Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

"No! I have already lived a second life!"

"How could I be devoured by a lowly serpent!"

The Crimson Jade Glazed Dragon roared to the sky, and its shattered True Immortal essence was completely ignited at that moment.

The dragon's body, which had already shrunk to a size of over forty feet, was once again enveloped in crimson flames.

The shattered dragon scales were forcibly healed, and the aura that had weakened to the mid-stage of the Void Return realm began to rise.

But it was too late. The ten-thousand-foot-tall illusory image of the Bashe behind Gu Changjin had completely solidified from its illusion.

Black scales emerged one by one, and the enormous serpentine body lay across the starry river, obscuring the last ray of light above the broken stars.

The moment those icy snake eyes opened, the true immortal essence that had just ignited within the Crimson Jade Glazed True Dragon's body momentarily froze.

The Bashe is an ancient and exotic species that is born to feed on dragons.

However, not all Bashe can truly devour dragons.

However, the bloodline within Gu Changjin's body had already exceeded the original limits of the Black Water Serpent under the continuous deduction of Guiyi Daoyuan and the Ten Thousand Demons Sect.

Even if the dragon in front of me is a second-life true dragon, I can still devour it!

The mighty serpent suddenly lowered its head, its massive mouth opening wide, revealing no fangs, only an endless expanse of darkness.

The power of the Void Return, the Devouring Bloodline, and Gu Changjin's Xuanming Void Return Cave Heaven completely merged into one at this moment.

The entire galaxy was being pulled apart by that gaping maw of the abyss.

The Crimson Jade Glazed Dragon tried to escape, its four claws tearing through the void, and its tail swept out, attempting to shatter the illusory image of the Bashe (a mythical snake) pressing down on it.

But the ten-thousand-foot-long serpent body simply coiled downwards.

boom!

The Crimson Jade Glazed Dragon was pressed firmly against the broken star.

The dragon bones broke, the earth collapsed, and the crimson flames she had just condensed were crushed inch by inch by the black serpent's body.

"Release me!"

"I am a true immortal!"

"I once ruled over all races and dominated an era!"

"You're nothing but a lowly human who stole the bloodline of the Bashe (a mythical snake), how dare you devour me?"

Gu Changjin sat cross-legged in the void, his expression calm.

"He was a true immortal in the past."

"That's not the case anymore."

"Since we've already lost, we might as well accept our fate."

"If I can go further in the future, it will not be a waste of your bloodline."

The Crimson Jade Glazed Dragon was almost driven mad by these words.

She burned her essence, and the dragon soul continuously clashed with the illusory image of the Bashe.

But each struggle only allowed the devouring power to penetrate deeper into her body.

The red jade dragon scales began to lose their luster.

Her memories of a true immortal, her bloodline of the dragon race, her shattered dream of a true dragon, and the essence she had accumulated over 30,000 years were all gradually dragged into that abyss.

"Gu Changjin!"

"I'll remember you!"

"Even if the dragon soul is annihilated today, the contingency plans I left for all races will surely bring you down..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

The head of the ten-thousand-foot-long Bashe suddenly fell down.

He swallowed her whole in one gulp.

Boom!

The black snake's body writhed violently.

The roar of a dragon and the sound of impacts continued to emanate from within his body.

Clusters of crimson-gold light tried to tear out from the belly of the Bashe, but were swallowed up by the deeper darkness of the Guixu.

Gu Changjin's blood and qi surged, and streaks of crimson gold spread rapidly along his bones, meridians, and flesh.

Within the Xuanming Guixu Cave Heaven.

The image of the Bashe serpent, which had been lying horizontally in the Black Sea, slowly opened its eyes.

A large, crimson sun appeared in his abdomen.

Within the great sun, a crystal dragon struggled incessantly.

The image of the Bashe Buddha raised its head and took a deep breath.

The crimson sun, along with the dragon soul within it, shattered, transforming into countless crimson jade light spots that merged into the entire cave.

At that moment, the Milky Way lost its color, and a colossal serpent coiled in the sky, with stars flickering among its scales.

The dragon's roar went from high-pitched to faint, and finally disappeared completely.

On this day, the Bashe raised its head, the black water surged back, and all the crimson clouds in the sky entered the snake's belly.

On this day, the true dragon cried out in anguish, and its 30,000-year-old dream shattered into light, scattering into the void.

This is the story of the Bashe swallowing the dragon.

Gu Changjin's aura suddenly surged.

His magical power, which had just entered the late stage of the Returning to Emptiness realm, rapidly increased.

Peak of the late-stage Returning to Void Realm! Perfected Returning to Void Realm!

The Xuanming Guixu Cave Heaven also expanded, with the edge of the Black Sea continuously extending into the depths of the void.

On the scales of the Bashe Dharma Image, there are additional dragon patterns resembling red jade and glass.

Gu Changjin could sense that his Bashe bloodline was undergoing some kind of transformation.

However, it is not a transformation into a dragon, but rather a process of devouring a true dragon and then moving closer to an even more ancient and powerful primordial alien species.

However, the power left behind by the Crimson Jade Glazed Dragon was too immense.

He has refined less than one-tenth of it so far.

More bloodlines, origins, and fragments of the True Dragon Dream sank into the deepest part of the cave, waiting to be slowly digested in the future.

At the same time, a vast sea of ​​memories surged into his mind.

The demon race's schemes, the human race's immortal palace's calculations, the Crimson Jade True Lord of the Holy Sect, and the Crimson Jade Glazed True Dragon's countless chess pieces buried in various places over the past 30,000 years.

Gu Changjin closed his eyes.

Ye Wudi's life was not accidental.

The original embryo of that physical body did indeed originate from the Dharma body of a human being who had undergone tribulation.

However, that tribulation-crossing expert had already had a dream imprint planted on him by the Crimson Jade Glazed True Dragon thirty thousand years ago.

He thought he was creating a vessel to imprison the soul of a true immortal dragon for the human race.

In reality, what was refined was the second incarnation that the Crimson Jade Glazed True Dragon had prepared for itself from beginning to end.

The so-called rise of Ye Wudi was nothing more than the joint efforts of the ten major sects to gather fortune for this body.

What's even more interesting is that Ye Wudi also has a younger sister.

Ye Qingyao.

A true mortal.

But whenever she falls asleep, the Crimson Jade Glazed Dragon can descend upon the Holy Sect through her dreams.

The mysterious Crimson Jade True Lord of the Holy Sect is not actually the Crimson Jade Glazed Dragon in its true form.

Rather, it was another identity that Ye Qingyao was created in her dream by the will of the true dragon.

in other words.

Ye Qingyao is still a mortal, but she is also the Crimson Jade True Lord who has been worshipped by the Holy Sect for ten thousand years.

If Gu Changjin can control her, he will have the opportunity to take over all of the Crimson Jade Glazed Dragon's arrangements within the Holy Sect.

Moreover, she has prepared several legitimate identities for the human race, the demon race, and the Holy Church, which she can use at any time.

There are also several treasure troves, former members of the demon race in the wilderness, believers within the Holy Church, and hidden agents in various sects in the Central Plains.

Thirty thousand years of accumulation have now all fallen into Gu Changjin's hands.

Gu Changjin opened his eyes and gently exhaled.

So what if you're a true immortal?

They schemed against the human race, they schemed against the demon race, they schemed against the Holy Cult.

He plotted for 30,000 years, but in the end, he still died by his own hand, and even his bloodline and memories became someone else's resources.

There is never a truly safe place in this world.

If you don't become the strongest, you'll always be someone else's prey.

"Become stronger! Achieve immortality! And then take control of your own destiny."

Gu Changjin muttered to himself, the smile in his eyes fading slightly.

This road is still very long.

Just as he was about to continue examining other memories, the entire shattered star suddenly trembled violently.

Click!

A huge crack appeared at the edge of the starry river.

The Crimson Abyss Heavenly Palace, the outer cave heavens, and the core of this True Dragon Dream all began to collapse simultaneously.

With the death of the Crimson Jade Glazed Dragon, the core that sustains the secret realm is also gone.

The Crimson Jade Token in Gu Changjin's hand flew out on its own.

The token was entirely crimson, and the gate patterns on its back were fully illuminated.

"Is the secret realm about to collapse?"

Without hesitation, Gu Changjin immediately infused his magic power.

As for Gu Qingxiao and Gu Xiaolou... I left them protective jade talismans, and they are both people with a bit of destiny.

Experiencing another collapse of the secret realm can be considered a form of tempering.

He's the chosen one, so what's wrong with suffering a little?

Gu Changjin activated the Crimson Jade Token.

A crimson light enveloped his entire body.

Take a breath.

Two breaths.

Gu Changjin remained seated in the same spot.

He looked down at the Crimson Jade Token.

"No, then why don't you take me out with you?"

The red light on the token flashed twice, as if in response.

The next instant, the entire Crimson Abyss Secret Realm exploded completely.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Countless spatial rifts crisscrossed, and spacetime turbulence swept in from all directions like a tsunami.

Gu Changjin only had time to activate the Xuanming Guixu Cave Heaven to protect himself.

Then, everything went black, and I completely lost consciousness.