Awakening, Ending His Own Life
At this moment, Lin Xuan walked forward step by step, and with each step he took, the gray-black mist in the fourth level spread a little further.
He glanced at the three heavily injured men lying on the ground, then looked into the distance towards Li Yunjing and the others, finally fixing his gaze on Li Yunjing in the crowd.
The next moment, Lin Xuan raised his hand, about to unleash a palm strike powerful enough to destroy the entire Qianyuan Cave Abode.
At this critical moment, a divine light of profound yellow suddenly shone from between Li Yunjing's brows, piercing through heaven and earth!
The Nine Unifications Return to Origin Cauldron within his Dantian suddenly burst forth and hovered in the very center of the fourth level.
This natal treasure, personally forged by Lin Xuan, is now unleashing its true power.
The three legs and two handles of the cauldron lit up simultaneously, and the entire landscape of the world slowly appeared on the cauldron. The full text of the "Nine Unifications Spirit Refinement Instruction" flowed continuously along the cauldron, and the vast and solemn Dao sound instantly filled the entire fourth level, even penetrating the Qianyuan Cave Abode and echoing in the heaven and earth within a radius of tens of thousands of miles.
Thousands of primordial light bands cascaded down from the mouth of the cauldron, surging towards Lin Xuan.
Before Lin Xuan could react, these bands of light gently enveloped his body.
The wildly spreading gray-black mist receded slowly like a tide the moment it touched the band of light.
The corpse poison that had infected the three True Lord gradually dissipated within this sound.
"Buzz--"
The Nine Unifications Return to Origin Cauldron trembled at this moment, emitting a soft sound, as if it were sobbing.
Lin Xuan's outstretched hand suddenly stopped in mid-air.
His body began to tremble violently, and for the first time, a struggle appeared in his withered, gray eye sockets.
The inky black corpse energy and the profound yellow Dao principles collided and tore wildly around him. He let out a painful roar, half of which was the bloodthirsty howl of the corpse, and half of which was his own painful lament that had been suppressed for thousands of years.
The clang of the cauldron awakened Lin Xuan's consciousness.
Lin Xuan's corpse transformation gradually eroded his original consciousness, turning him into a monster that is neither human nor ghost.
But now, his consciousness is gradually returning.
The Nine Unifications Return to Origin Cauldron slowly floated in front of him, and the true scriptures and mantras on the cauldron lit up one by one, like a sky full of stars, flying into his brow.
The undying remnant soul, sealed deep within by the corpse poison, finally broke free from its restraints at the call of its natal Law Treasure.
Lin Xuan's movements suddenly stopped.
The surging corpse energy around him slowly subsided, and in his withered gray eye sockets, pupils belonging to a living person finally re-formed.
Those were eyes that had endured countless hardships, filled with endless pain and regret.
"I never imagined I'd still have to rely on you in the end. I've planned this for so long, but I've still failed!"
Lin Xuan's voice was hoarse and weary, filled with endless sorrow.
He finally came to his senses and finally learned everything.
That's right. Before his lifespan was about to end, he deliberately turned into a zombie, hoping to use the power of the zombie transformation to help himself enter the Void Refinement Realm.
However, the effects of the zombie transformation are quite significant; he is very likely to lose his own consciousness and become a zombie monster that plagues all living beings.
Lin Xuan's heart was naturally kind; he didn't want to become such a monster.
Therefore, he needs to use the power of the Northern Dark Earth Vein to suppress the side effects of the zombie transformation.
Everything went very smoothly at first, and everything was developing in the direction he had envisioned.
But later, things gradually slipped out of his control.
The power of the Northern Dark Earth Vein spread, unintentionally amplifying the side effects of the zombie transformation.
This amplified the effects of the side effects; although Lin Xuan successfully obtained the power of the Void Refinement Realm, his consciousness and soul were also suppressed.
As time went on, his consciousness and soul were exhausted and about to disappear completely.
A completely new consciousness emerged and took over his body.
Just now, it was that new consciousness that controlled Lin Xuan's body and fought against the three Dao Union True Lord.
Fortunately, the Nine Unifications Return to Origin Cauldron appeared in time, awakening Lin Xuan's weak consciousness and soul, allowing him to regain control of his physical body.
"Young friend, thank you for bringing back my remnant soul." Lin Xuan looked at Li Yunjing with gentle eyes. "Now that you have refined this Nine Unifications Return to Origin Cauldron, you are its new master. The inheritance of the Earth Vein Dao, and the vast mountains and rivers of the Northern Darkness, will henceforth be entrusted to you."
"True Lord!" Li Yunjing's heart tightened.
Could these be Lin Xuan's last words?
Lin Xuan's gaze swept over the fourth floor, then looked at the outer three floors.
He took one last look at the Qianyuan Cave Abode he had built.
"I proved my path through the earth's veins, and so should I end my life with the earth's veins."
He smiled and placed his hand on his chest.
The full power of the Void Refinement Realm erupted at this moment, but not outwards; instead, it surged inwards towards the origin of their Dao Fruit.
The dark yellow Earth Vein Dao laws surged wildly from his body, spreading along the earth veins, gradually enveloping and gathering those dead veins tainted by corpse poison, and finally converging into his own body.
No! You can't do that!
But at that moment, Lin Xuan's face suddenly contorted, and he let out a roar, raising his hand only to lower it again.
This is another consciousness within Lin Xuan's physical body at work.
It endured for a long time, finally managing to wear down Lin Xuan's consciousness.
Once Lin Xuan's consciousness completely disappears, it will be able to completely take control of this physical body.
When that time comes, a Corpse Ancestor at the Void Refinement Realm will be born, and it will be able to enjoy the freedom of a very long time!
But Lin Xuan is about to perish, and it must prevent this from happening.
At this moment, the Nine Unifications Return to Origin Cauldron emitted a soft sound once more, suppressing that consciousness, and Lin Xuan's consciousness took over.
"You are merely my dark side, originating from the same source as me. Since I am destined to die, you naturally cannot live!"
Lin Xuan hardened his resolve and sped up.
He let out a final soft shout, and the divine light of the Xuanhuang and the inky black corpse energy around him exploded simultaneously.
The immense power spread outwards, showing signs of completely annihilating the Qianyuan Cave Abode.
But in an instant, this power seemed to be tightly grasped by a giant hand.
It momentarily stopped and ceased to spread outwards.
The next moment, these forces contracted to their absolute limit.
In the blink of an eye, the power that was originally enough to destroy the entire Qianyuan Cave Abode disappeared without even causing a ripple.
At this moment, Lin Xuan, along with his Dao Fruit and corpse, slowly transformed into countless specks of light within the Xuanhuang Divine Light, completely dissipating into the world.
The Nine Unifications Return to Origin Cauldron hummed softly, emitting a long and mournful Daoist sound. It was grieving, sending its master on his final journey.
Immediately afterwards, it transformed into a stream of light and returned to Li Yunjing's Dantian.
Inside the fourth level, the gray-black mist completely dissipated, and the warm, luminous light once again filled every corner. The pulse of the Northern Dark Earth Vein became steady and vibrant again.
Wang Ci and the other two True Lord slowly rose, dragging their injured bodies.
Xiao Tianxing and the others quickly came over to help the three of them.
The group approached Li Yunjing.
"Yunjing you so much, Yun Jing, this time."
"Indeed, if it weren't for your Nine Unifications Return to Origin Cauldron appearing in time, we would probably already be dead."
"This time we really suffered a major setback, but thankfully you were there."
The three Dao Union True Lord were all grateful to Li Yunjing.
After all, the Nine Unifications Return to Origin Cauldron had already become Li Yunjing 'Li Yunjing treasure after he refined it.