Chapter 330

Such divine power and strange omen—truly astonishing!

But Liu Xin didn't spare much attention to it; her mind and spirit were entirely focused on the upcoming cycle of life and death tribulation. For a moment, her yin spirit's consciousness flowed along the manifested "Life-Death Treasure Mirror" and entered it.

In Liu Xin's consciousness, the law of life and death manifested as a treasure from the Golden Maiden Sect's mythic legends—the "Life-Death Treasure Mirror." At this moment, what she saw was naturally a conceptual form within consciousness, and her yin spirit's consciousness instantly fell into that mirror.

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Above Xuan Guan City, purple-gold light surged like a tide, with strands of golden cloud-light resembling an ocean. Zhang Jian closed his eyes. After that imprint was erased, he felt a long-lost sense of ease, as if he had finally freed himself from a burden, a weight.

This very much resembled the birth of the Zhou Tian Star Soul in his memory.

As if born of heaven and nurtured by earth, following the great Dao of heaven and earth, even to the heavenly prodigy nurtured by the Dao of Heaven—born divine.

A thick, pure yang golden light emanated from his body's surface, materializing; at this moment, the yang spirit coiled with boundless divine power.

Zhang Jian noticed that at this moment, his state as the Son of Heaven and Earth Sovereign had not retreated; rolling tides of heavenly and earthly laws surged toward him, naturally under his control. His primordial spirit's qi mechanism was unified and leakless.

This is the Leakless Golden Body.

This realm belongs to the second stage among the four primordial spirit realms—the Golden Body, which possesses this ability.

"It seems my accumulation was too profound; after stepping into the primordial spirit realm, I directly entered the Golden Body realm!"

Zhang Jian's gaze fluctuated.

Upon initially entering pure yang in the primordial spirit stage, one needs time to adapt to the heavenly and earthly laws one has grasped, to elevate one's primordial spirit's magical power, so as to maintain the non-retreat of the primordial spirit's dharma form. If one can fully consolidate, causing the primordial spirit state to no longer retreat, it is called the Primordial Spirit Golden Body.

And in the Primordial Spirit Golden Body realm, one's primordial spirit begins to shift from illusory to solid, condensing into form—truly like a cultivator, able to freely roam. Even if the physical body collapses, relying on the primordial spirit golden body, one can still pursue the great Dao of longevity.

"It seems my prior accumulation was ultimately not in vain!"

Zhang Jian sensed this change, and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.

In an instant, he glanced again at Xuan Guan City; his materialized primordial spirit instantly transformed into flowing light and returned to the Zhang family residence.

In the Zhang family residence,

The materialized primordial spirit returned; Zhang Jian opened his eyes, merely standing still in place. Shortly after, strands of golden light burst forth from within his body, cleansing every inch of his skin, spirit shining with light, like a pearl.

For some unknown reason, Zhang Jian couldn't help but recall a Zen poem at this moment.

"I possess a pearl, long locked away by dust and toil. Now that dust is exhausted and light arises, it shatters the blue mountains, myriad blossoms."

At this moment, he erased his death registry, attained the great Dao of longevity—could it not be just like a pearl, finally cleansed of floating dust, leakless and flawless, with Dao nature finally manifested?

Strands of pure yang golden light flowed around him, harmonizing with the "Treasure Record" cultivation method, merging into the innate Dao embryo within his body, causing the innate Dao embryo's body to transform.

Zhang Jian noticed that as his primordial spirit merged into the innate Dao embryo's body, the Dao body did not block his perception of heavenly and earthly laws; instead, it gave him a feeling like adding wings to a tiger.

This is the marvel of the innate Dao body.

If it were another primordial spirit true person, after attaining the Dao, they would still need to spend enormous time refining their Dao body, lest it become an obstacle to the primordial spirit's great Dao.

The marvel of the "Treasure Record" cultivation method gradually manifested at this moment.

Zhang Jian slightly contemplated, and gradually became able to skillfully wield various primordial spirit-level immortal arts.

This point gives him a higher starting point than other primordial spirit true persons.

At the same time, Zhang Jian gradually came to perceive the difference between materialized primordial spirit and materialized yang spirit.

Both are yang spirit in essence, but his previous materialized yang spirit was like a blank sheet of paper, able to be freely scribbled on, whereas the materialized primordial spirit had determined his Dao path.

He is no longer an ordinary mortal, but the Son of Heaven and Earth Sovereign.

One can say a true sovereign, flesh becoming divine.

However, a true sovereign truly possesses many things he still lacks.

First, the foundation of mountains, rivers, and state; second, authority. Though lacking, lacking, this primordial spirit essence has already surpassed many primordial spirit true persons—this is his capital for traversing heaven and earth.

Zhang Jian's gaze sank in contemplation; to traverse the path of Son of Heaven and Earth Sovereign without any solidified territory, to reach this day—Zhang Jian himself actually felt some surprise.

All this stems from his own exceptional comprehension, and the dragon qi support from the two treasures: the Red Dragon Pearl and the Crimson Heaven Fire Pearl—only thus could he surpass the step of unifying mountains and rivers.

But now having passed that, it does not mean he can always remain lacking.

Since he is to walk the path of Son of Heaven and Earth Sovereign, ahead lie only two paths: one is the ancient sage king's path, seizing the world as the foundation for sage kingship.

The other is to continue contemplating various heavenly and earthly laws to perfect sovereign authority, achieving the great undertaking of the innate sovereign.

In fact, it can also be called the Divine Dao Sovereign.

However, the Divine Dao Sovereign, in Zhang Jian's view, is too narrow.

He, through the great Dao imprint contained in the Zhou Tian Bright Star Soul, wandered heaven and earth, contemplated the changes of heaven and earth's great Dao, and once saw a mighty ancient god-demon seize heavenly and earthly authority, possessing vast divine power, revered as the Authority Sovereign.

Such beings wield numerous authorities, divine power vast and mighty; a single thought can shake heavenly and earthly laws, overturn sun, moon, and cosmos.

They absolutely will not be weaker than the ancient sage kings.

Zhang Jian employed the Mountains, Rivers, and State Diagram, this grand natal immortal art; he felt that when walking the ancient sage king's path, he could not possibly fail to walk the second path simultaneously.

However, whether the second path can be walked, Zhang Jian has not yet specifically deduced it; this is still merely a conception, but Zhang Jian feels he can try it, or go to the sect to inquire and investigate.

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And when Zhang Jian achieved the status of Son of Heaven and Earth Sovereign, above the firmament, a purple great star shone like midday sun, purple-gold rosy light filled the heavens, starlight myriad zhang, as if revealed in broad daylight.

Such an omen caused many exalted figures in the cultivation world to glance sideways.

In Guangyuan City, within the imperial palace, Emperor Chu Hengxuan and Grand Tutor Tuoba Zhenwu wore satisfied smiles as they received cultivators from afar, but in an instant, his expression changed, then he let out a loud "Ah!" and collapsed to the ground—this scene immediately caused many cultivators present to change color.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

At the same time, a fierce dragon soul's howling came from Chu Hengxuan's body; a golden dragon manifested, it soared into the air, emitting irritable, angry dragon roars; the dragon soul revealed itself, magnificent power flowing—so much so that even many profound cultivators present couldn't help but change expression.

They could also hear in the dragon soul's roar the innate fear leaking out, as if some terrifying existence had emerged into the world, making it feel afraid.

The scene instantly became somewhat chaotic; Tuoba Zhenwu hurriedly ordered people to support Chu Hengxuan and bring him inside for personal examination!

Many cultivators outside, seeing this, all frowned slightly!

But the crowd wasn't particularly concerned; most of their gazes were still on the heavenly and earthly phenomena above!

"Could it be that in the Qian Dynasty, some Dao friend has completely refined the remnant spirit of Yun, obtaining Yun's inheritance?"

A Daoist couldn't help but speculate emotionally; this speculation caused many high-level cultivators' expressions to change.

Everyone gathered not only to prevent the emergence of an ancient holy king in heaven and earth, but also to vie for the Golden Man of the Equal King.

If the benefits within the Equal King's Golden Man were completely taken by someone, then everyone coming here would not have risked in vain; other cultivators would not be willing to do something with no benefit.

Among the upper seats, a girl in brocade clothing with a stern countenance sat to one side; she furrowed her willow brows, while beside her, Zhenjun Qinghe willingly took a rear seat, and she happened to also see the purple-clad young maiden glancing over.

The two female cultivators also showed some speculative expressions, but it must be said that the words of the old ancestor of the Lingxiao Sword Sect made some sense.

"Xin Daoist, what do you think?"

The girl in brocade clothing looked toward Xin Zi Qing.

She gazed seriously at the purple-clad maiden!

Xin Zi Qing's origins are miraculous; this female cultivator, together with three other loose cultivators, is known as one of the Four Immortals of the Barbarian Wasteland; rumor has it she is a reincarnation of an extraterrestrial god-demon, her cultivation unfathomable, her origins astonishing.

The purple-clad young maiden's eyes were calm; she merely glanced at the heavens, shrugged her shoulders, and said.

"Who knows!"

As she spoke, her eyes held a hint of strange color.

The words of the Lingxiao Ancestor somewhat aligned with her thoughts; at this moment, her heart felt solemn—this realm is vast, its foundations deep, secrets countless, taboos hidden deeply; even she must proceed with utmost caution.

……

The Purple Micro Star shone brilliantly like daylight, the Purple Micro Emperor's Qi manifested outwardly.

At this moment, in the depths of the Nether Blood Sea, Zhenjun Qianhai and the Equal King's Golden Man stood side by side.

The Equal King's Golden Man and Zhenjun Qianhai had now suppressed the Blood Sea Grand Formation; if needed, they could break it open at any moment, yet both also sensed the danger outside the Blood Sea Grand Formation and were preparing.

Meanwhile, the Blood Sea Holy Lord was severely wounded by the Equal King's Golden Man and fled into the depths of the Blood River.

At this moment, the Equal King's Golden Man also felt something; his eyes pierced through endless void, gazing toward the heavens above; at this moment, on the Purple Micro Star, a grand and extraordinary omen seemed to arise.

Seeing this, his ancient, barely moving eyes flickered with a ripple.

"Purple Micro at the Center of Heaven, the Emperor's Manifestation—it seems another sovereign who has trodden the Holy King's Great Path has appeared in the world!"

"Sovereign of Authority?"

Upon hearing this, Zhenjun Qianhai's pupils twitched, his expression showing some doubt; seeing his expression, the Equal King's Golden Man spoke calmly.

"You need not think too much; such an existence will have no dealings with you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhenjun Qianhai's expression grew slightly solemn, then he looked toward Zhenjun Qianhai again and said.

"Ready? They are already about to charge in!"

Upon hearing this, Zhenjun Qianhai's eyes showed a hint of stagnation; after a moment, he sighed.

"What preparation, what lack of preparation? Being besieged by so many, even if prepared for a thousand years, it might still not be enough!"

A hint of a cold smile appeared in the Equal King's Golden Man's eyes; he spoke calmly.

"With this king here, what do you have to fear?"

Zhenjun Qianhai silently cursed to himself.

And almost simultaneously, as their gazes turned toward the void, they saw the vast Blood Sea Grand Formation finally beginning to collapse; at this moment, the Blood Sea Holy Lord was casting a secret incantation, summoning the Blood Sea Divine Banner.

This was to push the two of them, to utterly send them away.

Seeing this, a hint of coldness appeared in the Equal King's Golden Man's eyes; with a casual grasp, a dense golden light enveloped the void's Blood Sea Divine Banner; the golden light tightly sealed the Blood Sea Divine Banner, while he silently recited the secret incantation; an invisible force followed the Blood Sea Divine Banner, extending into the depths of the void, into the body of the Blood Sea Holy Lord.

In the depths of the Blood River's illusory space, the Blood River Holy Lord stood at that moment upon a vast expanse of blood-colored ocean, continuously circulating the secret incantation; in an instant, his expression changed, yet he saw a path of black light come from the void, piercing into his Blood River Primordial Spirit; at this moment, he felt as if countless terrifying whispers echoed in his ears.

"A curse?"

Feeling the entanglement of this black light, the Blood Sea Holy Lord's expression changed; he had no time to retrieve the supreme treasure of the Blood Shadow Demon Sect; a hint of gloom appeared in his eyes; he simply, in a thought, self-destructed the divine consciousness imprint within himself inside the Blood Sea Divine Banner, his form fleeing into the depths of the Blood Sea.

Boom—boom—boom!

And at the moment the Blood Sea Holy Lord self-destructed his primordial spirit and divine consciousness, the Blood Sea Grand Formation also collapsed instantly, transforming into a dripping blood-colored divine light, which was seized in that instant by the Equal King's Golden Body.

And almost simultaneously, losing the Blood River's cover, two figures emerged from the void; upon appearing, they saw killing intent erupting in the void, one after another of grand divine lights turning into a frenzied meteor shower descending from the heavens, bombarding downward.

And at the same moment, the image of the Ancestor of the Cave God Sect appeared above the heavens; yet he saw above his head a grand Thunderous Heavenly Palace condense, and with a wave of his hand, it seemed as if myriad black, terrifying thunder pearls rained down upon the multitude of cultivators.

At this moment, it seemed the entire void was shattered into fragments by endless thunder light; this subspace became a chaotic region; this sight instantly made Zhenjun Qianhai overjoyed.

"Cave God Daoist, truly you are our fortune star; today, who will win the deer, still unknown!"

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In the borderlands of North Chu, the Golden Light Holy Mother had been guarding Liu Xin's dharma; at this moment, she also sensed the countless intertwined grand and violent qi storms, a path of grand qi like a colossal beast within a tranquil lake, stirring the originally somewhat calm spiritual mechanism field, raising a vast and grand storm.

At the same time, she also saw paths of divine light shining brightly above Guangyuan City, reflecting each other.

On the ground, too, there were paths of bloody slaughter qi rushing into the heavens, like a flood directly charging the firmament, killing intent unprecedented in its fervor.

The Golden Light Holy Mother attained the Dao extremely early, and she rarely saw such a grand scene; so many high-level cultivators acting together, targeting Zhenjun Qianhai.

Fortunately, that place was far enough away, not affecting Liu Xin's breakthrough.

And just at this moment, her expression stirred; yet she saw auspicious clouds and blessed qi appear in the void; a path of pure yang golden light descended from the boundless void, and in an instant, it fell deep into Liu Xin's glabella.

The formless ripples deep in Liu Xin's glabella were like ripples striking the surrounding spiritual mechanism field; pure yang golden light gathered at the back of her head; a stream of grand divine power flowed; within the golden light, a stream of utmost yin authority manifested; the heavenly principles flowed.

This was precisely the omen of canceling the death register, taking charge of the heavenly principles.

Seeing Liu Xin successfully prove her primordial spirit, the Golden Light Holy Mother's eyes also held a hint of joy, especially at this time proving the primordial spirit; for the Golden Daughter Sect, it was also a great help.

Liu Xin at this moment opened her eyes, gazing upon the Golden Light Holy Mother before her; her expression froze slightly, then she bowed deeply.

"Disciple thanks the master for the grace of protecting the dharma; disciple able to tread the path of longevity, truly due to the master's tireless guidance, enlightening the foolish; disciple keeps the master's kindness in heart, in this life dare not forget!"

Seeing this, the Golden Light Holy Mother's eyes instantly smiled as she stepped forward to help her up:

"Disciple, you can have such fortune, entirely due to your own effort and opportunity! The master merely brought you to the gate of the Great Dao, unable to aid your cultivation!"

Though she said so, the Golden Light Holy Mother's eyes also held a hint of joy.

Liu Xin entered the Dao over four hundred years ago, and she could successively achieve Golden Core, Yin Spirit, and even prove her primordial spirit, treading the path of longevity; such talent can be said to be rare in the cultivation world, her future prospects limitless.

Having smoothly proven her primordial spirit, Liu Xin's wondrous eyes also held joy; immediately, her jade countenance slightly changed, her gaze turned toward the direction of Guangyuan City.

"The great battle has begun!"

Liu Xin's expression was solemn at this moment, yet a glint of brightness flickered in her eyes; having now manifested her primordial spirit, she too qualified to take part in this game of chess, and she could not help but rely on the power of Golden Mother's teachings—she and Prince Zheng might yet muddy the waters and reap some profit, thereby achieving a great undertaking.