Ch. 981Dark Red Qi, Calamity Mutation
Key Plot Points and Events
- Zhang Xuan wakes up after an unknown period, finds Lin Tian and Zi Tian cultivating nearby, and decides to leave the seabed.
- On the surface, cultivators gather due to Lin Tian's breakthrough phenomenon, seeking the Calamity Action Venerable's inheritance.
- They enter the Illusion Secret Realm, find nothing, and are attacked by a wisp of Dark Red Qi that turns them into bloodthirsty monsters.
- The monsters spread, causing a calamity that turns all living beings in the Three Profound Realms into monsters.
- After a thousand years, the remaining monsters attack Xuan Island, but Zhang Xuan intervenes, killing the leader and absorbing the Dark Red Qi.
Character Developments
- Zhang Xuan: Shows indifference to the calamity, only acting when Xuan Island is threatened. He absorbs the Dark Red Qi to aid his Lying Flat cultivation.
- Lin Tian and Zi Tian: Mimic Zhang Xuan's cultivation method but absorb minimal Special Qi without the Lying Flat System.
- The cultivators: Turn into bloodthirsty monsters, spreading the calamity across the Three Profound Realms.
Significant Themes
- Indifference and non-interference: Zhang Xuan only acts when directly threatened, reflecting his laid-back and uninvolved nature.
- Calamity and consequences: The cultivators' greed for the inheritance leads to a catastrophic calamity, highlighting the theme of cause and effect.
- Absorption and growth: Zhang Xuan absorbs the Dark Red Qi to aid his cultivation, emphasizing the theme of absorption and growth.
Character Interactions
- Zhang Xuan interacts minimally with the cultivators, only acting when they attack Xuan Island.
- The cultivators interact with each other, initially seeking the inheritance together, then turning into monsters and spreading the calamity.
- Zhang Xuan and Mu Yunxue interact briefly, with Mu Yunxue reporting the calamity and Zhang Xuan explaining the situation.