On the vast and boundless wilderness, the aftermath of a fierce battle remained, traces of the war that had taken place. The world seemed bleak and forlorn as Chu Mo stood there, his figure solitary yet profound and unshakably firm. Chu Mo was continuously assimilating the Tree Patriarch's Dao, integrating it fully into his myriad paths, making it one of them. Chu Mo could even clearly feel his Dao's progress without any fetters to limit or bind him. This meant that once Chu Mo's Dao had progressed to a certain extent, he would be able to achieve the Dao!
To step into the Supreme Realm!
A light flickered in Chu Mo's eyes.
This world, though cruel, also possesses infinite vitality. The Great Dao is fifty, Heaven subtracts one, leaving forty-nine; man escapes the one. There is always a slim chance of survival.
Just like now.
Thinking about Chu Mo's situation logically, one would conclude he had no chance at all. Yet here he stands, with the opportunity to achieve the Dao.
Chu Mo took a deep breath and then circulated the Great Dao. Suddenly, from within his body, countless roots like those of the Tree Patriarch sprouted, each thousands of miles long! Soft as serpents, they meandered through the void; rigid as spears, they were matchlessly sharp!
Millions of roots could strike in every direction in an instant when extended; when retracted, they could form a killing array. During cultivation, they could take root in the vast universe's void, drawing endless essence energy!
This was the Tree Patriarch's Dao!
Now, it had become Chu Mo's Dao. Even these roots were condensed from the energy of the Great Dao.
If the Tree Patriarch could see this, it would be shocked to its core. Its so-called Dao of devouring other beings needed countless years to comprehend, learn, and emulate. After many years, to achieve seventy percent similarity was considered a success. But Chu Mo, in less than a day, had not only mastered its essential core but could display it even more perfectly!
This ability was unheard of and terrifying to the extreme!
But to Chu Mo, this was nothing. This was the Great Dao he comprehended after splitting firewood! It housed all paths under heaven within him, the countless Dao platforms in his body, each capable of perfectly accommodating a different Dao!
The Daos Chu Mo now grasped were only a few dozen. Aside from his own Dao, the rest were the legacies of those supreme beings. Numerous Dao platforms remained empty! Currently, they were merely absorbing essence energy, waiting for opportunities like this to fill them with brand new Dao.
In the battle with the Tree Patriarch, it used its vast divine sense to surge into Chu Mo's spiritual sea, seeking to oppress him. But it was suppressed by Chu Mo using a supreme Dao—a Dao that Chu Mo realized after condensing countless Dao platforms in his body.
The Dao of the Future!
Chu Mo had grand ambitions, believing that his future would surely cultivate a supreme Great Dao!
Therefore, the Dao that evolved in his spiritual sea was incredibly terrifying!
The advantage of this was that his spiritual sea would become unimaginably powerful. The downside, however, was that if Chu Mo could never reach that step, his cultivation would be devoured by the Dao of the Future. It could even lead to the complete collapse of his Dao.
This involved a profoundly mysterious realm, and even Chu Mo had only grasped an embryonic form of the Dao of the Future.
Perhaps, on the day he truly achieves the Dao, his Dao of the Future will grow even stronger. Maybe by then, Chu Mo's Dao of the Future will not be limited to manifesting in his spiritual sea.
Chu Mo had been in closed-door cultivation here for seven days, and the Samadhi Real Fire had also burned here for seven days. While it seemed terrifying from afar, with the turbulent heatwaves felt from a great distance, in reality, the fire did not wish for other beings to disturb this place. Thus, even the surroundings of Chu Mo and the others remained undamaged. Of course, the remnants of the battle were still present.
Chu Mo then released Ye Qing from the world within the Sky Mirror, and she appeared bewildered, looking around: "What happened?"
Chu Mo smiled slightly, saying to her, "From now on, there will be no more Tree Monsters in this world!"
Having absorbed the Dao and memories of the Tree Monster, Chu Mo was aware that all of its avatars left in this world had been summoned here without exception. Nonetheless, to be safe, Chu Mo decided to use his Zijin bloodline to restore his strength in this world and make a round to verify it personally.
As for the seal on this world, Chu Mo wouldn't touch it. Although he sympathized with these sinners' descendants, he wouldn't change anything. The ancestors' sins being paid by the descendants is also part of karma. In this world, no one is truly innocent.
Just like the people from the small river village before—were they good or evil? Who can say for sure?
"Really? Master, have you eliminated all the Tree Monsters?" Even though Ye Qing had immense trust and admiration for Chu Mo, she still found it hard to believe when she first heard the news.
Chu Mo chuckled and said, "Choose again whether you want to leave with me or stay."
After hearing this, a trace of sorrow crossed Ye Qing's face: "My family and my love are all dead. What's the point of staying here, other than deepening my sorrow? I will leave with you, Master."
"Good, let's go!" Chu Mo said, and with a gesture, Ye Qing's body gently lifted off the ground, causing her to cry out in alarm and crouch down. She had never flown through the sky before and was terrified.
But she was also brave; after a while, seeing Chu Mo standing calmly in the void next to her, she began to try to stand up slowly and then cautiously extended her foot to take a step forward.
There was no feeling of stepping into emptiness!
"It's a miracle!" A fierce sparkle erupted in Ye Qing's eyes.
The void around the two was now enveloped by Chu Mo's domain. Therefore, for Ye Qing, with her true realm, standing in this void was effortless.
It was just a matter of getting used to it.
Ye Qing's adaptation and familiarization process was even shorter than Chu Mo had imagined. She almost instantly got used to the sensation of floating in the air.
"This is so much fun!"
Ye Qing yelled loudly, her face full of excitement, like a happy little girl.
"Let's go." Chu Mo took Ye Qing with him, flying all the way, roaming through this world. Ye Qing had only imagined what it would feel like to fly like a bird, and now that dream had come true, she was completely caught up in excitement.
And so, the two of them flew around the world!
In the end, they returned to the original spot.
In the void, Ye Qing could even see the little river village and Stone Village. She said with a touch of sorrow, "I never thought these two small villages would look so tiny from the sky above."
Chu Mo chuckled, "In the future, you'll discover even more amazing worlds."
"Mhm, thank you, Sir!" Ye Qing sincerely expressed her gratitude. This young man not only saved all humans of this world but also completely changed her destiny. A mere 'thank you' could hardly convey the full depth of her gratitude, but it was necessary to say nonetheless.
Chu Mo nodded lightly, then stretched out his hand and tore open a seal in this piece of the void, disappearing from there with Ye Qing in an instant.
Boom!
A grand presence imbued with the aura of the Great Dao enveloped them.
Chu Mo immediately stopped the activation of his Zijin bloodline. First, because he did not want to reveal himself, and secondly... if possible, he would not lightly use the Zijin bloodline. He was not obstinate, but he did not wish to get too entangled with the Luotian Imperial Clan!
Ye Qing was stunned by the breath of this world, feeling instinctively that a force in her body was waking up, resurrecting, and even becoming somewhat... restless!
Chu Mo watched Ye Qing with a smile, "Do you now realize how strong you are?"
Ye Qing shook her head blankly, looking at Chu Mo: "Is... is this the outside world?"
Chu Mo and Ye Qing were now standing atop a range of mountains, about a thousand zhang above the peak below.
Chu Mo said, "Try punching down at one of the mountains below with all your strength."
Although Ye Qing was somewhat puzzled, she obediently threw a punch towards the mountain peak below. She could feel an immense and unparalleled force suddenly erupting from her arm, that unprecedented sensation startling her.
Then, they saw the huge mountain peak below disappearing in an instant!
After that, a powerful visible shockwave spread fiercely in all directions!
The sensation was like dropping a giant stone into a small pond, the ripples creating huge waves!
Everything in the path of these massive waves, just like the suddenly vanished mountain peak, turned instantly into fine dust.
Within a radius of thousands of miles, Ye Qing's punch had obliterated it all, leaving only a deep, bottomless pit at the core.
Ye Qing stood there stunned, so shocked she lost her ability to think, turning into a statue. She stood there dumbfounded, totally clueless about what to do next.
Chu Mo couldn't help but inhale sharply, thinking to himself: A person who has never cultivated, just in the Quasi-Supreme Realm, could cause such terrifying destruction. How powerful will this cultivator become after her heart mantra and techniques catch up?
This was the Trial Field!
It was governed by strong laws of Heaven and Earth. Had this been in the cosmic void, Ye Qing's strike just now could have shattered a star into pieces.
Such power was truly terrifying.
At this moment, Ye Qing stared blankly at the thousands of miles of void below and the deep pit, her voice trembling as she struggled to speak: "Sir, did... did I do this?"
Chu Mo nodded: "Yes."
Ye Qing stood there, her expression incredibly complex, and suddenly she burst into tears.
Chu Mo looked at Ye Qing somewhat speechlessly; this was not quite tears of joy. So, what was this about?
"Wuu wuu... Sir, with this one hit, how many... how many innocent creatures did I kill... wuu wuu wuu, it is a sin!"
Chu Mo: "..."
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