Chapter 344: Wan Chengcang, Federation's Crisis

Chapter 344: Wan Chengcang, Federation's Crisis

Yu Zhong, from Taiyin Shengong, observed the man who emerged from the depths of the Divine Nation.

Clad in white robes, the man seemed empty and detached, as if existing in nothingness, yet somehow present before them.

As the leader of this diplomatic mission, Yu Zhong had cultivated for tens of thousands of years and had reached the fourth tier of the Heavenly King Realm. However, he couldn't fathom the depth of this man's cultivation.

"Wan Chengcang..."

Yu Zhong turned to the Grand Bishop beside him and tentatively asked, "If I remember correctly, isn't this the Divine Prince of your sect who went missing a thousand years ago? It's wonderful that he's been found."

The name seemed distant, but he managed to recall it from his memory.

In the last ten thousand years, the Ten Thousand Phenomena Divine Nation had only one Divine Prince, who disappeared shortly after ascending to the throne.

The Grand Bishop, who had been visibly startled moments ago, quickly regained his composure.

He gave a perfunctory smile and, as he looked at Wan Chengcang, couldn't help but twitch his face, his mind going blank.

Wan Chengcang spoke calmly, "You may leave now."

The Grand Bishop, feeling as if he had received a pardon, bowed and slowly retreated, leaving the hall.

Yu Zhong pondered, wondering why the Grand Bishop was so afraid of this Divine Prince.

In terms of cultivation, the Grand Bishop of the Ten Thousand Phenomena Divine Nation was at least a Heavenly King, and even if his rank was lower, they were of the same realm and "fellow disciples." Why would he be so fearful?

"Please take a seat, everyone," Wan Chengcang invited, and then spoke frankly, "The God Master's condition is not good. I hope that both of you can lend a helping hand. We'd like to borrow the 'Yin-Yang Tian' of the Taiyin and Taiyang sects."

Yu Zhong's face twitched, feeling a bit doubtful.

Weren't they here to hold the Ten Thousand Phenomena Divine Nation accountable?

How did it suddenly become the Ten Thousand Phenomena Divine Nation seeking their help?

No, 'seeking help' seemed too conservative.

This person's tone and attitude were clearly demanding, and it was a matter-of-fact demand!

The representative from the Sun Deity Dynasty, Yang Jiu, frowned and asked, "What does the Ten Thousand Phenomena Divine Nation mean by this?"

Yu Zhong remained silent but nodded in agreement.

He shared the same sentiment; it was good to have someone speak on their behalf.

Wan Chengcang calmly said, "Over the years, the God Master has been fighting against the Heavenly Demon for the sake of all living beings. Now, at this critical moment, I hope that you, fellow cultivators, can lend a hand."

For the sake of all living beings...

Yu Zhong took a deep breath, sensing a hidden threat in his words.

However, Yu Zhong didn't immediately rebuke him but instead furrowed his brows in deep thought.

If the God Master of the Ten Thousand Phenomena Divine Nation were to be assimilated by the Heavenly Demon at this moment...

Yang Jiu sneered, "What, without the help of our two sects, the Ten Thousand Phenomena Divine Nation is doomed?"

Yu Zhong silently praised the envoy from the Sun Deity Dynasty for his boldness.

Wan Chengcang shook his head, "It's not just our nation that's in danger. Once the Heavenly Demon absorbs the God Master and assimilates the Ten Thousand Phenomena Dao, no one in the world will be able to suppress him."

Yu Zhong's face also turned grim. Did he want their help and not even bother to say something nice?

Yang Jiu's face turned furious, and he suddenly stood up. A scorching heat surged from his sleeves, causing the temperature in the hall to rise abruptly. Infinite flames spread within his sleeves, leaving behind only a terrifying darkness as if the heavens and earth had been burned to nothingness, leaving only a void.

"Do you think we'll fall for your threats?" Yang Jiu's voice was cold, seemingly unaffected by Wan Chengcang's intimidation.

Yu Zhong silently took a step back.

In the Heavenly King Realm, the evolution of a true sun and moon within one's inner universe was a significant milestone, representing the completion of the Great Dao in the inner universe.

At this level, the Moon Palace and Sun Palace sects held a distinct advantage.

Unlike the Taiyin sect, which belonged to the Yin Xu lineage, the Sun Deity Dynasty traced its origins back to the first ancient Sun God born in the Grand Universe.

The Sun Deity Dynasty's 'Nine Sun Diagram of Supreme Heaven' didn't evolve a Yin Moon but focused on the extreme Yang, allowing the evolution of nine true suns. Within their inner universe, it often resembled a scorched earth.

Seeing Yang Jiu's intention to take action, Wan Chengcang's expression remained unchanged.

He stared at Yang Jiu's sleeves, recalling something, and suddenly asked, "Do you know Chu Yinghuo?"

Yang Jiu's brows furrowed, and the terrifying fluctuations in his sleeves momentarily subsided.

The most prestigious surname in the Sun Deity Dynasty was naturally the royal surname, a single character 'Hao.'

However, few knew that the Sun Deity Dynasty had an even more prestigious surname, the 'Chi' surname, which belonged to the 'Divine Lineage.'

Considering Wan Chengcang's identity, Yang Jiu carefully searched his memory but couldn't find this name.

"You don't know him?" Wan Chengcang said calmly, "It doesn't matter."

Yu Zhong took another step back, surprised that this person dared to take the initiative to attack!

Wan Chengcang opened his right hand, and infinite light burst forth from his palm, as if holding a true sun. With a simple gesture, he launched an attack.

Yang Jiu also acted decisively, and upon seeing Wan Chengcang's divine ability, his anger intensified. He directly activated his inner universe, summoning the Heavenly King's Law Domain!

In the depths of the dark and profound space within his sleeves, an infinite heat erupted, clashing with Wan Chengcang.

The two palms collided, and their power instantly annihilated the surrounding space, only the hall, fortified by the God Master's divine power, prevented it from melting away in an instant.

"You stole the 'Nine Sun Diagram of Supreme Heaven'!" Yang Jiu exclaimed in anger.

The divine ability this person displayed was extremely similar to his own, as if they shared the same lineage!

"Nine Suns?" Wan Chengcang pulled the corners of his mouth and, without saying more, focused his mind. Using the Ten Thousand Phenomena Dao, he evolved what he had witnessed before.

In an instant, their inner universes collided!

Yang Jiu suddenly trembled, witnessing an incredible sight!

Ten suns hung in the sky, blazing with intense flames!

Within each sun, there was a three-legged golden crow, full of spirituality, with cold, pale flames dancing in its eyes. It exuded a majestic and domineering aura, and with a flap of its wings, it ignited the true solar fire, burning away the heavens and extinguishing all existence!

In just an instant, within Yang Jiu's inner universe, which was almost a miniature universe, thousands of majestic mountains began to melt.

With a single strike, Yang Jiu's Heavenly King's Law Domain was as if suppressed by the Great Dao, dimming and being held down.

Yu Zhong's expression grew solemn. The person had originally seemed to be centered around the Great Sun, but in reality, he was using the reverse of the sun to generate the yin, evolving the two polarities of yin and yang as the core of creation. He then expounded on the four symbols and further divided them into the five elements, eventually evolving into the myriad phenomena.

This could be considered the most orthodox path of the myriad phenomena.

Yang Jiu asked if he had secretly learned their Sun Deity Dynasty's Contemplative Diagram. Wan Chengcang's techniques and abilities reversed once more, transforming into pure yang energy, and directly suppressing Yang Jiu's Daoist methods and abilities!

The most unbelievable part was the appearance of the Ten Suns!

This wasn't pure yang, but the ultimate yang!

The ultimate yang path he had evolved was even above Yang Jiu's!

His methods seemed slightly superficial, which proved that this wasn't his primary cultivation path; it was merely a path evolved from the myriad phenomena.

Yang Jiu retreated to his seat, as the backlash from the collapse of the Dharma Realm left him unable to move for a while.

Wan Chengcang invited Yu Zhong to take his seat again.

"The reason why the God Master has been in deep sleep these years is to fight against the Heavenly Demon. In the past, when the Heavenly Demon descended, it was the God Master who stepped forward and forcefully sent the Heavenly Demon back. Can't this be considered as doing it for the sake of the world?"

Upon hearing these words, Yu Zhong frowned inwardly. It was like hitting someone with a stick and then giving them a date to eat, but there wasn't even a date; it was just a few polite words to smooth things over.

"What I said earlier wasn't a threat but a statement of fact. The God Master isn't planning to sit and wait for death."

Wan Chengcang's voice turned low as he continued, "If the God Master sacrifices himself for the world, but no one is willing to lend a helping hand, and they even plan to join forces to suppress the God Master, then the God Master has no choice but to ally with the Heavenly Demon."

Yu Zhong's expression changed dramatically, "Are these the exact words of the God Master of the Myriad Phenomena?"

Wan Chengcang nodded, "There has been no alteration. I hope you can understand."

Yu Zhong and the other person's expressions turned ugly. Understand? How could they understand this?

Furthermore, if this wasn't considered a threat, then what was?

"It's best if you two inform your sects," Wan Chengcang suggested.

Yu Zhong stood up first, took his leave, and quickly departed.

Indeed, this matter needed to be communicated to his sect as soon as possible.

It was initially just a suspicion, but the Ten Thousand Phenomena God Nation not only didn't hide it but turned around and threatened them!

"Did you copy your ultimate yang from that person called 'Chu Yinghuo'?" Yang Jiu asked from behind.

Wan Chengcang replied with a meaningful tone, "This person is considered my senior. Before I was born, he had already disappeared. If there are no unforeseen circumstances, your Sun Deity Dynasty will eventually encounter him."

Yang Jiu fell silent for a moment, as if in deep thought, or perhaps he had remembered something. He hesitated and asked, "Where did you come from before entering the Ten Thousand Phenomena God Nation?"

Among the vast number of primordial gods and demons born before the ancient times, apart from the Five Pillars, there were the Sun and Moon Twin Gods.

According to the records of the Sun Deity Dynasty, the ancient Great Sun God's dojo was located in [Yinghuo].

Seated in Yinghuo, governing the stars, with the power to illuminate the Great Thousand World, all beings looked up to him.

"Yanhuang."

Yang Jiu's pupils constricted.

After the attendants from the two sects' true sage dojos had all left, the grand bishop who had previously retreated re-entered the temple.

He looked at Wan Chengcang's figure, feeling a bit dazed, and finally spoke in a low voice, "You're still alive?!"

No one knew better than them that a thousand years ago, Wan Chengcang hadn't disappeared but had been sacrificed to the God Master!

Wan Chengcang remained calm and said, "You should call me 'Pope' now."

...

...

Yanhuang Federation, Four Guardian Stars, Spaceport.

"Last night, it seems someone tried to 'sneak into' the Four Guardian Stars again, so they've entered a state of alert and are refusing tourist visits."

"What an idiot! My expensive reservation is delayed because of this?"

"It's not a delay; it's canceled."

"???"

"Due to the unexpected situation caused by the commotion from the various realms' martial artists, it won't be postponed; it will be skipped entirely. That's the rule we set before."

"Damn it! Which idiot doesn't have a brain and goes to cause trouble at the Four Guardian Stars? Don't they know that the Yanhuang Federation has a Void Beast?"

"Speaking of which, are there really martial artists brave enough to cause trouble at the Four Guardian Stars? Could it be that the Yanhuang Federation is setting up a false flag operation...?"

"Indeed, which sect's martial artist is so courageous? It's like a young and inexperienced bull charging ahead without fear."

Near the spaceport of the Four Guardian Stars, a group of temporarily residing martial artists whispered among themselves or cursed loudly.

The guidance of the Four Demons' followers had gradually shifted the attention of the various realms' forces to the Four Guardian Stars.

With pressure from higher-ups, martial artists from all sects were trying to investigate.

However, the appearance of the Void Beast a year ago had made the various realms' Tian Ren refuse to take risks or, in other words, enter the tiger's mouth.

But this didn't seem to pose a problem for the forces of the Three Thousand Yan Fu Ti.

Some sects with prior relationships with the Federation played the emotional card.

Even without any connections, as long as there wasn't any enmity, they could still negotiate; it was just a matter of conditions.

Finally, with the joint efforts of over a dozen sects, they got the Yanhuang Federation's young master, Ji, drunk, and he promised numerous benefits. In his drunken state, he agreed to take care of everything.

Not long after that, the Four Guardian Stars established a new rule, which was the tourist visitation system.

Apart from the higher prices, fewer slots, and restrictions on visiting times and locations, there weren't any other issues. It was sufficient for the various sects to explore and then report back.

However, recently, visits to the Four Guardian Stars had been temporarily suspended.

The posted notice shifted the blame to the martial artists of the various realms.

"By the way, is it true that the Four Guardian Stars are half a divine nation on the ground, as the rumors say? Even Tian Ren can get closer to the Dao there?" someone asked in a low voice, "Could it be a Proximity of the Path?"

"It's probably not, but there must be a significant secret hidden there. Didn't someone reveal that the divine authority aura permeating it is extremely close to that of the Dream God from the past?"

"Could it be that the Dream God who fell from his divine seat is really within the Yanhuang Federation?" someone asked in disbelief.

At that moment, many people couldn't believe the answer, even though all the sects had already half-confirmed it. They were just waiting for the final eyewitness confirmation, but the vast majority still couldn't accept it.

The Dream God, one of the Four Devils, was an existence that even the true sages of various families did not dare to claim victory over. How could they even consider forcibly bringing it back from its divine seat?

"Ahem, I recently heard a rumor that might be the truth."

Someone cleared their throat and, urged by the crowd, spoke in a low voice,

"In the past, the Dream God's fall from its divine seat was actually the doing of the other three devils. Later, when it encountered the South Emperor of the Yanhuang Federation, they made a pact. The Yanhuang Federation provided a residence, and in return, the Dream God assisted the younger generation of the Yanhuang Federation in their cultivation."

Upon hearing this, the crowd became more convinced.

Compared to previous rumors, this piece of news seemed much more credible.

"That South Emperor? I've heard he's quite powerful, but mostly limited to the Nine States, with not many cross-realm achievements."

"A true sage, how weak could they possibly be? I never thought that the Yanhuang Federation could also be considered a true sage's dojo. It's just a pity that the true sage's stay was too brief."

"So, they reached an agreement with the Dream Devil... Now it makes sense. But this agreement is only to assist the younger generation of the Yanhuang Federation? What a waste of heavenly talent!"

Someone spoke in a low voice, their tone filled with obvious envy and disdain.

If given the chance, the various saints would never be stingy about initiating a sage's battle to decide the ownership of this rogue.

In their opinion, the Yanhuang Federation's actions were like begging for food with a golden bowl.

...

"Brother Ji, you must help me this time!"

A young man strode into the top floor, his skin like mutton-fat jade, his eyes clear and pure, free from impurities, untainted by the world's filth, easily evoking a sense of familiarity.

He hurried into the room, grabbing Ji Anquan's sleeve, with a middle-aged man following behind. The man stopped at the doorway, nodded to Ji Anquan in greeting, and then stood guard at the entrance.

Looking at the young man blinking his big eyes, full of hope, Ji Anquan sighed in his heart.

This was the so-called "innocent heart" spoken of by his ancestors, untainted by worldly affairs, with a clear and tranquil mind. Ji Anquan couldn't help but feel a sense of fondness for this young man.

If only he had such a physique...

Then he wouldn't be able to cultivate the Heavenly Swordplay Diagram.

The young man before him was named Anxin, from a true sage's dojo deep within the Three Thousand Yanfu States. Although his ancestor was not a true sage, he was an old-school Dao Ancestor, second only to a true sage in terms of status and influence.

In his ancestor's heyday, he had a great time chatting with this person and considered him a close friend.

Ji Anquan brushed away the young man's hand that was holding his sleeve and smiled, saying,

"What's the matter? Tell me, if I can help, I won't refuse."

"Yes!" Anxin nodded eagerly, deeply believing in this. He looked at Ji Anquan with pleading eyes and said, "My ancestor is about to break through to the True Sage realm. Could you help me and ask the Federation officials to borrow a part of the Dream God's divine body or core of divine power?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Anquan looked towards the middle-aged man guarding the door.

The latter nodded with a wry smile, indicating that these words were secretly taught by someone.

Ji Anquan placed his hand on the young man's hand and spoke earnestly,

"Anxin, an innocent heart isn't foolishness. Your current state is the fault of your parents spoiling you too much and being too self-righteous. They thought that by shielding you from any pollution, your mental state would remain stable."

He shook his head, unconcerned, and said indifferently,

"Never mind. Let the man at the door send a letter to your ancestor. From now on, you'll follow me to avoid saying such embarrassing things again."

Anxin spoke nervously, "Brother Ji, was my previous suggestion too presumptuous?"

Ji Anquan comforted him, "It's not a matter of being presumptuous. If it were someone else, I would have called them."

"Brother Ji, call who?"

"Lock the door and release the dog, oh, the snake." Ji Anquan said indifferently.

Anxin thought of the void beast that had devoured countless Tian Ren, and his neck shrank.

Although this was just a farce, it served as a wake-up call for Ji Anquan.

It seemed that many people had their eyes on Hela and the Federation's "good things."

With the great calamity approaching, some forces were becoming increasingly brazen.

Although they didn't dare to act recklessly, their attitudes in their words were clear, as they didn't believe the Federation could survive this calamity. Some even tried to use this to negotiate with them.

Ji Anquan wrote a letter and had the middle-aged man at the door deliver it, keeping Anxin by his side.

The middle-aged man was conflicted but couldn't resist Ji Anquan and had to leave in a hurry.

The young man didn't resist and curiously asked, "Brother Ji, when will you introduce me to Master Ji Jingqiu?"

Ji Anquan thought for a moment and said, "When you're not so foolish anymore."

After saying this, he threw a few books at the young man, making him obediently sit in the corner and read, while Ji Anquan used the terminal to handle daily affairs.

Soon, Anxin, who had no heart for reading, noticed that Brother Ji was smiling, but the smile was a bit strange.

Sensing the unusual atmosphere, Anxin carefully observed Ji Anquan, sitting quietly in the corner, not daring to disturb him.

Ji Anquan slowly closed the terminal.

This time, he was genuinely amused.

More than ten influential forces were taking advantage of the situation, all offering to accept the Federation's citizens for migration in exchange for certain items.

For example, they wanted the Dream God's core of divine power, the secret methods of the six great families, and even the void beast from the Meng family. These were all on their wish list.

Although Ji Anquan had expected this, he was surprised by their boldness, not even bothering with pretense. Were they certain that the Federation wouldn't survive this calamity?

Some even hinted that the various realms would prohibit the Yanhuang Federation's migration, urging him to make a decision soon...

Ji Anquan pondered, wondering if he had been too lax with Ji Jingqiu and the Snow Ancestor lately.

But soon, Ji Anquan put these annoying matters aside.

The current troubles the Federation faced were not from these forces, who could only talk big for now and didn't dare to send many disciples.

The real trouble was—

First, the turbulence in the Ocean of the Soul.

Second, the increasing gathering of the Four Devils' followers.

(End of Chapter)

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