Chapter 688: The Attention of Various Parties in the River of Time and Space

A black rock giant, nearly a trillion li high, looked down at the tiny Demon Eye Lord, seething with immense rage.

Meng Chuan was his prey!

Meng Chuan currently possessed a Tribulation Realm-level secret treasure formation map, the 'Ten Directions Reincarnation Array Map,' which originally belonged to the Dark Star Lord. Furthermore, Meng Chuan had even more valuable treasures bestowed by the Nine Refining Pagoda! The Dark Star Lord had believed these treasures would fall into his hands, allowing him to make a hefty profit. Now, the Demon Eye Lord's sudden intervention had completely foiled his plans.

With so many treasures at stake, how could the Dark Star Lord possibly accept this?

“Demon Eye!” the black rock giant roared, his voice thundering and echoing through the surrounding space-time. Everything trembled, and even some desolate stars nearby were directly shattered into dust.

The colossal black rock giant, eyes burning with fury, glared at the Demon Eye Lord and snarled through gritted teeth, “Demon Eye! Are you truly going to obstruct me?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” the Demon Eye Lord grinned. “My presence here naturally means I’m helping Dongning.”

“Demon Eye, I have always avoided you, yet you come to ruin my affairs!” the black rock giant roared. He was well aware that although his physical body, cultivated using the ‘Materiality Rule’ as its foundation, could rampage without restraint, he always tried to steer clear of top-tier Seventh Tribulation Realm experts. This was because their cultivation realms surpassed his; even if they couldn't destroy his body, they could still bully and toy with him.

Being toyed with like a fool was humiliating, and the Dark Star Lord naturally sought to avoid such conflicts.

In terms of cultivation realm, the Dark Star Lord was already among the strongest physical body Tribulation Realm cultivators over eighty thousand years ago, making him a top-tier Seventh Tribulation Realm expert even back then. Although he had completely vanished and abandoned all his influence, maintaining a low profile after his return, his understanding of rules would only increase, never decrease. As for the Demon Eye Lord’s realm, it was now significantly higher than it was eighty thousand years ago.

Even though he had never displayed top-tier Seventh Tribulation Realm combat power since his return, all major powers still held him in awe.

For instance, this time…

The formation that isolated space-time was sufficient to intercept most Seventh Tribulation Realm experts, yet the Demon Eye Lord simply took a step and entered! His mastery over ‘space-time’ made the Dark Star Lord’s heart tremble slightly. Clearly, his opponent could come and go as he pleased.

“Ruin my affairs?” The Demon Eye Lord shook his head. “You were bullying a junior, and you clearly knew Dongning and I had a connection, yet you still ambushed him. How could I tolerate that?”

The Dark Star Lord was furious and, for a moment, speechless, unsure what to say!

A connection?

What nonsense!

Throughout the entire River of Spacetime, everyone knew the Demon Eye Lord cared nothing for sentiment, only for tangible profit. If the Dark Star Lord was considered insidious and shameless, then the Demon Eye Lord was a true devil, manipulative and far more terrifying in his methods.

Such a devil claiming a connection?

Powerful Seventh Tribulation Realm beings could naturally pinpoint the location of other cultivators through karma. This was purely an instinctive perception.

Normally, they completely disregarded this, only paying attention in special circumstances.

For example, two Seventh Tribulation Realm experts gathering?

Or a Seventh Tribulation Realm expert entering a special location in the universe?

Only similar special situations would draw their vigilant attention. As for other Seventh Tribulation Realm experts summoning Sixth Tribulation Realm cultivators, such occurrences were countless and instinctively ignored. Thus, even if they could sense the Dark Star Lord and Meng Chuan meeting, Seventh Tribulation Realm experts would overlook it; such minor matters were simply not worth their concern.

However… the Demon Eye Lord and the Dark Star Lord had gathered?

One who acted only for profit and whose realm placed him among the top five in the entire River of Spacetime, and the other insidious, shameless, and fond of sneak attacks? What could have brought them together?

“Hmm?”

The Primal Realm Leader was observing the silver cube hovering before him when he sensed something, turning his head to look into the distance.

His gaze, following the threads of karma, instantly arrived in the East Tai River Domain, observing everything unfolding there.

“Demon Eye and Dark Star?” The Primal Realm Leader sneered. “Demon Eye plans a hundred steps ahead and is utterly ruthless. Why would he bother with a fool like Dark Star?”

Ancestor Realm was aging; once Ancestor Realm passed away,

The Primal Realm Leader would be the sole ‘Essence Soul top-tier Seventh Tribulation Realm expert’ in the River of Spacetime. Leveraging the unique nature of his Essence Soul Tribulation Realm, his ambition swelled, and he had been constantly contending with the White Bird Pavilion and the Six Directions Heaven. Few in the entire River of Spacetime caught his eye… the Demon Eye Lord was undoubtedly one of them, as Demon Eye was already a top-tier Seventh Tribulation Realm expert over eighty thousand years ago. Who would dare underestimate him?

The Dark Star Lord, who only engaged in insidious and vile deeds, was not held in high regard by the Primal Realm Leader.

If he had the ability, he should go directly and snatch from the White Bird Pavilion or Six Directions Heaven, just like him! What kind of skill was it to only scheme against some Sixth Tribulation Realm cultivators?

“The Demon Eye is helping that Sixth Tribulation Realm expert? He’s called…” The Primal Realm Leader quickly gleaned the information with a thought. “Dongning City Lord Meng Chuan, a descendant from Senior Cang Yuan’s hometown.”

“Meng Chuan? The Demon Eye is standing up for Meng Chuan?” An coiled azure dragon observed the scene unfolding before it.

The Azure Dragon Lord, though only a half-step Seventh Tribulation Realm expert, could not observe events in the East Tai River Domain across vast distances of space-time with his own power. However, he possessed many treasures.

As the contemporary leader of the Dragon Race, the Azure Dragon Lord indeed possessed abundant treasures! Half of the White Bird Pavilion’s foundation was supported by the Dragon Race! This made Myriad Star Heavenly Emperor very envious, though his envy was useless, as the Azure Dragon Lord was immensely loyal to the White Bird Lord.

“The Dark Star Lord couldn’t instantly kill Meng Chuan? Is Meng Chuan perhaps a peak Sixth Tribulation Realm expert?” the Azure Dragon Lord mused to himself. “I must investigate thoroughly.”

“The Demon Eye Lord and the Dark Star Lord are clashing?”

One after another, powerful entities in the River of Spacetime, either through their own strength or by means of treasures, noticed this unfolding scene.

Among the more than twenty Seventh Tribulation Realm experts—including the Hundred Flowers Prefecture Lord, who had the strongest connections; the Peach River Master, who had the firmest backing; and the Shadow Lord, East Underworld Lord, Snow Rainbow Palace Lord… more than half of the Seventh Tribulation Realm experts noticed. Many of them were meeting Meng Chuan for the first time.

“Hahaha, Dark Star, Dark Star, you’ve made a blunder again,” an old farmer, full of wrinkles, diligently planting trees in a secret realm, glanced up and chuckled. “I’ve told him so many times, yet he still craves the gains from those sneak attacks.”

“But for the Demon Eye to act…”

The old farmer looked at Meng Chuan. “This young junior must be extraordinary.”

As he watched, he easily saw everything that had transpired earlier.

“A peak Sixth Tribulation Realm expert?”

“He has only cultivated for five thousand three hundred and ninety-three years?” The old farmer raised an eyebrow. “Extraordinary potential, indeed.”

As for the ‘Space-Time Domain’ Meng Chuan displayed, proving his possession of a space-time secret treasure, the old farmer didn’t even pay it any mind. What little slipped through his fingers would amount to far more than that.

“The Demon Eye, with his tendency to plan a hundred steps ahead, is extremely cunning; his intervention must have a reason.” The old farmer observed Meng Chuan, instantly seeing his past and the history of Cang Yuan Realm. “Cang Yuan’s hometown? Cang Yuan Realm certainly produces talent.”

The old farmer then casually glanced at Meng Chuan’s various possible futures.

“Given his cultivation speed, he’s likely to reach at least the Seventh Tribulation Realm,” the old farmer murmured casually.

But gradually, his expression changed.

“What?”

The old farmer’s expression became solemn.

Almost everything in the entire River of Spacetime was under his control. The only ones who could threaten him were the White Bird Lord and those Eighth Tribulation Realm grand powerful beings who had not appeared in this era.

“This young junior, his potential is even more terrifying than that of Shadow and Primal Realm?” The old farmer’s heart tightened. The Shadow Lord and the Primal Realm Leader had relatively short cultivation histories and were both now top-tier Seventh Tribulation Realm experts. Both were his adversaries; the Shadow Lord stood firmly with the White Bird Lord, while the Primal Realm Leader bowed to no one and dared to contend with anyone!

If the Demon Eye Lord planned a hundred steps ahead,

Then the old farmer’s calculations were far more terrifying. The entire grand trend of the River of Spacetime was under his unseen control; were it not for the White Bird Lord, everyone would be his pawns.

The White Bird Lord, cultivating in a quiet chamber and enduring the torment of his Essence Soul injuries, slightly raised his pale face, revealing a faint smile: “Senior Ancestor Realm’s foresight was truly sharp. In a blink of an eye, Meng Chuan is already a peak Sixth Tribulation Realm expert. At his age… becoming a Seventh Tribulation Realm expert is not far off.”