Chapter 304

The Great Qian dragon veins had undergone several anomalies before, already fragile; at this moment, being severed by the tribute of earth veins, and then struck by the earth qi of Central Jin Prefecture, they could no longer bear it.

Amid the successive booms, the core area began to collapse and fall.

In the booming, accompanied by a mournful cry of the dragon soul.

The dragon veins, shattered!

Before Tian Gang Zhenren, the Qitian Ju trembled, and one lamp after another extinguished in succession.

Moreover, an invisible, vast, and strange power descended from the void, suddenly falling upon Tian Gang Zhenren Yuan Geng.

His figure standing in place suddenly changed expression, yet he let out a miserable cry, unable to refrain from scratching his whole body, as countless black qi visibly flew out from within, most of them coiling around his entire body.

At this moment, a token suddenly appeared at his waist, flying out instantly to suppress part of the black qi, but another part, like poisonous snakes, suddenly pierced into his hundreds of apertures, covering his body with layers of black evil; his original immortal jade-bone body was also stained with terrifying evil qi.

These were all the evil qi suppressed by the Great Qian dragon veins; at this moment, Tian Gang Daoist operating the Qitian Ju, his own fortune linked with the Great Qian state fortune, he immediately suffered backlash.

This terrifying evil qi invading his body caused his originally tempered immortal jade-bone body to immediately show numerous evil qi abscesses, as streams of evil qi surged into the depths of his primordial spirit, polluting it.

Tian Gang Zhenren had no time to operate the primordial spirit marvelous method to suppress this backlash; instead, relying on the remaining feng shui power of the Qitian Ju, he performed the feng shui flag gate.

A banner in his hand instantly shot up to the heavens.

That was a Great Qian dragon banner.

Profound black, with crimson-black dragon patterns!

This Great Qian dragon banner was, at the founding of the dynasty, the first dragon banner of Great Qian's founding ancestor Wei Yuan Yang, containing special miraculous power.

As this dragon banner appeared, Tian Gang Zhenren exerted his magical power, trying to gather as much of the broken dragon veins' dragon qi as possible; moreover, a black dragon shadow broke through the void and was drawn in by the banner.

Seeing this, Tian Gang Zhenren's swollen eyes revealed a hint of a smile deep within.

The dragon veins are the foundation of the state's dragon soul; losing the dragon veins, the dragon qi is like losing its nest and will scatter in all directions.

The dragon soul will also be directly exposed.

Now the dragon soul is retrieved by him immediately, and can still be guided into the emperor's body by secret methods, temporarily stored, to gain a sliver of life for the Great Qian state fortune.

It is only lacking the dragon veins.

In the chaotic struggle for dominance, the Jingwu Emperor, possessing the Son of Heaven's destiny, still holds an advantage over many hidden dragons.

As long as he suppresses the many hidden dragons, he can still rebuild Great Qian.

"Wei Yuan Yang, you rascal, this poor Daoist has exhausted all his strength for you; if your descendants are unworthy, then you will have dragged this Daoist into a terrible pit!"

At this moment, Tian Gang Zhenren felt the dragon banner in his hand tremble, gritting his teeth, his figure shot up into the clouds, transforming into a streak of light rushing toward the palace.

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The dragon veins shattered, the commotion could be described as earth-shattering; visible to the naked eye, streams of dragon qi gushed upward, soaring into the heavens, the vast dragon qi seeming to transform into streaks of dragon-shaped energy sweeping in all directions.

As the saying goes, when dragons have no leader, all under heaven vie for them!

Streams of dragon qi shot up to the heavens, part of them transforming into streaks of light that directly fell upon some civil and military officials in Haojing City, greatly enhancing their own stellar mandate ranks.

Moreover, the vast majority shot out of the capital, flying in all directions, landing upon many hidden dragons in various commanderies, or upon those bearing special destinies and outstanding talents.

Among them, an extremely large portion, at least one-third, surged into Fengyang Commandery, attracted by the dragon veins forming for the Zhang family.

Obtaining this vast Great Qian dragon qi, within the crimson dragon veins, a crimson dragon soul instantly took shape.

The dragon qi nourishing back, Zhang Jian deep in the blessed land suddenly felt a whimsical urge.

He sat cross-legged, yet saw deep in his destiny palace a flashing crimson dragon; a vast crimson dragon soul and one of the hidden dragon destinies within his destiny palace suddenly merged.

At this moment of destiny, the southern commanderies' skies suddenly darkened with heavy clouds, and the vast dragon cries echoed through the heavens.

At this moment, a crimson-purple dragon shadow appeared around his body; this dragon shadow, appearing on its own, possessed divine power capable of forbidding all laws.

Deep between his eyebrows, a crimson starlight seemed to manifest, carrying a strong strange power.

At this moment, he saw within the 'Crimson Virtue True King' destiny the dragon shadow with nine claws fully formed; this hidden dragon destiny finally ascended to the Son of Heaven's destiny!

"Crimson Virtue True Lord!"

Zhang Jian felt the changes brought by the elevation of this hidden dragon destiny.

The State and Ancestors Sovereign Seal shone brightly, its entwined State and Ancestors Dao rhythm intensified more than double.

Crimson Virtue True Lord is one of the Five Virtues True Lords, and also one of the nine common Son of Heaven destinies, extremely strong; usually only the founding monarch or the restorer can condense the Five Virtues True Lord destiny.

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At the same time, many cultivators throughout Great Qian looked toward the ten directions; as the dragon veins collapsed above the firmament, stellar phenomena appeared, and countless stars shone with unprecedented brilliance.

"Has the Great Qian dragon veins collapsed?"

At this moment, within the great Daoist temples, many accomplished cultivators, through stellar changes and dragon qi flow, could faintly make judgments; this scene caused various expressions among the cultivators.

Has the four-hundred-and-sixty-plus year reign of Great Qian finally reached its limit and can no longer be sustained?

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On Vermilion Phoenix Mountain, the guardians of the Four Spirit positions were all awakened by the massive omen of dragon qi surging into the dragon veins.

The Phoenix Spirit Mountain God, White Fury True Form manifested, standing atop the mountain ridges; his gaze saw that the Zhang family dragon veins beneath his feet resembled a great whirlpool, attracting the feng shui qi from all directions, with dragon-shaped currents wandering; upon nearing Fengyang Commandery, they suddenly vanished, drawn by the Crimson Dragon Pearl, merging into the dragon veins.

Dragon qi condensed, a vast crimson dragon shadow flowed and turned.

Its dragon scales were full, its dragon whiskers bristling with spirit.

The Phoenix Spirit Mountain God and White Fury both could sense that the crimson dragon soul exerted suppression upon them.

The crimson dragon soul suppresses all laws.

White Fury, seeing this, had his pupils ripple.

"The crimson dragon has been formed, the Son of Heaven's qi manifested; the Zhang family seems extremely likely to give birth to a true Son of Heaven!"

A hint of a smile appeared in his eyes.

If the Zhang family produces a Son of Heaven, as their guardian divine beasts, the Four Spirits' future achievements will certainly not be merely simple proof of immortality; future ascension to immortality and the Dao is also highly promising.

Cultivators also emphasize supporting the dragon court, for successful support brings great returns.

The Phoenix Spirit Mountain God gazed upon this scene, his expression unmoved.

In her view, the formation of the red dragon was inevitable.

It merely happened a little earlier than expected.

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Deep within the Eastern Mausoleum, at this moment, Daoist Jingming felt a chill spreading through his body as he gazed upon the Great Qian Dragon Vein, its dragon energy now scattered.

At this time, he also sensed that, with the collapse of the dragon vein, his yin spirit had suddenly lost one-tenth of its vital protection, as countless evil forces stirred restlessly, seeming ready to merge into his yin spirit at any moment.

This is the backlash of the shattered dragon vein.

If not suppressed, once accumulated to a certain degree, it will inevitably descend upon the yin spirit, or, during the tribulation crossing, greatly increase the tribulation's power.

Daoist Jingming's eyes were bloodshot, his five fingers clenched tightly; he had simply been unfortunate, failing to attain his primordial spirit before the Great Qian Dragon Vein shattered.

Before him, the path to longevity was nearly severed.

However, there is still a chance now, as long as Emperor Jingwu can turn the tide, he may yet reestablish the dragon vein and suppress all.