Chapter 531: Zheng Baiyu's Risky Gamble (Part 2)

Chapter 531: Zheng Baiyu's Risky Gamble (Part 2)

There was no chance of turning the tables, let alone escaping the Primordial World. Death was certain.

Tang Xiaotang, supported by her Valley God's Immortal Body, had an endless supply of immortal energy. She could take her time in dealing with these two great demons.

Outside the Mystic Wall, on the Golden Shore, a faint golden light flickered.

Two or three tiny flying insects appeared.

These insects were also hideous, with tiger stripes on their bodies, like miniature versions of the Venomous Cricket.

They were also clones of the Venomous Cricket Demon Sage, and at this moment, they dared not turn back to look at the Primordial World. Instead, they quietly flew away.

Compared to the Great Sun Demon Sage and the Ghost Cart Demon Sage, the Venomous Cricket Demon Sage was more cautious.

Upon encountering Tang Xiaotang, even before she opened the Mystic Wall, the Venomous Cricket Demon Sage had already secretly split off a few clones and kept a safe distance, thus avoiding Tang Xiaotang's capture within the Mystic Wall.

Although it had suffered a significant loss of vitality, it still had a glimmer of hope to escape with its life... The Venomous Cricket Demon Sage breathed a sigh of relief.

But it, or rather they, suddenly halted in mid-air.

Looking inward, the Venomous Cricket Demon Sage was shocked to discover that something seemed to have been added to each of its bodies.

These additions were extremely tiny.

To maintain secrecy, the Venomous Cricket Demon Sage had hidden these clones nearby, their demonic aura and evil atmosphere extremely restrained and faint.

However, as a result, they had not noticed that they had also been secretly manipulated by their enemy.

Until now, the tiny additions within each of them began to expand.

Finally, the Venomous Cricket Demon Sage could clearly see that within each of its bodies, there was an odd transparent sphere.

Compared to its current diminutive body, these transparent spheres were even more minuscule.

But within them was the aura of Tang Xiaotang's Primordial Breath.

...That female immortal?!

Both inside and outside the Primordial World, the multiple Venomous Cricket Demon Sages were all astonished.

Tang Xiaotang smiled mischievously, "The effect is not bad."

She had reached the second level of the Cave Profound Subtle, cultivating two new immortal arts.

The third immortal art was the Valley God's Immortal Body, and the fourth was named:

Opening Pearl.

The Dao Scripture recorded: "Above the Three Realms, the Dharmic Aura spreads... The Profound Origin Breath, before Chaos. Within the pearl, profound and more profound. Opening the three scenes, giving birth to all heavens. Countless immortals, innumerable."

Thus, a single pearl contained the myriad phenomena, the Dharmic Aura spreading in all directions.

Those who master the Primordial Breath can both gather it into the most minute details and expand it to encompass an entire realm.

Tang Xiaotang, by nature, loved to show off her abilities when fighting with others, whether it was her divine abilities, cultivation methods, or personal style.

But she was not one for subtle tactics. Half for her cultivation needs and half for her own curiosity, Tang Xiaotang decided to study and master the Opening Pearl technique.

A casual test of this new skill proved to be extremely powerful, and the Venomous Cricket Demon Sage suffered a significant loss.

Unlike the Primordial Pearl, which was concentrated in one place, the Opening Pearl initially spread over a wide area, making it difficult to estimate their number.

Tang Xiaotang initially rode the Supreme Dragon Tiger Immortal Array to chase after the Great Sun Demon Sage, and as the Primordial Breath blazed, the light and flames were dazzling, and countless specks of light scattered.

In reality, beneath those tiny specks of light, there were thousands of Opening Pearls spreading in all directions.

With her formidable strength, even with several demon sages fighting with all their might, it was still a dangerous situation. She had no time to distinguish the Opening Pearls.

The clones of the Venomous Cricket Demon Sage were still incredibly powerful compared to human cultivators, but to Tang Xiaotang, they were insignificant.

The Opening Pearls expanded and exploded, instantly shattering the few venomous insects.

Inside the Primordial World, Tang Xiaotang looked at the Venomous Cricket Demon Sage with ill intent and gestured, "Lei Jun has news, and there's something else to take care of. Let's hurry up."

...

Lei Jun gazed into the depths of the Time Abyss.

In the center, the Silver Abyss was filled with a massive surge of silver light, condensing into numerous ancient characters, forming a magnificent tapestry of words.

A grand Confucian ritual was indeed unfolding.

Not only those inside and outside the Time Abyss, but even the Great Annihilation Buddha and Wu Hailin and Yan Aoyun, who were engaged in a fierce battle in the Central State, also sensed it.

In fact, their perception was even clearer.

Wu Hailin and Yan Aoyun, by using the ritual instruments and ceremonies set up in the Confucian Thousand World, were jointly harnessing the power of the Thousand World to confront a powerful enemy. At this moment, the ritual in the Silver Abyss not only affected the Time Abyss but also influenced the natural world outside.

Wu Hailin and Yan Aoyun could clearly sense that this ritual was not just about good and evil but also simultaneously attracted the natural spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the aura of destruction and decay brought by the Great Annihilation Buddha.

Zheng Baiyu was indeed waiting for such an opportunity.

He intended to not only use the Great Annihilation Buddha to restrain the experts of this Confucian Thousand World but also directly borrow the destruction and slaughter brought by the enemy.

The Great Annihilation Buddha also clearly sensed these changes, but it didn't care.

For the Great Annihilation Buddha, whether Zheng Baiyu was there or not, it made no difference to its plans. It was not a matter of using or not using; everyone was pursuing their own goals.

If there was any influence, it would depend on what happened next...

The Great Annihilation Buddha's pitch-black face showed no change in expression as it calmly turned its head towards the direction of the Time Abyss.

Although the Great Annihilation Buddha, Wu Hailin, and Yan Aoyun had not ceased their battle, the battlefield began to slowly move southward, shifting towards the Time Abyss. From the outside, it seemed as if the two great experts of the Confucian Thousand World were forcing the Buddhist-Demon successor to retreat.

Lei Jun watched the changes in the Silver Abyss, then withdrew his gaze slightly and looked towards the Purple Sea between the Silver Abyss and the Golden Shore.

After a moment, he looked north again.

The Great Annihilation Bodhisattva and the two top Sage Kings of Confucianism were slowly approaching this direction.

Now it seems that if there was a problem with the Purple Sea, it was more likely to be Zheng Baiyu's secret plan.

His Confucian ritual in the Silver Abyss still needed some time.

During this period, it might be subject to external interference, destruction, and obstruction.

Even without considering others, the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva, Wu Hailin, and Yan Aoyun, whoever went to the Silver Abyss, were formidable opponents that Zheng Baiyu had to guard against.

He and Yan Aoyun were already enemies, and this trip with Wu Hailin was equivalent to breaking all ties.

As for the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva, even if there was an understanding between them, it wouldn't stop him from easily getting rid of Zheng Baiyu.

So-called annihilation of all things and phenomena.

Killing Zheng Baiyu and destroying his ritual ceremony would also be a kind of cultivation achievement for the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva. But to reach the Silver Abyss, one had to pass through the Purple Sea...

"I've taken care of it, let's start now."

Lei Jun heard Tang Xiaotang's voice in his ear.

Xu Yuanzhen casually replied, "You're so slow."

Tang Xiaotang hummed, and soon, in the predetermined third direction, a corresponding talismanic brilliance lit up.

Lei Jun, Xu Yuanzhen, and Tang Xiaotang each took their positions and silently presided over the ceremony.

Compared to the commotion in the Silver Abyss, the three of them were relatively calm in their current spellcasting.

But the changes that followed were far from gentle.

Around the outer edge of the Time Abyss, a huge circle of Golden Shore began to shake violently again.

The Golden Shore, which had already seemed to solidify into a solid "land," changed once more, revealing the previous chaotic scene of time and space.

The Time Abyss was divided into three parts: the Silver Abyss, the Purple Sea, and the Golden Shore. And now, the Golden Shore was splitting again, forming three layers: upper, middle, and lower.

Xu Yuanzhen, Lei Jun, and Tang Xiaotang each took their respective positions.

The abyss breaks the heavens, and the profound origin moves, but currently, there is no sign of the "Profound Origin." It seems that another key lies in the "Wound of the World" mentioned in the lucky draw... Lei Jun thought to himself.

The split in the Golden Shore allowed outsiders to enter the Purple Sea directly without passing through the Golden Shore.

But those near the Time Abyss, Qiu Li, Lian Feng, Zhang Zhuo, Huo Zhen, You Yue Ning, Qiu Xuanhe, and others were all filled with doubt and uncertainty, and they did not immediately approach.

In the most central part of the Time Abyss, within the Silver Abyss, Zheng Baiyu stood with his hands behind his back, quietly waiting for the completion of the ritual ceremony beside him.

At this moment, he also turned to look at the outer edge of the Time Abyss, gazing at the split and layered Golden Shore, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

This was a change beyond his expectations.

Who caused it? The Great Annihilation Bodhisattva, Wu Hailin, Yan Aoyun... or perhaps, had a powerful cultivator from another Grand Thousand World secretly arrived?

Although the Golden Shore only showed signs of splitting and no other movement, Zheng Baiyu's heart was filled with vigilance.

His gaze was fixed on the direction of the Golden Shore, but he reached out and grabbed at the other side as if ignoring the spatial distance.

A scholar in his fifties appeared, seemingly effortlessly dodging Zheng Baiyu's grasp.

Although Zheng Baiyu seemed to be standing still, the scholar couldn't escape the range of his five fingers.

"Uncle, you've gone to great lengths," Zheng Baiyu smiled, "The Great Annihilation Bodhisattva has reached your doorstep, and yet you still have the heart to follow me here."

The scholar was none other than the leader of the Old Confucian Learning, Zheng Yan, the patriarch of the Zheng family in Central State.

Zheng Yan, under Zheng Baiyu's grasp, maintained a solemn expression but still replied, "It's a pity, if you had stayed in Central State, I wouldn't have needed to come here."

Zheng Baiyu: "Why bother? I am still a member of the Zheng family."

Zheng Yan: "I fear that this Zheng family is not the same as that Zheng family."

Around his body, a vast sword aura transformed into a dragon gate, surrounding him.

The dragon gate's nine bends helped him barely dissolve the force of Zheng Baiyu's grasp.

Zheng Baiyu didn't press further, only holding the scholar in place without exerting more strength.

"In this current world, it's not just this Confucian Grand Thousand World undergoing change. There are other Grand Thousand Worlds that exist beyond, and these are all variables. If one's vision is limited to a single lifetime and a single corner, how can they hope to reach the peak?"

Zheng Yan didn't respond, his gaze fixed on Zheng Baiyu's ritual ceremony.

Zheng Baiyu smiled as if nothing had happened, "As you can see, I've never forgotten my roots, and this is what I've learned from Confucianism."

After a long while, Zheng Yan suddenly spoke, "You want to achieve the Sage Scholar of Confucianism?! No, that's not right, it's not just that..."

He abruptly turned to look at Zheng Baiyu, "You even have your sights set on the Sage Master's realm?!"

Zheng Baiyu: "Why not? As you can see, I've never forgotten my roots."

Zheng Yan's gaze shifted back and forth between the ritual ceremony and Zheng Baiyu.

Zheng Baiyu: "Isn't it a matter of honor for the Zheng family to produce a Sage Scholar and Sage Master?"

"You're taking a huge risk," Zheng Yan exhaled, "Whether it's the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva, Master Le Yuan, or Yan Aoyun, none of them would give you this time and opportunity..."

He suddenly paused, once again filled with doubt and uncertainty as he carefully observed the ritual ceremony.

As the patriarch of the Zheng family and one of the top Confucian Sages in the current Confucian Grand Thousand World, even if he was inferior to Wu Hailin and Yan Aoyun, he was still a gifted Third Level Immortal Realm Sage King of Confucianism.

Zheng Baiyu's ritual ceremony was profound and unfathomable, and the more Zheng Yan observed, the more he felt there were many mysteries within.

He vaguely felt that if this ceremony truly succeeded, it seemed it could help Zheng Baiyu break through to the Sage Master realm in a short time.

As long as Zheng Baiyu could safely pass through that Heavenly Chasm Tribulation, he might achieve it in one go, unlike other cultivators who needed a long period of polishing and nurturing.

What was originally a path and a process might become like a threshold or a step, passing through it in an instant.

Who knew how many heavenly treasures and how much thought Zheng Baiyu had invested in this.

Since he was taking such a huge risk at this moment, he must have a firm grasp of the situation.

And if he could challenge the realm of the Sage Master, and achieve the post-celestial Sage Scholar, surpassing the root of the Scholarly Star's Illumination and the profound enlightenment of his vast wisdom, then his accomplishments would overlook not just the Confucian Thousand World.

Even if Wu Hailin and Yan Aoyun also achieved the Sage Master, or even the Great Annihilation Buddha of the Demon-Buddhist world, at that time, they would still struggle to challenge his status.

Zheng Baiyu, could he succeed?

It was precisely because he could understand the intricacies of this sacrificial ritual that Zheng Yan was even more shocked at this moment.

Zheng Baiyu, on the other hand, was staring into the distance.

Beyond the Time Abyss, the Great Annihilation Buddha, Wu Hailin, and Yan Aoyun had returned.

Zheng Yan's gaze was also drawn to that side.

The ritual here was not yet complete.

Wu Hailin and the others had time to disrupt and stop it.

If Wu Hailin and Yan Aoyun saw this, would they try to protect this sacrificial ritual and find a way to turn it to their advantage?

As Zheng Yan's heart trembled, he saw that as the Great Annihilation Buddha and the others passed through the Golden Shore, arriving at the Purple Sea, which already looked unstable, it began to churn and shake.

Under the influence of chaotic time and space turbulences, it seemed as if an extremely powerful being was about to emerge.

The Time Abyss shook violently, pulling in the four directions of heaven and earth, and the momentum seemed no weaker than when the Great Annihilation Buddha had descended earlier.

A pair of faintly visible eyes emerged from beneath the Purple Sea.

The number gradually increased, capturing hearts and souls.

Seeing this, Wu Hailin frowned, and then looking towards the Silver Abyss, he saw that the sacrificial ritual was still ongoing. He couldn't help but sink his heart slightly:

Was Zheng Baiyu going to succeed?

Just as his thoughts turned to this, he saw that the turbulence of time and space beneath the Purple Sea became even more intense.

As purple light surged, the time and space turbulences, along with the Golden Shore that had split into three layers, spilled out beyond the Golden Shore.

Affected by this, the time and space of the Purple Sea itself underwent further upheaval.

Finally, it began to exhibit bizarre reverse surges.

Under the agitation of the reverse surges, the numerous eerie eyes in the Purple Sea suddenly and abruptly vanished, as if they had never existed.

And in the next instant, a thick, dry, and black tree trunk suddenly stretched upwards from the Silver Abyss! The eyes on the tree trunk were eerie, as if arms were holding up flowers.

The ritual in the Silver Abyss, which had reached a critical moment, was instantly destroyed!

"Ah..."

Zheng Baiyu let out a long sigh.

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Tree.

Although it had ceased fighting with the Great Annihilation Buddha, the two sides remained mortal enemies.

Zheng Baiyu not only contacted the Great Annihilation Buddha, but he also contacted the Hundred-Eyed Demon Tree.

For the Great Annihilation Buddha, he would show no mercy, and Zheng Baiyu was well aware of this.

The other party was not only a crucial opportunity for him to complete his plan and a helper, but also a potential destroyer and threat.

Adding Wu Hailin and Yan Aoyun, Zheng Baiyu naturally wanted to give himself an extra layer of double insurance.

Unfortunately, the Golden Shore underwent unexpected changes, and the Hundred-Eyed Demon Tree, which was supposed to appear in the Purple Sea, also changed its position, ultimately descending upon the Silver Abyss. Compared to the Great Annihilation Buddha, this one was even more chaotic and insane. Although it hated the Great Annihilation Buddha the most, it also equally attacked every living thing.

So close, yet so far, so close, yet so far!

As the eerie tree trunk with eyes reached out to grab him, Zheng Baiyu immediately punched to counter the attack.

Martial arts experts emphasized direct combat capabilities, and their concentrated attack power reached the pinnacle. Zheng Baiyu far surpassed other experts, and with a single punch, he withstood the attack of the Hundred-Eyed Demon Tree, although his body shook slightly, he then floated and retreated.

But there were more eerie tree trunks extending from the Silver Abyss, reaching out to grab Zheng Baiyu.

Zheng Baiyu, who had already had an ominous premonition earlier, threw out the Zheng Yan made by himself, helping himself to ward off the disaster.

Zheng Yan's eyes widened in shock.

Within his field of vision, the towering, sky-obscuring, twisted, and eerie dry giant tree stood in the center of the Time Abyss at this moment.

Unlike the earlier clone that had entered the Jiutian Shidi Grand Thousand World, this was the true body of the Hundred-Eyed Demon Tree descending upon this world.

However, the Great Annihilation Buddha, Wu Hailin, and Yan Aoyun had also returned at this time.

A battle even more intense than the earlier one during their time in the Central State erupted.

The Time Abyss, which had earlier split and transformed into its original form, underwent further expansion and change, showing signs of reverting to a rift.

And on this vertical rift, the sky seemed to tear horizontally, intersecting with the original Time Abyss.

The rifts in the Jiutian Shidi Grand Thousand World, such as the ones in the Saha and Dajiu regions, were gaps within an independent world.

But here, in the Confucian Thousand World, it was as if the entire human sky was tearing, with time and space shattering.

As if adding a wound to this world.

The wound of the world.

Lei Jun took a deep breath, remaining on the distorted and deformed Golden Shore.

The time mentioned in the Upper-Middle Lucky Draw had arrived.

As for the Middle-Lower Lucky Draw, it was created by Zheng Baiyu.

But now, it was given to himself.

Although it was because of my actions, I truly had no ill intentions... Lei Jun remained calm.

However, the other Upper-Middle Lucky Draw over there, that was intentional on my part.

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The Time Abyss underwent a shocking transformation, and the opportunity to achieve the Confucian Sage Scholar slipped away, but Zheng Baiyu had no hesitation or reluctance. He immediately retreated.

Amidst the chaos of battle, although injured, he managed to successfully leave the Time Abyss.

Then, immediately, he headed downwards, towards Yuzhou.

It was precisely to guard against the worst-case scenario and to avoid losing everything at once that his sacrificial ritual was specially designed.

This time, the Time Abyss sought to achieve the qualifications of a Sage Scholar.

As for the foundation to challenge the Sage Master, he had prepared it beforehand, secretly hiding it on the other side, corresponding with the Time Abyss from afar.

Now, although he didn't succeed, at least he recovered his capital... That was how it was supposed to be.

Zheng Baiyu slowed his steps in the mountains of Yuzhou.

In the distance, a woman's figure had already arrived.

Zheng Baiyu had dealt with her quite a bit over the years, and he was even more familiar with her than with Zheng Yan.

The Heavenly Blessing Scholar, He Ying. Or should I say, Zhang Wantu.

But...

Why would she know about this place?!

(End of Chapter)

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