Chapter 48: The Impending War

Inside an independent space within the World Prison.

Zhou Yu's true self and second primordial spirit sat cross-legged here.

He each took out a Pure Yang Immortal Pill and swallowed it, then began circulating according to the method from the Tao Wu Eighteen Demons and Gods.

The second primordial spirit of True God Zhou Yu had already trained in the Tao Wu Eighteen Demons and Gods; Zhou Yu was very familiar with it, so practicing it again now came naturally.

Mysterious and wondrous power appeared in Zhou Yu's soul, tracing out divine patterns.

Zhou Yu felt a bit dizzy, and his soul began to split under the influence of these mysterious divine patterns.

Splash! Splash! Splash!

The souls of the true self and second primordial spirit each split into eighteen, and in an instant thirty-six Zhou Yus appeared here.

However, each of the thirty-six Zhou Yus had only one-eighteenth of the previous divine power, mana, and soul; reaching this point is merely the first layer of the Tao Wu Eighteen Demons and Gods.

Zhou Yu immediately took out two bottles of prepared Chaos Essence Liquid; as the thirty-six Zhou Yus absorbed each drop, his divine body and soul aura swiftly recovered.

When only a few drops remained in the two bottles of Chaos Essence Liquid, the thirty-six Zhou Yus' aura returned to its peak.

"Next up is becoming a True Immortal."

Zhou Yu sensed the condition of his thirty-six avatars; indeed, they could all directly become True Immortals.

This is the benefit of the Qi cultivation flow: once the realm is reached, breakthrough occurs naturally.

Within the Three Realms, the Qi cultivation method to become a True Immortal requires mastering a Grand Dao and condensing the five vital energies in the chest via the Five Elements paths.

Zhou Yu's cultivation of the Nine Turns Ascension Immortal Technique is somewhat troublesome: it requires mastering a Grand Dao and grasping the nine-turn reincarnation with nine different attributes of the Dao, but he had previously deliberately comprehended this condition and already achieved it.

"But becoming a True God isn't that simple—either obtain a top-tier method, or rely on the Celestial Dao's reward of diligence to progress slowly." Zhou Yu understood this in his heart.

Of course, he wasn't in a hurry to become a True God.

He also prepared to send his true self and second primordial spirit to participate in Realm Wars to obtain primal energy.

Realm Wars may be perilous, but having now cultivated avatars, he does not fear danger; moreover, at his current level he is unremarkable among True God Dao Ancestors, yet among Heavenly God True Immortals he is already top-tier, giving him ample room to shine on the battlefield.

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed since Zhou Yu's true self and second primordial spirit survived the Heavenly God Tribulation.

Over this year, Zhou Yu's thirty-six avatars quietly became Second Grade True Immortals by exchanging for Great Luo Immortal Pills from the Sanqing Daoist.

At the same time, his second primordial spirit, aside from leaving one avatar in the World Prison for self-preservation, sent the rest fleeing the Three Realms into the Chaos Nation.

This time venturing into the Chaos Nation, Zhou Yu had two goals: one, to challenge the Moon Under Pool; two, to wander about and try his luck.

After all, after the previous simulation succeeded, he obtained the talent of the Child of Fortune.

This talent differs from others: other talents are actively exerted, but the Child of Fortune is passive, and Zhou Yu cannot control when it takes effect.

But no matter what, the longer he stays in the Three Realms waiting, the harder it is to encounter opportunity.

Conversely, by proactively heading into the Chaos Nation, he hopes to manifest this talent's effect.

Moreover, Zhou Yu is just going out to try; if he succeeds, great; if not, he loses nothing.

That day—

In the Myriad Races Hall, Zhou Yu's divine power avatar sat together with Patriarch Bodhi's divine power avatar, shielding their surroundings as they exchanged the mysteries of spacetime.

Patriarch Bodhi felt delighted at this moment.

He had previously suggested exchanging a few words with Zhou Yu, but it was merely due to long ages without like-minded companions, leaving him feeling lonely.

After all, Zhou Yu is merely at the fourth level of spacetime power, essentially different from him.

The gap in Dao power grows larger the further along; the difference between the fourth and fifth levels is indeed astonishing.

But Patriarch Bodhi's view has changed: he discovered that Zhou Yu's accumulation of spacetime was immensely profound and fearsome; perhaps remaining at the fourth level merely means he hasn't found the right path, and Patriarch Bodhi believes Zhou Yu has every hope of reaching the fifth level.

Of course, Patriarch Bodhi was clearly mistaken; Zhou Yu's breakthrough of the fourth level of spacetime power was recent, and his accumulation is not deep.

One reason Zhou Yu gave Patriarch Bodhi this impression is that he possesses the Mulberry Willow Ancestor God's Chronospace True Explanation; the Mulberry Willow Ancestor God was once easily captured by the army of the Nine Directions Chaos Nation, and his spacetime power had indeed not yet reached the fifth level.

Yet its accumulation is extremely deep, and Zhou Yu's study of this method has brought him immense benefit.

Furthermore, Zhou Yu has gained considerable insight into spacetime in other worlds, making his understanding of it extraordinary; conversing with Patriarch Bodhi naturally feels fresh and enlightening.

Lastly, Zhou Yu's talent for comprehension is indeed extremely high; he quickly absorbs nourishment from Patriarch Bodhi, then innovates by discarding the old and bringing forth the new.

Patriarch Bodhi didn't realize that Zhou Yu was making rapid progress; he merely thought it was due to Zhou Yu having accumulated sufficient profundity.

Only through a combination of factors did Patriarch Bodhi now feel that Zhou Yu's understanding of spacetime was very profound.

Since Patriarch Bodhi felt delighted, Zhou Yu need not say more—he was the one who reaped the greatest benefit.

Over the past year, the two had been completely immersed in discussing spacetime.

However, at this moment, Patriarch Bodhi's face suddenly changed as he was speaking.

Zhou Yu naturally sensed the anomaly and asked, "Patriarch Bodhi, has something happened?"

Over the past year, they have come to address each other as Dao Friends.

"The Uninterrupted Gate is making big moves again." Patriarch Bodhi said, "In the Red Bright Realm, a great war is likely to break out."

"It's unavoidable."

Zhou Yu sighed.

"My true self has already notified Red Bright Realm; he has made preparations and should be able to cope." Patriarch Bodhi said.

Zhou Yu nodded at the words and said nothing more.

Soon afterward, Zhou Yu received a message from Red Bright Daozu.

Zhou Yu had previously promised that if the Red Bright Realm erupted in war, his true self would go to help; now Red Bright Daozu must have felt the pressure and came directly seeking aid.

"My disciple Qian Yu is rushing to your location; he will arrive shortly." Zhou Yu replied at this moment.

The Red Bright Great World is a major world personally opened and constructed by Red Bright Daozu; his Dao Field is established in the void near the Red Bright Great World.

At this moment, Zhou Yu's true self tore through the void and arrived outside the Red Bright Daozu's dojo.

"Fellow Daoist Qian Yu, long time no see, how have you been?" A laugh came; Zhou Yu focused his gaze and saw a white-robed figure standing there.

He was the Summer Emperor's second primordial spirit.

"Fellow Daoist Xia Mang, long time no see." Zhou Yu smiled as he descended.

After a brief exchange, the Summer Emperor said: "My master has been waiting for a long time, Fellow Daoist, come with me to my master's place."

"Please, Fellow Daoist Xia Mang, show me the way; I also have some words I want to say to Red Bright Daozu." Zhou Yu said.

At the same time—

When Zhou Yu arrived at Red Bright Daozu's dojo, the No Gap Gate also received the news.

"It's no coincidence that Qian Yu Tian Shen returns now; they must have found out about my plan." The Black Robe God King's eyes flickered; he had originally planned a sneak attack, but now it seems the Nüwa camp's intelligence capabilities are not to be underestimated.

"In that case, let's have an open and aboveboard fight."

"However, Red Bright now has another Qian Yu Tian Shen joining, so our forces are a bit insufficient." The Black Robe God King pondered.

Fortunately, he had made preparations in advance.

He had long anticipated that Qian Yu Tian Shen, who awakened his past-life memories in the Red Bright Realm, would likely help, so he had prepared some forces in advance.

"The battlefield is not a ordinary skirmish; individual power rarely decides the outcome. Coincidentally, Ji Ning of the Great Summer World is this Qian Yu Immortal's disciple, right? This time, we'll take care of both master and disciple together." The Black Robe God King quickly made arrangements.

Before the Red Bright Realm's realm war began, the Great Summer World had already been engaged in a decisive battle for over ten years; Ji Ning performed exceptionally in that war, and the Black Robe God King sensed a threat from him, wanting to eliminate Ji Ning, so he simply launched a realm war in the Great Summer World.

Zhou Yu's arrival made the Black Robe God King not startled but pleased, his killing intent grew stronger.

(End of chapter)