Chapter 1 Starlight

Starlight permeated the air, and sacred sounds echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

The entire group from Floating Gate prostrated themselves for a long time, and only when the starlight filling the area gradually dimmed did someone dare to look up.

"The Ancestral Master seems a bit off..."

Yu Wanfu respectfully bowed again, suppressing the doubts and surprise in his heart, and rose, looking back at the many disciples behind him.

The others also stood up.

Qin Ming raised his head and saw his master sigh, not with joy but with worry. He couldn't help but ask, "The Ancestral Master has made such a promise, why is Master not happy?"

"Your cultivation is still shallow, and you don't understand the importance of this. The *Huan Yu San Qian Sha Dao Tu* (Universal Three Thousand Killings Diagram) is ranked among the 'Thirty-Three Heavens Dao Classics', how precious is it?"

The old Daoist sighed deeply, but he didn't dare to say the second half of his sentence, even extinguishing it in his mind the moment it arose.

His Ancestral Master always spoke of fairness, but in reality, he was one who "took a hair and returned a fraction," never letting anyone take advantage of him.

He even took out the *Huan Yu San Qian Sha Dao Tu*, so the difficulty of this matter was probably ten times harder than the 'Thirty-Three Dao Classics'!

Moreover…

Qin Ming seemed to understand but didn't dare to think too deeply, "Then what should we do?"

"Naturally, we must go down the mountain."

The old Daoist lowered his eyelids and said faintly, "Uncle-Master has been trapped before the seventh tribulation for hundreds of thousands of years, of course, he won't give up this rare opportunity."

"Seventh Tribulation…"

Qin Ming's heart trembled.

Passing five tribulations meant the same lifespan as heaven and earth, but what would it be like to pass seven tribulations?

He felt some fear, but also a great longing.

"You should inform your fellow disciples that we will descend the mountain soon."

The old Daoist waved his horsetail whisk, and several three-inch-long flying swords appeared out of thin air, "Each of you will hold this sword and share what you have with each other. This time down the mountain, don't seek merit, but seek to avoid mistakes."

"Yes."

Qin Ming bowed and accepted the flying swords, and was about to retreat when the old Daoist called him back.

"Right."

The old Daoist glanced at the mountain gate and lowered his voice, "This time down the mountain, the Da Yong Dynasty can run rampant, but you must avoid the 'Chen Kingdom'."

"'Chen Kingdom'?"

Qin Ming was taken aback at first, as if he couldn't remember such a kingdom, but then he thought of someone, "Chen Xian?"

In the past tens or even hundreds of thousands of years, countless geniuses and outstanding figures had emerged, but Chen Xian was definitely one of the most famous.

You should know that the previous person accepted as a disciple by Yuandong Heavenly Lord was already infinitely close to the Nine Tribulation Heavenly Lord.

But if it were only for this reason, he might not have such a great reputation today.

What made him even more well-known was that in the great era of rising talents that followed, this direct descendant of the Heavenly Lord seemed to have a tendency to fade into the crowd.

"How could the Heavenly Lord be wrong?"

The old Daoist slowly closed his eyes, "Avoid this person from afar."

"Yes."

Qin Ming didn't dare to refute, but he also felt great curiosity about this personally transmitted disciple of the Heavenly Lord.

He should be considered the most famous 'outsider' today, right?

……

Whoosh~

The gale howled, blowing the sea of clouds, making Dongji Mountain, located within, seem like a sacred land.

However, the magnificent and solemn Dongji Mountain Hall seemed to be filled with sorrow.

Even the sea of clouds was infected by the strong emotions in the Daoist temple, and the white clouds visibly turned gray and black, even giving a sense of dark clouds pressing down.

On the high platform of the Daoist temple, Daoist Yuyu seemed to be unaware, giving a lecture as usual.

Until the sun rose and set repeatedly, and the emotions in the Daoist temple were about to boil over, he finally said:

"This lecture ends here. All disciples should return to their cave residences, chant the Daoist scriptures, and must not leave the mountain gate and Daoist temple without permission. Those who violate this will be expelled from the mountain gate!"

After speaking, he was about to leave.

"Grandmaster!"

Finally, someone couldn't hold back the grief and indignation in his heart and shouted loudly, "Senior Brother Feng died unjustly in Da Yong, his life lamp has been extinguished, how can we calmly chant the Daoist scriptures?!"

"Tai Huangtian is bullying us too much, how can we allow him to do this?!"

"A mere junior with only a thousand years of cultivation, how dare he insult my Dongji Mountain like this? This disciple requests to descend the mountain and suppress and kill that Han Donghuang!"

……

As soon as one person spoke, hundreds of people responded.

For a time, the激荡emotions stirred up the sea of clouds and the sky for thousands of miles, causing wind and thunder to roar, and heavy rain to pour down like the Milky Way tilting.

"Hmm?"

Daoist Yuyu's face sank slightly, and with just a light snort, a majestic aura pressed down like the sky, extinguishing all the noise.

"What do you intend to do?"

He swept over the crowd with a cold and deep gaze:

"Am I not allowed to restrain you?"

These words were extremely heavy, causing everyone's faces to change, but the grief and indignation became even stronger.

The young Daoist who spoke first stood up in grief and indignation.

"This disciple, Ning Qi, has lost his composure today!"

The young Daoist's tone was grief-stricken, "This disciple entered Dongji at the age of seven. At that time, Master encountered misfortune, and it was Senior Brother Feng who guided this disciple. Senior Brother led me into the sect, taught me supernatural powers, protected me in condensing the seeds of heaven and earth, and guided me in the methods of tribulation transcendence…

He is called Senior Brother, but in reality, he is like a brother, a teacher, and a father!"

"How can this kindness not be repaid?"

At this point, Ning Qi suddenly knelt down and kowtowed nine times, saying, "Nine kowtows to bid farewell to the Grandmaster. Descending the mountain today, this disciple is no longer a member of Dongji. If I avenge this revenge, I will apologize to the Grandmaster again!"

As his voice rumbled, he turned around in tears and was about to descend the mountain.

Such decisiveness was something that no one had expected, and even some of the previous responders were panicked.

"Bastard!"

Daoist Yuyu was furious, and with a wave of his five fingers, he was about to use thunderous means.

"Junior Brother Ning, go quickly!"

Seeing Daoist Yuyu make a move, everyone in the Daoist temple panicked. A burly Daoist stood up and protected him.

In the next instant, dozens of divine lights blocked Ning Qi's path, not dodging or evading, allowing Daoist Yuyu to strike down with one palm.

Whoosh!

The void trembled wildly, and the sea of clouds was extinguished by one breath.

"What audacity!"

Daoist Yuyu seemed to be extremely angry, but he sighed in his heart.

Just as he was about to suppress all the disciples, he heard a illusory yet real voice coming from behind him:

"Heavenly tribulations can be overcome, natural disasters can be resisted, but great tribulations are unavoidable."

Whoosh~

In the ripples rippling in the void, Mu Longcheng slowly descended, looking at Daoist Yuyu, he just shook his head:

"You avoid and I dodge, wouldn't all the great tribulations become a joke?"

"You've come out of seclusion?"

Seeing Mu Longcheng, Daoist Yuyu raised his eyebrows, with a hint of joy, "Much earlier than expected."

In his heart, he was certain.

For thousands of years, the Boundless Continent had been turbulent, and all the holy lands and sects had entered the world. Even the great Daoist sects like Xuandu Sect seemed to have made some moves.

The reason why Dongji Mountain had been slow to move was precisely because they were waiting for 'Chen Xian'.

"The foundation is exhausted, and there's no use in continuing to seclude, although it's a bit early, it doesn't matter."

Mu Longcheng replied lightly, his gaze falling on Ning Qi:

"Since you want to descend the mountain, why not come with me?"

Since he ascended the mountain, Daoist Yuyu had sent a group of disciples led by Feng Xiao to the Chen Kingdom.

Although he didn't care.

Looking at Mu Longcheng, Ning Qi hesitated.

Compared to the 'tribulation seeds' of the various sects that had stirred up the world for thousands of years, this 'Chen Xian' was too low-key. Naturally, he didn't believe him, and he didn't want to listen to him.

But his seniority was too high…

After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and agreed.

"So be it."

Daoist Yuyu sighed.

Ever since Yuandong Heavenly Lord learned that all the Heavenly Lords and Earthly Sovereigns had gathered in Da Chitian to discuss the great tribulation, he had sealed the mountain and refused to come out.

He thought he could let all his disciples avoid it, but now it seemed that it was unavoidable.

He could suppress them temporarily, but he couldn't suppress them forever.

Although he was worried, he could only agree.

"Thank you, Grandmaster!"

Only then did Ning Qi breathe a sigh of relief and look at Mu Longcheng with gratitude.

"Disperse!"

Daoist Yuyu had a headache and waved his hand, sweeping all the disciples out of the Daoist temple.

Mu Longcheng didn't say anything more, just watched quietly.

"This time down the mountain, the road ahead is truly unpredictable, be careful in everything."

Daoist Yuyu said.

Since he learned about the so-called 'great tribulation', he had deduced the relevant information more than once over the past thousands of years.

However, involving the Heavenly Sovereigns, Heavenly Lords, and Earthly Sovereigns, not to mention him, even the Heavenly Lords and Heavenly Sovereigns themselves might not be able to see clearly.

The only thing he sensed was that this great tribulation would be extremely terrifying.

"All methods of cultivation take 'tribulation' as their foundation. Heavenly tribulations are tribulations, and great tribulations are also tribulations. Avoiding tribulations is unnecessary."

Mu Longcheng stood in the Daoist temple, with a hint of expectation in his calm expression:

"Passing five tribulations completely is immortality, beyond the seventh stage is undying, and beyond the ninth tribulation, one may become a Heavenly Lord or an Emperor Sovereign. Then what would it be like to pass this so-called great tribulation?"

Daoist Yuyu was stunned when he heard this.

Since the decree of Da Chitian Sovereign, all the great supernatural powers had changed their expressions upon hearing of the great tribulation, and this was the first time he had seen someone who actually wanted to actively respond to the tribulation.

After being stunned, he couldn't help but admire:

"No wonder the Heavenly Lord transmitted the *Wan Fa Wu Liang Hun Dong Wu Shang Jie Yun Jing* (Myriad Methods Boundless Chaotic Unsurpassed Tribulation Sutra) to you…"

"Transmitted to me?"

Mu Longcheng's eyes moved, but he just shook his head, cupped his hands, and bid farewell to Daoist Yuyu, who had led him into the Dao.

With one step, he had already left Dongji Mountain.

Daoist Yuyu was silent for a long time, then couldn't help but look at the sky, muttering in his heart:

"Great tribulation, tribulation seeds… What exactly were those people gathered in Da Chitian these years for?"

Nine tribulations completely passed, and there were no more tribulations.

He really couldn't believe that those Heavenly Lords and Earthly Sovereigns would discuss the so-called 'great tribulation' for so many years.

Compared to the information obtained through this deduction.

He preferred to believe that these Heavenly Lords had a deeper plan.

……

Buzz~

In the seemingly non-existent sound of the Dao, An Qisheng slowly woke up.

In a daze, there was still a sense of chaos in all directions, and everything was reversed. It was just the trouble of Nirvana, which seemed to be somewhat accustomed to.

"This *Huan Yu San Qian Sha Dao Tu* (Universal Three Thousand Killings Diagram) is indeed one of the 'Thirty-Three Heavens Dao Classics'. Even if the Starry Sky Tower Master intentionally left flaws and traps, it is still the highest classic I know so far…"

After exhaling a long breath, blowing away the lingering thunderclouds, An Qisheng prepared to end this seclusion.

Boom!

At this time, a thunderbolt suddenly sounded in the sky above, where the thunderclouds had already been blown away by him.

"Not in the Xuandu Sect anymore?"

As soon as An Qisheng had a thought, everything that had happened during his years of seclusion appeared in his mind in detail.

Mo Yin had only stayed in the Xuandu Sect for three years before being expelled for killing the three elders of the outer sect, and by a strange coincidence, he had returned to the Da Yong Dynasty.

This kid actually wants to be an emperor?