Chapter 30 - Comparing Spiritual Treasures with Me? Do You Have the Strength?
Chapter 30: Comparing Spiritual Treasures with Me? Do You Have the Strength?
Zhong Yue, born from the earth veins, followed the Qiankun Great Dao, his ultimate destiny to manifest the myriad and create a realm of his own.
Any void, dimension, or great world fundamentally adhered to the Three Talents of Heaven, Earth, and Man [tiān dì rén sān cái]^, bound by this principle.
Thus, when Zhong Yue’s Great Luo Dao Flower bloomed, it gave rise to the Flower of Qi.
Qi represented the root, the foundation of cultivation, and the Earth Dao was the source of Zhong Yue’s practice, so the Earth Body formed upon this Flower of Qi.
However, Zhong Yue still hadn’t grasped why this body emerged. Perhaps only after the three flowers converged at the crown could he truly understand.
Of course, Zhong Yue’s joy stemmed not only from this but also from the significance of the Earth Body.
With the emergence of the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Talents, Zhong Yue’s path became utterly clear.
He aimed to create a great realm within himself, using the Qiankun Great Dao as the foundation, evolving it through the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man, ultimately transforming it into a supreme immortal domain.
The day the immortal domain was perfected, he would prove the Primordial Great Luo.
With the Great Dao before him, how could Zhong Yue not rejoice?
“Indeed, after great tribulations come great fortunes. With the Dao clarified, my path ahead is boundless.”
Zhong Yue laughed heartily, retracting the Flower of Qi above his head, his aura fully concealed.
After tidying the scene, he turned, gazing towards the periphery.
Kunpeng’s presence could not escape him; in fact, he had sensed it during the tribulation.
At the time, burdened by the Great Luo Tribulation, he had no mind to heed external matters.
Now, with the tribulation passed and his realm stabilised, it was time to deal with Kunpeng.
In truth, Kunpeng was even more impatient than Zhong Yue.
Three thousand years of tribulation had long worn his patience thin. With only a thousand years until Hongjun’s sermon, he needed to resolve this swiftly.
“Little friend, do you recall the events of the past?”
Kunpeng appeared before Zhong Yue, not attacking immediately. Instead, he conjured a light screen in the void, projecting the image of the jiao dragon Zhong Yue had slain.
At the same time, with a flick of his finger, a wisp of aura bloomed from his palm—Zhong Yue’s residual aura from that encounter.
He planned to establish moral high ground, then intimidate Zhong Yue with his cultivation, thereby subduing him.
Yes, subdue him.
Upon facing Zhong Yue, Kunpeng confirmed that this was indeed the person he had sensed.
Slaying a Great Luo as an early Taiyi—such talent shocked Kunpeng and sparked the desire to claim Zhong Yue for his own use.
However, just as Kunpeng thought he had Zhong Yue cornered, Zhong Yue shook his head.
“Don’t remember.”
Though he shook his head, his face was full of mocking scorn.
Seeing this, how could Kunpeng not realise Zhong Yue was toying with him?
“Bold brat, do you know who I am?”
Kunpeng snorted coldly, his eyes turning icy, his early Quasi-Saint aura erupting instantly.
In a flash, the sky across a million li churned with wind and clouds, endless gales howling, lightning flashing, thunder roaring, and dark clouds roiling, as if the heavens were collapsing [tiān qīng zhī xiàng]^.
“I know exactly who you are—just a failure swept off his seat.”
Zhong Yue sneered, the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword appearing in his hand, the Primordial Fan hovering above his head, radiating boundless divine light.
Kunpeng’s arrival was unexpected, but since he had come, Zhong Yue knew this matter couldn’t be resolved peacefully.
After all, he had slain the vice-leader of Beiming Palace. In fairness, if he were in Kunpeng’s position, he wouldn’t let the culprit go either.
Yet, Zhong Yue felt no panic, even eager to test himself.
With breakthroughs in techniques, divine abilities, and the Great Dao, he wanted to gauge his strength, and Kunpeng was the perfect opponent.
“Brat, you’re courting death!”
Kunpeng roared, thoroughly enraged by Zhong Yue.
Especially the jab about being swept off his seat, which pierced Kunpeng’s heart, reminding him of his humiliation at Zixiao Palace.
He had no time to wonder how Zhong Yue, who had never been to Zixiao Palace, knew of the incident.
With a spread of his wings, boundless waves surged beneath Kunpeng, and a great fish leaped from the waves, transforming into a colossal roc.
The roc’s wings unfurled, gales howling as the Feng Shui Great Dao merged, charging to suppress Zhong Yue.
“Old fool, I think it’s you who’s courting death. Feng Shui Great Dao? Heh, you think you’re the only one who knows it?”
Zhong Yue sneered, his mana surging, the Flower of Qi blooming above his head. The Dao of Earth unfurled beneath his feet, spreading outward.
In an instant, it was as if towering mountains extended, countless earth vein forces radiating, using the virtue of earth [tǔ dé]^ to suppress the incoming feng shui.
After establishing his stance, Zhong Yue didn’t hold back, his fingers forming seals, boundless divine light glowing beneath his feet.
This was the Innate Yin-Yang Five Elements Grand Formation, previously dismantled after the thunder tribulation tempering, now reactivated.
He might curse, but Kunpeng was a Quasi-Saint; due caution was still necessary.
“Yin-Yang Five Elements, Qiankun Reversal—kill!”
Zhong Yue gave a soft shout, the Yin-Yang Five Elements evolving, heaven and earth seeming to merge into a colossal millstone, grinding towards Kunpeng.
In the distance, Kunpeng saw this and sneered repeatedly.
“A mere formation, laughable.”
As his words fell, a compass appeared in his hand—the mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, Feng Shui Compass.
As the compass emerged, its needle spun wildly, a peculiar fluctuation spreading, and Kunpeng seamlessly merged into the formation, unharmed.
“Oh?”
Zhong Yue raised an eyebrow, a trace of surprise in his eyes. Kunpeng’s move was somewhat unexpected.
However, considering Kunpeng’s Feng Shui Great Dao was tied to formations, and he was a formation master, Zhong Yue wasn’t overly shocked.
While Zhong Yue was surprised, a massive palace descended from the sky, crashing towards him with ferocious force.
The attack was so sudden that an ordinary Great Luo might have been instantly crushed.
Yet Zhong Yue was prepared, the innate supreme treasure Primordial Fan never leaving its place above his head.
As the palace fell, the Primordial Fan shimmered with clear light, effortlessly deflecting the lethal strike.
Seeing this, Zhong Yue not only remained calm but flashed another mocking grin.
“Comparing spiritual treasures with me? Do you have the strength?”
As his words fell, the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword appeared in his hand, slashing towards Kunpeng.
Beyond the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss, the Mountain-Splitting Axe, Cloud Light Sword, and even the spoils of war, Calamity War Halberd, were unleashed by Zhong Yue.
In an instant, several innate spiritual treasures hurtled towards Kunpeng, each radiating dense innate spiritual light, none weaker than the compass in Kunpeng’s hand.
At this sight, Kunpeng’s eyes widened in shock.
Before he could react, he was engulfed by the barrage of innate spiritual treasures, thoroughly experiencing the treatment his subordinate Mo Yuan once endured.
Footnotes:
天地人三才 (tiān dì rén sān cái):
- Meaning: Literally “Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Talents,” it refers to the cosmological triad in Chinese philosophy, representing the fundamental structure of the universe, adapted in xianxia to signify profound cultivation states or divine embodiments.
- Origin: Rooted in Daoist and Confucian thought, particularly the I Ching, it is widely used in xianxia to denote harmony between humanity and the cosmos.
- Cultural Significance: The concept reflects the Chinese worldview of unity and balance, underscoring Zhong Yue’s alignment with the Qiankun Great Dao and his ambition to create a supreme immortal domain.
- Meaning: Literally “the visage of heaven collapsing,” it describes a cataclysmic, apocalyptic scene, often used in xianxia to depict overwhelming power or cosmic upheaval.
- Origin: A literary expression in Chinese, common in xianxia and mythological narratives to evoke awe-inspiring or destructive phenomena.
- Cultural Significance: The phrase captures the Chinese fascination with grand, cosmic imagery, emphasizing Kunpeng’s formidable Quasi-Saint aura and the escalating tension of the confrontation.