Chapter 286

Two days later, a figure wearing a linen Daoist robe, with five-colored spiritual light flowing around his body, walked out from the Zhuangyuan Mansion.

Zhang Jian sensed his current state, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes.

Having cultivated the Five Dragons True Classic to this extent, although it cannot compare to his two Divine Soul Immortal Methods, it is already sufficient.

Moreover, the only thing he has exposed is the Qinglian Pure Soul Method, an Immortal Method cultivated to the Divine Soul realm.

Additionally, the Golden Crow Splitting Change Great Method remains unexposed, as do the other five techniques within the River and Mountain State Diagram; the Five Dragons True Person alias has great potential.

Five-colored flowing light swirled, and Zhang Jian's figure instantly appeared before Dongling; his silhouette was soundless, as if standing before Dongling, he seemed to merge with the boundless dragon aura, profound and unfathomable.

Gazing at the majestic Dongling before him, a ripple appeared deep in his pupils.

Shortly after, he proactively released a thread of qi.

In that instant, as his thread of qi dispersed, Tian Gang True Person deep within Dongling blinked, raised his eyes, and from deep within his pupils burst forth a golden light like lightning.

The Tian Gang Divine Sword before him rang without wind, instantly transforming into a golden sword light that shot out fiercely; the next moment, it reappeared surrounding the 'Five Dragons'.

A chilling killing intent approached, yet Zhang Jian's expression remained unchanged!

"Testing?"

A strange color flashed in his eyes; he also wanted to test the depth of this National True Person guarding Dongling.

Only to see five-colored spiritual light intertwining on his body, a golden spiritual light sweeping out, similarly forming a golden long sword.

The golden long sword trembled, as if countless golden cold stars were densely scattered across the heavens, starlight arranged, likewise countless sword auras gloomy, yet compared to that straight sword technique, it was more intricate and grand.

But sometimes intricacy and grandeur do not necessarily mean greater power.

Zhang Jian noticed that although Tian Gang True Person's sword light was simple, it was not simplistic.

He was yang-strong and mighty; his sword techniques carried a grand sword intent that cleaved heaven and earth, this sword intent advancing without hesitation, even able to sever creation, sever fate.

Sword lights continuously arranged with an unimaginable force, sword light striking like meteors.

At this moment, the opponent had not yet used the power of the Great Qian National Fortune.

Zhang Jian gazed at this simple, yang-strong sword technique, his expression unchanged.

Since attaining proficiency in Dao arts, he has rarely used sword techniques.

But this does not mean his sword technique is low.

On the contrary, he has always practiced a special sword-nurturing technique, the Holy Virtue Sword Washing Art.

Such sword technique, if not displayed, then nothing; once displayed, it shocks heaven and earth.

At this moment, Zhang Jian also did not wish to lightly display the Dragon Chant Sword; instead, he purely used the Golden Dragon Dharma Aspect imitation from the Five Dragons' spirit, condensing it into a golden spirit dharma sword to display the Chaos Star Art.

Among the three forms of the Chaos Star Art, the first two—Scattered Form and Four Symbols—he has fully cultivated, and further innovated them, forming a corresponding star chart with the three hundred and sixty stars of the starry sky.

The final form, Zhou Tian, is a Divine Soul-level Immortal sword technique.

This Divine Soul-level Immortal sword technique is extraordinary, requiring the condensation of a Zhou Tian Star Dipper Sword Formation; even with Zhang Jian's current substantiated Yang Spirit essence, it demands immense mental effort.

This also fully demonstrates the uniqueness of this sword technique.

At this moment, Zhang Jian condensed the golden dragon dharma sword and displayed the Four Symbols Sword Art, seeing countless starlight intertwining in the depths of the void, as if forming a grand sword light woven Four Symbols Sword Formation.

Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise—the Twenty-Eight Mansions manifested.

Special stellar runes flickered in the sword shadows; Zhang Jian merely mobilized the power of the heavens' stars to collide with that Tian Gang Divine Sword.

Zhang Jian did not let the golden spirit dharma sword clash with the opponent's Tian Gang Divine Sword; he had long noticed that the Tian Gang Divine Sword is a Divine Soul Dharma Treasure, possibly even reaching the brink of a Spirit Treasure; if forced to clash head-on, the consequences need not be imagined—he merely used the marvel of sword technique to entangle with the opponent, always preventing the Tian Gang Divine Sword's power from being unleashed, letting it lose itself in the starry universe formed by the vast sword formation.

"What a wondrous sword technique?"

Within the Pray Heaven Formation, Tian Gang True Person Yuan Geng's eyes were calm, the opponent's sword technique exuding a rich stellar law aura.

This is a highly profound Divine Soul-level sword technique.

The opponent still has reserve strength.

But he is no different; at this moment, his true self remains seated in the Feng Shui bureau, likewise not having used his true Dao arts.

Tian Gang True Person's heart stirred slightly.

Rarely encountering such a skilled swordsman, naturally he wishes to properly measure himself against him.

At this moment, the voice of the Clear Bright Daoist came from outside Dongling.

"Two seniors, please do not act rashly; the newcomer might be the Five Dragons Senior of the Tongshan Dao Lineage?"

At this time, the Clear Bright Daoist descended from afar in escape light; he had long arrived beside Dongling, and when Zhang Jian and the Tian Gang Daoist began fighting, he had already arrived.

However, he also had intentions to observe a bit.

Seeing the 'Five Dragons' Daoist actually able to fight the Tian Gang Daoist for over ten rounds, evenly matched, he immediately appeared.

Regardless, the 'Five Dragons' Daoist being able to stand alongside the Tian Gang True Person clearly indicates that this 'Five Dragons' Daoist is indeed a Divine Soul True Person.

At this moment, Zhang Jian also withdrew the golden spirit dharma sword; the scene of vast starlight flowing around his body vanished, as he only let a portion of the State Emperor's Dragon-Suppressing Dharma flow.

Since coming to handle affairs, one must display some ability.

Thus he appeared and exchanged a bout with the Tian Gang Daoist.

Having this battle is equivalent to gaining the initiative, already securing some invisible speaking rights.

Of course, he also used this to probe the defensive strength deep within the dragon veins.

But the result of the probe surprised him greatly.

The defensive strength deep within Dongling is extremely formidable; he noticed that besides this Tian Gang True Person before him, deep inside there seems to be an extremely terrifying divine sense secretly observing changes around Dongling.

The cultivation of this unknown entity is likely even above that of Tian Gang True Person.

"Perhaps only that one is the Divine Sea Needle that allows Great Qian to stand firm?"

Zhang Jian silently mused in his heart, yet spoke aloud.

"Exactly!"

His gaze fell upon the Clear Bright Daoist, yet he wore an expression of 'arrogant detachment', speaking lightly.

"What this deity requires, have you prepared it?"

Jingming Daoist had already arrived before Dongling and performed a slight bow.

Upon hearing this, his eyes twitched, and the several elders of the Dong character generation behind him exchanged glances, hesitation flickering in their eyes.

Jingming Daoist pondered for a moment, then nodded and smiled.

"The items the senior requires, our Dongshen Guan have already prepared!"

He also knew that suppressing the dragon veins was an extremely perilous undertaking, so it was understandable that the other party would demand compensation first.

More crucially, this Yuan Shen True Person was situated in the heart of the Great Qian realm; if he took the items and refused to act, escaping would not be so easy.

Even cultivators of the Holy King Dao lineage could not simply take advantage of Dongshen Guan without consequence.

Jingming Daoist raised his hand, and within his wide sleeve, a streak of spiritual light drifted out—a Yuan-containing pouch.

The Yuan-containing pouch landed in Zhang Jian's hand; Zhang Jian's Yang Spirit divine sense swept over it, and a hint of a smile immediately appeared at the corner of his eyes.

With this pouch of items, it would be sufficient to help Bai Nu replenish his origin fully, making his transformation into a dragon highly promising.

If the father-in-law succeeds in transforming into a dragon, it would be equivalent to adding another Yuan Shen-level combat force to the Zhang clan.

The true dragon's body, in terms of strength, still surpasses that of an ordinary demon god.

As for the remaining ten-thousand-year turtle shell and the innate Geng Metal spirit pearl, they can nourish Bai Xianyin and strengthen the foundation of the little black turtle.