Chapter 316

The earth and heaven net treasure before her was familiar, but she feared a primordial spirit true person lurked in the shadows.

Though she could not break the killing formation before her, she could still find a way to deal with the person before her.

As long as she captured Daoist Jingming and held a hostage, there was still hope to escape the encirclement.

In that moment of thought, Liu Xin deployed her trump card, raising her hand as a golden command sword manifested.

It was a primordial spirit-grade command sword talisman!

The void roared, and in an instant a massive golden vortex seemed to appear.

The vast vortex pierced the void, instantly enveloping Daoist Jingming, as well as the Dongxuan, Dongzhen, Dongjue, and Dongxiao Daoists.

"Cavern Spirit Divine Seal, Earth and Heaven Net!"

Seeing this, Daoist Jingming's eyes flickered, a cold smile forming at the bottom of his gaze.

Did they really think he, Daoist Jingming, was a soft persimmon?

When it came to foundation, he was certainly not lacking.

If the other side could exceed limits by borrowing the power of a primordial spirit true person, he had no shortage of such means either.

Boom—

Deep in the azure heavens, a vast heavenly thunder god pavilion seemed to manifest, countless thunderclouds like an ocean suddenly crashing down, within which countless electric lights condensed into immortals and gods, breaking through the void as they came.

Countless destructive bolts of lightning poured onto the golden vortex, instantly making it unable to withstand.

"Thunder God Heavenly Pavilion?"

Seeing this, Liu Xin could not help but her expression change.

It was said that before attaining the Dao, the founder of the Cavern Spirit Sect once encountered a Thunder God Heavenly Palace; entering it granted her this sect-suppressing treasure, the Cavern Spirit Divine Seal, which commands all thunder and gods.

This seal can suppress ghosts and gods, confer titles upon divinities, and is profoundly mysterious.

It can also communicate with the Thunder God Heavenly Palace in the dark beyond, unleashing the power of the Thunder Pool!

……

Inside the Zhang family manor, Zhang Jian watched the movements within the Emperor Treasure Mirror, his expression faintly amused.

Both of them had someone behind them, appearing to be top-tier second-generation cultivators.

One was the direct disciple of the Cavern Spirit Sect founder.

One was the holy maiden of the Golden Maiden Sect, also a direct disciple of the sect founder.

Both stood at the peak of the fourth calamity of the Yin God realm, able at any moment to assault the fifth calamity, step into the Primordial Spirit True Person realm, and attain the Dao and longevity.

Though one had fallen into a trap and the other had favorable timing, location, and harmony, the outcome was already predetermined.

Do not think Daoist Jingming has merely been suffering 'strikes' lately, but also consider what kind of beings he faces—each a cultivator of achievement at the Primordial Spirit True Person level, even ancient demons who have cultivated for thousands of years.

Such repeated defeats!

Zhang Jian felt 'wronged' on behalf of Daoist Jingming.

But when facing peers of equal strength, he is absolutely outstanding.

……

After half an hour, the heavenly thunderclouds descended, accompanied by waves of faint, majestic Cavern Thunder Sounds, and Zhang Jian saw golden light burst forth from below, a great golden cocoon condensing in place, countless golden runes flowing, while above another vast red-light net flowed, sealing it.

After some effort, Daoist Jingming finally captured the holy maiden of the Golden Maiden Sect.

At this moment, Daoist Jingming swept away his previous frustration; though his face was slightly pale, his spirits were high, and with a slight wave of his hand, he let his disciples drag the sealed golden cocoon away, preparing to interrogate it thoroughly.

……

At this moment, within a vast spirit mountain god pavilion, the Golden Light Holy Mother was arguing with several Daoists when her brows suddenly furrowed.

"Daoist Friend Golden Light, what's wrong?"

Beside her, a noblewoman in purple robes of youthful beauty glanced over; the Golden Light Holy Mother's eyes flickered, and after a moment she slightly shook her head.

"It is my disciple—ultimately, her vengeful heart is too eager, and she has fallen into a scheme!"

After a brief pause, this noble lady, holding a jade scepter, her beautiful eyes shimmering with faint ripples,

upon hearing this, the purple-clad girl smiled and said:

"Daoist Friend Golden Light, do you need us to lend strength to rescue your disciple?"

The Golden Light Holy Mother waved her hand, saying: "No need—my disciple possesses extraordinary talent, but her thoughts are too heavy, obstructing her Dao heart. Originally I worried her Dao heart would be sullied, making it hard to pass the fifth calamity of the Yin God. Now, having endured this tribulation, life hanging by a thread, it may instead help her perfect her Dao heart and achieve Primordial Spirit!"

Upon hearing this, the purple-clad maiden slightly nodded and said:

"Then it is a blessing in disguise!"

……

In the Yellow Court Blessed Land

After Zhang Jian comprehended the Yin Yang Refinement Form to the Primordial Spirit realm, within the Yellow Court Blessed Land it was as if a bright crescent moon had appeared, brighter than before.

The golden crow and jade rabbit chased each other, sun and moon turning, two strange powers penetrating the astral realm, as if they had respectively opened the Nine Netherworld and the dry heaven void within the boundless void into a special void law realm, pure and impure yin and yang mingling, jointly evolving the profound mechanism of the Great Dao.

The Yellow Court Blessed Land was further evolving.

Yet this evolution was natural, and Zhang Jian did not focus his attention on it; in his vast Yang God divine awareness, only the golden crow and jade rabbit chasing each other, colliding and forming the innate yin-yang Dao rhythm.

Combined with observing the mysterious origin of the birth of the heavenly constellations' souls, he seemed to feel himself once again returning to that scene of countless chaotic particles colliding, countless Great Dao yin and yang intertwining and performing the creation of heaven and earth.

The golden crow and jade rabbit combined, suddenly evolving above his head into a vast black-and-white intertwined Taiji Yin-Yang Dao Diagram.

That diagram seemed to be the embodiment of the origin of the Great Dao of heaven and earth, containing the power to separate heaven and earth, break open chaos, and evolve all things of heaven and earth.

Taiji is one, the Two Forms are two.

Continuing the past and opening the future.

As this thought arose, his Yang God seemed to leap forward and merge into this radiance, transforming into a vast black-and-white blade, possessing a divine power to cleave heaven and earth.

Without doubt, this is yet another extremely overbearing Primordial Spirit immortal method.

However, in Zhang Jian's perception, this Yin-Yang immortal method he has only just glimpsed the threshold; to fully unleash its power, he still needs more time to perfect it.

But at this moment, as he comprehended the Yin-Yang Dao from the Golden Crow Moon Rabbit, his strength undoubtedly underwent an intangible increase.

This is the 'soft power' brought by the growth of knowledge; it may not seem profound in ordinary times, but once he engages in combat, it will be like adding wings to a tiger.

Having comprehended and fused the Yin-Yang Great Dao, Zhang Jian's expression eased slightly, and he immediately turned his gaze to the imprint of 《Dream Journey to the Grand Void》, which contains the imprint of the Void and Substance Great Dao.

"Dream Journey to the Grand Void" is what he comprehended from the "Formless Sutra," this ancient scripture; and now, as he comprehends more and more of the sages' ancient scriptures, much knowledge has been integrated and fully connected. Zhang Jian feels that deducing it to the Nascent Soul realm will take only a few days.

Indeed, it will not take a few days.

Zhang Jian is indeed very confident about this.

According to his own experience in advancing to the Nascent Soul Immortal Method, as long as he ensures the structure of the 《Dream Journey to the Grand Void》 technique is stable, and then transforms the core's deep-lying Void and Substance imprint into the Grand Void imprint, he can complete the advancement of this immortal method.

Of course, this process will test his Dao-heart and the bearing capacity of his Yang Spirit.

But Zhang Jian possesses a substantiated Yang Spirit, and there is no difficulty in that.

Once he has fully comprehended 《Dream Journey to the Grand Void》, he will only have the final time imprint left to harmonize.

Thus, he can complete the ultimate leap and charge toward the Fifth Calamity of the Yin Spirit.

……

The Tongshan Dao Lineage; and at this moment, the patriarchs of many Dao lineages are also gathering.

They are also discussing the war between Great Qian and Northern Chu.

Especially the Junwang Dao Lineage.

The patriarchs of the Tongshan Dao Lineage are also quite interested in the Junwang's golden men.

Junwang was originally the main opponent of King Yu the Great, and he possesses the inheritance of the ancient sage-kings, which is very profound.

If the Great Qian royal family successfully digests the Junwang inheritance, they will inevitably clash with the Tongshan Dao Lineage.

If it were them, they would not let go of this arch-enemy's Dao lineage inheritance sect.