Fishing for a Dao Foundation!
[Supreme Sovereign Mystic Firmament Dao Foundation].
Among the Twelve Supremes Dao Foundation, offense and conquest are paramount.
Legend has it that before heaven and the Unseen took shape, in the vast darkness, there were nine great evolutions: Taiyi, Taichu, Taishi, Taisu, and Taiji.
The Supreme Sovereign is the head of the Nine Supreme Ones, possessing both spirit, form, and substance, yet not yet separated from them!
It is rooted in the ancient source of killing and warfare, and its soul is the will to contend with heaven and earth.
Those who attain this Dao Foundation do not cultivate defensive practices, nor do they emphasize transformation.
It is solely focused on perfection and single-mindedness, dedicated to destruction.
A single sword can sever a galaxy, a single punch can shatter the universe, and a single thought can sever cause and effect.
Below the Supreme Sovereign Dao Foundation.
All laws are illusory, all tools are decaying, and all paths can be destroyed.
Every time this Dao Foundation is born, it is accompanied by a monstrous calamity.
Throughout history, there have been a total of seven people who have inherited the Supreme Sovereign Dao Foundation.
Four of them died before attaining the Dao True Lord position, two perished together with their enemies after ascending to the throne, and the last one—
Sinking into the Blood Sea, his Dao Foundation shrouded in dust, never to be seen again for eternity.
The Supreme Sovereign Dao Foundation lies in warfare.
However-
Even with the [Youquan Grand Formation], Youquan's current strength is still nothing short of a pipe dream to forcibly seize this Supreme Dao Foundation that has been dormant for countless ages from the Blood Sea Origin.
The Blood Sea is not human, yet it possesses "instinct".
It is greedy, domineering, bloodthirsty, and devours everything that falls into its grasp.
Since that Supreme Sovereign Dao Foundation has been lost for countless ages, it is now the "forbidden possession" of the Blood Sea.
Although I cannot digest it, I will absolutely not allow anyone else to touch it.
Youquan aura emanating from the dark spring was like snatching food from the mouth of the Blood Sea.
Blood Sea will inevitably turn back.
Qi Yun did not hesitate.
He slowly closed his eyes, his mind sinking into the deepest part of his Purple Mansion, to the primordial mark that was connected to the Youquan Dharma Body and originated from the [Primordial True Body].
Heavenly Demon Well, within the Youquan Grand Formation.
Youquan's bloodshot eyes were fixed on the faint yet incomparably sharp and pure aura deep within the ancient sedimentary layer of the Blood Sea, his mind taut like a fully drawn bow.
He sensed the presence of that energy.
Submerged beneath the filth of ages, enveloped by countless remnants of evil thoughts, it still retains a trace of its own purity.
The core of the array was already seventy percent lit up, transforming into countless fine, spiderweb-like light patterns that cautiously spread towards that wisp of energy.
near.
Almost there—just a little bit more—
Just then -
Deep within the Youquan Purple Mansion, the mental imprint connected to Qi Yun's true form suddenly erupted with a blazing golden-white light, as intense as the Great Sun!
Within the light, a gentle yet supremely majestic voice resounded deep within his Divine Soul: "I have come to help you."
Youquan's blood-red eyes suddenly lit up!
The next instant, "Buzz-!!!"
A ray of golden-white divine light, as radiant as the Great Sun, pure and flawless, containing the supreme Daoist essence that dominates the present moment, burst forth from that mental imprint!
It transcended endless spatial barriers, ignored the Dragon Clan's seal, the filth of the Heavenly Demon Well, and even the erosion of the Blood Sea's origin, and descended from afar with absolute "light" and "dominance" will!
The power of the Great Sun Purple Ultimate True Lord!
Although this wisp of divine light was only a single strand, it was forcibly "borrowed" by Qi Yun using the connection between his true form [Primordial True Body] and the origin of his Dharma Body as a bridge.
The power of True Lord has arrived!
As soon as it entered the Youquan Purple Mansion, it was like a miniature Great Sun hanging above the Blood Sea. Wherever its light reached, even the violently churning extreme yang evil power and extreme yin foul blood were slightly calmed down!
Youquan let out a low, long howl, and the golden-red light in his blood-red eyes briefly merged with the descending ray of blazing white sunlight, then transformed into a more profound and condensed chaotic color!
Without further hesitation, he suddenly formed a hand seal!
Qi Yun's true form's voice, transmitted through that ray of sunlight, rang out simultaneously with him, each word like a decree of the Great Dao.
[Wield Myriad Laws]!
As soon as the three words were uttered, the ruling Principle of [Great Luo Heaven] was remotely empowered!
Youquan's ten fingers flew like blooming lotus flowers, the crimson and sunlight intertwining to form an extremely profound hand seal.
He suddenly stretched out his right hand, his five fingers loosely clenched, as if he had grasped some kind of invisible "rope".
Get up!!!
Youquan roared!
The part of his right hand that was loosely clenched suddenly tensed!
At the other end of the light network, the wisp of Supreme Sovereign Dao Foundation Qi, which had been hidden deep within the ancient sedimentary layer of the Blood Sea and had been dormant for countless years, was hooked by this domineering power that surpassed the instincts of the Blood Sea and trembled slightly!
Just a tremor.
It was like pulling a tiny, rusty nail from solidified flesh!
"Boom-!!!"
In that very instant!
The entire Blood Sea was enraged!
That was not the Blood Sea from within the Youquan itself.
Rather, it was the true form of the Blood Sea, a place where ancient filth and the instinct to devour were gathered!
It sensed it.
It sensed that its prey, which had been sleeping for millennia within its belly, was being forcibly dragged and stripped away by some force!
The source of the Blood Sea has no intelligence, but it has instinct.
Its instinct is to devour, possess, and never let go.
"Roar--!!!"
A deafening roar of Principle, as if an ancient behemoth had awakened, emanated from the deepest part of the entire Blood Sea!
Countless phantoms of beings, more ancient, more filthy, and more violent than the evil thoughts of the Heavenly Demon, surged forth from the crack.
They have no physical form, no will; they are merely the embodiment of the Blood Sea's instincts: greed, devouring, and possessiveness.
Each phantom emanated a terrifying suction force that seemed intent on dragging everything that "detached" from it back into the abyss.
Even more, an endless torrent of filth flowed back towards the Youquan, following the net of light!
This is the backlash from the very source of the Blood Sea.
It will make this "thief" who dared to steal food from its mouth also fall into ruin!
The Bloodstained Robe of the Youquan exploded, and countless eerie dark red patterns instantly appeared on the exposed skin.
That was the erosion by the very source of the Blood Sea, attempting to "assimilate" him into a part of the filth!
The excruciating pain, like a thousand ants gnawing at his bones, was frantically devouring his Divine Soul!
However-
Youquan's lips curled into a smile that was both extremely ferocious, extremely insane, and extremely joyful.
His blood-red pupils shone with a golden-red light like two blood-red suns, staring intently at the wisp of Supreme Sovereign Dao Foundation Qi that was hooked by the net of light and being dragged upwards inch by inch.
He disregarded the erosion he was experiencing, the furious backlash from the source of the Blood Sea, and even the violent tremors of the great formation caused by the impact, which instantly dimmed nearly a thousand Blood God Son imprints!
He just smiled.
Then, open your mouth.
His voice wasn't loud, yet it carried an unprecedented, absolute majesty that transcended the Blood Sea: "This Lord—"
He paused, then spoke slowly and deliberately, as if an emperor were issuing a decree, or as if a Daoist patriarch were proclaiming. "Only then is your master."
As soon as the words fell -
The sea of the Blood Sea behind him, which was on the verge of collapse from the furious onslaught of the source of the blood Blood Sea, suddenly froze!
It was neither suppression nor appeasement.
Rather, it is surrender.
In that instant, an unprecedented, vast pressure that commanded all blood suddenly erupted from Youquan's blood-red eyes!
That oppressive aura was different from the greedy devouring of the Blood Sea's origin—it was domination.
Those enraged phantoms of the Blood Sea Sea's origin, which were trying to tear apart the light net, froze at this declaration!
Youquan slowly raised his left hand, his five fingers spread out, and gently pressed down on the still churning, yet now lifeless, source of the Blood Sea.
"Certainly."
With a single word, ten thousand waves subside!
The rift connecting to the source of the endless Blood Sea was forcibly suppressed by an undeniable will and slowly closed!
The primordial phantoms that swarmed out let out silent wails, retreating back into the depths of the rift like the receding tide!
The torrent of filth that was eroding in the opposite direction along the light network came to an abrupt halt just three inches from Youquan's brow.
Immediately, like a subdued serpent, it disintegrated and dissolved on its own!
The entire Blood Sea bowed before the Youquan.
This is the Lord of the Blood Sea.
He was neither a cultivator nor a demon.
Youquan looked down at his blood-stained right hand, at the taut, string-like net of light, and at the Supreme Sovereign Dao Foundation Qi at the end of the net, which had been mostly pulled out and was beginning to emit a faint imperial light.
He grinned, blood seeping from between his teeth, but his smile was as radiant as that of a triumphant king.
"I caught one."
The Wuji Sacred Sect, the Quiet Chamber of the Green Mountain Daoist Temple.
Qi Yun slowly opened his eyes.
His face paled for a moment, and the blue-gold light in his eyes dimmed slightly.
He remotely cast [The Wield Myriad Laws], borrowed the power of the True Lord to empower Youquan, and forcefully resisted the backlash of the Blood Sea Origin, even though he himself was greatly exhausted.
But a faint smile, deep enough to reach the depths of his eyes, slowly crept onto the corners of his mouth.
He had seen everything that had just happened through the mark of his Dharma Body.
"My efforts weren't in vain----"
Qi Yun murmured to himself, his voice tinged with a mixture of relief and sighing.
He looked up and gazed at the twilight-tinged sky outside the quiet room window.