Go eat shit, Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Jiang Lan did not stay in the valley for long before Bai Qiuran sent her to the Fusang Divine Tree, where the Sun Mother Xi He and the Three-Legged Golden Crow resided.

The two goddesses accepted Jiang Lan without asking why. Bai Qiuran promised them that soon Eastern Emperor Taiyi would no longer be able to care about the mother and daughter on the Fusang Divine Tree, and then the two of them would be free.

He also gave him the choice of Eastern Emperor Taiyi maids to give to him as a reward.

They could either follow Jiang Lan to seek refuge at the Fusang Divine Tree, or follow Bai Li and fight for the rise of the Human Race.

Finally, about half of the maids followed Jiang Lan to the Fusang Divine Tree. They were usually quite close to Jiang Lan, who treated them like her own daughters, and they were reluctant to leave Jiang Lan.

The remaining half consisted of maids who had close contact with Bai Li on a daily basis. They were either inspired by Bai Li's ideals or admired his talent, and thus decided to follow him. In the end, Bai Qiuran sealed all the maids who chose to follow Bai Li into the Shelter World in the painting and entrusted them to Bai Li for safekeeping.

Even the Monkey that had always been inseparable from Bai Li was forced by Bai Qiuran to enter the world of the painting. In the original valley, apart from Wisdom Immortal, the bound equipment, only Bai Li and Bai Qiuran remained.

Bai Li had cleared his mind and was focusing on breaking through to the Tribulation Crossing, while Bai Qiuran was in the valley protecting him and preparing for the final battle of this era.

He wiped the Clear Autumn Waters with a white cloth again and again. The azure blade of the Divine Sword reflected the moonlight in the sky, remaining as calm and all-encompassing as the sea.

In a few days, Eastern Emperor Taiyi will come to him. Bai Qiuran knows that even if Eastern Emperor Taiyi is not able to send him back to the future, the Heavenly Dao will push things along and throw him back.

While Bai Qiuran's time in this era may seem ample, it is actually extremely tight. The Divine Script concerning time are obscure and difficult to understand, and even he could not deduce and master the Time Law in a short period of time.

So when Heavenly Dao and Eastern Emperor Taiyi sent him back, Bai Qiuran was helpless, just like before he learned Spatial Arts, when he was bullied by Eastern Emperor Bell with simple Spatial Teleportation.

Before that, however, he will unleash his full power after a long time and kill the attacking Heavenly Gods. For every Heavenly Gods he kills, one less human will bleed under Bai Li's Human Race.

At the very least, Eastern Emperor Taiyi must be killed that day.

Looking at the cold light reflected back from the blade, Bai Qiuran thought to herself.

Time always flies when there's a time limit. Five days later, Bai Li successfully broke through, and the entire Heaven and Earth simultaneously sensed that an extremely terrifying Thunder Tribulation had gathered above this small valley.

Center of the Circle on the valley, within a radius of a thousand miles, there were terrifying thunderclouds with rolling thunder dragons, and this time, the Heavenly Dao did not hide the location of its target.

"Found it! The traitor's hideout."

The two Divine General, Earthly Sight Heavenly Hearing, quickly reported the location of the valley to Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

"Did you find it?"

Behind the curtain, Eastern Emperor Taiyi's imposing figure rose from the imperial throne. He commanded, "Lu Wu Yingzhao, the Four Directional Heavenly Emperors, remain to guard the Heavenly Palace for me. Zhongli, the other six deities, lead the armies of the Thunder Division and Fire Division to accompany me on this expedition!"

The tribulation clouds in the sky formed Vortex, with a mighty momentum Bai Qiuran had seen his master, Daoist Qingming, Tribulation Crossing before, but Bai Li's Heavenly Tribulation was more than ten times stronger than when his master Tribulation Crossing.

The Heavenly Dao Bai Li, and the Thunder Tribulation it laid down was a death tribulation, but even though it was called a death tribulation, it meant a nine-out-of-ten chance of dying.

It also requires Bai Li to overthrow the Celestial God Clan. Only those who pass this rigorous test can accomplish such a world-changing feat.

Moreover, if it dares to set up a calamity where there is no chance of survival, Bai Qiuran will definitely be the first to stand up and beat it.

As the Vortex spun, an irregular disturbance suddenly appeared. Bai Qiuran noticed this unnatural scene, and his gaze pierced through the thunderclouds, successfully spotting the army of gods standing above the clouds.

Countless Divine Army Divine General stood atop the clouds, and above them were various powerful Star Gods. At the very top of the clouds, five True Gods stood on either side, guarding a dragon chariot with curtains hanging down. In addition to the five True Gods, a powerful celestial Heavenly Gods stood beside the chariot. Behind the curtains, Eastern Emperor Taiyi sat on the dragon chariot.

"Are you here?"

Bai Qiuran turned his head. Directly above the Vortex, one of the Nine Divisions True Gods, the Thunder God with a human body and a dragon tail, was grinning maliciously and adding fuel to the fire. He used his Authority to absorb a portion of the boundless power of the Heavenly Dao from the thunderclouds, and then took the opportunity to throw it towards Bai Li's head.

At the same time, a section of the Clear Autumn Waters sword from Bai Qiuran's scabbard extended out, releasing a Sword Qi that intercepted the Tribulation Lightning thrown by the Thunder God in a sneak attack.

A thunderclap boomed in mid-air, and then the lightning was split in two by Bai Qiuran's Sword Qi, branching out from above Bai Li's head and striking the two mountain peaks on the left and right, shattering them into dust.

Golden divine blood dripped down, and the half-human body and half-dragon body passed through the thunderclouds. After being scorched by the Heavenly Dao Tribulation Lightning within the thunderclouds, they crashed to the ground with two loud bangs.

Ignoring the Nine Divisions True Gods Thunder God, Bai Qiuran looked up at the sky, directly in the direction of Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and cupped his hands, saying, "Your Majesty has come from afar to watch my clumsy disciple Tribulation Crossing; it must have been arduous. However, as the saying goes, a true gentleman observes chess without speaking; even when watching Tribulation Crossing, there must be some basic rules. To be honest, Your Majesty's subordinates took advantage of the Tribulation Crossing to do something underhanded; their manners were truly appalling."

"After more than a decade, Minister Bai's tongue is still as annoying as ever."

Eastern Emperor Taiyi chuckled lightly, then parted the clouds to reveal the sun. In an instant, a huge gap split open in the Thunder Tribulation clouds, and countless Heavenly Gods lowered their gazes through the gap, their Divine Light dazzling and their killing intent surging.

However, the next moment, perhaps feeling that its majesty had been challenged by the Creator, the Heavenly Dao Will surged forth, and the thunderclouds closed up again, blocking all the Heavenly Gods behind the clouds.

"..."

Above the Cloud Top, the atmosphere among the gods was oppressive, and none dared to utter a sound.

Below the Cloud Top, Bai Qiuran pointed to the sky, laughing so hard she almost fell over.

"Your Majesty," I said.

Bai Qiuran barely managed to suppress her laughter and said to Eastern Emperor Taiyi, "You've brought this upon yourself. If you had shown it some respect, it wouldn't have been so eager to slap you in the face. If you had shown us Human Race some respect, the rift between Human God wouldn't have happened so quickly."

"What a pity."

Eastern Emperor Taiyi ignored Bai Qiuran's words. He commanded his Divine Army to descend from the clouds, landing in mid-air. Looking down at Bai Qiuran, he said, "Minister Bai, you possess such power; you should be enjoying wealth and glory with us forever... Why don't you understand? What good will it do you to fight against me for these ant-like Mortals?"

What are the benefits?

Bai Qiuran shook her head.

"To be honest, there's no benefit to it. I'm constantly running around for them, suffering and enduring hardship. My hair has turned white from worry. But... I am, after all, a human being."

"There's really no other way."

Eastern Emperor Taiyi said to Bai Qiuran, "Minister Bai, you must die here today."

"What a coincidence, Your Majesty, you too must die here today."

Bai Qiuran Eastern Emperor Taiyi, then gave him the middle finger.

"Eat shit, Eastern Emperor Taiyi!"