There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 63 Immortality
Time seemed to freeze for a moment.

Zhao Yuanji's expression froze completely as the Star-Guiding Banner slipped from his hand and fell to the ground with a dull thud.

"Ho...ho..."

He made an unintelligible hoarse sound from his throat, and a point of icy white light between his brows rapidly spread outwards!
Skin, flesh, bones... even the struggling, fleeing spirits, all withered and annihilated silently under this eerie white light!
In the blink of an eye, only an empty official robe remained, drifting down from the spot.

Chen Qing slowly lowered his sleeve to cover his left hand, his gaze sweeping over the falling official robe.

"I had already adapted to the Starry Calamity Light before, and I was waiting for this moment. Otherwise, wouldn't it have been a waste of time to send people to attack one by one?" After saying that, he raised his hand and made a gesture. Starlight gathered and supported the Star-Guiding Banner, which flew to him and was firmly grasped in his palm!
"Om-"

Just after Li Xiao and Zhao Yuanji died one after another, the Devouring Abyss Spirit Bone in the center of the altar burst out with an unprecedented deep light!
Its bones and pores opened wide, emitting a joyful cry imbued with ancient and primordial meaning!

"The cause and effect are resolved, and the connection is restored?" Chen Qing's mind raced, and he instantly understood. "So Zhao Yuanji was also the cause of the bone-stealing back then. No wonder..."

In a flash, his gaze turned icy, and he strolled leisurely, suddenly waving the Xuan Sha Guiding Star Banner in his hand. The trajectory was smooth and round, as if he had practiced it a thousand times.

The Star Demon, as if controlling his own arm, skillfully divided and deflected the eight incoming calamity energies as they surged, either guiding them into the array patterns or unloading them into the chaotic stardust. His body was as solid as a rock, and he went straight to the Spirit Bone!
The next moment, a scream came, and Chen Xuan, who was as thin as a rake and barely breathing, was infused with the aura of calamity and actually stood in front of him.

But Chen Qing's eyes showed no fluctuation. He inserted the Star-Guiding Banner, and his right hand shot out like lightning, piercing through the connection of the Calamity Qi. The Taihe Qi, like silk threads, swept up Chen Xuan and flung her away!
"Whoosh!"

Several invisible killing intents that shot out from the blind spots of the array patterns all missed their mark, and Chen Xuan landed steadily at a node where the starlight was stable and the tribulation energy had subsided!

Then Chen Qing swayed and arrived three feet below the spiritual bone, where the tribulation power swirled, and was no longer affected by the rampant tribulation energy around him.

"Chen Xu!!!"

This sudden and dramatic change, like a spark thrown into boiling oil, ignited everyone's thoughts!
Xu Qitian's eyes were bloodshot: "You cripple, you've managed to get a few lucky opportunities, and you dare to block my path to enlightenment?! This is an unforgivable crime of obstructing my path! I will exterminate your entire Chen family! Not a single one will be spared!"

These words were like a thunderclap!

Those present were all insightful and capable of deduction, instantly grasping the key point!

"Chen Xu? The Chen Xu who offered advice on how to bring peace and stability to the people?"

Fifth Princess Xu Mingyu's phoenix eyes suddenly lit up, sparkling with a strange light. Her gaze quickly shifted between the silver-haired, demon-transformed Xi Yao and Chen Qing, who was protected by a green lotus, with curiosity and a hint of envy in her eyes before disappearing.

"Hahaha! That was exhilarating!" The Second Prince, Xu Zhanyuan, was taken aback at first, then burst into a deafening laugh, pointing his halberd at the disheveled Sixth Prince. "What a show! Let's drink a toast!"

Within the array.

Chen Qing ignored the Sixth Prince's barking. He raised his left hand, which was corroded by the Star Silence Tribulation Light, and with an unwavering determination to go all out, grabbed at the pitch-black spirit bone!
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

The dark chains binding the spirit bones snapped instantly, exploding into dust that filled the sky!
"Om-"

Devouring the Abyss Spirit Bone, breaking free from all shackles!
Five fingers, touch!
The starlight of calamity contained within the dormant spiritual bones erupted like a glacier bursting its banks!
The deathly white light instantly engulfed Chen Qing's left arm!

The searing pain of flesh being carbonized and peeled away intertwined with the icy, desolate feeling of erosion, causing excruciating agony!
"Luckily... I had tasted a bit beforehand!"

If Chen Qing hadn't withstood Zhao Yuanji's tribulation light earlier, allowing his body to slightly "adapt" to this power of annihilation, his left arm would have already turned to ashes!
Even so, the bone-chilling cold and the sense of decay still made him feel as if his soul was being torn apart!

"Samadhi, calm the mind!"

Golden flames swirled within the Niwan Palace, forcefully suppressing all pain and distracting thoughts!

Immediately afterwards, following the method he had planned in advance, he put into practice the method he had comprehended from the "Primordial Qi Scripture"!
"The torch is passed on! Let it burn!"

boom!
The energy in my dantian is boiling!

The Great Harmony River, the Natal Star Talisman, the essence, blood, and soul of the entire body... all the foundations were reduced to a raging torrent of firewood!
Pale, life-consuming flames erupted from every orifice of Chen Qing's body!

"Use your body as a furnace! Use the as fuel to burn away the calamity!"

The surging light of calamity was also drawn out by the flames that consumed themselves, and burned and annihilated along with it!
This method, which should have been used to fight to the death, was instead used by Chen Qing to consume the tribulation light that kept pouring into his body, allowing the tribulation light to reach a delicate balance with his own life force.

"The level of this calamity light is beyond imagination; it is the greatest gain this dream body can obtain!"

The excruciating pain felt like a million steel needles piercing his soul, but Chen Qing's will was as firm as an ancient rock, and the clarity in his mind remained undiminished!
Then, emptiness and weakness surged in like a tide!
"Bring the wine!"

With a low shout, he obtained the bronze wine cup and tilted his head back to gulp down the millennium-old immortal wine!
"Gudong!"

The sweet and refreshing nectar transformed into a rushing warm current, surging into every part of the body!
The depleted sea of ​​qi has reappeared with streams, nourishing the pale embers, causing the flames to surge and solidify!

Using the last bit of vital energy that the celestial wine had given him, Chen Qing roused himself and clenched his fist!
"Crack!"

The spiritual bone in his palm transformed into a beam of light and entered Chen Qing's lower abdomen dantian!
"Boom!!!"

An even more violent and purer Star Silence Tribulation Light exploded from his dantian and swept across his entire body!

Flesh and blood wither away! Bones are covered in frost! Veins groan in agony! The body is on the verge of turning to ash!

"Congeal!"

On the brink of life and death, the spiritual light in the Niwan Palace shone brighter than ever before!
The Star Forbidden Technique draws upon the power of the array to suppress the raging tide of calamity light within his body!

The life talisman starlight obtained from comprehending the "Zhou Tian Xing Su Jie" actively meets the light of destruction, guiding, settling, and refining it!
The Mountain and Sea Fate Talisman is undergoing a tremendous transformation amidst the impact of calamity light and the guidance of starlight!
The ancient and majestic phantom of mountains and seas did not disappear, but at its core, an extreme pale white light was born!

Using the light of calamity as ink, reforge your destiny and strengthen your foundation!
However, this action had already exceeded the limits of this body; its bloodline withered, its essence was depleted, and its life force gradually began to decay...

Just as Chen Qing was about to pluck the bone into his stomach... "Crack! Crack! Crack!"

With its core array eye captured, the Nine Qi Substitution Array was like a dragon with a broken spine, its array patterns crumbling inch by inch and its light extinguished!
"boom!!!"

Above the great formation, the barely maintained illusory image of the Nine Tribulations World-Suppressing Seal collapsed with a deafening roar!
The out-of-control calamity energy and star power transformed into a destructive torrent, frantically surging back and devouring!

"puff!"

Above the floating palace, the Heavenly Empress suddenly spat out a mouthful of pale golden blood, and strange patterns appeared on her face!
The Sixth Prince, Xu Qitian, roared in despair, "My seal! My Great Dao!" But before he could finish speaking, the surging torrent of calamity had already locked onto him like a venomous python!

"Shoot-"

Invisible threads of calamity instantly entangled them!

Xu Qitian trembled violently, visibly decaying. His black hair turned withered and gray, his cheeks became sunken and covered with wrinkles, and his body shriveled up as if deflated! His cultivation level rapidly diminished!
The five signs of decay in the heavens and man lead to the complete destruction of the foundation of the Tao!
In the blink of an eye, Xu Qitian withered and decayed, deathly aura spreading around him. He raised his withered, branch-like hand and desperately reached towards the floating palace, his voice hoarse: "Mother! Save me! My path... cannot end!"

He was met with the diva's cold, indifferent, and even slightly disgusted gaze.

"Those who seek the Dao should be willing to die for it. If they covet the power of the Heavenly Dao, they should have the capacity to withstand its backlash. Crying and begging for their lives will only invite ridicule." Before the words were finished, the Heavenly Empress also groaned, and the starlight around her fluctuated violently!

The path to supreme power in the Immortal Dynasty is paved with withered bones.

She suppressed the surging blood and qi and backlash within her body, took a step forward, her figure like a phantom, ignoring the violent turbulence, her jade hand wrapped in hazy starlight, and grabbed straight at the core source that had not yet dissipated from the broken seal!
"She wants to seize the unfinished Nine Tribulations World-Suppressing Seal! Using the seal as proof, she will suppress the enemy on the spot and turn the tide!"

The expressions of the eldest prince, the second prince, Su Qingyi, the Xuan Turtle Ancestor, and others changed drastically!

Just now, their minds were captured by Chen Qing, allowing the Empress to seize this fatal opportunity! Once she succeeds, even if it is a remnant seal, with her control of the Zhou Tian Star Battle Restriction and the power of heaven and earth, she will be able to sweep away the entire scene!

Xu Qingfeng ascended the steps, each step like a lotus blossom, soaring straight into the sky.

He turned around, his voice like the clear sound of heaven, resounding everywhere—

"Fellow Daoist Chen's breaking of the formation and stabilizing the world is a great achievement. I will take over the rest. Everyone, you also have things to do."

As soon as he finished speaking, he transformed into a gentle breeze and soared straight into the sky.

The next moment, amidst Xu Qitian's desperate wails, the heavens and earth roared!
The Empress's desperate attempt to seize the seal vanished in an instant, and she let out a furious roar filled with shock and rage: "Xu Qingfeng! I am the Empress! What right do you have to come here..."

He stopped abruptly before he finished speaking.

Xu Mingyu withdrew her gaze from the sky, her eyes sweeping over Xu Qitian's withered figure. A complex look flashed in her eyes, which was then replaced by an even stronger tremor!
She suddenly looked at the collapsed core of the great formation!
There, Chen Qing's life force was rapidly fading away!
The flames of burning life suppressed the light of calamity, but they also burned away his very foundation and lifespan!

The azure lotus protecting the body flickered violently, its light flashing unpredictably!
The oil is running out!

"He's about to collapse!" Xu Mingyu's phoenix eyes flashed with urgency, and icy auspicious clouds instantly condensed. "Save him!"

"Buzz!" Xu Chengqian formed a hand seal, and the Starry Chessboard suddenly expanded, with the latitude and longitude lines coiling like dragons and snakes, fixing the space around Chen Qing that was on the verge of collapse!
"Roar!" The thousands of battle spirits behind Xu Zhanyuan roared, and the iron-blooded killing aura turned into a torrent, sweeping away the remaining tribulation aura that was tearing Chen Qing apart!

"Stabilize the soul! Protect the spirit!" Su Qingyi shouted, and the ancient bronze mirror shone with a moist light, protecting the teetering spiritual light in Chen Qing's Niwan Palace!

"Life-sustaining! Strengthening the foundation and cultivating the essence!" The Xuan Turtle Ancestor shouted, his tortoise shell spinning in his palm, revealing life and death, and sending out a wisp of pure, thick earth vitality directly into Chen Qing's parched sea of ​​qi!

Almost at the same time.

"Star Luo Locking Yuan!"

"The Rejuvenating Technique of Green Wood!"

"Soul Return Technique!"

"The Great Art of Blood and Marrow Restoration!"

"Cloud and Mist Divine Art!"

……

From all directions, no fewer than ten powerful and unparalleled divine lights of rescue and life-saving secret techniques suddenly erupted!
From powerful observers, from hidden forces!
Buddha's light, water dragon, wine river, moonlight, entwined green vines, icy soul protecting the heart, blood and marrow nourishing, clouds and mist warming...

A dozen magnificent forces of different natures tore through the aftershocks of the calamity and the dissipating star power, enveloping the figure with its declining aura like stars surrounding the moon!

In an instant, Chen Qing was surrounded by a dazzling light!

A myriad of strange phenomena intertwined, and a vast and boundless vitality, essence, and stabilizing power surged wildly into his collapsing body and soul!

Within his acupoints, faint starlight struggled to ignite, and the incomplete Star Substitution Technique was activated. His dying spiritual light was forcibly stabilized; though it did not revive, it no longer extinguished.

All around, the starlight gradually faded, and the aura of calamity dissipated like smoke.

On the Tianyan Platform, there was only deathly silence and devastation.

Only that solitary figure remained, like a smoldering ember in the scorched earth after a storm.

In the distance, countless wills extend from all corners of the world.

(End of this chapter)