Outside Tang Divine Sect, the surrounding void was filled with formations. Within the formations, countless warships and flying boats carried vast numbers of cultivators and many powerful lifeforms.
Wine Venerable sat in the void, beneath him a gigantic gourd. The gourd mouth faced downward, spilling out endless radiance that draped over Tang Divine Sect. This gourd was a supreme treasure that firmly guarded the sect. Wine Venerable looked as if he were lazily drinking, yet not far from him floated heaps of shattered treasures and uncountable broken corpses and chunks of flesh.
Wine Venerable hiccuped a mouthful of wine. "Anyone else want to give it a try?"
As he spoke, he glanced toward Tang Divine Sect. A sheet of red light was spilling out from within the sect, shining into the void and spreading an unknown distance, especially eye catching.
Recently the great calamity had grown more and more severe. Lin Moyu, this enemy of Heaven-and-Earth, was like a wanted criminal. His existence was deliberately exposed by the Heaven-and-Earth rules. Now, over half the powers and experts in the Central Domain knew where Lin Moyu was. Under the influence of Heaven-and-Earth rules, they were like starving wolves that had scented delicious meat and all rushed over.
Lin Moyu was like a fat piece of meat that could be used to become Dao. Everyone wanted to take a bite. Anyone who blocked their Dao was an enemy. They all wanted to kill Lin Moyu and there was no reasoning to be had.
Tang Divine Sect might be an ancient power, but in the face of the endless experts of the Central Domain, it would surely be unable to hold on alone. No one had expected Tang Divine Sect to have Wine Venerable inside. Even more, Wine Venerable had already become a quasi Supreme.
The first two waves of people who refused to believe it had already been cleanly slaughtered by Wine Venerable. Their corpses and treasures were still floating in full view. The deaths of these people made the later arrivals hesitate somewhat, but only somewhat. Under the effect of Heaven-and-Earth rules, as the great calamity worsened, their rationality would soon be drowned by greed.
Wine Venerable knew that a great battle was inevitable. He only wanted to stall for a while, best would be to drag things out until Lin Moyu emerged from seclusion.
The trouble was not only outside Tang Divine Sect. Now there was trouble inside as well. Many people were spying on the place where Lin Moyu was in seclusion. The concealment formation Lin Moyu had laid was rendered useless under the influence of Heaven-and-Earth rules. Many inside the sect also could not control their inner greed and wanted to go kill Lin Moyu.
But there were still some with firm Dao hearts in Tang Divine Sect. They were the ancestral elders of the sect, holding to their Dao hearts and issuing strict orders forbidding anyone in the sect from going to seek Lin Moyu. Yet orders were dead and people were alive. No matter how strict the orders, they could not stop human greed.
Because of this, Wine Venerable cast a spell and brought down sweet rain. The sweet rain was strong liquor. All those with cultivation below the Chaotic realm were drunk under that rain. Those above the Chaotic realm were also suppressed and restrained by him, forbidden from moving rashly.
Even so, this was not a long term solution. Sooner or later, those ancestral elders would no longer be able to endure it. Not just them. Wine Venerable had already faintly sensed that perhaps one day even he would no longer be able to endure it and would raise his hand against Lin Moyu. But before that day came, he would guard Lin Moyu.
Another group finally could not hold back and charged forward. Wine Venerable was absolutely unceremonious. He spat out a mouthful of wine. The wine qi surged like a tidal wave across the void. These people instantly lost the focus in their eyes and then turned to dust.
In front of a quasi Supreme, these minor Chaotic realm cultivators were like ants.
Wine Venerable sighed. "Under the great calamity, lives are like ants. This really is a scene of living beings plunged into misery."
The power of a Heaven-and-Earth Great Calamity could not be underestimated. It could change hearts, drown rationality, make minor Chaotic realm cultivators throw away fear and attack a quasi Supreme.
A sword light came from far away, crossing billions of kilometers in an instant to arrive before Wine Venerable. Every lifeform in its path was torn to pieces, chopped apart by the sword light. The nearby cultivators were shaken back by the sword, revealing a wide patch of empty void.
The sword light gathered and a black robed man stood on the sword. Greed flickered in his eyes as he stared at Tang Divine Sect. More precisely, he was looking at Lin Moyu inside the sect.
"The enemy of Heaven-and-Earth, the center of the great calamity. As long as I kill him, this emperor can become Dao."
A low and excited voice squeezed out of his throat. As he spoke, the sword light moved again. He ignored everyone else and charged madly toward Tang Divine Sect.
"Roll back."
Wine Venerable swept out a large hand. The giant gourd under him sprayed out endless radiance. In a flash, boundless light turned into countless sharp arrows that forcibly scattered the sword light and pushed the man back.
The newcomer halted and stared at Wine Venerable. "You want to block me?"
"Sword Emperor, this is not a place you should have come to. Lin Daoist is not someone you can kill. Go. Do not throw your life away," Wine Venerable said.
Sword Emperor laughed coldly, his eyes blood red, his gaze like a sharp sword falling onto Wine Venerable. "You think just because you became a quasi Supreme, you can block me?"
"We can try. But I will give you a word of advice. Once Lin Daoist awakens, you will have no chance. Cultivation over so many years was not easy. It was not easy to finally become a quasi Supreme. When the great calamity comes, you should think of how to protect yourself, not chase after those unrealistic fantasies," Wine Venerable said.
Sword Emperor laughed wildly. "My will is not something you can understand. He is a calamity bearer and also an enemy of Heaven-and-Earth. He is only a mere Chaotic realm perfection. Killing him will be easy for this emperor. Before the great calamity, you are only a quasi Supreme. How can you protect him? You advise this emperor to pull back. I will advise you not to bring ruin upon yourself. Since you will not step aside, I will cut you first."
As he spoke, he was about to attack. Wine Venerable also became serious. The opponent was, after all, a quasi Supreme as well.
Suddenly, a vast aura surged out from within Tang Divine Sect and condensed in the void into a great black cloud. Lightning filled the cloud. Heaven-and-Earth rules roiled violently. Everyone heard an angry roar. The roar came from the Heaven-and-Earth itself, resounding in their souls.
Throughout the entire Central Domain, every living being could hear this sound.
Sword Emperor's eyes narrowed sharply. "This is rules fury."
Wine Venerable glanced toward Tang Divine Sect. "Lin Daoist, what did you do again?"
As a quasi Supreme, he completely could not understand what Lin Moyu was doing. But he knew that whatever Lin Moyu did must be extremely heaven defying, otherwise Heaven-and-Earth would not react like this.
Lin Moyu had indeed done something, but it was not something he had taken the initiative to start. It had happened passively and he had turned that passivity into initiative.
After dozens of years of absorption, Yushen Heaven-and-Earth had grown much stronger. Compared to at the beginning, it was nearly ten times more powerful, yet it still had not undergone a qualitative change. Lin Moyu felt that Yushen Heaven-and-Earth should now be at the brink of such a change. If he could find one more seven wheel Heaven-and-Earth, perhaps he could push Yushen Heaven-and-Earth over that threshold.
Little Tree had never stopped searching over these years, but still had found nothing. This kind of thing depended on luck and opportunity. It could not be forced.
The moment Lin Moyu left Yushen Heaven-and-Earth, a vast power exploded from within his body. The elevation of Yushen Heaven-and-Earth had fed back into Lin Moyu and pushed his realm upward.
Lin Moyu knew his own condition very clearly. His foundation was too deep. If he wanted to advance, he could do so at any time. He had only been suppressing himself. He had become an enemy of Heaven-and-Earth. The Heaven-and-Earth rules did not permit him to advance, so he had simply pressed down fully and stopped advancing.
Now, the power feeding back from Yushen Heaven-and-Earth broke through his suppression. A flash of insight came to Lin Moyu. Better to divert than block. Since he could no longer suppress it, he would no longer suppress it and simply rush upward. As for the rules of Heaven-and-Earth not allowing it, that was fine. Then he would make them allow it.
The Nine Heavens Fate Art could not only perfectly control Yushen Heaven-and-Earth. It could also forcibly affect the rules of the rest of the Chaotic Ancient Wilds. Lin Moyu had done this before. Each time it brought down punishment from the Heaven-and-Earth rules, but so what. He did not care in the slightest. No matter how much punishment came, he would just punch it apart. He was already an enemy of Heaven-and-Earth, open about going against the Heaven-and-Earth itself. If he still feared punishment, what kind of enemy of Heaven-and-Earth would he be.
Using the power feeding back from Yushen Heaven-and-Earth, Lin Moyu no longer suppressed his cultivation. He went with the flow, activated the Nine Heavens Fate Art, and forcibly influenced the Heaven-and-Earth rules, opening a path of advancement for himself. Once the path was opened, even the Heaven-and-Earth rules had to act according to their own laws and could not forcibly close it. The Heaven-and-Earth rules had their own rules of operation and could not act arbitrarily.
Lin Moyu knew this very well. He was using the rules of the Heaven-and-Earth rules themselves to make his breakthrough.
As for Heaven's punishment, he did not care.
Endless black clouds spread out. Thunder fell from them.
The gourd treasure Wine Venerable used to protect Tang Divine Sect was blasted away in an instant, its radiance dimming and vanishing. Lightning crashed down. Explosions boomed and terrifying shockwaves spread. All those near Tang Divine Sect were shaken back. Wine Venerable's face changed. He used his quasi Supreme power to shield Tang Divine Sect.
Lin Moyu rose into the air from within the thunder. He had not accepted the punishment inside Tang Divine Sect. Otherwise, by the time the punishment ended, the sect would already have been gone.
When they saw Lin Moyu, greed filled everyone's eyes. Sword Emperor was even worse. His eyes burned red. In his eyes, Lin Moyu was a treasure of proof Dao.
Sword light flashed. Without even thinking, he slashed straight at Lin Moyu.
Wine Venerable did not stop him and only shook his head.
Boom.
Lightning descended. Sword Emperor was blasted back by the thunder. Then, unending lightning carrying the Heaven-and-Earth rules crashed down upon him. For a time, Sword Emperor could only desperately defend.
Lin Moyu looked at him and said softly, "Idiot."
He rarely cursed people, but right now he could not hold it back. An idiot like Sword Emperor deserved to be scolded. Lin Moyu truly did not know how this man had cultivated to the quasi Supreme realm. He had actually let the great calamity seize his heart and could not even tell what the current situation was.
Right now, Lin Moyu was under Heaven-and-Earth punishment. Anyone who approached would be treated by the Heaven-and-Earth rules as his companion. At best, they would be forced to share the punishment. At worst, they would be directly regarded as enemies of Heaven-and-Earth as well. If such a person was not an idiot, then what was he.
Sword Emperor was not the only idiot. There were a few others who did not know what they were doing. Their fate was even worse than Sword Emperor's, directly turned to ash in the lightning.
Lin Moyu could not be bothered with Sword Emperor. The punishment of Heaven-and-Earth continued. The falling lightning looked terrifying, yet to him it was like a gentle spring rain, not harming him at all. He even felt it was somewhat pleasant.
The advancement path had already been opened. Faintly, Lin Moyu could see a supreme throne, the throne of the Heaven-and-Earth Supreme. The throne was only an illusory image given by Heaven-and-Earth. A Heaven-and-Earth Supreme was not truly supreme, but for ordinary cultivators this was the ultimate temptation.
An enemy of Heaven-and-Earth was about to become a Heaven-and-Earth Supreme and be acknowledged by Heaven-and-Earth. This was simply inconceivable. Such an inconceivable thing that completely violated reason was now being played out on Lin Moyu's body.
In the Chaotic Ancient Wilds there were nine Supreme thrones. Eight were already occupied. One remained vacant.
Lin Moyu understood everything clearly. In the Calamity Supreme's plan, that position had been arranged for him. He would become a Heaven-and-Earth Supreme, then use the Calamity Scepter to deal with Dao. The most likely outcome would be Lin Moyu's death and Dao being heavily injured again. Then the Calamity Supreme would act and kill Dao in one stroke, becoming the first person of the Chaotic Ancient Wilds and, following the great calamity, becoming a Supreme Existence.
It was a good plan, but there were too many accidents.
The Calamity Supreme did not know there was another figure in the Chaotic Ancient Wilds who had been hidden in the shadows from ancient times until now. What had been a struggle between two became a three way stalemate. That alone was enough to make him cautious and overturn all of his previous plans and start over.
Now there was also Lin Mohan. What had been three great powers had become four competing giants. Things were even more chaotic.
Previously no one could sit on that vacant seat mainly because of the Calamity Supreme's plan. The other Supremes were involved, all holding that seat for Lin Moyu. Now he did not know whether anyone was still guarding that position.
But to Lin Moyu, that did not matter. If he wanted to sit there, no one could stop him. Even if the Calamity Supreme no longer wanted him to sit there, he had no way to prevent it.
Lin Moyu's aura soared. Using the rules to open the path, he formally began to assault the Supreme throne.
The Ten Directions Domain emerged. This was the foundation of Lin Moyu's Dao attainment. The Ten Directions Domain went against the rules of Heaven-and-Earth, yet the rules still had to recognize it. With it, Lin Moyu fully had the qualification to become a Supreme. On that point, the Heaven-and-Earth rules could not deny him and could only acknowledge him.
The Heaven-and-Earth rules began to fall into disorder. On one hand Lin Moyu was an enemy of Heaven-and-Earth. On the other hand it had no choice but to recognize him. For a time, the Heaven-and-Earth fell into great chaos.
Lin Moyu smiled. The more chaotic, the better.
While the Heaven-and-Earth rules were in disarray, Lin Moyu once again used the Nine Heavens Fate Art and, ignoring the punishment, forcibly altered the rules. In that chaos he found what he needed and used his own bloodline as a guide.
Bloodline resonance.
The bloodline resonance that had vanished before was forcibly reopened by him. As he advanced, part of his power traveled through spacetime along the bloodline resonance and entered Lin Mohan's body.
Lin Mohan had already surpassed the Supreme realm, but she was still not stable. Compared to someone like the Calamity Supreme who had broken through countless years ago, she clearly fell short. So Lin Mohan had always stayed hidden and never taken action.
Through bloodline resonance Lin Moyu transmitted a portion of his power to Lin Mohan, helping her stabilize her realm and strengthen her foundation. To Lin Moyu it was only a tiny loss. As long as his foundation remained, he could quickly recover it. To Lin Mohan, the benefits of the bloodline resonance could save her an enormous amount of time.
Lin Moyu had long planned to do this and this was an excellent opportunity.
Besides that, he had other things to do while taking advantage of this chance.
Forcibly altering the rules made the punishment of Heaven-and-Earth even harsher. Lin Moyu seized the moment and took out the Chaotic Pearl.
"It is your turn."
"It hurts, it hurts."
The Chaotic Pearl screamed under the lightning, cracks spreading rapidly across its surface.
"Endure it. No breaking, no establishing," Lin Moyu said.
"I will endure, but it really hurts," the Chaotic Pearl cried.
Lin Moyu did not care how miserably it screamed. He simply let it bathe in the thunder. Within the lightning, the Chaotic Pearl finally could not bear it. The cracks grew denser until, with a crisp sound, the Chaotic Pearl shattered on the spot.
Lin Moyu grabbed the broken Chaotic Pearl and let the Undying Fire blaze up around it, refining it. He was not truly refining it away, but burning away its final trace of mark belonging to the Chaotic Ancient Wilds.
In the eyes of Heaven-and-Earth, the Chaotic Pearl was already dead. In Lin Moyu's view, it was not completely dead yet.
The Undying Fire burned away the last trace of mark that tied the Chaotic Pearl to the Chaotic Ancient Wilds. Lin Moyu threw it into Yushen Heaven-and-Earth.
Heaven burst and earth cracked. The last fragments of the Chaotic Pearl exploded with a clear sound.