Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 431 The Power of Annihilation
He simply watched the three faint points of light reflected in the sword, watching them intertwine, repel each other, yet coexist strangely in the chaos.

It's as if I'm examining another version of myself.

Or rather, they are the three parts that make up "oneself".

"Ancient Will!"

Gui Xu whispered, his voice still hoarse, but with less emphasis and more indifference.

A faint golden light flashed in his left eye, and an aura of domineering power, as if he were looking down upon the world and ruling the universe, arose spontaneously. He could sense the wisdom, strategy, and unfulfilled ambition accumulated over countless years contained within that will!

"The power to destroy the Dao!"

His right eye suddenly deepened, as if transforming into a black hole that devoured everything. A cold, deathly, and pure desire for destruction began to grow within him. It was a denial of all existence, all rules, and all "Tao"!

"besides……"

His gaze finally settled on that faint glimmer of clarity.

For the first time, a very subtle ripple appeared in his eyes.

It was a sense of familiarity that was hard to describe?
Or is it an instinctive resistance?

"who am I?"

This question doesn't seem to originate from his current will, but rather from that clarity itself, transcending the boundaries of fusion and posing a question directly in his heart.

Guixu fell silent.

Holding the Chaos Sword, he stood silently in this desolate "Return to Nothingness" realm, lost in a peculiar state of introspection.

He could clearly sense that the three forces within his body were undergoing subtle changes because of this newly forged sword and the establishment of the name "Gui Xu".

They no longer rely solely on external forces to achieve a strange balance, as they did before.

Instead, are they starting to try to integrate?
No, it's not a fusion.

It's more like using that clarity belonging to "Xu Ran" as the core, the domineering nature of the ancient will as the skeleton, and the nothingness of the power of annihilation as the flesh and blood to try to construct a completely new "self".
This process is extremely slow and extremely dangerous.

If one is not careful, the three forces will completely lose control and annihilate each other, along with this newborn body and even this newly formed "Return to Nothingness" domain, all of which will be reduced to nothing!
But Guixu did not stop it.

He quietly observed and felt, as if he were an detached bystander.

A hint of curiosity seemed to flicker deep within those indifferent eyes.
Yes, curiosity.

I am curious about this unprecedented "transformation" happening inside my body.

Time seemed to lose its meaning in this desolate realm.

Yu Kong knelt in the distance, his breath almost stopped. He dared not move or make a sound, for fear of disturbing that god-like being.

He could only sense an increasingly terrifying and oppressive aura emanating from Gui Xu.

That aura was no longer simply domineering, nor was it purely annihilation.

It's not chaos!
An ultimate chaos that seems to encompass everything, yet also seems to crush everything!

Yu Kong's heart sank to the bottom.

He had a vague premonition about what kind of terror this being would bring once it had completely transformed.
I don’t know how much time has passed.

It may be a fleeting moment, or it may be eternity.

When the three faint lights within Guixu's body seemed to achieve a more stable symbiotic structure against the backdrop of chaos.

He moved slowly.

He lifted his foot and took a step forward.

This step seems to be done very casually.

However, as his foot fell!

boom!
The entire desolate "Ruins" realm suddenly trembled!
Immediately afterwards, from the point where he landed, invisible ripples spread out in all directions, like ripples on the surface of water!
These ripples are neither an impact of energy nor a manifestation of laws.

It's an extension of a concept!

The concept of "returning to the void" is expanding!

Where the ripples passed!
Space is silently returning to nothingness!
Those remaining ancient sword particles that had not yet completely dissipated instantly turned into utter nothingness!
Those distorted lights and shadows, those shattered fragments of laws, were also erased!
Even the very existence of this space itself is being stripped away!
Yu Kong was horrified to see that the invisible ripples were spreading toward him at an incomprehensible speed!

He wanted to escape!
He wanted to resist!
He frantically channeled the remaining power within his body, trying to maintain his defenses!

However, it's no use!
Faced with the concept of "returning to the void," all his struggles seemed so pale and powerless!
Just like mortals trying to defy the heavens!
"No!"

Yu Kong let out a desperate roar!

The invisible ripples were about to touch his body and completely destroy him!
at this time--

hum!
A soft cry.

The spreading ripples suddenly stopped just three feet away from Yu Kong.

It was as if they had received some kind of instruction.

Yu Kong's body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. Cold sweat instantly soaked through his clothes. The immense fear of surviving the ordeal left him almost completely exhausted.

He raised his head and looked at the still indifferent figure.

Gui Xu, having stopped sometime earlier, turned her gaze back to him.

That gaze remained cold and profound.

However, it seems that there is a lack of pure "ignorance".

"you……"

Gui Xu spoke, his voice much clearer than before. Although it still carried an inhuman indifference, it was at least no longer the eerie feeling of two voices overlapping.

"You know about the outside world?"

His words were still somewhat awkward, as if he had just learned how to use language.

But every word carried an undeniable power, directly questioning the depths of Yu Kong's soul.

Yu Kong jolted, forcibly suppressing the fear in his heart, and with all his might, answered in a trembling voice, "I know! Senior! This junior is Yu Kong, from the Nine Heavens Sword Sect! I know a little about the outside world!"

He dared not conceal anything, nor dared to utter a single unnecessary word.

In the face of this being, any petty thoughts could bring about utter destruction!
"Nine Heavens Sword Sect!"

Gui Xu repeated the name over and over, and a distant memory seemed to flash across his eyes.

No, that was not a memory.

More like fragments of an ancient will, touched by this name, causing a tiny ripple.

"Where is this place?" Guixu asked again.

"Senior Huihui!" Yu Kong hurriedly replied, "This place is the Lost Sword Tomb! It is the place where countless sword masters fell and buried their swords in ancient times! Legend has it that a great terror is suppressed deep within!"

When Yu Kong uttered the final three words, "Great Terror," his voice trembled noticeably, and he subconsciously looked deeper into the Sword Tomb. Although the commotion caused by the Return of Ten Thousand Swords was immense, it didn't seem to have truly touched upon the legendary deepest forbidden realm!
"Great terror..."

Guixu followed Yu Kong's gaze and looked into the depths of the sword tomb shrouded in endless darkness and deathly silence.

His eyes, a blend of gold and darkness, seemed to pierce through all obstacles and gaze directly into the source.

He "saw" it there!
It is not a specific scene, but a kind of "existence"!
A dormant will that is older and more powerful than the ancient will that constitutes him!

That will is not singular, but countless!

Countless fragmented wills, incredibly powerful, were like intertwined vines, deeply rooted in the very bottom of this space!

They are asleep.

But under the gaze of Guixu, they seemed to tremble instinctively!
It's not fear.

Rather, it is a restlessness awakened by the presence of its own kind!
And an overwhelming resentment that has transcended countless years and remains undiminished!

Those were losers across countless eras!
They are the unwilling souls who fought for some kind of "qualification" but were ultimately buried here!
Their resentment, their unwillingness to accept defeat, and their broken will, after countless years of fermentation and sedimentation, have become one with this lost sword tomb!
It has formed a bizarre aggregate that exists between existence and non-existence!
This is the great terror that Yu Kong spoke of!
"I see."

Gui Xu whispered, his eyes devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

It was as if it had merely confirmed a trivial fact.

That slumbering mass of countless resentful spirits, though ancient and vast, was still no match for him!

Or rather, it has no "meaning".

His gaze shifted from the depths of the sword tomb and returned to Yu Kong.

"What realm is the strongest being in this world?"

Yu Kong was taken aback for a moment, then realized what he meant and quickly replied, "Senior! In the world today, the most respected figures are the leaders and emperors of the various immortal holy lands and supreme divine dynasties, most of whom are at the Dao Severing Realm! Legend has it that there may be reclusive Dao Inquiry Realm ancestors! As for higher realms, this junior does not know!"

Guixu silently pondered the names of these two realms.

From the fragments of the ancient will, he vaguely knew that this was just a certain stage on the path of cultivation.

It's still a very, very long way from the "peaks" he can perceive!
"too weak."

Gui Xu shook his head slightly, his tone carrying a sense of expected disappointment.

Upon hearing this, Yu Kong felt bitter but dared not refute it.

Yes, the Dao-Slaying Realm and the Dao-Seeking Realm are already unattainable realms in the eyes of ordinary cultivators!
But in front of this terrifying being who seems to have surpassed the "ancestral realm," they are probably no different from ants!
"lead the way."

Gui Xu spoke calmly and succinctly.

"Huh?" Yu Kong was stunned and didn't react.

Gui Xu's gaze sharpened slightly.

An invisible pressure instantly enveloped Yu Kong!

That pressure did not come from the oppression of force, but from a kind of "conceptual" negation!
It was as if with just a thought from Guixu, Yukong's very existence would be completely erased from this world! Returning to nothingness!

"Yes! Yes! Senior! This junior obeys."

Yu Kong was terrified and dared not hesitate any longer. He quickly got up from the ground and bowed respectfully, saying, "Where is Senior going? This junior is willing to guide you!"

Guixu did not answer, but simply lifted his foot.

He took a step forward, and his figure appeared a hundred feet away!
With the second step taken, the figure had already become blurry!
third step!
His figure had completely vanished into this desolate "Ruins" realm! As if he had never existed!
Only a detached voice remained, echoing in Yu Kong's ear: "Follow me."

Yukong: "..."

He looked at the empty space in front of him, feeling the suffocating aura of "Gui Xu" still lingering around him, as well as the countless resentful thoughts that seemed to have slowly fallen silent again from the depths of the Sword Tomb because of Gui Xu's departure, yet left behind a trace of "attention"!

Cold sweat soaked his back again.

Keep up?

How do I respond?!

The other party traversed an unimaginable distance in a single step! And it seemed to completely ignore the barriers of space!

Although the Lost Sword Tomb has a vast interior space, it is still bounded by boundaries! Furthermore, it contains countless remnants of ancient restrictions!

But in front of that "Return to the Void" senior, it seemed as if he were nothing at all!

Yu Kong wanted to cry but had no tears.

He now has no doubt that if he can't keep up, that senior will definitely not turn back to wait for him! He might not even have expected him to keep up at all!
"Fight!"

Yu Kong gritted his teeth, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes!
This may be the greatest opportunity of his life! And also the greatest crisis!

Being able to follow such an unfathomable being, even if just as an insignificant guide, might allow one to glimpse unimaginable scenery in the future!
But the prerequisite is that he has to be able to keep up!
"Nine Heavens Soaring Technique! Ignite!"

Yu Kong roared, and the little magic power he had left burned wildly like a flood that had been released!
His speed instantly soared to its limit! He transformed into a streak of light, frantically chasing after the extremely faint, not yet completely dissipated "trajectory" left behind in the desolate "Return to the Ruins" domain when he left!

He didn't know if he could catch up.

All he knew was that he had to chase after them!
Outside the Sword Tomb.

It is a shattered star field.

Enormous star debris, like tombstones, floated in the cold, desolate void.

The dim starlight, scattered sparsely, reflected a desolate, apocalyptic atmosphere.

This is the battlefield where the heavens fell, as recorded in ancient books!

Legend has it that in an extremely distant era, supreme beings from beyond the heavens once waged an earth-shattering battle here! The stars were shattered and the void was torn apart!

The Lost Sword Tomb is a strange place left behind after the great battle.

now.

Right at the edge of this shattered star field.

A figure appeared silently.

It is indeed the return to the void.

Holding the Chaos Sword, he stood silently in the void, his eyes, a fusion of divine sun and nothingness, indifferently surveying the desolate and lifeless battlefield.

The place still bears the marks of war, the traces of time, and the broken rules.

In his eyes, they were all like insignificant dust.

His gaze quickly moved beyond the battlefield and into the more distant and profound depths of the universe!
There, he could sense countless "ruins" just like this battlefield of falling stars!
You can also feel countless "worlds" in operation and full of life!
He could also sense some extremely subtle yet powerful "auras" that even made him slightly take notice!
Some of those auras were filled with decay and gloom, as if they might be extinguished at any moment.

Some, however, are filled with the desire for invasion and plunder!
Others, like sleeping giants, lurk in dark corners, exuding a chilling danger!
"This universe..."

Gui Xu muttered to himself, his voice carrying a hint of scrutiny.

(End of this chapter)