Demonic Thoughts Invade Island, Tongtian's Rage; Chaos Slices Evil, Purifying

Above the East Sea, the waves were treacherous. The once vast and boundless immortal scenery was long gone, replaced by a deathly silence and oppression. The seawater was dark, faintly exuding an ominous, fishy stench. The sky was low with leaden clouds, as if it might collapse at any moment. Even the spiritual energy flowing through the air was mixed with a faint, elusive sense of erosion that unsettled the mind.

These were all the effects of the Guixu Demonic Tribulation, and the Demonic Qi had begun to slowly infiltrate the Great Desolation. And at the center of this oppressive sea, the island that carried the Intercepting Sect's endless glory and sorrow—Golden Ao Island—was now shrouded in a faint, barely visible black mist. This black mist was not ordinary water vapor, but pure Demonic Qi from an Otherworld, distorting light and blocking divine sense, making the entire island like a ghostly realm with unknown conditions within.

A dark gray streak of light tore through the sky, descending upon Golden Ao Island with a speed surpassing teleportation! As the light dispersed, Tongtian's tall and cold figure was revealed.

He hovered above the black mist, his gaze like lightning, instantly piercing the demonic Qi barrier and seeing the scene within the island!

Within the island's ruins, countless demonic creatures, condensed from Demonic Qi and with twisted, ferocious forms, were frantically assaulting a dilapidated Biyou Palace guardian formation! This formation had clearly been recently repaired and activated by Saint Mother Wudang, but its power was far from its peak. Under the relentless assault of the demonic creatures, the light barrier flickered violently, on the verge of collapse.

At the core of the formation, Saint Mother Wudang's mouth was bleeding, her face pale, as she desperately maintained the formation's operation. Beside her were several cultivators with strong, but equally disheveled auras. Judging by their cultivation techniques, they were remnants of the Intercepting Sect she had recently contacted!

And beneath a patch of ruins in the deepest part of the island, a more hidden, yet purer and more powerful dark demonic thought was attempting to break through an ancient earth vein seal, like a drill. Its target was precisely the more active Otherworld fluctuation, originating from the same source as the one glimpsed by the Myriad Worlds Mirror, beneath the seal!

"As expected!" Tongtian's killing intent surged! The purpose of this demonic thought clone was twofold: first, to disrupt Wudang and the others' actions, and second, to seize or release the Otherworld entity beneath Golden Ao Island!

"Wretched beast! Die!" He did not hesitate in the slightest, nor did he offer any warning! His Quasi-Saint peak aura descended like a volcanic eruption! The sea around Golden Ao Island violently caved downwards, forming a massive vortex!

He pointed his fingers like a sword and, without any fancy moves, simply slashed downwards towards the churning demonic mist below!

"Chaos Opens Heaven Slash!" No flashy move name, only the ultimate concentration of power! A dark gray sword aura, only about ten feet long and condensed to the extreme, appeared out of thin air! Though seemingly small, this sword aura contained the supreme power to open Chaos and redefine the elements! Where it passed, space silently annihilated, leaving a trail of pure void!

Ch-! The demonic Qi barrier, capable of isolating the divine sense of Grand Unity cultivators, was easily sliced open by this Chaos sword aura, like a hot knife through butter! The sword aura continued its momentum, directly cleaving into the island's mountains and earth!

Rumble!!! The earth trembled violently! Wherever the sword aura passed, whether it was ferocious demonic creatures, ruined remnants, or hard rock, all turned into the most basic particles and dissipated! A bottomless chasm instantly appeared on Golden Ao Island, stretching from one end to the other, splitting the island in two!

Countless demonic creatures turned to dust under this terrifying sword strike! The tide of demons attacking the formation was cleared!

Inside the formation, Saint Mother Wudang and the others stared dumbfounded at this earth-shattering sword strike. Sensing the familiar yet incredibly powerful aura, they were stunned for a moment before erupting in joy!

"It's Master! Master is back!" Wudang's voice choked with emotion, filled with excitement. The few old Intercepting Sect members were even more teary-eyed, as if they had found their backbone! However, this sword strike had not hit the deepest demonic thought clone. The moment the sword aura descended, the demonic thought had merged into the earth vein shadows like a ghost, narrowly avoiding the edge.

"Hmph! Cowardly foreign trash!" Tongtian snorted coldly, his figure flickered, and he appeared above the island, his gaze coldly locking onto a certain spot in the earth veins.

The demonic thought clone seemed to know that hiding was futile. A mental fluctuation filled with violence and greed emanated from underground: "The aura of the Chaos Green Lotus, and the origin of the world. Hand them over, or face destruction."

Accompanying the mental fluctuation, the demonic thought surged out from underground, transforming into a terrifying, formless shadow composed of pure darkness and countless twisted eyeballs, emitting a powerful pressure comparable to the late stage of Quasi-Saint, lunging towards Tongtian! It seemed extremely eager for the Chaos Bead and the Green Lotus aura on Tongtian!

"Do you, a mere floating demonic thought without roots, dare covet my supreme treasures?" Tongtian's eyes were disdainful. He didn't even use the Chaos Bead, merely raising his hand and throwing a punch!

As his fist moved, Chaos followed! A massive vortex of Chaos formed before his fist, exuding a terrifying devouring power!

The demonic thought clone crashed into the vortex and immediately let out a sharp mental shriek. Its dark energy was frantically torn and devoured by the Chaos vortex! It attempted to contaminate the vortex with Demonic Qi, but the Chaos energy was of an extremely high level, rendering its contamination completely useless!

"Impossible! Why can the power of this world restrain us, my kind..." The demonic thought clone was shocked and enraged, struggling frantically.

"Frog in a well, how can you know the vastness of Chaos!" Tongtian's fist technique changed, transforming into a palm. He spread his five fingers, and dark gray Chaos Netherworld Magic Power, like five heavenly pillars, slammed shut!

"Chaos Imprisoning Heaven Palm!" The five giant fingers of magic power instantly gripped the demonic thought clone firmly in his palm! No matter how it struggled, it could not break free!

Tongtian felt the struggling force from his palm, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. The energy structure of this demonic thought clone was extremely bizarre, completely different from the Great Desolation system. It was filled with aggression and exclusivity, but precisely because of this, its power was not well-rounded, and was firmly suppressed by his all-encompassing Primordial Unity power.

"Soul search!" Without hesitation, his incomparably powerful divine sense forcibly invaded the core of the demonic thought clone, intending to plunder its memories and investigate the Otherworld intelligence and the specific purpose of this infiltration!

"Roar! The Sovereign will not let you..." The demonic thought clone let out a final, venomous mental roar. Then, the memory information at its core surged into Tongtian's mind like a breached dam!

A large amount of chaotic, frenzied, and destruction-driven fragmented images flashed by: an endless dark void, countless terrifying demonic gods of various forms, a colossal "nest" seemingly piled up from the remains of countless worlds, and a cold, hungry, terrifying will that towered over all the demonic gods...

There were also some scattered pieces of information about the Great Desolation: weak points in the Guixu barrier, several hidden Demonic Qi nodes within the Great Desolation, and a coordinate pointing to a secret corner of the Heavenly Court?!

Tongtian's heart trembled violently! The infiltration of the Great Desolation by the Otherworld had already reached such a level?! There were even nodes within the Heavenly Court? That coordinate...

Just as he was about to further investigate the information about that coordinate, the core of the demonic thought clone suddenly erupted with an extremely terrifying self-destructing will!

Boom! The imprisoned demonic thought clone exploded violently! The rampant Demonic Qi impacted Tongtian's Chaos hand!

Tongtian grunted, his palm loosening slightly. Most of the memory information dissipated, leaving him only enough time to grasp a few of the most crucial images and that blurry coordinate.

As the Demonic Qi dispersed, the demonic thought clone had completely vanished.

Tongtian stood in place, digesting the information he had obtained, his expression solemn. Although he had destroyed this clone, his sense of crisis had only deepened. The power and schemes of the Otherworld far exceeded his expectations.

He waved his hand, and Chaos Qi swept across the entire Golden Ao Island, thoroughly purifying the residual Demonic Qi and traces of demonic creatures. Although the island had been split by his sword, the core of the earth veins remained intact. Instead, with the Demonic Qi cleared, it revealed a long-lost clarity.

"Master!" Saint Mother Wudang deactivated the formation and, with a few old subordinates, flew up excitedly to pay their respects.

Tongtian's gaze swept over them, and he nodded slightly, "You have worked hard. It is not advisable to stay here for long. Since the Otherworld has set its sights on this place, there will likely be trouble later."

He looked at the chasm that had been split open, then sensed the reinforced seal underground, and pondered, "The entity beneath the island is of great importance. It is best to seal it for now. Wudang, lead those willing disciples to immediately evacuate Golden Ao Island and rendezvous with Sanxiao at the ancient battlefield secret realm in the Northern Continent. It is safe there for the time being."

"Yes, Master!" Wudang immediately agreed.

"Master, then you..." one of the old subordinates couldn't help but ask.

Tongtian looked up, towards the direction of the Thirty-Three Heavens, his eyes flashing with cold light, "Me? Naturally, I will go where I need to go. Some rats hiding in the shadows need to be dealt with."

That coordinate pointing to the Heavenly Court was like a poisoned thorn, impossible for him to ignore.

He had to confirm how deeply the Heavenly Court had been infiltrated! This concerned the safety of the entire Great Desolation defense line!

The next moment, he shot up into the sky, transforming into a streak of light, heading straight for the South Heaven Gate!

The matter of Golden Ao Island was concluded, but a greater storm was about to be stirred in the Heavenly Court due to his return!