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Phagocytic Research GroupWhen the deep sea spiritual energy warship slowly sailed back to the Black Wind Mountain Range port, they were greeted not only by cultivators from the Law Enforcement Hall and the Multiverse delegation, but also by citizens who had spontaneously come from the major sects of the Xuantian Immortal Domain.

When they saw the ship towing the wreckage of the Pathfinder but with all personnel returning safely, the port erupted in enthusiastic cheers—for the cultivators of the Xuantian Immortal Domain, being able to retreat unscathed from the ”Cultivator Restricted Zone,” the Endless Sea, and the unknown Essence Devouring Creatures, was an unprecedented miracle.

White-Bearded Elder personally boarded the Psionic Fleet ship, grasping White Night’s hand, his aged eyes filled with relief: ”Well done! You not only found the boundary gate but also stopped the invasion of the Essence Devouring Creatures, safeguarding the peace of the Xuantian Immortal Domain.”

”This is a combined effort.” White Night shook his head and handed the Essence Devouring Creature samples recovered from the Pathfinder wreckage to the Elder. ”These samples contain the genetic information of the Essence Devouring Creatures, which might help us find a way to restrain them.”

Over the next month, the Dual Realm Research Center became the ”Strategic Headquarters” for combating the Essence Devouring Creatures.

White Night took the lead in establishing the ”Essence Devouring Research Group.” Its members included gene engineers from the Mechanical Race, alchemy masters from the Xuantian Immortal Domain, mental power experts from the Soul Race, and energy analysts from the Crystal Clan. They conducted comprehensive research on the Essence Devouring Creature samples, attempting to uncover their weaknesses.

In the research center’s laboratory, a miniature Essence Devouring Creature wriggled in a transparent petri dish—it was cultivated from biological tissue scraped off the Pathfinder’s hull. It was entirely black, its surface covered in tiny villi capable of absorbing energy. Even in the dish, it continuously attempted to devour the surrounding light.

”The cellular structure of these creatures is extremely unique.” The Mechanical Race’s gene engineer pointed to the cell model in the holographic projection. ”They lack a fixed nucleus; the entire cell is an ’energy container’ that can directly convert absorbed energy into its own proliferative mass, which is why they can evolve so quickly.”

The expert from the Soul Race, using mental power detection, discovered an even more astonishing secret: ”Their consciousness is shared! All Essence Devouring Creatures are controlled by the ’Hive Mind’ of the black planet at the center of the nebula, much like a queen bee and worker bees in a swarm. This means we are not facing scattered creatures, but a unified ’Essence Devouring Legion’.”

Liu Ruyan dropped the extracted Essence Devouring Creature body fluid into different spirit material solutions to observe the reaction: ”Most spirit materials are rapidly corroded upon contact with the body fluid, but a mixed solution of ’heart-clearing grass’ and ’chaos spiritual milk’ can temporarily inhibit the fluid’s devouring nature!”

The experimental results showed that the ”purifying” characteristic of the heart-clearing grass combined with the ”balancing” characteristic of the chaos spiritual milk could form a transparent protective film on the surface of the Essence Devouring Creatures, preventing them from absorbing external energy.

This discovery gave everyone hope—as long as this mixed solution could be converted into the ”anti-essence devouring potion” for mass use, they could gain the initiative in future battles against the Essence Devouring Creatures.

”We can use the Dual Realm Furnace to mass-produce the anti-essence devouring potion.” Mechanical Emperor immediately proposed the implementation plan. ”By mixing heart-clearing grass and chaos spiritual milk in a 3:1 ratio and adding origin energy for catalysis, we can produce tens of thousands of bottles of the potion in a single day, enough to equip all defensive forces in the Xuantian Immortal Domain and the Multiverse.”

White Night had a deeper consideration: ”The potion only serves a defensive purpose. We still need to establish an active defense system.”

”I suggest deploying a ’Triple Defense Line’ along the coast of the Endless Sea: The first line of defense is the Mechanical Race’s ’Psionic Turrets,’ driven by origin energy, specifically designed to attack approaching Essence Devouring Creatures; the second line of defense is the Xuantian Immortal Domain’s ’Spirit Gathering Grand Array,’ manned by rotating cultivators from various sects to form a spiritual energy barrier; the third line of defense is the Soul Race’s ’Mental Interference Net,’ designed to disrupt the shared consciousness of the Essence Devouring Creatures, causing them to lose unified command.”

This proposal received unanimous approval from the Dual Realm Civilization. The Mechanical Race immediately mobilized its production lines and began mass-manufacturing Psionic Turrets; the sects of the Xuantian Immortal Domain selected cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Stage to travel to the Endless Sea coast and construct the Spirit Gathering Grand Array; Elder Hun Yuan of the Soul Race personally led a team to deploy mental interference devices behind the defense lines, ensuring the seamless connection of the Triple Defense Line.

While the defense system was being constructed, White Night did not forget the research into the Boundary Gate Ruins.

He knew that temporarily closing the boundary gate was only a stopgap measure. To completely resolve the threat of the Essence Devouring Creatures, they would eventually have to reopen the boundary gate and launch an offensive. Therefore, he led the research group back into the depths of the Endless Sea, attempting to find more clues about the Essence Devouring Creatures and the Immortal Law Alliance within the boundary gate remnants.

This time, they brought the newly developed ”Anti-Essence Devouring Diving Suit”—woven from Sinking Wood Fiber and Star Steel Alloy, coated with the anti-essence devouring potion, ensuring members would not be corroded by the Essence Devouring Creatures’ body fluid in the deep sea. When they reached the Boundary Gate Ruins again, they discovered that the activated black stone pillars were slowly absorbing the origin energy from the surrounding seawater. The runes on the pillars were clearer than before and had even begun automatically repairing previous damage.

”These stone pillars are ’Living Structures’!” White Night stroked the surface of the pillar, feeling a faint energy pulse. ”They are absorbing origin energy to repair themselves. Perhaps before long, the boundary gate will automatically restore itself to its state before it was destroyed.”

The Mechanical Race engineer used an instrument to scan the interior of the stone pillar and discovered an even more astonishing structure: ”The pillars conceal countless tiny energy channels. These channels connect the boundary gate core to the major spiritual veins of the Xuantian Immortal Domain! When the Immortal Law Alliance built the boundary gate back then, they bound it to the Xuantian Immortal Domain’s energy network!”

This discovery completely changed everyone’s understanding of the boundary gate. It turned out that the boundary gate was not just a cross-universe passage, but also the ”Core Hub” of the Xuantian Immortal Domain’s energy network. When the Immortal Law Alliance destroyed the boundary gate ten thousand years ago, they not only stopped the invasion of the Essence Devouring Creatures but also severed the energy connection between the Xuantian Immortal Domain and external civilizations, causing the spiritual vein energy of the Xuantian Immortal Domain to decline year by year. This was the fundamental reason why it had become increasingly difficult for cultivators to break through bottlenecks in recent years.

”We must repair the boundary gate!” Determination flashed in White Night’s eyes. ”Only by reactivating the boundary gate and restoring the Xuantian Immortal Domain’s energy network will we have sufficient strength to fight the Essence Devouring Legion.”

But this proposal also sparked controversy.

Some cultivators worried that repairing the boundary gate would attract the Essence Devouring Creatures again, repeating the mistakes of ten thousand years ago.

In response, White Night proposed the ”Phased Repair” plan: first, repair the energy channels of the stone pillars to restore the internal spiritual vein connections of the Xuantian Immortal Domain and enhance the overall strength of the cultivators; then, once the Dual Realm Civilization was fully prepared, gradually open the boundary gate to explore the Nebula Domain and find a way to completely destroy the Essence Devouring Hive.

To persuade the dissenters, White Night held an ”Energy Network Simulation” at the Dual Realm Research Center.

Using the Mechanical Race’s holographic technology, he demonstrated the changes in the flow of spiritual vein energy in the Xuantian Immortal Domain after the boundary gate was repaired—the previously depleted spiritual veins would be revitalized, the cultivation speed of cultivators would triple, the number of Golden Core Stage and Nascent Soul Stage cultivators would double within a century, and the overall strength of the Dual Realm Civilization would achieve a qualitative leap.

After the simulation concluded, the dissenting voices gradually faded away.

The major sects of the Xuantian Immortal Domain jointly signed the ”boundary gate Restoration Agreement,” promising to collectively bear the risks during the repair process; the Multiverse delegation also indicated that they would provide the latest technological support to ensure the safety of the repair process.

The boundary gate repair project officially commenced. White Night led the research group, carefully using origin energy to activate the stone pillars’ repair program; Mechanical Race engineers installed Energy Stabilizers inside the pillars to prevent an energy surge during the repair; and the cultivators of the Xuantian Immortal Domain provided continuous spiritual energy support to the pillars through the Spirit Gathering Grand Array.

In the third month of the repair project, an unexpected discovery thrilled everyone—inside one of the stone pillars, researchers found the Immortal Law Alliance’s hidden ”Energy Storage Vault.” The vault contained thousands of ”origin crystal cores” condensed from origin energy. The purity of these cores far exceeded the current output of the Dual Realm Furnace, making them the critical material for repairing the boundary gate.

”This must be a contingency plan left by the Star Lord and the Immortal Venerable!” White Night held an origin crystal core; the core radiated a warm light in his hand. ”They knew the boundary gate would eventually be reopened and specifically left these cores to help us.”

With the aid of the origin crystal cores, the progress of the repair project accelerated significantly. The runes on the black stone pillars grew brighter, and the previously severed energy channels were connected one by one. In the center of the Boundary Gate Ruins, the closed spatial rift began to glimmer again—although there was still a long way to go before it was fully opened, everyone could feel that the Xuantian Immortal Domain’s energy network was reawakening.

While repairing the boundary gate, the Dual Realm Civilization’s defense system also began to take shape.

Along the coast of the Endless Sea, three hundred Psionic Turrets were neatly arranged, their muzzles aimed at the deep sea, ready to counter any surprise attack by the Essence Devouring Creatures; the Spirit Gathering Grand Array, formed by tens of thousands of cultivators, covered the entire coastline like a green Great Wall; and the Soul Race’s Mental Interference Net acted as an invisible barrier, causing the consciousness of approaching Essence Devouring Creatures to become chaotic, rendering them unable to attack.

To test the practical effectiveness of the defense system, White Night organized an ”Anti-Essence Devouring Drill,” simulating a small-scale invasion by the Essence Devouring Legion using the Essence Devouring Creature samples from the petri dish.

When the Mechanical Race released the ”Simulated Essence Devouring Signal,” the Psionic Turrets immediately locked onto the target, and origin energy shells accurately struck the signal source; the cultivators of the Spirit Gathering Grand Array quickly activated their spiritual power, forming a solid barrier; and the Soul Race’s interference net successfully severed the connection to the ”simulated consciousness.” The entire defense system reacted swiftly and cooperatively, fully achieving the expected results.

After the drill concluded, White-Bearded Elder stood on the defense line and announced to all members of the Dual Realm who participated in the construction: ”Effective today, the ’boundary gate Guardians’ are officially established! Fellow Daoist White Night will serve as the Commander, responsible for coordinating the defense forces of both realms, ready at all times to counter the threat of the Essence Devouring Creatures!”

White Night received the “boundary gate Guard Token” handed to him by the White-Bearded Elder. The token was forged from a mixture of origin crystal core and Law Enforcement Hall’s profound iron. The front was engraved with “Dual Realms United,” and the back with “Resist Foreign Aggression.” He held the token high, his voice echoing across the entire coastline: “I, White Night, hereby pledge to dedicate my life to protecting the Xuantian Immortal Domain and the Multiverse. No matter what challenges lie ahead, I will never retreat!”

“Never retreat! Never retreat!” The shouts of the Dual Realm members were like thunder, reverberating above the Endless Sea. Even creatures in the deep sea were intimidated by this momentum, not daring to approach the coastline.

The Wind Howling Silver Wolf stood beside White Night, its wolf eyes reflecting the neat defensive line and the cheering crowd. After this period of cultivation, it had broken through to the middle Foundation Establishment Stage. The silver spiritual power around its body could perfectly merge with origin energy, making it the most special “living detector” among the boundary gate Guards—as long as Essence Devouring Creatures approached, its spiritual power would generate an early warning, more sensitive than any mechanical device.

The sun set in the west, and the golden afterglow sprinkled upon the surface of the Endless Sea, shimmering like scattered gold. White Night stood at the highest point of the defensive line, gazing at the distant horizon, his heart filled with anticipation and determination for the future.

He knew that the path to repairing the boundary gate and fighting the Essence Devouring Creatures was still long, and in the future, they might encounter even stronger enemies and more difficult challenges. But as long as the Dual Realm Civilization stood united, with “balance” and “integration” as their belief, no difficulty could stop their progress.

Behind him, the lights of the Dual Realm Research Center gradually lit up, origin energy slowly flowed through the pipelines, the runes on the stone pillars of the Boundary Gate Ruins flickered with faint light, and the psionic turrets on the defensive line were ready to fire—all of this told a story of cooperation, growth, and protection.

White Night’s immortal legend, with the joint efforts of the Dual Realm Civilization, and in the preparations against the Essence Devouring Creatures, was steadily advancing towards a grander, more magnificent future.

And the path of integration between the Xuantian Immortal Domain and the Multiverse would also become more solid and broader in this long period of preparation.

Six months after the boundary gate repair project began, the Xuantian Immortal Domain ushered in an unprecedented “Spiritual Vein Revival.”

As the energy channels of the Boundary Gate Ruins’ stone pillars were gradually opened, the originally depleted spiritual veins regained vitality, and the concentration of spiritual energy between heaven and earth increased at a visible rate—around the Dual Realm Research Center, the spiritual energy was even so dense that it could condense into visible “spiritual mist.” A cultivator inhaling a breath of it was equivalent to three days of arduous cultivation in the past.

The impact brought by the Spiritual Vein Revival was revolutionary.

In the major sects of the Xuantian Immortal Domain, disciples who had been stuck in the Qi Refining Stage for many years broke through their bottlenecks one after another. The number of Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators doubled within six months, and even several elders who had been in seclusion for many years successfully broke through to the Golden Core Stage with the help of the revived spiritual vein energy, breaking the stalemate of nearly a thousand years without new Golden Core cultivators being born in the Xuantian Immortal Domain.

At Azure Cloud Temple, Azure Cloud Master stood on the stargazing platform, feeling the surging spiritual energy within his body, his eyes filled with emotion.

He had been stuck at the late Foundation Establishment Stage for three hundred years, unable to touch the threshold of the Golden Core Stage. However, with the blessing of the Spiritual Vein Revival, a rudimentary Golden Core had spontaneously condensed in his dantian—something he wouldn’t have dared to imagine half a year ago.

“Fellow Daoist White Night is indeed the lucky star of the Xuantian Immortal Domain.” Azure Cloud Master bowed towards the Black Wind Mountain Range. “If not for him finding the boundary gate and restoring the spiritual veins, us old fellows would probably have to go to our graves with regrets.”

Not only Azure Cloud Temple, but the changes at Luoxia Peak were even more drastic. With the spiritual energy from the Spiritual Vein Revival and the blessing of origin energy, Liu Ruyan successfully refined the “Golden Core Pill”—this pill could greatly increase the probability of late Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators breaking through to the Golden Core Stage. Although the success rate was only thirty percent, it had already made all cultivators in the Xuantian Immortal Domain flock to it.

Outside Luoxia Peak’s Pill Hall, cultivators lined up every day to seek the medicine. Among them were not only local cultivators from the Xuantian Immortal Domain but also cultivators from the Multiverse who came through the Dual Realm Teleportation Gate. To standardize the distribution of pills, Liu Ruyan collaborated with the Law Enforcement Hall to formulate a “Pill Assessment System”—only cultivators who performed excellently in anti-essence devouring drills and contributed to the Dual Realm’s defense were qualified to exchange for the Golden Core Pill. This system not only ensured fair distribution of the pills but also stimulated the cultivators’ enthusiasm for participating in defense.

The Mechanical Race also took advantage of the Spiritual Vein Revival to achieve a deep integration of technology and immortal cultivation. They modified the energy systems of their starships with the spiritual energy from the spiritual veins, developing “Psionic Starships”—these starships could travel across the universe like traditional starships, and also use immortal cultivation spiritual energy to cast immortal techniques such as “Spiritual Power Shields” and “Psionic Main Cannons,” increasing their combat power several times over.

On the plaza of the Dual Realm Teleportation Gate, a brand new Psionic Starship was undergoing a test flight. Pale blue technological light and cyan-green immortal spiritual energy intertwined on the hull. The main cannon at the bow fired a dual-colored energy beam, precisely hitting a distant target. The target instantly vaporized under the impact of the energy beam, leaving no trace.

“Excellent! If this kind of starship can be mass-produced, we’ll have a much better chance against the Essence Devouring Creatures!” The Mechanical Emperor excitedly slapped the control panel. “According to the current spiritual vein energy supply, we can produce ten Psionic Starships per month, and within a year, we can assemble a nascent ‘Psionic Fleet’!”

White Night watched the test-flying starship, but his heart felt no relaxation. He knew that the Spiritual Vein Revival brought not only opportunities but also new crises—with the increase in spiritual energy concentration, some forgotten “ancient ruins” in the Xuantian Immortal Domain began to awaken. These ruins not only contained the inheritances of ancient cultivators but also sealed many powerful demonic beasts and unknown energies. A slight carelessness could trigger new disasters.

His worries soon became reality. In the “Ten Thousand Demon Valley” of the Xuantian Immortal Domain, a group of cultivators, in search of ancient inheritances, trespassed into ruins sealing the Blood Eye Demon Lord, causing the seal to break. The Blood Eye Demon Lord was a powerful demonic beast from ancient times, with strength reaching the Nascent Soul Stage. Sealed for tens of thousands of years, upon awakening, it immediately released powerful demonic energy, massacring all cultivators who trespassed into the ruins, and began to spread towards the towns outside the Ten Thousand Demon Valley.

“Bad news! The seal in Ten Thousand Demon Valley is broken! The Blood Eye Demon Lord has appeared!” An urgent communication talisman from the Law Enforcement Hall arrived at the Dual Realm Research Center. The attached image showed that the sky above Ten Thousand Demon Valley was shrouded in black demonic energy. Countless demonic beasts, nurtured by the demonic energy, evolved madly. Originally docile spiritual deer turned into “demonic deer” with exposed fangs, and ordinary wild rabbits grew sharp claws. The entire Ten Thousand Demon Valley turned into a living hell.

White Night immediately convened the core members of the boundary gate Guards for an emergency meeting: “The Blood Eye Demon Lord’s strength far surpasses ordinary Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, and having been sealed for tens of thousands of years, its resentment is extremely heavy. Ordinary defensive measures are ineffective against it. I suggest that I lead the Psionic Fleet and Golden Core Stage cultivators to form a ‘Demon Slaying Squad’ to go to Ten Thousand Demon Valley and re-seal the Demon Lord; others will remain at the defensive line to prevent Essence Devouring Creatures from taking advantage of the situation to invade.”

“I’ll go with you!” Liu Ruyan was the first to step forward. “My Golden Core Pill can replenish spiritual energy for cultivators during battle, and I can also refine ‘demon breaking pills,’ which specifically counter demonic beast demonic energy.”

The Wind Howling Silver Wolf also walked to White Night’s side, battle intent flashing in its wolf eyes—nurtured by the Spiritual Vein Revival, it had broken through to the late Foundation Establishment Stage, its strength comparable to an ordinary Golden Core Stage cultivator, and its Extreme Cold Spiritual Power had a natural suppressive effect on demonic energy.

The Mechanical Emperor offered technical support: “I will have the Psionic Fleet provide full escort. The ‘demonic energy detector’ on board can track the Blood Eye Demon Lord’s position in real-time, and the main cannon’s dual-colored energy beam can also cause damage to the Demon Lord.”

Half an hour later, the Demon Slaying Squad was ready to depart.

Ten Psionic Starships hovered above the Dual Realm Teleportation Gate plaza. On board were fifty Golden Core Stage cultivators and two hundred Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, each equipped with anti-essence devouring potions and demon breaking pills, fully prepared.

“Depart!” With White Night’s command, the Psionic Fleet transformed into a stream of light, flying towards Ten Thousand Demon Valley.

When the fleet arrived above Ten Thousand Demon Valley, the scene before them was even more tragic than the images in the communication talisman.

The black demonic energy had already spread to “Qingfeng Town” outside the valley. The houses in the town were corroded into ruins by the demonic energy, and the corpses of cultivators and civilians lay scattered on the ground. The air was filled with a rich smell of blood and demonic energy, making one nauseous.

“All cultivators, listen to my command!” White Night stood on the flagship’s bridge, his voice transmitted through spiritual power throughout the entire fleet. “The Psionic Fleet is responsible for using the main cannons to clear the peripheral demonic beasts, opening a path for the Demon Slaying Squad!”

“Golden Core Stage cultivators form the ‘Sealing Array’ to prepare to re-seal the Blood Eye Demon Lord. Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators are responsible for evacuating surviving civilians, no mistakes!”

“Understood!” The members of each team responded in unison, and the operation quickly began.

The ten starships of the Psionic Fleet spread out in a fan shape. The main cannons at their bows charged simultaneously, pale blue technological light and cyan-green immortal spiritual energy intertwined, forming beams of dual-colored energy that roared down like heavenly thunder towards the demonic beast horde on the outskirts of Ten Thousand Demon Valley.

Wherever the energy beams passed, the black demonic energy melted like ice and snow. The demonic deer and demonic rabbits, mutated by the demonic energy, instantly turned to ashes, not even having time to scream.

“A path has been opened!” The Mechanical Emperor’s voice came through the communicator. “But the demonic energy is rapidly replenishing, and our main cannon energy consumption is very high. We can only sustain this for half an hour at most!”

“That’s enough!” White Night’s figure leaped out from the flagship. His origin golden core spun rapidly in his dantian, and pale three-colored origin energy condensed around his body into a set of battle armor. In his hand, he held the “Origin Sword,” crafted from a mixture of chaos spirit crystal and star steel.

The Wind Howling Silver Wolf followed closely, its silver figure leaving an afterimage in the void. The Extreme Cold Spiritual Power on its wolf claws condensed into three-inch long ice blades, ready to deal with any sudden attacks from demonic beasts.

The sealing array, composed of fifty Golden Core Stage cultivators, moved slowly into the depths of Ten Thousand Demon Valley like a giant green halo. In their hands, they held “Demon Sealing Talismans” specially made by the Law Enforcement Hall. The runes on the talismans glowed with golden light under the activation of spiritual power, capable of temporarily suppressing the spread of demonic energy.

“Roar—!” A deafening roar came from the depths of Ten Thousand Demon Valley. Black demonic energy surged like a tsunami, and a colossal figure shot up into the sky from the valley...