Eternal Thought.

Summary

The chapter depicts the escalating brutality of a war, focusing on the dire situation at the Empty River Academy. An old man, the true Old Ancestor of the academy, stands amidst the chaos, burdened by fatigue and a looming aura of death. He converses with a charming young boy, Li Dao You, who prompts him to reveal the academy's foundational power to end the suffering. The old man reluctantly activates the academy's secret, unleashing a swarm of white bugs from a hollow banyan tree, which coalesce into a massive, grotesque creature known as the Death Bug. This creature wreaks havoc, spraying corrosive liquid and devouring cultivators, instilling terror in all present. As the situation worsens, the Old Ancestors of the Reverse River Sect seek help from the Ling Xi Han Zong. Meanwhile, a powerful aura emerges from the Tong Tian Boat, causing all cultivators to tremble. Inside the boat, Han Zong calls upon the spirit of a Nü Ying, whose eyes open, signaling her imminent intervention. The chapter ends with a sense of awe and dread as the Nü Ying appears, poised to confront the Death Bug.

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