Chapter 440: Primordial Essence Energy! Master Sa's Disciple!

Chapter 440: Primordial Essence Energy! Master Sa's Disciple!

Is there also Polluted Energy in the Vast Continent?

Qin Zheng's heart sank slightly, and he immediately had a bad premonition.

If the great battle on the Ninth Heaven was rooted in this Polluted Energy that could distort one's soul...

Could the Polluted Energy that appeared on the Vast Continent at this moment have been brought by the Primordial Great Figures who escaped from the Thirty-Three Heavens?

If so, who is the Primordial that has been polluted, and what is their current state?

"Where did you get this?"

"Fellow Daoist, you have come from Beyond the Heavens. Have you ever encountered this strand of pollution?"

The two spoke almost simultaneously.

Ye Tianxin's eyes lit up slightly upon hearing this, and he nodded lightly, "Fellow Daoist, you have indeed seen this strand of pollution."

As he spoke, strands of brilliance appeared in his palm, covering the hair that was constantly emitting black demonic energy.

Sizzle!

Just like a red-hot iron being suddenly immersed in cool water, a faint buzzing sound instantly arose.

The hair that was emitting black demonic energy was instantly eroded and vanished, turning into a wisp of black smoke.

At this moment, Ye Tianxin turned to Qin Zheng and said with a slightly solemn tone, "Fellow Daoist, please follow me."

Qin Zheng nodded in agreement.

It was clear that the other party wanted to show him more than just this single hair.

Ye Tianxin reached out and lightly touched the void, causing the space in all directions to ripple like a lake, and everything became blurry.

After a few breaths, the ripples in the void subsided, and the originally sunny and pleasant place filled with birdsong and flowers transformed into a land of dark mountains and rugged rocks.

The sky above was filled with thunderbolts, exuding an aura of suppressing evil and protecting against all harm, making the entire world oppressive.

However, in Qin Zheng's perception, he still clearly sensed the Polluted Energy permeating the void.

These Polluted Energy were dispersed in the void, unable to condense, but one strand gathered and took form, and the sky immediately responded with thunderbolts, eradicating it and turning it into ashes.

The source of this Polluted Energy...

Qin Zheng's gaze followed.

In the center of this world was an endless sea of fire, and the void, under the scorching heat of the fire, constantly distorted.

In the heart of the sea of fire, there was a disheveled Daoist, sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, enduring the bombardment and scorching of heavenly thunder and earthly flames.

The Polluted Energy in the void was constantly emanating from his body.

A being invaded by the Polluted Energy!

Moreover, it hadn't transformed into a monster but remained in its original form, completely different from the old sect master of the Nine Sun Immid Sect that Qin Zheng had seen in the Immortal Ruins.

Qin Zheng's gaze focused, and he carefully observed the polluted Daoist.

"This Daoist suddenly descended from the heavens and arrived in the Celestial Dynasty's territory one hundred and thirty thousand years ago."

"At that time, he still had a shred of rationality left, and he asked me to suppress and seal him, which led to the current situation."

Ye Tianxin's voice slowly sounded, and after a slight pause, he said solemnly, "Now, this Daoist has been completely invaded by the Polluted Energy and has lost his rationality, becoming a demon."

"If I truly fall, I ask Fellow Daoist to maintain this place and prevent the Daoist from breaking free of the array of heavenly thunder and earthly flames."

"Otherwise, regardless of the various powers in the Vast Continent, the human race will first suffer a calamity of extinction!"

Qin Zheng withdrew his gaze after hearing this and then looked at Ye Tianxin, "This Daoist's aura is only at the Great Transcendent level, and you can't kill him?"

With Ye Tianxin's current realm and strength, he should be able to defeat the polluted Daoist in the sea of fire.

But Ye Tianxin shook his head lightly, "I can kill him, but I can't."

"The Daoist still has a shred of rationality left, and he repeatedly warned me that if I couldn't purify and remove the Polluted Energy within him, I shouldn't kill him."

"Otherwise, without the Daoist's body, the Polluted Energy within him would erupt in the Celestial Dynasty, instantly polluting countless humans."

Qin Zheng nodded slightly. After slaying the old sect master of the Nine Sun Immid Sect, the Polluted Energy within him had also burst out.

It was as if there was a parasitic entity with spiritual intelligence, and once its current host was dead, it would immediately seek out the next host to parasitize.

After pondering for a few breaths, Qin Zheng asked again, "Can't even a Primordial be killed?"

Ye Tianxin thought for a moment and then replied, "I don't know how strong a Primordial is, but when the Daoist still had rationality, he told me that I couldn't kill him."

Qin Zheng's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he looked back at the sea of fire.

Was this Polluted Energy truly so powerful?

Could the Polluted Energy within a Great Transcendent be so difficult to handle, even for a Primordial?

Qin Zheng pondered for a moment, then took a step forward, directly into the raging fire, heading towards the Daoist who sat in the center.

Ye Tianxin's expression flickered slightly upon seeing this, but he didn't intervene.

As the heavenly thunder and earthly flame raged, about to lock onto Qin Zheng who had intruded, he casually waved his hand, releasing the array's lock on Qin Zheng.

The sea of fire was vast and boundless, but Qin Zheng took a single step, covering the distance in just a few strides, and quickly reached the Daoist.

As he approached, the Daoist's closed eyes opened at that moment.

Black!

An extreme, intense black!

In the Daoist's eyes, there were no pupils, no whites, only an overwhelming darkness.

Dark, filthy, twisted, and evil. All the negative aspects of the world seemed to be condensed within those eyes.

If one's mental fortitude was not strong, just a glance from those eyes would likely lead to instant pollution and assimilation.

"Who are you?"

The Daoist spoke slowly, his tone calm and weathered.

But in Qin Zheng's ears, it was as if countless demonic sounds were calling out, disturbing his mind and unsettling his soul.

He was like a collection of filth, spreading pollution with every word and action.

Qin Zheng stood before the Daoist.

Since the Daoist was seated cross-legged, Qin Zheng looked down at him.

"Answer me!"

A flash of red light suddenly appeared in the Daoist's pitch-black eyes, and as he rose, his aura became turbulent.

Ye Tianxin, standing outside the sea of fire, noticed this and slightly furrowed his brows, raising his right hand as if ready to intervene at any moment.

But at that moment—

Bang! A loud boom reverberated.

Qin Zheng extended his right hand, placing it on the Daoist's head, interrupting his rising motion and forcefully pushing him back into his original seated position.

"Don't move."

Qin Zheng spoke indifferently.

The Daoist's face contorted, but under the restraint of the hand on his head, he seemed bound, unable to move.

Ye Tianxin slowly lowered his raised hand.

At the same time,

Qin Zheng's consciousness turned inward, and the virtue scroll in his mind trembled, quickly revealing lines of text.

【Polluted Body Detected. Can be purified. Requires ten Virtue Crystals. Proceed with purification?】

【Note: Purification grants ten strands of Primordial Essence Energy!】

Polluted Body

Primordial Essence Energy

The virtue scroll's reaction this time was not as intense as the previous one, where it immediately refined the polluted energy on the spot.

However, it was also possible that Qin Zheng's current accumulation of virtue was insufficient, which prevented him from refining the Daoist before him.

Qin Zheng's thoughts surged.

The mentioned Primordial Essence Energy was likely the unknown energy the virtue scroll had displayed after the previous purification of polluted energy.

When that strand of energy merged with the virtue scroll, it caused a transformation, unlocking the virtue technique and granting Qin Zheng the ability to 【Traverse All Heavens】.

If he could purify the Daoist before him, ten strands of Primordial Essence Energy, it was uncertain what changes it would bring to the virtue scroll or what new virtue techniques it might unlock.

Unfortunately,

Ten Virtue Crystals.

He didn't have a single one at the moment.

Qin Zheng retracted his consciousness, removed his right hand from the Daoist's head, and looked down at him, asking calmly, "Do you remember who you are?"

Although the Daoist was polluted, he hadn't lost his sanity and could still communicate.

"Hmph!"

The Daoist snorted coldly, looking up at Qin Zheng, and said with a chilling tone, "If you release me, I might consider telling you!"

Qin Zheng didn't respond but instead pondered for a moment before raising his right hand again, pointing it towards the Daoist.

Having experienced the previous suppression, the Daoist didn't resist; instead, he lifted his head and laughed coldly, "If you dare, you can kill me."

"But I must warn you, whether it's you, that boy over there, or anyone else, you will all face a calamity that will turn your world upside down!"

Qin Zheng didn't reply; instead, he extended his index finger and gently tapped the Daoist's head.

This action caught the Daoist off guard and even surprised Ye Tianxin outside the sea of fire.

But at that moment—

Within Qin Zheng's inner universe, the Immortal Slaying Sword gently slashed, releasing a strand of Immortal Slaying Sword Aura that instantly transformed into countless fine strands, traveling along his arm and reaching his fingertip.

Without any obstruction, the sword aura surged into the Daoist's head once more.

Boom!

The Immortal Slaying Sword Aura erupted within the Daoist's body!

"You want to kill me? Truly... ahhh!"

The Daoist, who had sensed the sword aura entering his body, was initially mocking Qin Zheng, but within a moment, his expression changed drastically, and he began to scream in agony.

The polluted energy that surged within him instantly returned to his body, and the sense of distortion and pollution emanating from his entire body was directly weakened.

Seeing this, Ye Tianxin, who was standing at a distance, had a sudden change in expression, showing shock for the first time.

Qin Zheng, on the other hand, nodded slightly, perfectly verifying his own suspicions.

Ye Tianxin was incredibly powerful, having reached the pinnacle of the Great Dharmaraja Rank, with no further room for advancement.

However, he could only manage to kill the Daoist but was unable to eradicate the polluted energy within the Daoist's body, so he had no choice but to suppress it.

Because he was only a Great Dharmaraja.

But Ye Tianxin was different; the Three Pure Ones' Divine Artifacts were Dao Realm Divine Artifacts. Although they were damaged, their essential supremacy still surpassed that of the Primordials! He attempted to infiltrate the Daoist's body with the Immortal Slaying Sword Aura, not to sever the Daoist's life force but to specifically eradicate the polluted energy within.

And indeed, he succeeded!

If this was the case, as long as he continuously channeled the Immortal Slaying Sword Aura into the Daoist's body, constantly eradicating the polluted energy within, he could completely annihilate the Daoist.

The Daoist also sensed this, and his face finally showed a trace of fear. He hurriedly begged for mercy, "High Immortal, spare my life! High Immortal, spare my life!"

"I, Qiluoshan, am a disciple of Master Sa. By chance, I came to this place, took the initiative to contact the master of this place, and voluntarily sealed myself, with no intention of harming any living being!"

As the Daoist begged for mercy, his originally pitch-black eyes gradually became clear, with distinct whites and irises.

Moreover, the polluted energy that had been surging out of his body was now completely retracted, and for a moment, he appeared no different from an ordinary person.

Ye Tianxin, who was guarding outside the Fire Sea, changed his expression again and swiftly took a step forward, arriving beside Qin Zheng.

"How could this be?"

Ye Tianxin looked down at the Daoist, his pupils slightly constricted, and muttered softly.

The Daoist's current appearance, if it were anyone else, would be completely unrecognizable as one already fully corrupted.

Suddenly,

His heart sank, and a thought rapidly spread through his mind.

The Vast Continent

How many beings have already been corrupted and invaded?!

Qin Zheng also thought of this, and his heart sank as well, but he began to ponder the words the Daoist had spoken earlier.

"A disciple of Master Sa, who came here by chance..."

In other words, the opponent did not follow the Primordials to the Vast Continent but arrived here unintentionally through other means.

This could explain why the opponent did not seek help from the Primordials but instead sought assistance from Ye Tianxin, who was of the Great Dharmaraja Rank, to suppress him.

Seeing Qin Zheng's contemplative expression, the Daoist Qiluoshan turned to look at Ye Tianxin and quickly said, "You can testify that I took the initiative to find you for the sealing!"

"Didn't you say that you were afraid of losing your mind and harming countless beings after losing your sanity?"

Hearing this, Ye Tianxin's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "Has your sanity returned?"

Qiluoshan was about to nod, but at this moment, Qin Zheng snapped out of his thoughts and calmly said, "He's not recovered; he just knows he's going to die."

As he spoke, he struck Qiluoshan's head again, and the Immortal Slaying Sword Aura quietly surged into his body once more.

"Ahhhh!"

The Daoist screamed in pain again.

"Where is Master Sa now? What state is he in? And how did you get here?"

Qin Zheng asked three questions in a row.

Ye Tianxin's eyes flashed with light, but he didn't understand what Qin Zheng was saying, so he pursed his lips without asking further.

The Daoist gradually escaped from his pain and looked at Qin Zheng with eyes filled with fear.

"Master Sa was struck down from the Heavenly Court, and he took the opportunity to send us, his disciples, out. That's all I know."

Struck down from the Heavenly Court?

Qin Zheng's eyes narrowed, and he asked in quick succession, "Why was Master Sa struck down from the Heavenly Court? What is the Heavenly Court like now?"

The Daoist opened his mouth to prophesy, but in an instant, his eyes became hazy and confused.

"The Heavenly Court... the Heavenly Court..."

"I don't know..."

After muttering a few words,

Boom!

The polluted energy within his body, which had been weakened, suddenly surged as if it had received a powerful boost, exploding in an instant.

Qiluoshan's eyes turned pitch-black again, and his expression became cold and ferocious. He was about to stand up and take action.

Bang!

Ye Tianxin casually struck him with a palm, knocking him back down to the ground.

"I said, don't move."

His voice was cold and indifferent.

(End of Chapter)

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