Primordial Era: Starting by overwhelming the Sages, Hongjun was stunned!

Kong Xuan opened his eyes and raised his hand.

In the palm of your hand, emptiness and reality converge.

It wasn't an attack, it was a trap.

He threw that ball of power behind the Void Beast.

Power is silent and imperceptible.

The Void Beast was unaware.

It is still devouring the vacuum.

Kong Xuan threw out another ball.

This time it's a positive one.

The Void Beast opened its mouth and swallowed it.

Kong Xuan smiled slightly.

Just swallow it.

He threw out dozens of bursts of force in succession.

Some were swallowed, while others landed beside the Void Beasts.

The Void Beast paid no attention.

These things are too weak.

Too weak to be worth noting.

Kong Xuan withdrew his hand and stepped back.

Kong Wu asked, "What are you doing?"

Kong Xuandao said, "Form the battle formation."

Kong Wu was taken aback: "A formation?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "Void Array."

"Emptiness and reality intertwine, trapping it."

Kongwu's eyes widened: "When did you put this up?"

Kong Xuandao: "Just now."

"What it swallowed wasn't an attack."

"It's the key point of the formation."

Kong Wu's expression changed drastically.

The core of the formation that was swallowed?

That energy is inside the Void Beast!

Kong Xuan raised his hand and gently grasped it.

boom!

Power erupted from within the Void Beast.

The interplay of emptiness and reality forms a network.

Trapped the Void Beast from the inside out.

The Void Beast roared and struggled.

You can't break free.

The net tightened more and more.

The Void Beast's body began to crack.

From beginning to end, inch by inch.

It opened its mouth, trying to swallow the net inside its body.

It can't be swallowed.

The net is a mixture of emptiness and reality; the virtual is not subject to force.

It can't be swallowed.

The Void Beast screamed in agony.

The sound was harsh, like the friction of metal.

Kong Xuan's expression remained unchanged as he continued to tighten the noose.

The net is getting tighter and tighter.

The Void Beast's body completely shattered.

It turned into black mist and dissipated into the void.

Nothing was left behind.

Kongwu stared wide-eyed, speechless.

The two elderly men were also stunned.

Vacuum Beast, is it dead?

He was killed by someone on the 20th floor?

The Void Beast is dead.

The black mist dissipated, leaving nothing behind in the void.

Kong Wu stood there, speechless for a long time.

The two old men slumped in the void, covered in blood, their cultivation almost completely exhausted.

They looked at Kong Xuan with complicated expressions.

"You killed it?"

Kong Xuan nodded.

"How was he killed?"

"Formation".

"From the inside out."

"It devoured my power, and the power took root within it."

"If it takes root, it will bear fruit."

"The result was death."

The old man remained silent.

After a long silence, he spoke: "You saved our lives."

Kong Xuan shook his head: "I'm not saving you."

"It's about saving myself."

"If it doesn't die, my world will perish."

The old man nodded and said nothing more.

They sat cross-legged in the void, closing their eyes to heal their wounds.

Kong Wu fell from the sky and stood beside Kong Xuan.

"besides."

Kong Xuan turned his head: "Anything else?"

"There is more than one Void Beast."

"This is just a preliminary exploration."

"There's more to come."

More, stronger.

Kong Xuan remained silent.

He killed one with his formation.

Two, three, ten, a hundred?

He can't kill them all.

Kong Wudao: "They come from the deepest part of the vacuum."

"That's a place even we've never been before."

"What? I don't know."

"But if they can come, then we can go."

Kong Xuan looked at him: "To the deepest part?"

Kongwu nodded: "Go to the source."

"Once the source is destroyed, they will not come back."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

Go to the source.

What place is that?

Even the twenty-first-level guardians haven't been to the deepest part of the vacuum.

Will he come back alive?

Seeing his hesitation, Kongwu said, "You don't have to go."

Nobody forced you.

"But if you don't go, they'll come one after another."

"You can kill a hundred, a thousand."

"Could we kill ten thousand, or even a hundred thousand?"

Kong Xuan remained silent.

He knew he couldn't kill them all.

Kong Wudao: "I'll go."

"You stay."

"If I don't come back, please take care of the people up there for me."

Kong Xuan looked at him: "Go, will you come back alive?"

Kongwu shook his head: "I don't know."

"But someone has to go."

He turned and flew deeper into the vacuum.

The white robe fluttered, and the figure grew smaller and smaller.

Kong Xuan stood there, watching his retreating figure.

An impulse welled up inside me.

He took flight.

Catch up with nothingness.

"I'll go with you."

Kong Wu was taken aback: "You?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "Two people are always better than one."

Kong Wu stared at him, her gaze complex.

"Do you know that if you go, you might not come back?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "I understand."

"But I still have to go."

"Because someone is waiting for me."

"I can't wait for them, and they can't wait for me."

"They will be sad."

"But if I don't go, they won't even have a chance to be sad."

Empty silence.

Then, I laughed.

"Okay, let's go together then."

The two flew side by side into the deeper reaches of the vacuum.

First layer, second layer, third layer.

Keep going up.

The 21st floor, the 22nd floor, and the 23rd floor.

Every layer is collapsing.

The earth shattered, and the sky darkened.

The Vacuum Beast left nothing behind where it had been.

Kong Wu's expression was grave: "They're faster than we expected."

Kong Xuan didn't speak, he just flew away.

Fly over the twenty-fourth floor.

This place is now completely empty.

There was no sky, no earth.

Only emptiness.

Countless fragments floated in the void.

The fragments are transparent, like glass.

That's the remnant of a vacuum.

The remnants left behind after being devoured by the Void Beast.

Pick up a piece from the void and hold it in your palm.

The fragments turned to powder and slipped through my fingers.

"Even a vacuum has a lifespan."

"When it reaches its end, it will shatter."

"The Void Beast is the terminator of the vacuum."

"They came to end it all."

Kong Xuan asked, "What is at the end of a vacuum?"

Kongwu shook his head: "I don't know."

"It might be nothingness."

"It could be a new beginning."

The two continued flying.

It flew for a long time.

Time has no meaning here.

It could be a thousand years, or it could be ten thousand years.

at last.

A light appeared ahead.

The light was very weak and faint.

Like a light that's about to go out.

But in this endless darkness, it stands out conspicuously.

Emptiness ceased: "There lies the deepest part of the vacuum."

Kong Xuan gazed at the light, a sense of familiarity welling up within him.

That was his scent.

No, it's the scent of another version of him.

The version of himself that is moving towards reality has become one with him.

But his presence could still be felt within that light.

Kong Xuan frowned: "What's going on?"

Kongwu shook his head: "I don't know."

The two flew toward the light.

The light grew larger and brighter.

Closer now, I can see it clearly.

is a person.

Sit cross-legged in the void, with your eyes closed.

He stood with his hands behind his back, dressed in a black robe and with black hair.

Exactly the same as Kong Xuan.

Kong Xuan stopped and looked at that person.

"Who are you?"

The man opened his eyes and looked at Kong Xuan.

His gaze was calm and unwavering.

"I am you."

"You who came from the deepest part of the vacuum."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

It's yet another version of him.

He who walks towards emptiness is a vacuum.

He who is moving towards reality is a physical entity.

Now, there is another him who is heading towards the deepest part.

The man said, "The Tao has no end, and neither does emptiness."

"Every road has a you."

"The path you've taken is just one of many."

"There are countless versions of you, walking countless paths."

Kong Xuan asked, "Did you release the Void Beast?"

The man shook his head: "No."

"The Void Beast is the opposite of the Tao."

"Unlike the opposite path, they have no consciousness."

"Only instinct."

"Devour".

"It devours everything that is in accordance with the Way."

"Even the vacuum has its own principles, so they come to devour the vacuum."

Kong Xuan asked, "How can we stop them?"

The man said, "Destroy their source."

Kong Xuan asked, "Where is the source?"

The man raised his hand and pointed to himself.

"Inside me."

Kong Xuan was taken aback.

The man said, "I am you, who came from the deepest part of the vacuum."

"I am the origin of the Void Beasts."

"Because within me lies the opposite of the Tao."

"The opposite of the opposite is emptiness."

"Beasts arise from the void, and beasts devour the vacuum."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

After a long silence, he finally spoke: "How do we destroy it?"

The man said, "Kill me."

"When I die, the source is extinguished."

Kong Xuan looked at him without saying a word.

The man also looked at him, his gaze calm.

"Let's get started."

"If you don't kill me, the number of Void Beasts will only increase."

"Ultimately, all vacuum will be swallowed up."

"Your world, your mother, your little white rabbit."

"Everyone will die."

Kong Xuan clenched his fist.

Killing him is tantamount to killing yourself.

Because he is another Kong Xuan.

What would happen to me if I killed him?

do not know.

If we don't kill them, everyone will die.

The man said, "Make your move."

I don't blame you.

"Because if I were in that situation, I would have done the same."

Kong Xuan raised his hand, and emptiness and solidity condensed in his palm.

He struck out with his palm.

The force slammed into the man's chest.

The man did not dodge.

After taking that blow, his body began to crack.

From head to toe, inch by inch.

They turned into specks of light and scattered.

But he smiled.

"it is good."

"very good."

"You're more ruthless than me."

"So you can go further."

The words vanished completely as soon as they were spoken.

The specks of light drifted into the void and merged into the darkness.

Kong Xuan stopped and stood still.

Gazing at that emptiness.

An indescribable emotion welled up inside me.

That was another version of him.

And just like that, he killed her with his own hands.

Kong Wu walked over and looked at him.

"How are you?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "It's alright."

Kong Wu asked, "Will the Void Beasts come again?"

Kong Xuan closed his eyes and sensed it for a moment.

Then he shook his head: "No more."

"If the source is destroyed, they will not regenerate."

Kong Wu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's go."

Kong Xuan nodded.

The two turned and flew back the way they had come.

It flew for a long time.

Flying over the collapsing vacuum, flying over the shattered heaven and earth.

Fly back to the twenty-first floor.

The two elderly men were still recovering from their injuries when they saw them return and opened their eyes.

"Destroyed?"

Kong Xuan nodded.

The old man asked, "What is the source?"

Kong Xuandao: "Another Me".

The old man remained silent.

After a long silence, he spoke: "You killed yourself?"

Kong Xuan nodded.

The old man looked at him with a complicated expression.

Is it worth it?

Kong Xuandao: "It's worth it."

"Because it saved many people."

The old man fell silent.

Kong Xuan turned around and flew towards the Hongmeng World.

Emptiness followed behind.

Flying through the vacuum, flying through nothingness.

Flying over the primordial chaos, flying over the primordial ... chaos.

Return to the Hongmeng world.

Purple sky, golden land.

Everything remains the same.

Kong Xuan landed at the entrance of the residence.

Push the door open and enter.

The Purple Bamboo Sea rustled and the water murmured.

Little Whitey was lying on the doorstep, fast asleep.

Its tail was curled up around its body, embracing the black bead.

Kong Xuan squatted down and looked at her.

How many more years have passed?

he does not know.

It could take a few years, or it could take decades.

Little White is getting old; his fur has turned white again.

It's not that I'm old, it's that I'm mentally exhausted.

Kong Xuan raised his hand and gently patted her head.

Xiao Bai woke up with a start and looked up.

Upon seeing Kong Xuan, he was stunned.

Then, they pounced on them.

"Master! You're back!"

Kong Xuan nodded: "You're back."

Xiao Bai asked, "How long did it take?"

Kong Xuandao: "I don't know."

"It might take a long time."

Xiao Bai cried, "I thought you weren't coming back."

Kong Xuan said, "I will definitely keep my promise."

Xiao Bai nodded, tears streaming down her face.

But she was smiling.

The master is back, that's enough.

Kong Xuan sat on the futon with his eyes closed.

he was thinking.

Imagine another version of yourself.

Thinking of that palm strike.

I long for that smile.

"You're more ruthless than me."

"So you can go further."

Kong Xuan opened his eyes and looked out the window.

The Purple Bamboo Sea rustled and the water murmured.

farther.

Where else can we go?

The Tao has no end, and so does emptiness.

He has reached the deepest part of the vacuum.

What's above that?

do not know.

But he knew it must exist.

Because the Tao has no end.

Kong Xuan closed his eyes and stopped thinking.

We'll talk about those things later.

Now, he needs to rest.

Take a break while keeping Xiaobai company.

This sitting has lasted for a century.

For a century, Kong Xuan remained unmoved.

Little White stood guard at the door, never leaving its side.

Mie Shi remained in the courtyard, not daring to utter a sound.

The Purple Bamboo Sea has grown taller, now completely obscuring the city.

The water flows on, never ceasing.

A hundred years later.

Kong Xuan opened his eyes.

His cultivation level hadn't improved, but his state of mind was completely different.

From this day forward, be decisive in killing.

When the time is right, act decisively.

He got up and walked out of the house.

Sunlight streamed down, casting a purple glow like gauze.

Little White ran over: "Master, are you going out?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "Let's go to the prehistoric world."

"Go see your mother."

Little White jumped onto my shoulder: "I'll go with you."

A man and a fox flew out of the courtyard.

Passing through the primordial chaos, passing through the primordial chaos.

Entering the primordial world.

The sky is azure, dotted with fluffy white clouds.

Everything remains the same.

Kong Xuan flew towards the immortal volcano.

The flames still burned, and the sky was crimson.

In the Phoenix Palace, Yuan Feng was cultivating.

Seeing Kong Xuan enter, he stood up.

"Child, you've come."

Kong Xuan nodded: "I've come to see you."

Yuan Feng laughed: "Once in a hundred years, it's more punctual than anything else."

Kong Xuan took something out of his sleeve.

A bead, transparent.

It was a bead condensed in the deepest part of the vacuum, containing the power he left behind after killing another version of himself.

"Mother, this is for you."

Yuan Feng took the bead and was shocked.

The bead contained a power she had never seen before.

It is neither chaos nor primordial chaos.

It is neither Wuji nor Guixu.

It was not in the beginning, nor was it a vacuum.

It is a power that transcends everything.

"This is?"

"The Pearl of Extinction".

"The opposite of the Tao, the origin of emptiness."

"I killed another version of myself, and that's what I left behind."

Yuan Feng's expression changed drastically.

"Did you kill another version of yourself?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "To save everyone."

Yuan Feng remained silent and accepted the bead.

Her eyes were slightly red.

"My child, you have suffered."

Kong Xuan shook his head: "It's not bitter."

"worth."

Yuan Feng took out a bowl from her sleeve.

The bowl contains soup.

It was still steaming.

"Child, drink the soup."

Kong Xuan took the bowl, lowered his head, and took a sip.

It's very hot and smells delicious.

"It tastes good."

Yuan Feng smiled.

Mother and son faced each other, speechless.

Little White lay at their feet, watching them.

Tears welled in her eyes, yet the corners of her mouth turned up in a smile.

Yuan Feng sat for a while, then got up.

"Child, I must go now."

Kong Xuan nodded: "Take care, Mother."

Yuan Feng gazed at him for a long time.

"The same to you."

She turned and walked out of the palace gate.

It took off and disappeared into the crimson sky.

Kong Xuan stood in the hall, gazing in the direction she had disappeared.

He remained motionless for a long time.