Chen Lingxi Goes All Out

"Stealing the spiritual essence of heaven and earth, and drawing upon the wisdom of the past and present."

With Total Perception, Chen Lingxi suddenly opened her eyes.

He was still sitting cross-legged on the summit of that desolate mountain, a thousand miles away from the Volcano Immortal Pivot. The surroundings were deep night, and the wind howled from afar, making his black robes flutter.

Outside the cave, there was no moon, and the starlight was dim; everything was exactly the same as before he stepped into the Total Perception Divine Chamber.

But in his eyes, there was no longer any trace of the previous composure and expectation, only a bottomless grayness.

"The Great Sage's true form has descended, and he too intends to devour the Cave Heaven..."

He took a deep breath.

He sensed that the Immortal Husk within the Divine Chamber had already been brought out by his consciousness.

Chen Lingxi's mind stirred slightly. She lowered her head and looked at her hands.

Those hands were cradling a pale golden arm.

Its arms were larger than those of an ordinary person, and were a pale gold color, emanating an extremely ancient and mysterious aura of Dao.

The power contained within the Immortal Husk is extremely terrifying and unimaginable.

The Immortal-Husk Essence was slowly flowing through his body, and the pale golden light enveloped him like a thin veil, warm and bright, making his pale face appear even more bloodless.

"What use is such a treasure to me?"

"Even if I possess the Immortal Husk, can I use it to become True Lord Immortal Husk thus gain immortality?"

Chen Lingxi sighed.

In the past, he would have been overjoyed to receive such a treasure.

After all, this Immortal Husk is a treasure that even behemoths like the Dao-Below Academy dream of. The essence contained within it is so vast that it is enough to make his cultivation advance by leaps and bounds in a short period of time.

But at this moment, looking at the Immortal Husk arm in his palm, there was no joy in his eyes, only a bottomless blankness.

"I have already achieved Immortal Husk... but this Weiji Grotto-Heaven is still destined to collapse and perish."

The apocalyptic scenes he witnessed in the Total Perception Divine Chamber still lingered in his mind.

The profound Daoist essence illuminated by the four Immortal Pivot, the enormous black hole formed by their convergence in the Void, and the ever-flowing Luo Yuan River...

And then there was the Great Sage's true form, which had devoured the entire Cave Heaven...

When the Great Sage's true form awakened, it not only failed to stop the True Lord of the Quexing Xi Family from refining the Cave Heaven, but instead devoured Cave Heaven.

The Cave Heaven collapsed, all things turned to ashes, and all living beings were absorbed into the vast Long River.

As for Chen Lingxi, he was nothing more than an ant that managed to survive a few more breaths in that world-destroying torrent.

"So, where is my glimmer of hope?" he asked himself, a dim light slowly shifting in his eyes, yet he could find no answer.

The mountain wind howled past, whipping up his robes and his long, loose hair.

The stars in the night sky were dim, just like his mood at that moment, without a glimmer of light.

He sat alone on that desolate mountain for a very long time.

I sat from midnight until dawn, and from dawn until the sun was high in the sky.

The sun was clearly hanging in the sky, casting its warm rays, but he only felt cold all over.

True Lord.

The Great Sage.

These two words were like two invisible mountains, pressing down on his heart, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

"Whether it's True Lord or Great Sage, to us lower cultivators, they are like living immortals and gods, high above us."

For them, refining or devouring Cave Heaven Cave Heaven was no different than refining a treasure or consuming a pill.

The lives of the billions of beings within that Cave Heaven were like dust to them, not even worth a second glance.

"How could a lowly cultivator like me possibly have a chance to resist?" he muttered to himself, his tone full of self-mockery.

But that sorrow lasted only a moment before it was burned to ashes by the two balls of anger that suddenly ignited in his eyes.

He suddenly raised his head, his eyes burning with even more intense anger.

How could he possibly accept this?

He struggled in this Weiji Grotto-Heaven for so long, rising step by step from a dying medicine slave to where he is today, cultivating the Dragon-Stripping Dao Platform, planting the Thunder Thunder-Prison Profound Root, reaching the Dao Foundation Realm, and even defeating noble cultivators like Bai Lingze, thus ascending to sixth place on the Immortal Ranking.

He had thought that dawn was just around the corner, and that the incarnation of the Great Sage Luo Yuan was his only chance of survival.

"But in the end, it was still a dead end."

He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger and forcing himself to calm down.

The Concealed Edge Method circulated within his body, firmly locking the vast aura emanating from the Immortal Husk within a radius of three zhang around him, leaving no trace.

He lowered his head, looking at the Immortal Husk arm in his palm, the two balls of lightning in his eyes slowly flickering, his mind racing.

"Now the Immortal Husk is in my hands."

If this item were handed over to the Dao-Below Academy, given the character of Daoist Shurong and Daoist Lin, perhaps they could obtain protection in return.

Even that Daoist Yaoguang once promised to take me as his disciple.

"If I could be admitted to the Dao-Below Academy, with a behemoth like the Dao Palace, at the True Lord level, as my backer, even if the Quexing Xi Family wanted to harm me, they would have to think twice."

As he pondered this in his heart, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

"However, doing so would have many consequences."

If the Dao Palace protects me, it's tantamount to breaking ties with the Quexing Xi Family.

"That Xi Family True Lord was willing to pay such a high price for this Cave Heaven and for that World Essence..."

"Moreover, I always felt that True Lord's refinement of the Cave Heaven was not just for the sake of the World Essence... But this is also a good thing. If Xi Family True Lord is after a more secret fortuitous opportunity, then a nobody like me, and that imperfect World Essence, would probably not be so important."

"However... we don't know if this Dao Palace is trustworthy, nor do we know if they would make an enemy of a True Lord for the sake of Immortal Husk."

"It seems somewhat impossible."

"Although I have a friendship with Brother Lin, the Dao Palace is ultimately not Brother Lin's Dao Palace alone."

Although Daoist Shurong and Daoist Yaoguang value me, they still have the heads of the Six Academies above them, as well as that high-ranking Daoist Master.

When such important figures weigh the pros and cons, the weight of a True Lord is self-evident.

He shook his head, suppressing the thought for the time being, and another figure appeared in his mind.

Liu Changle.

His close friend, his fellow slave in that dark, damp, Inverted Room.

Liu Changle had told him that he would lead him to the Great Xuanzhuo Realm.

Liu Changle's other soul was cultivating at Sun-Watching Peak Dragon-Offering Sect. Although his cultivation level had declined, he was still a genuine Dao Foundation Realm cultivator.

If Liu Changle is willing to use his own Dao Platform as a guide and his Profound Root as a bridge, it is indeed possible to guide him from the Weiji Grotto-Heaven to the Great Xuanzhuo Realm.

"But if that happens, the Quexing Xi Family will certainly not let it go."

That True Lord is going to refine the entire Cave Heaven, how could he allow someone like me, who slipped through the net, to roam freely outside?

"Not only will I die, but I will also implicate Liu Changle Dragon-Offering Sect's Sun-Watching Peak, which he cares about dearly. Even if I die, I will not be able to escape the blame."

As Chen Lingxi thought of this, the lightning in her eyes dimmed even further.

Both paths have significant problems.

He remained silent for a long time, then suddenly raised his hand.

The Myriad-Nurturing Dao Lotus Qi slowly floated in his palm.

That jet-black Treasure Qi, like a tiny black snake, slowly slithered in his palm, emanating an extremely mysterious and eerie Daoist aura.

Chen Lingxi stared at the Treasure Qi in silence for a long time.

"The Spirit-Placement Treasure Mirror in Emperor Daye's hand can hold two souls and seven spirits."

He had already used one of the clones of Xiao Changlü created from the Myriad-Nurturing Dao Lotus Qi, leaving one slot remaining.

If I use this Treasure Qi to cultivate another three souls and seven spirits, I can negotiate with Emperor Daye to place this brand-new soul into the precious mirror as well.

In this way, my own soul remained in the Weiji Grotto-Heaven to continue searching for a way to survive, while the soul of my clone drifted in the Void Turbulence with the Spirit-Placement Treasure Mirror.

If I'm lucky, that precious mirror might actually drift to some hidden Cave Heaven, or even to the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, where my soul could then possess another body and be reborn.

Although I will have lost my physical body, the Dragon-Stripping Dao Platform, and the Thunder-Prison Profound Root by then, at least I will still be alive.

As long as you're alive, anything is possible.

Chen Lingxi's eyes flickered, and she had already made up her mind.

"Having only this one way out is not enough; I need to prepare for two more scenarios."

He raised his eyes, his gaze falling upon the Immortal Husk.

"I now possess the Immortal Husk, and that is my greatest bargaining chip."

Having achieved Immortal Husk, I now have the right to negotiate with the Dao-Below Academy.

Thinking of this, he suddenly squinted, raised his head, and looked up at the surging sea of clouds in the sky.

He gazed at the sea of clouds, remained silent for a long time, and then suddenly let out a cold snort.

"But it is unknown whether that True Lord or the Great Sage's true form is stronger."

"What will be the outcome when these two forces meet?"

Suddenly, a strange idea popped into Chen Lingxi's mind. He hardened his heart, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent intent.

"True Lord, Great Sage, if you both wish this Cave Heaven to perish, I will give you a chance."

Chen Lingxi thought about this, the gloom that had been building up in her heart for so long finally dissipated a bit.

He carefully put the Immortal Husk arm into his Hongdong Bag, then wrapped it layer upon layer with the Concealed Edge Method to ensure that the Immortal-Husk Aura would not leak out in the slightest. Only then Sight-Roaming Lin Suri and confirm Lin Suri's location.

A few breaths later.

Chen Lingxi stood up, activated the Cloud-Riding Method, and the clouds carried his figure into the sky, flying swiftly towards the direction where Lin Suri was.

Lin Suri and the others were no longer in the Ning Kingdom.

They moved to a place called Emerald Screen Mountain in Southern Lu Prefecture.

Emerald Screen Mountain is not high, but it is extremely secluded. The mountain is covered with green bamboo, and the bamboo leaves rustle when the wind blows, making it a rare quiet place.

Chen Lingxi descended from the clouds before Emerald Screen Mountain and could vaguely see several bamboo huts in a bamboo forest on the mountainside. In front of the bamboo huts, a figure dressed in a crimson robe stood with his hands behind his back; it was none other than Daoist Shurong, Chi Jianshu.

She remained the same, with a stunning face and an elegant demeanor.

She stood before the lush bamboo, the powerful and vast Dao Origin emanating from her body completely withdrawn. From the outside, she looked like an ordinary woman in red, only the occasional starlight in her deep eyes revealed her true cultivation level.

Chen Lingxi arrived riding on clouds, bowing respectfully to Daoist Shurong from afar.

Daoist Shurong came to greet him personally, nodded slightly, and smiled as he led him into the bamboo hut.

The bamboo hut was furnished very simply, with only a bamboo table and a few bamboo stools.

Lin Suri Ri was sitting cross-legged behind a bamboo table, breathing deeply with his eyes closed. Hearing footsteps, he opened his eyes and saw Chen Lingxi. A genuine smile appeared on his extremely pale face.

Jiang Xiu and Wei Qingran were also there. When they saw Chen Lingxi enter, they both stood up to greet her.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Daoist Shurong got straight to the point. "Chen Lingxi, has something important come of yours?"

A glint of starlight flickered in her deep eyes, clearly indicating that she had noticed something amiss.

Chen Lingxi silent for a moment, then raised her head and suddenly asked, "Senior, I have indeed come here to ask you something."

But which is more precious, the Immortal Husk or the World Essence that can forge the Great Profound Golden Palace?