If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1506 Battle
According to the "Detailed Archives of the Investiture of the Gods" that Xiaoyu saw in the Qin Dynasty's storage room, for a long time, the Four Swords of Zhuxian were kept by the immortals of the Chan Sect.

The Tongtian Sect Leader first used the "Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation" at Jiepai Pass to fight against the sages such as Yuanshi Tianzun and Daode Tianzun. After losing the Battle of Jiepai Pass, he then set up the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation outside Tong Pass.

Clearly, after the Battle of Jiepai Pass, the Chan Sect would not immediately return the Four Swords of Zhuxian to the Tongtian Sect Leader.

And then...
Zhang Tianshi said, "The Zhuxian Sword should of course be returned to the leader of the Jie Sect. However, the current leader of the Jie Sect is Doumu Yuanjun."

Grand Tutor Yu asked in confusion, "I have met Doumu. She not only did not carry the Four Swords, but she also did not have the aura of the Four Swords of Zhuxian."

The key point is that the list of skills provided by Da Mieba does not include the Four Swords of Zhuxian.

However, the Great Destroyer's deduction of the method to break the magic weapon has a relatively large limitation: if it is not carried at the time, it will not be counted as part of the combat power.

Zhang Tianshi said, "The Four Swords of Zhuxian are symbols of the leader of the Jie Sect. Doumu Yuanjun is the mother of all stars and is not used to using swords."

Grand Tutor Yu said, "I have a long-standing friendship with Doumu. Could you ask her for me if she could lend me the Four Swords of Zhuxian?"

I can promise that all the merits I gain from this demon-slaying will be given to her.

“The trouble you caused is your responsibility to quell; it doesn’t require much divine merit.” Zhang Tianshi frowned and said, “Besides, even if I were to give you the Four Swords of Zhuxian now, could you handle them?”
The reason why the four swords of Lingbao Tianzun were distributed among four Golden Immortals for safekeeping after they were confiscated was because the Four Swords of Zhuxian were innate treasures of slaughter, and a single ancient Golden Immortal could not wield all four swords.

"I'm just asking you to lend me a sword, not asking you to lend me one," said Grand Tutor Yu.

"Grand Master Yu, be careful not to mess things up, the responsibility is heavy! I'll ask around about Doumu Yuanjun for you, but don't get your hopes up." With that, Zhang Tianshi left.

He had only been gone for less than half an hour when the "method to kill the rotten demon eye" in the Purple Mansion's "television" suddenly jumped from 22 frames per second to 24 frames per second, all of which were stable images.

Instead of 23 frames per second, it jumped straight to 24 frames per second, and the 22-frame frame rate was stuck for a long time.

—How did you suddenly break through a bottleneck?
Just as doubts arose in Grand Tutor Yu's mind, a terrifying sense of crisis swept over him.

"No, it wasn't me or the Purple Mansion that broke through the bottleneck, it was the Rotten Demon Eye! The old demon was adapting to the dimensional rules of Pangu's Dream, breaking through the bottleneck, and reaching a new realm~~~ It did it on purpose!"
He deliberately suppressed his 'realm' before, and now he's suddenly breaking through, all to catch me off guard.

Almost simultaneously, in the dream dimension, at the boundary of the Mad Dream layer.

The chaotic energy surge that had been chasing Kunpeng Xiaoyu like a tsunami suddenly collapsed inward.

Countless chaotic energies and terrifying, frenzied wills, along with the corrupted nightmare power and fragments of the Great Dao and Laws broken like rusted chains, suddenly converged rapidly towards the center.

The whole process was like a nuclear explosion played in reverse.

In the next instant, a one-eyed behemoth appeared in the center of the storm of energy and law fragments.

The elephant's hind legs, the phoenix's claw-like forelegs, the dragon's head, and the buffalo's torso suddenly enveloped the area in an aura of terror.

It was much stronger than the Nine Palaces True Man that Xiaoyu had seen. It was hard to say exactly how many times stronger, but Xiaoyu felt that the two were not even on the same level of life form.

"Dao Ancestor, save me! Jade Emperor, save me! Buddha—ahhh!"

Kunpeng Xiaoyu knew she had been tricked. Instead of yelling "You're so treacherous!", she immediately activated the number one divine power in the Three Realms, "Great Cry for Help." However, she didn't even have time to finish her soul's cry.

The one-eyed behemoth moved faster than her thoughts raced.

"Whoosh!" It arrived above her head and swallowed her whole with its enormous mouth.

"It's time to return to the embrace of Mother Goddess, my child!"

Well, this is good news, isn't it? The proud, rotten demon eye has finally acknowledged her.

"Boom, boom boom~~~" Kunpeng Xiaoyu made hand seals and chanted incantations, and every pore on his body spewed out thunder and fire.

This is not the "Five Thunder Generals"; she is currently unleashing the "Anti-Dream Erosion Divine Curse" with all her might.

"It's no use. I've remembered who 'Mingzi' is. Tell me!" The one-eyed behemoth raised its neck and let out a deafening roar, "Ming~~ Zi~~"

It wasn't a call to the true name; it was a roar from the Chaos Demon God, sounding like "眢眦".

Sound cannot travel in the dream dimension, yet at this moment, concentric circles of purplish-black ripples emanate from the one-eyed behemoth.

Wherever the ripples passed, the energy and laws of the Dream Realm manifested directly. Then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, they were eroded and plundered.

Like a wall that has aged over time, patches of mold have appeared on its surface, and the paint has peeled off.

In the void of the dreamlike realm, spacetime becomes extremely chaotic.

If the previous Dream Layer was like a tablecloth spread on a table, the current dimension is dilapidated and chaotic, like a thousand layers of cloth torn to shreds by invisible claws, and then the tattered strips are piled together.

There are also various dreams that had long disappeared from the Dream Realm, which have re-emerged from the energy and laws.

Some looked like monsters crawling out of the mud, their bodies sticky and dripping with colorful ink, dyeing the surrounding space with vibrant colors.

Some seemed to come alive from the shadows on the ground, their hands opening up the cracks in the shadow dimension and entering "reality".

Some directly manifest as all sorts of terrifying monsters.

With a "whoosh," the Dream Realm was directly eroded into Purgatory, and even Purgatory Demons were born as a result.

Kunpeng Xiaoyu, located inside the Cyclops's belly, bore the brunt of the most and strongest chaotic power.

Xiaoyu didn't know how to describe it; it was neither the power of the Great Dao nor pure energy similar to immortal power.

With her limited knowledge and understanding, she couldn't discern the exact form of the "Mízī" power. However, she could sense its terrifying corrosiveness.

Previously, she felt that the corrosiveness of "Dream Erosion Demon Ancestor" was already abnormal enough, but now compared with "Ming Zi", it was like acid rain meeting concentrated sulfuric acid.

"Ughhhh~~~" Kunpeng Xiaoyu's form began to twist and expand.

Countless "powers of the mind" burrowed into her thoughts and "cells": her "cells" swelled into tumors, her thoughts transformed into demonic thoughts, twisted and shaped into "monster Xiaoyu," which mocked and despised her in her mind, trying to dismantle her will, destroy her beliefs, and completely devour her.

"Dream Erosion Power, bless my body!" Kunpeng Xiaoyu was not without power to resist.

She immediately used her Kunpeng spirit body to cast the Dream Erosion Spell, summoning the Dream Erosion Great Dao, and also receiving the blessing of Rahu's Heavenly Dao authority.

The Kunpeng spirit body cannot transform into a celestial demon body, but it can "invite a demon to possess it." This is similar to "invite a god to possess it" in the Xuanmen (Taoist) tradition.

Rings of magical light spread from Kunpeng Xiaoyu's body, resisting the erosion of the "Mingzi Power".

It had some effect; the rate at which Kunpeng Xiaoyu was eroded slowed down significantly, but the erosion process was still irreversible.

"Useless struggle!" The evil thought within her will continued to mock her.

"Fool, you know nothing about the power of the 'Dream-Eating Demon Ancestor'!" Kunpeng Xiaoyu, guarding the secret deep within its heart, also mocked it.

“Mmm~~~Mmm~~~~” The giant beast roared again. In addition to the evil, chaos and power of the “Mmm Power” itself, there was also the joy from the heart of the one-eyed giant beast.

It thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of letting out a long, unrestrained roar. Kunpeng Xiaoyu, who was already in a difficult situation, felt as if she had been hit on the head with a blow, almost knocking her unconscious.

Just when she was about to give up, a warm power suddenly welled up from the depths of her heart.

It was as if I had drunk a mouthful of chicken soup in the dead of winter; not only did I resist the roaring in my eyes, but my dazed spirits also improved considerably.

The mockery of the demonic thoughts in my heart was also largely blocked.

"Hey, what's going on?"

Xiaoyu carefully examined herself and confirmed that it was not an unknown potential within her that had erupted.

It wasn't her own potential; it could only be external power, yet she couldn't sense any external power at all.

The warmth deep within her was also strange. Given her level of understanding, she should be able to clearly discern any changes within her own heart, yet at this moment she was unsure where this warmth originated.
"The warm current seems to come from the true nature beneath the 'mortal mind' (the senses and delusions). Is it really the Dao Ancestor helping me?"

She thought of Yang Bosanren, who had been swallowed by intestinal worms but had not been digested and absorbed for a long time.

However, the concept of "true nature" leans towards Buddhism. The Taoist school can also eliminate the three corpses and reveal one's true nature; perhaps they are different paths leading to the same destination?
"Who is it, come out!"

Yangbo Sanren was merely a wisp of energy from Pangu's body, not worthy of the attention of the Rotten Demon Eye.

Xiaoyu's change immediately alerted it.

"Mingzi~~~~"

It opened its mouth wide and roared downwards (towards the direction outside the Pangu world).

Soon, the "chicken soup for the soul" that had been fed to Xiaoyu disappeared. Her true nature vanished, the warmth disappeared, and Xiaoyu was once again fighting alone, somewhat teetering on the brink of collapse.

"Mmm, mmm~~~" Fortunately, the one-eyed behemoth focused its attention on the unknown enemy.

Fortunately, Grand Tutor Yu had already completed the "Demon Eye Killing Technique".

Just as she had guessed, when the Purple Mansion activated its killing technique, it also counted the power of the Heavenly Court as her own.

The 1.0 version of the method to kill the Demon Eye was completed within two breaths.

"All Heavenly Star Lords, by the decree, activate the Great Array of the Celestial Stars!"

Outside Xianyang City, in the center of the Temple of Heaven, Grand Tutor Yu floated in mid-air, his star-patterned robes extending infinitely, covering the sky for a radius of two hundred miles.

Those below looked up and could only see a star-studded night sky, even though it was noon.

"Thump, thump thump, thump thump thump~~~"

In the heavens, a colossal god, ten feet tall, wields a wooden club and vigorously strikes a heavenly drum made of Kui ox hide.

"Boom!" The celestial realm and the middle realm heard the sound of drums, while the mortal realm heard muffled thunder resounding through the sky.

"Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Formation, activate!"

At this moment, the Jade Emperor changed into battle robes, held a golden dragon sword, and took the lead in activating his "destiny star".

During the Heavenly Court period of the Demon Clan, the destiny star of the Demon Emperor Jun was the sun.

As the host of the Great Battle of the Celestial Stars, Di Jun's destiny star is equivalent to the core of the demon race's Great Array of the Celestial Stars.

The Jade Emperor was not a "demon" born from the "primordial stars"; he regarded the Heavenly Court as his "destiny star".

The Celestial Array of the Human Race's Heavenly Court uses the "Heavenly Court" and the Lingxiao Palace as its core.

As for the Sun Star, its status in the Heavenly Court of the Human Race is not low, but it is only one of the "Seven Luminaries Star Gods".

it's dark.

As the Jade Emperor illuminated the "Heavenly Fate Star," three hundred and sixty-five main stars instantly lit up around Him. Beyond the main stars, there were countless smaller stars.

When all the stars in the sky lit up, the sky actually got dark.

Never before have the stars in the sky appeared so perfectly aligned as they are now.

Previously, ordinary people observed the stars and thought the stars in the sky were very chaotic. They thought, "You move along your own path, and I have my own pace. The stars in the night sky are very complicated and disorderly."

Cultivators with some level of Qi refinement perceive that certain celestial bodies, when gathered together, resemble a unified whole. Their interactions during movement are governed by a specific pattern. This pattern, when summarized, forms the foundational theory of astrology.

For example, the Big Dipper, the Seven Luminaries, and the Twenty-Eight Mansions.
Only a few powerful beings with sufficiently high cultivation and mastery of top-tier celestial techniques can see through the mysteries of the stars. In their eyes, all the stars in the sky are a whole, like gears on a large machine, seemingly moving independently, yet meshing together.

Such powerful beings are extremely rare; even Grand Tutor Yu at this moment cannot achieve this. She can only observe a single star field at a time and cannot have a comprehensive overview.

At this very moment, even mortals on the ground can see the stars clustered together overhead if they simply look up. The night sky seems to have solidified into a "millstone," with the stars moving in unison, their weight pressing heavily on people's hearts.

Even those who do not understand Taoism feel that the starry sky is solid and full of power and pressure.

"Swish~~" Beams of starlight intertwined and fell towards the mortal realm. When they arrived in the mortal realm, their immense energy caused spacetime to vibrate and produce strange sounds.

Of the countless stars in the heavens, three hundred and sixty-five righteous gods are the main ones. These three hundred and sixty-five rays of starlight are like three hundred and sixty-five threads. As they descend to earth, they intertwine like knitting a sweater, leading the other starlight to merge into one.

When they finally reached the top of Grand Tutor Yu's head, the millions of beams of light had disappeared, leaving only a single pillar of starlight capable of covering Xianyang City.

The pillar of light seemed to contain millions of stars, its light multicolored but not dazzling, mainly in gold and silver, resembling a yin-yang symbol.

The starlight beams fell upon the night sky that Grand Tutor Yu had spread out with his star-patterned robe.

Unbeknownst to anyone, the dimensions of reality and dream had blurred around the Star Robe.

The power of the stars from the heavens, without any loss of energy, crossed the dimension of reality and entered the dimension of dreams, and then traveled at high speed through the dimension of dreams along a "bridge".

Almost instantly, they passed through the first "surface area" and the second "dream graveyard".

They encountered difficulties on the third level, the "Dream Layer".

Because at this time, the Dream Realm had been corrupted and plundered by the chaotic magic and chaotic will, and woven into a chaotic and disordered demonic realm.

This was not an unconscious act by the Cyclops.

Even immortals are intelligent and quick-thinking; the Chaos Gods are even more advanced life forms, and they are only more cunning and treacherous.

The Cyclops was worried that the sages of the Pangu world would take action, so it transformed the Dream Layer into a barrier and a fortress to block external attacks.

(End of this chapter)