Ten Suns Hang in the Sky, the Witch-Demon Calamity Begins

After sorting through his magical treasures, Li Yu became even more determined to seize the Chaos Bell.

Below the Saints, he had nothing to fear. With his Quasi-Saint Perfection cultivation, no one could do much to him. Even if he were besieged, he was confident he could escape.

But facing a Saint was another matter entirely. Leaving aside the suppression of realms, even magical treasures were useless. It truly answered that famous saying of the Primordial World: beneath Saints, all were ants.

Li Yu did not want things to remain this way forever. In the future, he did not seek to overturn the Saints, but at the very least, he had to make it so they could not crush him to death quite so easily.

Seeking the Chaos Bell was not mere wild fancy. Saint Taiqing had also said that among innate supreme treasures, this one was the most unusual, possessing variables of its own. Li Yu's appearance in the Primordial World already made him an anomaly, and on top of that, he carried the New Dao beyond the Primordial Great Dao. That, too, was a variable.

The more Li Yu thought about it, the more he felt he was simply more suited than Taiyi to control the Eastern Emperor Bell.

Compared to spiritual treasures, Li Yu felt that the New Dao he had comprehended might be the true key to subduing the Chaos Bell.

The New Dao had no name. Li Yu had never considered naming it. What it was called did not matter; what mattered was that it existed.

Li Yu had stumbled along for a long time in his comprehension of the New Dao, yet he still had not reached its end, and thus could not see the opportunity to become a Saint. But in terms of realm, it should not have been low. His Primordial Great Dao had already reached Quasi-Saint Perfection, so the realm of the New Dao naturally could not be lower than that. He simply had no reference by which to measure the New Dao's level.

Of course, the most troublesome thing was that within the Primordial World, he did not dare use the power of the New Dao. Even the slightest trace would draw the Heavenly Dao's scrutiny.

He clearly remembered that when he became a Quasi-Saint, exposing the existence of the New Dao had directly brought down Heavenly Punishment. If Saint Hongjun had not given him Chaos Qi at the time, he would not have lived until now. The other time had been in the Netherworld, when he deduced the Demon Race's forging of the Witch-Slaying Sword. Fortunately, it had been concealed, but even so, it had still triggered a Heavenly Dao phenomenon.

They were now beyond the heavens. Though this place still had some connection to the Primordial World, he did not know whether the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao could reach here. To smoothly seize the Chaos Bell, Li Yu decided to take the risk and test the power of the New Dao.

A faint, almost imperceptible Dao resonance appeared within Eight Views Palace. Li Yu cautiously watched for any changes, and only after seeing nothing unusual did he gradually draw upon greater and greater amounts of New Dao power.

Taiqing, who had been cultivating in quiet meditation, suddenly opened his eyes. Taking this chance, he too tried to comprehend the New Dao Li Yu had revealed, hoping to advance his own Dao cultivation.

Taiqing wished to carve out another path at the end of the road. Such audacity was not the least bit inferior to Li Yu's daring to cultivate the New Dao in the Primordial World.

Beyond the Primordial World, the Heavenly Dao's influence was indeed much weaker. Li Yu mobilized nearly thirty percent of the New Dao's power before it finally alerted the Heavenly Dao.

A Taiji Diagram immediately flew out from Eight Views Palace, wrapping around the area and isolating it from heaven and earth.

"Fellow Daoist, you may display your cultivation as you please. There is no need for so many concerns!"

Taiqing's words rang beside Li Yu's ear. Li Yu was not surprised. Taiqing might not have fully understood his cultivation condition, but he definitely knew that Li Yu had comprehended an immensely powerful Great Dao. He likely wished to see Li Yu's Dao now as well.

Li Yu was not worried about revealing some of the New Dao to Saint Taiqing. He was not someone who saw conspiracies everywhere. He believed that someone as proud as Taiqing would not harbor harmful intentions toward him. Rather than seize his Dao, Li Yu believed Taiqing would walk his own path.

Since Taiqing had said so, Li Yu increased the New Dao power he released by another twenty percent. Half of his New Dao was now exposed. At this point, not only Taiqing, but even Xuandu, Azure Ox, and the Immortal Deer sensed that something was amiss.

It was rare for Li Yu to feel so unrestrained, and he wanted to continue, but Taiqing said, "Fellow Daoist, stop while you are ahead. This place does not contain only you and me."

Li Yu suddenly understood, and immediately grasped the reason.

If he continued to use the New Dao's power, it might not affect Taiqing much, but the same could not be said for Xuandu, Azure Ox, and the Immortal Deer. If their Great Daos collided, it might destroy the foundations of their cultivation. "Fellow Daoist, thank you for this!"

After Li Yu withdrew the New Dao's power, Taiqing's voice sounded beside his ear. Though Li Yu did not know how greatly this had stirred Taiqing, it surely could not have done him any harm.

From then on, Li Yu cultivated in seclusion at Taiqing's Daoist grounds, waiting for the right moment to arrive.

Meanwhile, within the Primordial World, the ten Golden Crow princes upon the Sun Star could no longer bear their loneliness. Finally, one day, all ten suns emerged together, scorching the Primordial Wilderness.

Ever since Di Jun forged the Witch-Slaying Sword, Taiyi had worried about his elder brother. He gradually resumed managing some Demon Race affairs, keeping watch over Di Jun so that he would not do anything absurd again.

But because of this, his supervision over the ten Golden Crow princes loosened somewhat, leading to the phenomenon of ten suns hanging in the sky.

For the living beings of the Primordial World, this was a disaster. Even those with accomplished cultivation felt agitated and restless. Everywhere in the Primordial Wilderness, great fires raged due to the heat. For those without cultivation, or with only shallow cultivation, it was a catastrophe that blotted out the sky and covered the earth.

As for the Wu Clan, the ten suns hanging in the sky and passing over Mount Buzhou were nothing less than a provocation. Moreover, Gonggong and Zhurong had met tragic ends because of the Demon Race's sowing discord and fanning the flames. In an instant, all their fury was ignited. The great Wu Kua Fu immediately gave chase, pursuing the ten Golden Crows and attacking them.

What followed became the tale passed from mouth to ear: Hou Yi shooting down the suns!

Of the ten Golden Crows, nine died. This incident became the fuse of the Witch-Demon Calamity, and the calamity that had brewed for who knew how many years finally erupted.

The Witch-Demon War had fully begun!

Such upheaval in the Primordial World naturally could not be hidden from the Saints beyond the heavens, and Li Yu learned of it at once as well. He immediately left the side hall where he had been cultivating and came before Saint Taiqing.

"Saint Master, the time has come. I shall go now."

Taiqing nodded. "Go. I will aid you. Set your mind at ease!"

Leaving the Saint's Daoist grounds beyond the heavens, Li Yu sped straight toward the Primordial World. His speed was astonishing, and in but a moment, he crossed the boundary of heaven and earth and returned to the Primordial Wilderness.

After the ten suns had hung in the sky, the Primordial Wilderness was a scene of utter devastation. Yet beyond that, what alarmed Li Yu even more was the Killing Intent filling heaven and earth, far exceeding that of the Three Clans Calamity.

The place where the aura of calamity was densest was the Demon Court. It seemed the final battlefield would be the Demon Court rather than Mount Buzhou.

Li Yu did not dare delay for even a moment. He immediately concealed himself and arrived at the Demon Court. From afar, he saw an enormous formation enveloping it.

That formation was the Celestial Star-Dipper Formation. The ones forming it were all elite Demon Race members and great demons, not only high in cultivation but vast in number.

With the formation's power, Di Jun and Taiyi could wield strength beyond the Quasi-Saint level. In particular, the Chaos Bell in Taiyi's hand possessed even greater might.

This formation could advance to attack and retreat to defend, combining offense and defense as one.

Watching the star-lit formation from afar, Li Yu could not help but admire Di Jun and Taiyi.