Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses

Chapter 1004: Chapter 996: The Terrifying Chaos

A Merit Immortal dressed in white opened his eyes, exhausted, he gazed at the starry sky, and his pupils began to radiate strange light, shortly thereafter, his expression became increasingly grave.

Seated beside him was Li Ya, also cultivating energy to recover. Li Ya seemed to sense something, opening his eyes to look at him.

"What happened?"

Li Ya asked, his brow furrowing, wary of unexpected incidents.

The white-robed Merit Immortal, peering into the distant space, replied with a serious expression, "Something is not right; I sense some kind of cause and effect enveloping my Heaven-turning Creation Stone."

Upon hearing this, not only Li Ya, but the other Merit Immortals also displayed a change in countenance.

Having fought side by side for so many years, they had come to trust the white-robed Merit Immortal’s judgment, which was almost never wrong.

"Again?"

"Why do I feel that it is not just Cangming fixating on us?"

"Indeed, what exactly is attracting them? This poor Taoist feels that those unknown beings have the capability to destroy us."

"Regardless, we must persist. The Celestial Court will not forsake us."

The Merit Immortals each discussed among themselves, some complained, others speculated, while some prayed.

Li Ya, however, was recalling previous experiences, always feeling as if he had overlooked something.

His gaze swept back and forth among the Merit Immortals, his brows knitting tighter.

Just then, at the edge of the land, black mist appeared out of thin air in the starry sky, surging continuously, quickly covering the stars and plunging the land into darkness.

The Merit Immortals all stood up, ready and waiting, including Li Ya.

Looking up, they saw in the dark sky a faint, terrifying demon shadow flying quickly, as swift as Jing Hong.

Suddenly.

One by one, crimson eyes appeared in the dark sky, varying in size, all overlooking the land, exerting tremendous pressure on the Merit Immortals.

An aura of terror emerged, making the Merit Immortals’ hearts pound with fear, even the calmest revealing looks of despair.

This predicament surpassed the previous ones, and they were already surrounded, with no escape route.

"Not mature yet."

"The Celestial Emperor’s ambition is truly vast, seeking to monopolize the Hongmeng Will?"

"The Heavenly Dao already has a Hongmeng Will, it should indeed not be greedy."

"This Hongmeng Will is too weak, does it really possess great fortune as the legend states?"

Voices arose as they discussed among themselves, not showing themselves, clearly not regarding the Merit Immortals.

Hongmeng Will?

Li Ya seemed to think of something, his gaze turning to a female Merit Immortal.

The female Merit Immortal also realized this, her right hand instinctively brushing her waist, where hung a purple-red brocade bag.

The mysterious entities in the dark began to quarrel over control of the Hongmeng Will, completely indifferent to the Merit Immortals, further souring their faces, feeling humiliated.

Those who became Merit Immortals have all endured hardship, and even in despair, they would not give up resistance; they would rather die fighting with all their strength.

Some Merit Immortals were already channeling mana into their magical treasures, preparing for battle.

Boom—

The ground began to tremble, further tensing the Merit Immortals, thinking the enemies were preparing to attack.

Before they could think further, the darkness above was suddenly dispelled, with dazzling azure light flooding their vision, dispersing the surrounding thick black mist like flames being driven away.

The Merit Immortals widened their eyes, expressions filled with disbelief; Li Ya was equally shocked.

An incredibly massive azure star occupied the entire sky, seemingly about to collide with the continent they were on.

They saw scary demon figures being sucked onto the azure star, some resembling humans, others primitive fierce beasts, unable to break free no matter how they struggled.

Roaring and cursing sounds continuously erupted, striking fear and confusion into the Merit Immortals.

They had never seen such a sight; the giant azure star seemed alive, devouring, even without speaking, instilling great dread in the Merit Immortals.

The demons attached to the star emitted a terrifying aura, proving they were no weaklings, making the Merit Immortals think of the Supreme Immortals of the Celestial Court.

Such powerful beings now appeared so helpless, making the Merit Immortals fear the azure star.

The unknown is the most frightening.

Li Ya was full of fear, how could such a terrifying existence appear in the chaos?

Would this azure star devour them next?

The white-robed Merit Immortal, who was controlling the continent, showed a panicked expression, hastily shouting, "I can no longer control the Heaven-turning Creation Stone!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a Merit Immortal leaped up, attempting to escape the continent.

However, as soon as he flew up, an irresistible powerful force pressed him down, causing him to fall to the ground, staggering several steps before stabilizing.

The other Merit Immortals followed suit, but were similarly pressed down; growing frantic, they each tried different means to storm out, yet their mana dissipated upon rising into the air, deepening their despair.

The azure star ignored what the Merit Immortals were doing, continuing to devour the demons’ power, gradually making them vanish.

Not long after, the demons’ voices completely disappeared, and the Merit Immortals ceased resisting.

They stood on the ground, gazing up at the azure star, enduring the wait.

However, the azure star made no further moves, just hovering silently at the edge of the earth, full of oppression.

Silence!

The Merit Immortals fixed their gaze on the azure star, not daring to breathe.

The ground beneath them trembled once more, and the azure star began to retreat, swiftly shrinking into the distance, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Even though the azure star had vanished, they still dared not be careless.

After a long while.

A Merit Immortal cautiously asked, "Could we have narrowly avoided disaster?"

With someone breaking the silence, the other Merit Immortals spoke in turn.

"What was that just now? Was that star some kind of chaos creature?"

"Why do I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before."

"Could it have been sent by the Celestial Court?"

"Impossible; it had no trace of Celestial Court destiny."

"Such terrifying power, I rather think it came to protect the Hongmeng Will the demons spoke of."

"What exactly is the Hongmeng Will?"

The Merit Immortals engaged in discussion, and the white-robed Merit Immortal controlling the continent immediately cast a spell to accelerate its advance.

Li Ya was still savoring the previous scenes, marveling in his heart at how deep the chaos was.

How powerful those demons were, yet they were easily devoured; the brutality of chaos is truly daunting.

Li Ya felt he was still too weak, having ideals was useless; great power was the basis for achieving anything, the most important bottom line for survival.

The Merit Immortals talked for a while, then each fell silent, needing time to digest events.

Li Ya noticed that the female Merit Immortal showed no intent to explain the truth, suddenly feeling that this batch of Merit Immortals was not as pure as they seemed.