Chapter 1978: Negotiations Between Two Universes, Sowing Discord
Chapter 1978: Chapter 1978: Negotiations Between Two Universes, Sowing Discord
In the void.
The single eye formed by a strand of consciousness of the Twin Universe was surveying the surroundings, while the consciousness of the Flame Universe was also covertly observing it.
Neither of them spoke.
Perhaps, they didn’t need to speak.
Communication could be completed solely through the waves of the universe.
The Ancient Sky Tribe Ancestor, Huo Lingjiao, Xue Rongqing, Yao Yue, and their companions remained silent, feeling that these two cosmic-level powerhouses were probably communicating secretly, but they didn’t know what exactly they were discussing.
Only Ye Feng knew what they were talking about.
However, he could not say.
After all, it involved the future of the two great universes.
Pop!
A peculiar fluctuation appeared out of thin air, enveloping the single eye formed by the consciousness of the Twin Universe.
After that, there were no more fluctuations.
"I wonder if these two universes can come to an agreement. If they don’t, will the consciousness of the Flame Universe attack us?" Ye Feng fell into contemplation.
If these two were to fight, it would be dangerous.
At this moment, Huo Lingjiao and Xia Yao were looking at the Flame Universe, especially Huo Lingjiao, who had finally returned to her long-lost homeland, feeling very excited.
"Haha, I finally came back! Yaoyao, let’s go to the Cosmic Sanctuary!"
Huo Lingjiao grabbed Xia Yao and soared through the sky.
"You recognize the way, right?" Ye Feng asked.
"Of course I do! You told me before that our Bathing Fire Phoenix Clan has moved to the Ancient Sky Tribe, so I can just go straight there." Huo Lingjiao transmitted her voice, then vanished with Xia Yao.
In the void.
The group was still waiting.
Half a quarter-hour later.
The eyeball formed by a strand of consciousness from the Twin Universe gradually manifested, seeming to have finished communicating with the consciousness of the Flame Universe, but no one knew the outcome.
"An unpleasant exchange."
The consciousness of the Flame Universe was the first to speak, emitting cosmic waves that everyone could understand.
Ye Feng couldn’t help but frown.
It seemed that the two great universes didn’t reach an agreement.
"Is my benefit gone?" Ye Feng looked at the eyeball formed by a strand of consciousness from the Twin Universe.
The other party made no response.
Seeing this, Ye Feng thought to himself that he had labored for nothing.
He couldn’t get the Flame Universe to merge into the Twin Universe, so naturally, the benefits promised by the Twin Universe were gone.
This made him a bit distressed.
"It seems that Mo Ying, Shi Lei, Huo Yunjie, these disciples who have already fallen, cannot attain Dao in the Twin Universe." Ye Feng thought to himself.
This was not good news.
The eyeball formed by the consciousness of the Twin Universe was still in the Flame Universe at this moment, showing no intention of leaving.
The consciousness of the Flame Universe did not expel it either.
The two sides were in a stalemate.
"How awkward!"
Ye Feng scratched his head, decided to ignore these two universal consciousnesses, and directly took Xue Rongqing, Yao Yue, and the Ancient Sky Tribe Ancestor to the Cosmic Sanctuary.
In mid-air.
Strange ripples dispersed.
The consciousnesses of the two great universes clashed once again.
...
Cosmic Sanctuary.
The group arrived at this place.
At this moment, Huo Lingjiao was hugging a couple and crying loudly, surrounded by members of the Bathing Fire Phoenix Clan.
"Look, this is Jiaojiao."
"Our Bathing Fire Phoenix Clan’s top genius."
"I heard she’s not only an Invincible Supreme now, but also at the Ninety Layer Immortal Emperor Realm. Surely she’ll be the Dao seeker in the next era of our Flame Universe."
Many people spoke excitedly.
They unanimously believed that Huo Lingjiao was the hope and pride of the entire Bathing Fire Phoenix Clan.
In the future, the universe will have her as its supreme!
"Dad, Mom, Ancestors, I’ve made you proud!"
Huo Lingjiao recounted her various experiences in the Twin Universe, emphasizing Ye Feng and the Misty Holy Sect, while also mentioning the recent suppression of the Half-Step Heavenly Venerable Black Ming Emperor by the Misty Holy Sect, leaving people wide-eyed.
"Is Sect Master Ye more powerful than the Saint Ancestor?"
"No way!"
"Also, that Black Ming Emperor ascended and actually went to the Twin Universe? And he, a dignified Half-Step Heavenly Venerable, was killed!"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Previously, they always thought Xue Rongqing was a top powerhouse far superior to Ye Feng, and it was because of her help that the Flame Universe defied the odds.
But who knew...
Ye Feng was the mastermind!
"We misunderstood earlier. Now that we think about it, it’s reasonable. A woman as powerful as Saint Ancestor Xue Rongqing wouldn’t fancy a mere Ordinary Immortal Emperor. Now, knowing that Sect Master Ye is so formidable, it all makes sense."
An elder said thus.
Elsewhere, in the center of the Cosmic Sanctuary.
Ye Feng, Yao Yue, Xue Rongqing, and others were watching the third large Dao Stele Shard here.
"Can a formation be crafted?" Ye Feng asked.
"Yes, but it requires time." Yao Yue pointed at the Dao Stele Shard, "I need to run back and forth, transport various materials, and it will take quite some time. Also, it seems the materials I have on hand are insufficient and need to be collected."
"So, what’s the estimated time?" Ye Feng asked.
Yao Yue furrowed her brows and said, "Such a complex Spatial Transference Array, even with your help, will definitely take at least ten thousand years!"
"Pfft!" Ye Feng almost spat blood.
Ten thousand years?
Then there’s no point in crafting the formation!
With that amount of time, he could cultivate into a Heavenly Venerable-level powerhouse and descend truly into the Cosmic Sea.
"Don’t you have a Time Acceleration Formation?" Yao Yue glanced at Ye Feng, "Don’t think I don’t know!"
Ye Feng raised an eyebrow: "Indeed, I do."
"How manyfold acceleration?" Yao Yue asked.
"Ten thousandfold." Ye Feng replied.
"Then it’s perfect. You set up a ten thousandfold acceleration formation around the three Dao Stele Shards, incorporating the time for transporting materials between the two universes. I estimate that the Spatial Transference Array can be completed in three years at most."
Yao Yue provided a relatively accurate time.
Ye Feng thought for a while and said, "That’s doable!"
Three years was not long.
The current Dao Era of the Twin Universe would last for ten years, and Ye Feng thought, calculating that three Quasi-Heavenly Venerable-level powerhouses could be born in those three years, at an average of one per year.
This lineup would be enough to protect the universe safely.
By then, they could confidently leave the Twin Universe and venture into the Cosmic Sea.
"Then let’s start preparing!"
Ye Feng urged.
"Got it." Yao Yue nodded and began contemplating the detailed process of forming the formation.
...
Cosmic Sea, vast and boundless.
Abyss Clan’s Main Camp, Bronze Holy Temple.
"Thank you, Venerable!"
The Abyss Clan elder walked out of the hall, his injuries completely healed, returning to peak condition.
Dong!
At this moment, within the Bronze Holy Temple, a giant Golden Giant Ape walked out with its hands behind its back, its brow area hair entirely turned silver.
This individual was the Quasi-Heavenly Venerable of the Abyss Clan.
Silver Eyebrow Venerable!
He stood there, commanding awe without anger.
The surrounding time and space twisted intensely due to his presence, even the Abyss Clan elder was prostrate on the ground, humble to the extreme at this moment.
"Greetings, Silver Eyebrow Venerable!"
All the Abyss Clan powerhouses on the island knelt on the ground, appearing extremely devout.
Silver Eyebrow Venerable spoke loudly:
"Recently, an Elder discovered a lower rank universe in a distant ocean region. Yet, within this small lower rank universe, there lies a large Dao monument fragment."
"I have decided to attack it!"
"You all mobilize the troops swiftly. Once I open the channel to that universe, you must invade and directly blow up the entire universe."
"I want the Dao monument fragment!"
These words were chilling to the bone.
The fate of a universe, in the eyes of a powerhouse of quasi-Heavenly Venerable strength, is merely a piece of juicy meat.
"As you command!"
Several half-step Heavenly Venerable level powerhouses, hundreds and thousands of hundred-layered Immortal Emperor realm beings, and tens of thousands of eighty-one layered and above Immortal Emperors flew in all directions to summon armies.
"Let’s go, we’ll head to that universe first."
Silver Eyebrow Venerable led at the front.
Several half-step Heavenly Venerable level Elders followed closely, aggressively crushing all non-Abyss Clan forces they passed.
In an instant, billions of lives perished.
But, in the cold and ruthless eyes of Silver Eyebrow Venerable and the Elders, these lives were not even considered ants.
"Kill, annihilate that universe!"
They sneered.
Within the Flame Universe.
Ye Feng and his group had just finished studying the Dao monument and were sitting in the dining hall of the Cosmic Sanctuary, accompanied by Phoenix Ancestor of the Bathing Fire Phoenix Clan, high-level members of the Ancient Sky Tribe, and other powerhouses, totaling over ten people, indulging in a feast.
Suddenly, Ye Feng’s eyelid twitched wildly.
"There’s danger!"
He couldn’t help but say in a deep voice.
Everyone was puzzled by his words.
Rumble!
The cosmic consciousness also launched a shockwave at this moment, sweeping through the entire universe starry sky, drawing everyone’s attention.
"What’s happening?"
Many looked bewildered.
Only Ye Feng knew that from the Cosmic Sea, another powerhouse was attempting to break open the passage to the Flame Universe.
The opponent was likely a quasi-Heavenly Venerable!
"It should be the Abyss Clan’s Venerable attacking, a quasi-Heavenly Venerable level powerhouse. You cannot defeat him."
Ye Feng said in a deep voice.
"A quasi...quasi-Heavenly Venerable?!"
Everyone present gasped.
Such a person stands above the lower rank universe, should they really go mad, it seems they could directly blow up the Flame Universe’s barrier from outside.
Then, the universe would be destroyed!
"What should we do now?"
"If it were a half-step Heavenly Venerable, we’d still have a fighting chance, but... that’s a quasi-Heavenly Venerable, we have no ability to resist!"
"Perhaps... we should escape?"
Everyone voiced their opinions.
"Escape, how do you escape? This is a crucial moment for the universe’s survival, why do you keep thinking of escaping?"
The Ancient Sky Tribe Ancestor scolded.
"But, Ancestor, if we don’t leave, are we just to wait here to die? That’s a quasi-Heavenly Venerable!"
A ninety-layer Immortal Emperor said solemnly.
He had lived for over a billion years and was one of the veteran powerhouses of the Ancient Sky Tribe, always residing in the Flame Universe, naturally having deep feelings for it. Were it not for the current special situation, he wouldn’t want to flee either!
"No need to escape, just fight directly!"
Ye Feng said seriously at this moment.
"Huh?"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Last time, they had used all their strength to counter an Abyss Clan Elder at half-step Heavenly Venerable realm, now a super powerhouse a hundred times stronger has arrived, how do they fight?
Is it sending themselves to death?
"Humph, a bunch of fools! Since Sect Leader said there’s a way to fight, there must be a way." The Ancient Sky Tribe Ancestor stood up and asked Ye Feng, "Sect Leader, what should we do next?"
"You cannot do anything."
Ye Feng shook his head.
The next moment, he took out the Myriad Spirits Treasure Vase, leading everyone out of the Cosmic Sanctuary, standing under the starry sky.
Rip!
At this moment, everyone saw countless dense cracks appear within the universe, with millions upon millions of Immortal Emperors from the Cosmic Sea invading.
Instantly, countless lives were slain.
The universe was plunged into crisis.
Crack!
Above the Cosmic Sanctuary, a massive crack spanning ten thousand miles appeared out of thin air. Within it, a second fracture revealed a second crack.
Through there, the Cosmic Sea was visible.
"Hahaha, it’s finally open!"
At this moment, over a section of ocean in the Cosmic Sea, Silver Eyebrow Venerable cast spells, sending waves of impact against the sea below, forcibly opening the channel.
Upon seeing this, the Abyss Clan Elders were elated.
In this moment.
Silver Eyebrow Venerable and the Elders in the Cosmic Sea stared at Ye Feng and the others through the crack.
"Venerable, it’s this person!"
An Abyss Clan Elder pointed at Ye Feng, looking at the Myriad Spirits Treasure Vase in his hand, his pupils contracted.
"It truly is a quasi-Heavenly Venerable Divine Weapon, yet held by a ninety-layer Immortal Emperor ant. To think you, a grand half-step Heavenly Venerable, were severely injured by such an ant, truly useless!"
Silver Eyebrow Venerable sneered.
He didn’t consider Ye Feng worth noticing.
If it were a quasi-Heavenly Venerable wielding a quasi-Heavenly Venerable Divine Weapon, he might be wary.
But now, he could sweep everything aside!
"You are the Abyss Clan’s Venerable? The Bronze Holy Temple you reside in is quite unique." Ye Feng looked at the other, smiling slightly.
This comment made Silver Eyebrow Venerable’s pupils shrink.
"How do you know about the Bronze Holy Temple?"
The Abyss Clan Elder was shocked, severely suspecting a traitor within the Abyss Clan. Otherwise, how could a native hiding within the universe know about the Bronze Holy Temple?
Silver Eyebrow Venerable thought the same.
"How I know about the Bronze Holy Temple, how I know the ancient texts hidden in your treasury, you need not worry."
Ye Feng said, half smiling.
Then, he recited the names of some ancient texts he memorized during his spiritual travels at the Abyss Clan’s main camp, causing the Venerable and Elder to gnash their teeth.
They were sure a traitor existed within the clan!
Moreover, the person was in a high position!
Only a traitor at this level would have the privilege to access the countless ancient texts in the Bronze Holy Temple and Scripture Pavilion and convey information to Ye Feng.
Seeing their dark expressions, Ye Feng felt secretly pleased.
The reason he spoke like this was, of course, to make the Abyss Clan Venerable suspect there was a traitor within.
To dismantle a strong ancient force, one must first create suspicion and chaos within, and when they’re no longer united, they’ll be easy to defeat piece by piece.
"Enough talking, first blow up this universe and retrieve the Dao monument fragment. Afterward, I will personally uncover the internal mole."
Silver Eyebrow Venerable said coldly.
Then, he looked at Ye Feng.
"Remember, the one who kills you is I, Silver Eyebrow Venerable!" Saying this, Silver Eyebrow Venerable’s arm suddenly extended, reaching through the crack towards Ye Feng, shattering the universe’s barrier inch by inch.
"It’s over!"
Seeing Silver Eyebrow Venerable personally take action, Ancient Sky Tribe Ancestor, Xue Rongqing, Huo Lingjiao, Xia Yao, Yao Yue, and others all gasped.
They wanted to flee, but it was too late.
At the moment Silver Eyebrow Venerable acted, he had already unleashed his powerful pressure, not only locking the entire Flame Universe but also pressing them down remotely.
So strong that even a half-step Heavenly Venerable couldn’t break free.
Yet at this moment, Ye Feng remained utterly calm.
Next moment.
An eerie eyeball suddenly blocked between Ye Feng and Silver Eyebrow Venerable, releasing an overwhelming cosmic-level pressure far exceeding a quasi-Heavenly Venerable.
The universe shook!
[PS: This Chapter has over 4100 words, goodnight!]