Chapter 1 When the Bell Sounds

The morning bell sliced through the sky, ushering in the dawn with the morning light.

Then, surging purple qi arrived on its own accord, like a waterfall or a celestial river, cascading down. The vast Wanfa Mountain Range seemed to transform into a purple ocean.

Bathed in the purple qi, the disciples of Wanfa Tower, the birds and beasts, and even the plants and trees, all awakened from their slumber.

A single breath in the purple qi was worth ten days of arduous cultivation!

*Hoo*~

The purple qi lingered for several breaths before dissipating, yet many Wanfa Tower disciples on the Lianqi Platform remained with their eyes closed.

Many of them had bathed in the purple qi for hundreds of years, naturally aware that it contained more than just the spiritual energy; it contained the very principles of Dharma.

After a long while, disciples slowly opened their eyes.

The Lianfa Platform was the highest point in the mountains, surrounded by clouds and mist. Now that the purple qi had dissipated, there was only one place where it remained vibrant, lingering for a long time.

A lone figure sat there, back to the crowd, enveloped in purple qi, white robes fluttering, like an immortal descended to earth.

Looking at the figure in white, all the disciples felt reverence in their hearts.

"Today's morning practice is complete. Disciples, you may disperse."

Yuan Duxiu slowly exhaled, the lingering purple qi entering his mouth, nose, and body.

'Is the Sect Leader not going to lecture and transmit the Dharma today?'

Some disciples were puzzled, but dared not ask. They could only bow respectfully and slowly retreat.

Once they were far enough away, they dared to make their footsteps slightly heavier.

"You have a fluctuation in your heart."

In his mind, Mu Longcheng's voice slowly echoed, "A similar fluctuation last appeared about six hundred years ago."

After that fluctuation of fortune, Yuan Duxiu broke through his bottleneck and advanced to the Guiyi realm, his Cave Heaven fully refined. His Wanfa Four Tribulations Heart Saint Art, or rather, his 'Defeat and Seize Fortune Scripture,' had reached an extremely high level.

Six hundred years later, this fluctuation had returned...

"Has Teacher also noticed it?"

Yuan Duxiu gazed into the sea of clouds, his eyes deep and profound, as if containing the stars, "The mysterious person who attacked me that day still cannot be deduced, even after I sought out Qi Shenyu, the Great Elder of the Mingyue Holy Land...

Now, I have finally sensed a trace of his existence..."

As early as a thousand years ago, after noticing the changes in himself, Yuan Duxiu had been searching for the whereabouts of that mysterious person.

Although the change was a good thing for him.

To this end, in these thousand years, he had cultivated the art of deduction from scratch, and to an extremely profound level.

Therefore, he was able to capture traces of that person when the fortune fluctuated.

"That person's existence may be a good thing for you. Even if you find him, what do you intend to do?"

Mu Longcheng said faintly.

A thousand years was a long time. Techniques that were once impossible to capture and see through could now be perceived.

But as he said, the existence of that unknown mysterious person was more beneficial than harmful to Yuan Duxiu.

Fortune was mysterious, the aura of heaven and earth's evolution.

Yuan Duxiu's original aptitude could only be described as one in a million, quite ordinary. Even with his own teachings, the improvement would not be significant.

But since that mysterious person used his methods, Yuan Duxiu had shown a tendency to soar into the sky. His fortune was so prosperous that it was like the sun in the sky.

Not only did his cultivation advance by leaps and bounds, but when he broke through to become a Marquis, the Great Sun Golden Palace's Spirit Treasure for Conferring Kings, the 'Great Sun Wheel,' directly tore through the starry sky to come to him!

A completely destined son of heaven.

"All things in nature have a fixed number! Although I don't know what means that person used to reverse my fate, some things cannot be escaped in the end."

Yuan Duxiu retracted his gaze, his tone solemn, "Although I don't know what he wanted by bearing my tribulations, I cannot rest easy until I find him!"

The Dao of Fortune emphasizes that there must be gains and losses. When fortune rises, it rides the wind, but when fortune departs, it falls. How much had he gained in the past thousand years?

It was hard to imagine what a huge price that person had paid.

His own fortune was so prosperous that it was like the 'Son of Heaven' who had never been proven in legends. To what extent would that person be unlucky?

How did he survive?

No one in this world would be good to you for no reason.

Yuan Duxiu knew very well that he did not have such great charm to make someone pay so much for him.

Things that defy common sense must be strange!

"You seem to be very anxious?"

Mu Longcheng asked in return.

No one would be willing to use their own fortune to bear Yuan Duxiu's tribulations, just to make the latter soar into the sky.

He had a good grasp that the person who acted must be related to An Qisheng.

Perhaps, that person was An Qisheng's incarnation.

Otherwise, there was no reason for an existence who mastered such bizarre secrets to be so good to Yuan Duxiu.

"Yes... I am very anxious."

Yuan Duxiu sighed softly, his tone somewhat complex and unclear, "Although I don't know how he did it, since three days ago...

I have sensed the aura of tribulation... The Tribulation of Conferring Kings!"

"You said the Tribulation of Conferring Kings?!"

Mu Longcheng was really surprised this time.

He knew very well that in the past thousand years, Yuan Duxiu had no longer practiced as eagerly as he once had. He rose with the sun and slept when it set.

It wasn't for cultivation, but to stabilize his foundation.

In his prediction, Yuan Duxiu still had seven hundred years before he could possibly touch that threshold.

What kind of secret technique did that person use that its influence was so profound?!

"It shouldn't be wrong."

Yuan Duxiu stood up, "However, it's not just the heavenly tribulation. My tribulations are still mine in the end and will not disappear..."

Yuan Duxiu sighed in his heart.

He should be the only person in ancient and modern times who was about to break through to become a King, but was not happy but worried, right?

"Who exactly are you..."

He whispered, but did not explain further. With a wave of his hand, the void was torn apart.

Then, he took a step and disappeared into the myriad mountains of Wanfa.

......

Auspicious clouds steamed, like dragons running.

The mountains stretched, the vegetation lush. Who knew how many mountain spirits and tree monsters, wild beasts roamed.

*Hoo*~

At a certain moment, a gray and white dharma boat flashed through the void and descended upon the mountains.

*Buzz*~

As the dharma boat descended, in an instant, an aura of coldness and ruthlessness swept through the mountains like the most severe cold current in the depths of winter.

Wherever it passed, all things withered, the lush greenery turning yellow, and countless rocks shattering.

Birds and beasts in the mountains were panicked, as if sensing the arrival of terror. But before they could escape, they had already turned into powder in the cold current, not a trace of blood remaining.

"*Hoo*~"

On the dharma boat, there was a faint sound of inhalation. The cold current that had spread across thousands of miles of mountains had already flowed back, entering his mouth and nose.

"It is indeed the end of the Dharma when the spiritual energy has not yet recovered. The essence and qi are really too poor, but it is still much stronger than the creatures on those few stars I passed by..."

A strange smile appeared on his dull face. His indifferent and cold eyes swept across a desolate and barren mountain range, devoid of any vitality:

"Blood Sea Netherworld Dao? As expected of a divine power from beyond the heavens. Devouring blood and essence, evolving into a Blood God. This is the cultivation method that suits me!"

"Xie Zhi, don't forget, this is the Huangji Continent!"

On the gray and white dharma boat, a handsome young man glanced at Xie Zhi's dull face and said coldly:

"Even if you are the earliest to join, if you ruin Lord Bloodspring's grand plan, you will still die!"

"Zhu Kong, I don't need you to remind me."

Xie Zhi's heart trembled, but a sinister smile appeared on his face: "Don't forget, the journey to Huangji will be led by me! I know better than you what needs to be done!"

"Hmph."

The handsome young man Zhu Kong snorted coldly, got off the dharma boat, and frowned as he scanned his surroundings: "If experts come, our tracks will be exposed!"

Since he cultivated the 'Blood Sea Netherworld Dao,' Xie Zhi had become increasingly crazy in his actions, with a perversity that even shocked him.

It was clear that he had agreed not to act rashly upon arriving at the Huangji Continent, but he still...

"It's just a mountain of livestock, is it worth making a fuss about?"

Xie Zhi glanced at Zhu Kong impatiently and said, "Have you forgotten what we are here to do? These livestock are destined to die sooner or later anyway."

"Xie Zhi, you must tell me the true purpose of this trip!"

Zhu Kong's face darkened.

"Didn't I tell you? To set up a formation for the Lord and kill that Yuanyang King..."

"Don't lie to me."

Zhu Kong's face was very unsightly: "How strong is Lord Bloodspring? If he wanted to deal with that Yuanyang King, why would he need a thousand years of planning?"

He didn't believe Xie Zhi's words, not only because he had previously killed the demonic dragon's divine thought.

Also because it was unreasonable.

Bloodspring emerged out of nowhere, and in just over a thousand years, he had completely suppressed many major forces in the Star Sea, his strength shocking the world.

He had vaguely surpassed the scope of Tongtian.

His character was even more fierce and unparalleled. He directly confronted the Eternal Star's destruction fleet. Even if this Yuanyang King was stronger than the demonic dragon.

He shouldn't have spent a thousand years dealing with him, right?

"I don't need to deceive you at all. Lord Bloodspring sent you and me here for this sole purpose."

Xie Zhi was a little impatient, but still replied: "Perhaps, Lord Bloodspring obtained some important information from the demonic dragon's memory?"

He also had doubts in his heart.

A thousand years ago, Bloodspring descended by swallowing the demonic dragon's divine thought. In the short time after, he had already subdued many major forces, including some with Supreme Spiritual Treasures.

It should be known that Supreme Spiritual Treasures can only exert their true power in the hands of a Supreme, but how terrifying are Supreme Treasures?

Even a fraction of their power is enough to slaughter Guiyi and deter Conferring Kings experts.

But in the hands of this Lord Bloodspring, even the powerful Eternal Star was easily destroyed.

And the time this Lord Bloodspring spent planning for the Huangji, or rather, the Yuanyang King, was several times longer than the time spent unifying the various forces in the Star Sea!

"Are you really not lying to me?" Zhu Kong was suspicious in his heart, but he also believed it somewhat.

"Only I know how to set up the formation. Even if I tell you the purpose, without the formation, would you dare to approach the Da Shi Mountain?"

Zhu Kong's face was not good, but he no longer said much.

"Let's go. The Da Shi Mountain is still extremely far from here. We can't reveal our identities. It will take a long time..."

Just as he was about to put away the dharma boat and leave, Xie Zhi's brow suddenly furrowed: "You were right. There are indeed experts coming..."

Zhu Kong also discovered it. Powerful divine thoughts soared into the sky, and he had already seen a figure pulling out large swathes of void tides in the far distance:

"The aura of the Buddhist sect..."