Reaction

In the void.

Zhou Yu stood there, absorbing the origin energy left behind by the thirty-seven Celestial Gods and True Immortals who had perished. However, even after absorbing it all, he did not gain a simulation opportunity.

Zhou Yu did not find this strange. The further he progressed, the more energy was required. He had already performed five simulations in total, and he was long past the point where a single top-tier Celestial Immortal was enough to trigger one.

"Cang You, now is not the time for a decisive battle with the Seamless Gate. We shall settle the final score with them later." The Yao Emperor flew over at this moment and spoke.

"I know, Yao Emperor. Thank you for coming to support me this time," Zhou Yu replied with gratitude.

"Your current strength is likely no less than mine. Even without me, you would have had no trouble dealing with that Buxiu," the Yao Emperor laughed. "I knew you hadn't wasted these years. You became a True God on your own back then; how could you not have made progress over these long, arduous years?"

"I had some fortuitous encounters, which is why I possess this strength," Zhou Yu smiled.

At the same time, in the Great Yu Human World, within the Hall of Ten Thousand Races.

Smiles appeared on the faces of the many True God Dao Ancestors who had left their divine power incarnations there.

The reason the Yao Emperor was able to arrive so quickly was that everyone had left divine power incarnations behind. Zhou Yu had informed the True God Dao Ancestors here the moment the Two Realms Tribulation Dragon Life-Death Formation appeared, allowing the Yao Emperor to rush over immediately.

Meanwhile, the other True God Dao Ancestors were also observing with their consciousness, as they would need to react instantly should a battle truly erupt.

"Haha, that Buxiu tried to be clever but ended up losing his own rice; losing nearly forty Celestial Gods and True Immortals in one go—how satisfying!" Kuafu laughed heartily. "Brother Cang You, I believe you used a divine ability? The only one I can think of who could reach such a level with a divine ability is the Sanshou True God from back in the day."

"It is indeed a divine ability. I had a fortuitous encounter and spent long, arduous years researching it before I created it."

Zhou Yu nodded. He did not mention that it was obtained by chance, claiming instead that he had created it himself.

"To be able to create such a divine ability is truly formidable."

"However, beyond the divine ability, the reason you were able to wipe out those Celestial Gods and True Immortals must have been that unique technique. I suspect it contained the power of space-time," another Dao Ancestor remarked.

"The power of space-time? No wonder!"

"But that Buxiu also masters the fifth level of power. Ordinary space-time power would hardly achieve such an effect. True God Cang You's mastery of space-time must have reached a very profound level."

"It should be the fourth level."

A thin, elderly man wearing Daoist robes spoke up.

This was naturally Patriarch Bodhi.

Within the Three Realms, his attainments in the power of space-time were indisputably the highest, so he could naturally discern Zhou Yu's level.

To be honest, Patriarch Bodhi was quite astonished at this moment.

The power of space-time was undoubtedly a difficult force to master. In the Three Realms, including himself, only three True God Dao Ancestors possessed this power, and the other two had not studied it deeply.

For Zhou Yu to have reached the fourth level was already a very high achievement.

"Over these long years, I have not contemplated the Heavenly Dao, focusing solely on researching space-time to achieve what I have today," Zhou Yu sighed. "But I am still inferior to Bodhi."

In reality, this space-time power was something Zhou Yu had just broken through to in the recent past. With his True God-level soul and his outrageous talent, even a force as difficult as space-time had been quickly elevated to the fourth level.

Zhou Yu also knew that using the power of space-time would inevitably attract the attention of Elder Yuan. However, fortunately, it was only the fourth level, and since he had told everyone he created it himself—with Patriarch Bodhi acting as a shield in front of him—it shouldn't be much of a problem.

"Without guidance, reaching this point is already extremely difficult," Patriarch Bodhi said. "True God Cang You, perhaps you and I could exchange some pointers."

"I would be honored."

Zhou Yu naturally agreed. He knew Patriarch Bodhi was simply excited by the prospect of a peer. Although he was only at the fourth level of space-time power, Patriarch Bodhi had never even seen a fourth-level practitioner in the Three Realms before and had been forced to grope in the dark.

And was Zhou Yu not the same? Patriarch Bodhi had mastered the fifth level of space-time power and had been contemplating it for endless years; his accumulation was absolutely profound. Exchanging pointers with him would clearly be a massive gain for Zhou Yu.

"Haha, Bodhi, don't forget the main business. The current movements of the Seamless Gate in the Three Realms depend on your surveillance."

"I am naturally keeping an eye on the Seamless Gate," Patriarch Bodhi nodded.

The many True God Dao Ancestors chatted for a while, eventually returning the topic to the Seamless Gate's attack.

Suiren said, "This time, the Seamless Gate struck first, and Cang You was forced to retaliate. Even though he killed some of their Celestial Gods and True Immortals, it was what they deserved."

"If the Seamless Gate dares to use this as a pretext for retaliation, then they shouldn't blame us for being impolite."

"Exactly."

"That Buxiu sent Celestial Gods and True Immortals to form a formation to exploit a loophole? It's a joke!"

The many True God Dao Ancestors all nodded.

Letting the matter end here was best for both sides; if the Seamless Gate retaliated, they would naturally have to strike back.

In fact, the Seamless Gate understood this logic as well.

After the Black-Robed God King returned, the other True God Dao Ancestors of the Seamless Gate did not say much upon learning of the incident, merely warning the Black-Robed God King to be more cautious in his future actions.

In truth, compared to the Nuwa Faction, the Seamless Gate needed more time to prepare for the final decisive battle. Ending this matter here was the best course of action.

Although they had lost some Celestial Gods and True Immortals, they had forced True God Cang You to reveal his strength—especially the fact that he had comprehended the power of space-time to such a profound level, which was something worthy of serious attention.

On the other side—

Yao Emperor did not linger long in the void near Zhou Yu's immortal cave; he departed quickly.

Zhou Yu's original body and second Primordial Spirit soon finished overcoming the Heart Demon Tribulation completely.

Although this Heart Demon Tribulation was powerful, he was, after all, at the fourth level of Heart Force, making this tribulation even easier to pass than the previous three.

Finally, the Heavenly Tribulation is over. Zhou Yu felt the powerful divine aura radiating from his divine body and sighed with emotion.

Even though he had long possessed a True God clone, the significance of this body becoming a Empyrean God was ultimately different for him.

"I should start cultivating the Taowu Eighteen Gods and Devils first." Zhou Yu quickly returned to his immortal cave.

As a Empyrean God and Second-Grade Celestial Immortal, he only needed about one bottle of Chaos Spirit Liquid to cultivate one Taowu Eighteen Gods and Devils clone.

If his original body and second Primordial Spirit were to become True Immortals, the amount of Chaos Spirit Liquid required to cultivate the Taowu Eighteen Gods and Devils using the mana of a Second-Grade True Immortal would be much higher; a single clone would require ten bottles to have any hope of success, which would be a far greater consumption.

Therefore, it was best not to break through on the Qi Refining Path for now and wait until after he had cultivated the Taowu Eighteen Gods and Devils.

"However, once the thirty-six Second-Grade Celestial Immortals need to become True Immortals, the energy required will be immense." Zhou Yu realized this problem as well.

He had not mastered the Heavenly Dao, nor did he have any insights into the Chaos Heavenly Dao, so he had no way to absorb power from the chaos.

If he were to let his thirty-six clones absorb power openly within the Three Realms, his clones would be exposed. He was unwilling to expose his clones so quickly, and even less willing to let others know he was a Second-Grade True Immortal.

One must know that a Second-Grade True Immortal's mana strength reached the threshold of a Dao Ancestor; once they absorbed power wantonly, the commotion would be far too great.

"I will go find Sanqing Daoist to trade for some Daluo Immortal Pills." Zhou Yu sent his other second Primordial Spirit, carrying some treasures, straight toward the Heavenly Realm.

With the treasures he had obtained in the World Prison, he could trade a small portion for a great many Daluo Immortal Pills.

Supplying the thirty-six clones for their breakthroughs would be no problem at all, and there would even be plenty left over as spares.