Within the Chaos Dragon Nest, immortal energies and spiritual qi surged, and the aura of the Great Dao billowed.
As that speck of golden origin light entered his body, faint, imperishable immortal light flowed over Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's Dao Body, resonating ceaselessly with the countless formation patterns inscribed on the Immortal Coffin.
A strange devouring force gradually spread outward, carrying irresistible fluctuations as it drew in the source qi within the Dragon Nest.
The devouring force continued to grow. At that moment, all the spiritual energies of the Great Dao within the Chaos Dragon Nest were stirred by the Immortal Coffin and converged upon it. The Heavenly Venerable Dao Body inside refined them into fuel for Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's revival.
The next instant, golden light blazed forth, piercing the Immortal Coffin formed from immortal source in a flash and illuminating the entire Chaos Dragon Nest.
Supreme immortal might surged in an overwhelming tide. Bolstered by the Lingbao Array Patterns, this formidable presence became tangible, as though transforming into a keen, peerless Immortal Sword that stabbed straight at the heavens, intent on cutting through eternity and fighting for an undying path to immortality.
At that very moment, Heavenly Venerable Lingbao, who had lain asleep within the coffin, suddenly opened his eyes.
Two brilliant beams shot from his eyes, likewise seeming to become two Immortal Swords. With unstoppable sharpness, they soared into the clouds and stirred boundless winds and storms.
Terrifying Lingbao sword qi, sharp to the utmost extreme, howled and rampaged, cleaving the limitless chaos in two and leaving it unable to close for a long time.
The void surrounding the Chaos Dragon Nest thus became an enormous vacuum. Under the force of that formidable Lingbao sword intent, nothing could approach.
Yet as that world-shaking gaze subsided, Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's aura began to plummet, as though that outburst had been no more than the final flare of a dying flame.
The overwhelming supreme immortal might collapsed in an instant. Even the devouring force emanating from the Lingbao Array Patterns on the Immortal Coffin nearly failed.
For a time, even the previously stable immortal energies and spiritual qi within the Chaos Dragon Nest descended into violent disorder.
Inside the coffin, Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's face began to pale. Even his once imposing Heavenly Venerable Dao Body shriveled, making him look as though his lifespan had run out, his oil exhausted and his lamp guttering.
It could be said that Heavenly Venerable Lingbao was now in even worse condition than when He Mu had first arrived at the Chaos Dragon Nest.
But this was not entirely bad news. At the very least, Heavenly Venerable Lingbao had successfully escaped the Dao resonance that had nearly consigned him to eternal sleep and could now be considered fully awake.
His present condition was chiefly the result of his depleted origin and almost completely exhausted divine power.
In other words, in a certain sense, at least half the blame for Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's miserable appearance and his current weakness, which had brought him to the brink of dissolving into the Dao, lay with himself.
Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's entrance had been far too grand in its spectacle of light and sound. He had unleashed what little strength remained within him while also maintaining the formation patterns, and all of this had nearly drained his already depleted divine power in one stroke.
Even the speck of golden origin light that had just been infused into him was drained along with it, barely having had time to revive his origin.
Worse still, in his current condition, Heavenly Venerable Lingbao had no strength to draw life essence from the immortal source, much less draw in the vital qi outside through the Immortal Coffin.
The coffin of immortal source had now truly become a prison for a Heavenly Venerable, locking Lingbao firmly inside and leaving him unable to move.
It was precisely for this reason that the peerless Heavenly Venerable who had once commanded the winds and clouds had fallen into such an awkward predicament.
Nearby, He Mu found it somewhat amusing, but he would not simply stand by and watch. Since he had already forged a friendly connection and had a request to make of Heavenly Venerable Lingbao, he would still lend a hand when help was needed.
He Mu raised one hand and pressed lightly against the air. Outside the Chaos Dragon Nest, the almost inexhaustible chaos qi was drawn in once more and converted into vast quantities of heaven-and-earth vital qi, gathering in one place.
After He Mu cleansed it with his own boundless immortal light, this heaven-and-earth vital qi became the purest origin power of the Great Dao, flowing continuously into Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's body to replenish what he had spent.
As the power of the Great Dao poured in without end, Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's complexion visibly improved within the coffin, gradually regaining its color.
His already shriveled Heavenly Venerable Dao Body likewise filled out again under the infusion of this Dao power.
Boom-
As his condition improved, the Immortal Coffin cast from immortal source exploded in an instant, turning into rich life essence that poured into Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's body in its entirety.
The next moment, Heavenly Venerable Lingbao gave He Mu a slight nod, then stepped forward and appeared outside the Chaos Dragon Nest, amid the boundless, vast chaos.
He formed a hand seal. In the next instant, an immense, heaven-reaching immortal light erupted, sweeping across the world and shaking the myriad Daos. As Dao and principle spread, even the endless chaos seemed ready to submit.
Then the terrifying devouring force appeared once more, countless times more spectacular than before. Chaos qi from all eight directions was drawn into motion, becoming eight churning colossal dragons of chaos that charged toward Heavenly Venerable Lingbao, galloping and roaring.
Heavenly Venerable Lingbao remained perfectly composed, smiling calmly, with none of his earlier awkwardness.
With nothing more than a light press of both hands against the air, he froze the eight colossal dragons of chaos in an instant. Then he parted his lips slightly and swallowed them all.
As he finished swallowing, Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's presence surged again, breaking through one immortal barrier after another and radiating unrivaled, supreme immortal might.
Now, he had fully revived, once again becoming the peerless Heavenly Venerable who had quelled the Immortal Corpse upheaval in ages past.
The aura emanating from him was already equal to He Mu's within the Chaos Dragon Nest, and even faintly surpassed it-a testament to his former might.
He now wore a solemn, majestic Heavenly Venerable Dao robe, his black hair bound high, setting off the sharp contours of his face. His gallant, swordlike brows slanted upward above brilliant eyes as bright and deep as stars. He was bold and unrestrained, every glance alive with grace, his divine bearing extraordinary.
He was truly a peerless Heavenly Venerable descended into the mortal realm, poised to suppress ten thousand ages, challenge eternity, and attain immortality amid the dust of mortal life.
Then Heavenly Venerable Lingbao took another step and returned to the Chaos Dragon Nest in the next instant.
He looked at He Mu before him, clasped his hands, and bowed in greeting.
"I am Lingbao. Greetings, fellow Daoist, and many thanks for your assistance."
Seeing this, He Mu likewise clasped his hands and bowed, returning the greeting.
"I dare not accept your thanks, fellow Daoist. I am Wuliang. Greetings, Heavenly Venerable Lingbao."
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