Calamity of Tomorrow

Beihai City, at the entrance of the training room, Kong Chan slowly walked out, twisting his limbs and relaxing his body, emitting crackling sounds all over.

During this period of intensive cultivation practice, his strength had surged greatly. The foundation of his Condensing Dharma Body had become more solidified, and he was approaching closer and closer to the level required for a breakthrough to the sixth realm—the Condensing Dharma Body (Taoist Body).

The fifth realm, the Condensing Dharma Body (Taoist Embryo), and the sixth realm, the Condensing Dharma Body (Taoist Body), are two key junctures on the path of cultivation, relating to how far one can progress in the future path of cultivation.

Thus, since the end of the Four Schools Tournament, Kong Chan had been undergoing intensive training with the support of Leiyin Temple, wholeheartedly consolidating his Dharma Body, increasing his cultivation level, and absorbing the power of vows. His cultivation advancement could be described as leaps and bounds.

Now that his cultivation had temporarily stabilized, his teacher had asked him to take some time to relax and consolidate his cultivation before continuing the intensive training.

Kong Chan's junior sister, Xuan Yue, said, "Senior Brother, how was your training this time? Are you close to reaching the sixth realm?"

Kong Chan nodded, then snapped his fingers with a smile and said, "Look."

Xuan Yue looked at Kong Chan's fingertip, watching the faint golden light emanating from it, and could hear the sounds of Buddhist chanting coming from within.

"Is that the Golden Top Buddha's Light?" Xuan Yue exclaimed joyfully, "Senior Brother, you've already cultivated the Golden Top Buddha's Light. It looks like your Dharma Body is about to reach perfection."

Kong Chan nodded, "Right. Now if I were to spar with Zhou Bai again, even if I can't win, it certainly wouldn't be easy for him to defeat me."

He recalled the fight with Zhou Bai on the platform, estimating the current power balance between his opponent and himself, and had a very clear judgment in his mind.

"Just wait a little longer, once the power of vows I have absorbed is all transformed into the Golden Top Buddha's Light, I can begin to make a push towards the Dao Repository. As long as I raise my Dao Conversion Degree to 59.9%, I am confident I can make a breakthrough to the sixth realm's Dharma Body."

While Kong Chan and Xuan Yue were talking and walking, students and teachers along the way were engaged in eager conversations.

Kong Chan listened in casually, and his face showed a look of shock, "West Mountain City was attacked by the Heavenly Demon?"

Xuan Yue nodded, "Yes, Senior Brother. You've been in closed-door cultivation this whole time and might not have heard. The Heavenly Demon attacked West Mountain City again, but it's over now. News came this morning that those Heavenly Demons have been repelled."

At that moment, Kong Chan's ears twitched slightly, and he heard other conversations not far away.

"Did you hear? The key to repelling the Heavenly Demon in West Mountain City was that Zhou Bai!"

"Zhou Bai? The one who took first place in the Four Schools Tournament, that guy with the dreadful move?"

"That's him! Zhou Bai this time, alone with his sword, repelled a hundred thousand Heavenly Demons. It's freaking awesome!"

"A hundred thousand Heavenly Demons is impressive, but also okay, right? If they're all level 1 or level 2 Heavenly Demons, those are just cannon fodder."

"What do you know? Among those hundred thousand Heavenly Demons, there were five levels 7 and 8 great Heavenly Demons, and even they were repelled by Zhou Bai with a single sword strike."

"Even the great Heavenly Demons were repelled by a single sword? This... this… what kind of swordsmanship is that? Could Zhou Bai be an immortal descended?"

Another person said admiringly, "The result of the Four Schools Tournament was indeed correct. This Zhou Bai truly is the foremost among the younger generation. Immortal descent doesn't even compare to him."

Kong Chan heard these words, stunned for a moment first finding them unbelievable. Considering his own strength, let alone repelling a hundred thousand Heavenly Demons and five great Heavenly Demons, even ten thousand Heavenly Demons would not be an easy win for him. He would need to exert full strength, engage in a fierce battle, and might even risk severe injury.

But as he continued on his way, the rumors about Zhou Bai grew more and more, becoming increasingly exaggerated. Xuan Yue, unable to help herself, said, "Senior Brother, are they telling the truth?"

"I don't know," Kong Chan shook his head upon hearing this, "Let's go ask Master."

Three hours later, Kong Chan, who had just emerged from seclusion, once again announced a closed special training session, declaring that he would not emerge until he reached the 6th realm.

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In Beihai City, within the Evil Sect.

A colossal, active volcano repeatedly spewed clouds of ash into the sky, enshrouding the atmosphere in a thick haze; though it was broad daylight, darkness pervaded everywhere.

Cang Ming rose alongside the erupting lava, his body covered in blood-red runes, his skin appearing a bright red as if it had been smeared with searing magma.

White streams of air constantly jetted out from his pores, forming gusts of wind that blew up sand and rocks from the ground.

"The God Diagram of the 5th Realm, the Ten Directions Earth Roar Diagram, I'm finally close to mastering it."

The Ten Directions Earth Roar Array was one of the strongest Array God Diagrams of the 5th realm within the Evil Sect. An established Ten Directions Earth Roar Array could alter the ley lines of the earth, inducing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Cang Ming's cultivation method was even more perilous, as he had inscribed the Ten Directions Earth Roar Array directly onto his body.

To fully integrate the array runes within himself, he had almost no unscarred skin left; his bones, muscles, and organs had all undergone surgery more than a dozen times.

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Only after enduring hellish torture did he gradually come close to completing the cultivation of this layer of the God Diagram.

"Once I master it, the next step is to Condense the Taoist Body," Cang Ming thought proudly, "Once the array is fully set up, I will be nearly invincible among my peers. Once I Condense the Taoist Body and completely master the star points of the Ten Directions Earth Roar Diagram, I will go find Zhou Bai and win back everything I lost."

He then made his way down the mountain, walking along the flowing lava, and turned to his admiring younger brothers and sisters asking, "What's the situation in West Mountain City? Did you manage to gather the intelligence on Zhou Bai I asked for? What realm is he in now? Has he made any breakthroughs?"

The disciples looked at each other, and one bravely said, "The Heavenly Demon that was attacking West Mountain City has retreated. They say it was all Zhou Bai's doing."

"Now there are a lot of rumors going around. Some say it was all thanks to Zhou Bai single-handedly wielding a sword, repelling three hundred thousand Heavenly Demons and saving West Mountain City."

"Some even say Zhou Bai slew a 7th-level Great Heavenly Demon."

"A friend of mine in West Mountain City told me that Zhou Bai's Sword Control range has surpassed a kilometer, saying his Primordial Spirit power can now cover a kilometer range."

The more Cang Ming heard these reports, the more he furrowed his brow, "One man, one sword, repelled three hundred thousand Heavenly Demons? Zhou Bai is only at the 3rd realm. Do you really believe this kind of news?"

"Go and confirm it right away, find out what really happened."

"Don't bring me any more of this ridiculous hearsay, I want confirmed, real intelligence."

Moments later, Cang Ming left the headmaster's office at Beihai Dao School with a dark scowl, his mind filled with disbelief.

'This Zhou Bai... how did he do it? Is he the illegitimate son of the heavens?'

Three days later, Cang Ming headed to the Southwest Battlefield, determined to grow stronger through combat, simultaneously cultivating and fighting in the life-and-death skirmishes to hone his strength.

It could be said that following the battle at West Mountain City, various pieces of intelligence about Zhou Bai swept through the human world like a hurricane—the messages becoming wilder and more exaggerated as they spread, making Zhou Bai an exceedingly hot topic throughout the entire human world.