Chapter 407: Planning and Trump Cards Before Heading to the Upper Realm, One Family!

Chapter 407: Plans Before Ascending to the Upper Realm—Hidden Cards, a Family!

Holding Xiao Jia close, Qi Yuan personally fed her many snacks.

Xiao Jia’s wedding dress grew ever more solid, yet her aura remained unchanged.

A tumult of complex emotions flashed through Qi Yuan’s mind.

Xiao Jia was of the Wedding Dress Royalty.

Of the other Wedding Dress Clan, Qi Yuan had seen many.

Those Wedding Dress Clan could speak and take human form.

Xiao Jia was different; she seemed to exist only as a wedding dress.

Even with Qi Yuan’s current Yang God battle power, he could not change Xiao Jia.

The might of a Yang God was already terrifying.

Though it could not truly awaken a stone’s intelligence, it could easily awaken an insect or a fish.

“The Upper Realm teems with talents; perhaps they can make Xiao Jia speak,” Qi Yuan said, watching her eat snacks with a doting expression.

In the Upper Realm, there were Yang Gods at the Great Ultimate Truth realm who might understand the problem with Xiao Jia.

About half an hour later, Xiao Jia stopped digesting blood crystal essence; clearly, she was full.

“Come, let’s go see… the Strange Land. It’s time to prepare for the Upper Realm.”

The Hun’e Great Tribulation had fallen, and Chaos had transformed into a Strange Land within the Underworld.

Qi Yuan was quite curious about that Strange Land.

However, since awakening, he had been busy devouring the Three Thousand Realms and had not yet visited the Strange Land.

A few breaths later, Qi Yuan appeared in the Strange Land, still holding Xiao Jia.

Qi Qi also appeared, her face somewhat pale; clearly, her injuries had not healed.

In the battle against the Three Thousand Great Tribulations, she had been severely wounded.

Though she and the other Underworld deities had worked to separate the Canglan Realm from the great battle, the slaughter between the Three Thousand Great Tribulations and the Four Thousand Yang Gods, taking place within the Purple Mansion, had been too intense.

If it had been outside the Purple Mansion, not so much would have happened.

“The fragments left by the fallen Great Tribulation have turned into this Strange Land.

After my investigation, this Strange Land… resembles Chaos, a kind of energy.

This energy… might be usable to sustain the Underworld’s operation.” Qi Qi shared her discovery with Qi Yuan.

During this time, she had been staying in the Strange Land, studying it.

After all, the Underworld was under her charge by her godfather’s decree, so she had to investigate any unknown region.

“Usable?” Qi Yuan’s expression was calm.

“Mm.” Qi Qi nodded firmly, joy flashing in her eyes. “When godfather revived the shattered mountains and rivers of the Canglan Realm and the dead creatures, it wasn’t a resurrection from nothing; it consumed a great deal of Underworld energy.

Much of that energy came from the Mountain and River Society Brush, the relocated Wugui City, Jiupan Mountain, and some from you, godfather.

But the Strange Land born from the Great Tribulation is actually a very precious energy, capable of reviving far more.”

As she spoke, Qi Qi waved her hand and grabbed a handful of the special energy from the Strange Land.

“In the battle with the Great Tribulation, godfather had three hundred and twenty-seven Divine Infants shattered.

If left in the Underworld to heal on their own, it might take ten thousand years, and the Underworld’s energy couldn’t support full recovery.

But using this energy is different!

With only a third of the energy here, godfather’s shattered Divine Infants will re-emerge in the Underworld, and it will take no more than a year.

Even more, if more energy is consumed, they could awaken in an instant!”

Qi Qi’s face flushed with excitement.

She knew exactly what this meant.

If such an Underworld existed in the Mortal Heart Realm,

Ancient Gods facing New Gods would have no fear of death, no fear of battle!

They could even sustain war with war, growing fiercer with each fight.

This was the ultimate logistical base.

Qi Yuan, for once, also used his brain: “So, three Great Tribulations are enough to revive one Divine Infant—a ratio of about three to one?”

Qi Qi nodded: “Yes.”

Qi Yuan’s eyes lit up, then twisted in pain: “Ah, I was so wasteful before! All my white moonlights died for nothing… If they had died in my Underworld, turned into energy, and kept contributing after death, that would truly be ‘some people die, yet they still live’!”

Qi Yuan was full of regret.

Back then, so many white moonlights—why had he killed them and left them be?

He should have taken their corpses too.

After all, in life they were Qi Yuan’s white moonlights; in death, they should still be his white moonlights.

Otherwise, wouldn’t that betray the name of Qi Yuan’s deep affection?

Qi Qi wanted to laugh, but she was professional and held it in: “Godfather speaks sense; the corpses of slain enemies all have great use.

However, the Great Tribulation is special—three Great Tribulations can gather enough energy to revive one Yang God.

Ordinary Yang Gods may require more.”

“Even a mosquito’s leg is meat. How could I be so heartless as to let down any white moonlight?” Qi Yuan said excitedly.

“It seems, besides the music band, the mourning squad, and the funeral feast, we also need a corpse-collecting team!

Ah, I was foolish before—why did I let those gentle and lovely white moonlights, who were just a bit old and didn’t like bathing, lie exposed in the wilderness?

Their bodies eaten by wild dogs, pecked by eagles—how painful, how wasteful!”

“This time, when I go to the Upper Realm, I must uphold the traditional virtue of hard work and thrift, so that every white moonlight, even after death, can realize their value!”

Qi Qi said nothing; she knew her godfather’s character all too well.

After all, in the Mortal Heart Realm, which Ancient God had ever thought of attending a New God’s funeral feast?

Her godfather had thought of it, and done it.

Under Qi Qi’s guidance, after touring the Underworld with Xiao Jia, Qi Yuan’s figure arrived before the Gate of Myriad Forms.

The Gate of Myriad Forms could become any door in the world.

Wreathed in purple qi, the Gate of Myriad Forms transformed into the Gate of Ultimate Truth, enough to drive any Yang God mad.

If opened, it could lure Yang Gods into the Underworld, then surround them.

If they died, they died in the Underworld—no waste.

“What if I lure in a Great Ultimate Truth?” Qi Yuan hesitated.

Translate into English:

He still had no concept of the power of the Great Ultimate Realm.

As for the true Buddhas of the Ultimate Realm, if one came, he would still dare to take it on.

If too many came, he felt he would kick the bucket.

As for the Great Ultimate... it would likely be even more powerful.

“So, I need to optimize this trap. Through the Myriad Differences Gate, I cannot merely enter the underworld, or else I’ll damage my underworld.”

Qi Yuan pondered, a rare moment of using his brain.

“Godfather, could you move the other end of this gate to the void gap? That way, if you encounter an invincible enemy, you can place him in the void gap.” Qi Qi offered this timely suggestion.

Hearing this, a flash of inspiration struck Qi Yuan, and he grew excited: “God-daughter, you truly have my genetic inheritance. Your talent is almost comparable to the Great Wisdom True Lord. You’ve reminded me!”

Qi Qi’s words gave Qi Yuan many hints.

Back in the Flowing Wind Realm, he had used the Myriad Differences Key to open the Myriad Differences Gate and arrived at a dead, silent universe.

So, could he also use the Myriad Differences Gate to return to his own universe of stellar golden cores?

Could the other end of the Myriad Differences Gate be set in that universe?

When that time comes...

A mad gleam flashed in Qi Yuan’s eyes.

If he could create a black hole golden core and aim the other end of the Myriad Differences Gate at the black hole.

If a Yang God of the Great Ultimate Realm entered... could it come out?

If that didn’t work, upon entry, thousands or even tens of thousands of stellar golden cores would smash down.

These stellar golden cores were real stars, not the phantom shadows that illuminate the heavens.

The power would likely be even greater.

“If it’s too strong, banish it to the other end of the universe. A Yang God is fast, but to traverse the entire universe would still take a very long time!”

Qi Yuan felt he was truly a genius.

If the Myriad Differences Gate could truly help him reach his own universe.

If he encountered an unbeatable enemy, he could directly hide in his own universe through the Myriad Differences Gate, then close the gate.

How could the other party pursue?

Of course, this method might work against ordinary strong foes, but if they were too powerful, Qi Yuan might kick the bucket before even entering the Myriad Differences Gate.

He looked at the Myriad Differences Gate, pulled out the Myriad Differences Key, his gaze flickering.

“Myriad Differences Gate, you know where I want to go!” Qi Yuan took a deep breath and inserted the key into the gate once more.

With a click, the Myriad Differences Gate opened, emitting an aura of antiquity, profundity, and desolation.

Qi Yuan embraced Xiao Jia, his right eyebrow not twitching, and he stepped directly into the Myriad Differences Gate!

“Here... indeed...” Qi Yuan’s eyes finally grew unsettled.

Gazing into the distance, a river of stars stretched endlessly.

Profound, vast, ancient.

The star realms of the Nine Heavens seemed not even a ten-thousandth of its size or antiquity.

Stars were burning, suns were exploding.

Suddenly, Qi Yuan’s eyes contracted sharply.

He saw, on the distant far shore, a girl in a black dress as if holding heavenly decrees in her mouth, her words like laws and commands.

Stars drifted along her hem, turning into ornaments upon it.

A powerful divine spiritual force surged forth; she seemed to be capturing a colossal star.

Her face was somewhat pale, sweat beads rolling down her jade-like visage. She clenched her pearly teeth and jerked her hand back.

The scorching star burned, turning her sleeve cuffs to ashes, only for them to reappear.

Her jade hand gripped the star tightly, as if to refine it into a golden core.

But that star was too enormous, making the girl’s figure appear infinitely petite.

Seeing this, a look of pain flashed in Qi Yuan’s eyes.

Ning Tao was forming a golden core for him.

If he did it himself, it would be too slow.

With Ning Tao’s help, the speed could be greatly increased.

“Ning Tao, I’ll help you.”

With Qi Yuan’s voice, his Dharma Body suddenly manifested.

A colossal blood-red figure appeared. The black-dressed girl on the distant shore saw this, and her eyes revealed an irrepressible look of surprise and joy.

“Husband!”

In the distance, the constantly fanning canary also showed a hint of secret delight in her eyes.

“Qi Yuan!”

Qi Yuan’s figure appeared, standing shoulder to shoulder with Ning Tao.

The colossal star burned wildly.

It had no consciousness, but its immense mass represented resistance.

Such a huge star was even larger than an ordinary Yang God’s Dharma Body.

Even a Small Heaven Rank Yang God, if struck hard by such a star, would likely see its Dharma Body dissipate.

At that moment, the Golden Core chapter of the *Qi Yuan Sutra* spun wildly.

Under the control of Qi Yuan and Ning Tao, the colossal star spun and transformed continuously, until finally... it condensed into a golden core.

The Dharma Body also dissipated at that moment.

Two soft bodies also crashed into Qi Yuan’s arms at that moment, their tender lips kissing passionately.

Flames burned, the fire within growing stronger; their clothes were burned away and did not reform.

Ning Tao and the canary’s previous meetings with Qi Yuan had mostly been projections, avatars.

At this moment, they truly met Qi Yuan with their original bodies.

But when the flush of passion rose in Ning Tao’s beautiful eyes, she pushed Qi Yuan away.

“Husband... you must leave quickly!”

The canary looked at Qi Yuan, her eyes also filled with deep reluctance.

“Hmph, the spacetime of this universe is anchored to you, husband.

In the spacetime where you are, one day on earth is a hundred years in heaven.

But now that you appear here, the spacetime here is probably similar to the Canglan Realm.”

"Every moment my husband lingers, he wastes so much time, and thus condenses fewer Stellar Golden Pills.

Facing Taihuang Palace, he will have one less measure of certainty." Ning Tao spoke earnestly.

Perhaps the temperature of the Stellar Golden Pill was too high; her skin, excessively white like snow, flushed with red.

Qi Yuan heard this and felt a pang of tenderness.

He understood that Ning Tao was thinking of condensing more Stellar Golden Pills before he faced Taihuang Palace, so he would have a greater chance.

Then Ning Tao smiled, with infinite charm: "I hold sway over years and time; what I lack least is time to reunite with my husband. Why must my husband put on such a show?"

The golden canary also nodded vigorously, her smile like a flower: "Hehe, if this young lady misses you, she can come down anytime to play with you."

Ning Tao leaned in and gave Qi Yuan a light peck on the forehead.

"We are lawfully wedded husband and wife; no matter what danger or difficulty we face, we should face it together!

In the Flow Wind Realm, my husband helped me. Now, it's my turn to help my husband.

My husband's enemies are my enemies!

How could I let my husband face a great foe alone, bearing everything on his shoulders, while I enjoy myself with an easy conscience?

If I am hurt, my husband's heart aches; if my husband is hurt, would my heart not ache as well?

I, Ning Tao, am not only the most beautiful girl under heaven, but also my husband's wife, a family member who leans on each other."

As Ning Tao spoke, she embraced Qi Yuan.

"Mmm." Qi Yuan nodded firmly, his voice tinged with emotion, "My luck is a little too good."

"Meeting each other—our luck is both very good."

...

Leaving from that end of the cosmos, Qi Yuan cast aside all emotions.

"Damn Taihuang Palace, pushing people too far!"

Qi Yuan said, gazing at the ten suns in the sky.

Now, Ning Tao had obtained the divine methods of the Buddhist Kingdom and was working overtime to forge Stellar Golden Pills.

Now, almost one or two divine methods were equivalent to one Stellar Golden Pill.

When he went to see Ning Tao this time, she had already accumulated many Stellar Golden Pills, but she had not projected them into this world nor illuminated the myriad heavens.

Otherwise, it would arouse Taihuang Palace's vigilance, which would not be ideal.

Ten suns—just right.

"I must go to the upper realm."

Many thoughts flashed through Qi Yuan's mind.

To truly go to the upper realm, he had several paths.

The first: the Void Gap.

But the location in the upper realm reached by this path was random.

The Nine Heavens were too vast; even a Yang God might not be able to traverse them in a lifetime.

So this path would not work.

The second path was through the teleportation array of the Canglan Realm.

In the lair of the Great Calamity, there was a teleportation array.

But this teleportation went directly to Taihuang Palace—too dangerous.

At present, Qi Yuan had no clear understanding of a Yang God at the Great Principle Realm.

He, a weak Purple Mansion cultivator, was likely no match for that one at Taihuang Palace.

The third path, the teleportation array of Wangyue Continent, was also unworkable now.

Qi Jianjun had returned from fishing and told Qi Yuan that the teleportation array from Wangyue Continent to Moon God Palace was closed, for reasons unknown.

Of course, Qi Yuan also did not know that this was closely related to Moon God Primordial's recent injury.

The fourth path: go to the Buddhist Kingdom.

But the fifth path was Qi Yuan's top priority.

That was to go through Wangyue Continent to the lower realm where the Black Abyss was located, and ascend to the Five Heavens where the Mara Clan resided.

The Black Abyss, located in the Six Heavens, was a special force no less than Taihuang Palace, with complex internal factions, some of which had disputes with Moon God Palace.

The Mara Clan had two fathers: one was the Black Abyss, the other was Taihuang Palace.

However, the Black Abyss was too arrogant and valued bloodline highly, so although the Mara Clan had always fawned over the Black Abyss, and to some extent shared similar bloodlines, the Black Abyss almost never deigned to acknowledge them.

Thus, the Mara Clan gradually gravitated toward Taihuang Palace, seeking a new father.

"First, let's take a stroll through the Mara Clan. In the Abyss where Jin Li now resides, some of the enemies are the Mara Clan."

(End of chapter)