Chapter 523: Chapter 442: Return to the Blue Star Federation!

[Task Progress: World Conquest (1/1)]

[Task: The Master of the Primordial Sect is Here? (Completed)]

[Task Reward One: Primordial Dao Branch Coordinates (Available for Collection)]

[Task Reward Two: Demon Technique Level Upgrade (Choose One) *1 (Available for Collection)]

After traveling through all the prefectures and letting the light (or might) of the Primordial Sect spread across every inch of the Celestial Law World, the system task was completed.

Back at the Primordial Sect Headquarters, looking at the two task rewards before him, Su Yuan thought for a moment, then chose to take Reward One first.

The next second, a three-dimensional map appeared in Su Yuan’s mind.

In the map there was a vast and boundless sea of stars, and among this endless star sea, a star was emitting a unique glow.

As Su Yuan focused his thoughts, that star rapidly magnified in his mind, and a familiar terrain appeared before his eyes.

"Blue Star..."

Seeing the familiar land and ocean outlines on the planet’s surface, Su Yuan couldn’t help but freeze for a moment.

After going around in circles, the coordinates of the Primordial Dao branch turned out to be in his hometown?

Moreover, the coordinates provided by the darn system were not just limited to a certain star, but pinpointed directly to a city.

This city was incredibly familiar to him; it was none other than the Ten Immortals City built through the joint efforts of the Ten Great Immortal Sects.

"The Primordial Dao branch is in Ten Immortals City? Do the Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs know about this?"

"If I remember correctly, Ten Immortals City is basically an artificial floating island. If the Primordial Dao branch indeed emerged there, it can only mean someone deliberately left this branch there."

"Who could have done this? Could it be related to the move Venerable of Immeasurable Calamity mentioned before, which landed on Blue Star?"

Su Yuan had numerous thoughts swirling in his mind, feeling that the origin of this Primordial Dao branch was full of suspicious points, as if a trap was waiting for him to fall into.

This was quite different from his initial expectation.

When he had last faced Venerable of Immeasurable Calamity, that guy had clearly stated his intention to taint the next cultivation civilization.

Given the temperament of the dastardly system pushing him to face off against Immeasurable Calamity Old Deng, he had thought that this Dao branch would appear in the world where Venerable of Immeasurable Calamity was headed, forcing him to follow his footsteps and develop under his nose.

Turns out he has to fight on the home front?

The outcome of this development is hard to predict.

After all, fighting at home provides a significant advantage, but mishandling the situation could spark a war on Blue Star itself.

But there’s no way around it; it’s beyond his control.

Moreover, if he ignores this Primordial Dao branch, who knows when this thing will erupt, so it’s better to prepare early and defuse this bomb as soon as possible.

After pondering for a while, Su Yuan momentarily suppressed the three-dimensional map in his mind.

Thinking about this now is useless; better to first deal with the matters in the Celestial Law World.

After handling things here, he can return to Blue Star as soon as possible.

Then, Su Yuan collected Reward Two, the Demon Technique Upgrade Card.

Truth be told, the skill he most wants to upgrade right now is undoubtedly "Abyssal Shadow".

If this rule-level divine technique can improve further, then he might be able to surpass Immeasurable Calamity Old Deng in this ability, potentially catching him off guard in the future.

Moreover, only slightly over half of the one hundred thousand Abyssal Shadows have been dealt with, finding each individually is quite troublesome.

It would be great if the upgraded "Abyssal Shadow" divine technique had the ability to control all shadows with one command, turning them into a Black Shadow Army.

Unfortunately, while ideals are enriching, reality is stark.

The Demon Technique Upgrade Card comes with an upper limit.

Back when upgrading "Corruption Divine Kingdom", it took three Demon Technique Upgrade Cards in succession; "Abyssal Shadow" and "Demon Cloud Divine Thunder" didn’t even appear in the upgrade options.

With regret, Su Yuan chose to upgrade the Demon Technique·Finger Technique to Level 4.

[Demon Technique·Finger Technique (Level 4) Effect: Can forcibly distort the common sense of Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, and can be used on a maximum of one thousand targets simultaneously.]

As expected, after reaching Level 4, the Demon Technique·Finger Technique entered its truly powerful phase.

Distorting the common sense of Nascent Soul Cultivators, hehe, doesn’t that mean he can now act against his own teacher?

Or perhaps do something amusing to Senior Senior Wuluo... like making her less fierce towards him, and more kind and gentle or something.

Ahem, no such thoughts should ever be entertained, that’s far too disrespectful.

Such a long-term sustainable evil technique should definitely be used against his enemies, not on his allies.

In the following month, Su Yuan did not stop his quest to save the world, under the protection of Gui Yuan, visiting many subsidiary worlds including the Cold Plum World.

In these worlds, Su Yuan managed to eliminate over four hundred thousand Abyssal Shadows in total.

Adding the shadows he dealt with in the native Celestial Law World, the total tally reached nine hundred seventy-nine thousand five hundred twenty-one.

There are still twenty thousand four hundred seventy-nine shadows left before the Celestial Law World can be thoroughly cleansed.

But therein lies the problem; these remaining twenty thousand plus shadows seem to have sensed the crisis and gone into hiding.

They might be lurking in the deep mountains, or under the sea, or in other very tricky, hidden nooks and crannies.

Unless Su Yuan can bring the entire world under his control, becoming the genuine Heavenly Dao of the Celestial Law World, these maggots hiding in the gutters will never be completely cleaned out.

And for Su Yuan, this feeling of reaching 97.5% map exploration but being unable to advance any further is extremely uncomfortable.

It’s maddening for someone with OCD!

Su Yuan seriously suspects that when Immeasurable Calamity Old Deng launched the Abyssal Shadows, he might not have sent out a full million at all; maybe it was only ninety-nine hundred, or perhaps more than a million.

In turn, the Celestial Law World will always live in fear, never achieving true peace.

At the Primordial Sect Headquarters, gazing at Su Yuan pacing back and forth in the grand hall, deeply contemplating strategies, Gui Yuan softly said:

"Su Yuan, I think you’re getting caught up in the details." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Su Yuan snapped back to reality, "Senior Gui Yuan, what do you mean?"

Gui Yuan: "Both your Inner and Outer Core Cultivation have reached Golden Core Peak. With your potential, you might successfully break through to the Nascent Soul Stage within a year."

"You reaching the Nascent Soul Stage will enable you to control an entire realm, allowing the Demon Cloud Divine Thunder to cover an entire world."

"By then, no matter where the Abyssal Shadows hide, you could easily root them out."

Su Yuan suddenly nodded, earnestly saying:

"I’ve thought about this approach too, but my path is quite unique. Beyond my own accumulation, stepping from Golden Core to Nascent Soul also depends on luck."

"If I’m lucky, I’ll smoothly obtain the Primordial Dao branch, making the Nascent Soul path unobstructed; if not, who knows how long I’ll be stuck."

Gui Yuan smiled, "I can sense that you know what path to take in the future, but you’re not certain if now is the time to face it."

"If you’re hesitant, you could rest for a while, but eventually the tough journey ahead must be confronted."

Gui Yuan’s voice was as clear and pure as ever, resembling that of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.

Yet her words felt like an elder’s guidance, plunging Su Yuan into silence, forcing him to confront his inner self.

After seriously thinking it over, he responded:

"Senior Gui Yuan, you’re right. I have known where to seek the Primordial Dao branch for a month now, but also realize there are unknown dangers ahead."

"While I’ve been busy clearing the Abyssal Shadows this past month, a part of me has entertained thoughts of evasion."

"Pretending to be busy, pretending to try hard, just to avoid facing real difficulties; that’s my current mindset."

Gui Yuan warmly said, "It’s normal human behavior; everyone has experienced such confusion."

Su Yuan: "But as you said, avoiding won’t solve anything. I think I must temporarily spare those remaining trivial shadow pests in the Celestial Law World and attend to the truly important matter."

"Before that, I ask Senior Gui Yuan to seal this world properly, don’t let any shadows escape."

"I will temporarily leave this world for a while, returning to my homeland to seek breakthrough opportunities."