Chapter 532: First-Class Expanding Opportunity, Primordial Purple Energy (Part 1)

Chapter 532: First-Class Expanding Opportunity, Primordial Purple Energy (Part 1)



Zhang Wantu's figure was enveloped in white light, and from a distance, it seemed as if her silhouette overlapped with others.

Lei Jun was the first to examine the fortune of the lucky draw, and initially, he wasn't sure if the draw in Yuzhou was related to Zheng Baiyu. However, as the situation developed, he suspected that the Purple Sea might have a connection with the other party.

Nevertheless, this did not affect his early communication with Zhang Wantu, mentioning the possible disturbances near Yuzhou, and linking all this to Zheng Baiyu.

Now, everything seemed to fall into place.

Although Zhang Wantu marveled at Lei Jun's precise information and keen observation, she had no intention of probing further.

Her current focus remained on Zheng Baiyu himself, and even the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva and Wu Hailin, who were causing turmoil in this Confucian Thousand World.

Estimating that this side might be related to Zheng Baiyu, Zhang Wantu had prepared in advance, and the white light surrounding her revealed the projection of a top martial artist from the Third Level Immortal Realm.

It was none other than Zheng Baiyu himself.

Who else could it be but the top martial artist whom Zhang Wantu had the most contact with and was most familiar with?

Facing Zheng Baiyu, who had already become a Martial Immortal, Zhang Wantu naturally focused on her own alertness and agility.

Otherwise, if caught off guard, she might be severely injured by him in an instant, or at the very least, lose the initiative and be completely passive.

Even now, facing him directly, Zhang Wantu remained vigilant, despite Zheng Baiyu's injuries.

After all, the opponent before her was not an ordinary Third Level Immortal Realm Martial Immortal; his injuries would affect him, but that was relative to Zheng Baiyu's peak condition.

A Martial Immortal at the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm was no longer as susceptible to the detrimental effects of injuries as they would be in the mortal world, and some Martial Immortals even possessed strong regenerative abilities.

However, Zheng Baiyu's injuries were inflicted by the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva and the Hundred Eyes Demon Tree, whose cultivation realm was even higher.

Although his injuries had stabilized, he couldn't completely eradicate the remaining demonic energy within a short time.

Seeing Zhang Wantu already on high alert, Zheng Baiyu's heart sank.

He was not an ordinary opponent who could be measured by a Second Level Confucian Sage.

And worse still, he had no time left.

The final outcome of the Time Abyss battle was that the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva turned the tables and used Zheng Baiyu, Wu Hailin, and Yan Aoyun to heavily injure the Hundred Eyes Demon Tree.

Zheng Baiyu had indeed used the Hundred Eyes Demon Tree as a double insurance, intending to block the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva if he turned back.

But the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva, who was also taking advantage of the situation, was not an easy opponent either.

While being ruthless and belligerent, he was not lacking in adaptability.

Compared to the rational and communicative Great Annihilation Bodhisattva, the frenzied and volatile Hundred Eyes Demon Tree would indeed prioritize attacking its arch-enemy, the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva, from the Demon World. However, it would also indiscriminately attack all living beings around it.

Upon realizing that the Hundred Eyes Demon Tree no longer descended upon the Purple Sea but instead upon the Silver Abyss, Zheng Baiyu had no choice but to abandon his original plan and admit defeat.

When the Hundred Eyes Demon Tree's attention was on him and Zheng Yan, and they were doing their best to escape, the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva became the opportunistic hawk.

Taking advantage of the Hundred Eyes Demon Tree's rampage, Wu Hailin and Yan Aoyun also did their best to calm the turmoil in the Time Abyss. The Great Annihilation Bodhisattva, on the other hand, injured the Hundred Eyes Demon Tree.

Forced to retreat from the Silver Abyss and leave the Confucian Thousand World, the Hundred Eyes Demon Tree returned to the Demon World.

The Great Annihilation Bodhisattva pursued relentlessly.

He was indeed after the Void-Bound Jade, taking the opportunity to annihilate all things and phenomena.

But with the chance to eliminate his arch-enemy, the Hundred Eyes Demon Tree, how could the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva let it go? Such an opportunity was hard to come by.

It was hard to say whether the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva had anticipated that Zheng Baiyu would hedge his bets and also contact the Hundred Eyes Demon Tree.

Whether it was going with the flow or fishing in troubled waters, the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva decisively took advantage of Zheng Baiyu's arrangements.

Zheng Baiyu didn't mind this, as both sides were using each other.

It was because the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva and Wu Hailin, Yan Aoyun, and their group arrived that Zheng Baiyu was able to withdraw from the Time Abyss ahead of them.

Zheng Yan, however, was not so lucky.

That Confucian Old Learning leader, one of the three great leaders of the current era, the Zheng family patriarch with the name of Confucian Sage King, perished under the demonic claws of the Hundred Eyes Demon Tree.

Zheng Baiyu didn't feel sad.

He only cared about exposing the depth of his previous ritual setup to Wu Hailin and Yan Aoyun because of Zheng Yan.

After withdrawing from the Time Abyss ahead of them and coming to Yuzhou, Zheng Baiyu left Wu Hailin, Yan Aoyun, Lian Feng, and Qiu Li behind. However, Zhang Wantu had also arrived here.

"Jewel of Virtue, Flashing Divine Water, Heaven-Endowed Jade..."

Zhang Wantu had already discerned most of the mysteries of the Confucian ritual.

She also fully understood that the treasure Zheng Baiyu had collected in the Time Abyss in the Jiutian Shidi Grand Thousand World was indeed the Jewel of Virtue, which required a great deal of effort and resources to harmonize the two Thousand Worlds, making it difficult to recreate in a short time.

No wonder Zheng Baiyu was so cautious, setting up separate rituals in the two Thousand Worlds and still rushing to Yuzhou after failing in the Time Abyss.

Although the ritual was already complete and irreversible, Zheng Baiyu's means allowed him to temporarily "freeze" the ritual and take it away.

After his injuries healed and he regained his full strength, he could still continue to perform this ritual.

With the Confucian Sage's unique qualifications, Zheng Baiyu, who had already reached the pinnacle of the Third Level Immortal Realm, could directly achieve the Confucian Sage Master realm through this ritual.

His special root bone allowed him to transcend the current Martial Immortal and directly become a Confucian Sage Master.

At that time, whether in the Confucian Thousand World, the Jiutian Shidi Grand Thousand World, or the Demon World, Zheng Baiyu would be able to make a comeback and achieve great things.

Zhang Wantu had not yet reached the Third Level Confucian Sage realm, and even if she successfully took this step, she would still need to accumulate and consolidate her strength to have a chance to advance further.

But...

Zheng Yan was dead, and Jiao Feiyang's severe injuries could be put aside for now.

Apart from Zheng Baiyu, this already formed ritual was also applicable to people like Wu Hailin and Yan Aoyun.

It was even a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Lian Feng and Qiu Li.

Although the ritual could help a Third Level Confucian Sage ascend to the Confucian Sage Master realm in a short time due to treasures like the Flashing Divine Water and Heaven-Endowed Jade, with Zhang Wantu blocking the way, even if Zheng Baiyu wanted to take a risk with his injured body, he couldn't succeed.

Zhang Wantu was not about to let him take away the sacrificial ritual with his "Frozen Seal."

Zheng Baiyu shook his head, "Although I know it's difficult to get an answer, I still want to ask."

His ritual had a special cover here.

Otherwise, he might have been discovered earlier by the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva, Yan Aoyun, and Wu Hailin.

Now, after the defeat at Silver Abyss, this side was finally revealed, and Zheng Baiyu himself rushed over at the first moment.

If Zhang Wantu hadn't sensed it in advance, she should have been faster than him.

This matter made Zheng Baiyu most concerned, completely beyond his expectations, breaking the psychological safety line he had always maintained, making him uneasy.

Unexpectedly, he recalled that time in the Jiutian Shidi Grand Thousand World, where Zhang Wantu, Tang Xiaotang, and others had arrived early, similarly affecting his collection of the Jewel of Virtue.

"Since you know you won't get an answer, there's no point in wasting words," Zhang Wantu said indifferently.

Zheng Baiyu nodded.

Then, his figure appeared in front of Zhang Wantu.

With the support of the Third Level Immortal Realm Martial Immortal, Zhang Wantu's body was equally swift, and she nimbly dodged while surrounding the ritual, not giving Zheng Baiyu any opportunity.

However, Zheng Baiyu's punch was different from other Martial Immortals.

It seemed that the power of his punches and kicks was completely condensed and focused on himself, but when he struck out, it made Zhang Wantu's figure sluggish, as if she was willingly moving towards his fist.

"Central Emperor Body..." Zhang Wantu remained calm in the face of change.

Ever since learning that Zheng Baiyu had achieved the pinnacle of martial talent, with his physique ranked alongside the Daoist Dao Body and the Confucian Scholarly Star Illumination, he had been curious about the specifics of Zheng Baiyu's physique, which allowed him to excel in both martial and literary arts.

The Five Emperors, in ancient times, were often associated with the four directions and the center, and were referred to by the colors red, white, yellow, black, and green. Whether it was the ancient Celestial Palace or the subsequent restoration of the Celestial Palace, there were often mentions of the Five Emperors, as the ancient Talismanic School had a close relationship with the Celestial Palace, and later there were also connections with the Daoist School.

From the end of ancient times to the present, whether in the Jiutian Shidi Grand Thousand World or the Confucian Thousand World, there were rarely any appearances of the pinnacle of martial talent. Thus, the Five Emperor Bodies gradually became a legend, and various theories were passed down in later generations.

There were multiple versions, such as the Yellow Emperor, the Flame Emperor, the Supreme Emperor, the Lesser Emperor, the Supreme Emperor, the Yellow Emperor, the Supreme Emperor, the Lesser Emperor, the Supreme Emperor, the Emperor Yao, the Emperor Shun, the Hub of Inclusion, the Red Fiery Bow, the Spiritual Power of Awe, the White Rejection, and the Juice Light Record, among others.

Among them, the Central Emperor, known as the Yellow Emperor, was skilled in command and governance, and possessed the virtue of the earth. He could gather the essence of heaven and earth, from the vastness of the universe down to the smallest speck of dust, all were within his control.

At the same time, this was also one of the top-tier physiques in theory, capable of cultivating multiple Daoist traditions, alongside the Daoist Taiyi Dao Body and the Buddhist No-Leak Wisdom Root.

"I prefer to call it the Yellow Emperor Body," Zheng Baiyu said with a smile.

He had achieved the Third Level of the Immortal Realm, cultivating both the three major Confucian Life-Saving Divine Arts and the three major Martial Immortal Arts.

At this moment, as he struck out with a punch, the surrounding space and time collapsed, causing the four directions to involuntarily move closer to him as if drawn by an unseen force.

This was the Immortal Martial Art · Central Limitless.

"You can call it whatever you like," Zhang Wantu remained unmoved.

In addition to her Martial Immortal body, she also had the support of the Divine Dance of the Warlock King.

With the Divine Dance, the array of the Eastern Emperor Taiyi seemed to manifest the body of Taiyi, controlling space and time.

The combination of the Warlock Array and the Martial Arts made Zhang Wantu break free from Zheng Baiyu's attraction and dominance.

Zheng Baiyu knew that with his injuries, his punches were weaker, and he was not surprised by this.

This Central Limitless move was originally designed to set the stage for the Confucian Divine Art · Northern Star Heaven Reflection.

Without the Jade Zither, the music began to play on its own:

"Governing with virtue is like the Northern Star, residing in its place, all the stars gather around it."

In the sky and on the ground, countless stars lit up, forming a wondrous and brilliant light, connecting the upper and lower realms, and in an instant, a lattice-like structure appeared, enveloping the four directions like a cage.

Then, in the sky above and on the ground below, with the stars surrounding them, the Northern Star Light condensed into a powerful pillar of light, piercing through the sky and the earth, aiming directly at Zhang Wantu.

Zhang Wantu was prepared, and with the support of the Third Level of the Daoist Artificer's Great Sword, she unleashed a swift and powerful slash, cutting through the Northern Star Light that was attacking her.

At the same time, she swung her arm like a divine king wielding a whip, instantly sweeping away the rays of light that had trapped the four directions.

As Zhang Wantu moved, the Third Level Golden Body of the Venerable Guardian of Innumerable Deeds immediately unfolded, directly blocking Zheng Baiyu's punch.

The Martial Immortal's formidable attack power was evident in this moment.

Even though Zheng Baiyu was currently injured, his attack was even stronger than that of the Venerable Guardian of the Sea of Suffering. With a single punch, the Golden Body of the Venerable Guardian of Innumerable Deeds shook and twisted under the impact.

But Zhang Wantu remained calm.

Zheng Baiyu's expression was neutral.

He didn't have much time.

Within the Time Abyss, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Tree retreated, and the Great Annihilation Bodhisattva, after wreaking havoc in the Confucian Thousand World, left to pursue the other party back to the Demon World.

The Golden Shore remained split, the Purple Sea continued to surge, and the Silver Abyss was in disarray.

Facing the already scattered ritual, Wu Hailin and Yan Aoyun followed the clues, and their gazes simultaneously turned towards the west, in the direction of Yuzhou.

It was at this moment that Yan Aoyun let out a light sigh, "Master Yue Yuan is so impatient?"

With the sigh, his figure suddenly burst into countless specks of light, floating and difficult to pin down.

Among the dense rain of light, there were even finer specks of dust.

This was Wu Hailin's scholarly method, one of the Immortal Arts he cultivated after becoming a sage.

Its name was Holy Dust.

It was even finer than Tang Xiaotang's Opening Pearl, making it difficult for even Immortal Realm experts to detect its existence, let alone ordinary mortals.

The Scholarly Star Illumination's Contemplative Inch physique was naturally adept at observing the minutiae and investigating the fundamentals.

Wu Hailin's Holy Dust was even more difficult to guard against.

Fortunately, Yan Aoyun was also not an ordinary person.

He had a Divine Art, named in a single word:

Wisdom.

Similar to the Confucian Nine Layers of Heaven Pacifying the World, the Five Layers of the Confucian Scholar, which began with the Book of Poetry, the Book of Documents, the Book of Rites, and the Book of Changes, it sounded simple, but its subtle and profound meaning was infinite.

With the support of the Divine Art · Wisdom, Yan Aoyun timely sensed the threat brought by Wu Hailin's Immortal Art · Holy Dust and did not fall for his trick.

Wu Hailin's strike did not truly succeed, and without disappointment, he quickly took the initiative to head towards the outside of the Time Abyss:

"The Time Abyss can be sealed later, but we must ask about Zheng Baiyu."

There are many matters to attend to.

For instance, the sudden changes in the layered Golden Shore, where unexpected people might interfere.

However, there are priorities, and after confirming the effectiveness of Zheng Baiyu's ritual, the key to the current situation undoubtedly lies in the ritual itself.

Therefore, Wu Hailin did not hesitate for a moment. After backstabbing Yan Aoyun, he didn't even wait to see the final result and immediately set off towards Yuzhou.

The light rain gathered again, revealing Yan Aoyun's figure.

He had already communicated with Zhang Wantu, and at this moment, his gaze swept across the crisscrossing Time Abyss and the World's Wound. But in his ears, another voice spoke:

"Yan Zi, please go ahead and meet with Heavenly Blessing Scholar. My fellow disciples and I will stabilize the Time Abyss. After Yan Zi achieves the realm of the Confucian Sage Master, we will completely quell this disturbance."

In the middle layer of the three-tiered Golden Shore, a tall young Taoist stood amidst the shimmering and hazy light, with a ten-colored crane canopy faintly visible above his head.

"Thank you, Master Lei," Yan Aoyun said respectfully, and his figure also emerged from the Time Abyss.

In the middle layer of the Golden Shore, Lei Jun guarded the intersection of the Time Abyss and the World's Wound.

Countless shimmering talismans gathered, forming an array and stabilizing the Time Abyss and the World's Wound, preventing the tear from expanding further.

On the top layer of the three-tiered Golden Shore, Xu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaotang were doing the same.

With their cooperation, the World's Wound indeed stopped expanding.

This time, Lei Jun had left the three treasures of the Celestial Master behind at the sect's ancestral hall and did not bring them along.

However, at his current cultivation level, he had already mastered the Three Caves and Three Heavens. His spiritual power transformed into a three-layered pagoda in front of him, not shimmering with purple, gold, and blue colors as before, but instead presenting a fusion of black and white, like a twisting Taiji Diagram. Yet, the black and white were distinct, with no hint of confusion.

In contrast, Tang Xiaotang used her Primordial Breath to reverse the chaos, first condensing into three forms—a seal, a sword, and a robe—and then combining the three "treasures" into a faintly visible ritual platform.

On the other hand, Xu Yuanzhen, regardless of his temperament, transformed his spiritual power into a three-layered altar with an upper circle, a lower square, and eight sides, resembling the Dragon Tiger Mountain's altar the most. It quietly shimmered with purple, gold, and blue light.

All three of them combined the essence of the Three Caves and Three Heavens, residing in three different locations. Although they did not directly open their Dao Realm Mystic Walls, the three Taiwei Sky Walls resonated and complemented each other, forming a complete set of the Three Caves and Three Heavens, shaking the Time Abyss and the Golden Shore invisibly.

At this moment, Lei Jun's heart stirred, and suddenly, he felt that another treasure he carried seemed to be touched by an invisible force.

It was the Sealing Talisman obtained from the Demon World's Heavenly Realm.

This treasure had passed through Zhao Chenyang's hands and eventually ended up in Lei Jun's possession.

The Sealing Talisman, which had been silent all this time, now trembled slightly and emitted a radiant light.

Although the Sealing Talisman did not act on its own, the spiritual energy within it seemed to resonate with some external existence.

Lei Jun's heart stirred, and indeed, at the intersection of the Time Abyss and the Golden Shore, in front of him, there was a flow of light, and a mysterious presence seemed to be calling out from within.

Was this related to the Time Abyss, which involved the old Confucian school's law system, and the Heavenly Realm that had disappeared and changed its form in this Grand Thousand World many years ago? Was it because of the Sealing Talisman from the Demon World's Heavenly Realm that responded?

Lei Jun guessed that both sides might be related to the Heavenly Realm before the ancient calamity...

As these thoughts crossed his mind, he waved his palm in the air.

A faint purple energy emerged from the intersection of the Time Abyss and the World's Wound, temporarily absorbed by Lei Jun's black and white Taiji Diagram.

Sensing the essence of Daoist Law within, Lei Jun felt that his soul, spirit, and body were all inclined to be tempered, as if he had been completely renewed.

He was fortunate, and a name appeared in his mind:

【Profound Purple Energy】

It seemed ordinary, but with his current insight, Lei Jun still felt that it held infinite mysteries, deeply resonating with the profound simplicity of the Dao.

"Is this related to the Sealing Talisman?" Xu Yuanzhen asked thoughtfully after receiving Lei Jun's notification.

Tang Xiaotang's tone couldn't help but turn sour again: "Fine, fine, you're just luckier!"

Lei Jun: "Fortuitous."

As expected, this Profound Purple Energy was a rare treasure that Daoist cultivators rarely encountered.

Although he had just obtained it, Lei Jun was certain that this purple energy was not nurtured by the postnatal world but was born from the pre-heavenly realm.

At first, he might not have known what was happening in Yuzhou, but now Lei Jun naturally understood the purpose of the ritual ceremony left behind by Zheng Baiyu.

For Confucian cultivators, it was undoubtedly a first-class opportunity, and even the term 'first-class opportunity' might not be enough to describe it.

However, for Daoist cultivators, it was not as extreme.

The Flashing Divine Water and other treasures had already been refined by Zheng Baiyu as part of the ritual ceremony, but they were not enough to peel away and restore treasures like the Flashing Divine Water and the Jewel of Virtue.

Therefore, a second-class opportunity was the highest evaluation they could give.

This Profound Purple Energy, on the other hand, was a first-class opportunity that could be expanded.

First-class, expandable.

Lei Jun couldn't help but make further associations.

However, the timing was not right, so Lei Jun first collected the Profound Purple Energy and decided to examine it carefully later.

As the Golden Shore shimmered with light, the Profound Purple Energy rippled, attracting the attention of others.

In Lei Jun's eyes, the Heaven Penetrating Earth Thorough Talisman glowed, revealing a massive carriage as large as a room, with four figures inside.

A young Confucian scholar acted as the driver, while the remaining three were erudite scholars.

Lei Jun had not interacted with them before.

However, he was not unfamiliar with the appearances of the three middle-aged scholars.

Although he had not been in this Confucian Thousand World for long, Lei Jun had learned about many people here through Zhang Wantu and Xiao Chunhui. He had seen many related portraits and charts.

Especially not long ago, he had discussed these people with Zhang Wantu.

One of the few Confucian Saints in the Qilu Qiu family, Qiu Xuanhe.

In front of Qiu Li, he was a junior in terms of cultivation and strength, so he appeared to be a humble disciple, drawing no attention.

In fact, Qiu Xuanhe himself was also a second-level Immortal Realm Confucian Saint. When he traveled alone, he was also one of the top figures of the old Confucian school in this Grand Thousand World, capable of discussing literature and philosophy with other top families and sects.

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