Chapter 231: A Million Heavenly Soldiers Descend Upon Heifeng

Inside Heifeng Cave, Tang Sanzang sat before a cluster of campfires, his face filled with existential despair.

He wore a Buddhist robe, his hands occasionally turning the grilled fish over the campfire in front of him.

"Wukong, Bajie, why haven't you come yet? Hurry and come save your master!"

At the cave entrance, Qin Jiang leaned against the side, looking somewhat surprised, holding a skewer of grilled fish in his hand.

Strange, this Tang Sanzang really didn't seem to have anything special about him.

How could he be the Destined One?

He frowned slightly; with his current Immortal Sense, there shouldn't be any means capable of hiding things from him.

Unless an Immortal King-level existence had taken action, or perhaps there was something special about the power of merit?

Or could it be that his own strength was truly insufficient?

At this thought, his gaze fell upon the panel: 【Current Martial Arts】

Immortal Ten Directions Hegemony Record (Initial Stage) (1500/120000) 【99%】 Xian·Qingdi Changshenglu (Initial Stage) (1000/80000) 【95%】 【Branches】

Array Dao: Array Dao Sect Saint (8000/100000)

Artifact Dao: Artifact Dao Sect Saint (4000/100000)

【Potential Point: 93264.6】

Potential Points had increased by about fifty thousand; after all, Chang Sheng Cheng was an Immortal City, and although the time was short, the harvest was still quite bountiful.

However, ninety thousand Potential Points was indeed a bit awkward; there was no need to improve Array Dao and Artifact Dao for the time being.

Although the requirement to improve the Green Emperor Longevity Record was sufficient, the experience during the previous Immortal Tribulation clearly indicated that the Green Emperor Longevity Record was not that simple.

Therefore, he would not consider it in the short term.

Moreover, he had a premonition that even if he were to practice other longevity techniques later, they would be assimilated by the Green Emperor Longevity Record after becoming an Immortal Martial.

As for improving the Ten Directions Hegemony Record, it was not enough to reach the Middle Realm, so it would not produce a qualitative leap for his strength.

However, when he left in a few days, he should be able to collect some more Potential Points from Hua Junlan, which would be enough to upgrade.

"Potential, add points, Immortal Ten Directions Hegemony Record."

【Immortal Ten Directions Hegemony Record (Initial Stage) (1500/120000) 【99%】, Potential Point +90000】

【Immortal Ten Directions Hegemony Record (Initial Stage) 【99%】 (91500/120000)】

【Potential Point: 3264.6】

A breeze brushed past, and Qin Jiang slowly opened his eyes; a platinum phantom flashed and vanished over Heifeng Ling.

He clenched his fist slightly; his strength had increased by about two times. According to the division of realms, he could now be considered at the Peak Initial Stage, though he was still some distance from the limit of the Initial Stage.

As for his strength, it was estimated that it was now no weaker than a mid-stage Immortal Monarch.

However, this was not the most important thing; the most important thing was that his comprehension of the Time Law had improved significantly.

Perhaps, without waiting for the End Realm Saint Lord, he only needed to reach the Middle Realm True Immortal stage to walk within the Time River.

Although he could not change established facts—that was something even an Immortal King could not do.

But if it were just walking into the past to converse with people from those years, it should not be a difficult task.

He wanted to go back to see that Xia Huang Chuzu again, and even more so, he wanted to go back hundreds of thousands of years to take a look at the Renhuang of that time.

He was also curious why, after looking through a million years of ancient history, he could not find a trace of that Jiang Renhuang, nor even a trace of the descent of Huangtian Shenmu.

Was there something special about the land of Shenzhou?

Or was it that upon reaching the Immortal King Supreme Realm, one had already detached from the limitations of the Time River, enough to step onto the riverbank and not involve oneself in karma?

For such existences, could even the Time River no longer record the traces of their existence?

But who was responsible for the mist upstream? Surely the history of this world could not be a mere few million years?

Who exactly had such powerful strength to obscure that period of ancient history? While he was pondering, a cluster of golden light suddenly lit up in the sky, and vast five-colored auspicious clouds spread from the horizon. Arriving with them was the rumbling sound of war drums, and faintly, one could hear the sound of clashing battle cries.

Qin Jiang looked over and saw golden-armored soldiers standing at the edge of the sky, an endless sight; the aura of every one of them was no weaker than an ordinary Secret Martial Artist.

The dozens of golden-armored generals at the front rode some kind of exotic beast that looked like a tiger but had a pair of curved horns, all of them exuding the aura of a True God.

Further ahead, several True Immortals led the way, one of whom was in white robes holding a sword, possessing an immortal air and a refined demeanor.

Beside him, Sun Xingzhe carried the Immortal Stick, his figure standing straight.

At this moment, Sun Xingzhe was in high spirits; in fact, from the very beginning, he did not believe that this Elder Qin had strength comparable to an Immortal Monarch.

What kind of existence was an Immortal Monarch? Currently, there were only seven in the entire Zhongyuan Continent, and every one of them was the head of a major power.

How could an Elder Qin who popped out of nowhere be an Immortal Monarch-level expert? And one who had just passed the Immortal Tribulation! He himself was born of heaven and earth, condensing the essence of heaven and earth accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years across the ten continents and nine veins, yet he could only contend against the Middle Realm Peak with his Initial Stage.

If he hadn't been taught a lesson by this Elder Qin earlier, he would have even doubted whether Qin Jiang's strength had reached the Saint Lord level.

"Old man, to deal with that Elder Qin, do we really need to use the Golden-Armored Heavenly Soldiers? Can't you just solve it by wielding the Slaughter Spirit Sword?"

Sun Xingzhe spoke while looking at the Imperial Teacher; these Golden-Armored Heavenly Soldiers were one of the foundations of the Dizu Dynasty.

These golden-armored soldiers had engraved life-bound array diagrams on their bodies since childhood; after setting up a military array, a small formation of just a hundred men was enough to contend against high-level Divine Martial Artists.

A military array of a thousand men could even contend against top experts among True Gods, and ten thousand were enough to compete with Middle Realm True Immortals.

As for the million brought this time, even a peak figure among Saint Lords might not be a match.

If it were under the command of the Imperial Teacher, that would truly be strength comparable to an Immortal Monarch! He still felt that the Imperial Teacher was a bit too cautious.

The Imperial Teacher shook his head slightly upon hearing this, "Monkey, you are still too green."

Back then, the Imperial Sovereign had him hide his identity to teach this monkey; although he had taught many skills, the time was ultimately too short, and he had not yet taught him how to conduct himself in the world.

Therefore, there was still some beastly nature in him that was difficult to remove.

Sun Xingzhe scratched his head; if anyone else had said this, he certainly would not have been willing to accept it.

But for some reason, just like not wanting to see Dizu Huangzun, in front of this Imperial Teacher, he would always unconsciously relax, and even the innate hostility in his heart would be smoothed away.

At Heifeng Ling, two figures appeared in front of Heifeng Cave; they were Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing.

"It's Master! How did he come here?" Zhu Bajie looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with surprise and also heartache.

Master is nearing the end of his lifespan, yet he still has to lead the army in battle himself; if he hadn't been lax in his earlier years, perhaps he would have already ascended to the great realm of Saint Lord by now, and he wouldn't need to step forward himself.

Imperial Tutor?

Sha Wujing raised his head to look at the figure in the sky, a rare ripple of emotion appearing in his eyes.

Zhu Bajie looked toward Heifeng Cave, and Qin Jiang also withdrew his gaze to look at him and Sha Wujing.

Almost instantly, a chill crept up their tailbones, causing cold sweat to break out on the back of their necks.

"Not bad, worthy of being a Jiubao Zhuganglie; you truly are thick-skinned and fleshy," Qin Jiang said with a smile.

Although his sword pellet sub-sword only possessed the power level of a Half-step Saint Lord, it contained his Hegemonic World Power.

Even an ordinary Saint Lord could not erase his power and could only rely on time to slowly wear it away.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie hurriedly cupped his hands, "Senior is too kind; I was only able to recover because I took the Seven-Turn Immortal Pill bestowed by Master."

He dared not admit that he was thick-skinned and fleshy; if this person took an interest and beat him up again, he would suffer a huge loss.

The Seven-Turn Immortal Pill is extremely precious, and it is only because his Master can refine it himself that he was able to obtain a bottle.

Otherwise, even a Mid-stage Immortal Artifact might not be enough to trade for one!

Above the clouds, auspicious clouds shrouded Heifeng Ling, and a million Heavenly Soldiers stood holding spears.

Sun Xingzhe stood proudly on the clouds, leaning on his Immortal Stick, and was just about to say some harsh words to challenge them to a fight when he saw the Imperial Tutor beside him had already descended on a cloud first.

"Immortal Lord, Immortal Lord, this old man is the Imperial Tutor of the Imperial Ancestor Dynasty, here by the order of the Imperial Sovereign to specifically beg for forgiveness."

(End of this chapter)