Chapter 951: Lingzun's True Form

After Chen Mobai exited seclusion, many people called to congratulate him on his cultivation breakthrough, including friends like Wenren Xuewei and Ming Yihua.

That day, he sent Zhuang Jialan and Wang Xinying to the Immortal Affairs Hall to collect Golden Liquid Jade Restoration Pills, while he himself went to greet the military cultivators who were retreating from Dragon God Star. This was the last batch, comprising cultivators from the Black Tortoise Dao Palace.

Since Shuixian was in seclusion and Chen Mobai was occupied, he requisitioned Nangong Xuanyu, a Nascent Soul cultivator still affiliated with the True Dharma Hall, to pilot the Black Tortoise Dao Palace back from Dragon God Star, traversing the cosmic void.

"Greetings, True Dharma Hall Master," Nangong Xuanyu said, flying out to bow to Chen Mobai after the Black Tortoise Dao Palace arrived outside Terrestrial Star.

"You've had a difficult journey!" Chen Mobai said. Any past grievances between them had long dissipated, and Chen Mobai now treated Nangong Xuanyu as a regular subordinate.

Silence fell between them after those few words. Chen Mobai then directed the artifact-refining experts who had accompanied him to inspect the Black Tortoise Dao Palace, its accompanying Northern Sky Gate, and the void battleships. After confirming everything was in order, he brought this group of Immortal Sect cultivators, who had returned from Dragon God Star, back to the surface.

The place they landed was a pre-prepared, spacious city, equipped with all necessary facilities. To prevent any extraterrestrial contagions or undetectable creatures like the gold-gnawing fire ants from being brought back, they were required to reside there for a period. Only after the most thorough inspection could they return home, one by one.

After arranging the military cultivators, Chen Mobai transformed into a silver light, arrived at the World Gate, and then teleported to Dragon God Star. The moment he arrived, he sensed an environment different from before. The cosmic radiation and explosive stellar essence forced even him, a Nascent Soul cultivator, to activate his true qi defense. He looked up and immediately understood why.

The world membrane that once enveloped Dragon God Star now only had a final corner remaining. Qi Yuheng, transforming his body into a realm, had refined this last formless membrane. He had also extracted the Heavenly Veil and Earth Vein Grand Array from the planet and integrated them into his Dharma body. Chen Mobai had indeed arrived at a fortunate moment, witnessing this transformation.

Seeing Qi Yuheng concluding his practice, with Patriarch Beiming and Patriarch Yunhai by his side, Chen Mobai went up to greet them. Qi Yuheng's aura was now completely different from before; as he sat in the void, Chen Mobai felt as if he could hear an entire world roaring within him. Faint wisps of six strands of immortal qi swirled around him, indicating that Qi Yuheng had just broken through with his Six Regencies Scripture and could not yet fully control his primordial spirit. Seeing this, Chen Mobai's eyes were filled with envy. With the Six Regencies Scripture as his foundation for becoming a Deity Transformation cultivator, Qi Yuheng's future achievements would undoubtedly be immense.

Soon after, Qi Yuheng concluded his practice. He gently nodded to Chen Mobai in greeting, and then the group proceeded together to the Lingxiao Treasure Palace. In the starry sky, besides the two Immortal Sect Sages, there was a golden-haired female cultivator Chen Mobai had never seen. He correctly guessed it was the Spirit Venerable.

After Chen Mobai and the others paid their respects to the three Deity Transformation cultivators, they stood behind. Qi Yuheng, however, stood by Qianxing's side. After achieving Deity Transformation, he was now the Immortal Sect's third Sage!

Most of the Immortal Sect's Nascent Soul cultivators had gathered here. Besides the three Hall Masters, the principals of the various Daoist academies and schools were also present. However, some were absent, such as Nangong Xuanyu, who had just returned, Shuixian, who was in seclusion in the sea realm consolidating her cultivation, and Patriarch Yuxiao, among others. After greeting everyone, Chen Mobai went to Patriarch Chengxuan's side.

As the Nascent Soul cultivators present exchanged words, Qianxing reached out towards Dragon God Star below. Soon, two invisible small realms appeared in the void. From their vast, sky-covering expanse, they gradually shrunk to fist-size, landing in his palm. These were the remaining two divine realms. The Sea Dragon God's realm had already been refined by Shuixian, and since it presented an opportunity for Deity Transformation, Qianxing had taken it for safekeeping.

Without the concealment of the world membrane, Dragon God Star was now fully exposed to the cosmos. The entire planet moved rapidly along its predetermined orbit, and during this process, various gases on its surface began to burn, transforming into diverse flames. If left uncontrolled, the planet would quickly turn into cosmic debris.

"I will go down to retrieve the stellar core. Lend me your aid," the golden-haired Spirit Venerable said. The three Immortal Sect Sages immediately nodded.

Qi Yuheng stepped forward, spreading the five fingers of his right hand. His Six Regencies Scripture, now at the Deity Transformation stage, was deployed. The six primordial energies of Yin, Yang, Wind, Rain, Gloom, and Brightness on Dragon God Star came under his control and, guided by his primordial spirit, formed a new world membrane that protected the entire planet. After refining Dragon God Star's world membrane, Qi Yuheng had a complete understanding of its structural rules. Thus, he could easily use Dragon God Star's various primordial gases to fabricate a new one. However, as this was not a natural creation of heaven and earth, it required his true qi to maintain. Chen Mobai perceived that after Qi Yuheng performed this, his aura significantly diminished, clearly indicating this was an extraordinary divine ability for him.

Simultaneously, the Spirit Venerable transformed into a golden light and vanished from her spot. Dragon God Star, which already had an incision, was then pierced again by a golden ray. Yu Baiguang also donned the Lingxiao Immortal Armor, her entire aura instantaneously covering Dragon God Star. The silver chains, already embedded in the planet, then, under the Spirit Venerable's guidance, coiled around the stellar core in circles.

Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, the Lingxiao Treasure Palace, which had been dragged by Dragon God Star, now began to halt. It then flashed with fire, moving in the opposite direction of Dragon God Star's orbital progress. Under this force, the previously stable stellar core began to be dragged, little by little, pulled out by the Lingxiao Treasure Palace through the channel pierced by the Spirit Venerable. The sound of the chains tightening caused the void to tremble. Dragon God Star was now letting out a fierce wail, seemingly aware of its impending doom.

During this process, Chen Mobai sensed an unprecedented surge of dense void energy. At this moment, Gui Bao also started popping up notifications, but with so many Deity Transformation cultivators present, Chen Mobai simply shut it down.

Meanwhile, Qianxing flew out of the Lingxiao Treasure Palace with a solemn expression and landed on Dragon God Star. He flashed to the World Gate, beginning to control this Immortal Sect treasure, absorbing the suddenly erupting, immense void energy.

During this process, Dragon God Star became even more violently unstable. The vast land cracked open with enormous fissures, and seawater began to pour in, colliding with the magma deep within the earth's core, triggering terrifying explosions. The insect beasts, hidden within and not yet exterminated by the Immortal Sect, finally could no longer endure this apocalyptic environment and surged out from deep within the earth, one by one. However, upon emerging, they discovered that the planet's surface was devoid of the humans who had constantly hunted them.

Just as they were about to cheer that the catastrophe was finally over, they witnessed the immense stellar core being dragged from deep within the planet by silver chains descending from outer space. The high-level insect beasts were born in the caverns where this stellar core resided. They naturally understood that without it, the planet would quickly wither and turn into cosmic dust. They, in a frenzy, led the last hundreds of millions of insect beasts, charging towards the stellar core that was being dragged out of the earth.

The golden-haired Spirit Venerable stood upon the stellar core, and upon seeing this, she gently exhaled. This breath seemed like a gentle breeze, but in an instant, it transformed into endless wind blades. Centered on the stellar core, they began to rotate and unfurl in layers, resembling a blooming lotus. All the charging insect beasts, regardless of whether they were Fourth-tier or First-tier, disintegrated into fragments upon contact. Immediately, blood rain poured down from Dragon God Star's sky, mixed with severed limbs and shattered carapaces, covering more than half of the planet. That single breath led to the demise of hundreds of millions of living beings. Witnessing this, Chen Mobai couldn't help but marvel at the truly terrifying power of a Deity Transformation cultivator.

With the insect beasts gone, the stellar core was smoothly extracted. At this moment, Dragon God Star also began to show signs of disintegration. Qi Yuheng found it somewhat difficult to suppress, and his face turned slightly pale. He felt that the world membrane he had simulated was on the verge of collapsing under such an apocalyptic catastrophe. Chen Mobai and the other Nascent Soul cultivators present certainly couldn't offer any help with this. Qianxing and Baiguang also had their own tasks and were unable to assist.

"Whoosh!" A tsunami, inaudible to ordinary people, suddenly roared in Chen Mobai's ears. He looked up in surprise at the Spirit Venerable's head, where an immensely vast realm shimmered faintly. Within this realm, a colossal phantom, comparable to more than half of Dragon God Star, was visible. As the phantom opened its mouth, the realm opened wide, then submerged the stellar core beneath the golden-haired Spirit Venerable's feet. After a burst of intense light, the golden-haired Spirit Venerable vanished. In her place, a colossal phantom that covered the sky appeared. Seated atop the phantom's head was a blue-haired Spirit Venerable with the same appearance.

Chen Mobai had already heard from Yu Baiguang about the Spirit Venerable, knowing that she was a true spirit Kunpeng, who had cultivated two primordial spirits and whose cultivation was unfathomably deep. This blue-haired Spirit Venerable was clearly the Giant Kun Primordial Spirit. And that colossal phantom was the Spirit Venerable's true body; however, under the shroud of the Northern Darkness Realm, no one could clearly discern it. After the Spirit Venerable's true body appeared, powerful Dharma Realm energy enveloped Dragon God Star, suppressing the planet that was on the verge of disintegration. This was also because the stellar core had already been removed. Otherwise, even the Spirit Venerable would be unable to suppress the infinite transformations occurring during a planet's collapse.

After the Spirit Venerable made her move, Qi Yuheng sighed in relief. He then withdrew his power, closed his eyes, and began to carefully comprehend the Northern Darkness Realm that enveloped Dragon God Star. This was the benchmark for the Immortal Sect's Six Regencies Scripture, and Qi Yuheng, having just reached this level, saw many profound mysteries he had yet to grasp.

At this moment, after the Spirit Venerable suppressed Dragon God Star, the planet's disintegration merely slowed down, but this was precisely what was needed. Because the World Gate was currently in a semi-sealed state, its ability to absorb and refine void energy was limited. If the planet disintegrated too quickly, much of the void energy would be wasted. This was the best opportunity to return to the Purple Clouds Galaxy, and the Spirit Venerable had considered every detail to ensure everything was done perfectly.

At this point, the Spirit Venerable's Sky Roc Primordial Spirit had also replaced Qianxing, beginning to unseal and control the World Gate. Meanwhile, its Giant Kun Primordial Spirit was also busy. While the true body and the Northern Darkness Realm suppressed the entire planet, it reached out, took a pure white seashell, and scooped it into the violently surging seawater below. In an instant, all the planet's seawater surged backward towards the seashell in its hand.

"The Spirit Venerable's artifact refining techniques must be close to Six-tier!" Patriarch Chengxuan exclaimed, his face filled with admiration. As the Immortal Sect's artifact refiner second only to Five-tier, Chen Mobai naturally saw that the Spirit Venerable was using the planet's seawater to refine an artifact. Such a feat could only be achieved by a peak Deity Transformation cultivator like her, combined with the innate divine abilities of a true Kunpeng spirit.

After the Spirit Venerable's true body and her two primordial spirits acted, the three Immortal Sect Deity Transformation cultivators, in contrast, became idle. Aside from Qi Yuheng, who was closing his eyes to comprehend the Northern Darkness Realm, manifested in its full glory by the Spirit Venerable, with his newly formed primordial spirit, Qianxing returned to the Lingxiao Treasure Palace, and Yu Baiguang put away her Lingxiao Immortal Armor.

"Junior Sister, if the Spirit Venerable acts, it will likely take about half a year to fully unseal the World Gate. You should arrange your affairs before you leave," Qianxing reminded her. Yu Baiguang, however, shook her head. "It's all arranged. There's nothing more to say." Previously, Yu Baiguang had already informed the three Nascent Soul cultivators of the Weapon Dance lineage about this matter. Her only disciple, Yu Huiping, had known about it even earlier and had mentally prepared herself.

"In that case, I will pilot the Lingxiao Treasure Palace back. I hope we can reunite in the starry sky several centuries from now!" Hearing this, Qianxing offered Yu Baiguang a heartfelt blessing. "You've worked hard for over a thousand years, Senior Brother!" Yu Baiguang thanked Qianxing. She disliked managing affairs, so Qianxing had handled all the miscellaneous tasks, which, ironically, meant she had fewer entanglements, bringing her closer to the Void Refinement stage. "Not at all, we are all fellow disciples." Qianxing smiled gently, then his primordial spirit emerged and greeted the Spirit Venerable on Dragon God Star.

"Ancestor, we wish you great success on this journey, and may your Dao be perfected to live as long as heaven and earth!" At this moment, the Immortal Sect's Nascent Soul cultivators, having learned of Yu Baiguang's imminent departure with the Spirit Venerable, all performed an ancient Daoist salute to her. Yu Baiguang returned the gesture, then hesitated for a moment before beckoning to Chen Mobai. The surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators looked on, clearly expecting this.

"After I leave, the Weapon Dance lineage will be entrusted to you." Chen Mobai approached Yu Baiguang, and upon hearing the expected words, he nodded with a solemn expression. "Rest assured, Ancestor, the Weapon Dance will thrive with me!" My daughter is also entrusted to you... Yu Baiguang silently added this thought as she looked at Chen Mobai.

A short while later, the Lingxiao Treasure Palace, suspended in the cosmic void, transformed into a silver light and sped back towards the Immortal Sect's location, bathed in starlight.