NOVEL NEXT Chapter 401: Using the World as a Bowl and the Desert as Chopsticks
Chapter 401: Using the World as a Bowl and the Desert as Chopsticks
“I, during the Primordial Era when humanity was but a speck of dust, hacked my way through thorns and brambles, commanded the eight directions with might, established a Dao Lineage, and founded the Qian Dynasty.
As I entered my twilight years, I felt the end approaching and was deeply concerned about the future of the Qian Dynasty.
So I erected this stele to safeguard the dynasty’s fortunes and ensure the survival of our Dao lineage.
Descendants of the Qian Dynasty, remember this well: do not lightly disturb this stele.
If you do, the hidden hand I left behind will appear.
At that time, using the world as a bowl, the wilderness as chopsticks, and the strong as food, it will intimidate all under heaven. The world will surely face great calamity, and the Qian Dynasty will incur the wrath of all, leading to its downfall.
Remember this, remember this.
Huangpu Daoyan.”
“Huangpu Daoyan… isn’t he the founder of the Qian Dynasty recorded in ancient texts?”
“It must be him. The inscription on the stele states that he founded the Qian Dynasty, so there’s no doubt that he is the First Ancestor.”
“Using the world as a bowl, the wilderness as chopsticks, and the strong as food, what grand plans, what audacity! What does it mean?”…
The powerful figures of the various factions finished reading the blood-red words on the stele and began to murmur among themselves.
Xu Lian, who commanded the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation, frowned, his divine gaze fixed intently on the ancient stele. This was the foundation of the Qian Dynasty – not some monstrous entity as they had imagined, but a simple stone stele.
But then the question arose: How did this stone stele extend its stone chopsticks to pinch a Supreme?
This puzzled him. Without understanding how the stone stele extended its chopsticks, how could he resolve this disaster?
The powerful figures from the various top-tier factions noticed his confusion and began offering suggestions.
“This stone stele is an ordinary one, not made of any special material. Its miraculous nature lies in the blood red words inscribed upon it. The blood must have been left by Huangpu Daoyan, the first ancestor of the Qian Dynasty. If we erase the blood, the dynasty’s foundation should lose its power”.
“Exactly, Nine Heavens Divine Son, quickly wipe away the blood!”
“You could just smash the stele completely. Once the stele is destroyed, the blood will also disappear.”…
Upon hearing these suggestions, Xu Lian thought them reasonable. With that, he raised the Sword of Destruction and slashed at the stele with a single strike!
The stele instantly shattered into fine powder.
However, the rows of blood-red characters remained in the air, imprinted as if nothing had happened.
“…” This left Xu Lian completely stunned.
For a moment, even the powerful figures of the various top-tier factions fell silent.
After a short pause, they began to offer more advice.
“Use the Sword of Destruction to slash at those blood characters with all your might. See if you can disperse them.”
“As long as those blood characters disappear, the foundation of the Qian Dynasty will also disappear. It should work like this.”…
Xu Lian swung the Sword of Destruction, furiously hacking at the blood characters.
With the support of the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation, wielding the peak strength of a Ninth-Level Supreme and armed with the Sword of Destruction, each strike carried boundless sword intent and overwhelming power that no Supreme could withstand. Yet, it had no effect whatsoever against the blood characters.
These blood characters seemed to be etched into the spatial rules themselves, rooted deep within the void. Every sword strike passed through the characters but failed to sever or erase them.
Realizing that his efforts were futile, he ceased his attacks and awaited further “instructions” from the powerful figures of the top-tier factions.
Once again, these powerful figures remained silent, apparently lost in deep thought as they pondered how to remove the blood characters.
Finally, they suggested a variety of methods.
Wash them with Yin Water.
Burn them with Solar Flame.
Excise the entire space where the characters were imprinted.
Capture a direct descendant of the Qian Royal Family and use their blood to dissolve the blood characters… Blood Dissolving Blood.
Following their instructions, Xu Lian tried every single method. The results proved that they were either “bad ideas” or, more accurately, useless. The blood characters remained firmly imprinted in the spatial rules, rooted in the void. No matter what method was used, they could not be erased.
The powerful figures from the top factions were completely silent.
“Venerable seniors, do you have any other methods?”
Xu Lian asked. After all, as a mere “cultivator”, he couldn’t think of any solutions himself and could only rely on the collective wisdom of the top tier factions.
Even the powerful figures were at a loss now.
“Huangpu Daoyan is already dead. Only Huangpu Yan knows the secrets of the founding of the Qian Dynasty. Unfortunately, we cannot find out where Huangpu Yan is hiding. If we could capture Huangpu Yan, he would surely know how to dispel these blood characters”.
“Tomorrow at noon, the stone chopsticks will extend to pinch someone again. If you don’t want to die, mobilize every method at your disposal to find Huangpu Yan and solve the mystery of these blood signs…”
In an instant, the whole world was searching for Huangpu Yan.
However, Huangpu Yan seemed to have vanished without a trace, leaving no clues behind.
Time passed quickly, and before they knew it, the second day had arrived. As noon approached, the powerful figures from the various top-tier factions were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
“We can’t find Huangpu Yan! What are we going to do? In a short while, the stone chopsticks will start pinching people again!”
“When the stone chopsticks extend, it might be the moment when these blood characters reveal a weakness. For now, our only option is to wait for the stone chopsticks to appear. Divine Son of the Nine Heavens, use the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation to launch a fierce attack at that moment. Only then might we be able to drive out those blood characters.”
“But what if the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation can’t withstand the attack? Won’t we all be in grave danger?”
“There is no better plan at the moment. We have no choice but to rely on it. Let’s hope that the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation will hold. If it doesn’t… well, we’ll just have to leave it to fate and pray that the stone chopsticks don’t come after us.”
“Please don’t let them come after me either. I have to pay my respects to my ancestors and pray for their protection.”
“Divine Son of the Nine Heavens, you must seize this opportunity! The moment the stone chopsticks extend, unleash your most powerful attack. Remember this!”
After speaking, the powerful figures from the various top-tier factions disappeared without a trace. Apparently, they had all gone into hiding for fear of being targeted by the stone chopsticks.
Xu Lian, who commanded the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation, could only keep a close watch on the blood characters. His hands tightly gripped the Sword of Destruction as he waited for the fleeting moment when the stone chopsticks would emerge.
The time ticked slowly.
Noon had finally arrived.
Xu Lian’s whole body was tense. The thirty-five Supremes who formed the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation alongside him were equally on edge. This was a matter of life and death-it all came down to this moment.
Throughout history, those chosen by the Great Wheel of Calamity to quell disasters never met a good end. They were inevitably struck back by the disaster itself, and very few survived unscathed.
For instance, the top-tier powerhouses who exiled the humanoid monster beyond space nearly all perished on the spot.
And the ancestors of the thirteen clans who suppressed the Demon Ancestor were not killed outright, but they were severely injured. Their bodies aged rapidly, declining from their peak strength to their twilight years, and finally dying of old age.
This time, thirty-six individuals had been chosen by the Great Wheel of Calamity to confront the calamity of the Qian Dynasty’s foundation. It was clear that they wouldn’t fare any better. All they could hope for was that more of them might survive – and ideally, that survival would include themselves.
The powerful figures of the various top factions had all gone into hiding. Only the Time Supreme from the Divine Race’s ancestral grounds continued to observe from afar. Xu Lian felt the Time Supreme’s gaze and couldn’t help but feel a warmth in his heart. No matter what happened, O had never abandoned him. Even now, despite the risk of attracting the Stone Chopsticks’ attention, O was still watching over him.
But Xu Lian didn’t want O to take such a risk. Using long-distance telepathy, he said, “O, go into hiding as well. Don’t let the stone chopsticks target you. I have both a divine body and a divine soul-as long as the laws of the Divine Kingdom exists, I exist. I’ll be fine.”
“Then be careful and survive.”
Time Supreme understood this and withdrew her gaze, severing the connection between the Divine Race’s ancestral grounds and this place.
Xu Lian stood ready, his focus unwavering as he awaited the emergence of the stone chopsticks.