The reconstruction of the Tianyan Continent stumbled along amidst the agonizing pain of survival. On the reefs of the East Sea Coast, congealed dark red bloodstains, High Antiquity, were embedded in the crevices, intertwining with newly sprouted emerald seaweed to form mottled Battle Markings. The salty sea breeze swept by, stirring up ripples mixed with the scent of blood, as if whispering the tragic retelling of the ancient war Heavenly Demon. Ren Xiaoyao placed half of the hilt of his Inheritance Sword Hilt at the center of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Altar, the remaining Five Elements Spirit Pearls at the hilt flowing with a rhythmic breath—Azure... Like bamboo shoots breaking through the soil, the light burst forth with the Life of Wood; the crimson light surged like a wildfire, raging with the Rampage of Fire; the yellow light gathered the Heaviness of Earth, solidified like Thick Earth; the white light shone with the Sharpness of Metal, refined like Geng Metal; and the black light contained the Inclusiveness of Water, like countless rivers flowing into the sea. With each alternation of spiritual light, specks of green seeped from the scorched rock crevices around the altar. Moss, like a jade net, quietly covered the scars left by war. Even the dust floating in the air was imbued with the breath of new life, and one could almost hear the faint sound of plants growing.
He sets off at dawn each day, his white robes piercing the morning mist like a walking ray of light. When his fingertips brush against the shattered defensive array base, the broken runes reignite like fireflies, the fractured array diagrams redraw ancient Star Orbit, and the long-dormant array eyes light up one after another, weaving a shimmering protective net across the land. The flowing runes subtly resonate with the stars in the sky. When his palm touches the dried-up Spirit Spring, the Chaos Dao Charm transforms into sweet rain, and clear water gushes forth from the parched spring, its tinkling sound mingling with the resurgence of Spiritual Qi. With a hum, the water flowed down the ravines, spurring forth patches of spiritual herbs wherever it passed, even the long-extinct " Soul-Returning Ganoderma " sprouting near the spring. Especially at the bottom of the mountains shattered by the East Sea War, golden veins of light meandered like sleeping young dragons, their scale-like patterns flickering with his footsteps. This was proof that the foundation of his Tianyan was not dead, and also a trace of his daily nurturing with Daoist principles. Each flash of light was like the continent breathing silently, and he could feel that breathing gradually becoming stronger.
As dusk fell, the setting sun poured down like molten gold, dyeing the sky a blood-red hue, and the clouds seemed to echo with the roars of war spirits. Ren Xiaoyao traveled to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains of Northern Ju Luzhou, a place once the heart of the Dragon Vein, where Spiritual Qi was so abundant it could condense into beads; a mere grasp of the hand would release spiritual liquid that slipped through one's fingers, and the air was filled with the refreshing fragrance of grass and trees, where even butterflies formed from Spiritual Qi could be seen fluttering among the flowers. However, at this moment, the place was shrouded in a chilling aura, a mixture of the stench of rotting corpses and the metallic smell of rust, as if an invisible black hand had gripped the throat of the continent, making even the light viscous and dim. He stopped before a withered Thousand-Year Spirit Pine, an ancient tree that had witnessed countless rises and falls of the continent, now standing like charcoal, its bark peeling away... Exposing the grayish-black decaying wood, its trunk covered with spiderweb-like cracks—marks of Demonic Qi Erosion. When his fingertips touched the grayish -Black Moss covering the roots, a sharp, needle-like pain suddenly shot through his palm—beneath the soil, the bluish-black Spiritual Qi veins were cracking at a visible speed, thick, ink-like sap seeping from the fissures, injecting demonic energy into the Dragon Vein's main trunk like ants gnawing at its roots. Where the sap landed, even the rocks sizzled and corroded. Looking up, the golden veins between the distant mountains had dimmed into intermittent bloodstains, like the purplish veins on the wrist of a dying old man, gleaming ominously in the twilight. Each faint flicker was like the continent groaning in pain, and within that groan was the savage laughter of rampant demonic energy.
The demonic energy, like a black stream, meandered along the mountain range, carrying a nauseating stench, as if poisonous water gushing from the depths of hell. Wherever it passed, flowers and plants withered instantly, and rocks turned to dust. Ren Xiaoyao gathered his energy and moved swiftly, his robes whistling through the air, leaving a faint white afterimage behind him—the trace of Chaos Dao Charm in the air. When he stepped into Dragon Bone Canyon, the scene before him made his blood surge, a surge of anger rising to his head—the towering earth veins lay like High Antiquity golden dragon, its body covered with ancient dragon scales engraved with the Eight Trigrams of the Innate Eight Trigrams, each scale... Flowing with the Origin Spiritual Energy from the continent's birth, runes intertwine to form a natural protective array for Tianyan, the most solid foundation of the Tianyan Continent and the lifeblood upon which billions of living beings depend. However, at this moment, the dragon's body is tightly bound by a dark Demonic Net, and the Ethereal Blue Ghost Fire leaping on the net's threads are sizzling and corroding the dragon's scales. The points of contact are already charred black, and Spiritual Qi is gushing out from the breach like water bursting from a dam, dripping onto the ground and corroding the hard rock into bottomless holes. Black energy constantly overflows from the holes, forming small Demonic Qi Vortex.
At the center of the Demonic Net, a Six-Winged Earth Demon lay atop the Dragon Vein. Its claws, as black and shiny as Obsidian, gleamed with a cold, eerie light. Each strike left deep, bone-revealing claw marks on the dragon scales. The splattered golden dragon blood, before even hitting the ground, was stained grayish-black by the black mist emanating from the Demonic Net, transforming into a poisonous fog that permeated the air. Wherever it went, even the air became viscous and polluted; inhaling even a single breath caused a stinging pain in one's internal organs, as if being pricked by needles. This monster's head resembled a hornless ox, its three pairs of crimson compound eyes like burning charcoal braziers, radiating a greedy and brutal light that seemed to pierce the soul, sending chills down one's spine. Between the membranous wings of each pair of wings were inlaid... Twisted Demonic Script flickered with each flap of its wings, carving deep trenches hundreds of feet deep into the ground. Black Demonic Qi surged from these trenches, pouring into the Dragon Vein's wounds like a tidal wave, making terrifying "gurgling" sounds, as if counting down the Dragon Vein's death. Even more horrifying, as its claws penetrated the core of the Dragon Vein, a muffled thunderclap, like ten thousand drums, resounded in the sky. Distant mountains trembled violently, as if the entire continent was convulsing in agony. The air was filled with the ear-piercing roar of collapsing rocks and tearing Spiritual Qi, a sound like the weeping of countless wronged souls, sending chills down one's spine. One could even see countless agonizing, distorted faces flashing in the void.
"How dare you, you wicked creature, harm the foundation of my continent!" Ren Xiaoyao's roar shook the fallen leaves from the mountainside. The fury and sword intent contained in his voice transformed into a tangible shockwave, causing the surrounding demonic energy to surge and even forming visible ripples in the air. His figure plummeted down like a meteor, his robes billowing, like a blooming white lotus, yet carrying a world-destroying power. His hands, now devoid of the Inheritance Long Sword, swiftly formed the " Chaos Five Elements Seal." The remaining Chaos Dao Charm within his dantian converged in his palms like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea. In an instant, azure... Five Sword Qi— red, yellow, white, and black—burst forth from the palm. The tips of these Sword Qi, like the blade of World-Opening Giant Axe, left translucent, tearing trails in the air, carrying with them the immense pressure of the five Mutual Generation and Restraint and restraining each other, Beginning of Chaos. Wherever they passed, space rippled, and even the flow of time seemed to be affected, as they cleaved directly at the Earth Demon's spine. Within those sword Sword Qi lay the vitality of wood, the ferocity of fire, the weight of earth, the sharpness of metal, and the inclusiveness of water. The Five Elements Power interacted and surged, forming a miniature Chaos World, seemingly intent on purifying the evil before them.
The Earth Demon's three pairs of compound eyes simultaneously erupted with ferocious light, like three pairs of burning Blood Moon, illuminating the entire canyon in crimson. Its six pairs of wings snapped shut and flapped, unleashing thousands of short blades formed from demonic energy, arranged in a fan-shaped barrier before it. The blades gleamed with a chilling, eerie green light, each edge containing a malevolent power capable of tearing apart spirits; within that cold light, one could even see the wailing of countless devoured souls. Chaos Sword Qi struck the barrier, producing a deafening roar like ten thousand golden mountains collapsing. The point where the five-colored light streams collided with the black Demon Blade erupted with blinding sparks, the Demon Blade shattering like Glazed Ice, inch by inch... The shattering, however, bought the Earth Demon an opportunity to retaliate. It opened its massive, fang-filled maw and roared, its voice filled with hatred for Ren Xiaoyao and greed for the Dragon Vein. The sound was like Curse from the abyss, unsettling all who heard it. Then, it unleashed a purplish-black Demonic Pillar from its claws, its shaft crackling with serpentine lightning. Wherever it passed, the hard granite ground collapsed like melting wax, and pungent white poisonous smoke rose from the edges of the ravines. The smoke instantly reduced the surrounding vegetation to ashes upon contact, even leaving permanent black marks on the rocks.
Ren Xiaoyao tapped the void with his toes, and moved several feet sideways like catkins to avoid the magic pillar. The hem of his clothes was lifted by the strong wind brought by the magic pillar, revealing the jade box hanging on his waist. The jade box was engraved with the ancient totem of the five elements, which was glowing slightly at the moment. He flicked the jade box with his fingers, and the five elements spirit beads suddenly rose into the air, forming a slowly rotating five-color light wheel above his head. Each spirit bead emits bright light, echoing each other, forming a miniature The world of the Five Elements - green beads turned into thousands of spiritual vines, and the vines were covered with shining white flowers, like a huge green net. The moment they touched the wings of the earth demon, sharp thorns appeared, trying to restrain it. The green light of life still shone on the spiritual vines, as if telling the power of nature; Xiong Lieyan seemed to set the entire canyon on fire. The flame contained the essence of the sun and exuded endless heat. The yellow beads connected with the thick soil in the center, condensing the phantoms of nine mountains with ancient seals engraved with the word "zhen", and smashed into the earth demon's head with great force. Wherever the phantoms of the mountains passed, the air made a "buzzing" vibration sound, as if the earth was roaring. The white beads stimulated Gengjin's sharp energy, turning into billions of sword energy hanging upside down like the Milky Way. Wherever it went, the air made a "whoosh" sound, and the sword energy shone with a cold metallic sheen, so sharp that it seemed to be able to cut through all evil; the black beads stirred up the water of the four seas, and a blue water dragon rose into the sky. The dragon's mouth spurted out a tide containing the power of purification. Wherever the water flowed, the demonic energy on the ground actually appeared in white foam, as if it was purified filth. The tide also carried the vastness and tolerance of the sea, trying to wash away the sins in the world.
Five elements of magic intertwined to form a multicolored Light Cocoon, trapping the Earth Demon at its center. As the five-colored light flowed, the surrounding demonic energy was suppressed to a mere Ruyan, even beginning to dissipate, and the air was filled with the harmonious resonance of the Five Elements Power. However, the Earth Demon showed no fear; instead, it let out a sinister laugh, filled with mockery of Ren Xiaoyao and confidence in its own power. The laugh was like fingernails scraping glass, sending a chill down one's spine. Suddenly, the Demonic Script on its six pairs of wings erupted with crimson light, like ignited talismans, radiating a chillingly Evil Aura. The Demonic Script seemed to come alive, writhing and twisting on its wings, uttering silent Curse. Then, it... With a sudden flap of its wings, the air around it was instantly torn apart, forming a Black Vortex a hundred feet in diameter. The center of the vortex was pitch black, while the edges were swirling with a purplish-black halo, like a colossal beast from the abyss opening its jaws, emitting a terrifying suction force that devoured everything. The swooping spirit vines were corroded into ashes the moment they touched the edge of the vortex, the Fire Rain that fell into it was instantly extinguished, the illusory mountain collided with it and shattered with a deafening roar, and the Sword Qi and water dragon were also sucked into the depths of the vortex, emitting unwilling explosions, and were eventually decomposed into pure demonic energy, which was fed back to the earth demon, making its demonic energy even stronger and its arrogance even more rampant. Even the surrounding space was distorted by its demonic energy.
"Hahaha! You dare to show off your mere Five Elements techniques before me!" The Earth Demon laughed wildly, folding its six pairs of wings, which transformed into a gigantic black Giant Axe. A ghostly purple demonic flame burned on the blade, and with Screams of Space, it slashed straight at Ren Xiaoyao's head. The demonic flame contained the power to destroy everything; wherever it passed, black cracks were left in space, unable to heal for a long time. Before the fist even arrived, Ren Xiaoyao felt a chilling killing intent pierce his very soul, as if his very spirit would be cleaved into Void by this axe, even the energy in his dantian... Even the Chaos Dao Seed emitted a warning fluctuation. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that the golden light vein at the core of the dragon Dragon Vein was dimming at a visible speed, its radiance like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment. He knew that this was a critical moment of life and death, and there was no room for holding back. Immediately, he bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of Essence Blood onto the Chaos Dao Seed in his dantian. The moment the Essence Blood touched the Dao Seed, it was absorbed, bursting forth with a dazzling Seven-Colored Rosy Clouds. That radiance contained his Life Origin and supreme Dao essence, everything he could give at this moment.
Immediately afterward, a Seven-Colored Divine Dragon phantom composed of billions of Dao Patterns burst forth from his body. The dragon's body was wrapped with Ancient Runes of "The Great Dao is Fifty, Tianyan is Forty-Nine," and it merged into Ren Xiaoyao's arms like a stream of light. In an instant, his arms were covered with fine Primordial Chaos dragon scales, and the vast, primordial energy flowing between the scales was like the force of World Creation. Every breath caused a violent tremor in the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and the air in the entire canyon boiled because of this power. One could even see the Chaos Current churning in the void, forming miniature universe prototypes. He took a deep breath, straightened his back, and clenched his fist. A fist imprint wrapped in Chaos Primordial Energy burst forth from the sky. The Ancient Totems of Pangu's Sky-Opening the world appeared on the surface of the fist imprint. Axe blades, stars, and Chaos Current spun rapidly in the fist imprint, emitting a deafening buzz, as if recreating the scene at the Beginning of Heaven and Earth of heaven and earth. The fist imprint contained the great power of the Beginning of Chaos, a combination of creation and destruction, the Origin Power of the birth of all things.
"Bang—!" The moment the fist struck the Demonic Axe, time seemed to stand still. The entire Hundred Thousand Great Mountains shook violently, as if torn apart by this terrifying force. Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, the earth trembled violently, countless peaks collapsed, rivers changed course, and the entire Tianyan Continent trembled under the aftershocks of this power. The Six-Winged Earth Demon let out a heart-wrenching scream, its voice filled with pain and disbelief. The sound pierced the clouds, even dimming the stars in the sky. Its three pairs of wings shattered on the spot, and its jet-black feathers shot out like broken arrows. In all directions, each feather that landed exploded into a cloud of poisonous mist, corroding the ground and creating countless deep pits, some even revealing glimpses of hell. Its massive body was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the Dragon Vein, creating a huge crater in the ten-thousand-foot-long ley line. Golden dragon blood gushed from the wound like a waterfall, staining the entire canyon red. Where the dragon blood landed, dazzling golden crystals grew on the rocks, radiating a warm and Sacred Light. That light contained the power of life, silently healing the earth's wounds.
However, the Earth Demon did not give up. Staring at its broken wing, a crazed, bloodthirsty light flashed in its eyes, and a beast-like growl escaped its throat—a desperate madness on the verge of destruction, a final roar from the abyss. The next moment, it opened its massive maw and forcefully inhaled at the core of the Dragon Vein. A terrifying suction force emanated from its mouth, a hundred times stronger than the previous Demonic Qi Vortex, as if it would drain the Spiritual Qi of the entire continent. The golden dragon scales on the Dragon Vein rapidly dimmed, and countless streams of golden light were sucked into its mouth like swimming fish. The Earth Demon's body swelled at a visible speed, veins bulging beneath its skin, as if it might burst at any moment. Flesh sprouted from the base of the torn wings, and new feathers grew at an eerie speed. The Demonic Script on the wings were clearer and more ferocious than before, emanating a more intense Evil Aura. The Demonic Script even began to detach from the wings, forming a massive evil magic circle in the air, attempting to bring the entire Tianyan Continent under its control. At the same time, distant mountains began to collapse on a large scale, the dark clouds in the sky turned as black as ink, and lightning flashed and thunder roared, accompanied by the wails of countless living beings. It was as if the entire Tianyan Continent was mourning the loss of blood from the Dragon Vein. The sound was heart-wrenching, causing Ren Xiaoyao great pain. He could even feel countless living beings dying in despair, their souls being devoured by demonic energy.
"Stop!" Ren Xiaoyao was shocked. He knew that if the Spiritual Qi at the core of the Dragon Vein was completely drained, the Tianyan Continent would inevitably collapse from within, turning into Cosmic Dust, countless lives would be wiped out, and the entire world would be plunged into eternal darkness. He disregarded the danger of his Daoist essence being exhausted, and could even clearly hear the faint cracking sounds of his meridians due to overuse of Daoist essence. Every meridian was burning, and every inch of his skin was in excruciating pain, but he resolutely pressed his hands hard against the wound of the Dragon Vein, using his own body as a bridge to connect the Chaos Dao Charm with the origin of the Dragon Vein. In an instant, the last trace of Chaos Dao Charm in his dantian surged out like water bursting its banks, flowing into the dragon Dragon Vein through his arms. The power of Beginning of Chaos contained in the Daoist essence was like a key, instantly awakening the dormant earth veins. That power contained the secrets of creation, the source of all things, and the manifestation of the Dao.
The next moment, a shocking scene unfolded—the golden dragon scales suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, more radiant than the sun and more brilliant than the stars. The Innate Eight Trigrams patterns on the dragon's body lit up one by one, forming a massive Golden Magic Array. At the center of the magic circle, an overwhelming power erupted, sweeping across the entire Hundred Thousand Great Mountains and even the entire Tianyan Continent like a tsunami. Wherever it passed, the dark purple Demonic Net shattered inch by inch, the ghostly blue flames were extinguished, and the demonic energy in the air was shattered by this sacred power, emitting a "sizzling" sound of annihilation, as if proclaiming the end of evil. The Six-Winged Earth Demon was enveloped in golden light, letting out a heart-wrenching scream. The demonic energy on its body melted rapidly like ice and snow meeting the sun, and its newly grown wings withered into charcoal, revealing the blackened flesh underneath. It stared at Ren Xiaoyao in disbelief, the madness in its three pairs of compound eyes completely replaced by fear. Its body trembled violently from the excruciating pain, as if it were enduring the cruelest punishment in the world, a reckoning for its sins.
Ren Xiaoyao slowly stood up, his eyes flashing with a divine light interwoven with Primordial Chaos and golden radiance—a symbol of the fusion of Chaos Dao Charm principles and the origin of the Dragon Vein, the power of creation and protection. Looking at the earth demon before him, he knew this was the final moment. He clasped his hands together, using his last ounce of strength to unleash a pillar of light composed of Chaos Dao Charm and Dragon Vein Spiritual Qi. The pillar possessed a color between Void and origin, seemingly encompassing all possibilities from the Beginning of Heaven and Earth, radiating a supreme and sacred aura. The light contained the mysteries of Primordial Chaos and the vitality of the dragon Dragon Vein; it was both destruction and rebirth. Wherever the pillar passed, space was purified into the purest Spiritual Qi, demonic energy was broken down into the original elements of heaven and earth, and even the flow of time seemed to slow down. All things within the pillar seemed to return to their state at birth.
A pillar of light pierced the heavens and earth. Within the pillar, the Six-Winged Earth Demon let out its final mournful cry, its body disintegrating like sand, turning into specks of black mist that vanished into the world, leaving not even a trace of its soul behind, completely disappearing from this world. Where the black mist dissipated, transparent Spirit Flower bloomed, as if the beauty of rebirth blossomed after evil had been purified.
Nourished by the Chaos Dao Charm, the polluted Dragon Vein healed its wounds at a visible speed. Its golden scales regained their warm luster, and the Innate Eight Trigrams runes on each scale flowed with Origin Spiritual Energy, undulating slightly like living things. Spiritual Energy Vortex around the dragon's body, continuously supplying life and vitality to all parts of the continent. Wherever it passed, dried-up Spirit Spring gushed forth again, withered spiritual herbs instantly bloomed, and even tender green shoots sprouted from the cracks in the rocks. Ren Xiaoyao, watching the revitalized dragon Dragon Vein and feeling the continent's renewed vitality, suddenly felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, nearly causing him to collapse. He could... He clearly felt his dantian was completely empty, even the Chaos Dao Seed had become dim and lifeless, as if it might be extinguished at any moment, and it would probably take a thousand years or even longer to recover. But when he saw the distant mountains once again illuminated with brilliant golden veins, like Golden Giant Dragon dancing among the peaks, the withered grass and trees sprouting new branches and leaves at an astonishing speed, forming a lush forest, the long-absent spirit birds chirping joyfully on the branches, and even a seven-colored rainbow appearing in the sky, connecting heaven and earth, a smile of relief appeared on his lips. It was a smile of relief, and also a smile full of hope. He knew that the Tianyan Continent had finally ushered in a true rebirth.