Published at 13th of December 2024 10:42 am

Chapter 1338 Surrounded

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All the moons felt a chill down their backs. Anyone else could have said these words, and they would have scoffed or looked at the person with disdain. However, the person who threatened them was a Dao Overlord. Their factions had already gotten their hands on most of the things Wang Wei did in the lower dimension from the people who ascended, so they knew how capable he was. Adding the fact they suffered a loss with their first interaction with them, that threat was no joke.

So, they paused and looked at each other, thinking whether improving their relationship to deal with such a threat was best. Sadly, this thought wasn't fully formed when someone took action. Five Feathers opened a space tear and left the Lawless Zone. She directly teleported back to her territory; she was so fast that you would think she was running away. Then, as soon as she arrived at her palace, she activated the formations in her cultivation room and left a projection to meet her people.

Everyone looked at this calmly and left one by one, leaving only Time Eater. He looked at these people and shook his head. He knew they were not reliable, so he viewed them as pawns that could be discarded at any time. His vision penetrated the distance, and he glanced at the desolate area where Wang Wei had his ceremony.

'He used the Merit System to give Heavenly Dao a fighting chance — what a brilliant move,' Time Eater analyzed. His eyes squinted: 'By now, he should have realized his real threat was Supreme Unity, so his focus will be on that, which should give me more time.' Countless thoughts flashed in his mind.

'No, that would have been the case had he not realized my power. Now, he must see me as a threat. So, he'll deal with me in two ways: he'll hide and wait until he's dealt with the others, or I'll be one of the first to be attacked.

'Although he tried to hide it, I detected the aura of Taboo from him, so his strength should be on par with Paragons. However, he couldn't have become strong enough to deal with me. So, his best approach should be to facilitate help.'

Time Eater looked in the distance. He teleported home, and immediately, his army marched out. One group headed to the Origin Seal Continent, and the other to the Dao Opening Sect.

As far as Time Eater is concerned, there are a few people who can cause him harm in this world, and Wang Wei should have access to two — Wu Hong and Yan Hai. So, he sent his army to threaten the lineages of these people and force them to hesitate to move. It's also a way for Time Eater to monitor their actions and detect in advance whether they will ignore the safety of their people and kill him.

Origin Seal Continent:

Wang Wei opened his eyes and exhaled. Things proceeded way smoother than he anticipated. He weakened Five Feathers and Jimin. Five Feathers is expected, but as for Paragon Jimin, well, Wang Wei had no choice. The latter was an extremely ambitious person and held a noble status/destiny as this era's First Paragon. Wang Wei feared he would take some of his destiny as the [Era Son] and used his status to gather more people on his side.

Although Wang Wei did not care much about this destiny and after his actions, Heavenly Dao should have understood he was the best chance at surviving; he did not want to take any risks. After all, there is still the possibility that Heavenly Dao will spread a large net, trying to cultivate more people to help it. Wang Wei wanted all the luck, destiny, and blessing for himself, so Jimin had to go. The time it takes the latter to return to his peak and even deal with the repercussions of using that curse is enough for Wang Wei to spread his fame, gather more people, and guarantee his status as an [Era Son].

'Although things looked bleak now, many of my previous plans can still work. I only need to put more focus on dealing with Supreme Unity,' Wang Wei analyzed. After what happened, he realized his mistake — he should never have relied too much on Maitreya. At least, he should have expected her failure. Unfortunately, he placed all his focus on the parasites while believing she was more than capable of balancing him.

"You're back. Good."

Wang Wei looked at Yan Hai and asked: "What was the result?"

"Everything is fine on the sect's side," Yan Hai replied. "As for the other? Well, it has become a thousand times more challenging to contact them in Limbo, and from what they said, they can't revive now."

"Challenging to contact? Meaning it's still possible?" Wang Wei asked.

"Yes, but with a price."

"It's good to hear," Wang Wei nodded. One of his plans was to bring about the return of the people in Limbo in advance, but now, he had to abandon this plan. Such a major shift to the plan should have dealt a significant blow to his plans, but he was adaptable.

"What about the Source Qi Space?"

"You can enter, but you can't return."

Wang Wei frowned. The Source Qi Space is an omnipresent dimension that can be accessed from all Chaos Worlds in the universe. However, this thing is so vast that navigation is a nightmare. When most people enter, they must leave an anchor in a world to return to. However, Supreme Unity's Lock seemed to have erased all anchors, preventing anyone from returning after entering the space.

"This is not entirely bad news," Wang Wei commented. "How is that any good news?"

"Now I have another way to deal with these parasites," Wang Wei calmly replied. As long as he exiled them into the Source Qi Space, they'd be lost and might even die there. Wang Wei doesn't believe the lock would not take into account things like longevity resources, so even if they revive themselves, it should be inside the Source Qi Space instead of returning home.

"You are really Brother Qiyuan's descendants," Yan Hai suddenly commented. Throughout their long lives, they had been in many despairing situations, but Qiyuan always remained calm and found a positive aspect.

"By the way, I've checked the others," Yan Hai added. "Contact with the Underworld is blocked; however, there seems to be no problem with the River of Time or the River of Fate."

Wang Wei frowned. He wanted to try something but stopped himself as he noticed something. He looked outside Origin Seal City and saw the place was surrounded by soldiers in expensive armor.

"Time Eater's Time Bandit Army?"

"Check the sect," Yan Hai said, and Wang Wei also saw the Dao Opening Sect being surrounded. He analyzed the situation and realized what was happening. He sneered before muttering: "You have the right idea but looking in the wrong direction."

"That insolent brat," Yan Hai cursed.

"I'm about to leave this place. Ancestor, what are you going to do?"

"I've returned to the peak of the Empyrean, so I should return to the sect," Yan Hai commented. "However, I'm worried about the Origin Seal Continent. So, I'll stay here until Wu Hong returns." The Dao Opening Sect has a much deeper foundation, so she's not worried about them, but she cannot say the same for this place.

"Good. If you need anything, contact me," Wang Wei said before handing her control over the continent. However, he realized he was doing too much, as Yan Hai already had access. Wang Wei activated the newly updated Heaven-Deception Array and used every other hiding technique he knew before returning to the Dao Burial Ground.

Wang Wei sent the message for the team to meet him in half an hour since he wanted to check a few things beforehand. He closed his eyes and used his position as the [Earth Emperor] to check on Samsara/Underworld. The result was negative.

Wang Wei then tried another approach. He summoned the souls of the devil cultivators he previously used as an experiment, trying to revive them. The result was the same.

'So, from now on, the relationship between the world of the living and the world of the dead is a one-way ticket.' Such a situation is ideal for the underworld, which is fed up with all these cultivators capable of playing with life and death as they please. However, this situation is terrible news for Wang Wei since there are many methods he can no longer use, and he cannot rely on his powerful grandmother.

Wang Wei was deep in thought. 'What about fate and time? Did he really do nothing to them?' He did not think the latter would leave such a loophole.

'I don't expect him to be able to interfere directly with the operations of these things, but there should be some hindrance, right?'

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