Chapter 376

"Is this the Gate of Shura that senior brother spoke of?"

Zhang Jian's eyes widened in surprise; within the Gate of Shura, he sensed an intensely terrifying evil aura.

As if sensing his gaze, deep within the vast blood river, the qi twisted and a strange gate appeared.

It was an invisible crimson gate, its surface covered with countless twisted, malicious, slaughterous ancient golden scripts, which writhed like living things, intertwining, and within, a terrifying demonic thought emerged, instantly transforming into a black gust that surged toward Zhang Jian.

The demonic thought within the black gust blotted out the sky and sun; its ferocity far surpassed any demon Zhang Jian had encountered so far.

Sensing this terrifying thought, Zhang Jian did not flinch, guiding his primordial spirit and divine sense to form a special, terrifying technique.

Instantly, a earth-yellow conical spear tore through the void, as if it could rend the heavens.

This was one of the Six Extreme Immortal Arts within the Sovereign King's golden body, the Mountain-Piercing Cone.

At this moment, activated by the authority of the Son of Heaven and Earth, a vast purple-yellow radiance collided with that black gust in the depths of the void.

Boom—

Within the black gust, a hideous, three-headed, eight-armed strange demon god phantom faintly manifested; its demonic power vast, yet it was instantly struck by the 'Mountain-Piercing Cone', letting out a sharp cry as a scorching yellow light flared on its chest, suddenly pierced through.

A yellow light traced its path, straight into the depths of the blood river, violently striking the light gate formed by countless coagulated blood vapors.

Boom—

A tremendous sound rang out; the entire gate was suddenly shattered at the waist by the yellow light, more than half destroyed.

From within the gate came a furious, savage roar, and streams of grand, pure demonic energy surged out, attempting to repair the damaged Shura gate, but after this gate was shattered, it could not be repaired in a short time.

This change caused the terrifying ancient demon beyond the realm to leap with rage.

After the strike, Zhang Jian did not continue attacking; a hint of a smile appeared in his eyes, and he glanced at the other blood river beasts in the depths of the blood river; the Blood God Son did not continue fighting.

These blood river beasts no longer needed his hand!

At this time, around Gu Chuan, figures stood stationed among the mountains and rivers in the outskirts, gazing afar at the black-red Gate of Shura.

But in that instant, a booming roar echoed; yet on the cliff face, countless dark-red blood vapors coagulated into Gates of Shura, which sprouted countless spiderwebs, then shattered, actually breaking a large hole; this sight left many cultivators astonished, then overjoyed.

"The Gate of Shura is broken; it seems the predecessors' demon-subduing was successful!"

In the camp of the Tongshan Dao Tong, a beautiful Kun Dao in green robes also turned her gaze to the Gate of Shura formed on the cliff, her eyes sweeping over, astonished.

She is Qingyun Zhenjun.

She is the third-generation disciple of the Tongshan Dao Tong, and also one of the three-generation Zhenjun of the Tongshan Dao Tong, standing alongside the Slaughter Dao Zhenjun.

Qingyun Zhenjun, this time on the outskirts, is responsible for receiving everyone.

She faintly sensed that terrifying strike from the depths of the void; her eyes held a hint of surprise.

This Gate of Shura usually has inner and outer gates; the outer gate is nearly indestructible, while the inner gate is its true body, and also the gate through which realm-demons enter the Divine Province; only by destroying the inner gate can the inner spatial passage be completely shattered.

The inner realm's Gate of Shura is relatively easier to destroy than the outer realm's gate, achievable through certain specific destruction treasures, or a single massive power thunder pearl, or even extreme destructive spirit treasures.

But she clearly sensed that an expert had made a move.

The power of that strike surpassed the Harmony Dao level.

"True Immortal?"

Qingyun Zhenjun's face was solemn, her eyes subtly flickering.

In the depths of the blood river, the Blood Sea Sacred Lord also sensed the damage to the Gate of Shura; his expression changed dramatically.

With the loss of the vast power supporting the inner Gate of Shura, his demonic aura began to plummet drastically; facing the allied army of sect masters formed by numerous sects, he suddenly found himself overwhelmed.

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In the Huangting Blessed Land, Zhang Jian's brow glowed with deep, flowing purple light, as if he saw an unwilling fury roar from a realm-demon.

"Immortal-level power!"

Zhang Jian could confirm that, after completing the Earth Mandate, the Son of Heaven and Earth's Earth Mandate, belonging to the God of Heaven and Earth's Son of Heaven and Earth Mandate, had already broken through a limit; combined with the extreme primordial spirit immortal arts, he could display immortal-level power.

Of course, this is determined by the special nature of the God of Heaven and Earth.

"It seems I will need to specifically cultivate several earth-attribute primordial spirit immortal arts in the future, to match the power of the Son of Heaven and Earth's Mandate, and develop this power to the fullest!"

A smile appeared at the corner of Zhang Jian's mouth.

He remains fundamentally only a Golden Body-level Primordial Spirit Great True Person.

Zhang Jian is not in a hurry about this.

After eating the flat peach, becoming an immortal is no longer difficult.

With this premise, Zhang Jian naturally wishes to calmly cultivate at the primordial spirit stage, accumulate, and prepare to achieve the Heavenly Immortal Dao in one breath.

Among the many types of immortals in heaven and earth, the Heavenly Immortal Dao fruit is the highest, the status the highest, and also the freest.

It is also a special realm.

In the God of Heaven and Earth, a Heavenly Immortal can be called a Star Lord, Heavenly Lord; once achieving something, upon reaching the Heavenly Realm, promotion will be much faster than for ordinary immortals.

For example, the ancestor Great Yu of the Tongshan Dao Tong.

Again, for example, the Sect Master Jue Ming Dao Ren of the Tongshan Dao Tong.

Jue Ming Dao Ren could already soar past the Heavenly Gate, but after becoming an immortal, he has remained in the Tongshan Dao Tong, seeking the Heavenly Immortal body, and even higher immortal forms to soar past the Heavenly Gate.

Jue Ming Dao Ren can restrain himself, and Zhang Jian can also restrain himself.

In ancient times, there is a secret legend: after the ancient sage king attained the Dao, he was unwilling to lightly ascend, remaining in the world from ancient to medieval times; during that period, even the Heavenly Court collapsed several times, yet he still remained in the mundane world, until he achieved the supreme Dao fruit and ascended the Heavenly Gate in one leap, attaining the position of Emperor Lord.

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With a casual strike repelling that realm-demon, Zhang Jian continued to sink his heart into closed-door cultivation.

The nine-colored vital earth now merged into his body, not disappeared, but integrated into his Earth Mandate in the form of authority, enhancing his Earth Mandate.

He should next continue to comprehend its mysteries, transforming all the profound earthly laws within into substantive data, to be mastered by himself, integrated into the Son of Heaven and Earth Mandate, becoming his own.

Secondly, Zhang Jian will continue to perfect his other primordial spirit immortal arts.

These three years he has certainly not wasted.

Although most of his time has been spent studying the 'Nine Revolutions Heaven and Earth Cauldron Forging Marvelous Method', perfecting this extreme primordial spirit immortal art, he has not neglected his own cultivation progress.

The many divine immortal techniques he personally oversaw—including the Yin-Yang Refinement Method, Golden Crow Shattering Transformation Great Law, Five Dragons True Scripture, Dreaming Through the Void, Azure Lotus Purifying Soul Incantation, Yellow Court Blessed Land Great Law, Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Secret Record, All-Heaven Binding Silk Great Law, Minor Celestial Wheel of Reincarnation Method, and King Ding's Demon-Subduing Secret Record—were successively elevated to the level of Creation.

Yet remaining were techniques such as the Nine Dragons True Scripture, as well as several other transcendent divine immortal techniques contained within the Golden Men of the Equal King, which had not yet been successfully cultivated.

Mastering or transforming these divine immortal techniques would greatly enhance his own strength as a substitute.

He now lacks no time.

With State Affairs handled by Zhang Zhao and the Cabinet acting in his stead, he could calmly focus on his transformation.

To prove himself the identity of an ancient sage-king, he needed to suppress the overwhelming power of heaven and earth.