Feng Qi said solemnly, “Friend Yellow Ox may not know this, but Heavenly Fox Granny has an eccentric and reclusive personality. Even in the Southern Universe where demons gather, she has few close allies.”
“Moreover, since her youth, she has been at odds with the Buddhist sect. To invite a great god from the Western Heaven Buddhist Realm to help resolve her corpse poison already required pulling many strings.”
“As for the Lords of Light, there are only a few in total, each overlooking the universe with pride. To speak bluntly, with our cultivation, seeking their aid, we might not even meet an avatar of a main god.”
“The Nine-Tailed Heart Fox did visit the Temple of Light, hoping to request the temple master to act. But even spending vast divine stones, she could only invite a great god who mainly cultivates the Path of Light.”
“Though we are all gods of the Heavenly Court, truly asking for help that consumes one’s own cultivation and divine qi comes at a cost. The price to invite a Lord of Light is one the fox clan cannot bear.”
Feng Xi looked towards Zhang Ruochen, who remained unmoved, and said, “I have heard something of that battle thirty years ago. It is said the attacker was a corpse skin avatar of the Three Evils Emperor Lord. A demon clan god king of the Immeasurable Realm acted to save Heavenly Fox Granny. I simply did not expect that no main god from the Temple of Light stepped forward to help her resolve the Three Evils corpse poison.”
Feng Qi sighed, “One can only blame Heavenly Fox Granny for offending too many? These words, you two must never spread.”
Feng Xi asked curiously, “Since it is seeking aid, why did the Nine-Tailed Heart Fox not come personally?”
Feng Qi responded smoothly, smiling as he said, “She felt that coming herself as a lower god to pay respects might be directly refused by Friend Yellow Ox. Thus, she entrusted this god to come first and test the waters.”
He continued, “This god observes that Friend Yellow Ox is greatly different from those self-proclaimed noble gods who are actually profit-driven. Would you be willing to help the fox clan and act once? As for remuneration, it will certainly not be lacking.”
Heavenly Fox Granny was the foremost powerhouse of the fox clan. If she fell, the fox clan’s status in the Southern Universe would plummet.
Zhang Ruochen’s expression remained utterly indifferent as he said, “If I recall correctly, Heavenly Fox Granny’s cultivation has reached the Taixu Realm, has it not? Though this poor Taoist resolved the Yin Shang corpse poison in those Feng clan Great Saints, they were merely Great Saints, and the poison was only Yin Shang.”
“The Three Evils corpse poison includes Yin Shang, Yang Calamity, and Huang E, three types of corpse poison. It is more than ten times more terrifying than Yin Shang alone.”
“It is truly not that this poor Taoist is unwilling to help, but that my cultivation is limited. I am powerless to assist. Friend Feng Qi, please return!”
Feng Qi showed a regretful expression, said no more, and took his leave.
Feng Xi said, “If Friend Yellow Ox truly has a way, you could actually act and help Heavenly Fox Granny. Though the Three Evils corpse poison in her body is no longer fatal now, it will slowly corrode her flesh, divine soul, and will. Her cultivation will decline. When the Yuan Hui tribulation arrives, she will undoubtedly die.”
“Why does Friend Xi not invite an Immeasurable Realm ancestor of the Feng clan to save her?” Zhang Ruochen asked.
Feng Xi replied, “For Immeasurable Realm ancestors, even seeing one is not easy for me. I do not even know if the ancestors are sleeping in the clan’s forbidden grounds or fighting hell realm gods somewhere in the starry sky.”
Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen realised how fortunate he was. The Drunkard, Grand Master, and others clearly valued him highly, so each time he went to pay respects, he could meet their true bodies.
Otherwise, with their status, a Butian Realm god seeking audience would be impossible.
Just as not every Great Saint coming to pay respects to him would be received by Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen’s gaze grew profound as he said, “This poor Taoist regards Friend Xi as one of our own, so I will say more. The Yin Shang corpse poison in the Feng clan Great Saints may not be unrelated to the Three Evils corpse poison in Heavenly Fox Granny.”
“Understood!”
Feng Xi’s expression shifted slightly. She said no more, rose, and took her leave.
Thereafter, the Nine-Tailed Heart Fox came personally to visit, adopting a very humble posture, even kneeling on the ground. Yet she was still refused entry by Zhang Ruochen.
What a joke. With his current cultivation, helping a Taixu Realm great god resolve corpse poison without exposing his identity would be strange. Heavenly Court Immeasurable Realm gods ignored the matter. Why should a Butian Realm god like him meddle?
…
The various ancient civilisations were originally hidden in cosmic secret realms, difficult for ordinary gods to find entry.
But with the Asura Star Pillar Realm crossing the void, and the war between Heavenly Court and hell erupting, one ancient civilisation after another emerged from the secret realms.
Standing on the divine wood warship, Zhang Ruochen gazed far into the universe.
Nine ancient civilisations resembled nine massive misty light clouds. Around the clouds, stars shone in clusters. Countless star soul divine seats were distributed in all directions. Divine seat planets connected by array inscriptions formed a breathtaking wall of the starry defence line.
This starry defence line wall stretched who knew how many billions of miles, linking innumerable planets and war cities.
Dense fleets of warships flew from all directions in the universe. Some transported resources, others armies, surging forward relentlessly towards a starry gate suspended in the void.
The starry gate was ten thousand miles high and three thousand miles wide, with intense spatial fluctuations.
Zhang Ruochen sighed, “After all, more cultivators are striving, fighting, vowing to resist to the death.”
Feng Xi walked over, her long skirt fluttering, hair flowing like a cascade. She said, “Those petty villains disregarding the greater good are only a minority. More cultivators understand the principle of perished lips leaving cold teeth.”
The Feng clan Great Saints followed behind Feng Xi, bowing respectfully to Zhang Ruochen one by one.
“Whose divine hall is that?”
Zhang Ruochen pointed to a black divine hall floating above the starry gate.
The hall drifted in a sea of starlight, emanating an aura that profoundly shocked the heart.
“The Master of the Temple of Truth!”
Feng Qi and the Nine-Tailed Heart Fox approached.
Feng Qi said with full reverence, “With the Temple Master guarding the starry gate, no matter which hell realm god comes, none can deceive heaven and sneak into the starry defence line.”
Though Zhang Ruochen’s face remained unchanged, his heart was already in turmoil.
At such close distance, and with the Temple Master no ordinary Immeasurable Realm figure, could he conceal himself?
The Temple Master surely regarded him as a second Huang Tian. If pulled out, with her temper… Zhang Ruochen simply dared not think further.
If possible, he wanted to flee immediately.
The divine wood warship drew ever closer to the starry gate. Zhang Ruochen’s heart grew increasingly tense, cold sweat in his palms.
Fleeing now would only expose him faster.
The old yellow ox, however, showed no fear, raising its head to look at the black divine hall above. What of it? Just the Temple Master of Truth. Nothing to fear. At worst, death.
Gradually, the divine wood warship reached below the starry gate.
Starlight illuminated the warship.
In that instant, Zhang Ruochen felt only a cold gaze piercing through his body. His clothes seemed stripped bare. Even flesh, marrow, and profound embryo were dissected, exposed in the other’s view.
“It’s over!”
Zhang Ruochen knew that with his current cultivation, deceiving the Temple Master was impossible.
His heart sank to the depths, awaiting divine punishment.
But as space violently shuddered, the divine wood warship passed through the starry gate, jumping directly above the great world of the Tianchu Civilisation.
Zhang Ruochen looked back at the now distant starry gate, astonished.
Why like this?
In that situation earlier, it should have been impossible to fool the Master of Truth.
“Could it be Grand Master? Grand Master surely knew the Temple Master guarded the star gate yet allowed me to come confidently. There must be arrangements.” Zhang Ruochen thought thus, immediately fully reassured.
“Friend Yellow Ox, look. That is the Asura Star Pillar Realm!” Feng Xi pointed ahead, her expression grave.
This was Zhang Ruochen’s first time viewing the Asura Star Pillar Realm from the Heavenly Court side.
The Asura Star Pillar Realm was colourful and vibrant, close at hand, as if standing right above Zhang Ruochen’s head. That “momentum” made even his cultivation cause chest stuffiness, difficult breathing.
As if it toppled, it could crush the great world of Tianchu Civilisation to fragments.
The two were perilously close. The divine inscriptions, planets, arrays, and war fortresses around the Tianchu great world were already largely destroyed. They could not hold much longer!
Above the atmosphere of the Tianchu Civilisation floated a camp forged of steel.
A holy army in white armour flew from the camp.
The leader was a Semi-Divine, flying into the divine wood warship and bowing to Feng Qi. “Disciple greets Master.”
“Rise!”
Feng Qi then introduced Zhang Ruochen, Feng Xi, and the Nine-Tailed Heart Fox to the cultivator.
Before the gods, Yan Wen behaved very humbly, bowing in turn.
He said, “Ming Shu has already prepared an excellent lodging in Doushuai City. Disciple will now lead Master and the various gods there.”
“This god will not go, must first visit the Feng clan main camp.”
Feng Xi specially looked at Zhang Ruochen, softly saying, “Soon, I should meet Friend again.”
After Feng Xi left with the Feng clan Great Saints, Feng Qi quickly pulled Zhang Ruochen warmly, smiling, “This disciple Yan Wen’s wife is a direct descendant of the Tianzhu lineage in the Tianchu Civilisation, Yu God King’s own granddaughter. Friend Yellow Ox, why not come to Doushuai City, learn more of the situation? No rush to the starry battlefield.”
Zhang Ruochen had intended to go to Doushuai City anyway, naturally not refusing. He sighed, “Doushuai City… so many years. Finally returning. Very well, a visit is good.”
The divine wood warship plunged into the atmosphere, flying towards Doushuai City.
Feng Qi signalled the Nine-Tailed Heart Fox with a glance. She understood, immediately dividing divine thought, transmitting some message outward?
Zhang Ruochen saw all this.
“Boom!”
Just entering the great world of Tianchu Civilisation, the warship’s protective array suffered attack, shaking violently.
Then a cold shout rang out, “Jiaoyu, you have finally come to the starry defence line. Dare to compete with me on the battlefield? Whoever cannot slay a hell realm god shall yield Truth profound meanings to the other.”
Yu Taizhen rose like a beam of light from the ground, divine light dazzling, blocking the divine wood warship.
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I’ve thought about it. In the future, when coding, I’ll try to keep the live stream on as much as possible.
Actually, live streaming is like installing surveillance for readers. Anyone curious can glance in. For me, it’s to control myself from playing on the phone while writing.
I’m not sure if I can persist…
