Chapter 431: Shooting Kill

This spatial technique shares a similar ingenuity with the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram.

However, compared to the current first-rank immortal art Mountains and Rivers State Diagram, it is clearly inferior by a great margin.

At least Zhang Jian instantly perceived the profundity of this void before him.

Once such a spatial trap is seen through, it easily becomes a target.

"Good, I'll give you a harsh one!"

As an 'expert' in this area, Zhang Jian clearly knows how to deal with this type of spatial immortal art.

His expression fluctuated, and deep within his palm behind him, a cluster of intense blue light emerged, within which surged an immortal and indestructible force of strange blue radiance; in an instant, it transformed into a mass of cold current.

Innate Law Gate: Great Yin Refinement Grand Method!

With a wave of Zhang Jian's hand, a cluster of intense cold radiance, like shocking thunder and lightning, pierced through the void before him.

This is Zhang Jian's first full deployment of this innate law gate after its mutation.

It integrates the Yin Law Dao Seed.

Within this strange blue radiance lies a startling chill.

The power of this chill even surpasses several second-rank Yin immortal arts he controls, carrying a terrifying force that freezes void and even time, as if the very power of the Yin Law itself were unleashed.

In an instant, the void before him began to shift and transform.

Countless spatial ripples manifested before his eyes, strange blue light enveloping the void, forming an ice crystal river stretching hundreds of li.

Within the ice crystal river, a towering strange tree hundreds of zhang high appeared before Zhang Jian's eyes; it emitted a peculiar radiance throughout its body, as if the pure qi of heaven and earth converged, yet the space supporting the pure qi of heaven and earth was now filled with a lively ice-blue spiritual light; wherever this ice-blue light passed, it seemed to transform into a terrifying ice net.

Four figures emerged from within, each with horrified expressions.

Clearly, they never imagined that the Qingxu Heavenly Venerate's world-shaking Qian Yuan Qingxu Dao Diagram would become the opponent's target in a single encounter, being completely frozen.

At this moment, the four were completely unable to move, even the most powerful second-rank divine being Qingxu Heavenly Venerate.

"This is called catching a turtle in a jar!"

Zhang Jian calmly condensed another third-rank Yin Ice Soul Bow once more.

Immortal Dao laws circulated; Qingxu Heavenly Venerate at this moment sensed a deadly danger, his eyes turned blood-red, countless divine powers gathered before him, attempting to prop open the ice surrounding him, which was as solid as could be.

Yet that chill permeated, not only his magical power, but even his primordial spirit and divine authority operated sluggishly, like an old ox pulling a broken cart, only able to helplessly feel the descent of death.

Zhang Jian also recognized within the spatial formation that powerful second-rank divine being who had previously escaped from his grasp.

Drawing the bow, nocking the arrow.

The Great Yin Refinement Grand Method on the bowstring transformed into a Yin Ice Soul Divine Arrow.

This is the most mana-efficient method.

If one were to use the third-rank immortal art within the Yin Ice Soul Bow, the power would be strong indeed, but it could not be activated many times.

After the Great Yin Refinement Grand Method fused with the innate Yin Law Dao Seed, it gained immortality and indestructibility, the ability to self-replenish, equivalent to endless uses of the Yin Ice Soul Divine Arrow, its power approaching that of third-rank, making it extremely practical.

The arrow released as a shocking cold radiance, transforming into a terrifying chill spiritual light that merged into the ice; in an instant, it pierced through Qingxu Heavenly Venerate's glabella.

This time Zhang Jian did not hold back, but instead activated killing intent.

Visibly, the fear in Qingxu Heavenly Venerate's eyes condensed, his form suddenly froze within the spiritual light, turning into countless blood-colored powder and ice shards, even his soul shattered into countless ice fragments, obliterated by the Great Yin Refinement Grand Method.

As for the other three primordial spirit true monarchs, Zhang Jian did not kill them, but prepared to deal with them later.

His gaze fell upon that hundred-zhang strange tree; with a glance and a wave of his hand, the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram enveloped it, storing it away, sealing it, to be examined after this matter concludes.

Countless cold currents flowed around his body, instantly merging into his surroundings; his form seemed to transform into a streak of fleeing light, diving deep into the Sea Eye secret realm.

Yet some remnants of ice remained, causing the area around the Sea Eye to be covered with countless ice crystals, hundreds of li of Dan Que transformed into vivid ice-blue.

Shortly after, two streaks of fleeing light appeared, two figures surrounded by surging intense water spirit divine light broke through the void and arrived.

These are two existences with dragon horns towering high, their bodies covered in profound dragon might.

One of them is precisely the dragon true immortal who had just retreated; at this moment his face was slightly pale, his spirit fluctuated, and bloodstains still remained before him.

The other, however, had divine light flowing around his body, nearly like an ocean, with vast and mighty demonic qi coiling around him, resembling a generation-defining great demon rather than a carefree immortal deity.

"Seventh Brother, that group has already intruded into the Sea Eye secret realm!"

That dragon true immortal scanned the surroundings, his expression awkward.

The Sea Eye is the lifeline of the Qingping Sea Dragon Palace; it is where the Qingping Sea Ancestral Vein resides, and also the forbidden land of the entire Qingping Dragon Clan.

Xuan Nu's eyes swept over the surroundings; his wild primordial spirit consciousness enveloped the surrounding cold air, yet in his eyes lay some unprecedented solemnity.

The cold air deep within the ice crystals seemed capable of freezing void and time; the power it emitted was simply astonishing.

The wounded dragon true immortal Xuan Kong also witnessed this scene; his face changed slightly, and he spoke in a deep voice.

"The outsider wilderness god who attacked me earlier did not employ Yin-attribute immortal arts; he used the unique second-rank innate divine technique of the outsider wilderness gods!"

Second-rank innate divine technique refers to second-rank innate divine ability.

Any technique bearing the two characters 'innate' possesses power approaching the Dao, usually stronger.

Xuan Nu slightly nodded, his eyes solemn.

"It seems there should also be other immortals who have clashed with these outsider immortals and gods; likely those spectators outside, they too have entered the depths of the Sea Eye!"

After thinking, he spoke in a deep voice.

"Xuan Kong, you guard here; the Dragon Lord and Five Ancestors have already received news, they should soon dispatch reinforcements to return aid to the Dragon Palace; I will first enter the depths of the Sea Eye; whoever dares to invade my Dragon Palace's forbidden land, regardless of who, shall have no return!"

He then followed by transforming into an intangible streak of fleeing light, sinking into the Sea Eye forbidden zone.

Xuan Kong stood in place, his gaze toward the depths of the Dragon Palace.

At this moment, within several halls of the palace, there was still turmoil; many strong ones were fiercely clashing with the Dragon Palace treasures and the guards around the Dragon Palace's inheritance grounds.

Due to a short-term lack of strong guardians, the Dragon Palace strong ones were retreating step by step, though Xuan Kong no longer had the leisure to attend to these.

If the Sea Eye encounters trouble, the entire Qingping Dragon Palace may face eternal doom.

Yet he knows that even if anxious now, it would be of no use.

The Qingping Dragon Palace this time has clearly fallen for the enemy's tactic of feigning an attack to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

Many powerful beings are currently locked in battle with that extradimensional demon god, unable to disengage for now.

However, seeing the divine light around the Dragon Palace treasury gradually fade, Xuankong still couldn't sit still; his form instantly transformed into a streak of immortal light, racing away to provide reinforcements here.

……

In the depths of the sea eye, Zhang Jian's form submerged into it.

Yet he saw before him a vast expanse of shattered void, many prohibitions forcibly torn apart by immense power treasures.

Zhang Jian's form appeared upon a long bridge formed of solid ice; his gaze fell upon countless swirling water spouts surrounding him.

One after another, water spouts shot straight toward the heavens, their endless suction force circulating, as if capable of shattering all things.

Gazing upon this scene, Zhang Jian's expression turned solemn.

Truly, the depths of this sea eye are extremely perilous; a moment's inattention and being drawn in would bring trouble even for one of his cultivation.

Zhang Jian glanced ahead, his form transforming into a nimble streak of light as he sped toward the depths of the sea eye.

But as he advanced further, what furrowed Zhang Jian's brow was the increasing density of water spouts ahead, even obscuring the path forward.

Moreover, spiritual energy around him grew increasingly sparse, as if turning into a land utterly devoid of spirit.

Zhang Jian furrowed his brow; without spiritual energy replenishment, even a true immortal operating techniques would need caution—careful, as if forced to fight relying solely on one's own strength, unable to borrow power.

Yet Zhang Jian paid it no mind; aside from little else on his person, his spirit crystal reserves were absolutely complete.

And there was the life-preserving item, Triple Radiance Divine Water.

He carefully discerned the direction ahead; his form instantly transformed into a streak of spiritual light, plunging into a mass of water spouts.

Vast suction power swept in from all around him; a layer of ice-crystal-colored formless divine light appeared before him.

That was the Yin Yang Refinement Form Divine Light.

In such a spiritually barren place, this innate technique capable of autonomously drawing upon Yin Yang Dao law power to restore itself immediately revealed its most precious quality.

It fears no consumption.

Although Zhang Jian could sense that its recovery speed was also somewhat affected, compared to other techniques that only consume mana without recovery, it was far more miraculous.

To conserve mana, Zhang Jian could only rely on his powerful primordial spirit's divine sense to distinguish the prohibitions within, opening a passage, rather than directly bombarding with immense power techniques.

Thanks to his attainments in the way of techniques, Zhang Jian had thus far progressed rather smoothly.

As he unleashed one streak of mana after another with his eyes, the vast expanse of water spouts before him collapsed, and a road formed of countless condensed water spirits gradually appeared before him.

Gazing upon this narrow path, a hint of smile appeared at the corner of his eyes.

The Qingping Sea powerhouse who sealed the sea eye evidently did not intend to turn this place into a complete dead land.

Though it is a spiritually barren land, there is still a passage within, allowing for entry and exit.

This may be a path of survival prepared for the Dragon Clan powerhouses.

Yet Zhang Jian's heart grew ever more puzzled; he did not know what secret the Qingping Sea powerhouses had hidden here, actually drawing those true immortals to expend such great effort in scheming.

As he stepped upon the narrow path ahead, Zhang Jian's footsteps paused once more; his gaze fell upon multiple branching paths ahead.

The branching paths were surrounded by countless dense gray runes; this layer upon layer of gray runes seemed to have drained the floating spiritual energy in the depths of the sea eye, forming a great power killing formation.

If one took a wrong turn, the consequences could be severe.

But these runes posed no difficulty for Zhang Jian, a grand master of the way of runes.

Zhang Jian was not in a hurry; the Eastern Emperor's Treasure Mirror appeared above his head as he carefully analyzed the structure of the surrounding innate runes.

At this moment, the Eastern Emperor's Treasure Mirror also displayed its own marvelousness.

Possessing such a spiritual treasure, it was as if he could break through this linked prohibition formation at minimal cost.

"This should be the Dragon Clan's famous Chaos Lost Path Formation; not only can it create a spiritually barren land, but it can also create a stretch of Chaos Cloud Corridor—take a wrong turn and one will fall into the Chaos Void, trapped in an absolutely lost space, imprisoned until death!"

Zhang Jian's pupils flickered; half an hour later, he locked his gaze upon the third path among the eight.

In his calculation, that was where the Gate of Life lay; without hesitation, his form transformed into a streak of flowing light and instantly submerged into it.

Not long afterward, Zhang Jian sensed a fierce divine path technique light radiating from ahead.

He had caught up to them!

At this moment, the dozen or so figures ahead encountered great trouble.

Countless demonic qi manifested from the surroundings, like a flood sweeping toward those dozen or so figures.

In the depths of the barbaric demonic qi, countless prohibitions formed the soul of a terrifying primordial demon god.

Its emitted fluctuations were vast beyond compare, not inferior to top-tier true immortals.