Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1290 607: Tianzhu's Collapse

The incarnations of Emperor Houtu are truly countless; Lady Houtu has incarnations in various temples and worlds, as well as the underworlds of these worlds, beyond number.

Her billions of incarnations transmit messages back to her Sea of Consciousness at all times, and the messages delivered from Lady Houtu in the West Bull New Continent could truly be considered as insignificant as a grain in the vast ocean.

Many things deemed extremely important by Lady Houtu are trivial to Emperor Houtu, as are many individuals important to Lady Houtu who are insignificant to the emperor.

To draw Chen Shi to Emperor Houtu's attention, Lady Houtu exerted great effort, initially having Chen Shi help settle accounts, and thereafter entrusting him with the mission to annihilate Yin Fenglou.

Chen Shi assassinated Yin Fenglou, then found himself ensnared in peril, cast into the Heavenly Prison.

At that moment, Emperor Houtu would greatly admire Chen Shi's actions, dispatching people for a rescue, thus allowing Chen Shi to enter the Thick Virtue and Bright Heaven Palace, and establish himself within the Earth Immortal Realm.

Lady Houtu only wished for her adopted son to find shelter quickly within the Earth Immortal Realm, not anticipating the missed connection between Emperor Houtu and Chen Shi, as it was the East King who sent someone to fish out Chen Shi from the Heavenly Prison first.

She genuinely cares for Chen Shi, yet this affection fades before Emperor Houtu in the torrent of thoughts from her billions of incarnations.

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Godmother, you may not know. When I first arrived, I became a Heavenly Soldier within the Heavenly Soldier Camp, encountering a series of events, now unaware of my whereabouts nor of godmother's location. These days, worldly affairs have constantly troubled me, keeping me occupied."

Lady Houtu admonished repeatedly, "Upon your return to the Earth Immortal Realm, be sure to make time to visit Thick Virtue Heavenly Palace."

Chen Shi affirmed, saying, "Why has Wu Qi shrunk so small?"

Lady Houtu sighed, "Isn't it malnutrition? There's still not enough Dan Dew, preventing his complete growth. Now he can only rely on himself to grow."

Chen Shi recounted the story of cultivating three Dao realms, and followed with a tale of the trends in Dao Ruins and the Great Dao contamination events, amusingly narrating until Lady Houtu burst into laughter continuously.

Continuing, Chen Shi spoke of his cultivation of the Outer Dao, saying, "Godmother, this Outer Dao has an extremely peculiar origin. I never sensed any Outer Dao emanating from the West Bull New Continent, yet inexplicably a type of Outer Dao emerged within me. This Outer Dao, unknown in origin, is exceedingly powerful and contaminates the Immortal Dao."

Lady Houtu, possessing limited knowledge regarding the Outer Dao, said, "Emperor Houtu knows far more than I do; perhaps she knows the origin of your Outer Dao. Your Majesty must remember to make a trip to the Thick Virtue and Bright Heaven Palace."

She reminded him repeatedly.

Chen Shi bid farewell to his godmother and set off to Heavenly Pond Country.

The current Master of Heavenly Pond Country is Chu Feng. Chu Feng barely counts as his disciple, yet barely also counts as the disciple of Grand Libationer and Wu Qi, having received their legacies, being more suited to the position of King of Heavenly Pond Country than Chen Shi.

Therefore, Chen Shi passed the position of king to him, solely taking the role of True King.

Chu Feng had grown into a robust young man, dignified and imposing, and upon seeing Chen Shi's arrival, he felt both astonished and delighted, hastening to pay his respects.

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Chu Feng, I'm here to retrieve the Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Divine Sword in order to perfect the techniques of the Blood Transformation Divine Saber."

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng became alert, asking, "Does Master wish to take away our Divine Sword?"

"Our?"

Chen Shi smiled, raising his eyebrows. He was all too familiar with this scenario; back then, he too was once controlled by the Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Divine Sword, speaking of 'us' at every turn.

Chu Feng laughed, proclaiming, "Master wishes to tear us apart, how heartless. Yet we shall not simply allow Master to tear us apart!"

He muttered to himself, as if speaking to an unseen entity, "Master is old, envious of us; the old man is outdated, deserving his demise. Absorbing him, no one in this realm can restrain us!"

He whispered furtively, declaring, "Just one slash is needed… but no, he is our mentor… familial bonds are absent, even kin may be slain for the Great Dao…"

Chen Shi chuckled, voicing, "Chu Feng, haven't you mastered the Profound Yin Nine Heavens Technique I taught you? If you had, how would you be controlled by the Blood Transformation Divine Saber?"

Chu Feng shouted wildly, raising the Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Divine Sword, and chopped down at Chen Shi. As Chen Shi shifted his thoughts, the Demon Path Dojo unfurled, its Demonic Nature, stronger than the Blood Transformation Divine Saber's, surged forth, suppressing the saber's Demonic Nature!

With the surge of Demonic Nature, Chu Feng's vision turned crimson, beholding an immense giant overlooking him amidst the endless Blood Sea Hell, while he himself appeared insignificant!

Around him, mountains of corpses and seas of blood loomed, countless dead standing across the seas, gazing at him as one would an ant!

This was Chen Shi's Blood Sea Hell; compared to his own Blood Sea Hell, one was the heavens, the other hell.

Though both cultivated the Blood Lake Scripture, Chen Shi's scripture was forged from slaughtering countless experts, whereas his own, merely a facade, lacked the murderous experience of the West Bull New Continent.

Before the terrifying oppression, his Dao Heart trembled, legs quivering.

Upon Chen Shi retracting the Demon Path Dojo, his consciousness finally cleared, gazing at his raised hand, the Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Divine Sword within it had vanished without a trace.

Chen Shi grasped the Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Divine Sword, lightly plucked its blade with his fingers, laughing, "The Blood Transformation Divine Saber is unruly, using Demonic Nature to manipulate hearts. Chu Feng, unless you cultivate the Ninth Layer of my Profound Yin Nine Heavens Technique, you cannot wield this sword. Seeing that you've yet to master it, I shall safeguard this sword for several years!"