Chapter 1 Humiliation

For months, he had been weeding, fertilizing, and being whipped. For Fa Wu Mie, an elder of a great sect, such experiences were an enormous humiliation.

More importantly, An Qisheng had seized his magic treasure, the 'Sanqi Fa Mie Lu', which he had painstakingly cultivated with the interweaving of 'laws'.

It was impossible not to feel resentment in his heart.

"It's better to die fighting than to suffer humiliation! We are not without a chance!"

Zheng Longqiu's hair stood on end, his attitude making his intentions clear.

The others, though still worried, nodded in agreement.

If possible, they would not want to fight that Yuanyang Daoist, even if he was likely seriously injured under the cave heaven tribulation.

But imprisoned within the cave heaven, their only way to escape was to seize the cave heaven's core.

Otherwise, not to mention the cave heaven tribulation outside, even without it, it would be impossible to find their way out of the vast nothingness, fraught with unknown risks.

In a few words, they reached a consensus. Even those who had seemed resigned to their fate stood up.

Finally, their gazes fell on Xuanji, who was intently watching the collision above the cave heaven not far away.

She was the only one among them who had remained silent.

"Fairy Xuanji, what do you think?"

Zheng Longqiu asked.

Among all those captured, Xuanji's cultivation was not the highest, but her combat power was the strongest. Neither he nor Feng Changming was her match.

"You may go ahead."

Under their gazes, Xuanji replied indifferently, "Xuanji will visit your graves next year on this day."

"Hmm?!"

Everyone was surprised. "What do you mean by that, Fairy Xuanji? That Yuanyang Daoist is not a Da Neng (Great Power), and he only cultivates the True Form realm. Even if his combat power is strong, it is impossible for him to be unharmed by the cave heaven tribulation."

Zheng Longqiu took two steps forward, his expression solemn. "Did the fairy see something?"

"What I can see, you can also see. It's just that you are used to using force to suppress others, but you forget to use your brains when force is not enough."

Xuanji said, turning around, her clear and cold eyes sweeping over everyone:

"You all know that the Yuanyang Daoist will be injured after the cave heaven tribulation. Doesn't he know that himself?"

She remembered the scene of the Yuanyang Daoist suppressing her with the 'Sanqi Fa Mie Lu' earlier.

She didn't know why the Yuanyang Daoist could complete the 'Sanqi Fa Mie Lu' in such a short time, but until now, she had not even seen the Yuanyang Daoist's true methods.

The enemy knew them inside and out, but they couldn't even touch the enemy's bottom line. Such a battle was simply unequal.

"The fairy means..."

Zheng Longqiu's face turned ugly, not because of Xuanji's contempt, but because he guessed something: "This Yuanyang Daoist is plotting against us, deliberately revealing flaws?"

"It's possible."

Feng Changming also realized this.

"Yes, yes... that stone tablet has the aura of a Supreme, perhaps it can resist the cave heaven tribulation?"

Fa Wu Mie's body trembled, also recalling something, his face turning pale:

"He deliberately revealed the flaw..."

He was unwilling, but he was not stupid. With the others clearly shaken, he had no way to persuade them.

"There is another possibility."

Xuanji gazed at the Qianshan peak shrouded in starlight, her eyes slightly dazed: "Perhaps he simply doesn't care about our reaction..."

......

Boom!

The void trembled violently, like a tattered cloth being shaken, as if it would completely shatter in the next moment.

The starry sky covering the outside of the cave heaven began to distort under an indescribable pressure!

It was compressed and distorted, as if it was about to collapse.

At the peak of Qianshan, An Qisheng's white hair danced wildly. Sensing the increasingly heavy crushing force, his mind also became slightly solemn.

The cave heaven tribulation was formless and intangible, yet omnipresent. Without form and facing the infinite and vast heaven and earth, any supernatural power or secret technique seemed ineffective.

"Mr. Monster! Your muscles and bones are cracking, you can't resist like this anymore..."

Sanxin Lan Ling Tong (Three-Hearted Blue Spirit Child) also sensed something, reminding him.

It was born from the will of the Three-Hearted World, so it naturally knew the terror of the will of heaven very well.

Resisting like this was undoubtedly like an ant trying to shake a tree.

"You don't understand."

An Qisheng stood tall, his white hair flying, his clothes moving without wind. That was his body spontaneously releasing pressure to the outside world.

For countless years, the cave heaven tribulation had been a major concern for countless cultivators. Relying on this, countless geniuses and outstanding figures throughout history had been deducing methods to overcome the tribulation.

Not to mention the Nine Provinces, the ten major sects and holy lands of Dongzhou alone had countless methods to avoid and overcome the tribulation.

An Qisheng could enter everyone's dreams, so he naturally knew some of the methods of avoiding and overcoming the tribulation of the major sects.

However, the cave heaven tribulation was the fluctuation of heaven and earth.

If he couldn't truly understand the mysteries of the cave heaven tribulation and only repeatedly avoided and overcame the tribulation, wouldn't that be too stupid?

Even ordinary people on Xuanxing (his home planet) knew that 'treating the symptoms but not the root cause' was undesirable, so An Qisheng naturally understood this principle.

"What a pity..."

An Qisheng sighed softly and stepped up to ascend to the sky.

Gaining insight into the cave heaven tribulation was naturally impossible to achieve overnight, but his accumulation was profound, and he had many references. Although the time was not long, it had already allowed him to comprehend his own method of overcoming the tribulation.

"He's going to fight back!"

Everyone at the foot of the mountain was shocked, feeling fortunate to see An Qisheng, who showed no signs of weakening.

Rumble!

But in the next moment, a terrifyingly strong light suddenly burst out in the sky!

It was as if an ancient star had instantly erupted with all its light and heat, like a suspended sun suddenly falling before their eyes.

The instantaneous burst of divine light.

Made all the myriad Dharma experts, who had cultivated their physiques to extremely high levels, feel a white flash before their eyes, unable to see anything anymore. The light was like a sword, piercing their eyes and causing them to tear up.

Accompanying the strong light was a long, chanting voice, filled with Dao (the Way) and reason: "The mechanism of movement and stillness, the mother of yin and yang, born from Wuji (the Absolute), is Taiji (the Supreme Ultimate)..."

Buzz~

The voice was long, grand, and the humming sound, like the ringing of a bronze bell in a temple, echoed throughout the cave heaven.

Then, a huge change suddenly occurred between heaven and earth!

In the moment of the divine light's blossoming, the starry sky covering the entire cave heaven disappeared!

Replaced by an ancient scroll intertwined with black and white, of unknown size, covering the cave heaven and obscuring the sky!

The scroll was half black and half white, clearly distinct yet with each containing the other. As it slowly rotated, the black and white yin-yang fish seemed to come alive.

And as it slowly rotated, it was like a black and white millstone, grinding away the 'power of tribulation'!

Visibly, the aura of tribulation outside the cave heaven slowed down, as if this infinitely large black and white scroll was devouring the power of tribulation.

This scroll seemed less spectacular than the starry sky, but it had a kind of profound and unfathomable principle within it.

Just by looking at it, an indescribable Dao (Way)-like meaning emerged in everyone's heart.

"Moving generates Yang, stillness generates Yin, extreme stillness reverts to movement, one movement and one stillness, mutually rooted, one Yin and one Yang are mutually their principle... This is..."

Xuanji's heart was shaken, and her eyes were filled with disbelief:

"Tai, Taiji?!"

Taiji?

Feng Changming and the others, who were guessing why this method could avoid the tribulation, were slightly stunned, wondering why Xuanji knew the name of this scroll.

But seeing her rarely look so changed, they couldn't help but feel a jump in their hearts.

"Fairy Xuanji, did you see something?"

Mo Changfa's heart stirred, and he took a step forward to ask, "Did you see the Yuanyang Daoist's master, origin?"

During the months they were captured, they had guessed the 'Yuanyang Daoist's' origins more than once, but even though they thought they were knowledgeable, they had never seen the Star Sea True Form he displayed.

They were suppressed too quickly and didn't recognize the supernatural power he used at all.

"Impossible, how is this possible..."

Xuanji's body trembled, her face slightly pale, as if she had received a huge shock. She was momentarily dazed and didn't even hear Mo Changfa's question.

"Fairy?"

Seeing her so distraught, Zheng Longqiu and the others didn't know why their hearts suddenly rose.

Feng Changming stepped forward and roused his Qi and blood to emit a thunderous sound: "Xuanji!"

The sound was like a thunderclap.

With one clap, Xuanji woke up as if from a dream. Feng Changming saw clearly that a fine layer of sweat had appeared on her forehead.

"Fairy Xuanji, does this Taiji have some amazing origin?"

Fa Wu Mie asked in a deep voice.

In fact, seeing Xuanji's gaffe, his heart had turned cold. He vaguely felt that he had no chance in his life to take revenge and retrieve his 'Sanqi Fa Mie Lu'.

But he was still unwilling.

"Taiji..."

Xuanji's expression was extremely complicated. After calming herself, she slowly asked, "Have you ever heard of the 'Diamond Cutter'?"

Diamond Cutter?

Zheng Longqiu and the others were stunned, then felt their scalps tingle: "Fairy, are you talking about the Diamond Cutter in the legend?"

Even they themselves didn't realize that their voices were trembling.

Throughout history, all geniuses and outstanding figures have refined weapons. On the one hand, it was to carry their Dharma (Law) and principles, and on the other hand, it was to serve as a heritage, suppressing the sect and family's luck.

On the other hand, weapons were harder than the body. Even if the Supreme Sacred Emperor was invincible in the world, they still had divine weapons before they achieved Dao (the Way).

Even in the mythical era, when the Celestial Sovereigns coexisted, they also had divine weapons and spiritual treasures to fight against enemies.

The Diamond Cutter, according to legend, was a 'divine weapon prototype' refined by the Guanglong Supreme after he achieved Dao!

"But, what is the relationship between the Diamond Cutter and Taiji, and the scroll on top of it?"

Zheng Longqiu's voice was a little hoarse.

"Ancient legends say that Guanglong Supreme is one of the few Supremes throughout history who did not have a Supreme treasure passed down, because he was known for his physical strength. Before he achieved Dao, he swept through his generation with a pair of fists, invincible in the world... This Diamond Cutter was refined by him after he achieved Dao, collecting the world's essence of gold, a divine weapon prototype..."

Xuanji said what everyone knew, and finally, she slowly said:

"But the Diamond Cutter also has another name, said to be called the 'Taiji Qiankun Circle'!"

"'Taiji Qiankun Circle'?!"

The hearts of several people became even more hairy, but they were still a little unbelievable: "Are you saying that this Yuanyang Daoist has a relationship with the Zhongzhou (Central Province) Bashi (Hegemon World) Imperial Court?!"

In today's world, Zhongzhou is the strongest of the Nine Provinces, capable of suppressing the other eight. It is the most prosperous place for cultivation in the world.

And the Bashi Imperial Court is the controller of Zhongzhou. Even the masters of the holy lands of Zhongzhou must lead their people to pay homage to the master of the Imperial Court every hundred years!

That is the heritage left by the Guanglong Supreme!

But the distance between Zhongzhou and Dongzhou is more than hundreds of millions of miles. Even with many formations and domain gates, it would take countless years to cross.

And whether it is a formation or a domain gate, only Da Neng (Great Power) can use it!

This Yuanyang Daoist is clearly not yet a Da Neng, how could he have come all the way from Zhongzhou?

"Impossible, just based on this, it's impossible to say that he is from the Bashi Imperial Court."

Fa Wu Mie's body swayed, unable to believe it.

"You can't believe it, and I can't believe it either..."

Xuanji gazed at the Taiji Diagram, which was slowly rotating like a millstone of heaven and earth, grinding away the 'aura of tribulation', her expression a little dazed: "This, this is Taiji..."

Legend has it that Guanglong Supreme was born with strange phenomena, the left hand being Taiyin (Extreme Yin), and the right hand being Taiyang (Extreme Yang), born extraordinary, with unparalleled talent, and extremely powerful.

There are too many records about his legends, so some things are not known.

For example, he was fond of the Taiji Diagram. Whether it was his Dao (Way) field or the place where he once lived, there seemed to be traces of the Taiji Diagram.

Even the only spiritual beast he raised was a white bear with black and white fur!

But his Dao (Way) was not Taiji, so his disciples and enemies were puzzled.

And what shocked her was not only the appearance of the 'Taiji Diagram', but she also remembered a rumor she saw in the Holy Land's library.

The ancient book recorded that Guanglong Supreme shook the heavens and earth with supreme supernatural powers after he achieved Dao, and issued a decree about Taiji...

That decree...

Whoosh whoosh~

Before long, heavy rain suddenly fell in the cave heaven, seemingly spiritual rain containing the power of heaven and earth.

The torrential rain covered the entire cave heaven, and also covered the many people with different thoughts, either horrified or shocked.

Everyone looked up at the Yuanyang Daoist standing in the air, with white hair and white clothes, all silent.