Chapter 221: The Sea of Blood Recovers, Half a Sun Star
The Qi of Reincarnation contracted and returned, and then a mysterious Dao Rhyme drifted out from the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk.
They drifted slowly, expanding toward the entire Netherworld, and immediately, pale gray gas seeped out from the endless dark void, spreading across the entire Netherworld realm.
Houtu, standing on the side, felt something and turned her head to look at Tian Yuan beside her: "Dao Brother! The Underworld is about to be conceived, and I am also going to use this to gain insight and break through."
She is the Lord of the Earthly Dao and also an Earthly Dao Saint, but she also practices the Hunyuan Dao.
Right now, the Underworld is being conceived, which is naturally the best time for cultivation.
Once the Underworld takes shape, she will also be able to refine the laws that belong uniquely to her.
"Good! I wish you an early Proving of the Dao, fellow Daoist!" Tian Yuan nodded.
The Hunyuan Dao is destined to be unable to break through several realms instantly like the Western Two Sages and the Three Pure Ones.
If Houtu wants to prove the Hunyuan Dao and achieve the status of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal, she still needs time for insight.
She said no more, her figure slowly flying up, her beautiful face unable to hide her excitement.
Flying into the air, Houtu landed steadily on the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, and immediately, the power of Reincarnation intertwined upon it, quickly wrapping her figure completely.
Watching the dense power of Reincarnation circling the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, Tian Yuan murmured softly: "With the help of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, Houtu's cultivation will likely advance by leaps and bounds!"
He owes his current achievements entirely to Mount Buzhou, and the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk is equally extraordinary; one could even say its function is even greater than that of Mount Buzhou.
Without Mount Buzhou, the Primordial World might just be a not-so-powerful Great Thousand World, but if it lacked a place for Reincarnation, it would not be a healthy realm.
In fact, Tian Yuan now vaguely understands in his heart that Mount Buzhou does not just hold up the sky and earth and bless all things in the world; its main purpose is to protect this world.
It was only because of inexplicable reasons that it suffered successive schemes, and even the spirit of Mount Buzhou, the Innate Gourd Vine, perished, causing it to collapse during the Great Calamity.
Regardless, the restoration of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk means the Lord of the Earthly Dao has returned to her position, and Houtu will be able to prove the Hunyuan Dao in a few days.
Once Houtu completely returns to her position, Mount Buzhou will surely undergo even greater changes.
Looking around, Tian Yuan took a step and had already arrived at Mount Buzhou.
Settling his mind, several cheers came instantly, the words full of excitement and joy.
"Big Brother Mount Buzhou!"
"Big Brother Mount Buzhou!"
These voices included Fire Cloud Cave, Kunlun Mountain, and the Nether Blood Sea.
After Hongyun proved the Dao and became the Humanity Lord, Fire Cloud Cave gradually awakened and had long been able to communicate normally with Mount Buzhou.
Now, as Houtu refined the Earthly Dao Will covering the Blood Sea, the Nether Blood Sea has also completely recovered and can communicate just like the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk and Fire Cloud Cave.
The joyful Tian Yuan hurriedly sent a thought over, asking about the Blood Sea eroding Mount Buzhou.
The Blood Sea is located in the Netherworld; it not only eroded Mount Sumeru of the Primordial land but even seeped into the Earth Veins of the Consciousness Space and Mount Buzhou.
Also, in the exchange with Houtu just now, she mentioned that Jieyin and Zhunti had also relied on the Blood Sea to spy on the Consciousness Space.
It would be one thing if Minghe could enter this place; although he is a Saint by merit, he is still an Earthly Dao Saint.
But those Western Two Sages are proper Heavenly Dao Saints; even if they could contact this space, it should be within the Starry Sky, so how could they do it through the Blood Sea? Therefore, this Blood Sea located in the Netherworld hides many secrets.
Hearing Mount Buzhou's inquiry, the Blood Sea hesitated slightly, and then a bewildered voice came: "I am not sure either, but I did feel a weak energy of will, though it has just been swallowed clean by me."
Speaking to the end, the Nether Blood Sea's words were full of pride.
Tian Yuan, listening, had a depressed expression.
The Blood Sea recovered, yet it is unaware of past events; it seems it is the same as Mount Buzhou and the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, only the other wills remaining on the Blood Sea were actually devoured by it.
Listening to the Blood Sea, which clearly had a tone of asking for credit, Tian Yuan could only pin his hopes on Houtu.
He hoped that once Houtu becomes the Lord of the Earthly Dao, she will be able to know the situation of the Netherworld.
Tian Yuan did not dampen the high spirits of the Blood Sea, but instead asked it to collect all the Blood Fiend Qi scattered between heaven and earth.
The function of the Blood Sea is to absorb and digest harmful substances in the world; it can be considered a waste treatment center.
Now that the Blood Sea has recovered, it is also a great thing for the Primordial World.
After communicating for a while, Tian Yuan withdrew his mind and looked up at the firmament.
It has been some time since he captured Di Jun, and he has refined many stars in the depths of the Zhou Tian Star Formation; at this moment, the circle around the Sun Star is clearly much brighter.
It is just that the massive Sun Star is still only crescent-shaped.
From the manifestation of the ten Little Golden Crows to the appearance of Di Jun, although the Sun Star in the firmament has become much brighter, its size has not changed at all until now, which is truly strange.
Frowning, Tian Yuan leaped up and instantly arrived above the Starry Sky.
Where the starlight covers, there is no longer any Free-roaming Will.
Wills in the distance that rashly intruded also emitted urgent hissing sounds, then quickly faded away in the air.
The billions of stars in the firmament are the greatest natural enemies of these free-roaming, chaotic wills.
Where the light shines, all filth will be cleared away.
However, in the darkness outside the starlight, Tian Yuan could still see many chaotic wills.
They were just like before, roaring and screaming, darting everywhere in the void, still unknown in their specifics.
Tian Yuan just took a look and then quietly watched the crescent-shaped Sun Star before him.
The distant Lunar Star, apart from being much weaker, had long had a complete outline, but the Sun Star was so strange.
A faint will rose and probed toward the Sun Star in front of him.
A while later, Tian Yuan opened his eyes, his gaze filled with regret.
The restoration of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk and the growth of Mount Buzhou's will did not lead to any gains, just as before.
"Perhaps I can ask that Demon Emperor!" Tian Yuan lowered his head and looked at Mount Buzhou below.
After suppressing Di Jun, he returned to the Primordial Starry Sky; he cannot speak for other places, but the situation within Mount Buzhou cannot be hidden from him.
Mount Buzhou is his body, and no matter how careful the schemes of Di Jun and Minghe were, they were all under his nose.
The effect of Baize's lobbying over these years was not obvious, which was also within Tian Yuan's expectations.
It was the movement in the Netherworld just now that shocked the two of them, and perhaps there might be a slight turning point.
Thinking of this, Tian Yuan carefully examined his surroundings with his eyes, then took a step out and had already arrived inside Mount Buzhou.
Minghe spotted Tian Yuan immediately and shouted aloud: "Tian Yuan! Let me out!!!"
After being captured by Tian Yuan, although Minghe was annoyed and angry, he was not the least bit worried about his own safety.
But he never expected that Tian Yuan was actually plotting against the Earthly Dao and had even stolen his Sea of Blood.
How could Minghe not be anxious about this life-long lifeline?
The Sea of Blood was his greatest reliance, and without the Sea of Blood, how could his Blood Great Method be cultivated to perfection? He couldn't run away, so now that he saw Tian Yuan, how could he not be anxious? Beside him, Di Jun did not speak, merely looking at Tian Yuan with a sunken face.
After suffering a loss at Tian Yuan's hands for the first time, Di Jun had not dared to underestimate this stone man on Mount Buzhou again. But until now, Di Jun realized he had still underestimated the other party.
He had originally always thought Tian Yuan was just eyeing the Witch and Demon Clans, never expecting the other party to be plotting against the Heaven Earth and Man Three Daos. When listening to the Dao in Purple Heaven Palace, he only knew of the Heavenly Dao; it was only after Proving the Dao to Hunyuan that he realized the existence of the other two Daos.
Yet the stone man before him had been planning for this step long ago.
A thought inexplicably arose in Di Jun's heart: being defeated by the other party, he had no grievances at all.
However, this thought had only just arisen before it was ruthlessly extinguished by Di Jun.
He bore the Nine-Nine Supreme Fate and was the Demon Emperor of the Demon Court; he should govern the Primordial Starry Sky, so how could he submit to a mere stone man?
Tian Yuan did not know what Di Jun was thinking; meeting Minghe's angry gaze, he said indifferently: "Fine! I will let you out right now."
"Tian Yuan! You..." Minghe, who had still wanted to curse, stopped his voice and instantly widened his eyes.
But after a thought turned in his mind, the expression on his face began to become complex.
It was just as he had thought in his heart: Tian Yuan had suppressed him just to plot against the Earthly Dao by means of his Sea of Blood.
Now that the Sea of Blood had perhaps already been refined by Houtu, he had also lost his utility.
Although he was incomparably annoyed in his heart, Minghe was naturally still somewhat happy about being able to get out.
Having finally become a Saint, he did not want to be suppressed here forever.
Without waiting for Minghe to speak again, Tian Yuan waved his large hand, and the other party was seen disappearing from the scene, directly thrown out of the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space by Tian Yuan.
When Minghe first entered, many laws had already manifested; now that Houtu had become the Lord of the Earthly Dao, the other party indeed had no more use.
Tian Yuan had long since stopped caring about a mere Saint.
If this guy were more obedient in the future, he could perhaps offer a little guidance.
Minghe was born in the Sea of Blood; no matter what, he was one of the few Innate Sacreds in the world and still had some background.
Seeing Minghe instantly disappear from the scene, Di Jun's face twitched slightly.
Whether Tian Yuan had truly let Minghe go, Di Jun was not sure, but earlier, the efforts of the two of them had failed to escape the suppression of Mount Buzhou; now that he was left alone, he feared there was even less hope of leaving this place.
Could it be that he really had to be like Baize and submit under this stone man's command?
The arrogance in his heart could absolutely not accept such a course of action.
"Why is the Starry Sky like this?" Looking at Di Jun, Tian Yuan waved his large hand gently.
Di Jun was stunned, then saw stars dotted above his head, along with a Sun Star that was still quite bright.
That's right, it was indeed the Sun Star; he was born on the Sun Star, and he could recognize it with just this one glance.
It was just that that Sun Star was not even half-complete, only the size of a crescent moon.
Di Jun, who had originally not wanted to pay attention to Tian Yuan, instantly furrowed his brows and looked carefully at the firmament.
As his eyes looked over, starlight surged, and amidst the shifting stars, he was actually instantly situated amidst those few points of starlight.
Di Jun understood that this was Tian Yuan's method; just by glancing at the surroundings, his line of sight swept back and forth between the Sun Star and the Lunar Star.
Regarding Minghe's matter just now, Di Jun vaguely knew Tian Yuan's purpose in capturing him, but it was very clear that the Primordial Starry Sky still hid secrets, some things that even he did not know.
For instance, why was it that after he Proved the Dao to Hunyuan, he could not use the Starry Sky to arrive at this world?
And the Sun Star in the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space also seemed to reveal something strange.
At this moment, Di Jun seemed to have detached from Mount Buzhou; he reached out his hands and could actually touch the Sun Star before him.
However, Di Jun knew very well in his heart that he was still suppressed under Mount Buzhou.
"Will! The will of the Sun Star; we have actually only grasped a tiny bit!" Di Jun did not turn his head, but a low murmur came from him.
It seemed like he was talking to himself, yet it also seemed like he was saying it for Tian Yuan to hear.
At this very moment, Di Jun finally understood why, even after Proving the Dao to Hunyuan, he had still failed to communicate with this world.
Although he was born on the Sun Star and also governed the Primordial Starry Sky, the majority of the Sun Star Will was not in the grasp of his brothers.
Before Tian Yuan, there were already people plotting against the Primordial Starry Sky.
At the first moment, Di Jun looked up toward the depths of the Starry Sky; that was the direction of the Chaos of the Primordial World.
Hongjun in Purple Heaven Palace had perhaps long since plotted against the Primordial Starry Sky, and only then was he finally able to embody the Dao.
Di Jun perceived everything, and Tian Yuan naturally also figured out the key to it.
The vast majority of the Heavenly Dao Will was indeed supported by the Sun Star; those wills were held by Hongjun, which was why the Sun Star could not fully manifest.
And with so much time having passed, the fact that the Heavenly Dao Will had not yet been able to revive in the Consciousness Space was likely for this same reason.
After all, the revival of Humanity and the Earthly Dao were both triggered by Houtu and Hongyun.
The starlight dimmed, the surrounding scene began to be pulled away, then became blurred, until it disappeared completely, and the two returned to inside Mount Buzhou once again.
Thinking of his slight show of weakness just now, Di Jun could not help but say in a deep voice: "Tian Yuan, I am the Demon Emperor; how can I dwell beneath another!"
Tian Yuan smiled slightly and did not expose the other party's little thoughts.
As his figure faded, an ethereal Dao sound echoed in the void: "There will be such a day!"
Ten thousand years of time passed; Di Jun was clearly not as firm as he had been at the beginning, and submission was only a matter of time.
Moreover, with the complete revival of the Earthly Dao, Tian Yuan felt that the cultivation of those stone men had accelerated a lot.
Perhaps it would not take long before one Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal stone man after another would emerge.
By then, just like subduing the Ancestral Witches, Di Jun would have no room for further thought.
In the Primordial World, it was unknown how many backup plans Hongjun still had; Tian Yuan needed to repair all the Earth Veins as quickly as possible.
The revival of the Heaven Earth and Man Three Daos only serves to perfect this world; they can nourish Mount Buzhou, but it is also a long process.
What remains most closely linked to Mount Buzhou are still the many Earth Veins; the dredging of these numerous Earth Veins is the most direct and effective way to enhance the power of Mount Buzhou.
From beginning to end, Mount Buzhou has been his greatest reliance!
The south is ablaze with flames, while the Western Land is already rolling with Demon Qi, almost shrouding half of the Western Land.
He had just contacted Zhu Jiuyin and the others, but unfortunately, there were still no discoveries.
As for the Primordial Land, Tian Yuan entrusted the Dragon Clan, but they also did not find any news of Xuanming.
To dredge all the Earth Veins of the Primordial Land completely will still require quite a lot of time.
With a soft sigh, Tian Yuan's figure faded away in the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space.
There are many things waiting for him to do, but his primary task right now is still to refine more stars.
Tian Yuan always feels that whether it is the Starry Sky of the Primordial Land or the firmament of the Consciousness Space, both hide great secrets.
Take, for instance, those endless chaotic wills; even with his current Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, he still does not know where they come from.
Ever since entering the Consciousness Space, he has clearly eliminated many, but those wills have not decreased.
These secrets are all hidden in the Primordial Starry Sky, waiting for him to unearth them!
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