Chapter 412

The depths of the Immortal Palace

Before a grand Dao platform, Zhang Jian held in his hand a bow of pure ice-crystal hue, like a silver moon, an immortal bow.

It radiated a majestic spiritual pressure, like mountains and peaks!

This is the Taiyin Ice Soul Bow.

A third-rank immortal treasure.

Zhang Jian's majestic Taiyin refining form divine light entered the treasure's depths, imprinting his primordial spirit upon its source.

Merely sensing it slightly, Zhang Jian's eyes could not help but flash a hint of astonishment.

The third-rank immortal law contained within the third-rank immortal treasure far exceeded imagination, especially the heavenly and earthly great Dao laws within, which were dozens of times more complex than second-rank immortal laws.

With his majestic primordial spirit mana, even at full power he could not unleash the second-rank immortal law a second time.

This third-rank immortal treasure must not be used lightly.

Yet its power is extraordinarily terrifying!

Zhang Jian thought to himself.

The Taiyin Ice Soul Bow contains three third-rank immortal laws, most related to arrow power, either enhancing arrow speed or granting armor-piercing, explosive force.

Besides these, there are six second-rank immortal laws, but they are auxiliary—either enhancing speed or reaction capacity—auxiliary primordial spirit laws, not offensive types.

In a thought, the Taiyin Ice Soul Bow instantly turned into a stream of light and entered his body.

Immediately, Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon a small jade disc before him, its entire body crystalline, emitting a lovely silver moonlight, like a unique bright moon illuminating heaven and earth.

This is the Evening Moon Treasure Tome.

It is also the core inheritance of the Evening Moon Sword Sect.

Regarding this, Zhang Jian was quite interested; he had created the 《Taiyin Refining Form Great Law》, and this tome had reached the Harmonious Dao level, gradually approaching its limit.

To advance further, he needed to study widely, comprehend the profound mysteries of the Taiyin law's source, and only then could he elevate it to a first-rank immortal law.

Moreover, according to the Taiyin Immortal Maiden, the Evening Moon Treasure Tome records many Taiyin attributes, high-rank immortal laws of the Xuanbing attribute, even third-rank immortal law inheritances.

Zhang Jian could not possibly miss such a benefit.

Perhaps high-rank immortal laws like freezing longevity are also recorded within.

《Guanghan True Scripture》《Ten Directions Taiyin Immortal Dao Scripture》《Nine Nether Moon Radiance Treasure Record》《Moon Evening Sword Dao Root Divine Chapter》!

Four root inheritances.

Each points to a different direction; 《Guanghan True Scripture》 follows the path of ancient qi cultivators, taking the refinement of Taiyin qi as its foundation.

《Nine Nether Moon Radiance Treasure Record》 focuses on refining the spirit, somewhat similar to the Tongshan Dao lineage's divine Dao inheritance.

It practices contemplation, meditating on Taiyin, or Guanghan, the moon rabbit, cassia, etc., symbols of Taiyin, cultivating various lunar phases.

《Moon Evening Sword Dao Root Divine Chapter》 records the ancient sword cultivator's way.

Zhang Jian merely glanced at it, treating it as a means of drawing analogies.

After all, he already possessed the 《Holy Virtue Sword Washing Decree》 and the 《Chaotic Stars Sword Decree》.

These two sword arts are vast and profound, precisely requiring him to spend time in meticulous refinement.

Conversely, 《Ten Directions Taiyin Immortal Dao Scripture》 greatly interested Zhang Jian; it contains not only the four second-rank immortal laws he previously encountered—Taiyin Rainbow Light Great Law, Moon Holy Lotus, Ten Directions Taiyin Freezing Realm Immortal Law, Taiyin Ice Soul Divine Light—but also five third-rank immortal laws.

One of them is precisely the ice-freezing longevity law he has long dreamed of, named 《Instant Freeze Yuan Great Law》, which specially draws upon the Taiyin's strange cold energy; once cultivated successfully, not only can longevity and vitality be frozen, but even time and void can be frozen.

"With this law, my father and mother will also have security, no need to worry about their longevity exhausting before I achieve great accomplishment in the Dao!"

Zhang Jian then immediately put away this Taiyin jade tome.

Over there, Zhenjun Zijing and Zhenjun Zhuxing had nearly finished their exploration and had also gained many treasures.

At this moment, the Taiyin Immortal Maiden stood beside Zhang Jian, she was contemplating the 《Guanghan True Scripture》.

This time, the Taiyin Immortal Maiden also had her long-held wish fulfilled.

Not only did she obtain the complete inheritance of the Evening Moon Sword Sect, but she also gained a Taiyin Immortal Palace.

This Taiyin Immortal Palace is likewise a complete immortal treasure.

It is a second-rank palace-type auxiliary immortal treasure, also possessing offensive and defensive power.

It is also a great gain.

When the crowd gathers, after a brief discussion they will immediately prepare to leave this place and return to the Tongshan Dao lineage.

This time, the harvest of the crowd is already sufficiently great!

……

Outside the Moon Pillar Mountain, four streams of light flew out of the void.

Glancing back at the seemingly split majestic divine mountain behind them, Zhang Jian's eyes showed slight ripples, then the four flew toward the outskirts.

Having just left the Moon Pillar Mountain region, the four streams of light in the void suddenly stalled.

The four gazed forward, exchanging glances and smiling!

Then Zhenjun Zhuxing laughed: "These monsters seem to have taken us as targets!"

But see, ahead suddenly a vast expanse of grayish demonic energy spread across the sky.

"Another fat sheep has come out!"

Within the sky-covering demonic energy, a sharp sound followed; Zhang Jian saw the East Emperor Treasure Mirror revolve above his head, and within it he saw a great demon with black wings pounce from the void.

Not only this great demon, the East Emperor Treasure Mirror reflected below, revealing dozens of strands of intensely concentrated demonic energy.

Each strand of demonic energy is abnormally intense; these are primordial spirit-level demon gods, among them those with formidable cultivation, several surpassing the ordinary primordial spirit true king realm, not inferior to Zhenjun Zhuxing.

"Zhuxing Senior Brother, Zhang Junior Nephew, leave these demon creatures to me; my Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vine needs a bit of demon creature essence blood as nourishment!"

Zhenjun Zijing's figure appeared before everyone; his voice carried a hint of clear laughter, and in an instant, one saw strands of azure-green light flowing from his body, enveloping tens of thousands of kilometers around, countless vines seeming to have instantly grown from his body, like invisible giant waves lashing heaven and earth.

The leading eagle demon's expression changed, its wings flapped violently, as if countless storms flowed from within, a tornado seeming to tear the azure heavens and void, but the cyan gale's sharp blades striking the silver vine strands of the Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vine left only shallow traces, countless silver vine strands sweeping past, instantly binding this eagle demon, wrapping it into a zongzi.

"Cangyi!"

Seeing this scene, among the dozens of demonic auras below, one after another towering figures changed their expressions.

The Azure Wing Demon God captured by the Purple Orchid True Lord is no ordinary being, but a Primordial Spirit True Lord of the Peng Palace, a rare Azure Wing Blue Feather Eagle of the Eagle Clan, and also a divine beast in form.

Yet before them, he was captured in a single encounter!

Seeing the demons hesitate, the Purple Orchid True Lord's eyes deepened with a hint of a cold smile, especially as his gaze locked onto three figures whose bodies swirled with a strong scent of blood.

These were three wolf demons.

Demon Gods of the Heavenly Wolf Prefecture.

"Others may leave, but those of the Heavenly Wolf Prefecture must stay!"

A cold voice emerged from the void; the Purple Orchid True Lord raised his palm, this time choosing to take the initiative, his form circulating the Wood Escape Technique, vanishing instantly from his original spot, followed by countless emerald-green mists rising.

This was the Hundred Fragrance Intoxication of the Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vines.

Countless Hundred Fragrance Intoxications flowed forth with the Wood Divine Light, rushing toward the demons like a waterfall.

For a moment, the demons' expressions changed.

Among them, the leading white-clad feathered scholar of the Heavenly Wolf Prefecture had silver-white cold light flickering in his eyes, and he shouted coldly.

"Just a mere human cultivator, so arrogant—let us all attack together and tear this person apart with our combined strength!"

Yet he formed seals with his hands; the two wolf demons beside him turned into countless invisible phantoms that vanished in place, while the white-clad feathered scholar at the center expanded his form, transforming into a hundred-zhang giant wolf in half-wolf, half-human shape, his claws tearing straight through the Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vines, a dense cold light surging like a flood toward the direction the Purple Orchid True Lord was moving.

"Silver Moon Heavenly Wolf, the other two are also ancient remnants—one is a Nine Abysses Black Wolf, the other a mutant Double-Headed Moon Wolf, very difficult to deal with, and there are also powerful beings from the Fox Spirit Palace, Peng Palace, and Hundred Beasts Prefecture!"

At this moment, the Star-Picking True Lord turned his gaze toward other directions, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, then he spoke.

"Purple Orchid Junior Brother alone may not be able to handle this; I will first block those demon gods of the Hundred Beasts Prefecture for him, Junior Nephew Zhang, you come to hold the formation for us!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian nodded: "Star-Picking Master Uncle, just go ahead as you wish!"

Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon the several demon gods of the Hundred Beasts Prefecture in the void; the leader among them was a bovine demon and a tiger demon, both innate rare breeds.

These rare breeds emanated demonic aura that was not trivial; Zhang Jian worried that the Star-Picking True Lord alone could not restrain these powerful demon gods, so he said to the Lunar Immortal Maiden:

"Lunar Dao Friend, you also take action—you assist the Star-Picking Master Uncle in suppressing those few demon gods!"

The Lunar Immortal Maiden, upon hearing this, slightly nodded; she raised her hand, and the Evening Moon Treasure Sword appeared in her palm, her form instantly transforming into a dense cold light that locked onto the leading tiger demon and slashed downward.

That tiger demon's cultivation and mana were above the True Lord level; countless black demonic auras around him transformed into rolling divine winds that howled, appearing extraordinarily formidable.

Seeing the Lunar Immortal Maiden, a Primordial Spirit Great True Person of the Cave Formation Realm, dare to charge at him, he instantly flew into a rage, his eyes flashing with a hint of ferocity, and in that instant, it seemed as if boundless heavenly sounds issued from his mouth.

"Roar! Roar!"

The tiger's roar seemed to stir the primordial source of heaven and earth hidden in the deep void; the tiger's roar shook the soul.

The Lunar Immortal Maiden's expression remained unchanged, only a trace of icy blue light flowed deep between her brows, gradually revealing a special icy blue Dao diagram totem—this was the transformation of the heavenly Dao laws mastered by her own Primordial Spirit.

As a descendant of the Evening Moon Sword Sect's lineage, she cultivates the most orthodox Lunar Moon God Manifestation, holding the authority of the Lunar God.

This is the Lunar Moon God, not the Lunar Star Lord.

Deep within her Evening Moon Treasure Sword, a surge of intense cold energy was triggered; as she brought down her sword, it was as if a heaven-piercing, earth-shattering cold light locked onto this tiger demon, causing his expression to change.

This is a heavenly immortal technique surpassing the Primordial Spirit True Lord level.

Such sword technique involves changes in the Dao laws of immortality; even he could not withstand it—his form instantly turned into a raging wind attempting to flee, but he was struck by the sword, blood spraying everywhere.

Amidst the black wind, a terrifying white tiger manifested, yet deep in its brow was a black royal mark—though this tiger demon's expression changed greatly.

"Immortal Treasure!"

His voice, due to shock, even became slightly distorted.

And the three wolf demons of the Heavenly Wolf Prefecture were even more disheveled.

The three wolf demons were the focus of the Purple Orchid True Lord's attention; the Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vines covering the sky like a canopy descended like a waterfall, enveloping the void and sealing off the surroundings.

The Purple Orchid True Lord intended to kill; countless Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vines became like spears piercing the heavens, and the ancient remnant Nine Abysses Black Wolf on the left suffered the worst fate.

This Nine Abysses Black Wolf governed the Dao laws of shadow, attempting to approach the Purple Orchid True Lord, but the Purple Orchid True Lord had cultivated a special infant technique, saw through his hiding place, and deliberately feigned ignorance, waiting until he neared the Purple Orchid True Lord, then instantly bound by a Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vine, and in the blink of an eye, severed into two by a purple light hidden within the vines.

Accompanied by a mournful wolf howl, wolf blood sprayed throughout the void, becoming nourishment for the Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vines.

In the void, Zhang Jian gazed calmly at this scene; although the Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vines were non-toxic, the Hundred Fragrance Intoxication they secreted had the power to paralyze Primordial Spirits, and they were extraordinarily tough.

Next in misfortune was the Double-Headed Moon Wolf.

This Double-Headed Moon Wolf had each wolf head governing a special law power—one ice, one fire—but it could not change its fate.

After the Purple Orchid True Lord dealt with the Nine Abysses Black Wolf, he turned purposefully toward it, merely drawing slightly close; the emerald-green Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vines transformed into a prison, trapping it, then with the immense force of the vines, he crushed its five viscera and six bowels completely into minced meat.

The Purple Orchid True Lord, being an experienced Primordial Spirit True Lord, knew well that at his current strength, singling out any demon god for individual targeting meant that demon god had only one fate.

He was not in a hurry, taking advantage of the Star-Picking True Lord and Lunar Immortal Maiden holding off the others, he dealt with them one by one, completely eliminating these demon gods.

Yet his method of eliminating them one by one made the other demon gods feel a chill.

At this moment, in the corner, a red-clad fox woman gazed at the leading yellow-clad woman, her expression drastically changing, and she had already begun to beat the retreat drum.

"Big sister, we should leave this place; they are too strong—if we continue like this, we will all die at their hands!"

Having robbed the road many times, they never imagined they would encounter such an ironclad situation.

At this moment, the yellow-clad fox woman slightly nodded.

"That Purple Orchid True Lord—we are also old acquaintances, yet I did not expect his cultivation to be so tyrannical, truly beyond expectation!"

"And that person above—this person has never made a move; I feel this person is even more terrifying—if this person acts, none of us can escape!"

The three female demons exchanged a glance, their forms instantly transforming into three streams of light, rushing toward the void.

Their escape speed was extremely fast, like three streaks of light across the azure sky, reaching the utmost speed.

The action of the Three Demons of the Fox Spirit Palace falling into the eyes of other demon gods made even more demon gods change expression, unable to help but want to curse loudly.

"Can they escape?"

Seeing this, Zhang Jian merely smiled faintly; nine-colored light appeared deep in his eyes, for he had already laid out the River and Land Altar Map around—these demon gods, not one could escape.

Where his gaze fell, those three streams of light instantly plunged into the deep void, yet collided with the depths of the River and Land Altar Map, and in an instant became his captives.

At this moment, Zhang Jian also lost interest in continuing to watch the battle as a spectator, and said calmly.

"Two uncles, let me handle this—we'll finish quickly and return to the sect at once!"

As he raised his hand, the void's winds and clouds shifted; with his palm reaching out, countless suns, moons, and stars intertwined in the void, nine-colored radiance overturning heaven and earth—in an instant, the myriad demon gods acting in the void were utterly powerless, sucked into the Map of Mountains and Rivers, instantly transforming into nine-colored divine light that fell into the depths of his palm.

Facing the shocked expressions of Zhenjun Zhuxin, Zhenjun Zijin, and Xianzi Taiyin, Zhang Jian smiled and said.

"This way is much simpler!"