There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 48 A spiritual bone

"Well!"

As soon as he uttered the name, Chen Qing let out a muffled groan. The spiritual light in his Niwan Palace was suppressed by an overwhelming and unstoppable force! The surging Taihe Qi within his body stagnated like lead, and the Mountain and Sea Starlight on his natal talisman dimmed!

"Using a name as bait and taking advantage of the situation, that's quite audacious." Xu Qingfeng's gaze was gentle, and as soon as he finished speaking, the pressure dissipated.

Chen Qing immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"This person is truly unfathomable!"

He suppressed his turbulent emotions, cupped his hands in a respectful bow, and said, "Your Highness is right, I do indeed intend to pay a visit."

Xu Qingfeng said calmly, "I know your intentions, but Tenth Sister is burdened with the karma of Qingqiu. This calamity is ordained by fate and cannot be avoided. Forcibly intervening will disrupt the balance of Yin and Yang."

Number of days?

Chen Qing shook his head inwardly. If there really was such a thing as destiny, what was he, this "Chen Xu" who did not exist?
But he remained calm: "Since Your Highness speaks of destiny, is it also destiny that the Empress forced the princess's bloodline to mutate?" Chen Qing did not mention the succession, but used the princess as a starting point to begin the conversation.

Since he had lured the person here using a trick, even though the other party did not pursue the matter, he still understood the principle of not going too far. As for the princess, he had no ability to save her, but Li Xiao's words reminded him that if the princess fell, he would be next.

Xu Qingfeng did not answer, but stared at Chen Qing, then suddenly smiled: "So it was you."

"Me?" Chen Qing was taken aback.

Xu Qingfeng simply said, "The destiny of heaven is fixed. All the thousands of rivers will eventually flow into the sea, but along the way, they will change course, shift, and diverge."

Chen Qing's heart tightened.

Xu Qingfeng gave him a deep look: "Due to a slight change, although the tribulation in Tenth Sister's fate still exists, it has undergone some changes. However, the changes are not all good. The Empress's 'stealing the heavens' act of stealing the fortune of the Immortal Dynasty and attempting to seize the power of the Heavenly Dao has thus gained a few more... opportunities to succeed!"

"Stealing the heavens?!"

Chen Qing's heart pounded wildly as he listened!

The diva has such ambition?

But Xu Qingfeng also gave him a jolt of fear.

A variable... Could it be me? Does he mean that the diva was originally unlikely to succeed, but he himself has become an asset?
Taking a deep breath, Chen Qing asked, "Since Your Highness understands everything, why not set things right and prevent this calamity against Heaven!"

“I am also caught up in this situation,” Xu Qingfeng said, his eyes deep and his voice seemingly from beyond the clouds: “The Way of Heaven is like a net, and pulling one thread affects the whole situation. If I forcibly break the situation, the backlash will cause the Immortal Dynasty to collapse and the common people to suffer. This is neither what I want nor what the Way of Heaven can tolerate.”

His gaze returned to Chen Qing: "However, now that the variables have arisen, the key to breaking the deadlock lies with you."

"Me?" Chen Qing frowned. "I am only at the second realm of cultivation. How could I possibly shake the Empress's plans? I'm afraid I would be shattered to pieces with the slightest touch!"

“There is no high or low in the Tao, and each has its own path.” Xu Qingfeng said, then changed the subject, “Do you know that the beginning of all changes depends on one thing?”

"What?"

Xu Qingfeng said solemnly, "One spirit bone."

Spirit bones?!
Chen Qing's pupils suddenly contracted.

Xu Qingfeng's voice was calm, yet every word was like thunder: "The Heavenly Empress intends to steal the Heavenly Dao's power to forge an indestructible treasure to suppress the Immortal Dynasty's fortune. She needs nine calamity energies as a catalyst to transfer and cause backlash. Xi Yao's Heavenly Fox Origin Energy is one of them! And your Qi Sea Spirit Bone..."

He lightly touched Chen Qing's dantian with his fingertip.

"The Devouring Abyss Bone, which absorbs both the real and the illusory, can gather all energies into one, and is precisely the core of her formation for fusing the nine energies and constructing the substitute!"

boom!
Chen Qing's mind was in turmoil, and he finally understood—

The Empress actually wanted to use Xi Yao as firewood and his spiritual bones as a furnace!
Using the lives of these two, they escaped calamity and forged a supreme treasure to suppress the fortune of the immortal dynasty!

"If the calamity is averted, Xi Yao's demonic nature will devour her heart, turning her into a celestial fox demon beast, and you..." Xu Qingfeng's gaze was indifferent, "your spiritual bones will be forever imprisoned, and you will never be able to advance an inch in your life!"

"How do we break this deadlock?" Taking a deep breath, Chen Qing asked in a low voice, "Your Highness doesn't want the Empress to get what she wants, does he?"

"Five days later, on the night of the new moon, at three-quarters past midnight—"

Xu Qingfeng raised his eyes and looked at the floating celestial palace above the imperial city: "On the Heavenly Evolution Platform, the moment when the star power is at its darkest is the moment when she uses the 'Nine Qi Tribulation Causal Reversal Array' to activate the star restriction and melt the nine qi!"

The exact time!
A deadly location!
"At that time, the Heavenly Dao will be most deeply shrouded, allowing her to seize the opportunity to steal from the heavens. However, this also makes the array's core most vulnerable." A sharp glint flashed in Xu Qingfeng's eyes. "At that time, the Empress's enemies will also appear, transforming into a calamity!" "Her schemes have already angered all sides." Xu Qingfeng glossed over this, then abruptly changed the subject, "What you need to do is take advantage of the chaos to infiltrate the Heavenly Evolution Platform—"

"Take back your spirit bones!"

Chen Qing's breath hitched.

Infiltrating the forbidden area of ​​the celestial palace? Snatching food from the jaws of a tiger?
“The bones will return to their original owner, and the formation will collapse on its own.” Xu Qingfeng gathered a point of starlight at his fingertips. “At that time, the Nine Tribulations Substitute Formation will be broken, the Empress will suffer a backlash, and Xi Yao’s fate will also be able to change.”

He flicked his finger, and the starlight landed in front of Chen Qing.

“Your spiritual bone already contains a strand of ‘Starry Calamity Light,’ which is the essence left behind by the extinction of stars. For you, it is both a calamity and a blessing. If you can absorb it into your body, you may be able to glimpse a trace of the true meaning of the stars, but you may also be doomed to eternal damnation. After all, the status of that calamity light is far beyond your cultivation. If you cannot withstand it, you can use this bit of annihilating star divine light to draw out that calamity light and annihilate it completely.”

Chen Qing's heart stirred. Judging from the previous pattern, if the Star Silence Tribulation Light was absorbed into his body in the dream, it might be fed back to his main body!
There are advantages, but also risks.

"Five days from now, I will tear open the Star Forbidden Rift for you and conceal the secrets of heaven." Xu Qingfeng's sleeves fluttered, as if a galaxy was flowing within them. "But once you step into the Heavenly Evolution Platform, your life, death, success, or failure will depend solely on your own destiny."

Chen Qing was taken aback; the biggest problem had been solved, but he suddenly woke up with a start.

Today it was clearly his scheme to lure Xu Qingfeng into a trap, how did it turn into this situation in the blink of an eye?
As expected, these figures who hold the secrets of heaven...

Always, a chess player!
Upon realizing this, Chen Qing immediately asked, "Your Highness is absolutely right, but with my meager cultivation, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have stepped into the Heavenly Evolution Platform before being crushed into dust!"

Xu Qingfeng's eyes were like a deep pool, without any ripples: "When the Nine Qi Substitution Tribulation Array is activated, the calamities intertwine. Even if the Empress herself were to come, she would not dare to step into the array. If she were to forcefully use her supernatural powers, she would be tainted by the calamity energy, and the substitution scheme would immediately break. This is a self-inflicted trap."

He slightly raised his fingertip, as if pointing to the invisible void: "At that time, the entire area inside and outside the Heavenly Evolution Platform was under the cover of the Zhou Tian Star Dipper Restriction. This restriction was set up by the Emperor by intercepting the star orbits of the Nine Heavens, forming a world of its own. If the Empress wanted to carry out her plans, she could only rely on the power of the restriction to manipulate things remotely."

Chen Qing's eyes flashed, and he said, "Since Your Highness can disturb the restriction, I wonder if you could give me some pointers on the key to the operation of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Restriction? I don't ask for control, but I hope that in a life-or-death situation, I can find a sliver of a crack and a chance to survive."

"The power of the emperor is beyond your control. Although I can temporarily borrow his methods, I cannot pass on the key elements to you," Xu Qingfeng said bluntly.

Chen Qing's thoughts shifted, and he asked again, "Does Your Highness know about the 'Star Pivot Sect'? Its inheritance method also involves stars, and is there any connection between it and the Zhou Tian Star Dipper Restriction?"

Xu Qingfeng pondered for a moment and said, "The Star Pivot Sect borrows the power of the stars, while the Zhou Tian Star Dipper Restriction refines star power into a net that weaves the heavens and earth. It is a supreme restriction for sealing, defending against enemies, and expounding the Dao. The two have different origins and different paths of evolution. Their laws and principles are incompatible and difficult to learn from."

His gaze fell on the spiritual light within Chen Qing's Niwan Palace: "It is the spiritual light of your Dao Foundation in your sea of ​​consciousness that originated from the interaction between heaven and earth when your father ascended to heaven. It contains the original Dao rhyme of the forbidden law. If you can comprehend it, you may be able to glimpse a fraction of the mystery of the operation of the forbidden law. However..." He paused slightly, "The five-day period will pass in the blink of an eye. To comprehend this Dao is as difficult as ascending to heaven."

"Can't you figure it out?" Chen Qing thought to himself. "Not necessarily."

Xu Qingfeng shook his head slightly, taking it as just a youthful remark.

Chen Qing then asked, "Your Highness, since the Heavenly Evolution Platform is a forbidden area, there must be a control hub there. For example, the core array eye or the object used for suppression. If we can find any clues, can we make use of them?"

"The core of the Heavenly Evolution Platform is the Primordial Chaos Instrument." Xu Qingfeng stated bluntly, "This object was created by the Emperor by smelting the essence of the Nine Heavens Stars and refining it into a chaotic wonder. It shares the same origin and coexists with the Zhou Tian Star Dipper Restriction. It is extremely difficult to touch without the Emperor's personal presence or by holding the core seal of the restriction."

Chen Qing felt a slight chill, then asked, "After those nine streams of tribulation energy enter the formation, is there a way to control them?"

Xu Qingfeng knew what he was thinking, so he said, "Once the calamity energy enters the formation, it will be subject to the dual constraints of the Hunyuan Instrument and the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Restriction. It is like a wild horse that has been put on a leash. No matter how unruly it is, it will be difficult to break free of the restraints. Its power will be completely under control, let alone using its strength to break the situation."

"Being put on a leash?" Chen Qing's eyes flashed, seizing the key point. "Your Highness means that no matter how violent the calamity energy itself is, once it enters the formation, it will be restrained? Where does this 'restraining' power come from? Is it the Nine Qi Calamity Reversal Causal Formation?"

Xu Qingfeng gave Chen Qing a deep look, as if examining why he was so fixated on such details. After a moment, he slowly said, "It is this formation. The origin of this formation can be traced back to the time of the Dao Inquiry Era."

His voice was calm, yet it stirred a subtle swirling in the surrounding air, with faint Buddhist chants seeping from the void:
“At that time, an ancient Buddha observed that the karma of sentient beings was as vast as the sea, their afflictions were intense, and they were bound together by nine kinds of energy, sinking into the sea of ​​suffering with no hope of escape. He then made a great vow to find a way to take on the burdens of sentient beings.”

"Later, under the Bodhi tree, he saw the true nature and realized the principle that 'karma is like silk, cause and effect are binding, and a single thought of compassion can transform the Vajra shackles.' He then created this method of substitution, using the supreme vow as the guide and the silk thread of cause and effect as the rope, forming the Nine Qi Vajra Seal to bind the evil dragon under Mount Sumeru."

"The formation obtained by the Heavenly Empress, though derived from this, has lost the original compassionate intent of Buddhism. It goes against the grain, using great supernatural powers to forcibly restrain the calamity energy, using the power of the stars in the heavens as Vajra chains, and using the Hunyuan Instrument as a seal to suppress evil, to carry out the harmful and self-serving act of taking away the fate of the calamity. Its reins are the power of this shackle of cause and effect."

"Buddhism?"

Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat as he remembered something.

Across from him, Xu Qingfeng gave Chen Qing a deep look, his figure beginning to blur, like ink dissolving in water.
"Under the laws of Heaven, change is the key to life. I hope you can seize that glimmer of change and leave your mark on this glorious history."

A gust of wind came, and he disappeared without a trace.

　I got home late, the second update will be here soon...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)