Calamity of Tomorrow

Half an hour ago, in Sun Jingping's underground chamber.

There, one could see four monks with formidable mana and unfathomably deep presence, surrounding the "Original Taoist Treasury 05", gazing at the statue before them. Bursts of Primordial Spirit energy swept over it from time to time, with astonishment written on their faces.

Among these four monks, one of them was the Evil Sect's Saint Heir, Sun Jingping, and the other three were the assistants he had found.

One of them, with white hair and white beard, appeared aged and decrepit, but his eyes flickered with an eerie blood-light. This was the Elder of the Evil Sect, known as the Blood God Child, a master of the eighth realm and a staunch supporter of Sun Jingping.

The Blood God Child, looking at the "Original Taoist Treasury 05" in front of him, whispered to himself, "Who could have imagined that aside from the Heavenly Court, this Original Taoist Treasury still lay hidden in the outside world. The Original Taoist Treasury is no trivial matter; it was the effort of our human race's ancestors who poured countless amounts of effort and condensed the wisdom of our race's elite, finally braving all hardships to forcibly carve out this path of cultivation."

The Blood God Child said with a sigh, "The ancestors who created the Original Taoist Treasury were all individuals who had entered the way before the warping of the Heavenly Dao, and had attained extraordinary accomplishments, stepping into the seventh, eighth, or even the ninth realm. They withstood the warping and distortion of the Heavenly Dao and, despite the dire circumstances, forcibly forged their own path."

In recalling this history, the Blood God Child's voice was filled with nothing but reverence and astonishment, "The Original Taoist Treasury they created was so formidable that even the immortals and gods felt wary. In the end, it was all sealed, appropriated to the Heavenly Court, never to be seen again."

"To think that today, I have the opportunity to witness this Original Taoist Treasury."

Beside the Blood God Child, a giant nearly three meters tall, his body as black as pitch and resembling a solid iron tower, slowly spoke, "Saint Heir, did you say you found the opportunity within this Original Taoist Treasury to integrate the Yama Golden Body with the Doomsday Catastrophe?"

The one speaking was named Wei Wuji, another Elder of the eighth realm from the Evil Sect who practiced the Seven-winged Sky-splitting Map, enabling him to transform into the ancient ferocious beast, the Seven-winged Sky Splitting Dragon.

Legend has it that in the days of yore, when the human race had not yet dominated the land and the strongest powers of the world were still the demons and monsters, the Seven-winged Sky Splitting Dragon was a standout amongst them, wreaking havoc among humans, its fearsome might unmatched. It took several immortals and gods fighting together for ten nights and days to finally exhaust it to death, which speaks volumes about its ferocity.

Within the Evil Sect lay some remnants of the Seven-winged Sky Splitting Dragon, from which its bloodline could be extracted.

The depiction of the Seven-winged Sky Splitting Dragon in the eight realm, as laid out in the Ax Diagram Route, was an emulation of this ancient beast's strength, drawing from that trace of the Seven-winged Sky Splitting Dragon's bloodline.

To mimic the might of the Seven-winged Sky Splitting Dragon with a human form, even if it is only a faint fraction, was enough to allow Wei Wuji to dominate within the eighth realm.

Hearing Wei Wuji's question, Sun Jingping replied indifferently, "Indeed, after just a few days and nights of contemplation, I already sense that there is a sign of integration between the Yama Golden Body and the Doomsday Catastrophe. However, without lifting the seal, it's like scratching an itch through a boot; I will never truly understand its profundity."

The content within the Original Taoist Treasury can only be comprehended but not described—its essence is beyond words.

Therefore, after practicing it, Wei Wuji knew that he understood and began to integrate the Yama Golden Body, but if asked to articulate the rationale, he found himself unable to explain.

Perhaps only the original creators of "Original Taoist Treasury 05" could potentially reveal a fraction of its profound mysteries.

The white-haired, bearded Elder, the Blood God Child, said, "The Original Taoist Treasury was the understanding of the new Heavenly Dao by those ancestors. If it contains some mysteries of the Heavenly Dao that perfectly complement the Yama Golden Body and the Doomsday Catastrophe, it's highly plausible."

Wei Wuji spoke, "Those who created the Original Taoist Treasury were all unparalleled powerhouses of our human race at that time. Any of them, if brought to the present, would be able to dominate the world. Their understanding of the Heavenly Dao, their interpretation of its warping, is itself an invaluable treasure. Even if it cannot help Jingping integrate the two Supreme Divine Powers, as long as we study it day and night and compare it with the present scriptures, it is bound to benefit our cultivation immensely."

Wei Wuji clenched his fist, a slight surge of Primordial Spirit energy accompanied by a popping sound, "Then let's join forces to forcefully break the seal of this 'Original Taoist Treasury 05'."

A middle-aged man, who had been silent by the side, spoke, "Be careful. The joint effort of us all is absolutely enough to break the seal of the original Heavenly Dao Vault 05. The key is to only remove the seal without damaging the Vault itself."

The one speaking was another elder-level figure of the Evil Sect, Cang Ming's master, Chi Xin the Revered, who possessed cultivation at the seventh realm of the map.

Chi Xin the Revered said, "We need to ensure the protection is solid. Otherwise, if we're disturbed and the Heavenly Dao Vault sustains even the slightest damage, that would be a tremendous loss."

As he spoke, Chi Xin the Revered threw out piece after piece of blood-colored crystal stones. These stones soared and soon settled into the corners of the entire basement, disappearing from sight.

The next moment, Chi Xin the Revered began to form hand seals, activating spiritual mechanisms and arranging the array. "I will set up the Abyssal Blood Sea Great Array here. Jingping, call over some reliable cultivators to guard both inside and outside."

The white-haired and bearded Blood God's Child sighed, "It's a pity that Wang Yan is not aligned with us. If he had been here with his ninth realm cultivation, it would have been even more foolproof."

The Sect Master of the Evil Sect, 'Sect Dissenter' Wang Yan, possessed peerless cultivation at the ninth realm, but his views did not mesh with those of the Saint Heir's faction, and in fact, he had ulterior motives.

The burly black iron-like Wei Wuji said, "Wang Yan is extremely deep and inscrutable. No one knows what he's really thinking. He has always been non-committal to our overtures. It's best not to inform him about this."

As Chi Xin the Revered set up the array, he spoke, "Indeed, and with us here, who in the entire Nanshan City could possibly disrupt us?"

Under Sun Jingping's orders, batches of cultivators loyal to him arrived at the basement, completely sealing it off, forbidding entry or exit to anyone.

Following that, Sun Jingping, Chi Xin the Revered, Blood God's Child, and Wei Wuji simultaneously unleashed their Primordial Spirit power, enveloping the Heavenly Dao Vault and beginning to violently break the seal.

Amidst the crackling explosions, the Heavenly Dao Vault shook violently, emitting intense roars.

"Perfect!" Sun Jingping rejoiced inwardly and cautioned, "Gentlemen, be careful. We must not damage the Heavenly Dao Vault."

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When Zhou Bai moved through walls and rocks to reach the basement, what he saw was the scene of several people violently breaking the seal.

"Breaking the seal? You're courting death!"

Zhou Bai snorted coldly and his more than 7200 units of Primordial Spirit power burst out explosively. His Primordial Spirit carried a gust of chilling wind and was already reaching towards the Heavenly Dao Vault 05.

Faced with this sudden intrusion, the four experts present also reacted incredibly quickly.

Blood God's Child: "Someone's Primordial Spirit has emerged?"

Chi Xin the Revered: "How dare you!"

"Who is the rat that dares to spy on the treasures of my Evil Sect!" Sun Jingping's fury mixed with shock, and his entire body turned into reddish gold. With a booming shout, terrifying sound waves mixed with golden Primordial Spirit power struck Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit through the air.

"Monster!" Wei Wuji bellowed, throwing a punch that echoed with the roar of a dragon. His Primordial Spirit power transformed into a pitch-black dragon shadow that was already bearing down on Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit.

"Suppress him!"

The others acted simultaneously, with their four streams of Primordial Spirit power exploding fiercely like a grand cosmic millstone. It continuously ground at Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit, aiming to completely obliterate him.

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I've had too much going on at home recently, and I'm too tired today, so this is the only chapter for now. My apologies to everyone.