Chapter 184: Scaring Away Yang Mei! The Human Race's Strength Surges! Houtu's Anomaly!

"Fellow Daoist Yang Mei, are you thinking of coming to my world as a guest?"

Such a voice rang out abruptly, causing Yang Mei's expression to change drastically.

His figure instantly fled toward the rear, his face filled with a look of uncertainty and suspicion.

Who is it?

Who on earth is this person?

Why does he recognize me?!

Yang Mei never expected that the creator of this peculiar world would actually recognize him! It was precisely because of this that he became even more convinced that the other party was absolutely extraordinary, and his escape speed became even faster.

"Could it be one of the three thousand Great Desolation Demon Gods from the past?"

"Or could it be that Pangu has been resurrected?!"

If it were the former, he would find it not too hard to accept; after all, who wasn't a Great Desolation Demon God?

But thinking it over, he truly could not imagine who among the three thousand Great Desolation Demon Gods of the past could have opened up such a powerful world.

Could it be the latter then? But Pangu had clearly already died and evolved into the Primordial Land, and even his primordial spirit had transformed into the Three Pure Ones of the Primordial Land; how could he possibly still be alive?

Great Immortal Yang Mei's heart was filled with doubt and fear; while fleeing rapidly, he attempted to use his divine sense to probe the source of that voice.

However, the moment his divine sense approached that mysterious world, it was bounced back by an invisible force.

"Hmm?" The voice sounded again, carrying a hint of playfulness, "Since you are so curious, Fellow Daoist, then stay and be a guest!"

As soon as the words fell, Great Immortal Yang Mei felt a powerful suction force coming from that world; his body instantly lost control and was pulled by that suction force, flying toward that world.

"No! I cannot die here!" Great Immortal Yang Mei was terrified; he desperately circulated the magic power within his body, attempting to break free from that suction force.

However, that suction force was simply too powerful, and his struggle appeared so feeble.

In desperation, he had no choice but to burn his origin, which finally allowed him to break free from the world's pull and flee in a hurry toward the depths of the Chaos.

Yang Mei felt that he had saved his own life.

But what he did not know was that within that world, Lu Yun watched him go and let out a sigh of relief at this moment.

"It's fortunate that I scared this Yang Mei away!"

As it turned out, at this moment, he was actually unable to do anything to Yang Mei at all.

After all, although he had opened up the Qiankun World with the help of his cultivation technique, the power of this world was currently far too inferior compared to the Primordial Land.

Even while in his own world, he could at most exert strength comparable to a Heavenly Dao Saint, while Yang Mei was a genuine, veteran Great Luo of the Primordial Origin.

Although both were Saints, a Great Luo of the Primordial Origin was more than just a little bit stronger than a Heavenly Dao Saint.

Just now, when he sensed Yang Mei's approach and recognized him from the Space Great Dao Divine Ability the other party displayed, he worried whether the other party would forcibly break into his world and pose a threat to him.

Once Yang Mei went on a rampage of destruction inside Lu Yun's world, the Qiankun World that Lu Yun had just opened up might be destroyed in an instant! But Lu Yun also knew that if he appeared weak and easy to bully, it might instead make Yang Mei even more unscrupulous.

Thus, he had a flash of inspiration and did the opposite: he first called out the other party's name to make him suspicious, then acted as if he were going to actively pull the other party into his world to scare him again.

And the facts proved that this strategy of his was very effective, even scaring Yang Mei into burning his origin to escape.

"I imagine that after being scared by me like this, he shouldn't dare to approach again for a short time!"

"It's just the right time for me to properly perfect this newly opened world and consolidate my cultivation!"

After Lu Yun made up his mind, he immediately became busy.

This Qiankun World of his was newly born; although it was very fragile, it had not even given birth to any living beings.

He needed to absorb more Chaos Spiritual Qi to further strengthen the world.

Furthermore, opening up the Qiankun World was not entirely without benefits.

At the very least, the initial opening of heaven and earth had birthed a large amount of Mysterious Yellow Qi, which was of no small benefit to him for tempering his physical body right now!

……

At the same time, on the Primordial Land.

Although Lu Yun had gone into seclusion, his incarnations had never stopped being busy.

They continued to build more cities for the Human Race, and at the same time, they opened up one Trial Land after another for the Human Race.

Although the Humanity Path of Proving Dao had not yet taken shape, the results were already beginning to show.

The Human Race had previously obtained cultivation techniques and Supernatural Powers, and now, because of the appearance of cities and Trial Lands, they began to develop crazily! The relationship between the Human Race and the Wu Clan was already quite good, so there was basically no conflict between the two sides.

Furthermore, with the high-level members of the Demon Race currently blocked by the Wu Clan in the Outer Space, the Demon Race on the Primordial Land was like scattered sand; although they could bring some pressure to the Human Race, it was not entirely unbearable.

On the contrary, under such pressure, the Primordial Human Race fought even harder and developed with great effort.

Thus, a large number of strong individuals quickly emerged within the Human Race.

Earth Immortals, Heavenly Immortals, Mysterious Immortals, Golden Immortals, Taiyi Golden Immortals! The number of Human Race strong individuals at every level increased with each passing day, naturally causing the Human Race's fortune to rise accordingly! Some of the more powerful cities even began to suppress other races in the vicinity, showing a strong trend of the Human Race growing into the third largest racial force in the Primordial Land.

Regarding this, in the Outer Space, Taiyi and the other Demon Saints were very clear about it and very anxious, yet they had no way to deal with it.

Ever since being provoked by Lu Yun that day, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, except for Houtu who remained in Witch City for the time being, had all returned to the Heavenly Court.

Taiyi and the others couldn't even talk about sneaking into the Primordial Land to cause trouble for the Human Race; they themselves were constantly plagued by trouble.

Because Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches were holding back anger in their hearts, they were using the Demon Race as an outlet.

Although the Ancestral Witches did not launch a full-scale attack on them, every now and then, one or two Ancestral Witches would enter the Outer Space to carry out surprise attacks and then snatch away some of the Demon Race, especially those with peculiar or relatively special species.

The Ancestral Witches did not say they wanted to start a war with the Demon Race, but kept saying they were just looking for food! Moreover, those Ancestral Witches really did take the Demon Race away to use as ingredients, showing off their Supernatural Powers right in the Heavenly Court and feasting to their hearts' content!

Such days were simply dark and hopeless for the Demon Race, with no hope in sight.

They didn't even know when such days would come to an end. All Taiyi and the others could do was shrink their defensive perimeter, having no choice but to abandon a portion of the Outer Space and gather their strong individuals together, which barely managed to block a few of the Ancestral Witches' attacks.

And just at this time, Taiyi and the others suddenly received bad news: on Shouyang Mountain, the Good Corpse of the Taiqing Saint, Taishang Laojun, had suddenly appeared and had actually refined two types of pills for the Human Race that could help them improve their strength faster! Clearly, this was Taishang Laojun finally having researched pills suitable for the Human Race and beginning to implement the plan he had previously formulated! When they learned of this news, Taiyi and the others were struck as if by lightning! Originally, the development of the Human Race was already shockingly fast, making them feel very uneasy.

Now that Taishang Laojun had come to add fuel to the fire, how could this be tolerated? The Demon Saints all had grave expressions, and Taiyi gripped his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white from the excessive force.

They knew deeply that the current rise of the Human Race in the Primordial Land was already like a prairie fire, difficult to contain. With the added help of Taishang Laojun's pills, it was feared that they would be even harder to deal with in the future.

Just as the Demon Saints were plunged into deep despair and helplessness, suddenly, a hearty laugh came from afar, like a spring breeze brushing against their faces, instantly dispelling the gloom in the hearts of all the Demon Saints.

"Haha, everyone, why the need to be so worried and miserable?" Accompanied by the laughter, a golden, shining figure walked out from the void; it was the Emperor of the Demon Race—Di Jun! "Older Brother!"

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing Di Jun appear, Taiyi and the other Demon Saints bowed one after another, their faces revealing expressions of pleasant surprise.

They knew that Di Jun had always been exceptionally brilliant, and perhaps he already had a way to break the deadlock.

Di Jun nodded slightly, scanned the Demon Saints, and then slowly began to speak: "I have been in seclusion for many days and have finally realized a brand-new array—the 'Hunyuan Heluo Array'! This array is incomparably profound; it can gather the strength of our Demon Race to form a powerful combat force, sufficient to contend with the Wu Clan!"

Once these words were spoken, the Demon Saints were immediately stirred with excitement.

They knew that since Di Jun said he could contend with the Wu Clan, he must have absolute certainty.

Di Jun did not waste words and immediately began to explain the mysteries of the Hunyuan Heluo Array to the Demon Saints.

He spoke with great eloquence, detailing the essence and key points of the array, and the Demon Saints listened, completely mesmerized.

As Di Jun's explanation deepened, the Demon Saints felt more and more that this array was incomparably profound. They seemed to see a glimmer of survival and hope, gradually lighting up in the darkness of despair.

After the explanation was finished, Di Jun personally guided the Demon Saints to begin practicing.

Time was tight, and the current situation was too severe; they had to make the Demon Race master this brand-new array as soon as possible to have a chance at survival.

The Demon Saints were also full of energy, and they threw themselves into the intense practice.

Under Di Jun's guidance, they quickly mastered the basic essentials and operational methods of the Hunyuan Heluo Array, and then began to drill the minor demons under their command.

They had already sensed the power of the Hunyuan Heluo Array; once the Demon Race mastered it completely, they could reclaim control of Outer Space and, in coordination with the existing Zhou Tian Star Formation, surely deal the Wu Clan a crushing defeat!

As for the Human Race, no matter how fast they developed, it would not be too late to deal with them after solving the Wu Clan! By then, perhaps the Human Race would be begging to join the Demon Race just to avoid being wiped out!

The Primordial Land, on Kunlun Mountain.

Laozi looked toward Shouyang Mountain from afar; at this moment, his Good Corpse, Taishang Laojun, was distributing the Immortal Pills he had just refined to the Human Race.

After many humans consumed the pills, their strength increased significantly, and they were filled with gratitude and admiration for Taishang Laojun.

Furthermore, during this period, Xuandu had been preaching in the cities built by the many disciples of the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect near Shouyang Mountain, promoting the name of the Ren Sect, which made the reputation of the Ren Sect flourish among the Human Race, and the name of the Taiqing Saint was widely praised by the humans.

The Human Teachings Luck also climbed steadily! Laozi was very satisfied with this change: "Third Brother's suggestion was indeed useful!"

However, he did not completely let down his guard.

Because, ever since Lu Yun went to Witch City, he had not appeared for a long time.

Laozi could not be certain whether the other party was brewing some major move.

To avoid any further twists and turns, he decisively ordered Xuandu, who was preaching everywhere under Shouyang Mountain, and the disciples of the Chan Sect and Jie Sect, who were still busy building for the Human Race, to put in more effort, insisting they must do as much as possible before Lu Yun made any other moves.

As long as he raised the Human Teachings Luck higher and stronger, he would fear no challenge!

While he continued to have Taishang Laojun refine more pills, he himself was not idle, personally researching more pills suitable for the Human Race.

Time slipped away, and the Human Race was flourishing!

Outside Pangu Hall.

Houtu was immersed in a wondrous state of enlightenment, having even forgotten to eat any delicacies.

The Great Witches nearby watched Houtu immersed in the state of enlightenment, each of them revealing a worried expression. Their Wu Clan did not have the concept of sudden enlightenment like the Mysterious Gate; Houtu's current state was clearly somewhat wrong.

"What should we do?" a Great Witch could not help but say, "Ancestral Witch Houtu hasn't eaten anything for several days."

"Yes, and the aura on her body is becoming weaker and weaker; should we think of a way?" another Great Witch echoed.

The Great Witches discussed it, but none could make up their minds.

Ancestral Witch Houtu was naturally an extremely important figure in the Wu Clan; they felt the situation was wrong, but they dared not disturb Houtu rashly, fearing they might ruin her good fortune.

In the end, several Great Witches consulted and decided to report the matter to the other Ancestral Witches. After all, the condition of Ancestral Witch Houtu had already affected the stability of the Wu Clan, and they had to find a solution as soon as possible.

Thus, Great Witch Jiufeng was selected to go to the Heavenly Court to report Houtu's situation to the other Ancestral Witches. After Jiufeng left, the other Great Witches looked curiously into Pangu Hall.

"What do you think, how is that Immortal Master Lu Yun cultivating?" a Great Witch could not help but ask.

"He should be coming out of seclusion soon, right? After all, he has been inside for so long," another Great Witch guessed.

"The time he has spent in seclusion this time is indeed quite long; I wonder if he is cultivating some powerful technique," another Great Witch said.

The Great Witches discussed it, but none dared to disturb Lu Yun's cultivation.

At this moment, Lu Yun was immersed in his cultivation, completely unaware of everything in the outside world. He had already used the Mysterious Yellow Qi within the Qiankun World to temper his physical body into a Xuanhuang Body! Although it had not yet reached complete perfection, the strength of his Xuanhuang Body at this moment was absolutely not inferior to an Ancestral Witch! Furthermore, his Qiankun World had been initially perfected, and his cultivation had also been consolidated.

Now he was attempting to fuse the Qiankun World more closely with himself so that he could better exert the power of the world.

If he could mobilize the power of the world at will for his own use, it would certainly allow his strength to increase by a large margin!

(End of chapter)