My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

A massive, terrifying maw opened wide, directed at the Great Calamity.

The Great Calamity itself was a colossal entity, but the blood-red being above it was even more vast and awe-inspiring.

In its daze, the Great Calamity seemed unable to process what was happening. It mumbled instinctively, “Great…”

At that moment, every cultivator’s legs trembled uncontrollably.

Then... the sky filled with red light!

The endless darkness dissipated, replaced by an infinite sea of blood-red and violet brilliance.

The towering, majestic figure before them was clad in blood-red armor, adorned with intricate and exquisite patterns.

Even with its enormous size, the armor’s detail was immaculate.

The blood-crystal spikes on its shoulders were larger than the pillars of heaven!

Qi Yuan stood in the void, with swirling chaos before him and an endless starry sky behind him.

Stars glittered like scattered fireflies, and the chaos resembled dough. He opened his massive maw and bit into the chaos.

This scene was something that the beings of the Canglan Realm couldn’t see—only the Great Calamity could.

Crunch.

It felt as if every creature heard the sound of someone swallowing.

They didn’t know what had just happened, only that the Blood-Clad Sword God had seemingly appeared.

Then a dazed and confused voice echoed through the world.

“Calamity-bearer, did you just… devour the Canglan Realm along with me?”

The Great Calamity, still in its dazed state, found itself in a strange place.

All the cultivators who heard this were shocked.

“The Canglan Realm was devoured?”

“We’ve been eaten?”

“I swear I heard someone gulp!”

“…The Blood-Clad Sword God can devour the Great Calamity? Just how powerful is he?”

Countless beings were baffled, unable to comprehend what was happening.

Wang Lingtong’s expression changed instantly. He quickly activated his Boundary-Breaking Talisman.

The talisman should have transported him back to the Star-Separation Realm.

But at this moment, it failed to work.

His face twisted in alarm. “The Great Calamity… was telling the truth?”

Wang Lingshan was equally stunned. “We’ve been eaten?”

This was beyond imagination!

As Great Lords, they knew their own limitations.

The Canglan Realm was a vast world, far larger than even the typical Yang God’s manifestation.

And yet... the Blood-Clad Sword God had swallowed the entire realm?

What kind of power was this?

And... why had the Blood-Clad Sword God devoured this world?

What state were they in now?

Every cultivator harbored the same bewildered thoughts.

Then the Great Calamity said, “Where is this place?”

It seemed unafraid of the Blood-Clad Sword God who had swallowed it.

“This… is my Purple Mansion!”

From the distant void, the Blood-Clad Sword God's cold yet casual voice echoed.

Today, he had traversed the entire Canglan Realm to leave his mark on all living beings.

Facing the Great Calamity, he needed to maintain control.

So, he manifested his avatar, merged with his Lesser Consort, and swallowed both the Great Calamity and the Canglan Realm into his Purple Mansion.

With the presence of the Gate of Truth, this realm was sealed off.

Even the figure from Taihuang Palace couldn’t erase the living beings of the Canglan Realm.

The most important part? He could now fight the Great Calamity without interference.

Otherwise, if that figure from Taihuang Palace descended, there was a 90% chance he would lose.

After all, he was just a high-level Purple Mansion cultivator—basically a village-level rich man. How could he compete with a world-class tycoon?

“Purple Mansion?”

The dazed Great Calamity was surprised but not alarmed.

“Great Celestial Level Peak… no, stronger than even that.”

It looked at Qi Yuan, still somewhat dazed.

“For beings like us, size doesn’t matter. Why bother with such a large avatar? It’s a bit unsettling.”

Qi Yuan didn’t respond.

He didn’t agree with the Great Calamity’s words.

In the upper realms, most beings believed that beyond the Great Celestial Level lay the Truth.

Without mastering the Truth, a large avatar was nothing more than a big toy.

But Qi Yuan felt this notion only held because the toy wasn’t big enough.

If he were a trillion times bigger than the sun, larger than the universe itself, would Truth still be able to scratch him?

Sometimes, being bigger did help.

After swallowing the Canglan Realm and placing it within his Purple Mansion, he no longer needed to maintain his massive avatar.

His form shrank a thousandfold, then a millionfold.

His gaze finally locked onto the Great Calamity.

[The Great Calamity: An original body of the Past Aspect of the Solar Being, created by a unique mutation, separated from the Solar Being.]

Information about the Great Calamity appeared before Qi Yuan.

The Great Calamity seemed to be a body made of formless chaos, extremely peculiar.

And it was the original body of the Past Aspect of the Solar Being.

“You’re the Past Aspect of the Solar Being?” Qi Yuan was surprised, a flicker of wariness crossing his mind.

Didn’t this mean that the Solar Being—the world-class tycoon—was already aware of him, the village-level tycoon?

The Great Calamity’s muddled gaze flickered with a glimmer of intelligence. “He is not me, and I am not him. The Calamity itself is strong.”

Qi Yuan began to understand.

Although the Great Calamity was indeed the Past Aspect of the Solar Being, it was different from a typical Yang God’s Past Aspect. It had been separated from the Solar Being.

Qi Yuan didn’t know why, and no Yang God had informed him of this.

Even the Buddha-like beings from the Land of Truth didn’t seem to know.

It appeared to be a secret related to the Supreme Realm of Truth.

“Well, enough with the talking. If you keep going, you’ll have to pay more, and the investors will be upset… Let’s get on with it—Qi Yuan Removes the Great Calamity!”

Qi Yuan’s voice suddenly surged, and every cultivator finally saw the towering figure of the Blood-Clad Sword God, who wasn’t any smaller than the Great Calamity.

Clad in blood-red armor, his entire body was covered except for his eyes.

His overwhelming battle intent exploded forth in that instant.

Even the tectonic plates of the Canglan Realm quaked in response to his voice.

“Calamity-bearer, even if you’re the most powerful in Canglan, you are destined to die at the hands of the Calamity. This is fate!”

The Great Calamity’s vast voice reverberated.

It didn’t have true intelligence, only a rudimentary awareness, driven by instinct to fight.

A devastating strike, incomparably powerful, was unleashed in that moment.

Boom!

The heavens and the earth trembled.

The massive shockwave seemed ready to shatter the entire Canglan Realm.

But then, from a distant place, Qi Qi’s solemn voice echoed: “Separate yin and yang, and let them not interfere with each other.”

With her words, the Canglan Realm suddenly plunged into the underworld.

A special barrier enveloped the Canglan Realm, separating it from the battle above.

The battlefield was the realm of yang, while the underworld was the realm of yin—both would not interfere with each other.

The tremendous blow struck.

Qi Yuan, beneath his blood-red armor, remained expressionless. “So, this is the strength of the Great Calamity?”

The Great Calamity’s power was far weaker than the main antagonist of the Gongxing World.

With one simple strike, the chaotic body of the Calamity began to crack.

It was clear that in this clash, the Great Calamity had been outmatched.

Seeing this, the other cultivators felt a surge of excitement.

“Could the Blood-Clad Sword God… really be on the verge of defeating the Great Calamity?”

“How powerful must he be!”

The Great Wisdom True Lord’s wise eyes gleamed. “This time, with the underworld separating the upper realm, the Great Calamity can’t call for reinforcements… Maybe…”

Wang Lingtong was trembling all over.

He couldn’t comprehend how a being like the Blood-Clad Sword God could have appeared in the Canglan Realm.

He had swallowed the Canglan Realm, cutting off the Great Calamity’s connection to the upper realm, and now he was systematically going after it.

After all, when the three Yang Gods of Star-Separation Realm attacked the Great Calamity, the then-weaker Calamity called for backup.

At that time, two Yang Gods from Taihuang Palace descended, slaying gods and Buddhas alike.

Was this the correct way to save the world?

His heart raced with excitement, and he was already imagining bringing the Blood-Clad Sword God back to Star-Separation Realm.

Perhaps he could swallow that realm too?

Many powerful beings were shaken. The Great Calamity was terrifying, but the Blood-Clad Sword God seemed even stronger!

And they were all… inside the Blood-Clad Sword God’s Purple Mansion.

The Little Fox Girl, hiding in a cave, gazed up at the sky and murmured, “I’m inside the Blood-Clad Sword God’s Purple Mansion. Does that mean I’m also in his heart?”

Her romantic thoughts ran wild.

Meanwhile, the cultivators who had previously insulted the Blood-Clad Sword God had now become as quiet as quails.

At that moment, the dazed Great Calamity spoke again, its face still blank, devoid of any emotion.

“By cutting me off from the upper realm, you’ve devised a clever scheme.”

“But you don’t realize… the original bodies… are interconnected!”

A faint glimmer of joy appeared on the Great Calamity’s otherwise dazed face.

Suddenly, a vast echo reverberated through the Canglan Realm and the underworld.

It was as if the voices of three thousand gods and Buddhas chanted in unison.

“The original bodies… are interconnected.”

“The original bodies… are interconnected.”

In the endless void above, a colossal figure struggled into view.

It resembled the Great Calamity but was about a third smaller.

“That’s the Great Calamity from Qianmo Realm!” the black-robed man with death-filled eyes wept blood.

He recognized the creature—this new Great Calamity had come from Qianmo Realm.

Wang Lingtong’s pupils contracted sharply. “That... that’s the Great Calamity from Star-Separation Realm!”

His gums trembled as he realized something terrifying.

According to the upper realm, there were three thousand worlds plagued by Great Calamities.

Three thousand Great Calamities...

Before them, from the depths of the void, countless titanic figures crawled forth.

One by one, these monstrous, shadowy forms emerged, each as terrifying as the Great Calamity of the Canglan Realm.

Some were chaotic, others stiff and rigid, some grotesque and twisted, others drenched in blood.

In an instant, the entire sky was filled with the formless chaos of these terrifying entities, crowding together and intertwining their bodies.

The writhing mass of Great Calamities, with thousands of gigantic eyes, gazed hungrily and dimly at Qi Yuan.

They opened their jaws, revealing rows of sharp teeth with thousands of forked, moist tongues, resembling a pit of snakes. A single glance was enough to make one’s skin crawl.

At this moment, the dazed Great Calamity looked at Qi Yuan with a flicker of greed in its gaze.

Countless greedy eyes were fixed on Qi Yuan, as if staring at the most delectable cake.

“The original bodies are interconnected. Your scheme has failed!”

“The strong are the Calamity, and the fate of the Calamity-bearer is to become its meat.”

Three thousand Great Calamities piled together, indescribable and utterly terrifying.

Every living being in the Canglan Realm was filled with despair.

One Great Calamity was already overwhelming.

But now there were three thousand... Great Calamities!

It was unimaginable, and they could only feel the weight of impending doom.

Many Yin Gods and Great Lords didn’t even have the courage to look at the writhing mass of Calamities. Just a glance made them feel nauseous and lightheaded, losing their grip on their Dao hearts.

Jiang Lingsu gritted her teeth, her face pale as she gazed at the terrifying Great Calamities. But in her eyes, there was nothing but fierce determination as she looked at the blood-red figure before them.

If you go to the underworld, I’ll follow!

Great Wisdom True Lord’s deep eyes finally revealed a trace of bitterness.

“We’ve cut off the upper realm, but there are still three thousand Great Calamities…”

Wu Tian Old Man sat in the Ascension Pavilion, his face melancholy. “What is the Solar Being truly planning?”

Jiang Ruhua pushed his spiritual energy to its limits, glancing up at the sky, his gums aching. “Blood-Clad Sword God, hold out just a bit longer. I’m almost at Feng Tian Domain! Once I’m there, I’ll finally find that cowardly kid who shares your name and punch him right in the nose!”

At that moment, Qi Yuan’s expression remained calm.

Before facing the Great Calamity, he had carefully thought things through.

The result? It was going to be tough.

To prevent any accidents, he had swallowed both the Canglan Realm and the Great Calamity into his Purple Mansion, cutting off the Great Calamity’s ability to call for help from Taihuang Palace.

But he hadn’t expected the Great Calamity to summon… every other Great Calamity.

Qi Yuan glanced at the three thousand Great Calamities, each an original body of the Past Aspect of the Solar Being.

If the original bodies of the Past Aspect were this strong, the Solar Being’s true power… was unimaginable.

But now wasn’t the time to dwell on that. Qi Yuan looked at the Great Calamity, his expression cold. “Are there any more original bodies? Bring them all.”

“I am not the Solar Being. What’s good... is meant to be shared.”

The three thousand hazy Great Calamities, their enormous forms, spoke in unison, their voices synchronized as if from a single entity.

They had given their answer.

All the Great Calamities had gathered in the underworld.

“Good. You must have sworn an oath to die together on the same day!”

Qi Yuan took a deep breath.

He had to admit, if the Canglan Realm were a game where players were cultivators, there was no way to win without using cheats!

Even after cutting off the Taihuang Palace and the upper realm, the Great Calamity could still call for backup!

The blood-red figure stood before the three thousand Great Calamities, facing this terrifying army of beings.

Qi Yuan roared, “You think you’re the only one who can call for backup?”

“You think you’re the only one who’s called the Great Calamity?”

“Summoning reinforcements… who can’t do that!”

His furious shout resounded, turning sacred and solemn.

“By the power of the divine, let the Nascent Souls emerge from their hiding, and heed my command!”

“Gods and Buddhas, descend!”

At that moment, every living being in the Canglan Realm looked up at the sky.

Yet, they saw nothing—nothing except the terrifying Great Calamities.

However, in their ears, they could hear the voices of gods and demons chanting, echoing in the heavens!

“By the decree of the Golden Sovereign Jade Emperor!”

“By the decree of the Southern Supreme Celestial Emperor!”

…

“By the decree of the Three Officials Emperors!”

“By the decree of the Ten Directions Celestial Lords!”

…

“By the decree of the Twenty-Eight Constellations!”

“The Thunder Division’s true gods, hear my command and fight for the Celestial Lord!”

“The Fighting Division’s true gods, hear my command and fight for the Celestial Lord!”

…

“The myriad forces of the Year Star Division, heed the Celestial Lord’s decree—fight!”

The voices were endless, like the roar of ten thousand gods and demons.

And in the distance, the sight…

Countless gods and demons, now Qi Yuan’s soldiers, descended to the world, ready for battle!

In this moment, Qi Yuan’s four thousand Nascent Souls emerged, riding on clouds, vanishing into the firmament.

Each god and Buddha shone with divine light, their presence imposing, inspiring awe and worship, their majesty beyond compare.

The multitude of gods assembled behind Qi Yuan like an army of soldiers.

Four thousand against three thousand—in a battle the likes of which even the upper realm had never witnessed, the clash was set to unfold in Qi Yuan’s Purple Mansion.

“You think you’re the only one who can summon reinforcements?”

“You think you’re the only one called the Great Calamity?”

“Kill them all!”

The terrifying blood-red figure charged into the ranks of the Great Calamities.

The three thousand hazy Great Calamities, their eyes filled with greed, now showed a new emotion: surprise.

“Kill!”

“Kill!”

“Kill!”

Endless divine light, an immeasurable flood of divine power, swept across the battlefield.

Looking up at the heavens, no one could see any individual figures; it was a chaotic war zone filled with divine realms, divine light, and divine power.

Even the slightest leak of power could pierce through the Canglan Realm.

And yet, it was a chaotic free-for-all, a cosmic clash of titanic forces.

Everywhere was filled with overwhelming divine power, and everywhere there was an aura of utter destruction.

A mythic-level being stepping into the battle would not survive even a fraction of a second.

Blood rained down, falling on the boundary line separating yin and yang.

The slaughter continued, the battle raged on, blood and fire burned fiercely.

All living beings gazed up at the sky, watching this brutal and desperate fight, their eyes filled with horror.

Wang Lingtong’s eyes, too, were filled with shock and awe.

He hadn’t expected the Great Calamity to be this powerful, nor had he anticipated that… the Blood-Clad Sword God would be even stronger!