Chapter 403: Infinite, Immortal Treasure

Countless golden crow divine lights swept past, as if thousands of layers of golden crow divine light exploded.

Yet amidst the violent explosion, layers of invisible black qi condensed into rings, continuously devouring the bursting golden crow true fire.

Within, a terrifying giant serpent over a hundred zhang in length appeared, coiled and connected, with an additional layer of invisible black radiance sweeping forth like waves.

At this moment, the Taiyin Immortal pushed aside Zhang Jian beside her; she also saw Zhang Jian clad in azure brocade jade silk, her expression slightly shocked, yet she still spoke.

"Your Majesty?"

Zhang Jian slightly raised his hand.

"Allow me to first deal with this evil god, then we shall speak clearly!"

He had long noticed that the extraterritorial demon god's vitality seemed abnormally vigorous—its flesh and blood not only continuously amplified and split, but could also devour divine power, starlight, even gang wind, enhancing its strength and transforming into techniques.

This method somewhat resembled the Reincarnation White Hole of the Minor Thousand Worlds Reincarnation Law, but was far more powerful.

Thus, he had just tested it with golden crow divine light.

Unexpectedly, the opponent actually resisted even the explosively bursting golden crow divine light.

"No, it is not that it can withstand it, but rather that the special heavenly-earth law power has recovery and devouring speed fast enough—so long as we can interrupt them!"

Zhang Jian had not yet used the authority of the State and Earth Emperor.

Using the State and Earth Emperor's authority would feel like using a cannon to swat a mosquito.

Instantly, a red and a white divine light flowed around his body.

The Taiyin Refining Form Divine Light and the Golden Crow Fission Divine Light intertwined, and in an instant, countless yin-yang arc blades were reborn—red and white sharp blades fiercely slashing at the extraterritorial serpent mother, though she was extremely cunning; only seen, countless snake scales gathered around her, layer upon layer of radiant snake scales condensing before her, forming a massive serpent-scale shield.

Zhang Jian's vast primordial spirit awareness noticed that the serpent-scale shield was covered with countless strange demonic patterns, upon which lay a vast and magnificent divine energy.

In Zhang Jian's mind flashed a portion of the image of the extraterritorial demon god.

The Slaying Demon True Monarch had once mentioned that deep in the extraterritorial starry sky dwelled an abnormally terrifying extraterritorial demon god, called the 'Infinite Serpent'!

The might of this 'Infinite Serpent' was inconceivable, its ferocity evident.

Yet seen, the extraterritorial serpent mother, upon seeing Zhang Jian's 'snake-mouth seizing food' grow ever more ferocious, had countless black qi swelling behind her; within the black qi, myriad serpent shadows emerged, suddenly manifesting a heaven-shaking, earth-moving serpent shadow, around which the starlight radiance seemed to be devoured by this terrifying serpent shadow, which then fiercely rushed toward the two, rapidly devouring.

Black qi devoured the void, sweeping across the heavens.

"If you wish to devour, then let you devour your fill!"

Seeing this, Zhang Jian raised his hand, and countless purple-yellow lights flowed forth, instantly condensing into a vast sharp cone.

This was the transcendent Earth Immortal technique 'Mountain-Piercing Cone'!

Even now, without passing through the Harmonious King Golden Man this supreme treasure, Zhang Jian could still wield this true immortal-level immortal technique.

Purple-yellow immortal light flowed past, instantly focusing on devouring the incoming giant serpent.

Terrifying earthly power poured into it, and the giant serpent immediately let out a painful hiss!

Yet what surprised Zhang Jian was that, despite swallowing a true immortal-level primordial spirit immortal technique, the giant serpent only felt slight pain, then quickly resumed devouring.

"How strange this infinite power is!"

Zhang Jian silently thought, and in an instant, a pure yin-yang divine light intertwined and appeared around him—black and white radiance entwined—this time no longer a composite yin-yang immortal technique formed from Taiyin Refining Form Divine Light and Golden Crow Fission Divine Light.

But the true immortal immortal technique 'Primordial Yin-Yang Two Instruments Annihilating Divine Light'!

Radiant light surged vast and mighty; at the moment of manifestation, it directly struck into the mouth of the devouring giant serpent.

Wherever the fierce primordial yin-yang two instruments annihilating divine light passed, the infinite serpent shadow emitted agonized hisses, collapsing inch by inch, annihilated by the primordial yin-yang two instruments annihilating divine light.

Such fleshly techniques adept at vitality and replication, upon encountering annihilation-type immortal techniques, instantly met their nemesis.

Countless primordial yin-yang two qi intertwined and enveloped; the extraterritorial serpent mother, in shock and anger, saw her body's black qi violently explode—actually splitting into two!

She actually abandoned part of her origin-condensed extraterritorial demon god body.

Clearly intending to sever her tail and escape!

How could Zhang Jian allow her to leave so easily?

Cut the grass but leave the roots, and the spring wind will bring it again.

A vast dao diagram enveloped the void, silently devouring this extraterritorial demon god within; within the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram, instantly as if evolving the transformation of the universe and Qiankun, infinite power swallowed the extraterritorial serpent mother, reducing her to dust, countless vitality also devoured, purified and cleansed.

The Taiyin Immortal stood aside, witnessing this, her eyes showing some change.

This extraterritorial serpent mother's cultivation was no small matter—not only was her cultivation and mana close to true immortal level, but she was also a descendant of the 'Infinite Serpent'; among extraterritorial demon gods, she was no obscure figure, yet in the hands of this Great Xia Emperor, she could not withstand a few moves.

Here there is no Great Xia dragon qi, no Great Xia imperial qi to lend support!

Only her own cultivation and mana could be relied upon.

Zhang Jian glanced again at his surroundings, and with a wave of his hand brought the Taiyin Immortal into a distant star-submerged place.

"Do you have anything you wish to say to Me?"

At this moment, atop a vast mountain range, Zhang Jian gazed upon the lofty Taiyin star above, his expression tranquil.

The clear moonlight now fell from above; upon this starry expanse, it seemed as if covered in frost and snow.

The Taiyin Immortal pondered briefly before speaking.

"I am a disciple of the Guanghan Immortal Palace; the Guanghan Immortal Palace was originally a branch of the Xiyue Sword Sect, and these years we have been relentlessly pursued by the Taiyin Demon Palace!"

Zhang Jian slightly pondered, then suddenly said: "So you mean that when you entered the Demon-Suppressing Tower back then, it was truly voluntary?"

Upon hearing this, the Taiyin Immortal's eyes held some recollection: "When the Guanghan Immortal Sect fell, I fortunately met the Patriarch of the Cavern Spirit Teaching; the Patriarch intended to lend us a hand, and of course he also wanted one of our supreme treasures from the Guanghan Immortal Palace!

Thus we made a deal!"

Zhang Jian's gaze remained unmoving, merely saying calmly: "If I did not misjudge just now, the Taiyin Demon Palace's people should have been pursuing you; why the Taiyin Demon Palace has pursued you relentlessly for so many years—tell Me, this is merely an accident!"

Upon hearing this, the Taiyin Immortal glanced at Zhang Jian, her eyes showing some hesitation, then after a moment spoke.

"They are for the secret key!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian's expression stirred.

The Taiyin Immortal silently sighed, knowing that at this time concealment was no longer necessary.

Moreover, just now this Great Xia Emperor had displayed such cultivation, which also stirred in her heart some thoughts.

This Evening Moon Grotto-Heaven is so dangerous that, with her own abilities, she probably cannot obtain the complete inheritance of the Evening Moon Sword Sect; only with external aid can she recover the sect's inheritance.

After thinking, she said: "That secret key is the key to opening the core inheritance of the Evening Moon Grotto-Heaven!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian's eyes lit up; he did feel a spark of interest.

The Taiyin Immortal Maiden spoke softly:

"Originally, the Evening Moon Sword Sect suffered a great calamity; the ancestors, feeling unable to resist the enemy, sealed the seeds and inheritance entirely within the sect's core secret place, and the secret key to opening the core secret place's inheritance was carried out by the disciples and followers around them!"

"But the ancestors still miscalculated one thing: the enemies of the Evening Moon Sword Sect were even more terrifying than imagined; that person hated the entire Evening Moon Sword Sect, casting the Evening Moon Grotto-Heaven into the depths of the starry void, so that the descendants of the Evening Moon Sword Sect could not enter the Evening Moon Grotto-Heaven for hundreds of thousands of years afterward, and gradually this secret was lost!"

"A span of hundreds of thousands of years..."

Zhang Jian secretly mused in his heart, his anticipation for the Evening Moon Sword Sect's treasure indeed suddenly arose.

Such a long time is enough to turn the vast sea into mulberry fields.

Who knows if the treasures inside are still there.

"This is the secret key; this humble one is willing to offer it to the Emperor!"

The Taiyin Immortal Maiden raised her hand; at the depths of her palm, a moon-white flowing light slowly appeared, and in an instant, a uniquely styled moon-white long sword flew out from her body, landing before Zhang Jian.

Zhang Jian casually took it into his hand.

Before him, the moon-white long sword seemed forged from Taiyin ice crystal, its entire body crystalline and translucent, the hilt entwined with a cyan-gold crescent moon, the hilt covered in countless intricate ancient patterns, and upon the blade were flowing water-like sword patterns.

Within the sword patterns, countless ripples of light flowed, as if transformed by the rhythm of the Taiyin Great Dao.

Essentially, its quality is extremely high!

"Immortal Treasure!"

This concept flashed in Zhang Jian's eyes.

An Immortal Treasure refers to a magical artifact imbued with the laws of the Immortal Dao.

It is stronger than a mere Spirit Treasure, containing the power of Immortal Dao laws; if used properly, it is invincible.

Similar to the Golden King Bronze Figure he holds, which contains six Immortal Dao Immortal Arts, its essence is that of an Immortal Treasure.

Zhang Jian glanced at the Taiyin Immortal Maiden, casually tossed it, and this Immortal Sword immediately fell back into her hand.

Seeing this, the Taiyin Immortal Maiden's expression showed astonishment; this treasure had actually returned to her hand.

As a Primordial Spirit Great True Person, she is all too aware that an Immortal Treasure is aided by the Primordial Spirit True Person.

Had it not been for this Immortal Sword just now, she could not possibly have contended with a terrifying extradimensional demon god for so long.

She might even resent a single encounter.

Zhang Jian said calmly: "Keep this treasure for now; when needed, I will ask you for it myself!"

Upon hearing this, the Taiyin Immortal Maiden lightly nodded, then immediately stored this 'secret key' back into her body.

She only fears that the current Great Emperor of Xia before her might not be uninterested in treasures, but rather wants even more.

Yet this attitude still eased her mind somewhat.

She does not fear the other wanting more, as long as the other can give her what she wants, she is willing to serve the other.

Half a month's time quickly passed.

Zhang Jian brought the Taiyin Immortal Maiden to search some areas in the middle layer again, finding little, so he directly brought the Taiyin Immortal Maiden to the rendezvous place.

The inner layer gate.

This place seems to be the boundary where light and darkness meet; one side is a snow-white world like silver frost, while the other side is covered with countless dark hues.

Inside, it seems filled with countless dangerous auras.

It is a continent floating in the depths of darkness.

From the location of the starry void at the junction, originally one could hear the roars of starry void beasts fighting inside.

And when Zhang Jian brought the Taiyin Immortal Maiden to arrive, the five Primordial Spirit Great Cultivators of the Tongshan Dao Tong had already gathered.

But this time, not everyone was prepared to enter the inner layer.

Zhang Jian noticed that one of the Primordial Spirit True Persons had suffered severe injuries.