Chapter 498: Three Thousand Years in a Finger Snap (Part 1) (4K)

The Diagram of the Myriad Heavens Reincarnation: Born from the Great Dao of Spacetime and Reincarnation, this innate spiritual treasure embodies the profound mysteries of spacetime, reincarnation, life and death, yin and yang, and contains the six paths of innate divine prohibitions; it is a middle-grade innate merit-and-virtue spiritual treasure!

Just a glance, and 'Qingxia Daoist' could not tear his eyes away.

An innate merit-and-virtue spiritual treasure containing the six paths of innate divine prohibitions—its value can be said to be the greatest of all sacrifices.

This is a top-tier middle-grade innate merit-and-virtue spiritual treasure, only a hair's breadth away from entering the realm of high-grade innate merit-and-virtue spiritual treasures.

But high-grade innate merit-and-virtue spiritual treasures, among the many ancient Dao lineages of the Heavenly Realm, are objects that stabilize fortune—only those primordial gods who attained the Dao in the earliest times have seen them!

'Qingxia Daoist''s eyes flickered with a hint of delighted smile.

Moreover, it is rare that this middle-grade innate merit-and-virtue spiritual treasure possesses both offensive and defensive capabilities.

But in an instant, she suppressed the delight in her eyes—such a supreme treasure's true form would certainly not be let go.

In contemplation, 'Qingxia Daoist''s gaze fell upon the Two Worlds Pool.

This time, the scale of the lower realm's sacrifice far surpassed the previous one, so her feedback should far exceed that of the last.

Fortunately, this time her true self gained greatly within that innate relic, so she could afford the feedback.

Since the true self bears the burden, 'Qingxia Daoist' feels no heartache at all.

Her eyes fell upon the hundreds of seats in the incense-burning nations; with so much flawless incense accumulated, she now needs to prepare thoroughly to see if she can cultivate a unique incense divine art, which might aid the true self in the coming great war.

With a thought, a stream of light suddenly plunged into the Two Worlds Pool from her hand.

……

In the Ancestral Temple, Zhang Jian's form appeared out of thin air, his eyes now falling upon the golden divine image of the 'Forefather'.

But the next moment, he saw a magnificent two-worlds passage suddenly form upon the 'Forefather''s golden divine image.

On one treasure, which had never appeared before, he already had a vague premonition.

It was the divine power of the ancient sage king—his primordial spirit united with the Heavenly Dao, thus embodying the mandate of heaven; his own cultivation cannot be measured.

At this moment, in his eyes, he instantly saw as if a magnificent divine power burst forth from within, though this divine power's might was too overpowering, its passage through spacetime extraordinarily complex, as if leaping across multiple dimensions in an instant, evading layer upon layer of possible surveillance and interception, only reaching the coordinates of the incense golden body after a moment, and then manifesting before him.

Gazing upon this, Zhang Jian felt no disappointment—on the contrary, a smile appeared.

Zhang Jian could clearly sense his own progress.

Before, he could not even predict how the other entered the Zhou Shan Realm; to him, it was merely a simple two-worlds passage.

Now he could perceive part of the profound spacetime wondrous method—is this not tremendous progress?

In his gaze, the flying object was entirely entwined with endless golden-red radiance.

"Fire-attribute supreme treasure!"

This thought flashed in his mind, and simultaneously he sensed that the treasure's entire body was entwined with a layer of intense imperial aura, and upon it were the merits of the Human Emperor.

In that instant, a golden-red divine light flew out from within the two-worlds passage and immediately landed deep in Zhang Jian's palm.

Zhang Jian gazed—on his palm, a cluster of intense firelight manifested, revealing within it a strange stone tablet.

Within the stone tablet, as if formed, was a expanse of fiery red solar radiance, within which appeared various strange scenes.

At first, one could see a figure clad in primitive attire, tall and striking, holding firewood struck by lightning, raising the fire seed.

The second image: this tall primitive person rubbing a wooden drill in his hand, igniting the fire seed.

The third image: countless humans raising the fire seed, gradually benefiting, learning various primitive survival skills—from kindling fire to repel beasts, to cooking food with fire, even establishing a primitive society with the fire seed as its source.

Even to the point where the fire seed spreads to thousands of homes, countless beings pass on the fire as their fuel fades, countless inheritances passed down through generations without end.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

"The Diagram of the Fire Emperor Attaining the Dao!"

Holding in his hand this stone tablet entwined with golden-red radiance, Zhang Jian's eyes also flashed with a hint of astonishment.

At the same time, a message transmitted from within, sinking into his innate primordial spirit.

The Diagram of the Fire Emperor Attaining the Dao: Heavenly and Earthly Rare Treasure, Primordial Divine Material—this is the divine diagram naturally formed when the first human emperor of ancient times attained the Dao, left beside the mountain rock where the Human Emperor attained the Dao, later obtained by innate gods; within it lies unparalleled magnificent divine power, containing the profound mystery of the ancient Human Emperor's attainment of the Dao.

It contains the profound mystery of the ancient Human Emperor's Dao embodiment.

At a glance, Zhang Jian's eyes instantly brightened.

He was very satisfied with this feedback.

This 'Forefather' is overly considerate.

Although he must attain the Sage King's Great Dao, his application of the Sage King's Dao fruit is still quite primitive.

The《Human Emperor Classic》left by the Tongshan Dao lineage mostly records various secret arts of Sage King Dao cultivators before they attained the Dao, but lacks guidance on how to apply the Sage King's Dao fruit after attainment.

Perhaps he could gain enlightenment from the《Diagram of the Fire Emperor Attaining the Dao》.

Moreover, Zhang Jian sensed that this diagram contains part of the ancient Fire Emperor's understanding of the fire-attribute Dao laws, which will certainly enhance his comprehension of fire-attribute Dao laws.

Gripping this stone tablet, Zhang Jian's mood was quite good.

In the night, he casually stored the Diagram of the Fire Emperor Attaining the Dao into the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram, then returned to the Hall of Containing the Origin.

……

Time flew by—Zhang Jian almost daily maintained a routine of adding a little progress each day.

Each morning he attended court, then set aside part of his time for cultivation, comprehending and integrating his own fortunes, aided by the convenience of the Sage King's Dao fruit, gradually digesting and absorbing the various heavenly and earthly rare treasures within his body into his cultivation and techniques.

Furthermore, at intervals he inspected heaven and earth in the form of the Sage King, plugging gaps and making up for deficiencies, gradually perfecting the loopholes in the many laws of the Great Xia Dynasty.

This life of adding a little each day, Zhang Jian did not find tedious—on the contrary, it was extraordinarily fulfilling.

As the feudal lords and common people gradually pledged their allegiance, the Great Xia Dynasty's control over the five major regions increased bit by bit.

This change of the people's hearts turning toward the dynasty is visible to the eye.

The power of the Nine Tripod Barrier grows stronger each day; the major regions begin to truly integrate into the system of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Dongxuan Divine State is entwined with dragon qi; imperial qi rises in a manner visible to the immortals, continuously surging upward.

Dragon qi, imperial qi rising—within Zhang Jian's innate primordial spirit, at that moment the purple qi and golden flowers entwined with the Sage King's Dao fruit also became more dense.

Upon the imperial carriage, nine dragons pull a magnificent sovereign as he patrols the azure heavens; before and after the carriage, immortals and gods follow; within the carriage, Zhang Jian senses this trend, already optimistically beginning to calculate how much Human Emperor purple qi and Human Emperor merit he could leave behind after 'retirement'.

This is only the beginning; I estimate that more than two thousand years later, the fortune of the Great Xia Dynasty will reach its peak, and that will also be the time when I abdicate!

Zhang Jian thought to himself.

Possessing the authority of the Heavenly Dao, he could make a clear judgment about this increase.

There is no eternally rising market in heaven and earth; there are always rises and falls.

Zhang Jian never thought of sitting among mortals for tens of thousands of years.

Three thousand years is enough for him to complete the foundation of the Sacred King Dao Fruit and the innate divine body; at that time, it will also be when his Ancient Sacred King Dao Fruit is at its strongest.

Flowing water does not rot; door hinges do not decay!

But if he lingers and does not leave, over time, the Great Xia Dynasty will inevitably decay and gradually decline.

That will also damage his Imperial Purple Qi and Imperial Merit.

To lose Imperial Purple Qi and Imperial Merit for no reason, and leave behind a bad reputation!

Zhang Jian's expression remained calm.

For an innate divine being, three thousand years is not long.

Perhaps it is only the time for a nap.

Zhang Jian's gaze swept over the southern prefectures below; at this moment, a scene suddenly appeared deep within his innate primordial spirit.

Deep in his sea of consciousness, a treasure mirror unconsciously appeared in the depths of his palm.

It was the Eastern Emperor's Treasure Mirror.

"I never expected there would be such an opportunity and fortune!"

At this moment, Zhang Jian's eyes flickered with a slight smile.

Yet he sensed that an ancient relic was about to emerge in the Southern Divine Land, and this ancient relic had some hidden karmic connection with the Eastern Emperor's Treasure Mirror.

Relying on the favor of the Heavenly Dao, he had early on given rise to a sudden impulse.

After instructing the gods to continue patrolling the earth beneath his feet, his figure flashed and suddenly tore through space, rushing toward a vast realm.

At this moment, in a spacetime torrent, the green-clad maiden's body was surrounded by strands of immortal light flowing and turning, attempting to break open the surrounding spacetime torrent, but to no avail; the surrounding spacetime torrent gradually condensed into a massive light ring enveloping the green-clad maiden, binding her tighter and tighter.

Eventually, she could not move at all; her entire body seemed sealed by the spacetime torrent, her mana and cultivation violently draining away.

The immortal light flowing on her surface could barely protect her true immortal primordial spirit from being distorted by spacetime power, preventing her lifespan and vitality from completely draining away.

Qingyao Xianzi looked fearfully toward the outside of the spacetime ring.

"Senior Sister, what are you doing? You said you had let go of everything!"

She shouted in question, her expression shocked and angry, mixed with confusion.

The purple-clad True Lord far away gazed at this scene, his expression calm as he said.

"I have let go of everything, but back then, my father saw death and did not save me—how could he have the right to take his relics!"

"His dying wish was always to protect the common people; I do not wish his robe and bowl to fall into the hands of outsiders, even if it is my father!"

Xin Zi Qing momentarily rested her gaze on Qingyao Xianzi, her expression serious as she said.

"Junior Sister Qingyao, I am sorry to you; as for this supreme treasure, once I retrieve the treasure, I will naturally return it to you!"

She raised the compass in her hand.

In an instant, she activated the divine art, moving the compass in her hand; her figure instantly broke through the surrounding void illusion, and her figure vanished in a flash.

"Senior Sister, you cannot do this!"

"The Master will be angry!"

Seeing this, the green-clad maiden fumed, but could only stamp her feet, standing helplessly in place.

Qingyao Xianzi secretly fumed in her heart; despite all her precautions, she never expected to fall for this senior sister's trick at the last moment.

After great difficulty finding the Eastern Emperor's relic, she was blocked by the void illusion before the relic, and even had her sect-bestowed supreme treasure, the compass, taken away.

"Little girl, stop shouting; even if you shout until your throat breaks, she won't hear you!"

At this moment, a detached figure appeared out of nowhere above the spacetime illusion; his hazy form flowed with a layer of immense power, and with every gesture, vast spacetime illusions seemed unable to bear his divine power pressure; the entire spacetime, under the suppression of his divine light, saw spacetime power rapidly flowing and then stagnating, and around him appeared illusions of colossal concentric spacetime rings.

The entire spacetime illusion was forcibly suppressed by this terrifying power.

This change made Qingyao Xianzi's face lose all color.

Such immense divine power simply surpassed imagination; she only needed to glance at it to feel herself like an ant, about to be crushed into powder by this divine light at any moment.

"Junior, I am Qingyao of Qingyang Peak, Pure Yang Immortal Sect of the Eastern Hua Realm, paying respects to my senior!"

She hurriedly bowed and paid her respects.

Zhang Jian looked with interest at the green-clad demon cultivator maiden before him.

He had previously interacted with this green-clad demon cultivator maiden, and only because he recognized the traces of orthodox immortal dao lineage on her body did he refrain from acting last time.

He never expected to encounter her again this time.

However, upon hearing her announce her sect, Zhang Jian had no impression of the Pure Yang Immortal Sect of the Eastern Hua Realm.

Moreover, Zhang Jian had no intention of making things difficult for her.

He simply said lightly.

"Pure Yang Immortal Sect? I have no impression!"

He glanced at the female cultivator in green, and his figure turned into a stream of light, flying into the depths of the spacetime illusion.

He was merely passing by, happened to see her pause along the way, and had no other thoughts.

As that immense divine light departed, the surrounding spacetime illusion suddenly shattered, and thus Qingyao Xianzi was also freed from her predicament.

At this moment, Qingyao Xianzi felt as if she had been frightened; her dao heart continued to jump nonstop.

Just now, that terrifying great ability merely glanced at her a few times, and she felt as if she had been crushed to death countless times.

Those threads of released qi were enough to collapse the spacetime illusion; she could not imagine what level of cultivation this powerful being possessed.

For such a powerful being, Qingyao Xianzi wished she could turn into an ostrich, only hoping that the other party had not noticed this 'invisible nobody' of hers!

"Better to leave quickly—this Zhou Mountain Realm actually has such a terrifying deity!"

Qingyao Immortal glanced at the Dong Emperor relics deep within the spacetime maze, and didn't even bother with this Dong Emperor relic.

Coincidentally, the spacetime maze here had already been shattered by the other party, so she saved herself some struggle; at that moment, her form turned into a streak of azure divine light and hastily flew toward the outside world.

In the distance, Zhang Jian had already seen the phantom of the Dong Emperor relics reflected in his primordial spirit Dao-heart.

That was a colossal divine city located at the center of the spacetime storm.

And at this moment, before the colossal divine city, a long staircase had been set up.

The staircase was covered with countless dangerous prohibitions.

These prohibitions were primarily for testing.

Clearly, the ancient overlord Dong Emperor left these relics to pass on his inheritance, not merely to find a simple resting place for himself.

And on the staircase, a stunning woman in purple robes was stepping step by step over the stairs, about to enter the divine city.

That was Xin Ziqing, the Nine Heavens True Lord.

Zhang Jian remembered that this woman had some acquaintance with his master, Zhanmo True Lord, and they had interacted before.

However, since these relics were left by an ancient powerhouse, he naturally would not stand by idly.

This relic, the Zhang clan claims!

With a raise of his hand, a vast and mighty force enveloped this spacetime dragon-tornado storm, as if a heaven-supporting giant palm descended from the heavens; deep in his palm, the nine-colored immortal Dao laws flowed, and in an instant, the storm and even the entire divine city were drawn into the depths of his palm.

The majestic divine power swept through, as if devouring heaven and earth.

Yet this seemingly effortless grand move possessed an indescribable beauty, as if with a wave of the hand, he could uproot this divine city by the roots and carry it away directly.

At this moment, Xin Ziqing, the Nine Heavens True Lord, was about to take out the secret treasure 'North Star Pearl' in her hand, this special key, and then use a special secret method to open the relic, but in the blink of an eye she saw this scene and couldn't help but stare dumbfounded!

Seeing Xin Ziqing dazed, Zhang Jian smiled and said.

"Xin Daoist, I'm just passing by!

If you have time, remember to visit Haojing City!"

"You're also welcome to enter the Dong Emperor relics in Haojing City to come and play!"

He waved his hand, and in an instant his form broke through spacetime, departing with ease.

Taking away a relic of an ancient overlord, to him, could only be considered a trifle.

After all, he is none other than a sage king, a sovereign of the human race.

Even if Dong Emperor were reborn, he would still have to bow his head and pay homage!

However, he is quite interested in some parts of the Dong Emperor relics, which might be able to increase the foundation of the Zhang clan of Dongzhou!

On the spot, Xin Ziqing, the Nine Heavens True Lord, was somewhat wind-blown and bewildered!