Chapter 231: The Undying Volcano, the Dark Primal Phoenix

Deep within the Nether Blood Sea, inside the Blood River Palace, Minghe stared blankly at the scene before him.

In the spacious palace, Heavenly Flowers and Golden Lotuses emerged, filling his entire field of vision.

His Divine Sense swept out; not only within the palace but throughout the entire Blood Sea, Heavenly Flowers, Golden Lotuses, and Manjusaka flowers were falling, and ethereal immortal music drifted through the air.

The Blood Sea, where blood mist usually rose, was unexpectedly set off to look joyous and festive.

"Who is breaking through to cause such terrifying phenomena?" Minghe exclaimed, leaping up and breaking out of the Blood Sea.

Wherever his eyes fell, everything was a sacred sight, covering the entire Netherworld.

Such an exaggerated scene must mean someone had become a Saint or Proved the Dao to Hunyuan, yet he had not heard any Heavenly Dao sounds at all.

Suspicious and uneasy, Minghe hurriedly calmed his mind to sense it carefully.

It turned out that not only the Netherworld but the entire Great Desolate land was shrouded in shocking phenomena.

And as Minghe's Divine Sense probed toward the Great Desolate, he also saw the Heavenly Pillar, Mount Buzhou, surging with immense momentum.

"Tian Yuan has broken through again?" This thought flashed through Minghe's mind instantly.

But in the blink of an eye, he was attracted by the mysterious aura drifting through the Netherworld.

He understood everything; it was not Tian Yuan breaking through at all, but Houtu—Houtu had Proved the Dao to Hunyuan and completely obtained the fortune of the Netherworld.

And at this moment, Minghe also understood the existence of the Underworld.

Controlling Reincarnation—this was the greatest opportunity in the Netherworld, and now it had fallen completely into Houtu's hands.

"Damn it! Damn it all!"

Only until this moment did Minghe deeply realize how powerful the opportunity of the Netherworld was.

Thinking of his past actions, Minghe felt even more annoyed.

It was clearly a great treasure trove, yet he had guarded it for so many years without realizing it.

He was conceived in the Blood Sea and had stayed in this Netherworld for countless Measure Eons, only for the fruit to be plucked by Houtu in the end.

Yet, facing the scene before him, besides cursing in his heart and feeling unwilling, Minghe dared not make any rash moves.

The Wu Clan was reckless and crazy, and although the Ancestral Witches had Primordial Spirits, they were extremely weak. Houtu could achieve this entirely because of the stone man on Mount Buzhou.

But now, let alone Tian Yuan, he was likely no match for this Houtu who had just broken through.

The crowd of Asuras who had gathered did not understand the situation; seeing such shocking phenomena in the Blood Sea, they assumed their Sect Leader Minghe had broken through.

Standing above the Blood Sea, one figure after another knelt in the air and cheered loudly: "Congratulations to the Sect Leader for breaking through, your cultivation has greatly increased!"

The sound shook the surroundings, echoing over the entire Blood Sea. But to Minghe, it was incomparably grating.

Minghe's face twitched slightly, and with a wave of his sleeve, he dove back into the Blood Sea without looking back.

He could not explain such things, nor did he want to.

He had originally thought of killing the Heavens, killing the Earth, and killing all living beings, but now he could not even hold onto his own small patch of land.

Houtu had Proved the Dao to Hunyuan and controlled Reincarnation, and the will of the Blood Sea had been refined by her; what could he, Minghe, use to fight?

Moreover, within that Six Paths of Reincarnation, there was actually an Ashura Dao.

The entire Great Desolate knew he had become a Saint through the Asuras; where did this leave him? In the distance, the Mosquito Daoist, who had just surfaced from the water, looked at the turning and departing Minghe with astonishment in his eyes.

Such terrifying phenomena had made him unable to resist coming out of seclusion to investigate, only to see Minghe "fuming" as he fled back into the Blood Sea.

The Mosquito Daoist scratched his head, too lazy to think about it, glanced at the surrounding phenomena, and dove back in as well.

Ever since he was captured by Zhunti last time, he had become increasingly cautious.

While Minghe was still there, he should seize the time to meditate; if he could take that step, there would be nowhere in the Great Desolate he could not go.

As for whether Minghe had broken through, that was not something he could interfere with.

The top priority was to keep pace with Minghe and take that step.

The remaining Asuras stared at each other, but facing the departing Sect Leader, they dared not say anything.

Looking at each other, no one spoke; they dispersed one by one and continued their previous work.

As for the phenomena shrouding the Netherworld, it was clearly not something they could get involved in.

In the Eastern Land, by the banks of the Weishui, Nuwa turned to look in the direction of Mount Buzhou, her eyes filled with joy.

"After such a long time, Sister Houtu has finally taken that step." She whispered, but did not go there, instead sending a voice transmission to congratulate Houtu.

She was a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal and a Humanity Saint; now that Houtu had Proved the Dao and gathered the Earthly Dao Will, communicating was truly simple.

After doing this, Nuwa turned her gaze toward the distance.

There sat a figure, shrouded in milky-white energy—it was Fuxi, who had attained the Dao among the Human Race.

Sensing carefully, one could vaguely feel an extremely faint, undulating fluctuation on him.

Fuxi was getting closer and closer to taking that step, and Nuwa could not afford any mistakes.

In the Northern Land, Hongyun looked at the figure floating in the golden spring eye, his face filled with joy.

After not seeing it for a while, the Northern Earth Veins had already widened significantly.

And Zhenyuanzi, who sat quietly in the Main Vein, naturally benefited greatly; the thick, enveloping Dao Rhyme was the best proof.

Looking at the figure inside, Hongyun smiled softly: "Fuxi is also about to Prove the Dao to Hunyuan; Zhenyuanzi, don't fall behind."

Just as the words were spoken, the figure in the golden spring eye swayed slightly, and Zhenyuanzi's aura actually began to fluctuate.

Seeing this, Hongyun was instantly overjoyed. His good brother was indeed about to break through as well.

Looking around, Hongyun sat down on the side, silently guarding Zhenyuanzi.

Fuxi was about to attain the Dao among the Human Race, and the remaining Ancestral Witches were all comprehending the Dao in the Netherworld; Hongyun naturally hoped Zhenyuanzi would not fall behind others.

The phenomena of Houtu Proving the Dao slowly dissipated from the world, but many living beings who felt the shaking of Mount Buzhou all surged toward the Heavenly Pillar.

There were no Dao sounds singing in the world, and now that the might of Mount Buzhou had greatly increased, many living beings guessed it might be related to Tian Yuan.

They traveled ten thousand miles to catch a glimpse of Tian Yuan's holy face.

And at this moment, in the slightly dim void of the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space, Di Jun landed on the crescent-shaped Sun Star.

Looking at the slightly familiar Sun Star before him, Di Jun frowned, his eyes filled with bewilderment.

Under the shroud of his will, Di Jun could clearly feel his connection to the Sun Star, and also discovered that it had become much brighter.

But for some time now, let alone probing it, he had been unable to even communicate with it.

In the Primordial World, the Sun Star Will controlled by his brother and him was not strong, but they could still communicate simply with the Sun Star.

The aura of this crescent-shaped Sun Star before his eyes clearly made him feel very familiar, yet he could only watch helplessly.

His very appearance could even strengthen the other's energy.

"Alas! One step behind, every step behind!" Di Jun withdrew his will and looked around with a dejected expression.

After the incident with Minghe, Di Jun understood in his heart that the Sun Star manifesting in the firmament had already been taken over by Tian Yuan.

But the key was that he could still trigger and manifest the Sun Star; how could this not make Di Jun depressed?

Because of him, the power of the Sun Star was growing, but conversely, it was strengthening Tian Yuan's power.

At this very moment, Di Jun vaguely understood why Tian Yuan grew so fast. Perhaps he was not cultivating alone at all; he was entirely built up by others, which was why he was so terrifying.

Regardless, this trip to the firmament had not yielded what he wanted, and instead, he was even clearer about the gap between himself and Tian Yuan.

If he wanted to regain his self-esteem from Tian Yuan, he was afraid there would be no chance in the future.

Just as Di Jun was feeling extremely depressed, a crisp cry suddenly came from below, making his mind tremble uncontrollably.

Di Jun was greatly alarmed and immediately lowered his head to look below, seeing a sky-piercing flame erupt from the Southern Land.

In an instant, the southern part of Mount Buzhou, which was already burning fiercely, completely turned into a sea of fire.

Near the direction of Mount Buzhou, the area that had already been cleared was also instantly filled up. Moreover, the burning flames were all shimmering with an eerie, ghostly light.

After just one glance, Di Jun flew rapidly toward the Southern Land.

This was Tian Yuan's territory, and he did not know what had happened, but Changxi, Xihe, his ten Crown Prince, and the many Demon God and Demon Saint of the Demon Court were all in that area.

"What happened?"

"H-how could it be like this?"

"With so many flames appearing all at once, how can this still be cleared away?"

Baize and the others, who were working hard to clear the flames, all stared blankly ahead, especially the ten Little Golden Crows.

They had been the first to be caught by Tian Yuan; whether forced or voluntary, they had already cleared a large area, and now, in the blink of an eye, it was all for nothing.

Moreover, the surrounding flames were even more intense than before; how were they supposed to get out now?

The ten Little Golden Crows stared at each other with wide eyes, their faces filled with anger.

This was the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space, Tian Yuan's territory; in their view, it must be Tian Yuan playing dirty, not wanting them to leave at all.

Baize and the others also showed shock, and many even retreated.

These flames were more powerful and intense than the ones they had cleared.

Before the crowd could investigate further, Baize let out a loud shout: "Retreat quickly!"

A terrifying wave of energy surged from the south, accompanied by rolling black flames and thunder, sweeping toward them.

The power radiating from it actually made even Baize feel palpitations.

Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal, this was definitely the means of a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal; otherwise, it could not be so terrifying.

As soon as he finished speaking, Baize scooped up the nearest Little Golden Crows and fled into the void.

Changxi and Xihe, who were nearby, were only a step behind and quickly swept away with the remaining Golden Crows.

The many Demon God and Demon Saint distributed around the area also frantically fled toward Mount Buzhou one by one.

But the wave of flames was extremely fast; in the blink of an eye, it was already before them, about to swallow the Demon Race who were trailing behind.

Feeling the terrifying power coming from the flames, those Demon Race members turned pale, their eyes filled with horror.

They guessed it was Tian Yuan's doing, but since the stone man had already captured them, why go to such trouble? If he wanted to kill them, he could have done so when he captured them; why wait until now?

Watching the rolling black flames about to engulf them, many of the Demon Race felt their hearts turn to ash.

Who would have thought that a humming sound would ring out behind them, and a vast power would sweep past, causing the rapidly surging flames to pause slightly.

Seeing this, the people in the air immediately accelerated to flee for their lives.

The heat wave hit their faces, but the flames lingered in the air for a moment before sweeping over again.

The entire Southern Land had completely turned into an ocean of fire, all dark black flames, with thunder roaming above them.

Baize ignored the changes below and looked at the firmament in astonishment: "Demon Emperor?"

There, a familiar aura was falling from the firmament; the one who had arrived was none other than the Demon Emperor Di Jun.

Di Jun had clearly been suppressed by Tian Yuan under Mount Buzhou, and he had been thinking of persuading the other party after some time; had the Demon Emperor now escaped?

Baize looked at the rapidly approaching figure, his eyes filled with confusion.

Di Jun had not been able to escape earlier, and now that Tian Yuan's strength had increased repeatedly, there was naturally even less of a chance.

Then how did the Demon Emperor appear here? Changxi and Xihe were greatly alarmed; they looked at each other, their eyes also filled with confusion.

Although they had not seen Di Jun, they both guessed that he had been suppressed by Tian Yuan; appearing at this time... The ten Little Golden Crows also discovered him at the first moment; they were startled at first, then cheered loudly, their faces full of joy.

"Father! It's Father coming to save us!"

"Great, we can finally leave this hellish place."

"That hateful stone, we must have Father teach them a good lesson."

They were jubilant and cheering, completely forgetting that Mount Buzhou behind them had just blocked the surging fire wave.

The many Demon Race members who had been panicked all around also discovered Di Jun's aura at this moment, their eyes equally excited.

"Demon Emperor! It really is the Demon Emperor!"

"Phew! The Demon Emperor has finally returned!"

"The Demon Emperor will surely lead us to reshape the prestige of the Demon Court."

Like the ten Little Golden Crows, all the demons of the Demon Court were full of confidence in Di Jun.

They were the upper echelons of the Demon Court, and many had joined the Demon Court in the first place because of the two Demon Emperors, Di Jun and Taiyi.

According to what Wangshu had said earlier, the Demon Emperor had already Proved the Dao to Hunyuan, so his appearance now must definitely be to rescue them.

They cheered loudly, their eyes fixed solely on the figure descending rapidly from the sky.

The members of the Demon Court south of Mount Buzhou were excited, confused, or agitated, but Di Jun merely glanced at them before sweeping toward the distant Undying Volcano.

On that billowing, burning Undying Volcano, he vaguely caught sight of a huge black divine bird.

It opened its beak to cry out, and immediately, raging flames surged forth, spreading in all directions with the Undying Volcano as the center.

Within those rising black flames, there seemed to be an aura of Chaos.

"Di Jun! You've come!" Before Di Jun could investigate further, a figure escaped from the mountain; it was Wangshu, whom he had not seen for a long time.

Seeing the newcomer, Di Jun was only stunned for a moment before returning to his usual self.

It was normal for Wangshu to have broken through, and it was not too strange for her to appear here.

However, since Wangshu had Proved the Dao to Hunyuan, he reckoned his second brother must have undoubtedly broken through as well.

Di Jun was not angry at Wangshu's choice, nor did he ask about Taiyi, but instead looked at the Undying Volcano: "What is going on here? That divine bird just now?"

He felt vaguely familiar with that divine bird, but... "Just as you thought, I even suffered a small loss just now." After saying this, Wangshu looked toward the direction of Mount Buzhou.

As a fellow Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal, Wangshu naturally understood the situation in the Southern Land.

If Tian Yuan had not intervened just now, that group of the Demon Race would have been in a state far worse than just being in a sorry plight.

"It really is Yuanfeng!" Di Jun widened his eyes, feeling somewhat incredulous in his heart.

During the Dragon-Han Calamity, he and his brother had already taken human form, but they had remained hiding on the Sun Star to cultivate.

Yuanfeng had clearly perished, yet now she appeared within the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space.

And the state of the other party seemed to reveal something strange! (End of this chapter)