Deadly Primordial Chaos, Forbidden Secret

The slight anomaly of the Primordial Token was like a fine needle, piercing the calm of the Myriad Realms' revival. Xuan Fu submerged his Spiritual Sense into the token, clearly perceiving the "Deadly Primordial Chaos" energy—it originated from the same source as the Primordial Lord's Life Origin, yet exhibited a starkly opposite, deathly stillness. It was like the ultimate withered state after life has been exhausted, carrying a terrifying rhythm of "repaying all life." This power was slowly spreading along the token's veins, attempting to pollute the Myriad Realms Core's fundamental life force.

"This power originates from a forbidden area within the Primordial Pure Land, it is the 'dark side' of the Primordial Lord," the Primordial Ancestor's golden form appeared within the Myriad Realms Core, his eyes grave. "The Primordial Origin was originally a source of both life and death. The Primordial Lord, in pursuit of pure regenerative power, stripped away the deathly still part and sealed it in the forbidden area. Now, this power has reawakened, clearly sensing an opportunity for Primordial Rebirth and wanting to fight back, to seize control of the Primordial Origin."

The Lord of Balance's Power of Balance extended along the token's veins, attempting to suppress the spread of the Deadly Primordial Chaos: "The Deadly Primordial Chaos is more dangerous than the power of Chaos Restart. It can not only disintegrate life force but also pollute the Origin, causing the Myriad Realms' independent revival to fail. If it collides with the Primordial Lord's life force, the entire Primordial Pure Land and the Myriad Realms will be torn apart by the conflict between life and death."

Xuan Fu did not hesitate in the slightest, injecting the power of the Myriad Realms Primordial Talisman into the Primordial Token: "We must go to the Primordial Pure Land as soon as possible, find the forbidden area, and completely seal the Deadly Primordial Chaos! Otherwise, before the thousand-year deadline arrives, the Myriad Realms will be consumed by this deathly stillness." He turned to the Void Ancestor and the Lord of Balance, "I entrust the matter of the Myriad Realms' revival to you two. I will return shortly, and it will not delay our thousand-year pact."

The Void Ancestor and the Lord of Balance nodded in agreement. Their powers of life-death and balance worked to stabilize the Myriad Realms Core, ensuring the revival process was unaffected. Xuan Fu gripped the Primordial Token, which erupted with a green light barrier, opening a passage for him to the Primordial Pure Land. He transformed into a stream of colorful purple-gold light, passing through the passage and instantly arriving at the Primordial Pure Land.

This place was completely different from the stillness of the Chaos Domain. It was full of vibrant spiritual plants, and gentle Primordial Spiritual Qi permeated the air, making one feel refreshed. However, Xuan Fu keenly sensed a faint, oppressive aura of deathly stillness emanating from the depths of the Pure Land, echoing the anomaly in the Primordial Token—that was the direction of the forbidden area.

Xuan Fu moved along the deathly still aura. The deeper he went into the Pure Land, the lower the concentration of Primordial Spiritual Qi became, replaced by an increasingly potent deathly stillness. The entrance to the forbidden area was hidden behind a massive Primordial mountain range, covered in ancient sealing runes—the very barrier the Primordial Lord had used to seal the Deadly Primordial Chaos. Now, the sealing runes were heavily damaged, and black deathly still energy was continuously pouring out from the breaches, polluting the surrounding Primordial Spiritual Qi.

"Little friend Xuan Fu, why have you come here?" The Primordial Lord's voice suddenly echoed. A green figure appeared behind Xuan Fu, his face etched with surprise and caution, "The forbidden area is a Primordial taboo, not to be trespassed."

"Primordial Lord, why do you hide it?" Xuan Fu turned to face him, the Primordial Token glowing in his palm. "The Deadly Primordial Chaos has reawakened and is attempting to fight back. If you do not lift the seal and resolve it completely, not only will the Primordial Pure Land be polluted, but the Myriad Realms will also suffer, and your regeneration plan will be ruined."

The Primordial Lord's expression shifted slightly. After a moment of silence, he sighed, "This is a long story. In my pursuit of pure regenerative power, I forcibly stripped away the Deadly Primordial Chaos, only to discover it was one with me. It could not be completely destroyed, only sealed. Its reawakening now is because it sensed my intention to regenerate the Myriad Realms and wants to seize back its power."

He waved his hand, and the damaged parts of the sealing barrier were temporarily sealed with green spiritual energy. "I can take you into the forbidden area, but the power of the Deadly Primordial Chaos is extremely dangerous. A single misstep could lead to your mind being corrupted, turning you into a lifeless puppet. You must be fully prepared."

Xuan Fu did not hesitate. The Myriad Realms Primordial Talisman erupted with colorful purple-gold light, forming a protective barrier. "My decision is made. For the safety of the Myriad Realms and the Primordial Pure Land, the Deadly Primordial Chaos must be resolved completely."

The Primordial Lord nodded, injecting green spiritual energy into the sealing barrier. The barrier slowly opened, revealing a passage leading underground. The passage was pitch black, and the deathly still energy was so dense that Xuan Fu's protective barrier began to show signs of black erosion. The two proceeded down the passage and soon reached the core of the forbidden area—a massive black palace. Suspended in the center of the palace was a black "Deathly Still Core," the source of the Deadly Primordial Chaos's power.

Around the Deathly Still Core, countless black deathly still runes danced, emitting a terrifying aura of stillness. Xuan Fu could feel that the palace walls were covered in ancient Primordial runes, recording the birth and sealing process of the Deadly Primordial Chaos. "Completely resolving it isn't just about sealing," Xuan Fu said, looking at the Deathly Still Core, a realization flashing in his eyes. "It was originally one with you. Only by merging again and harmonizing with the Power of Balance can the Primordial Origin be restored to its complete state of life and death originating from the same source."

The Primordial Lord's expression instantly became complex. "Re-merging means I will be influenced by the deathly still power again, and the regeneration plan will be completely altered. Moreover, the merging process is extremely perilous. A single misstep, and I will be consumed by the deathly still power, becoming its puppet."

"But this is the only solution," Xuan Fu's voice was firm. "If we don't merge, the Deadly Primordial Chaos will eventually break through the seal. At that point, not only will you suffer, but the Myriad Realms will also turn into a land of deathly stillness. Trust me, I will use the Myriad Realms Primordial Power and the Power of Balance to help you stabilize your mind and ensure the success of the merge."

The Primordial Lord was silent for a long time, finally making up his mind. "Alright! I'll trust you this once!" He activated his own Life Origin, and green spiritual energy and the black power of the Deathly Still Core resonated with each other, forming a black and white intertwined energy flow. Xuan Fu immediately acted, the Myriad Realms Primordial Power and the Power of Balance transforming into two runes, integrating into the energy flow to form a "Life-Death Balance Array," stabilizing the merging process.

The merging process was exceptionally difficult. The life force and the deathly still power repelled each other, erupting in constant conflict. The black palace vibrated violently, and countless deathly still runes lunged at the two. Xuan Fu's protective barrier was continuously eroded by the runes, and black cracks appeared on the colorful purple-gold crystals of the rune itself; the Primordial Lord's green form also began to show black spots, clearly indicating his mind was being corrupted by the deathly still power.

"Steady your mind! Think of the original intention of Primordial Rebirth, think of the hope of all beings in the Myriad Realms!" Xuan Fu burned a portion of his Myriad Realms Primordial Origin, causing the Life-Death Balance Array to flare, forcefully suppressing the conflicting energies. "Life and death from the same source, balanced coexistence—this is the ultimate form of the Primordial Origin!"

With Xuan Fu's help, the Primordial Lord's mind gradually stabilized. The conflict between the life force and the deathly still power began to subside, gradually flowing according to the runes of the Life-Death Balance Array. The black power of the Deathly Still Core slowly merged into the Primordial Lord's body. His green form gradually turned black and white, and his aura became even more majestic, more complete.

Just as the merge was about to be completely successful, the Deathly Still Core suddenly emitted a strange purple light. This light belonged neither to the life force nor the deathly still power, but came from the "erosion domain outside the Primordial Chaos," carrying an evil rhythm of "polluting the Origin," attempting to disrupt the merging process.

"It's the residual power of the Lord of Tampering!" Xuan Fu's expression changed. "He actually planted an erosion seed within the Deadly Primordial Chaos, intending to pollute the complete Primordial Origin!"

The purple light spread rapidly, forcibly polluting the black and white intertwined energy flow. The Primordial Lord's face contorted in pain again, his mind becoming chaotic, and the merging process faced collapse. Xuan Fu did not hesitate, fusing the powers of the Myriad Realms Primordial Talisman and the Primordial Token to form an "Origin Purification Talisman," which he slashed towards the purple light.

The moment the Talisman Blade collided with the purple light, countless erosion runes were purified, and the purple light began to recede rapidly. However, the Lord of Tampering's erosion seed was exceptionally stubborn, clinging tightly to the Primordial Origin, unable to be completely removed. The Primordial Lord's merging process fell into crisis again, the black and white intertwined aura became disordered, threatening to split apart at any moment.

Xuan Fu's heart tightened. He knew that if the erosion seed could not be completely removed, the merge would ultimately fail, and it might even lead to the Primordial Lord and the Deadly Primordial Chaos being jointly polluted by the power of tampering, becoming puppets of the Lord of Tampering. Just then, his Spiritual Sense suddenly detected a familiar aura from the core of the erosion seed—it was the commanding power of the Ultimate Sovereign. Clearly, the Lord of Tampering and the Ultimate Sovereign had reached some new agreement, intending to jointly pollute the Primordial Origin.

An ultimate crisis concerning the integrity of the Primordial Origin and the safety of the Myriad Realms had quietly descended upon the core of the forbidden area.