Myriad Tribulation Chessboard, Yu Jiang's Remnant Will

"Thousand Thunderclap!"

Xuan Qing's fingers danced across the "Sudden Thunder Zither," streaks of divine lightning flashing and vanishing with the violent notes, shooting outward in all directions with him at the center.

These divine bolts interwove, forming a vast Thunder Domain where thunderbirds tumbled, thunder tigers roared, and thunder dragons soared into the sky, all together evolving a breathtaking killing intent.

Thunder boomed, the void trembled, and beast after beast was annihilated in the lightning.

The beasts conjured by this strange Calamity Qi were mostly at the Golden Immortal level, with a slightly stronger few barely reaching the threshold of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

One-on-one, Xuan Qing had no fear, but he couldn't withstand their tide-like waves, one after another. After months of continuous battle, he was utterly exhausted.

"No good, I need to find a way to break the formation!"

Xuan Qing frowned slightly, then unleashed the "Purple Lightning Hammer," using "Purple Firmament Divine Thunder" to wipe out a large swath of beasts before casting a Water Repelling Spell and diving toward the seabed.

It wasn't that he was holding back on purpose, but at the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, he simply couldn't unleash the full power of the "Purple Lightning Hammer," a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Generally speaking, ordinary Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures required at least a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal to wield freely, while treasures like the "Purple Lightning Hammer," the cream of the crop among Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, needed a Quasi-Sage to command with ease.

Though Xuan Qing was a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, he had condensed some characteristics of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal and had the aid of the "Innate Thunder Pool," allowing him to barely stir a fraction of its might.

He had long noticed that these strange beasts were born from a Sea Eye in the ocean, but he had held back from approaching it, worried that something inside might be beyond his ability to provoke.

Yet he had tried countless times—no matter which direction he flew, he was inexplicably teleported back, and the high sky above seemed like some kind of bizarre illusion.

So he decided to take the risk.

But the moment he neared that Sea Eye, he sensed an extremely intense resentment.

"Ancestor Dragon, I want you dead!"

In a daze, Xuan Qing seemed to see a creature with a human head and a fish body roaring within the Sea Eye, its sky-piercing resentment spawning countless strange beasts.

"Who are you?"

Xuan Qing tried to ask.

But that creature didn't answer at all, only kept cursing the Ancestor Dragon.

"What kind of grudge is this?"

Xuan Qing opened his Dharma Eye and examined it closely before confirming that the creature had long since perished, its resentment merely lingering in the Sea Eye.

And the one who killed it was most likely that Ancestor Dragon who once vied for supremacy over the Primordial Wilderness!

Xuan Qing was speechless. Not long ago, he had encountered the Innate Thunder Pool formed from Lei Ze, who had also fallen at the hands of that legendary Ancestor Dragon.

And now, here was another one!

"No!"

Xuan Qing frowned. "My connection with the Dragon Clan began when I met Azure Dragon Mengzhang. Could it be that all my experiences along the way are tied to him?"

Lei Ze, and now this being in the Sea Eye—both had great karmic ties with the Dragon Clan.

Xuan Qing couldn't help but think more deeply!

Suddenly, an aged voice rang out in the void: "Boy, it seems you're not too dull. You can actually tell that your encounters are linked to Mengzhang!"

"Who?"

Xuan Qing's mental alarm bells blared.

His divine sense far surpassed ordinary people, yet he hadn't noticed someone watching him from the shadows all along.

The voice spoke again, tinged with amusement: "You came to the North Sea to find me, didn't you?"

Xuan Qing frowned at this and asked, "May I ask, Senior, are you Lord Zhí Míng or the Mysterious Black Tortoise of the North Sea?"

His purpose in coming to the North Sea was twofold: one, to meet the legendary Mysterious Black Tortoise of the North Sea, and two, to request a share of Essence of Gui Water from Lord Zhí Míng.

"Zhí Míng!"

In the void, a Turtle-Snake Phantom materialized, accompanied by a powerful pressure.

But it was indistinct, hard to make out.

And only then did Xuan Qing realize that he hadn't fallen into some formation, but had entered a Minor World formed by a great power or some spiritual treasure.

"May I ask, Senior Zhí Míng, why would Lord Mengzhang scheme against a mere Primordial Unity Golden Immortal like me?" Xuan Qing could tell that Zhí Míng bore him no ill will, so he promptly sought guidance. "Isn't he afraid my master will come after him?"

Zhí Míng's voice came again: "Scheme? Not exactly. Haven't you gained benefits?"

"Benefits!"

Xuan Qing frowned slightly, then understood—Zhí Míng was referring to the "Innate Thunder Pool."

"The Dragon Clan is now weighed down by Karma, and what they crave most are beings like you, who carry Merit. Mengzhang's goal is to use your Merit and Fortune to wear away the Karma clinging to the Dragon Clan!"

"The deeper one's Fortune, the easier it is to encounter opportunities while walking the Primordial Wilderness. But obtaining those opportunities also consumes a portion of one's Fortune."

"The Innate Thunder Pool, formed from the Great Dao of the ancient Dragon God Lei Ze, and the lingering remnant of Yu Jiang dwelling in this Myriad Tribulation Chessboard—both can be called supreme opportunities."

"These two opportunities are both tied to the Dragon Clan. If you take them, you effectively shoulder the past Karma on behalf of the Dragon Clan!"

"Of course, both opportunities are also highly compatible with your Great Dao!"

"For you, even if it costs some Merit and Fortune, it's worth it. Besides, with a Sage protecting you, you need not fear those two karmic debts."

As if afraid Xuan Qing wouldn't understand, Zhi Ming deliberately added a few more explanations.

Hearing this, Xuan Qing immediately grasped Azure Dragon Mengzhang's scheme and understood that this matter was beneficial and harmless to him, but he didn't understand what Mengzhang's scheme had to do with the Zhi Ming before him...

"Hahaha!"

Zhi Ming saw Xuan Qing's confusion and promptly explained, "That Sea God Yu Jiang was once my close friend! Because he fell at Ancestor Dragon's hands, his lingering resentment has coiled over the North Sea for eons! If young friend can dispel his resentment, it would be a tremendous merit for the countless living beings of the North Sea!"

"Yu Jiang?"

Xuan Qing seemed to recall the name and quickly pressed, "Could it be that ancient great power known as the Sea God, Wind God, and Plague God, Yu Jiang?"

"Correct!"

Zhi Ming nodded: "Yu Jiang was among the first batch of living beings born since the Primordial Wilderness opened, blessed with deep fortune, wielding the three authorities of sea, wind, and plague—one of the top powerhouses of that era!"

"However, later the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans rose, and Ancestor Dragon dominated the Four Seas, intending to contend for supremacy over the Primordial Wilderness. Naturally, he wouldn't tolerate the Sea God's authority remaining in Yu Jiang's hands!"

"Then, just as you'd expect, Yu Jiang was slain by Ancestor Dragon, the Sea God's authority was seized by Ancestor Dragon, and the Four Seas were completely occupied by the Dragon Clan!"

Xuan Qing was somewhat puzzled: "Ancestor Dragon has passed, his Physical Body suppressing the Return to Void Sea Eye, the Dragon Clan weighed down by Karma—surely even the greatest resentment should have dissipated by now?"

"In principle, yes!" Zhi Ming sighed lightly and continued, "But aside from the Sea God authority taken by Ancestor Dragon, Yu Jiang still holds the Wind God authority and the Plague God authority, which no one has inherited yet! The Heavenly Dao needs someone to inherit his Karmic Position and become the new Wind God and Plague God!"

"Me?"

Xuan Qing pointed at himself.

He had cultivated the "Innate Wind-Lightning Dao Body," possessing astonishing talent not only in the "Great Dao of Thunder" but also unmatched in the "Great Dao of Wind."

Moreover, as a Sage's disciple and having perfected the "Innate Eight Trigrams," he had enough Merit and Fortune to dissolve the Karma between Yu Jiang and the Dragon Clan.

"Correct!"

Zhi Ming affirmed: "If young friend can inherit Yu Jiang's Wind God authority, it will bring immense benefits to yourself as well! Mengzhang bears no ill will toward young friend!"

"Of course, you can also treat these two opportunities as a transaction—you take on the Dragon Clan's Karma, and the price is the Dragon Clan offering you these two opportunities!"

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