Chapter 549: Innate Spirit Treasure: Creation of the Green Lotus (4K)

Central Heavenly Realm, Eastern Immortal Domain, Qingyi City, Fengqiao Town

Zhang Jian's true form descended here; Zhang Nan hurriedly led the immortals in respectful welcome, but Zhang Jian told Zhang Nan to keep things simple.

Zhang Jian first inspected the Zhang clan's development over the years, then proceeded to impart teachings and resolve doubts for the many Zhang clan immortals, before entering the ancestral shrine to offer sacrifices.

Inside the ancestral shrine, this place was modeled after the Fengxi Zhang clan of the lower realm, with only minor differences.

After Zhang Jian entered the ancestral shrine, the other Zhang clan members tactfully withdrew; Zhang Jian also set up a barrier of the River and Mountain Community Map here.

Afterwards, he took out from within the space of the River and Mountain Community Map one mountain range after another formed from gold and silver ingots.

Zhang Jian believed this ancestral sacrifice would far surpass the previous one, even exceeding the occasion when he attained the Sacred King's form in the lower realm, so he prepared an extremely large quantity of gold and silver ingots.

In the great cauldron, strands of green smoke burned in the sacrificial flames; with the naked eye, one could see vast quantities of gold and silver ingots turning to ash.

Zhang Jian gazed and observed, noticing that this time's sacrificial flames were noticeably brighter.

Soon, most of the gold and silver ingots he had prepared burned out completely.

This already greatly exceeded the scale of the previous sacrifice.

This also confirmed his conjecture: attaining the Sacred Form is likewise a great achievement, a manifestation of great fortune.

The mountain of gold and silver ingots inside the great sacrificial cauldron continued to burn without cease.

Only after approaching twice the scale of the previous sacrifice did it gradually come to a halt.

This caused Zhang Jian's eyes to brighten involuntarily.

Last time, his sacrifice earned him the Star of Fate, a special fate-type heaven-and-earth marvel; this time, with double the sacrificial volume, the recompense should be even more precious.

Afterwards, Zhang Jian threw into the great sacrificial cauldron a successfully refined third-rank immortal treasure he held in his hand.

It was a fate-type third-rank immortal treasure.

Refined in imitation of the Infinite River Chart.

Zhang Jian named it the Mixed Yuan River Luo Chart.

In Zhang Jian's sight, he could clearly see the Mixed Yuan River Luo Chart gradually turning into strands of green smoke that vanished into the great cauldron.

Zhang Jian then turned and left the ancestral shrine.

Rarely visiting Fengqiao Town, Zhang Jian prepared to resolve many trivial matters in the Zhang clan's development.

……

Heavenly Realm, Eighth Layer of the Upper Realm

Near the border region with the Yaochi Holy Land, a magnificent immortal island formed its own void; it was vast and boundless, with immense space evolving within.

By the Two Realms Pool, the nine-colored pool water surged with tumultuous waves.

'Qingxia Daoist' stood by the Two Realms Pool, her eyes calm at this moment.

Upon learning of Zhang Jian's transformation into the Sacred Form, 'Qingxia Daoist' had already anticipated this scene.

With her understanding, that one who ascended after finding his footing would surely not abandon the opportunity for sacrifice.

The nine-colored pool water surged tremendously; 'Qingxia Daoist' waved her hand, and a golden rosy light enveloped the Two Realms Pool.

Only a moment later, a tremendous rumbling came from within the Two Realms Pool, as streams of magnificent incense-fire golden light flowed forth from within.

The golden light poured out, shooting straight toward the Dipper Mansion.

'Qingxia Daoist' had long prepared; in the depths of the void, only a magnificent golden vortex was seen manifesting from above the firmament; within the golden vortex lay her divine abode, where the divine office evolved from illusion to substance, forming magnificent divine spirit realms, alongside many illusory domains manifesting.

Incense-fire golden light broke through space and appeared; in an instant, it sank into these illusory domains, where one saw illusory incense-fire realms rapidly coalescing into substance under the flood of incense-fire golden light.

'Qingxia Daoist' gazed calmly at this scene, a smile in her eyes.

As a Daoist born of the incense path, her path and true nature are entirely different; the more incense, the faster her cultivation advances.

With such incense nourishment, she could soon attempt to challenge the second Daoist Great Tribulation.

Each time one passes a Great Tribulation, for a Daoist, their Dao fruit undergoes a great transformation, and their cultivation further rises.

With Zhang Jian's assistance, 'Qingxia Daoist' could sense that her future is bright.

Looking closely into her eyes' depths, one sees seat after seat of incense-fire realms filled with incense-fire golden light; not long after, over a hundred illusory realms became substantial incense-fire realms.

That is a hundred billion flawless incense.

However, this did not end.

Streams of incense-fire golden light transformed into incense-fire divine pillars, connecting heaven and earth.

"The Sacred Form is truly extraordinary!"

Gazing at this scene, 'Qingxia Daoist' silently sighed in admiration.

Under her gaze, yet within a short time, the perfected incense-fire realms exceeded two hundred seats.

This is two hundred billion flawless incense.

After exceeding two hundred billion, the speed of the incense-fire golden light rushing downward slowed somewhat, but did not cease.

After another moment passed.

'Qingxia Daoist' gazed at the gradually dripping incense-fire golden light; her expression at this moment was somewhat shaken.

"Two hundred and sixty-one incense-fire realms, two hundred and sixty-one billion flawless incense!"

The scale of this sacrifice truly exceeded her expectations.

This scale of sacrifice is more than double that of the previous one.

Although surprised, 'Qingxia Daoist' still had some mental preparation.

At this moment, her eyes fell upon the Two Realms Pool.

Indeed, in an instant, the countless waters of the Two Realms Pool within began to churn again, and within the nine-colored light, the boundless Great Dao Heavenly Sound blossomed.

Strands of primordial divine light burst forth from within, immediately drawing the resonance of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao laws from the depths of the void.

Even including a portion of the mysterious Dao qi and ancestral qi power from the Central Heavenly Realm.

Finally, they formed in the depths of the void a magnificent, boundless long river.

It rippled with light, but inside it was filled with countless transformations.

"Fate!"

Seeing this, even 'Qingxia Daoist' was greatly astonished.

Yet in his eyes flickered a trace of deep anticipation.

Innate spiritual treasures of the fate type existed only in legend, extremely rare.

It is said that only a portion of Daozun, and those held by the Sacred Emperor, possess them.

Such spiritual treasures are most precious.

Moments later, in the Two Realms Pool, a grand radiance of fate burst forth from within, instantly soaring toward the River of Fate, but 'Qingxia Daoist' was quick-eyed and swift-handed, not allowing it to escape; with a casual grab, he intercepted a segment of the River of Fate from thin air, then scooped up a stone slab that instantly manifested its true form—it transformed into a spirit serpent devouring the myriad beings, still constantly seeking an opportunity to flee.

But under the suppression of 'Qingxia Daoist', it could only obediently submit and be captured.

Holding this treasure, 'Qingxia Daoist' slightly refined it, and instantly a trace of strange color appeared in his eyes.

Hunyuan Hetu Luosheng: Born in accordance with the laws of the Hetu Great Dao, it contains multiple profound heavenly-earthly Dao laws related to fate, encompassing six innate divine prohibitions, a middle-grade innate merit and virtue spiritual treasure!

Undoubtedly, this is an innate spiritual treasure of extraordinary value.

However, holding this stone slab, 'Qingxia Daoist' could not help but recall the two supreme innate divine objects said to be in the possession of the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi in myth and legend.

Hetu, Luoshu!

Is this Hunyuan Hetu Luosheng merely a low-grade version?

But even as a low-grade version, it is extraordinarily precious.

Especially since it can conceal heavenly secrets and veil fate as an innate spiritual treasure.

Storing this treasure deep within his palm, 'Qingxia Daoist' showed little greed in his eyes, for he knew this treasure would ultimately fall into the hands of his true self.

Given his true self's 'greed', he would certainly not leave this treasure to her.

She frowned slightly in her eyes.

After the other party's sacrifice, she naturally ought to give a good return.

The scale of this sacrifice truly far surpassed previous ones; even ordinary heavenly and earthly marvels must follow the principle of equivalent exchange.

However, as the other party ascended to the Heavenly Gate, the barrier of the heavenly net and earthly prison was lifted, allowing for a much greater variety of returnable treasures.

She happens to have several unique treasures at hand that can be offered for selection.

Among them, a few were obtained when they entered an innate relic site over twenty thousand years ago for exploration, and another is a treasure from the Lotus King's relic site from recent times.

After consideration, 'Qingxia Daoist' decided to return the latter to the other party.

Deep within her palm, a blue lotus flower appeared—this blue lotus is only of third grade, yet tender and dewy, its interior flashing with intense vitality and the essence of creation, and it also possesses a miraculous ability to purify heaven and earth.

With a thought, 'Qingxia Daoist' waved his hand, petrifying this object, concealing its treasure light, and sending it down through a spatial channel.

……

Fengqiao Town, Zhang Jian strolled beside the quietly flowing stream.

The stream's water was clear and cold, and in the night, fish occasionally leapt from the surface—these were spirit beasts, and in the distance, one could still see members of the Zhang family on patrol.

Everything appeared so beautiful.

Only the twelve moons overhead were unusually distinct at night.

At this moment, the twelve Yin Princesses among the twelve moons appeared and disappeared intermittently—some hidden beneath the clouds, others darting about like playful jade rabbits, occasionally revealing their true forms within the moonlight.

If a goddess were to manifest her true form in the mortal realm, it would surely cause an uproar.

However, in the Central Heavenly Realm, everything appears perfectly normal.

At this very moment, Zhang Jian felt a sudden stir in his heart; his body flickered, and in the next instant he appeared in the bright ancestral hall.

At this time, in the ancestral hall, several young Zhang clan disciples were kneeling on mats, copying the ancestral rules—evidently they had made a mistake and were being punished by Zhang Nan.

Zhang Jian watched this scene, merely smiled faintly, and with a wave of his hand, a divine light severed their perception from the outside world.

At this moment, upon the golden statue of the ancestor in the center, a blue divine light manifested, forming a spatial channel from which a stone lotus drifted down instantly, landing in Zhang Jian's hand.

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Gazing at the petrified third-grade lotus in his hand, Zhang Jian's lips twitched slightly in speechlessness.

He was familiar with this treasure.

This was not long ago retrieved from the Lotus King's relic site and handed over to Qingxia Daoist.

Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, it would end up in his own hands?

But immediately afterward, a message sank from the depths of the stone lotus into his body.

As he read it, Zhang Jian's expression froze for a moment, then his eyes suddenly burst forth with a light never before seen.

This third-grade stone lotus is an innate spiritual treasure!

Third-Grade Creation Blue Lotus: A middle-grade innate spiritual treasure, containing six innate divine prohibitions; legend says it is part of the mythical supreme treasure, the Creation Blue Lotus, its interior containing the profound mysteries of the Creation Great Dao.

Note One: Its interior contains six innate divine prohibitions, which also encompass six heavenly-earthly immortal laws; each active release consumes vast amounts of Dao origin, so it is recommended to merely trigger the treasure's defensive ability passively unless absolutely necessary.

Note Two: The Third-Grade Creation Blue Lotus is primarily defensive, containing endless creation vitality!

Note Three: The Third-Grade Creation Blue Lotus possesses purifying ability, capable of nourishing the physique, purifying the physique, and purifying the spiritual mechanism and origin of blessed lands and caverns.

Note Four: This treasure has the ability to suppress qi fortune and eliminate magical poisons.

Note Five: Innate spiritual treasures also possess several unknown mysteries, requiring the user to explore them independently!

Zhang Jian's eyes swept over, his heart already stirred with excitement—this was still his first time receiving feedback of innate spiritual treasure grade.

Moreover, it is a middle-grade innate spiritual treasure.

Zhang Jian never expected that the special treasure Qingxia Daoist had him seek in the Lotus King's relic site would actually be a middle-grade innate spiritual treasure.

His Dao heart surged with waves; Zhang Jian slightly calmed himself, then after a moment stored it within his body, awaiting refinement.

Possessing such a demon-refining supreme treasure within his body, Zhang Jian felt even more confident about ascending to a higher dimension in the Donghua Realm.

Zhang Jian did not linger long in Fengqiao Town.

The celestial court was deeply occupied with official duties, and he also had other cultivation plans, so he could not delay.

……

Over the next three thousand years, Zhang Jian spent most of his time in the celestial court, on one hand perfecting the fusion of ancestral qi Dao fruit, and on the other hand preparing for the ascension of the Donghua Realm three thousand years later.

After attaining the Great Perfection of Taiyi, the next step was to prepare for breaking through into the Dao Lord realm.

Yet breaking through into the Dao Lord realm was extremely intricate.

Severing fate, transforming the ancestral qi Dao fruit, evolving the ancestral qi foundation, harmonizing the Dao heart, returning the heavenly heart to the Dao, destroying the great calamity—each stage required extensive preparation.

But with each step completed, his cultivation would undergo a significant leap in growth.

Having attained the Great Perfection of Taiyi, Zhang Jian could now begin accumulating in advance for the assault on the Dao Lord great calamity.

Zhang Jian could not manage multiple tasks at once, so for now he could only focus on the ascension of the Donghua Realm.

Two thousand years later, he first completed the five ancient formation diagrams given to him by the Pure Yang Dao Lord.

After completion, Zhang Jian descended again to deliver them to the Pure Yang Dao Lord.

And from the Pure Yang Dao Lord's mouth, he learned his true name and title.

These five formation diagrams are part of the Pure Yang One Qi Purple Mansion Myriad Immortals Great Formation.

He also has a very simple name and title.

Myriad Immortals Great Formation!

This name came as a surprise to Zhang Jian.

After his private shock, Zhang Jian spent the next thousand years making another trip to the Three Sovereigns Heavenly Realm, where he exchanged his limited resources for several tools to repair and suppress the earth's spiritual apertures.

Since he was to take charge of suppressing the earth's ancestral aperture, he naturally needed to make preparations in advance to avoid being caught off guard.

As the three thousand years drew near, the depths of the celestial realm's dimensions were filled with a tense atmosphere, and the gazes of countless immortals and gods had already fallen entirely upon the Donghua Realm.

When the three-thousand-year period arrived, Zhang Jian received the specific message transmitted from Patriarch Yu Wang.

The ascension of the Donghua Realm will occur in three hundred years; please, Zhang Jian, enter the depths of the Donghua Realm one hundred years in advance to fulfill your duty of suppressing the earth's ancestral aperture, while also conducting preliminary drills of the great formation with the other immortals.

Upon receiving the message, Zhang Jian requested a long leave from the celestial court.

After obtaining permission from the celestial court, Zhang Jian went to see the Water Official Emperor Lord, the Water Virtue Star Lord.

The three of them had long ago established an offensive-defensive alliance.

Immediately, they set out toward one bank of the Heavenly River.

By the Heavenly River, starlight shone brilliantly; across the boundless azure sky, stars sparkled, and the heavenly host of stars twinkled.

The waters of the Heavenly River were clear and bright; at this moment, the inter-realm transmission array before it was bustling with activity, as many immortals and gods preparing to descend to the lower realms lingered there, many of whom were also preparing to enter the Donghua Realm.