571: Salvation

Chen De wasn't interested in investigating these matters too closely; he would naturally know when the time came.

He now planned to go and take a look at the location of the star map fragment first.

Traveling at superluminal speed, Chen De quickly arrived at the location.

On the surface, this place looked no different from other areas.

But under Chen De's scrutiny, there were three Immortal Law Realm Seventh Transformations stationed outside this area.

Coincidentally, they were positioned in three different directions, surrounding the area.

This place was neither richer than other locations nor was it a strategic stronghold.

Why would so much power be used to guard it?

Chen De knew without thinking that it was because of that star map fragment.

As the original holder of the star map fragment, the Tian Zhao Sect naturally knew which area it represented.

They also knew how much combat power that star map fragment could augment.

Three Immortal Law Realm Seventh Transformations were just enough to lock it down completely.

They deliberately stayed outside, avoiding the star map fragment's detection range.

They were probably waiting for the person holding the fragment to return, and upon discovery, they would immediately eliminate them.

If they couldn't eliminate them, they could at least block them, and when that Immortal Law Realm Ninth Transformation arrived, the person would be doomed.

Don't ask why an Immortal Law Realm Eighth Transformation wasn't assigned here—it's because they weren't qualified.

When all three Immortal Law Realm Ninth Transformations were still alive, there might have been a slight possibility of doing so.

But now only one remains, and since they are currently lacking high-end combat power, how could they possibly send an Immortal Law Realm Eighth Transformation to do this?

Chen De then stepped into this area, and after delving deeper, he discovered that it was filled with various detection methods.

But with the Evil God Essence present, they couldn't see through him.

He then utilized the power of the star map fragment. At this moment, Chen De felt omnipotent in this place.

A colossal power, infinitely stronger than what he previously possessed.

At the same time, he could instantly descend upon any location here.

Furthermore, the space and time were sealed, preventing anyone weaker than him from leaving this place.

Simultaneously, every corner of this place was clearly detected by Chen De.

Including... a Grand Array!

A Grand Array covering the entire area!

Some parts of the Grand Array extended beyond the area. If Chen De's guess was correct, the Array Core should be those three Immortal Law Realm Seventh Transformations.

From the Grand Array, Chen De only deciphered a few functions: weakening, suppressing, sealing... If they activated the Grand Array, even with his powerful strength here, he wouldn't be able to escape.

Therefore, Chen De realized that his initial idea of using the power of the Immortal Law Realm Seventh Transformations to quickly level up wouldn't work.

After all, a life is precious, and he didn't want to throw his away here.

Thus, Chen De left without hesitation. He departed from this place, but that didn't mean he was leaving the Tianzhao Strange Domain.

This domain was incredibly rich, a rare sight in the universe.

Most areas were environments akin to the Age of Dharma Decline.

To put it bluntly, perhaps not even one Qi Gathering Realm First Level cultivator would appear among ten quadrillion people.

Absolute mortals are the true reflection of the vast universe... Chen De did not choose to go directly to the Tian Zhao Sect, but rather to a medium-sized power within the Tianzhao Strange Domain.

Tianyou Pavilion. Its Pavilion Master was an Immortal Law Realm Sixth Transformation expert, whose strength far surpassed Ancestor Wuguang.

The territory under its command was also much, much larger than the Wuguang Cluster Domain.

Actually, there were many even stronger entities, but Chen De felt he might not be able to handle them. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to just go straight to the Tian Zhao Sect?

An entity guarded by an Immortal Law Realm Sixth Transformation was already highly challenging.

Having arrived here, Chen De wondered how he could quickly bestow benefits upon them.

Whether it was merit or not didn't matter; the main thing was that he himself wanted to do good deeds.

Once his kind heart emerged, it was simply unstoppable.

He saw the scene where people from Tianyou Pavilion were recruiting disciples a few light-years away.

Chen De shook his head and chuckled. He didn't have the habit of joining powers through normal channels.

He patted the attendant next to him, pulled out a Spirit Crystal, and then flew away from the planet at extreme speed.

Regrettably, just as Chen De left, the planet, which was as massive as a star, exploded with a bang.

If he had left even one second later, perhaps he could have saved the countless lives upon it.

Unfortunately, the lives were already gone. Even a great existence like the Supreme Holy Mother would be powerless.

Just then, Chen De saw several streaks of light shooting out from the planet's surface.

Meanwhile, the terrifying fluctuations behind them were constantly giving chase.

Seeing this scene, a glimmer of hope finally appeared in Chen De's eyes.

He still had a chance to save some people!

However, an invisible wall appeared in front of them at some unknown time.

The fastest ones smashed into it and were instantly turned into pulp; it even had a damage reflection effect.

As for the slower ones, they were forcibly blocked inside.

They could only watch helplessly as the terrifying might swept over them.

In an instant, they were twisted into severed limbs, chunks of flesh, fragments, bloody foam, and dust... until finally, they were utterly reduced to nothingness.

Too late!

Withdrawing the hand he had just extended, Chen De knew that everything was already too late.

In the end, he failed to save these people, just like those he failed to save in the past.

Is he still so powerless? Chen De gave a wry smile.

But right at this moment, an extremely tiny merit golden pill appeared before him.

Why?

Why did he still receive the reward of a merit golden pill even though he failed to save those people?

In a trance, Chen De realized something once again.

As the saying goes: A Holy Mother judges by intent, not by action; judging by action, there is no perfect saint.

For a true Holy Mother, their morality must be at a level so high that actions cannot fully express it.

If this were the case, then judging by action, wouldn't he be no different from those whose morality was lower than his?

Morality is a state of mind; measuring it with real-world actions is inherently a mistake.

Therefore, although he failed to save those people today, Chen De's morality remained.

Thus, though seemingly unsaved, they were actually saved—right within his heart.

For those still struggling desperately outside, being able to live within the heart of the Supreme Holy Mother is truly a great deliverance and a great rebirth.

And for Chen De himself, how could this not be an act of great merit?

He had been attached to appearances just now; those people were actually already saved, he just didn't realize it.

The matter here was concluded, but Chen De did not choose to leave immediately.

Although they had been delivered and saved, the distressed physical bodies they shed before their rebirth remained here, suffering.

Chen De could not stand idly by; he had to do something.

So he found an uninhabited corner nearby and used various methods to conceal himself.

He then sat down cross-legged on the spot. He was going to perform a deliverance for these suffering bodies.

"Supreme Holy Mother..."

"Supreme Holy Mother..."

"Supreme Holy Mother..."

Chen De closed his eyes, continuously chanting the scripture of deliverance.