Chapter 33: Council of the Hall of Ten Thousand Tribes

After mastering the "Ninefold Destruction Divine Power," Zhou Yu began a seclusion cultivation.

But not long after.

"You Cang, come quickly to the Hall of Ten Thousand Tribes."

Emperor Yao, one of the five Human Emperors, suddenly sent word.

Shortly after the ancient human‑demon war ended, the humans established the Hall of Ten Thousand Tribes, nominally ruling all races.

After the Three Realms era, the Hall lost its original function, yet its prestige remained high, especially within the Nüwa camp, where it holds special significance.

"It seems the conflict has intensified again."

Zhou Yu understood that from the attack on the Six Paths, less than fifty years had passed.

Thinking it over, Zhou Yu formed a divine‑power avatar and rushed toward the Hall of Ten Thousand Tribes located in the Dayu Human World.

With a soul nurtured by a True God's divine body, a single strand of divine‑power avatar can easily travel to any place in the Three Realms.

At a high point in the Dayu Human World, a temple bearing the Ten Thousand Tribes totem stood, exuding an ancient, desolate aura.

Upon arrival, Zhou Yu sat down at the gathering place of the True God Dao Ancestors.

At this moment Zhou Yu was inconspicuous; after becoming a True God he showed no remarkable feats, and his avatar had been solitary since its breakthrough for countless ages. Even among ancient humans, only Emperor Yao, who once had some connection, knew him a bit; most other True God Dao Ancestors merely knew of his existence.

Nevertheless, a few True God Dao Ancestors quickly greeted Zhou Yu.

Through telepathy, several exchanged a few words with Zhou Yu and instantly found he was not as reclusive as they imagined.

Zhou Yu soon understood why the Dao Ancestors had gathered at the Hall.

In the previous fifty years, the Nüwa camp and the Wujian faction had occasional frictions but remained restrained.

Yet just now, the two sides erupted into a large‑scale war involving one side's realm.

Zhou Yu released his true self's consciousness in his old stronghold to probe, and immediately discovered a massive slaughter raging within a great world of the Yu Huang Realm.

Hundreds of thousands of Celestial Immortals, tens of millions of scattered Immortals, and countless True Celestial Gods were dying by the minute.

"In a battle of this scale, how much primordial energy could I harvest if I joined?" Zhou Yu thought regretfully.

He would miss the Yu Huang Realm war, but once his true self and second primordial spirit pass the Heavenly God Tribulation, he could join wars in other realms.

The first clash in the Yu Huang Realm war ended indecisively; after each side suffered losses, they called a truce.

At this moment, within the Hall, the expected True God Dao Ancestors had essentially all arrived.

Those present now were the core of the Nüwa camp, primarily composed of the three great forces of ancient humans, Daoism, and Buddhism, plus scattered other Chaos True Gods such as Patriarch Bodhi, Thunder God Celestial Venerable, and so on.

Everyone had followed Nüwa from the ancient world, so they naturally stood together.

Among the three major forces of the Nüwa camp, the ancient human tribe was undoubtedly the strongest, as each of the Three Sovereigns possessed leader‑level power.

At that moment, Sui Ren stood there and spoke first: "Since the omen of destiny, they have been constantly making minor moves. When the Six Paths were attacked, we should have been alert. Since only one side can exist, we could not be soft from the start."

"By now, everyone should see clearly; if we wait any longer, we will be the ones annihilated!"

As Sui Ren spoke, the True God Dao Ancestors all nodded.

Indeed, the omen warned that they and the Wujian faction could only have one survive, yet they were not in a hurry, seeking the source of the disaster.

Conversely, the Wujian faction kept pressing forward; at this point, they could no longer tolerate it.

"In overall strength, the Wujian faction cannot compare with us," Sanqing Daoist said calmly:

"Thus they desperately court the neutral forces that emerged after the Three Realms, hoping to offset our advantage by seizing fortune!"

"However, their intelligence is superior to ours; that must be guarded against."

"Superior intel means faster mobilization of resources," Sui Ren added:

"From now on, we will all leave our divine‑power avatars here and strive to marshal resources to counter them."

"Amitabha, this is exactly right."

"War will require vast quantities of elixirs; the task of refining them is mine, and I have some apprentices to assist," Sanqing Daoist said calmly.

In elixir refinement, he is the top in the Three Realms and has trained many alchemy masters.

As Sanqing Daoist spoke, the other True God Dao Ancestors each offered war assets—powerful formations, treasures, or manpower.

When it was Zhou Yu's turn, he presented some treasures obtained from the World Prison, though not many—just comparable to other ordinary True Gods.

At this point his strength was insufficient, so it was better to stay low‑key.

Besides the treasures, Zhou Yu added, "I have a powerful war general under my command who can intervene when needed."

Zhou Yu's remark went unnoticed, but Red Bright Daozu's ears perked up, and he proactively sent a telepathic query:

"You Cang True God, is the general you mentioned Immortal Qian Yu? Has he reincarnated now?"

The Great Summer World belongs to the Red Bright Realm under Red Bright Daozu, so he had evidently heard of its affairs.

"That's him; he is currently undergoing reconstruction and should soon return to his peak," Zhou Yu replied.

"Immortal Qian Yu's realm is indeed lofty, but his previous life was a Heavenly God?" Red Bright Daozu asked again.

Generally, even a powerful Pure Yang True Immortal is rarely called a "general"; only a Heavenly God, thriving like a fish in water during war, earns that title.

Yet Zhou Yu gave no answer, merely offering a couple of perfunctory remarks.

Red Bright Daozu was not troubled; though curious about Immortal Qian Yu's past identity, it mattered little to him.

In any case, having Zhou Yu, an authentic ancient human True God, as guarantor ensures his identity is credible.

Moreover, a Heavenly God who can wield fourth‑tier primordial power is indeed rare and formidable; none among Red Bright Daozu's many Heavenly God True Immortals match that strength.

"Immortal Qian Yu only awakened his memory after reincarnating into my Red Bright Realm; should a great war break out here, you must have him assist," Red Bright Daozu said promptly.

"That's easy," Zhou Yu smiled faintly and agreed at once.

"Very well, as long as he agrees, I will not shortchange him; I still have some treasures to offer," Red Bright Daozu felt delighted.

Having a mighty Heavenly God aid the war would indeed ease matters, and Red Bright Daozu had not expected such an unexpected gain.

He instantly felt that this human, You Cang True God, was not as reclusive as imagined; with such a great general under his command, the other side readily agreed to send help!

(End of chapter)