However, Yaoyao lifted her head at this moment and beckoned to him.
Zhou Yuan was a little stunned, before he walked over and seated himself beside her. As he breathed in her faint enchanting fragrance, he smiled and said, “What are you researching? Do you have a plan for the ceremony?”
Yaoyao responded, “The only advantages Sword Cometh Peak has over Saint Genesis Peak are their stronger foundations and a greater number of disciples. Kong Sheng and Zhao Zhu alone are nothing to be afraid of.”
Zhou Yuan rubbed his nose as he observed a moment of silence for Kong Sheng and Zhao Zhu. They may be Chosens of the Cangxuan Sect, but they seemed to be not even worth mentioning in Yaoyao’s eyes.
Yaoyao slowly said, “Sword Cometh Peak’s advantage lies in their enormous number of disciples. If Saint Genesis Peak faces them, Kong Sheng and Zhao Zhu would not even need to move a finger, for us to be utterly defeated. As such, the situation will not change even if I manage to hold off Kong Sheng and Zhao Zhu.”
Zhou Yuan nodded with a serious expression. This was a problem he had been constantly mulling over recently. Saint Genesis Peak’s foundations were just far too weak. A single charge from Sword Cometh Peak was all it would take to steamroll over the ordinary disciples.
If that happened, it would no matter regardless of how he or Yaoyao resisted.
If all the other disciples were wiped out, leaving the two of them alone, their situation would be akin to trying to put out a giant fire with a cup of water.
Yaoyao gently stroked the cover of the old book in her hand as she said, “Since that is the case, we will just have to even the playing field.”
“Even the playing field?” Zhou Yuan was taken aback.
Sword Cometh Peak’s advantage lay in their near ten thousand disciples of which there were no lack of elites. There was absolutely no way Yaoyao and him could ‘even the playing field’ by themselves, right?
With so many opponents, even if they stood there and allowed themselves to be hit without any resistance, it would take insanely long to knock all of them out!
Yaoyao swept a glance at Zhou Yuan, her red lips curling slightly as if reading his mind. “Stupid, you only know how to use brute force.”
She fished out one of the books from the pile and slowly flipped it open, causing an enormous ancient Genesis Rune boundary to appear before Zhou Yuan’s eyes.
“I’ve studied the terrain of the Genesis reservoir, and searched the entire library of the Spirit Rune Hall for a boundary that is most suitable to use in the reservoir. If we successfully set this up, we’ll be able to take out nearly all of Sword Cometh Peak’s ten thousand strong army…”
“Once we achieve that, Sword Cometh Peak’s advantage will naturally disappear.”
As Yaoyao spoke in a nonchalant yet domineering manner, Zhou Yuan’s gaze paused on a certain spot of the boundary diagram, where three ancient words jumped at him, causing his pupils to shrink slightly.
“Heaven Disorientating Boundary!”
Chapter 508 Heaven Disorienting Boundary
“Heaven Disorienting Boundary…”
Zhou Yuan looked at the boundary diagram in the old book with a serious expression. A single cursory glance already made him feel that it was super complex, and it was definitely no low grade boundary.
Yaoyao faintly nodded as she said, “It’s a large-scale boundary that can create a giant illusion, and it will be difficult for anyone who falls in to escape.”
Zhou Yuan could not stop himself from asking, “It can trap ten thousand people?”
One must know the ten thousand disciples they were facing were no ordinary individuals. Every single one of them had the strength of the Alpha-Origin stage, individuals who would be elites if placed anywhere else.
Just think about how crazy it would be to trap these ten thousand disciples. Could the Heaven Disorienting Boundary really achieve such a feat? Zhou Yuan was somewhat skeptical.
Yaoyao slowly said, “It may be a little difficult anywhere else, but with the unique environment of the Genesis reservoir, we can make use of the right conditions to greatly amplify the powers of the Heaven Disorienting Boundary.”
“Temporarily trapping ten thousand people is not impossible.”
“Temporarily?” Zhou Yuan immediately caught onto a certain word.
Yaoyao nodded again. “The numbers on the other side are too great, we cannot trap all of them for long.”
Zhou Yuan sighed. “Then there’s not much point if we’re only able to trap them. Once they escape, Saint Genesis Peak will still be incapable of matching them.”
Yaoyao gently tapped her fingers as she said, “That’s why we need to eliminate them while they’re in the boundary.”
“Can we really wipe them out with our meagre numbers?” Zhou Yuan smiled bitterly.
Yaoyao offhandedly said, “The small amount of manpower we have is naturally insufficient. However, we can make use of external forces.”
“External forces? What external forces? I doubt the other peaks will help out.” Asked Zhou Yuan in a puzzled manner.
Yaoyao rolled her eyes at him. “Aren’t the aquatic beasts in the reservoir the best external force?”
“Have you forgotten how alluring the sacred dragon Qi in your body is to those aquatic beasts?”
Zhou Yuan naturally could not forget. He had been nearly swarmed to the death the first time he entered the Genesis reservoir last year. If not for Tuntun’s support, he would not have even dared to enter the waters again.
A look of thought was revealed on his face. Alarm soon appeared in his eyes as he stared at Yaoyao and said, “You want me to lure the aquatic beasts, and borrow their power to quickly defeat most of the Sword Cometh Peak disciples?”
Yaoyao’s red lips raised slightly as she said, “Correct. You will lure the aquatic beasts into the Heaven Disorienting Boundary, and both parties will naturally begin to fight. When that happens, we will not only be able to exhaust Sword Cometh Peak’s power but also use them to hunt aquatic beasts for us, killing two birds with one stone.”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes turned round, clearly not expecting Yaoyao’s plan to be so cunning. They would not only trap the other party, but even force them to help Saint Genesis Peak kill aquatic beasts, while the latter could just sit and wait like a fisherman waiting to reel in the net.
“That’s quite ruthless.”
Muttered Zhou Yuan. Soon after, he grinned and said, “But I like it!”
Sword Cometh Peak was being far too domineering. Did they really believe Saint Genesis Peak was an easy target? If this plan succeeded, it would surely stifle the former’s overweening attitude.
Moreover, since Saint Genesis Peak had recently reopened, it was an opportune time for them to pull off a great victory, so the other peaks would no longer look down on them in the future.
At the sight of the excited Zhou Yuan, Yaoyao slowly said, “However, there are some issues with this plan.”
“What issues?” Zhou Yuan immediately asked. He had originally been worrying over how they would be able to face Sword Cometh Peak in the Genesis reservoir ceremony, and Yaoyao’s plan had undoubtedly made him see some hope.
Yaoyao placed a hand on her chin as she explained, “This Heaven Disorienting Boundary is extremely difficult to set-up. I’ll be hard-pressed to do it alone, so I’ll require some help.”
“What about me? Will I be able to help?” Zhou Yuan shamelessly recommended himself.
“Only someone whose Spirit has reached the advanced Corporeal stage will be of use.” Yaoyao glanced at him as she softly chuckled. “Ye Ge seems to be a pretty good choice.”
Zhou Yuan’s face turned rigid as he immediately dismissed the notion in a righteous manner, “He’s not even from Saint Genesis Peak, plus Spirit Rune Peak has been coveting you too much. What if they try to make use of this chance to force you to join Spirit Rune Peak? Nope, nope, I feel that this is a no go.”
Everyone could clearly see
how Ye Ge fancied Yaoyao, and there was absolutely no way in hell that Zhou Yuan would give him any opportunities.
A teasing angle rose from the corners of Yaoyao’s red lips as she shot a meaningful glance at Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan forced out a smile in response. Soon after, he gritted his teeth and said, “Don’t worry, I will work harder to reach the advanced Corporeal stage before the ceremony!”
Yaoyao pondered a little, before she unhurriedly said, “You’ll have to work hard then, if you fail, I’ll have no choice but to ask Ye Ge for help.”
Zhou Yuan gritted his teeth and forcefully nodded.
Yaoyao could not help but laugh at Zhou Yuan’s appearance. She did not tease him any further as she stretched her back and said, “I’m close to done with the Spirit Refining Saliva. When the modulation is done, you can give it a try. It should be very beneficial to your Spirit cultivation.”
Zhou Yuan was elated by this news. With the Spirit Refining Saliva, his chances of a Spirit cultivation breakthrough would naturally rise.
“Besides this, there’s still one more problem…”
Yaoyao’s tone changed again as her bright eyes stared at the boundary diagram. “Due to the overwhelming number of people we plan to trap, the boundary’s power will become quite scattered. It may be able to trap the ordinary disciples, but some of the more elite disciples of Sword Cometh Peak will likely be able to escape.”
“If the elite disciples can free themselves, won’t that mean that the two Chosens Kong Sheng and Zhao Zhu, plus the chief disciple Baili Che will be able to leave the boundary?” Zhou Yuan’s eyes widened.
Yaoyao nodded. “They will be the biggest problem. Once they escape, they will surely attempt to destroy the boundary, and we allow that to happen, all of our hard work will be lost.”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes narrowed. If so, an intense battle would be unavoidable.
However, he was not afraid as battle hunger rose in his heart.
“You need not worry about Kong Sheng and Zhao Zhu. Tuntun and I will ensure that neither of them will be able to move.” Yaoyao’s bright eyes looked straight at Zhou Yuan as she slowly said, “But you’ll have to deal with Baili Che.”
“If you fail and allow him to escape, the destruction of the boundary will cause a butterfly effect that will lead to the failure of the entire operation. Once the Sword Cometh Peak disciples are freed, the small number of disciples on our side will quickly be drowned by them.”
“So, can you stop Baili Che?”
An arrogant face flashed across Zhou Yuan’s mind as he softly chuckled.
“Don’t worry, if Baili Che manages to get past me, I’ll resign from my position as chief disciple.”
Yaoyao nodded. Since Zhou Yuan had said so, she was naturally going to place her trust in him. She slowly folded the diagram as she said, “I’ll need to make other preparations for the Heaven Disorientating Boundary, and will do my best to get ready over the next month.”
“And then…”
“We’ll just have to wait for the Genesis reservoir ceremony to begin… when the time comes, we’ll give Sword Cometh Peak a nice big present.”
Yaoyao’s red lips curled upwards as a sliver of icy cruelness spread.
Zhou Yuan shivered a little at the sight of her smile, but soon began to gloat. Sword Cometh Peak was really unlucky to have angered Yaoyao...
He was now somewhat looking forward to the Genesis reservoir ceremony.
On that day, the entire Cangxuan Sect would likely be shocked by Saint Genesis Peak once more.
Chapter 509 Initial Stage Seed
Time stealthily flowed in the Cangxuan Sect, as another half a month quietly passed.
Deep in the mountains.
Atop a boulder, Zhou Yuan looked at the ball of light between his palms with a serious expression. Within the ball was a primal chaos like mass from which mysterious undulations continuously spread. After a month and a half, the Saint Spirit Seed was gradually approaching the initial stage.
“Eighty nine Beat Spirits have already been fused into it…”
Zhou Yuan licked his lips, his eyes burning with excitement. He had been pouring all of his energy into the cultivation of the Saint Spirit Seed for quite some time, and the results were indeed pretty good.
Now, he only needed to successfully fuse the final Beast Spirit for the seed to reach the initial stage, allowing it to merge into his body, and begin to display a little of the Omega Saint Spirit Art’s power.
Zhou Yuan very carefully cradled the ball of light as he beckoned with his other hand, causing a Beast Spirit crystal to zip over. It was shattered with a single pinch as a roaring Beast Spirit rose from within.
Zhou Yuan swiftly destroyed the Beast Spirit’s conscience. With a deep breath, a resolute look flashed in his eyes as he cast away all hesitation, and fluidly pushed the Beast Spirit into the Saint Spirit Seed.
Bzz bzz!
Berserk and chaotic undulations exploded the moment they touched. The originally stable Saint Spirit Seed immediately began to swell, a sign that it was on the verge of exploding.
A Saint Rune rotated in the depths of Zhou Yuan’s pupils as his Spirit senses reached into the seed in a practiced manner. He did everything he could to suppress and balance the many sources of disharmony.
With so many Beast Spirits already fused into it, the interior of the seed was extremely complex. Even after spending a month and a half accustoming himself with the process, Zhou Yuan’s forehead was still dripping with cold sweat at this moment.
However, he did not dare to relax even a little. He had invested more than a month of hard work on this seed, and a tiny mistake was all that it would take for all his previous effort to turn into bubbles.
Zhou Yuan had experienced this several times prior, and it was certainly very depressing.
The cliff side was silent, and only the sound of the wind could be heard.
Zhou Yuan had already blocked off all disturbances from the outside world, his eyes focused only on the primal chaos like ball of light. In his eyes, countless chaotic undulations continuously emerged like ripples, and immediately tried to spread. Zhou Yuan was basically akin to a firefighter, quickly darting all over to put out these ‘fires’ by suppressing the chaotic undulations before they could completely unfurl.
This high speed firefighting pushed Zhou Yuan’s concentration to its limits, making it no less stressful and intense than a fight with a top tier practitioner. In fact, Zhou Yuan began to feel exhaustion creep up on him little by little.
However, he knew that he could not allow himself to relax even a tiny bit, and thus ruthlessly pushed away the tiredness he felt.
As time flowed, the ball of light between Zhou Yuan’s palms grew brighter and brighter, as something seemed to slowly grow inside the primal chaos like mass.
Nearby, old Xuan leaned against a tree trunk as he puffed smoke from his mouth. His murky eyes watched Zhou Yuan as the amazement on his elderly face grew greater and greater.
“This kid…”
Time flowed and an incense stick of time swiftly passed.
Zhou Yuan was dripping with cold sweat that wet even his clothes. Veins wiggled on his forehead, creating a somewhat sinister sight, while his breathing had grown rougher and more ragged.
He was evidently about to reach his limits.
“Stop spreading!”
A low growl suddenly erupted from Zhou Yuan’s throat as both his hands abruptly swung downwards, heavily slapping onto the primal chaos like ball of light.
Thump!
With a muffled thump, the ball of light seemed to crack under Zhou Yuan’s palms as berserk undulations exploded, jerking his body backwards and sending him flying.
He hurriedly stabilized himself as he stared at the center of the berserk undulations.
A ray of light slowly rose from within, spreading outwards as it began to form an indistinct glowing figure.
The figure silently stood in the air as a my
sterious aura pulsed from it.
“Kid, hurry up and use your blood to begin refining it!”
While Zhou Yuan was in a daze, old Xuan’s shout was transmitted into his ears.
Zhou Yuan immediately dashed forward when he heard this, biting the tip of his tongue as he spat out a mouthful of essence blood wrapped in Genesis Qi. The blood zipped forward, splattering onto the glowing figure, and rapidly began to sink into it.
As the fruits of his labour, the Saint Spirit Seed was naturally extremely familiar to Zhou Yuan. Hence, the integration process was swift and smooth.
When essence blood finished its work, Zhou Yuan felt a peculiar link between himself and the glowing figure.
Swish!
But before he could even begin to savor the feeling, the glowing figure shot over with a swish, transforming into a small flash of light as it charged into his body and entered his Qi Dwelling.
Zhou Yuan hastily looked inwards, and found a blurry glowing figure seated amidst the flowing golden Genesis Qi in his Qi Dwelling. Strands of Genesis Qi surged towards it and was breathed in like air, causing the blurry figure to grow a little brighter with each breath.
Zhou Yuan could feel an enormous power from the blurry glowing figure.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes widened with joy and surprise as he mumbled, “Is this… the initial form of the Saint Spirit Seed?”
“I never imagined that you would complete the first form of the seed so soon…”
Old Xuan's voice rang out as he stared in Zhou Yuan in amazement. “Once you fuse in the nine core Beast Spirits, the Saint Spirit Seed will reach its complete state and develop accordingly.”
Zhou Yuan wet his lips. Given how the ninety auxiliary Beast Spirits had already forced him to his limits, how crazily difficult would fusing the nine core Beast Spirits be? The mere thought of it already made Zhou Yuan shiver inside.
He let out a deep sigh. With regards to the final nine core ingredients, he would have to take it a step at a time, and not rush things.
Old Xuan nodded as he advised Zhou Yuan not to be too anxious, “Your progress is already the fastest I’ve ever seen among the disciples, and there’s no need to rush things for now. Moreover, the Omega Saint Spirit Art can already begin to display some of its power in this state.”
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