The Impending War

Within an independent space inside the World Prison.

Zhou Yu's true body and his second Primordial Spirit sat cross-legged.

Each took out a Pure Yang Immortal Pill and swallowed it, then began to circulate the techniques from the Taowu Eighteen Gods and Devils.

The second Primordial Spirit of the True God Zhou Yu had already cultivated the Taowu Eighteen Gods and Devils, and Zhou Yu was intimately familiar with it, making the process smooth and effortless.

Mysterious and miraculous power emerged within Zhou Yu's soul, etching out lines of divine patterns.

Zhou Yu felt a sense of lightheadedness as his soul began to split under the influence of these mysterious patterns.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The souls of both the true body and the second Primordial Spirit split into eighteen parts each; in the blink of an eye, thirty-six Zhou Yus appeared.

However, whether in divine power, mana, or soul, each of these thirty-six Zhou Yus possessed only one-eighteenth of their original strength. Reaching this stage was merely the first level of the Taowu Eighteen Gods and Devils.

Zhou Yu immediately took out two bottles of Chaos Spirit Liquid he had prepared in advance. As the thirty-six Zhou Yus absorbed the liquid drop by drop, the aura of his divine body and soul recovered rapidly.

By the time only a few drops remained in the two bottles, the aura of the thirty-six Zhou Yus had returned to its peak.

"Next is to become a True Immortal."

Zhou Yu sensed the state of his thirty-six clones and confirmed that all of them could indeed advance to True Immortals immediately.

This was the benefit of the Qi Refining Path; once the realm was reached, the breakthrough happened naturally.

Within the Three Realms, the condition for a Qi Refiner to become a True Immortal was to master one Grand Dao while condensing the five elements within the chest.

The Nine Turns Immortal Ascension Art that Zhou Yu cultivated was slightly more troublesome, requiring the mastery of one Grand Dao and the use of nine different elemental paths to master the nine turns of reincarnation. However, he had deliberately contemplated these conditions previously and had already fulfilled them.

"But becoming a True God is not so simple. Either one obtains a top-tier technique, or one relies on 'Heaven Rewards Diligence' to take it slow," Zhou Yu understood this well.

Of course, he was in no rush to become a True God.

He still planned to have his true body and second Primordial Spirit participate in various domain wars to acquire origin energy.

Although domain wars were fraught with danger, he no longer feared them now that he had cultivated his clones. Furthermore, given his current realm, while he did not stand out among True God Dao Ancestors, he was already at the pinnacle among Heavenly Gods and True Immortals, giving him plenty of room to maneuver on the battlefield.

In the blink of an eye, a year had passed since Zhou Yu's true body and second Primordial Spirit survived the Heavenly God Tribulation.

During this year, relying on the Daluo Immortal Pills exchanged from the Sanqing Daoist, Zhou Yu's thirty-six clones had quietly become second-tier True Immortals.

At the same time, his second Primordial Spirit, aside from leaving one clone in the World Prison for insurance, had also left the Three Realms to venture into the Chaos.

Zhou Yu had two goals for this trip into the Chaos: first, to explore the "Moonlit Pool," and second, to wander around and try his luck.

After all, his last simulation had been a success, and he had obtained the "Child of Luck" talent.

This talent was different from others; while other talents functioned actively, "Child of Luck" was passive, and Zhou Yu could not control when it would take effect.

Regardless, the longer he waited within the Three Realms, the harder it would be to encounter opportunities.

Venturing into the Chaos proactively, however, offered a chance for this talent to manifest.

Moreover, Zhou Yu was only going out to test the waters; if it worked, that was great, and if not, he lost nothing.

On this day—

Inside the Hall of Ten Thousand Races, Zhou Yu's divine power avatar sat with Patriarch Bodhi's divine power avatar. The two had shielded their surroundings, exchanging insights on the mysteries of time and space.

Patriarch Bodhi felt pleasantly surprised.

When he had previously suggested exchanging insights with Zhou Yu, it was merely because he had felt lonely after long ages without a peer.

After all, Zhou Yu was only at the fourth level of the power of time and space, representing a fundamental gap between them.

The disparity in the power of the Dao grew wider the further one progressed; the gap between the fourth and fifth levels was indeed shockingly large.

But now, Patriarch Bodhi's thoughts had shifted. He discovered that Zhou Yu's accumulation regarding time and space was incredibly profound and formidable. Perhaps his stagnation at the fourth level was simply because he had not yet found the right path; Patriarch Bodhi felt that Zhou Yu was fully capable of reaching the fifth level.

Of course, Patriarch Bodhi had clearly misunderstood; Zhou Yu had not broken through to the fourth level of the power of time and space long ago, and his accumulation was not actually that deep.

The reason Zhou Yu gave Patriarch Bodhi this impression was, on one hand, because he possessed the True Explanation of Time and Space from the Muliu Ancestral God. Although the Muliu Ancestral God had been easily captured by the armies of the Nine Directions Chaos Kingdom and his power of time and space had not reached the fifth level, his accumulation was extremely deep, and Zhou Yu had benefited immensely from contemplating this technique.

Furthermore, Zhou Yu had gained significant insights into time and space in other worlds, which gave him an extraordinary understanding that made his exchanges with Patriarch Bodhi feel fresh and novel.

Finally, Zhou Yu's innate comprehension was indeed extremely high; he rapidly absorbed nourishment from Patriarch Bodhi and then innovated upon it.

Patriarch Bodhi did not know that Zhou Yu was making rapid progress; he only assumed it was because Zhou Yu's accumulation was sufficiently profound.

The combination of these factors led Patriarch Bodhi to feel that Zhou Yu's understanding of time and space was exceptionally deep.

As for Patriarch Bodhi feeling surprised, it went without saying that Zhou Yu was the one who gained the most.

Over the past year, the two had been completely immersed in their discussion of time and space.

However, at this moment, Patriarch Bodhi's expression suddenly changed.

Zhou Yu naturally noticed the anomaly and asked, "Fellow Daoist Bodhi, has something happened?"

Over the past year, the two had begun addressing each other as fellow Daoists.

"The Seamless Gate is making a major move again," Patriarch Bodhi said. "I fear a great war is about to erupt in the Chiming territory."

"It is unavoidable."

Zhou Yu sighed.

"My true body has already notified Chiming; he is prepared and should be able to handle it," Patriarch Bodhi said.

Zhou Yu nodded upon hearing this, saying nothing more.

Soon after, Zhou Yu received a message from Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor.

Zhou Yu had previously promised that if war broke out in the Crimson Bright Realm, his true body would come to assist. Now that Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor was likely feeling the pressure, he had come directly to request reinforcements.

"My disciple, Immortal Ganyu, is already on his way to you and will arrive in a moment," Zhou Yu replied.

The Great Chiming World was a major world personally opened and constructed by Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor, whose own dojo was established in the void near it.

At this moment, Zhou Yu's true body tore through the void and arrived outside Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor's dojo.

"Fellow Daoist Ganyu, it has been a long time. I trust you have been well?" A laugh rang out. Zhou Yu focused his gaze and saw a figure in white robes standing there.

It was the second Primordial Spirit of Xia Emperor.

"Fellow Daoist Xia Mang, it has been a long time." Zhou Yu descended with a smile.

After the two exchanged brief pleasantries, Xia Emperor said, "Master has been waiting for some time. Please, follow me to see him."

"I will trouble you to lead the way, Fellow Daoist Xia Mang. I also have some things I wish to discuss with Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor," Zhou Yu replied.

At the same time—

As Zhou Yu arrived at Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor's dojo, the Seamless Gate also received the news.

"It cannot be a coincidence that Empyrean God Ganyu has returned at this time. It seems my plans have been discovered by them." The Black-Robed God King's eyes flickered. He had originally planned a sneak attack, but it appeared the intelligence capabilities of the Nuwa Faction could not be underestimated.

"If that is the case, then we shall fight openly."

"However, with Empyrean God Ganyu joining the Chiming side, our original forces are somewhat insufficient," the Black-Robed God King pondered.

Fortunately, he had been prepared.

He had long anticipated that since Empyrean God Ganyu had awakened his past-life memories in the Crimson Bright Realm, he would likely choose to help, so he had prepared additional forces in advance.

"A battlefield is not a common skirmish; individual power rarely plays a decisive role. As it happens, Ji Ning of the Great Xia World is this Immortal Ganyu's disciple, is he not? This time, I shall eliminate this master and disciple together." The Black-Robed God King quickly made his arrangements.

Before the realm war in the Crimson Bright Realm began, a decisive battle had already been raging in the Great Xia World for over a decade. Ji Ning had performed brilliantly in that war, and the Black-Robed God King had sensed a threat from him. It was precisely to eliminate Ji Ning that he had launched the realm war in the Great Xia World.

Zhou Yu's arrival did not alarm the Black-Robed God King; instead, it delighted him, and his intent to kill grew even stronger.