Zhou Daoren could feel the world slowly unfolding and could not help but shake his head slightly, clearly dissatisfied with it.
If it was not for Zhang Yan's obstruction, then he could create thousands of worlds in an instant. If everything went smoothly, then he would be able to find Bu Xutian in an instant.
However, due to the intense clash between the two of them, even with the help of the Bao Lotus, he couldn't do as he pleased. He could only forcefully create this Dao of Emergence, but he couldn't see the results for a long time. This added a lot of variables.
It would be best if he could avoid his opponent to do this. Unfortunately, his cultivation had yet to reach such a level. In the current situation, because the two of them already knew each other, even if one of them retreated, as long as something related to the other was involved, the other would immediately sense it. Therefore, there was no obvious difference between doing it in front of the other and doing it behind their backs.
Fortunately, with his profound cultivation, he could be considered to have taken the initiative. As long as he maintained the situation and tried to delay for a long time, then he would eventually be able to find Bu Xutian.
At this moment, Zhang Yan also saw his opponent's difficulty. Although Zhou Daoren had hidden that world, it had not completely evolved yet. He still had enough time to find it, but he was not in a hurry to do this. Instead, he took the opportunity to observe and increase the level of his Fa Li once again!
In the previous competition of cultivation, because Taoist Zhou had changed first and was already familiar with this Dao, even though he had caught up, he was still one step behind. One step behind meant that he would fall behind step by step. Now he could only barely maintain his position, but in the end he was being pressured by the other.
It was also because of this that Zhou Daoren had the opportunity to withdraw and open up the world.
But after this action, it was clear that he could not take care of the situation at the same time. So, Zhou Daoren immediately seized this opportunity and reversed the original disadvantage.
However, if he wanted to take another step forward and crush his opponent's mana, it would be a little difficult. This was because his opponent still had the assistance of the treasured lotus that he had summoned earlier. It could be seen that this was no ordinary item, and it might even be related to the broken item. Not only was it able to defend itself well, but it also had a faint ability to devour mana.
Fortunately, he wasn't completely without help. With a thought, golden light flashed, and the Taiyi Golden Bead flew out.
If this treasure was used alone, it would not be able to pose any threat to the mighty cultivators of the Spirit Refinement Realm, but it was different when combined with his mana. Just Now, he had learned the art of raising mana, so he could also use it on the Taiyi Golden Bead. The power of this object was already endless, and now that his power was stacked with it, the power that burst forth would be even more powerful.
Boom!
The Taiyi Golden Bead smashed fiercely onto Pauline with immeasurable force. Priest Zhou's sea of magic power, which had been extremely stable, was instantly torn apart, and a hole was torn in the wall that he had carefully maintained.
He was shocked and hurriedly changed his mind, closing the crack. At the same time, he glanced over and saw the golden light. He couldn't help but be slightly surprised and said, "Primordial Treasure?"
Then he sighed regretfully. He could see that this treasure was born from Bu Xu Tian, and originally there was karma to be found. Unfortunately, this treasure was complete, without any leaks or impurities. Apart from the Worshipper, it would not be touched by anything else, and it was even more difficult to absorb Qi from it. Unless it was seized, there would be no useful clues to be found on it.
Zhang Yan's eyes flashed. Even though the hole was quickly covered up, that sliver was enough for him to discover the location of the main world. He immediately separated a strand of his consciousness and invaded the main world. Usually, as long as he disturbed it a little, he would be able to destroy all the changes in its evolution.
But Just Now His consciousness had entered, and before it could truly cause a storm, it was intercepted by a consciousness that was almost as strong as his. Thus, the two of them were in a deadlock, and he couldn't do anything else.
He immediately realized that Priest Zhou was very much like Daoren. After entering the present world, he didn't do anything, and instead waited here for him. This was probably to prevent him from interfering, just in case.
He thought about it. This situation had to be changed as soon as possible, because this was the present world that Priest Zhou had opened up, and it could be said that he had the home advantage. Although Priest Zhou didn't deliberately push it forward, the present world would still evolve in the direction he wanted. When the evolution reached its end, he might achieve his wish.
And at this time, if he wanted to break out of this situation, he could only find someone he liked in the present world and destroy Priest Zhou's various arrangements.
This person must have a close karmic connection with him, because the deeper the connection, the more he would be able to carry Priest Zhou's will.
From this point of view, his own disciples were the most suitable, especially his eldest disciple, Liu Yanyi. She was born with great talent and came from Qincang School. With his guidance, she would definitely be able to stop Priest Zhou.
However, there was one thing that needed to be noted. In this battle for the present world, one could not only consider the present, but also the future.
If this present world didn't succeed, then Priest Zhou would definitely open up the next one and continue to search for Bu Xutian. He would also learn from the previous lesson and try to erase the person who carried his will, cutting off this karmic connection. Thus, when he waited for the next present world, it was very likely that Liu Yanyi would no longer appear.
Of course, he could continue to search for other disciples, but Priest Zhou could also erase them one by one until there was no one left for him to entrust his will to.
Logically speaking, even if he randomly chose a cultivator, he could still destroy Priest Zhou's arrangements with his help.
However, he had to consider one thing. The longer the evolution of the present world was delayed, the closer Priest Zhou would get to Bu Xutian, and this advantage would accumulate. This way, no matter how many times he destroyed the present world, in the end, Priest Zhou could still achieve his goal. In other words, even if he won all the battles in the present world, it was very likely that he would lose to Priest Zhou in the grand scheme of things.
After considering all of this, he felt that there was actually a mystery here.
There was actually one person in the present world who could not only be entrusted to him, but was also not afraid of being erased.
That was his previous self!
In reality, from the moment his consciousness was born, it had been separated from his previous self. The side that was him had already transcended, but the side that was his previous self still existed.
Therefore, after the creation of this very similar present world, he could be sure that his previous self still existed.
Because this body of his had started from his previous self, that previous self was someone else, but at the same time, he was himself. Because of this, his previous self became the person who had missed the heavenly secrets. Priest Zhou could not see his existence, and because he could not find him, even if he went to the next present world, he would not be able to erase him.
Thinking of this, he immediately turned his mind, following that thread of karma, and entrusted that strand of consciousness to it.
He did not need this previous self to reach his current level, that was also impossible. He only needed to find a way to destroy the possibility of Priest Zhou reaching Bu Xutian, and that would be enough.
Not long after, this present world evolved to its end. As he wished, he did not give Priest Zhou any chance.
Priest Zhou did not mind, and immediately used his magic power to create another present world. This time, he still did not succeed, but he did not show any disappointment. He continued because he believed that as long as he continued, he would eventually be able to reap the fruits of his labor.
However, not long after, he found that something was wrong. No matter how he created the present world, he would always encounter failure at a certain stage, and he could not find the source of the failure here. After many attempts, he was finally sure that Zhang Yan had most likely found a way to restrict him, but he could not divert his attention to look. After all, the pressure that Zhang Yan gave him was not just for show. If he was not careful, he would be crushed.
After trying a few more times, he knew that he had lost the opportunity to find Bu Xutian, so he no longer created the present world. He withdrew his magic power, showing that he wanted to stop fighting.
Zhang Yan understood that with his current methods, he could not do anything to Priest Zhou, and there was no point in continuing to fight. It was better to stop while he was ahead, so he slowly calmed down his magic power.
Priest Zhou looked at him deeply and said, "Dao friend, you are a level higher. I cannot fulfill my wish today, but that does not mean you will win. If you are not willing to open the door, not just me, everyone who knows about this will come looking for you in the future. "
With that, he bowed, waved his sleeve, and left. Soon, his figure disappeared into the silence.
Zhang Yan understood what this person meant. If Daoist Zhou felt that he alone could not force him to open the door, then the next time he came, he would most likely join forces with people from the Dao of Virtue to cause trouble for him. Perhaps even people from the entire Dao would come knocking on his door.
If it was before, he would definitely take the initiative to go to them before they found him and eliminate the threat separately. However, it was almost impossible to kill Spirit Refinement cultivators. Moreover, if they realized their intentions, they might attract more enemies, so it was not appropriate to do so.
Other than that, there was another way to deal with this, and that was to find allies.
The first one he thought of was Quan Dao, but they did not know what happened in the Modern World. Even if they knew, it was only a battle of wills, and it was not a big deal.
However, if he found this person and Priest Zhou revealed the news of Bu Xutian, then they would definitely ask him to open the door or directly rob him.
If that was the case, there was actually a solution. However, the most important thing was that he did not know what the agreement between Quan Dao and Virtue Dao was. If they were working together more closely than he imagined, then it was not advisable to rashly go looking for them.
Other than that, he actually had two choices. One was to see if he could find the Great Underworld Patriarch. After all, he came from the Qincang School, so they were naturally on the same side.
It was not that there were no clues here. In the Modern World he created, there was a force that was suspected to be related to the Great Underworld Patriarch, but he had never gone to disturb them before.
Now, he could go looking for them.
There was another way. Since so many spirit cultivators were chasing after Bu Xutian, there must be some hidden secret. Then he could go back to where he came from and enter Bu Xutian to look for opportunities. If he could obtain something important before this person arrived, then he might not have to fear this person.
He pondered deeply and decided to first find that force. If there was no result, then he would make another choice.
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