405: Chapter 408. A Visit.

Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Secret Blessed Land, the Zhuge Family Ancestral Land.

On the top floor of the Star Gazing Tower, an ancient building, Zhuge Xuanji slowly opened his eyes from meditation.

However, those deep eyes, which usually could see through the Karma of all living beings, now carried a hint of gravity that was hard to conceal.

Zhuge Xuanji slowly raised his eyes, his gaze piercing directly through the Glazed Dome atop the tower to look at the sky outside the Ancestral Land.

The previous sight of blue skies, white clouds, and flying birds had long since vanished.

At this moment, the firmament above the entire Zhuge Family land was covered by what looked like a giant, slowly rotating Black-and-White Double-Fish bowl turned upside down!

It was formed from the intertwining and evolution of Yin and Yang Qi of the utmost purity.

As the black and white circulated, the boundaries were distinct yet blended, emitting a terrifying dao rhyme that suppressed heaven and earth and isolated the interior from the exterior.

Sunlight could not penetrate this "black and white curtain," bringing with it a strange sense of distortion and sluggishness.

Inside the Ancestral Land, the Spiritual Qi was suppressed to the point where it could not circulate normally, and even the Heavenly Secret Karma was scrambled into a mess.

Seeing this scene, Zhuge Xuanji sighed helplessly once more.

This phenomenon had already lasted for several days.

And he knew very well who the culprit was.

Who else could it be but Yun Chenzi, whom he had just specifically targeted?

Zhuge Xuanji had actually known that trouble would come knocking, but he hadn't expected the opponent to arrive so quickly, with such direct and powerful methods!

He had originally thought that by exposing Yun Chenzi's multiple trump cards to the world in advance, he would be cutting off several of his supports.

Even if it didn't damage his Dao Heart and leave him despondent, it should at least leave him overwhelmed and exhausted from dealing with various schemes.

He wouldn't dare to walk the world alone again in the short term, let alone come to seek trouble for himself.

Who would have thought that after a lifetime of hunting birds, he would eventually be pecked by one?

After scheming for most of his life, it now felt as if he had lifted a stone only to drop it on his own feet!

Not only did he fail to obstruct Yun Chenzi's path to the Dao, but because he pushed too hard, he forced the other party to burn his bridges and seek a chance for a Breakthrough in a desperate situation!

Now, the other party had not only successfully finished Undergoing Tribulation and made great progress in his cultivation, but was now directly coming to the door without any scruples.

Zhuge Xuanji was actually feeling a bit panicked.

After all, this was Yun Chenzi, a Great True Person of Golden Core Perfection whose strength had greatly increased and who was clearly carrying anger; no one could remain calm.

Fortunately, Yun Chenzi didn't seem to have the intention of taking direct action at the moment.

He had merely used this Yin and Yang Dao Domain to blockade the entire Zhuge Family land, allowing no entry or exit, temporarily turning the Zhuge Family into an "isolated island."

After doing all this, Yun Chenzi finally sent eight simple words through the Yin and Yang Dao Domain.

“Coming from afar, I have matters to discuss.”

To this, Zhuge Xuanji only scoffed, not believing it at all.

After all, he had just set the man up so miserably, and now he was coming to discuss things as if nothing had happened?

Who was he kidding!

This was clearly a weasel giving New Year's greetings to a chicken—no good intentions!

Therefore, Zhuge Xuanji made up his mind: he wouldn't go out even if it killed him!

I'll just stay in the Ancestral Land; what can you do to me?

After all, this place was protected by the “Zhou Tian Starry Universe Grand Array,” a protection Formation that had been part of the Zhuge Family Legacy for thousands of years.

The core hub of this Formation was linked to the Earth Veins and responded to the stars above; its transformations were endless, and its defensive power was extremely shocking. Theoretically, when fully activated, it could withstand a full-force strike from a Nascent Soul Early Stage.

So he was certain that even if Yun Chenzi's strength had increased greatly, he would never be able to forcibly break through this Formation.

As long as the Formation remained unbroken, the Zhuge Family would be as steady as Mount Tai.

And even if Yun Chenzi dared to barge in and cause some damage, he would surely pay a heavy price.

But just as Zhuge Xuanji was comforting himself in this way...

BOOM!!!

The entire Heavenly Secret Blessed Land suddenly shook violently!

Immediately after, Zhuge Xuanji was horrified to find that the light outside the Star Gazing Tower had suddenly dimmed.

This wasn't nightfall, but rather the “Black-and-White Double-Fish” covering the firmament suddenly accelerating its rotation!

The Yin and Yang Qi, which had originally only covered the outskirts, now seemed to possess a life of its own and began to actively latch onto the “Zhou Tian Starry Universe Grand Array.”

The defensive light screen, woven from countless stellar light points and Earth Vein Spiritual Qi, began to ripple uncontrollably!

What made his heart race even more was that the Yin and Yang Qi seemed to carry a mysterious “dissolving” power.

They seemed to have found a certain “rhythm” in the Formation's operation. The black and white air currents were like the most precise carving knives, or like the Weak Water that melts all things, penetrating and spreading along the tiniest gaps in the Formation's energy flow.

As the saying goes: The Dao produced One; One produced Two; Two produced Three; Three produced all things!

The Zhuge Family's “Zhou Tian Starry Universe Grand Array” was indeed exquisite, evolving the myriad phenomena of the stars and encompassing everything.

But its Foundation, in the end, could not be separated from “Yin and Yang,” one of the most basic Laws that construct all things in heaven and earth!

The operation of the Formation, the generation and overcoming of energy, and the pivot of change all secretly accorded with the way of Yin and Yang.

And Yun Chenzi's newly formed Yin and Yang Dao Domain pointed directly to this most fundamental Law!

He used himself as “One” to evolve the Yin and Yang Qi, breaking through complexity with power and using a higher-dimensional dao rhyme resonance to perform Law analysis.

To interfere with, penetrate, and even temporarily assimilate the part of the rules within the Formation that belonged to the category of Yin and Yang!

This was like finding the core part of a tight machine and then fluctuating one of the most basic gears, forcibly changing its rotation direction or rate, thereby achieving the effect of a single move affecting the whole body.

“Screech—”

A slight but heart-wrenching tearing sound echoed in the depths of every Zhuge Family member's Divine Soul.

On the vast and brilliant stellar light screen, a hole about the size of a bowl suddenly appeared!

At the edge of the hole, the black and white Qi wriggled like living creatures, preventing the light screen from repairing itself.

Moreover, this hole was expanding slowly but firmly at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Although it was still some distance from completely breaking the Formation and allowing a person to pass through...

At this rate, it probably wouldn't take long to succeed.

Zhuge Xuanji's face instantly turned pale, cold sweat poured down his forehead, and a storm of waves rose in his heart.

He had just been able to sit back and relax because he was certain Yun Chenzi couldn't enter, but he didn't expect the slap in the face to come so suddenly.

But how was this possible! Was Yun Chenzi really this strong?

“This... is this true ‘Dao Attainment’?”

Zhuge Xuanji's voice was dry, filled with disbelief.

He had only heard of the mysteries of this Realm before, but this was the first time he had witnessed it with his own eyes and personally felt its power!

“No! I absolutely cannot let him in!”

A strong sense of crisis made Zhuge Xuanji snap back to his senses instantly.

He suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, spat out a mouthful of Essence Blood, and his hands moved like phantoms, forming one complex seal after another.

Chanting under his breath, he mobilized the massive Star Power that the Star Gazing Tower had accumulated over countless years, attempting to bolster the “Zhou Tian Starry Universe Grand Array” to repair the eroded hole.