#578 - The Wheel of Life in the Star of Destiny

Tian Ming and Gu Yin returned to the surface, where Jin Luo stepped forward to inquire.

The three of them briefly described the situation below.

"What, you said there's a Red-Haired Evil being suppressed below?"

Jin Luo's expression changed drastically. Red-Haired Evils were products of the apocalyptic curse, symbolizing destruction, darkness, turmoil, and despair.

Their Supreme Master Sects, if not for their deep roots and strong backgrounds, would have been annihilated in the apocalyptic torrent long ago.

Whenever that era arrived, the apocalyptic torrent swept through heaven and earth. Places like their Golden Ancient City would retreat into the forbidden zone of the Golden Ancient Mine to avoid disaster, thus surviving.

Regarding Tian Ming and Gu Yin informing the sect about the Great Heavenly Position Half-Saint, Jin Luo remained silent for a moment, pondering before saying anything more.

He naturally had some associations in mind, but the Soul Hunting Hall had not notified any Great Heavenly Position experts, and after careful consideration, he dismissed the idea.

For the Golden Ancient City, killing Jun Wu Xie and eliminating future threats was the top priority.

As for who would obtain his possessions after his death, it was not as important.

After all, there were several factions here, and vying for them would likely lead to no result.

Divine beasts, although their bloodlines were heaven-defying, probably wouldn't have enough time to grow in this special era.

And in this great era, the greatest hope lay in leaving this realm and going to a wider world. Besides, the divine beast following Jun Wu Xie wouldn't be so easily subdued, likely leading to wasted effort in the end.

This way, the possibility of being settled by the Military Saint could be greatly reduced, minimizing the risk to the sect.

"We will guard the four directions. Also, have those Lesser Heavenly Position Half-Saints blocking the direction to the Great Zhou Capital come here. When the two Great Heavenly Position Half-Saints arrive, this place will be an impregnable fortress. Even if that Jun becomes a speck of dust, he won't escape!"

After Gu Yin finished speaking, he went to the western part of the swamp.

Tian Ming and Hun You each went to the east and north.

The four of them guarded the entire swamp area from their respective directions.

Before long, more than a dozen veteran Lesser Heavenly Position Half-Saints arrived, completely sealing off this thousand-mile swamp.

"My sect's Great Heavenly Position Half-Saint has arrived," Tian Ming transmitted to Gu Yin and the others.

"My Ancient Phoenix Sect's Great Heavenly Position expert has also arrived and is currently in the mountains not far from this swamp," Gu Yin also informed them.

Smiles appeared on the faces of all four.

Now, even if that Jun had heaven-defying abilities, he would ultimately be unable to escape death.

The Holy Sect, wanting to escape under the watch of so many Half-Saints, and even two Great Heavenly Position Half-Saints?

That was impossible. The difference in their levels was too great. To a Great Heavenly Position, a Holy Sect was like an ant, easily crushed by a flick of the finger.

Even if Jun Wu Xie was an anomaly, possessing the strength to kill a newly advanced Half-Saint at the Holy Sect realm, the difference was still too great.

… …

In the mountains near the swamp, in the north and south directions, there were two old men, one wearing a mixed-element Daoist robe and the other a golden-red long robe.

They each stood under an ancient tree on a mountain peak, the space around their bodies distorted, making it impossible to see their faces clearly.

"Fellow Daoist, if it's truly a divine beast, how will our two sects decide its ownership?"

The Great Heavenly Position Half-Saint of the Ancient Phoenix Sect peered through the void, secretly conversing with the Great Heavenly Position Half-Saint of the Heaven Purification Sect using divine sense.

"Naturally, we will discuss it. What does Fellow Daoist think?"

The Great Heavenly Position Half-Saint of the Heaven Purification Sect replied calmly.

"How shall we discuss it?"

The Great Heavenly Position Half-Saint of the Ancient Phoenix Sect naturally agreed with the other party's proposal. Otherwise, if they were to fight, neither would gain any advantage, and variables might arise.

"Well, let's wait until that little brat is dead before discussing it."

"Very well, this child is too monstrous and has formed a deadly feud with our sects. He must not live, or he will become a great threat to us in the future."

The two fell silent after speaking, simply watching the swamp area without another word.

… …

At the same time, in the Great Zhou Capital, behind the Immortal Execution Sword Sect.

There was a pavilion, a very simple pavilion.

Sovereign of the Phoenix sat beside a bluestone table in the center of the pavilion, playing the zither.

The zither music was melodious, lingering endlessly.

Heavenly Sword sat opposite her, listening to the music while brewing tea.

After Sovereign of the Phoenix finished playing a piece, he handed her a cup of hot tea and took a sip himself.

Then, he put down the teacup and gently swiped his finger across the stone table, and a screen of light appeared in the void.

The screen was split into left and right sides, each displaying different images.

"His situation is truly strange," Sovereign of the Phoenix said, looking at the scene displayed on the right side of the light screen, which was Jun Wu Xie inside the cave.

"It is indeed a bit strange. I originally intended to help him earlier, but who knew he could withstand the erosion of the Darkest Curse. Although his body has long been stained by darkness, it has not completely turned grotesque, and he has always guarded his true self. This is truly unbelievable…"

Heavenly Sword's words were filled with surprise, even a powerhouse like him found it hard to believe.

"His body hides secrets that we cannot窥视…"

A strange color flashed in Sovereign of the Phoenix's eyes: "There is a mysterious power in his洞天that隔绝our神念窥视. Could it be related to that person's daughter? Besides that kind of existence, who can escape our 法眼?"

"His secrets are best left unexplored, even by us. We were forced to act because he encountered a life-or-death crisis, but we failed. Looking at his current state, although his body is covered with crimson hair, it is not completely grotesque, and he is repairing his injured body. Perhaps, without me taking action, he can solve the problem of the Darkest Curse himself after he repairs his injuries."

"The problem now is that even if he solves the Darkest Curse, he will probably find it difficult to escape from his predicament."

As Sovereign of the Phoenix spoke, her gaze fell on the scene displayed on the left side of the light screen.

It showed the entire swamp and its surrounding area in great detail.

"Two Great Heavenly Positions," Heavenly Sword smiled faintly: "The Ancient Phoenix Sect and the Heaven Purification Sect are truly unscrupulous. They are frantically testing that princess's bottom line. That princess clearly wants to磨砺Wu Xie and does not intend to directly intervene."

"What about you? Are you not planning to intervene either?"

"It's the same old saying, he needs磨砺, and his enemies should be faced by himself." Heavenly Sword changed the subject here, adding: "But as his grandmaster, I have to show something. Let's wait until he solves the problem inside the cave."

… …

Time passed in the blink of an eye.

Jun Wu Xie's physical body had been completely repaired, all the injuries had healed, but he really didn't like his current physical state.

It was really bad, his body was covered with blood-red hair, looking like a monster.

In the past few days, the Darkest Curse had completely eroded the sea of stars in his洞天. All the golden stars had now turned black, emitting a gray-black energy, making the洞天like a dark hell.

Now, all the Darkest Curse had gathered in the central area of the洞天, repeatedly trying to erode the命星, but it had not succeeded.

In the洞天, the only thing that remained golden was the golden halo surrounding the命星.

He had tried many methods to remove the Darkest Curse from his body, but all had failed.

"Now it seems there is only one way left, but if something goes wrong, it's really over…"

After thinking it over and over, Jun Wu Xie realized that other methods were ineffective, and now he could only try to solve it with the命星.

Although the Darkest Curse seemed to be wary of the命星, he was still conservative about using the命星to forcibly吞噬the Darkest Curse.

After all, what kind of changes would occur after the命星吞噬the Darkest Curse was unpredictable.

He pondered for a moment and finally made a decision.

There was no other way at the moment. This was the only way that had a chance to solve the Darkest Curse. As for what would happen, he would only know after trying.

He took a deep breath and gathered the part of his spiritual will that had returned to his physical body in the洞天, and began to gradually urge the命星.

The scene at the location of the命星, which looked like a void vortex, gradually became fierce, and the vortex became more and more terrifying.

Its吞噬force was constantly increasing, causing a part of the Darkest Curse that was trying to erode the命星to be sucked over.

Those gray-black substances were sucked into the golden halo, rotating with the halo, round and round, quickly approaching the void vortex in the middle.

During this process, the Darkest Curse struggled frantically, trying to pull itself out, but it was severely deformed by the suction and could not break free, and finally had to break itself off, giving up the part that was being sucked.

In just a moment, that part of the gray-black Darkest Curse was sucked into the vortex and disappeared.

At this moment, Jun Wu Xie could clearly feel that it had been吞噬by the命星.

An incomparably evil and eerie aura erupted in the命星, but the next moment, this aura and will were suppressed.

Jun Wu Xie didn't know what was happening inside his命星, but he was sure that the Darkest Curse substance was completely suppressed in the命星.

After that, he realized that those evil and eerie auras were constantly dissolving, and a very strange energy, different from any energy he had absorbed before, was now flowing in the命星.

"This is…"

His heart trembled violently, and after a brief shock, he couldn't help but be overjoyed!

"The命星actually净化the Darkest Curse will, turning it into dark matter energy without any pollution?"

He realized this and immediately frantically urged the命星, causing its吞噬force to increase sharply in an instant!

In an instant, the吞噬force of the命星directly sucked over the Darkest Curse substance that was keeping its distance from it.

The gray-black aura of the Darkest Curse substance was滔天, struggling and resisting fiercely, and even发出尖厉的咆哮声inside.

But no matter what it did, it couldn't break free. It was sucked into the golden star ring of the Natal Star, and quickly pulled into utter deformation. The whole thing was broken down, eventually forming a spiral shape, sucked into the void vortex, and continuously devoured by the Natal Star.

"My Natal Star, my Natal Star actually has such a miraculous and heaven-defying effect!"

Jun Wuxie's heart was filled with shock. What did this mean?

It meant that in the future, as long as he didn't encounter living, tainted, high-realm demonic entities, and didn't encounter that particularly terrifying dark curse, he wouldn't have to be afraid at all, and could directly use the Natal Star to solve them!

He continued to enhance the Natal Star's devouring power, covering every inch of flesh and blood, every corner of his body.

Instantly, all the dark curse substances eroding his body were forcibly sucked out, stripped from his flesh and blood, sucked into the inner world, and headed towards the void vortex formed by the Natal Star.

The crimson hair growing on his body quickly disappeared, and he soon returned to normal.

"Good fellow, this effect is truly heaven-defying!"

Jun Wuxie immediately left the Eternal Life Divine Hall, his main soul completely returning to his physical body.

Inside the cave, it was filled with too much dark curse power, constantly spreading out from the body of the slain demonic entity, endlessly drilling into his body.

But he was not afraid now. He continuously activated the Natal Star, maintaining its devouring power to cover every corner of his body, so that the dark curse substances would be sucked into the inner world as soon as they invaded his body.

With his main soul returning, his perception of the Natal Star became much clearer.

He faintly felt that something inside the Natal Star was slowly rotating and grinding.

He concentrated his mental power to sense it, and a vague image of the inside of the Natal Star gradually appeared in his mind.

"What is that? Why does it look a bit like… a World-Grinding Disc?"

The more he sensed, the more he felt it was similar, too similar!