Gao Wu: You have science, and I have magic!

The moment the branches of the World Tree came into contact with the black fog, the entire stomach space vibrated violently.

Ye Qingzhou felt that his consciousness was torn in two, one half was controlling his body to fight, and the other half fell into a deeper dimension.

He saw Lin Xian's troops fighting hard in the imperial capital of Xuanqiong.

Although the cultivators who obtained the Chaos Qi were resistant to demons, they still suffered heavy losses when facing the tumor monster that had merged with the Star Hub's main brain.

What's even more critical is that the breath of the Sky-Devouring Demon God who is awakening beneath the imperial capital is making the space within a thousand miles feel sticky like syrup.

He saw the mechanical female general break through the siege and rush into the core of the star hub, inserting the silver-white roots produced by the fusion of herself and the world tree virus into the console.

Countless data streams flashed in her eyes, and finally locked onto a coordinate - a blank star field 30,000 light-years below the Taixu Secret Realm.

He also saw that the blood cocoon in the Tiange star field had broken, and the complete form of the Greedy Demon was emerging.

It was a huge skeleton made of countless crystals, with the souls of the devoured monks embedded in every joint, emitting a shrill wail...

All images were suddenly covered by dazzling golden light.

Ye Qingzhou returned to reality and found that his sword energy had turned into a dark golden torrent at some point, and even the space itself was eroded into tree-like patterns wherever it passed.

The black mist figure melted in the golden light, but the whispers of chaos continued:

"It's useless... The World Tree will eventually awaken... and then all dimensions..."

“Then let it awaken.”

Ye Qingzhou's voice no longer sounded like a human's, it carried a humming sound of wooden resonance.

He raised his right arm, which had completely transformed into a tree, and the branches of the World Tree pierced into the heart of Emperor Ziwei - not to attack, but to reverse the infusion of the overloaded Chaos Qi!

The emperor's broken body suddenly turned into a dazzling cocoon of light.

The Taixu Secret Realm began to collapse, and the magic patterns that maintained the cracks shrank like the tide. Ye Qingzhou made one last leap before the dimension completely collapsed. The branches of the World Tree took him through the seven layers of space and landed accurately on the battlefield where Lin Xian was.

At this time, above the imperial capital of Xuanqiong, the Sky-Devouring Demon God had just poked out his mountain-like head.

“Master!”

Lin Xian's armor had been broken, and his left eye had been corroded by the evil spirit and turned black. "The Star Core Altar is right here..."

"I know."

Ye Qingzhou's transformation into a tree has exceeded 40%, with wood grains crawling all over his cheeks. He raised his hand and lightly touched Lin Xian's brow. A wisp of pure chaotic true energy flowed in, instantly purifying the polluted eyeballs. "Take everyone away, the farther the better."

The Wuji Sword floated up, and dark golden lines of the same origin as the World Tree appeared on the sword. Ye Qingzhou took a deep breath and suddenly stabbed the sword into his heart!
"Use me as a guide and call you by your real name—"

The world was silent for a moment.

Then, golden light ten thousand times stronger than solar flares burst out from Ye Qingzhou's body. His skin cracked inch by inch, revealing the wooden structure underneath which was flowing with dark golden energy. Branches of the World Tree emerged from every pore of his body, interweaving in the air to form a canopy shadow that blocked out the sky and the sun.

The Devouring Demon God roared in fear and tried to retreat underground, but it was too late. Countless rays of light hung down from the treetops, each of which pierced the cultivators' souls in the Demon God's body with precision. A shocking scene appeared - those souls that were devoured gradually regained consciousness in the rays of light, and in turn began to bite the Demon God's essence!

"This is..." Lin Xian's World Tree Seed automatically activated, forming a protective shield around him. Through the translucent light curtain, he saw the figure of his master disappearing, replaced by the shadow of a giant tree that pierced through the sky and the earth. The roots of the tree penetrated the body of the Devouring Demon God, the trunk penetrated the nine dimensions, and the crown of the tree sank into the invisible void...

"Dimension Anchor." The female mechanical general appeared beside him without knowing when, and the data stream flashed wildly in her one eye. "The record in the deepest part of the database, the true form of the world tree."

As the Devouring Demon God was devoured, the Xuanqiong Imperial Capital began to collapse. The demonized buildings twisted and wailed like living creatures, and a creepy chewing sound came from deep underground. Lin Xian suddenly understood and rushed towards the fading tree shadow like a madman:
"Master! Stop! You will be completely assimilated!"

A branch gently stopped him. Ye Qingzhou's last human part, his left eye, stared at his disciple quietly in the shadow of the tree: "Remember the true meaning of the seventh level of Zhou Tian Huan Yu..."

The shadow of the tree bloomed with a bang, and the dark golden light wave swept across the entire star field. All the demons were destroyed in the light, and the monks who obtained the chaotic true energy felt that the energy in their bodies had undergone a qualitative change. Lin Xian's jade pendant shattered with a sound, and the world tree seed was automatically implanted in his dantian and began to grow wildly.

When the light faded, only a three-foot-long dark golden wooden sword remained, with a trace of Ye Qingzhou's face still visible on the hilt. The crack in the sky had closed, but everyone could clearly see that in that brief moment, a giant tree that penetrated countless dimensions was swaying among the stars.

The female mechanical general picked up the wooden sword, and the quantum core suddenly unlocked the last encrypted data: "So that's it... The nine great demons were originally the roots of the world tree, which were cut off and sealed by the ancient mighty. Now the balance is broken, and chaos is about to..."

She didn't finish her words. The wooden sword suddenly flew up and tapped Lin Xian's forehead three times. Countless information flooded in, and Lin Xian immediately knelt on the ground, with dark golden light particles oozing out of his seven orifices. When he raised his head again, his eyes were already flowing with the same dimensional brilliance as Ye Qingzhou's.

"Prepare the fleet." The host of the newly born World Tree said in a low voice, "There are still eight empires... eight seals..."

The stars were twinkling in the distance, and as if in response, a star suddenly burst out with an unusually bright purple light.

The shadows of nine chains could be vaguely seen in the light, and at the end of the chains were a pair of eyes made of galaxies that slowly opened...

Lin Xian knelt on one knee in the center of the bronze altar, and the original nucleus seed condensed by the World Tree had already taken root in his dantian.

I saw dark golden roots spreading along the meridians, causing tearing pain wherever they passed.

He clenched his teeth and watched the skin on his arms gradually develop a bark-like texture.

“Concentrate.”

The mechanical woman pressed her metal finger on his forehead: "The inheritance process will extract the memory fragments that Master Ye left in the World Tree."

The sharp pain suddenly turned into a biting chill.

Countless unfamiliar scenes flashed before Lin Xian's eyes—Ye Qingzhou sat in the central black hole, comprehending the true meaning of "Zhou Tian Huan Yu" with two other unfamiliar strong men...

"Eye of Chaos, reflection of time and space..."

Lin Xian suddenly opened his eyes and found that he was repeating this word unconsciously.

Around the altar, three hundred monks who had obtained the Chaos Qi were on full alert, and the same dark golden light was flickering in each of their eyes as his.

The female mechanical general unfolded the holographic star map: "According to the decrypted data, the distribution of the nine dynasties corresponds exactly to the core of the ancient seal. The betrayal of Emperor Xuanqiong caused the two seals of 'Greed' and 'Devouring the Sky' that he guarded to be broken. Now..."

Seven dim spots of light appeared on the star map, forming an incomplete nine-square pattern.

"The remaining seven demon gods are awakening."

Lin Xian tightly grasped the dark gold wooden sword, sensing the remaining consciousness of his master in it: "We must repair the seal before Chaos fully awakens."

“In theory, it’s possible.”

Data streams flashed in the eyes of the mechanical female general: "But the corresponding emperor's bloodline is needed as the key. Emperor Ziwei has fallen, and Emperor Qingming's whereabouts are unknown..."

"First, take back the Xuanqiong Xinghu."

When Lin Xian stood up, the roots of the World Tree spread out from under his feet, carving a three-dimensional array on the bronze ground. "There is a complete record of the imperial dynasty's exchanges there."

At this moment, the altar suddenly shook violently.

Everyone looked up and saw a huge network of magic patterns emerging in the sky - that was the trajectory of the spiritual veins connecting the nine dynasties, which was now being twisted into the shape of an inverted skull by some force.

At the easternmost node, a dark red star was expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye. "Emperor Qingming, head in that direction!"

Some monks exclaimed.

The World Tree Seed in Lin Xian's Dantian suddenly vibrated violently.

Through the resonance of blood, he vaguely sensed that Ye Qingzhou was fighting hard in the depths of a certain dimension. It felt like there were two swords buzzing in his consciousness at the same time - one was the dark gold wood sword in his hand, and the other was the infinite sword intent that penetrated countless space barriers.

"Divide the troops into two groups."

Lin Xian inserted the wooden sword into the altar, and countless light threads suddenly grew out of the sword body, connecting each cultivator: "The main force will follow me to take back the Star Hub, and the rest will go to the Qingming border to establish a defense line."

He paused for a moment and took out three jade slips from his arms - these were left by Ye Qingzhou when he taught him "Zhou Tian Huan Yu".

The jade slip floated up under the stimulation of the chaotic true energy, and turned into three hundred streams of light that sank into the brows of the monks present.

"Master is a great scholar. He has already evolved the Zhou Tian Huan Yu into his own unique practice..."

Lin Xian felt the newly unlocked sword technique in his mind: "Now, it should be called the "Hunyuan Sword Sutra."

As the last word fell, the roots of the World Tree suddenly grew rapidly, wrapping the entire altar into a cocoon of light.

When the light faded, they were already standing above the ruins of the Xuanqiong Imperial Capital. The sight before them made even the most experienced cultivators gasp.

The entire imperial capital had turned into a living maze of flesh and blood!
Buildings that once towered into the sky now wriggle like intestinal lining, and the streets are covered with blood vessel-like tentacles.

In the central square where the star hub was originally located, the tumor that had merged with the main brain had evolved into a giant half-mechanical, half-biological tower, with polluting data streams constantly emitting from the top of the tower.

What’s even more terrifying is the sky!
The dimensional cracks caused by the two deaths of the demon gods have not yet healed. Through those twisted cracks, the scenes of other dynasties can be vaguely seen: a blood-red barrier rises at the border of Qingming, and the Ziwei Secret Realm is collapsing...

“Pay attention to the circulation of true qi.”

Lin Xian held the wooden sword made of branches of the World Tree across his chest. Dark golden lines spread from where he held the sword, quickly covering his entire body. "Chaos Qi will attract demons, but it is also a sharp weapon to purify them."

Three hundred monks formed seals at the same time.

The improved Hunyuan Sword Scripture was put into operation, and dark golden tree-like light patterns appeared on everyone's body surface. These light patterns connected to each other and intertwined in the air to form a simplified version of the world tree projection.

The maze of flesh and blood suddenly boiled over, and countless demonized creatures poured out from the gaps between the buildings, including some officials from the former imperial dynasty who still retained their human form. The nerve cords extending from the back of their heads had now transformed into whip-like weapons.

"Form up!"

The monks used Lin Xian as a sharp arrow, transforming it into a giant dark gold sword and stabbing it into the enemy camp.

When the chaotic true energy came into contact with the demon seed, a dazzling flash of light erupted, and the purified demon seed was restored to the purest energy and fed back to the monk.

But correspondingly, everyone involved in the battle found that their own lignification was deepening.

Lin Xian rushed to the front, and every swing of the wooden sword brought up a torrent of dark gold. The monsters that were hit were first stiffened, and then miniature world trees grew from the inside to decompose them.

He felt like he was becoming a conductor - the World Tree absorbed the energy of the Demonic Abyss through him, while at the same time continuously transmitting Ye Qingzhou's sword intent to everyone.

When they broke through the seventh barrier of flesh and blood, something strange happened.

The ground suddenly collapsed, revealing a bottomless shaft below.

The walls of the well were densely inlaid with crystallized monks, and black mucus kept gushing out of their wide-open mouths.

"It's the digestive cavity of the Sky Devouring Demon God!"

The robot woman scanned and warned: "This mucus will..."

Before he could finish his words, several monks closest to him suddenly screamed.

The chaotic light patterns on their bodies were corroded by the black liquid, and their skin was dissolving at a speed visible to the naked eye. What was even more terrifying was that what was exposed at the dissolving point was not flesh and blood, but black crystal clusters of the same origin as the demon species!

"Close the meridians!"

Lin Xian inserted the wooden sword into the ground.

The roots of the World Tree instantly formed a circular barrier, but the black liquid began to corrode the roots themselves.

He clearly felt the painful feedback from the World Tree - as if his nerves were soaked in strong acid.

At the critical moment, the wooden sword suddenly vibrated on its own.

Ye Qingzhou's voice rang out directly in everyone's sea of ​​consciousness through the World Tree link: "The final form of the Hunyuan Sword Scripture - Qiankun Wuji, Hunyuan Guiyi!"

Lin Xianfu suddenly came to his mind and reversed the flow of his true energy.

All the monks followed subconsciously, and the dark golden patterns on their bodies suddenly turned into devouring whirlpools.

The surging black liquid was sucked back in, and after being transformed by the roots of the World Tree, it turned into pure chaotic energy and fed back to them!
"I see……"

Lin Xian looked at his wooden right arm, which had expanded a few inches further. "Use the power of the Demonic Abyss to fight the Demonic Abyss."

After breaking through the digestive cavity, the Star Hub Tower is within reach.

But before everyone had time to catch their breath, the data stream at the top of the tower suddenly materialized and condensed into seven human figures that were three-quarters similar to Ye Qingzhou - they were wearing costumes from different dynasties, but the same galactic light was dancing in their eyes.

"Chaos incarnate, reversing cause and effect!"

The quantum core of the mechanical female general was overclocked: "It read Master Ye's battle memory and used the chaotic true energy to evolve seven old shadows of Master Ye!"

The seven incarnations raised their hands at the same time, and Lin Xian was shocked to find that the sword techniques they displayed were based on the unimproved "Zhou Tian Huan Yu"!
The moment the pure dimensional sword energy collided with the chaotic true energy, spider-web-like cracks appeared in the entire space like glass.

“Don’t take it hard!”

Lin Xian swung his wooden sword horizontally, and the projection of the World Tree reappeared.

This time, Ye Qingzhou's face clearly appeared on the tree trunk. "Master said that the seventh level of true meaning is..."

The wooden sword suddenly decomposed into countless light particles, and then reassembled in the center of the seven incarnations.

There was nothing fancy about this sword, it was just the simplest straight stab.

But wherever the sword tip passed, space was not torn apart but grew - new branches of the world tree emerged from the dimensional cracks and tightly entangled the incarnation of chaos.

“Dimensions aren’t just for cutting.”

Lin Xian's voice overlapped with Ye Qingzhou's: "It's still possible... a virtuous person can carry all things." (End of this chapter)