Chapter 234: Chapter 158: The Day of the Grand Wedding, The Beginning of the Great Chaos

"Yes!"

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In the city.

Zhuge Mansion.

Inside the Cultivation Chamber, Gu Zheng retracted the blades, reassembled them into a shield, and put it away in his Storage Leaf.

Having completely mastered this high-grade Spiritual Soldier, his next step was to refine the Demon Pills.

Gu Zheng hadn’t had time to refine the five Demon Pills.

He had not yet begun to comprehend the Power of Heaven and Earth as a Heroic Body Realm cultivator.

Now that he had the complete All Heaven Jade Void Skill: Heroic Body Chapter, he could begin the refinement process.

He began refining the first Demon Pill, which came from an Electric Giant Python, according to the Secret Technique. In an instant, Gu Zheng felt as if he had become an Electric Giant Python, coiling atop a mountain peak, facing the boundless thunder and lightning as he inhaled and exhaled thunder qi.

With every breath the Electric Giant Python took, the changes in the thunder qi, the shifting of the Power of Heaven and Earth, the gathering and scattering of dark clouds, and the birth and annihilation of lightning bolts were all clearly reflected in his mind.

Following these pathways, Gu Zheng immersed himself in the experience. It was as if he had truly become the Electric Giant Python, comprehending the mysteries of thunder between heaven and earth.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Zheng’s body trembled, and he returned to his senses.

He opened his eyes. The Demon Pill was still floating before him, but its wondrous aura had vanished.

Seeing this, Gu Zheng took a deep breath to steady his mind and stored the Demon Pill in his equipment bar.

[Demon Points +105]

Tsk~

The residual energy after comprehending Heaven and Earth through the Demon Pill was actually over one hundred Demon Points.

"Not bad, not bad at all."

Gu Zheng was quite satisfied.

He took out the second Demon Pill and continued refining it, comprehending the wonders of Heaven and Earth.

This process of comprehension took several more days.

The residual energy—

[Demon Points +106]

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The third pill, refined and comprehended.

[Demon Points +101]

The fourth pill, refined and comprehended.

[Demon Points +103]

The fifth pill, refined and comprehended! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

[Demon Points +105]

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All five Demon Pills had been refined, their insights absorbed.

Gu Zheng’s understanding of the Power of Heaven and Earth was finally no longer superficial, a mere perception.

With the help of the profound aura from the Demon Pills, he came to understand that the Power of Heaven and Earth was everywhere.

Birth, sickness and death, a flower’s bloom, a lightning strike, a gust of wind, a burning fire, a flowing stream...

In these scenes and phenomena, the Power of Heaven and Earth gathered and dispersed.

Among them, the most common was the power of the earth.

Without the power of the earth, all things would simply float in the air.

And this realization allowed Gu Zheng to recognize for the first time how vast, wondrous, boundless, and merciless Heaven and Earth truly were!

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"WOOOO—"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The long blast of a horn sounded as ceremonial cannons fired one after another, shooting into the sky to explode in a brilliant display.

On the wide street, crowds stood on both sides, cheering or shouting in unison under the direction of a master of ceremonies.

The great gates of the Royal City, normally shut tight, were all thrown open today.

For the wedding of the Third Prince, Zhong Tianlin, had finally arrived.

Countless people had bustled for over a month in preparation for this wedding.

Today was the day of the union. Patrols were constant both inside and outside the city, with Heroic Body Realm experts scattered throughout to maintain order.

Jiang Hao, Huang Dajin, and Zhao Danv were each responsible for a specific area.

Nangong Yaoyue, Dongfang He, Qing Yixiao, and other noble youths stood on a viewing platform beside the Royal Palace’s massive plaza, watching from a distance as the wedding proceeded in an orderly fashion.

"What a grand spectacle."

Thanks to her connection with Nangong Yaoyue, Xiao Xianya was also on the viewing platform. She looked around excitedly and said, "Which country’s princess is the Third Prince marrying? To have such a massive wedding ceremony, and with more than a dozen Noble Families attending."

"Not a princess, but someone from the Divine Weapon Yu Family," Dongfang He interjected. "The one marrying Zhong Tianlin is Yu Yixi. From what I know, Zhong Tianlin and Yu Yixi were engaged after meeting only once."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Xiao Xianya’s jaw dropped. "Was it love at first sight?"

"...The way your mind works..." Dongfang He was about to retort.

"Shut up." Nangong Yaoyue shot him a glare, then turned to Xiao Xianya with a small smile. "Zhong Tianlin and Yu Yixi are partners in a political marriage. There are no feelings between them. From what I understand, both of them are solely focused on becoming stronger and have no interest in romance..."

"No, Yu Yixi is in love with someone."

A cold, detached voice suddenly spoke up.

Hmm?

Nangong Yaoyue turned her head toward the voice and saw a grim-faced young man dressed in black. His eyes glinted as he watched a wedding carriage in the distance slowly passing through a gateway and entering the plaza.

"And who are you?" Dongfang He frowned. "You talk as if you know Yu Yixi so well. What, do you know her?"

The young man in black ignored him, merely taking a slow step forward.

"Hey, you..."

"Shut up!" Nangong Yaoyue grabbed his arm, her eyes flickering rapidly. The next moment, she made a decision. "Let’s go. It’s not safe here!"

"Huh?"

Dongfang He was completely bewildered.

Xiao Xianya was also confused. "Nangong, are you alright? This is the Royal City! All the royal family’s experts are here, and..."

"Let’s leave first and talk later."

Nangong Yaoyue pulled her along, rushing off to the side.

Although Dongfang He didn’t understand, he immediately followed.

Zuo Lingfeng brought up the rear.

The group of four crossed the viewing platform, descended to the ground, and quickly left the plaza under the confused gazes of the other noble youths.

Qing Yimei had overheard Nangong Yaoyue’s words and looked puzzled. ’Not safe?’

"Don’t listen to her," Qing Yixiao said coolly, crossing his arms. "People from the Nangong Family have always been like this. To put it nicely, they’re cautious. To put it bluntly, they’re cowards."

"Is that so?" Qing Yimei was skeptical.

Just as she was about to ask more...

"WOOOO—!"

The resounding blast of the horn suddenly changed.

DONG DONG DONG~!

A lively drumbeat followed, echoing rhythmically from all four sides of the plaza.

The wedding procession was entering its second phase.

The bride, Yu Yixi, would descend from her carriage and take the hand of the Third Prince, Zhong Tianlin, who was waiting at the front of the steps.

DONG~ DONG~ DONG~!

Accompanied by the rhythmic drums and under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the curtain of the now-stationary wedding carriage was slowly drawn aside.

Dressed in a crimson wedding gown, the incomparably stunning Yu Yixi stepped down from the carriage, guided by an Attendant.

SWOOSH!

The very instant Yu Yixi’s foot touched the ground, a streak of black light abruptly shot up from the dense crowd.

Its speed was incredible as it soared into the sky, rushing toward the great sun.

BOOM—

A soft, muffled sound echoed high in the sky, yet it caused the very void to tremble.

In the next moment, a mass of black qi suddenly bloomed, obscuring the great sun. It swept out in all directions, a vast and mighty tide covering the entire Royal City and even the Capital City.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH~!

A sinister wind swept through as darkness descended.

With the Royal City as its center, the sky for a hundred miles around instantly turned from high noon to night.

The sky... had gone dark!

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Zhuge Mansion.

The underground Cultivation Chamber.

BZZZT~

Gu Zheng’s body trembled slightly as he circulated the Divine Wondrous power within him. Along with his physique and Spirit, it began to slowly revolve in accordance with the All Heaven Jade Void Skill: Heroic Body Chapter.

Having just spent 300 Demon Points to raise the All Heaven Jade Void Skill: Heroic Body Chapter to Mastery, Gu Zheng was now carefully sensing the subtle changes in his body.

There were three stages in the Heroic Body Realm, and the first stage, Union, was the simplest.

After one’s Spirit, physique, and Divine Wondrous power reached perfection and broke their limits, they just needed to grow continuously.

But the second stage, Melting Furnace, also looked simple. However, it required a massive investment of resources.

Gu Zheng had used the Thunder Storage Source Fruit to lower the Demon Point cost for his breakthrough to just over thirty-eight thousand. As he circulated his skill now, he sensed that without spending points, breaking through to the Melting Furnace stage would take at least ten years.

This was because the Melting Furnace burned everything; his Spirit, physique, and Divine Wondrous power all had to be tempered within it.

Although the Union stage had solved the problem of dispersed energy, the tempering process wasn’t simultaneous. It was carried out in successive steps.

That was what made it so time-consuming.

Gu Zheng circulated his skill for a good while before stopping.

’Cultivating step-by-step with my True Skill is too slow.’

’I have to use my points!’

Thinking of this,

Gu Zheng regulated his aura for a full cycle, steadied his mind, and rose to leave the Cultivation Chamber. He planned to head to the Dahuashan passage and go to the Electric Spirit Monster Island in the Demon Realm to slay a batch of Demon Fiends.

The time limit on the Thunder Storage Source Fruit’s ability was about to expire.

CLICK~

He opened the entrance to the basement.

As he came up the stairs, he immediately sensed that something was wrong.

It wasn’t that the sky had gone dark.

Rather, the Power of Heaven and Earth in the air was extremely chaotic.

Previously, Gu Zheng hadn’t been very sensitive to the Power of Heaven and Earth, but now he could clearly sense that its various forms were in utter disarray.

It was like a clear spring, where the water once flowed lucidly with all kinds of small fish swimming about.

But now, it was as if the fish were darting about chaotically, muddying the water.

The Power of Heaven and Earth had become viscous and was extremely difficult to mobilize.

The affected area was quite large. He feared the entire Royal City was the same.

"What’s going on?"

Gu Zheng raised an eyebrow, his figure leaping into the air and landing on the roof.

As soon as his feet touched the roof, he heard roars and crashing sounds from the direction of the main gate. Screams, cries, and shrieks also came from all directions.

"Don’t kill me, don’t kill... GAK~"

"Run! Run!"

"Damn you, monster! Die, die, die!"

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All sorts of sounds merged into a chaotic din that echoed throughout the city.

"BANG BANG BANG~"

BOOM!

The main gate of Zhuge Mansion was smashed open with Barbaric Force.

Two burly figures charged in, swinging cold longswords at a group of servants who had fallen to the ground behind the gate.

SWISH~!