Everything within sight was gray.

Heaven and earth shared this solitary hue.

Chen Yuan opened his eyes, his gaze solemn. At this moment, though he lacked complete understanding, a suspicion had already taken root in his heart. If nothing unexpected happened,

this place was his Inner World!

When rules spontaneously generate, that will be the day his physical body attains sainthood!

For some unknown reason, Chen Yuan's mind wandered to the myth of Pangu from his past life. Could it be that only by creating heaven and earth could he achieve success?

But where would he find the divine axe?

......

Chen Yuan became lost in his Inner World, earnestly contemplating a solution to break free from his predicament. He had no path to follow, not even the demon gods of the demon race had faced this.

He could only rely on himself.

Meanwhile, outside, thunder rumbled incessantly, and brilliant lightning continued to strike, relentlessly pounding the Celestial Furnace formed by the Four Divine Beasts.

One could vaguely see the nine divine dragons, almost imperceptible, already fused with the divine flames. The descending tribulation lightning served as fuel to stoke the divine flames.

The spiritual energy within tens of thousands of feet raged, ceaselessly drawn into the furnace, forging Chen Yuan's physical body, seeking to completely integrate him with the Four Divine Beasts.

Moro's expression became exceedingly grave. He did not know what dangers Chen Yuan was currently facing, but the mere essence of the divine flames alone was enough for him to sense a threat.

One could imagine that Chen Yuan, situated at the heart of the furnace, must be enduring immense pressure.

Unfortunately, he also possessed no experience with physical sanctification and could not offer guidance, much less accurately discern the perilous situation Chen Yuan was in. He could only wait...

There was no other way.

He could only hope that Chen Yuan would continue his legendary streak, overcoming one obstacle after another, even crossing this human chasm that had blocked countless talented individuals.

Time had passed for a long time, and the divine flames showed no sign of extinguishing. Xiang Guang Sheng's eyes betrayed some worry, but seeing Moro's composure, he merely opened his mouth and suppressed the thoughts in his heart.

These were not questions he should be asking.

At this time, at Nine Dragons Mountain in Southern Province, the miraculous appearance of the Four Divine Beasts had spread throughout half of the Central Plains. Almost every power's hidden lines were sparing no expense to disseminate this news.

In these chaotic times, the manifestation of the Four Divine Beasts easily sparked certain associations.

Moro retrieved the shimmering Heavenly Tome and asked in a low voice:

"Hmm?"

"Senior, news has arrived from Southern Province, saying that the Four Divine Beasts have appeared at Nine Dragons Mountain. Are you and Chen Yuan..." The voice belonged to Consort Su Ziyue of the Prince of Yan.

She did not know much about Chen Yuan's breakthrough, only that he would be entering closed-door cultivation soon, somewhere within Southern Province. Thus, when the news arrived, she immediately inquired.

"Indeed, the Prince of Yan is undergoing a breakthrough, but I did not expect the news to spread so far." Moro's face was slightly grave.

Their conversation was quickly overheard by the other Dao Lords of the Dao God Palace, who each ignited their unique starlight.

"The Prince of Yan is undergoing a breakthrough? Could he be entering the Sixth Realm?"

Chu Changfeng asked, filled with shock.

Since the battle at Zhennan Pass, he had been leading the Zhennan Army to guard the border. He knew some things about the Central Plains, but not many, so he appeared very surprised.

"Correct."

"Does the junior need to go and protect him?"

Jiang He's calm voice sounded, not saying much, but every word he spoke went straight to the point.

"This junior also has some free time and can mobilize 100,000 elite soldiers to go there."

Chu Changfeng immediately stated.

As for Li Suqing and Yang Huatian, they remained silent. They had not even broken through to the Yang God Realm yet. If they went, Moro would probably have to spend extra effort to protect them.

"There's no need for the time being. You should each guard your respective responsibilities. It will be enough with this poor monk here."

Moro rejected their offers to help.

If anyone came who he couldn't deal with, they would only be going to their deaths. If he could handle it, they would only be wasting their time coming.

"Alright, with Senior here, I imagine that no one can harm Chen Yuan."

"Indeed."

"Hmm?"

Moro was about to reply when he suddenly frowned, sensing a terrifying aura descending. His expression immediately darkened, and he quickly cut off the Heavenly Tome connection, taking a step dozens of miles away and said in a cold voice:

"What demon dares to come here!"

"Heh heh, so Chen Yuan is indeed undergoing a breakthrough. I seem to have arrived at the perfect time." The calm surface of the void twisted slightly, and a burly man clad in black robes slowly materialized.

It was none other than the current Demon Emperor of Southern Border, Mo Ying!

"Where does this benefactor come from?"

Moro's face was calm, but his heart was extremely heavy, because in his perception, he could barely sense the other party's aura anymore. The most likely explanation for this was that the other party's cultivation far surpassed his own.

He was at the peak of the Human Immortal Realm, a being who had condensed the Three Flowers on his head. If someone far surpassed him, that would be... a Land Immortal!

And the other party was clearly not a human. That meant that he was a powerful demon god who had reached the 'Undying Body' realm. If one considered the current situation in Southern Border,

the other party's identity was obvious.

The Demon Emperor!

"Chen Yuan is this emperor's mortal enemy. Today, I have such a golden opportunity to suppress and kill him. Tell me, what else would I be here for?" Mo Ying's gaze was somewhat contemptuous as he sneered.

He did not take a mere Human Immortal from the human race seriously.

Chen Yuan was someone he had to kill!

Not to mention the numerous grudges between them and how Chen Yuan had ruined many of his plans, the treasure that had made him tremble, which Chen Yuan had displayed in the Demon Suppression Tower, had been coveted by him for a long time.

Such a treasure could only be wielded by an emperor.

As for Chen Yuan, he was also a great threat. In just half a year, he had grown to a terrifying extent, repeatedly transcending realms, more terrifying than even him.

One had to know that he had only reached this step by relying on the divine power from beyond the realm, swallowing a top demon god, and the added blessing of the demon race's destiny.

What about Chen Yuan?

Back in the Demon Suppression Tower, he was only at the Qi Refining Realm.

Now, he was being called the number one in the Central Plains, invincible below immortals, and was now undergoing a breakthrough, about to step into the Sixth Realm.

If he was allowed to continue growing, he would surely become a great threat in the future!

"If you know what's good for you, leave now, and this emperor will spare your life. Otherwise... this emperor will have to taste the long-missed taste of a human immortal's primordial spirit."

Mo Ying's dark eyes stared at Moro, his gaze somewhat greedy, wanting to swallow him whole.

"Benefactor, please leave."

Moro said no more. He placed his palms together, and his aura instantly soared. A golden phantom thousands of feet tall faintly appeared, overlooking Mo Ying before him.

No matter what, he could not retreat!

Otherwise, if Chen Yuan's breakthrough was interrupted, the consequences would be unpredictable. He just didn't expect Chen Yuan's breakthrough to cause such a commotion.

It had even attracted Mo Ying, the Demon Emperor from Southern Border.

He could only hope that Lu Chengfeng would arrive sooner to stop this demon.

"Courting death!"

Mo Ying looked at Moro and sneered. His aura also rose rapidly, and an extremely powerful sense of oppression instantly swept across the heavens and earth. A scarlet netherblood tiger phantom ten thousand feet tall slowly materialized.

The golden body that had seemed extremely large before now appeared tiny in comparison.

Mo Ying snorted coldly, and the tiger's roar shook the heavens. A giant claw fell from the sky, obscuring the heavens and earth. The terrifying power of rules seemed to have completely broken free from the domain.

The demon race's 'Undying Body' realm was similar to the human race's Land Immortal realm. The inner world had already manifested intangible rules and could form a world of its own. When a palm fell, it was as if an entire world was collapsing.

The immense pressure instantly caused Moro's expression to change drastically. His gaze sharpened, and the golden body hurtled straight toward the ten-thousand-foot phantom. In an instant, they collided.

"Boom!!!"

The terrifying aftershocks directly swept across the heavens and earth. The very center of the clash had shattered the void, revealing a dark abyss that seemed capable of devouring everything.

And Moro's golden body cracked inch by inch at this moment, unable to withstand the power of the demon god at all.

"Nothing but an ant!"

Mo Ying sneered, seemingly mocking Moro's overestimation of himself. He took a step forward, and the ten-thousand-foot phantom followed, suppressing him. The terrifying blood energy exploded like thunder.

Moro's eyes were extremely indifferent. After the golden body shattered, a golden body that was half demon and half Buddha slowly emerged from behind him. Facing a powerful demon emperor, he did not avoid or retreat, but faced the difficulty head-on.

"Courting death!"

The tiger's roar exploded once again. Mo Ying had already been somewhat enraged by Moro's attitude. The terrifying rules of the inner world swept out, and the giant tiger's head opened its bloody maw, wanting to devour Moro's golden body.

And at this moment, the heavens and earth seemed to have been directly separated. An invisible power of rules directly blocked Moro's path, and no matter how the tiger's head roared, it could not break through the barrier.

"Who is it!"

Mo Ying's expression was somewhat unsightly as he cautiously observed the surrounding heavens and earth. Being able to directly block his attack was enough to prove that the person interfering was a powerful expert.

"The human race's territory cannot be trampled upon by demons."

Rolling thunder resounded through the void. The surroundings changed in an instant, and the void shattered. Lu Chengfeng directly used his great divine power to drag the entire world into the turbulent void.

Battles between Land Immortals were too powerful.

And this place was only dozens of miles away from Nine Dragons Mountain. A single clash could affect the area and impact Chen Yuan's cultivation breakthrough. They had to create distance.

Lu Chengfeng, dressed in white with snow-white hair, revealed his true form, his gaze extremely indifferent. Beneath the ten-thousand-foot tiger's head, he was insignificant, but the aura on his body was difficult to ignore.

Moro also secretly breathed a sigh of relief the moment he saw Lu Chengfeng. He had known the possibility of relying on him alone to block Mo Ying was extremely low, and only a Land Immortal could deal with a Demon Emperor.

Well... and the Martial God.

"Who are you? How dare you interfere in this emperor's affairs?"

Mo Ying was forcibly dragged into the turbulent void, and his heart was extremely vigilant. He didn't dare to act rashly. The aura coming from Lu Chengfeng was even stronger than his.

The human race of the Central Plains... was truly terrifying.

"I, Lu Chengfeng, am protecting Chen Yuan. If you don't want to die, get lost."

Lu Chengfeng had no intention of announcing his identity. He looked calmly at Mo Ying, seemingly with some contempt.

"Presumptuous! An emperor cannot be humiliated!"

Being reprimanded like an ant, Mo Ying naturally could not bear it. He was immediately enraged and had a restless urge to test this person.

"You dare to call yourself an emperor with your demonic origins!"

Lu Chengfeng snorted coldly and took a step forward. The turbulent void stirred his white hair, and terrifying five-elemental rules surrounded his body, his power extremely astonishing.

The Human Immortal Realm used the condensation of the Flower of Rules as a measure, hence the name Three Flowers Converging at the Crown. The Land Immortal Realm, on the other hand, used the comprehension of the five-elemental rules as a measure.

Known as Five Energies Converging at the Origin.

One who comprehended all five-elemental rules was a Land Immortal Peak!

This was Lu Chengfeng's powerful foundation after thousands of years of arduous cultivation. This... was the powerhouse who could compete with Emperor Chu for supremacy back then. If he didn't have a few tricks up his sleeve, how could he have gambled with Emperor Chu?

"You..."

The terrifying power instantly caused Mo Ying's pupils to shrink deeply. He had heard that Chen Yuan might have a human Land Immortal expert behind him, but he had relied on his powerful cultivation and dismissed it.

Now, he had finally witnessed this person's strength.

He had gone even further than him!

"Are you still not leaving?!"

Lu Chengfeng's gaze turned cold, and he directly shouted.

......

At this moment, within Nine Dragons Mountain.

The divine flames transformed from tribulation lightning grew more and more terrifying, constantly burning Chen Yuan's physical body, as if wanting to completely reduce it to ashes. A human achieving sainthood was an act against heaven, and he had to undergo heavenly tribulation.

Thunder and fire refined the true body!

Chen Yuan's robes had all turned to ashes, and his skin was a fiery red, nearly merging with the lava. It seemed that he would be completely annihilated in the next moment.

In the dim world, Chen Yuan used all sorts of methods, but he was still unable to break through the empty barrier. Here, he seemed to have no martial power at all.

As vulnerable as a newborn baby.

"Heaven and earth..."

"Physical body..."

"Domain..."

Chen Yuan looked at the barrier before him and muttered to himself, his gaze extremely solemn.

This was like a chasm that he could not break through from the inside, but he believed that the path ahead could not be cut off. What others could do, he could also do.

Unfortunately, his primordial spirit showed no reaction.

He could not summon the Destiny Altar either.

Here, he could only rely on himself.

Himself...

Chen Yuan took a deep breath, and his consciousness fell into thought. His mind was constantly recalling all of his experiences since he began cultivating his physical body: blood energy like a dragon, indestructible body...

Supernatural powers were completed, the physical body was indestructible.

Smelting all the mixed divine blood into one...

A flash of inspiration, Chen Yuan suddenly thought of a possibility. His body was still filled with the blood of the Four Divine Beasts. Could he use this as a breakthrough point?

No sooner said than done, he immediately forcibly connected with his physical body. Although it was weak, he still sensed a thread of connection. The terrifying divine fire immediately enveloped the divine furnace.

He wanted to turn this world shrouded by the divine furnace into his own.

As soon as the thought arose,

the color of the world changed. Chen Yuan's physical body rapidly expanded, while the Celestial Furnace quickly shrank. In a short time, only a mere dozen feet remained.

The nine dragon veins completely drilled into his physical body, and the Four Divine Beasts constantly roared. The divine lightning above the nine heavens was even more terrifying, striking his physical body one after another.

Let the world shrouded by the divine furnace return to himself.

And the surging divine flames seemed to penetrate space, appearing in the dim realm.

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