In the Chaos Space, there stood a mountain resembling a Taihu rock, riddled with countless holes and openings, composed entirely of translucent purple jade. From these apertures, wisps of rising purple smoke and azure vapors continuously ascended, coalescing into a dense cloud bank that shrouded the mountain, which soared tens of thousands of miles high.

This peak, spanning nearly a million square miles and dwarfing many planets in the Mortal Realm, had once been the lair of several Chaos Golden-Winged God-Devouring Cuckoos. Three months prior, these Cuckoos, creatures fond of consuming nascent souls and sucking marrow, had been eliminated by the passing Gu Wuchen, and the mountain subsequently became his secluded cultivation abode.

The translucent purple jade forming this mountain was known by the name 'Spirit-Stabilizing Jade.' This substance functioned much like a refrigerator preserves vegetables and fruits; by storing a cultivator's nascent soul within the Spirit-Stabilizing Jade, the soul immediately lost all motility and activity, yet it could remain perfectly preserved, without the slightest degradation, across trillions of years. It had served as the natural storeroom for the God-Devouring Cuckoos' collected sustenance.

If a Daoist cultivated meditation upon this Spirit-Stabilizing Jade, their nascent soul would be nourished by the jade’s essence, naturally solidifying as sturdy as the jade itself. All manner of inner demons and heavenly fiends would find it exceedingly difficult to shake the cultivator’s spirit. For ordinary cultivators, obtaining even a small pendant crafted from Spirit-Stabilizing Jade was an unattainable desire, yet here was an entire peak, tens of thousands of miles high and nearly a million square miles wide, composed entirely of this pure substance without a speck of impurity.

Gu Xiechen, seated cross-legged in a simple cave dwelling at the mountain's core, had made a firm decision: when he departed the Chaos Space, he would transport this entire mountain, fashioned from Spirit-Stabilizing Jade, back to the Mortal Realm. Imagine how many cultivation aids—cushions, jade pendants, and the like—could be fashioned from this colossal mountain! The disciples of the Nine Hells Path would never again need to agonize over the torment of inner and heavenly demons.

The Taiyin Candle Flame and the Taiyang Scorching Flame, black and white in hue, manifested above his head, forming a Taiji diagram several miles in diameter that spun rapidly. The physical forms of the four Fierce Sabers and their four Origin Saber Intents rotated within this Taiji diagram. Three of the Fierce Sabers emitted piercing howls, while the four clusters of Origin Saber Intent were refined by the flame's interwoven patterns, constantly yielding surging mists that merged into Gu Xiechen’s brow.

Originally, there were only three physical Saber bodies, but Gu Wuchen had discovered the saber body of the Blood Sea Fierce Saber—which was devoid of spiritual awareness—within the magic pouch accompanying the severed soul remnant (Duanpo), and thus brought it forth to be tempered by the Taiyin and Taiyang flames.

Countless trajectories of saber light flashed past his vision with blinding speed. Gu Xiechen slowly moved his hands, dancing lightly along those paths. Filaments of sharp energy constantly erupted from his body; occasionally, as a streak of saber light sliced through the air, a thin, new cut would appear abruptly on the cave dwelling’s four walls.

The Origin Saber Intents of the four Fierce Sabers—Reincarnation (Lunhui), Soul-Slayer (Zhanhun), Soul-Severer (Duanpo), and Blood Sea (Xuehai)—were continuously absorbed by Gu Xiechen. The savage, destructive intent inherent in the Saber Intents was discarded by Gu Xiechen; he retained only the Saber Intent's near-supernatural mastery of saber arts, preserving that unparalleled sharpness capable of severing all worldly existence, even time and space themselves.

Days turned into weeks. By the time Mao E, who had been wandering outside, entered the cave for the ninth time and placed dozens of storage rings filled with rare-grade innate materials before Gu Xiechen, he finally succeeded in absorbing and refining all four Origin Saber Intents.

Streams of saber energy continuously erupted from Gu Xiechen’s body; he resembled a peerless divine weapon just pulled from the forge, unaware of how to contain his own sharpness, instead wantonly unleashing the indomitable, terrifying might within him.

The physical bodies of the four Fierce Sabers had been jointly refined by the Taiyin and Taiyang flames into a mass of four-colored liquid. Like their Saber Intents, this liquid was saturated with terrifying, sharp saber qi. Gu Xiechen weighed the liquid for a moment, casually retrieved the Myriad Beings Seal crafted from the original body of the Iron Stone Ancestor, and added the liquid essence into the Seal.

After spending a considerable amount of time recasting the Myriad Beings Seal, the newly forged Seal now possessed the immense weight derived from the Iron Stone Ancestor’s true form, coupled with the miraculous power to annihilate spirits, and further imbued with the unyielding, piercing sharpness of the four Fierce Sabers. The newborn Myriad Beings Seal radiated ten thousand feet of fierce light in the void, its power greatly exceeding that of its initial creation.

Brushing his finger lightly across the Myriad Beings Seal, the heavy, ancient surface of the Seal unceremoniously tore a sharp gash on Gu Wuchen’s finger. Gazing at the drop of blood welling up from the cut, Gu Xiechen smiled with satisfaction.

Anyone who saw the Myriad Beings Seal would instinctively perceive it as an extraordinary treasure that harms foes through sheer, immense weight, much like the Heaven-Overturning Seal. However, it contained secret arts specifically targeting the nascent soul. Now, with this added edge of sharp saber force, if someone treated it merely as a defensive artifact like the Heaven-Overturning Seal, the Myriad Beings Seal would surely deliver a shocking surprise. "Of course, the price for that surprise is their life!" Squinting, Gu Xiechen chuckled softly.

Taking a deep breath, the black and white flames surged up around Gu Xiechen, beginning to slowly scorch his body.

Within his Sea of Consciousness and Purple Mansion, three viscous blood mists were furiously crashing and roaring, attempting to merge into Gu Xichen’s body. These were the Primordial Divine Demon Life Curses unleashed by the three Great Reincarnation Kings moments before their deaths. Yet, what astonished even Gu Wuchen was that these three malevolent, fierce mists—far more venomous than the shamanic curses recorded in the Great Desolate Scripture—were utterly harmless to him.

Except for the initial moment they entered his body, when these three curses caused incomplete illusions to flash across Gu Xiechen’s sight—as if witnessing myriad divine demons battling fiercely around a jade tablet radiating brilliant light in the void—the three blood mists caused no other effect on Gu Xiechen.

On the contrary, Gu Xiechen’s body began to absorb the entire essence, spirit, and vigor contained within the three blood curses, which included all the power of the three Great Reincarnation Kings and their Fierce Sabers. During the time Gu Wuchen absorbed the four Origin Saber Intents and re-refined the Myriad Beings Seal, the vast majority of the energy in the three blood curses was absorbed by him. Only the residual soul imprints, containing the Heavenly Dao comprehension of the three Great Reincarnation Kings, lingered stubbornly, attempting to continue harming Gu Wuchen.

He chuckled coldly, feeling the surge of boundless, sea-like magical power within him, nearly a hundred times stronger than before. Gu Wuchen narrowed his eyes and focused all his efforts on dealing with the soul imprints left by the three Fierce Sabers of the Great Reincarnation Kings.

In his Sea of Consciousness, an infinite, magnificent vista materialized: within the thirty-three Heavenly Palaces, blazing with magnificent, vast radiance, a colossal bell, tall enough to pierce the heavens, appeared out of nowhere. The soul imprint of the Great Reincarnation King was forcefully drawn into the great bell. Innumerable strands of Chaos Lightning spewed forth from the bell, battering the small spot of blood-light like a violent storm.

The earth-shattering tolling of the bell caused the Thirty-Three Heavenly Palaces to tremble violently. The soul imprint of the Great Reincarnation King, already at the end of its tether, was easily shattered by the Chaos Lightning. All his comprehension of the Great Dao and life experiences were instantly absorbed and plundered by Gu Wuchen’s surrounding Divine Sense.

Gu Xiechen’s True Self Nascent Soul seemed to rocket forward. His Divine Sense strength instantly increased nearly a thousandfold. The immense soul power painstakingly polished by the Great Reincarnation King over countless eons was pulverized by the Chaos Bell, transforming into pure soul origin power that Gu Wuchen completely devoured. His immeasurable labor spanning ages was wholly dedicated to empowering Gu Xiechen today.

A terrifying saber light flashed across the Chaos Space. Gu Xiechen’s Divine Sense instantaneously extended to an immense distance, covering a region of Chaos Space nearly equivalent in size to an entire star cluster in the Mortal Realm. Countless fine saber beams glittered in this void; these beams were the physical manifestation of Gu Xiechen’s Divine Sense.

In this vast expanse of space, all Chaos Creatures shrank back, hiding in their burrows in abject terror.

They sensed an extraordinary existence brazenly releasing its aura. These Chaos Creatures instinctively realized that this terrifying 'Exotic Beast' could effortlessly strip them of everything—from their physical bodies to their souls, down to the very imprint of their nascent soul’s existence; everything could be terminated with the mere flicker of this being's thought.

Gu Xiechen gleefully savored the sensation of instantly commanding such a vast territory. His Divine Sense soared freely in the void, and suddenly, his sense focused upon a Chaos Creature over a hundred thousand miles long, shaped like a manta ray from Earth’s oceans.

The skin of this manta ray creature was smooth and strikingly beautiful, requiring no processing to possess the magnificent luster of a sapphire. Gu Xiechen mused that if this ray’s hide were made into leather clothing, it would surely be favored by Fuya 7 Ming.

Moreover, Gu Xiechen was surprised to discover that the hide naturally possessed properties that repelled poison, fire, water, and dust. Subtle Chaos Storms perpetually coiled around its body, and the hide possessed the innate ability to attract and generate these storms, providing tremendous acceleration when flying. Truly, this was a rare and magnificent exotic beast!

And this beast’s cultivation was impressive; it possessed magical power equivalent to the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Its physical toughness even surpassed that of Monkey and Yang Zai in their current states. Alas, for Chaos Beasts, achieving true sentience is exceptionally difficult. This beast’s intelligence was likely comparable to common blue-green algae, a complete waste of such a powerful physique and potent magic. "Slay it; take its hide!" Gu Xiechen's Divine Sense converged on the beast, and he suddenly formed a thought.

A uniquely shaped long saber flashed through the void, passing through the beast's posterior vent and exiting from its mouth. Wherever the saber light passed, the beast's internal organs, muscles, and bones were instantly pulverized. A blast of saber qi reduced the resulting bloody pulp from the shattered flesh into a mist of blood that dissipated.

A complete sheet of hide quietly hung in the void. Then, a mass of white Taiyin Candle Flame spontaneously arose and rapidly circled the massive hide left by the beast. A large amount of impurities was tempered out, and the hide began to shrink rapidly.

In a mere instant, all that remained was a piece of hide hundreds of miles long, thinner than the finest silk, almost translucent, shimmering with a magnificent purple-blue light, truly resembling a sapphire suspended in the air.

The hide then flashed and instantly teleported a distance equivalent to tens of thousands of star systems in the Mortal Realm, shrinking to the size of a fist as it appeared before Gu Wuchen. Gu Xiechen stared blankly at the piece of leather that had materialized out of thin air, speechless for a long time in astonishment.

What kind of power was this? To achieve all of this just by a slight twitch of his will across such a vast distance—it was too effortless! Furthermore, this exotic beast was at least a peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal level Chaos Beast; how could it be slain so easily?

Legends claimed that the Sage's All-Seeing Eye could scan the Three Realms instantly, discerning all phenomena, with every rustle of movement within the Three Realms falling under the Sage’s control. Judging by Gu Xiechen's performance today, his actions already faintly possessed the bearing of a Sage. Though the scope of his Divine Sense control was not yet so immeasurably vast, his divine abilities were nearing the legendary Sage standard.

Feeling immensely satisfied, Gu Xiechen stuffed the hide into his sleeve. His Divine Sense abruptly probed toward the farthest reaches accessible to his senses.

There, two Chaos Creatures, each about a million miles long, were locked in a furious battle, fighting over a Chaos Spirit Root growing on a small planet spanning ten thousand miles in diameter—'a spirit root that looked no different from a common plum tree on Earth, with several fist-sized spirit fruits dangling from its branches.

However, this plum tree growing in Chaos was frighteningly large; rooted on a planet ten thousand miles across, its branches, when spread, easily covered the entire planet.

The two behemoths crashed violently into each other. One spewed fire, the other water. The fire was the Azure Nether Violet Flame Heavenly Fire, and the water was the Essence of Nether Abyss Black Water—both innate substances. When they collided, dense clusters of lightning erupted, bombarding the void spanning hundreds of millions of miles into chaos.

Gu Xiechen’s colossal spiritual sense suddenly descended, and an overwhelming pressure materialized from thin air. The two beasts, previously engaged in heated combat, suddenly curled up, trembling fearfully in the void, daring not to move in the slightest.

A clear, resonant voice slowly sounded. Gu Xiechen, adopting a rather theatrical air, spoke mildly, "This Sage is the Sage-Lord Wu Long. This Spirit Root is fated to be connected with this Sage-Lord and shall belong to my lineage. You beings born of eggs or moisture, ignorant of the heavenly opportunities and geographical advantages, presumptuously coveting the Spirit Root—this is sowing the seeds of your own doom. Given your foundation, your aptitude, and your intellect, this Spirit Root is not meant for you!"

With a slight shift of thought, the peculiar Chaos Spirit Root lightly appeared before Gu Xiechen. Its size had shrunk to about thirty meters tall. The root was enveloped in yellow light, and the few spirit fruits on its branches emitted a rich, exquisite fragrance that was intoxicating. Merely inhaling a few breaths of the scent gave a marvelous sensation of being purified throughout the entire body.

Sighing deeply, Gu Xiechen shook his head and lamented, "It’s hard not to recall when watching the Investiture of the Gods, how those Sages loved to utter the phrase, 'This item is fated to be with me!'"

Glancing derisively at his own palm, Gu Wuchen sneered, "Nonsense. My fist is big, so anything I fancy is naturally fated to be mine! Alas, so-called Sages are merely this, nothing more!"

Having grasped this crucial point, Gu Wuchen suddenly felt that the concept of Sages, which had once worried him deeply, was actually quite ordinary. A burst of inexplicable joy erupted in his heart. He suddenly began laughing heartily, dancing with unrestrained delight.

As he laughed and gestured wildly, his Divine Sense suddenly detected that the two exotic beasts capable of spewing innate water and fire were repeatedly kowtowing in that area of the void. Though their bodies were monstrous, their movements were agile. They lightly knocked their heads on the void, repeatedly crying out, "Sage is merciful! Sage is merciful!"

Gu Xiechen paused slightly; he hadn't expected these two Chaos Creatures to have cultivated sentience—that was no small feat. Considering their level of intelligence, the Spirit Root they were fighting over must also be extraordinary.

His Divine Sense wrapped around the Spirit Root. The yellow light on the root flickered, and a clear thought slowly injected itself into Gu Xiechen's Sea of Consciousness. After reading this thought, his heart swelled with immense ecstasy. This innate Spirit Root was named 'Spirit Transformation' (Hualing), and its fruits could help Chaos Spirit Beasts shed their monstrous forms to take on human bodies, further increasing their intelligence until their IQ was comparable to that of humans.

The true forms of Chaos Spirit Beasts are incredibly powerful, but the most easily cultivated body in the world is the human form. Therefore, the ultimate goal for a Chaos Spirit Beast’s cultivation is to shed its beastly body and become human, allowing hope for ultimate progress toward the Heavenly Dao. However, their innate bodies are too strong and impervious; shedding the beast body through their own power is practically impossible.

But 'Spirit Transformation' could allow a Chaos Spirit Beast, even a newborn cub, regardless of its cultivation level, to easily shed its original beast form. These two beasts were fighting over the fruit born of this 'Spirit Transformation,' precisely for the fruits on this tree.

It must be said that the intelligence of these two beasts was a bit low; there were clearly five or six fruits on the tree, enough for them each to take one. Yet, purely out of bestial instinct, they sought to monopolize all the fruits, consequently attracting Gu Xiechen’s attention, resulting in both coming away empty-handed. After a moment of contemplation, Gu Wuchen’s Divine Sense swept over the two beasts bowing deeply.

To be fair, while these two beasts were dull, their temperaments were honest and simple. When kowtowing, fearing they couldn't move Gu Xiechen, they even utilized their magic power to condense large continents of Chaos Spiritual Energy, placing them under their foreheads. The impact when their heads struck these energy continents sounded like thunder, and both beasts’ foreheads were already bloodied from the repeated striking.

Furthermore, although these two beasts also possessed peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation, the fundamental essence of their physical bodies was ten thousand times more formidable than the manta ray Gu Xiechen had just slain. Their divine strength was truly indescribable. Even Monkey, born from the Five Elements of the Later Heaven, his true body was certainly not as powerful as these two beasts. After all, they were beasts born in Chaos, their bodies nurtured day and night by Chaos Spiritual Energy, which was even more potent than the Later Heaven Five Elements Spiritual Qi nourishing Monkey's body. "Very well, since we have met by fate, this Sage lacks a few spirit beasts to guard the mountain. If you..."

Gu Xiechen spoke a series of contrived words, but before he could finish, the two beasts cried out in ecstasy. They roared toward the sky, shouting happily, "Willing! Willing! We are willing to join Master’s lineage! We beg the Sage-Lord for mercy!" Tch, they say Chaos Beasts lack high intelligence, but their skill at seizing an opportunity is certainly not lacking!

Gu Xiechen shook his head. He casually plucked two 'Spirit Transformation' fruits and tossed them into the air; a fruit instantly appeared in the mouth of one beast.

The fire-spewing beast, shaped like a black leopard, and the water-spraying beast, shaped like a white tiger, roared happily toward the sky. They both prostrated themselves nine times in Gu Xiechen’s direction, then swallowed the Spirit Transformation fruits in their mouths, and immediately began furiously drawing in the surrounding Chaos Spiritual Energy.

The Chaos Spiritual Energy over hundreds of millions of miles fluctuated violently. A dense yellow light erupted from the two beasts' bodies, and their forms began to shrink rapidly. In no time, they had shrunk to the size of ordinary human figures.

The medicinal power of the Spirit Transformation fruit was immensely potent. The two beasts convulsed violently for a period, then began transforming into human shapes, and the speed of this transformation was terrifyingly fast. Boundless Chaos Spiritual Energy continuously poured into their bodies; their forms started expanding again, reaching their original length of over a million miles, only to begin shrinking rapidly once more.

Amidst this continuous process of shrinking and expanding, the two beasts gradually began to resemble human beings more and more.

Gu Xiechen paid them no mind. He casually collected the Spirit Transformation fruits into his Taiyin Space for storage. Then, he turned his attention to the two remaining soul imprints left by Soul-Slayer and Soul-Severer. Easily slaying the soul imprints of the two Fierce Sabers and plundering all their Great Dao comprehension and life experience, a pure energy rushed up from Gu Xiechen's head, and three lotus flowers tinged with Chaos color surged within that energy.

The Taiyin Nascent Soul and the Chaos Nascent Soul manifested out of thin air, seated upon the lotuses. Infinite amounts of Chaos Spiritual Energy continuously poured into their bodies, causing the figures of the two Nascent Souls to become clearer and clearer, and the strength of their physical bodies to grow stronger. Gradually, the physical strength of these two Nascent Soul avatars approached the strength of Gu Wuchen's primary body.

And in the unseen depths, an invisible channel connected Gu Wuchen’s primary body with the Solar Nascent Soul. Endless Chaos Spiritual Energy transformed into a Chaos Storm, rushing straight into the Solar Nascent Soul's body through this channel, similarly causing the Solar Nascent Soul to strengthen continuously.

The Great Dao comprehension Gu Xiechen plundered from the soul imprints of the Great Reincarnation King, Soul-Slayer, and Soul-Severer was shared simultaneously with his Three Corpses. His True Self Divine Sense and the Three Corpses Nascent Souls analyzed and dissected this comprehension together, interpreting the insights from different angles. His own Dao attainment soared upward, gradually reaching a mysterious, profound, and ineffable realm.

A chasm seemed to open ahead. Gu Wuchen’s True Self Divine Sense clearly perceived that crossing this gulf meant entering a boundless new horizon—a brand-new realm entirely distinct from the past.

Yet his current attainment was still insufficient for $\text{Chāo I}$ to bridge this chasm. It lacked but a sliver of force, a touch of finesse, a mere whisper of destiny.

But near this very gulf, he sensed the myriad rules governing heaven and earth, the wonderful laws of the chaotic space—all-encompassing, yet utterly void. His form and the form of his Three Corpses Primordial Spirit flickered, blurring then solidifying, repeating this illusionary dance forty-nine times.

The Chaos Bell surged from above the Chaos Primordial Spirit's head, striking one hundred and eight successive chimes. The chaotic expanse spanning a hundred billion li abruptly collapsed inward, and a behemoth black hole, centered on the Chaos Bell, instantaneously materialized. An infinite quantity of chaotic lingqi was incessantly devoured by the Bell, causing its physical form to become clearer and sharper, while the chaotic aura it emitted grew increasingly vague and obscure.

Innumerable ancient runes bloomed across the surface of the Chaos Bell. After an indeterminate span, countless Chaotic Runes drifted free from the Bell’s body, slowly meandering until they merged into $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$'s flesh. The supreme laws originating from another alien, nascent universe began to permeate $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$'s Primordial Spirit.

Immensely powerful, unbearably arduous—the supreme laws of that new universe were vastly deeper and infinitely more demanding than those of $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$'s own cosmos. To $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$, these supreme laws delivered by the Chaos Bell were akin to explaining quantum theory to a primary school graduate; he was essentially in the dark, understanding nothing.

However, the alien supreme laws from the Chaos Bell remained perfectly imprinted within $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$'s Primordial Spirit, awaiting his future enlightenment.

Time flowed like a torrent. Through communication with the Solar Primordial Spirit, $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$ learned that decades ago, the Celestial Maiden $\text{Jí Xiáng}$ had infiltrated the Spiral Star Field to rescue $\text{Bō Lǐ Tì Pí}$. The Grand Celestial Star Formation had been deployed at full strength, sealing the entire void. The Solar Primordial Spirit and the enraged $\text{Fú Yǎ 7 Míng}$ were currently leading countless forces in pursuit of the Celestial Maiden $\text{Jí Xiáng}$.

Yet, the Celestial Maiden $\text{Jí Xiáng}$ proved to be a true anomaly of the heavens and earth. Although severely wounded, her divine power and magical abilities had not fully recovered, making escape from the comprehensively blockaded Spiral Star Field impossible. Nevertheless, she had evaded capture by the Solar Primordial Spirit for decades within the field.

$\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$ frowned. He walked toward the Solar Primordial Spirit only long enough to instruct it to keep the Celestial Maiden $\text{Jí Xiáng}$ occupied. He assured it that once he finished with his affairs in the chaotic space, he would naturally return to the Spiral Star Field to personally settle matters with the Celestial Maiden.

With a few cold laughs, $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$ terminated this wondrous session of comprehension and cultivation, closing the passage connecting him to the Solar Primordial Spirit.

Were it not for this sudden, massive elevation in his realm, $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$ could not have pierced the spatial barrier of the mortal realm to contact the Solar Primordial Spirit. He could only instruct the Solar Primordial Spirit to guard the Spiral Star Field well; all other matters would wait for his return. Opening his eyes, a chaotic spiritual light shot forth from $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$'s pupils, brilliant as a fierce bolt of lightning.

$\text{Máo É}$, standing guard at the entrance of the cave dwelling, shuddered violently. $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$'s gaze felt as if it pierced her body and soul, leaving her utterly incapable of concealing even the smallest secret under that terrifying scrutiny.

$\text{Máo É}$ immediately dropped to her knees, respectfully placing over a hundred storage rings filled with heavenly treasures before him. She then bowed deeply, saying, "Exalted One, $\text{Máo É}$, who commands the assembled immortals, has completed the search of the surrounding chaotic space. The innate materials found fill one thousand and seventy-five storage rings. As per Your Highness’s command, $\text{Máo É}$ dared not let them stray too far."

Glancing at the large pile of storage rings, $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$ smiled gratifiedly. "$\text{Máo É}$, you have truly labored hard over these years. Hmm, cultivation knows no years; this blink of an eye has already seen eighty-one pass, tsk tsk!"

After a moment of sentiment, $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$ waved his hand, drawing $\text{Máo É}$ and the Yin Immortals and Taiyin Immortals standing guard outside the great mountain back into the Taiyin Profound Pearl. He then turned his attention to the two burly figures kneeling obediently at the cave entrance, daring not to move an inch.

These two giants stood nearly four zhang tall. As for their looks... they couldn't be called handsome, nor were they regular in feature. One could only say their appearance wouldn't frighten anyone during the day. However, if someone encountered them in the dead of night, they might well be frightened to death by their posture. Green faces, protruding fangs, and fierce, evil visages—these were the terms used to describe such looks.

The one whose skin was black was the fire-breathing black leopard; the one with skin as fair as quicksilver was the water-spouting white tiger. Having received the Spirit Transformation Fruits bestowed by $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$, these two had successfully assumed human form, their intelligence soaring considerably. Upon transforming, they immediately rushed to $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$'s location and waited obediently at the cave mouth for his orders.

The exotic beasts of the chaotic space, due to their lower intellects, possessed a pure, childlike mentality, devoid of any cunning or malicious schemes. At worst, they were somewhat simple-minded, perhaps a bit rough and savage. Such exotic beasts, once they pledge allegiance, are the most loyal and reliable, guaranteed never to cause any unforeseen trouble.

$\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$ regarded the two great men with satisfaction, stating contentedly, "Originally, my personal bodyguards were brothers like $\text{Xīn Jiǎ}$, but now they have all married and started families. It is improper to keep them by my side, hindering their intimate time as husband and wife."

Chuckling sinisterly a few times, $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$ nodded. "Henceforth, you shall be the Sacred Beasts of Kui Mountain under my Nine Nether Dao Gate. When I travel, you shall be my close-quarters bodyguards. Hmm, judging by your true forms, this Holy Sovereign shall bestow upon you titles today. You shall take my surname; one shall be named $\text{Gǔ Bào}$, and the other $\text{Gǔ Hǔ}$. Heh, these titles are quite low-key; low-key is best!"

The two giants transformed from exotic beasts, $\text{Gǔ Bào}$ and $\text{Gǔ Hǔ}$, exchanged gleeful glances and eagerly kowtowed to the ground: "We humbly accept the Great Master's decree! Heh heh, we finally have names!"

These two fellows had thick skin and tough flesh, and they put considerable force into their kowtows. With a single bow, the great mountain where $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$ had cultivated for eighty-one years instantly shattered into countless pieces, large and small, with a loud crackle.

$\text{Gǔ Bào}$ and $\text{Gǔ Hǔ}$ were startled; they leaped up in alarm, shouting, "Why is this thing so fragile?"

$\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$ was equally startled. He soared into the air, sweeping the fracturing mountain into his sleeve, and frowned as he laid down a prohibition for the two fellows: from now on, unless commanded by $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$, they were forbidden to kowtow or bow indiscriminately, and forbidden to randomly destroy anything!

The Spirit-Stabilizing Jade formed within the chaotic space was already incredibly resilient; even ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortals found it impossible to manipulate. Yet these two brutes had shattered it with a mere head-butt. If he brought them back to the Spiral Star Field, their honest nature might lead them to kowtow to every person they met. How many planets in the Spiral Star Field could withstand their kind of rough treatment?

Fearing the two might forget his instruction, $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$ emphasized and repeated his command several times. Only then did he shake his sleeve, leading the two newly accepted disciples away from the place of his eighty-one years of seclusion, soaring on a cloud towards the depths of the chaotic space.

According to the memories of $\text{Duàn Pò}$ and $\text{Zhǎn Hún}$, the Great Evolution Fierce Blades exchanged news with each other periodically. Those Great Evolution Fierce Blades had been cultivating in seclusion within the chaotic space for many, many years.

$\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$ eagerly anticipated gathering the original blade intents of all forty-nine Great Evolution Fierce Blades to finally see the true appearance of what was called the Great Evolution Fierce Blade.

The chaotic space was vast and boundless. Even with $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$'s current cultivation and his instantaneous speed of ten million li per moment, he still rushed forward for three years before approaching the location where one of the Fierce Blades lay in hidden cultivation.

It was a continent floating in the chaos, only a few thousand li wide and long, yet it possessed mountains, water, villages, and cities, much like the mortal realm.

The creation and transformation of heaven and earth were truly marvelous. In the chaotic space where ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortals could not survive, there existed such a paradise. On this landmass, spanning tens of thousands of li, lived tens of billions of mortals, divided into several hundred nations engaged in fierce warfare. $\text{Gǔ Xié chén}$, bringing $\text{Gǔ Bào}$ and $\text{Gǔ Hǔ}$ with him, plunged directly into this continent.

The first chapter is delivered today; the second will follow shortly...F