Chapter 801: True Person Jade Yu Personally Enters the Great Calamity

Shen Yi's cultivation journey along this path was not lacking in experiences of fighting across realms.

As early as when he first stepped out of his seclusion, he had slain a Dragon Lord of the Nascent Core Realm on Qingfeng Mountain using the power of Jade Essence.

By all rights, with his cultivation level of having sworn to become a Jin Xian, participating in a duel among third-rank disciples should have been a matter of ease, a leisurely stroll.

Yet this debate of the Dao gave Shen Yi a pressure unlike anything he had ever felt before.

This was because he had already realized one thing.

His attempt to use other means to achieve the Human Emperor's desired outcome of two sects turning on each other, leaving them severely weakened, while minimizing his own cost, had seemed to progress with unparalleled smoothness, but in reality, it was not so.

These petty tricks of his had ultimately drawn a backlash.

First, a True Buddha appeared, turning a vast calamity into something resembling a childish game, and then summoned a Divine Lord to preside over this place.

The great powers on both sides began to intervene to control the situation.

Take today as an example.

Although the Yellow Clouds between them seemed filled with deep resentment and heavy casualties, a careful count revealed that the two sides' third-rank disciples totaled a thousand, yet he had only slain a mere seven, which was enough to anger the True Buddha and cause the Divine Lord of the Eastern Pole to close his eyes, tacitly approving the Puti Sect to take over the debate.

Even though the fighting in the other arenas was fierce, the total number of deaths so far was only in the hundreds, and the debate was already nearing its end.

In other words, the two sects, with a cost of less than one-tenth, were to select an Immortal Emperor and complete this great calamity ahead of schedule.

Once an Immortal Emperor was established, even if the disciples of both sects harbored great resentment, they would be forced to accept this result and then unite their efforts to turn their gaze toward the dying Divine Dynasty.

In short, all his efforts had actually been counterproductive; while saving the common people, he had also made the two sects alert, thereby reducing their losses.

In short, all his efforts had actually been counterproductive; while saving the common people, he had also alerted the two sects, reducing many casualties.

Shen Yi felt that, given the Human Emperor's power and foresight, upon learning of his actions, he must have anticipated this very scene long ago.

Yet the other party had not sent a letter to stop him, but had tacitly approved of everything.

That seemingly mad emperor still held a shred of compassion for the living in his heart, intending to gamble with him?

But judging by the current situation, the Human Emperor was likely to lose this gamble.

After understanding all this, Shen Yi had been pondering a way to break the deadlock, and finally he understood one thing clearly.

The future of the living beings in the mortal world and the safety of preserving one's own life should be incompatible.

With these True Buddhas and Divine Lords, seventy-two cave Jin Xians, and dozens of Great Self-Realization Bodhisattvas watching, no matter how much he struggled, the two sects would certainly not descend into chaos.

Unless he entered the calamity with his own body and dragged all these lofty beings down!

Unless he threw himself into the tribulation and dragged all those lofty existences down!

At this thought, a sneer curled Shen Yi's lips.

The many disciples in the arena were all filled with shock; although the sudden attack by the Great Self-Realization Lotus Pearl Bodhisattva was expected, it was still enough to be stunned by his shamelessness.

The Divine Lords and True Buddhas showed no intention of intervening.

Any of the great powers could see that the palm strike of the Lotus Pearl Bodhisattva would inevitably be blocked by Chiyunzi and Xuan Weizi, after which the two juniors in the arena would be taken away separately, followed by noisy arguments from both sides.

But just then, the True Buddhas and Divine Lords simultaneously furrowed their brows.

Above the boundless yellow clouds, in the very center of the three surging Dao patterns, a fourth Dao pattern quietly emerged.

Only to see that above the boundless yellow clouds, in the very center of the three surging Dao patterns, a fourth pattern quietly emerged.

Xuan Weizi and Chiyunzi clearly hesitated for a moment, while the Great Self-Realization Lotus Pearl Bodhisattva's pupils contracted slightly; the black cloud that could have torn apart even third-rank disciples changed again, becoming thick and profound like a vast galaxy, and it easily coiled around the mighty palm he had struck out.

Xuan Weizi and Chi Yunzi clearly hesitated, while the Great Self-Reliant Lotus Pearl Bodhisattva's pupils shrank slightly; the black clouds that had once been able to tear apart even third-rank disciples changed again, becoming thick and profound, like a vast galaxy, easily coiling around the mighty palm he had slammed out.

Monk Miaoyin's eyes widened in despair, looking at his master who was so close, wanting to cry out for help, but he could no longer make any sound.

The entire vision spun, rapidly turning gray and dark.

The entire field of vision spun, rapidly turning gray and dim.

A gleaming, bald head, covered in wet blood, fell straight down, splashing up a few wisp of yellow mist.

A deathly silence fell over the arena, and the disciples of both sides stood frozen as if struck by lightning.

Shen Yi's figure, with his robes fluttering, became the focal point of heaven and earth; he straightened his body, lowered his gaze slightly, and watched blood droplets roll down the edge of the Wuwei Sword.

Shen Yi's figure, with his sleeves fluttering, became the focal point of heaven and earth; he straightened his body, lowered his gaze slightly, and watched the blood drop roll down the blade of the Wuwei Sword.

The Divine Lords and True Buddhas rose one after another, standing atop the four majestic peaks, gazing at that inexplicably added Dao pattern.

Second-rank cultivators are few in number in heaven and earth, beings who cannot die or be destroyed.

Of course, this counted for little here, since the Eastern Sumeru currently gathered the strongest from under heaven, with over a hundred possessing such a realm.

What truly shocked everyone was that this Dao pattern came from a junior.

No... it was no longer appropriate to call the other party a junior now.

That young man was no longer the eldest disciple of the Sanxian Sect, nor was he some Taixu Zhenjun.

For the Great Dao had already named him; this was the Jade Void True Person, chosen by the Blue Sky!

"Enough? I do not think so."

Shen Yi slowly turned, looking at the Great Self-Realization Lotus Pearl Bodhisattva; the man who had just been committing cruel acts now wore a gentle smile on his face.

Shen Yi slowly turned, looking at that Great Self-Reliant Lotus Pearl Bodhisattva; the one who had just been committing cruel acts now wore a gentle smile on his face.

The Great Self-Realization Lotus Pearl Bodhisattva's lips trembled violently, his fingertips shaking like a sieve; he had never thought that his disciple Miaoyin would die right before his eyes.

That was a child he had watched grow up from a young age, obedient and sensible, never disobeying him.

Now, he was stepped upon by someone's shoulder and had his head severed by a single sword strike.

Moreover, as a being of Great Self-Realization, he did not even have a chance to take revenge, because the other party had already merged with the Heavenly Dao, making him impossible for anyone to kill.

If one's thoughts can no longer reach the Dao, what kind of Great Self-Realization is this!

Thinking of this, the Lotus Pearl Bodhisattva's emotions surged violently, transforming into a sharp and mournful cry: "You are a Jin Xian, hiding your cultivation to disrupt the great calamity, using strength to bully the weak, wantonly slaughtering my sect's juniors; is there still justice in this world, is there still order!!"

Thinking of this, the Lotus Pearl Bodhisattva's emotions surged violently, transforming into a sharp, piercing cry: "You are a Jin Xian, hiding your cultivation to disrupt the great tribulation, using strength to bully the weak, wantonly slaughtering my sect's juniors; is there still justice in this world, is there still order?!"

The Lotus Pearl Bodhisattva roared toward the four majestic peaks, and his weeping cry instantly startled everyone present.

Bodhisattva Lianzhu roared toward the four towering peaks, his wailing instantly awakening everyone present.

Lingxuzi stood dumbfounded like a wooden chicken; in the days prior, when he had accepted Shen Yi as a disciple, unable to withstand the other's insistence, he had transmitted that Jade Chen Treasure Hymn, and had specifically warned the other not to cultivate before the Great Calamity ended.

Under such circumstances, he had never taught Shen Yi anything; fortunately, the other had not asked later either.

Lingxuzi had originally thought the young man had settled down, but he never expected... the other had, in silence, actually succeeded!

Li Shan and the numerous disciples also fell silent, standing in place.

They had never imagined that this eldest senior brother, who led them in counterattacking the Eastern Continent, was actually an Immortal of the Jin Xian realm, an indestructible and undying Slain Hunyuan Great Luo Jinxian.

This finally explained why the other could control the entire situation during the previous magical duel... this was not a debate on the Dao at all, but a noble being transcending two realms toying with a group of ants.

The Puti Sect disciples were full of humiliation and resentment.

Accompanying the Lotus Pearl Bodhisattva's call, a blazing fire ignited upon the monks, even startling the True Buddha.

They could accept being outmatched; many geniuses had successively gone up to die, because even if Shen Yi was strong, at least his aura was weakening, and everyone could see the hope of him falling.

But now to be told that this so-called hope was all a lie, that from beginning to end it was a dead end.

And the root cause turned out to be nothing more than a private grudge between the Lotus Pearl Bodhisattva and the Elder Elder Elder Elder Chi Yun Cave!

"Impudent!"

The Joyful True Buddha glared down at Shen Yi, truly believing that possessing the power of indestructibility and immortality meant one could do anything without restraint!

Even if they could not kill the other, the Puti Sect could suppress him for eternity; if they were even more ruthless, they could make him sleep forever within the Heavenly Dao.

"..."

Xuan Weizi was stunned for a long time, recalling how he had previously sensed a strange existence appearing within the Heavenly Dao, then carefully searched but found nothing, to the point where he had almost forgotten the matter.

It turned out that the extra one had been right before his eyes all along.

As for why he could not see it, perhaps it was due to the unique concealment effect of the Jade Void Universe.

But what was the matter with the Puti Sect aura on that Dao Fruit?

As he pondered, he was suddenly interrupted by the True Buddha's angry rebuke; Xuan Weizi, as a Jin Xian who had taken an oath, rarely showed a trace of panic on his face.

Although Shen Yi's actions previously were against the rules, they indeed laid a great foundation for the Sanxian Sect; even if the other, due to excessive killing intent, could not become the Immortal Emperor in the end, at least he could keep this position within the Sanxian Sect, preventing those monks from snatching the benefit.

But if handled improperly now, this advantage would all be null and void!

Beside Xuan Weizi, Chi Yunzi's heart also surged with waves, but in an instant, he calmed down again, his inner complexity growing even more intense.

Originally, among the seventy-two Cave Jin Xian, only he himself had truly harbored killing intent; no matter how angry the other fellow disciples were, their thoughts remained focused on this Great Calamity.

After all, they were all immortal and undying, and for matters not involving their own Great Dao, they had long viewed them very lightly.

But now, Chi Yunzi suddenly discovered there was yet another Jin Xian who, like himself, regarded this Great Calamity as nonsense, seeking only justice.

The corners of his eyes twitched slightly as he raised his head and looked indifferently at the True Buddha.

Having given all the treasures to Shen Yi, Chi Yunzi clenched his fist, thereby declaring his stance.

The remaining seventy-two Cave Jin Xian hesitated for a moment, then still stepped slightly forward; just as Xuan Weizi thought, even if True Person Yuyu's actions were not entirely decent, during the previous magical duel, the Zijiada Sect had lost many disciples, and now the True Buddha obviously wanted to overturn the previous situation—how could that be so easy!

"Yuyu, you have great audacity."

The Joyful True Buddha slightly extended his palm, and a red-and-white lotus flower bloomed in his palm.

The white one was pure and flawless; the red one carried a trace of seductive evil qi, but between the two, it revealed the cleanest vitality.

The reason he held the lotus flower in his hand rather than throwing it directly was to test the attitudes of those two Immortal Emperors of the Sanxian Sect.

If the two remained silent for even an instant, this precious lotus would become the Joyful Purgatory to confine Shen Yi for ten thousand ages; not only would he have no freedom, but pink skeletons would entangle his body, eroding his calamity power and will.

"Niangniang..."

Shi Mu gently grasped her master's sleeve; she was a stone spirit enlightened by the master, raised since childhood in the Immortal Emperor's mansion. Since Niangniang disliked getting involved in the mortal world, she had never had the chance to experience the world, so where had she seen such a scene?

The woman, dressed simply with peerless beauty, glanced slightly downward.

She now needed a look from Shen Yi to tell her whether her guess was correct.

If the other side belonged to the Divine Dynasty, then she would be the Immortal Emperor most trusted by that youth.

However, just under this tense situation.

Shen Yi appeared more composed than ever before; he did not look at that Empress Hou Tu Huang Di Ji, but with a faint smile, directed his gaze toward that Dong Ji Immortal Emperor.

"Hiss."

The Dong Ji Immortal Emperor's eyelid twitched.

He finally realized just how treacherous this young man was.

Facing his consecutive two attempts to recruit, the other had put on an attitude of not wanting to engage; it turned out he was waiting for this.

To make him submit, one must first feed him enough benefits.

If this True Person Yuyu had directly agreed, whatever could be given to him would be up to the speaker; obviously, this young man was unwilling to fall into such a passive situation, hence the current scene.

If one wanted to use him, one must protect him.

If one did not protect him, then after the other was suppressed, he would lose all utility.

Good young man! So bold, even daring to scheme against an Immortal Emperor!

The Dong Ji Immortal Emperor's expression grew gloomy; as a rare First Grade giant of heaven and earth, how could he endure such humiliation, but after thinking for a moment, he truly could not bring himself to be ruthless.

The status between the Three Pure Ones and the Five Rulers had been fixed many years ago.

For existences like them who had reached the extreme realm, how difficult it was to take one more step forward; now that they had finally waited for a Great Calamity with some variables, how could they easily give up?

The Dong Ji Immortal Emperor gritted his teeth, quickly adjusted his expression, and still looked toward the two True Buddhas, asking somewhat confusedly: "This Immortal Emperor does not quite understand; why did the True Buddha suddenly fly into such a rage?"

"You do not understand?!" The Joyful True Buddha's expression sank slightly.

"Indeed, I have not figured it out; please, True Buddha, enlighten me."

The Dong Ji Immortal Emperor smiled: "You say this debate on the Dao, from the moment it was established, was to let the juniors compare their skills, to see who possesses the ability to save the world... when was the realm restricted?"

"You say he is a junior?" The Joyful True Buddha was almost laughed into anger; he had thought the Immortal Emperor might plead, but he never expected a First Grade cultivator to be so shameless and speak such nonsense.

"Shen Yi was born in the Divine Void Mountain of Da Nanzhou, then entered the Lingxu lineage, with Lingxuzi of our sect as his master; thus he obtained the Great Dharma, making him a legitimate junior disciple with a clear history; the True Buddha can check anywhere."

The Dong Ji Immortal Emperor spoke slowly with a smile that did not reach his eyes: "As for why he could reach the Second Grade, it was probably because in the previous struggle with another junior of our sect, You Yao, he obtained a great deal of Imperial Qi, and with his extraordinary talent, he ascended to the Heavenly Dao in one stroke."

"Your Puti Sect holds three Dazhou, yet no one has been able to break through to this day; surely this cannot be blamed on our Sanxian Sect." This Emperor shook his head.

"..."

The Joyful True Buddha's expression grew still, and the lotus in his palm slowly sank back down.

In truth, what the Emperor said mattered little; it was his attitude that counted. The Dongji Emperor's words and actions at this moment clearly showed he intended to protect Yu Yu True Person at all costs.

Judging by Empress Hou Tu's demeanor, he obviously had no intention of remaining a detached onlooker either.

As a First-Rank powerhouse, one could not possibly lose face over such mundane matters and actually engage in a full-scale battle.

But the great loss suffered by the Puti Sect could not simply be let go.

If Yu Yu True Person were truly allowed to win and ascend to the position of Immortal Emperor, the multitude of monks would become the laughingstock of this world.

"According to the Emperor's meaning, the actions of your sect's first disciple are entirely reasonable?"

"If that is the case, in this old monk's opinion, the debate of the Dao may yet continue."

Upon hearing these words, the many cultivators below all wore expressions of astonishment.

Continue? This Tai Xu... no, Yu Yu True Person has already revealed his Second-Rank cultivation; to keep fighting is no different from suicide.

Compared to the disciples' confusion,

the seventy-two cave Jin Xian and that group of Great Selfless Bodhisattvas all raised their eyes, their gazes turning somewhat complex.

(End of this chapter)