Chapter 435
In the Dragon Palace, Zhang Jian's figure appeared, and he glanced at the heavily guarded Dragon Palace, merely smiling faintly.
He had no intention of going down to claim credit.
Today's events, he merely happened to be present; he was just a passerby here.
He returned to his secluded retreat to continue his seclusion, first cultivating another second-rank divine technique, the Central Wu Great Vital Energy, and simultaneously guiding these remnant souls of the wild gods.
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Deep within the Qingping Dragon Palace, the Qingping Dragon Lord hastily returned to the Dragon Palace to oversee the situation.
Beneath the Dragon Lord's divine throne, many Dragon Clan elders gathered.
Seated in the primary position was the Dragon Clan True Immortal Xuan Nu, with Xuan Kong and two other Dragon Clan True Immortals beside him.
The Five Ancestor Xuan Dao Zhen was not present; facing the Qingping Dragon Lord's inquiring gaze, a Dragon Clan elder beside him replied.
"Your Majesty, the Five Ancestor has taken the Fierce Ancestor and departed once more, preparing to continue pursuing that Sea Demon God!"
The Qingping Dragon Lord's gaze flickered, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
After receiving the news from Xuan Kong, the Qingping Dragon Lord and many powerful beings of the Qingping Dragon Palace were greatly alarmed; they did not bother to entangle with that extramarine Sea Demon God, but merely dispersed the demonic realm and hastily returned to reinforce the Dragon Palace, lest the Sea Eye's vital pulse encounter an accident.
Now, however, there are some troubles.
That extramarine Sea Demon God has escaped, which for the gods of the Dragon Palace, is an extremely great hidden danger.
Furthermore, the powerful beings who intruded into the Sea Eye's secret realm have ultimately gone missing.
This has also cast a shadow over the hearts of many Qingping Dragon Clan powerhouses.
The esteemed Qingping Dragon Palace's forbidden grounds have actually allowed outsiders to come and go freely—where is the dignity?
Nevertheless, many elders still secretly rejoiced.
Although the other party entered the Dragon Palace and caused chaos, in the end, they did not disturb the Sea Eye's vital pulse!
This counts as a blessing in misfortune.
Yet this has also made many Dragon Clan elders secretly puzzled.
The other party communicated with the extramarine demon god, luring the extramarine demon god to invade—clearly a case of luring the tiger away from the mountain.
According to reason, if the scheme succeeded, this group of intruders should have smoothly entered the Sea Eye forbidden grounds; why, then, did it end in anticlimax, vanishing silently and without a trace?
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
At this moment, below, many Dragon Clan elders turned their gazes toward the Qingping Dragon Lord, their faces grim.
The Qingping Dragon Lord's gaze was calm; his pupils flickered, and after a moment.
"After this matter, I will personally go to the Nanhua Sect to borrow their supreme treasure, the Contemplation Mirror; with this treasure's power, it will be sufficient to discern the whereabouts of that group, and further aid in searching for that extramarine Sea Demon God!"
Upon hearing this, many Dragon Clan elders' pupils flickered slightly.
The Contemplation Mirror can be called the supreme treasure of the Nanhua Sect; this treasure can discern traces of time and peer into past events.
With this treasure's aid, not only can we find the whereabouts of those intruders, but it will also assist in searching for that extramarine Sea Demon God.
Among the elders present, Xuan Nu holds the highest status, and thus spoke at once.
"Your Majesty, since this is the case, this matter should be dealt with promptly, not delayed!"
The Qingping Dragon Lord nodded slightly, with a hint of anger in his eyes.
The Qingping Dragon Lord, with a grim countenance, nodded slightly.
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In the Dragon Palace, at this moment the chaos has just subsided, and the hearts and souls of many Dragon Princes and Princesses inside and outside the Dragon Palace have just settled.
Ning Shen Palace.
This is the sleeping palace of the Fifth Dragon Prince, Xuan Ying.
Xuan He gazed with both eyes at the Xuan Ying before him, and at this moment advised.
"Fifth Brother, you have personally witnessed the Dragon Palace's turmoil; now the outside world is not some flourishing prosperous age, with doors unbarred at night—you should now learn self-preservation; otherwise, how can you continue to pursue the Way of Talismans!"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Ying's eyes showed some hesitation.
However, it cannot be denied that his attitude is clearly different from before.
This let Xuan He secretly breathe a sigh of relief; previously, Xuan Ying would rather die than yield, and would not allow anyone to tamper with his pile of treasure trinkets.
"Fifth Brother, for us Dragon Princes and Princesses, pursuing our own hobbies is actually luxurious; for us, first comes self-preservation, then comes pursuing our own Great Dao!"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Ying glanced at Xuan He with both eyes.
This time he was also quite perilous; that wicked person charged straight in, all the way to the inheritance grounds of the Qingping Dragon Palace.
At that time he was within the inheritance grounds comprehending the marvelous method of talismans; if killed, he would indeed have no power to resist.
Fortunately, the Dragon Clan True Immortal Xuan Kong arrived in time.
Xuan Ying thought for a moment, then made up his mind and said.
"The Dragon Phoenix Bone Scripture, I can lend it, but I will absolutely not sell it!"
Xuan He glanced at Xuan Ying, her heart slightly hesitant, but seeing Xuan Ying's attitude, she still nodded.
"Little sister will now go contact that esteemed guest!"
"Furthermore, Fifth Brother, have you decided on the exchange terms? That esteemed guest mentioned that the terms are entirely up to Fifth Brother to propose, including treasures, techniques, heavenly and earthly spiritual materials, or even spiritual crystals—all can be negotiated!"
At this moment, Xuan Ying already had a plan in mind, his eyes calm as he said.
"I want a divine post!"
"A divine post?"
Xuan He's eyes flickered; she felt a hint of surprise, then immediately nodded and said.
"Little sister knows; I will inform that esteemed guest of my elder brother's condition!"
Her heart felt a slight ripple.
Although this Fifth Elder Brother of hers has always hidden in the inheritance grounds researching talismans, his mind is generally clear.
He was very clear that his own bloodline aptitude was mediocre.
His obtaining a divine position was probably to gain some self-defense power in the shortest possible time.
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Inside the Crystal Palace, Zhang Jian was now somewhat at ease; the surrounding crystal cinnabar towers were bright, and he emitted from his whole body strands of pure, holy light, with countless golden mantras silently recited from his mouth through his mana, countless pure divine lights flowing and covering the void, as if a vast pure land had been born from within the subspace.
On each black black lotus, strands of black mist floated out from within, forming one after another vast figures of the wilderness gods.
The Qinglian Purifying Soul Mantra transformed into one after another green lotus falling in, merging into the deep brow of each of these wilderness god remnants, awakening their numb nature and purifying their spirits.
Zhang Jian slightly furrowed his brows, wanting to ferry these wilderness god remnants, which seemed extraordinarily difficult.
When he initially set up the Dharma altar to ferry hundreds of thousands of battle souls, he had not felt much difficulty, but these wilderness god remnants were like stones in a cesspit, naturally cruel and stubborn in nature.
Zhang Jian was not in a hurry either; he simply opened the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram, using its power to evolve a vaster redeeming pure land, to redeem their remnants with this vast power.
Gradually, with the support of the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram, the brilliance of the Qinglian Purifying Soul Mantra gradually penetrated several cultivations, awakening the spiritual awareness of remnants with weaker mana.
For the Qinglian Purifying Soul Mantra, once spiritual awareness is awakened, ferrying becomes much easier.
This is a very good start!
A hint of a smile appeared on Zhang Jian's eyes as he gazed at the central giant green lotus dyed black.
At least dozens of wilderness god remnants were on this giant green lotus.
If they could be ferried, the Qinglian Purifying Soul Mantra, this primordial spirit immortal method, would surely advance smoothly to a first-rank immortal method, even a second-rank immortal method.
Upon mastering this method, his combat power would surely rise to a higher level.
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Zhang Jian stayed in the Dragon Palace for half a year.
This conduct of his, seen by the other elders of the Qingping Dragon Palace, immediately made these elders secretly laugh.
Everyone merely thought this Lord of Dongzhou was fearful of the strongmen lying in wait outside.
However, this 'caution' could not be objected to.
After all, it concerned the Three Lights Divine Water, such a supreme treasure.
At this time, Qingyun Zhenjun had already returned with many strongmen of the Tongshan Dao lineage.
Many sect strongmen came not only to help Zhang Jian 'guard and escort', but also to deal with that extrasea demon god fleeing outside.
After this sea demon god was wounded, it had been hiding all along in the deep sea.
Naturally, the many Dragon Palace elders would not allow a great hidden danger to remain in the maritime borders; for this, they spared no expense, spent many treasures, and invited many sect strongmen to jointly search the maritime borders.
As a staunch ally of the Tongshan Dao lineage, the Qingping Dragon Palace naturally also dispatched strongmen.
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At this moment in the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram
The vast Mountains and Rivers State Diagram seemed to have completely transformed into a vast pure land space; each wilderness god remnant solidified, their bodies covered with pure, tranquil divine light, they stood upon green lotuses, silently reciting the
These several figures, thousands of zhang tall, were second only to the Wilderness God Sovereign; at this moment, their spiritual awareness had already been restored.
In the void, Zhang Jian sat cross-legged upon a giant green lotus, his gaze upon the four wilderness god strongmen, speaking calmly.
"Four fellow Daoists, if you have not yet awakened now, when will you? If you are filled with resentment, how can you be reborn and cultivate the Great Dao?"
As the words fell, divine light condensed in his hand, and the vast redeeming law coalesced into form, becoming four strands of divine light poured into the four divine bodies, helping them calm their Dao hearts and restore harmony.
Actually, having reached the Dao cultivation of these four Wilderness God Kings, their Dao cultivation had already surpassed the realm of Heavenly Immortals.
If Zhang Jian tried to force it, he could not possibly ferry them.
He could only use a guiding method, employing the power of the Qinglian Purifying Soul Mantra to soothe their Dao hearts while guiding them to calm their own resentment.
If they remained stubborn and unresponsive, Zhang Jian would have to rely on the power of the Redeeming Heavenly Lord of the Netherworld.
If that truly failed, he would only have to pay more 'patent fees'!
Fortunately, at this time, the four Wilderness God Kings' longing for return finally overpowered their vengeful thoughts.
Finally letting go of their Dao hearts, they allowed the Qinglian Purifying Soul Mantra to enter deep into their souls and spirits; strand by strand, resentment and black qi transformed into harmony and tranquility.
At this moment, the leading one, with an azure-blue face and appearance like a yaksha, opened his eyes, gazing at Zhang Jian above.
"Thank you, Qinglian Heavenly Lord, for helping us dispel resentment; we four brothers vow to protect the Dharma for Dao Brother, never parting, taking refuge in the Heavenly Lord, assisting the Heavenly Lord in redeeming all beings!"
Hearing this, Zhang Jian on the green lotus slightly widened his eyes in surprise.
"Four fellow Daoists, do you not wish to be reborn?"
His eyes showed astonishment.
Given the innate divine nature of these four Wilderness God Kings, once reborn, they would naturally be born with Dao bodies, easily treading the path of cultivation, and achieving longevity would be highly hopeful.
Hearing this, another, whose body flowed with holy light and was surrounded by countless clear winds, sighed.
"Heavenly Lord's compassion allows us to return from resentment; we know our sins are deep, and we willingly follow the Heavenly Lord to subdue demons and uphold the Dao; if one day we can follow the Heavenly Lord to attain the supreme Dao fruit, that too would be beautiful!"
He was quite straightforward, yet his eyes held extraordinary sincerity.
Hearing this, Zhang Jian was somewhat speechless.
Obviously, these four Wilderness God Kings were much more shrewd, and they looked favorably upon his future.
When one attains the Dao, even chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
If he could attain the supreme Dao fruit, these four wilderness gods as Dharma protectors could, in the future, reforge their physical bodies and reclaim their innate divine forms—it would not be impossible.
Zhang Jian pondered in his heart.
These four Wilderness God Kings, though remnants, if subdued, would be equivalent to gaining four powerful Dharma protectors for him.
They had once been strongmen above the Heavenly Immortal level; even as remnants, they still retained some of their former power, and at critical moments would not be weaker than four True Immortals.
For his current stage and the Great Xia Dynasty, this would be no small force.
"Good, as long as you sincerely take refuge in this Lord, when this Lord attains the Dao fruit, I will certainly help you return to the Great Dao!"
"Thank you, Heavenly Lord!"
Upon hearing this, the Four Venerable Wasteland God Kings nodded.
The Four Venerable Wasteland God Kings also had smiles in their eyes.
Having personally witnessed how Zhang Jian, as a Primordial Spirit True Monarch, slew several True Immortals and even killed the Wasteland God Emperor, they had reason to believe that this Azure Lotus Heavenly Venerable's future achievements would not be low.
Zhang Jian's gaze then fell upon those dozens of Wasteland God remnant souls; the other Wasteland God remnant souls lacked the strong spirituality of the Four Great Wasteland God Kings, their consciousness incomplete, and as Zhang Jian cast his spell, they instantly transformed into streams of light, flowing along the Netherworld Underworld passage he had opened and sinking into it.
Before departing, there were still strands of golden light flying out, falling into Zhang Jian's body and merging into the Azure Lotus Purifying Soul Incantation.
At this moment, the Azure Lotus Purifying Soul Incantation technique model faintly emitted a layer of intense golden light.
The light of the Great Redemption Dao laws flowed and circulated at its core, and the aura of the Immortal Dao laws surged.
In an instant, layer upon layer of invisible runes condensed from the outer layer into form, as if transforming into a lifelike azure lotus.
Having incorporated the gift of these Wasteland God remnant souls, it naturally advanced to the second rank of immortal arts.
Sensing this, Zhang Jian's expression became joyful.
The Azure Lotus Purifying Soul Incantation is a second-rank Dao-heart type art; in terms of power, it even surpasses some second-rank Yin-attribute immortal arts.
It possesses an attribute that is impossible to guard against.
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After completely refining the Wasteland Gods, Zhang Jian then left seclusion.
In the courtyard, strange flowers and exotic grasses bloomed with unusual fragrance.
Within this crystal palace, everything appeared extraordinarily mysterious and marvelous.
Zhang Jian gazed upon these strange flower trees and also felt a rare sense of leisure and delight.
"The abode of Daoist Xuanhe is indeed uniquely ingenious!"
At this moment, the Dragon Maiden lowered her body, slowly pouring tea; hearing this, a hint of a smile appeared in her beautiful eyes as she spoke.
"In the Dragon Palace, there are countless rare treasures and wonders; compared to them, the flowers and grasses here in my humble abode can only be called ordinary!"
At this moment, she raised the teacup in her hand and offered it to Zhang Jian.
Zhang Jian casually took it, lightly sipped a mouthful, immediately nodded slightly, and smiled as he spoke.
"Although this tea is not spiritual tea, it excels in being clear, refreshing, moving, and with an endless aftertaste!"
Xuanhe said somewhat apologetically: "It's only a pity that my humble abode is simple, and I have only this clear tea to entertain the Emperor!"
At this moment, Zhang Jian waved his hand and laughed as he spoke.
"No harm done; I actually prefer this simplicity!"
Immediately he put down the teacup, and at this moment said.
"The conditions of the Fifth Prince, I have already known; the divine post is not a problem, but I wish to personally examine whether his collection is worthy of a divine post!"
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