Chapter 1018: Stop Right Now!!!

Hmm?

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan understood the great dao divine tree's meaning almost instantly, and his spirits were immediately lifted.

The other party was about to give him an Opportunity!

Although the great dao divine tree couldn't directly take action against Haotian Immortal Emperor, cultivating a helper capable of confronting Haotian Immortal Emperor head-on was no problem at all.

Clearly, the great dao divine tree now regarded him as a life-saving straw, hoping he could withstand the aggressive Haotian Immortal Emperor…

Qi Yuan was already an enemy of Haotian Immortal Emperor. Even without the request from the great dao divine tree, he would have gone all out to stop the other's ambition of replacing the Heavenly Dao.

Now that there was a 'Wealth-Distributing Boy' willing to provide generous funding for this cause, it was simply an unexpected pleasant surprise for him; there was absolutely no reason to refuse.

As a special existence managing the order of the Great Dao, the great dao divine tree only needed to leak a tiny bit of good stuff from between its fingers for any Cultivator to soar instantly. It could be called the number one 'sucker' under heaven… er, no, the number one benefactor!

Amidst his joy, however, another matter suddenly occurred to Qi Yuan:

Wasn't he currently in the middle of a three-day period of bad Luck? Why was the great dao divine tree rushing to give him an Opportunity the moment they met? His Luck was still explosive!

Could it be that the magnificent power of the great dao divine tree had dispersed the bad Luck on his body, causing the negative status from the Luck Loan to disappear?

Yes!

It must be so!

If his Luck were truly low, he would be plagued by misfortune. How could he encounter such a good thing where someone delivers a pillow just as he's nodding off…

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan immediately felt at ease. He nodded without hesitation and said heroically:

“Senior, please rest assured. This Junior will definitely do my utmost to stop Haotian Immortal Emperor's malicious plot and restore a bright and clear sky to this world!”

As the saying goes, if heaven offers and you don't take, you'll suffer for it. If he were so hesitant that he didn't even dare to accept benefits delivered to his door, then his brain would really be full of water; he'd have to slap himself a few times whenever he thought about it later.

“Good!”

Seeing Qi Yuan agree, the great dao divine tree also seemed quite satisfied. It immediately shook its massive branches that towered between heaven and earth. In an instant, a boundlessly vast Great Dao aura swept out, enveloping Qi Yuan's body.

“Since that is the case, I shall bestow upon you a portion of Great Dao energy. With this pure Great Dao energy, you will gain power sufficient to rival experts of the Creation Realm.”

“However, you must remember one thing. This Great Dao energy, which belongs solely to me, possesses a fatal flaw by nature: it extremely rejects chaos and disorder, especially the tribulation qi generated during a Great Calamity…”

At this point, the great dao divine tree specifically emphasized its tone and added with extreme gravity:

“Once the Great Calamity descends, this Great Dao energy will be rapidly eroded and assimilated by tribulation qi, leading to it spinning completely out of control. At that time, not only will you face a terrifying backlash, but even I will be implicated and fall into a state beyond redemption.”

“Therefore, you must resolve the issue before the next Great Calamity begins, then return here to give these Great Dao Origins back to me. Otherwise, something very terrible will happen…”

Hearing this, Qi Yuan's heart skipped a beat as he thought secretly:

No wonder whenever a Great Calamity descends, the great dao divine tree completely seals this place off, fearing even the slightest contact. It turns out it's because of the fear of tribulation qi.

The meaning of the great dao divine tree's existence is to stabilize the Great Dao Origin; it represents the stability and order of the world.

And tribulation qi represents extreme chaos and disorder. The two sides are complete opposites.

This means that the Chaos Demon Gods who can trigger a Great Calamity are inherently the natural enemies of the great dao divine tree. Otherwise, the great dao divine tree wouldn't start trembling with fear just at the mention of Luo Hou's name.

From the perspective of the great dao divine tree, rather than waiting for Luo Hou to come knocking, it was better to struggle a bit while the Great Calamity hadn't yet begun.

Therefore, the great dao divine tree chose to give its own Great Dao energy to him, letting him go and fight the opponent to the death. If he won, it would be a massive gain; even if he lost, it could be considered as having made an effort, which was much better than giving up on treatment entirely.

After realizing this, Qi Yuan simply opened his mind and began trying to accept the Great Dao energy from the surroundings.

However, before he could even make a move, his body suddenly stiffened. He felt an inexplicably cold aura rise from the depths of his Qi Sea, filling his entire body in an instant.

Chaos, darkness, the final calamity… a massive amount of eerie aura filled with destruction and ill omens seemed to have caught the scent of prey. It began to spread out with Qi Yuan as the center, conversely wrapping around the surrounding Great Dao energy.

“This… this is tribulation qi?!”

Seeing such a terrifying scene, the great dao divine tree was instantly horrified. Its massive trunk trembled as it hurriedly terminated the spell, preparing to take back that mass of Great Dao energy, but it was already too late.

The terrifying tribulation qi emanating from a certain someone quickly mixed with that pure Great Dao energy. A bizarre Fusion occurred between the two, and the Great Dao energy, originally as clear as glazed glass, gradually turned into a mass of eerie, pure white…

At the same time, this tribulation qi was like maggots on a bone, sweeping toward the great dao divine tree.

“Ah—don't come over! Stop right now!!”

The great dao divine tree let out a shrill wail, frantically shaking its branches as if trying to disperse the tribulation qi. Unfortunately, this behavior was already futile and instead attracted more and more tribulation qi.

Qi Yuan, who was in a state of bewilderment, hadn't yet realized what had happened when he saw the towering and magnificent great dao divine tree begin to wither at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Rustle, rustle, rustle—

Golden leaves containing the Profound Truths of the Great Dao fell one after another, fluttering wildly before his eyes.

What's the situation?

Looking at the sudden anomaly, Qi Yuan was also pale with fright. He clearly hadn't done anything, so how could the great dao divine tree have a problem in the blink of an eye?

“It's over… I never expected that after all my calculations, I still failed to foresee that you are actually the Calamity-Bearer of this Great Calamity… This is truly the peak of bad Luck… Wuwuwu…”

Accompanied by a burst of despairing wails, the trunk of the great dao divine tree completely withered and finally collapsed with a boom, kicking up countless dust and wood chips.

Immediately afterward, the tribulation qi also stopped its rampage, completely fusing with the Great Dao energy in the space, causing this entire space to turn into an eerie, pure white.

Until everything settled, Qi Yuan couldn't help but swallow. He cautiously entered the ruins created by the collapse of the great dao divine tree, intending to investigate what exactly had happened just now.

From his perspective, he was just preparing to accept the Opportunity bestowed by the great dao divine tree, but then the great dao divine tree suddenly went crazy and then rapidly withered and collapsed, just as if it had been sprayed with pesticides…

“Senior? Senior?”

The confused man arrived at the collapse site and tried calling out a few times, but received no response.

Just as Qi Yuan was preparing to look elsewhere, a weak and listless voice came from beneath a piece of withered wood:

“Stop shouting. I'm pinned down here. Quickly move the wood on top of me…”