Invasion Myth: Starting with the Schoolteacher

Chapter 771 Like a Celestial Being

There is great terror between life and death.

The Yin-Yang Dharma King had been wandering within it for many years and felt that he had already grasped the essence of it.

It has witnessed too many lives struggling on the edge of life and death—those distorted faces, desperate cries, and tears of resentment have all become its favorite collections.

Every move and stance was imbued with the essence of life and death, as if he were a powerful and ambitious master.

Ironically, it hasn't felt this fear of "from birth to death" for many years.

I remember the last time was shortly after I took human form, when I accidentally wandered into the temple of a certain Bodhisattva.

The Bodhisattva's mere glance nearly terrified it. That near-death experience remains unforgettable to this day.

Later, the immortals and Buddhas disappeared, and by some twist of fate, he became a local overlord in the underworld, and never again experienced the threat of death.

Until this day.

There are people in the cloud.

Like a celestial being!
When that white-clad figure appeared in the clouds, every inch of his physical body screamed a warning.

It didn't know why this goddess in white could accurately capture the moment she had just entered the mortal world, nor did it know why she was here.

All I know is that my destiny star is rapidly dimming, and I have already entered a period of calamity.

Snap! Snap!
The thunderous sound, so familiar to the people of Qiantang, resounded, shaking the very souls of the demons.

Bai Suzhen stood on the cloud, her robes fluttering, her cool eyes gazing down at the colossal city that stretched across the mortal realm.

When she received the message from the paper butterfly, she had already deduced the secrets of heaven, asked the ancestral master to refine the power of the Big Dipper, harmonize the Dragon and Tiger Golden Elixir in her body, and wait for the right opportunity.

Upon sensing the signal, he arrived on the clouds without hesitation, witnessing firsthand how this colossal city broke through the boundary of the underworld without any unusual phenomena or even a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy.

“Spanning Yin and Yang, silently and without a trace…” she sighed inwardly, “No wonder Xu Xuan went to such great lengths.”

If it weren't for the magical artifact she possessed guiding her, even she probably wouldn't have been able to detect the arrival of this city.

If such abilities of concealment were allowed to roam freely among humans, they would surely become a great scourge.

With his eyes slightly closed, he opened them again, his pupils transforming into dazzling starlight. Activating his Heavenly Eye Wisdom, his gaze pierced through the layers of restrictions in the Yin-Yang Dharma Realm, directly peering into the scene within the city.

However, the scene that met her eyes made her pause slightly—

Xu Xuan... was actually lying down?

His eyes were closed, his face was pale, and he was lifeless, like a corpse.

Xiaoqing, Qilicha, and the others stood guard with solemn expressions, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Bai Suzhen frowned slightly, wondering, "What...is he doing?"

Based on her understanding of Xu Xuan, she knew he was cunning as a fox, with endless tricks up his sleeve, and incredibly resilient; he would never perish easily.

Moreover, if he were truly dead, I wouldn't be completely unaffected.

"What an unpredictable man."

Cut off these distracting thoughts from your mind and get into battle mode.

Bai Suzhen made hand seals with her fingertips, her body shimmering with starlight, and she stepped out in the Big Dipper Steps. With each step, a dazzling starlight descended from the sky.

"The Great Dipper Formation—Activate!"

With a clear shout, seven beams of starlight, reaching the heavens and piercing the earth, descended from the direction of the Big Dipper, like seven celestial swords piercing through the Yin and Yang realms!

Since her last battle with the Arhat Subduing Dragon, she has been constantly refining this formation, and it has now been iterated to its seventh level of transformation.

This colossal city spanning five hundred miles across the yin and yang realms is indeed worth a full-scale attack.

"Boom—!" The Big Dipper suddenly lit up in the sky, its starlight pouring down like the Milky Way, illuminating the entire night sky as if it were daytime.

The vast power of the stars transformed into a torrent, rushing down.

The whole country was shaken!

In an instant, countless powerful figures looked up, their faces showing surprise—

At the summit of Longhu Mountain, an old Taoist priest with white hair, wearing a ceremonial cap, suddenly opened his eyes, his whisk moving without wind: "It's the Big Dipper again?!"

At Mount Lu, an unnamed old monk's eyes were filled with doubt: "The Dao of Stars...where will the demons be afflicted?"

At the bottom of the Yangtze River, the Dragon King didn't even raise his head. He knew who was behind it all, and even knew that the root of the matter lay with a certain White Lotus.

Even more shockingly, the Long-Browed Immortal on Mount Shu frowned, and the Haotian Mirror in his sleeve flipped up instantly to conceal the secrets of heaven, fearing that his existence would be detected by the vast star power.

Inside Luoyang City, several elderly cultivators on the observatory of the Imperial Observatory turned ashen-faced with fright, hastily pulling their spiritual focus away from their divinations: "Not good! The heavenly secrets are in disarray; another calamity is about to strike!"

The Jin emperor urgently summoned the imperial advisor from the depths of the palace: "My dear minister, what exactly is the omen of this strange celestial phenomenon?"

The Grand Astrologer has not yet been selected, so we can only ask this expert.

The Imperial Advisor was sweating profusely, cursing inwardly: If I could figure this out, would I still be playing this game of ruler and subject with you?
He forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, do not worry, this is an auspicious omen."

But inwardly he was groaning – it was precisely because these unreasonable monsters had been popping up all over China in recent years that he had hesitated to take that final step!

Regardless of the dramatic changes in the world, on this desolate wilderness, the starlight that had set out countless years ago has finally arrived.

That is the Milky Way, spanning billions of miles, descending from the heavens!

"boom--!!"

The moment the vast galaxy fell to earth, Bai Suzhen lightly raised her hand, splitting the torrent of the Milky Way into seven. Seven dazzling pillars of light, like colossal pestles supporting the heavens, carrying the pressure of ancient stars, fiercely pierced into the Yin-Yang realm!

Each ray of starlight represents the supreme authority of the Big Dipper—

Yangming, the Greedy Wolf Star, governs longevity and controls the length of one's life.

The Yin Essence Giant Gate Star governs wealth and is associated with fortune and destiny.

The Lu Cun star in the human realm governs fortune and influences opportunities for blessings.

The Xuanming Wenqu Star governs literary fortune and is in charge of academics and wisdom.

The Lord of Dan Yuan Lian Zhen Star is destined for calamity, and related disasters will be averted.

The North Pole Star, representing war, symbolizes military prowess and warfare.

The Heavenly Gate Star, representing the Lord of the Broken Army, resolves misfortune and grants the power to overcome difficulties.

As the Yin-Yang Dharma King gazed up at the seven towering star pillars, he vaguely saw, under the reflection of the star power, the rise and fall of countless human destinies.

Some scholars are blessed with the Wenqu star and achieve top honors in the imperial examinations; some military generals are protected by the Wuqu star and are invincible in battle; and some wealthy merchants are favored by powerful families and become extremely rich...

Their lives ended in death under the witness of the starry sky, and some of the most spiritually gifted even transformed into a star in the Milky Way.

These seven celestial powers that pierce through heaven and earth are essentially a reflection of the power of the human world.

Since ancient times, the Big Dipper has been regarded as the pivot of the universe's operation and the manifestation of the laws of nature.

The ancient proverb "The Big Dipper is three feet above your head" perfectly captures the profound connection between the stars and the fate of all living beings—good deeds increase the light, evil deeds diminish the light, and when the light is extinguished, the body dies.

This is not a simple punishment, but the most basic law of cause and effect in the universe.

The Big Dipper Formation used by Bai Suzhen may seem like a cold and ruthless killing technique, but it actually contains the profound principle of the cycle of heaven.

The starlight contains both the majesty of impending death and a hint of mercy—like the changing of winter and spring, it is both an end and a new beginning.

(End of this chapter)