Chapter 1992: Emitting Light

"Seizing the body… YaO Zu…"

Inside the living seed of the Gui Fo Realm, all of Sui Yin’s consciousness returned, leaving only this persistent thought in her mind.

Yes, she gave up.

She had coveted the body at the crossroads, which encompassed consumption, decay, and immortality, for too long; she was even the first to obtain it.

After all, Tian Ren Wu Shuai had long ago been sanctified by the Xue Shi Pearl, and had always been under Sui Yin’s control.

This backup plan was supposed to be foolproof for her.

Now, the cooked duck had finally flown away.

"Dao Qiong Cang…"

"Dao Qiong Cang!"

Whether it was giving up halfway, or being intimidated by Dao Qiong Cang.

Sui Yin knew her own state, and after hearing the dirty man at the crossroads speak, she couldn’t hold on any longer.

If one does not act decisively, one will suffer from the consequences.

If she continued to torment herself like this, she would not only be intimidated and influenced by Dao Qiong Cang, but eventually be infiltrated bit by bit until death.

A tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs.

But then again, while Dao Qiong Cang was guilty, Xu Xiao Shou was also an accomplice; Sui Yin would definitely seek revenge if given the chance.

Ultimately, why would a tiger fall into the plains?

Didn't all of this have to be attributed to YaO Zu?

If she didn't want to refine herself into a World Tree and plant a new Tian Jing, would all these messy things have happened later?

"Shen Nong Bai Cao!"

Sui Yin returned to the living seed, her thoughts turning to the culprit who caused her current situation.

The more she thought, the angrier she became; the angrier, the more frustrated; the more frustrated, the more depressed, and stressed.

It seemed as if the whole world was against her, with YaO Zu at the forefront. Since that was the case, why not let her taste everything she was currently experiencing?

"No, no…"

Sui Yin, however, managed to calm down.

She was the guiding ancestor. She always felt that she shouldn't so easily let go of her hatred for Dao Qiong Cang, simply shifting it to YaO Zu when things didn't go well here.

But when forced to choose between "YaO Zu" and "Dao Qiong Cang," after much thought, YaO Zu remained the one most guilty.

This was truly the object of her revenge.

To be soft when facing the strong, and hard when facing the weak; to avoid the primary enemy, YaO Zu, and seek revenge on a mere Dao Qiong Cang—would that still be Sui Yin?

"No, no…"

Sui Yin still felt she had been corrupted.

Just now, deep within Bei Huai’s memory.

Those countless memory imprints struck deep into her consciousness; Dao Qiong Cang definitely did something to her.

But as her thoughts went back and forth between YaO and Dao, Sui Yin genuinely had no recourse against Dao Qiong Cang.

She did want to move the Shen Yi finger in the Xue Shi Pearl.

However, she was not stupid. She knew that even moving Bei Huai led to such a consequence. If she were to move the Shen Yi finger, which was already in Dao Qiong Cang’s hand, wouldn't she be played around even more?

But when her thoughts turned to how to scheme against YaO Zu, it was as if she had been constipated for a thousand years and finally found a way to relieve herself, with schemes pouring out like water from a broken dam.

"YaO Zu is currently resetting and cannot control the living seed for now. I can completely pay a certain price to reclaim the power within the living seed that belongs to me…"

"Since YaO Zu dared to use ‘Shu Zhong’ as ‘Sheng Zhong’, changing her self-form through the transformation of life, why can't I initiate a technique to, in turn, regard ‘Sheng Zhong’ as an abnormal ‘Shu Zhong’, thereby tracing back to YaO Zu and even influencing her?"

Such a technique, Sui Yin could refine in an instant.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to show Xu Xiao Shou YaO Zu's state in the Bei Ming Di Jing through the living seed earlier.

"If so, why not take advantage of this time to gather power, and when YaO Zu resets, directly seize YaO Zu's Dao through the connection between the living seed and YaO Zu?"

Sui Yin, in her weakened state, naturally knew that she couldn't successfully seize the Dao.

But at this moment, she knew that she was not fighting alone; that dirty man, Dao Qiong Cang, also wanted to scheme against YaO Zu.

And at the crucial moment, Bei Huai would also seize the Dao.

Sui Yin had been inside that body and knew that with Bei Huai's tenacious will, Dao Qiong Cang couldn't do anything to him for the time being.

In other words…

Multi-pronged approach!

With various forces all aiming for YaO Zu, when YaO Zu finally reset, even if she passed the Dao integration period, how much chance of winning would she have when caught off guard?

Even if everyone failed to seize the Dao, would they still be able to get a few sips of soup from YaO Zu's resetting power to nourish themselves?

It should be known that YaO Zu was not Ba Zun An.

The Dao of Life and the Dao of Reincarnation were not inherently pure combat Daos, and were not known for their fighting prowess.

If the Dao of Techniques were nourished by life energy, allowing Sui Yin to recover somewhat, she would be completely on par with Ba Zun An in terms of combat.

At that time, YaO, Dao, Bei, Xu, and all other minor characters, wouldn't they be easily captured?

"No, no, still not right…"

The thought process was too smooth!

It was as if Sui Yin was born for this moment, for seizing YaO Zu's Dao.

If she didn't realize her thoughts were influenced by Dao Qiong Cang, would she still be Sui Yin?

Struggling to break free from the inertia of thought…

Sui Yin realized with a bitter smile that apart from this, she truly had no other options.

She was at a dead end, unable to cooperate with Xu Xiao Shou, harboring a grudge against Dao Qiong Cang, and having a relationship of "being refined" versus "counter-refining" with YaO Zu.

The only way she could think of to break the deadlock was external intervention to help her, which left only Mo Zu.

However, with Mo Zu's greed, it was currently only restrained by Shen Yi.

If he were truly given free rein…

From Mo Zu's perspective, would it be better to share a new Tian Jing with YaO Zu, or to help a Sui Yin recover, raising a tiger to cause future trouble?

"Seizing the body… YaO Zu…"

A thousand ways, all leading to this.

She knew this was Dao Qiong Cang’s cunning scheme.

She knew that when YaO Zu reset, if she dared to seize her body, Dao Qiong Cang would surely have more calculations.

But after much thought, it seemed there was no other path for her than to follow this overt move by that person named Dao.

Sui Yin had no choice!

Besides a desperate seizure, to carve out a path to survival from Dao Qiong Cang's open scheme, a path she hadn't yet seen, there was no other way!

"I underestimated him…"

At this moment, Sui Yin finally realized what kind of opponent she had overlooked before.

But perhaps it was unwillingness, perhaps she still didn't believe in fate. Ultimately, the chaotic situation suited cunning and treacherous individuals like Dao Qiong Cang.

If it were a one-on-one fight, with everyone at their peak, had Sui Yin ever feared anyone?

"Hold it in."

For now, only patience.

Sui Yin suppressed the anger in her heart, recalled the insights gained from observing Ba Zun An achieving Dao, and began to burn herself.

"Shu Zhong Wan Bian…"

She exhausted her last strength, completely abandoning her past and present self, allowing herself to enter an undefined future self.

By doing so, the self cultivated in the past and present would inevitably be "lost," but perhaps she could turn the tide.

As for how her future self would develop, and whether it would still be her…

That could wait!

At the very least, she had to first accumulate enough strength to unleash Ni Jin Lun Sheng and emit light, otherwise, when seizing YaO Zu's Dao, she wouldn't even have the chips to contend with Dao Qiong Cang!

"Blood Sacrifice · Shu Zhong Wan Bian!"

The wind at the crossroads temporarily ceased.

The Gui Fo Realm’s living seed showed no abnormalities from the outside.

Nian Zu Kui Lei Han, under the Dao Bei Song Zhong, could no longer make a sound.

Everything seemed to have settled, leaving only the invincible scene on the front battlefield, where Shen Yi stood holding his staff, surveying all directions, suppressing the Five Domains into deathly silence.

But even as the Dao sound of the Ancestral God’s demise reached its crescendo, people in the Five Domains found it hard to accept such a cruel reality:

"Han Zu, has he truly fallen?"

Most people’s impression of Han Zu remained at the moment he appeared with the Xi Dao Xuan Chi.

How glorious!

One family with two Ancestral Gods, both father and son achieved greatness.

Even though he suffered a slight setback upon his debut, everyone believed that Han Zu still had many unrevealed tricks.

That was an Ancestral God, sealed by the head of the Five Great Saint Emperor Families. At worst, he wouldn't be instantly killed by Shen Yi in just a few moves, like a mere passerby.

The truth was, Shen Yi only launched one charge.

Han Zu unleashed all his techniques but couldn't stop his bull-like charge. He was literally struck down from body, spirit, and will, leading to his physical demise and spiritual extinction.

"To give birth to a daughter, she should be like Xiang Yao Yao!"

Some even chanted this slogan.

Throughout the world, perhaps the only thing that could restrain Shen Yi was the saying, "A hero can't pass the beauty's test."

And while Shen Yi temporarily rested, and the battle sound was invincible, someone else noticed that not only did the Xi Dao Xuan Chi extinguish its light and actively dodge.

Even at the place of Han Zu's Dao fall, illusory and dim black smoke gathered and condensed, then instantly surged northward.

"Han Zu?"

"He's not dead yet?"

"Indeed, I knew Han Zu was more than that!"

Only those Spirit Refiners skilled in the Dao of Intent could perceive this fleeting wisp of consciousness smoke.

But in an instant, they realized that Han Zu had fallen, even the Dao sound had ceased. How could a wisp of consciousness possibly remain?

Did they not see, right at the site of his Dao fall, the essence of the Great Dao was condensing, slowly forming an ancient character: Han!

"Ben Yuan Zhen Jie…"

With Hua Zu's "Hua" character preceding it, everyone more or less knew that when this "Han" character appeared, it meant Han Zu had almost no chance of resurrection.

Given this, that wisp of black smoke might not necessarily be Han Zu's remaining will; on the contrary, it was highly likely to be Mo Zu.

After all, Gu Xiao Lei’s three people, Abbot You Xi, and Han Zu's arrival were all to cover Mo Zu's body's retreat, clearly all guided by Mo Zu.

And how could Shen Yi not see the truth that even the people of the Five Domains could partially perceive?

"Mo Zu's will…"

Earlier, he had let go of Mo Zu's body, giving it a chance to drive the Tai Yuan Mu Coffin to the Sword Tower in the Northern Region to merge with Mo Zu's spirit.

Was it truly because he was stopped?

It was only because of the appearance of the Xi Dao Xuan Chi that Shen Yi had a rough intuition, feeling that Mo Zu's will, encompassing body, spirit, and intent, was most likely residing in Han Zu's abandoned Moon Palace body.

He just needed to focus on Mo Zu's will.

If the body and spirit merged, but lacked one intent, what would Mo Zu use to fight him?

Regarding the judgment of combat power, and self-awareness, Shen Yi was extremely clear. He knew precisely what his current combat power status was.

A Mo Zu in three-in-one form might pose a certain threat.

But a Mo Zu only with body and spirit merged could not inflict any damage on Shen Yi, the God of Three Realms.

"This intent, belongs to me!"

Shen Yi kicked Ba Wang, and instantly, staff shadows wrapped around him, chasing after Mo Zu's will as he flew away.

But at this moment, adjacent to the North Sea, at the former site of Gui Zhe Sheng Mountain, space shattered, and a figure shot out, blocking Shen Yi's path.

"That is…"

"The Ancestor of All Ancestors, Jin Zhao Lao Zu?!"

Some sharp-eyed individuals in the Five Domains, with the amplified image transmitted via Zhang Xing, clearly saw who the old man with shackles on his hands and feet was.

Jin Zhao Lao Zu’s mood at this moment could be described as a mix of emotions.

First of all, he was just a Saint Emperor.

Secondly, he had no interest whatsoever in the battle between gods and demons.

Lastly, he swore that his stance was that of a Saint Slave. As one of the three ancestors of the White Vein, he unconditionally supported Ba Zun An and Shen Yi.

But for some reason, seeing Shen Yi destroy Han Zu and go after Mo Zu's will, his feet moved on their own, and his power activated itself.

"Pupu—"

A white flame jumped from his palm.

Jin Zhao Lao Zu, in an instant, revealed his primordial power, the Heavenly Fire, Heart of Jin Zhao.

And it was without reservation, unleashing with all his might, even beginning to overdraft his own potential.

Jin Zhao Lao Zu had been sealed as a Saint Emperor for too many years.

He knew his own state too well: he wasn't guided by an Ancestral God, but controlled by an Ancestral God!

But he swore that throughout his journey, from his birth to the end of his imprisonment on Void Island, he had never met Mo Zu, so naturally, he couldn't have any connection with Mo Zu.

The only possible Ancestral God's backup, however you looked at it, could only be YaO Zu's backup, right?

After all, when the space of Sheng Fu Tu City previously exploded, a Cang Qiong Divine Tree cracked out. In a sense, it was giving birth to his mother, so he should have been under YaO Zu's jurisdiction.

"What am I doing now?"

Shen Yi came roaring with his staff, and two selves were fighting in Jin Zhao Lao Zu’s mind.

One was begging, saying, "You killed Han Zu, can you please not kill me too? I'm one of yours."

The other said nothing, just frantically overdrawing itself, wanting to stop Shen Yi for even a breath.

Thus, flames flickered in Jin Zhao Lao Zu's hand. After the Heart of Jin Zhao, several more heavenly fires emerged. The fires overlapped, and the power of destruction was ready to erupt.

"Heart of Jin Zhao, Three-Day Frozen Tribulation…"

"Wait, isn't this Shou Ye's ability?"

There were indeed many Spirit Refiners in the Five Domains who studied Heavenly Fire.

Even if it was their first time seeing true fire, they instantly recognized the heavenly fires revealed in Jin Zhao Lao Zu’s hand:

"Jue Ling Yan Duo, I heard it makes all spiritual power vanish upon contact, like a forbidden spell barrier."

"Kong Jian Lan Yan, a heavenly fire that can even scorch space spells, and seems to have terrifying destructive power against mental energy."

"Cui Yu Wen Pin, Du Li She Xian, these are two extremes! One can nourish the Dao of Intent, the other burns with a poison that pierces the heart, with no cure."

"And! Hua Yue Sui, Yu Tuan Meng, Jin Chi Lun… Aren't these all recorded in the 'Heavenly Fire Atlas'? How could someone actually collect them all?"

No, please…

Do not provoke this person…

Jin Zhao Lao Zu’s expression and mood were tormented to the extreme.

He had indeed swallowed many heavenly fires, and with his own power, had managed to integrate them, though not perfectly stable, yet勉强 compatible.

But these things, since they couldn’t even be released when facing Ba Zun An, then they shouldn't have appeared at all.

Against an Ancestral God!

Against Shen Yi, who could instantly kill an Ancestral God!

Even if he could instantly unleash the power of an Ancestral God and deliver a fatal blow, what then? How would he resolve the backlash?

Please let me go—

Jin Zhao Lao Zu roared in his heart, but his face was distorted with ferocity.

He manifested nine heavenly fires in his hand, forcibly combining them into a cluster, shaped like a fire lotus.

A scorching wave of air instantly swept across the faces of all Spirit Refiners in the Central Domain. The entire world fell silent.

That giant, colorful blazing sun hung above the Gui Fo Realm, perfectly blocking Shen Yi's path.

Before it even erupted, everyone already felt that even if the deceased Han Zu were to be resurrected and endure this attack head-on, he would likely die again.

Who would have thought that while the whole world was anxious, Shen Yi, staff in hand, sped northward, his gaze fixed on the receding will of Mo Zu?

Impossible!

Even more impossible!

He completely disregarded the Saint Emperor blocking his path. As he passed by the fiery lotus sun, Ba Wang was slightly raised, and as he entered the center of the fire lotus, a corner of his lips curled up:

"Old man, do you want to glow too?"