Chapter 351: The Reincarnation Passage
"The Great Luo Heavenly Star Array~~~!"
Within the imperial palace, Old Master Tian suddenly roared.
Defeat was imminent. This must not continue. As the murky forces of fate surged, the boundary between the two realms began to rapidly push toward the ancient Holy City.
The world of the Yang Realm was in continuous collapse. Floating islands crumbled, mountains and rivers shattered, and the entire world was turning into a smoky haze, being replaced by the Yin Realm. If this development continued, the ancient Holy City of the Yang Realm would completely collapse, and with it, Old Master Tian would also fall.
The Great Luo Heavenly Star Array. This was a supreme ancient magical formation created by the sacred beings of the Great Luo Dynasty. Could it be that Old Master Tian had mastered it too?
Zhong Shan, while retreating, watched intently.
As Old Master Tian's voice echoed, the many floating islands surrounding the imperial palace suddenly lit up with a brilliant green glow.
Three hundred and sixty-one islands, symbolizing the number of the heavenly cycle, just like the acupuncture points on a human body. These islands began to rotate along mysterious trajectories, each emitting a column of light that shot up into the sky.
In an instant, around the sun in the sky, three hundred and sixty-one small suns appeared. No, they were stars.
Were they invoking the power of the stars from the nine heavens?
In the meantime, Zhong Shan had flown to Princess Qianyou's side.
Seeing Zhong Shan return safely, Princess Qianyou smiled with satisfaction and looked up at the sky. Only Ying Ning's eyes darted around, but only for a brief moment before she too gazed upward.
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
Three hundred and sixty-one stars suddenly erupted, pouring down endless starlight into the ancient Holy City.
The starlight was not as dense as sunlight but fell like raindrops. However, the starlight did not reach the ground; instead, it mysteriously formed countless nodes in mid-air. These nodes were densely packed, each resembling a small star, filling the sky. The nodes were connected by green beams of light.
The endless nodes connected like a web—a network of starlight covering the entire ancient Holy City and expanding outward with incredible speed.
Old Master Tian was presiding over this from the palace!
The Great Luo Heavenly Star Array?
As the web-like network continued to expand, it reached the battlefield.
The dividing line between the Yin and Yang realms suddenly stopped advancing toward the ancient Holy City and instead began to retreat, moving toward the You Residence's Wheel Hall.
The power balance between the Yin and Yang realms had shifted once again.
The web-like network finally reached the zone of the fate murkiness.
Countless corpse soldiers and ghost soldiers charged at the web-like network.
But as soon as they were engulfed by the network, they instantly froze, maintaining their running postures as if time itself had stopped.
Then:
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
Three million corpse soldiers and ghost soldiers exploded, turning into a cloud of smoke and completely vanishing. Just like how the fate murkiness had dealt with the golden-armored soldiers earlier, it was equally ruthless and all-encompassing.
Finally, the web-like network touched the fate murkiness itself.
"Sizzle~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
At the point of contact, a harsh, ear-piercing noise erupted as the two formidable forces clashed violently. The sheer power was overwhelming. The very space around them trembled and quaked.
Zhong Shan observed the area where the web-like world and the murky fate met. The space there twisted and distorted, compressing into what seemed like tiny black holes that flickered and vanished almost instantly.
The power was immense. These two forces were overwhelmingly strong!
"Derivative worlds ultimately exist in the realm of light. If this were the realm of darkness, your murky fate would have triumphed. But here, in the light realm, ha!" Old Master Tian's voice echoed with excitement from within the imperial palace.
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
The murky fate suddenly disintegrated, transforming into a cloud of black smoke that dissipated entirely.
Could it be that the opposing geomancer had lost?
With the destruction of the murky fate, the web-like world expanded furiously toward the Wheel Hall, signifying that the light realm was encroaching upon the dark realm. The dark realm's environment shattered, giving way to the creation of the light realm.
Such power! The Great Luo Heavenly Star Array?
A powerful current of energy could be seen rushing toward the distance.
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
The dark world had not yet fully collapsed, but the fierce current had already destroyed countless buildings, toppled numerous mountains, and scattered the boundless ghostly aura.
It rushed all the way to the very heart of it all.
A colossal palace, towering nearly a thousand meters high.
The largest palace!
The You Residence's Wheel Hall!
The You Residence's Wheel Hall finally unveiled itself as the ghostly aura dissipated, revealing its grandeur.
The immense palace exuded an overwhelming sense of dominance. Even from a great distance, just one glance filled Zhong Shan with a sense of awe and reverence. This was despite Zhong Shan's steadfast will.
The You Residence's Wheel Hall was overwhelmingly powerful. Its mere form was breathtaking.
Had they lost? Not yet. The fierce wind halted abruptly before the You Residence's Wheel Hall.
On the square in front of the You Residence's Wheel Hall, a black-robed figure appeared.
That must be the opponent's geomancer!
"You Residence's Wheel Hall, I am the Wheel King!" The geomancer spoke with a calm confidence.
"Ha ha ha, Wheel King? And what can you do?" Old Master Tian laughed loudly.
"Wheel King, the one who turns the wheel of yin and yang, the cycle of reincarnation," the geomancer said indifferently. He then extended his hands from within his black robe, making a circular gesture. As he gently pulled, a blue sphere appeared in his palm, like a drop of liquid. He lightly dropped it to the ground.
"Blop~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
It really did look like a drop of water falling into water.
The ground beneath his feet suddenly rippled with waves, which then turned blue in an instant, expanding outward in concentric circles like a whirlpool.
The blue whirlpool spread, extending in all directions, expanding toward the encroaching light realm.
It was like a small stone dropped into a pond, with ripples spreading outward.
Heading southward.
The ground in the dark world gradually turned entirely blue, a strange blue. The boundary between the light and dark realms stopped advancing and started moving southward again, heading toward the ancient Holy City.
The web-like world continued to expand, but the boundary between the yin and yang realms was still moving toward the ancient Holy City.
"What's happening? What is going on?"
The edge of the web-like world came into contact with the blue, rippling ground.
"Whoom"
With a muffled sound, the edge of the web-like world disappeared completely wherever it touched the blue ground. It was all gone.
"Reincarnation? The Reincarnation Passage, you've opened the Reincarnation Passage? No~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!" Old Master Tian exclaimed in shock.
"Nothing is impossible, only something you can't achieve!" the distant geomancer replied.
"What did you obtain? What artifact of the Wheel King did you get? How could you even open the Reincarnation Passage? It's impossible, impossible!" Old Master Tian shouted in disbelief.
"The fact is just as you see it!" the distant geomancer replied.
"This is the Heavenly Wood Staff. By standing on it, you can pass through the Great Luo Heavenly Star Array and stop him from continuing his ritual. Otherwise, you three are all doomed, except for me!" Old Master Tian's voice suddenly came.
In front of the three of them, the staff that Old Master Tian always leaned on suddenly appeared.
The three of them stood on the peak of a mountain, looking at the Heavenly Wood Staff before them.
"The Heavenly Wood Staff can only carry one person," Princess Qianyou frowned and said.
"Hurry up and go!" Yingning suddenly pushed Zhong Shan.
"Whoosh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
Caught off guard, Zhong Shan was pushed onto the staff. He turned his head, his face filled with anger as he looked at Yingning, but the Heavenly Wood Staff had already taken Zhong Shan far away.
"Yingning, what are you doing?" Princess Qianyou shouted angrily.
"Didn't you say it can only carry one person?" Yingning immediately feigned an aggrieved look.
"But I didn't say it had to be Zhong Shan!" Princess Qianyou said angrily.
"Well, he's already gone, and there's nothing I can do about it!" Yingning said pitifully.
"Hmph!" Princess Qianyou snorted coldly and then looked anxiously in the direction Zhong Shan had gone.
Seeing Zhong Shan fly off into the distance, Yingning quickly gave a sly smile.
Zhong Shan took a deep breath. Truth be told, he had intended to go himself. According to Old Master Tian, if they didn't go, all three of them would die. With Yingning's nature, she definitely wouldn't go; she'd hide until the last moment. That left himself and Princess Qianyou. Should Princess Qianyou go? It would be fine if she succeeded, but if she failed, wouldn't the Heavenly Wood Staff return to bring him back? By then, Princess Qianyou might already be dead. Zhong Shan didn't want her to die, so he decided to go himself. Although Zhong Shan wasn't the strongest in attack, his defense was exceptionally formidable.
He had a ninth-grade magic treasure, the Purple Cotton Cassock, and the mysterious Black Jade Talisman. At the very least, his safety wasn't an issue because the pink lotus in the middle of his eyebrows hadn't changed color.
Zhong Shan went!
At that moment, Old Master Tian's voice sounded again at the location of Yingning and Princess Qianyou.
"Zhong Shan is only at the Golden Core stage; he's too weak. Even if he can stop the Reincarnation Passage from expanding, he can't severely injure that geomancer. The geomancer must have at least Royal Extreme cultivation level to set up such a derivative world. Once Zhong Shan is dealt with, the geomancer will continue to expand the Reincarnation Passage. You two need to be prepared to either escape to the outside world the moment the Reincarnation Passage halts, or go back and defeat the geomancer," Old Master Tian said solemnly.
"Old Master Tian, as soon as Zhong Shan halts the Reincarnation Passage, send me out," Yingning immediately said.
"Alright!" Old Master Tian replied.
"I'm staying! Zhong Shan will be fine!" Princess Qianyou said worriedly.
"Big Sister Qianyou, you should come out with me!" Yingning quickly urged.
"Shut up!" Princess Qianyou glared at Yingning with hatred. She then turned her head, looking anxiously at Zhong Shan.
In just a short while, the Heavenly Wood Staff had brought Zhong Shan to a spot not far from the You Residence's Wheel Hall.
Upon arriving, Zhong Shan once again felt the terrifying aura of the You Residence's Wheel Hall. It was colossal and awe-inspiring, like an overwhelming heavenly force pressing down on him. However, Zhong Shan's attention was more focused on the geomancer standing above the Reincarnation Passage. The one manipulating the passage with both hands, seemingly operating the Reincarnation Passage, was the 'Wheel King'.