Wandering the Deep Cosmos

The Sea Sky Immortal Realm, once a vast expanse, is now decaying. The entire Small World is withering, all kinds of spiritual trees are wilting, dead leaves are everywhere, and divine flowers are dying.

The secret realm became blurred, hazy, and cracked. Under the terrifying effect of the First Killing Array, its decay was accelerated, and it died prematurely before the myth ended.

In a final burst of light, as the last ray of light streaked across the Small World, illuminating everything, the entire world was about to shatter. Blood dripped from the sky, and the secret realm seemed to possess a life of its own.

"What a pity!" Wang Xuan said regretfully, feeling sorry for the fact that a Small World had come to an end and was disintegrating.

He steered the Nurturing Life Furnace, transforming into a streak of light, and quickly rushed out; otherwise, with the massive collapse of the space here, it would have been extremely dangerous.

In the Azure Sea, the Nurturing Life Furnace shimmered. As Wang Xuan and the Sword Immortal left it, they looked back and saw that the area first burst forth with soaring light, then collapsed, shrank, and finally quickly returned to calm.

I thought a terrible explosion was about to happen, that the ocean would dry up and a tsunami would strike, but I never imagined that even its death would be so uneventful and brief.

Jiang Qingyao sighed softly, "If the Immortal Realm were to die and be extinguished, it would only be a matter of a moment. Extraordinary beings might be able to detect the anomaly, but ordinary people would not feel anything at all. Myths would perish and die in silence."

"Let's go, Blood Fairy, let's heal our wounds first," Wang Xuan said. The two of them were covered in blood, their bodies stained crimson and riddled with injuries.

"Looking for a beating?" Jiang Qingyao tapped him with the Purple Heaven Dao Integration Sword, whose blade was pitted and broken with charred black marks.

"No, this is a damaged treasure. It could destroy me if I'm not careful." Wang Xuan backed away.

"I haven't activated it yet." The Sword Immortal was overjoyed, holding the Broken Sword with great affection. A faint purple light flowed over the blade, which was incredibly magical.

"Twenty-seven bones are broken. This is really terrible." Wang Xuan looked inside his body and felt pain all over.

He There Are Supreme Treasures in his hand and was cautious enough, but he still almost failed. The power of the First Killing Array was beyond imagination. With the broken Purple Heaven Dao Integration Sword as the Formation Platform, it could almost block and kill gods and Buddhas!

Putting himself in the man's shoes, he felt that the man in black robes was probably more wronged, because once such a killing formation was unleashed, Super Peerless would be harvested without any suspense.

Not long ago, when he searched the soul, he naturally sensed the other party's despair, anger, and resentment. He almost failed, and it would have been a completely different outcome.

Even after Wang Xuan searched the soul, he himself sighed with fear. This killing formation was limited by the materials used in the formation. Without the support of Heavenly Treasures, it had flaws and was far from perfect.

"This is a problem. Although I obtained the First Killing Array, I will also encounter the old demon's problem: where can I find so many Heavenly Treasures to Refine Formation Diagram?"

The two of them arrived at an island deep in the sea. It was lush and green, with clear springs and mountains. It was relatively quiet and had not yet been developed by the people of New Star.

After several attempts, Wang Xuan triggered the divine sense again and, together with the Sword Immortal, entered the Inner Scenery Realm with his physical body to begin healing.

Here, time seemed to fly by, and a rich, silvery substance fell down, like a heavy snowfall covering them, causing their metabolism to surge dramatically.

The broken bones were being mended, the torn flesh was closing, and the vibrant power of new life was accumulating in the cells. The two of them glowed, exuding a refreshing aura.

This change was rapid; their spirit and physical vitality became incredibly vigorous, their injuries and illnesses vanished, and with a slight tremor, scabs and other debris fell off their bodies, leaving no wounds.

They put their Supernatural Inner Armor back on, dressed themselves, and were fully recovered.

"I need to study the First Killing Array carefully," Wang Xuan said. Over the next "decades or even centuries," he devoted himself to comprehending the Imperial Dao Killing Array, valuing it immensely.

For a moment, he even put the Body Slaying Banner aside and didn't have time to study it.

The Sword Immortal also joined in, discussing with him from time to time. The two of them studied together, exchanging and verifying their understanding, which had an excellent effect and greatly improved their understanding of the killing formation.

Even though they couldn't fathom the essence of the Killing Array or fully understand its principles, they could still set it up Refine Formation Diagram based on the black-robed man's memories.

Of course, the biggest problem remains the limitation of Heavenly Treasures, making it difficult to gather them all.

"It seems I won't be able to refine the array diagram in the short term. I was hoping to use it to deal with the evil dragon." Wang Xuan was helpless. He had the most powerful array in his mind, but he had no way to set it up.

The man in black robes spent countless years preparing to create a flawed "First Killing Array." Now that the apocalypse has arrived, where is he supposed to find materials?

"However, I do have some good stuff here, which should be able to replace some of the Heavenly Treasures." Wang Xuan inventoried the various treasures.

The Golden Small Tree and the nine golden crows on it are Peerless Exotic Treasure. The Primordial Spirit Chain is also of the same level. In addition, there are: the Body Slaying Banner, the Iron Stake, the Silver Beast Skin Book, etc.

"There is also the Book of Years, the paper that contains the Great Law of Mental Illness, and even the truly Supreme Treasure Nurturing Life Furnace!"

He believed that if he went to the Immortal Land, plundered the gods, and seized the weapons of the Supreme Deity, he would likely be able to gather Heavenly Treasures.

The weapons of those peerless figures must be rare treasures, made with the finest materials. However, doing so would invite too much hatred, especially since evil dragons and Sword Madman are all around.

"There's also the Purple Heaven Dao Integration Sword, which can be used as Heavenly Treasures in the killing formation," Jiang Qingyao said, adding that she could throw the sword if needed.

The two studied and arranged the First Killing Array in the Inner Scenery Realm. In the end, they even took out all of Wang Xuan's treasures from the early period, such as short swords, fishing lines, fishing hooks, magic lamps, and golden Small Gourd. Of course, they also took out the Purple Gourd with chaotic energy that the Sword Immortal had given him.

"I must say, after ransacking the Demon Lord's house and destroying Qi Tian's cave, there are quite a few things that can be used."

The two set up a crude and simple First Killing Array. Even though they had many treasures and Jiang Qingyao had offered up all her collection, it was still not enough.

This was only possible because of the power of supreme divine objects like the Nurturing Life Furnace and the Purple Heaven Dao Integration Sword; otherwise, even a rudimentary version of the killing formation wouldn't have been possible.

"I regret it a bit. I should have stolen all the treasures from the conglomerate's secret vault earlier, leaving nothing behind. Maybe then I could have gathered all the materials," Wang Xuan sighed. He only took the best rare treasures.

Upon his return, he discovered that the secret vault was long gone, either taken away by the tycoons or by the returning Transcendent Immortals.

Of course, if he had done that in the early days, he might not have survived; he would have been targeted by all sides and relentlessly pursued.

Nowadays, he has a fairly good relationship with all parties. Apart from the evil dragon and the creator of the Great Demon Fetus Technique who are always watching his body, he rarely has any other life-or-death enemies.

"At worst, you can hide from the evil dragon for now, time is on your side!" Jiang Qingyao said. The two did not plan to stay on the New Star for long and would leave soon to enter the depths of the universe and travel through the unknown starry sky.

They figured that after the man in the black robe died, his original body would find out sooner or later; the truth would eventually come out.

Furthermore, not long ago, the Nurturing Life Furnace experienced a series of tremors, which may indicate that the Super Peerless of the Immortal Land has embarked on his return journey in search of the last treasure!

However, the journey is long, and those people will find it difficult to return in the next two days.

"Xiong San, come pick me up." Wang Xuan contacted the Mechanical Xiao.

"There's no Xiong San anymore, only Xiong Er is left!" The Mechanical Xiao was furious. It had been guarding Wang Xuan and its Realm Advancement, but today... it dropped again!

"Hurry up, or you'll turn into a bear!" Wang Xuan urged.

A small Silver Spaceship arrived at breakneck speed and picked up Wang Xuan and Jiang Qingyao from the deserted island deep in the ocean. To be on the safe side, it did not linger or visit Professor Lin and the others, but instead plunged directly into the dark universe.

The extraordinary being was about to pass away forever, with only a few days left. He decided to behave himself and temporarily isolate himself from the outside world, wandering in deep space with the Sword Immortal, avoiding any inhabited planets they passed by.

"Is it really a component of the Dao Control Banner? Can it reproduce the First Treasure?" Inside the spaceship, Wang Xuan fiddled with a bunch of treasures, focusing on two palm-sized small flags.

He was quite fond of it; he had obtained the Body Slaying Banner, which could easily sever the physical body of the Supreme Deity!

However, after trying to merge them for a long time, the two flags only resonated and had mysterious fluctuations, but could not be unified.

He put the Iron Stake, the golden animal hide book with holes, and the Silver Beast Skin Book dug from Qingcheng Mountain together. They all fluctuated, but they just couldn't merge.

"Huh, there's another thing that's trembling?!" Wang Xuan was surprised. It was the short sword. It had moved once, but only once. After that, no matter how he manipulated and activated it, including the Body Slaying Banner and the God Slaying Banner, the short sword didn't react.

This weapon has no extraordinary attributes or special properties; it only has one characteristic: it is hard and sharp. It once cut the fishing line of a fisherman on the moon.

"What's the logic behind this? I wanted to recreate the Dao Control Banner, and the short sword moved slightly. Is there any causal relationship?" He wondered, opening his Spiritual Heavenly Eye, but he couldn't see anything.

Outside the spaceship, the universe was vast, deep, and cold, an endless expanse of darkness. They were far from the New Star, on a journey without a destination.

The Sword Immortal manipulated the Purple Heaven Dao Integration Sword. This time, her own immortal sword could not absorb the Broken Sword; instead, her own immortal sword itself was about to merge into the broken sword.

As she continued to refine the power, she saw the old scene from the past: lightning filling the sky, a heavenly tribulation of the Imperial Dao Level, which made her tremble with shock.

That kind of power is so immense that anyone who touches it will die instantly, without any doubt. Apart from the Super Peerless treasures, no living being, whether in the mortal realm or the immortal realm, can withstand it.

"This sword was originally a priceless treasure, but it was still destroyed." Her expression was complicated. In that grand heavenly tribulation, an entire starry sky was shattered!

That was forging the sword in the depths of the universe; otherwise, it would have been destined to cause widespread destruction and the entire Starry Ground would have been reduced to a place of annihilation!

"What's going on?" Wang Xuan put down the two small flags, one gold and one silver, and looked at her.

Sword Immortal's expression was solemn as she said, "The Purple Heaven Dao Integration Sword was almost successfully refined. Its interior contained the primordial spirit of the strongest being of that mythical civilization, who wanted to ascend together with it to reach the Imperial Dao Level. However... it was mercilessly destroyed by the Imperial Dao Level Chaos Great Heavenly Tribulation!"

"This..." Wang Xuan was truly astonished. This ancient sword, which should have been transformed into a mature and supreme treasure, was ultimately destroyed because of this.

"The ancients really went to great lengths to break free from their constraints and advance to the Imperial Dao Realm," he exclaimed.

In the land where Xu Fu's spiritual fragments reside, the moon is actually the eye of a creature, and the giant beast is the crystallization of the life's work of the Vanished civilization.

That civilization once went all out to enhance the physical body of an invincible creature, hoping to refine its flesh and blood to the Imperial Dao Level, but its spirit collapsed prematurely.

Ultimately, that civilization left behind a Semi-Mature Supreme Treasure, which took the form of a biological organism.

As we see now, in the civilization of the Purple Heaven Dao Integration Sword, someone tried to use the treasure as a shell, allowing their spirit to enter and thus achieve a sublimation of their life level, but they failed.

"How can we put all these items together? How can we make the First Treasure Dao Control Banner, reappear?" Wang Xuan tried various methods, but to no avail.

After thinking for a moment, he put the Body Slaying Banner, Iron Stake, animal skin book, and short sword into the Nurturing Life Furnace, preparing to take them into the Land of Nothingness and refine them in the Red Substance above the meteorite passage.

"I'll try refining the treasure myself!" His primordial spirit set off with the furnace, piercing through the life soil, and soon appeared in the meteorite passage.