Calamity of Tomorrow
Chapter 676 676: 674 Excavation

Among the excavation team, a female cultivator stood on a flying sword, her Primordial Spirit transformed into a large hand that grasped and lifted huge chunks of earth and stone, piling them to the side, before they were carried away by soldiers manipulated by other cultivators.

This female cultivator turned out to be Meng Ruocun, who had once studied in Central City from the Dao School.

At this moment, she was continuously using her Primordial Spirit to excavate the earth, her expression somber, looking deeply preoccupied.

Not far from Meng Ruocun, a young man couldn't help but say, "Why should we be punished for the mistakes Zhou Bai made?"

Meng Ruocun sighed, "Don't say anymore, Xuan Ming. Zhou Bai came from the same Dao School in Donghua as us; it's normal for us to be implicated when he committed such a monstrous crime."

The youth called Xuan Ming reluctantly said, "I was about to break through to the sixth realm. Give me ten more years, and I could definitely break into the seventh realm, join the Thunder Department, and become one of their cultivators."

"Now, because of Zhou Bai... I spend my days digging here, let alone time for cultivation, I don't even have enough time to breathe and recover my Primordial Spirit."

Boom! Xuan Ming smashed a large rock into powder with one palm, his face showing increasing resentment and anger. He, Meng Ruocun, and all the cultivators currently excavating the ground were basically from the city of Donghua.

This time, the Zi Yang True Monarch had brought mortal cultivators to seek the Original Dao Treasure 06, not only bringing Zheng Wentian along but also specifically picking a group of cultivators from Central City who were from Donghua City.

Hearing what Xuan Ming said, a trace of hatred also involuntarily flashed in Meng Ruocun's eyes.

Originally, at the conclusion of the Daluo Heaven's doctrinal debate, when she saw Zhou Bai declared first, Meng Ruocun had admired him, thinking him the hope of mankind, a beacon for their people.

But as much as she admired Zhou Bai then, she felt equal hatred towards him once she learned that Zhou Bai had defected to the Heavenly Demon, betraying humanity.

The enmity between humans and the Heavenly Demon was insurmountable. All humans who sided with the Heavenly Demon were mortal enemies to the rest.

Meng Ruocun said resentfully, "I just hate that during the battle of Central City, that traitor managed to escape and even took the Emperor's Sword with him. With his talent and cultivation, we might never have a chance to seek revenge in our lifetimes. I just hope the gods capture him soon."

Xuan Ming gritted his teeth and said, "I heard that it was Zhou Bai who orchestrated this assault on Central City by the Heavenly Demons. He even had three Heavenly Demon Kings exert their power to shield him then, preventing the gods from capturing him and buying time for his escape."

"This villain has committed atrocious crimes and implicated all cultivators born in Donghua City, who knows when our days of suffering will end."

Another person said, "I think the Heavenly Demons are just so-so, after all. This time, even with the twelve Heavenly Demon Kings emerging, they were easily repelled by the God Emperor and the Heavenly Venerates. It seems it won't be long before the two lords restore their powers and completely annihilate the Heavenly Demons. Treacherous people like Zhou Bai who sided with the Heavenly Demons will meet no good end."

As they talked, Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit turned into wisps of blue smoke, drifting not far from them, as he overheard their conversation, a wry smile crossed his heart.

He had guessed that his departure with the Heavenly Demon might affect not just Donghua City but all four major sects entirely.

Now, it seemed the situation might be even worse than he anticipated.

"I wonder how Teacher Ying Hui, Elder Jiaojiao, and Jing Xiu are doing."

Zhou Bai eavesdropped around the construction site for a while and then learned that the cultivators who had come to seek the Original Dao Treasure 06 were led by the Thunder Department's deity Zi Yang True Monarch, while most of the other cultivators were from Donghua City, who had either come to Central City to study or work and had been forcibly assigned to this mission.

They had been here for a day and a night, but except for digging out a door at the central position, they had discovered nothing.

Zi Yang True Monarch was now at the center of the deep pit, investigating the door. It was said that more than ten human cultivators had been sent into the door, but no feedback was ever received, leaving it completely unknown where the door led to.

Thus, Zi Yang True Monarch personally guarded the door while instructing other human cultivators to excavate the surroundings in search of clues.

"Is it truly Zi Yang, that old thief? He must have been led into distortion by me, right?"

Zhou Bai quickly thought and almost figured out the reason, "It's probably a temporary suppression like that of the elder."

"This time it's actually Zi Yang coming, it seems he's eager to take his revenge on me. Bringing people from Donghua City must be to vent his anger."

"This old thief, in his quest to deal with me last time, killed Ying Hui and Zheng Wentian. He relentlessly pursues this vengeance as if determined to die by my hand."

However, he knew that he still wasn't a match for a deity in terms of pure strength, especially since he had already used the powers of the Fool, Disastrous Folly, and Ultimate Misery once. The opponent wasn't a fool; by now, they must have thought of a countermeasure.

But Zhou Bai was by no means powerless to fight back.

'If I use the Fool's second transmission and Greedy Disaster…'

Zhou Bai's mind suddenly stirred, "No!" A figure flashed through his mind.

"Zi Yang has mutated, how could these gods feel safe letting him come out alone? And to deal with me… perhaps Xiang Tiandi is lurking in the shadows, waiting for me to fall into his trap."

"No!"

"There might be even more people involved. Given my strength and talents, who knows how much they value me."

"It's possible that there are dozens of gods hidden, having set up an array like a net, each person holding a mutated weapon, just waiting to kill me as soon as I appear."

"There might even be hostages. Perhaps Teacher Ying Hui and Jing Xiu have already been captured by these gods."

Thinking of this, Zhou Bai felt fortunate for his own caution and sighed at the deviousness of the gods, "These scum gods are sinister and ruthless in dealing with me, practically forcing me to use methods against my own conscience."

Meanwhile, in the center of the deep pit, an ordinary-looking door stood.

The door looked like a simple wooden door and was open.

Yet nothing special could be seen through the open door; the view through the doorframe was no different from the direct surrounding visible to the naked eye.

It was as if someone had randomly taken a wooden door and placed it there.

But although it seemed ordinary, Zi Yang True Monarch had already tried many things; no matter what, be it objects or people, once they entered the door, they would disappear, as if going to an unknown world.

At this moment, Zi Yang True Monarch was enveloping the entire door with his Primordial Spirit power, sensing and calculating the changes within.

"This door may be connected to a place that has been severely distorted, even contaminated by the void."

"The weak Void Pulses emitting from the door are constantly changing, indicating the door's destination changes every second…"

Zi Yang thought to himself, 'Even with the sensitivity from the original Dao scrolls in my hand, figuring out the exact position and timing to enter is not easy; Zhou Bai would find it even harder.'

'All I need to do is stand guard here. That little bea now has to either give up on the Dao scrolls and halt his progress at the fifth realm for life,'

'Or he will be desperate, leading a group of Heavenly Demons to attack me.'

Thinking of Xiang Tiandi and Fu Lei True Monarch, hidden in the dark, wielding mutated weapons, Zi Yang showed a confident smile.

Zhou Bai's abilities had already been mostly deciphered by them, and in this situation, the three major celestial courts handling a mere fifth realm cultivator, equipped with mutated weapons and his own mutated abilities, was an incredibly lavish arrangement.

'Unless he brings a vast array of Heavenly Demons, including their king…'

In that case, Zi Yang True Monarch was prepared to destroy the door, even the original Dao scroll he held.

'Little beast, you've made me mutate… I shall make sure your cultivation never progresses even an inch further, completely severing your path.'

The more he thought about it, the more Zi Yang looked forward to the desperate, crumbling expression on Zhou Bai's face.

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