Chapter 92 The Changes in Yicheng
"The ancestral lands of humanity have long since lost their fighting spirit."
"Each one is immersed in comfort, unaware of sorrow, unaware of the dangers of the primordial world."
"This is my fault!" "
Since the great mistake has been made, the only way to make amends is to harden one's heart and rebuild the world!"
"These children did not sacrifice in vain; their deaths have reawakened the fighting spirit of humanity. For this alone, no matter the price humanity pays, it is worthwhile."
In the dimly lit hall, Suirenshi's hoarse voice echoed throughout. It seemed he was speaking to Feng Zichen, and also to the broken eternal lamps.
"Alas! It's such a pity for these children. They were so young, with a long road ahead of them, yet because of my orders, they perished prematurely on their journey."
Finally, Suirenshi sighed deeply, his sorrow deepening.
"Emperor Sui..."
"What is that?"
Suirenshi's words filled Feng Zichen with worry, fearing that his grief would overwhelm him. Just as he was about to step forward to persuade him, a sudden light emanated from Suirenshi, causing him to gasp in shock.
The light was dazzling yet not blinding; instead, it was exceptionally gentle, as if it could warm the heart.
With this light rising, Suirenshi seemed to become part of heaven and earth, radiating an aura of primordial energy.
Suirenshi waved his hand at the broken ever-burning lamps, and the power of the Great Dao descended with a deafening roar, distorting the void. Points of light rose from the lamps and fell into his hand.
These were true spirits—the true spirits of his fallen clansmen.
Using the essence and blood of his clansmen on the lamps as a guide, Suirenshi searched the boundless space, forcibly drawing back the true spirits of his clansmen scattered throughout the primordial world.
"With these true spirits, perhaps one day in the future, they will be able to return," Suirenshi murmured to himself, filled with anticipation as he collected the spirits.
"This power, this power of the Great Dao... It's a Great Luo Golden Immortal! Has Emperor Suirenshi entered the Great Luo realm?" Sensing that transcendent aura, Feng Zichen was overjoyed.
Such mastery over the void, as Suirenshi did, was beyond the reach of even the most powerful Taiyi Golden Immortals. Only a Daluo Golden Immortal, who viewed time and space as mere playthings, could achieve such a feat.
"Zichen, I intend to go to the ancestral temple for seclusion to attain the Daluo Golden Immortal realm fully. Second brother and third sister, you must protect me."
"During my seclusion, the human race is entrusted to you!"
As he spoke, the light emanating from Suirenshi intensified, countless rules of heaven and earth manifested around him, the aura of the Great Dao permeated the air, and a vast pressure enveloped all directions.
Under this power, Feng Zichen's divine avatar began to distort, unable to withstand the power emanating from Suirenshi, and was about to shatter.
"Alright!" With a difficult nod, Feng Zichen's divine avatar shattered, transforming into wisps of incense smoke that dissipated into the void.
"Heh!" With a light laugh, Suirenshi's figure flashed, and he stepped into the ancestral temple.
In the distance, wisps of incense smoke emerged from the void, reforming into the image of Feng Zichen.
The divine avatar has form but no substance; even if it shatters, it can be reassembled at any time as long as the incense offerings remain.
"It's already so powerful before even truly ascending to the Great Luo realm; how strong must a true Great Luo Golden Immortal be!" After taking a deep look at the ancestral temple, Feng Zichen turned and left to attend to human affairs.
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In the eastern part of the prehistoric world, having learned of the human race's situation from the divine avatar, Feng Zichen no longer traveled leisurely. He immediately withdrew his purple cloud, vanished into the void, and headed towards the eastern sea.
However, halfway there, the Chaos Pearl suddenly underwent a strange change, trembling violently, its body radiating a bright gray light, evolving into a divine diagram of the Great Dao, sealing off the surrounding space and time.
"This is... the Chaos Array!"
"What's going on? The beast rampage has been over for several years. Why would someone use the Chaos Array?" Confused, Feng Zichen quickly looked into the Chaos Pearl.
Inside the Chaos Pearl, the void flickered for a moment, revealing a scene.
Hundreds of Taiyi-level ferocious beasts were frantically attacking a giant city.
The city was shrouded in a chaotic light barrier, keeping the beasts outside. However, under the beasts' frenzied assault, the chaotic light barrier trembled continuously, seemingly on the verge of shattering.
On the city walls stood hundreds of human Golden Immortals, constantly unleashing their divine powers to strike the beasts below, attempting to force them back.
Three human Taiyi Golden Immortals even summoned the Suiren Lamp, unleashing a raging wave of fire that burned the beasts.
"That's Yi City!"
"But... how could this be?"
"Weren't all the Taiyi Golden Immortal-level ferocious beasts wiped out?"
"And even if some were missed, there shouldn't be so many Taiyi ferocious beasts left behind!"
"What... what exactly happened?"
Despite his many doubts, Feng Zichen's hands moved swiftly, his vast magical power surging forth and pouring into the Chaos Pearl. Instantly, the Five Elements Divine Diagram burst forth, the five elements' energy permeating the air, and the power of the Chaos Array surged, stabilizing the trembling Chaos Light Curtain.
"Go!" With a shout, a passage suddenly appeared in the void, leading directly to Yi City.
Seeing the passage formed, Feng Zichen dared not delay, his figure flashing as he entered. Then, the passage slowly closed.
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"Hmm, what happened? Why did the power of the array suddenly increase?"
The sudden change in the Chaos Array at Yi City instantly attracted the attention of the three Taiyi Golden Immortals.
"It's Zi Chen Shi! He's the one who set up this grand formation, and only he could enhance its power remotely." In an instant, Yi Ang Shi understood the reason for the formation's increased strength.
Since Zi Chen Shi had intervened to enhance the formation's power, he must have sensed the change in the situation. Thinking of this, Yi Ang Shi was invigorated and quickly shouted to the crowd,
"Everyone, hold on a little longer! Zi Chen Shi has already learned of the situation. Soon, our clan's reinforcements will arrive, and we will be saved!"
Sure enough, as Yi Ang Shi's words fell, the crowd's morale soared, and their supernatural powers became even stronger. However, these humans were ultimately only at the Golden Immortal realm, and their supernatural powers were like a tickle to a Taiyi-level ferocious beast.
"Chaos Grand Formation, transform!" Sitting cross-legged in the center of the formation, Yi Ang Shi formed hand seals, channeling his vast magical power into the formation.
Amidst the rumbling, countless Dao patterns appeared in the surrounding void, from which streams of innate energy surged forth, flowing chaotically and rapidly.
"Go!" Yi Ang commanded, and the innate energy abruptly ceased its flow, merging into everyone's bodies and empowering them.
The next moment, although their cultivation levels hadn't increased, the power of their supernatural abilities surged dramatically. Strikes against the ferocious beasts left them mangled and howling in agony.
"At this rate, holding out for a month or so shouldn't be a problem. By then, Zi Chen should have arrived by now!" Yi Ang thought to himself as he activated the formation.
(End of Chapter)