Chapter 303: The Dragon Veins Shatter (4K)

The True Monarch looked troubled.

Still, his heart leaned toward refining treasures.

In his view, refining treasures came first, everything else after.

Soon, he sent a message to Daoist Jingming with a thought.

"Let me hold the line?"

On the Observation Heaven Platform, Daoist Jingming wanted to curse.

He is merely a Yin Spirit stage cultivator—how could he withstand the combined force of the three great demon sects? This True Monarch is overestimating him too much!

But bad news came in waves.

Several ancient ancestors of the three great demon sects appeared in the Northern Chu army ahead; two days prior, the border city of Dingyuan Commandery had fallen, the twenty-thousand Shen Ce Army could not hold, suffering tens of thousands of casualties before retreating to Dingyuan Commandery's capital to defend the city.

The vanguard of Northern Chu had reached the vicinity of Dingyuan Commandery's capital.

Dingyuan Commandery's capital cannot hold out much longer.

Before the Observation Heaven Platform, the remaining few elders of the 'Cave' generation gathered one after another.

"Junior Nephew, with so many ancient demons emerging, how should we resist?"

Facing Dongzhen, Dongxuan, Dongxiao, and Dongjue, Daoist Jingming's mouth twitched.

Daoist Jingming steeled himself and said.

"Elders, please return for now—I already have a solution!"

Upon hearing this, Dongzhen Daoist immediately relaxed, laughing heartily as he patted Daoist Jingming's shoulder.

"Junior Nephew, with your words, this old man can finally rest easy!"

Dongxuan Daoist stroked his beard slightly, a smile appearing on his face as he praised Daoist Jingming: "Senior Brother truly has keen insight; Junior Nephew possesses extraordinary wisdom!"

"With Junior Nephew coordinating in the middle, Northern Chu amounts to nothing!"

Dongxuan Daoist chuckled heartily, harboring no suspicion.

Only Dongjue Daoist eyed Daoist Jingming with a pair of doubtful eyes, glancing up and down at him.

"Junior Nephew, don't overexert yourself—if it's truly beyond you, let the eldest senior brother handle it!"

Daoist Jingming gave a dry laugh, speaking stiffly: "Aunt, you also lack confidence in your junior nephew—just a few demons? My Great Gan has divine aid; I fear no monsters or ghosts!"

Seeing his steady gaze, Dongjue Daoist, though doubtful, did not press further.

After the several 'Cave' generation elders departed, Daoist Jingming's face instantly fell.

He now has no backup plans.

Those backup plans have already been used—and are useless now!

He hardly hesitated, directly returning to the forbidden depths of the Observation Heaven Platform, using the Cave God Seal to communicate with the Cave God Sect's founding ancestor, who dwells in some distant void realm.

Above the incense burner, blue smoke curled in wisps; the image of the Cave God Sect's ancestor appeared in midair.

Seeing the tall figure appear, Daoist Jingming could no longer hold back, taking a deep breath and shouting loudly.

"Master, ten thousand urgencies—if you do not return soon, there will be no Great Gan!"

In the void, the Cave God Sect's ancestor still bore the appearance of immortal winds and Daoist bones, wearing a cotton-white robe, his white hair bound by the Great Cave Jade Crown, his expression serene—upon hearing this, he rebuked.

"Wicked disciple, why are you so anxious? You are already half a step to longevity—such loss of composure, what propriety is this?"

Daoist Jingming, hearing this, had no scruples, speaking with a bitter face: "Master, if you do not return, your disciple may not even be able to cross this half-step!"

He immediately reported the changes in Dingyuan Commandery.

"Master, Tuoba Zhenwu this time likely exerts his full strength—our Great Gan's military preparations are not weak, but we lack enough Yuan Spirit True Persons to garrison the army; continuing like this will bring great loss!"

The Cave God Sect's ancestor stroked his beard slightly, yet his expression was thoughtful; seeing this, Daoist Jingming felt a moment of helplessness.

"Master, the Cave God Observatory above and below is now filled with anxiety—all hope for your return to preside over the great situation!"

Upon hearing this, the Cave God Sect's ancestor waved his hand.

"Do not entertain ideas for me—I have not yet obtained what I seek in the east and west, so I cannot return!"

Daoist Jingming, hearing this, was stunned; at this moment he too felt urgent, and spoke defiantly.

"If Master does not return, this disciple will no longer serve as National Preceptor—let whoever wants the post take it!"

After speaking these words frankly, Daoist Jingming instead felt his mind suddenly clear throughout his body.

For these past ten-odd years, as a Yin Spirit Venerable, he has maneuvered among the great powers—truly exhausting.

In the end, he is still merely a Yin Spirit Venerable.

Ultimately, he lacks the confidence of a Yuan Spirit True Person to achieve longevity.

The greatest strength of a Yuan Spirit Venerable is not how strong their magic is, but how long they live.

The longer they live, the more secret arts they master, and the more trump cards they possess.

Even a pig living a thousand or ten thousand years would gain many trump cards thereby.

The Cave God Sect's ancestor glanced at Daoist Jingming and snorted lightly.

"Look at your meager ambition—just three little demons, and you've frightened yourself into this state!"

"'Little demons'……"

Daoist Jingming pouted, very much wanting to say he is still just an 'infant'!

At this moment, the Cave God Sect's ancestor's expression turned solemn, and he said to Daoist Jingming.

"The Blood Sea Demon Lord, the Yin Spirit Demon, and the Heavenly Appearance Old Demon—these three demon heads are indeed of extraordinary weight; each alone is a formidable demonic giant that gives people headaches, and their union is indeed hard to deal with—but according to my knowledge, they also have several mortal enemies; they seek to swallow and annex the qi fortune of my Great Gan to strengthen their own demonic path—this not only troubles us, but their opponents likely will not fare well either; the principle of gain and loss balancing— they should understand this as well……"

Upon hearing this, Daoist Jingming quickly objected, shaking his head.

"Master, this time it probably won't work—the treasures in the dragon veins are emitting treasure light, so others likely won't come so easily to lend aid!"

Last time he used the favors of the Cave God Observatory to summon the Wind Thunder True Person, the Water Lotus True Person, and the Jade Spring True Person—three lineage true persons—but this time, they may well be unwilling to come.

After all, last time the odds of victory were great; this time, one cannot be sure they won't have to sacrifice their lives.

Upon hearing this, the Cave God Ancestor was slightly startled.

"Oh, such an omen has appeared—it seems the treasure within the dragon vein is drawing ever closer to birth!"

His expression showed no surprise, his gaze calm, as he reassured Pure Bright Daoist:

"There's no need to worry; your master left two great treasures in the Demon-Suppressing Tower for you—just follow my instructions, and they will serve you!"

"What other treasures remain in the Demon-Suppressing Tower?"

Pure Bright Daoist's eyes widened slightly, then he recalled the two extraordinary beings on the eleventh and twelfth levels of the Demon-Suppressing Tower.

"Could it be..."

He glanced at the Cave God Ancestor, a flicker of astonishment in his eyes.

The Cave God Ancestor smiled faintly and said:

"Don't underestimate these 'living treasures'—they are no ordinary beings!"

The Cave God Ancestor glanced at the astonished Pure Bright Daoist, and a hint of mystery appeared on his face.

"Moreover, I have left some good things within the Cave God Observatory—if you calculate correctly, you might even retain them or inflict heavy damage upon these three old demons..."

"Master, does the treasury of my Cave God Observatory still contain such things?"

Pure Bright Daoist wore an expression of astonishment.

Upon hearing this, the Cave God Ancestor let out a light snort.

"Your master suppressed countless powerful foes in Former Shu five hundred years ago—do you think I relied on luck?"

His bearing was unconstrained, yet his eyes glowed with intense confidence.

Upon hearing this, Pure Bright Daoist nodded slightly.

Five hundred years ago, shortly after condensing his Golden Core, the Battle of Shu's Destruction was merely a rear engagement, yet he managed to break Shu's dragon fortune, emerge victorious from that Asura-like battlefield, claim the peach, and thus the Cave God Ancestor was naturally no ordinary figure.

After receiving this secret from the Cave God Ancestor, Pure Bright Daoist gained confidence, casually activated the Demon-Suppressing Tower, took several secret treasures from the treasury, and handed them to the True Person of the Yellow Crane to bring to the front lines. Meanwhile, he also actively mobilized part of the Cave God Observatory's allies and the court's extraordinary individuals, preparing to rush to the aid of Dingyuan Commandery's capital.

Soon after, news arrived that the strongmen of the Three Great Demon Palaces had attacked the prefectural office of Zhongjin Prefecture, seized control of Zhongjin Prefecture, and were still arranging some demonic formation?

Pure Bright Daoist felt overwhelmed, unable to attend to both ends.

The Cave God Observatory lacked Yuan Spirit-level experts, so Pure Bright Daoist immediately went personally to the Star Substitution Palace, then recalled Zhang Jian.

Zhang Jian had displayed extraordinary Daoist prowess in the ruins of Beichen Pass—if willing to act, he could form a deterrent force.

Though only days ago he had invited this Zhang Scholar to act, now he again came with thick skin, and Pure Bright Daoist temporarily restrained himself.

Although the Cave God Observatory currently lacks personnel, if we add the hidden hands left by the Great Qian Royal Family, we should still be able to hold our ground.

On the contrary, this Zhang Scholar, stationed in Hao Jing City, gives me greater peace of mind.

A "Yuan Spirit True Person" of unknown Daoist level lurks in the shadows—if used properly, could form immense destructive power.

……

The Zhang Family Blessed Land—at this moment, the blessed land still presents a unique circular form, but its interior has undergone tremendous change.

The earth's embryonic membrane has arisen, transforming the blessed land from a single spherical structure into a multidimensional, solid entity. The power of the blessed land's Dharma realm has penetrated part of the Yin-Yang Void, while another part has probed into an extraordinarily mysterious subspace, seemingly able to continuously draw in the pure, yang qi of Qian Heaven.

Another part appears to have connected with the subspace where the Nine Netherworlds' Underworld resides, able to continuously draw in the turbid, yin qi of the earth.

Having formed the Yin-Yang Five Elements, it can avoid all manner of calamities.

There is a sensation transcending the cycle of birth and death.

Zhang Jian knows that if he fuses this with the Huangting Blessed Land Seal, he can cultivate an immortal body, dwell in the world at ease.

This is the wonder of the Huangting Blessed Land.

Furthermore, this profound method can be further contemplated, condensed into a Huangting Cave Heaven—thus not only transcending simple birth and death, but also surpassing time and space, achieving the body of an immortal.

Yet at this moment, this Huangting Seal has already been perfectly integrated by Zhang Jian into the technique model of the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram.

And after half a month of cultivation, he also successfully cultivated the Great Five Elements Yuan Magnetic Annihilation Divine Light.

The two Five Elements techniques mutually verify each other—at this point, in his impression, a Five Dragon Seal naturally forms.

But see—within the Huangting Blessed Land, countless Five Elements spiritual mechanisms hum in unison; deep in the void, five rivers of spiritual mechanism pour down ceaselessly from behind him, like five magnificent, spirited Five Elements True Dragons.

The Five Elements True Dragons fall into Zhang Jian's mind, intertwine, gradually forming the illusory image of a magnificent Five-Colored Treasure Wheel, its entire body radiating a profound five-colored light.

This is the Five Dragon Treasure Wheel.

This treasure wheel possesses both offensive and defensive capabilities, and is profoundly mysterious.

This is the fifth Yuan Spirit Immortal Method Zhang Jian has successfully cultivated.

The previous four are respectively the Golden Crow Splitting Great Law, the Purifying Soul Blue Lotus Mantra, the Chaotic Stars Secret, and the Huangting Blessed Land Great Law.

Having not yet stepped into the Yuan Spirit realm, he has already mastered five Yuan Spirit Immortal Methods.

If this were to spread, it would be enough to make countless cultivators gasp in astonishment.

But this is not yet Zhang Jian's limit.

Zhang Jian has set his next cultivation goal within the《King Cauldron Subduing Demons Secret Record》.

In this meditative form technique, the Six Forms of the State Cauldron of Kings correspond to the Yuan Spirit level.

He possesses two Son of Heaven destinies; comprehending the Six Forms of the State Cauldron of Kings is not difficult.

……

Five days later, on this day Zhang Jian was contemplating when suddenly he was shaken awake by a terrifying rumbling sound.

Behind his mind appeared a vast, boundless red copper cauldron, its walls adorned with countless sun, moon, and stars; within, a magnificent red dragon shadow flowed, and on this cauldron, the power of the state seemed condensed into substance—the deep-core State Emperor's Seal shone brightly. Zhang Jian was attempting to use the State Emperor's Seal as a foundation to rebuild a new State Cauldron of Kings.

At this moment, he suddenly felt the State Cauldron of Kings violently tremble.

Not only the State Cauldron of Kings, but the Huangting Blessed Land Dharma realm beneath his feet also rumbled; his vast gaze and divine sense followed the earth's veins toward a certain direction, and in an instant, his expression changed.

In his perception, the pattern of the Ten Directions Yellow Dragons guarding the earth in Hao Jing City was suddenly shaken, and distant great earth veins and qi suddenly began to tremble.

Boom—rumble—rumble!

At this very moment, earth-shaking, heaven-moving rumbling sounds came from outside Hao Jing City—the earth trembled, and a magnificent surge of earth qi surged from the direction of Zhongjin Prefecture.

The entire ground trembled violently with the flow of earth qi, as if an earth dragon were turning over, and the earth cracked open.

Accompanying these violent fluctuations of earth qi, blood light shot up into the sky above Haojing City.

This strange omen immediately attracted the attention of many cultivators.

Inside and outside Haojing City, many cultivators turned their gaze toward the direction of Zhongjin Prefecture, and amidst the many cultivators' gazes, they saw a grand killing formation take shape in the direction of Zhongjin Prefecture, instantly sinking deep into the earth's veins, as if the earth were moving and mountains shaking.

At the extreme of this earth qi wave's impact, the depths of Dongling also suddenly began to shake violently.

Violent, angry dragon roars echoed in the void, accompanied by explosive booms.

Yet when heard by many cultivators of profound cultivation, this dragon's cry carried a hint of sorrow, like the setting of the great sun.

On the Observing Heaven Platform, Jingming Daoist flew out hastily from his secluded retreat, and his gaze immediately fell upon seeing several major earth meridians around Haojing City suddenly rupture more than half in an instant.

Countless earth qi were obstructed, triggering a massive earth dragon turnover.

At the same time, the dragon veins within Haojing City also suffered great entanglement!

Jingming Daoist's face was grim, as if the battle at Zhongjin Prefecture had ended in defeat.

Had the opposing side actually managed to sever the dragon veins of Zhongjin Prefecture?

His figure instantly shot toward the direction where the Dongling dragon veins were located.

Deep in Dongling, Tiangang Daoist nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood at this moment.

Boundless earth qi transformed into an invisible flood, striking the dragon veins; the already leaky dragon veins immediately teetered on the verge of collapse, with countless fissures sprouting.

The mournful cry of the dragon soul rang in his ears, especially intense.

Before him, his Praying to Heaven Feng Shui array also rumbled in response, and several lamps of the Yan Yun Palace flickered in the firelight.

Even as he circulated his magical power, he could no longer maintain the normal operation of the Praying to Heaven array.

In his ears, the cracking sound from deep within the dragon veins grew increasingly fierce.

"No, the dragon veins are going to break!"

This thought flashed through Tiangang Daoist's mind.

He was startled and terrified!