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Shattering Sword Van Heqing and Heavenly Water Sword Yue Mu, both esteemed Great Sword Immortals, had long-standing ties with Yu Yuan. Upon realizing that their Sect Master's spiritual power was depleted and he might never again be able to cast the earth-shattering sword spell, they urgently turned to Yu Yuan with earnest pleas in their eyes. Their fear was palpable; they worried Yu Yuan might heed the slanderous words of the Chaos Roc and seize the opportunity to strike down Lin Daoke.

"Hehe!" The Chaos Roc cackled with a mocking sneer, relishing the chaos, and shouted, "Yu Yuan, just say the word, and I, along with the old lizard, will lend you our strength!"

The Unrestrained Stage Great Sword Immortals glared at the Chaos Roc upon hearing this. They made a silent vow that once they ascended to the highest realm, they would settle their score with the Chaos Roc.

Lin Daoke's frown deepened.

"If the Divine Soul Sect wishes to assert dominance in this vast and mighty world, eliminating Lin Daoke is essential."

Yuv Qian, who had narrowly escaped death by Lin Daoke's sword and taken refuge in the Tears of Blue Devil, bolstered his courage and proclaimed, "With Lin Daoke gone, Han Miaoyuan will have no one to rely on! Without the Sword Sect Lord, Han Miaoyuan's reputation will surely plummet!"

"Though it may seem a bit... underhanded, taking out Lin Daoke is indeed in the Divine Soul Sect's best interest," Tan Junshan chimed in, stoking the flames.

"Primordial Divine King!"

Rebecca, of the Banshee Clan, raised her voice in persuasion, driven by the loss of a clan elder at the hands of Lin Daoke.

From a distance, Beru, the great sage of the Star Race, along with the Rock Clan warriors and the Dark Elfkind, moved closer to Yu Yuan and Taishi, urging them to act.

They were all gripped by fear of Lin Daoke, awestruck by his unparalleled swordsmanship, and they too wished for his downfall.

With Lin Daoke's death, the coalition of forces Han Miaoyuan had united would crumble. Then, whatever the Divine Soul Sect aimed to implement would proceed with far less resistance.

"Sect Master Lin."

Under the watchful eyes of all, Yu Yuan, the guardian of the Dragon Slash Platform, drew nearer to Lin Daoke once again. Su Qingmo and Xue Jiu, upon witnessing his approach, had their eyes flash with icy resolve, ready to encircle Lin Daoke.

Lu Hongpeng clenched his jaw, prepared to go down fighting, determined to make Yu Yuan pay a steep price.

"What's got you all so worked up?"

The Dragon Slash Platform came to an abrupt halt. Yu Yuan, with a forced smile, gestured with a wave of his hand for them to back off.

"Move aside."

Lin Daoke commanded with an icy tone.

As soon as he spoke, Lu Hongpeng, Su Qingmo, and Xue Jiu had no choice but to obediently clear the way.

Yu Yuan advanced a few more steps and stepped onto the Dragon Slash Platform, which had returned to its luminescent white hue. He stood before Lin Daoke with a radiant smile. "Sect Master Lin, would you do me the honor of stepping onto the Dragon Slash Platform?"

Everyone was visibly confused.

Lin Daoke paused, momentarily taken aback, but with only a brief hesitation, he complied with Yu Yuan's request and stepped onto the Dragon Slash Platform.

Whoosh!

The moment his feet touched the platform, he seemed to dissolve into it, as if merging with the sea.

"Yu Yuan!"

"How dare you imprison our Sect Master!"

Lu Hongpeng, Xue Jiu, and the others erupted in anger. Yue Mu and Van Heqing were equally alarmed, fixing their gaze on Yu Yuan for an explanation.

"This man is incredibly sly!"

"The Dragon Slash Platform is the burial site of the Dragon God, and he's tricked Lin Daoke into going there under the guise of a truce. He's utterly nefarious!"

"He's merciless!"

Many warriors from other realms witnessed Lin Daoke's disappearance into the Dragon Slash Platform and began to clamor.

They assumed that Yu Yuan's intention was not to slay Lin Daoke but to use the mysterious powers of the Dragon Slash Platform to seal away the most powerful Great Sword Immortal of all time!

And for what purpose?

It was undoubtedly for Lin Daoke's unparalleled mastery of the Sword Dao!

"Heh!"

With a soft chuckle, Yu Yuan's true form vanished from the Dragon Slash Platform just like Lin Daoke.

Most onlookers believed that Yu Yuan, as the ruler of the Dragon Slash Platform, must have entered its inner realm, intent on seizing control of Lin Daoke when his sword energy was depleted.

"Taishi?"

Tianqi, with his imposing stature, and the elegant Youyu, both turned to Taishi, their faces etched with questions.

Taishi spoke with unruffled composure, "In truth, he, Youyu, and Lin Daoke are cut from the same cloth. However, Lin Daoke is more extreme and dogmatic. In my view, the path Lin Daoke has chosen is akin to a heretical way. He has devoted his entire life to the Sword Dao and achieved the ultimate mastery of it..."

"But what joy or meaning is there in such a life?"

Taishi shook his head, sighing with emotion. Without offering an explanation, Tianqi and Taixu had already discerned the answer.

...

Within the Dragon Slash Platform, the blood-red sky began to recede, and the limitless blood energy, intermingled with the crimson lightning of bloodline Dao laws, converged towards Yu Yuan's Yang God on the distant Origin Blood Continent.

His Yang God, aglow with a spectrum of faint colors, remotely absorbed the power.

The crimson lightning transformed back into meridians, as the vast blood energy once again dissipated into his limbs and body.

As the blood hue completely vanished, the world inside the Dragon Slash Platform was restored to its original state.

The silver-white icy ground, the torn barriers of the three worlds, and the remnants of the Dragon Gods' division were faintly visible.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Clouds of milky-white smoke converged from all directions, furiously rushing towards the lower dantian of Lin Daoke's abdomen.

Yu Yuan floated serenely within the thick spiritual energy cloud, a smile playing at his lips.

Lin Daoke, however, stood with his arms raised, peering down with a puzzled expression at the refined Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth within the smoke, which infused his Yellow Court Little World at a rate comparable to the Profound Dao Flag.

The source of his sword force, the lower dantian, first became enshrouded in white mist before swiftly generating liquid Spiritual Qi.

The foggy sea of Spiritual Qi filled his Yellow Court Little World, raining down droplets of Spiritual Qi onto his parched dantian.

Lin Daoke was utterly bewildered.

Firstly, he couldn't fathom why Yu Yuan had brought him to the Dragon Slash Platform only to aid in the reconstitution of his Spiritual Energy.

Furthermore, he couldn't grasp why the environment within the Dragon Slash Platform felt so eerily familiar.

And then there was the presence of such pure and concentrated Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth within the Dragon Slash Platform, indistinguishable from that of the Boundless Great World!

He suddenly cast his gaze towards the dome, sensing new Spiritual Qi still seeping in from the outside.

The Dragon Slash Platform appeared to be inhaling...

Much like the Boundless Great World, it ceaselessly engulfed the external starry sky's unique energies. Through the cleansing and purification of the boundary wall, it transformed into Spiritual Qi, perfectly suited for the fortification and advancement of all beings within the Boundless Great World.

Spiritual Qi is the most pristine energy in the Eon Realm!

Lin Daoke was momentarily dumbfounded, but ultimately, his gaze settled on Yu Yuan, seeking an answer through his eyes: "Why?"

"I won't be personally escorting you, Sect Master Lin, back to the Boundless Great World. It's evident to all that your dantian is nearly depleted after successive battles. Without our intervention, it's unlikely that you could evade the powerful beings from foreign realms who might intercept you."

"Should the Star Race's Barol, the Bright Clan's Cadorath, and the Devaputra Race's High Priest Reid conspire to assassinate you, in your current state... you wouldn't make it back to the Boundless Great World."

"Of course, once they realize you've replenished your Spiritual Qi, no one would dare lay a finger on you," Yu Yuan explained, his smile warm and reassuring.

Lin Daoke continued to stare intently, his expression unchanged, his eyes still questioning: Why?

"My Yang God is currently on the Origin Blood Continent with Huang-er. Cough, cough. Don't give me that look; I've always called her Huang-er."

"Ever since I embarked on my cultivation journey, my ties with the Sword Sect have been the strongest. I've earned the recognition of the Optimus Sword's soul. When I was in dire straits on the Crack Archipelago, it was Van Heqing who came to my rescue with his sword."

"In the Firefly Starfield of the Asura Clan, without the resonance of that sword light river, I would have been annihilated by the Chaos Roc and Alonso of the Asura Clan."

"My connections with the Sword Sect run deep, and I owe them much."

"Besides, I've always held you, Sect Master Lin, in high regard. We bear no grudges against each other. Regardless of your reasons for obeying Han Miaoyuan's commands, even if we are to clash in the future..."

Yu Yuan's grin was radiant.

"I want our battle to be truly fair! Not one where you've been weakened by Andrea, forced to fight me with merely a fraction of your strength!"

"Just as you would not unleash your full might in a single blow against Tan Xiaotian or the Demon Phoenix, regardless of your opponent, neither would I."

Boom!

At that moment, the force within the Dragon Slash Platform propelled Lin Daoke outwards.

Accustomed to voraciously absorbing Spiritual Qi and drawing from the Profound Dao Flag, Lin Daoke had, in a brief span, extracted a substantial amount of power from the Dragon Slash Platform.

At least sixty percent of his prime strength.

Lin Daoke, now at sixty percent of his battle prowess, was not someone any extraterrestrial race would dare to provoke. With the obstacles to his return to the Boundless Great World removed, Yu Yuan felt it was sufficiently resolved.

He thus ceased the infusion of spiritual energy and, with the authority of the World Lord, dispatched Lin Daoke back to the outside world.

Swish!

Half an hour later, Lin Daoke, who had vanished from the Dragon Slash Platform, reappeared out of nowhere.

"Sect Master!"

Su Qingmo and the others, frantic with worry, quickly gathered around him, forming a protective circle.

"Lin Daoke!" The Chaos Roc inhaled sharply, his expression darkening as he said with a hint of regret, "It's truly disappointing."

He sensed a significant resurgence of spiritual energy within Lin Daoke's lower dantian.

—Enough for Lin Daoke to unleash numerous sword strikes!

"Congratulations to Sect Master Lin on the restoration of your power." Taishi smiled, bowing slightly, and shared with everyone the events that had unfolded inside the Dragon Slash Platform.

Those who had harbored malicious speculations felt a wave of shame and embarrassment upon hearing this.

Others were left wondering why Yu Yuan would assist Lin Daoke and allow him to replenish his spiritual energy.

And was there more to the Dragon Slash Platform than met the eye?

"Did Yu Yuan aid in his recovery?"

Jiaang Miaojie's eyes sparkled as she excitedly clapped the Tears of Blue Devil, exclaiming, "Lord Yuv Qian, this doesn't seem to match your expectations!"

Yuv Qian harrumphed, "That conceited man will face the consequences of his arrogance sooner or later!"

Whoosh!

Yu Yuan reemerged, standing tall on the Dragon Slash Platform, he offered Lin Daoke a courteous gesture, "Forgive me for not escorting you further."

Lin Daoke acknowledged him with a complex look, then transformed into a streak of sword light and swiftly departed without uttering a word.

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