Cultivation starts from simplifying the exercises

Chapter 2000 Shaking the Heavens
Chen Fei's ten fingers flew rapidly in front of him as if playing a musical piece.

"All things return to their source, a star falls and the world is destroyed!"

The edict uttered by Chen Fei was deep and authoritative.

The problems with the defensive array have been resolved to some extent. Therefore, this time, Chen Fei will be using a killing array designed purely for destruction and cleansing: the Zhou Tian Starfall Array.

This formation does not exist independently, but is coordinated and controlled by the "hub" of the entire linked formation, the Myriad Phenomena Returning to Flow Formation.

It is based on the powerful and stable "protective" star power provided by the Nine Luminaries Protective Spirit Array, and uses the ultimate killing and annihilating star tribulation power condensed by the Zhou Tian Star Immortal Slaughtering Array as its blade.

The three elements work together perfectly, each fulfilling its specific function.

Once successfully set up, it will eventually summon countless illusory images of the celestial stars above the grand formation.

These illusory star formations are not illusions, but terrifying entities that embody the destructive will of real stars and immense stellar power.

They will unleash an indiscriminate, all-encompassing starfall attack on the entire area covered by the formation, as if the end of the world has arrived.

It was as if countless star planes were simultaneously coming to an end, pouring their final brilliance and destruction onto the earth, cleansing and annihilating everything within the array.

Once activated, this formation is incredibly powerful, and there is no way to escape it within its confines.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

With the completion of the hand seal, in just a short while, the sky above Chen Fei's head was filled with layers upon layers of constantly rotating star runes.

They are interconnected, forming a vast, complex, and suffocatingly murderous celestial array. Within the array, it seems that billions of stars are being born and dying, radiating a majestic aura that can destroy the world.

"go with!"

Chen Fei pointed his fingers like a sword and suddenly pointed at the interconnected array beneath his feet.

"boom!"

The entire star array suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, and in the next moment, it swooped down like a meteor shower, silently merging into the core of the Myriad Phenomena Returning to Flow Array.

"Buzz! Boom!"

The instant the runes of the Zhou Tian Starfall Array merged into the array, the entire interconnected array began to shake and rumble violently like never before. It was as if an excessively violent power had been forcibly injected into it, threatening to go out of control.

"boom!"

A dazzling pillar of starlight shot into the sky, piercing the dome of the array space. The terrifying power of the star's killing force, like a flood bursting its banks, instantly filled every corner of the array, and the air was filled with a destructive aura that made people tremble.

At the edge of the formation, Le Boyang, who was focused on protecting the formation, suddenly changed his expression. He felt an invisible killing intent that was cold and sharp to the extreme, like an unseen divine weapon, hovering between his eyebrows.

It pierced his soul with intense pain, making it hard to breathe, and the hairs on his body stood on end instantly.

The killing power contained in this new formation far surpasses that of any of the previous ones. The residual power it naturally exudes alone gave Le Boyang, a cultivator at the mid-stage of the fifteenth level, the illusion that he was about to be annihilated.

Faced with the violent energy that was about to tear the entire formation apart, Chen Fei remained calm as ever. He had already anticipated that the nesting of this formation would cause a huge commotion.

With his fingers moving as smoothly as if smoothing out ripples, Chen Fei calmly and deliberately formed a series of profound hand seals, which he then precisely struck into several key nodes of the great formation.

As these hand seals were applied, the originally violent and rampant power of the star-slaying calamity was gently smoothed out as if by an invisible giant hand, and began to operate in an orderly manner along the newly planned trajectory of the Myriad Manifestations Returning to Flow Array.

"Buzz!"

After a dozen or so breaths, the entire linked array trembled slightly one last time before finally stabilizing completely. All the strange phenomena were contained, and the terrifying aura of star-like killing intent was deeply hidden in the deepest part of the array base, as if it had never appeared.

Chen Fei slowly opened his slightly closed eyes, carefully sensing every subtle change and the full power contained within the linked array. After a moment, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a satisfied smile.

The current state of the chain formation is almost exactly as he had anticipated.

Chen Fei formed a hand seal with one hand, and the massive linked array flashed with light, rapidly shrinking back into the fist-sized "Dragon Pearl" that swirled with five colors and specks of cold starlight. With a slight tremor, it silently sank into the earth below, disappearing without a trace along the earth's veins.

Le Boyang, who witnessed the whole thing, was filled with admiration.

Such a complex and powerful array could be transformed into a "dragon ball" at will, disappearing underground and leaving no trace. It was truly a divine skill.

Only now did Le Boyang truly understand how Chen Fei had conjured such a massive formation out of thin air to trap and kill the demons.

Chen Fei slowly raised his head, gazing intently at the sky.

There, six hideous, glaring blood-red demonic spots, like six cold, destructive eyes, firmly occupied most of the sky, exuding an oppressive aura.

Chen Fei withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Le Boyang beside him, and said seriously:
“Grandmaster, the demonic cultivators in the Thousand Lotus Realm are currently rampant and have gained an absolute advantage. If we allow them to continue their slaughter, the consequences of this battle will be unpredictable. In the worst-case scenario, when the nest is destroyed, we will all be doomed.”

Chen Fei paused for a moment, then continued, "Therefore, I will take the initiative to find and hunt down those demonic cultivators. I will do everything in my power to weaken them and strive for a chance to survive!"

Upon hearing Chen Fei's words, Le Boyang smiled in agreement and nodded, saying:
“I understand the reasoning behind this. Your strength far surpasses mine now, and your insight and decisiveness are extraordinary. Do whatever you want without any worries, and there’s no need to consult me.”

Le Boyang's words were filled with his complete trust and support for Chen Fei.

Upon hearing Le Boyang's words, Chen Fei smiled and bowed slightly, saying, "Thank you for your trust, Grandmaster."

Although Le Boyang told him not to be polite, Chen Fei would never diminish the respect and courtesy he should have for this grandmaster who had taught and protected him so diligently back in the Xuan Yu Realm.

Despite his improved abilities, Chen Fei's original aspirations have never changed.

Chen Fei slowly closed his eyes, focusing his mind on the unique fluctuations emanating from the dozens of primordial lotus seeds in his sleeve.

"Om..."

Chen Fei actively stimulated and amplified this resonance.

In just an instant, an extremely clear "picture" suddenly appeared in Chen Fei's mind.

Within the scroll, countless points of light, some bright and some dim, shone and flickered like stars in the night sky.

These points of light were reflections of the fluctuations emitted by other demonic cultivators who possessed the Lotus Seed of Origin; there were dozens of them in total.

Chen Fei's mind quickly scanned these points of light.

These spots of light vary in size and brightness.

Generally speaking, the larger and brighter the light spot, the more original lotus seeds it contains.

Of course, having a large number of Origin Lotus Seeds doesn't necessarily mean greater strength. After all, it's possible that some extremely lucky individual accidentally obtained a large number of lotus seeds.

However, under normal circumstances, in such a cruel world of slaughter, anyone who can hold and preserve a large number of Origin Lotus Seeds without dying must possess strength that should not be underestimated.

Otherwise, it would have already become someone else's wedding dress, and the person would have died and the lotus would have been empty.

Soon, Chen Fei's mind locked onto several nearby points of light.

“Grandmaster…” Chen Fei opened his eyes, turned to look at Le Boyang, and said, “I have found several traces of demonic cultivators.”

“Alright!” A glint flashed in Le Boyang’s eyes, and he nodded without hesitation: “Then let’s set off.”

Chen Fei nodded, and with a gentle flick of his sleeve, a soft surge of Yuan energy supported Le Boyang.

In the next instant, their figures blurred, as if they had merged into the breeze, and vanished from the spot in an instant.

Sixteen thousand miles away, above a desolate mountain forest shrouded in gray miasma.

The space rippled slightly, and Chen Fei and Le Boyang's figures appeared out of thin air.

Almost at the same time they appeared, two demonic figures who were rushing through the forest below suddenly raised their heads.

These were two demonic cultivators, one at the mid-fifteenth level and the other at the late-fifteenth level, their cultivation levels being exactly equal to Chen Fei and Le Boyang's.

However, when the two demonic cultivators saw Chen Fei and his companion clearly, and especially when they clearly sensed the dazzling and outrageously dense primordial lotus seed energy emanating from Chen Fei, their faces immediately showed fear.

"escape!"

Before the two could even exchange a word, as if they were telepathically connected, they both let out a short, sharp, strange cry.

His body erupted in demonic flames, and without thinking, he suddenly turned around and fled frantically in the opposite direction from Chen Fei, leaving only two blurry afterimages.

They dared not hesitate for a moment, much less take any chances.

Because they knew that in this realm, the true combat strength of an existence who could possess such a terrifying number of Origin Lotus Seeds and remain unharmed could not be measured by its superficial cultivation level.

Stay? That would be suicide!
Seeing the two demonic cultivators fleeing frantically like startled rabbits, Chen Fei's face remained calm as he took a light step forward.

Chen Fei's figure suddenly blurred, as if he had merged into the surrounding light and spatial folds.

In the next instant, Chen Fei silently crossed the distance between the two sides and appeared less than a hundred feet behind the two demonic cultivators who were desperately fleeing.

Among those of the same rank, those who can surpass Chen Fei in the subtlety of movement techniques are extremely rare, if not entirely absent.

Almost at the same moment Chen Fei's figure appeared, the ground below suddenly trembled.

The array dragon pearl, which had been quietly following the earth's veins, burst forth from the ground, growing rapidly in the wind. In an instant, it transformed into a massive, interconnected array, radiant with light and possessing an extremely complex structure, descending with a thunderous roar as if the sky had been turned upside down.

The immense and overwhelming pressure of the array, like an invisible cage of heaven and earth, instantly enveloped and sealed off an area of ​​several thousand feet in radius. The two demonic cultivators, who were rushing forward, seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall, and their speed suddenly dropped.

The two demonic cultivators turned around in horror. The first thing they saw was the indifferent figure in a green robe not far behind them. Then, they felt the terrifying pressure that descended from the sky and filled every inch of space.

The power and intensity of this oppressive force far exceeded their imagination, as if the power of the entire world had converged here, transforming into tangible shackles that firmly bound them.

"This...this great formation..."

The demonic cultivator at the late stage of the fifteenth level had his pupils contract violently, and his voice became shrill with extreme horror.

He couldn't believe that a cultivator at the late stage of the fifteenth level could set up such a terrifying formation, especially one that formed instantly.

Absurd! Unbelievable!
But the suffocating sense of oppression coldly told him that this was the truth.

A feeling of despair instantly gripped their hearts.

Without giving the two demonic cultivators any chance to breathe, think, or even beg for mercy, Chen Fei, at the center of the formation, pointed his fingers like a sword and gently slashed at the two of them.

"Buzz!"

The entire Five Elements Formation suddenly erupted with dazzling five-colored radiance. The five primordial powers of gold, cyan, blue, red, and yellow no longer followed the harmonious trajectory of mutual generation, but instead compressed, collided, and merged to the extreme.

In an instant, it transformed into a dazzling yet deadly five-colored divine light, like the first ray of destructive light after the creation of the world, silently sweeping towards the two demonic cultivators.

"what!"

The demonic cultivator at the mid-fifteenth level only had time to let out a short, shrill, and distorted scream.

The protective demonic light he had strained to maintain and the defensive secret techniques he had unleashed were as fragile as ice and snow under the sun in the face of this Five Elements Extinction Divine Light.

The moment of contact, all defenses were mercilessly melted and annihilated by the divine light.

The divine light swept across his demonic body without any obstruction, and his screams came to an abrupt halt. His entire being, from his physical body to his demonic soul, silently transformed into the most primordial energy within this dazzling light, completely dissipating into the world.

Both body and spirit perish; with death comes the dissipation of the Dao!
On the other side, the demonic cultivator at the late stage of the fifteenth level was ultimately a cut above in strength.

At the critical moment when the divine light was about to strike, he roared and burned a portion of his original demonic energy at any cost, activating the magic shield to its maximum.

The magical runes on the shield flashed wildly, emitting a thick, dark light.

"boom!"

The Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light struck the magic shield squarely.

It lasted for less than a breath before the seemingly invincible magic shield let out a mournful cry of despair, the magic runes on the shield surface broke inch by inch, and the dark light dimmed rapidly.

Immediately afterwards, the entire magic shield shattered, turning into countless flying fragments. The residual power of the divine light impacted the late-stage demonic cultivator without reservation.

"puff!"

He was struck as if by a heavy blow, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of dark golden demonic blood. The demonic energy around him instantly dissipated, and his aura plummeted like an avalanche.

He was thrown backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the array's light barrier behind him before bouncing back to the ground, struggling to get up.

Seriously injured!

The demonic cultivator's face was filled with disbelief, terror, and bewilderment. His cultivation, which he had painstakingly worked for countless years, was so utterly ineffective in the face of the opponent's casual strike.

"How could... be so strong... how could this happen..." The heavily injured demonic cultivator collapsed to the ground, his eyes unfocused, muttering unconsciously to himself, still unable to accept this cruel reality.

But the instinct to survive overwhelmed all fear and resentment.

"Ah!" He let out a beast-like roar, and his eyes suddenly burst forth with a final, frenzied light.

This demonic cultivator completely ignited all the remaining essence of flesh and blood, the origin of demonic energy, and even the foundation of his divine soul within his body. A violent aura far exceeding that of his prime suddenly erupted from his tattered body, and pitch-black demonic flames soared into the sky.

At the heart of the formation, Chen Fei's gaze was indifferent as he lightly swiped his finger once more.

"Buzz!"

The second beam of Five Elements Extinction Divine Light descended silently once again.

"laugh……"

As the divine light swept past, the demonic flames that had just ignited within the demonic cultivator were extinguished instantly, like a candle flame blown out by a gale.

His body, along with his resentful remnant soul, was purified and annihilated, leaving only a faint wisp of resentment filled with negative emotions that echoed briefly in the air before completely dissipating.

Another late-stage fifteenth-level demonic cultivator has fallen.

At the edge of the formation, Le Boyang stared blankly at everything that had happened in the blink of an eye.

From Chen Fei catching up with the demonic cultivator in one step, to the arrival of the great formation to trap the enemy, and then to the two Five Elements Extinction Divine Lights being unleashed one after another, easily annihilating the two demonic cultivators of the same level, one in the middle stage and the other in the late stage.

The whole process was smooth and efficient, taking only a few breaths.

Although Le Boyang already knew that the power of this linked array was extremely astonishing, and although he had just witnessed the shocking scene of this array killing a powerful Earth Origin Dao Foundation expert.

But at this moment, seeing Chen Fei so casually kill two demonic cultivators whose cultivation levels were comparable to his and Chen Fei's, Le Boyang was still filled with extreme shock and a sense of unreality.

The efficiency of this killing is too high!

With the complete demise of the two demonic cultivators, four primordial lotus seeds emitting a soft light gently floated up in the center of the battlefield.

Immediately afterwards, the rules of the Thousand Lotus Realm manifested once again, and two brand-new primordial lotus seeds materialized out of thin air and floated beside the four lotus seeds.

In an instant, the six primordial lotus seeds, like six tiny stars, emitted an alluring ripple.

Chen Fei remained calm, and with a gentle flick of his right hand, he intended to collect the six lotus seeds, along with the lingering pure demonic essence in the air, into his sleeve.

"Buzz!"

Just as Chen Fei's hand was about to touch the lotus seeds, a strange resonance occurred between the dozens of primordial lotus seeds in his sleeve and the six newly sprouted lotus seeds in front of him.

All the lotus seeds trembled violently at the same time, bursting out with an unprecedentedly brilliant light.

The next instant, a white beam of light containing boundless and righteous energy shot into the sky from among the lotus seeds without warning.

The pillar of light pierced through the heavens and earth, its magnificent and imposing presence instantly attracting the attention of all living beings within the Thousand Lotus Realm.

"Boom!"

The moment the white beam of light shot into the sky, the entire sky of the Thousand Lotus Realm trembled violently.

An endless stream of righteous energy, like a flood bursting its banks, swept and rippled wildly in all directions from the center of the pillar of light.

The dark sky, which was originally occupied by blood-red demonic spots and gloomy demonic clouds, was now forcibly cleansed, revealing a clear and bright place.

Chen Fei's senses, along with the majestic pillar of light and the surging righteous energy, instantly spread out, sweeping clearly across most of the Thousand Lotus Demon Realm as if a god were looking down upon it.

Countless mountains and rivers, and the breath of life, are all within sight.

At the same time, at the highest point of the sky, beside the three original spots of magnificent golden light, a brand new white light point slowly solidified from the ethereal and finally became firmly imprinted on the sky.

Vast and boundless sky!

Unbeknownst to Chen Fei, he had successfully killed a total of twenty level 15 demonic cultivators, triggering the rules of this world.

(End of this chapter)