Everyone's expressions changed drastically, including Styx's.
Because they all sensed that No Sword was on the verge of breaking apart.
This kind of breaking apart was different from the separation Styx controlled on his own.
This was a passive collapse, beyond Styx's control! In the process, all of No Sword's power would be unleashed!
There was no need to explain how powerful a Connate Supreme Treasure was. Let alone Quasi-Sages like those present, even Hongjun would have a hard time dealing with it.
Laozi and the others no longer dared to confront it head-on. They all withdrew their power and remained exceedingly cautious, lest they be caught in the blast.
Styx was different.
No Sword had been formed from his Yuantu and Abi Twin Swords, and it carried the power of his laws.
If it broke apart just like that, the origin of his spiritual treasures would surely be damaged. He would suffer a tremendous loss!
He rushed forward. Laozi silently called him a fool, yet also realized that with Styx charging in, they now had room to escape.
The Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda appeared above Laozi's head, radiating Xuanhuang Energy to protect him, Yuanshi, and Tongtian.
Seeing this, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti moved closer to the Three Pure Ones as well.
Neither of them possessed any defensive spiritual treasures, and their strength was inferior to that of the Three Pure Ones.
If anything truly happened, having the Three Pure Ones nearby would at least provide another safeguard.
Laozi said nothing at the sight. Instead, he immediately flew away from the area.
Jie Yin and Zhun Ti hurried after him.
Only after flying beyond the southern Earth Realm did they feel that they had escaped that deadly danger.
Jie Yin wore a bitter expression. "Fellow Daoist Laozi, are we really just leaving like this? Wouldn't that mean letting Styx go?"
They had come to kill Styx, yet not only had they failed to achieve their goal, they had all fled in disgrace instead.
Laozi remained unmoved and merely said, "If you think you have the ability to survive the impact of No Sword's collapse, then go back."
Jie Yin sighed. "But if we do this, we will fail to carry out the Sage's instructions."
The Three Pure Ones were relatively unconcerned, but Jie Yin and Zhun Ti truly regarded this mission as extremely important.
After all, the Sage seeking them out was an opportunity for them.
If they could use this chance to gain the Sage's support, why would the two brothers need to worry about reviving the Western Lands?
Yuanshi said, "I doubt Styx can escape the power of No Sword's collapse either. If he dies beneath his own No Sword, then we can still be considered to have fulfilled the Sage's trust."
"That is true."
Everyone tacitly ignored the possibility that Styx could survive No Sword's collapse.
The force of No Sword's collapse still left their hearts trembling in fear.
If Styx could truly survive it, then they did not believe they could kill such a powerful Styx anyway.
Could Styx survive it?
The answer was naturally yes.
After all, he was the protagonist.
Styx no longer dared to take out the Profound Origin Water Control Flag or the Karma Fire Red Lotus. Before a Connate Supreme Treasure like No Sword, neither treasure was worth mentioning.
Creation Power spread from his left hand, enveloping his body to keep the chaotic sword qi from injuring him. With his right hand, he forcibly released Destruction Power to offset No Sword's excess Creation Power.
As long as the Creation Power and Destruction Power upon No Sword returned to balance, it would naturally calm down.
But.
Styx's Destruction Power had only reached ten percent, while his Creation Power had already been comprehended to forty-five percent.
Using this method to calm No Sword not only consumed a great deal of his power, but also had to be done quickly!
No Sword's forced collapse became increasingly apparent, and Styx's efforts could only slow it down.
What was more, every powerful sword qi released by the uncontrolled No Sword continuously shattered the surrounding space.
Styx saw that the area around him had nearly become a wasteland. Spiritual flowers, spiritual grasses, and spiritual roots had all withered.
Left with no choice, Styx could only take a gamble!
If this continued, he would very likely lose No Sword completely.
Yuantu and Abi were his companion spiritual treasures, incomparably compatible with him!
If he lost them, who knew when he would find spiritual treasures capable of replacing them?
Styx forcibly activated the Destruction Law within his body, even continuously converting the Creation Law within himself into Destruction Law using spiritual energy!
This action abruptly strengthened Styx's aura by several degrees. Even the killing intent constantly emitted by No Sword's wild swings began pouring into Styx's body.
The Destruction Law had loosened!
Styx was overjoyed!
Eleven percent!
Twelve percent!
The influx of killing intent directly raised Styx's comprehension of the Destruction Law to twenty percent!
Styx could not help but sigh. In the end, destruction was still the best path to comprehending it.
As his comprehension of the Destruction Law deepened, Styx released Destruction Power faster and faster, finally beginning to gradually suppress No Sword's rampage.
Seeing that No Sword was about to calm down, Styx finally let out a breath of relief.
But before he could relax, the surrounding space suddenly began to collapse!
In the end, this place could not withstand the frenzied assault of a Connate Supreme Treasure and shattered apart!
Styx only felt the space around him twist, as though all time and space were continuously being overturned.
He tried to steady himself before the shattered space, but an Abyss suddenly appeared after the space broke apart.
The Abyss seemed to possess endless suction, directly dragging Styx inside!
Afterward, Styx fell all the way down, surrounded by nothing but darkness.
Styx had no idea how long he fell before he finally felt himself land on solid ground.
Styx stamped on the ground. It was hard and solid.
He tried activating his spiritual treasures again, and they all worked.
This showed that this was not some secret realm completely cut off from the Primordial Wilderness. He should still be within the Primordial Wilderness and had not been sent somewhere strange by a turbulent flow of time and space.
That put Styx somewhat at ease.
As long as he remained within the Primordial Wilderness, Styx was confident he could escape unscathed.
He began investigating this secret realm.
It was fine until he investigated it. The moment he did, Styx was thoroughly startled!
What surrounded this place was a kind of spiritual energy Styx knew extremely well—Demon Qi!
Yet even from Wu Mo, Styx had never sensed Demon Qi this rich.
And clearly, this place had never been discovered by anyone.
A place undiscovered by anyone, filled with dense Demon Qi.
What this place was was almost self-evident.
The Demon Country!
It was said that after the Dao-Devil War ended, Rahula had been defeated. But Rahula had made an oath: when the Dao declined and demons prospered, the Demonic Path would one day reemerge!
Thus, after the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, the three Daoist sects declined, while the Western Lands betrayed the Dao and established Buddhism. The Daoist sects' fortune greatly diminished, and the Demonic Path emerged once more.
It even clashed with Buddhism in a struggle regarded as another calamity after the Journey to the West Calamity—the Buddha-Demon Calamity.
Yet the Demon Country should not have appeared in the world at this time. Styx had stumbled into it by sheer accident.
Styx became excited.
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