Chapter 389: Heaven and Earth's Favor (4K)

In the depths of the azure firmament, the surging demonic starlight poured fiercely into the demon fetus, yet the demon fetus's form swelled, the demonic warship shadow behind it began to materialize, and the core demon fetus deep within also expanded, instantly taking on the visage of a seven- or eight-year-old.

Demonic aura surged in layers around it, directly breaking through the Golden Body level and reaching the Creation level.

Though merely Creation level, this projection of an extraterritorial demon god's mastery of heavenly Dao laws and combat consciousness was incomparable to peers, its fighting power at least exceeding its rank by two or three realms.

At the same time, Zhang Jian also prepared to deploy part of his trump cards.

With a wave of his hand, a special ancient sword instantly appeared in his palm.

This ancient sword had a dragon-head hilt, its blade mottled with rust, yet beneath the rust a light burst forth!

At this moment, this special ancient sword emanated a dense imperial Dao, imperial authority radiance.

The authority of the State and Sovereign Lord, the power of the Human Sovereign's destiny pattern, was transformed by Zhang Jian into a substantive empowerment upon this ancient sword.

"Holy Virtue Slays Evil!"

Yet in an instant, the azure firmament seemed to be pierced and severed by this sword strike.

This extraterritorial demon god was gathering power, and while Zhang Jian communicated with the Wu Liang True Lord, he too was gathering power.

This time he did not employ other primordial spirit immortal arts, but purely utilized the State and Sovereign Lord's divine authority and the Human Sovereign's destiny pattern authority, empowering them upon his natal treasure sword, the Dragon Chant Sword.

This instantly caused his natal treasure sword blade to reveal terrifying power.

Combined with the Holy Virtue Sword-Washing Art.

The power contained in this sword light had already surpassed the ordinary celestial immortal realm.

Yet the two sword blades transformed from imperial-level divine authority appeared as if a heavenly emperor's sword of world destruction descended.

Under the sword light, the majestic demonic warship shadow of the extraterritorial demon god was shattered like bamboo, split in two, the sword light directly striking the demon fetus slowly raising its head upon the demon altar.

"Divine authority..."

In the demon fetus's eyes flashed a hint of astonishment, disbelief, and in an instant the demon fetus's true form exploded, countless fervent imperial qi and dragon qi flowing out, as the demon god's true form behind it also instantly shattered into countless fragments.

The sword light cleaved the earth, its momentum undiminished, after collapsing the demon altar, it left a terrifying sword scar stretching to the horizon upon the land!

"Such power..."

At this moment, in the void, many high cultivators watching from the walls changed expression as they gazed upon this scene.

Under this sword, even the demonic starlight projected from the azure firmament was severed in two.

That terrifying power completely surpassed the imagination of many high-level great cultivators.

The strength of this Great Xia Sovereign Lord was simply astonishing!

The Wu Liang True Lord nearby also wore an expression of astonishment.

"Such profound divine authority..."

He could see that this sword was entirely condensed from divine authority.

Coincidentally, the demon fetus on the demon altar resonated with the demonic star, unable to be easily moved, hence it was slain by a single sword.

Yet this gathered divine authority was simply too astonishing.

When the Wu Liang True Lord roamed the extraterritorial realms, he had also encountered terrifying divine authority experts, but possessing such divine authority usually sufficed to be called a regional hegemon.

Above the azure firmament, at this moment the vast demonic starlight, as the demon fetus was annihilated and even the demon altar was completely shattered, the starlight gradually collapsed and disintegrated, only a trail of black qi emitting a fierce malice, yet it too gradually vanished upon the firmament.

Zhang Jian raised the Dragon Chant Sword in his hand.

This was Zhang Jian's first time employing the State and Sovereign Lord's authority and the Human Sovereign's destiny pattern in this manner.

But the effect appeared excellent.

Even somewhat excessive force!

However, this single strike slaying the demon root also completely severed the extraterritorial demon god's hidden means, the chance for demonic qi to escape, also counting as eradicating the root.

He glanced at the Dragon Chant Sword in his hand.

At this moment, the Dragon Chant Sword's two divine authorities of the Human Sovereign intertwined, and upon his thought, they instantly merged into his body, which he continued to nurture with the Holy Virtue Sword-Washing Art.

It absorbed part of Zhang Jian's State and Sovereign Lord and Human Sovereign destiny pattern authority, continuing its transformation.

Zhang Jian glanced at the Three Origins Town below, then again controlled the Uniform King Golden Man to display the Innate Two Instruments Elemental Magnetic Extermination Divine Light, completely annihilating the void around the demon altar, confirming no demonic qi remained, before ceasing.

Meanwhile, at his side, that Unity Dao True Lord clutched his chest, demonic qi faintly visible in his eyes' depths, yet preparing to slip away quietly.

Zhang Jian saw this, his eyes moved, and he spoke calmly.

"Stand still, did I let you leave?"

Upon hearing this, the Brocade-Clad True Lord's expression changed, his eyes slightly wary, with a hint of apprehension.

"I do not know what Senior means by this?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian's mouth corner revealed a faint cold smile, he calmly gazed upon this Unity Dao True Lord before him.

"How so, do you intend to repay my life-saving grace this way, without a single 'thank you', never coming to my door, and you seem ready to strike at me?"

At this moment, the Wu Liang True Lord manifested his true form, gazing at the Unity Dao True Lord before him, his eyes also holding a hint of amusement.

In the cultivation world, good people are few.

Many are those who forget profit for righteousness, yet repay kindness with enmity; he was not surprised.

He glanced at the Unity Dao True Lord before him, his divine sense transmitting the latter's origin.

Yet the Brocade-Clad True Lord hurried forward, clasped his hands, and said.

"Junior absolutely dare not harbor such a heart of repaying kindness with enmity!"

"Junior is from Jiu Tan Prefecture, Jiu Kong Mountain, the Splitting Heaven Sword Sect's Unity Dao cultivator, Jin Wuyang; Senior's great kindness, Junior truly knows not how to repay, please Senior instruct!"

Zhang Jian sized up this Unity Dao True Lord before him, his gaze fluctuating.

Splitting Heaven Sword Sect.

That name is indeed impressive.

But the Wu Liang True Lord had already exchanged details with him; this is merely an emerging sword sect, aside from the Splitting Heaven True Lord Jin Wuyang and two or three Nascent Soul-level guest elders, demons, it possesses no other notable strength.

Zhang Jian looked at Jin Wuyang and said.

"If not for my intervention just now, you would surely have fallen into the hands of that extradimensional demon god, so by rights, you owe me your life—thus, even if I now take one of your lives, it is entirely justified!"

"This..."

Upon hearing this, Jin Wuyang's expression changed; at this moment, Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon him with calm intensity, and under his vast divine might, Jin Wuyang felt his primordial spirit completely restrained, sweat beading on his forehead as he barely managed to clasp his hands and speak.

"What the senior says is absolutely correct; I, the junior, have been rash. The senior's great kindness, I, the junior, shall surely repay with all my effort!"

Zhang Jian glanced past Jin Wuyang, then withdrew his gaze, merely speaking calmly.

"Come with me to the Great Xia, serve me for a thousand years, and after a thousand years, I shall set you free!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Wuyang's expression changed.

A thousand years—that is no short span of time.

He hesitated slightly in his eyes.

Zhang Jian's calm voice once again echoed in Jin Wuyang's ears.

"Merely exchanging a thousand years for one life—Daoist Jin, you should be pleased!"

Jin Wuyang's expression shifted, and after a moment, he lowered his brows and spoke.

"What the senior says is absolutely correct; I, the junior, am willing to serve the senior for a thousand years!"

Seeing him yield, Zhang Jian nodded slightly, but casually cast a Purifying Soul Azure Lotus Seal into the depths of his brow, bringing him under control.

Zhang Jian also paid no heed to the expression of the Splitting Heaven True Monarch, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Plucking grass to catch a rabbit—after eliminating the Demonic Star, he casually found a 'guest minister' for the Great Xia Dynasty; this trip could be considered a fruitful return.

"I only wonder whether, as recorded in the sect annals, after dispelling the calamity of the Demonic Star's descent, one might truly gain an opportunity favored by heaven and earth..."

Zhang Jian's gaze once again swept toward the depths of the void, a faint smile appearing in his eyes.

In an instant, his form transformed into a stream of light, vanishing into the void in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, in the direction of his gaze, a golden light hid within the sub-space; a buxom beautiful woman held a staff, and deep in her brow, she faintly felt a sharp pain.

She is the Golden Light Holy Mother.

Her expression is complex; evidently, the Great Xia Emperor has already discovered her whereabouts.

Such cultivation far exceeds her imagination.

How long has it been since we last met?

The other's cultivation has actually reached this astonishing level of progress.

Even more astonishing is the divine authority and power upon the other's body.

That sword, condensed from divine authority, seizes the soul and steals the spirit.

"I do not know what kind of divine authority this is, but it is truly formidable?"

The Golden Light Holy Mother secretly pondered in her heart.

At the same time, she knows that from now on, upon the earth, another great power that the Golden Daughter Sect must not provoke will arise.

Great Xia.

In the Tongshan Dao Tradition

Qingyuan Peak, in the Hall of Supreme Virtue

The Wandering Daoist soon also learned of the affairs of Jiantan Prefecture from the mouth of the Boundless True Monarch upon returning to the sect.

He then immediately entered the Jade Pool Peak.

"Sect Master!"

In the Jade Pool Peak, all the elders wore plain white; upon seeing the Wandering Daoist, they slightly performed the rites.

The Wandering Daoist slightly nodded, then immediately arrived before the Jade Pool Peak.

Where his gaze fell, he saw before him pillars of fortune-light shooting into the sky; beneath these pillars, golden lotuses either budded or were about to bloom, green leaves wove like cloth, or flowers bloomed in radiant splendor, scattered with intense, exotic colors.

The lotuses cultivated in the Jade Pool are indeed numerous.

At this moment, the Wandering Daoist's gaze fell upon a red lotus.

There originally stood a red lotus containing eight lotus buds.

At this moment, this red lotus has undergone transformation.

Its eight lotus buds have completely vanished, leaving only a single purple lotus flower; upon the green lotus leaves, one seems to see dragon shadows swimming, countless purple vapors intertwining into hues, beyond price.

Looking closely, within each lotus leaf, there seems to be contained a magnificent omen, authority profound.

Its aura is elusive, as if it could at any moment tear through the lotus pond's spatial prohibition, fleeing into the deep, dark void.

The Wandering Daoist knows that this purple-flowered, green-leaved, red-rooted precious lotus precisely represents the fortune of the Great Xia Emperor.

"No wonder the master repeatedly instructed, Zhang Shidi holds a special status and cannot be forcibly restrained by sect rules!"

At this moment, the Wandering Daoist's heart also arose with various changes.

Zhang Jian's weight in his heart has also rapidly increased.

His gaze then fell upon the lotus pond beside him, only to see that, during this period, the fortune of the lotus pond beneath his feet has clearly increased somewhat.

The entire Tongshan Dao Tradition, having resolved the affair of the Demonic Star's descent, has seen fortune descend from heaven; in a short time, it has increased by at least one to two tenths.

This is a truly astonishing figure.

The Wandering Daoist has also consulted the classics; the second-generation patriarch of the Tongshan Dao Tradition has also resolved several great calamities accompanying the descent of the Demonic Star.

To cause the sect's lotus pond fortune to rise seven or eight tenths in a single day is already considered an excellent effect.

The best instance was also no more than about twelve tenths.

Before him, it now reaches nearly two tenths.

This indicates that the identity of the extradimensional god-demon descending this time is by no means ordinary.

As the Boundless True Monarch said, perhaps even in the extradimensional realm, he is a formidable opponent.

I never expected that Junior Brother Zhang's cultivation would have reached such a state, but this is also a good thing, as the Tongshan Dao Tong has just announced its emergence into the world, and with Junior Brother Zhang's powerful demon-subduing feat, it will surely intimidate some restless major powers in the cultivation world.

The Floating Daoist's thoughts shifted, and he immediately returned to make final preparations.

……

Two months later.

In Jingjing City, within the Hall of Heavenly Origin, Zhang Jian, who was reviewing memorials, received the news transmitted by the Tongshan Dao Tong: the Tongshan Dao Tong formally announced to the outside world the lifting of the mountain seal, and simultaneously the resumption of collecting the "population tax" from the immortal Dao sects of the three hundred major continents surrounding Divine Mountain, according to tradition.

Those who do not comply will be deemed by the Tongshan Dao Tong as hostile sects, and the Tongshan Dao Tong may take any measures to strike against them.

Once this news spread, it was as if a single stone had stirred up a thousand waves, and the entire Dongxuan Divine Prefecture immediately boiled over.

The Tongshan Dao Tong differs from ordinary immortal sect Dao Tong.

This is a Dao Tong of a Holy King.

It inherits the legacy of the ancient Holy Kings.

Its prestige far surpasses that of many major sects.

In Dongxuan Divine Prefecture, and even on other continents, there are truly few sects that can stand equal to the Tongshan Dao Tong.

Although many major sects are dissatisfied with the Tongshan Dao Tong's domineering ways, most sects made their choice in an extremely short time.

Especially some small sects.

They are not without experience in submitting as vassals and paying tribute—paying tribute to whom is not the issue.

Moreover, three thousand years ago, these three hundred surrounding prefectures were originally the territory of the Tongshan Dao Tong.

Now it is merely a return to the embrace of the Tongshan Dao Tong.

But some newly risen major sects are unwilling to accept this.

They are reluctant to spit out the fat meat they have already swallowed.

For such major sects, the Tongshan Dao Tong soon gave a clear response, and not long after, powerful divine beasts, and even groups of unknown Yuanshen True Kings, began to pass by the sect's gate in formation.

Of course, they were merely "passing by"!

But after passing by several times, some major sects had their sect masters personally enter the Tongshan Dao Tong to request "protection"!

……

Within the Blessed Land Dharma Realm, Zhang Jian is now contemplating the Nine Nether Corpse Transformation Great Law.

This transcendent immortal law is based on the three great cosmic principles of life and death, reincarnation, and the netherworld. Zhang Jian has experience cultivating the Minor Heavenly Reincarnation Great Law, so his contemplation proceeds quickly, and within a short time he has already refined it to the Pure Yang level.

At this moment, a black and white mysterious light seems to appear deep between his eyebrows.

Within the black and white mysterious light, a strange jade tablet faintly appears, inside which the profound mystery of life and death, endless reincarnation, surges. Once it breaks apart, it seems able to guide the birth of a wondrous power, reversing the great cosmic principle of life and death.

This transcendent immortal law is indeed wondrous.

Zhang Jian feels that its essence may still lie above the Minor Heavenly Reincarnation Great Law, which is a creation-level Yuanshen immortal law.

Upon initial completion of this transcendent immortal law, he clearly feels that his understanding of the authority over life and death, reincarnation, and the netherworld is increasing, and this authority invisibly expands.

And almost at the same time, Zhang Jian suddenly felt a stir in his heart.

In the depths of the dark and mysterious, his heart stirred slightly, and in an instant he merged his spirit with the authority of the State and Earth Emperor, his Yuanshen divine awareness sinking deep into the authority of the earth. At this moment he sensed an invisible primordial qi mechanism as if born from some place, now flying and darting toward the two realms region.

"Treasure?"

Zhang Jian's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

This is truly walking into dog-shit luck—sitting at home, he actually discovers a treasure has emerged into the world?

In an instant, Zhang Jian recalled that legend of the Tongshan Dao Tong.

"Or perhaps, this is my opportunity?"

His thoughts flashed like lightning, and Zhang Jian's form vanished in an instant from the Blessed Land Dharma Realm.