Chapter 484

Looking at the soaring netherworld divine light, Zhang Jian felt a strange flicker in his eyes.

He sensed the power of divine authority within it.

Moreover, it was an extremely powerful divine authority, related to the law of the Death Dao.

After all, he himself possessed a fourth-tier Death Divine Authority, so he was extremely familiar with such divine authority power.

Zhang Jian instructed the two Yin God Venerables of the Jun Tian Sword Sect to guide the many citizens of Jinlu City to retreat, while he himself transformed into a streak of divine light heading toward Fengcheng.

He actually enjoyed joining in on such excitement.

Fengcheng—at this moment, countless black vortices swirled from below.

After Ji Ning rushed deep into Fengcheng, these countless black vortices began to spin violently.

Streams of vast netherworld ghostly qi surged, as if obscuring the sky and covering the sun, devouring all vitality of heaven and earth.

A black divine domain power unfolded from within, as if transforming into a pure netherworld realm.

At this moment, the black divine domain power within, combined with the vortex above his head spinning, resembled terrifying spinning tops; Ji Ning's cultivation was profound, he bore many sacred king secret arts, yet facing this strange power, he momentarily felt as if sinking into a mire, unable to find an exit.

But in an instant, he had an idea.

A layer of intense earth-yellow divine light burst forth from his body, and a broad-bladed great sword appeared in his hand.

The sword light fell to the ground, as if countless sword qi emerged from his broad great sword.

With one strike, there faintly appeared the power of the giant god Wu Ding splitting the mountain.

Vast expanses of netherworld ghostly qi forming the 'tops' collapsed instantly.

"A third-tier immortal treasure!"

At this moment in the darkness, a towering ghostly deity surrounded by countless peculiar purple-black mandala patterns gazed afar at this scene; his features were handsome, but his skin was snow-white, devoid of human color, his eyes deep and dark, without whites, like ancient black wells, clad in black robes, his eyes icy cold.

Upon the appearance of the third-tier immortal treasure, he felt slight surprise.

Clearly, he had not expected to encounter, upon emerging, a celestial immortal of such profound foundation.

Yet, one who could serve as the vanguard for the Ghost Emperor's descent was certainly no weakling.

He extended a hand seal, and vast ghostly divine radiance burst from his body, merging into a third-tier divine artifact in his hand.

"Soul-Seizing Chain!"

Countless black radiance burst forth, black light like poisonous snakes from dark corners in all directions surged toward Ji Ning.

The soul-seizing chains and the great sword collided in the void; the black chains kept growing, like countless magic dragons from all directions attempting to bind Ji Ning within the netherworld ghost realm.

The two fought fiercely.

Surging ripples of heavenly and earthly laws tore the void, yet with each sword light slicing through, Ji Ning never managed to sever the chain as thick as a thousand magic dragons.

The earthly law he commanded also suffered immense suppression.

Ji Ning gazed at the tornadoes of netherworld ghostly qi forming around him, his eyes gloomy.

Being within the netherworld ghostly den, his power was suppressed, he could not fully unleash it, feeling somewhat bound and restricted.

If this continued, he feared he would suffer injury!

At the same time, his eyes turned toward the depths of Fengcheng, where a massive dark-colored gate opened from within, spewing rolling profound yin ghostly qi; inside, netherworld underworld ghostly deities tried to break through and cross over.

Seeing this, the soul-seizing ghost deity coldly laughed.

"You little immortal, don't foolishly block the great trend—our sovereign's descent into this realm is already settled; the netherworld is this realm's destination!"

Ji Ning had not yet spoken when he heard a cold voice from the depths of the void.

"Is that so?"

"The Great Xia Emperor has arrived!"

Hearing this voice, Ji Ning's eyes involuntarily brightened, and his heart eased.

He knew reinforcements had arrived.

With a 'divine teammate' arriving early, this feeling made Ji Ning feel truly wonderful.

But immediately, he felt a surge of intense heart-blood rushing upward, and in an instant he understood why this surge had arisen.

Then he saw nine terrifying red lights burst forth above the firmament, violently slicing the vast netherworld ghost realm from the outside into countless fragments.

Ji Ning had seen this terrifying red light pillar when Zhang Jian endured the celestial immortal tribulation.

It was precisely the Solar Fission Exhalation.

Nine heavenly divine fire pillars severed the ghostly den.

The soul-seizing ghost deity instantly felt his soul as if torn apart, split into countless fragments.

In his dazed state, his true form was exposed to the eyes of nine terrifying, coiling, hovering giant dragons, each exhaling crimson flames, with one figure standing atop the head of a giant dragon.

Gazing at that figure, the soul-seizing ghost deity felt from the depths of his soul a sense of insignificance, like an ant.

He felt that at this moment, he was being stared at by an inconceivable deity, a vast divine might descending upon his heart.

"Not good!"

In shock, he tried to use his innate immortal technique to protect himself, but at this moment he discovered he could not move at all.

Unbeknownst when, a pure, clear blue lotus appeared atop his head.

The blue lotus slightly turned, and his mind instantly cleared of all distracting thoughts, his primordial spirit and Dao heart involuntarily sinking into a state of pure tranquility, neither life nor death, the supreme bliss; all his obsessions, his very self, began to dissipate.

It seemed only the thought of taking refuge and redeeming all beings remained.

He clearly felt this thought was extremely awkward, yet he could not muster resistance, nor escape the other's suppression.

"So terrifying..."

This was his final thought; moments later, the blue lotus atop his head gradually descended, entering his mud pill palace.

He instantly withdrew his netherworld dharma form, pure light flowing around him, his form kneeling as he bowed to Zhang Jian.

"The Soul-Seizing Ghost Deity pays homage to the Heavenly Sovereign, having heard the Heavenly Sovereign's Dao sound, the Soul-Seizing, upon hearing the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, the Soul-Seizing wishes to take the Heavenly Sovereign as the horse's head, to eradicate..."

But upon uttering that name, his eyes widened, a flash of terror crossed his gaze, his eyes filled with fear.

A moment later, his figure suddenly collapsed, turning into a wisp of cloud and smoke that vanished on the spot.

"Hmm?"

Seeing this, Ji Ning beside him changed expression, with a hint of alarm in his eyes.

A celestial-level ghost deity actually had its celestial immortal ring shattered and its primordial spirit annihilated in an instant.

Zhang Jian watched this scene, merely glancing at it briefly.

He could sense in the darkness that a strong malice had locked onto him.

This should be the powerful being from the underworld who controls the soul-seizing ghost deity's primordial spirit.

But so what if it's staring at him?

Powerful beings from outside the realm cannot easily breach the defenses of Zhou Shan Realm and descend into this realm.

Moreover, he also has powerful backers at the level of great masters, and even has the Holy King Ancestral Master as his backing.

In the Watery Nether Realm, he recalls that the Water Emperor seems to also oversee part of the authority of the netherworld, with subordinate deities managing the netherworld territories.

Ji Ning beside him also watched this scene, now likewise doubtful and uncertain.

He can also sense the terrifying malice emanating from within the two-realm gate.

Fortunately, the two-realm gate isolates it, so that malice remains merely malice.

At this moment, Zhang Jian's eyes turned toward the lower part of Feng City.

The soul-seizing ghost deity has already fallen.

But within Feng City, many powerful ghost deities still remain entrenched; if they escape, they would pose a significant hidden danger to the surrounding populace and cultivators.

As Zhang Jian focused his mind, azure divine light swept across Feng City.

The Azure Lotus Purifying Soul Mantra, accompanied by the azure divine light, surged like a flood to envelop Feng City above and below; numerous ghost deities, ghost generals, and yin soldiers were all 'ferried' by him within the Azure Lotus Purifying Soul Mantra, then sent back into the reincarnation passage!

His Azure Lotus Purifying Soul Mantra is nearly the bane of such ghost deities!

And at the center of Feng City, only a black gate remained afterward.

Inside the gate, countless netherworld ghost qi swirled, with threads of terrifying aura flowing out from within.

"Your Majesty, these gates..."

Ji Ning's words were quickly cut off by Zhang Jian raising his hand.

Zhang Jian gazed at this external realm gate with a strange look in his eyes.

Such ghost deity gates are usually difficult to close from the outside; one must enter inside to close the inner gate.

Otherwise, one would need to use the power of a supreme treasure to completely destroy it.

He happens to have several such supreme treasures in his hand.

The Fourth-Rank Immortal Treasure Mountain-Sealing Seal, the Heavenly Demon Gourd, and the Fifth-Rank Immortal Treasure 'Thousand Jun' all possess such power.

But doing so would be rather wasteful.

With so many yin souls and fierce ghosts, they are all 'supplements' to enhance the power of the 'Azure Lotus Purifying Soul Mantra'!

"Leave it to me!"

Zhang Jian also, being bold due to his skill, had a pure and clear azure lotus bloom beneath his feet, his form instantly transforming into a streak of light that plunged into the depths of the black ghost deity gate, directly entering the subspace formed by the ghost deity gate.

Inside, ghost qi was thick and countless ghostly beings swarmed densely, hidden in a vast black river like an ocean; upon seeing Zhang Jian appear, they instantly glowed with netherworld light in their eyes and frenziedly surged toward him.

Zhang Jian watched this scene, his expression unmoving as he formed a hand seal; countless azure divine lights burst forth from around him, a vast and blissful pure land phantom appeared in the void, countless azure lotuses were born in the void, turning over to envelop the endless black mist river.

Outside the ghost deity gate, Ji Ning saw Zhang Jian directly charge into the gate, momentarily hesitating, but he ultimately did not rush in, instead choosing to wait outside.

……

At this moment, Tong Shan

Floating True Immortal hurriedly walked forward before the Ancestral Hall.

Before the Ancestral Hall, Qing Yuan Old Ancestor sat beneath an extremely verdant wishing tree.

Red silk hung all over the wishing tree, and countless plaques hung from its branches.

These plaques contained the wish tablets of many outer disciples, inner disciples, and even true传承 disciples.

Making a wish here is a qualification every disciple can possess.

It is also the only thing they can do to cross the numerous strict sect rules.

Qing Yuan Old Ancestor gazed at this wishing tree with a canopy like an umbrella, his expression somewhat recollective.

"Ancestral Master!"

Floating True Immortal's face, however, bore an expression of extreme solemnity.

He seemed to have other major matters.

Qing Yuan Old Ancestor glanced at him, then spoke calmly.

"Speak!"

Floating True Immortal hastily handed over the secret letter he had received to Qing Yuan Old Ancestor.

"Ancestral Master, the Community and State Divine Dao has just sent news that in the Xihe Buzhou, Tianxin Prefecture, the Netherworld Magic Spring shows signs of eruption; please prepare!"

"The Netherworld Magic Spring is about to erupt?!"

Upon hearing this, Qing Yuan Old Ancestor furrowed his brows tightly, glanced at the secret letter in his hand, then casually placed it aside.

His expression became extremely solemn.

"This is truly a great trouble; I never expected that magic spring to also join in the fun at this time!"

Qing Yuan Old Ancestor's expression grew somewhat solemn.

The power of that ancient magic spring is not ordinary; if mishandled, even the Tong Shan Dao lineage would struggle to preserve itself!

The Netherworld Magic Spring is an ancient magic spring, also a scar left by an ancient realm-external demon god on the earth; since its formation, it has continuously absorbed the killing intent, evil energy, and yin energy from heaven and earth to strengthen itself.

But after the ancient realm-external demon god that created the magic spring was slain by the Holy King, the Netherworld Magic Spring has never erupted.

Now, an anomaly has actually appeared.

This might be a change produced by the operation of the laws of heaven and earth.

"Don't panic for now, immediately notify the Great Xia Emperor, and also your two grandmaster-uncles, and at the same time notify the strong ones of the Si family to prepare the demon-suppressing magical artifacts!"

Qingyuan Old Ancestor pondered for a moment, and his gaze fell once more upon the Floating True Lord.

"You also prepare one or two, take out some of the demon-suppressing magical artifacts from the Tongshan Dao lineage, and at the same time request some Dharma-protector elders to come out of the mountain, lest those demonic path powerhouses within Zhou Shan Realm seize the opportunity and use the power of the Netherworld Demon Spring to cause chaos!"

"Yes!"

The Floating True Lord promptly agreed.

Qingyuan Old Ancestor's expression was solemn, and he said.

"Remember, the Netherworld Demon Spring must not erupt; once it erupts, heaven and earth will probably turn into a demonic path paradise!"

The Floating True Lord took a deep breath, he was very clear about the seriousness of the matter.

The Netherworld Demon Spring contains boundless killing qi, yin qi, and gloomy qi; after being transformed by the Netherworld Demon Spring, it is likely already turned into Netherworld Demon Evil, these demon evils are extremely pure, and once they erupt, they will immediately demonize most living beings in the Xihe Buzhou.

Even more terrifying is that the Netherworld Demon Spring has a tremendous attractive force on the billion demon stars in the starry sky beyond the realm.

It is equivalent to a great spatial anchor point; once it erupts, it will draw down the power of the billion demon stars.

If a demon head absorbs the light of the billion demon stars, or uses it to condense a demon star altar to open the gate beyond the realm, that would be a heavenly calamity.

The Tongshan Dao lineage must find a way to reseal the Netherworld Demon Spring before that!

This is also an opportunity for the Tongshan Dao lineage from top to bottom.

If they can mobilize the immortals of heaven and earth to resolve this great disaster, the Tongshan Dao lineage will surely gather boundless qi fortune.

In the next ten thousand years, the Tongshan Dao lineage will still maintain its prosperity, and even produce several more true immortals, and even celestial immortals ascending to the heavenly gates.

……

Above Feng City, many cultivators of the Ji family are waiting for the movement inside the Ghost God Gate.

Although they believe the Ghost God Gate may not be able to trap that Great Xia Emperor, every appearance of the Ghost God Gate usually requires many cultivators to make great sacrifices to quell such a calamity, and there will inevitably be other dangers inside.

But just at this moment, they saw the countless rotating netherworld ghost qi inside the Ghost God Gate suddenly become chaotic, and a blue divine light instantly flowed out from within.

The blue divine light is supremely divine and holy, with boundless compassionate Dao rhythm bursting forth from within, as if that deity were a compassionate heavenly venerable who redeems heaven and earth and saves countless beings; many Ji family disciples unconsciously arose with a feeling of reverence.

Fortunately, this grand Dao rhythm dissipated in an instant, leaving only the grandeur and dignity belonging to the divine way.

Boom—

Then, a heaven-shaking, earth-shaking roar came from deep within the Ghost God Gate.

The depths of the Ghost God Gate seemed to have boundless blazing suns continuously splitting and exploding, layer upon layer of terrifying mushroom clouds rising from the depths of the black vortex, and in an instant, the terrifying Ghost God Gate shattered into countless fragments and exploded apart.