Chapter 419: Annihilation (4k)

That was the Annihilation Divine Thunder.

Pure destructive divine thunder.

Many cultivators like to prepare such terrifying devices; once these thunder beads are laid, they can block a powerful enemy at a critical moment and preserve one's life.

Countless solid yin ice crystals were pulverized under the Annihilation Divine Thunder.

Only the lotus petals inside, layer upon layer, wrapped; as one layer was destroyed, a new layer of lotus petals would flow and appear within.

After several breaths, Zhang Jian sensed that the strongest wave of thunder had passed, and a full moon appeared from the void around him, instantly rushing through the vast thunder light.

Wherever he passed, waves of raging thunder were frozen by the yin profound ice.

In the depths of the void, Zhang Jian followed that inexplicable aura, and deep in his eyes, a hint of intense anger faintly emerged.

His eyes gave a cold smile.

That second-rank deity had used the Annihilation Divine Thunder to set up a thunder formation in advance, and indeed blocked him.

He also lacked experience in combat against such high-level cultivators.

But if he wanted to escape just like that, he was still thinking too beautifully.

That demonic path primordial spirit powerhouse had already been locked onto by him in advance.

He could no longer escape.

The yin ice soul bow appeared in his hand.

Drawing the bow and nocking the arrow, an invisible profound ice arrow condensed from his hand; as he focused his will, Zhang Jian used the Yin Refining Shape Great Method to condense an arrow of strange blue color carrying a special immortal spiritual nature.

At this moment, the vast fluctuation emitted by this strange blue arrow even far surpassed the previous second-rank immortal method, the Yin Ice Soul Divine Light.

In an instant, the arrow light locked onto a soul aura and shot far away.

The strange blue arrow instantly turned into a stream of light and vanished into the void; it locked onto that soul aura, and as long as there was a causal connection between them, it was certain to hit.

This is the terrifying aspect of this third-rank immortal treasure.

Only by relying on a defensive secret treasure to hard-block this strike can there be a way to survive.

Of course, the premise is also because that demonic path primordial spirit powerhouse had part of his primordial spirit imprint captured in advance by him.

Immediately, Zhang Jian no longer waited for the result; his form turned into a stream of light and vanished into the void, closely following the arrow's direction, rushing forward.

And on the other side.

Seeing that the laid Annihilation Thunder Formation had blocked the opponent, 'Qingxu Tianzun', accompanied by the Yunxian Daoist, tore through vast expanses of void and fled toward the mortal realm of the earth.

'Qingxu Tianzun' clearly understood that to resist such a terrifying opponent, he had only to use the mortal world's aura to first interfere, disrupt the opponent's perception, in order to escape smoothly.

But just as he entered the air above a great city, 'Qingxu Tianzun' suddenly changed expression.

Countless streams of divine path golden light flowed around his body; vast expanses of primordial pure qi condensed in his palms, enveloping the front of his body, and a peculiar divine path divine bureaucracy took shape before his eyes.

Hiss—

Merely sensing that terrifying icy cold power, 'Qingxu Tianzun' felt his heart leap far away, and without hesitation, he threw out the true form of the Yunxian Daoist.

In an instant, the ice-blue cold light pierced through the startled form of the Yunxian Daoist, and the cold light entered.

In the depths of the void, it was as if a white torrent burst forth from ten thousand zhang high altitude, and the form of the Yunxian Daoist suddenly transformed entirely into countless fragments of blood-red ice crystals.

Even his primordial spirit, deep within the ice crystals, was swallowed by countless cold currents, and his vitality was obliterated.

'Qingxu Tianzun' gazed upon this scene, his face grim and unsightly.

He had never suffered such a great loss before.

Sensing the vast aura rushing from the depths of the void, 'Qingxu Tianzun' harbored dark resentment in his heart, and his form instantly turned into a divine light and vanished in place.

Not long after, a purple-yellow stream of light flew swiftly closer from the depths of the void.

Zhang Jian's form appeared in the depths of the azure sky; gazing at the still-expanding cold air before him, he waved his hand, and countless strange blue cold airs condensed before him, reforming into a stream of cold air for him to absorb.

At the same time, he glanced downward with his eyes at the place shrouded by ten thousand zhang of mortal world aura, and the divine power fluctuation of that 'second-rank deity' had already vanished from where it was.

Zhang Jian's eyes sank in contemplation, then after a moment turned into a stream of light and vanished in place.

This second-rank deity likely was not an ordinary person; it would be better to hand him over to the cultivators of the Tongshan Dao Tong for investigation.

Each profession has its specialty.

Once the Tongshan Dao Tong confirms the opponent's identity, this second-rank deity will naturally have someone come to pursue him.

……

Outside Xin Guan City

Accompanied by a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering roar, a stream of light flew out from a terrifying demon gate whose entire body presented purple-black color, azure divine light flowing, enveloping the void; visible to the naked eye, as this terrifying demon gate collapsed, countless purple-black auras vanished.

Zhang Jian calmly gazed upon this scene.

This demon gate was somewhat different from the Shura Gate he had encountered before; this gate had transformed into a Yin Demon Gate.

The demon heads inside were primarily extraneous yin demons.

They were a strange kind of demon head that fed on the malicious thoughts of living beings.

Fortunately, since this demon gate had only recently opened and absorbed little malicious thought from living beings, the incarnation of the extraneous yin demon had not yet formed.

Zhang Jian could thus easily destroy it.

After displaying his techniques and purifying this place once more, Zhang Jian then brought Bai Li Ying and continued rushing toward Qingping Sea.

However, this time he could no longer rely on the spatial translocation grand formation.

Zhang Jian directly used the Yin Rainbow Light Great Method.

Although the Yin Rainbow Light Great Method is not as fast as the spatial translocation grand formation for direct void translocation, it excels in stability.

……

Ice-blue escaping light sliced through the azure sky, and along the way it seemed to tread upon the heavens.

After several days, Zhang Jian saw the banners of several dynasties of Qingli Province.

Qingli Province borders near Qingping Sea.

This is also where the river mouth lies, the surrounding waterways are strong, the mountains and rivers are vast and towering, and a branch of the Two Realms Mountain Range runs through here, nurturing many ancient spirit beasts, strange beasts, and elves.

"The way of humanity is weak, ultimately suffering greatly!"

Zhang Jian gazed downward; in this fertile land, several dynasties fought endlessly, countless commoners displaced, and with his earthly authority, he could faintly sense many evil spirits lurking in the mortal world, seizing the opportunity to cause harm, devouring the essence and blood of living beings, their souls.

Those dynasties were merely puppets propped up by the immortal sects' orthodoxy, helpless in their fate.

They could only shut their doors and find joy in hardship.

At this moment, Bai Liying saw Zhang Jian's gaze fall upon the branch of the Two Realms Mountain Range, the Qīnglí Mountain Range, and instantly vaguely guessed a few of his thoughts.

"Your Majesty, have you taken a liking to the spirit land in Qīnglí Mountain?"

Bai Liying lowered her gaze downward.

The spirit energy of the Qīnglí Mountain Range below is rich, ancient trees lush and green, within it are not lacking rare flowers and strange herbs hidden away; if properly tended, establishing a spirit mountain blessed land would not be impossible.

As for the heretical paths encircling the area, they are simply to be driven away.

Then, by setting up a mountain-protecting great formation, it would not take long to become a paradise.

Zhang Jian's eyes slightly smiled; he was not actually taken by this place, he said with a smile.

"Princess, let us first set up a mountain-protecting great formation here, leave it as a candidate; even if not used later, it could serve as the Zhang clan's Medicine Mountain, spirit fields!"

Then, bringing Bai Liying down, she slightly circulated her technique, clearing away all the weeds and poisonous miasma in one sweep.

Zhang Jian then took out a set of magical artifacts he had long prepared.

The Dream Roaming the Grand Void Formation.

Dozens of formation flags and formation disks turned into flowing light, sinking into the center of the spirit mountain, enveloping an area within.

As for the few heretical practitioners within, after Zhang Jian confirmed they were stained with blood, he directly cast a technique that completely froze them, turning them into ice sculptures.

Shortly after, the two scattered some spirit herbs and medicinal seeds in the newly opened spirit fields and medicine fields.

Then, invisible light from the depths of the void gradually enveloped this area.

The surrounding spirit energy remained, but within it lay hidden invisible danger, a phantom formation lurking; spirit beasts and strange beasts entering it would quickly lose their sense of direction.

And for cultivators entering it, they would only perceive it as an ordinary forest, unable to discern the inner mysteries; after circling the outer layer once, they would be ejected from the formation.

In the forest, the husband and wife watched this scene, both smiling faintly.

Bai Liying's beautiful eyes carried a hint of a smile.

The Zhang clan's desire to branch out and multiply mainly rests on Zhang Yi and Zhang Zhao.

Bai Liying also examined Zhang Yi's physiognomy; he carries dragon blood, his fate palace deep within has flourishing peach blossoms, so he will likely not lack red beauty confidants; in the future, it is highly possible he will leave behind a lineage of descendants.

After setting up this place, the husband and wife flew toward the direction of Qīngpíng Sea.

Along the way, the husband and wife successively found over ten islands with decent spirit energy, selecting two of them; both islands were occupied by heretical practitioners.

The two then eliminated these heretical practitioners, simultaneously establishing the Dream Roaming the Grand Void Formation to conceal the islands, counting them as the Zhang clan's second and third candidate locations for building a spirit mountain blessed land.

……

After several days of rapid travel, Zhang Jian's speed was extreme; by now, beneath the midday sky, he could already see a vast island.

That is a great spirit island.

This island is called Wànzhōu Island.

The island's territory is extremely vast, even broader than part of a continent on land.

Most precious of all is its abundant spirit energy.

Zhang Jian and his wife had long heard that the Qīngpíng Sea Dragon Palace stationed a troop here, specifically to welcome guests attending the Sea King Festival.

They planned to first enter the Qīngpíng Sea Dragon Palace, then go visit relatives and friends.

Bai Liying was in high spirits at this time.

Her expression showed no lack of joy.

The great dragon maiden of the Shuǐlóng Palace is far-married into the Qīngpíng Sea Dragon Palace, she is the principal consort of the Qīngpíng Sea Fourth Prince Xuánlí.

The Qīngpíng Sea Dragon Palace takes its name from Xuán, and belongs to the Lílóng clan among the dragon race.

The Lílóng is the black dragon.

After the two descended and announced their names, a figure with immense divine power emerged from the main hall—a tall dragon god with dragon horns on his head, his bearing lofty.

His entire being seemed to resonate with the ocean beneath his feet; this is a dragon race elder, moreover holding the position of Sea God.

"I am Xuánzhāng, Third Elder of the Qīngpíng Dragon Race; we have failed to welcome you properly, please forgive us, honored guests!"

"Elder Xuánzhāng speaks too seriously!"

Zhang Jian smiled slightly, then immediately introduced Bai Liying beside him.

"Two honored guests, please come inside!"

The dragon race elder's gaze fell upon Zhang Jian; his cultivation is not weak, he is a dragon god of the Creation level, yet facing Zhang Jian, he seemed to feel an invisible spiritual pressure from the depths of his soul.

This made his expression grow increasingly reverent.

Seeing this, Zhang Jian smiled faintly.

In such a situation, always hiding one's abilities would be disrespect to oneself; slightly revealing some strength is needed to receive corresponding treatment.

This could also avoid much trouble.

He displayed power nearly at the True Immortal level as the Lord of Dong Province, believing it would avoid much trouble.

Upon sensing his strength, the dragon race elder's attitude clearly changed.

Of course, this is also to support the Bai clan.

Then the two entered the palace.

Inside the palace, there is another passage leading to the Qīngpíng Sea Dragon Palace via a spatial translocation great formation.

Xuánzhāng bowed with clasped hands.

"Two honored guests, after passing through this spatial translocation great formation, you may directly enter the Qīngpíng Sea Dragon Palace; within the Dragon Palace now gather experts from all directions, many fellow cultivators are exchanging ideas, and there is also a large market set up inside; if you have needs, I will later arrange envoys to bring you into the Sea King Market!"

Zhang Jian nodded upon hearing this, and he smiled.

"Then I shall first thank you, Daoist Xuanzhang!"

"Not at all!"

This Dragon God is very courteous.

Zhang Jian and the other stepped into the spatial formation at once, as the spatial formation opened.

A spatial force enveloped the two, and their figures vanished instantly from the spot.

Meanwhile, after seeing the two off, Xuanzhang hurriedly sent the message into the Dragon Palace.

Although the Sea King's Sacrifice is a grand ceremony of the Qingping Sea Dragon Clan, besides displaying the strength of the Qingping Sea Dragon Palace, it also takes this opportunity to widely form good karmic ties.

The Lord of Dongzhou is also a hegemon of one side.

Qingping Sea Dragon Palace naturally would not be neglectful.

……

Qingping Sea Dragon Palace, the spatial passage condensed into form, and two figures instantly manifested from within.

As the figures appeared, Zhang Jian had already taken in all the surrounding scenery of the Dragon Palace.

At this moment, in his primordial spirit's divine sense, numerous figures filled with intense demonic aura and divine light floated around him; everything that met his eyes were numerous demon generals and divine generals brimming with intense demonic aura.

These demon generals and divine generals, each one possessing considerable cultivation, fully displayed the Dragon Palace's profound foundation.

"May I ask if you are the Lord of Dongzhou, the Great Xia Emperor, and the Great Xia Empress? Junior Xuanzhou, the Crown Prince of the Qingping Sea Dragon Palace, pays his respects to you, seniors!"

"Junior, acting on orders, has come to welcome you, seniors!!"

At this moment, amidst the divine light, another figure of noble bearing and extraordinary temperament, a Dragon Prince, came forward to greet, escorted by the surrounding demon generals.

This Dragon Prince possesses a noble and martial temperament, with divine light flowing around his body; he appears to be a Dragon God of primordial spirit level.

Moreover, he seems to have attained the primordial spirit level for some time, and is a Golden Body-level Great True Person of primordial spirit.

Beside him is another Dragon Princess of myriad graceful bearing.

This Dragon Princess wears a jade-green long robe, her posture dignified, her features clear and beautiful; at this moment, she slightly bows and says.

"Junior Xuanzhe pays his respects to you, Emperor Senior!"

Her countenance is lovely and charming, beautiful and captivating.

Bai Li Ying, upon seeing this scene, merely held Zhang Jian's arm, her expression unchanged.

Seeing this, Zhang Jian smiled faintly.

"The Qingping Sea Dragon Palace truly lives up to being the foremost among the seas; its foundation is immense!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanzhou's expression revealed a hint of a smile, and he immediately guided Zhang Jian and the other toward the depths of the Dragon Palace.

Dragon Palace Main Hall

Here, all cultivators have gathered; at this moment, the Lord of the Qingping Sea, the Qingping Dragon Lord, is holding a grand banquet, entertaining the cultivators.

And upon entering the main hall, Zhang Jian noticed several familiar faces, besides the River Lord Dragon King, the Silver Sky Dragon King seated in the central seats, and on the upper seats he saw the Boundless True Lord and the Azure Cloud True Lord, two senior fellow disciples of his sect.

Besides these, the high-level cultivators from the various major powers who came, Zhang Jian largely found them utterly unfamiliar.

The Boundless True Lord and the Azure Cloud True Lord also noticed Zhang Jian and his wife stepping into the main hall from the front hall, and both wore smiles.

Seeing this, the Qingping Dragon Lord gestured to the divine general beside him to have Zhang Jian seated at the upper seat; but as he sat down, Zhang Jian noticed several gazes directed at him, faintly carrying hostility.