Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 949 The Demon King's Wrath

Chu Tai's subordinates caused the void to distort, giving rise to a strange chaos.

Stimulated by external forces, chaos broke apart, giving birth to one, which then gave birth to two, two to three, and three to all things, resulting in endless changes and various methods to deal with Chu Tai.

But beneath Chu Tai's palm, the radiant light swirled, giving rise to countless changes.

The two intertwined, and in the blink of an eye, they gave rise to heaven, earth, life, death, spring, autumn, withering, flourishing, wind, rain, and so on. Countless subtle, mysterious, complex and profound energies manifested continuously under their clash. Any one of these energies was enough to serve as the Dharma intent of a fifth-grade cultivator, allowing them to establish a foundation sufficient to become a Celestial Being. If more than ten energies were obtained in combination, it was hoped that they could forge a foundation to become a third-grade cultivator.

However, Chu Tai and the Heavenly Demon arbitrarily transformed and discarded such a massive amount of information, all in order to grasp a trace of the opponent's aura or avoid a trace of the opponent's aura.

Finally, in the instant when the two exhausted all changes, the power of the Heavenly Demon collapsed inward, turning into chaos once more.

Chu Tai, on the other hand, gathered them into one, transforming it into the Dao of Taiyi, and then slammed it downwards. With a single strike, he pierced through the void and chaos, shattered the order of heaven and earth, and forced out a part of the essence of the Heavenly Demon.

It was clearly just a single strike, yet the Heavenly Demon felt as if the attack he faced came from all directions, from the past, present, and future, occupying all the light of the universe and the cosmos, reaching everywhere and omnipresent, with all possibilities collapsing in the direction from which he was struck.

"Since we can't avoid it, let's become one."

The Heavenly Demon suddenly spoke, and at the same time, the heavens descended with power to assist him.

Clearly, Chu Tai's previous act of stealing Tian's power but not allowing him to experiment with whether he could split himself had greatly angered Tian.

The power he unleashed was all he could currently command. After merging with a slight essence of the Heavenly Demon, it immediately underwent a new transformation, flowing into Chu Tai's Taiyi Dao along with his attack.

The Eastern Emperor Bell rang, and golden ripples filled the Three Pure Realms and countless worlds, suppressing all changes in both.

At this moment, two illusory rivers intertwined appeared in the eyes of the Heavenly Emperor under the cycle of reincarnation. One of them was turbid and unclear, except for the source which was clear. The middle and lower reaches were indistinguishable from beginning to end. The other was undercurrents, but the whole was operating in an orderly manner.

At the confluence of the two rivers, a glimmer of light slowly descended into the murky waters. The Heavenly Emperor sighed, looking at the imperial seal in his palm, watching the vast and powerful mark slowly dissipate. Finally, he looked westward and whispered, "Tathagata."

In the sacred mountain, the Buddha Tathagata, who had been leading all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats in chanting sutras, rose and walked toward Chu Tai.

Upon seeing this, Taiyi Zhenjun bowed slightly to the Heavenly Emperor and walked to Chu Tai's side, seemingly to protect him.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong was a little puzzled; he couldn't quite understand Chu Tai's state.

"That's strange. I could understand Taiyi's Dao Fruit before, but I can't understand his current state."

"What don't you understand?"

The voice of Patriarch Bodhi rang in Sun Wukong's ears.

"Master, you've finally come out?"

Sun Wukong looked at the illusory figure beside him with some surprise. Bodhi Patriarch smiled and said, "I must thank Fellow Daoist Taiyi. The variables he brought have alleviated the problem of the Heavenly Fate Master quite a bit, and I can have some free time now. Speaking of which, is there anything you don't understand?"

"It's the current state of Fellow Daoist Taiyi, but his current state feels very strange to me, as if he is in the present, yet also as if he is in the past."

"If he were here now, all the realms of the Three Pure Ones should have been brought back to the Great Heaven once his true anchor point was determined. But if he has not yet returned, how can he fight against the Heavenly Demon?"

"I see."

Patriarch Bodhi glanced at Sun Wukong and smiled, “It’s normal for you to have such doubts. In the eyes of those of us who have already attained enlightenment, Fellow Daoist Taiyi is still in the past and is constantly taking back his past.”

“You can view Fellow Daoist Taiyi’s past as two different lines. One is the first time you met him, when his innate spiritual light came from the nurturing of heaven and earth. This line goes back to the beginning, when he began to go back in time, returning to the time when he first obtained the innate spiritual light. With his own Taiyi Dao, he opened up another possibility, which is the present him, the one whose innate spiritual light comes from the Taiyi Dao. This is what he calls recreating himself.”

"In this process, the spiritual light nurtured by heaven and earth was discarded by him in the process of tracing the past and became a certain point in time (when the meaning of the [One] Dharma was condensed). Taking advantage of this opportunity, the two lines were made to overlap. Then, with the characteristics of the Eastern Emperor Bell as an innate object, the two lines were completely merged, and his first-grade true Dao was forged."

"To put it simply, the time and information of the Taiyi Dao fellow in the past were protected by the Donghuang Bell, and now they have been incorporated into the Taiyi Dao. Then the Taiyi Dao includes the Donghuang Bell, changing from the original state of relying on the Donghuang Bell to the state of mastering the Donghuang Bell. Then, with the characteristics of the Donghuang Bell, it completely stabilizes its own time and forges its true Dao foundation, so it will not affect the state of the many worlds in the Three Pure Ones world."

At this point, Patriarch Bodhi added, "Of course, he is still some distance from fully mastering that innate treasure. Therefore, his progress is not stable, which has given some opportunities to others."

"What do you mean?"

Sun Wukong sensed something was wrong, feeling as if his power was being locked by the patriarch. He immediately realized something was amiss and looked at Chu Tai, about to speak, when he saw the Buddha extend a palm towards Chu Tai.

The Buddha's palm radiated brilliant light, and within an atmosphere of unparalleled solemnity and holiness, an unwavering Zen spirit coalesced. A vast, transcendent, and surging power, carrying the supreme might to suppress the universe and halt the light of time, slowly emerged, causing Chu Tai's attempt to activate the Eastern Emperor Bell to momentarily cease.

Immediately, the Buddha's palm seal rotated, which was formed from the fundamental Buddha light that he originally used to target the Tathagata Buddha in the Great Heaven.

However, it was now abandoned by the Buddha and given to Chu Tai, which stimulated the Three Buddhas of the Three Worlds to take shape again and continue to sublimate.

These changes caused the aura of the Eastern Emperor Bell to surge, making Chu Tai's state somewhat unstable. The present and the past intertwined, the future and the past overlapped, and even the changes in heaven and earth that Chu Tai had originally relied on the Eastern Emperor Bell to conceal were also impacted.

The anchoring effect of a brand-new first-grade cultivator on the current two great heavens' cosmic light began to manifest. The cosmic light of the two great heavens, as well as the cosmic light of many heavens and earths in the Three Pure Ones' world, began to materialize, distort, and recombine. Countless changes in cosmic light began to appear, and countless variations were derived from them.

Chu Tai was trying to stabilize his state and minimize the impact of his breakthrough on the outside world when Taiyi Zhenjun struck out with a palm, injecting Taiyi Dao Qi into the Donghuang Bell and sending it flying towards the past.

This greatly impacted Chu Tai, who was still returning to the present, causing him to regress from the present to the past.

Tian and Tianmo were also the first to sense the change. Tian immediately understood the reason and laughed loudly, "So that's how it is! So that's how it is! I've already been affected!"

Having said that, he completely ignored the sealing power that was covering him again, and disregarded his chance to break free from the seal. He focused solely on increasing his own support for Chu Tai, and endless concepts of heaven descended, propelling him back to the past.

The Heavenly Demon also showed a sliver of understanding. He wanted to retreat and escape the seal first, but he was swept up by the heavens and had no choice but to join in the attack on Chu Tai. At the same time, in the Eastern Celestial Radiance Great Heaven, the three True Monarchs sensed that the cosmic light within the Great Heaven seemed to have undergone obvious ripples.

The Heavenly Demon Lord stood up abruptly, revealing a thoughtful expression. He manifested his immense power, enveloping all directions, but it was blocked by the power of the three True Monarchs.

The Blood Demon Lord seemed to be deep in thought. The blood spread over, but was cut off by the sword light. Seeing that there was no chance, he muttered a few words and returned to the sea of ​​blood to sleep.

The Demon Lord felt that there was some information hidden within the cosmic light that he needed to know. His Great Dao manifested, and an unparalleled terrifying power manifested, pushing forward into the past, trying to explore the essence behind the distorted cosmic light.

But halfway there, the black and white colors intertwined above the cosmic light, forming a Tai Chi arc.

Once this Tai Chi arc appears, concepts such as up and down, strong and weak, positive and negative arise.

But the power of the Demon King is even more terrifying. It can penetrate and shatter everything, melting, repelling, and destroying all influences. Whether it is the Yin and Yang of Tai Chi, the changes of the two polarities, the reversal of cosmic light, or the pull of cause and effect, none of these can have any effect under absolute power.

Therefore, the Tai Chi arc was shattered by the powerful force of the Demon King the moment it manifested.

However, this Tai Chi arc was also a manifestation of a True Monarch's Dao Fruit. The moment it shattered, it split into countless Tai Chi arcs, layer upon layer, constantly weakening and influencing, causing the Demon Monarch to pause for a moment.

It was this momentary pause that caused Junmo to lose his chance to pursue, and he couldn't help but roar, "Primordial Chaos!"

Junmo struck at Hunyuan Zhenjun with tremendous force. The terrifying power shook many continents in the Eastern Pole and even billions of planets in the Star Dou Layer. The gravitational pull between planets and the power of the earth's rotation were all drawn by Junmo, transforming into a vast force that forced Hunyuan Zhenjun to withdraw the power that had been interfering with the Heavenly Demon Lord and turn his attention to dealing with Junmo.

Interestingly, after being stopped by the Three True Lords, the Heavenly Demon Lord did not continue to investigate. Instead, he reached out and exerted his power, becoming entangled with the slight Heavenly Demon power that had infiltrated the Eastern Extreme Chenguang Great Heaven.

As for the last of the four Demon Lords, the Buddha Demon Lord, he had a feeling of impending doom the moment the cosmic light changed.

He always felt as if he was about to face some kind of annihilation, but as the Buddha's light rose from his body, illuminating the three realms and ten directions, dispelling all darkness, extinguishing all ignorance, and making all things, whether tangible or intangible, colored or colorless, become like crystal in the Buddha's light.

Then, three more illusory Bodhisattvas appeared in the Buddha's light, responding to the prayers of all sentient beings and manifesting one pure land after another to protect the Buddha, the demons, and the ten directions, which gradually brought them to peace.

The Buddha-Demon Dao Lord's stability, however, made the Heavenly Demon Dao Lord thoughtful. He looked up at the void, a trace of Heavenly Demon power flowing in his palm, and whispered, "The Pure and Blessed Great Heaven, the Immortal Manifestation and Dao Transformation Great Heaven, the Eastern Extreme Chenguang Great Heaven, the Lost and Turbid World—truly, there are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames. We, the world, are indeed a lost and turbid world, hahahahaha..."

As he spoke, the Heavenly Demon Lord crushed the Heavenly Demon Power in his palm. His aura changed constantly, and some black energy appeared in his Dao Fruit, causing the Dao Fruit, which was originally like the will of Heaven, to show some [chaos] and [change].

However, the Heavenly Demon Lord quickly suppressed this distortion and returned to his own West Kunlun Dojo, remaining silent.

Qing Shi Zhenjun, who had been watching him closely, revealed a thoughtful expression as he looked at the gradually calming Path of Time, a strange emotion flashing in his eyes as well.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the Eastern Peak Celestial Cauldron. He felt that the cauldron seemed to have shed some kind of concealment and was gradually radiating new brilliance.

But soon, the True Lord had no time to continue observing, because the Demon Lord had gone mad for some unknown reason and was trying to seize the Zhou Tian Stars and turn them into his own means of attack in order to break through the True Lord's defenses.

Many stars without the protection of second-rank cultivators have begun to shift under the power of the Demon Lord, and some continents even show signs of displacement.

Qing Shi Zhenjun had no choice but to go with Yu Li Zhenjun to support Hunyuan Zhenjun and forcefully suppress the power of the Demon Lord.

"Junmo, have you gone mad?!"

Qing Shi Zhenjun rebuked Jun Mo, but the other party laughed loudly: "I've gone mad! I went mad back when all of you fellow cultivators perished! Tell me, Qing Shi, tell me what you're hiding? What is in our past that I can't know!"

As the Demon Lord raged, apart from the Central Continent protected by the Holy King's Great Dao, the rest of the land tilted. Under that incredibly terrifying force, the entire operation of the Eastern Celestial Heaven was affected.

Faced with the reckless Demon Lord, the three True Lords were somewhat troubled. Although the Demon Lord in this explosive state was the easiest to seal and the easiest to find loopholes in, his reckless attacks, if even one of them landed on the Great Heaven, would be enough to disrupt the operation of the laws and principles of half of the Great Heaven.

The combined power of the three True Lords ensures that one person can handle the situation while the other provides protection, preventing any problems from arising.

However, they also sensed that the Heavenly Demon Lord and the Blood Demon Lord were watching this place. If the two of them also acted recklessly, the safety of the Eastern Celestial Radiance Great Heaven would probably be in serious trouble.

Therefore, Qing Shi Zhenjun's first reaction was to reassure her with, "I don't know."

"you do not know!"

The Demon Lord was enraged, manifesting terrifying power. The voice of the Heavenly Demon Lord slowly echoed: "If you want to be sealed away and don't know what happened back then, then keep causing trouble."

"What do you mean? It seems you know what happened back then."

“Like Qing Shi, I don’t know exactly what happened back then, but I can tell you that the cosmic light of our Great Heaven was interfered with, interfered with by a force higher than our level. How interesting, we thought we stood at the very top of the Great Heaven, but in reality, compared to those Dao Lords and those innate beings, we are ultimately just illusions. Without entering the innate realm, we are all just illusions.”

After the Heavenly Demon Lord finished speaking, he added, "If you are really curious, you might as well wait a little longer. All the changes have already begun. When everything settles down, the cosmic light of our Great Heaven will be able to stabilize completely. At that time, everything will become clear."

"What if things don't stabilize for the time being?"

Lord Junmo had a feeling that he might not live to see everything settle down.

The Heavenly Demon Lord actually felt something similar, and he simply replied, "Then ascend to the Great Luo Heaven. Once you enter the Great Luo Heaven, you won't truly die. You'll always be able to return and see the truth. By the way, are you planning to be rejected by heaven and earth and taken away by the Great Luo Heaven if you continue to use your power so recklessly?"

"Ascension to the Great Luo Heaven?"

Lord Junmo chuckled and did not ask any further questions, nor did he continue to attack Da Tian. Instead, he returned to his own dojo and made no further statement.

(End of this chapter)