The Immortal Array is Destroyed

Time flowed by rapidly.

In the Desolate Era World, more than a decade had passed quietly since the Immortal Fate Gathering.

For the Great Xia World, these ten-plus years marked a decade of transformation.

From calm waters to surging storms.

The frequency and scale of battles between cultivators increased drastically; the fall of Loose Immortals became a common sight, and there were even rumors that Celestial Immortal ancestors had perished in the strife.

Regarding all this, both Zhou Yu's main body, in seclusion within the Zhou Clan, and his second Primordial Spirit, in seclusion at the Black-White Academy, were well aware.

He also knew that the Seamless Gate had truly begun to exert its influence across the Great Xia World.

However, Zhou Yu had no intention of meddling too much, focusing solely on his seclusion within the accelerated time flow.

This day—

Zhou Yu, currently at the Zhou Clan, suddenly opened his eyes. With a wave of his hand, a tortoise shell magic treasure appeared before him.

"Master." The figure of Celestial Immortal Fengxu appeared, speaking with a hint of anxiety:

"Master, I can no longer suppress the situation regarding you. The higher-ups have taken notice and demand we produce a result within a month."

"Is that so?" Zhou Yu frowned slightly. He had anticipated this day would come, just not so soon.

However, after a brief explanation from Celestial Immortal Fengxu, he quickly understood.

Given the level of power he had displayed in the Haoyang Great World, he was an existence that could not be ignored, with an importance comparable to a true Celestial Immortal.

Furthermore, the Seamless Gate had recently noted that he was Ji Ning's master.

Ji Ning had been the champion of the Immortal Fate Gathering before mysteriously disappearing. In the eyes of the Seamless Gate, he had likely been taken away by a hidden Empyrean God or True Immortal, perhaps even a True God or Dao Ancestor.

Under these circumstances, Ji Ning's importance had skyrocketed, and as his master, Zhou Yu naturally drew even more attention.

Now that the Seamless Gate was stirring up trouble and recruiting personnel throughout the Great Xia World, Zhou Yu—a figure of considerable weight who still had "leverage" held by the Seamless Gate—was far too conspicuous for having yet to choose a side.

Still, dragging it out for this long is enough, Zhou Yu thought calmly.

Having cultivated for over ten thousand years under accelerated time, his power of time and space had reached the third level.

This level of time-space power was terrifying, barely weaker than the standard fourth-level power.

Crucially, Zhou Yu's ability to preserve his life had increased significantly; even if he stood still and allowed an ordinary Empyrean God or True Immortal to attack him, they would be unable to touch him.

It's just that I've focused entirely on time-space power these years, and my Array Dao has barely progressed, Zhou Yu thought, shaking his head inwardly.

There was no helping it; the True Explanation of Time and Space provided detailed guidance, allowing for rapid progress.

But for the Array Dao, there was no guidance at all. The efficiency of comprehending it from scratch was frighteningly low, so Zhou Yu simply stopped putting effort into it, focusing his main body and second Primordial Spirit entirely on the power of time and space.

Otherwise, he could never have reached this point in such a short time.

Not long after Celestial Immortal Fengxu delivered the message, the people from the Seamless Gate arrived.

The visitor was actually an acquaintance of Zhou Yu: the elderly-looking Celestial Immortal who had participated in the siege against Celestial Immortal Huoyun. Zhou Yu remembered his Daoist title was "Bamboo Wood."

"Fellow Daoist Liuhe—no, it should be Fellow Daoist Zhou Yu. It has been a long time," Celestial Immortal Bamboo Wood said, standing above the Zhou Clan with a look of wistful sighing.

"I would prefer not to see you," Zhou Yu replied, shaking his head. "Why must you force me?"

"Hm? What does Fellow Daoist mean by that?" Celestial Immortal Bamboo Wood asked.

"Did Fengxu tell you some baseless nonsense? In truth, joining us holds no harm for you."

"We will assist you in reincarnation, even help you survive your tribulation to become an Immortal; all you need to do is stand on our side."

"Can you not see the current trend of the world?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yu nodded. Celestial Immortal Bamboo Wood was not wrong; in the current Great Xia World, one either stood with the Seamless Gate or with the Xia Emperor. There was no second choice.

A true, decisive battle between the two factions would soon erupt. If the outcome remained unchanged, the realm war of the Crimson Bright Realm would even break out within the Great Xia World, which would be truly terrifying.

"I do not wish to make a choice right now. I intend to wait and see," Zhou Yu said.

"You have cultivated for over three million years; why are you so naive? Do you think that is possible?" Celestial Immortal Bamboo Wood's expression turned three parts gloomier as he barked:

"With you stalling like this, I see you simply wish to stand against us. If that is the case, do not blame us for being impolite. You should know very well that, let alone you, even for a Celestial Immortal, it would not be too difficult for us to kill them if we so desired."

"Besides, do we even need to act to deal with you? Don't forget what happened in the Haoyang Great World!"

"If that is the case, then there is no other way," Zhou Yu shook his head.

He did not attempt to use his mind-control secret technique. Firstly, using it too often placed a significant burden on him; secondly, it was the higher-ups of the Seamless Gate who had noticed him now, and dealing with a single Celestial Immortal Bamboo Wood would be useless.

"What are you trying to do?"

At this moment, Celestial Immortal Bamboo Wood became instantly vigilant.

"Rise!"

Zhou Yu pointed his finger toward the sky. In an instant—

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The sky over the better part of the Donghai Commandery turned pitch black.

The boundless power of heaven and earth across the entire Donghai Commandery gathered at an inconceivable speed.

"Is this a formation? How is that possible?" Celestial Bamboo Wood felt incomparable shock in his heart.

He knew Zhou Yu was skilled in the path of formations, so he had naturally scouted carefully before coming, ensuring there were no ambushes before he dared to come and negotiate with Zhou Yu.

Yet at this moment, the infinite power of heaven and earth was suddenly converging, which was clearly the sign of a formation being activated.

"I laid this formation using the momentum of heaven and earth in the Donghai Commandery as my foundation; how could I let you discover it?" Zhou Yu's expression was calm. To kill this Celestial Bamboo Wood, he only needed a single finger.

However, Zhou Yu did not wish to reveal his power of space-time for the moment, so he chose to face his enemy with a formation first.

Boom!

Celestial Bamboo Wood instantly unleashed his magic treasure. As the mana within his body erupted, a colossal tree ten thousand miles high grew rapidly behind him.

Celestial Bamboo Wood's strength was formidable; he was undoubtedly a top-tier Celestial Immortal. The moment he struck, it was extraordinary.

But at this moment, Celestial Bamboo Wood only felt his heart pounding with terror. He had no intention of staying for even a second; after unleashing one move, he immediately employed an escape technique to flee.

"Extinguish!"

Zhou Yu manipulated the heaven and earth power that had condensed to its limit, instantly forming countless terrifying sword lights that descended from the sky.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The colossal tree summoned by Celestial Bamboo Wood could not withstand such an attack at all, and the overwhelming, terrifying sword lights submerged him in the blink of an eye.

Celestial Bamboo Wood, dead!

With this strike, I have truly stepped onto the stage. Whether it is Seamless Gate or the Xia Emperor, they will truly take notice of me, Zhou Yu pondered to himself.

However, before Zhou Yu could think too much, he was suddenly slightly startled.

I can simulate again? Zhou Yu felt surprised. It seemed that by killing this Celestial Bamboo Wood, he had just happened to gather enough origin energy.