Chapter 1437: Please Forgive Me, Senior Demon Lord

Ge Xing did not know that Chen Mobai possessed not just one, but multiple kinds of what he considered to be the most precious nine-tier inheritances in this universe.

Especially the Demon Lord's nine-tier inheritance—Yuanshi.

He had already obtained it as early as when he formed his Nascent Soul.

After casually severing another connection, Chen Mobai looked towards the black hole in this part of space.

The power of the Grand Void Measuring Heaven Ruler had already been activated, allowing Chen Mobai to exert the power of the seventh-tier Void Dao within a short period. He naturally would not waste such an opportunity.

Although this black hole emitted the power of annihilation that all Great Daos feared like tigers, it was at least not yet so terrifying that even a seventh-tier being couldn't approach it.

It was merely a small black hole.

Would the Demon Lord leave an inheritance here?

Chen Mobai was very doubtful.

However, under the seventh-tier Void Dao, he perceived that a strange place, similar to a Dharma Realm, was indeed hidden deep within this black hole.

To enter it was also very simple, as the entrance was right at the black hole's center.

One only needed to be sucked in.

However, most living beings would be turned into nothingness by the power of annihilation the moment they approached the black hole.

Chen Mobai enveloped himself with the power of the Grand Void Measuring Heaven Ruler and moved his avatar towards the deepest core of the black hole.

The seventh-tier Void power was indeed extraordinary. Although it constantly distorted and dissipated under the power of annihilation, it could continuously regenerate out of thin air, allowing Chen Mobai to reach the center unharmed.

The scene that subsequently appeared caused Chen Mobai's mind to tremble.

Because the core of this black hole was exactly the vortex he had perceived with his sword sense, and at the very center of the vortex, a sword was impaled.

Chen Mobai recognized at a glance that this was Bai Guang's Oblivion Sword.

"As expected, I didn't search in the wrong place."

Chen Mobai showed a joyful expression, immediately flew above the vortex, reached out and grasped the Oblivion Sword, and utilizing the seventh-tier Void power, pulled it out.

After the sword blade was brought out from the vortex, it also dragged out a piece of black tattered cloth.

Clearly, it was a fragment of the Grim Reaper's cloak.

Chen Mobai immediately employed the Can Tong Qi, wanting to communicate with the sword spirit of the Oblivion Sword to ask for news about Bai Guang, but found that only an empty shell remained of the sword, its spiritual essence having long since been annihilated.

Next, he tried to commune with the cloak fragment, but discovered that this tattered cloth surprisingly still had spiritual essence attached and had not been annihilated.

This greatly surprised Chen Mobai. However, when he tried to delve deeper into communing, he found that he couldn't penetrate further.

This implied that this piece of tattered cloth possessed a seventh-tier essence.

Feeling the dense power of death, Chen Mobai thought of Reincarnation in the Purple Heaven Palace.

The innate supreme treasure of the Dao of Life and Death in this universe, the Book of Life and Death, was in Reincarnation's hands.

A seventh-tier spiritual item of the Dao of Death must be inextricably linked to him.

No wonder the Grim Reaper could enter here.

Not only did he obtain the Demon Lord's inheritance, but he could also be connected to Senior Brother Reincarnation.

Bai Guang was truly foolish to be lured into this deadly place.

"Please don't let anything happen to you."

Murmuring to himself, Chen Mobai, however, no longer held much hope that Bai Guang was still alive. After all, even he only dared to step into this black hole by relying on the seventh-tier Void power.

However, since he had perceived with his sword sense that Bai Guang had confronted the Grim Reaper's true form here, then perhaps after she separated from Spirit Venerable, she encountered other opportunities that allowed her to turn danger into safety.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai no longer hesitated. He put away the Oblivion Sword and the tattered cloth, and directly stepped into the vortex.

In an instant, a powerful suction force swallowed him whole, and he disappeared from the spot.

Protected by the seventh-tier Void power, Chen Mobai only felt a moment of darkness, then appeared on a desolate and ruined land.

The Grand Void Sky Rail Vision could not be used here. Clearly, the Void Dao here was no longer under the jurisdiction of Grand Void Dao Ancestor's Great Dao.

Fortunately, the power of the Grand Void Measuring Heaven Ruler in his palm still existed.

However, it couldn't be continuously replenished as it could outside.

In other words, if Chen Mobai didn't leave before this seventh-tier Void power was depleted, he would never be able to return.

Although it was just an avatar, Chen Mobai certainly still hoped to use this opportunity to bring Bai Guang back alive.

Thinking of this, he flew into the sky, his spiritual sense extended, searching inch by inch in the most rudimentary way, hoping to find traces of Bai Guang.

But this place was even larger than Chen Mobai had imagined, at least a large galaxy. With his sixth-tier cultivation, even flying at his fastest speed, he couldn't see the boundaries.

The only fortunate thing was that this world had no concealment.

Looking around, it was all scorched earth.

Naturally, there were no living beings.

It was like a future transformed into ruins after a great catastrophe.

Could it be that this was the Demon Lord's testing ground for deducing the Tribulation of Doom? Chen Mobai thought of this.

The realm of ninth-tier Yuanshi, no one had ever attained it since ancient times. Even if the Demon Lord was the manifestation of the World-Ending Grinder, he couldn't comprehend it out of thin air.

After all, innate supreme treasures like the Grand Void Gate and Purple Heaven Palace, even after reincarnating and taking human form, still needed to assimilate various Great Daos and even wait for opportunities before they could attain Pure Yang.

This was also due to the guidance of the Purple Heaven Dao Venerable.

Like the World-Ending Grinder, even with astonishing talent, at most it could reach the end of its own Great Dao of Doom. The subsequent eighth-tier Star Sacrificial God and ninth-tier Yuanshi Heavenly Demon would certainly require continuous experimentation.

After reaching the seventh-tier, one would already be immortal and indestructible, and this could be utilized to conduct various attempts.

Furthermore, this place was known as the Demon Lord's Secret Realm, so Chen Mobai had reason to suspect that this was the Demon Lord's testing ground for attempting the ninth-tier.

"How could I forget this!"

After Chen Mobai had aimlessly searched for a long time, he suddenly remembered something.

He took out the Star-Guiding Sword and released the Grim Reaper's avatar sealed within it.

"This is..."

As expected, as soon as the Grim Reaper's avatar emerged, it noticed the unique environment of the Demon Lord's Secret Realm, and its expression was shocked.

"You knew it indeed."

Chen Mobai heard the Grim Reaper's avatar's words and couldn't help but nod lightly. He then once again employed his sword sense perception, but found that what he could see was only the Oblivion Sword he held in his hand and the black tattered cloth.

This was the end point.

"This is impossible!"

The Grim Reaper's avatar saw the two items Chen Mobai took out, and its gaze fell upon the black cloak fragment. Its eyes widened in disbelief.

"My wife and your true form might still be alive, but I'm not very familiar with this Demon Lord's Secret Realm. Do you have any clues you can provide?"

Chen Mobai had a use for the Grim Reaper's avatar, so his tone was slightly milder.

"You actually know this is the Demon Lord's Secret Realm?"

The Grim Reaper's avatar was even more surprised after hearing Chen Mobai's words.

"The longer this drags on, the less likely they are to survive."

Chen Mobai spoke to remind the Grim Reaper's avatar not to bother with such small matters.

"My true form was a piece of black cloth refined by the Reincarnation Dao Lord, used to wrap the Book of Life and Death. Over long years, it gave birth to spiritual essence and then obtained the Demon Lord's inheritance, cultivating into the Grim Reaper."

"This secret realm is what I found after attaining the Yama Emperor, following a mysterious guidance."

"To enter it, one must face death to gain life. I could only do it by relying on the characteristics of my own Great Dao. How did you get in?"

After the Grim Reaper's avatar revealed a few things, it turned to ask Chen Mobai. Chen Mobai did not hide anything, directly raising his left hand. The seventh-tier power emanating from the Grand Void Measuring Heaven Ruler mark on his palm filled the former with both respect and awe.

"As expected of the Master of Purple Heaven Palace. This must be the power of Grand Void Dao Ancestor."

At this moment, the Grim Reaper's avatar had completely lost any thought of opposing Chen Mobai, even hoping to help the latter retrieve Bai Guang to resolve the karmic ties between them.

"The Tribulation of Annihilation caused many black holes to appear out of thin air in the starry sky of Xuan Palace. The total number was 2999. Do you know what this number signifies, fellow Daoist?"

To this question, Chen Mobai immediately thought of the answer.

Because the number was too coincidental.

Chen Mobai exclaimed, "The Demon Lord's inheritance!"

Attaining the Yuanshi Heavenly Demon required three thousand demonic Daos, but the most crucial Sacred Demon Dao was blocked by the Purple Heaven Palace. Therefore, the realm of ninth-tier Yuanshi was, in reality, not complete.

"That's right. These 2999 black holes each represent one aspect of the Demon Lord's inheritance. My true form attained the Yama Emperor, which is why I could enter here."

"But in reality, the cores of these black holes are all interconnected."

"As long as one cultivates the demonic Dao representing an inheritance to the seventh-tier realm, one can sink into 'Yuanshi Heaven' at the deepest part of the secret realm and obtain the Demon Lord's strongest inheritance, which is the ninth-tier Yuanshi."

After hearing what the Grim Reaper's avatar said, Chen Mobai's expression subtly changed, and he asked in detail which Yuanshi Heaven it was.

Among the Three Holy Realms of the Spirit Void Immortal Realm, there was a 'Yuanshi Heaven' (original heaven). The pronunciations of the two were the same, causing him to almost misunderstand.

"If your wife isn't found here, she might have gone to Yuanshi Heaven."

After the Grim Reaper's avatar finished speaking, Chen Mobai found it a bit strange why it didn't care about the fate of its true form.

"The black cloth, where my true self was anchored, is already torn. It must be dead. If fellow Daoist is willing to spare me, this avatar of mine can merge into the black cloth and combine with the remaining spiritual essence within it, relying on the realm of rebirth from a drop of blood to live again."

After hearing the Grim Reaper's avatar's words, Chen Mobai finally understood why it had that expression upon seeing the black tattered cloth.

It turned out it had already sensed the remnant spiritual essence within the tattered cloth.

Since even its true form was dead, it, as an avatar, had long since resigned itself to Chen Mobai's manipulation and naturally no longer dared to have any thoughts of resistance.

"How do I get to Yuanshi Heaven?"

Chen Mobai immediately asked.

"Fellow Daoist, this way!"

The Grim Reaper's avatar showed no hesitation and immediately began to guide according to its memories.

Following the direction it pointed, Chen Mobai flew for a full half year before finally arriving at the very core of this secret realm.

Compared to the other scorched earth, there was surprisingly a grayish-white stone hill here.

On top of the hill, a round grinding disc altar was placed.

Chen Mobai naturally recognized that this grinding disc was identical to the World-Ending Grinder he had seen in his sea of consciousness.

This World-Ending Grinder altar, after sensing the arrival of Chen Mobai and the Grim Reaper's avatar, had one side that had been glowing white slowly dim, while two other sides lit up.

One of these sides was very familiar to the Grim Reaper's avatar, as it represented the Yama Emperor he had attained.

But the other side caused him to open his mouth wide, his eyes nearly popping out.

It was the Yuanshi Heavenly Demon, the foremost of the three thousand demonic Daos.

And now, here, there were only two living beings.

Which meant.

"This humble one was blind and failed to recognize the Demon Lord. Please forgive this junior, Demon Lord!"

The Grim Reaper's avatar immediately knelt before Chen Mobai on the spot.

Although the Demon Lord had spread his inheritance throughout the Purple Heaven Universe, no one had ever been able to cultivate into the "Yuanshi Heavenly Demon."

After all, everyone knew that the Yuanshi Heavenly Demon *was* the Demon Lord.

Those who walked this path would ultimately only be devoured by the Demon Lord.

Moreover, due to the selfish and narrow nature of demonic cultivation, a demonic Dao that had already been attained would absolutely not allow a successor to attain it again, not even at the sixth tier.

Therefore, when the Grim Reaper's avatar saw the side representing the Yuanshi Heavenly Demon light up on the World-Ending Grinder altar, it mistakenly believed that Chen Mobai was the reincarnation of the sealed Demon Lord.

If Senior Demon Lord reincarnated this time and had already obtained the Purple Heaven Palace, this sacred virtue treasure, wouldn't that mean that integrating the three thousand demonic Daos and attaining the Yuanshi Heavenly Demon was just around the corner!

Thinking of this, the Grim Reaper's avatar was both incredibly excited and trembling with fear.

After all, compared to this individual before him, the supreme being who founded the demonic Dao of the Purple Heaven Universe, his mere sixth-tier Yama Emperor status, according to demonic Dao rules, was merely sustenance.

"Get up, I am not the Demon Lord."

But at this moment, Chen Mobai spoke these words.

He was initially startled by the Grim Reaper's avatar's actions. Seeing the latter so certain, he even started to doubt himself.

But soon, Chen Mobai realized that if he were the Demon Lord's reincarnation, Grand Void True King certainly wouldn't recognize him as a junior brother, and even Purple Heaven Palace wouldn't possibly acknowledge him as its master, let alone allow him to become a disciple of Purple Heaven Dao Venerable.

As a disciple of Purple Heaven Dao Venerable, he was certainly pure and untainted.

"Senior certainly doesn't want to expose himself before attaining ninth-tier Yuanshi; I understand. After today, I will honestly stay within this secret realm and absolutely not leave."

The Grim Reaper's avatar, however, misunderstood, repeatedly guaranteeing that this secret would not be leaked from its mouth.

"How does one pass through this altar and enter Yuanshi Heaven?"

Chen Mobai couldn't be bothered to explain further. For him, the most important thing at present was certainly to find Bai Guang.

"Senior, by injecting your Yuanshi Heavenly Demon power into the World-Ending Grinder altar, I presume you'll be able to go."

Regarding this, the Grim Reaper's avatar was also not very knowledgeable. After all, its true form had cultivated for its entire life solely to elevate the Yama Emperor method to the seventh-tier and thus enter Yuanshi Heaven.

But it never achieved it throughout its life, dying instead by Bai Guang's sword.

"Will this work?"

After hearing this, Chen Mobai hesitated slightly.

After all, this avatar of his was entirely composed of the Dao of Yin and Yang, a pure Xuanmen cultivation method.

However, at this moment, he could only resort to desperate measures.

He extended his left hand.

Just then, the seventh-tier power of the Grand Void Measuring Heaven Ruler in his palm reacted violently with the World-Ending Grinder altar.