Immortal Dao is dead, I am the mastermind behind it all.

He stammered incoherently, his eyes filled with terror:

"He is a Venerable One! A Venerable One at the Dao Integration Realm! No... he is an Immortal! A True Immortal!"

"They appeared out of nowhere, suddenly attacking Penglai Immortal Island! The geniuses of the various sects were caught in the aftermath of the Venerable's battle... 90% died! 90%! I only managed to escape by tearing through the void thanks to the life-saving array plate bestowed upon me by my sect!"

The news struck like a thunderbolt, sending chills down the spines of the three!

The Dao Integration Realm is an existence that surpasses the Nascent Soul Realm. It is a giant in its own right, and it is usually elusive. Why would it suddenly attack the Penglai Immortal Sect and its younger generation?

"Do you know which Venerable One it is? And what is the matter?" Xie Wuxin suppressed his shock and pressed for an answer.

These venerable beings of the mountains and seas all have names and surnames, making them easy to identify.

"We don't know! We can't see clearly! All we know is that He is shrouded in dark golden immortal energy, and His methods are ruthless and merciless. If we could see clearly the subtle aura emanating from Him, we would surely die!"

Lie Zhenzi trembled all over: "My Great Evolution Array Sect is completely out of contact. I can't even sense the presence of my elders. I wonder if any of you could..."

"I understand, let's go back to the sect first!" Xie Wuxin made a quick decision.

The three of them, along with their formation, sped towards the Biyang Sword Sect at top speed.

However, when they arrived at the sect's territory from their memories, they witnessed a scene that froze their souls.

There was nothing there!

The area where the Biyang Sword Sect's mountain gate was once filled with soaring sword energy and floating immortal mountains is now nothing but a void of darkness!

The stars in the sky have shifted, and the land, clouds, and seas on earth have all changed!

The entire sect, along with the starry sky above, was forcibly wiped away by an invisible giant hand!

"No! Impossible!"

Ye Xianfeng's eyes were bloodshot as he frantically tried to activate the sect token, but it was like throwing a stone into the sea, receiving no response.

Xie Wuxin tried to sense the sect's sword seal using a secret method, but to no avail, just like Lie Zhenzi's failed attempt to contact the Dayan Array Sect!

Despair washed over us like a tidal wave.

For the next few years, the four of them wandered like lost souls in the vast mountains and seas.

When necessary, they will ascend to the heavens to search for other living beings in the desolate starry sky.

However, the stars were dim, and many familiar phantoms of gods and demons from the mountains and seas had vanished.

Occasionally, when they encountered cultivators from other lineages, they were filled with apprehension and spoke vaguely, only knowing that a tremendous change had occurred.

On this day, Shen Moyan was meditating on the island when he suddenly felt something and looked up at the sky.

Above the once clear blue sky, a massive, pitch-black sun, devouring all light, was now suspended in the air!

The sun hangs high in the sky, casting a suffocating darkness, a sense of the end of all things.

"This is……!"

Shen Moyan's pupils contracted sharply, and his blood almost froze.

He was all too familiar with the aura of this black sun.

But what lies before us is a billion times more terrifying than the vast Daoist aura on that get-out-of-jail-free card.

It is the Xuanhuang Emperor!

At the same time, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth began to undergo strange changes. After being absorbed into the body, it actually made people feel restless and irritable.

"There's something wrong with the spiritual energy!"

Xie Wuxin's expression changed, and he realized it too.

Shen Moyan also discovered that the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was evolving in the direction of the spiritual energy of future generations.

He looked at the three people beside him, and a thought popped into his mind.

The three of them possessed well-developed golden cores and exuded considerable aura.

I wonder what it tastes like...

"This spiritual energy is distorting our perception!" Shen Moyan was startled and quickly used the "Scripture of Detachment from All Forms" to eliminate his previous thoughts.

"Fellow Daoist Liezhenzi! What's wrong with you?!" Ye Xianfeng exclaimed in surprise.

The prodigy of the Dayan Array Sect, Lie Zhenzi, had a pained and contorted face, his array patterns were in disarray, and his body was turning into wood at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Its skin became rough, revealing patterns like tree rings, its limbs transformed into roots and branches, and emerald green leaves sprouted from its head.

"Spiritual root transformation! His wood spiritual root was stimulated by this mutated spiritual energy!" Xie Wuxin's eyes were cold as he instantly determined the reason.

In just a few breaths, the ginseng transformed into a ginseng plant brimming with spiritual energy.

His golden elixir was lodged in the center of the ginseng, round and golden, incredibly tempting.

With a flash of sword light, Xie Wuxin severed the fully formed ginseng at the root.

Xie Wuxin remained expressionless as he took the ginseng into his hand, put the golden pill into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it.

The pure life essence and the Daoist principles of the formation surged into his body, temporarily suppressing the erosion of his sword heart by the surrounding mutated spiritual energy.

"Sword Master! What are you doing?!" Ye Xianfeng's eyes widened in fury, his heavy sword pointed directly at Xie Wuxin. "He is one of our kind!"

"He is no longer a scion, but a great medicinal herb."

Xie Wuxin spoke indifferently, his eyes filled with coldness.

"And I've tried it."

"Eating this person will help curb our mutations."

After a moment of silence, Shen Moyan and Ye Xianfeng fell silent.

"Times have changed. Hesitation is death. If you can't stand it, you can find your own way out."

"Damn it!" Ye Xianfeng roared, unleashing his Mountain-Shattering Sword Intent, ready to fight Xie Wuxin.

But when he looked at Xie Wuxin, his gaze was drawn to Xie's dantian, and a hint of greed appeared in his eyes.

A chill ran through Shen Moyan's heart.

Even the most steadfast and resolute sword sect prodigies were affected in their minds.

He retreated rapidly, using the Azure Wave Step to its fullest extent, instantly distancing himself from the two.

He could see clearly that Xie Wuxin had swallowed the ginseng, which could temporarily calm his mind, but his sword heart had been tarnished. Ye Xianfeng pretended to stop him, but in reality, he wanted to kill and eat people.

Both of them are infected! We can't stay here any longer!

Xie Wuxin glanced coldly at Shen Moyan, but did not stop him. His figure transformed into a sword light, and he fought with Ye Xianfeng before disappearing into the chaotic sea.

"Is this the beginning of the ancient calamity...?" Shen Moyan suppressed his shock.

He unleashed his divine sense, encompassing all directions.

The world was devoid of any celestial aura; only bloodstained desolation and wailing filled the air.

The monsters that usually roamed the mountains and forests were now fleeing in panic, like stray dogs.

Their perception of changes in spiritual energy is far more acute than that of humans; they only sensed a terrifying aura permeating the world, causing their souls to tremble.

Bloodline dignity and territorial consciousness are all replaced by the instinct for survival.

The monstrous birds took flight in fright, blotting out the sky, yet they knew not where to flee. Giant beasts trampled the mountains and forests, running wildly and smashing mountain peaks without realizing it.

They didn't even bother to hunt the panicked human cultivators; they just instinctively wanted to get away from the high-hanging black sun.

Whenever Shen Moyan passed by a small immortal sect, he witnessed horrific scenes: cultivators eating each other, as savage as monsters.

He saw a Golden Core cultivator writhing in agony, his body contorted into a strange lingzhi mushroom, being frantically torn apart and devoured by his companions.

He saw several Foundation Establishment cultivators fighting each other for a Golden Core corpse. In the end, the victor swallowed the flesh and blood of the loser and struggled to suppress his own mutation.

However, as the concentration of mutated spiritual energy increased, he couldn't consume enough and also transformed into a humanoid medicine.

The once blessed and beautiful sacred mountain has suffered from depleted spiritual veins, withered spiritual herbs, and the protective array has been shattered by attacks from both inside and outside the mountain.

With the help of "Seeing the Unknown", Shen Moyan forcibly resisted the erosion of his golden core by the mutated spiritual energy. He concealed all his aura and moved like a ghost through the sea of ​​light, avoiding the cultivators who had gone mad.

"Why did the Five-Colored Heaven bring me to this insane era?"

Standing atop the burning immortal mountain, Shen Moyan coldly observed everything unfolding, his heart filled with doubt.