Stellar Transformation-Chapter 542: Episode 16 Marriage - 3 Various Invitations
In the eastern part of the Divine World, the area spanning thousands of kilometers around Mini Mountain, which falls under the jurisdiction of Wei Chi City, was completely enveloped by an array space.
While Qin Yu subdued the eighty-two Heavenly Gods inside the grand formation, more Heavenly Gods arrived outside, later than Qiu Zhongfu and the others and, of course, they ended up being the last to show up.
The last group of Heavenly Gods to arrive also numbered in the dozens, but when they beheld the vast expanse of the array space, they couldn’t help but widen their eyes in astonishment.
From the outside, the ’Qiankun’ grand formation was indeed terrifying. The formation absorbed the divine spirit from heaven and earth, causing the divine spirit energy within a hundred miles around the formation to howl as it converged towards the grand formation, with streams of various colored energies coursing across its surface.
"What is that, and where are the Heavenly Gods that arrived before us?" a Middle Level Heavenly God exclaimed in shock, while grasping a Lower Heavenly God by the arm, "You got here before me, tell me, what exactly has happened?"
"My, my lord." The Lower Heavenly God stammered, "When I arrived, I saw several dozen Heavenly Gods in the sky, but then I don’t know what happened, a youth in black simply waved his hand and a few streaks of flowing light later, those Heavenly Gods were completely trapped."
No sooner had the Lower Heavenly God finished speaking than someone shouted, "That’s impossible, Mr. Qiu Zhong and the others were already here, would Mr. Qiu Zhong also have been trapped inside?"
However, someone immediately countered, "When I arrived, I saw even from a distance Mr. Qiu Zhong and the others trapped by the grand formation. It’s an absolute fact!"
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Originally, when Qin Yu was fighting the eighty-two Heavenly Gods, he had focused his attention on Qiu Zhongfu and the others and hadn’t noticed that a few more Heavenly Gods had already arrived in the distance.
"A grand formation that can trap Upper Heavenly Gods, how is this possible?"
The late-arriving Heavenly Gods were shocked, but almost immediately, some started to slip away, and as they did, they persuaded others, "Fellow gods, let’s leave quickly. Even Mr. Qiu Zhong has been trapped, going there would be marching to our deaths."
The several dozen Heavenly Gods fled swiftly.
As they escaped, the news that Qin Yu had set up a grand formation trapping dozens of Heavenly Gods including Qiu Zhongfu quickly spread.
The Lord of Wei Chi City, ’Wei Chi Gong Lan,’ received the news first-hand and immediately used the transmission array unique to every city in the Divine World, directly heading to East Pole Xuanjin Mountain to inform the East Pole Saint Emperor.
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After receiving the news, the East Pole Saint Emperor immediately dispatched the familiar ’Huang Jing’ and Wei Chi Gong Lan to Wei Chi City’s Mini Mountain to extend an invitation to Qin Yu.
As Huang Jing and others were flying from Wei Chi City to Mini Mountain at top speed, other major Saint Emperors, as well as powers from the Asura Sea, Blood Demon Mountain, and Double Domain Island, also received the news.
After all, every power had their own people in the cities of the Divine World. Their intelligence personnel got the news almost at the same time as Wei Chi Gong Lan; the only difference being the complexity of conveying the message back. Unlike Wei Chi City, they didn’t have direct access to the East Pole Xuanjin Mountain.
In Northern Pole Snow City, in the back garden of the Northern Pole Holy Emperor Palace.
Jiang Fan was chatting and laughing with his wife when the head of the intelligence department, a Middle Level Heavenly God, ’Jiang Yushan,’ hurried to the entrance of the back garden. The guards at the gate immediately raised their hands to stop Jiang Yushan.
"Let him in." Before Jiang Yushan could speak, Jiang Fan directly issued the command.
After Jiang Yushan entered, he immediately knelt on one knee and respectfully reported, "Holy Emperor, weve just received a message. In the Eastern Divine Realm’s Wei Chi City, an array master has been discovered. This array master set up a large scale formation that has completely trapped dozens of Heavenly Gods, including ’Qiu Zhongfu.’"
Initially indifferent upon hearing ’array master,’ Jiang Fan now turned to Jiang Yushan with a look of surprise, "Yushan, are you certain about this information? Are you sure it’s Qiu Zhongfu trapped in the grand formation?"
Although there were quite a few Upper Heavenly Gods in the Divine World, Northern Pole Saint Emperor Jiang Fan remembered the names and relevant information of each one.
"Absolutely certain, someone witnessed it with their own eyes!" Jiang Yushan stated with confidence.
Jiang Fan nodded slightly, then closed his eyes. In the blink of an eye, the whole Divine World was under his observation, including the grand formation in Wei Chi City.
In an instant, Jiang Fan’s eyes opened, radiating surprise.
"Yushan, take my personal invitation to the one who set up that formation." Jiang Fan’s face also rarely showed a smile.
"Husband, does this person deserve your personal Holy Emperor invitation?" Jiang Fan’s wife, Zhou Luangeng, asked curiously. Jiang Fan immediately chuckled and explained, "My lady, I’ve observed his formation, and it’s actually akin to a space. I think he’s not far behind the ’Artisan God’ Che Hou Yuan in formation proficiency!"
"Is he that remarkable?" Zhou Luangeng said in astonishment, "That Che Hou Yuan is an Artisan God. Can this person be compared with an Artisan God? For an Artifact Refining Master, the hardest part is mastering formations. If he has the strength of an Artisan God in formations, doesn’t that mean, he might become a new Artisan God?"
Zhou Luangeng also understood why her husband valued this newly emerged array master.
Jiang Fan shook his head with a smile, without saying more.
In Jiang Fan’s eyes, whether the Artisan God’s prowess in formations was comparable to this newly emerged array master was still uncertain.
Jiang Fan turned to Jiang Yushan, "What is the name of that person?" As he was about to issue a Holy Emperor invitation, he needed the other party’s name.
"Qin Yu!" Jiang Yushan replied promptly.
"Ah, Qin Yu, a fine name," Jiang Fan said with a slight smile, as a Golden Scroll appeared in his hand with a simple flip. He then directly wrote an invitation with his divine sense.
After receiving the Holy Emperor invitation, Jiang Yushan prepared to leave.
"Wait a moment," Jiang Fan suddenly spoke.
Jiang Yushan immediately stopped, turned around, and awaited further orders. Jiang Fan laughed and said, "I reckon the East Pole Saint Emperor’s people are likely to be one step ahead of us. It’ll take time to go from Wei Chi City to that mountain. Now, head directly to the transmission array outside East Pole Xuanjin Mountain and wait there for Qin Yu!"
"Yes, Holy Emperor," Jiang Yushan responded with a slight smile on his face.
Indeed, if he hurried to Wei Chi City now, he probably wouldn’t cross paths with Qin Yu. But by waiting at the transmission array outside Xuanjin Mountain, he was certain to meet him. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
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An Array Master capable of creating an array space could match an Upper Heavenly God purely in terms of strength. Moreover, becoming an Artifact Refining Master is easily within reach for an Array Master with a bit of effort!
The allure of an Artifact Refining Master – which power leader could possibly resist?
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Actually, if that party allowed the Divine King to take action, it would only take the blink of an eye to reach Qin Yu. However, the status of the Divine King is too lofty, not much different from that of the Eight Great Saint Emperors. To have a Divine King personally invite an Array Master? No Divine King would be willing to lower their status like that.
Several days later, within the ’Qiankun’ Formation of Mini Mountain.
A group of people stood there respectfully, with only Qiu Zhongfu in the frontmost position. Behind him stood ten people: Chi Hongfeng, Xianyu Yang, Lan Shanhuo, Le Yuyao, Le Yurao, Yigong Shu, Jin Kong, Jin Long, Liu Bing, and Tan Jiu.
Following these ten individuals were 102 Lower Heavenly Gods.
"Salute to the master!" 113 Heavenly Gods all bowed respectfully.
Qin Yu stood in front of these 113 Heavenly Gods, facing the group. Behind Qin Yu were Hei Yu, Uncle Fu, Wu Lan, Wu He, Hong Yu, and Lv Shui.
Qin Yu’s gaze fell on Tan Jiu.
"Tan Jiu," Qin Yu called out, with a faint smile on his face.
Tan Jiu took a step forward and said respectfully, "Master, in the past Tan Jiu was disrespectful to the master, please forgive my transgressions." At this moment, Tan Jiu dared not harbor the slightest thought of defiance.
"The feeling of harboring resentment towards me doesn’t feel good, does it?" Qin Yu said with a light chuckle.
Tan Jiu’s face involuntarily paled. When he had just been taken into the God-locking Tower, Tan Jiu did indeed harbor great resentment towards Qin Yu. However, as soon as he felt resentment, his soul seemed to be tortured by something akin to burning pain. At this point, Tan Jiu remembered that with his soul bound, he could not have even a sliver of rebellious thoughts, or else he would be asking for trouble.
"Tan Jiu dares not anymore," Tan Jiu said respectfully.
Qin Yu nodded, then glanced at Qiu Zhongfu. "Qiu Zhongfu, I hear that the general Heavenly Gods call you ’Mr. Qiu Zhong’. Are you feeling suffocated and uncomfortable right now?"
Qiu Zhongfu answered with neither humility nor arrogance, "If the master can set up such an impressive array, at least in terms of array formation proficiency, you are the strongest one Qiu Zhong has seen over the years. Since the master possesses such proficiency in formations, I believe you are also highly skilled in Artifact Refining. Qiu Zhong trusts that following the master won’t be worse than being a bandit."
Actually, Qiu Zhongfu was also helpless. His soul was bound; what else could he do?
"Qiu Zhongfu, from today onwards, you will manage these Heavenly Gods together with Uncle Fu. At the same time, you will be my personal attendant. You will follow me when I go out, and when I’m cultivating, you can go do your own things," Qin Yu said indifferently.
"Yes, master." A hint of joy appeared on Qiu Zhongfu’s face.
What Qiu Zhongfu feared most was Qin Yu leaving him in the Jiang Lan Realm all the time, which would be too boring. Following Qin Yu in person, on the other hand, could mean adventures around the Divine World.
With a thought, Qin Yu put 112 Heavenly Gods into the Jiang Lan Realm, leaving only Qiu Zhongfu, Hong Yu, Lv Shui, Wu He, and a few others.
"Big Brother, I thought the ’Flowing Light Spear Path’ I created could defeat you. I didn’t expect that in the blink of an eye, Big Brother could actually capture Upper Heavenly Gods and set up such an array," Hei Yu remarked.
Qin Yu was surprised, "Flowing Light Spear Path, is that your peculiar technique of stabbing with a spear?"
"What do you mean peculiar?" Hei Yu retorted, clearly dissatisfied, as that was something he had realized with great effort.
Qin Yu chuckled, "Oh, not peculiar, but impressive, very impressive. Is that alright?" Hei Yu couldn’t help but laugh as well.
"Master Qin Yu, it’s really strange. As soon as we returned to the Divine World, we sensed when the Heavenly Tribulation would come," Hong Yu said mischievously, giving Qiu Zhongfu, who was keeping a straight face, a teasing glance, and then spoke to Qin Yu.
Wu Lan also nodded, "Right, we truly sensed the Heavenly Tribulation as soon as we came out."
"Oh?"
Qin Yu had an epiphany.
Sure enough, as he had expected, the Qiankun World existed independently, and the Divine Tribulation common among the Divine, Immortal, Demon, and Demon Worlds could not descend in the Qiankun World.
"Approximately when will the tribulation occur?" Qin Yu asked with a smile.
"Very soon, in a little over a hundred years," Hong Yu said, while Wu He’s loud voice chimed in, "I’m about the same, almost two hundred years away."
Qin Yu nodded slightly.
At this moment, beside Qin Yu, Qiu Zhongfu, who was always with a cold face, was puzzled. When would this master’s subordinates cross the Divine Tribulation?
"Alright, the rest of you can enter the Jiang Lan Realm. Little Black, do you want to cultivate, or come with me to explore?" Qin Yu asked with a smile.
"Of course, I’ll go with you, Big Brother," Hei Yu said with a light laugh. Then, Hei Yu glanced at the Array Space and exclaimed, "This Array Space is really powerful, almost like the Jiang Lan Realm. Hong Yu and the others haven’t crossed their tribulation yet, but they can maintain human forms here."
Qin Yu nodded slightly.
The Array Space was indeed much like the Jiang Lan Realm, being another space. However, the Jiang Lan Realm had been firmly established through the skill of Artifact Refining.
Qin Yu retrieved the Jiang Lan Realm from the Qiankun World and then took it into his body. As long as the Jiang Lan Realm wasn’t placed in the Qiankun World, the Divine Tribulation could still sense Hong Yu and the others.
After casually taking in the Array Space, Qin Yu and Hei Yu walked side by side, with Uncle Fu and Qiu Zhongfu following behind them.
"Qin Yu!"
Having waited outside the formation for quite some time, Huang Jing, seeing the formation dissipate, immediately called out and, in a flash, arrived in front of Qin Yu. Beside Huang Jing was a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows, whose mere presence seemed as stable as Mount Tai.
The middle-aged man said, "Qin Yu, I am the Wei Chi City Lord, Wei Chi Gong Lan. This is Princess Huangfu Jing of East Pole Xuanjin Mountain. The two of us have come by the order of the East Pole Saint Emperor to invite you to Xuanjin Mountain and become a member of the mountain."
"Huangfu Jing? Princess?" Qin Yu couldn’t help but smile at ’Huang Jing’, who could only laugh, her fair face turning red.
At this moment, Wei Chi Gong Lan handed Qin Yu a golden scroll.
Qin Yu and Hei Yu exchanged a glance. Qin Yu then took the golden scroll and scanned its content with his divine sense. It was indeed an invitation from the East Pole Saint Emperor.
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