Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 226

Following the faint senses of the Pure World Pearl, they arrived at a deep valley. The valley was filled with a thick aura of darkness, and eerie laughter echoed through it.

Suddenly, a gigantic dark python leaped out of the darkness, its jaws wide open as it lunged. The group tried to defend themselves, but the python's thick hide made it difficult to harm.

At this moment, Gu Shihan thought of using the power of the Guardian Ring to amplify the holy light of the Jade Ruyi, forming a sharp blade of light.

Mo Yu distracted the python, and Gu Shihan seized the opportunity to unleash her ultimate move, severing the python with a light blade.

After the python died, the darkness diminished significantly. Just as everyone was celebrating, a black hole appeared at the bottom of the valley, seemingly leading to an endless abyss of darkness. Gu Shihan made up her mind and led everyone to jump into the black hole, determined to completely destroy the source of the darkness.

Upon entering the black hole, the group discovered it was like another world, filled with distorted spaces and bizarre dark creatures. Gu Shihan gripped the Purifying Pearl tightly, its light barely illuminating a small area around them.

They advanced cautiously, when suddenly, beams of black light shot out from the darkness, and everyone hurriedly took cover.

Situ Tinglang was accidentally struck and instantly felt a dark power invade his body. Gu Shihan quickly used the power of her protective ring to dispel the darkness for him.

Continuing deeper, they came to a massive dark core, surrounded by countless dark vortexes. Gu Shihan realized that this was the source of the dark power.

Without hesitation, everyone transferred their power to Gu Shihan, who then fused the Purifying Pearl, the Jade Ruyi, and all her power, striking towards the core of darkness.

A blinding light flashed, accompanied by a tremendous roar. The dark core began to crumble and disintegrate, and the dark creatures vanished into nothingness. When the light faded, the group found themselves back in the town.

Time slips away quietly, like sand in an hourglass, unknowingly passing through our fingers.

At this moment, Gu Shihan and the other nine people faced a grim situation and had no choice but to split up and act separately.

The First Heaven had fallen into extreme chaos, beyond imagination. Even the passage to the Second Heaven was destroyed in this catastrophe, completely severing its connection with the Upper Realm.

After careful consideration and detailed discussion, Gu Shihan and others finally divided the team into three groups.

Among them, Shi Qinghan, Mo Yu and Situ Tinglang formed the first group; Duan Siqi, Mo Jian and Nangong Yi formed the second group; as for the third group, it was composed of Gu Shihan herself, Wen Xin and Gu Jiahui.

This grouping was the result of careful planning by everyone, aiming to give full play to the strengths and advantages of each member in order to cope with various crises that may be encountered.

Fortunately, each group had access to the sacred spring water and powerful protective rings. With these treasures, their safety was at least somewhat guaranteed.

Despite having such powerful protective measures, everyone was still filled with trepidation and unease in the face of the terrifying chaos in the First Heaven.

The First Heaven is now in complete chaos. According to incomplete statistics, as many as one-fifth of the immortals have been corrupted by dark forces.

These people, controlled by dark forces, became exceptionally brutal and bloodthirsty, their hearts filled with endless ruthlessness and viciousness.

They acted without any moral compass, completely devoid of any humanity. In an instant, the entire First Heaven seemed to have become a terrifying hell on earth, and every immortal living there trembled with fear like a frightened bird.

Those who used to freely enter and leave their homes now chose to keep their doors tightly shut, daring not to step out for fear of becoming targets of those madmen. After parting ways with the others, Gu Shihhan, Wen Xin, Gu Jiahui, and others headed straight north, where the most chaotic place was now.

Battles between humans, demons, monsters, and those corrupted by evil occur frequently. Of course, this is not only directed at corrupted humans, demons, and monsters; even normal humans, demons, and monsters, when they gather together, are a source of chaos.

“Shi Han, there are only three of us, and even with our contracted beasts, we don’t have more than ten. We’re too weak and isolated. If possible, could we recruit some cultivators with good character to join us?” Gu Jia Hui said thoughtfully.

Before Gu Shihan could speak, Wenxin interjected, "Brother Gu is right. Along the way, we've encountered some people with good cultivation and character. They're able to spontaneously fight against the dark forces. Teaming up with them shouldn't be a problem. There's strength in numbers!"

Gu Shihan adopted their suggestions, and in the past six months, their team has grown to thirty people, half of whom are now Mahayana cultivators, just one step away from becoming Human Immortals.

That day, after dealing with dozens of corrupted mythical beasts, everyone returned to the town and planned to relax and rest.

Suddenly, dark clouds gathered over the town, and a dark rift tore open once more. From it surged a swarm of dark creatures resembling bats, shrieking as they charged towards the crowd.

Everyone was startled, "What the hell is this?"

Gu Shihan was also shocked, but quickly calmed down and said, "Everyone, split up and organize the people in the town to kill the black bats. I didn't expect the dark forces to make a comeback."

"Alright!" After their initial shock subsided, everyone calmed down and took out their weapons to begin killing the black bats.

Gu Shihan raised the Purification Pearl. Yu Tong, who had awakened from her slumber a few days earlier, was guarding Gu Shihan and protecting her.

The group quickly found their spots, but the bats were extremely agile, and the light from the Purifying Pearl could only drive away a portion of them.

Gu Jiahui was very observant. He discovered that these black bats were not indestructible; they also had a weakness: they were afraid of fire.

Gu Jiahui shouted, "Black bats are afraid of fire. To conserve your spiritual energy, everyone can use fire to deal with them. Be careful not to get hurt by the black bats, or the consequences will be severe!"

Seizing the opportunity, everyone worked together to cast spells. Those with fire spiritual roots used their own inner fire, while those without used fire talismans.

Everyone worked together seamlessly. One by one, the black bats fluttered in the fire and eventually died, but bats continued to fly out of the dark cracks.

Just when everyone was in despair, Gu Shihan activated the guardian ring on her hand. The guardian ring suddenly shone brightly, causing Gu Jiahui and Wenxin's guardian rings to shine brightly as well.

"Great! This thing is amazing! We're saved!" someone shouted.

Gu Shihan and the other two felt the protective ring rapidly slip off their fingers, fly up automatically, and head towards the dark rift.

The guardian ring hovered above the rift, and beams of light, accompanied by powerful energy, slowly began to repair the dark rift.

As the crack closed, the last bat was also eliminated. The group collapsed to the ground, exhausted but relieved that they had finally defeated the black bat.

(End of this chapter)