novelraw Chapter 138 : Breaking Through the Diseased Domain! The Primordial Star Deity Treasure Lamp Has Been Forged
Chapter 138 : Breaking Through the Diseased Domain! The Primordial Star Deity Treasure Lamp Has Been Forged
Chapter 138: Breaking Through the Diseased Domain! The Primordial Star Deity Treasure Lamp Has Been Forged
"How could this happen!?"
Fake Jiang Yan was dumbfounded, clearly sensing that this terrifying tribulation had locked onto him from the level of karma.
The malice it radiated—just a mere touch—was enough to chill his spine, as if he were seeing the gates of the Underworld open.
At this moment, he hadn’t fully grasped the Lamp-Igniting Method—he had only read the basic information and knew that the Treasure Lamp’s transformation would require a tribulation.
But…
He hadn’t done anything at all, so why was he suddenly undergoing a tribulation?
Wait, it was that brat!
Fake Jiang Yan quickly realized that earlier, the real Jiang Yan had ignited flames to plunder karmic nutrients, much of which hadn’t entered the karmic shell.
Apparently, it had been used to feed the Treasure Lamp.
It just happened to complete its transformation—but before it could face the tribulation, he had replaced him!
"Interesting. Are you offering me a treasure before you die?"
Fake Jiang Yan whispered, "I observe all beings; all beings become me!"
【Witnessing Truth Method — All Beings Ferry Me】
He recited an incantation, and strands of karmic worms emerged from the void, transferring his karma to the rest of the Guanyin crowd.
Many among the Guanyin crowd, including Tree Guanyin, revealed serene smiles and chanted sutras, calmly awaiting death.
The relationship between those cultivating the Witnessing Truth path and the Guanyin crowd wasn’t merely puppets and avatars.
Rather, they were beings shaped from oneself—their memories, karma, and existential anchor points were all shared.
Any one among the Guanyin crowd could become the original.
However, a higher-level cultivator could control the karmic path's valves to prevent the lower Guanyin crowd from seizing the throne, and use them to block tribulations or transfer damage.
Yet due to the one-body-multiple-manifestations system, distinctions between the main and the sub often blurred.
Thus, practitioners of the Witnessing Truth path would sometimes fall too deep into worldly affairs, resulting in consciousness collapse.
Eventually, avatars would end up fighting each other to the death—without realizing they were the same being.
As such, many forces of the real world, including the Bureau of Historical Revision, kept a respectful distance from the Guanyin crowd—because these people were simply too insane.
Like ticking time bombs.
After Fake Jiang Yan transferred his karma, the malice of this tribulation noticeably weakened.
"Not too difficult..."
Fake Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief, planning to continue transferring the tribulation karma and hide away like a sneak, when he discovered...
Endless malice once again locked onto him.
Within the long river of tribulation energy, the radiance of dark stars shimmered.
*Gulu Gulu Gulu!*
With an eerie sound, numerous black-red eyes opened within it, densely packed, covering the cosmos, staring at him coldly.
As punishment for trying to evade, the tribulation’s overall intensity had increased by more than fifty percent.
*Buzz!*
A phantom of a mysterious lamp emerged—hazy and indistinct, with only the faint sound of a wooden fish tapping.
The moment the sound rang out, a mark of candle flame surfaced in the depths of Fake Jiang Yan’s soul, branding him.
No matter how he tried, he couldn’t remove it.
Even worse, his anchors among the Guanyin crowd within the Diseased Domain and the real world were simultaneously locked.
Know this: he had scattered seeds of the Guanyin crowd among many patients—so even if the Bureau of Historical Revision had struck him down and failed to penetrate the real world, he could still recover gradually through these backups.
But now, even these—including himself and hundreds of hidden Guanyin crowd coordinates—were all locked down.
In an instant, stripped completely clean!
In other words—
If he failed this tribulation, he would be erased from the karmic level, leaving no trace behind!
For the first time, Fake Jiang Yan panicked—he felt fear.
The Lamp Tribulation began.
*Shush shush!*
The green lamp flickered faintly. Countless eyes from the dark starry sky cast their gaze, falling upon Fake Jiang Yan.
First Stage of the Lamp Tribulation — Starry Sky Tribulation!
To bear the power of the stars, one must withstand their test.
Originally, it would have been a normal starry power—but now…
The dark cosmos spread.
In an instant, Fake Jiang Yan’s body began to star-transform.
"Karma Rotation!"
He acted swiftly. The sundial in his pupils spun, transferring part of the tribulation to Tree Guanyin.
*Crack crack crack!*
Tree Guanyin’s right arm instantly turned pitch black, stars glittering upon it—yet the beauty lasted less than a moment.
*Gulu Gulu!*
Next second, that starlit brilliance gave birth to wriggling, proliferating black-star-colored flesh, like cancer cells spreading, devouring the rest of her body.
In Fake Jiang Yan’s view, her soul twisted, sprouting flesh.
Even her Ancient Talisman was corrupted and mutated—utterly defenseless.
"What the hell is this thing!?"
Terror overtook him. He understood that touching it would surely turn him into a mindless starry horror.
That fate—worse than death!
Yet the eyes of the starry sky would not give him time to react—their gaze continued to fall.
The bizarre mutation struck again!
"Karma Rotation!"
"Karma Rotation!"
"Turn for me!"
Fake Jiang Yan desperately sacrificed more of the Guanyin crowd, fending off the twisted starry transformation.
Especially Tree Guanyin, who, having borne the bulk of the mutation, turned into a mountainous mass of star-colored flesh, uttering meaningless murmurs and wails, constantly writhing—a grotesque horror.
To fully resist the Lamp Tribulation, Fake Jiang Yan had no time to deal with Ba Lie and the others, and directly retreated into the 【Decaying Dynasty】, using it to resist the mutation surrounding him.
But this mutation could even twist ash, birthing starry flesh from it.
He thought he had stolen a top-tier genius’s body—only to fall into a deep pit!
"What the hell happened!?"
Ba Lie was dumbfounded, unable to understand why the person occupying Jiang Yan’s body—who clearly held the advantage—suddenly went mad and started undergoing a tribulation?
And this eerie mutation—it looked like something recorded by the Bureau of Historical Revision…
The Primordial Starry Mutation!
It was related to a secret operation exploring beyond the stars. In the end…
Total annihilation.
He didn’t know much—only that the Bureau had warned them: never venture into the stars.
For out there lay a terror called the Star Deity!
Fortunately, as long as one didn’t go out, the other side couldn’t come in.
Who would have thought—they hadn’t even gone to the stars, yet had still encountered this mysterious mutation.
"Wait!"
As Ba Lie pondered, Zhao Yinman suddenly prepared to charge forward, startling him into stopping her with the Heaven-Weaving Maiden arm.
Zhao Yinman stared at Ba Lie, her silver hair dancing, saying seriously: "The Double No Combo—neither of us can be missing."
"Understood. I wouldn’t just watch that guy take Jiang Yan’s body either—but it seems he got hit by Jiang Yan’s trap and is now in trouble.
If we rush in now, we might actually help him by diverting the mutation. Let’s wait—strike when he’s weakest, and rescue Jiang Yan!"
Ba Lie knew Zhao Yinman’s machine-like personality—once she decided something, even ten bulls couldn’t pull her back.
So he had to convince her with a full plan.
Besides, he wasn’t lying—Jiang Yan, to him, wasn’t just a colleague, but a junior, a child, a family member he acknowledged.
Even if it cost him his life—Ba Lie would bring him home.
"Mm."
Zhao Yinman nodded, her red eyes locking tightly on Fake Jiang Yan, ready to strike at any moment.
"They’re not coming over!?"
Fake Jiang Yan’s gaze turned cold. He’d feigned weakness to lure the two in and turn them into Guanyin crowd, using them to block the starry tribulation.
Unexpectedly, they kept their distance.
Now he had no energy left to suppress them—he could only divert the starry tribulation as much as possible.
Until all his Guanyin avatars had exhausted themselves blocking the disaster—even the skies of the Golden Apple Diseased Domain were polluted by the mutation.
Becoming a dark starry sky.
The tribulation of the starry eye demons reached its peak, one by one closing.
Just as it faded, suddenly one eye reopened—
Spreading the Primordial Starry Mutation.
"What the hell, this tribulation ambushes too!?"
Thankfully, Fake Jiang Yan had not let his guard down, and swiftly used his final Guanyin—Golden Apple Tree—to block the disaster.
In a flash, the dazzling Golden Apple Tree transformed into a tree of primordial starry flesh.
Twisted and horrifying!
"Damn it!"
Fake Jiang Yan’s expression turned grim. To block this disaster, he had almost emptied his reserves—at tremendous cost.
*Rumble rumble!*
Yet the Starry Tribulation wasn’t over—black clouds suddenly gathered, scarlet lightning streaked through them, burning with karmic fire.
Second Stage of the Lamp Tribulation — Heavenly Fire Lightning Tribulation!
If struck, the karmic fire would burn all things, annihilate the soul.
"Is this really a Law Seed-level tribulation? Even someone at the beginning of the Ancient Talisman stage wouldn’t survive this!"
Fake Jiang Yan’s face was ashen, yet he had no choice but to unfold his Law Domain.
【Grade Four Law Domain — Beginningless and Endless Karmic Worm Ring】
Before him, a white Ancient Talisman emerged, transforming into several white worms with sharp maws at both ends.
Their bodies twisted into a Möbius ring shape—but upon close inspection, one would see—
The bodies were made up of countless identical borers, forming an endless loop.
The essence of causality was an endless cycle!
There was cause, and thus effect; there was effect, and thus cause!
Rumble—!
A bolt of heavenly fire thundered down, wrapped in the might to incinerate all things, striking upon the Law Domain.
With a crack, half of the Law Domain instantly collapsed and burned.
A single strike—enough to crush the beginner stage of the Ancient Talisman level!
Fake Jiang Yan's soul trembled endlessly. It endured the agony and let out a low roar:
"Reverse causality!"
The head and tail of the [Law Domain—Endless Loop of Causality-Eating Worm] began devouring itself, gnawing away at its own body. Yet that body kept proliferating, as if without end.
Rumble—!
Heavenly fire thundered again, but this time, it failed to destroy it.
It vanished silently.
Including the one before, a total of four thunderbolts struck consecutively without dealing damage.
Ba Lie looked at the scene with a grave gaze and said:
"This thing actually forcefully devoured the destructive [Effect], leaving only the doomed [Cause]."
Zhao Yinman said indifferently, "To bear causality requires a price."
Ba Lie nodded. "Indeed. By forcefully swallowing it, he delayed the arrival of [Karmic Retribution], but ultimately did not erase it. Instead, due to accumulation, the power will keep amplifying. When it finally erupts, the damage will be catastrophic!"
The two exchanged a glance, prepared to act at any moment.
"Failing to overcome the calamity spells the end of all. But as long as the tribulation is overcome, there is a path to resolution!" Fake Jiang Yan’s gaze was icy.
Cracks continued to appear in its soul under immense karmic pressure.
How could it not know the consequences?
Yet if it took on three heavenly fire thunderbolts, even if it survived, it would be gravely injured.
At that point, it would be at others' mercy—a dead end.
Might as well leave the problem to its future self—perhaps, after its transformation, the treasure lamp could withstand the calamity.
The thunderclouds of heavenly fire tribulation dissipated.
The faint blue lamp gradually turned illusory.
"It’s finally over…"
A hint of joy flashed in Fake Jiang Yan’s eyes. The Primal Stellar Treasure Lamp floated slowly before it, the starlight above the lamp unfolded like lotus petals. At the center—
A wisp of flame was gathering.
"Move!"
Ba Lie and Zhao Yinman sprang forth, attacking with full force.
‘Heaven-Weaving Maiden—Life Doll!’
The Heaven-Weaving Maiden swiftly extracted life essence, weaving a doll in Fake Jiang Yan’s likeness—then crushed it!
‘Flame of World Annihilation!’
Zhao Yinman unleashed a flame capable of burning all things, wrapped in surging Dragon-Tiger Qi.
The two struck together, engulfing Fake Jiang Yan!
"We got him!"
They were overjoyed—yet when the smoke cleared, their expressions turned grim.
Fake Jiang Yan had vanished.
"What a pity. I had left behind a final Avalokiteśvara follower to switch places with me!"
Fake Jiang Yan’s voice came from behind them. Countless Causality-Eating Worms burrowed from the void, forming a prison cage that trapped Ba Lie and Zhao Yinman.
No matter how they struggled, they remained trapped in place.
An infinite prison!
It was not a reversal of space, but rather a distortion of their perception of causality and the world itself.
Fake Jiang Yan held the Primal Stellar Treasure Lamp and chuckled, "Let your lives be the blood offering for my precious treasure. Let it burn away the calamity upon me!"
Boom!
He raised the treasure lamp and continuously poured spiritual energy into it—brilliance bursting forth.
The flame slowly began to coalesce.
Rumble—!
In an instant, the entire Golden Apple Diseased Domain trembled. Even the immense meat-mountain formed from Tree Avalokiteśvara’s transformation quivered incessantly.
All seemed to tremble before the mysterious Primal Stellar Flame!
However, minutes passed. Aside from interwoven radiance atop the treasure lamp, the flame would not ignite.
"What’s going on!?"
Fake Jiang Yan couldn’t believe it. Upon checking, he realized the calamity had not yet ended.
There was still a final part—
“I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
A ghostly voice came from behind. Fake Jiang Yan’s hair stood on end. Just as he turned, the ultimate brilliance swallowed the world.
Flash Technique!
And it wasn’t just one—nine in succession!
Golden brilliance engulfed his vision, shook his soul, and froze his movements.
Ultimate brilliance, in essence, was no different from darkness.
“I still have the Heart Monkey Arm… I’ll activate Heart Vision…”
Though stunned, Fake Jiang Yan remained composed. His first instinct was to use the Heart Monkey Arm and open his spiritual sight.
But—
All of Jiang Yan’s powers, abilities, even his flowing blood, ignored his commands.
No matter how he tried, not a single ability could be activated.
It was as if they had been severed from his body, wholly unresponsive—even the extraordinary organ [Jueyin Dragon Cauldron] refused to obey.
At this moment, all extraordinary powers rebelled.
He was nothing but a strong-bodied shell—
And nothing more!
"Impossible!?"
Fake Jiang Yan could not believe it. Without any powers, how could the real Jiang Yan have cultivated this far?
But he had no time to ponder—a giant hand grabbed him, lifting him into the air.
Crack—!
Amidst searing pain, Lawbreaking Dragon-Tiger Qi roared, crushing all his spiritual energy. The spiritual treasure lamp seared his karma and soul.
Only now did he finally open his eyes—and saw rising from his own shadow, a radiant figure interwoven of light and shadow—
The Light-Dark Bright King.
Upon its head was a golden crown. Behind it shimmered the illusory shadow of a golden tree, from whose trunk flowed golden and shadow-mingled luminous blood.
Golden roots extended into the void, manifesting a radiant wheel—an ancient demigod born from the Golden Tree.
With supreme will, it reigned over the Diseased Domain.
From within Fake Jiang Yan’s body, the Jueyin Dragon Cauldron finally responded—
By secreting Xiangliu venom, which corroded his flesh and soul—a fatal blow.
The Bright King slowly opened its eyes, looking down upon Fake Jiang Yan in hand, and said calmly:
"I am your final calamity."
“Jiang Yan!”
Ba Lie heard the voice, utterly shaken. He never imagined—
Jiang Yan was not only unharmed, but had become the final boss, waiting at the last checkpoint to pummel the imposter.
All that effort—just free labor for him!
Zhao Yinman looked at the dazzling Jiang Yan, her crimson eyes calming.
So long as he was fine.
“So that’s how it is.”
Fake Jiang Yan—or rather, the Causality-Eating Worm—finally understood.
Jiang Yan had long discovered the issue with the Shell of Causality, but chose to go along, deliberately bearing the karma to shield him from the tribulation.
His soul hid in the shadow, reaping the benefits.
Now, he had become the final part of the Lamp Tribulation—
The Human Tribulation.
At this moment, Jiang Yan was both the calamity and the one overcoming it.
As long as he killed Fake Jiang Yan, it would be considered a success in overcoming the Lamp Tribulation.
He, once the greatest schemer, had become a pawn.
The Causality-Eating Worm rasped, "Such a scheme… and you’re not afraid I might succeed in usurping you?"
Jiang Yan said calmly, "Every ounce of my strength came from my sweat and effort. They will not betray me."
He referred to his descendants.
Moreover, from the small Life Lamp that emerged above the Golden Apple in Fuguo Guanyin Zen Temple, Jiang Yan had already suspected—
There was something wrong with the Shell of Causality.
But since someone wanted to help him bear the tribulation—
Why refuse?
He knew the gift from the Primal Stars wasn’t something easily claimed, but he didn’t expect it to directly boost the Lamp Tribulation to a higher level.
He had waited so long in the shadow, nearly bored to death. Thankfully, the Causality-Eating Worm survived the tribulation.
Now, it was harvest time.
"What a madman."
But in the Causality-Eating Worm’s ears, it was as if seeing a madman fishing with his life.
On the surface, it gnashed its teeth, yet silently began unfolding the Ancient Talisman.
Just as the Ancient Talisman emerged, it heard Jiang Yan softly say:
"Your hope of resistance—was a chance I gave you."
Hiss—!
The flame from the Primal Stellar Treasure Lamp fell, instantly burning through the worm head that had forcibly devoured the [Cause].
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With the delay of the cause-worm removed, the [Karmic Retribution] of three heavenly fire thunderbolts arrived in unison—
And erupted simultaneously.
Rumble—!
Terrifying power instantly shattered the [Grade-Four Law Domain—Endless Loop of Causality Worm Ring], knocking it straight down to the Law Seed stage.
Most of the Causality-Eating Worm’s soul was destroyed. All anchor points it had left in the real world were completely erased.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the real world, within the Heavenly Medical Department, all tumors on patients’ bodies ruptured, oozing black blood.
They thought their condition had worsened—
Only to see the Avalokiteśvara statues inside had already shattered, dispersing into dust.
The essence of causality was an endless cycle!
There was cause, and thus effect; there was effect, and thus cause!
Rumble—!
A bolt of heavenly fire thundered down, wrapped in the might to incinerate all things, striking upon the Law Domain.
With a crack, half of the Law Domain instantly collapsed and burned.
A single strike—enough to crush the beginner stage of the Ancient Talisman level!
Fake Jiang Yan's soul trembled endlessly. It endured the agony and let out a low roar:
"Reverse causality!"
The head and tail of the [Law Domain—Endless Loop of Causality-Eating Worm] began devouring itself, gnawing away at its own body. Yet that body kept proliferating, as if without end.
Rumble—!
Heavenly fire thundered again, but this time, it failed to destroy it.
It vanished silently.
Including the one before, a total of four thunderbolts struck consecutively without dealing damage.
Ba Lie looked at the scene with a grave gaze and said:
"This thing actually forcefully devoured the destructive [Effect], leaving only the doomed [Cause]."
Zhao Yinman said indifferently, "To bear causality requires a price."
Ba Lie nodded. "Indeed. By forcefully swallowing it, he delayed the arrival of [Karmic Retribution], but ultimately did not erase it. Instead, due to accumulation, the power will keep amplifying. When it finally erupts, the damage will be catastrophic!"
The two exchanged a glance, prepared to act at any moment.
"Failing to overcome the calamity spells the end of all. But as long as the tribulation is overcome, there is a path to resolution!" Fake Jiang Yan’s gaze was icy.
Cracks continued to appear in its soul under immense karmic pressure.
How could it not know the consequences?
Yet if it took on three heavenly fire thunderbolts, even if it survived, it would be gravely injured.
At that point, it would be at others' mercy—a dead end.
Might as well leave the problem to its future self—perhaps, after its transformation, the treasure lamp could withstand the calamity.
The thunderclouds of heavenly fire tribulation dissipated.
The faint blue lamp gradually turned illusory.
"It’s finally over…"
A hint of joy flashed in Fake Jiang Yan’s eyes. The Primal Stellar Treasure Lamp floated slowly before it, the starlight above the lamp unfolded like lotus petals. At the center—
A wisp of flame was gathering.
"Move!"
Ba Lie and Zhao Yinman sprang forth, attacking with full force.
‘Heaven-Weaving Maiden—Life Doll!’
The Heaven-Weaving Maiden swiftly extracted life essence, weaving a doll in Fake Jiang Yan’s likeness—then crushed it!
‘Flame of World Annihilation!’
Zhao Yinman unleashed a flame capable of burning all things, wrapped in surging Dragon-Tiger Qi.
The two struck together, engulfing Fake Jiang Yan!
"We got him!"
They were overjoyed—yet when the smoke cleared, their expressions turned grim.
Fake Jiang Yan had vanished.
"What a pity. I had left behind a final Avalokiteśvara follower to switch places with me!"
Fake Jiang Yan’s voice came from behind them. Countless Causality-Eating Worms burrowed from the void, forming a prison cage that trapped Ba Lie and Zhao Yinman.
No matter how they struggled, they remained trapped in place.
An infinite prison!
It was not a reversal of space, but rather a distortion of their perception of causality and the world itself.
Fake Jiang Yan held the Primal Stellar Treasure Lamp and chuckled, "Let your lives be the blood offering for my precious treasure. Let it burn away the calamity upon me!"
Boom!
He raised the treasure lamp and continuously poured spiritual energy into it—brilliance bursting forth.
The flame slowly began to coalesce.
Rumble—!
In an instant, the entire Golden Apple Diseased Domain trembled. Even the immense meat-mountain formed from Tree Avalokiteśvara’s transformation quivered incessantly.
All seemed to tremble before the mysterious Primal Stellar Flame!
However, minutes passed. Aside from interwoven radiance atop the treasure lamp, the flame would not ignite.
"What’s going on!?"
Fake Jiang Yan couldn’t believe it. Upon checking, he realized the calamity had not yet ended.
There was still a final part—
“I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
A ghostly voice came from behind. Fake Jiang Yan’s hair stood on end. Just as he turned, the ultimate brilliance swallowed the world.
Flash Technique!
And it wasn’t just one—nine in succession!
Golden brilliance engulfed his vision, shook his soul, and froze his movements.
Ultimate brilliance, in essence, was no different from darkness.
“I still have the Heart Monkey Arm… I’ll activate Heart Vision…”
Though stunned, Fake Jiang Yan remained composed. His first instinct was to use the Heart Monkey Arm and open his spiritual sight.
But—
All of Jiang Yan’s powers, abilities, even his flowing blood, ignored his commands.
No matter how he tried, not a single ability could be activated.
It was as if they had been severed from his body, wholly unresponsive—even the extraordinary organ [Jueyin Dragon Cauldron] refused to obey.
At this moment, all extraordinary powers rebelled.
He was nothing but a strong-bodied shell—
And nothing more!
"Impossible!?"
Fake Jiang Yan could not believe it. Without any powers, how could the real Jiang Yan have cultivated this far?
But he had no time to ponder—a giant hand grabbed him, lifting him into the air.
Crack—!
Amidst searing pain, Lawbreaking Dragon-Tiger Qi roared, crushing all his spiritual energy. The spiritual treasure lamp seared his karma and soul.
Only now did he finally open his eyes—and saw rising from his own shadow, a radiant figure interwoven of light and shadow—
The Light-Dark Bright King.
Upon its head was a golden crown. Behind it shimmered the illusory shadow of a golden tree, from whose trunk flowed golden and shadow-mingled luminous blood.
Golden roots extended into the void, manifesting a radiant wheel—an ancient demigod born from the Golden Tree.
With supreme will, it reigned over the Diseased Domain.
From within Fake Jiang Yan’s body, the Jueyin Dragon Cauldron finally responded—
By secreting Xiangliu venom, which corroded his flesh and soul—a fatal blow.
The Bright King slowly opened its eyes, looking down upon Fake Jiang Yan in hand, and said calmly:
"I am your final calamity."
“Jiang Yan!”
Ba Lie heard the voice, utterly shaken. He never imagined—
Jiang Yan was not only unharmed, but had become the final boss, waiting at the last checkpoint to pummel the imposter.
All that effort—just free labor for him!
Zhao Yinman looked at the dazzling Jiang Yan, her crimson eyes calming.
So long as he was fine.
“So that’s how it is.”
Fake Jiang Yan—or rather, the Causality-Eating Worm—finally understood.
Jiang Yan had long discovered the issue with the Shell of Causality, but chose to go along, deliberately bearing the karma to shield him from the tribulation.
His soul hid in the shadow, reaping the benefits.
Now, he had become the final part of the Lamp Tribulation—
The Human Tribulation.
At this moment, Jiang Yan was both the calamity and the one overcoming it.
As long as he killed Fake Jiang Yan, it would be considered a success in overcoming the Lamp Tribulation.
He, once the greatest schemer, had become a pawn.
The Causality-Eating Worm rasped, "Such a scheme… and you’re not afraid I might succeed in usurping you?"
Jiang Yan said calmly, "Every ounce of my strength came from my sweat and effort. They will not betray me."
He referred to his descendants.
Moreover, from the small Life Lamp that emerged above the Golden Apple in Fuguo Guanyin Zen Temple, Jiang Yan had already suspected—
There was something wrong with the Shell of Causality.
But since someone wanted to help him bear the tribulation—
Why refuse?
He knew the gift from the Primal Stars wasn’t something easily claimed, but he didn’t expect it to directly boost the Lamp Tribulation to a higher level.
He had waited so long in the shadow, nearly bored to death. Thankfully, the Causality-Eating Worm survived the tribulation.
Now, it was harvest time.
"What a madman."
But in the Causality-Eating Worm’s ears, it was as if seeing a madman fishing with his life.
On the surface, it gnashed its teeth, yet silently began unfolding the Ancient Talisman.
Just as the Ancient Talisman emerged, it heard Jiang Yan softly say:
"Your hope of resistance—was a chance I gave you."
Hiss—!
The flame from the Primal Stellar Treasure Lamp fell, instantly burning through the worm head that had forcibly devoured the [Cause].
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With the delay of the cause-worm removed, the [Karmic Retribution] of three heavenly fire thunderbolts arrived in unison—
And erupted simultaneously.
Rumble—!
Terrifying power instantly shattered the [Grade-Four Law Domain—Endless Loop of Causality Worm Ring], knocking it straight down to the Law Seed stage.
Most of the Causality-Eating Worm’s soul was destroyed. All anchor points it had left in the real world were completely erased.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the real world, within the Heavenly Medical Department, all tumors on patients’ bodies ruptured, oozing black blood.
They thought their condition had worsened—
Only to see the Avalokiteśvara statues inside had already shattered, dispersing into dust.
"This is..."
This scene left all the medical cultivators frozen for a moment—but they quickly reacted.
The source of the Diseased Domain had been conquered!
"Quick, save the wounded!"
Joy surfaced on their faces. Without the Avalokiteśvara statues absorbing blood and soul, treating the wounded became significantly easier.
In the real world, Cang Hong, stationed in command, received the news. He let out a long breath and couldn’t help but sigh:
"The waves of the Yangtze River push the old ahead."
This outbreak of the Avalokiteśvara mutation had already been mostly resolved.
...
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In the Diseased Domain, the Causality-Eating Worm nearly died on the spot.
Though it still had a breath of life, its combat strength had fallen below a tenth.
It pleaded, "Spare me! I can buy my life with money. If you kill me, you’ll pay a price too!"
"The threats of a loser are especially noisy." Jiang Yan replied calmly, beginning to reclaim his body.
The other party could conduct rituals through the Shell of Causality—as the superior bearer of the Lamp-Igniting Method, of course he could reverse it.
The Causality-Eating Worm glared fiercely, trying to destroy the Lamp-Igniting Method prematurely.
But it didn’t budge.
Just like the other abilities—it completely ignored him.
As though it had its own will.
With support from his descendants, Jiang Yan reclaimed everything with ease.
At that moment, the Causality-Eating Worm let out a venomous laugh:
"You fell for it! Let’s go to the Underworld together!"
Jiang Yan responded calmly, "Your final hope is the Stellar Mutation, isn’t it?"
"How did you know!?"
The Causality-Eating Worm was in disbelief.
Jiang Yan didn’t answer, instead turning his gaze to the depths of his body's flesh. There, a worm-shaped Avalokiteśvara follower uncurled, spreading a trace of Stellar Mutation.
This was the worm’s final trump card—meant to ensure mutual destruction if things went awry.
Unexpectedly, it was now in use.
The Primal Stellar Treasure Lamp had yet to complete its transformation. If infected with the mutation, Jiang Yan would also perish.
However, the Primal Stellar Mutation had only just erupted—before it could erode his flesh, it extinguished silently.
Without a ripple.
"Impossible!?"
The Causality-Eating Worm was nearly in despair. It saw no Demon-God Embryo tendrils—
It couldn’t comprehend—
Why was the mutation ineffective against Jiang Yan?
"Perhaps… because I am not so different from Them."
As they shared the same body, the Causality-Eating Worm could hear Jiang Yan’s inner whisper.
Its gaze was stunned. It knew much—even about the source of the Primal Stellar Mutation.
It was related to the Star-Mother Heavenly Venerable, a great immortal god, one of the Ancient Celestial Venerables of the Old Days.
Even a mere wisp of the mutation’s tribulation could instantly distort even a Heavenly Official, turning them into a monster.
Even saints could fall prey.
What it relied on was a divine artifact left by Avalokiteśvara, and the special traits of the path of causality—
It had spent centuries preparing.
So what did Jiang Yan rely on?
Jiang Yan had no interest in answering a defeated foe. He directly obliterated it. Countless Demon-God Embryo tendrils emerged, wrapping and extracting it as material.
The Causality-Eating Worm died full of unanswered questions.
To its final breath—it never understood…
Why?
In truth, Jiang Yan had just directly faced the true body of a great immortal god—
Yet did not mutate.
That alone told him—
With a Demon-God Embryo, his level was equal to or even above that of the celestial gods.
The essence of mutation was high-dimensional information distortion. But Jiang Yan, with the Demon-God Embryo, was himself a massive source of contamination.
Lower-level contamination failed in the face of higher contamination.
In a way, the Historical Long River fought poison with poison.
Of course, only the contamination could be ignored.
If it were the power of a celestial god—
Even a wisp could crush him countless times over.
Buzz—!
With the death of the Causality-Eating Worm, the three calamities turned into three rings, intertwining into a Möbius loop atop the lamp’s wick, rotating slowly with deep mystery.
Hiss—!
The moment it appeared, all mutated beings in the Diseased Domain spontaneously combusted. The twisted stellar flesh calmly self-destructed—like a deep, silent universe.
Rustle—
Black stellar fire shifted, becoming flowing lights.
In an instant, the galaxy blazed.
Constantly transforming into lamp oil.
Until finally—
A wisp of fire, colored with the dark hues of the starry sky, was born. It flickered, trembling the void.
The Primal Stellar Divine Lamp—was complete!
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