One person: Starting with the Snow Drinking Blade

Nie Lingfeng could no longer bear it and let out a heart-wrenching, inhuman roar of pain!

The roar was so loud that it caused rubble to fall from the walls of the stone chamber, made Chen Duo's eardrums ache, and even made the fire demon in the distance take a half step back! The pain contained in that sound was enough to move any listener to tears and make them tremble!

The golden-red flames on his body instantly became chaotic, sometimes turning into ice blue, with an eerie stillness mixed in; sometimes turning golden, with an overbearing majesty in the golden light; the three colors of light flashed, alternated and clashed wildly on his body, making his body look like a broken neon light, or a chaotic ball of light being kneaded by countless hands!

Beneath his skin, it was as if countless tiny snakes were writhing wildly! That was muscle spasms and meridian distortion caused by energy conflict! His muscles, bones, and meridians were violently twisting and deforming, as if they were about to completely collapse and explode at any moment! His body surface would sometimes bulge out with a large bump, and sometimes sink in, making him look like a clay figure being wantonly kneaded by a naughty child!

Blood began to seep from his seven orifices—a sign that his internal organs and blood vessels were overwhelmed and rupturing! The blood was immediately evaporated into a mist by the chaotic energy around his body, forming a faint red fog around him. His eyes began to glaze over, his pupils shifting between ice blue, golden yellow, and golden red, finally settling into a chaotic mess—a harbinger that his soul was about to be torn to shreds by three terrifying energies!

"Nie Lingfeng—!!" Chen Duo was terrified, tears streaming down her face, blurring her vision. She desperately tried to rush forward, but was violently pushed away by the chaotic and terrifying energy turbulence erupting from Nie Lingfeng! The energy turbulence was like an invisible giant hand, pushing her back several steps until her back slammed heavily against the stone wall. She winced in pain, but ignoring the pain, she got up and tried to charge again!

"Hehehe... Fool! You're asking for death!"

Not far away, the fire demon, whose chest wound had been mostly healed by the replenishment of evil energy, let out a hoarse, whistling laugh filled with mockery and glee. The laughter echoed in the stone chamber like the hooting of an owl.

In its eyes, this boy with pure Qilin blood was simply courting death. Simultaneously absorbing the energies of three mutually reinforcing and opposing divine objects—even if the true form of an ancient divine beast were present, it would only explode and perish! Once this boy was dead, those three unclaimed, weakened pure energies would all be its own! After devouring them, it would not only be completely restored, but its strength would also surge to an unimaginable level! At that time, all seals and all humans would become its food!

It had even begun to fantasize about its invincible state after devouring the three divine objects, and the greedy light in its eerie green ghost fire eyes was almost solidified.

however--

Just as Nie Lingfeng's consciousness was about to be completely overwhelmed by boundless pain and energy conflict, and his body was on the verge of collapse—

The incredibly resilient will that had been tempered in the deepest part of his soul through countless life-and-death battles, secluded cultivation, and mental training erupted with a thunderous roar!

Do not!

I cannot die here!

I also need to protect Chen Duo!

We also need to fulfill our promises to our predecessors Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun!

We also need to figure out the truth about this world!

I also need to... find my way home!

How could I possibly fall here!

How could we be overwhelmed by these mere three streams of energy!

"Give me—melt!!"

A roar from the depths of his soul exploded in his sea of ​​consciousness! The roar was so loud that it shook his sea of ​​consciousness, causing the chaotic energy to come to a standstill!

At the same time, the seemingly insignificant techniques within his body, which had long been the foundation of his power, were driven to their extreme by his instinct for survival and his tenacious will at this critical moment of life and death. They began to operate spontaneously, coordinate, and attempt to control the three rampaging forces!

The "Easy-to-Seek Technique"—this profound mental cultivation method, obtained from the world of Fengyun, excels at aligning with the natural order and leveraging existing forces. At this moment, it operates at full power, his clear mind forcefully suppressing boundless pain, allowing him to maintain a sliver of clarity, like a small boat in a raging storm, tossed about but not sinking. He uses his mind to sense and guide the "momentum" of the raging energy within his body—not by forcibly suppressing it, but by following its nature, guiding it to flow in one direction!

Demon Heart Crossing (Perfect) – this supreme method for controlling inner demons and governing negative emotions has become his greatest reliance. His powerful willpower, transformed into invisible shackles, is like an iron-fisted king wielding a whip, forcefully binding and suppressing the violent, cold, and domineering negative will contained within the three energies, preventing them from completely spiraling out of control! The bestiality and ferocity contained within those energies, before his will, are like roaring beasts encountering a tamer wielding iron chains; though unwilling, they have no choice but to bow their heads!

The Xuanwu True Scripture (now incorporating the power of the Qilin, and thus called the Qilin True Scripture) – this solidly grounded internal energy cultivation method, balanced and harmonious, profound and enduring, is like a stabilizing anchor, firmly rooted in the dantian. Based on "guarding," it continuously absorbs, transforms, and harmonizes the dragon essence power rushing into the dantian, smoothing out its ferocity and transforming its violence into gentleness. Simultaneously, it distributes streams of pure internal energy, like diligent engineers, circulating throughout the body, protecting the collapsing meridians, weaving a net at the cracks, building bridges at the breaks, and tenaciously maintaining the integrity of the meridians!

The core essence of the Three-Part Returning to Origin Qi – “Returning to Origin” – plays a crucial role at this moment!

That hazy, all-encompassing chaotic vortex spun wildly in the dantian at an astonishing speed, like a giant millstone or a bottomless furnace! It began to forcibly pull, decompose, and then—according to some mysterious proportion and law—re-integrate the various types of Qilin marrow power, phoenix blood power, and dragon essence power that had rushed into the body!

The formless wind, as the most flexible "link" and "carrier," shuttles, connects, and harmonizes among the three energies.

The unpredictability of clouds encompasses and resolves conflicts and repulsions between energies, preventing them from fighting each other as soon as they meet.

The frost's ruthlessness freezes and stabilizes the rampaging energy structure, preventing it from running rampant.

The intense heat of fire (Qilin) ​​provides a continuous source of power and vitality, making the fused power full of life.

The Demon's rule (the Demon Heart Crossing) suppresses all dissent and backlash, silencing any will that wants to rebel.

The gentle yet powerful life energy of the Blood Bodhi, which he had just absorbed but had not yet fully refined, became a lifeline! This emerald green life force, like the gentlest spring rain, nourished his parched meridians, repaired his damaged internal organs, and soothed his torn soul. It continuously repaired Nie Lingfeng's damaged meridians and internal organs, buying him precious time—every breath, every moment, he struggled on the brink of death, yet each time he was pulled back by this life force!

Miracles happen when things seem impossible.

Under Nie Lingfeng's terrifyingly unwavering will, and with the combined effect of his complex yet solidly grounded cultivation techniques, those three terrifying energies, capable of destroying everything, were actually barely restrained into a fragile, dynamic balance!

The chaotic vortex of the Three-Part Returning Qi, like an invisible giant hand, kneads the three energies together, presses them onto a millstone, and grinds, crushes, and fuses them again and again! With each rotation, a trace amount of the three-colored energy is decomposed and then recombines into a brand new, dark golden energy!

Those dark golden energies, though only wisps and strands, contained indescribable mysteries! They were both scorching and icy, both domineering and gentle, both full of life and containing deathly stillness—as if they contained some supreme mystery of the unity of opposites!

With the appearance of these dark golden energies, the three previously rampaging energies seemed to have found a "role model" to emulate and a "leader" to rely on, and began to gradually calm down and actively transform in this direction!

The three-colored light that was flashing wildly on his body gradually stabilized, no longer conflicting, but began to slowly intertwine and rotate, eventually transforming into an unprecedented, deep and restrained dark gold!

This dark gold was no longer violent and dazzling, but deep and profound, like a solitary lamp in the eternal night, or the first ray of light at the beginning of chaos. It was no longer chaotic and conflicting, but contained a heart-palpitating weight and majesty that seemed capable of suppressing everything. Wherever the light touched, even the air became heavy, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on everyone's hearts.

His cracked skin began to heal at a visible speed! The healing was so fast, it was as if time had reversed—new flesh sprouts grew wildly from the edges of the cracks, intertwining and then quickly becoming smooth and even. The newly grown skin was as white as jade, yet as tough as dragon scales, with faint, mysterious dark golden patterns flowing within it. These patterns were incredibly profound, as if they were runes that existed since the beginning of time.

The blood flowing from his seven orifices evaporated instantly, leaving not a trace. His breathing changed from erratic to steady, from rapid to long, accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder with each breath.

His unfocused gaze sharpened, and his eyes transformed into a deep, dark gold! Deep within his pupils, it seemed as if stars were rising and falling, nebulae were swirling, and a kirin was lurking, a phoenix was soaring, and a divine dragon was winding! With each blink, his divine light shone brightly, exuding an imposing aura without anger. Wherever his gaze fell, even the demonic flames on the Fire Demon's body dimmed slightly, as if it had encountered a natural enemy!

The uncontrollable phantom of the Qilin that had appeared on his body slowly receded, eventually merging completely into his body. His physique seemed even more upright and well-proportioned than before, every muscle containing explosive power, yet restrained and subtle, like a peerless divine weapon concealed in its sheath. With each breath, the faint sounds of wind and thunder accompanied him, and with every movement, there was a profound resonance with the universe.

It worked!