867: Chapter 233: Enemy in the Dark 867: Chapter 233: Enemy in the Dark Qing grimaced bitterly.
Thai Zu made it sound so simple…
It wasn’t that Qing doubted whether or not he could accomplish it.
Before his reincarnation, he had the foundation laid by Baiyin and Mingzu; after reincarnation, he was blessed by the Dragon Turtle Tribe, he had the assistance of White Spirit and was spurred on by Princess Snow—truly spurred on!
Additionally, there was the contentious pursuit with Su Huanian.
Plus his own hard work.
Ninety percent of noble assistance, combined with twelve percent struggle, meant that as long as Qing didn’t die or become disabled, reaching the pinnacle was virtually guaranteed.
But there was no knowing how long that might take.
Progress was swift for the moment, but thinking of the Transforming Beast Guide, Xuan Wu was just showing a hint of progress.
White Tiger was still standing idle in the Inner World.
Neither Vermilion Bird nor Azure Dragon were anywhere to be seen.
Continuing single-mindedly like this, it was uncertain when this would end.
If he solely followed the path of the Dragon Tortoise Opens the Sky, there was no telling how long it would take to reach a state like Thai Zu’s.
Thai Zu spoke of changing the heavens and the earth, but Qing couldn’t see a hint of that materializing within thirty to forty thousand years.
Thirty to forty thousand years were enough for a civilization to rise from nothing, flourish, and then decline to extinction.
Thai Zu chuckled heartily, his turtle claw patted Qing, and he retreated back into the Star Sea.
This place wasn’t a pathway, it was just Thai Zu making a hasty decision, forcefully breaking through the barrier.
Staying here would press the whole Star Sea upon them.
“Turtle Kid, help me contact the Tian Nu Clan soon, and ask them to repair the fissure here—the repair costs, you cover them!” Thai Zu said with a laugh as he withdrew.
The rift he tore open closed up instantly.
Qing couldn’t see any signs of damage.
But if Thai Zu said there was still a rift, then there must be one.
The calm expanse of the starry sky appeared even more dazzling, resembling an abyss, intoxicating and terrifying to behold.
The bright stars in the sky resembled the specks of ice crystals in Qing’s Taiyuan.
The toad, sitting on Qing’s shell, had carved out a Flying Sword from some unknown type of wood and even attached a message for Elder Tian Nu to it, before looking at Qing: “Shall I send a message?”
“Go ahead!”
Although it wasn’t a good time to disturb others, it was necessary to notify those concerned since anything lurking over from the Star Sea could lead to unpredictable consequences.
Knowing what materials were needed, Qing could prepare them in advance.
Qing even suspected that the Undamaged Realm was moved here specifically to repair the damage between the Star Sea and the All Heavens and Myriad Realms.
In Ancient Times, the Undamaged Realm wasn’t here.
And those ancient ancestors, the Star Sea empty, had nothing left, yet they guarded the pathways, blocking interaction between the Star Sea and the Lower Realm.
Aside from the toxicity of the Star Sea, preventing contamination of the Lower Realm, there likely were other unknown reasons.
Combining the information Qing already possessed, he considered what the ancestors had previously said.
The Mystery Yellow Cave Sky, Star Sea—this domain had once been under the control of their side.
Contrarily, the All Heavens and Myriad Realms might have been under the control of the opposite side.
The domains they possessed were either fraught with dark tides or had toxic spiritual power; were they actually living in an enemy-occupied area?
Or perhaps, were they the antagonists?
Their own territories being barely inhabitable, the entire populace encroaching upon enemy lands, resisting the enemy from within the enemy’s territory?
It was the first time Qing truly sensed that they were under the surveillance of a hostile source.
Thus Thai Zu encouraged him to change the heavens and the earth!
“To change the heaven and the earth” was too distant a goal, but that domineering flair of piercing the heavens as Thai Zu did, Qing wanted!
Advance!
Unrelenting cultivation, moving forward tirelessly!
…
The Star Sea was elusive and not merely an endless space.
Between the stars, one could see, with the naked eye, waves flowing like water, untouchable but once mana swept over, they would stir up mighty waves.
It truly resembled a vast sea.
Within this sea, the stars twinkled!
Two distinctly different sea areas met, clashing to form a long belt of stars—this was known as the Star River in the mouths of the Greater Powers.
Within the Star River, Star Power was chaotic and violent, challenging for cultivators to reside in.
However, if one could suppress the ferocity here, the Star Power collected would be of utmost prime in the entire Star Sea.
At this moment, within the Star River, Thai Zu’s entire form soaked in mid-river, his Dragon head slowly withdrawing from the riverbed, gazing at the fragmented Stone Drum beside him and he sighed skyward.
It was hard to find a place to rest in peace, harder still that the Seal Emperors had not come to disturb.
Yet in less than a decade, all was lost…
Turtle Kid owed him greatly!
Thai Zu sighed, looking up at the thunder striking down incessantly.
The thunder grew more intense, beginning to cause a faint pain when it struck his body.
If the power increased tenfold, it might even harm his external appearance.
Thai Zu looked up and shouted, “Get lost!”
He had been reserved earlier because Turtle Kid was present, merely dispersing the natural world.
Now, Turtle Kid was absent!
Besides, the laws of the Lower Realm might be contrary, and some of them naturally did not favor them.
But Upper Realm Laws being so presumptuous?
“Showing divine might to the Old Turtle?” Thai Zu’s voice was muffled, indistinguishable between joy or anger.
This was the abode of the Heavenly Court!
The Laws had once been controlled by the Heavenly Court!
The Heavenly Court was established by the Mystery Yellow Big World!
There indeed were celestial edicts forbidding the Celestials of the Heavenly Court from descending lightly, but now the Heavenly Court was gone, and Mystery Yellow had turned into Mystery Huang!
The Laws still did not adapt, who knew the chaos these unyielding laws had wrought on Mystery Huang over the years?
Thai Zu let out a threatening growl, roaring towards the sky.
Roar!
The Old Turtle, silent for so many years, for the first time displayed his anger towards the Star Sea’s natural world.
With a roar, his Tao Rhythm spread around him, astonishingly dispersing the tidal waves of the Star River.
With his own Tao Rhythm, he forcibly suppressed the Star Sea.
The water and the tidal waves were also a form of Tao Rhythm.
As Thai Zu roared, the sky’s thunder paused for a moment, then as if provoked, it abruptly intensified, no longer sparse thunderbolts but an entire Thunder Pool pouring down directly.