My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

Chapter 379: The Eastern Lord’s Scheme, Exterminate All in the Mountain and Sea Scrolls?

Countless streams of information surged.

In Qi Yuan’s mind, sword intent crisscrossed, slashing through the myriad Dao, or perhaps... forgetting them entirely.

Qi Yuan stepped across the Black Sea and arrived at the Origin Land.

At this moment, the shores of the Black Sea were crowded.

Nearly ten thousand Martial Lords stood there, seemingly aware that Qi Yuan would come.

“Greetings, Heavenly Sovereign!”

These Martial Lords saluted, their expressions respectful.

Qi Yuan observed the scene with a calm expression. “So, have you all come to your senses now?”

As he spoke, Qi Yuan began to consider how they might "open up."

If they did open up, it would likely be in a shower of blood.

“Heavenly Sovereign, everything before was a misunderstanding,” Black Deer Martial Lord stepped forward, his expression respectful. “Now, the Eastern Lord is waiting for you in the Calamity Zone. He said he will explain everything to clear up the misunderstandings.”

Qi Yuan’s face remained unchanged upon hearing this.

His expression was either calm or held a faint smile, making it impossible to read his thoughts.

“He’s finally willing to see me.”

Qi Yuan stretched lazily.

“If he’s willing to meet me, then I’ll go see him.”

The Myriad Dao Martial God Realm was equivalent to the Yang God Realm.

However, this Myriad Dao Martial God was somewhat different from the typical Yang God.

Yang Gods, when traveling to other worlds or even universes, would be suppressed in power.

The Myriad Dao Martial God, it seemed, wasn’t bound by such limitations.

After breaking through to the Myriad Dao Martial God Realm, Qi Yuan’s power had indeed grown considerably.

At that moment, Old Man Shenlei appeared. “I’ll go with you.”

The other Nascent Souls also spoke up, saying, “We’ll go with you.”

They were all deeply wary of the Eastern Lord and didn’t feel at ease letting Qi Yuan face him alone.

Qi Yuan glanced at the Origin Land, his expression calm. “Perhaps the Dawn’s Chorus is about to begin, and the Origin Land may no longer be able to contain Yang Gods. If you all stay here, you’ll be forced to leave.”

“Since fate has decided for you to leave... well, although I don’t particularly like fate, let’s go with it today. You can come with me to meet the Eastern Lord.”

In an instant, countless phantoms appeared behind Qi Yuan.

“We obey your command!”

Each of these phantoms was of noble bearing, mysterious, and powerful.

They stood behind Qi Yuan like primordial demons, and even though they restrained their auras, they were so overwhelming that no one dared look directly at them.

The Martial Lords present felt an overwhelming urge to bow in worship.

Some of them even sensed that these figures seemed more majestic and terrifying than the Eastern Lord himself.

At that moment, doubts began to creep into the hearts of those who had once been so certain.

But soon, their resolve hardened again.

The Eastern Lord was the supreme truth of this world.

Numbers... were meaningless.

“Farewell, everyone. I hope we’ll meet again.”

Qi Yuan’s figure vanished.

Those terrifying, majestic phantoms disappeared with him.

Black Deer Martial Lord gritted his teeth, cold sweat forming on his forehead as the figures vanished.

He let out a long sigh of relief.

The other Martial Lords were in the same state.

Qi Yuan and those phantoms had exerted immense pressure on them.

Especially since there were far more of those terrifying figures than they had expected.

They thought there would only be a few.

But there were... thousands?

“The Eastern Lord should be able to handle them, right?” a female Martial Lord asked nervously.

The pressure from those Heavenly Sovereigns earlier had been overwhelming.

“What do you mean, ‘handle’? The Eastern Lord will explain the truth to them, and they will trust him, just like we do!”

“Yes, with the help of so many powerful individuals, the Eastern Lord will surely resolve the calamity and save the world.”

“We can’t just sit idly by. Let’s proceed with reviving the Eastern Lord’s partner as per his instructions!”

“Right!”

“Now that the worlds are converging and can’t be stopped, we’ll descend to the End Land. We’ll choose a protagonist and have her kill all the other Daughters of Destiny, merge all the memories, and then she’ll become the Eastern Lord’s partner!
Once she’s resurrected and heads to the Calamity Zone, everything will be fine.”

“We will also experience true rebirth!”

“Haha, now that they’re gone, no one can stop us!”

Several of the titled Martial Lords were excited, their expressions twisted.

After so many failed attempts to reboot the world, they finally saw a glimmer of success. How could they not be thrilled?

At that moment, a different voice suddenly spoke: “Elders, if the Mountain and Sea Scrolls converge, won’t everyone end up killing each other, leaving only one true survivor?”

The speaker was a man, a peak Martial King who had come from a stronghold.

In the Mountain and Sea Scrolls, he had sworn eternal love to a prime minister’s daughter and had taught her cultivation techniques.

He had once eagerly anticipated reuniting with his lover.

But now it seemed... the merging of worlds would result in a massacre?

“Yes, within each Mountain and Sea Scroll, there is a version of the Eastern Lord’s partner.
Each version of the partner is reliving past events.

The Mountain and Sea Scrolls are an illusion, and the Eastern Lord used the brush of the nation to paint these illusions and create one true existence.

We’ll support one version of the partner, and she will slay and devour the others.
In the end, she will devour the Destiny and become the Eastern Lord’s partner.

The Mountain and Sea Scroll she comes from will represent reality, the future of our Origin Land.

All other Mountain and Sea Scrolls will vanish, and the End Land will become a thing of the past.

With the End Land gone, the Mountain and Sea Scroll crafted by the Eastern Lord will be the true future—an infinite future!”
Black Deer Martial Lord’s face was filled with fanaticism.

After so many years, countless reboots of the world, they were finally about to succeed.

“But doesn’t that mean... everyone in the other Mountain and Sea Scrolls will die?” The man’s face darkened. His lover was still within one of the Mountain and Sea Scrolls.

If his lover was in one of the scrolls set to be sacrificed, he couldn’t accept that.

“For the sake of the world, some sacrifices are necessary!” Black Deer Martial Lord replied.

Another titled Martial Lord also spoke up: “They were created by the Eastern Lord, and their purpose was always to be sacrificed.

Now, it’s their turn to fulfill that destiny!”

“Indeed, the Eastern Lord gave them life, a debt they could never repay in a thousand lifetimes!”

The Martial Lords’ expressions were resolute.

After holding on for so many years, even if they realized they were wrong, they wouldn’t admit it.

“The Mountain and Sea Scrolls were indeed created by the Eastern Lord, but what about the End Land? They’re innocent, aren’t they?” Mu Yan finally couldn’t hold back and spoke.

“They were always destined to perish; we’re merely helping them along!” Mu Yan’s bloodline ancestor said, looking at him with a soft smile. “You newly ascended Martial Lords have seen so little of the world and haven’t even met the Eastern Lord. It’s normal for you to be confused.

For this mission from the Eastern Lord, you’ll stay here in the Origin Land.”

As he spoke, the ancestor moved swiftly.

Several other Martial Lords acted as well, trapping the newly ascended Martial Lords.

“No, ancestor, you’re going mad!
Perhaps we don’t need to destroy these worlds—Qi Yuan, the Heavenly Sovereign, can stop the Calamity!” Mu Yan shouted, his voice hoarse.

Though he considered himself selfish, he didn’t want to see the people he knew and cared about die.

In the Mountain and Sea Scrolls, he had lived for over ten thousand years.

He had made many friends.

He couldn’t bear to see them die.

Most importantly, he had never met the Eastern Lord and didn’t trust his plan.

Compared to the Eastern Lord, he trusted Qi Yuan more.

The enemies of the great calamity were powerful, but wasn’t Qi Yuan just as powerful?

Swallowing a star, with countless powerful followers.

With so much strength, they couldn’t resolve a minor calamity?

And if they couldn’t, what made the Eastern Lord’s scheme any more likely to succeed?

“No more words, what the Eastern Lord says is the truth!” a Martial Lord interrupted.

“You’re... terrifying!” Mu Yan despaired.

It was as if he was seeing these people for the first time.

The Martial Lords bound Mu Yan and the others, throwing them into the Origin Land.

The remaining Martial Lords all turned their gazes toward the Black Sea.

“The great change has begun, and the Black Sea’s power is fading. We can now enter the Black Sea.”

“The many worlds of the Mountain and Sea Scrolls are within the Black Sea.”

“To save time, let’s enter the Mountain and Sea Scrolls and slaughter the mortals. Capture the avatars and deliver them to the primary body!”

A titled Martial Lord suggested.

The other titled Martial Lords nodded in agreement.

“With such a heroic act, we will become gods!”

The Martial Lords surged into the Black Sea.

They had already chosen one Mountain and Sea Scroll to be the true world.

The partner of the Eastern Lord’s avatar in that scroll was the most complete and deeply in love.

As long as they captured the other avatars and sent them to her, she would devour and slay them.

The Eastern Lord’s partner would revive through her.

“Hahaha, after suppressing ourselves for a million years, we’re finally about to succeed!”

On the Black Sea, these Martial Lords laughed madly.

They had rebooted over and over, their minds long since twisted.

And Martial Lords didn’t have a lifespan of a million years.

They were no longer ordinary Martial Lords.

Now, at last, they no longer held back.

“Heh, there’s a sea eye ahead. That must be the entrance to the Mountain and Sea Scrolls.

This Mountain and Sea Scroll will be mine!”

An old man with a wind-whistling voice spoke.

He was entering the Mountain and Sea Scrolls to capture one of the Eastern Lord’s partner’s avatars.

As for the other beings within, he intended to slaughter them himself.

Otherwise, how long would it take for them to kill each other?

Besides, what if the chosen true-world inhabitants fell in love with their parallel selves and didn’t want to kill them?

To save time, he decided it would be easier for him to do the killing.

“The Heavenly Sovereign is gone. No one can stop us now!” The titled Martial Lord laughed.

The great change was happening, and the Origin Land could no longer contain Yang Gods.

Even if Qi Yuan had planned something, he and his followers couldn’t stay in the Origin Land.

If not for the great change, they wouldn’t have been able to enter the Black Sea, and there couldn’t be anyone hidden within.

So now, they were like dragons released into the sea, unstoppable.

After speaking, the titled Martial Lord extended his massive hand toward the Mountain and Sea Scroll.

The other titled Martial Lords followed suit, searching for other entrances to the Mountain and Sea Scrolls.

At this moment, on the riverbank, Green Pearl’s expression shifted dramatically.

“This is...”

She saw a crack appear in the sky.

A terrifying, grim claw reached down from the heavens, as if it intended to destroy the world.

Countless people gazed at the apocalyptic sight, trembling with fear, their faces full of terror.

“That’s... a Martial Lord, one of the legendary Martial Lords!” Green Pearl gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with killing intent.

Next to her, Wang Yuanyu seemed relatively calm, though a trace of disappointment flickered in her eyes. “What a shame. The worlds haven’t even converged, and it’s already... over?”

She seemed to understand much and knew her own fate.

Her only regret was that the Mountain and Sea Scrolls hadn’t converged, she hadn’t met Qi Yuan, and she hadn’t gotten to wear the black stockings Qi Yuan had given her.

She had promised to wear them for Qi Yuan.

“No, I won’t accept this fate!” Green Pearl gritted her teeth and shouted, “Blood Slaughter Staff, I need your help!”

As Green Pearl shouted, the river in front of her turned blood-red.

A blood-red wooden staff appeared.

The staff was bright red and extraordinarily sinister.

It was the weapon of Red Staff Demon Slayer.

Back when he had wiped out all the monsters in heaven and earth, he had left behind the Blood Slaughter Staff before departing.

This staff had become the first holy artifact of this world.

Now, holding the Blood Slaughter Staff that her master had once wielded, Green Pearl’s expression was resolute. “If Master could do it, so can I!”

“Ahhhh!”

The enormous blood-red staff surged toward the giant claw in the sky.

Blood filled the air, and the sky turned crimson.

Boom!

A deafening collision, like the sky and earth splitting apart.

Blood trickled from Green Pearl’s eyes as she stared at the giant claw in the sky, despair filling her face. “Master... I’m sorry. Your disciple is still too weak. I haven’t even grasped a fraction of your true teachings.”

At that moment, the titled Martial Lord in the sky showed a surprised expression. “How interesting, to find a power on par with a Martial Lord within the Mountain and Sea Scrolls. That red staff has some merit.”

The titled Martial Lord ignored Green Pearl and focused his gaze on Wang Yuanyu. “It seems my luck is good. I found you right away. No need to search through every corner.”

Green Pearl gritted her teeth, staring at the sky in defiance. “If my master were here, he would never let you act so arrogantly!”

“Humph, a mere native of the Mountain and Sea Scrolls dares to boast.

You don’t even realize how vast the gap between us is.

Even if your master were here, how could he stop me? Who in this world could stop me?”

The titled Martial Lord laughed arrogantly.

It had been a long time since he had spoken to an ant.

Just then, Wang Yuanyu looked at the titled Martial Lord and softly said, “I am your target. I’ll go with you. But can you spare the others?”

The titled Martial Lord shook his head. “The Eastern Lord granted you all life and allowed you to exist for so long. Now, it’s time for you to repay the Eastern Lord... with extinction!”

As the titled Martial Lord spoke, his expression twisted into a sinister grin, and the massive skeletal claw reached for Wang Yuanyu.

But at that moment, a cold voice suddenly echoed in the titled Martial Lord’s ear.

“That wooden staff—my husband is quite fond of it. He’s mentioned it to me several times.

You’ve dirtied his staff. Shouldn’t you... pay with your life?”

As the voice fell, the titled Martial Lord’s eyes widened in shock.

Before him, a petite woman in a black dress appeared out of thin air.

Her small figure was delicate, her skin pale, but her voice was as cold as frost.

A veil of mist seemed to surround her, obscuring her face and making it impossible to tell where she stood.

“Who... are you?” The titled Martial Lord felt a deep sense of dread, as well as confusion.

“I’m... Qi Yuan’s little wife.”

Ning Tao smiled sweetly. She glanced at Green Pearl and Wang Yuanyu, then pointed a finger forward.

In an instant, the once terrifying titled Martial Lord’s face twisted in fear.

“Time... No, who are you really!”

He had already been old and gray.

But the moment she pointed her finger, he felt as though he had experienced countless eons in a single moment.

His body withered, and his mind grew muddled.

“My husband was right. Those who don’t like to bathe should go underground and plant trees!”

With a wave of Ning Tao’s hand, the titled Martial Lord instantly perished, dying of old age.