98: Chapter 98 Tianji

Central State, Tiansheng City.

The top floor of Star-Plucking Tower.

Gu Sheng leaned back in his grandmaster chair, watching the images on the system panel. Ye Yuan was currently pinning down the Great Leiyin Temple's Dragon-Subduing Bowl and unleashing a barrage of attacks.

The system notification sounds kept ringing in his mind.

[Ding! Eastern Region Cultivators' worldview has collapsed, destiny points +10,000.]

[Ding! Great Leiyin Temple's high monk's composure has broken, destiny points +15,000.]

[Ding! The Dragon Emperor feels ignored, his anger levels are soaring, destiny points +20,000.]

Gu Sheng picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"This old monk is such a blockhead. The Ye Family is notoriously unreasonable, yet he still expects Ye Yuan to work for him." Gu Sheng tapped the table.

The system popped up text: [Host, you sent Ye Yuan to cause trouble, aren't you afraid the Dragon Emperor will actually escape? That's the foundation of a Great Emperor.]

"He can't run." Gu Sheng put down his teacup. "The Dragon Emperor has just awakened, and his Physical Body hasn't been completely reshaped. Having been suppressed by the old monk's Dragon-Subduing Bowl for so long, his Origin is heavily depleted. Ye Yuan is wearing him down. Only when the old monk and the Dragon Emperor are both exhausted will it be time to pull in the net."

Footsteps came from outside the door.

Su Jiu'er pushed open the door and entered, holding a sealed secret letter in her hand.

"Pavilion Master, news from the Empress of Great Xia. In the Western Wastelands, the Great Leiyin Temple has announced the lifting of its mountain-sealing order. The Eighteen Arhats have set out and are heading toward the Central State."

Gu Sheng raised an eyebrow.

"Heading toward the Central State? Why aren't they going to the Eastern Region to help that old monk instead of running here?"

"The letter says the Abbot of Great Leiyin Temple has announced they are demanding the return of the lost Ley Line of the Buddhist sect's Karma Creation Tower from Great Xia."

Gu Sheng smiled.

These monks react quite quickly. On the day of the Western Wastelands Dharma Assembly, he drained the Ley Line beneath the Karma Tower. The Great Leiyin Temple investigated for so long and finally traced it to Great Xia.

"The Eighteen Arhats, what are their cultivation levels?"

"All eighteen are in the late stage of the Creation Realm. When they form the Arhat Formation, they can even withstand a Saint King," Su Jiu'er answered.

Gu Sheng stood up and walked to the window.

"What did Xia Qingyue say?"

"The Empress said the Great Xia's Black Armor Army has already stationed troops at the border. But the Arhat Formation is no small matter. Mr. Chen must guard the Taichu Main Peak and cannot leave. Ji Ruxue is still in seclusion refining a Dragon Vein."

"Alright, I understand." Gu Sheng closed his folding fan.

He pulled up the system panel and checked his balance.

2.3 million.

"System, is there anything specifically to counter monks? Something cheaper."

[Searching...]

[Recommended Item: Fragment of the Great Compassion Incantation (Demonic Path Cultivation Technique, specifically breaks Buddhist Golden Bodies). Price: 100,000 destiny points.]

[Recommended Item: precept-breaking blade (Ancient Demonic Weapon, can level up by staining it with Buddhist blood). Price: 150,000 destiny points.]

Gu Sheng bought them all.

"Jiu'er, have someone send these two items to the Taichu Main Peak and hand them to Jian Wuji." Gu Sheng tossed the technique and the blade onto the table. "Tell him to take the people from the Sword Burial Abyss to the border. Shave those eighteen bald heads for me."

Su Jiu'er received her orders and withdrew.

Gu Sheng looked out the window.

The Eastern Region is fighting, and the Central State is also fighting. In the struggle of the Great Era, the messier it is, the better. Only when things get chaotic can the Heavenly Secret Pavilion sell intelligence for astronomical prices.

On the surface of the Guixu Abyss Sea, the battle had reached a fever pitch.

The old monk's Dragon-Subduing Bowl was smashed with several cracks by Ye Yuan, making him chant "Amitabha" in distress.

The Dragon Emperor took advantage of their clash to begin frantically absorbing the surrounding seawater. The sea level of Guixu Abyss dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Bald donkey, stop fighting. The loach is about to use its ultimate move." Ye Yuan stopped and retreated several hundred feet.

The old monk also sensed something was wrong.

The Dragon Emperor's Nine-Clawed Phantom began to solidify. The originally golden dragon scales gradually turned dark red. A surge of destructive power was brewing at the bottom of the sea.

"Blood Sacrifice!" The old monk's expression changed drastically.

The Dragon Emperor was going to sacrifice all living beings in the Endless Sea to forcibly reshape his Physical Body.

Beneath the sea surface, countless sea demon corpses floated up, their blood drained until they became shriveled husks. The red blood-qi converged into a pillar of light that shot straight toward the Dragon Emperor.

"Stop him!" Ignoring his heartache over the Dragon-Subduing Bowl, the old monk poured all his spiritual energy into the bowl and smashed it toward the blood-colored light pillar.

Ye Yuan didn't move.

Nie Xiao gripped his broken blade and looked at Ye Yuan.

"Young Lord, are we letting him reshape his Physical Body?"

"Let him," Ye Yuan said, crossing his arms. "If he doesn't reshape his Physical Body, how can I pull out his dragon tendons?"

The Dragon-Subduing Bowl struck the blood-colored light pillar and was directly bounced away. The old monk spat out blood and was sent flying for a dozen miles before crashing into the sea.

Within the light pillar, the Dragon Emperor's Physical Body completely solidified.

A dark-red giant dragon, ten thousand feet long, hovered in mid-air. The pressure of a Great Emperor was released without reservation.

The sky over the Eastern Region split into countless cracks. The laws of the Heavenly Dao could not withstand this power and began to collapse.

The Cultivators on the desolate island were all pressed to the ground. Even Li Xiaoyao fell from the tree, left dizzy and disoriented.

"It's over. The Eastern Region is finished." Li Xiaoyao spat out a mouthful of mud.

The Dragon Emperor looked down at Ye Yuan.

"Human ants. The first thing I do after reshaping my Physical Body is use you to sacrifice to my flag."

Ye Yuan looked up at the colossal creature.

He wasn't afraid; instead, he laughed aloud.