Chapter 576

This is the very beginning.

More than a thousand years ago, someone gathered one hundred and eight eminent monks here to seize power and usurp the throne, concentrating Dragon Qi to steal Heaven's Fortune.

The Dragon Qi flowed against the meridians, gradually condensing into form, and what now faces me eye to eye is Heaven's Fortune.

It can lift one to high office, or cast one into an abyss ten thousand fathoms deep.

The karma created a thousand years ago has now come to the moment of final reckoning.

The tower on my back is extremely heavy, pressing me down bit by bit.

I gathered my inner strength, trying to lift the tower whole, but could not budge it even a fraction.

At this moment I realized something was wrong.

I activated the fifth chapter of the Dream-Weaving Witchcraft, pushing Feng Wu Jiu's memories backward, so theoretically I am the one directing the entire scene now appearing before me.

Everything in this space should be under the control of my consciousness.

I intend to set right Feng Wu Jiu's thousand-year experiences at the source of all this.

But why is the tower on my back not under my control?

I turned my head upward to look.

The tower's body is tall and large, very much like that nine-story pagoda.

Yet atop the tower's summit stands a huge black bird.

It's Feng Wu Jiu!

It stands on the tower's peak, black wings spread, black qi coiling around the tower as it slowly descends, while Feng Wu Jiu laughs.

Even though it now retains a bird's form, I can still feel its determined, mocking smile.

What's going on?

Is it because my witchcraft cultivation is insufficient, so I failed to truly activate the fifth chapter?

But I clearly have pushed the entire space to this scene before me; everything is changing with the Dream-Weaving Witchcraft.

Where exactly is the problem?

"Very surprising, very doubtful, right?" Feng Wu Jiu said, "Xiao Jiu, you're too inexperienced; even to this day you still haven't grasped a truth: no matter how powerful a technique, before an absolute expert it becomes useless."

The Ancient Feng Clan was slaughtered, you fell into my hands while protecting that child; since I could personally tamper with your memory, how could I not know what lies within it?

My body jerked to a halt.

So A Cheng hid in the mountains for so long, yet was ultimately exposed—could it be because of me?!

Did Feng Wu Jiu peer into my memory and discover A Cheng's hiding place?

My heart gave a violent jolt.

"After obtaining that skull, I studied it intensively for a long time." Feng Wu Jiu continued, "I used Dìshì as an experiment, having him practice the Dream-Weaving Witchcraft; he was talented, yet repeatedly failed when reaching the middle of the fifth chapter, and I realized that merely controlling the skull was far from enough. So I directly tampered with your memory, raising you by my side; you should still have this memory, right?"

"Look, you are all raised by me; though you defy me, your nature is pure and good—whatever you wish to do, how could I not see through it?"

As Feng Wu Jiu's words fell, the sound of monks chanting sutras suddenly echoed from within the tower.

Immediately thereafter, a massive formation array continuously descended from above the tower's body.

It was a Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams formation, with a black and a white yin-yang fish constantly rotating, as if about to come alive.

And I was directly facing one of those yin-yang fish.

Upon seeing this Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams formation, I realized that amidst all the chaos, we had all forgotten something very important.

Our coming to the Zàng Qū and locking onto the ancient god's temple came about through a sudden insight via a formation array.

Heaven and Earth overturned, yin and yang interchanged.

So, I indeed activated the fifth chapter of the Dream-Weaving Witchcraft; it seemed as if I had pushed Feng Wu Jiu to the very beginning of everything, but in fact all of this was under Feng Wu Jiu's control.

It awaited me at the starting point.

I stepped, step by step, into the formation trap it had set long ago.

When the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams formation engulfed me, pressing me downward, I glanced again at the Heaven's Fortune below.

Only then did I notice that the Heaven's Fortune happened to be aligned with the other yin-yang fish of the formation.

Given this situation, what else is there not to understand?

Feng Wu Jiu intends to use this 'Heaven and Earth Overturned, Yin and Yang Transformed' formation, with me, to replace this newly condensed Heaven's Fortune.

This is Heaven-Stealing Fortune.

Feng Wu Jiu, emulating what it once suffered, has left behind this greatest killing trick.

Once it obtains Heaven's Fortune…

"Don't you feel wronged?"

"After layers of scheming, efforts come to naught—do you hate it? Do you resent it?"

"Dream-Weaving made real… you want to weave for me a utopia devoid of any negative emotions, to deprive me of the soil I rely on for survival, thereby killing me… the idea is perfect, but Xiao Jiu, don't you think you're being too idealistic?"

"People possess the Seven Emotions and Six Desires; each person has independent thoughts, and in this world no one can definitely survive without someone else."

"Weaving dreams into reality… you want me to weave for you a utopia where no negative emotions exist, making me lose the soil I depend on to survive, thereby killing me… The idea is perfect, but Xiao Jiu, don't you think you're being too idealistic?"

"As for me, I am merely born in accordance with fate."

"Do you think you, and those around you, are any nobler than I am?"

The radiation range of the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams formation kept expanding, and the entire space lit up.

Accompanying Feng Wu Jiu's words, our people appeared.

I saw Xingchen, A Cheng, Liu Junyan, Copper Coin Person, and even Yu Nian and the Seven Halls Yama appearing at some anchor points of the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams formation.

They also seemed to sense something, raising their eyes to look at me.

I saw Xingchen, A Cheng, Liu Junyan, Copper Coin Person, and even Yu Nian and the Seven Halls Yama appearing at some anchor points of the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams formation.

They also seemed to sense something, raising their eyes to look at me.

Xiao Jiu, you are a sinner.

Look at these companions who have shared life and death with you; they have come this far today, all thanks to you.

If it weren't for your appearance, the Four Blessings Immortals could hide in the deep mountains and cultivate freely; the Yin Bone wouldn't have to suffer so many years of torment; your martial sister would still remain secluded in a corner, running her little shop...

The magpie chattered on, naming each person appearing on the Formation Array; sentence after sentence of heartfelt words stimulated their hearts, disturbing their minds.

It was sowing discord.

The speaker had intent; the listener might not be unintentional either.

Finally, it said: "Actually, I also really want to see what kind of utopia the Dream-Weaving True Witchcraft has built for me; what is it like? In such an environment, could I obtain purification and elevation? One who is about to bear the Heavenly Fortune, ascending to become a Buddha and a god, should accept such a baptism. Xiao Jiu, you say, right or not?"

I sneered: "As it turns out, you also know you're filthy; rest assured, you cannot reach that realm."

Truly laughable.

Is the magpie afraid?

Does it fear that after successfully stealing the Heavenly Fortune, its virtue will not match its position, leading to unforeseen complications?

The Phoenix clan, whenever they face Nirvana and ascension, such a great tribulation, will hold a sacrificial ritual; accepting voluntary sacrifice yields the best effect.

Xiao Jiu, don't say I haven't given you a chance to turn the tide against the wind; look at these companions of yours—how many can voluntarily sacrifice themselves for you, single-handedly lifting up the utopia you wish to build...