Chapter 1377: The Great Enemy in the Universe

"Isn't that a given?" Chen Mobai calmly asked, seeing Patriarch Changchun's terrified expression.

"That's Void Refinement!" Patriarch Changchun exclaimed. "How many years has it been since you reached the Spirit Transformation stage? How could it be so fast? I've accumulated for thousands of years, and I've only just barely crossed that threshold!" Agitated, blood continuously sprayed from his bisected wound, staining the void crimson beyond the sky barrier. He could barely accept that a Spiritual Venerable had successfully reached Void Refinement, as it was, after all, an innate true spirit with extraordinary origins. But Chen Mobai reaching Void Refinement was utterly unacceptable to him; he had essentially watched this young man grow step by step.

In the past, when Chen Mobai gained fame throughout the Immortal Sect, he had single-handedly suppressed all the Foundation Establishment geniuses of the Daoist Academy at the Great Toon Divine Tree in Jumang Daoist Academy, leaving none unconvinced. After that, he achieved Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Spirit Transformation. Although his breakthrough speed was unprecedented, there was still Patriarch Yuanyang as a reference, keeping it within a normal range. And now, he had successfully reached Void Refinement before the age of 400. How could a mere Elemental Star give birth to such a figure?

"The Eight-Eyed Race!" Since Chen Mobai had not yet revealed his identity as a Dao Ancestor's disciple, he couldn't let the Dark Vortex escape alive. Patriarch Changchun merely touched it with his divine sense and felt the shadow of death envelop him. Even his peak Changchun Art would face destruction when confronted with that Breaking Law Divine Light, which caused him to instinctively tremble.

Boundless darkness swallowed all light, descending upon the Immortal Sect. "Changchun, was your desire to devour the essence of the Elemental Star Spiritual Venerable your own idea, or were you instigated by someone behind the scenes?" I just don't believe that Cibei would dare not acknowledge it.

This was the first time Chen Mobai confidently asserted his identity as a disciple of the Dao Ancestor and Dao Venerable. After all, he had already been certified by the Yu Fu Palace; even if Cibei, a Void Refinement cultivator, were before him, he would dare to call him "Seventh Senior Brother."

The Dark Vortex glanced at the Killing Fate power at Patriarch Changchun's wound, then looked coldly at Yu Fu, issuing a notification. In the cosmos, the Dark Vortex, seeing Chen Mobai's wantonness, couldn't help but roar in anger. The Eye of Annihilation on its head flashed, and a gray-white Breaking Law Divine Light burst forth with a crash.

"Void Refinement isn't difficult at all." He raised his right hand, spreading four fingers towards the nearby cosmic void. A silvery spatial spirit pattern appeared from his palm, then continuously spread and illuminated the surrounding darkness, instantly gaining control of all space within the Tianyang system, encompassing eighty-one stars.

After listening to Zixiao, Chen Mobai turned and questioned him, which left Patriarch Changchun bewildered. "This is bad, a Spiritual Venerable even more terrifying than the Death God Incarnation has arrived!"

"I'm afraid it won't work. The Spiritual Venerable has already stepped onto the Great Dao. If Pure Yang forcibly harnesses the power of destruction, it will conflict with his own Great Dao power..."

Chen Mobai chuckled softly. He had just suppressed the Great Toon Divine Tree on the Elemental Star and was about to tell the Immortal Sect members about his Spiritual Venerable status. However, his Void Sky Rail Vision detected a strange Great Dao power secretly approaching from outside the Tianyang system, and he immediately teleported down. Wherever it passed, the void shattered, and starlight was annihilated.

Chen Mobai, seeing the Dark Vortex, instead laughed and applauded. "What are you laughing at?"

"Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life, and coincidentally, I also cultivate Sagely Virtue. For the sake of Senior Brother Cibei, I'll give you one chance. Hand over the Northern Underworld Law Realm you snatched and everything else on you, then take your own life before me, and I will forgive your great disrespect."

But he was a step too late and didn't hear the conversation between Zixiao and Chen Mobai. In an instant, an invisible darkness surged wildly from the flag's surface in all directions, covering the entire Tianyang system in a flash. Although he was confident that his realm could crush Chen Mobai and Yu Fu, upon seeing this, the Dark Vortex's pupils constricted, and its face filled with shock.

"So it was you, old man." It was he who had previously released information on the Demon Market platform, leading to the encirclement and killing of the Eighth-rank Eight-Eyed King by Song Qingyi and others. And the Eye of Annihilation, refined from its Annihilation Dao, had fallen into the hands of this old man before him. Coincidentally, he later went to Cangliu Star, found Zixiao, and formed a karma with Chen Mobai.

While Yu Fu Fei spoke, he had already used the Void Sky Rail Vision to capture the Great Dao power that was invisible to the naked eye. The Void Refinement inheritance, which he had thought was lost forever, was unexpectedly returned to his hands in such a dramatic fashion. With a sharp cry from Chen Mobai, the divine ability recorded in the Grand Void Heavenly Book was unleashed. Streaks of silver light flickered and shone in the pitch-black cosmos. In a space of unparalleled darkness and depth, they intertwined into chains that pierced in, carving out a void prison.

"The Great Success Emperor's Law, it is my sect's inheritance. Hand it over to me, then take your own life before me, and I will spare the planet behind you." Because the origin of the Prosperity-Decay Dao Field's inheritance was Cibei's Void Refinement, it was an absolute secret within their lineage that could not be leaked. Even he only learned this when he comprehended the last volume of the Prosperity-Decay Dao Book. After all, Chen Mobai had never suffered a defeat since his debut. Chen Mobai altered the Dark Vortex's previous words and returned them to him.

"Your sect's Hahahaha......" Facing the Dark Vortex's attack, Chen Mobai waved his sleeve. A warm, clear Sagely Virtue Pure Light emerged. When the Divine Light of Law-Breaking, which destroyed all things, struck it, it was instantly dissolved by the power of Sagely Virtue, like a drop of ink merging into the ocean. Except for certain extraordinary post-natal Great Daos, all others faced complete suppression when encountering the power of an Innate Great Dao.

An aged voice, slightly surprised, sounded. At the same time, a giant gray-white eyeball emerged in the cosmic void, directly scanning the continuously tightening spatial divine chains around it.

"Innate Sagely Virtue Great Dao... How is that possible!" And upon hearing his words, the Dark Vortex's eyes widened in shock. Thus, upon seeing the Sagely Virtue Pure Light, even with its state of mind, it couldn't help but tremble. It was completely different from the arrogance it had when it arrived. The Dark Vortex's form, which had just vanished into the void, was rendered visible by that light.

Although the Dao Ancestor and Dao Venerable had long since transcended and departed, Chen Mobai fundamentally could not be a direct disciple of the Dao Venerable. However, he had personally seen Chen Mobai in the Dao Ancestor Palace back then. Everyone in the Immortal Sect recognized Chen Mobai's laughter. Although they didn't know why he was laughing, they instinctively felt a sense of calm.

What the Dark Vortex was most fortunate about now was that Innate Sagely Virtue was not known for combat. "If I hadn't comprehended too few Great Daos during my Spirit Transformation, I would have been able to step into the Sagely Virtue Great Dao long ago."

"Hmph, today I said I would sever karma with you, so you must die!"

The terrifying Eighth-rank Great Dao of Darkness caused the Sky-Veil Earth-Net Grand Formation to automatically activate in response. However, this Eight-rank grand formation, which the Immortal Sect prided itself on, continuously retreated and tightened towards the surface under the Dark Vortex's peak Great Dao coverage.

"You, are a successor of the Dao Ancestor Palace?" That was the Eye of Annihilation! Patriarch Changchun recalled the Immortal Sect's first pioneering war, during which he almost died. It was precisely because of this that after the war, he decided to pursue the Yu Fu realm by any means necessary.

An old man in white robes, with his hands behind his back, leisurely stepped out from the broken void prison and walked towards the Elemental Star. He looked up and saw an unfamiliar, ancient palace appearing above his head. Qianxing muttered to himself. The expressions of everyone present also shifted from despair to a glimmer of hope. Qianxing was the most knowledgeable among those present regarding the Spiritual Venerable realm. As he spoke with a worried expression, a loud laugh suddenly came from the cosmos.

"I hadn't even come looking for him yet, and he's already come knocking! Perfect, today I'll just deal with him too and resolve this karma." Qianxing, in particular, had fought against the Death God Incarnation, but compared to the current Dark Vortex, the Death God Incarnation was like a firefly to the bright moon.

After hearing that sentence, the Dark Vortex showed no hesitation, directly put away its dark flag, turned into nothingness, and fled without a trace. This was somewhat unexpected for Chen Mobai.

Because it sensed that the distance was not too far, the Dark Vortex, without any hesitation, directly followed the sensing of its sect's secret treasure and came all the way. It was clear that the old man had previously used this to conceal his presence. There was no need to use a trump card, which took him four millennia to cultivate, on this seventh generation descendant of the Central Dao Field.

"I can't do it, it only means I'm not capable."

Zixiao spoke to Chen Mobai, saying that Patriarch Changchun was protected by the Great Dao of Life, making him difficult to kill with other Great Dao powers. In the past, this was why neither she nor Long Cai could do anything to him. Zixiao spoke of her discovery. She had thought it was some hidden trick by Patriarch Changchun, but with Chen Mobai in front, she had no worries. He became the true mastermind behind the entire Immortal Sect. How could there be anyone else hidden behind him?

"Good, good, good." To show its resolve, the Dark Vortex fully activated the power of its natal magic artifact behind it. The Dark Vortex was clearly impressed by Chen Mobai; if possible, it did not want to contend with a being that possessed such a mysterious background. So it didn't dare to gamble. In an instant, the void shattered. Although it was a peak Spiritual Venerable existence, it understood that at this stage of cultivation, it was a battle between Great Daos. Furthermore, this young man before it had clearly only recently reached the Yu Fu realm, and his accumulation and mastery of Great Dao power wouldn't be extensive. If it were to stake its four millennia of cultivation foundation, it might not be without a chance of victory.

Recalling seeing him in the Dao Ancestor Palace and the origin of his own ancestor Cibei's Void Refinement, his heart suddenly sank, and he asked incredulously: "As expected of a senior, it seems you've already discovered it. According to seniority, you should call me Grand-Uncle Master!"

"You who hide your head and tail, come out!"