The Primordial Era: The Mythical Path Beginning with the Jie Sect

Chapter 73 The eerie and terrifying Netherworld, activating the Reverse Celestial Star Array, and the ancient stars rich in spiritual energy.

Duobao, Nanji, and the others nodded and began contacting their junior brothers and sisters.

Zhou Chen then sent someone to invite Haotian and Yaochi. After all, they were his superiors and had helped him a lot. The Zhou Tian Star Array was about to be activated, so it was necessary to inform them.

Just after the arrangements were made, Tai Zhen came over and whispered, "Zhou Chen, is there really a chance to become a saint through the underground passage?"

Zhou Chen gave Tai Zhen a deep look and said, "Yes, what, do you have any ideas?"

Tai Zhen was somewhat conflicted. Becoming a saint was a fatal temptation for cultivators in the prehistoric world.

After a long silence, she didn't answer Zhou Chen directly. Instead, she asked, "Since you have the opportunity to become a saint, would you choose to become a Dao Saint?"

"No, my ambitions lie elsewhere," Zhou Chen said without hesitation. He would never become a saint, bound by the status of a saint. He would definitely leave the prehistoric world in the future to experience the wonders of other worlds and become the free and unrestrained immortals of mythology.

"Then do you suggest I go to the underworld?" Taizhen asked seriously.

Zhou Chen looked at the beautiful face of the Queen Mother of the West, and although he had cultivated to such a level that desire could no longer control his mind, he still said, "The Netherworld is not suitable for you; it is too gloomy and terrifying."

As he spoke, in order to make his words more convincing, he directly summoned the image of his Dao body.

Inside was a gloomy and terrifying hall, roughly the size of a middle-thousand world. It was filled with various negative spiritual energies such as yin energy, ghost energy, and evil energy, and even the great Dao rules contained within it were filled with a terrifying aura.

At the very center, a figure surrounded by three thousand Dao principles sat on the throne. Despite being surrounded by three thousand Dao principles, there was no sense of holiness or awe. Instead, it evoked a feeling of terror, gloom, and fear in people.

Besides being surrounded by the Three Thousand Dao Principles, it was also permeated with countless Yin Qi, Ghost Qi, and Evil Qi, which condensed into eerie and terrifying dragon shapes, baring their fangs and claws everywhere, as if they wanted to destroy all living beings.

Upon seeing the figure's face, the figure suddenly opened its eyes, looked over, smiled at Tai Zhen, and then closed its eyes again to begin cultivating.

Tai Zhen frowned, knowing that this was Zhou Chen's Dao body. She had seen Zhou Chen's Dao body before, but she didn't expect that it would be transformed into this form by You Ming in such a short time. Originally, the Dao body was full of the aura of time and space, and he cultivated the Dao of time and space.

After arriving in the Netherworld, it has changed so much in such a short time. Although its strength has increased, this aura is really uncomfortable!

"I wasn't lying to you! A true Earthly Saint is pretty much like this, or even worse. They're not exactly friendly to you women," Zhou Chen said. Although his Dao Body isn't a true Earthly Saint now, his authority is no less than that of a Saint, so using him as a comparison is quite accurate.

Tai Zhen sighed. Although she didn't say anything, Zhou Chen knew that she had given up the opportunity to become a saint through the underground path.

"Taizhen, don't be discouraged. He's just a lowly sage. As long as our Zhou Tian Star Array succeeds, the primordial world will continue to strengthen. With the enhancement of its origin, although there's no chance for a sage, reaching the Primordial Chaos Realm isn't impossible!" Zhou Chen comforted him. Although it was meant to be comforting, it was also true, only that it would take a long time.

Tai Zhen's eyes lit up, and she asked with some surprise, "Really?"

"Of course, as the primordial origin strengthens, there might be a scene where Grand Luo Golden Immortals are as common as dogs, and Quasi-Saints are everywhere," Zhou Chen said with a smile.

Tai Zhen patted Zhou Chen and laughed, scolding, "How can you say that? A Great Luo Golden Immortal has at least entered the ranks of cultivation. You've gone too far by comparing him to a dog."

Zhou Chen smiled and did not argue. Although it didn't sound very nice, it was indeed possible to realize this scenario if the primordial origin was strengthened to a certain level.

The two chatted for a while longer, and then Haotian and the others arrived. Zhou Chen quickly went to greet them.

Haotian Yaochi was very much looking forward to hearing about the function of the Zhou Tian Star Array and the changes that would occur in the ancient stars and the Heavenly Court in the future.

As they chatted, people gradually arrived. The first to arrive was Grand Master Xuandu. Zhou Chen went over to greet him and then returned. These were his own people, so there was no need to make a fuss about entertaining them. Didn't you see that Duobao and Nanji were both waiting at the door?
Next, the second-generation disciples of the Jie Sect and Chan Sect arrived one after another. They were received by Xuandu, Nanji, and Duobao, who also assigned them tasks.

Before long, Venus also led a group of muscular humans in.

Zhou Chen smiled and said to Haotian, "Great Heavenly Venerable, my disciple has arrived. Please excuse me for a moment."

"Your Majesty, please go ahead!" Haotian said politely. Zhou Chen walked towards Taibai Jinxing. Yaochi watched his departing figure and couldn't help but say to Haotian, "Senior Brother, the Ziwei Emperor truly lives up to his reputation as someone valued by the Master. In such a short time, he has accomplished so many things beneficial to the Primordial World. Not only did he create the Netherworld, but he also devised a method to transform the Chaos Qi."

Haotian nodded in agreement, then suddenly remembered something and asked Yaochi, "By the way, why haven't I seen Yaoji and Longji these days? What have they been up to?"

Yaochi thought for a moment and said, "It seems they went to the Netherworld to see a new world."

"Nonsense! The Netherworld has just been opened up and is not stable yet. What are they doing causing trouble?" Haotian frowned and said unhappily. However, a hint of worry flashed across his eyes.

Yaochi knew Haotian's temperament well, and said in an annoyed tone:
"If you care about them, just talk to Emperor Ziwei. His Dao body is the Great Emperor of Fengdu in the Netherworld, so protecting the two of them shouldn't be a problem. Don't put on your arrogant Heavenly Emperor act in front of me."

After saying that, she rolled her eyes at Haotian and turned to go find Yunxiao and the others.

Haotian...

After chatting with several disciples for a while, Zhou Chen, seeing that there were enough people, directly bestowed the authority over the main star upon his disciples, instructing them to guard the main star.

Then he found Nanji and Duobao, and asked them to make arrangements for their respective disciples from the Chan and Jie sects. He also instructed them not to cause trouble, and that it was fine if they did not want to guard the area. However, if anyone caused trouble, they should not blame Zhou Chen for being ruthless.

Duobao and Nanji knew the importance of the matter, so they quickly agreed and went to make arrangements for the sect's disciples.

Soon, everyone from Ziwei Star flew towards the stars they were responsible for.

Once everyone was in place, Zhou Chen used the authority of the Ziwei Emperor to directly mobilize the ancient stars in the sky, operating them according to the profound operating method of the Zhou Tian Star Array, and activating the spiritual treasures in the origin of the stars.

In an instant, the stars in the ancient sky shone brightly, with the Ziwei Star, the Sun, and the Taiyin Star being the most dazzling, as if three suns were accompanied by a sky full of smaller suns, illuminating the entire prehistoric world as if it were daytime.

Zhou Chen summoned the Hetu Luoshu, connecting all the spiritual treasures. Using the Sun, Moon, and Ziwei Star as the array's core, along with the power of the 365 main stars and countless ancient stars, he formed the incomparably powerful Zhou Tian Star Array.

However, this Zhou Tian Star Array is reversed. Each star projects an energy beam that inserts into the chaos. Once all the stars are complete, Zhou Chen activates the spiritual treasures within the stars, using the star's essence as energy to activate the Reverse Zhou Tian Star Array.

In an instant, all the starlight pillars moved along mysterious trajectories, stirring up chaos and accumulating considerable power, and then the pillars gradually expanded.

A tremendous suction force emanated from each pillar of light, drawing a continuous stream of chaotic energy into the ancient star.

As soon as it was sucked into the ancient star, the Myriad Immortals Formation engraved in the spiritual treasure began to operate in reverse, converting the chaotic energy into various yin and yang energies, five elements energies, etc.

One-third of this energy was retained by the spiritual treasure and the origin of the primordial stars, while the remainder was scattered across the primordial land with the starlight.

In an instant, endless streams of innate spiritual energy poured down from the ancient starry sky, colorful and vibrant, like a rainbow falling across the primordial wilderness.

The cultivators in the primordial world clearly sensed the rich innate spiritual energy within the rainbow. Although they did not know the reason, they all sat down cross-legged to cultivate, fearing that they would miss this opportunity.

The places with the most concentrated spiritual energy are these ancient stars. After all, one-third of the spiritual energy was intercepted to replenish the origin of the ancient stars. However, the origin of the ancient stars was not consumed much, and they could not absorb so much energy. Therefore, it could only overflow. The spiritual energy on the stars slowly spread, turning into mist and rain.

The disciples of the Jie and Chan sects who came to help were dumbfounded. In just a short while, the ancient stars, which were originally thin in spiritual energy and only had huge and violent star power, had all been transformed into blessed lands with abundant spiritual energy. Moreover, the spiritual energy was becoming more and more concentrated, and spiritual rain liquefied from time to time would fall.

Some disciples of the Jie Sect, whose concentration was slightly weaker and who were in a daze, were drenched in cold water. But after they came to their senses, they circulated their cultivation techniques and instantly absorbed the spiritual energy on their clothes and converted it into magical power. They were stunned to find that it was comparable to the magical power they had converted from cultivating in their cave for a year. They even regretted not signing up to come to the Heavenly Court last time!

This ancient star is Senior Brother Zhou Chen's territory. Out of consideration for our fellow disciples, it's only a matter of Senior Brother saying a word for me to come here to cultivate!

Duobao, Nanji, and Xuandu were all dumbfounded. They had heard Zhou Chen say that the Primordial Star would become a sacred place for cultivation in the future, but they never expected the spiritual energy to be so rich!

It's already comparable to a small-scale blessed land, and it's still growing stronger. Nobody knows what it will become in the future, but it's only a matter of time before it grows to the level of a top-tier blessed land with abundant spiritual energy.

All three of them considered establishing a Daoist temple here, but after thinking it over, they realized this was Zhou Chen, the Great Emperor Ziwei's territory, and for the sake of their senior brother's dignity, they gave up. After all, they were all Great Luo Golden Immortals, having entered the ranks of cultivators; spiritual energy wasn't too important! Their senior brother's reputation was far more important!
(End of this chapter)