Calamity of Tomorrow

Upon seeing Le Zhenzi appear before them, Shang Beibei immediately stepped in front of Zhou Bai, his head stubbornly forward and voice trembling slightly as he said, "Zhou Bai! You run first, I’ll hold him off."

Looking at Shang Beibei’s trembling shoulders, Zhou Bai sat down and said, "What hold off? He’s a sixth realm cultivator of the Tai Chi Diagram. You’d be gone in one encounter. Hide behind me."

Shang Beibei insisted, "How would you know without trying? Hurry up and run! I have a way to delay him for a while."

Zhou Bai shook his head, "There’s nothing worth running from, we might as well just watch the show."

Shang Beibei, with a puzzled look, kept urging Zhou Bai to leave, but Le Zhenzi on the other hand stood with arms crossed and a smile, watching the scene unfold before him, "Zhou Bai, you are very wise. We are only taking you to Central City. As long as you don’t resist, you won’t be harmed."

Zhou Bai ignored the other party and sat cross-legged on the ground, thinking through the situation at hand.

’Lv Chongyang was left gasping for breath, and they fought Kuang Tu to a standstill, so those three guys must also be sixth realm cultivators.’

’With my current strength, I might be a bit stronger than Zhenzi, but defeating them outright wouldn’t happen in an instant.’

’In a head-on fight, I’m not yet a match for a sixth realm powerhouse.’

’Like that battle with the Heavenly Demon in East Bright City, if I were to use the Domain of Decline to lead them away, it’s a wilderness here with no one to help. Should I lead them all the way to East Bright City? I don’t have the stamina or endurance for that.’

Zhou Bai thought to himself, ’I need a boost in strength, at least enough to take on a sixth realm for a while. That way, I could use the Domain of Decline to draw their fire, distracting them, and then have Lv Chongyang and Kuang Tu go all out in their attacks.’

With this in mind, Zhou Bai’s thoughts became clear, and he looked at the Taiyin Roulette in his mind.

"At this point, I can only rely on my peerless talent, cultivate right here, and enhance my strength to turn the tide."

Christina, having listened to Zhou Bai’s mind rambling for so long, finally couldn’t help but ask, "Don’t you have the Galaxy Sword Energy given to you by Jiaojiao? Why not just use that?"

"That’s for when I’m too lazy to gather Qi! How could I use it so carelessly?" Zhou Bai snorted, "And in a life-or-death situation, of course, I have to face the enemy in the best state. How could I underestimate my opponent?"

Next, Zhou Bai turned his attention to the stars on his divine diagram.

’Based on previous experiences with the Lazy Diagram, the Poor Diagram, and the Ugly Diagram, the enhancement of the fifth star point always leads to a qualitative change. For instance, the Lazy Diagram’s fifth star ’Lying Like a Mountain’, the Poor Diagram’s fifth star ’Barefoot’, the Ugly Diagram’s fifth star ’Face Pressure’...’

Yin God - Fu Shi: Enhances Primordial Spirit’s recovery power, allowing fast recovery of Primordial Spirit energy through breathing and Qi manipulation.

Cultivation Method: (Skipped by Zhou Bai)

Lazy Qi (0/350,000)

350,000 points of lazy Qi were immediately consumed, and Zhou Bai felt layers of invisible power filling him, with mysterious and esoteric runes being born and vanishing within his Primordial Spirit.

Zhou Bai felt an icy coolness and comfort in his Primordial Spirit, having completed the cultivation of the star point.

Yin God - Que Yin: Strengthens the Primordial Spirit, increases its solidity, and enhances its toughness.

Cultivation Method: (Skipped by Zhou Bai)

Lazy Qi (0/400,000)

Another 400,000 points of lazy Qi were consumed, Zhou Bai felt his Primordial Spirit become crystal clear like a diamond, shining brilliantly. Its solidity had greatly improved, and the defensive power of his Primordial Spirit alone had increased by several times, even without counting physical defenses.

Next, Zhou Bai looked forward with anticipation to the fifth star point of the Domain of Decline.

Yang God - Swallowing Thieves: Refines the declining Qi of all things, creating a Heavenly Withering Primordial Spirit, allowing one to observe the fates of all living beings. Once the Domain of Decline is activated, those with worse fortune are more susceptible to misfortune. Note: After stepping in so much crap, do you still dare to say you’re lucky?

Cultivation Method: (Skipped over by Zhou Bai)

Laziness (0/450,000)

Upon seeing the description of this star point, Zhou Bai became somewhat puzzled. After all, the description was a bit vague, and he was not very certain of its meaning.

’Let’s just add it and see what happens.’

Another 450,000 Laziness points were exhausted, and Zhou Bai felt his Primordial Spirit boiling suddenly, its internal structure continuously changing as countless runes flickered within.

Accompanied by the painful sensation of his Primordial Spirit nearly tearing apart, Zhou Bai sensed that his Primordial Spirit was gradually changing, emitting a pale color within its power.

"Is this the Primordial Spirit of the Domain of Decline?"

A strange feeling spread from the Primordial Spirit, and with a slight thought from Zhou Bai, the light and shadow before his eyes subtly changed, rendering the whole world appearing somewhat pale.

In this pale world, the appearances of Shang Beibei and Le Zhenzi changed as well.

In Zhou Bai’s eyes, Shang Beibei’s face became somewhat dark, as if it were smeared in dust.

Le Zhenzi’s face, on the other hand, was strikingly white, looking as though it had been painted with powder.

A moment of enlightenment arose from the Tai Chi Diagram, transmitting into Zhou Bai’s Primordial Spirit.

"Those with white faces have strong luck; the whiter the face, the stronger the luck. Those with dark faces have bad luck; the darker the face, the worse the luck."

While observing the two’s fortunes, Zhou Bai’s thoughts shifted slightly, and his vision returned to normal; all signs of fortune disappeared.

Zhou Bai then turned to look at the next star point, which was the sixth one on the Domain of Decline.

Yang God - Non-toxic: Enhances the Primordial Spirit’s resistance to the distortion of the Heavenly Dao

Cultivation Method: (Skipped over by Zhou Bai) Read new adventures at NovelBin.Côm

Laziness (0/500,000)

"I’ve finished adding to the fifth star point. The sixth one doesn’t cause a qualitative change, and it requires 500,000 Laziness points."

"I still have 450,000 Laziness points left; let’s put them all into the Primordial Spirit power."

Although the power of the Primordial Spirit could be rapidly improved when returning to the Dao School and cultivating in a high-pressure environment, using Laziness points was not so cost-effective.

But at this life and death moment, Zhou Bai, of course, wouldn’t be stingy with Laziness points.

Zhou Bai added 400,000 Laziness points to his Primordial Spirit power all at once, saving 50,000 Laziness points for battle later on.

Every 1,000 Laziness points increased the Primordial Spirit power by 1 point. The 400,000 Laziness points were instantly consumed, and Zhou Bai’s Primordial Spirit power surged from 3,000 points to 3,400 points in one go.

Zhou Bai, somewhat unable to control the sudden surge in his Primordial Spirit power, saw the pale-colored power dispersing, the air sharply twisting, producing crackling explosive sounds.

Especially since he had just enhanced the robustness, recovery, and solidity of his Primordial Spirit through the Domain of Decline, the power now radiating was far more formidable than before.

While reining in the somewhat scattered Primordial Spirit power, Zhou Bai was already twisting his neck and standing up.

Le Zhenzi narrowed his eyes slightly as black and white Primordial Spirit powers rose from his body, and in a condescending tone, he commanded, "Zhou Bai, sit back down."

Zhou Bai grinned and replied, "I want to see how strong I am now." He thought to himself, ’I’ll use Le Zhenzi as a test for my current state and try out the new skills. Then I’ll know how to approach the Sixth Realm in a little while, and whether I should use Jiaojiao’s gemstone.’