Calamity Great Supreme was also waiting for an opportunity.
What he wanted most was for Chaotic Wild Dragon and Dao to injure each other, so he could sit back and reap the fisherman's profit.
He had to admit that whether it was Chaotic Wild Dragon or Dao, both were extremely powerful.
One on one, no matter which one he faced, Calamity Great Supreme had no absolute certainty of victory.
Even with the grand formation assisting him, if he faced either one at their peak, he would still have to pay a price.
If he struck now, then the one who would reap the profit would be someone else.
Calamity Great Supreme would never do something so foolish.
So earlier, when he helped Chaotic Wild Dragon break out of the encirclement, it was to have Chaotic Wild Dragon and Dao fight to the death.
Everything Calamity Great Supreme was thinking, Lin Moyu saw clearly.
It seemed Calamity Great Supreme had studied the temperaments of Chaotic Wild Dragon and the others.
He had the Time Essence Stone and could reverse time.
Even if he could not truly return to the ancient era, it should not be hard to catch glimpses of what happened back then.
With his cleverness, he could indeed deduce many things from those scenes.
Lin Moyu put on the look of someone struggling to suppress temptation, occasionally making small movements as if wanting to approach the Shentree Sea, yet never truly drawing near.
He could clearly feel that part of Calamity Great Supreme's attention was always on him.
After all, if he were to refine the Shentree Sea, then none of them would have any chance.
As long as he truly moved, Calamity Great Supreme would definitely stop him.
The entire situation became very delicate.
Chaotic Wild Dragon and Dao fought for a while, then gradually calmed down.
Both were injured, but not badly.
In terms of strength, the two were evenly matched.
If they stopped, that would not be good for Calamity Great Supreme.
Lin Moyu guessed Calamity Great Supreme would definitely act.
Dao suddenly shouted sharply,
"Stupid dragon, stop.
"If you keep fighting, you can forget about attaining the Dao."
Layers of space shattered and forced Chaotic Wild Dragon back.
Dao was more clear-headed than Chaotic Wild Dragon and knew that if they continued, it would only benefit Calamity Great Supreme.
At that moment, Calamity Great Supreme also moved.
He tapped with a finger and a Domain unfolded.
Calamity Great Supreme was a cultivator.
Even after breaking through the Great Supreme realm, his Domain was still his greatest support.
If his opponent was weak, he naturally did not need to use Domain power.
But now, facing opponents on the level of Chaotic Wild Dragon and Dao, he had to go all out.
Once he acted, his Domain naturally unfolded.
The Domain pierced through space and countless runes flew out, forming a grand formation.
Lin Moyu frowned.
Within the formation, there was a trace of extremely chaotic power.
This chaotic power did not originate from Chaotic Wild Desolation.
It seemed to come from another Heaven and Earth.
Hongmeng Stone transmitted its voice:
"This is the foul qi of a Chaotic Heaven and Earth."
Chaotic Heaven and Earth.
Although Lin Moyu understood Heaven-and-Earth rules very well, his experience was still slightly inferior to Hongmeng Stone's.
After all, Hongmeng Stone had roamed the Life-Forbidden Zone for so many years, had seen countless Heaven and Earth, and naturally knew more than him.
Hongmeng Stone said,
"There are some Heaven and Earth that, after they are destroyed, still retain the lingering obsessions of their dead beings.
"Those obsessions cause the rules of that Heaven and Earth to fall into disorder, eventually affecting the Heaven-and-Earth core and making the entire Heaven-and-Earth remnant chaotic and turbid.
"Such Heaven-and-Earth remnants produce Heaven-and-Earth foul qi.
"This foul qi can affect a being's mind and contaminate their Dao-heart.
"He obtained a trace of Heaven-and-Earth foul qi and used it as the array core.
"With only one trace of foul qi, the effect would normally be limited,
"but Calamity Great Supreme used the formation to amplify its effect.
"It may not be enough to completely corrupt Chaotic Wild Dragon,
"but it can disrupt his Dao-heart."
As Lin Moyu looked at the Domain that emerged behind Calamity Great Supreme, his thought stirred.
The soul micro-particles hidden in the Shentree Sea flew out.
Nine Heavens Fate Technique quietly activated.
Under the cover of Heaven-and-Earth rules, the soul micro-particles silently merged into Calamity Great Supreme's Domain.
Lin Moyu had been waiting for Calamity Great Supreme to use his Domain.
He knew Calamity Great Supreme would inevitably use it.
He simply had not expected it to be this smooth.
One could only say Calamity Great Supreme's luck was poor.
He had spent a lifetime scheming, only to be schemed against in the end.
Chaotic Wild Dragon, after being knocked back, was just about to stop when Calamity Great Supreme's formation activated.
A wisp of foul qi silently slipped into the Heaven-and-Earth rules,
and along those rules, burrowed into Chaotic Wild Dragon's body.
Chaotic Wild Dragon immediately let out a heaven-shaking dragon roar.
"You say stop and I should just stop?
"The debts from back then,
"Today I will settle them properly with you."
"Idiot." Dao shouted furiously.
Countless eyes appeared in the void.
Most of them stared at Chaotic Wild Dragon,
and a portion turned toward Calamity Great Supreme.
He knew Calamity Great Supreme was behind this,
but there was nothing he could do about him right now.
He had to deal with Chaotic Wild Dragon first.
Dao said angrily,
"Back then you were just like this.
"You thought yourself clever, but in truth you were utterly foolish.
"Otherwise, that flower would not have fallen into my hands.
"Even though you later had an opportunity to break through and hid for countless years, your stupidity never changed.
"You want to take that step?
"Hopeless."
Chaotic Wild Dragon was provoked again and his killing intent surged.
He seemed to have lost all reason, roaring nonstop,
"I will kill you.
"I, your father, will kill you."
He transformed into a ten-thousand-li divine dragon covered in golden dragon armor, releasing world-shaking battle power.
The former number one powerhouse once more appeared in the world.
Heaven-and-Earth rules poured down like waterfalls, providing him aid.
He manipulated the rules to manifest Heaven-and-Earth armaments that instantly destroyed all of Dao's eyes.
Space twisted, first shattering then rapidly reforming, and countless eyes appeared again.
Dao's voice remained cold.
"To have reached this level and still only know how to attack this crudely.
"Trash is trash, no matter how long you cultivate, it will not change."
Chaotic Wild Dragon grew even more enraged.
Terrifying attacks swept through the void, punching through Chaotic Wild Desolation and smashing Heaven and Earth to pieces, as if he intended to destroy everything.
Lin Moyu frowned.
"Something is off."
Hongmeng Stone asked in confusion,
"What is off?"
Lin Moyu said,
"Chaotic Wild Dragon is impulsive, but not to this degree.
"Even with Heaven-and-Earth foul qi affecting him, it should not be like this.
"He is acting.
"They are all acting,
"each one better than the last.
"Since they want to perform, let Heaven and Earth be the stage and put on a good show."
Everyone was acting.
Lin Moyu was acting as well.
At the same time, he was also watching.
He was both actor and audience, and also the director of the entire play.
Chaotic Wild Dragon looked completely insane.
His attacks were frenzied, as if he wanted to tear Heaven and Earth apart.
Dao chose to avoid his sharpest edge.
On the surface, it looked as if he was not Chaotic Wild Dragon's match,
but in truth, Dao was not injured.
He played with space like a toy.
Layer upon layer of space birthed and shattered.
Dao hid within space, never clashing directly with Chaotic Wild Dragon.
Calamity Great Supreme watched all this and did not seem anxious.
In his plans, the best outcome between Dao and Chaotic Wild Dragon
was mutual destruction.
If one heavily injured the other, that was also acceptable.
He was enjoying the show, completely unaware that his Domain had already been infiltrated by Lin Moyu's soul micro-particles.
The soul micro-particles were linked to Lin Moyu's vision and rapidly searched within the Domain for the whereabouts of the small world.
The entire process was like searching for a needle in the sea, extremely difficult.
Even so, it had to be done.
Moreover, with the help of Heaven-and-Earth rules, searching was much easier.
Given enough time, he would definitely find it.
So Lin Moyu was in no hurry at all.
He hoped Chaotic Wild Dragon would continue his madness to buy him more time.
"Haha, what a lively battle."
Laughter rang out as a massive stele dragging a long tail of light flew in from the distance.
Gold Great Supreme sat atop the Insect Stele as it flew over, his laughter wild and unrestrained.
"Little brat Calamity, what trick are you playing this time?"
Calamity Great Supreme looked over, his expression as calm as a still well.
"Senior Gold, what are you doing here?"
He called him Senior Gold, but there was not a trace of respect in his tone,
and there was even a hint of disdain in his eyes.
In his eyes, Gold Great Supreme was only a Great Supreme.
A Great Supreme before him was something he could crush with a flip of his hand,
just a slightly larger ant.
Coming here was basically seeking death.
Gold Great Supreme was indeed only a Great Supreme,
he had not broken through.
But the one who had broken through was something else.
Lin Moyu saw at a glance that the Insect Stele beneath Gold Great Supreme was no longer the same.
Its appearance had not changed much,
but within the Insect Stele there was now Heaven's Dawn Qi and a vast amount of Heaven-and-Earth rules, as if an independent Heaven and Earth was contained within.
The Insect Stele had evolved, surpassing the Great Supreme realm and becoming a treasure that only a Supreme could possess.
Such treasures were called Supreme Treasures.
They were exceedingly rare.
Not every Supreme could have one.
Forging a Supreme Treasure required immense fortune and opportunity, and the time and effort needed had to be measured in hundreds of millions of years.
"It seems Gold Great Supreme has had a fortuitous encounter."
Sure enough, when a great calamity rose, all kinds of opportunities would appear.
Gold Great Supreme surviving from the ancient era until now was not an ordinary existence.
Chaotic Wild Desolation, as a Heaven and Earth born from the ashes after the destruction of the previous Heaven and Earth, was not of particularly high level in itself, but its opportunities were not few.
The number of those who broke through to the Great Supreme realm here was astonishing, and during a great calamity it connected with many Heaven-and-Earth remnants, creating countless opportunities.
Lin Moyu guessed Gold Great Supreme had gone into one of the Heaven-and-Earth remnants and allowed the Insect Stele to evolve.
The Insect Stele had originally been a top Great Supreme treasure.
Now it was even stronger.
This was Gold Great Supreme's confidence.
Gold Great Supreme called Calamity Great Supreme "little brat Calamity" without fear, laughing loudly there,
"This old man came because he wanted to.
"Why would I need to explain myself to you?"
Calamity Great Supreme's gaze gradually grew unfriendly.
"Senior Gold, you have survived from the ancient era until now and once shared some fate with me.
"So I call you senior only out of seniority,
"not because of your strength."
Gold Great Supreme chuckled.
"Back then you borrowed this old man's place to set up formations.
"For the sake of freedom, this old man agreed.
"Now our fate is finished.
"This old man calls you little brat Calamity.
"If you are not convinced, then just like back then,
"I will beat you up again."
His words were extremely impolite.
Calamity Great Supreme was clearly infuriated.
"Back then, this sovereign simply could not be bothered to argue with you.
"Today is not like the past.
"If you want to join the struggle for the Dao,
"you will surely fall."
Gold Great Supreme laughed loudly.
"Perfect. This old man really has lived long enough.
"This Heaven and Earth is dull.
"If I cannot find some entertainment,
"then I might as well destroy this Heaven and Earth.
"This struggle for the Dao, this old man will join.
"I will see what you can do to me."
As he spoke, he looked toward Lin Moyu.
"Friend Lin, you wish to attain the Dao, do you not?
"If you do, this old man will lend you a hand."
Lin Moyu smiled.
"Of course I wish to, but it still depends on fate."
Gold Great Supreme laughed.
"Then this old man will send you that fate."
The Insect Stele shone with radiance, which gathered into a path of light that pierced through the barrier set up by Calamity Great Supreme and reached straight into the Shentree Sea.
Gold Great Supreme laughed loudly.
"Walk that path and you can reach the Shentree."
"Good. Many thanks, Senior."
Lin Moyu did not refuse Gold Great Supreme's good will and headed toward the path of radiance.
He knew very well that Calamity Great Supreme would certainly stop him.
This path of radiance was impassable, but whether he walked it or not was a different matter.
If he did not go at this moment, that would be abnormal and arouse suspicion.
The play was still going, so he would act it out to the end.
Calamity Great Supreme indeed did not disappoint Lin Moyu.
Just as Lin Moyu was about to step onto the path of radiance, Calamity Great Supreme acted.
A spatial passage opened in front of his Domain and a pagoda flew out.
The pagoda rapidly expanded in the void, in a flash becoming millions of li tall.
Brilliant light hung down from its body like curtains.
The pagoda crushed the path of radiance and lay across the void.
The pagoda slowly rotated and the hanging light curtains blocked all attacks, even reflecting some of them back.
This pagoda combined offense and defense.
From the moment it appeared, it displayed powerful might.
It was clearly a Great Supreme treasure.
Shen Xia Pagoda.
Lin Moyu was startled.
This pagoda was identical to Shen Xia Pagoda,
but he could be one hundred percent sure that this was not Shen Xia Pagoda, only a lookalike.
Calamity Great Supreme brought out a pagoda similar to Shen Xia Pagoda precisely to tell him that Meng Anwen and the others were still in his hands and that he should not act rashly.
Calamity Great Supreme pointed toward Gold Great Supreme.
The pagoda spun rapidly and countless formations flew out from within, interweaving into a net and encircling Gold Great Supreme.
Gold Great Supreme chuckled.
"Little brat Calamity, you have indeed improved somewhat after so many years.
"It is just a pity that these tricks of yours are far from enough."
He slapped the Insect Stele.
With a dull boom, countless insects flew out from the stele.
The insects were fist-sized.
Their auras did not seem strong, but they were extremely special.
As soon as they appeared, they merged into space and, when they reappeared, they had already burrowed into the formations.
The formations made of runes became their food and were quickly devoured.
These insects did not just devour formations, they also swarmed onto the pagoda and devoured the formations inscribed upon it.
In the blink of an eye, most of the formations carved into it were destroyed.
The pagoda was damaged and its power greatly reduced.
"Return."
Calamity Great Supreme shouted and called the pagoda back into his hand.
Power surged forth and countless insects died instantly.
Although the pagoda was damaged, it had a self-repairing ability, but it required time.
Gold Great Supreme laughed loudly.
"My Formation-Devouring Insects are not bad, are they?
"Back then this old man could beat you, now I still can."
Having been provoked again and again, Calamity Great Supreme's expression grew extremely dark.
"Seeking death."
He truly became enraged and struck at Gold Great Supreme with his palm, intending to kill him.
A terrifying giant palm appeared in the void and locked space.
Time was thrown into complete chaos.
Power beyond the Great Supreme realm was not something a Great Supreme could withstand.
Lin Moyu did not move.
His expression remained calm.
He knew that since Gold Great Supreme dared to come, he naturally had the means to protect himself.
A mere palm like this was far from enough to kill him.
The Insect Stele beneath Gold Great Supreme alone was enough to block this palm.
It seemed that although Calamity Great Supreme had broken through the Great Supreme realm, his eyesight was not that good.
Hongmeng Stone chuckled.
"Naturally. Master has seen too much.
"Now master can see the essence through the rules.
"He cannot."
Lin Moyu nodded.
"Let us see. This Insect Stele is indeed interesting."
Gold Great Supreme did not dodge or evade.
He simply slapped the Insect Stele again.
The stele rumbled and a head emerged from within.
The head was like a dragon yet not a dragon, with traits of lion and tiger, yet ultimately it was a bug's head.
The bug head spat out a blast of gas toward Calamity Great Supreme's giant palm.
The gas instantly solidified into a sharp arrow and shattered the giant palm like tofu.
The remaining force shot toward Calamity Great Supreme.
Calamity Great Supreme's expression changed and he flung out the pagoda in his hand, turning it into a vertical shield.
Boom.
The pagoda exploded, shattering into pieces.
A powerful Great Supreme treasure was destroyed on the spot.
Calamity Great Supreme's expression was extremely ugly.
"What is this thing?"
The sudden accident left him unable to accept it for a moment.
Something that could easily shatter his palm strike and also destroy his Great Supreme treasure meant its power was already not inferior to his own.
The fact that Gold Great Supreme possessed such a terrifying subordinate was hard for him to accept.
"Haha."
Wild laughter filled the void as Gold Great Supreme reveled in his arrogance.
"Little brat Calamity, are you surprised?
"This is the gift this old man prepared for you.
"Are you satisfied?"
Calamity Great Supreme ground his teeth and said coldly,
"What exactly do you want to do?"
Gold Great Supreme laughed.
"Naturally, to add some fun to this boring Heaven and Earth.
"This old man watched you all, one hiding, one scheming, and found it more and more dull.
"Especially you.
"You think you have calculated everyone and laid out flawless plans,
"but you do not know that you have long since been calculated yourself.
"This old man simply wants to tell you that no scheme is of any use.
"Strength is everything."
Calamity Great Supreme frowned.
He vaguely felt there was another meaning in Gold Great Supreme's words.
"If you have something to say, then speak clearly.
"If you do not, then today this sovereign will slay you."
A sword appeared in Calamity Great Supreme's hand.
Two dazzling gemstones were embedded in the sword.
One was a Time Essence Stone,
the other a Space Divine Stone.
With the two stones, the sword now possessed the power of time and space.
Although the sword was only a Great Supreme treasure, with time and space power augmenting it, its might already surpassed the Great Supreme realm.
Lin Moyu thought to himself that over countless years, Calamity Great Supreme had indeed gained quite a lot.
The Time Essence Stones he had were clearly not only the one Lin Moyu had seen earlier.
Hongmeng Stone said,
"No matter how many Time Essence Stones or how many fortuitous encounters he has, as long as his strength has not changed, they are all useless before master."
Lin Moyu thought that their use was indeed limited, but they could still cause some trouble.
To him, it was merely a bit of trouble.
What he needed to do now was locate the small world and bring it back.
Only then could he let go completely.
Although he could choose not to care whether Meng Anwen and the others lived or died, if possible he did not want to do that.
Lin Moyu was not pedantic, nor would he allow himself to be controlled by others.
Within the scope of what he could manage, he would ensure his own people stayed safe.
Facing Calamity Great Supreme's threat, Gold Great Supreme was clearly unafraid.
"Little brat Calamity, you are still clever.
"You actually heard the hidden meaning in this old man's words.
"But this old man simply does not want to tell you.
"You can slowly guess.
"If you want to kill this old man, go ahead and try.
"See if you have the ability."
He slapped the Insect Stele again.
The Insect Stele surged with a vast aura and enveloped him.
Gold Great Supreme merged completely with the Insect Stele.
As long as the Insect Stele was not destroyed, no one could kill Gold Great Supreme.
From within the Insect Stele, that strange bug head emerged further, revealing more of its body.
Its immense power shook the void and the entire Heaven and Earth rumbled.
Heaven-and-Earth rules moved of their own accord and Heaven-and-Earth power surged over.
Heaven and Earth were rejecting the being inside the Insect Stele.
Power close to a Supreme.
Lin Moyu immediately saw that the thing inside the Insect Stele already had power very close to a Supreme.
And it did not belong to Chaotic Wild Desolation.
That was why Heaven-and-Earth rules were rejecting it.
Calamity Great Supreme's face changed greatly, then he sneered.
"I do not know where you found this thing,
"but it is not of this Heaven and Earth.
"Once it enters this Heaven and Earth, it will be rejected by Heaven and Earth."
Suddenly, Heaven-and-Earth rules withdrew and no longer rejected the being inside the Insect Stele.
Lin Moyu secretly used Nine Heavens Fate Technique to forcibly alter the Heaven-and-Earth rules so this Heaven and Earth would no longer reject that being.
This show had already progressed so far.
How could it end here?
Borrowing Gold Great Supreme's hand to put some pressure on Calamity Great Supreme would also buy him more time.
The twelve formations were Calamity Great Supreme's trump card and would not be used lightly.
As long as Calamity Great Supreme did not have absolute certainty, he would not have Lin Moyu activate the formations, and Lin Moyu could continue to drag things out.
Gold Great Supreme was obviously somewhat surprised as well.
Why had Heaven-and-Earth rules suddenly stopped rejecting him?
His eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had realized something, and he burst out laughing again.
"This old man knows why now.
"Good method, good method indeed, my friend.
"Are you still going to keep hiding?
"Come out.
"Instead of just watching the show, why not come up on stage and act together?"
Calamity Great Supreme was completely confused and had no idea what Gold Great Supreme was talking about.
The sword in his hand trembled, twisting time and space into chaos.
"Utter nonsense."
Gold Great Supreme laughed.
"Little brat Calamity, you really are pitiful.
"You have schemed your whole life, but do not even know you have long since been schemed against.
"You think your layout is flawless, that you are the oriole behind the mantis,
"yet you do not know that there is a hunter behind you."
Calamity Great Supreme listened with complete confusion.
His Dao-heart was firm and would not be shaken by a few words from Gold Great Supreme.
But Lin Moyu heard the deeper meaning.
He knew of Gold Great Supreme's capabilities.
Back when Gold Great Supreme was trapped in the South Extremity and could not move, he still released countless insects throughout Chaotic Wild Desolation.
Many events in Chaotic Wild Desolation were known to him.
He had existed for a very long time.
Long before Calamity Great Supreme began his layout, his insects were already hidden in every corner.
These insects were nurtured by the Insect Stele specifically to monitor Heaven and Earth, with extremely powerful concealment.
Even a Great Supreme would have trouble finding them without careful searching.
So he certainly knew much of Calamity Great Supreme's arrangements.
And the "being schemed against" and "hunter behind the oriole" in his words referred to Destiny Venerable.
Lin Moyu's gaze swept through the rules.
Layer after layer of rules were seen through completely.
Finally, in an inconspicuous corner, there was a mass hidden in the seams between fate and space.
"So they came after all.
"Hiding well. They almost fooled even me."
He saw Destiny Venerable and Eternal Wild Ox.
These two were indeed not reconciled and had come here to vie for the Supreme position.
Their movements had been noticed earlier by Gold Great Supreme.
But to Gold Great Supreme's mad words, they showed no reaction.
Gold Great Supreme laughed loudly.
"Good, good, good. Since you will not come out, this old man will force you out."
The Insect Stele buzzed and the bug head that had emerged suddenly turned and spewed out a breath.
That breath turned into a surging tide, shredding the void.
Countless layers of space shattered and even time was erased.
A sigh sounded and a strange power rose.
Then a peculiar wheel appeared in the void.
The wheel had nine spokes and nine layers, each layer pointing in a different direction, as if it could foretell the fate of every living being.
Wheel of Fate.
Calamity Great Supreme's expression changed drastically and, for the first time, he lost his composure.
Clearly, the appearance of the Wheel of Fate had exceeded all his expectations.
The Wheel of Fate turned, twisting the outcome.
That breath suddenly changed direction and turned toward Calamity Great Supreme.
Calamity Great Supreme's expression shifted sharply.
He swung his sword and the sword light threw time and space into chaos, shredding that breath and striking toward the Wheel of Fate.
The sword strike was fierce, as if it intended to tear the Wheel of Fate apart.
With time and space locked, the Wheel of Fate had nowhere to dodge.
Suddenly, a huge figure appeared before the Wheel of Fate.
Eternal Wild Ox stood in front of the Wheel of Fate.
Calamity Great Supreme's sword landed on Eternal Wild Ox and dissipated on the spot, not injuring him in the slightest.
Destiny Venerable appeared atop the Wheel of Fate and bowed toward Calamity Great Supreme.
"Fellow Daoist Calamity, it has been a long time."