Yellow Court Daoist

Hiss!

The Blood Saber was drawn, ripping through the surging dark waters.

It seemed as though a scream echoed in the midst, and soon after, two sections of a willow tree were swept out by the undertow. The leaves of the willow were lush green; even split in two, one could feel the strong life force contained within.

With the appearance of the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Sword, just one strike, and the foe was decapitated.

"Perfect timing."

Lu Qingfeng floated above the ground, his figure staggering, his face pale and bloodless. However, upon seeing the two sections of the willow, a smile appeared on his face.

He then put away the Divine Blade with a backhanded motion.

He reached out to grab, and the mountain-sized two sections of the willow immediately shrank to the size of a palm and fell into his hand. With a thought of Divine Mind, he connected to the life force within.

Guiding it to nourish his flesh and Divine Soul.

In an instant,

the soul damage caused by the Red-haired Ancestor began to heal gradually, and the flesh and Primordial Spirit that had almost been torn apart from using the 'Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Sword' were also moisturized.

He felt refreshed and clear-headed.

The injuries that had awakened him, which had not yet healed and even worsened due to the use of the Divine Blade, were now being suppressed and gradually healed under this vigorous life force.

Following this trend,

Lu Qingfeng's injuries, which would have taken hundreds of years to fully heal even if he secluded his senses and focused on recovery, were now likely to recover within just a few years.

"Earth Immortal Willow Spirit."

"A treasure of the highest order."

Lu Qingfeng praised in his heart.

The vitality of the willow resides mostly in its roots.

Holding the crown of the tree, Lu Qingfeng tossed the half containing the roots onto the back of the Six-winged.

Buzzing!

The Six-winged Golden Silkworm vibrated its wings, and although much of its fierce aura had dissipated, it remained formidable. The murderous intent was hard to suppress; even a regular True Immortal who came here might have their mind seized by this fierce air and murderous intent, falling into the Demon Dao forever.

"Alas!"

Lu Qingfeng placed his hand on top of the Six-winged's head, seeing it struggling painfully to suppress its fury and desire to kill, he could not help but let out a long sigh.

Since the battle at Nine Nether Buting Mountain, Red Wood Ridge, where he was struck by the Red-haired Ancestor, his Divine Soul severely damaged, and before falling unconscious, he had used 'Dutian Demon God Blood Transformation Flying Body Technique' to escape into Shaohe Abyss,

he had lost consciousness.

Fortunately, the Six-winged protected him, carried him out of Shaohe Abyss, and plunged into the Black Water, thus escaping the pursuit of the Red-haired Ancestor.

For a thousand years,

without disturbance, Lu Qingfeng had been secluding his senses to recover from his soul injury.

The Six-winged fought through Shaohe Abyss and swam against the Black Water, needing to maintain the 'Ice Heart Technique' to suppress its fury, unable to exert its full strength, and even its mind was affected. To protect him, it had suffered countless injuries from countless powerful enemies along the way.

The just past battle with the Willow Immortal further drained its vitality.

If not for the strong body of the 'Six-winged Golden Silkworm,' it might have already fallen into a state of exhaustion.

Looking at the Six-winged, there was a look of pity in Lu Qingfeng's eyes.

Not hastily invoking the Ice Heart Technique.

Lu Qingfeng gently stroked the Six-winged's head, speaking softly, "This Willow Immortal has cultivated to the peak of Earth Immortal, containing infinite vitality. Refine this half of its trunk, and the lost vitality and all your injuries will recover."

"Take good care of yourself."

"The road ahead, leave it to your master."

The eyes of the Six-winged turned blood red, its body's air of fury almost substantial, it was unclear if it could hear Lu Qingfeng's words.

Lu Qingfeng shook his head.

He sat cross-legged on the spot, maintaining a hand-on-top posture, silently reciting the Ice Heart Technique in his mind.

Time flowed.

A full three days passed.

The sinister aura around the Six-winged eventually retreated into his body; although not resolved, it was temporarily suppressed.

Only then did Lu Qingfeng stand up and stretch out his sleeve towards the Six-winged.

The Six-winged seemed joyful, first circling around Lu Qingfeng three times in flight, then suddenly transforming into a streak of golden light that disappeared into the sleeve, quietly going to recuperate.

Lu Qingfeng stood still, glancing at the dark surges of the spot where the Willow Immortal had ambushed earlier, his eyes shining with spirit light. Through the Black Water, he could directly see deep into the dark surge, a spatial rift leading to an unknown place, a lush willow forest teeming with vitality, yet hidden with fatal traps.

"Willows are inherently highly resilient, able to spring to life even from a severed branch."

"Let alone a willow spirit that has cultivated to the level of an Earth Immortal."

"Hence, this Willow Immortal has not a few avatars; its main body hidden in the forest, using avatars to hunt in the Black Water. Once overpowered, it lures the enemy deep inside, trapping them. Even Earth Immortals of the same level would suffer."

Lu Qingfeng saw through the Willow Immortal's setup at a glance. The one he had just slain was merely one of the Willow Immortal's avatars, "Many avatars make it tricky to deal with; I'll spare its life for now."

The Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Sword contains limitless brutality; given his current state and cultivation level, it's not suitable for frequent use.

With this thought in mind.

Lu Qingfeng did not linger in this place.

The golden light in his sleeve was dim, Lu Qingfeng understood and immediately followed the direction from which the Six-winged had previously flown upwards.

In a flash.

He disappeared without a trace.

...

Willow Immortal Realm.

Across the vast land, willow trees grew abundantly. Among them, a young man with long flowing hair and a somewhat pale face sat on the top of a tree, lifting his head to look beyond the sky, a hint of lingering fear on his face, "That demon sword—"

An avatar which possessed only a third of his real strength, but even placed in the Black Water, it was at the peak level of an Earth Immortal. Hunting powerful enemies, it rarely misfired. But three days ago, such an avatar was slashed by someone in a single stroke, not even its inner divine spirit managed to escape, how could it not be terrifying?!

"Demon Sword."

"Six-winged Golden Silkworm."

"And that youth—"

On the young man's pale face, in addition to the fear and fright, there was also a look of greed and regret.

Greedy for that invincible Demon Dao and the ancient fierce beast that had cultivated to the rare level of an Earth Immortal both above and below the heavens. Regretful because that youth wielding the demon sword was too ferocious, not easy to provoke.

He was intent on pursuing.

But considering the dangers of the Black Water and the ferocity of the demon sword, the young man eventually shook his head, merely whispering a 'pity' to himself, remained motionless, while above the earth, a giant willow tree large enough to obscure the sun rose from the ground, breaking through the void and plunging into the Black Water.

Its root system spread out, embedding itself in the dark currents of the Black Water.

The branches lush and leaves concealed all traces.

Yet, it was resorting to the old trick, waiting for a new batch of prey to come.

...

"Space" is called 'Yu,' and "time" across ages is called 'Zhou.'

In ancient times, the Demon Dao was rampant, devastating a realm. In the Black Star Realm, Buddhist Sect's Nuojuluo Venerable and the Four Saints Grand Marshals from the Palace of Polestar discussed the path with Yang Sen, promoting the teachings of Buddhism and Daoism, passing down the lineages of the Great Leiyin Temple and Shangqing Jie Sect of Nine Dragon Island.

Since then, Buddhism and Daoism flourished, and the Demon Dao ebbed.

A thousand years later, as Immortals and Buddhists departed, the Demon Dao rose again.

Buddhism, Daoism, and Demon Dao contended sharply, escalating to the point of shattering a realm, twisting the great land into stars, evolving into a part of the stellar universe.

After that, the spiritual energy dissipated by eight or nine tenths.

In the starry sky, spiritual energy was cut off, only above the stars was there any spiritual energy remaining. The ancient cultivators either ascended or left, and the Black Star Realm gradually declined.

Over countless years, the Black Star Realm devoured the Chaotic Void, becoming more and more boundless. Above the stars, Immortal Sects and Great Sects rose, gradually emerging from the stars, merging and colliding.

Buddhism, Daoism, and Demon Dao rose again, fighting across the starry sky.

...

"Black Star Realm."

"It's been a long time."

In the lonely starry sky, a young man tore through the void with his hands, revealing his form.

It was Lu Qingfeng.

"Back then."

"The Six-winged left the Black Star Realm for the Nanhua Realm. In the Nanhua Realm, facing relentless pursuit, it fled back to the Black Star Realm in panic, discovering the Black Water and following it to escape into the Nine Nether."

Lu Qingfeng's mind was filled with scenes as he gazed upon the starry universe.

These scenes, all memories of his encounters with the Six-winged and how he helped it dissipate its malevolent energy with the Ice Heart Technique, were fragmented and incomplete, yet they still revealed the general circumstances and trajectory.

"Nanhua Realm."

"It must be the escape route discovered by many Immortal Sects and cultivators after the fragmentation of the Black Star Realm."

Lu Qingfeng calculated in his sleeves, his heart becoming clearer.

Just like the relationship between the Five Directions Realm and the Sky Witch Realm.

The Nanhua Realm and the Black Star Realm have the same kind of relationship.

"Lin Feng and the others are in the Nanhua Realm."

"But—"

Lu Qingfeng paused for a moment, looking further into the depths of the starry sky. This starry sky was both unfamiliar and familiar; initially, with no way for cultivation, Lu Qingfeng took the Six-winged on a journey through the stars, searching for a way out.

For a full three thousand years.

The scenes from that time were still vivid in his memory.

Taking back his thoughts.

"Let's first see what's different about this Black Star Realm after one hundred and twenty thousand years."

Lu Qingfeng shook his sleeve, a swirl of ash falling from within, and with one step, the starry sky transformed instantly.

...

About two hundred thousand years ago.

The evolution of the Black Star Realm stabilized, starting from the stars, spiritual energy gradually revived. Over two hundred thousand years, the spiritual energy became richer, even in the starry space, providing for cultivation.

Spiritual energy revived.

The spatial order restored.

The Black Star Realm, from a place where not even one Foundation Establishment Cultivator could achieve cultivation two hundred thousand years ago, evolved over the ages, and by one hundred twenty thousand years ago, some stars already had cultivators able to become True Men.

At that time.

Golden Core was the limit.

Another ten thousand years passed, and in the first-rate spiritual lands among the stars, at last, Primordial Spirits were born.

Spiritual energy became increasingly dense.

Seven thousand years ago, after the Great Destruction of the Black Star Realm, during the revival period, one of the nine major celestial stars, Fengyue Star, had an old ancestor of an Immortal Sect becoming the first Mahayana True Immortal.

Since then, the spatial order of the Black Star Realm had mostly recovered, gradually attracting attention from the Nanhua Realm.

However, while still in the probing stage.

A fierce beast, the Six-winged Golden Silkworm, destroyed the central black hole of the Black Star Realm, cutting off travel between the two realms. Until today, only a few cultivators either followed the Black Water, or used the Ancient Transmission Array, or space-time fissures for small-scale travel between Black Star and Nanhua Realms.

The exchange between the two realms gradually became frequent, bringing conflicts of interests, hinting at chaos.

Wars.

Perhaps just around the corner.

...

The faint light of the starry sky twinkled.

Among the specks of light, it was mostly lonely darkness, deathly silent. In this silence, a figure broke through the darkness, landing outside a massive star.

This star was boundless.

Lu Qingfeng was far away, barely able to make out the rough outline. His eyes twinkled with spiritual light, even able to see the distribution inside the star—

Dozens of continents, large and small, separated by seas. Among the seas, countless islands dotted the landscape. Whether on the continents or islands, there were numerous lifeforms, all brimming with vitality.

"Spiritual energy revived."

"This Fengyue Star has grown much larger than one hundred twenty thousand years ago."

Lu Qingfeng stood in the starry sky, watching Fengyue Star, seemingly close yet far, revisiting the old place, his heart filled with numerous sighs.

Back then.

When he first arrived at Fengyue Star, there were only eleven continents on this star. Looking closely now, there were thirty-nine. Each continent was far bigger than before.

It truly was one of the top celestial locations in the Black Star Realm.

"One hundred twenty thousand years ago, in the Black Star Realm, there were few stars where one could become a Golden Core Expert, and Fengyue Star was one such place. Back then, it was among the elite."

"It still is."

Lu Qingfeng smiled.

His gaze shifted, looking farther aside. There, next to Fengyue Star, was a smaller star, also much expanded.

Countless life forms within.

Times change.

Without the Great Divine Power, even Lu Qingfeng might find it hard to recognize that this star was the 'Two Pole Star' he first arrived at in the Black Star Realm in his early years.

"Two Pole Star is less than Fengyue Star in many aspects."

"Even now, at most, one can only become a Primordial Spirit True One, and becoming a True Immortal is extremely difficult. If one wishes to advance further, they must go to Fengyue Star for cultivation."

Times are different now.

Lu Qingfeng's eyes scanned, discerning just a simple star among the massive ones. Even originally, using a Fifth-Order 'Space Ship' took four years to cross from Two Pole Star to Fengyue Star, now it was just a step away for Lu Qingfeng.

One hundred twenty thousand years have passed.

Great changes occurred in the Black Star Realm, but Lu Qingfeng had grown even more.

Two Pole Star.

Fengyue Star.

Seeing the old places, he was greatly moved.

Looking around the starry sky again, although most stars were empty without vitality, centered around Fengyue Star, the vast star domain also had quite a few life-bearing stars. The levels of cultivation varied, but most were somewhat related to Fengyue Star.

"Unexpected."

"After one hundred twenty thousand years, Guangyuan Immortal Sect could still stand tall."

Lu Qingfeng surveyed the stars in all directions, his eyes flashing differently, finally falling on Fengyue Star. Without lingering in the starry sky, he stepped forward, arriving in the middle of Fengyue Star—

Luo Jia Immortal Mountain!