The Coming War

Within an independent space inside the World Prison.

Zhou Yu's true body and second primal spirit were both seated cross-legged here.

Each took out a Pure Yang Immortal Pill and swallowed it, then began circulating the method recorded in the Taowu Eighteen Gods and Devils.

True God Zhou Yu's second primal spirit had long cultivated the Taowu Eighteen Gods and Devils. Zhou Yu was very familiar with it, so cultivating it again now came naturally to him.

Profound, miraculous power arose within Zhou Yu's soul, tracing out one divine pattern after another.

Zhou Yu felt somewhat dizzy, and under the influence of those mysterious divine patterns, his soul began to split apart.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The souls of both his true body and second primal spirit split into eighteen. In the blink of an eye, thirty-six Zhou Yus appeared here.

However, whether in divine power, immortal power, or soul strength, these thirty-six Zhou Yus possessed only one-eighteenth of their previous strength. Reaching this point 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 long ago. As drop after drop was absorbed by the thirty-six Zhou Yus, the auras of their divine bodies and souls rapidly recovered.

Only when just a few drops remained in the two bottles did the auras of the thirty-six Zhou Yus return to their peak.

"Next, it's time to become True Immortals."

Zhou Yu examined the conditions of his thirty-six bodies. They could indeed all become True Immortals directly.

This was the advantage of the Qi Refining Path. As long as one's realm had been reached, a breakthrough would come naturally.

Among the Qi Refining methods of the Three Realms, the requirements for becoming a True Immortal were to comprehend a Great Dao and use the Five Elements paths to condense the Five Qi within one's chest.

The Nine Turns Immortal Ascension Art cultivated by Zhou Yu was somewhat more troublesome. It required comprehending a Great Dao and mastering Nine Turns Reincarnation through nine Daos of differing attributes. However, he had deliberately studied these requirements before and had already fulfilled them.

"But becoming a True God won't be so simple. Either I obtain a top-tier method, or I slowly work at it through 'Heaven Rewards Diligence.'" Zhou Yu understood this clearly.

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

He was also planning to have his true body and second primal spirit participate in one Realm War after another to acquire Origin Energy.

Though Realm Wars were fraught with danger, now that he had cultivated his avatars, he no longer feared it. Besides, at his current realm, he was not particularly outstanding among True Gods and Dao Ancestors, but among Empyrean Gods and True Immortals, he was already among the absolute strongest. He would have ample room to display his abilities on the battlefield.

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

Over that year, Zhou Yu's thirty-six avatars quietly became Second-Grade True Immortals with the Daluo Immortal Pills he had exchanged from Daoist Sanqing.

At the same time, aside from leaving one avatar behind in the World Prison to preserve his life, his second primal spirit's avatars all left the Three Realms and entered Chaos.

This time, Zhou Yu had two goals in entering Chaos. One was to explore Moonlit Pool, while the other was to wander about and try his luck.

After all, following the success of his previous simulation, he had obtained the Child of Luck talent.

This talent differed from the others. The rest operated actively, but Child of Luck was passive, and Zhou Yu had no control over when it would take effect.

Still, the longer he remained in the Three Realms waiting, the harder it would be for him to encounter opportunities.

If he instead took the initiative to venture into Chaos, there was hope that this talent might show its effects.

Moreover, Zhou Yu was merely going out to give it a try. If he succeeded, that would naturally be good; if he failed, he would lose nothing.

That day—

Within the Hall of Ten Thousand Races, Zhou Yu's divine power incarnation sat together with Patriarch Bodhi's divine power incarnation. The two isolated themselves from their surroundings and discussed the mysteries of time and space.

Patriarch Bodhi was pleasantly surprised.

When he had previously suggested exchanging insights with Zhou Yu, it had merely been because he had gone too long without companions on the same path and felt lonely.

After all, Zhou Yu had only reached the fourth level of the Power of Time and Space, a fundamentally different level from his own.

The gap in the power of the Dao grew greater the further one advanced. The difference between the fourth and fifth levels was indeed astonishing.

But Patriarch Bodhi's thoughts had changed. He discovered that Zhou Yu's accumulation in time and space was exceptionally deep and formidable. His current stay at the fourth level might merely be because he had not yet found the correct path. Patriarch Bodhi believed Zhou Yu had every hope of reaching the fifth level.

Naturally, Patriarch Bodhi had misunderstood. Zhou Yu had not been at the fourth level of the Power of Time and Space for long, and his accumulation was not particularly deep.

The reason Zhou Yu gave Patriarch Bodhi this impression was, on one hand, because he possessed Muliu Ancestral God's True Explanation of Time and Space. Although Muliu Ancestral God had been easily captured by the army of the Nine Directions Chaos Kingdom and had indeed not reached the fifth level in the Power of Time and Space at the time—

His accumulation had been incomparably profound, and Zhou Yu had benefited enormously from comprehending this method.

Furthermore, Zhou Yu had gained considerable insight into time and space in other worlds. This made his understanding of time and space extraordinary, so Patriarch Bodhi naturally found their exchanges refreshing.

Finally, Zhou Yu's innate talent and comprehension were indeed exceedingly high. He rapidly absorbed nourishment from Patriarch Bodhi, then built upon the old to create the new.

Patriarch Bodhi did not know that Zhou Yu was advancing by leaps and bounds. He merely assumed it was because Zhou Yu's accumulation was sufficiently profound.

The combination of all these factors was what made Patriarch Bodhi feel that Zhou Yu's understanding of time and space was extremely deep.

While Patriarch Bodhi was pleasantly surprised, there was even less need to mention Zhou Yu. He was the one who had gained the most.

Over the past year, the two had completely immersed themselves in discussing time and space.

However, Patriarch Bodhi, who had been speaking, suddenly changed expression.

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 has made another major move," Patriarch Bodhi said. "A great war will likely break out on Crimson Bright's side."

"It cannot be avoided."

Zhou Yu sighed.

"My true body has already informed Crimson Bright. He has made preparations and should be able to handle it," Patriarch Bodhi said.

Zhou Yu nodded at those words and said nothing more.

Very soon, Zhou Yu received a message from Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor.

Zhou Yu had previously promised that if war erupted in the Crimson Bright Realm, his true body would go provide aid. Now, Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor must have sensed the pressure and directly requested reinforcements.

"My disciple Ganyu is on his way to your side. He will arrive shortly," Zhou Yu replied.

The Crimson Bright Great World was a great world personally created and built by Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor. Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor's Daoist temple stood in the void near the Crimson Bright Great World.

At this moment, Zhou Yu's true body tore through space and arrived outside Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor's Daoist temple.

"Fellow Daoist Ganyu, it has been a long time. I trust you have been well." Laughter rang out. Zhou Yu looked over and saw a figure in white robes standing there.

It was Xia Emperor's second primal spirit.

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

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Xia Emperor said, "Master has been waiting for some time. Fellow Daoist, come with me to see Master first."

"I'll trouble Fellow Daoist Xia Mang to lead the way. I also have a few things to discuss with Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor," Zhou Yu said.

At the same time—

As Zhou Yu arrived at Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor's Daoist temple, the Seamless Gate received the news as well.

"It cannot be a coincidence that Ganyu Celestial God returned at this time. It seems they have learned of my arrangements." The Black-Robed God King's gaze flickered. He had originally planned to launch a surprise attack, but now it seemed the Nuwa Faction's intelligence capabilities could not be underestimated.

"In that case, we will fight them openly."

"However, with another Ganyu Celestial God joining Crimson Bright's side, our original forces are somewhat insufficient." The Black-Robed God King pondered inwardly.

Fortunately, he had prepared in advance.

He had long anticipated that Ganyu Celestial God had awakened the memories of his previous life in the Crimson Bright Realm and would likely choose to help, so he had prepared additional forces beforehand.

"A battlefield is not an ordinary conflict. Individual strength can rarely play a decisive role. Excellent—Ji Ning of the Great Xia World is this Immortal Ganyu's disciple, isn't he? This time, I'll dispose of this master and disciple together." The Black-Robed God King swiftly made his arrangements.

Before the Realm War in the Crimson Bright Realm began, the Great Xia World's decisive battle had already been underway for more than ten years. Ji Ning had performed exceptionally brilliantly in that war, and the Black-Robed God King had sensed a threat from him. Wanting to eliminate Ji Ning, he had simply launched a 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 killing intent grew even stronger.