Chapter 16: The Curator Breaks Through to the Chaos Realm

After arriving in Huoyang City, the Shadowheart Sect acted with extreme speed.

First, they occupied most of the cave dwellings in Chaos District A, then visited the Flamewind Pavilion Curator and the Luohe Divine Lord, appeasing these two sources of danger. After that, they began the most important step of their operation:

Taking substantive control of the entire city!

While occupying the cave dwellings of the five great families, they also dispatched their subordinates to seize the city’s three major forbidden areas.

Rumble! Five super-large mechanical treasures had already flown to one of the forbidden areas. The Huoyang Legion stationed there had long since withdrawn, leaving only some Huoyang Guards behind.

“What are you trying to do?” The Huoyang Guards looked nervously at the five super-large mechanical treasures.

“Surrender immediately, or die.” A voice came from high above, as the might of the five super-large mechanical treasures enveloped the entire forbidden area.

The Huoyang Guards looked at each other.

“The general and commander retreated to the city lord’s mansion long ago. Those guarding the forbidden area are just ordinary Huoyang Guards. The city lord’s mansion didn’t expect these ordinary Huoyang Guards to hold the forbidden area; they just wanted to confuse the enemy. We are all Void True Gods and ordinary True Gods; resisting is just suicide.”

They simply couldn’t resist.

The difference was too great. These ordinary Huoyang Guards surrendered obediently.

Soon, these Huoyang Guards were captured and taken into a spatial treasure. The five super-large mechanical treasures shrank and quickly entered the forbidden area, using their strength to quickly break through the layers of protection.

“The foundation of the forbidden area’s formation was dismantled long ago. The entire Huoyang City formation can only maintain the most superficial power.”

“We haven’t even attacked yet, and the five great families had already dismantled the core of the formation in advance.” The five super-large mechanical treasures investigated and found that everything the city lord’s mansion could dismantle had been dismantled.

The three major forbidden areas had been dismantled in advance, and only the ordinary formations integrated into the entire city were still operating, leaving the Huoyang City formation with only one or two tenths of its power.

“Set up the sect’s formation as soon as possible.”

From within the five super-large mechanical treasures, Eternal True Gods flew out one after another, quickly setting up the formation according to the plan.

The Shadowheart Sect had multiple sets of sect formations. As a former God King-level sect, their formations were far more profound than the Huoyang City formation, and the most top-tier formations even required Chaos Dominators to drive them.

What they were setting up now were simplified versions that could be deployed in a short amount of time.

Mobile formations were generally inferior in power to fixed formations. These three sect formations, when stacked together, were only slightly stronger than the fixed Huoyang City formation.

But once a major battle occurred, the influence of the formation’s assistance would be very significant.

The three sect formations required seven locations for deployment. These forbidden areas were large enough and suitable for setting up formations, so they were utilized.

Huoyang City’s Chaos District A was like a giant ring surrounding the city lord’s mansion.

At this moment, the entire ring, except for a small point—the “Luohe Divine Lord’s cave dwelling”—had become the Shadowheart Sect’s base.

“Sect Master, the five great families dismantled the core of the three major forbidden areas’ formations in advance. Sect disciples are deploying the formations at full speed and will succeed soon.” An elder responsible for the sect formation deployment reported immediately.

“We must hurry.” The Shadowheart Sect Master stood atop the highest mountain in Chaos District A, looking around. “Elder Yunyi, immediately take over the four city gates. From now on, completely prohibit entry and exit.”

Several elders were around him, each leading a portion of the disciples.

With a command, eight super-large mechanical treasures immediately flew towards the four city gates, even forcibly traversing the void repeatedly while flying. Clearly, with the weakening of the Huoyang City formation’s power, the spatial confinement had also been greatly reduced.

“The entire Huoyang City could become a battlefield at any time. We need to leave quickly.”

“Let’s leave this dangerous place first.”

Many cultivators sensed the danger and were rushing towards the four city gates.

Unfortunately, even with only one or two tenths of its power, the Huoyang City formation still made it so that only a handful of Eternal True Gods could forcibly traverse the void. They had to fly slowly, and it would take some time to reach the city gates.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.”

Cultivators were constantly leaving.

Suddenly, two super-large mechanical treasures traversed the void and arrived at the East City Gate.

“City gate sealed!” A terrifying aura enveloped the entire East City Gate, and a darkness descended, directly capturing the guards at the city gate.

“Not good, the city gates are sealed!”

Those cultivators still on their way and hadn’t yet reached the city gates felt a chill in their hearts upon seeing this scene from afar.

Those who had already reached the city outside, breathed a sigh of relief. “They made a move so quickly!”

Outside the city, the leader of the Zhu Clan, Zhu Gu, watched this scene from afar. “I brought fifty percent of the clan’s members and escaped as quickly as possible. But the remaining members… it’s going to be troublesome.”

The Zhu Clan had been rooted in Huoyang City for too long, with countless members infiltrating every industry.

Whether in the Huoyang Guards, the Huoyang Legion, or even as members of various forces, there were Zhu Clan members.

Even if they wanted to escape, Zhu Gu could only take the massive number of Zhu Clan members who were originally in the family’s cave dwellings directly into the cave dwelling treasure. As for those scattered throughout the city, he didn’t have time to gather them.

The Zhu Clan only had two Eternal True Gods in the city, Zhu You and Zhu Fuqing. One had extensive social connections and many friends, and the other was a member of a large force’s branch. They should be able to protect themselves. Zhu Gu thought, “With them two around, they should be able to protect more of the clan.”

After all, fifty percent of the entire clan was a lot, and many were elites. The Zhu Clan couldn’t abandon them.

“I’m counting on Zhu You and Fuqing.” Zhu Gu sighed. The skinny old man felt unprecedentedly powerless at this moment.

Facing the Shadowheart Sect, they didn’t even have the ability to resist.

Faced with such a powerful sect, even the strongest Eternal True God in the Yu Kingdom could only try to save their own life. Zhu Gu immediately traversed the void and quickly left, his destination being the neighboring Chaos Province.

Eight super-large mechanical treasures rushed to the four city gates, prohibiting entry and exit!

Once the sect’s grand formation was completely deployed, the gloomy formation completely enveloped the entire Huoyang City. Whether in the sky or underground, it was completely sealed off, leaving no dead ends.

The original four city gates were also shrouded in gloomy light, making them impossible to enter or exit.

“Success.”

“We can go back now.” Looking up at the vast sect formation, the eight super-large mechanical treasures guarding the four city gates finally began to leave.

The sect’s formation sealed off everything, making it impossible to get out. If they wanted to force their way out…

Perhaps only the Luohe Divine Lord in the entire city had the strength to do so.

The Shadowheart Sect even hoped that the Luohe Divine Lord would leave on his own! “This isn’t the Huoyang City formation.”

“The Shadowheart Sect has deployed a formation, enveloping the entire city.”

All the Eternal True Gods in Huoyang City noticed the changes in the formation. With their knowledge, they naturally recognized the difference between this gloomy formation and the original Huoyang City formation at a glance.

“It’s getting more lively.” In the Flamewind Pavilion, Curator Di Chuyu leisurely watched this scene.

He had seen various conflicts during his travels on the Origin Continent.

This little conflict in Huoyang City was just a small ripple in his cultivation life.

“My Flamewind Pavilion is detached from all parties, but it’s also not good to interfere in wars,” said the gray mist-bodied Vice Curator.

“If every branch could freely interfere in wars, the Flamewind Pavilion wouldn’t be able to remain detached,” Di Chuyu said.

“Curator, you comprehended the Chaos Laws as soon as the Shadowheart Sect arrived. It seems the Shadowheart Sect is your lucky star,” the Vice Curator said with a smile.

“Hahaha…”

Di Chuyu laughed heartily, feeling very pleased.

“After a long period, even with the guidance of a secret manual, I only became a Chaos realm cultivator today. It’s too difficult for those in the law path to become Chaos realm cultivators,” Di Chuyu said with emotion.

The secret manual he cultivated was secretly passed down by the Flamewind Ancient Kingdom’s royal family and was much more powerful than ordinary God King-level inheritances.

From Eternal True God to Chaos Dominator, the usual method of inheritance was to accumulate constantly and finally break through with accumulated knowledge. However, the Flamewind Ancient Kingdom’s royal family had long left detailed guidance, allowing cultivators to walk step by step along the guidelines, greatly reducing the difficulty of breaking through.

People like Luo Feng accumulated aimlessly. He had God King-level will, a perfect divine body bringing a vast soul, and comprehension of the origins of life and destruction.

The Chaos realm techniques he comprehended were more numerous than Di Chuyu’s, but he couldn’t break through.

“I have the guidance of a secret manual, combined with nine complementary Chaos realm techniques, and the assistance of various resources, and I only broke through today,” Di Chuyu said. “I wonder when that Luohe will break through.”

Becoming a Chaos realm cultivator in the law path was the minimum threshold for Di Chuyu to recruit guest elders.

“His accumulation is also very deep, but breaking through to the Chaos realm also requires some luck,” the Vice Curator said. “By the way, Curator, when are you going back? When are you going to report your breakthrough to the clan?”

“No rush,” Di Chuyu said. “I’ve already reported to the Old Ancestor. The Old Ancestor told me to keep it a secret for now. He will send resources over. I’ll go back after the divine body has completely grown and my strength has completely consolidated.”

The Vice Curator looked delighted. “Just do whatever the Old Ancestor tells you to do.”

Among the royal family of the Flamewind Ancient Kingdom, those who could cultivate the ‘Infinite Divine Body’ were also clan elites. Di Chuyu’s lineage of Infinite Divine Bodies had accumulated nearly a hundred over endless years, and each one was qualified to directly contact the Old Ancestor.

The Vice Curator had a relatively low status within the clan. After all, there were countless Eternal True Gods in the bloodline cultivation system, no matter how strong they were, they naturally weren’t qualified to contact the Old Ancestor.

Di Chuyu’s Old Ancestor was one of the Flamewind Ancient Kingdom’s emperors, named “Di Chu”!

“The Infinite Divine Body in the Chaos realm is even more majestic in size, and its growth is slower. And I also need to cultivate secret techniques to consolidate my strength,” Di Chuyu said. “I hope Luohe can break through before I leave, so I can bring him back with me.”

“Within one or two epochs, Curator, you should be able to completely consolidate. How could Luohe break through so quickly?” The Vice Curator said, “It’s normal to be stuck at a bottleneck for thousands or tens of thousands of epochs.”