Chapter 205

At the moment the great formation was erected, countless divine lights appeared, the mist around Mount Buzhou was drawn away completely, revealing the general scenery of the primordial wilderness.

Under the gods' manipulation, the residual might of the formation also shook space into turmoil; any slight change in the formation made heaven and earth seem as if they were about to split.

The River Chart and Luo Book serving as the formation's eye projected supreme spiritual light; the Chaos Bell's toll rang out, and the power of the entire great formation spread outward through the bell's sound.

Heaven and earth suddenly changed; space produced visible ripples, and the hidden celestial realm was revealed to everyone's sight.

Countless streams of mist were torn apart wildly by the bell's sound; the sound waves struck the celestial realm's barrier and were repeatedly bounced back.

Di Jun had a vague feeling that the celestial realm was fated for him, but the timing was not now.

But the current situation no longer allowed him to delay; regardless of whether the celestial realm was fated for him, he now had to seize it by force.

The gods upon the starry sky had waited a long time; the power they had built so far had no place to settle, not even a name confirmed, which is undoubtedly detrimental to future development.

For Di Jun, seizing the celestial realm is essential, because only by occupying it can he minimize the influence of the star gods within the power he has established.

The Chaos Bell's toll reverberated continuously, and the power of the entire Primordial Cloud Dream Star Formation was poured entirely into the Chaos Bell.

Taiyi carefully sensed the response transmitted from the Chaos Bell, attempting through it to locate the celestial realm's gate.

Only by finding the gate could the celestial realm be broken open relatively easily, preventing the weak water within it from falling into the primordial wilderness.

The bell's toll continued to reverberate, and the spatial ripples grew ever more violent.

Qi opened his four eyes wide, his gaze constantly sweeping the surroundings, trying to detect any anomaly in those ripples; unfortunately, no matter how he probed, he ultimately detected nothing.

The Chaos Bell's toll attracted the attention of all beings in the primordial wilderness, and the changes occurring in the sky also caused myriad creatures to panic.

Those visible ripples made them marvel at what kind of mighty power could produce such a change in the sky.

Countless raindrops fell, striking the dust; the torn clouds released their stored moisture, pouring down over the primordial wilderness as a torrential rain that washed away the calamitous qi lingering in heaven and earth.

With Mount Buzhou as the center, the farther out the range extended, the lesser the impact; the newly born Wu Clan were among the witnesses of this rain disaster.

The twelve ancestor witches and their clansmen gathered on the high peak, watching the turbulent torrents sweep wildly across the land, easily tearing apart everything they saw.

Although these torrents had not yet reached the level of weak water, their buoyancy was far inferior to that of ordinary water.

This forced them to halt their hunting steps; in the dangerous currents, a moment's inattention would sweep them away to a distant place.

"Elder brother, what do Fuxi and the others actually intend to do, causing such a huge commotion that even we cannot find peace."

"The twelve tribes combined have already lost about eight hundred people to this flood!"

The first batch of created Wu Clan numbered few; the twelve tribes totaled only about twelve thousand people.

Even if some had multiplied during this period, the total never exceeded fifteen thousand; the loss of about eight hundred people now truly caused them great heartache.

Di Jiang likewise felt heartbroken, but the assembled star gods formed a terrifying force that the present Wu Clan could not provoke.

Moreover, that fearsome formation, though its power was not aimed at them, even a mere wisp of its residual might was enough for Di Jiang to think it could easily tear them apart.

At this moment, Di Jun and Qi also had no spare attention to devote to the Wu Clan's situation or the extent of the loss they had suffered.

As long as they were not primordial deities, the casualties of ordinary mundane beings actually did not attract much attention in the primordial wilderness.

Furthermore, with many water deities present, as long as one's luck was not extremely bad, most would be rescued in advance by prepared aquatic beings.

The Wu Clan's physiques were formidable; at most they would be swept outside the range of Mount Buzhou, which also included those primordial beings who fell into the water.

The Chaos Bell tolled again, and even the towering Mount Buzhou was shaken by it, showing slight swaying.

The celestial realm's barrier visibly trembled, but the location of its gate was never found.

Qi stopped Taiyi from continuing to stir the Chaos Bell, speaking with slight disappointment: "No need; Mount Buzhou has already been shaken, yet we still failed to detect it—apparently the celestial realm's gate will not reveal itself."

"Next we should gather the Chaos Bell's power and focus on breaking the celestial realm's barrier."

"Fortunately we are well prepared; the many water deities have already stood ready, so even if weak water falls, it should not cause too severe an impact."

Taiyi halted his actions, feeling a hint of hesitation, his gaze turning toward Di Jun.

After a brief consideration, Di Jun directly agreed: "Hmm, Qi's concerns are indeed something we must guard against; the Chaos Bell bolstered by the formation's might is truly too powerful."

"Mount Buzhou is crucial; forcibly breaking the celestial realm would only release a little weak water, but if it affected Mount Buzhou and caused problems, that would be the real sin."

Di Jun also felt some worry, after all, even Mount Buzhou was shaking—this was truly too frightening.

One must know that the celestial realm hangs above Mount Buzhou; if Mount Buzhou encounters trouble, the resulting impact would be hard for them to accept.

Merely the falling of weak water is still tolerable; they at least have a chance to remedy it, but if the entire celestial realm were to crash onto the primordial wilderness, even if they died they could not repay these karmic debts.

In Qi's sight, Taiyi's finger lightly tapped the Chaos Bell, sending forth a faint sound wave that spread through the primordial wilderness.

This was to inform those water deities to make full preparations for the arrival of weak water, so they could use water vapor to dilute it and minimize the impact on the primordial wilderness.

The content of the sound wave was not encrypted; everyone who could sense the wave understood it, and their hearts felt somewhat relieved.

Meanwhile, the many primordial deities felt surprised, unaware that the water deities had unknowingly become involved in this great affair.

In contrast, if not for the large numbers of star gods entering the primordial wilderness, they would likely only have noticed something when they heard the Chaos Bell's toll.

After some thought, many primordial deities decided to try joining their camp, for the marvel of qi fortune had also spread among them following the earlier purge of the three clans.

The power before them already had the momentum to suppress the primordial wilderness; joining it would likely instantly surpass the three clans.

If they also received the support of heavenly and earthly fortune on their persons, that moment would transform them into an unprecedented monster.

Among the primordial deities there are no fools; at this moment their hearts were stirred. Previously, not knowing how great the effect of qi fortune was, missing it could still be understood, but now that they comprehend it, how could they pass up this chance to advance their cultivation? Taiyi waited a moment, making sure the Chaos Bell's sound wave had spread across the primordial wilderness, before initiating a new action.

As the formation flags waved, countless starlight flickered; the sun, moon, and stars inscribed on the Chaos Bell emitted divine light, turning into a torrent that struck the celestial realm's barrier.

No bell sound was emitted at all, yet the shape of the sound wave became visible to the naked eye; the celestial realm trembled continuously for seven days straight before a scene from within it appeared.

Within it faint water waves flowed, pushed apart by the bell's resonance through the barrier, then continually turned back.

Seeing this, Qi, Di Jun, and the others were overjoyed, only to hear Fuxi call out loudly:

"Exert all power to drive the formation; under no circumstances must it stop. If divine power is lacking, consume the previously distributed Three-Light Divine Water to recover."

The gods replied in unison:

"Yes!"

The circulation of spiritual power within the great formation also intensified slightly at the moment of Fuxi's loud shout.

Countless starlight transformed into star pillars, attaching to the formation flags, and then all converged into the Chaos Bell, making the sun, moon, and stars engraved on it seem to become a little more lively.

Heaven beyond Heaven.

The walking Hongjun was suddenly startled by the Primordial Jade Disc; its purple light kept flashing, appearing especially urgent.

Hongjun immediately wanted to investigate, but was interrupted by Luo Huo's sudden appearance; he only heard Luo Huo say: "Don't pay attention to those; I have sensed someone outside chaos trying to forcefully break the barrier of Heaven beyond Heaven."

"With a great enemy before us, don't do pointless things; you're not worried that I will join forces with Yang Mei, are you? I'll take you to the core."

Luo Huo's voice carried a hint of urgency, making Hongjun also feel the tension, giving him a bad premonition.

Without time to think further, Hongjun saw Luo Huo's illusory figure sweep his sleeve, and a passage appeared before him; Luo Huo stepped in first.

Helpless, Hongjun could only follow, wanting to investigate but never getting the chance.

Luo Huo, walking ahead in the passage, thought: "How could I let you leave? The source of Heaven beyond Heaven is nearly exhausted; soon I will be the Star Lord Luo Huo of the Wasteland, the natural core of those few youths."

"If I let you go, they won't obtain the heavenly realm; my future share of fortune would be greatly reduced—I can't let you ruin things."

"Furthermore, Yang Mei is approaching; if you leave, with my current condition I likely couldn't hold out long, and he would surely notice the anomaly."

"If by then he pursues into the Wasteland, all my efforts would be wasted; given his nature, he would see through any changes to the Luo Huo star."

In Luo Huo's memory, Tai Huang had a close relationship with an ancient god of the starry skies; Yang Mei inherited his Dao, which made Luo Huo unwilling to gamble.

Moreover, dragging Hongjun into Heaven beyond Heaven now clearly serves his interests; besides, he hasn't deceived Hongjun, and Yang Mei is indeed currently outside the Wasteland.

Although Heaven beyond Heaven is hidden, it is only for ordinary people; for Yang Mei, who cultivates the Grand Dao of spatial realms, he likely need not search—a glance reveals where Heaven beyond Heaven lies.

Hongjun had just arrived with Luo Huo at the source of Heaven beyond Heaven when he saw a jade-green willow branch appear within it.

As the willow branch kept growing and spreading across the sky, a figure emerged from it, appearing before Hongjun and the others.

Yang Mei.

Hongjun murmured, casually putting away the Primordial Jade Disc, ignoring the crack appearing on it, then turned to Luo Huo and said:

"Daoist Luo Huo, we must cooperate wholeheartedly in this battle, or we risk being defeated one by one; I hope you won't disappoint me."

Luo Huo didn't take Hongjun's words to heart, but he maintained a serious expression and replied: "I naturally know the crucial points, but my condition is poor now; opening Heaven beyond Heaven has consumed most of my strength."

"In the ensuing fight, you will need to be the main force resisting the enemy; then I will stand beside you, cooperating with the God‑Slayer Spear."

To keep Hongjun nearby, Luo Huo forced himself to suppress his disgust and addressed him as "Daoist friend."

This made Hongjun a bit doubtful, but with a great enemy before him he couldn't dwell on it; he merely fixed his gaze on Luo Huo for a moment, then focused his mind on Yang Mei.

Of course, precautions against Luo Huo were still necessary; seeing Hongjun not object, Luo Huo became a bit pushy and said:

"Daoist friend, I currently have no protective treasures; could you return some of the spiritual artifacts you previously confiscated from me?"

Luo Huo's opportunistic demand was blatantly ignored by Hongjun, who didn't even shift his gaze, as if he hadn't heard it.

Luo Huo didn't mind either; he was just trying his luck, not really expecting anything.

"If it works, great; if not, there's no loss."

Yang Mei merely glanced within Heaven beyond Heaven, and countless willow branches spread toward Hongjun and Luo Huo.

Hongjun had no intention to interrupt, knowing this hollow willow was extraordinary; blocking it now would be meaningless, merely delaying him a bit, not even consuming much.

As the willow threads reached the core, Yang Mei's figure appeared, his expression blank as he said: "You two are still together after all; good, saves me from searching the Wasteland—today we settle our old grudges together."

Hongjun said nothing, fully focused on guarding, fearing Yang Mei might strike suddenly.

Luo Huo, however, had no such worry; instead he laughed and said: "Yang Mei Daoist, why must it come to this between us? I never wished for the knowledge that led to the deaths of the three Daoists of Heaven, Earth, Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements; I too am heartbroken."

Luo Huo's words made Hongjun's eyes widen in disbelief; given the current situation, he dared to say something that would surely enrage Yang Mei.

For a moment, Hongjun couldn't tell whether Luo Huo was friend or foe.

Surely, upon hearing Luo Huo's words, Yang Mei instantly flew into a rage, shouting: "You dare mention them again? It seems that under the heavenly aid during the great calamity, you truly cannot see yourselves clearly."

"And who are your so‑called Daoist friends? Speaking plainly here, you are unworthy to be my friends."

"If you seek to win with mere words, you have only today left; after today, you may not be able to speak at all."

As he spoke, Yang Mei's figure vanished, and Hongjun felt as if facing a great enemy.

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