Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1308 615: Strife Between Immortal Gods (Part 2)

Emperor Houtu smiled and said, "Indeed. Qi Refiners achieve Harmonization and Immortality at different times; if it's the longevity tribulation of an Immortal, then the tribulation crossing cannot happen simultaneously. However, it's curious that many Immortals pass the Opening Tribulation without disasters or calamities, so this possibility cannot be ruled out."

Chen Shi frowned, feeling this reason still didn't make sense.

Lady Houtu said, "The third theory is that the Earth Immortal Realm was opened from the Dark Sea. When The Three Pure Ones opened the Dark Sea, it was not thoroughly opened, leaving behind many residues of the Dark Sea. Some residues occasionally transform into Great Demons, causing chaos. Other residues manifest as the Opening Tribulation, punishing the Immortals of the Earth Immortal Realm."

Chen Shi's eyes lit up and said, "Lady, I actually think this possibility is the greatest. During the Great Shang Era of the West Bull New Continent, there were many Immortals with long lifespans who did not encounter the Opening Tribulation; it seems the Opening Tribulation might be related to the Earth Immortal Realm."

Lady Houtu said, "Some Immortals also discovered that when a world underwent Harmonization within the Dark Sea, there was no Opening Tribulation. However, they later found that worlds undergoing Harmonization within the Dark Sea were easily contaminated by the Outer Dao."

Chen Shi sighed, "Being an Immortal is truly difficult."

Lady Houtu couldn't help but smile and said, "It truly is difficult. Therefore, some Immortals have tried to return some of the already opened large worlds to the Dark Sea and then achieve Harmonization within them. In this way, the Outer Dao contamination would cease."

Chen Shi frowned, feeling this move seemed somewhat inappropriate.

Emperor Houtu said, "The Heavenly Court feared that the Earth Immortal Realm would be swallowed by the Dark Sea because of this and thus ordered against it, curbing this momentum. But there were still some Immortals willing to violate the Heavenly Code to do so. Later, people discovered that Earth Treasure Spirit Roots could pass the Opening Tribulation, so they quieted down and went everywhere searching for Spirit Roots."

Her brow furrowed slightly and said, "In recent years, there have been some Immortals searching everywhere for Spirit Roots, plundering and even dragging entire worlds into darkness, arousing dissatisfaction from the Heavenly Court. Their actions disregard the life and death of mortals and have already threatened the order of the Mortal World. Your West Bull New Continent has also been affected by them."

Chen Shi recalled the Heavenly Venerate and nodded, "It was the masters in the Immortal Court who grazed the Xunjiang Star Domain, causing the disaster in the West Bull New Continent."

Lady Houtu said, "The Heavenly Court aims to maintain order, while the Immortal Court tries every method to pass the Opening Tribulation, hence the conflict between the two has intensified. Since The Three Pure Ones departed, Immortals have run rampant, with powerful figures emerging more frequently. These years have seen them act increasingly recklessly, even daring to cultivate Primordial Worms, creatures from the Dark Sea."

She sighed, full of worry, "The recently impending Opening Tribulation is a Primordial Meeting Tribulation, increasingly imminent, causing these Immortals to act fiercer, even daring to strike against the Heavenly Court, stirring Great Demons and destroying Heavenly Dao Treasures."

She was referring to the case of the Heavenly Mechanism Strategy being destroyed.

Chen Shi was also a witness.

"They strike against the Heavenly Court, and surely they'll target Thick Virtue and Bright Heaven Palace. The Four Imperial Lords are the wings of the Heavenly Court, to remove the Heavenly Court, they must first clip these wings."

Lady Houtu said softly, "I just don't know whom among the Four Imperial Lords they will target first."

Chen Shi's heart stirred slightly, "Many Immortals in the Heavenly Court are from the Immortal Court, and I'm afraid there have already been many Immortals in this Thick Virtue and Bright Heaven Palace who have pledged allegiance to the Heavenly Court."

Emperor Houtu rested for a while, regaining Spirit, and began processing messages from countless worlds.

Feng Huixue arranged for them to stay at Thick Virtue and Bright Heaven Palace, a vast Holy Land where nature's spiritual energy called Xuanhuang Spiritual Energy was produced. The Xuanhuang Sea's mysterious Qi and Yellow Qi could be used to evolve worlds but couldn't be used for cultivation, whereas Xuanhuang Spiritual Energy could aid Immortals in their practice.

Moreover, the grade of Xuanhuang Spiritual Energy is very high, no less than the Taiqing Purple Qi of the Purple Heaven Vine.

Yu San, who had been cultivating for half a lifetime, was merely aiming to exchange some Spiritual Energy, Immortal Liquid from the Immortals, and had never seen such high-grade and abundantly rich Xuanhuang Spiritual Energy, so he immediately immersed himself in cultivation without delay.

Black Pot seized this opportunity too, focusing intently on polishing his Cultivation Technique.

But Chen Shi's mind was still contemplating Lady Houtu's words, unable to calm down for a long time.

"The Lady said this Opening Tribulation is a Primordial Meeting Tribulation, more intense than previous ones. This means that the methods Immortals prepared for tribulation crossing previously are unusable."

Chen Shi thought, "Then, the actions of the Immortals must become even more intense, their deeds more extreme, hence the move to destroy the Heavenly Mechanism Strategy. Similar actions are bound to increase. A time of trouble indeed—"

He walked out of his residence, looking at the peaceful and harmonious Thick Virtue and Bright Heaven Palace; he saw Fairies not frantically cultivating like Black Pot or Yu San but in pairs, enjoying flowers, arranging floral displays, playing games, playing musical instruments, very leisurely and carefree without a sense of crisis.

"I wonder how long this peace can last?" he thought silently in his heart.

Feng Huixue came looking, smiling, "Your Highness hasn't rested?"

Chen Shi truthfully said, "There's something on my mind, hard to find peace."

He looked at Feng Huixue, noticing the girl seemed like a Fairy stepping out of a painting. Her eyebrows were carefully trimmed, long and arched, somewhat resembling the slender, curved antennae of a moth. Her cheeks were lightly powdered with blush, her skin fair with a tint of red.

Her rosy lips were small and charmingly red.

She wore bright yellow clothes; inside was a light pink bustier, with a large red pleated skirt below, tightly fitting, making her slender and graceful figure enchanting. As she walked, it seemed like the wind swayed delicate willows, very pleasing.