The World Shaken, External Scenery Third Layer

Listening to the words of the Youyin Rogue Person, Yu Tunzhou seemed to be deep in thought.

Is this old ghost afraid of being thrown out as a scapegoat again someday, or is he really thinking of joining a new faction?

If it's the latter, then it wouldn't be surprising.

Now that he is listed in the Dao lineage, he must bear the corresponding karmic consequences, and he can also enjoy the honor and prestige of the Dao lineage.

In such circumstances, some will covet the lineage's inheritance and thus become its enemies, while others will seek refuge with the lineage and thus befriend it.

As for Youyin Rogue Person's vow of loyalty to the death, Yu Tunzhou didn't care much. Ghost Immortal Ghost Immortal had already given up their physical bodies and survived death once, so what was there to talk about vowing to the death?

"Do you think you're trustworthy?" Yu Tunzhou asked calmly.

The Youyin Rogue Person kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "I am willing to swear a solemn oath of my Primordial Spirit, promising never to betray you for all eternity."

Yu Tunzhou chuckled, "You're nothing but a fragmented soul, what right do you have to pledge allegiance? If your true self were to descend in the future, what power would this fragmented soul have to resist? On the contrary, my immortal weapon might very well fall into the hands of your true self."

The Youyin Rogue Person trembled, his voice mournful:

"Dao Lord..."

"No need for further words," Yu Tunzhou said with a slight smile. "If you truly wish to submit, wait until I reach the Underworld, capture your true form, and then we can discuss loyalty."

The Youyin Rogue Person asked hesitantly, "When does the Dao Lord plan to go to the Underworld?"

"Soon. Once I advance to the External Scenery Fourth Layer, I will be able to rival Immortals and Gods. At that time, I will naturally venture into the Underworld to investigate."

Yu Tunzhou had already made up his mind.

Besides checking if Old Mo was still alive, his most important purpose in this trip to the Underworld was to find out the Human Emperor's plans.

Coincidentally, he also Human Emperor Seal on this trip. After the two merged, a coordinate appeared inside, leading to an unknown destination.

If he wasn't mistaken, this must be part of the Human Emperor's plan.

A hidden treasure? A place of inheritance? Or the location of the "Nether Passage" long lost by the Human Emperor?

"To be honest, Dao Lord..." Youyin hesitated for a moment, but seemed to make up his mind in an instant, "Although my true form is only a Half-Immortal, I have seized the initiative and gained control of one of the Ten Courts in the Underworld, obtaining the position of Yama. Relying on the advantage of location, my strength is no less than that of True Immortal."

"Oh?" Yu Tunzhou looked over in surprise.

This guy actually stole one of the Ten Yama Kings Underworld?

Although the difference between True Immortal and Half-Immortal is only one level in the major realms, the gap between them is no less than that between the External Scenery and the Dharma Aspect.

In the later stages, the gap in cultivation levels becomes increasingly vast. To bridge this gap, one would need at least supreme divine Divine Ability of the level of Tathagata Divine Palm or One Qi Transforms into the Three Pure Ones, or a powerful immortal weapon that surpasses the opponent's.

For example, a Half-Immortal wielding Golden Immortal- level celestial weapon is needed to contend with a True Immortal.

Yu Tunzhou suddenly realized that this era was indeed full of opportunities.

Whoever gets there first will gain a huge advantage!

"When the Dao Lord personally visits the Underworld in the future, I will personally guide Dao Lord!" Youyin showed a resolute expression. "That Yama Palace has several flaws. Although my true form is well concealed, as long as we find the flaws, we can easily break through them and deprive my true form of the Yama Palace's grand formation!"

Yu Tunzhou was stunned.

Looking down, his gaze was strange.

He really hadn't read the script.

Did the split soul lead the way to harm the original?

Is this reasonable?

Seemingly sensing the deeper meaning in Yu Tunzhou's eyes, Youyin hurriedly said, "My original self has gone astray and does not recognize the Dao Lord's true form. Once he submits to the Dao Lord and merges with me, he will naturally understand and be grateful to me."

Yu Tunzhou was momentarily speechless.

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He waved his hand and said, "You may leave now. I will come to find you again when I go to the Underworld."

"As you command, Dao Lord!" Youyin prostrated himself and kowtowed before fleeing back to the Niwan Palace of the Yu Tunzhou.

Huntian glanced at the guy sideways, stretched out his bird leg, and chuckled, "Kid, you're quite cunning."

Youyin hurriedly stepped forward to Huntian's legs, saying ingratiatingly, "Great Sage Great Sage, you flatter me. I just want to follow you and earn a living."

Huntian snorted coldly and said arrogantly, "Once I regain my true form, I will take you as my ghost pet. You'd better put an end to any improper thoughts you may have!"

"Yes, yes, yes, what the Great Sage says is true..."

Yu Tunzhou silently withdrew his gaze.

Even Huntian's chubby little legs got hit.

Yu Tunzhou took one last look at the small, now-ordinary temple, then turned and walked out of the temple gate.

Looking back, the ancient Lineage that had dominated the Northern Plains for tens of thousands of years ultimately withdrew from the Central Plains by exiling themselves to the lower realm.

With a light touch of his toes, he rose into the air, looking down at the land below, finally having the leisure to admire the mountains and rivers of the Northern Plains.

The Xie Household matter has come to a close, but the Northern Plains matter is not yet completely over.

For example, the Northern Plains Grand Formation still needs to be eliminated.

However, since the Xie Household has already withdrawn, the Northern Plains Grand Formation is no longer a problem.

With the Xie Household no longer in Northern Plains, Beiyuan is destined to descend into chaos. As the instigator of all this, Yu Tunzhou is not prepared to sit idly by.

Yu Tunzhou looked in the general direction of the Eastern Wilderness.

Even today, the Dao energy of Bu Wu in the Eastern Wilderness continues to flow in, causing his black and white Dao energy to grow stronger.

If the timing hadn't been wrong, Yu Tunzhou would have naturally assumed that the immense favor he had received not long ago was due to Bu Wu.

The Yu Tunzhou with unwavering resolve.

Now that he has the power to turn the tide of a continent, he should take another victory in the Northern Plains!

Beyond the Eastern Wilderness lies the Northern Plains.

In terms of population, the Northern Plains far surpasses the Eastern Wilderness.

This martial arts transmission will surely cause his "Dao" to surge.

If this knowledge can spread throughout the Central Plains in the future, and the Dao is re-established in later years, the changes in the Great Dao in the Central Plains may become simpler, or even without any obstacles.

To establish a military presence in Northern Plains...

He needs to find another "Floating Hill Mountain" in the Northern Plains.

However, the immediate priority is to find a suitable location to complete the breakthrough of the External Scenery Third Layer.

After that, he will go to the Northern Dark Sea.

The old Azure Ox that Master Lu left behind is said to have gained sentience and is heading overseas.

He wanted to meet the old Azure Ox and confirm some things.

The Xuanbei Luo Household.

"Ancestor, what brings you all back so suddenly?"

Luo Diyang strode into the courtyard, only to find several other elders from the External Scenery realms of the clan there, which surprised him.

Since the Xie Household rose to power, the Luo Household has not consolidated its forces. They have activated the protective array of Xuanbei Commandery, and the clan's External Scenery are stationed in various places at all times to prevent any powerful individuals from infiltrating and breaking the array from within.

Luo Diyang hesitated and asked, "Ancestor, Luo Household... preparing to surrender?"

Luo Xuanyue, standing to the side, said irritably, "If you wanted to surrender, you would have done so long ago. Why wait until now? You better sit down obediently."

Luo Diyang looked embarrassed.

The elderly woman at the head of the table, none other than the patriarch of the Luo Household, was beaming from ear to ear as she said:

"Diyang, do you still remember the Young Hero Yu personally escorted him to the Human Emperor Grotto-Heaven before the New Year?"

Luo Diyang sat down, his buttocks still dangling in mid-air, when he froze in place.

"... The one ranked fifty-first on the current Earth Ranking?" Luo Diyang said with a wry smile, "How could I forget him? Ancestor, we should call him Great Hero Yu."

His position at the top 51 on the Earth Ranking indicates that his strength surpasses that of everyone else in the room, and he is on par with the originator of the Luo Household, the Grandmaster of the Luo Household from a thousand years ago.

With such strength, how can one be called a young hero?

The old woman smiled and said, "There's something you don't know yet. Great Hero Yu suppressed the Xie Household's rebellion the day before yesterday."

"They suppressed the Xie Household rebellion?"

Luo Diyang looked blank again. It wasn't that he was stupid, but that no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't understand the meaning hidden in those words.

The Xie Household External Scenery has dozens of members, and the array spirit of the Northern Plains Grand Formation is at the Dharma Aspect level. In addition, it is said that they also have a Immortals and Gods.

If the Luo Household hadn't relied on a celestial remains that their ancestor had found years ago, the county city would have been breached long ago, and they would have become prisoners!

So what does it mean that "Great Hero Yu suppressed the Xie Household rebellion the day before yesterday"?

Luo Xuanyue, standing to the side, said with a wry smile, "You heard right. Great Hero Yu single-handedly destroyed the Xie Household's defenses. Now, the entire Xie Household has moved away and fled to the heavens. All that's left in North Mountain Commandery is a giant crater."

Luo Diyang's expression remained blank.

He glanced out the window; it was still daytime. How could he be dreaming?

Is it myself who's dreaming, or these two people in front of me?

The old woman said gently, "I have personally gone to Northern Plains Commandery to verify, and the Xie Household has indeed fled as a whole."

Luo Diyang felt dizzy.

The sunlight streaming into his eyes from the courtyard made him feel that everything before him was not quite real.

Luo Xuanyue, who was standing to the side, sighed softly. He also felt that the matter was too absurd.

However, since the ancestor himself verified it, it was undoubtedly true, so he guessed that the person who made the move might not be Yu Tunzhou alone.

Perhaps there's also... the Northern Dark Sea?

The old woman smiled and said, "Great Hero Yu found me the night before last, told me that the Xie Household had been defeated and fled, and asked if the Xuanbei Luo Household was willing to help him."

Luo Diyang suddenly stood up, his eyes gleaming with excitement, and exclaimed, "Great Hero Yu, are you... planning to support my Xuanbei Luo Household as the leader of the Northern Plains?!"

If this is true, then Yu Tunzhou would naturally possess the power to determine the situation in Northern Plains with a single word!

"No," the old woman shook her head, "He specifically told us not to show ourselves at this time."

"What does this mean?" both asked, puzzled. "Does the Xie Household have a powerful figure lurking in the shadows?"

"That's right, Great Hero Yu means that the Xie Household still has a Immortals and Gods abroad, whose return is unknown. If this person returns, they will find that the Xie Household is gone, and the Luo Household has become the leader of the Northern Plains..."

At this point, the old woman couldn't help but shake her head.

Without needing to say everything, both of them were already trembling with fear.

"Great Hero Yu's considerations are indeed thorough," Luo Xuanyue said in a deep voice.

"What my Luo Household needs to do next is to unite with the other Aristocratic Clan to dismantle the Northern Plains Grand Formation in one fell swoop, and then stabilize the situation in the Northern Plains," the old woman said, enunciating each word clearly. "Great Hero Yu does not wish to see the Northern Plains the Xie Household, and for war to break out again."

The two felt a chill run down their spines and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Even without any flattery regarding his abilities, this man is already worthy of the title of a great hero.

"Great Hero Yu still in Northern Plains?" Luo Diyang asked.

"Young Hero Yu has gained new insights from this battle and has already sought another secret place to break through his cultivation level. After completing his breakthrough, he will go to the Northern Dark Sea, and then return to the Northern Plains. He will remain there until the situation in the Northern Plains stabilizes before departing."

"Is he about to break through again?" Luo Diyang gasped.

This really shows that comparing people is pointless... there's no point at all!

"Besides."

The old woman's expression turned solemn.

"Great Hero Yu needs our cooperation to unleash his power at Northern Plains!"

"Bu Wu?" Luo Diyang asked in confusion, "Does Great Hero Yu intend to establish a sect?"

Have any of you heard about the Eastern Wilderness?

In an instant.

Luo Diyang's expression changed drastically.

Luo Xuanyue, standing to the side, also looked solemn.

The changes in the Eastern Wilderness have already gradually spread to the Central Plains.

This is precisely why they have attracted the suppression of the major Aristocratic Clan in the Central Plains, making it extremely difficult for martial artists from the Eastern Wilderness to even enter the pass.

Once a case is discovered that martial arts from the Central Plains Eastern Wilderness are spreading in the Central Plains, all the major Aristocratic Clan will step in to block it.

Luo Diyang frowned, never expecting that person would repeat this incident in Northern Plains.

Luo Xuanyue suddenly said, "Given the current situation in the Central Plains, since Great Hero Yu can suppress the Xie Household, he can suppress the Northern Plains as well. There's no need to hesitate about this matter. If this person is willing to stand in front, my Luo Household will follow."

The old woman's eyes showed relief. "That's what I thought too."

Luo Diyang sighed, "I'm afraid that those powerful Aristocratic Clan in the Central Plains who were originally unwilling to get involved in the situation in the Northern Plains will take action because of this."

"It was bound to happen sooner or later," Luo Xuanyue said slowly. "This matter has shaken the fundamental interests of the Aristocratic Clan, and in the long run, my Luo Household will also suffer as a result. But in my view, this is also an opportunity, no less significant than when our ancestors followed the founding ancestor of the Great Yan Dynasty."

Luo Diyang was moved. "What do you think of Great Hero Yu...?"

"All I know is that the Great Yan is doomed, and the Xie Household, which was originally the most promising to take over the Central Plains, actually fled the Central Plains before the Great Yan even collapsed," Luo Xuanyue said meaningfully.

The old woman finally made her decision. "I have already obtained the ' New Martial Arts Method' from Great Hero Yu. You two should go back and study it carefully. After the news of the Xie Household's defeat has spread throughout the Northern Plains for a few days, my Luo Household will then step in."

The Divine Capital, headquarters of the Gold-Wielding Guard.

Numerous Gold-Wielding Guard, dressed in Golden Crow robes, are compiling recent intelligence reports from various regions.

One of them looked at the urgent secret report in front of him, first with a puzzled expression, then as if he had confirmed something, he stood there woodenly like a statue.

After a while, his colleague noticed his unusual behavior and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Did you see some news?"

"The Xie Household... is gone..." the man murmured.

"The Xie Household is gone?" A colleague turned around in surprise. "Which Xie Household? A small Lineage from some local county?"

The man stared blankly at him, muttering in response to his colleagues as if in a dream.

"... The Northern Plains Xie Household disappeared three days ago, seemingly defeated by Yu Tunzhou alone..."

Everyone in the room put down what they were doing and looked back blankly.

Someone remarked casually, "This guy's been too busy lately; he's gone mad."

Someone snatched the intelligence from their colleague's hand; the mere dozen or so words on it engulfed them like a tidal wave.

"This is... fake, right?" one of the Gold-Wielding Guard suddenly laughed. "This is too absurd. What bastard is playing a joke on us?"

But soon, the other person said expressionlessly, "Have you ever seen a joke told with an urgent message sent from ten thousand miles away?"

The room was deathly silent.

No one could accept this news.

But their long-standing professional instincts told them that no fool would joke about such an absurd thing as an urgent dispatch!

A moment later.

"The Xie Household..."

"Nothing left?"

Feng Xu slowly sat down in the chair and stared blankly out the window.

In that instant, he himself was unsure of what he was thinking.

For no apparent reason, he recalled the inn where he first met Yu Tunzhou.

And that was only a few years ago...

And not long after that.

The leaders of many powerful factions in the Central Plains all received the same message.

The Northern Plains Xie Household was defeated by Yu Tunzhou and has now withdrawn from the Central Plains.

Almost everyone looked puzzled and bewildered after receiving the news.

I'm wondering which Xie Household Xie Household this refers to.

I'm baffled as to how that person who topped the Dragon and Tiger Ranking not long ago managed to do it.

Almost everyone suspected that their intelligence channels were flawed.

After all... how absurd is this?

In an instant--

The world was shaken!

Yu Tunzhou had long anticipated that his overthrow of the Xie Household would cause a huge upheaval in the Central Plains, but time was of the essence, so he found a secluded place and went into seclusion.

With the favor of heaven and earth, not long after he broke through to the External Scenery Second Layer, the fusion of his Inner Heaven and Earth and his Primordial Spirit Spirit Aspect was completed naturally.

This step is also the prototype of the Dharma Aspect!

This day.

The Yu Tunzhou and broke through the barrier, having already surpassed the External Scenery Third Layer.

The next step is to continue promoting the Inner Heaven and Earth and Spirit Aspect to form a unique Dharma Domain.

At the same time, after he broke through to the next realm, his unique Ultimate Art began to take shape.

This is Divine Ability born from the Inner Heaven and Earth, the Dao Path, and the Primordial Spirit. It is most compatible with oneself, and its power far exceeds that of ordinary supernatural Divine Ability. It is almost comparable to the techniques of the Dharma Aspect Form, which is why it is called Ultimate Art.

The process of creating Ultimate Art is quite mysterious. He can sense this process of creation and transformation in the the Unseen, but he cannot intervene, just like a divinely bestowed Divine Ability.

With the blessing of heaven and earth, his Ultimate Art skills and Divine Ability also underwent changes.

Realizing that this process would not be quick, he did not delay and immediately left the pass, preparing to go to the Northern Dark Sea to see the old Azure Ox left behind by Master Lu!