Chapter 401.2: On the Eve, Everyones Discussions

Chapter 401.2: On the Eve, Everyone's Discussions

Inside an inn in Central Heaven, a young man's eyes filled with surprise. "There are still several hundred years before the Great Calamity starts, but the Canglan World has declared war in advance? How dare they? Why not accumulate more strength first?"

A female cultivator beside him asked in astonishment, "Huh? They've declared war? Why?"

The two of them came from the Xingli World. Like the Canglan World, the Xingli World was one of the three thousand lower worlds brought to ruin by the Taihuang Palace. However, the Xingli World was considerably stronger. At one point, three Yang Spirit cultivators launched a counterattack against the Great Calamity, only to suffer a crushing defeat.

Even so, cultivators of Xingli World had always regarded resisting the Great Calamity as their sacred duty. Many cultivators even left their own world to travel among other similarly exploited worlds, contact powerful cultivators, and seek allies against the Great Calamity. Unfortunately, their efforts had achieved very little.

Wang Lingshan guessed aloud, "Could it be Great Venerable Whitefish? But that's not really his style."

Great Venerable Whitefish was publicly acknowledged as the strongest cultivator in the Canglan World. If anyone were to call for resistance against the Great Calamity, it would have been him.

Wang Lingtong explained helplessly, "It wasn't him. It was Blood-Clothed Sword God. He is a powerful figure who only emerged within the past two years. Strange... There are very few records about him. Somehow, this resistance against the Great Calamity feels rather childish. It is almost like a joke. Who fights the Great Calamity like this?"

He then handed several jade slips to Wang Lingshan. These jade slips belonged to organizations similar to the Divine Flower Society. Actually, one of them happened to be from the Divine Flower Society itself. Many announcements were regularly published through them.

Wang Lingshan extended her divine sense into the jade slips. Her expression immediately became rather strange.

One Day Equals One Hundred Years—Solving the Great Calamity is Just Around the Corner!

Qi Yuan Eliminates the Great Calamity. Canglan Welcomes New Life!

I'd Rather Go to the Underworld Than Leave the Great Calamity Alive!

Great Calamity Gone, Cultivation World’s Moral Climate Purified, Canglan's Spiritual Energy Rises Higher and Higher!

Qi Yuan is Mighty! The Great Calamity Surrenders! Smash Yourself into a Wall for Qi Yuan!

The slogans rendered Wang Lingshan completely speechless. "Is this real? Or fake?"

"This is far too ridiculous. It's practically a farce! Won't this simply provoke the Great Calamity?"

"Still, if he truly intends to eliminate the Great Calamity, we must assist as much as we can. Even if he ultimately fails, if he can weaken the Great Calamity even slightly, his efforts will not have been in vain."

Across every corner of the Canglan World, whether cultivation worlds or mortal kingdoms, the hottest topic was "Qi Yuan Eliminates the Great Calamity."

***

Within the Divine Flower Society, countless people were utterly bewildered.

└What? We're going to eliminate the Great Calamity now?

└Are cultivation techniques really tainted? Why haven't I noticed anything?

└Last night, I was discussing important matters in my third aunt's cousin's bedroom. She said the tainted cultivation techniques only affect the Yin Spirit bigshots. It has nothing to do with people like us.

└Exactly. We're just tiny shrimps. How could we ever catch the Great Calamity's attention? If they force us to resist it and end up provoking it... What if we're implicated?

└You people have no conscience. If cultivation techniques are tainted, then our lives are forever controlled by others. Can you really accept that? What about our descendants? If they're born, they'll also become cultivation resources. Are you just going to turn a blind eye to that?

└If that's the case, then even if Qi Yuan defeats the Great Calamity, we might still die?

└This person's name is Qi Yuan? Doesn't that sound like the first Violet Palace cultivator of Divine Radiance Sect? They can't possibly be the same person, right?

└It's perfectly normal to have the same name. How could they possibly be the same person? One's merely a Violet Palace cultivator. The other is at minimum a Great Venerable.

Across countless regions, people endlessly debated about the Qi Yuan Eliminates the Great Calamity Plan. Even the isolated Divine Radiance Sect learned of the matter, yet no one connected it with the Qi Yuan of Seven-Colored Peak.

Even though Lord Withered Tree knew Qi Yuan was extraordinary, even though Kang Fulu understood Qi Yuan was far stronger than anyone imagined, in their eyes, eliminating the Great Calamity was practically equivalent to fighting the Heavenly Dao itself. It was simply impossible for Qi Yuan.

***

Meanwhile, within the Yuan God Sharing Society,

Jiang Lingsu held the Divine Flower Society’s jade slip, seething. "How infuriating! These people are absolutely disgusting! It's one thing not to support you, but they're actually slandering you!"

Qi Yuan showed no surprise whatsoever. As for the voices on the internet, he couldn't be bothered with them. Once the Great Calamity was eradicated, Canglan’s cultivation culture would naturally improve more and more.

He replied casually, "It's fine. If anyone posts nonsense, just report them to Fox Den Xiao Li."

She huffed. "But I'm still angry!"

She had already switched through several alternate accounts to defend her senior brother. Unfortunately, she couldn’t win an argument against so many people.

She declared angrily, "These people deserve to go to hell!"

He smiled at her adorably furious expression. "Perhaps, everyone will all go to the Underworld?"

Jiang Lingsu's heart tightened painfully. She hurriedly said, "Ptoo, ptoo, ptoo! Don't say such unlucky things! The Great Calamity will definitely be destroyed! And Senior Brother, you'll definitely come back safely!"

"Don't worry, the Underworld is my home. Even if I go to the Underworld, I'll be perfectly fine."

She tilted her head as she remembered. "That's true... Last time you had the Strange Painter draw the Underworld."

He said casually, "The Underworld even has that plot of land you invested in me with. Have you forgotten?"

Back when he had first joined the Divine Radiance Sect, aside from help from his White Moonlights, his cultivation technique and spirit stones had all come from his busty little junior sister.

A blush slowly spread across Jiang Lingsu's pretty face. Thinking of something, she grasped Qi Yuan's sleeve tightly, gazing at him earnestly. "Senior Brother, you absolutely, absolutely must be careful. If there's even the slightest chance that you can't defeat the Great Calamity, just run away."

Although she knew how powerful Qi Yuan was, she had once glimpsed a tiny fragment of the Great Calamity through one of her family's treasured artifacts. That overwhelming power was simply impossible to defeat. She could not imagine how her senior brother could possibly overcome it.

After all, just over two years ago, she and her senior brother had still been nervously stalking a powerful enemy together. In the end, her senior brother had only managed to ambush that Foundation Establishment enemy with a vegetable knife.

Now, he was openly declaring war upon the Great Calamity itself. It all felt like another lifetime. At the same time, she remembered the terrifying killing intent that had once surrounded her senior brother. A trace of tenderness appeared in her eyes. How much effort had he put in to become the person he was today? How much hardship had he endured? Alas, she knew none of it.

Qi Yuan declared passionately, "Don't worry. With such a meticulous and elaborate plan, there’s no way I’d fail! I destroyed the Bright Palace, didn’t I? What's the Great Calamity compared to that?"

Jiang Lingsu was dumbfounded. "Senior Brother... Please stop talking. I'm starting to worry about your mental state."

The Bright Palace had indeed been powerful, but compared to the Great Calamity, it was as insignificant as an ant.

"Senior Brother, I believe in you!" Jiang Lingsu clenched her fists excitedly. "I'll support you both spiritually...and physically!"

She immediately blushed. How exactly was she supposed to support him physically? Fortunately, her senior brother seemed not to have noticed. She quietly sighed in relief, with the faintest trace of disappointment. Jiang Lingsu decided that she would register several more alternate accounts and flame anyone who dared speak ill of her senior brother until they questioned their entire lives.