C649 Losing Control!

The Fallen Moon Forbidden Area was abuzz with activity as silhouettes glided through the skies on an array of flying artifacts. The Primordial Yang Sect's "Fire Heart Fan," the Thunder Sect's "Cold Lightning Boat," and the Taiyuan Sect's "Wind Cloud Luan" all patrolled the perimeter, vigilant against any anomalies that might emerge should the Heaven Sealing Soul Transformation Formation fail.

Hovering just outside the forbidden zone was a colossal shield, floating like a solitary island in the sky. Dozens of cultivators from the Primordial Yang Sect, hailing from Yang Mountain, unleashed orbs of light imbued with Sun Essence Fire, arrayed in formation towards the forbidden land.

Mountain Lord Feng Pu, hands clasped behind his back, gazed upon the forbidden area with an air of grave concern. Meanwhile, the Sword Sect's elite, led by Ji Ningshuang, were deep in negotiations with the Desolate God outside the Great Swamp, ensuring that no Big Devil slipped through their grasp.

They were also on guard against the sudden emergence of the Chaos Roc and Lim Zhuyun, who could wreak havoc with their killing sprees. Experts from the Profound Sky Sect, along with practitioners from the Spirit Void Sect, Cloud Water Sect, and Cold Yin Sect, had set out for the Crimson Desert to quell the Earth Demon and vanquish the remnants of malevolent beings.

He stood as the Primordial Yang Sect's sentinel over the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area. His cultivation level allowed him to perceive the disturbances rippling through the Boundless Land, the Nether Abyss, and other enigmatic locales beyond the control of the Upper Sects, Devil Palace, and Demon Palace.

Feng Pu was acutely aware that these ominous signs heralded impending turmoil. A single misstep could shatter the delicate power structure maintained by the five paramount forces.

"Mountain Lord, that young man Yu Yuan, once escorted to Luan Bird City by a member of the Chen family, has vanished without a trace," reported a disciple from Yang Mountain, bowing respectfully before Feng Pu. "Luan Bird City is unlike any other in the Profound Sky Continent. Even we cannot recklessly search for him there."

"His appearance, or lack thereof, is of little consequence now," Feng Pu murmured.

The disciple looked puzzled. "Why is that?"

Feng Pu exhaled a weary sigh. "I have a hunch about what's transpired within the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area. The portal to the Outland Star River, I suspect, was reactivated following the Divine Statue's return. The forbidden area is likely teeming with Devaputras by now, and the malevolent spirits that have been suppressed for eons are probably breaking free."

"Ah! Then, what should we do?"

"The defiers who dare to leave the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area must be slain."

A fiery rainbow erupted from the colossal shield beneath Feng Pu's feet, filled with thousands of sparkling flame crystals. These were refined from the "Heaven Flame" Feng Pu had collected from the Outland Star River, each one branded with the ultimate truths of fiery energy.

The sound of laws thundering echoed from the fiery cascade, sending shivers through the souls of every disciple of the Primordial Yang Sect.

"Awoo!"

A massive beast, born from the endless darkness of resentment, was the first to emerge through the Heaven Sealing Soul Transformation Formation.

"A junior from the Primordial Yang Sect!"

This Earth Demon, sealed for eons, was nourished by pure resentment. The Heavenly Demon within it surged like billowing clouds, amplifying its malevolence.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The vast body of dark resentment suddenly morphed into a hundred-zhang tall figure resembling an ancient Evil God, defiantly striding across the flaming rainbow towards Feng Pu.

"Evil Demon!"

Hundreds of miles away, a senior cultivator from the Thunder Sect exclaimed in shock.

Crack!

Three thousand bolts of divine lightning, like silver whips of the gods, lashed out from the Thunder Sect's "Cold Lightning Boats."

The behemoth referred to as the "Evil Demon" was riddled with holes in an instant, as the dense lightning burst within its body.

"The forbidden area's formation has naturally dissolved!"

"Strange soul Heavenly Demons are breaking free!"

People yelled, forming arrays and unleashing their life-preserving artifacts while clutching pellets in their hands.

Heavenly Demons poured out of the forbidden area like an unstoppable force.

"Those who leave the forbidden area shall be executed on the spot!"

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In the Blue Sky Shrine of the Luan Bird Empire, Yu Yuan tirelessly worked with the Evil Cauldron, using pellets to continuously refine and extract the Yang God Fragments from the Ice Thunder Mark. He pulverized them, then harvested the fragmented Heavenly Souls, drawing them together.

This was a mentally taxing task, yet it was a practice immensely beneficial to his advancement to the Penetrating Stage.

In the rented cultivation chamber, he lost track of day and night.

Yet another Yang God Fragment burst at the mouth of the Evil Cauldron, its gray soul essence merging into Xie Binn's Heavenly Soul.

A cluster of gray soul shadows, no larger than a toddler's fist, had become visible to the naked eye.

In a mere fortnight, Xie Binn had undergone a transformation. His eyes sparkled with a vitality reminiscent of an ancient tree bursting forth with new growth, radiating a sense of rejuvenated life force.

His spirit had improved tenfold, even a hundredfold. Gazing at the soul that was his own, he understood that once all the soul thoughts of the Heavenly Soul were complete and settled into his Niwan Acupoint, merging with his primary soul, he would ascend from the Yin God Stage to the Soul Wandering Stage in the blink of an eye.

Having witnessed the vistas of the Yang God Stage, he required no new spiritual journey, unimpeded by the constraints of realms.

With dedicated cultivation and keeping pace with his spiritual energy, blood, and soul power, he could progress steadily, swiftly returning to the Yang God Stage.

A century of torment, a past too painful to revisit, might very well catalyze his elevation, leading him to discover the path to the Unrestrained Stage.

Should Xie Binn achieve the status of an Unrestrained Stage cultivator, the Clouds Sect could overturn their present setbacks!

"I need to rest a moment."

Yu Yuan exhaled a breath of stale air and retrieved a Soul Accumulating Pill from his Mustard Seed Bracelet, unconcerned with squandering such a treasure, and released its potent effects.

The Soul Accumulating Pill was designed to swiftly bolster the soul power of Yin God Stage practitioners and expedite the healing of injured Yin Gods.

For Yu Yuan, at the Penetrating Stage, using the Soul Accumulating Pill to restore his spiritual consciousness was somewhat overkill.

"Senior Xie, during your travels to the Outland Star River, have you ever encountered something known as the 'Life Altar'?" As the pill's effects gently unfolded, Yu Yuan multitasked, focusing his spiritual consciousness while engaging in light conversation with Xie Binn.

"Life Altar!" Xie Binn was taken aback, his curiosity piqued. "Yu Yuan, how do you come by such esoteric knowledge?"

"You've made inquiries about me before, and you're aware that I've delved into the depths of the Ember Waters and communed with the Chaos Roc," Yu Yuan said openly, without any pretense. "Inside the Aura Altar, using the Evil Cauldron, I managed to extract the Giant Beast Amber from the very body of the Chaos Roc."

"After that, I used the Giant Beast Amber to forge a Life Altar within myself."

He was forthright in his admission, "I had no idea what a Life Altar was initially. I stumbled upon its existence purely by chance."

Xie Binn was left speechless for quite some time after hearing this.

Eventually, he spoke with a strained voice, "I believe that the Giant Beast Amber wasn't something you could have separated on your own. It must have been the Chaos Roc's deliberate doing. Only with its intervention could you have crafted a Life Altar inside yourself."

"What are you implying?" Yu Yuan was taken aback.

"The Starry Behemoth chose you, intentionally allowing you to acquire the Giant Beast Amber so you could condense a Life Altar within. This way, the Chaos Roc could naturally transform into you," Xie Binn said gravely. "To my knowledge, the existing Starry Behemoths are all seeking a new form of rebirth because their massive bodies and the method of consuming stars for growth are increasingly at odds with the natural order."

"Take the Devaputras, the Asura Clan, and the Demon Race, for instance. The new generation of intelligent beings, like humans, have become the darlings of the cosmos."

"The human race, in particular, has surprised everyone. Once the seemingly frail humans of the Boundless Land discovered the path to harness spiritual energy for cultivation, they unleashed astonishing potential and rose to dominate the starry heavens."

"The Chaos Roc must have foreseen this, seeking a human vessel with potential to cultivate in human form."

"You are the chosen one!"

"Have you noticed that since you left the Ember Waters, it has been keeping a vigilant eye on you, observing your every move?" Xie Binn pressed.

Yu Yuan was startled. "Are you suggesting that it intends to take over my body for cultivation?"

"The Life Altar is a birthright of the Galaxy Alien Race, a privilege of the mighty! Only beings like the Chaos Roc, a Starry Behemoth, could create such a thing!" Xie Binn inhaled deeply. "Without its consent, without the Chaos Roc's tampering with the Giant Beast Amber, your efforts to refine it would never have resulted in a Life Altar!"

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