Stargazing Platform Ruins

"Leave this place first." Chu Ming withdrew his thoughts. "Find somewhere safe. I need to refine the essence of the Chaos Anchoring Stone and stabilize my cultivation. Then... we'll head for the Black Abyss Rift."

The three of them made a few simple preparations and left the now-exposed space.

Not long after they departed, a gaunt figure shrouded in black robes slowly emerged from the void.

It was the Soul Staff Envoy who had escaped earlier.

Looking at the ashes left behind by the Bone Prison Captain, as well as the unconscious Soul Bag Envoy and Bone Mei Envoy, horror and venomous hatred flashed through his eyes.

He took out a pitch-black bone communication talisman and sent out a message.

"The Nether Prison Squad has been wiped out. Bone Prison Captain has fallen in battle. Target Chu Ming is suspected to have initially refined the Chaos Anchoring Stone; his combat power has surged, and he can instantly kill an early Third Step cultivator. His Dao arts possess absolute restraint against Netherdeath and the Abyss. Requesting... Old Ancestor Yinshi to act personally."

Once the message was sent, the Soul Staff Envoy's figure vanished.

In the starry sky, only his final whisper remained:

"Chu Ming... you can't escape... the Old Ancestor has already... set his sights on you..."

At that moment, Chu Ming, who was traveling through the starry sky, suddenly felt something and looked back.

Deep within his Dao foundation, the gray-gold law crystal pulsed even more fiercely.

As though foretelling something.

He withdrew his gaze, his eyes tranquil and unmoved.

"Come, then."

"Let me see... between the Abyss and order... which... is superior."

After leaving the flower-fragrance-soaked star region around Hundred Flowers Star, the void became cold and silent once more.

Chu Ming and the other two rode in a