The Unborn Heaven Egg! Another Dao Venerable! A Pyrrhic Victory
The primordial Primordial Spirit and Soul Power of Dao Integration Great Power is extremely strong. Even though it was at a disadvantage for a time and suffered repeated heavy blows, it was still invincible. It defeated Chen Dengming's Primordial Spirit attack in one move, and its momentum did not diminish. It continued to attack Chen Dengming.
Chen Dengming felt his Primordial Spirit tremble and sensed a strong threat, but it was too late to dodge.
As soon as he thought of it, the phantom of the Human Heart Hall quickly appeared in his pupils, and his mind became highly focused, forming a semi-transparent mental shield.
"Boom!--"
Qing Mingzi's Primordial Spirit and soul transformed into a massive bolt of lightning, instantly striking Chen Dengming's mental protective shield.
The entire protective shield instantly lit up with a blinding light.
A massive surge of Primordial Spirit power, unstoppable, engulfed Chen Dengming's body. The power of his Primordial Spirit and soul transformed into the face of a ferocious old man, fiercely invading his mind.
Chen Dengming's brain suddenly throbbed with pain, his mind went blank, and blood gushed from his seven orifices.
Before the last vestiges of his consciousness faded, he channeled most of his mental energy into his spiritual world and the Human Heart Hall.
The next moment, his Dao body's brain burst open. His brain matter couldn't break through the solid Dao body and exploded inside his skull, then gushed out from his nasal cavity and ears.
Chen Dengming's Mind World was instantly riddled with holes, suffering an unprecedented shock, and he was unable to concentrate his thoughts.
"Destroy my avatar, and I will seize your Dao body as my avatar!"
As Qing Mingzi roared, his Primordial Spirit and divine soul rushed in. The power of his Primordial Spirit directly attacked Chen Dengming's mental world, while his divine soul directly attacked Chen Dengming's divine soul, attempting to forcibly usurp his position.
Just then, a terrified roar suddenly echoed in Chen Dengming's mind.
Qing Mingzi grunted. His Primordial Spirit, which had just entered Chen Dengming's mental world, was caught off guard and attacked by the vast power of Senluo's primordial Primordial Spirit, and was immediately injured.
At the same time, before its divine soul could even shake Chen Dengming's divine soul, it was blocked and suppressed by the Human Heart Hall, the Heavenly Longevity Hall, and the Heavenly Destiny Hall.
These three great artifacts, when combined, are like three gates, which even Qing Mingzi's divine soul power could not break open.
Chen Dengming had been preoccupied with the Human Heart Hall, and seeing that the situation had temporarily stabilized, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, the phantom of another inheritance hall suddenly appeared in Chen Dengming's Sea of Consciousness.
"Little Chen, lend me your Human God Hall! Quickly suppress his Primordial Spirit."
Dongfang Huayuan's voice came from inside the Human God Hall, and the Human God Hall shone brightly.
"Good!"
Chen Dengming, with perfect understanding, instantly opened his mental world, Human God Hall to enter and transform into a magnificent and imposing phantom of a ten-thousand-foot-tall temple, suppressing the primordial Primordial Spirit power of Qing Mingzi, who was entangled with Senluo.
The appearance of this Human God Hall is a great nemesis for suppressing and killing Primordial Spirit.
Qing Mingzi's Primordial Spirit immediately felt a powerful suction force released from the wide-open gates of the Human God Hall, and his Primordial Spirit power began to flow out uncontrollably.
"It's this palace again! You can actually control this palace too!"
Qing Mingzi was slightly panicked, but quickly broke free from Senluo's entanglement and resisted the Human God Hall that was rapidly descending to suppress him. His powerful Primordial Spirit Power suddenly cast a spell, which transformed into two giant arms, almost shaking the Human God Hall apart.
However, in that moment of distraction, he felt utterly Mental Strength. The more he resisted, the more palpitations and Mental Strength he felt.
The saying goes that the spirit arises from the heart; once this sense of powerlessness is born, the power of the Primordial Spirit will feel greatly inadequate.
The two enormous arms, formed from the Primordial Spirit, could no longer support the continuously pressing down on the Human God Hall, and began to gradually dim and twist, unable to bear the weight.
At this very moment, Human Heart Hall, Chen Dengming once again gathered the strength of Unity of All Hearts and, taking advantage of Qing Mingzi's distraction and panic, locked onto Qing Mingzi's inner fire and invaded his mind to strike.
But that's not the end.
Chen Dengming had already cast a spell simultaneously, and his immense Immortal Celestial Dao Power, under the Heavenly Calculation state, condensed into a Heavenly Net.
With a single grasp of his large hand, the Heavenly Net, its grids undulating and shifting, was suddenly pressed against his chest.
Instantly.
The Heavenly Net formed by thirty-six strands of Heavenly Gang energy entered his body directly, like an overwhelming sealing array, enveloping Qing Mingzi's soul.
Qing Mingzi's soul sensed an intense crisis in advance and let out a roar of unwilling anger. He was about to resolutely abandon his Primordial Spirit and escape from Chen Dengming's body.
But it was too late.
Not far away, Qu Shenzong once again established contact with the Heavenly Dao above the Outer Heaven in the Human World. This time, without Qing Mingzi's intervention, he completely alarmed the Heavenly Dao and attracted the Heaven's Will.
"By order of Heaven!!"
Qu Shenzong was surrounded by dazzling lightning, accumulating powerful Immortal Celestial Dao Power. His eyes shone with fierce might. Suddenly, he shouted and pointed out with one finger!
Buzz!--
A cold, vast, and powerful will suddenly descended from Outer Heaven.
Qing Mingzi's soul trembled, as he felt a cold and majestic gaze from the Unseen traverse time and space, instantly locking onto him.
At this moment, it is no longer a case of heaven being blind!
Rather, it was the heavens looking down upon them!
Overwhelmed by a sense of crisis, he quickly retracted his soul back into Chen Dengming's body, where he was instantly enveloped by the Heavenly Net and sealed off, making escape impossible.
In that instant.
Qing Mingzi's soul was bound, his spirit suppressed, and his heart locked; he could not escape.
That Heaven's Will was merciless, striking fiercely like a blazing sun scorching the soul.
"No!!"
Qing Mingzi roared and used his divine soul to cast the Heavenly Transformation Immortal Technique once more.
However, within the Heavenly Net, his spellcasting was also hindered, and his Primordial Spirit power was even more difficult to quickly return to his aid.
Boom--
Heaven's Will swept across the land.
Qing Mingzi's soul trembled and was quickly torn apart. He resisted desperately, and his last bit of Dao power quickly connected with the Heaven of Dao Integration.
Ka--
A crack was born from the depths of his soul.
Beyond the crack emerged a giant elliptical star-shaped cloud deep within chaos, resembling an unborn Unborn Heaven Egg.
Beside the Unborn Heaven Egg, there was a colossal figure with an aura as deep and unfathomable as abyss.
"Qingming..."
The figure seemed to sense the strange movement in the heavens and suddenly opened its eyes.
"Dao Venerable, save me--"
As soon as Qing Mingzi transmitted this Dao Intent, the Great Dao trace deep within his soul was forcibly closed by the suppression of the Ghost Realm's Power of the Non-Self Dao.
However--
Just as the crack was about to completely close, a deep, powerful, and terrifying force of Dao suddenly flowed in from behind the crack.
This wisp of Dao power seemed unmatched, instantly shattering the Heavenly Net and colliding with the Heaven's Will that had invaded Chen Dengming's body.
Without any roar, the atmosphere within Chen Dengming's body instantly changed, as two astonishing forces devoured each other and then vanished in an instant.
His mind went blank, the fire in his heart within the Human Heart Hall dimmed, and his Law Power became completely disordered.
"Wow--"
Qu Shenzong coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his eyes, unable to bear the collapse of the Heaven's Will, burst open instantly.
But suddenly he raised his head and let out a long howl, his eyes bloodshot, and raised his halberd to point at the sky, shouting once more.
"Destiny is on my side!! The Heaven's Will has returned!"
Boom--
An even more violent Heaven's Will will manifested, like a streak of purple Divine Thunder that swept across the sky, instantly connecting with the Tiandao Square Halberd.
The entire divine halberd crackled with lightning in an instant, becoming bright and clear. With a sudden thrust, a thick bolt of purple lightning, imbued with the Heaven's Will, flashed past like a torrent.
Qing Mingzi's soul, which was almost scattered by the shock, had just emerged from Chen Dengming's body when it was instantly struck by this purple lightning containing the Heaven's Will and was immediately swallowed by endless light.
Boom!--
After several dozen breaths, the chaotic energy, along with the light and dissipating will, gradually subsided, with only faint rumbling sounds still echoing in the distance.
On the devastated ruins, a giant, dressed in tattered clothes, lay sprawled, his body steaming, his face bearing traces of pale gold blood and a few drops of still-active brain matter!
Qing Mingzi's life force had completely vanished, while Chen Dengming's aura, though weak, was still quite vigorous.
"Hey kid, are you alright?"
Dongfang Huayuan's massive figure descended from the sky, quickly returning to normal. His gaze fell on Chen Dengming, and he frowned slightly.
He could sense that the Human God Hall was still inside the other person's body, suppressing a vast amount of Primordial Spirit Power.
Although Qing Mingzi's soul was destroyed and his Primordial Spirit lost consciousness, this power was still rampant and remained very strong.
Chen Dengming had recovered his composure and sent out a Divine Sense.
"I'm okay for now, but my internal condition is terrible and I need time to recover."
Although he has lost his brain and his consciousness has nothing to rely on, making it somewhat erratic, it does not prevent him from communicating with his mind.
"We've finally eliminated Qing Mingzi, removing a huge threat. This is all thanks to your planning and risky sacrifice."
At this moment, Qu Shenzong, his eyes filled with bloodshot holes, landed awkwardly from the air beside Chen Dengming, panting.
"Well, if we're talking about sacrifices, everyone has made sacrifices."
Chen Dengming gave a bitter laugh, then coughed up a mouthful of blood, his eyes bleeding again. He said, "Dao Integration Great Power are too difficult to kill. Back then, the First Ancestor and Senior Qu joined forces in the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm, sparing no effort to use the Heavenly Dao Blood to activate the will of the Mad Heavenly Dao and become an arm of the Heavenly Dao, in order to kill the Demon Lord."
Now, none of us have perished; we've only suffered injuries to kill Qing Mingzi —that's the best possible outcome!
As he spoke, he immediately instructed Dongfang Huayuan to first assist Yongxin Sword Lord and the others in completely eliminating Underworld Ghost Lord and Netherworld Ghost Lord, so as to avoid a disastrous outcome.
Even Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord is very difficult to kill.
"The Netherworld Ghost Lord should already be destroyed. Now only the Underworld Ghost Lord is still struggling. They can keep him under control, but it's you who's in trouble."
Dongfang Huayuan stared at Chen Dengming, "Not only do you now possess Qing Mingzi's Primordial Spirit Power, but I also sense residual Dao power within you. Where did that terrifying power just now originate? Could it be Qing Mingzi's Great Dao?"
"That should be more than just Qing Mingzi's Great Dao; it should also be a power on par with the Heavenly Dao."
Qu Shenzong's Flesh and Blood writhed and closed, his expression grave as he shook his head and said, "It's very likely that he's an Outer Dao!"
Chen Dengming transmitted his Divine Sense, "I am temporarily unharmed. That power has been annihilated along with the Heaven's Will. The remaining Dao power may be a benefit to me, not a harm."
He continued, "Just as Senior Qu said, I suspect that power might be from some Dao Venerable from beyond the realm. The same terrifying pressure that Phoenix Cry Dao Child's master once exerted on me also came from him."
Fortunately, only a trace of his power seeped in. Moreover, Qing Mingzi's Great Dao was indeed suppressed in this ghost realm and could not be mobilized; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Regardless, we have already won. It's good that you're alright. You can use the Human God Hall for now. I'll go check on them."
Relieved, Dongfang Huayuan immediately summoned his silver spear, and his figure soared away like a dragon in an instant.
Qu Shenzong watched Dongfang Huayuan figure, then looked at Chen Dengming's miserable appearance, and suddenly grinned.
"I never expected that even someone as proud as him would be so Qi Ingestion with you, even lending you the Human God Hall. If it weren't for the Human God Hall, your plan would have failed."
Chen Dengming grinned, his eyes flashing with a bright light. "How could it fail? Since I've planned this out, I've naturally considered everything. We all maintain a tacit understanding of trust and cooperation. Even Mingguang, wasn't I persuaded before?"
Qu Shenzong looked puzzled and sat down cross-legged. "Speaking of Mingguang Shangren, how did you persuade him? That old fellow looks like a kind-hearted person, but he's not actually that magnanimous."
Chen Dengming chuckled, "I was just playing to his tastes. I simply told him that as long as he could subdue Below the Yin Spring, I would help him spread his Below the Yin Spring. I said the same thing to Yongxin Sword Lord."
As he spoke, Chen Dengming mobilized his Dao Body's vitality to expel the waste blood from his body and slowly heal his internal injuries. The shattered brain matter began to wriggle on his cheeks and then re-enter his brain through his nose and ears to repair itself.
Qu Shenzong was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, staring with his eyes, which had just regained their whites, and said, "You brat, you managed to recruit two men with just a gimmick?"
This is not a case of using one tiger to devour another; it disrupts the balance Human World and the underworld, helping them spread their teachings in the underworld, and could become uncontrollable in the future."
"Senior Qu, others may not know what the future holds, but surely you and I do?"
Chen Dengming smiled wearily.
Qu Shenzong was speechless, and a helpless smile twitched at the corner of his mouth.
Indeed, Eternal Great Tribulation is about to arrive, and it could erupt at any moment.
At this point, why talk about things that are unknown many years from now? Of course, we should first deal with the biggest trouble within the Four Seas Four Regions.
Compared to the devastation caused by Qing Mingzi and the Ghost Realm's invasion of the Human World, temporarily yielding to Mingguang Shangren and Yongxin Sword Lord is truly insignificant.
The two stopped communicating and began focusing on healing their injuries.
After taking the Heart Mending Pill and the Life Returning Pill, Chen Dengming then performed the Reverse Glory Spring Return Technique by making hand seals.
Unfortunately, the surrounding area was devoid of any Life Force or vegetation, and there was no sign of Rong Qi whatsoever.
The Life Returning Pill was ineffective for his Dao body, which was shaped by Dao Stone, and its effects were greatly diminished due to the inappropriate nature of the medicine.
So much so that the brain, which had been shaken into a mess, writhed inside the skull for a long time before finally returning to its original state.
"After all, a Dao body is formed from the sublimation of extremely powerful energy and life Essence, Qi, and Spirit. Not to mention a Dao body like mine, which is formed from Dao Stone. It is really difficult to recover quickly after being injured."
Chen Dengming carefully felt the depletion of his Celestial Immortal Celestial Dao Power and Law Power within his body, and felt helpless.
There are three ways to quickly recover from his injuries: first, by wielding immense Immortal Celestial Dao Power; second, by immersing himself in Phoenix True Fire; and third, by being in a place rich in Spiritual Qi and using the Five Elements Spirit Root to recover rapidly.
However, none of these three methods can be achieved in this ghostly place where Spiritual Qi is scarce, Immortal Celestial Dao Power is scarce, and the Phoenix True Fire is nowhere to be found.
Chen Dengming had no choice but to try the fourth and fifth methods to quickly recover from his injuries.
"The Ghost Realm is filled with Death Qi. I can try to absorb this Death Qi by opening the Death Gate Death Qi, and then transform it into Life Energy to heal my injuries. This transformation only requires a certain amount of Immortal Celestial Dao Power."
"If that still doesn't work, we'll have to try the old method—risk our lives!"
Chen Dengming closed his eyes, and his mind established a connection with the Heavenly Disk Nine Stars in his Sea of Consciousness and the Human Disk Eight Gates of the human body.
The remaining two or three Immortal Celestial Dao Power was enough to rotate the Life and Death Gates and cast the Life and Death Cycle Technique.
A thought suddenly occurred to him.
The Life and Death Gates and death, located in the spleen, one of the five internal organs, rotate simultaneously.
The Tianbing Star and Tianqin Star, which were also located in the Kun Palace in the same formation as the Life and Life and Death Gates, suddenly shone brightly from the Heavenly Disk Nine Stars, casting starlight that echoed the Life and Life and Death Gates from afar, amplifying the Immortal Celestial Dao Power and the power of the two gates.
However, since the Ghost Realm is located below the Human World, it is the place that the sleeping Heavenly Dao finds hardest to notice. Therefore, the Heavenly Disk Nine Stars are quite dim, and the efficiency of their mutual assistance is greatly reduced.
Even so, at this moment, the Death Gate turned, and Chen Dengming's spleen seemed to open a valve, frantically absorbing the eerie Death Qi from the surroundings into his body.
After the overwhelming Death Qi entered his body, Chen Dengming felt a chill run through his entire body.
But soon, an aura of Daoist principles began to be released.
Chen Dengming made a hand seal and cast the Life and Death Cycle Technique.
A black and white illusory flower suddenly appeared between the Life and Death Gates within his body.
As the Death Qi flows into the black petals of this flower and then into the white petals, it gradually transforms into white. It flows into the gate of life, turning into streams of Life Energy, becoming a warm current, and is born from the spleen.
In an instant.
Chen Dengming's spleen seemed to transform into a rotating yin-yang fish, Life and Death Cycle, yin and yang working together, gradually generating a surge of vibrant Life Force.
The power of life and death, combined, becomes the power of creation; this is the profound truth behind the world's evolution from nothing to something, and from something to nothing, a continuous cycle of change.
At this moment, Chen Dengming's body was like a dilapidated little world, receiving the creative power of this Life and Death Cycle, and gradually began to repair itself.
His damaged brain began to recover rapidly under the nourishment of this power.
The gray matter and structure of the brain are gradually optimized, as if it has been repaired after this damage, and rebuilt after destruction. The brain has become stronger. When it is subjected to the impact of the Dao Integration Great Power primordial Primordial Spirit of a Dao-merging powerhouse again, it may not explode in one fell swoop, but may only be shattered into pieces.
Feeling his body gradually recovering, and knowing that the rate at which his Immortal Celestial Dao Power was being depleted would likely last until his body was fully healed, Chen Dengming breathed a sigh of relief.
However, after treating his physical injuries, what he needed to be more careful about was the Dao power flowing within him and the vast Primordial Spirit Power left behind by Qing Mingzi after his death.
"This power not only belongs to Qing Mingzi, but also to that mysterious Dao Venerable. Although both are now completely ownerless, absorbing it won't be so easy for me."