Chapter 42
The River of Starlight, The Method of Advancing in a Small World.
Chapter 42 The River of Starlight, The Method of Advancing in a Small World.
Chen Qing stared at the giant of malevolent energy. At this moment, he had already gained a great deal of insight into how to condense his own Dharma form from the giant of malevolent energy.
In his view, the giant of malevolent energy had no secrets left; everything was clear to him.
In Chen Qing's eyes, there are two reasons why the giant of evil energy has such great strength.
One reason is that the aura of Pangu was gathered together by the summoning of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
Secondly, there is the power of the laws of the Twelve Ancestral Witches. The Twelve Ancestral Witches were all formed from the essence and blood of Pangu, sharing the same origin. When they set up the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Formation together, they brought together the twelve laws.
After observing for a while, Chen Qing stopped looking at the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation and instead looked at the Zhou Tian Star Formation.
In Chen Qing's eyes, the Zhou Tian Star Array was composed of countless smaller arrays, ranging from the most basic to the most profound and unfathomable. Together, they formed this supreme array, the Zhou Tian Star Array.
The way of formations emphasizes the right time, the right place, and the right people. It contains the supreme Dao, and the power of heaven and earth, the power of Yin and Yang, the power of the four symbols, the power of the five elements, the power of the earth veins, and the power of all living things can be gathered together to unleash infinite power.
At this moment, it wasn't just Chen Qing who was observing the Zhou Tian Star Array; countless powerful beings were also comprehending it.
The five sages—Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Jiaozhu, Jieyin Shengren, and Zhunti Shengren—were also engaged in enlightenment.
Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, Styx Ancestor, Panwang, Lady Ziguang, Queen Mother of the West, and others are all great supernatural beings, and at this moment they are also comprehending the Zhou Tian Star Array.
They are powerful and have deep roots, making them top-tier combat forces in the primordial world. However, they are also currently comprehending the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Grand Array of the demon race.
What each person sees is different, and depending on the path they cultivate, what they see will be different.
In Lao Tzu's eyes, however, he saw the Yin and Yang power of the Zhou Tian Star Array, where Yin and Yang were in harmony, all things complemented each other, and Yin and Yang coexisted.
In the eyes of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, however, he saw the beginning of one primordial state, the extinction of one primordial state, the birth of all things, the return of all things to stillness, following the Way of Heaven, in a cycle that repeats itself.
The Tongtian Sect Leader saw countless great formations combined to form a new great formation, which contained everything, giving him great inspiration. He planned to go back and slowly figure out his own great formation.
Everyone sees a different scene, and they all use the great formation to comprehend and integrate it into their own Great Dao.
On the battlefield, however, the scene is quite different.
The armies of the Witch Clan and the Demon Clan are still fighting a difficult battle, and both sides are still fighting hard.
The ten demon gods of the demon race, leading the other demon gods, are struggling against the witch race, which is led by a group of great witches including Xing Tian, Hou Yi, Jiu Feng, Xiang Liu, Kua Fu, Chi You, Feng Bo, and Yu Shi.
The great shamans possessed formidable physical strength and innate supernatural abilities, giving them the upper hand in their battles against the demon gods.
The demon gods of the demon race could only defend themselves, occasionally managing to unleash their supernatural powers or retaliate with magical treasures.
Meanwhile, the boundless starry sky created by the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Grand Array of the Demon Clan and the evil giants summoned by the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Grand Array created by the Twelve Ancestral Witches have already begun their duel.
A giant, tens of millions of feet tall, was seen wielding an axe formed of malevolent energy, which he fiercely cleaved towards the boundless starry sky.
A massive axe-like beam of light appeared, as if it were about to cleave the boundless starry sky in two.
Inside the Zhou Tian Star Array, Di Jun stood in the center of the array, watching the axe light approach, a solemn expression on his face.
In the last great battle, they couldn't even withstand a single axe strike from this giant. Now, however, they are confident that they can fight against the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation of the Witch Clan by setting up this Zhou Tian Xing Chen Grand Formation.
"The Great Array of Celestial Stars rotates, and boundless starlight descends."
Seeing the incoming axe light, Di Jun immediately issued the order.
Upon hearing Di Jun's order, the group of demon saints at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm who had set up the formation immediately used their magic power to activate the Zhou Tian Star Array.
As the Zhou Tian Star Array operated, the 365 ancient star phantoms shone brightly, and streams of star power condensed, creating a massive amount of starlight that rushed towards the axe light.
The axe light was incredibly sharp; when it appeared, the space trembled, as if it were about to cleave and tear through it.
The axe light collided with the boundless starlight, and the two began to wear each other down and fight against each other.
The axe light was a single strike with no follow-up support, while the starlight, supported by the power of countless stars, firmly withstood the axe light's attack.
The giant frowned as he watched this scene. Although the axe was swung casually, it was actually blocked by the great formation set up by the demon race. This made him start to take it seriously.
It should be noted that last time, he also seriously injured Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi and others with a casual strike.
Seeing that the axe light had been blocked, the giant raised his menacing axe and began to gather his strength.
As the axe light and the boundless starlight both disappeared, both sides began to prepare for the next attack.
Di Jun stared at the giant, his eyes filled with intense killing intent. He knew that without destroying this malevolent giant, he could not defeat the Witch Clan.
"The Great Celestial Array rotates, stars fall and perish, annihilate that giant for me."
As soon as Di Jun finished speaking, all the Great Luo Demon Saints began to activate the great formation.
"Brother, this Zhou Tian Star Array truly lives up to its reputation as something we have researched and deduced for tens of thousands of years. It possesses such formidable power."
"Now, with the help of this great formation, what do we demons have to fear from the witch clan? This time, we will surely kill all the ancestral witches of the witch clan, defeat the witch clan, and unify the primordial world."
Upon hearing this, Di Jun looked at Donghuang Taiyi with a smile in his eyes and on his face.
"Second brother, it's still early. We don't know who will win or lose yet. We just need to do our own thing."
Upon hearing this, Donghuang Taiyi fell silent and instead looked at the giant, his eyes filled with intense killing intent.
The giant had been gathering his strength for a long time, and the murderous axe in his hand emitted a strong aura, with murderous energy constantly rushing towards the axe.
Finally, the giant looked at the boundless starry sky and slashed down fiercely.
A beam of light, as solid as an axe, appeared and tore through space, as if anything that stood in its way was about to be cleaved apart.
Meanwhile, on the demon race's side, the Star Array was activated, and countless star shadows were condensed and descended towards the axe light.
As the axe light moved forward, everything in its path was cleaved through. The starlight that had been formed was torn apart the moment it collided with the axe light.
But the shadows of the stars were endless, falling continuously in an attempt to obliterate the axe light, but this time they failed to do so as before.
The axe light shattered countless star shadows, finally appearing on the Zhou Tian Star Array. Although it was now somewhat transparent, it still landed on the Zhou Tian Star Array.
When Di Jun saw the axe light descend, he activated the Zhou Tian Star Array to defend with boundless star power, but he was still a step too late.
The axe light struck the great formation, causing the stars in the sky to shake violently, and the light screen formed by the infinite star power rippled with countless waves.
Within the great formation, Di Jun, as the person in charge of the formation, suffered the greatest damage.
He never expected that the axe light, which had been worn down by countless star shadows for so long, would still have such strong power. With just one strike, it seriously injured him.
Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and the blood dripped into the great formation, turning into golden flames.
Within the grand formation, all the Great Luo Demon Saints who had set up the Zhou Tian Star Formation were struck by this attack and coughed up blood.
If it weren't for the Zhou Tian Star Array, which helped the person who set it up absorb a lot of the damage, this one attack would probably have been enough to wipe them out.
One strike, just one strike, and even that axe light that had been worn down by the power of the stars for a long time, landed on the Star Array and severely injured everyone.
The sheer power of the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation caused the demons to frown.
Donghuang Taiyi, Fuxi, and Kunpeng looked at Dijun with worry in their eyes.
Donghuang Taiyi and Fuxi were worried about Dijun's injuries, while Kunpeng was concerned about what would happen to him after the great formation was broken.
The giant stood proudly beneath the boundless starry sky. Within it, the twelve Ancestral Witches exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a solemn expression as they looked at the Zhou Tian Star Array.
Since they first completely crushed the demon race in their struggle against them, the demon race has now created this Zhou Tian Star Array, which has withstood two of their attacks. Such a capability cannot be ignored by them.
Chen Qing was still studying the Zhou Tian Star Array, oblivious to whether anyone was injured or how the war would end. He was focused on how to apply it to his own Dao.
In Chen Qing's eyes, only becoming stronger himself is the most real thing; as for other things, they are not what he cares about.
On the battlefield, the giant looked at the boundless starry sky, a hint of anger in his eyes.
At this moment, the giant was preparing to shatter the boundless starry sky.
The boundless starry sky was summoned by the Zhou Tian Star Array.
Within the Zhou Tian Star Array, the Demon Emperor Di Jun revealed anger and fear in his eyes. At this moment, he looked at the giant below with a solemn expression.
"Activate the Zhou Tian Star Array for me, summon the River of Stars, and obliterate the giant."
At Di Jun's command, all the Great Luo Demon Saints who were setting up the formation channeled their magic power into the small flags in front of them.
As the Zhou Tian Star Array operates, the ancient star sea is summoned, manifesting countless star shadows and unleashing boundless star power.
At this moment, the ancient star sea appeared before the world, with 365 main stars as the head, 48,000 auxiliary stars as the assistants, 108,000 constant stars as the boost, and millions of small stars as the foundation, releasing infinite star power and condensing into a long river of starlight.
This change surprised everyone watching.
Within this long river of starlight lies countless deadly dangers; what appears ordinary is actually fraught with hidden peril.
Chen Qing looked at the river of starlight and was surprised. He looked at the long river of starlight and his eyes shone.
Everywhere you look, the stars are dazzling, and within the long river of starlight are stars formed from the condensation of boundless stellar power.
The long river of starlight presses down on the sky, separating the boundless starry sky from the menacing giant.
If the giant were to break through the boundless starry sky, he would first need to cross this river of starlight.
However, the Star River is vast, spanning hundreds of millions of miles, formed by the condensation of endless starlight. It contains countless deadly dangers, so how could it be so easy to cross?
"This Zhou Tian Star Array can actually summon stars from the ancient star sea, which is quite impressive."
Chen Qing sighed softly, then pondered the vast cosmic river he had created. Starting with the sea of stars, he poured endless worlds into the vast cosmic river, allowing them to grow into miniature worlds.
After all, the small worlds he has condensed at this moment are only three hundred and sixty-five, which are formed from the major acupoints in his body. He has already transformed his Purple Mansion into a vast cosmic river. What kind of changes would occur if he put the small worlds into the vast cosmic river?
Chen Qing pondered this matter, gazing at the starry river, a thoughtful expression in his eyes.
The Mirage Dragon glanced at the starry river, but only for a moment before turning its gaze away. Instead, it looked down at the armies of the Lich and Demon races continuing their battle and sighed.
"Ugh!"
"A great battle, countless dead and wounded—why did the witch clan and the demon clan suffer such a fate!"
"The demon race rules the Heavenly Court, and the witch race rules the earth. It would be so much better if they didn't interfere with each other. But they started fighting each other just to rule the world and become the master of the primordial world. Countless lives have died in the struggle between the demon and witch races."
Upon hearing this, Chen Qing glanced at the mirage dragon and then shook his head.
"Mirage Dragon, this is how the struggle for the Great Dao is. If one wants to attain the Great Dao, one cannot avoid conflict."
"The demon race and the witch race seem to be vying for supremacy over the primordial world, but is that really the case?"
"Do you know what the Lich and Demon races are fighting over? And what were they fighting over when the three races once clashed?"
"What the Witch Clan and the Demon Clan are fighting for is the destiny of this world, and also their own Great Dao."
"To attain the status of a Primordial Golden Immortal, one must possess great fortune, great opportunity, great perseverance, and great steadfastness."
"Not every living being is born with great fortune. Although the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, and others were born holy and possessed great fortune from birth, how could such fortune support them in attaining enlightenment?"
"Therefore, in the future, we should not only look at the surface of things, but also learn to think deeply and think more about everything."
Upon hearing Chen Qing's words, the mirage dragon nodded, a thoughtful expression on its face.
After Chen Qing finished speaking, he said no more and continued to look at the starry river.
At this moment, the giant of malevolent energy raised its massive axe of malevolent energy and slashed fiercely down at the River of Starlight.
A beam of axe light shot towards the River of Starlight, but it only managed to slice the River of Starlight in half before being completely consumed by it.
The starlight returned to normal, as if it had not been affected by the attack.
Upon seeing this, the giant's eyes showed a solemn expression.
Inside the giant, the twelve ancestral witches began to discuss their matters.
"Brothers and sisters, if we do not break this river of starlight, we will not be able to break the demon race's Zhou Tian Star Array. My intention is to directly enter the river of starlight and shatter it."
Dijiang glanced at the other eleven Ancestral Witches and announced his decision.
The eleven ancestral witches all nodded in agreement upon hearing Dijiang's words.
"Brother, let's do as you say. We'll enter the galaxy directly and destroy it."
After making their decision, the Twelve Ancestral Witches began to control the giants as they headed towards the River of Stars.
The giant leaped high into the air and plunged directly into the river of starlight, disappearing into its depths.
This action surprised everyone, yet they felt it was the right thing to do.
If they don't do this, the Wu Clan will be unable to decipher this River of Starlight.
After entering the River of Stars, it began to launch attacks without restraint. With just a light swing of its great axe, countless axe lights appeared.
Within the great formation, Di Jun watched as the giant entered the River of Starlight, his eyes blazing with killing intent. He began to manipulate the River of Starlight, condensing countless star shadows that crashed down upon the giant. At the same time, boundless star power condensed into a pillar of light, attacking the giant.
With a swing of its massive axe, the giant shattered countless star shadows and pillars of light, then strode forward, intending to cross this river of starlight.
But the giant was too tall. Even if his axe was sharp and powerful, he was still surrounded by the starlight and could not escape any harm.
Within the starry river, countless star shadows, after being shattered, reappeared and relentlessly crashed down upon the giant.
The giant, seemingly enraged by the power of the stars, unleashed several axe strikes.
The axe light, so realistic it seemed to slice through the starlight river, and for a moment, it could not be reconnected.
Taking advantage of this moment, the giant leaped out and appeared in front of the Zhou Tian Star Array.
The moment the giant appeared, Di Jun had already mobilized the power of the Zhou Tian Star Array to begin defense.
The giant raised his great axe and brought it down fiercely towards the Zhou Tian Star Array.
The murderous axe slammed down on the Zhou Tian Star Array, shattering the boundless star power as easily as cutting tofu, and finally breaking the array.
With a single strike, the Zhou Tian Star Array was shattered.
The moment the Zhou Tian Star Formation was broken, half of the 365 Great Luo Demon Saints who set up the formation died due to the backlash from the formation, while the other half were simply too weak to fight anymore.
As the giant of malevolent energy watched the Zhou Tian Star Array being broken, it let out a deafening laugh that shook the heavens and earth.
(End of this chapter)