gradually slipping out of control.

Their cultivation and strength were too great, and their connection to the Mirage Sea was too tight.

At this moment, as the Mirage Sea Law was being repelled from this world, the impact suffered by their cultivation was naturally the greatest.

Furthermore, if things continued to develop in this manner, once the heaven and earth of this world were repaired, both demons and gods would ultimately face death.

Not only that, many Human Race Blood Changing Realm Martial Artists with higher cultivation were likewise unable to resist this power.

The demon blood within their bodies began to boil, and they were rejected by this world.

Fortunately, their strength was not considered strong, and they had not had too much contact with the Mirage Sea in terms of the essence of the law.

As long as they could purge the demon blood in time, there would be no danger to their lives, though their cultivation would inevitably plummet.

The heaven and earth shifted, spreading continuously throughout this world with the place where Chen Mo stood as the center.

The laws were completed and the power of the Mirage Sea was gradually driven out; the Mirage Sea itself had no reaction to such matters.

It did not care about all this; everything that happened here had no meaning to it.

In other words, it did not need to do anything; it only needed to wait silently, and one day, all worlds would be devoured by it completely.

Everything Chen Mo was currently doing was merely a desperate struggle for survival.

In its eyes, these things could not even be called ridiculous; they were completely ignored.

It did not care, but that did not mean the living beings dwelling in the Mirage Sea did not care.

Chen Mo could hear the boundless Mirage Sea Water shaking, and the entire world was changing violently.

Sound after sound, like rolling thunder, rang out.

The stronger one was, the more unable they were to control their own power at this moment, and they could not stop themselves from decaying.

As the Mirage Sea Law was withdrawn, many powerful beings in this world had no power to resist and were directly dragged away by the Mirage Sea.

Next, they would either become sustenance for some Mirage Sea creature, or they would be completely transformed into Mirage Sea creatures.

Chen Mo's expression was grave, and he dared not relax in the slightest; Bai Yuxia gripped her weapon tightly and stood by his side.

Until now, the two had not yet encountered that Mirage Sea creature, but they knew that the opponent would definitely come.

"Woo..."

A sound, extremely strange and abrupt, rang out; Chen Mo felt the hairs on his body stand on end, and a sense of malice locked onto him.

This power was extremely evil and filthy, completely incompatible with him; even just being observed by the opponent made him feel physically uncomfortable.

"Clatter, clatter..."

The sound of rushing water rang out, and thick, eerie black mist permeated the area.

Chen Mo looked carefully and saw a figure appear behind the black mist.

This figure was extremely majestic; never mind ten thousand zhang, it was likely tens of thousands or even over a hundred thousand zhang tall.

But it had no specific form, looking like a mass of black mud stuck together.

At this moment, this mass of black mud was shaking continuously, wanting to devour everything in sight.

It stirred the boundless Mirage Sea Water, washing over the world's Boundary Wall again and again.

Its massive body clung tightly to the entire world, as if it wanted to turn the world before it into a delicacy on its plate to be devoured.

Chen Mo only took one look and felt his scalp go numb; he felt as if he were being continuously harassed by some evil power.

A sweetness rose in his throat, his internal organs shook, and a deep malice enveloped his entire body.

However, the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate projected a ray of clear light at this moment, and Chen Mo suddenly reacted.

He had not been injured at all; everything he had just experienced was also an illusion, just like those trees.

This monster, which looked like black mud, was indeed powerful, but not to the extent that just looking at it would cause him injury.

But this was enough to prove the evil nature of its methods; those other powerful beings who had turned into corpses must have fallen for the opponent's tricks in this way.

It was no wonder they had not put up any resistance; it was because they had been lost in illusions from the very beginning.

That layer of massive black mud was still continuously trying to squeeze into this world.

As the Heavenly Law was continuously completed, the resistance it faced also grew stronger and stronger.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Sounds of shattering rang out; the black mud monster had actually broken through a barrier and entered this world.

A wisp of black smoke permeated, followed by a rapid expansion.

Chen Mo immediately took action, utilizing the Myriad Phenomena Power of heaven and earth.

Myriad Phenomena Convergence, returning to one, the evolution of infinite law was immense, and myriad mysterious powers flowed.

However, the black smoke only slowed its movement for a moment before suddenly pouncing toward Chen Mo.

But then its direction shifted, and it quickly disappeared again.

Chen Mo frowned slightly, staring intently at the black mud beyond the heavy fog.

Its entire body was still boiling continuously; it was clear that it was extremely furious.

Chen Mo understood that the other party had now locked onto him; that wisp of black smoke was very likely for the purpose of marking his aura.

If he were to stay safely within the world, that would naturally be of little concern.

But if one day he were to set foot into the Mirage Sea, then this monster would very likely come to hunt him down.

To this day, it still cannot enter this world in a physical form.

If not for the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate, resisting it might have been much more difficult for him.

But with the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate refined by a powerhouse of the Human Race Heavenly Court, as long as he does not enter the Mirage Sea, it cannot do anything to him for the time being.

Therefore, it directly gave up on the world core and instead marked his aura, all for the sake of being able to take revenge one day.

Being targeted by a powerful creature is certainly not a good thing.

But fortunately, there is no need to worry about the other party hunting him down for now.

However, Chen Mo dared not relax, his mind still keeping a close watch on the other party.

Indeed, judging from the current situation, the other party had no intention of attacking, but it still had not left.

"Whoosh—" The Mirage Sea Water surged, constantly washing back and forth.

"I cannot hold on any longer; I must leave first," Bai Yuxia's voice came from behind.

Her cultivation was not as high as Chen Mo's to begin with; previously, she had the protection of the clear Qi from the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate, so she had not yet felt anything amiss.

At this moment, as the Mirage Sea Water continued to wash over, she could already feel the strain on herself.

Continuing to force herself to stay here would only increase the burden on Chen Mo, so it would be better to leave.

"Alright," Chen Mo responded, his gaze still fixed behind the Grey Mist.

Bai Yuxia's avatar dissipated, turning into a cluster of flowing light and vanishing.

The world core was still constantly integrating new Heavenly Law; these laws appeared in this world, making heaven and earth more stable.

The power of the Mirage Sea emerged, constantly being repelled out of this world.

This world was like an isolated island; Chen Mo activated the power of the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate, constantly filling in solid rock beneath this isolated island to raise its elevation and prevent erosion by the seawater.

The Mirage Sea might not care about this, but that did not mean the creatures of the Mirage Sea did not care.

At this moment, that black mud monster was stirring countless seawater, wanting to disturb this world and interrupt this process.

However, the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate was refined by the Heavenly Court, and its wondrous uses were inexhaustible.

Although the Heavenly Court was ultimately destroyed by the Mirage Sea, this could only be said to mean the entire Mirage Sea was stronger than this Heavenly Court.

It could not be said that any single creature within the Mirage Sea could contend against the Heavenly Court.

As the Heavenly Law of this world became increasingly stable, that Mirage Sea mud monster seemed to be at its wit's end.

"Ooo..." Another eerie sound rang out.

Chen Mo only felt the surrounding Mirage Sea Water become active, turning into pool after pool of black mud, constantly approaching him.

Not only that, in this process, he began to dissolve; everything was disintegrating.

The Heavenly Law and Myriad Phenomena Power within his body circulated, and his Qi and Blood, True Qi, and Divine Sense—the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit—were constantly being guided by this black mud to become one with it.

"Clang!" Like a precious sword leaving its sheath, the Qi and Blood within Chen Mo's body surged continuously.

Rays of golden radiance bloomed; within Chen Mo's body, endless laws circulated within his Qi and Blood.

In his dantian apertures, fascia, bones, and internal organs, countless mysterious runes flashed.

Chen Mo's entire body shone with golden light, brilliant as a god.

His physical body became sanctified, immune to the intrusion of external evils.

Chen Mo's Blood Qi surged and connected with the Myriad Phenomena Power, beginning to forcibly suppress the black mud that wanted to smelt him.

Outside the Grey Mist, the black mud monster seemed not to have expected this situation.

It urgently wanted to recall its power, but how could Chen Mo give it the chance at this moment?

Golden-red Blood Qi soared into the sky; all the black mud that tried to escape this world was ruthlessly suppressed by his physical body.

Within his Mysterious Apertures, the Heaven and Earth Furnace operated at high speed, his physical body steaming as it ignited and burned these black muds.

Like a scorching branding iron meeting clear water, countless black muds were refined by Chen Mo, becoming nutrients for the Small World within his Mysterious Apertures.

After experiencing who knows how many Mortal Transformations, Chen Mo's physical body produced an anomaly, actually being able to refine the power of the Mirage Sea for his own use.

This was indeed a quite surprising matter; at the very least, Chen Mo had never heard of anyone being able to achieve this before.

The black mud that flowed into this world along with the Mirage Sea Water was suppressed by him; although the Mirage Sea creature was powerful, it ultimately had no more ways to deal with Chen Mo.

It could only rage in incompetence, emitting bursts of angry roars and howls.

As the Heavenly Law of this world became increasingly perfect, Chen Mo gradually could not even hear its sounds of rage.

But the process of the laws perfecting themselves had not stopped; it was proceeding in an orderly manner.

And within heaven and earth, the Wind and clouds had long since changed; the brief departure of the Mirage Sea Water would inevitably lead to riots of the Mirage Sea in some areas, and all kinds of strange phenomena would emerge once again.

Countless demons and even powerhouses of the Human Race were dying one after another.

This was an unavoidable matter; now that this world was being detached from the Mirage Sea, there would inevitably be some loss of life.

But if it were dragged on any longer, in the end, not even one person would remain.

Time passed minute by minute, and the world's laws became increasingly perfect.

Bai Yuxia returned, her aura elevated, and her cultivation was clearly on a higher level.

The many powerhouses within the Cangxuan World and the Xuantian World could already vaguely sense the fusion of another world.

Although they did not know why this situation was happening, they could all perceive its occurrence.

It was just that because the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate had not changed, and the two worlds were said to be merging, in reality, they were currently only connected to the Heavenly Court Fragment.

And the many powerhouses could not enter the Heavenly Court Fragment for the time being; they could only perceive this point, but could not investigate clearly where exactly the change was happening.

And within this world, no one had discovered this yet, because the powerhouses were almost all dead.

Only the few who had undergone the trial were aware of the entire situation.

Chen Mo was single-minded, continuously and carefully manipulating the world core to merge with the laws.

Bai Yuxia said nothing further, standing guard beside him with sword in hand.

It is unknown how much time had passed, but finally, no new world laws were transmitted from within the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate.

Only then did Chen Mo manage to drag this world out from the Mirage Sea.

Although this was only a temporary feat, it at least extended the lifespan of this world by ten thousand years.

(End of this chapter)