Chapter 12527 The Abyss Strikes

Chapter 12527 The Abyss Strikes
On Yin Yang Tianzhou, there is also a hidden Temple of the End, which regards him as a usurper. Once targeted by the Temple of the End, the situation is not optimistic.

"I'm leaving. I hope that you will still be alive a hundred years from now, Lord of Reincarnation."

Immortal Venerable Jingliu smiled, said nothing more, glanced at Ye Chen one last time, and then transformed into a ray of mirror light and left.

After a moment of silence, the Abundant Emperor asked, "Lord of Reincarnation, what are your plans next?"

Ye Chen has already obtained the Nine Heavens Immortal Mushroom and the Heavenly Pivot Suspended Pot, but the ending is clearly not perfect.

Ye Chen carries the burden of the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Dao, and the pressure of this lineage is simply too great.

"Your Majesty, I plan to return to Nine Heavens Academy first. What about you?"

"Are you going to the academy to see the Vidyadhara Emperor?"

Ye Chen said.

Both the Nine Heavens Immortal Herb and the Heavenly Pivot Suspended Gourd are now in Ye Chen's hands. Once Ye Chen returns to the academy, the Emperor of Wisdom will impart his teachings to the Heavenly Maiden.

That would mean that the Emperor of Wisdom would disappear completely, just like the Heavenly Ancestor.

Emperor Fengrao said, "As for me, I'd better not go. I have nothing more to say to that old man Chiming."

"His way is the way of the sage, hoping that a supreme sage will take charge of the great way and uphold human ethics."

"But I think that the Great Dao, the primordial chaos, the ethereal Great Dao, is the true Dao, and only it can give birth to infinite possibilities."

"Now that the Great Dao has taken form and is divided into Yin and Yang, it is merely clinging to appearances."

"The Tao should be formless and without appearance; all conditioned phenomena are but dreams and illusions."

"When the Great Way has form, it will inevitably give rise to attachments, and will surely bring about endless strife."

Ye Chen listened, lost in thought.

The Taoist practices of the Three Pure Ones are all different.

The Golden Feather Emperor pursues the path of freedom and non-action, rejecting all constraints.

What the Emperor of Wisdom desires is the Way of the Sage, so that the supreme sage can take charge of everything, rule everything, reward good and punish evil, and establish the rules of human relations.

The Abundant Emperor pursued the most extreme goal, wanting to restore the Great Dao to its original chaotic state, where even the forms of Yin and Yang no longer existed, leaving only a vast and ethereal expanse.

Only the formless and intangible Great Dao can give birth to endless possibilities.

The Abundant Emperor narrowed his eyes and said to Ye Chen again:

"Lord of Reincarnation, what you seek must also be the path of the sage, right?"

Ye Chen said, "Yes, the world needs rules, and the weak need protection. If there really had to be someone in this world to take charge of the Dao and manage all the conflicts..."

"Then I hope that person is me."

"I want to be this saint."

His voice was calm, but his tone was very firm.

Having gone through so much, Ye Chen's Dao heart has become incredibly firm.

He knows what he wants.

The free and inactive way of the Golden Feather Emperor sounds wonderful; if one were alone, it would indeed be very carefree.

But Ye Chen is not alone. He has a lover, friends, and many believers and followers in his Samsara camp worship him.

He wanted to protect those around him, and even further, to protect all living beings.

To achieve this, he must wield supreme authority; he is neither at ease nor trusting of others to govern the rules.

He only trusts himself.

He wanted to establish his own rules, to reward the good and punish the evil, and to make everything in the world operate in an orderly manner, like the sun, moon and stars.

As for what the Abundant Emperor said about restoring the Great Dao to its formless and chaotic state, Ye Chen could not possibly accept that.

Without rules, nothing can be accomplished. The chaotic and primordial Dao will only bring unknowable disorder and uncertainty.

He wanted a stable world, a stable and eternal world where he, his lover, and his friends could live a peaceful and stable life forever.

If this is spread outwards, it means that all living beings in heaven and earth will live in eternal peace and security, free from the fear of darkness and death.

This is Ye Chen's Dao, the Dao of the Sage, the Dao of Eternity.

The cycle of reincarnation is a tool he uses to pursue the ultimate goal, a tool for rewarding good and punishing evil, and for establishing order.

The ultimate goal of governing reincarnation is to ensure that all beings are no longer subject to reincarnation.

"You have a lot of ideas, Lord of Reincarnation."

"Although we walk different paths, I will support you."

"After all, the world does need a sage to suppress all conflicts."

The Abundant Emperor looked at Ye Chen with admiration in his eyes, then took out a scroll, handed it to Ye Chen, and said,

"This is the formula for the Life-Saving Elixir. You can take it."

Ye Chen asked, "The Life-Saving Elixir?"

Emperor Fengrao said, "Yes, I have said before that I want to refine a kind of pill to completely resolve the Great Calamity of Burning Heaven."

"This kind of pill is extremely difficult to refine. I'll give you the formula so you can study it."

"If you can really refine it, it will be useful for you in the future when you fight against the Abyss."

Ye Chen accepted the pill formula scroll, cupped his hands and said, "Yes. Then, Your Majesty, I'll take my leave."

Emperor Fengrao said, "Yes, please give my regards to Elder Chiming."

Ye Chen responded with another "Yes," bowed again, bid farewell to the Abundant Emperor, and turned to leave.

After leaving the Thousand Rock Abyss, Ye Chen piloted the Azure Sky Dragon Boat back to the Nine Heavens Academy.

Looking back at the receding silhouette of the Thousand Rock Abyss, Ye Chen was filled with countless thoughts.

During his journey to the Thousand Cliffs Abyss, he experienced many things. Although he obtained the Nine Heavens Immortal Herb and the Heavenly Pivot Suspended Pot, the Heavenly Ancestor died, and he was burdened with the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Dao. He had also been in love with Feng Qingxue for ten thousand years. Whether the future holds fortune or misfortune is truly unpredictable.

But when Ye Chen used the laws of time to peer into his ultimate future, he discovered that countless timelines were all collapsing toward the same ending: death!

Even more so, this death was darker and more irreversible than before.

This is clearly because he carries the burden of the Yin-Yang cycle, bringing with him all sorts of unpredictable variables for the future.

Although the fortunes and misfortunes along the way are unpredictable, the outcome is predetermined.

Just like an ordinary person who has never cultivated, whether they are rich and powerful or poor and destitute, whether they are emperors and generals or commoners, after a hundred years, they all have a predetermined ending.

That is death!

Ye Chen's fate was also predetermined. No matter how many timelines there are in the future, they all collapse towards death, leaving no way out.

"My fate should not have been sealed."

There's always a way to turn things around.

Ye Chen let out a soft breath. Although the future was bleak, he was not discouraged and maintained an optimistic attitude.

Back in his cabin, Ye Chen sat cross-legged, sensing his body. He was now at the peak of the ninth level of the Burning Lamp Realm, and his physical cultivation was much stronger than before, which was a good thing.

Within his brain, the soul of the Immortal Emperor was still wreaking havoc.

However, he was unable to shake Ye Chen's spirit. Despite his repeated attacks, he could not harm Ye Chen, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

"What's going on, kid? What kind of evil thing is in your spiritual heart that makes you so unafraid of my attacks?"

The Eternal Emperor found it unbelievable. Despite repeated attacks, he had failed and was instead eroded by a mysterious force, which weakened his fighting spirit.

Ye Chen shook his head without answering. He simply activated the Twelve Heavenly Punishment Swords, piercing through the soul of the Eternal Emperor and suppressing him amidst his screams.

This is actually the power of pure love. Feng Qingxue's love is like armor, protecting Ye Chen's Dao heart.

This is a protection at the level of spiritual laws, which cannot be destroyed by the brute force of the Immortal Emperor.

They can even use love to influence and weaken the fighting spirit of the Longevity Emperor!
If Ye Chen wanted to refine the Longevity Emperor now, it would be a piece of cake, but he didn't do so.

Because he is currently burdened by the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Dao, the pressure is already immense, and the two heavenly pillars are supporting his heart and lungs, barely maintaining his balance.

If Ye Chen were to refine another divine authority, his body might not be able to withstand it. The balance would be broken, and the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Dao would press down, killing him.

Out of caution, Ye Chen did not act rashly. He had not yet refined the Sword Emperor's Annihilation Sword Soul and the Emperor's Sword Soul.

He also didn't open the stone box containing the Sword Dao Heavenly Book.

After calming himself down, Ye Chen took out the Heavenly Saint Bottle again and looked at the Frenzied Devouring Fragments inside.

The dark aura of the Devouring Fragment has already overwhelmed the light aura of the Heavenly Sacred Water. If this continues, the imbalance of Yin and Yang will become too great, and even the Heavenly Sacred Bottle may not be able to contain the fragment.

When the bottle explodes, the shattered fragments will burst out, and who knows what kind of disaster will occur.

"I need to seal this fragment away first."

Thinking this over, Ye Chen immediately activated the Sacred Language Book, transforming a page of the Sacred Language Book into layers of sealing runes, which he then covered the Heavenly Sacred Bottle with.

Under the seal of the Sacred Book, the aura of the Frenzied Devouring Fragment was completely suppressed and isolated.

Seeing this, Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction.

Although the Fragment of Frenzied Devouring has the effect of devouring the negative aspects of darkness, it once devoured the calamity of the Time God Path and his emotional tribulations, giving him great help.

However, he knew very well that his own dark and negative calamities had become the material to feed the Frenzied Devouring Fragments. If this continued, the Frenzied Devouring Fragments would grow stronger and become harder to suppress.

He had to take measures to seal the fragments of the Frenzied Devourer first, and as for his own calamity, he would have to find a way to solve it himself.

Ye Chen stretched out his palm, revealing the scene of the Heavenly Emperor's Reincarnation Kingdom. There was a Reincarnation Disc, imprinted with the Yin-Yang totem, floating above the Heavenly Kingdom, which looked magnificent and spectacular.

That Wheel of Reincarnation is the symbol of authority of the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Path. It once caused wind and thunder, which raged everywhere. Ye Chen's Heavenly Emperor Reincarnation Kingdom was also affected by disasters everywhere, and many people died or were injured.

Today, a star pillar and a dragon pillar support the sky, allowing the Wheel of Reincarnation to hang high in the sky like the sun and moon, without falling down. The flow of reincarnation energy also forms a stable rhythm and trajectory, without brewing any calamities.

The world has temporarily returned to peace. The people of the Heavenly Emperor's Reincarnation Kingdom are rebuilding their homes and resurrecting the dead.

People like Chi Lianjun and Zhou Shen are helping to clean up the ruins and rebuild their homes.

Seeing that the situation had initially stabilized, Ye Chen felt much more at ease.

Next, it's time to break through to the Abyss Realm.

The Abyss Realm is the third cultivation realm on the other side of the starry sky. It allows one to come into contact with the power of the dark origin and to use the power of darkness to suppress those of lower realms.

To enter the Abyss Realm, one's own Burning Lamp cultivation must be extremely strong to ensure that the Burning Lamp Divine Light never dies and illuminates the Abyss, in order to withstand the backlash from the Abyss.

This realm represents the initial contact with the abyss. When one is near the abyss, it is like walking on thin ice. Whether one can reach the other side depends entirely on one's own fate.

Once you reach the other side and see boundless light, that means you've broken through and entered the Divine Illumination Realm.

If you cannot enter, you will fall into the abyss, die, and return to nothingness.

Deep down, Ye Chen could sense that if he could reach the Abyss Realm, his mastery and comprehension of the Abyss would be further enhanced.

He could even enter the abyss and sleep forever at any time!
He felt a little itchy inside. The world of eternal slumber in the abyss was very attractive; dreams could come true and reality could be changed.

You can have anything you want in your dreams!

But Ye Chen also knew that nothing in this world is so cheap; everything comes at a price.

If you become engrossed in sleep, you may fall into eternal sleep and never wake up again.

"Forget about the Eternal Sleep Dream for now, let's focus on breaking through to the Abyss Realm first."

Ye Chen shook his head. With a breakthrough in his cultivation just around the corner, he naturally wouldn't stop there.

His foundation in Daoist arts at the Burning Lamp Realm was already very profound, so he naturally had the ability to break through to the Abyss Realm.

At that moment, Ye Chen took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and attempted to break through to the Abyss Realm.

The abyss realm was a boundless, chaotic darkness, and he plunged headlong into it.

Upon entering the dark world, Ye Chen felt a chill run through his body, as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss. All around him was pitch black, with no sun, moon, or stars in sight.

"The light of the Lamp shines through the abyss!"

Ye Chen unleashed a ray of light, which was the Divine Light of Burning Lamp originating from his dantian.

The light of the lamp he commanded spread rapidly, illuminating the dense darkness of the surrounding abyss.

"My child, wait."

But at that moment, a deep, resonant voice rang out.

Then, a large, pitch-black hand appeared out of nowhere and extinguished the light of Ye Chen's lamp.

The surrounding world was plunged into a desolate darkness once more, and from within that darkness, a pair of blood-red eyes rang out.

“My child, congratulations, you have finally stepped into the realm of the abyss.”

From the darkness came that deep voice again, carrying a hint of approval and satisfaction.

"abyss?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen was immediately horrified.

This is the voice of the abyss!
He looked into the pair of blood-red eyes before him, the eyes of the abyss, and the abyss was staring back at him!
“It’s me, my child.”

"So, are you willing to convert to my faith?"

"You have tasted the sweetness of dreams and know the true meaning of my vow to sleep forever in the abyss."

"As long as you are asleep in your dreams, you will have supreme happiness."

"On the contrary, if one becomes sober, one will face endless suffering."

Ye Chen was startled. Indeed, the dream was too sweet. The dream of loving Feng Qingxue for ten thousand years was the happiest time of his life.

But then, Ye Chen regained his senses and shook his head firmly, saying:

"A dream is just a dream. No matter how beautiful the dream is, there will be a day when you wake up. People must eventually face reality."

The Abyss said, "No, you woke up because an outsider disturbed you. If it weren't for the Abundant Emperor waking you up, you would have remained asleep forever."

"My vow of eternal sleep is to let all the heavens and all people sleep together."

"In this way, everyone will sleep peacefully, undisturbed by one another, and everyone can enjoy eternal peace."

"The world in your dream is not an illusion. The world of eternal sleep that I created is incredibly real, no different from reality. You should be able to understand this."

Ye Chen said, "It is indeed very realistic, so realistic that it affects reality."

"But what if other people also dream, and their dreams conflict with mine?"

"For example, I want Emperor Jinyu to die, and Emperor Jinyu also wants me to die. We are both dreaming, but our dreams are completely opposite. Which one will become reality?"

The Abyss said, "They are all real, parallel universes, and do not interfere with each other."

"Everyone dreams, and in their own dreams, they are the absolute masters."

"Everyone's dreams are like parallel lines, they do not interfere with each other."

"A parallel universe?" Ye Chen murmured softly, pondering for a moment before saying...

"So that means that in another time and space, Emperor Jinyu will kill me, and even my lover might be violated by him, right?"

Abyss sensed that Ye Chen's question was a bit pointed, paused for a moment, and then said, "Yes, but that has nothing to do with you."

"In your own time and space, you are the absolute master. You don't need to care about others; you can enjoy eternal happiness."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen firmly shook his head and said, "No, I cannot accept a parallel universe."

"Spacetime must be unique, and within this unique spacetime, I am the supreme ruler!"

"I will become a saint, protect those around me, and then protect all living beings!"

Abyss's expression changed, and he said, "You're too selfish! You only want your own happiness, but you don't care about the lives of others!"

Ye Chen said, "Ah, maybe, I guess I'm being selfish!"

"In short, I cannot accept the existence of other dimensions; this is an evil path, a demonic path!"

"My friends, my lovers, must never be hurt!"

He does have selfish motives; he truly wants to be the supreme ruler and protect all living beings, but he also wants to protect those around him.

Only with small acts of love can there be great love.

If the Abyss considers this selfish, then Ye Chen has no intention of arguing.

"Damn it!"

"Ye Chen, you still refuse to submit to me!"

"In the end, I'm destined to be a traitor!"

You don't deserve to dream!

After hearing Ye Chen's words, Abyss was completely enraged.

In Ye Chen's eyes, his vow to sleep forever was actually a heretical and demonic path.

He could not tolerate such accusations; he was utterly enraged.

Ye Chen felt the surrounding darkness boiling over, and the pair of blood-red eyes in the abyss burned with crimson demonic light, looking extremely frightening.

In the next instant, a terrifying black tide surged toward Ye Chen, threatening to engulf him.

This means the Abyss is enraged and intends to kill Ye Chen.

The Abyss and the Primordial One were locked in a struggle, but due to the rules of the world, the power he could descend was not particularly strong.

However, Ye Chen now carries the burden of the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Dao, making his physical foundation extremely fragile and unstable.

If the abyss launches a fierce attack, Ye Chen is in danger of collapsing.

Ye Chen's expression darkened, and he was about to meet the attack when a beam of white light shot out and blocked his way.

"Beware, the Lord of Reincarnation!"

It was actually the Mysterious Light Saint Emperor!

A spirit nurtured by the divine light and water.

The divine water of heaven has now been absorbed into the yin-yang cycle disc and become one side of the yin-yang totem.

Having lost his anchor, he could only parasitize Ye Chen's body.

Seeing the abyss attack, he immediately stepped forward, his palms moving to block the black tide's fierce assault.

However, with the rampant Black Tide of the Abyss, even the Xuan Guang Saint Emperor, who had lost the Heavenly Light Divine Water, was finding it somewhat difficult to resist.