Yellow Court Daoist

Three Mountains and Nine Waters.

Lu Qingfeng looked up at the sky, his eyes deep.

His Divine Thought spread out.

The huge waves in the North Sea surged and gradually subsided. Many islands either cracked open or were smashed into pieces by the towering waves.

The bitterly cold North Sea saw countless lives on the islands and in the waters either injured or killed.

The scent of blood mixed with Evil Qi, spreading across the sea. The perennial fog over the sea surged in waves, and what was once a fairy-like white mist, now mingled with the stench of blood, unclear how long it would take to dissipate.

Cracks opened on the seabed and islands, with magma erupting from beneath the earth, which upon contacting the seawater, turned into reefs and rocks, or formed new islands. The mist mixed with thick smoke and dust covered the sky, while scorching waves rolled, killing countless more lives.

"What a sin!"

Lu Qingfeng shook his head, his intent to kill the Black Dragon True Monarch reaching its limits, "First, he sent the Three-eyed Divine Dog to kill me, now he wants to destroy One Realm, endanger my life, and kill countless beings..."

Time and again.

Indeed, it was a mortal feud.

However.

Specifically speaking.

Although the Black Dragon True Monarch is an Earth Immortal, it is uncertain whether he dares to shatter the Mountain and Water Realm. To shatter One Realm, causing the extinction of all its creatures, carries tremendous karmic consequences and karma, and even an Earth Immortal True Monarch might not be able to bear it.

"Probably just a bluff."

Lu Qingfeng thought to himself.

Among the Three Mountains and Nine Waters are places like the Six Dust Temple and Ten Thousand Beasts Immortal Mountain, all backed by Ancestors within the Spirit Domain.

Should the Black Dragon True Monarch really shatter the Three Mountains and Nine Waters, he too would suffer dire consequences.

Moreover.

These individuals would likely not stand idly by as the Black Dragon True Monarch wreaked havoc.

Such as the Ancestor Master Qin Feng from the Heavenly Star Sect of Three Mountains and Nine Waters—

"That man's Array mastery is exceptional."

"The Great Array that trapped the Black Dragon True Monarch, identical to the formation in Han Ling City, must be set by Ancestor Master Qin Feng."

When Ancestor Master Qin Feng intervened.

The Black Dragon True Monarch indeed backed down the slope, ceasing his destruction of the Three Mountains and Nine Waters. Otherwise, even with Ancestor Master Qin Feng's interference, being an Earth Immortal True Monarch endowed with numerous methods, he might still have been able to shatter the Three Mountains and Nine Waters.

At the end of the day.

He still had concerns.

"Merely venting anger?"

"Or—"

Lu Qingfeng sensed around Emperor Jiang Demon God, continuously refining the sixty-four Celestial Cycle Stars Tablets, guessing in his heart.

He stayed alert.

Using the Invisibility Technique, he flew through the Void.

Looking down at the lands below, seeing the suffering of living beings, Lu Qingfeng felt sorrowful and grew even more resentful towards the Black Dragon True Monarch.

Continuing his silent flight.

He quietly returned to Kongling Gorge.

The Three Mountains and Nine Waters were tumultuous.

The entire Heavenly Star Sect also fell into brief chaos. Fortunately, the upheaval didn't last long, and the chaos soon subsided. Master Mu Yang and Wu Jiu dispatched cultivators in all directions to stabilize the situation.

It seemed unlikely that any major chaos would occur.

Lu Qingfeng sneaked into his cave dwelling, then emerged from Yellow Bull Mountain, arriving at the Twenty-four Pearl Pavilion.

"Face unchanged even as the world crumbles before him!"

"Such a realm, truly admirable, Junior Brother Lu!"

Inside the pavilion.

Wu Jiu watched Lu Qingfeng's arrival, a trace of astonishment crossed his eyes, but he spoke with a hearty laugh.

Master Mu Yang also looked towards Lu Qingfeng, "The world is turbulent, and Spiritual Energy runs wild. Your brother was originally worried about you, Junior Brother. Now seeing that your vital energy is robust and you are unharmed, I am relieved."

Their words were filled with praise and concern.

But Lu Qingfeng listened and watched, sensing three different undertones from them. Amid such a significant upheaval in the Three Mountains and Nine Waters, almost shattering the world, yet Lu Qingfeng remained unmoved, staying inside his cave dwelling.

Only now did he emerge.

The two must have begun to suspect—

Not so far as to guess Lu Qingfeng's true identity, but they started to doubt whether Lu Qingfeng, who had been in seclusion for years, was really cultivating or had some secrets.

A few guesses, not critically important.

But as the saying goes, a dike can be destroyed by an anthill.

Details should also be taken into account.

Lu Qingfeng remained calm inside, but frowned and said, "I was just contemplating the 'Star-shattering Array' in my cave dwelling, struggling to understand the profoundness of the character 'shatter'. Just as the world began to tremble, I gained enlightenment and finally mastered this Array, which overjoyed me. But when I stepped out of my cave dwelling, I saw the disorder within our sect and the scars of the world."

He frowned and asked, "What exactly happened just now? Is this another demonic disaster?"

Hearing this, Master Mu Yang and Wu Jiu looked at each other, shock in their eyes. They didn't answer Lu Qingfeng's question; Wu Jiu couldn't help but ask, "Junior Brother, you've mastered the 'Star-shattering Array'?!"

"Indeed."

"This Array is profound and considerably challenging. I was in seclusion contemplating for seven years, only then did I grasp some of its essence. Thanks to the recent turbulence in the world, all kinds of insights finally interconnected, enabling me to master this Array."

As Lu Qingfeng spoke, he spread his palm open, a few strands of Mana intertwining, and within his palm, a world seemed vaguely to emerge, where stars swirled across the sky.

Boom, boom, boom!

The stars revolved, and one by one, like meteors, they crashed down, violently bursting, depicting an apocalyptic scene. Though only a small Array within his palm, it showcased Lu Qingfeng's deep understanding and strong control over this Array.

"Indeed, it is the 'Star-shattering Array'!"

"Seven years?!"

Wu Jiu gasped, all the myriad speculations in his heart dissipated, both shocked and emotional, he said, "Unmoved by the collapse of the sky, unchanging amidst myriad transformations. Junior brother's talent and immersion in the Array Dao truly shame Wu!"

Master Mu Yang next to him also exclaimed, "The Star-shattering Array is considered a high-level Great Array within our Heavenly Star Sect. This Array deals with star transformations and the rotation of the Celestial Cycle, with numerous transformations among high-level Great Arrays ranking as top-tier. The transformation of the 'shattering' character is particularly difficult. I have practiced 48,000 basic array positions and understood quite a number of low-level and middle-level array positions; the third high-level array position that I studied was this 'Star-shattering Array'."

"It also took me forty-nine years to master it."

"And another pain-staking sixty-four years to reach the level of 'Hand Heart Array' like junior brother."

"Junior brother's talent is unmatched in history, and combined with such diligence, truly makes us ashamed!"

Thinking back.

It took him forty-nine years to comprehend the 'Star-shattering Array' and another sixty-four years to thoroughly understand it, earning him the title of the greatest Array Dao talent in the Heavenly Star Sect since Ancestor Qin Feng.

At that time, he was not convinced.

He didn't believe he was inferior to Ancestor Qin Feng, nor did he believe that there was anyone else in the world more talented in the Array Dao.

As his experiences broadened and he learnt more about Ancestor Qin Feng, he gradually became convinced.

He also cultivated in Array Mountain.

After repeatedly failing to overcome challenges, he recognized the prowess of that ancestor.

But he had never met him in person.

Yet today, he has personally witnessed Junior Brother Lu—

Having been introduced to the Heavenly Star Sect's Array just about forty years ago, in merely two or three decades he has penetrated the 'Star-shattering Array'.

Master Mu Yang felt a mix of shock and emotion at the moment.

It's complicated to describe.

"Two senior brothers overpraise Qing Peak."

Qing Peak continually expressed his modesty.

In his heart, he was even more astounded.

He claimed it took him seven years to understand the 'Star-shattering Array,' but it was actually just a bluff. He had the foundation of the 'Heavenly Monarch Array Dao True Resolution,' decades of comprehending Array Dao in a game, and the 'Enlightenment' Great Method to help him; compared to Master Mu Yang who only cultivated the Heavenly Star Sect lineage, he was immeasurably ahead in fundamentals and breadth.

Yet to comprehend this Star-shattering Array, without using the 'Enlightenment' Great Method and relying solely on his game-era Mahayana True Immortal cultivation level, it still took him over seventy years. Then intermittently delving deeper for over a hundred years before reaching today's level of 'Hand Heart Array'.

Far less than the Primordial Spirit Level Master Mu Yang.

Now receiving praises and seeing Master Mu Yang's heart shocked, he also felt a surge of shame for a moment. But thinking it over—

"Brother Mu has such talent in Array Dao; over the years of cultivation, he must have demoralized many Array Dao cultivators."

"Perhaps today is karma coming full circle."

Lu Qingfeng shook his head.

It made him even more aware of the importance of talent on the path of cultivation.

Both comprehending the 'Star-shattering Array'.

Master Mu Yang, being a genius in Array Dao at the Primordial Spirit Level, completely understood the 'Star-shattering Array' in a hundred years.

While he, at the Mahayana realm, took nearly two hundred years.

Adding up previous personal accumulations.

The distance Lu Qingfeng was thrown off was much greater.

"There really is no comparison between people."

Of course.

Talent is important, but so are opportunities and fortune.

Lacking in the former, but few can compare to Lu Qingfeng in the latter.

"No talent."

"And lacking in opportunity and fortune, that's truly the saddest."

Lu Qingfeng thought of the countless cultivators in Three Mountains and Nine Waters stuck at One Realm, dying on the path of immortality, and couldn't help shaking his head internally, reining in his thoughts. Raising his head, he looked at Master Mu Yang and Wu Jiu, "The two senior brothers haven't mentioned, what exactly happened while Qing Peak was in seclusion?"

One sentence.

Pulled them back from shock and emotion.

"Junior brother Lu may not know."

Before Master Mu Yang could speak, Wu Jiu took over, pointing towards the sky, "Just now, a Black Dragon was rampaging outside the sky, striking fiercely at heaven and earth, almost tearing open Three Mountains and Nine Waters. Fortunately, our Heavenly Star Sect Ancestor took action, suppressing the Demon Dragon into the depths of darkness, no longer able to run rampant."

He didn't know the origin of the Black Dragon True Monarch nor why that Black Dragon targeted Three Mountains and Nine Waters.

But as a Primordial Spirit Practitioner, he could barely see the scenes beyond the sky.

When the Black Dragon raged, Heavenly Star banners flew in from beyond the sky, evolving mysterious arrays. The array movements manifested many traces of the Heavenly Star Sect's array methods, undoubtedly the handiwork of a Heavenly Star Sect Ancestor from the Upper Realm.

But exactly who, Wu Jiu had no way of knowing.

And when the array receded, the Black Dragon disappeared, the banners sinking into the depths; Wu Jiu merely thought it was the Upper Realm Ancestor suppressing the Demon Dragon.

"So it was the Ancestor who took action."

Lu Qingfeng, whose eyes had long seen through the scenes beyond the sky, could not help but find it amusing as he listened to Wu Jiu's explanation.

Beside him, Master Mu Yang looked at Lu Qingfeng and chuckled lightly, "In the Three Mountains and Nine Waters, all major Immortal Sects have Ancestors watching over them in the Upper Realm. Currently, our Heavenly Star Sect also has a True Immortal ancestor exterminating Star-Absorbing Demon Spirits outside the Three Mountains and Nine Waters. This Demon Dragon rushing over at this time, truly brought trouble upon itself."

Master Mu Yang and Wu Jiu, although shocked by the might of the Black Dragon, held no fear in their hearts.

Many Immortal Sects in Three Mountains and Nine Waters.

With numerous Ancestors above, they wouldn't stand by and see Three Mountains and Nine Waters destroyed by a Demon Dragon. Even if it wasn't their Heavenly Star Sect Ancestor who took action, other Immortal Sect Ancestors would surely intervene.

Nothing to fear.

Lu Qingfeng, hearing this, also pretended to be relieved and said, "It's good if the Demon Dragon is suppressed. It's only sad that First, Three Mountains and Nine Waters suffered from the peril of Star-Absorbing Demon Spirits, then such a great calamity. Truly, a time of much disaster and turbulence!"

Upon hearing this, Master Mu Yang and Wu Jiu also couldn't help but sigh.