Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 432 Three Wills
He slowly raised the Chaos Profound Sword in his hand.

The sword tip pointed diagonally downwards at the shattered battlefield of the fallen heavens.

An impulse began to grow in his heart.

That was the annihilation impulse of the power of destruction!
They wanted to completely erase this unsightly "ruins" in front of them!

But, just as he was about to take action—

hum!
The spark of clarity within him that belonged to "Xu Ran" flickered for a moment!
A faint yet incredibly clear thought emerged: "Home."

This is not a complete idea, but more like an instinctive desire.

An obsession with returning to a certain "place"!

Gui Xu paused slightly in his movements.

A subtle ripple stirred once again in the depths of those indifferent eyes.

"Home"

He repeated the word, which meant nothing to him, yet seemed to touch something.

The fragments of the ancient will remained unresponsive.

The source of the power of annihilation scoffs at this, offering only pure destruction.

Only that sliver of clarity flickered on and on.

It conveys that vague yet persistent direction!
Guixu remained silent for a moment.

finally.

He slowly lowered the sword in his hand.

He forcefully suppressed that urge to annihilate everything.

It was not out of pity, nor out of understanding.

Rather, he wanted to see.

What exactly is this faint will that constitutes a part of "self" and wants to return to as "home"?
What is hidden in that direction?
Perhaps, this could add a little more fun to this destined-to-be-boring "journey"?
Guixu raised his head, his gaze following the direction indicated by that clear light.

That's somewhere in the universe.

Across an endless distance, he seemed to "see" a relatively complete and vibrant star field.

And, on that star in the region called "Southern Sky," there is a small mountain gate called "Backing Mountain Sect."

And then there's the figure of that girl at the mountain gate, seemingly always waiting for something.

"..."

Gui Xu's eyes flickered slightly.

There are no words.

He simply took one step!
The figure instantly merged into the endless void, heading towards that distant direction!

All that remains is a more desolate and colder fragmented star field.

After a long while, Yu Kong finally arrived, panting and disheveled, looking at the empty void with a blank and desperate expression.

"Senior?! Wait for me!"

The piercing cries echoed through this desolate star field, yet seemed so insignificant.

The journey to Guixu has never stopped.

Before him lay an endless sea of ​​stars.

Behind him lay the newly born "Return to the Void" domain, and the depths of the disturbed Sword Tomb.

Within him, the initial symbiosis of three wills and an unknown transformation were taking place.

In his hand was the Chaos Profound Sword, powerful enough to annihilate all paths.

His goal was that "home" guided by clarity?
Or is this place about to be engulfed in turmoil because of his appearance?
The vast universe?!

Nobody knows.

Perhaps even Guixu himself doesn't know.

He was just walking.

Following some kind of guidance from the unseen world.

Heading towards the unknown future.

Gui Xu's figure traverses the boundless sea of ​​stars.

He was neither "flying" nor simply "shifting." Each of his advances was accompanied by subtle distortions in space and a brief retreat of the laws of nature!
It was as if even this vast universe had to bow its head slightly before this figure!
He was like a silent decree; wherever he passed, the starlight dimmed, the dust stood still, and even the eternally flowing river of time seemed to freeze for a moment!
This kind of travel is so fast that it exceeds the limits of cognition!
In just a few breaths, the battlefield of the Heavenly Meteor, which still retained the powerful aura of the outer heavens, was left far behind and turned into a tiny, insignificant speck of stardust at the edge of sight.

The speed of the return to the void did not slow down in the slightest.

That spark of clarity, originating from "Xu Ran," was like a lone lamp in the dark universe, continuously guiding the way.

It was very faint, as if it could go out at any moment.

But it is also exceptionally persistent! No matter how the fragments of that ancient will examine and investigate, no matter how the power of destruction stirs and roars, it remains unmoved!

It's just pointing in that direction!

That direction called "home"!

"Home"

Deep within Guixu's consciousness, this word echoed silently once again.

The fragments of the ancient will remain indifferent. In its surviving memories, spanning endless ages, there has never been a corresponding concept. To exist is to exist. To destroy is to destroy. Everything else is illusion.

The source of that power of destruction felt an almost instinctive aversion and rejection towards it!
Vitality, warmth, and bonds—these are all manifestations of the "Tao"! They are all things that need to be extinguished!
Only that sliver of clarity stubbornly flickers.

Each flash seemed to reinforce some invisible connection.

Gui Xu did not attempt to understand this complex emotion, or rather, none of the three wills within him could truly comprehend the meaning of "home".

The ancient will viewed it as an incomprehensible disturbance.

The power to destroy the Dao is regarded as a "stain" to be removed.

Xu Ran's clarity of mind is merely an instinctive yearning for return, a coordinate etched deep within his soul.

However, this lack of understanding does not prevent Guixu from continuing to move forward.

He followed that clear guidance, just as he followed a part of what constitutes the "self".

It's a wonderful balance.

Between destruction and existence, between the ancient and the new, between indifference and a faint trace of "humanity".

His journey was not without its challenges.

This universe is so vast!

Even at the speed of returning to nothingness, it still takes time.

And in this vast universe, there are countless secrets and existences hidden!

Just as he was traversing a seemingly ordinary, yet permeated with a faint aura of decay—

hum!
In the void, an extremely subtle divine thought, like a tentacle in the deep sea, silently reached out!
This divine thought was filled with antiquity, coldness, and a kind of instinctive greed for living beings!
It's not specifically targeting the Void, but rather a routine scan, like a giant spider web waiting for its prey to stray into it.

However, when this divine thought touched the surface of Guixu's body, that invisible barrier woven from the power of annihilation and ancient will— "Hmm?"

A startled exclamation, seemingly emanating from the deepest abyss, suddenly rang out!
That divine thought, as if it had touched a red-hot iron, suddenly recoiled!
Immediately afterwards, an indescribable mix of fear and greed erupted simultaneously!

It was terrified because it had never felt such a pure and terrifying aura of annihilation! It was a power that made even an "ancient monster" like itself, which existed by devouring remnant souls and plundering life force, tremble with fear!

Greed stemmed from the fact that deep within that aura of annihilation, it faintly sensed a trace of the extremely weak yet incredibly pure essence of "life," and the taste of an ancient will that made its mouth water!

This is absolutely an excellent supplement!
If this peculiar "shell" could be devoured, in an instant, deep within that desolate starfield, the remains of a massive star that had long since died, leaving only its cold core, would tremble violently!
Click!Click!
A huge crack appeared on the star core!

An indescribably enormous eye slowly opened!

Those eyes were a murky grayish-white, and the pupils were a constantly spinning black vortex!

The mere sight of him caused the surrounding void to shatter inch by inch! The laws of nature mourned!
"How many epochs has it been?"

"Finally, some decent 'food' has been delivered to our door."

Dry, hoarse, like the sound of countless withered bones rubbing together, carrying endless vicissitudes of time and nauseating malice, echoed in this star field!
That enormous eye was fixed on Guixu, who was traversing the void!
The next moment!
boom!
An incredibly powerful suction force suddenly erupted!

Centered on that star remnant, the surrounding tens of thousands of light-years of void instantly transformed into a giant funnel!

Countless fragments of stars, cosmic dust, and even light were being frantically pulled and swallowed!
That grayish-white giant eye was like the gaping maw of an abyss at the bottom of a funnel!
This is Gu Nie's hunting method!
Simple, straightforward, yet incredibly effective!

Faced with this devouring power that is almost at the level of "rules," ordinary realm lords, or even beings at the Heaven-Stepping Realm, would find it difficult to resist! They would be dragged alive into the depths of those eyes that represent eternal damnation!
Faced with this sudden "attack," Guixu's steps came to a halt for the first time.

He stood still in that wildly distorted, about-to-be-swallowed void, his figure as steady as a rock!
The terrifying suction force, powerful enough to tear stars apart, acted on him like a gentle breeze.

He slowly turned his head.

Those eyes, which combined the blazing heat of the divine sun with the deathly stillness of nothingness, looked for the first time truly at the "other" in this universe.

His gaze fell upon the enormous eye that radiated decay and greed.

His eyes remained indifferent.

It's like looking at an ant blocking your way.

"Noisy."

Two cold, emotionless words were uttered from Guixu's mouth.

The voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to contain a certain power that made words come true!

The moment his words fell—

hum!
The Chaos Sword was drawn from its sheath on its own!

It did not unleash a thunderous sword light, nor did it unleash any world-destroying power.

It only gave a slight tremor!
An invisible ripple spread out from Guixu towards the giant eye!

This ripple seems ordinary.

There was no sound, no light, and not even the slightest energy fluctuation.

But when this ripple swept across the void funnel that was frantically devouring everything—

Time seemed to stand still!
The terrifying suction force vanished instantly!

The tattered fragments of the star froze in mid-air!
The distorted light returned to straight!

Everything seemed to have been put on pause!
Next!

The ripples touched that huge, grayish-white eye!
"No!"

A piercing scream, filled with endless fear and disbelief, suddenly erupted from the depths of those eyes!
Those ancient, malevolent eyes, which had existed for countless eons and devoured countless lives and powerful beings, met those invisible ripples the moment they touched them—

Like a bubble that has been popped!

It began to collapse silently!
It's not a physical breakage!
Rather, it was erased from the very concept of "existence"!

The laws, energy, will, and even the traces left by time that constitute it all lie beneath that seemingly harmless ripple.

Disappear!

Utterly reduced to nothingness!

It all happened in the blink of an eye!
That ancient, colossal eye, powerful enough to make an entire star system tremble, along with the stellar debris it inhabited and all the strange phenomena it caused.

They've all disappeared!
It's as if it never existed!
All that remains is an even more desolate and empty wasteland!

And Guixu's still indifferent figure.

He withdrew his gaze and glanced at the Chaos Profound Sword floating beside him.

A faint, mysterious light flowed across the sword's blade.

They seemed to still be unsatisfied with the "annihilation" they had just witnessed.

Guixu ignored it.

He simply lifted his foot, ready to continue on his way.

But right now!
The spark of clarity within him that belonged to "Xu Ran" suddenly flickered violently!
A "pulse" several times stronger than before was transmitted!

This feeling of excitement is no longer just about finding a direction.

It's more like a sense of anxiety! A premonition!
It's as if something extremely important is facing danger in the direction of that "home"!
Guixu paused again.

For the first time, a subtle emotional fluctuation, which could be described as a "frowning," appeared deep within those indifferent eyes.

It wasn't because of worry.

Rather, it was this intense emotional fluctuation originating from "Xu Ran" that began to more clearly disrupt the delicate balance within him!
Fragments of an ancient will remain indifferent to this.

But the source of that power to destroy the Dao seemed to have been "stimulated" in some way!
They're starting to become more active! More restless!

A purer, colder desire for destruction began to grow and spread uncontrollably!
It was as if they wanted to completely destroy the "source" that had triggered the fluctuations in Xu Ran's will!
Guixu fell silent.

He could sense the subtle changes occurring within the three forces of his body.

Xu Ran's Qingming Festival is imminent!

The power of annihilation is roaring madly!

An ancient will observes indifferently

This feeling of imbalance made him somewhat uncomfortable.

He raised his head, his gaze once again fixed on that distant direction.

This time, his gaze seemed to pierce through an even greater distance!
He "saw" that star field called "Southern Sky"!

I "saw" that vibrant blue star!

They also "saw" a magnificent celestial palace floating in the clouds above that star, shrouded in colorful light!
Two groups of people were facing off in front of the celestial palace!

One of them, with an air of otherworldly grace and radiant light protecting him, seemed to be the original ruler of this world.

The other side was shrouded in a thick black fog!

It exuded a cold, evil aura, and an aura that was somewhat similar to the ancient evil eye from before, yet even more eerie and massive!

The black mist is frantically eroding the seven-colored glow of the celestial palace!
The Celestial Palace side is clearly at a disadvantage!

Behind that celestial palace, in a relatively remote mountain range, stands a small, somewhat dilapidated mountain gate, yet exuding a sense of resilience.

(End of this chapter)