My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

Chapter 398: Gaining the Gate of Myriad Principles, Establishing the Underworld

Ling Yayi was astonished and puzzled.

Wuguang Buddha and Zilian Buddha Maiden were even more shocked and confused.

"Who is Wutian Buddha?"

How could there be another Buddha?

The quasi-Buddha’s expression became especially devout, and deep within his eyes, there was a trace of fear.

"When Wutian Buddha appeared, the sun and moon lost their light, the heavens and earth trembled, the Buddha realm shook, and even the statues of the Buddhas wept blood. It was truly..."

"What?" Wuguang Buddha’s heart shook.

Zilian Buddha Maiden was also deeply shocked.

Is this really a Buddha?

Isn’t this a calamity?

Ling Yayi, hearing this, felt a bit awkward.

How did the Blood Lord get to know such a powerful figure, one who could suppress the Buddha realm into silence?

"Later, the Supreme Buddha introduced several Buddhas, including the Fighting and Victorious Buddha, the Past Buddha, the Present Buddha, and the Patriarch of All Buddhas!" The quasi-Buddha folded his hands in prayer.

As for the memory of the Future Buddha, it had long been erased by Taihang True Buddha.

In fact, even ordinary true Buddhas had voluntarily erased their memories of the Future Buddha.

After all... the Future Buddha carried great significance.

"These Buddhas caused the highest peak of the Buddha realm to flash with the Infinite True Words, and the Buddha realm fell from the Fifth Heaven, landing into the hands of the Supreme Buddha, who ultimately passed it on to Wutian Buddha." The quasi-Buddha sighed, his voice trembling slightly.

The scene from that time was still fresh in his memory.

Hearing this, Ling Yayi took a deep breath.

That’s the tone, that’s the vibe.

“And my master, the Supreme Buddha?” He puffed out his chest and asked.

Since his master was already the Supreme Buddha, it shouldn’t be a big deal for him to become a Buddha himself, right?

“Well...” the quasi-Buddha pondered.

“Hurry up and tell this Buddha!” Ling Yayi demanded.

Everyone present, including the remaining Thirteen Demons of the North, looked at Ling Yayi, all thinking... this guy’s skin is a bit thick.

...

“The Gate of Myriad Principles, long time no see.”

At the ends of the earth, Qi Yuan stood in a blood-red robe, his expression calm.

After the Ten Thousand Buddhas Assembly, his Stellar Gold Core sensed the aura of the Gate of Myriad Principles.

Now, he had come alone to the ends of the earth, standing before the Gate of Myriad Principles.

The Gate of Myriad Principles stood at the edge of the earth, as if floating in the void, ethereal and illusory.

[The Gate of Myriad Principles, the gate to all gates.]

Looking at the Gate of Myriad Principles, Qi Yuan briefly scanned it with his divine sense, a smile forming in his eyes.

“It’s still better to treasure hunt without competition.”

In the Canglan Realm, whenever a secret realm opened or some treasure emerged, it usually drew a crowd of people to fight for it.

Even if you won, you wouldn’t feel secure until the treasure was firmly in your hands.

But in the Liufeng Realm, it was different.

Qi Yuan was all alone.

There were no other living beings at the ends of the earth.

“Gate of Myriad Principles, do you remember... the Underworld?”

Qi Yuan spoke, testing the gate.

He was thinking about how to make the Gate of Myriad Principles his own.

The Gate of Myriad Principles could become any gate.

To a demoness, it was the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons; to a great demon, it was the Gate of Ten Thousand Devils; to a Supreme Truth Lord, it was the Gate of Supreme Truth.

Qi Yuan attempted to awaken the gate’s memory.

Unfortunately, his words had no effect on the Gate of Myriad Principles.

“You are actually the gate to my Underworld, don’t you remember?

Once, there was a thief in the house, and you scared him off. I’ve been searching for you ever since!”

Qi Yuan looked at the Gate of Myriad Principles with a pained expression, as if what he was saying were true.

However, his acting was rather poor and failed to move the gate.

At that moment, Qi Yuan approached the Gate of Myriad Principles and placed his hand on its illusory frame.

“Look, here’s the key, the proof.”

He said, pulling out the Key of Myriad Principles and waving it in front of the gate.

Suddenly, Qi Yuan froze.

Because he had actually grabbed the Gate of Myriad Principles... and even taken it with him.

He had only tried it out, not expecting that he could really grab the Gate of Myriad Principles.

Qi Yuan was stunned.

Wasn’t the Gate of Supreme Truth supposed to be the number one creation artifact of the Immortal Realm?

Throughout history, countless cultivators of Supreme Truth and Great Supreme Truth had attempted to claim the Gate of Supreme Truth, all without success.

The Gate of Supreme Truth was said to be the hardest creation artifact to claim in the Immortal Realm.

And now... it was this easy?

Qi Yuan looked at the Gate of Myriad Principles, his emotions fluctuating wildly.

It felt like a lofty, unattainable figure, in reality, was actually easy to win over with just a gesture.

Nonetheless, Qi Yuan tightly held onto the Gate of Myriad Principles.

“Could it really be my family’s gate?”

“Or is it because I have the Key of Myriad Principles, so I’m able to grab it?”

His left eyebrow twitched, indicating he was indeed fortunate.

Qi Yuan still didn’t fully understand.

“No matter what, from now on, the Gate of Myriad Principles is the Gate of the Underworld!”

There’s no harm in taking advantage when opportunity knocks!

He decided to refine the Gate of Myriad Principles into the Gate of the Underworld and make it a done deal.

This was a principle Qi Yuan had learned from Jiang Lingsu’s father.

Even if the original owner of the gate came looking for it, they’d have to accept it—it was now the Gate of the Underworld!

With that, Qi Yuan stepped through the Gate of Myriad Principles.

Once inside, the scene was different from what he had seen before.

Previously, the interior had been filled with endless demonic spawn.

Now, it was nothing but infinite chaos.

“There’s quite a lot of land inside the Gate of Myriad Principles,” Qi Yuan thought. “How about moving Wugui City, Jiupan Mountain, and maybe even Xuanyuan Forbidden Land, the Five Elements Forbidden Land...?”

At the moment, Qi Yuan didn’t own any land.

But the places he was thinking of were the ones he was most familiar with.

It was a matter of practical... relations.

Isn’t it just like cohabitation becoming a de facto marriage?

Since it’s like that, Wugui City and Jiupan Mountain were already his.

He’d also move in the Four Forbidden Lands and one Great Calamity from Moonwatch Continent.

That should be enough soil for the Underworld.

If it wasn’t enough?

Then he’d wait to see if some kind-hearted “white moonlight” took pity on him, a poor, homeless soul, and gave him a piece of land.

Once he had the idea, Qi Yuan’s figure became sacred and majestic.

The pitiful little guy transformed into a grand Heavenly Lord.

A vast and solemn voice echoed across the heavens!

“Eastern Yue, Emperor of Mount Tai, Tianqi Rensheng, heed my command. Go to the center of the world and move Wugui City without harming the people!”

“Southern Yue, Emperor of Mount Heng, Sitian Zhaosheng, heed my command. Gather the waters of the ends of the earth to form the River of Forgetfulness without harming the sea tribes!”

“Central Yue, Emperor of Mount Song, Zhongtian Chongsheng, heed my command. Move Jiupan Mountain without harming the vegetation!”

“Western Yue, Emperor of Mount Hua, Jintian Yuansheng, heed my command. Go to Moonwatch Continent and move Xuanyuan Forbidden Land, the Forbidden Lands of Graves and Clothes, the Five Elements Forbidden Land, and the Yin-Yang Forbidden Land without harming the spiritual beings!”

“Northern Yue, Emperor of Mount Heng, Antian Xuansheng, heed my command. Go to Moonwatch Continent, gather the ruins of Heaven’s Calamity and Earth’s Calamity, and do not harm any living beings.”

As his voice fell, five towering, god-like figures appeared at the ends of the earth, bowing to the majestic Blood-Clad Heavenly Lord.

“Eastern Yue obeys!”

“Southern Yue obeys!”

...

“Northern Yue obeys!”

The five Yue Emperors, their massive bodies towering above the heavens, set off in different directions.

On that day, in the Liufeng Realm, people witnessed majestic deities riding five-colored divine oxen, accompanied by golden-eyed sacred birds, moving Wugui City to the center of the world, covering a hundred miles with each step.

On that day, others saw a giant divine being riding a golden-eyed beast, swallowing the waters at the ends of the earth as if the sea was flooding in reverse, carrying untold millions of tons.

The Western Yue and Northern Yue Emperors also returned to the Canglan Realm and headed for Moonwatch, carrying the Four Forbidden Lands and one Great Calamity.

Standing at the ends of the earth, Qi Yuan had a thought and softly said:

“Southern Pole, Emperor of Eternal Life, heed my command. Go to the Mortal Heart Realm and carry the ancestral land of the ancient tribe, but do not reveal your tracks.”

With Qi Yuan’s words, Old Man Shenlei appeared. He wore a wide-sleeved purple robe with lightning flashing on it, a vermilion skirt decorated with cloud patterns, and a crown of authority on his head, exuding supreme majesty.

“Shenlei obeys.” Compared to the others, Old Man Shenlei was much more active. “My lord, you need to give me the coordinates of the Mortal Heart Realm.”

“Don’t be hasty, you’ll get them soon,” Qi Yuan replied.

The Mortal Heart Realm was different from other realms—it was an innate world.

Had it not been for Qi Yuan’s time there, with the projection of stars reflecting across all realms, it would have remained undiscovered.

Because this world was so unique, it could not be easily exposed. Therefore, Qi Yuan had dispatched Old Man Shenlei to move the ancestral land of the ancient tribe.

“The coordinates are yours, but make sure not to reveal your location. If any Yang Gods target you, I won’t be able to help,” Qi Yuan said softly.

Though his reach was long, it wasn’t limitless, especially in the lower realms.

He still had to prepare for the Great Tribulation.

Right now, avoiding trouble was the best strategy.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be careful,” Old Man Shenlei pounded his chest in assurance. With the coordinates in hand, he transformed into a streak of purple energy and vanished.

Now, at the ends of the earth, Qi Yuan was alone.

“It’s a pity the stars of the heavens can’t even find Gongxing.

Sigh, I wonder if I turned off the light before leaving. If it’s been on all this time, how much will that electricity bill be?”

Qi Yuan felt a pang of heartache over the electric bill.

He also thought that wasting electricity was shameful.

After all, he’d always been frugal.

“One day, I will reach the Dao of the Great Luo, become the Supreme Dao Ancestor, return to Gongxing, and turn off that light!”

Qi Yuan made a grand vow!

In the following days, Qi Yuan met with Nangong Dagou, the Foolish Daoist, and Bai Ze.

Nangong Dagou was strutting around, now calling himself Little Buddha Lord Lingyi.

The people of the Buddha Kingdom were helpless against Ling Yayi.

After all, his master was none other than the Blood Lord, the Supreme Buddha.

Calling his disciple the Little Buddha Lord seemed appropriate enough.

Meanwhile, in the upper realms, countless eyes were fixed on the land of the Buddha.

The Buddhist Sacred Ground had suddenly blocked the upper realms from observing the Ten Thousand Buddhas Assembly, and the creation artifact Buddha Kingdom was quaking.

Many sacred ground-level forces were curious about the changes within the Buddha Kingdom.

Shortly after, the ninety-seven true Buddhas of the Buddha Kingdom Sacred Ground jointly announced:

The Buddha Kingdom Sacred Ground had unified, and the Buddha had returned to his throne as the Present Buddha, Shakyamuni.

As for the Past Buddha, the Fighting and Victorious Buddha, Wutian Buddha, and the Patriarch of All Buddhas, they had hidden their identities and entered the Buddha Kingdom.

This news shook the Sixth Heaven.

For these sacred grounds, the meaning of a Buddha was crystal clear.

It meant that within the Buddha Kingdom Sacred Ground, there was now a powerful true Buddha who had comprehended the Great Supreme Truth and mastered the creation artifact, the Buddha Kingdom.

Once this true Buddha matured and reached the Great Supreme Truth realm, he might lead the Buddha Kingdom Sacred Ground to ascend from the Fifth Heaven to the Sixth Heaven!

The Buddha Kingdom Sacred Ground could thus leap from being a second-rate sacred ground to a first-rate one.

The unfulfilled wish of the Great Sun and Radiant Buddha might finally come true.

Moreover, the odds were even better this time.

After all, the Great Sun and Radiant Buddha’s Supreme Truth was related to the Great Sun Tathagata and clashed with the title of the Great Sun. Hence, he ultimately passed into nirvana.

But the Present Buddha’s Infinite True Words pertained to the present, with no conflict of title. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, other sacred grounds predicted that within a million years, the Buddha Kingdom would add another Great Supreme Truth Buddha.

Soon after, the Present Buddha of the Buddha Kingdom Sacred Ground abruptly announced that they would wage war against the Molo Clan.

This Buddha declared: “I have studied the past and the present and glimpsed the future. The Molo Clan obstructs my foundation for the future. They must be destroyed!”

This declaration stunned the world and sent shockwaves through the Immortal Realm.

The Buddha had made up his mind to declare war on the Molo Clan.

The most astonishing part was that this newly enthroned Buddha didn’t even seem to have reached the Supreme Truth realm, yet none of the other true Buddhas were opposing him.

Many heavenly lords murmured and speculated.

“The nirvana of the Great Sun and Radiant Buddha must have had something to do with Taihuang Palace.

The Buddha Kingdom has been holding a grudge but is unable to challenge Taihuang Palace, so they are taking it out on the Molo Clan!”

“The Molo Clan, although slightly weaker than the Buddha Kingdom, is the most loyal dog of Taihuang Palace. This outcome isn’t surprising!”

“It seems the Fifth and Sixth Heavens won’t be peaceful!”

“If the Buddha ascends to the Great Supreme Truth, there will undoubtedly be great chaos.”

“Taihuang Palace won’t sit idly by while the Buddha ascends!”

“The biggest winner in all this is likely the Moon God Palace. The wars in the Demon Abyss will likely ease for a while.”

“First, we had the Ten Suns Heavenly Lord declaring war on Taihuang Palace. Now, the Buddha Kingdom is declaring war on the Molo Clan. This Immortal Realm… is about to descend into chaos!”

“Do you think this Present Buddha has really glimpsed the future?”

“How could that be? It’s probably just a pretext.

This is no different from saying the Molo Heavenly Lord stole a chicken from the Buddha Kingdom, and that’s the reason for war.”

The upper realms were in turmoil.

The Molo Heavenly Lord responded arrogantly, his tone fierce: “Not only will I block your future, but I will sever your present!”

Though his words were domineering, some witnessed the Molo Heavenly Lord rushing to Taihuang Palace in the Sixth Heaven that very night, his face anxious.

In terms of power, the Buddha Kingdom was much stronger than the Molo Clan.

After all, the Buddha Kingdom had once nearly stepped into the Sixth Heaven, just barely missing the chance to become a sacred ground of the Sixth Heaven!

...

In the Canglan Realm.

The Strange Painter, holding the Brush of Mountains and Rivers, trembled all over.

Before her stood five towering, divine-like beings, their overwhelming presence crushing her.

Though she was an unconventional myth-level cultivator, she felt as insignificant as a speck of dust before these five beings, much like when she faced Qi Qi.

Most importantly, these mysterious figures treated the Blood-Clad Sword God like servants before their master.

“Alright, we’ve found the land, and the Gate of the Underworld is here. Strange Painter, I’m leaving this to you. Paint it well!”

With Qi Yuan’s words, the five Yue Emperors began to deposit city ruins, mountains, four forbidden lands, a great calamity, and sea water into the Gate of Myriad Principles.

Old Man Shenlei also appeared at just the right time, tossing the ancestral land of the ancient tribe from the innate world into the Gate of Myriad Principles.

The Strange Painter gazed at the chaotic mess of haphazardly placed lands and rivers.

She took a deep breath.

“Trusting in this elder, I, the painter, shall use my life as paint to complete this masterpiece!”

With that, she began to move the Brush of Mountains and Rivers in her hand.

The world within the Gate of Myriad Principles began to change at that very moment.