Chapter 407: Evening Moon Arrives at Treasure

Six people had made up their minds and immediately, trailing far behind the demon horde of the Celestial Wolf Prefecture, they flew toward the depths of the mountain range.

The people of the Celestial Wolf Prefecture were clearly flying toward Central Moon Pillar Mountain.

After tracking them from afar for a while, Zhang Jian suddenly stopped his steps around a mountain peak.

"Junior Nephew Zhang, what's wrong?"

At this moment, seeing Zhang Jian halt his escape light, Zhenjun Zhu Xing looked over.

At this moment, Zhang Jian felt a surge of intense heart blood, his sensitive primordial spirit and divine awareness seemingly sensing a terrifying dark force sweeping in from behind.

"Conceal breath!"

Zhang Jian's expression changed, and in his hand a seven-colored precious lotus blossomed, instantly enveloping his body.

Seeing this, Zhenjun Zhu Xing, Zhenjun Zijin, and the others, though hesitant in their hearts, did not dare to be negligent; seven-colored talismans appeared above their heads, and their forms shifted, resembling piles of stones stacked among the mountain ridges.

In just a moment, everyone's hearts jumped, but then they saw a copper-gold light rushing from afar, arriving instantly between these mountain cliffs.

This was a portly middle-aged man wearing a golden robe, heading precisely toward that Moon Pillar Mountain.

His vast primordial spirit covered heaven and earth, sweeping horizontally across the surrounding mountain peaks like an invisible storm spreading over hundreds of thousands of li; this primordial spirit divine awareness was exceptionally domineering, carrying a strong primordial, barbaric flavor.

After he had departed, a full half-hour passed, the seven-colored light flowed and circulated, and everyone gradually revealed their true forms.

But at this moment, everyone exchanged glances.

"Was that a true immortal just now?"

At this moment, Zhenren Siming's face faintly showed a trace of fear; she pressed her lips together, and faint sweat appeared on her forehead.

That domineering primordial spirit divine awareness sweeping over was truly too terrifying!

Zhang Jian sighed: "It shouldn't stop there; possibly a heavenly immortal, and moreover, a heavenly immortal of the demon race!"

There was some contemplation in his eyes.

Several second-generation ancestral masters had pointed him out, saying that as long as he initially mastered the State and Altar Thearch, it would be enough to suppress a heavenly immortal.

If the State and Altar Thearch achieved minor completion, it would be enough to suppress even higher-level existences.

But he had never actually tried it himself, so Zhang Jian currently had no confidence.

Furthermore, although he now held authority over the earth, he still could not fully unleash the power of that earth authority.

"Heavenly immortal? This..."

At this moment, the other few great primordial spirit cultivators were somewhat shocked.

This completely exceeded their imagination.

Even a true immortal is not something ordinary great primordial spirit cultivators can resist, let alone a heavenly immortal.

And moreover, a heavenly immortal of the demon race!

A heavenly immortal placed in the world is already a great killer; not to mention in this relic site, whoever meets whom might just have to die!

At this moment, Zhenjun Zijin's gaze turned toward Zhang Jian, and he couldn't help but ask: "Junior Nephew Zhang, how can you be certain that person just now was a heavenly immortal, and moreover, a heavenly immortal of the demon race?"

At this moment, everyone also turned their gaze over.

Zhang Jian slightly pondered, facing everyone's gaze, and merely shook his head, saying: "I can only tell you all that I have a special secret method to confirm the opponent's cultivation level and practice; as for why he is a heavenly immortal of the demon race, it is because I sensed an extremely strong earthy stench on him!"

"From afar, it could make my spiritual sense vomit!"

A hint of strangeness appeared in Zhang Jian's eyes.

His soul's unique nature, as his soul transformed into primordial spirit, those traits became even more distinctive.

Zhenjun Zhu Xing's expression remained unmoved; he glanced at Zhang Jian, his eyes showing some hesitation, but ultimately he still chose to believe Zhang Jian.

It was not because of the various divine powers Zhang Jian displayed that made him willing to believe, but because he was willing to believe the judgment of those second-generation ancestral masters.

During the grand ascension ceremony of the third-generation sect master, the second-generation sect master had Zhang Jian walk to the front row of these third-generation disciples, showing how highly the second-generation ancestral masters regarded this fourth-generation disciple.

These second-generation ancestral masters were experienced and wise, rarely making mistakes in judgment.

"Junior Nephew, then what do you say we should do?"

Zhang Jian calmly said: "Two choices: one is to continue forward to the core Moon Pillar Mountain to search, where more treasures remain, but there is also a chance of encountering that demon race heavenly immortal; the second choice is to search the outskirts of Moon Pillar Mountain, first observe for a while, perhaps there is another turning point; if truly impossible, we can also retreat and withdraw!"

Actually, for Zhang Jian, there is no real choice; as long as he is careful, there will be no problem.

Even if he encounters his opponent, with his current means, if they fight a great battle, it is still uncertain who will die.

But the other great primordial spirit cultivators cannot ignore such danger.

At this moment, the Taiyin Immortal Maiden stood among the crowd and suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, actually I know a shortcut to Moon Pillar Mountain; if the禁法 can still be used, we can enter the interior of Moon Pillar Mountain directly through the禁法 passage opened up by the Sunset Moon Sword Sect!"

Upon hearing this, Zhenjun Zhu Xing's eyes brightened: "Does the Sunset Moon Sword Sect cultivate spatial formations?"

Zhang Jian also turned his gaze over.

He knows that some special sects, for the purpose of traveling between places, will spend great effort to build spatial translocation formations.

However, spatial translocation formations usually cannot be too far; the farther, the less stable, the more prone to interference and influence.

Taiyin Immortal Maiden shook her head and said.

"The cultivation of the Sunset Moon Sword Sect focuses on Yin and Ice attributes; most of the secret realms of these two attributes are underground; some disciples, during their practice, produced... uh, contact; therefore, underground, some hidden禁法 passages have been born; although not directly leading to Moon Pillar Mountain, through these禁法 passages, one can still enter the deep underground of Moon Pillar Mountain..."

"The only problem is that the time interval is too long, and Moon Pillar Mountain has been torn apart; we don't know whether these small paths still exist?"

Zhang Jian glanced at Taiyin Immortal Maiden.

Taiyin Immortal Maiden knows more than he imagined; also unknown is what inheritance she obtained, to even know such a thing.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Jian then said.

"Then let us explore it; if we can successfully enter Moon Pillar Mountain through the small path, that would be best!"

The other few Zhenren of primordial spirit nodded upon hearing this.

Everyone is bold and reckless; if we just leave like this, there will be some regret.

Furthermore, as core disciples of the Tongshan Dao lineage, we have some hidden cards; confident that as long as we do not encounter that demon race heavenly immortal, there should be no major problem.

Zhang Jian looked at the Taiyin Immortal Maiden at this moment, and suddenly said: "Copy the map in your mind first and give it to me; I need to confirm whether your route might have problems!"

Upon hearing this, the Taiyin Immortal Maiden glanced at Zhang Jian, pondered slightly, raised her hand, and a dense immortal light appeared in her palm, instantly poured into a blank jade slip, and she threw it to Zhang Jian.

Zhang Jian casually took it, swept it with his primordial spirit and divine sense, projecting part of the map into his mind, then crushed the jade slip in his hand.

The other four watched this scene, exchanged glances slightly, their eyes flickering.

Zhang Jian merely said casually: "This map will be kept for the sect later, but must not leak out; I still ask all of you, uncles-master and senior martial sisters, to forgive me!"

Upon hearing this, Zhenjun Zhuxing and Zhenjun Zijin exchanged a glance upon hearing the words; seeing the situation, Zhenjun Zhuxing then said.

"Junior nephew need not worry about these things; after all, this is your privately held secret! We certainly will not covet it!"

They all clearly understood that this map was of immense value.

The ruins of the Xiyue Sword Sect will always exist; after their exploration, hundreds of years later there will surely be batches of disciples from the Tongshan Dao lineage coming to explore, and at that time it might even include cultivators from the Daxia Dynasty.

Zhang Jian also merely said it casually, to ease the awkwardness.

After verifying the authenticity of the map in his mind, Zhang Jian's body surged with an invisible divine power, which instantly sank deep into the earth, as he was using the power of the earth's authority to probe whether these small paths still existed.

That invisible, vast earth authority manifested, and the several other Primordial Spirit Great True Persons present instantly changed their expressions.

The eruption of such vast divine path authority made them feel, under the vast divine power, as if embraced by an ocean, and under this vast divine power, everyone felt a terrifying sensation akin to ants.

"The power of the divine path?"

Sensing this divine path power, Zhenjun Zhuxing's expression showed astonishment.

There was still some incredulous color in his eyes.

Such vast divine path authority truly exceeded his imagination.

Zhenjun Zhuxing is extremely knowledgeable and has even followed the second-generation ancestral master to the outer realms to attend a banquet hosted by outer realm immortals and gods, but in his impression, those who wield such immortal and godly authority are usually great beings of a world, certainly not something a mere Primordial Spirit cultivator could possess.

"No wonder the several second-generation ancestral masters treat this junior nephew in such a way..."

Zhenjun Zhuxing silently thought to himself.

But in the next moment, Zhang Jian's expression moved.

Beside him, Zhenjun Zijin also noticed some clues and couldn't help but ask:

"Junior nephew, how is it?"

Zhang Jian opened his eyes, recalling part of the earth vein conditions he had probed, his expression not optimistic: "The earth is severely twisted, many earth veins are broken, but most small paths are extremely deep underground; combined with my earth authority, with some caution there should be no problem!!"

However, after these words were spoken, everyone still hesitated somewhat.

They all came from prestigious sects and clearly understood what a celestial immortal is; even a slight fluctuation in magical power would be enough for that celestial immortal of the demon race to sense.

If the small paths were intact, perhaps one could still rely on physical strength to sneak in.

But now, clearly, the danger level has greatly increased.

Compared to other treasures, what everyone values most is undoubtedly their own lives.

They have already attained the Dao and longevity, possessing long lives; there is no need to take such risks.

Zhang Jian saw that some people harbored hesitation, and at once said: "If not, then let us part ways here; I and Taiyin will continue deeper, I hold the earth authority, and I still have some confidence in withdrawing completely!"

The other four Primordial Spirit cultivators, upon hearing this, fell silent briefly; Zhenjun Zhuxing glanced at the people behind him, noticed that Zhenjun Linghe and Zhenjun Siming showed some hesitation in their expressions, and then said.

"Linghe, Siming, you two stop here; you two have just broken through to the Golden Body level not long ago and still have a bright future ahead! Unlike me, this old fogey, my path is fixed, my aptitude is mediocre, I have no choice but to take a gamble!"

"And you, Junior Martial Brother Zijin, your aptitude is better than mine, and you also have no need to take risks!"

Zhenjun Zijin smiled: "Senior Martial Brother Zhuxing, how could such an exciting matter be without me! Moreover, with me here, my help to you might be even greater; don't forget my life-preserving ability!"

Zhenjun Linghe and Zhenjun Siming, upon hearing this, exchanged glances; indeed, there was now a hint of retreat in their eyes.

Both possess long lifespans, and their aptitude is above that of ordinary Primordial Spirit True Persons, so they are even more unwilling to risk their lives in a gamble.

Daoist Linghe thought for a moment, then spoke first: "If so, then these two uncles-master, Junior Martial Brother Zhang, you continue forward; we will circle around this area, and if we gain nothing, we will first return to the sect."

Zhenjun Siming also nodded: "Senior Martial Sister Linghe, let us travel together!"

At this moment, everyone formally went their separate ways.

Zhang Jian actually appreciated these two martial sisters somewhat.

Retreating at this time, how could it not be the wisest choice?

If he were not in possession of a powerful weapon, he would not hesitate to make the same choice as these two martial sisters.

The four of them then entered the earth and continued flying toward Yue Zhu Mountain.

Just then, the Taiyin Immortal Maiden's divine sense voice suddenly sounded in Zhang Jian's ear.

"Your Majesty, I know of a special place where a treasure of the Xiyue Sword Sect, the sect's guardian artifact, might exist; I wonder if Your Majesty would be willing to give it a try?"

"Hmm?"