Refining the Two Emperors, Dao Foundation Reaches New Heights

That palm strike carried the Primordial Chaos and the weight of the earth, a perfect blend of strength and gentleness, revealing the wondrous fusion of the Great Dao. Before the palm wind even arrived, an invisible restriction had already spread out like a net, locking down the void in all directions. Even the ceaseless Space Turbulence was forcibly frozen, turning into crystal-clear Ice Crystals crystals that shattered at the touch. The Thunder Prison Immortal Peak Master's pupils shrank drastically. By the time he realized what was happening, it was too late. In his haste, he summoned the Innate Divine Lightning from 100,000 feet underground. The Xuan Black Iron Thunder Armor around his body instantly shone brightly, with billions of lightning patterns darting and twisting like silver snakes, bursting forth with intense lightning that illuminated the Far West Land was as bright as day, attempting to withstand this fatal blow with its own thunderous essence cultivated over millions of years. However, the moment the Black Iron Thunder Armor touched the palm wind, it shattered like ancient Glazed Ice struck by a colossal boulder. The thunder patterns disintegrated and vanished inch by inch, turning into countless scattered starlight. The violent Innate Divine Lightning, powerful enough to split immortal mountains and melt divine metal, was suppressed by the incomparably thick earth essence in the palm force. Like a ferocious beast trapped in a cage, it lay dormant, unable to even utter a roar. In an instant, it was completely disintegrated by the Chaos Dao Charm and disappeared into nothingness.

"Puff--"

A dull thud echoed across the vast wilderness. The palm strike, like a thunderclap, penetrated his body without hindrance. The Thunder Prison Immortal Peak Master's imposing physique, comparable to Primordial Divine Mountain, was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string. His crimson hair was disheveled, each strand standing on end like steel needles. He spat out a cloud of scarlet blood mist, which was completely burned away by the remaining Chaos Current and the Earth Dao Charm before it even hit the ground, leaving not a trace of blood. The foundation of his Thunder Dao within his dantian cracked open, and countless cracks spread rapidly like a spider web, covering his entire body. Dao Foundation, whose body was originally surrounded by a boundless Sea of Lightning that churned endlessly and covered billions of miles, instantly weakened and dissipated, turning into specks of lightning and vanishing. The Heaven-Splitting Sky-Splitting Thunder Hammer in his hand, which was as heavy as ten thousand years and stained with the blood of countless Immortal Venerable, flew out of its grip. The ancient Lightning Dao Runes runes on the hammer were dim and lost their former divine power. It crashed heavily onto the yellow sand, creating a crater ten thousand feet deep. The crater walls were as smooth as a mirror. The faint lightning remaining at the bottom of the crater flickered for a few breaths before being completely swallowed up by the dense and impenetrable Earth Dao Charm of the Far West Land, returning to eternal silence.

"Impossible! How could you be so strong!" The Thunder Prison Immortal Peak Master slammed heavily onto the ground. The moment his body struck the earth, the yellow sand of the Far West Land surged like waves, and the earth within a radius of Fang Yuan miles collapsed, creating a huge, bottomless ravine. His eyes were filled with extreme horror and unwillingness. His bloodshot eyes were fixed on Ren Xiaoyao, his pupils bloodshot. He used his remaining cultivation to activate the Innate Divine Lightning, trying to repair his cracked Dao Foundation. However, the Chaos Dao Charm and the earth's origin that surged between his meridians and bones raged wildly like a malignant tumor, constantly disintegrating the thunder Dao Principle he had painstakingly cultivated for billions of years. His meridians broke inch by inch, emitting groans of unbearable burden. His body gradually withered and shrank, making it increasingly difficult for him to even lift his hands. He could only collapse to the ground, letting his Origin Power be continuously eroded, his breath growing weaker and weaker.

Seeing that the Thunder Prison Immortal Peak Master had been severely injured in a single move, the Heaven Burning Immortal Peak Master Master's eyes widened in fury. His face was twisted and contorted with extreme rage and killing intent. The crimson-black Karmic Fire around him surged several times over, the Flame Sect soaring into the sky, dyeing half the heavens a dark, Purgatory hue. Even the Primordial Chaos sea of clouds floating in the sky was continuously melted away by this domineering and unparalleled Karmic Fire, turning into wisps of smoke. Completely Dao Foundation the damage to his Dao foundation, he opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of his natal Immortal Blood containing his own fire Dao essence. The blood droplet fell onto the Heaven Burning Flame Spear, instantly turning into raging flames. He forcibly burned his own Immortal Bone Essence Blood, using his very essence as a price to unleash his ultimate battle power. On the Heaven Burning Flame Spear, all the runes formed from the Essence Blood of the Flame God lit up, shining brightly as if they had come alive. At the tip of the spear, a Heaven-Burning Fire Seed the size of a pigeon egg slowly condensed. It was the Origin Core, which he had painstakingly cultivated for billions of years, containing the terrifying power to incinerate all things and Annihilation everything. The moment the fire seed appeared, the temperature of the world soared by billions of degrees. The surrounding void, which was already collapsing, was scorched and distorted, eventually turning into Void. Even the indestructible Primordial Mountains phantom that the Mountain Immortal Peak Master had previously descended was instantly reduced to ashes upon touching this fire seed, leaving not even a trace of the Dao, and was completely annihilated between heaven and earth.

"Karmic Fire Burns the Heavens, and we will perish together!" The Heaven Burning Immortal Peak Master, like a madman, roared hoarsely, his voice echoing throughout the nine heavens and ten earths, shaking the void and causing countless Space Cracks to spread, as if the entire world was about to collapse. He was enveloped in raging Karmic Fire, transforming into a streak of crimson Cangwu Dao Fruit, abandoning all defenses, and charging recklessly towards Ren Xiaoyao. The Heaven-Burning Fire Seed hovered above his head, emitting a terrifying aura that could incinerate all things, Annihilation souls, and dissolve the laws of the Dao. "If I cannot obtain the Cangwu Dao Fruit, you will not possess it either! Today, let this desolate Far West Land become the burial ground for the three of us, and let your Dao Foundation and my origin return to Void together!"

Mountain Immortal Peak Master chose to fight to the death, Jade and Stone Shattered. The Mountain Battle Armor atop his towering, ten-thousand-foot-tall body shone with dazzling light, the ten thousand illusory mountain images etched upon it solidifying completely. The towering peaks, sheer cliffs, and even the swirling clouds and rushing streams within them were clearly visible, radiating an immense, oppressive aura, as if a billion-pound mountain were pressing down upon them, causing the heavens and earth to hold their breath, daring not to utter a sound. He hardened his heart, burning his own primordial Dao Foundation, the Earth Dao Charm surrounding him reaching its peak of ferocity. The void beneath his feet shattered completely, transforming into a dark, deep Space Turbulence, countless Space Fragments scattering in all directions, containing terrifying power. His power was enough to tear apart an ordinary Immortal Venerable. The power of billions of jun (a unit of weight) of mountains was gathered in his fists. As the wind from his fists howled, even the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth trembled, emitting a muffled roar. The surrounding yellow sand condensed into phantom mountains, moving with him, creating an incomparably magnificent spectacle. "World-Suppressing Mountain, Jade and Stone Shattered will perish!" he roared, his voice like rolling thunder, shaking the four directions and eight wastelands. His ten-thousand-foot-tall body, like Primordial Divine Mountain, suddenly charged out, his fists carrying the power to crush everything and suppress all Daos. Following closely behind the Heaven Burning Immortal Peak Master, he crashed down on Ren Xiaoyao, vowing to use his own Origin Power to crush Ren Xiaoyao's Purple-Gold Dao Embryo, annihilate his Soul Origin, and fall together into the abyss of destruction.

Two peak Quasi-Emperor simultaneously burned their primordial essence, their Jade and Stone Shattered attack approaching the power of Immortal Emperor. A monstrous pressure swept across billions of miles of void, causing stars to tremble and the Immortal Domain to shake. In the Far West Land, a primordial Spirit Vein Innate Spirit Veins buried billions of feet deep underground snapped, its surging Origin Spiritual Energy scattering like a tidal wave, instantly extinguishing the life force of the land that had nourished it for billions of years. The vast expanse of yellow sand was completely vaporized by this terrifying heat and pressure, even the incomparably thick and profound Earth Dao Charm remaining in the Tu Bo Secret Realm was scattered and broken by this destructive torrent. The three ultimate forces—the ferocity of thunder, the annihilation of fire, and the weight of mountains—intertwined and collided, forming a destructive torrent that swept across the heavens and earth. Wherever the torrent Guixu of All Things, Principle shattered, and Spiritual Qi was annihilated, as if to reenact the Primordial Chaos scene before the World Creation. This terrifying Destructive Aura could be clearly sensed even by the major immortal Immortal Sect of the Immortal Realm of the Heavens, hundreds of millions of miles away. All cultivators below the Immortal Venerable bowed their heads and knelt on the ground, trembling, not even daring to look up, fearing that they would be affected by this pressure and Death and Dao Annihilation.

Ren Xiaoyao's expression remained as indifferent as ever, as if the destructive torrent before him was merely a passing breeze. Only a cold, sharp glint flashed in his eyes, as piercing as ice in the dead of winter. He stood tall in the void of the nine heavens, his figure extraordinary, his white robes purer than snow. Facing the self-destructive attacks of two Quasi-Emperor, he showed no fear. The composure and confidence emanating from him contrasted sharply with the scene of destruction before him. "Overestimating yourselves! Your confined origins are, to me, nothing more than nourishment for tempering your Dao Embryo and perfecting your Dao Foundation!"

As his words fell, the Purple-Gold Dao Embryo Within His Dantian Ren Xiaoyao's dantian spun rapidly, its Chaos Runes and Earth Runes gleaming brilliantly, illuminating the entire void. His Purple-Gold Dao Domain instantly expanded to a vast expanse of ten thousand feet. Within the domain, Primordial Violet Qi flowed ceaselessly, like a surging river, nourishing the Origin of All Things; the earth's spiritual light was deep and solid, like a rock firmly rooted, stabilizing the foundation of all Daos. The Dao rhythms, combining strength and gentleness, intertwined to form an indestructible defensive barrier, like an ancient, enduring immortal city, forcefully blocking the overwhelming offensive of the two giants, a mutually Jade and Stone Shattered clash. The Heaven-Burning Fire Seed struck the Dao Domain, scorching ripples and raging flames, dyeing the purple-gold light barrier... Crimson red, yet unable to penetrate the thick barrier, the crimson-black Karmic Fire was constantly devoured and disintegrated by the Chaos Power within the Dao Domain, transforming into wisps of pure flames, which were then absorbed by the Dao Domain, becoming energy to nourish the Dao Embryo. The Mountain Immortal Peak Master's fists slammed into the Dao Domain, his ten-thousand-foot-tall body trembled violently, his fist bones shattering inch by inch, the shattered bone fragments mixed with scalding Essence Blood gushing out and splashing into the void. The solidified phantoms of ten thousand mountains crumbled one after another, and countless fragments of stone scattered in the void. The backlash swept over his entire body like a tsunami, causing him to spit out a massive amount of Essence Blood, his body constantly retreating backward, his ten-thousand-foot-tall figure shrinking by several feet, and his aura instantly weakening by more than half.

"Receive!"

Ren Xiaoyao let out a low shout, the sound wave carrying the Origin Dao Charm, resounding throughout the Dao Domain like a thunderclap in everyone's ears. He raised his hand, forming complex and profound Dao seals, each seal flowing with the ancient aura of Primordial Chaos and Primordial Chaos chaos, infinitely mysterious. The Cangwu Dao Fruit above his head spun down in response, pouring out ten thousand feet of the Innate Realm radiance, like a golden waterfall cascading down from the heavens. Within the radiance, countless slender yet resilient Golden Chains appeared, flowing with rich Primordial Chaos Dao Charm, weaving through the void like serpents at extreme speed, instantly coiling around... The chains tightened around the bodies of the Thunder Prison Immortal Peak Master and the Heaven Burning Immortal Peak Master, binding their limbs, bones, and dantian consciousness. The chains continuously eroded the restless, self-destructive essence within them. No matter how much they struggled and roared, no matter how much they urged their remaining cultivation to resist, they could not break free from the Primordial Chaos Chains. The chains seemed to be formed from the Heaven and Earth Laws; the more they struggled, the tighter the binding became. The Origin Fire burning within their bodies, nourished and suppressed by the Innate Realm radiance of the Cangwu Dao Fruit, gradually withered and dimmed, nearing extinguishment. Their originally violent aura became feeble.

Mountain Immortal Peak Master Master's oppressive aura intensified instead of diminishing. He burned three-tenths of his original Dao Foundation once more, and as his Essence Blood surged, the illusory mountain around him expanded again, transforming into an Primordial Divine Mountain spanning tens of thousands of miles. The mountain peak soared into the clouds, piercing the heavens, with Spirit Vein winding through it and waterfalls cascading down, indistinguishable from a real mountain. Countless ancient runes flickered on the divine mountain, radiating an aura that suppressed eternity and crushed everything, pressing down on Ren Xiaoyao with a voice as loud as a bell, shaking the heavens and earth. "Release them!"

"Noisy." Ren Xiaoyao glanced at him, his tone indifferent and devoid of any emotion, as if looking at an insignificant ant. With a wave of his left hand, the massive, ten-thousand-foot-tall earthen-yellow shield used for defense instantly crumbled, transforming into countless dazzling earthen-yellow Dao Patterns. The Dao Patterns intertwined and swirled, like dragons and phoenixes dancing, instantly transforming into a Great Earth Hand that blotted out the sky. Inscribed on the giant hand were the Indestructible Dao Patterns left behind by Tu Bo's Legacy, the flowing lines radiating an unparalleled weight. The immense pressure, seemingly capable of supporting heaven and earth and suppressing the universe, steadily held up the falling Primordial Divine Mountain. With a slight exertion of force, the giant hand produced a deafening sound of shattering that resounded throughout the world. The entire Primordial Divine Mountain, spanning tens of thousands of miles, crumbled in response, sending shards of rock flying everywhere like falling meteors, crashing onto the earth and raising countless clouds of dust. The mountain principles contained within the mountain scattered and drifted away, but were all absorbed by the Great Earth Hand, transforming into its own power, making the giant hand's power even stronger.

Immediately afterward, the Great Earth Hand swiftly grabbed, as if seizing an ant, firmly grasping the towering body of the Mountain Immortal Peak Master in its palm. The giant hand slowly tightened, the cracking sounds of bones shattering echoing through the void, sending chills down one's spine. The Mountain Immortal Peak Master let out a heart-wrenching roar of pain, his voice filled with despair and resentment. The rich Earth Dao Charm surrounding him continuously leaked out, being relentlessly drawn away by the giant hand. His Mountain Battle Armor crumbled inch by inch, turning into countless fragments, and the illusory images of ten thousand mountains gradually dissipated, his aura fading to an extremely weak point. "No! My Mountain Dao! That is the origin of my billions of years of arduous cultivation!"

Ren Xiaoyao raised his hand, and the Thunder Prison Immortal Peak Master and the Heaven Burning Immortal Peak Master, who were tightly bound by the Primordial Chaos Chains, along with the Mountain Immortal Peak Master, who was gripped in the palm of the Great Earth Hand, were all drawn before him. The three figures struggled incessantly within the Purple-Gold Dao Domain, but could not escape their restraints. The anger and killing intent in their eyes were gradually replaced by despair. Within the Dao Domain, Primordial Violet Qi and earth spiritual light intertwined and surged, like a giant millstone, constantly drawing away the three's Origin Power. Their auras grew weaker and weaker, their faces turned as pale as paper, their bodies gradually withered, their faces filled with despair and resentment, and the violence and anger in their eyes were finally replaced by deep fear.

"Refine!"

With a command from Ren Xiaoyao, his voice was firm and resolute, carrying an unquestionable authority, like a Heavenly Dao decree resounding throughout the entire Dao Domain. The Purple-Gold Dao Embryo Within His Dantian surged to its peak, dazzling like a newly risen sun. Within the Dao Domain, Primordial Violet Qi and earthy yellow spiritual light rapidly intertwined, forming a massive primordial vortex. The vortex spun faster and faster, emanating a terrifying suction force capable of devouring heaven and earth and sweeping across the eight wastelands. The surrounding void, Spiritual Qi, and even scattered Dao principles were all drawn into the vortex, becoming part of it. The Innate Divine Lightning source within the Thunder Prison Immortal Peak Master was forcibly extracted from the dantian's sea of consciousness by the vortex, transforming into wisps of purple-black lightning that flowed continuously into Ren Xiaoyao's Purple-Gold Dao Embryo like swimming dragons. The originally violent and destructive power of the thunder Dao was neutralized by the Chaos Dao Charm and the Earth Dao Charm... Under the stabilizing influence, the violent energy shed its ferocity and transformed into a calm and pure primordial energy, nourishing the Dao Embryo Dao Embryo and making the Chaos Runes on it even more profound and its light even more dazzling. The Karmic Fire primordial energy of the Heaven Burning Immortal Peak Master Innate Realm, though extremely violent and scorching all things, shed its evil aura under the guidance of the Cangwu Dao Fruit Primordial Chaos Dao Charm, transforming into pure fire Dao energy. Like a stream flowing into the sea, it merged into the Dao Embryo, filling the gap in Ren Xiaoyao's fire Dao Principle, making his primordial Dao Foundation even more perfect and flawless. The Earth Dao Charm of the Mountain Immortal Peak Master, being of the same origin and root as the Tu Bo's Undying Primordial Energy that Ren Xiaoyao had previously refined, surged into the Dao Embryo like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea upon contact. The earth-yellow runes became even more brilliant and profound, and the Dao Laws of ten thousand mountains merged into it, making his earth power even more unfathomable, and his power to stabilize the world even greater than before.

The Origin Power of the three Quasi-Emperor was incredibly profound and vast, like three inexhaustible treasure troves. Within the vortex, the three continuously let out mournful roars, their souls weakening under the extreme pain of their primal power being forcibly extracted. Their bodies gradually became withered and transparent, their meridians withering inch by inch, and their life force constantly draining away. Yet Ren Xiaoyao remained unmoved, his expression still indifferent. His hand seals grew even more rapid, each primal Dao seal striking into the vortex, making its Devouring Power even stronger and its extraction of primal power even faster. The aura of the three dissipated at a visible speed.

The Sky-Splitting Thunder Hammer of the Thunder Prison Immortal Peak Master, drawn by the immense force of the primordial vortex, flew out of the ten-thousand-foot-deep pit and landed directly in Ren Xiaoyao's hand. The ancient thunder patterns on the hammer, nourished and tempered by the Earth Dao Charm of Primordial Chaos and the Earth, became even more profound and vibrant. The Innate Divine Lightning and the Chaos Power merged, transforming into a purplish-black Chaos Divine Thunder. With a crackling sound, it burned cracks in the void, its power far exceeding its former glory, enough to cleave through the defenses of Immortal Emperor. The Heaven Burning Flame Spear also broke free of its restraints and flew into Ren Xiaoyao's palm. The Flame God runes on the spear shaft intertwined with the Primordial Chaos Dao Charm. The crimson-black Karmic Fire into a purplish-gold Primordial Karmic Fire, its power to Extinguish Dao principles even greater than before. Even the defenses of Immortal Emperor would melt upon contact; nothing was immune to its incineration. The Mountain Immortal Peak Master's Mountain Battle Armor shattered, transforming into dazzling mountain Dao Patterns, all of which merged into Ren Xiaoyao's Mysterious Black Daoist Robe. These patterns intertwined with the original dark gold Primordial Chaos cloud patterns and earthy yellow Earth Dao Patterns on the robe, forming a Chaotic Earth Dao Robe that combined the domineering power of Primordial Chaos, the weight of the earth, and the oppressive might of mountains. As the Chaos-Earth Dao Robe fluttered, its supreme majesty swept across the four directions, causing heaven and earth to submit.

Countless hours passed, and the rotation of the primordial vortex gradually slowed, its light gradually receding. The bodies of the three peak Quasi-Emperor had completely dissipated, turning into wisps of spiritual light that were swallowed by the vortex. Their souls, in extreme pain and separation from their origin, were also completely crushed by the primordial vortex and merged into the Dao Embryo Dao Embryo, becoming nourishment for its growth. Only three incomparably pure Origin Power thunder, fire, and mountain remained, all of which merged into Ren Xiaoyao's Purple-Gold Dao Embryo, leaving no trace whatsoever, as if the three had never existed in this world.

Within the Dao Embryo, the four runes of Primordial Chaos, Earth, Thunder, and Fire intertwined and circulated endlessly, emanating a primal pressure that surpassed the peak of the Quasi-Emperor and infinitely approached the legendary Immortal Emperor realm, causing the entire Immortal Realm of the Heavens to tremble. The primal sea of energy surrounding the Dao Embryo grew increasingly thick and vast, surging like a boundless ocean and stirring up towering waves. Ren Xiaoyao's aura surged, and his purple-gold Dao rhyme swept across billions of miles of void. The endless yellow sand of the Far West Land submitted, transforming into streaks of earth-yellow Spirit Patterns that slowly rotated around him, like submissive subjects, utterly respectful. The previously severed Innate Spirit Veins, nourished by his rich Origin Dao Charm, reassembled and Spirit Vein, radiating Vibrant Vitality. The Earth Dao Charm of the entire Far West Land was converging towards him, resonating with his own Dao rhyme, forming a massive Dao rhyme vortex that enveloped billions of miles of land.

He slowly raised his hands, and the Sky-Splitting Thunder Hammer And Heaven Burning Flame Spear floated on his left and right sides respectively. The purplish-black Chaos Divine Thunder and the purplish-gold Primordial Karmic Fire intertwined and collided, bursting forth with a rain of light that illuminated the entire world. His fists held the power of mountains and rivers, capable of suppressing Primordial Divine Mountain; his palms contained the Chaos Heaven-Splitting, capable of destroying everything in the world; the Cangwu Dao Fruit hung above his head, its Innate Realm radiance shining in all directions, purifying the remaining Destructive Aura around him and allowing the earth to regain its vitality. At this moment, Ren Xiaoyao's Dao Foundation was perfect and flawless, his origin extremely profound, his physical body comparable to the immortal Immortal Gold iron of Immortal Emperor, indestructible; his divine soul was as stable as an ancient rock, unshakable; the three Principle thunder, fire, and earth were perfected, and the Chaos Dao Charm encompassed everything. Looking at the entire Immortal Realm of the Heavens, it was difficult to find an opponent, and he had truly stepped into the realm of Half-Step Immortal Emperor.

Ren Xiaoyao gazed towards the horizon, where the nine giants of the Immortal Realm of the Heavens resided. His eyes were indifferent, yet concealed a domineering edge that seemed to pierce through the endless void, revealing the six enemies lurking in the shadows. A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips, and his voice, imbued with boundless Origin Dao Charm, resounded throughout the Immortal Realm of the Heavens: "The remaining six, you killed my fellow cultivators and stole my fortuitous opportunity. The blood feud of the past should be settled today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he moved, transforming into a dazzling streak of purple-gold light that pierced the vast sky. His speed was incredible; he vanished instantly at the edge of the Far West Land, leaving behind only the surging Origin Dao Charm and the reshaped world. The earth teemed with life, Spirit Vein surging. The once Barren Land had become a Grotto-heaven Blessed Land, silently witnessing the rise of an unparalleled powerhouse. It also foreshadowed the impending storm that would sweep across the entire Immortal Realm of the Heavens —an ultimate showdown concerning power, Dao fruits, and life and death, already imminent.