Chapter 60: Source Elder and the Two Human Emperors

Manghuang Era world.

Outside Zhou Yu's cave.

Swish!

Accompanied by a ripple, the next moment, a casually dressed old man with a white beard appeared here.

The old man smiled cheerfully, looking harmless.

But at this time inside the cave, the True God Zhou Yu, who had been in seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Source Elder?" Zhou Yu frowned slightly.

"You Cang, True God, it's rare for an old man to visit; why don't you come out and meet?" At that moment, a somewhat hoarse voice sounded.

The voice contained a peculiar power that involuntarily made people feel goodwill.

But Zhou Yu became even more cautious; this Source Elder's use of mental force was indeed formidable, yet fortunately his own mental force had reached the fourth level and he possessed a mental-force inheritance, so he was not afraid of such tactics.

Swish!

Zhou Yu took a step and instantly appeared outside the cave.

"Renowned Source Daoist, why did you think of coming to my place?" Zhou Yu stood there, his expression calm, and asked.

"Won't you first invite the old man in to sit?" the Source Elder said cheerfully, "During the Ancient Cataclysm War, we fought side by side."

In fact, that war was the only time the True God Zhou Yu, while idling, met the Source Elder.

"That was in the past," Zhou Yu said calmly:

"As for now, why are you still wavering? By origin, you are a chaotic deity of the Pangu world, even I am inferior to you."

"What do you know? I have ties with Patriarch Bodhi and the Three Purities, but the Wind Demon, Lord Huanmu, and many great beings are also close friends; turning against them with swords is not that simple," the Source Elder shook his head and said:

"Enough, you have spent endless ages alone; you probably don't understand what I'm saying. Since you refuse to let me in, let your disciple come out."

"If there's anything, just say it directly," Zhou Yu said indifferently.

Even though he was confident that his true self was not afraid of the Source Elder's tactics, he could not simply allow him to see him whenever he wanted.

"You really give me no face at all?" the Source Elder's face showed some displeasure.

"If you want to discuss face, you can have the Suiren Clan talk to you," Zhou Yu said lightly.

Hearing that, the Source Elder looked agitated; he flicked his hand, and a classic text flew out instantly.

"Enough, enough, take this classic and give it to your disciple; consider that I never came," the Source Elder said, then turned and left.

Zhou Yu waved his hand to take the text; his mental force scanned it and he found it was a treatise on using mental force, but it was very simple and not systematic.

"This Source Elder really has good acting; if I didn't know his true nature, I would have been fooled," Zhou Yu thought.

He guessed that the Source Elder's visit this time had multiple purposes.

For example, to test whether he could enslave this True God Avatar, and also, using his true self's hand, to seek Patriarch Bodhi's Temporal Dao Scriptures.

After all, at this moment, among the Three Realms, the only True Immortal who has entered the realm of temporal‑spatial power is his true self alone.

Patriarch Bodhi had indeed previously shown willingness to take disciples.

Since this time failed, the Source Elder will probably keep trying.

Of course, the Source Elder's choice to give the mental-force treatise as a cover for this visit also indicates he saw that his true self had mastered the fourth level of mental force.

The fourth level of mental force is not completely immune to enslavement.

As long as the mind has a flaw, it can be exploited.

For instance, when Hou Yi's mental force reached the fifth level, the Source Elder still chose to control 'Chang'e' to deal with Hou Yi.

"Unfortunately I'm not Hou Yi; my mind doesn't have such obvious flaws," Zhou Yu thought briefly, then quickly turned and returned to his cave.

At present his strength is insufficient; in the future, once he has enough power, he will definitely prioritize eliminating the Source Elder.

Otherwise, having such a hidden hand behind him is virtually impossible to guard against.

After the Source Elder left, not long after, two more guests arrived in Zhou Yu's cave.

They were Emperor Yao and the most famous of the Five Emperors, the "Yellow Emperor".

When the two arrived, Zhou Yu naturally invited them into the cave and treated them with fine wine and tea.

"You Cang, this place is rather simple," Emperor Yao surveyed the surroundings, sighing.

"I'm used to it," Zhou Yu smiled.

He doesn't dislike pleasure, but this avatar had clearly been too busy to handle such things, and by the time he truly obtained this avatar, the Three Realms had already begun to descend into chaos, so he naturally had no mind for enjoyment.

"You Cang truly is a diligent ascetic; I greatly admire him," the Yellow Emperor said.

"Your teaching of disciples is also impressive; although you have only one disciple, many of my own disciples are still inferior to him,"

"You're flattering me; I merely let my disciple grow on its own," Zhou Yu said modestly, and also asked, "Yellow Emperor, Emperor Yao, you both came here specifically for Qian Yu, right?"

"Yes."

The Yellow Emperor nodded, "Qian Yu Tian Shen commands the Perfect Xingtian God, capable of unleashing full power; such command ability is truly rare, among the many human races it's hard to find a few such great generals."

"Future wars may still require Qian Yu Tian Shen's involvement," the Yellow Emperor said.

"You know, Nüwa left three great nation‑sealing formations; originally the True God Dao Ancestor would best command them, but to deal with the Wujian Gate, we need sufficiently powerful True Immortals to command simplified versions of these formations. Each formation, even simplified, involves at least hundreds of True Immortals; the commander must be strong enough and trustworthy, and such True Immortals are few."

"Indeed so."

Zhou Yu nodded.

The "Two‑Realm Calamity Dragon Birth‑Death Formation" that previously attacked him was composed of two hundred True Immortals; in terms of power it far surpassed the Perfect Xingtian God, truly comparable to the True God Dao Ancestor.

The simplified versions of the three great nation‑sealing formations are even stronger than the Two‑Realm Calamity Dragon Formation.

They involve even more True Immortals!

"Qian Yu Tian Shen, proficient in time, space, and formation Dao, I've racked my brain and can't recall which True Immortal excels in all these," Emperor Yao asked Zhou Yu.

"You Cang, who exactly is he?"

Hearing that, Zhou Yu remained silent.

"Even we can't speak of it?" the Yellow Emperor asked.

The reason they didn't bring up this matter in the Hall of Ten Thousand Tribes, but came here specifically, was that they were wondering whether Qian Yu Tian Shen's identity might be somewhat sensitive, having caused a great calamity before, so they inquired privately.

"I can only guarantee that his identity has no problem," Zhou Yu said.

"You Cang, it's not that we don't trust you, it's just that the Three Great Town Tribe Formations are too entangled," Yao Emperor frowned.

"Especially since, as the commander, a heavenly True Immortal must master the entire formation, unlike the other heavenly True Immortals."

"I understand."

Zhou Yu nodded. Indeed, ordinary heavenly True Immortals, when forming a formation, only need to learn part of its content; even if they are traitors or conspirators already turned by the Wujian Gate, that is no big problem.

But the commander is different; he must be an absolutely trustworthy heavenly True Immortal.

Someone like my true self, although massacring everywhere in the Red Bright Realm, could still be a self‑sacrificial ploy by the Wujian Gate.

If sacrificing that small loss of troops in the Red Bright Realm could secure one of Nüwa's camp's Three Great Town Tribe Formations, even a simplified version, that would be a huge gain.

"In future wars, Qian Yu will still act; his command of formations is formidable, and he doesn't necessarily have to command the Town Tribe Formations—other formations are fine as well," Zhou Yu said at that moment.

"Regardless, I cannot disclose his identity."

Hearing this, the Yellow Emperor and Yao Emperor felt regret.

Commanding the Town Tribe Formation versus other formations naturally differs in power.

In truth, deep down they still thought Qian Yu Tian Shen posed no issue, but in war one cannot act on sentiment; every slightest possibility must be eliminated.

Otherwise, if any link fails, the damage becomes great.

The Yellow Emperor and Yao Emperor sat for a while longer, then soon departed.

Unlike Zhou Yu, who is alone, they have countless matters to attend to at this time, so they naturally cannot stay longer.

After seeing the two off, Zhou Yu also felt a surge of emotion.

In fact, he had long mastered the "Pangu Opening Heaven Array," one of the Three Great Town Tribe Formations.

After all, he is one of the True Gods; according to the existing plan, once full‑scale war erupts, he will jointly command a full‑version Pangu Opening Heaven Array with the other True Gods.

"The Three Great Town Tribe Formations are indeed exquisitely intricate, yet in the future my true self can fully command a self‑created grand array," Zhou Yu thought.

As long as his formation path advances further, reaching the realm of the fifth tier of primordial power, his self‑created formation, though perhaps unable to match the full‑version Town Tribe Formation, can certainly rival a simplified version.

And reaching that tier of formation path, Zhou Yu is fairly confident at this point.

Within the mysterious space where his true self's duplicate was trapped, in the brief time he contemplated, he discovered the hidden "Maze" inside, yet what he comprehended was neither hammer technique, palm technique, nor sword technique.

He actually uncovered a formation within it.

Moreover, the more Zhou Yu contemplated, the more he felt that formation was exquisitely brilliant, containing numerous formation‑technique subtleties he had never imagined, and by combining the techniques left by the eight individuals earlier as reference, his formation path progressed further; Zhou Yu indeed had a fair degree of confidence.

(End of Chapter)