Volume One: The Calamity of Liches and Demons Chapter 256: Reversal of Stars, The Transformation of Qingxuan

With the falling of Weichen's voice, all the Star Gods looked up into the starry sky, watching the countless stars revolving rapidly.

"This!"

They all stared in shock at this breathtaking scene.

One must know that whenever they, countless Star Gods, manipulated the stars, it required the combined strength of all Star Gods just to barely keep them in motion. Yet now, they actually witnessed someone single-handedly driving the entire celestial vault of stars into full rotation.

It was not only them who were shaken; Sanqing and the others were also gazing at the brilliantly glowing, continuously revolving starry sky.

They looked at Emperor Weichen and the others. Since all the Star Gods were present here, it meant that those controlling the movement of the stars were definitely not them!

"Who is it that is controlling the movement of all the stars in the sky?"

"Who could it be? Aside from..."

Instantly, all eyes turned toward Qingxuan, who remained entirely motionless, guarded by the Great Immortal Yangmei.

As the stars continued to revolve, they suddenly discovered that boundless Primordial Chaos Spiritual Qi was descending into the starry sky.

Witnessing this spectacle, everyone's expression changed drastically.

"This... What on earth is the Dao Lord trying to do?"

Yangmei had also noticed the anomaly in the starry sky, yet he merely watched quietly without making a single move.

Among the entire group, only Goddess Wangshu acted directly, soaring toward the starry sky.

An unfathomable dark-blue Great Dao materialized as Wangshu attempted, by her own might alone, to block the endless Primordial Chaos Spiritual Qi within the starry sky.

However, the very next moment, everyone noticed that the Primordial Chaos Spiritual Qi in the starry sky was shifting and transforming along with the rotation of every single star in the Zhou Tian Star and Constellation Formation.

"Fortunately, not a single trace of Primordial Chaos Spiritual Qi has descended upon the Primordial Land."

"Eh? The innate spiritual qi between heaven and earth has grown even stronger again! What on earth is the Dao Lord trying to do?"

Meanwhile, Heavenly Dao Hongjun fixed his gaze tightly upon the starry sky, his brow furrowed deeply.

A closer look would reveal a few wisps of gloom and profound helplessness hidden within his expression.

Yet, before the saints and Hunyuan Daluo Immortals could ponder further, Qingxuan, who had remained unchanged until now, suddenly underwent a transformation.

The aura emanating from his body abruptly turned obscure, powerful, and mysterious.

Observing the changes in Qingxuan, Yangmei's expression instantly grew solemn.

With a flick of his hand, countless willow branches materialized out of thin air.

The next moment, Sanqing, the Two Sages of the West, and the others watched in utter bewilderment as Great Immortal Yangmei and Qingxuan seemed to exist entirely outside of their space and time. They could be seen with the eyes, yet no aura or information about them could be sensed whatsoever.

"This senior Yangmei possesses such formidable mastery over space!"

Only Zhenyuanzi maintained a composed demeanor.

As Yangmei finished setting up his array, a gigantic cyan lotus suddenly condensed behind Qingxuan.

At this moment, even separated by the spatial barrier erected by Yangmei, they could clearly sense the dense vitality and creation power emanating from the green lotus.

Among those present, the ones who benefited the most were undoubtedly Jumang and Nuwa.

Nuwa seemed to enter a state of epiphany once again as countless principles she had previously failed to comprehend suddenly welled up in her heart.

Simultaneously, a continuous stream of new insights and inspirations was born, constantly mending the weak points in Nuwa's understanding of the Dao.

As the green lotus manifested, the aura surrounding Qingxuan grew steadily stronger.

Even Yangmei, who had previously been able to sense the changes in Qingxuan's aura and Dao rhyme at close range, chose to step back and distance himself.

In the end, Yangmei was forced to withdraw entirely from the spatial barrier, reappearing in the Primordial Land to observe from afar.

"Is the Dao Lord breaking through and advancing right now? To what extent will the Dao Lord's realm reach?"

Hearing their whispered discussions, Yangmei could not help but chime in.

"You may understand it this way: Fellow Daoist Qingxuan is currently in the same realm of sainthood as you all, but he is about to break through and reach the Heavenly Dao realm!"

Having said that, Yangmei cast a deliberate yet casual glance at Hongjun.

After hearing Yangmei's words, everyone fell into a state of bewilderment.

"The Heavenly Dao realm? Is that a realm that can be attained through cultivation?"

"As long as it exists, there is always a possibility of attaining it."

Hearing their doubtful remarks, Yangmei explained bluntly, "However, you lot probably don't have much hope!"

Abruptly shaking his head, Yangmei spoke with a completely expressionless face.

Hearing this remark from Yangmei, everyone nearly lost their composure. If not for the fact that they could not beat him, they probably would have lunged at him right then and there!

Yet, they also realized that what Yangmei said seemed to be the truth. Ever since they attained sainthood, their progress had slowed down drastically, or rather, come to a complete standstill.

Observing the crowd, however, Yangmei noticed that the Sanqing trio seemed vastly different from the rest, appearing rather peculiar.

Yet, he could not quite pinpoint where the peculiarity lay, though it was possible that all three were saints, and their comprehension of their respective Dao was far deeper than that of the other three.

To be more precise, all three had already walked entirely out of their own Dao, even if they had only just crossed the threshold.

Shortly after, Yangmei cast a few more lingering glances at Jieyin, feeling that Jieyin still possessed some hope of reaching the level of the Sanqing.

As for Zhunti, his mind was somewhat too distracted.

Feeling Yangmei's gaze upon him, Jieyin looked back, only to find that Yangmei was no longer looking at him, almost making him think it was merely his imagination.

Right at that moment, monumental changes were already taking place on Qingxuan's end.

The gigantic green lotus expanded instantaneously, erupting with a cataclysmic, world-destroying momentum.

The onlookers all felt the profound artistic conception of finding a glimmer of survival amidst a desperate wasteland.

As the aura surrounding Qingxuan continued to swell, his entire figure gradually levitated into the air.

At this very moment, the innate spiritual qi of the entire Primordial world seemed to be converging toward Qingxuan.

"No wonder the Dao Lord chose to do this. Otherwise, the spiritual qi of the Primordial Land alone probably wouldn't be enough to sustain the Dao Lord's breakthrough!"

Witnessing this spectacle, realization dawned upon them all.

As the spiritual qi between heaven and earth converged upon Qingxuan, the Zhou Tian Star and Constellation Formation began to revolve at an accelerated speed.

At this time, Primordial Chaos Spiritual Qi several times denser than before surged forth. Seeing this situation, everyone instantly grew immensely tense.

However, the next moment, all the Primordial Chaos Spiritual Qi ceased transforming into innate spiritual qi through the rotation of the stars.

Instead, it rushed directly toward Qingxuan.

As the Primordial Chaos Spiritual Qi descended upon Qingxuan, they discovered that Qingxuan's Dao body was expanding incessantly.

Only Yangmei remained completely unfazed by this sight.

At this juncture, Qingxuan felt as though an innate shackle within him had shattered the moment the Primordial Chaos Spiritual Qi descended.

Simultaneously, his original body deep within Mount Buzhou underwent a colossal transformation.

In an instant, the true form of the Creation Green Lotus expanded manifold.

In the blink of an eye, it directly surpassed the height of Mount Buzhou.

At the same time, the roots deeply anchored within the Primordial Chaos continuously absorbed the Primordial Chaos Spiritual Qi, endlessly replenishing the suddenly expanding Creation Green Lotus. At this moment, the Creation Green Lotus did not convert even a shred of it into innate spiritual qi, utilizing the energy entirely to sustain itself.