Splitting the Heave

Almost every single expert on the Tongyou Island had their heads raised as they stared at the majestic Great Sun hanging above.

With a formless wave of world origin washing across the space they were in, everyone felt as though they had entered a holy land for cultivation.

Even the low-leveled cultivator from the Manyu Continent who received the Tongyou Institution’s grace and protection could feel the difference. The moment they circulated their inner qi, they could feel themselves getting stronger.

However, that clearly wasn’t the time to bother about cultivation. Other than the meteorites that were shooting in all directions, there was also something else they had to take note of. There were already 3 floating islands in different positions around the Great Sun.

Thousands of miles above the Tongyou Island, there was a floating island that was close to a third of their size. It was almost at the same level as the Great Sun, but the distance between the small island and the Great Sun was similar to that of the Tongyou Island and the Great Sun.

Chu Jia’s transmission quickly reached Yun Jing. After scanning through it, Yun Jing muttered, “That island up there belongs to the Azure Spiritual World. I wonder which power they belong to…” 

Thousands of miles on the other side, an island that was close to 2000 miles in diameter hovered in mid air. It was slightly closer to the Great Sun than the Tongyou Island.

As Chu Jia was in charge of the grand formation, she seemed to possess the ability to notice the situation thousands of miles away from the island without using her divine perception. That was why a second transmission quickly reached Yun Jing. The second island also belonged to the Azure Spiritual World, and this time, she managed to deduce which faction it belonged to. It belonged to the Three River Sect, a power comparable in strength to the Tongyou Institution’s old rival, the Changbai Sect.

After looking at the 2 islands, everyone’s gaze landed on the third and final giant that was hovering above the Tongyou Island. It looked mighty majestic, and just by looking at it, everyone knew that the island was 3000 miles in diameter or larger!

“That…” Shang Xia was no stranger to giant islands like that. The Northern Sea Island which he had a hand in plotting against, was also a colossal beast that had exceeded the 3000 mile mark.

As the strongest faction in the Azure Spiritual World, it made sense that they had the ability to control such a huge island.

However, Shang Xia knew that the island above them was no Northern Sea Island. As someone who personally went to mess with them before, Shang Xia would recognize them if they appeared.

That might not be the Northern Sea Island, but from their size, it definitely belonged to a faction comparable in strength to them. In that case, there were only so many powers they could choose from.

“If that’s not the Divine Capital Sect… It can only be the Eternal Sect of our Azure Origin World!” Shang Bo turned incomparably serious.

Yun Jing nodded without saying a word.

The Divine Capital Sect and the Eternal Sect were the strongest holy lands that existed in the Azure Origin World. Their foundations ran the deepest and they possessed unfathomable strength.

In the Azure Origin World, there was a saying that went ‘Divine Capital Reigns in the East, Worshiping the Eternal in the West’. That alone spoke volumes about the prestige and strength of those factions.

Contrary to the serious look Shang Bo and Yun Jing were wearing, Liu Qinglan seemed a little more excited. “There’s one super island from our Azure Origin World, and 2 small islands from the Azure Spiritual World. We’re the fourth to arrive and we’re definitely not late to the party. At the very least, we’re the second ones from the Azure Origin World to arrive!” 

Shang Bo forced a smile and Yun Jing eventually squeezed out a chuckle, “Since that’s the case, we better make full use of our time. Chu Jia is almost done with her preparations. The more we obtain this time, the better…” 

The experts on the Tongyou Island scattered and went to their respective formation nodes. They had clearly received instructions on what to do.

The only people left were Shang Xia and Ren Bainian who stared at each other blankly. It seemed as though they were the only ones with nothing to do at the moment.

“Hey, what should we do?” Shang Xia asked Yun Jing who wasn’t too far away.

Yun Jing was standing on one of the most important formation nodes on the Tongyou Island, while Shang Bo had left to enter the core region to meet with Chu Jia.

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A great half of Yun Jing’s attention was placed on the formation node as she poured her inner qi crazily into it. Without raising her head, she replied, “Just go patrol the surroundings or something. Don’t leave an 800 mile radius around the core region. If anyone is unable to hold on, you 2 are responsible for taking their place!” 

Earlier, Shang Xia learned from Chu Jia that the maximum area the protection barrier could cover was 800 miles from the core region. It seemed as though Yun Jing didn’t wish for him to leave the safety of the Tongyou Island no matter what.

After she spoke, she ignored them completely. She focused solely on pouring her inner qi into the formation node under her and she adjusted her control such that it strengthened Chu Jia’s control over the core region and the other formation nodes.

The entire time, Ren Bainian didn’t say much. However, he couldn’t help but ask, “Young Master Shang, what is our sect actually trying to do here?” 

Only members of the Tongyou Institution would address themselves as such. Outside the You Continent, not many people addressed them as the Tongyou Institution. It was more common for them to be called the Tongyou Sect.

Even for cultivators from the Manyu Continent like Ren Bainian, the words ‘Tongyou Institution’ were a little foreign to him. He would occasionally refer to them as the Tongyou Sect and such.

Shang Xia didn’t give him a direct answer. Instead, he gave Ren Bainian a suggestion on what he could do. “Senior Ren, you can just observe the 2 smaller islands from a distance and figure out what we’re all trying to do here…” 

Even though he was a little confused, he still sent a trace of his extermination origins into his eyes. A strange light filled them and he saw a light vortex rotating above each island. A pillar of light extended from the vortex and connected to the Great Sun that was the source of the World’s Will.

A complicated expression appeared on Ren Bainian’s face. “This… Is this…” 

Shang Xia could understand what he was feeling and he sighed softly, “Those are origin light pillars that connect the islands to the Great Sun. It can absorb the purest World’s Will that used to belong to the Manyu Continent and the final bit of world origin left…” 

Seeing how Ren Bainian was keeping silent, Shang Xia continued, “When the Great Sun that is the source of the World’s Will is finally sucked dry, that would mean that the Manyu Continent would truly disappear forever. Senior Ren…” 

“Sigh… I understand!” Ren Bainian interrupted Shang Xia before he could finish. “That’s how the situation is and I can’t change anything alone. At the very least, I managed to preserve the foundations of my Ren Clan and that’s good enough for me. I can’t hope for too much…” 

Shang Xia wanted to comfort him a little more, but the skies above the Tongyou Island started to change suddenly. Ripples formed in the air before spinning around, twisting the space around it. It eventually formed a huge vortex that covered close to 500 miles and it increased in speed the more it spun.

The dense world origin that came from the Great Sun was quickly sucked in by the vortex, and after the world origin around the Tongyou Island had been absorbed fully, the vortex increased in intensity. It pulled world origin from even further away and a pillar of light gradually formed above the Tongyou Island. It stretched into the Great Sun and the scene was similar to what was happening on the other islands.