Chapter 318: Heavenly Tribulations Are Easy to Dodge, Human Tribulations Hard to Escape

Jade towers connect to the garden, and jade trees stand before the steps.

Everywhere are courtyards of green clouds, and layer upon layer of railings adorned with gold and powder.

Inside that golden palace and qi dwelling personally crafted for the Profound Nether Five Manifestations Dao Lord, although Chen Chen Yushu wore a smile on his face, the expression in the depths of his eyes was cold, fierce, and indifferent, flashing with murderous light.

It made Tao Tao Shaoyun, who was playing chess opposite him, secretly tremble with fear; she felt as though some extremely dangerous thing had fixed its gaze upon her, making her scalp go numb and spontaneously generating a deep sense of dread!

Before she could organize her words, in merely an instant, that trace of murderous light in Chen Chen Yushu's eyes vanished without a trace.

His smooth brows were as still as the deep mountains, appearing indifferent and serene, like a hermit gathering ferns in the hills and idly listening to falling flowers, his demeanor transcendent and otherworldly.

He casually picked up a chess piece, lightly tossed it into the air, and the piece transformed into a swift with eyes like dots of lacquer; flapping its wings, it suddenly broke through the clouds, pierced the barrier of the Fan Fan Dongtian, and departed, none knowing where it was going.

"Who are you sending a message to?"

A deafening rumble erupted from the sea; the waves parted in the middle, revealing the form of a giant serpent.

With just one shake of its serpentine body, it transformed into a streak of gray light that pushed aside the clouds and mist, rising to the sky ten thousand zhang high, where it revealed the appearance of Brother Lady Yue You.

"Have someone bring in more blood food; my mouth has tasted so bland these past few days I could spit out a bird, and I'm already sick of eating those tiny fish and shrimp!"

Brother Lady Yue You strode boldly into the golden palace and qi dwelling, nodded to Tao Tao Shaoyun, and then spoke to Chen Chen Yushu with a playful smile.

"There is no rush; there will be time for you to eat."

Chen Chen Yushu responded faintly, then lifted his eyelids and looked at Tao Tao Shaoyun:

"If I recall correctly, a year ago it was you who escorted Zhou Zhou Shiyuan to the East Sea Dragon Palace to attend that Dharma assembly. Not only did he lose to Chen Heng, but he failed to earn even a ranking and was driven out of the arena?"

Tao Tao Shaoyun's expression turned solemn, and she cautiously replied:

"Master Master Yuanji, please allow me to explain; this child was too rash back then, which led to this result. He now knows regret and is currently tempering himself in the Ten Thousand Demons Cave, vowing to cultivate that Daoist art and wipe away his previous shame."

Hearing this, Chen Chen Yushu merely smiled and said noncommittally:

"In that case, I must trouble Fellow Daoist Tao; since I am currently confined within this self-drawn prison regarding those younger generations, I ask that Fellow Daoist Tao take extra care to discipline them on my behalf."

"Master Master Yuanji is too polite."

Tao Tao Shaoyun did not dare to sit and accept the compliment; she hastily moved away from her seat, lowered her hands, and responded.

Chen Chen Yushu nodded slightly, merely lifted his tea cup, and said nothing.

Tao Tao Shaoyun understood this was a signal to dismiss guests; not daring to stay long, she bowed and took her leave, departing from the Rongcheng Rongcheng Duming Fan Fan Dongtian within the water.

After seeing Tao Tao Shaoyun's figure disappear,

Brother Lady Yue You finally withdrew his gaze, shrugged his shoulders, and shook his head at Chen Chen Yushu, saying:

"Although this woman appears respectful and obedient on the surface, inside she is wildly ambitious, and she cultivates that Seven Non-Heavens Great Demon True Art. You employ her so heavily and even plan to entrust the affairs of the Hongjing Heaven entirely to her; do you not fear raising a starving tiger that will turn on its master?"

"A starving tiger? What starving tiger could harm me?"

Chen Chen Yushu smiled confidently:

"The greatest rival of my life, apart from this Heaven's Lord Great Dao, is none other than myself!"

"Is that why you are so wary of that Chen Heng? Even if you do not kill him, you cannot wait to capture him and keep him by your side under constant supervision."

Brother Lady Yue You sat down:

"My incarnation once had a brief encounter with him in the Golden Drum Cave of the Earth Abyss; this child's temperament is actually quite similar to yours.

Decisive in killing, cold by nature, he is not someone easy to get along with!"

Hearing this, Chen Chen Yushu fell into a rare silence for a moment, then sighed lightly and remarked with emotion:

"Just as you said, often the offspring who resemble me the most bring me the greatest trouble, such as Chen Chen Xiangxian, and also Master Master Yuanji and that Chen Chen Runzi...

Heavenly tribulations are easy to dodge, but human tribulations are hard to escape; every drink and peck is predetermined by fate.

I have long had a hidden premonition in my heart that if I wish to ultimately achieve the Dao and pluck that supreme Celestial Immortal Dao Fruit, the matter of the human tribulation remains an obstacle blocking my path, one that cannot be bypassed!"

Brother Lady Yue You's eyes flickered several times, but he did not rush to answer.

Having followed him for so many years,

he knew very well that Chen Chen Yushu had never relaxed his vigilance even slightly regarding his own human tribulation, truly attaching great importance to it.

Initially, Brother Lady Yue You thought the person destined to trigger this tribulation was Chen Chen Xiangxian.

After all, the momentum of that battle eight hundred years ago was indeed extremely sharp, truly shaking the universe and affecting the entire world!

Great divine ability practitioners from across the Nine Provinces and Four Seas all turned their attention to it; almost no one was unaware, no one did not know!

The personnel of the Xiantian Mo Zong were intercepted by several great leaders of the Immortal Dao specially invited by Chen Chen Xiangxian; among them was even the Great Sage Zhulong, that supreme general.

This meant that Chen Yu of the Xu Huang Tian was also secretly interfering in this matter, or at least tacitly approving this action!

At that time, Chen Chen Yushu had not yet merged the qi fortunes of the Liu Sect.

With the other sects looking on from the sidelines, and even several major figures of the Xiantian Mo Zong intentionally testing Chen Chen Yushu's true capabilities,

Chen Chen Xiangxian nevertheless sailed smoothly into the heartland of the Xiantian Mo Zong, attacked into the Rongcheng Rongcheng Duming Fan Fan Dongtian within the water, and engaged Chen Chen Yushu in a one-on-one life-and-death struggle!

At that time, Brother Lady Yue You thought his life was surely going to end there, his heart filled with despair.

But unexpectedly, in the end, it was still Chen Chen Yushu who proved slightly superior; at the cost of sacrificing the Dragon Horn Great Killing Sword, he exchanged a move with Chen Chen Xiangxian and struck out to extinguish his physical body.

Had the Great Sage Zhulong not acted, using a secret treasure of the Xu Huang Tian to protect Chen Chen Xiangxian's primordial spirit, he would likely have perished right then in the Xudu Heaven.

And after Chen Chen Xiangxian suffered this defeat,

although Chen Chen Yushu still spoke of him with no lack of wariness,

Brother Lady Yue You knew that in his heart, he no longer felt that deep sense of dread from before, regarding Chen Chen Xiangxian merely as an ordinary opponent.

Even if there were another chance to start over after this defeat,

should Chen Chen Xiangxian face Chen Chen Yushu again, he would still fall, unable to turn the situation around!

That person destined to trigger the tribulation,

clearly was not Chen Chen Xiangxian...

And apart from Chen Chen Xiangxian, subsequently Chen Yan and Master Junyao were also objects of Chen Chen Yushu's suspicion.

However, by today, Chen Yan had long been eliminated; it was only because Master Junyao used the Bai Shui Great Demon Spirit Curse Secret Spell that a sliver of her true consciousness was barely kept hanging on, meaning she no longer posed any threat.

As for Master Junyao, he too, due to that Spirit-Cursing Method, suffered a loss of lifespan, which delayed his cultivation of the Dao.

This was a strategy to kill two birds with one stone, and also one of Chen Chen Yushu's proud masterpieces, created for the sake of his conversation topics.

However, the tribulation, once arisen, is hard to dispel.

Since the three mentioned above were not the true individuals destined to face the tribulation,

that karma would inevitably fall upon one person, for him to bear this responsibility!

As for who that person actually was,

from Chen Chen Yushu's words just now, Brother Lady Yue You also knew clearly in his heart and had formed his own thoughts.

"If you wish to capture that Chen Heng and bring him back, why not grant me a talisman and let my true self act? In any case, now that Master Junyao is dead, there should be no one left in the Yu Yuchen Sect willing to risk their life to protect him."

Brother Lady Yue You let out a cold laugh:

"Back in the Earth Abyss, I once suffered a loss at the hands of this lad; now is precisely the time to get even!"

Chen Chen Yushu glanced at him, shook his head, and smiled:

"No, you are not enough, far from enough."

He lifted his eyelids slightly, gazed up at the heavens, and his entire aura instantly became profound and unfathomable, impossible to fathom, like dark currents surging in a deep abyss.

"Since we have already identified this person in our hearts, there is absolutely no reason to nurture a tiger only to invite disaster.

When a sage acts, it should be like thunder moving and wind rising; whether separating or uniting, turning back or facing forward, if no action is taken, so be it, but once action is initiated, it must be with the overwhelming force of Lei Ting, leaving no room for restraint!"

Chen Chen Yushu smiled:

"However, for now, while manipulating the grand trend, we might first go and find some vanguard pawns, letting them personally test the depth of this situation..."

As his voice fell,

at an unknown distance across the void,

in the Eastern Sea of Xudu Heaven,

a youth slightly over twenty years old, with an honest appearance, suddenly saw his eyes flicker; beneath his blue robe, his body trembled imperceptibly, and his spine tensed.

Immediately, he glanced around in all four directions, and a strange smile appeared on his face.

(End of Chapter)