Chapter 148: New Legendary Task: Gather the Four Great Killing Arrays of the Primordial!

Above the Primordial Land.

Around the Thunder Spirit Immortal Wood, the prototype of a massive Human Race city was becoming increasingly clear.

Near a tall city wall, Duobao and the others were currently discussing their next course of action.

Zhao Gongming said, "Senior Brother, since the Master and the others have already decided on the date for the sermon, we don't need to keep staying here, right?"

Duobao nodded and said, "Junior Brother is right! Since the Master and our two uncles are holding a joint sermon this time, we naturally cannot miss it!"

Yunxiao said with a look of anticipation, "In that case, shouldn't we set off quickly? At our pace, it will take quite a few days to travel from here to Shouyang Mountain!"

Qiongxiao also agreed, "Eldest Sister is right; we had best set off immediately, lest we miss it!"

Bixiao, however, felt a bit regretful and said, "But if we do this, won't we be unable to continue eating the delicacies of the Human Race?"

Upon hearing this, the others were all somewhat speechless.

Yet in truth, were they not also somewhat reluctant to part with the delicacies of the Human Race?

However, compared to food, they were clearly more concerned with listening to the Saint's sermon, so in the end, they all suppressed their reluctance and set off for Shouyang Mountain.

Two more days passed.

Having left the vicinity of the Thunder Spirit Immortal Wood, Duobao and the others suddenly encountered someone unexpected on the road.

It was none other than Chang'er Dingguang Xian, who had parted ways with them earlier.

Seeing Chang'er Dingguang Xian, Duobao and the others all wore expressions of surprise.

Zhao Gongming spoke first, "Chang'er, why are you here? Didn't you return to Kunlun Mountain?"

Chang'er Dingguang Xian gave a bitter smile and said, "I had intended to return, but I encountered some matters on the way, so I changed my mind."

In fact, he had been following Dashan and the others to sabotage the search mission Lu Yun had given them, and upon learning that Tongtian and the others were about to preach the Great Dao at Shouyang Mountain, he let Dashan and the others go and prepared to go listen to the sermon.

It was just that his cultivation was slightly weaker and his pace slightly inferior to Duobao and the others, which was why he had met them on the road.

Duobao frowned and asked, "What matters did you encounter? Do you need our help?"

Chang'er Dingguang Xian shook his head and said, "No need, Senior Brother. I have already handled it. I am now rushing to Shouyang Mountain to listen to the Master and the others preach; I assume the senior brothers and sisters are doing the same?"

Duobao nodded and said, "Indeed! Since we have met, let us travel together!"

Chang'er Dingguang Xian replied respectfully, "Yes!"

As they traveled, time passed day by day, and the day of the Three Pure Ones' sermon drew ever closer.

Cultivators across the Primordial Land had already begun to set off for Shouyang Mountain; those reclusive old monsters had also ended their seclusion and begun their journeys; even some itinerant cultivators who had long ignored worldly affairs could not help but act, driven by curiosity and longing.

The entire Great Desolation became lively because of this Saint's sermon, with countless cultivators looking forward to finding inspiration and opportunities to break through their own cultivation bottlenecks at this grand event;

And those mighty figures who already stood at the peak of the Great Desolation were even more expectant of catching a glimpse of the secrets of the Saint realm! Yet, just as everyone was excited about the upcoming Saint's sermon, one person remained calm, silently waiting for the moment of his Tribulation Transcendence Stage to arrive—that was Lu Yun!

……

Inside the Map of Mountains and Rivers.

Lu Yun was focusing all his attention on manipulating the nine main stars he controlled, continuously fine-tuning the Zhou Tian Star Formation.

As time passed, Lu Yun's comprehension of the Array Dao grew deeper, and his operations became increasingly proficient.

He discovered that not only could he mobilize the power of the nine main stars to influence the Great Array, but he could even use the power of the Great Array to draw upon other main stars to nourish the nine stars he controlled, causing their power to continuously increase.

"From this, it is clear that what Qin Ling said—about me using the Zhou Tian Star Formation to undergo my tribulation—is indeed achievable!"

Lu Yun reached this conclusion, and the smile on his face grew even brighter.

The only slight regret was that with his current attainments in the Array Dao, he could not achieve this on his own.

"Now I just need the big shot Qin Ling to upload the item!"

Speak of the devil! Just as Lu Yun finished speaking, a notification from the Transmigration Chat Group suddenly rang in his mind.

"Group member Qin Ling has uploaded a new item: 'Array Dao True Explanation II (Zhou Tian Star Formation Invocation Chapter)', Price: 100 billion points!"

Upon seeing this news, Lu Yun was overjoyed and immediately chose to purchase it; although the price was high, he felt it was absolutely worth it! At the same time, he was very glad that he had uploaded many items previously, otherwise he would never have been able to gather enough points! As the points were successfully deducted, the information from 'Array Dao True Explanation II' immediately appeared in his mind.

Just as he had guessed, the value of this knowledge was far more profound than the 'Array Dao True Explanation I' he had purchased earlier, and it even included specific methods for forcibly invoking the Zhou Tian Star Formation!

"Great! With this, I can begin my tribulation!" Lu Yun said excitedly.

He glanced at the Transmigration Chat Group and realized that everyone in the group was clamoring about the value of the item Qin Ling had uploaded.

Jiang Ye: "Holy crap, an item worth 100 billion!"

Ming Xi: "Hiss! This price is too terrifying!"

Liu Chongxiao: "This must be the most valuable thing in the Points Mall right now!"

You Fang: "Trembling! Is there really a big shot in the group who can afford this?"

Xiao Ling'er: "I don't know about others, but I know Lu Yun can definitely afford it!"

……

Lu Yun had no heart for idle chatter and merely thanked Qin Ling in the group.

Lu Yun: "@Qin Ling, thank you, big shot! If I succeed in my tribulation this time, I will surely go through fire and water for you if you have any orders in the future!" Qin Ling: "Haha, it's a deal then. If you really want to repay me, help me upload the Four Great Killing Arrays of the Primordial later, and I will pay the points to purchase them!"

"Ding! Suggestion received: Upload the Four Great Killing Arrays of the Primordial! Reward: One Legendary Treasure Chest!"

Lu Yun felt a surge of joy; he had not expected to trigger a legendary-level task!

The so-called Four Great Killing Arrays of the Primordial were the Zhu Xian Sword Array, the Zhou Tian Star Formation, the Dutian Shensha Array, and the Hunyuan Heluo Array! If he could gather them all, it would indeed count as a legend of the Great Desolation! Lu Yun: "No problem!"

After readily agreeing, Lu Yun closed the group chat.

The difficulty of mastering 'Array Dao True Explanation II' was higher than 'Array Dao True Explanation I', and he had to complete it before the Three Pure Ones' sermon, which was a significant challenge for him.

For this reason, he had to purchase quite a few items in the Points Mall to assist in his enlightenment.

In this way, by pushing his Heaven-Defying Comprehension talent to the limit, he figured it shouldn't be difficult to complete this challenge! Before Lu Yun's true self began to comprehend the Array Dao, he naturally gave orders to his avatars, telling them to continue at the previous pace to cause some trouble for the Demon Race, but not to make them too desperate.

At the very least, before he successfully underwent his tribulation, the Demon Race's Zhou Tian Star Formation could not be dismantled! Thinking of this, Lu Yun moved his mind and began to manipulate the nine main stars he controlled in the Outer Space through his Array Dao avatar.

Each main star contained vast power; they were the core foundation that made up the Zhou Tian Star Formation. Although Lu Yun currently only controlled nine of them, the combined power of these nine main stars was enough to exert a certain influence on the Zhou Tian Star Formation.

Previously, the Wenqu Star alone could occasionally disrupt the Demon Race; now, with eight more main stars added, plus Lu Yun's improved comprehension of the Array Dao, there was much more he could do.

Under Lu Yun's exquisite control, the power of the nine main stars moved through Outer Space like nine giant dragons, at times converging into a brilliant beam of light that pierced through layers of the void to twist a specific node of the Zhou Tian Star Formation; at other times, they dispersed, transforming into countless starlight that rained down upon the Wu Clan camp, providing them with a constant stream of Star Power.

The Wu Clan had originally been at a disadvantage fighting in Outer Space, because they could not absorb Earthly Fiend Power there as they could on the Primordial Land, and the Star Power in the starry sky was also controlled by the Demon Race through the Zhou Tian Star Formation, making it very difficult for them to absorb any to replenish their consumption.

At this moment, as Lu Yun began to regulate it, the twelve Ancestral Witches on the Wu Clan side quickly sensed that something was wrong.

They discovered that the Star Power, which should have been extremely repulsive to them, had suddenly become unusually docile, and it even seemed to be guided by some kind of force, actively and continuously replenishing the Wu Clan in Outer Space.

"What is going on? How did the Star Power become so docile?" Ancestral Witch Zhurong frowned and asked.

"Could it be that the Demon Race has some new scheme?" Ancestral Witch Gonggong speculated.

"I cannot imagine what kind of scheme would require them to actively replenish our magic power," Ancestral Witch Jumang shook his head and said. "In my opinion, there must be another reason behind this!"

Houtu listened to their conversation and had an inexplicable intuition: "Could this matter have something to do with Lu Yun?"

The other Ancestral Witches were stunned upon hearing this, their first thought being that it was impossible.

After all, no matter what, Lu Yun was only a Taiyi Golden Immortal; how could he possibly influence the Demon Race's Zhou Tian Star Formation? But thinking of the various inconceivable things Lu Yun had displayed before, especially the news Houtu had just received that Lu Wen, who was suspected to be related to Lu Yun, had defeated the Quasi-Saint Kunpeng while being a Taiyi Golden Immortal, they felt that this matter might not be entirely impossible.

Dijiang said: "Regardless, this matter is beneficial to our Wu Clan. Let the clansmen take turns recovering their magic power, while the others take turns continuing the attack!"

The other Ancestral Witches nodded one after another and each used their Supernatural Power to pass the message to the clansmen of their respective tribes on the battlefield.

At the same time, far away in the Demon Race camp, Donghuang Taiyi and the Ten Great Demon Sages also sensed the abnormal fluctuations of the Zhou Tian Star Formation.

"Baize, did you feel it?"

Taiyi said with a grave expression, "Our Zhou Tian Star Formation seems to have been interfered with by some kind of force."

Baize nodded, his brows locked in a frown: "That is correct, Your Majesty Eastern Emperor, I felt it too. This fluctuation... it seems to be coming from those few main stars. Could it be that someone is tampering with our formation?"

Taiyi could not help but ponder: "To be able to affect the Zhou Tian Star Formation, one must at least be a powerhouse at the Quasi-Saint level, and one must also be proficient in Array Dao. Who in the Great Desolation could do this?"

Baize was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "Your Majesty Eastern Emperor, do not forget that Lu Yun seized the Wenqu Star, and he also has people like Lu Xukong and Lu Wen by his side, whose methods are endless. Perhaps one of them is proficient in Array Dao!"

"Lu Yun?"

Taiyi raised an eyebrow, very much wanting to say that Lu Yun was at most a Taiyi Golden Immortal, so how could he have such great ability? But thinking of how even Kunpeng had fallen into the hands of a guy named "Lu Wen," and then thinking of Lu Xukong, who had claimed to be sent by Lu Yun to collect the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife and was also just a Taiyi Golden Immortal, Taiyi swallowed his words for the moment.

What made Taiyi feel most aggrieved was that they could not even send anyone out to investigate the situation at this time.

After thinking it over, Baize could only think of one solution: "Your Majesty Eastern Emperor, there is no other way but to order the Demon Race stationed at the Heavenly Court to enter Outer Space and investigate all unstable factors!"

Taiyi frowned and said: "But if we do that, the Heavenly Court will be completely undefended, and perhaps the Wu Clan or other forces will seize the opportunity to plunder it!"

Baize said helplessly: "Things have reached this point, we have no other choice! As long as we can hold out until His Majesty the Demon Emperor finishes Proving the Dao and Becoming a Saint, even if the Heavenly Court is taken away, we can seize it back!"

Taiyi thought about it and realized it was indeed so, so he made a decisive decision to let Baize go ahead and handle the matter! At the same time, his hatred for Lu Yun, who had caused all of this, reached its peak, even temporarily surpassing that of his arch-enemies, the twelve Ancestral Witches! And he felt more and more that Baize's plan was excellent.

Because the Demon Race stationed in the Heavenly Court still had several Great Luo Golden Immortals and hundreds of Taiyi Golden Immortals; mobilizing them all to surround and kill a mere few troublemaking Taiyi Golden Immortals would be a simple task! Taiyi even instructed Baize: "Tell the minor demons below to capture that Lu Yun, Lu Wen, and Lu Xukong alive. Later, I will personally torture them until their souls are scattered!"

"Yes!"

Baize responded solemnly.

Not to mention Taiyi, even he wished he could swallow Lu Yun alive and then extract his soul and seize his spirit.

It was just that there had been no such opportunity before, so they had temporarily ignored Lu Yun.

Who would have thought that the other party would dare to take the initiative to come out and provoke them? How could they let them go?

Thus, the Great Luo Golden Immortal powerhouses stationed in the Heavenly Court received the order from Outer Space.

For a moment, their complexions all became extremely ugly.

Because they had originally planned to sneak to the Primordial Land to attend the Saint's lecture at Shouyang Mountain.

(End of this chapter)