"Found it."
Ye Ling looked at the incomplete seal on the floor behind the bronze door, a slight smile tugging at his lips. He reached out and erased it!
Boom!
A large amount of black energy surged from the floor, instantly filling the entire Lingxiao Palace.
"Cough, cough... What, what is this?"
As the immortals inhaled the black energy, their throats felt as if something was blocking them, making it impossible to breathe!
In less than a second, the immortals who inhaled the black energy turned purple-green, their life force rapidly declining, and their bodies growing weak.
Some of the weaker immortals even fainted directly, rolling off their seats into the center of the hall, frothing at the mouth.
The stronger ones only managed to hold on for half a second to a second longer.
In less than three seconds, the immortals in Lingxiao Palace were on the verge of annihilation!
"Emperor, Emperor Ancestor, save us!"
Some immortals, realizing that continued exposure would lead to their complete destruction, began to plead with Ye Ling for help.
If this continued, even the Heavenly Court might be destroyed!
Ye Ling glanced at the pathetic state of the immortals in Lingxiao Palace and sighed softly, "Still too weak. With such cultivation, how can they face the extraterrestrial enemies in the future?"
Sighing, Ye Ling finally released his spiritual energy. Golden light points rained down from above Lingxiao Palace, dispelling the black energy that ensnared the immortals. The purple-green complexions of the immortals returned to their rosy hues.
"We're alive..."
The immortals caught their breath and looked at Ye Ling with gratitude.
After helping the immortals resolve the black energy issue, Ye Ling walked into the bronze door and completely erased the seal beneath the floor!
The moment the seal broke, hundreds upon thousands of Heavenly Dao consciousnesses flew out from within.
"Ye Ling! You're finally here!" The Heavenly Dao of Earth flew out from the seal and said excitedly to Ye Ling, "My brothers and sisters and I have been waiting for you for so long! If you hadn't come, we would all be dead!"
Ye Ling glanced at the Heavenly Dao consciousnesses behind the Heavenly Dao of Earth and asked in surprise, "Why are there so many of you?"
Hearing Ye Ling's question, the Heavenly Dao of Earth became serious and said to Ye Ling, "They are the Heavenly Daos of other star domain civilizations, all captured and brought here by the Void Organization."
"In fact, there are far more Heavenly Dao consciousnesses imprisoned here. Over a hundred thousand Heavenly Dao consciousnesses have already been absorbed!"
"One hundred thousand Heavenly Dao consciousnesses?"
Upon hearing the Heavenly Dao of Earth's words, Ye Ling's pupils contracted sharply, and a tempestuous wave surged in his heart!
Did this not mean that a hundred thousand civilizations had been destroyed?
After all, not every world was as fortunate as to have a powerful being like Ye Ling assist in acting on behalf of the Heavenly Dao after its consciousness disappeared.
For worlds that lost their Heavenly Dao, the world's rules would collapse in a very short period, and the entire civilization would be annihilated within months, or at most a hundred years!
Ye Ling had never expected that the Void Organization would do such heinous things in secret!
The number of beings who had died directly or indirectly at the hands of the Void Organization was likely in the trillions!
The Heavenly Dao of Earth continued, "That's right! This number will only increase, not decrease! After all, when I was imprisoned, quite a few Heavenly Dao consciousnesses had already been absorbed!"
"It's actually like this..." Ye Ling suddenly realized the gravity of the situation.
Although the overall strength of the Void Organization couldn't even compare to a fraction of the extraterrestrial forces, the harm caused by the Void Organization's secret actions was no less than that of an extraterrestrial invasion!
Ye Ling was unsure what the Void Organization intended to do with so many Heavenly Daos collected, but each Heavenly Dao consciousness represented the origin of a world, the core of its rules. The Void Organization's actions indicated a grand scheme!
With this in mind, Ye Ling no longer held back. He immediately turned and pulled the Heavenly Emperor into his grasp, forcefully channeling his spiritual energy into the Heavenly Emperor's soul to extract his memories!
"Ahhhhhh!"
The Heavenly Emperor's screams echoed in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, striking terror into the hearts of the surrounding immortals.
"No, the Heavenly Emperor is just a pawn of the Desolate One. Besides doing dirty work for the Desolate One, he has no access to any core secrets."
Ye Ling casually tossed the Heavenly Emperor, whose soul had been searched, onto the ground. He frowned and muttered.
In the previous battle with the Remnant Evil Twins, although the Desolate One appeared to have self-destructed, Li Xiaomei had successfully escaped. If Li Xiaomei possessed the Desolate One's reincarnation information, it might be possible to revive the Desolate One.
The current Desolate One might have already changed his appearance and was hiding somewhere, observing the development of the entire situation.
At this moment, the World-Destroying Spiritual Fire said, "Kid, have you forgotten what the former Cosmic Guardian, Xuan Xiao, said? The Desolate One is also a descendant of the Creator God, and he has always been preparing to revive the Creator God."
"While we must guard against extraterrestrial forces, if the Void Organization revives a Creator God in the inner universe, the trouble will likely be even greater than that of the Remnant Evil Lord!"
Currently, the Remnant Evil Lord was being held back outside the cosmic barrier and could not enter the inner universe. No matter how powerful the Remnant Evil Lord was, he posed no threat to Ye Ling.
However, a Creator God revived from the Ruins of Time would be different. He would appear directly in the inner universe. Even with Ye Ling's current cheat-like abilities, if he encountered a Creator God similar to an administrator, he would still be defeated!
Ye Ling said solemnly, "I certainly remember that, but we haven't found the entrance to the Ruins of Time. The Desolate One has been hiding, and I can't do anything about him."
The World-Destroying Spiritual Fire said, "If I had known, you should have killed the Desolate One earlier. The Desolate One dealt with Shi Di Gamma and obtained Gamma's Great Dao origin, most likely to accumulate energy for reviving the Creator God. Extracting these Heavenly Dao consciousnesses is probably for the same purpose."
Ye Ling replied, "There's no point in saying this now. The most urgent matter at the time was to deal with the extraterrestrial invaders. Internal strife with the Desolate One would only accelerate the demise of the inner universe."
The World-Destroying Spiritual Fire continued, "Then what should you do now? Don't blame me for not warning you. The Desolate One has seized the power of over a hundred thousand Heavenly Daos, plus the origin of a Great Dao Immortal Lord. The revival of the Creator God is likely nearing completion. By then, you might not die at the hands of the Remnant Evil clan, but rather at the hands of the Void Organization."
"I have some ideas at the moment, but it still depends on the specific situation."
Ye Ling replied to the World-Destroying Spiritual Fire, then asked the Heavenly Dao of Earth, "Do you know how the Void Organization extracts your Heavenly Dao power?"
The Heavenly Dao of Earth responded, "I know this all too well, as I witness my companions perish there every day in that dark and dingy place."
Ye Ling's eyes lit up slightly, and he said quickly, "Quickly give me this part of your memory, it's extremely important!"
The Heavenly Dao of Earth didn't understand why Ye Ling was so excited, but after experiencing such a series of events, it had completely trusted Ye Ling. Upon Ye Ling's request, it unhesitatingly opened its consciousness to Ye Ling, allowing him to view its memories.
Seeing Ye Ling reading the Heavenly Dao of Earth's memories, the World-Destroying Spiritual Fire couldn't help but ask curiously, "Kid, what are you trying to do?"
Ye Ling replied, "These days, I've been acting as the Heavenly Dao of Earth, performing its functions. Furthermore, as a guardian, I can utilize the power of the cosmic barrier, so my consciousness can impersonate a Heavenly Dao consciousness and deceive the Void Organization."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, the World-Destroying Spiritual Fire exclaimed, "Kid, you're trying to let the Void Organization extract your consciousness and power?"
"Are you crazy?"