The mighty creatures of the vast ocean, the majority of which are characterized by their enormous size and plentiful flesh, could provide Chu Zheng with an abundant supply of nutrients.


    Chu Zheng left a sliver of his divine sense through the sword array, paying attention to the movements of the spatial channel, and then he continued to dive deeper.


    Soon, he found a rather suitable monster fish, tens of meters long, with a hundred fins growing on its belly, sharp as knives, cutting through the heavy waves as it swam, exuding an oppressive force.


    [Sword Eye Fish (Third Order): A fish demon that lives in the deep sea, its fin isparable to spirit iron, and can be used to refine high-quality magic treasures.]


    A Third Order sea demon, already equal to a Soul Condensing Monk, in the deep sea, the sea demon''sbat power is undoubtedly a notch better.


    The moment it discovered Chu Zheng, the Sword Eye Fish charged straight at him. Its belly fins fluttered, stirring upyers of undercurrents within the heavy waves, with enough force to crush gold and iron.


    Chu Zheng didn''t move an inch, his eyes flickered slightly. He used the Space Condensing Art to immobilize the Sword Eye Fish, then opened a spatial channel and collected it along with arge volume of sea water into his Small World, following right after.


    Separated from the deep sea, the Sword Eye Fish was clearly very ufortable; its entire body inted instantly.


    With Chu Zheng''s current strength, dealing with these mere Third Order sea demons posed no pressure at all.


    He raised his hand and pointed out a ray of sword light, slicing the whole fish in half, and in the next moment, the Method of Qi Absorption operated. He directly drew out the essence from its flesh and blood and absorbed it into his belly.


    The ughter Blood Descending Dragon Technique required nourishment by consuming demons, and refining the flesh and blood into essential blood Qi still required some time.


    Now, Chu Zheng, by using the Method of Qi Absorption, directly skipped this step, undoubtedly saving a great amount of time.


    As the essence of flesh and blood entered his body, Chu Zheng felt a tremor in his muscles and bones, his flesh swelled, and his Qi Strength seemed to have increased significantly in an instant.


    As the ughter Blood Descending Dragon Technique operated, his body gradually covered with a faintyer of Blood Fiend, with the effect of protective Qi enhancement.


    With the increase of blood Qi, the feeling of fullness deep in his brow eased somewhat.


    Clearly, the method was effective.


    Chu Zheng let out a slight sigh of relief, did not linger longer, left the Small World, and continued to hunt sea demons.


    ...


    ...


    Outer space.


    The spatial channel was sealed off byyers of arrays. As the number of arrays increased, Geng Yiyang''s pressure was significantly lessened. He only needed to manipte a burst of Immortal me to barely fend off the many Heretic Cultivators eyeing him covetously from the periphery.


    As time passed, both sides suffered casualties. At this moment, the battle hade to a semi-halt, and both sides needed time to recuperate.


    Not only did the cultivators of the Cangyun Realm cherish their lives, but so did the cultic cultivators from all across the Myriad Realms. They were not entirely aligned with one faction, and there were disputes among them.


    Ji Yuyan looked up at the suppressed Magic Treasures and let out a sigh.


    If the Immortal Treasures had not been suppressed, their situation would be much better, but obviously the Prohibition Army Order could notst forever and would eventually run out of power some day.


    What they had to do now was to hold out as long as possible. When absolutely necessary, they would detonate the Immortal Treasures directly, which would be enough to engulf the entire star domain in an instant.


    Moreover, there was a certain chance that the explosion would destroy the entrance to the spatial channel, which was the ultimate measure ofst resort.


    On an inconspicuous dead star, several Qi Cultivators gathered together, closing their eyes and regting their breath, appearing calm. However, in their quiet transmission, there was an undercurrent surging:


    "ording to the deductions of several Dao Lords, the Ancestral Dao had once left traces in the Cangyun Realm, the difference between before and after should not exceed twenty years, perhaps there will be clues of its whereabouts within the realm."


    "With our minor cultivation, pursuing the traces of the Ancestral Dao is indeed too forced."


    "The Ancestral Dao has been hidden for a long time. If anything unexpected happens, it will rewrite the pattern of the entire Great Universe. Now, several Dao Lords are entangled with Tribtion Qi, avoiding the world and transforming their tribtions, trying to find a way to cross the Life and Death Tribtion. We can only rely on ourselves."


    "I heard from the Mysterious Universe Dao Lord that the Ancestral Dao''s Life and Death Tribtion is extremely terrifying, almost equal to facing the entire Great Universe. Even if we cannot find its whereabouts, we must not let other beings detect it. The worst-case scenario would be to destroy the Cangyun Realm to help the Ancestral Dao sever all the causal threads of this realm and avoid trouble."


    Qi Cultivators seize Heavenly Fate for themselves, not for others. As Qi Cultivators themselves, they do not reap any benefits from the Ancestral Dao.


    But if anything untoward happens to the Ancestral Dao, and Heavenly Fate scatters, the situation of the entire universe will be imbnced in an instant. As long as the Second-fold Immortal Martial attains more than half of the Heavenly Fate, they will be able to start an all-out Taoist Orthodoxy war directly through the Heavenly Dao, forcing the Myriad Heavens and Realms into open conflict.


    By that time, with the suppression assisted by Heavenly Fate, the Second-fold Immortal Martial would be able to gradually nibble away at the hundred paths, until all rivals and heretic cultivators were swept clean, all must die.


    "Cangyun, a Great Realm on its own, was devoured two-thirds by the Immortal Alliance in the past, iming it was for the salvation of the world, always the same old ruse. With the suppression of the Heavenly Dao True Spirit, and leveraging the Great Realm''s status, they encroached on Heavenly Fate, supplying the Immortal Alliance with an endless stream of fresh blood Qi, and seizing Heavenly Life for themselves, who could be more powerful than them?"


    "But from what I see, this matter is not easy, the Immortal Alliance is indeed difficult to deal with. If we show too much concern for Cangyun Realm, it might backfire. If the whereabouts of the Ancestral Dao are leaked because of us, it would be a grave mistake."


    "However, as of now, Cangyun should be of no importance to the Immortal Alliance."


    Several Qi Cultivators exchanged information briefly and quickly reached a consensus.


    "Then let''s prepare for the worst, the safety of the Ancestral Dao is of utmost importance, everything else is secondary."


    Burying Space and Erasing Worlds is thest resort.


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    Cangyun Realm, Rift Valley Sea.


    Since Chu Zheng began hunting sea demons, more than a month had passed.


    His physical strength had undergone a breakthrough growth, perfectly amodating his Primordial Spirit,


    With the continuous push of elixirs, Chu Zheng was only one step away from thete Soul Condensing Realm, and his Qi Refinement''s Cultivation had also greatly improved, with his Dao Embryo bing much stronger.


    Deep in the ocean, Chu Zheng, who was hunting sea demons, paused for a moment and then rapidly swept towards the sea surface.


    A Flying Boat approached cautiously, moving towards the spatial passage, its body azure blue and skimming the sea surface with great care. If not for Chu Zheng''s Sword Array constantly monitoring the surroundings, he wouldn''t have noticed this Flying Boat at all.


    Soon, Chu Zheng neared the sea surface and saw the approaching Flying Boat with his own eyes.


    [Dark Gold Boat (Fifth Order): Top Quality Magical Treasure, crafted by a demon Artifact Refining Master, with extremely strong defense.]


    Demons? Northern Demon ins?


    Other than the Northern Demon ins, there would be no other force capable of refining a magical treasure of this level.


    A trace of doubt flickered in Chu Zheng''s eyes. This Dark Gold Boat was clearly headed for the spatial passage. Coupled with the information previously provided by the interface, he couldn''t help but specte.


    Could it be... that this sudden spatial passage is rted to the Northern Region Demon Race?


    Chu Zheng did not ponder further, burst forth from the water, holding the Lihuo Spear, and blocked directly in front of the Dark Gold Boat.


    Regardless of the Flying Boat''s purpose, Chu Zheng did not intend to let it near the spatial passage, so as to avoidplications.


    There were about twenty figures on the Flying Boat, all of a half-human, half-demon appearance, with their cultivation and Qi fluctuating around the Soul Condensing Realm.


    Soul Condensing demons could speak humannguage, transform into human form, but were still distant frompletely changing form; they bore distinct traits of the Demon Race, such as scales and armored eyes, wings, and furry tails, and so on.


    Seeing Chu Zheng, who suddenly emerged, the Flying Boat was filled with unrest, and a questioning shout erupted:


    "Who are you?!"


    In the demonmunity, Chu Zheng was not particrly renowned, with hardly any demons knowing about him.


    Soon, four demons walked out from the Flying Boat, surrounding Chu Zheng with a discreet formation, their ws and des shing with a cold light, and a fierce intent to kill simmering within their bestial eyes.


    In an instant, tensions rose, and without wanting to get entangled with them, Chu Zheng decided to strike first, pointing his spear horizontally.


    A zing Immortal me burst forth, condensed into an Aura, and in an instant turned the Dark Gold Boat into a pool of molten iron, incinerating the demons within as well.


    Killing intent boiled in Chu Zheng''s eyes; under immense pressure, he no longer wanted to specte about these unknowns. Facing the four demons surrounding him, he spoke with an icy tone:


    "I''ll give you three breaths'' time to state your purpose, or you die."