Chapter 551: Suppressing Qi Fortune Power (II) (4K)

The immortals had a hundred years to practice the Heaven-Earth Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Grand Formation.

Not only the Heaven-Earth Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Grand Formation, but Zhang Jian, facing the azure heavens, the starry sky, the nine firmaments, and even the waters upon the earth, the Five Phases, the Taiji, and the profound depths of Yin and Yang, had divine immortals stationed to form the formation.

Ten thousand immortals formed the array!

The core of the Ten Thousand Immortals Grand Formation was actually three innate formations: Taiji, Liangyi, and Sixiang.

These three formations were necessarily led by the Dao Lords of the various Taiqing Tianyi lineage, followed by Qiankun, Wuxing, and so on.

The Heaven-Earth Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Grand Formation was positioned within Qiankun.

Over the hundred years of practice, Zhang Jian gradually became familiar with the mysteries of the Heaven-Earth Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Grand Formation, and he had also seen many pure yang immortal sects that suppressed the earth's spiritual apertures, such as the Pure Yang Immortal Sect, the Shu Mountain Sword School, and the immortals of the Taiqing Tianyi lineage.

Those immortals would all obey his commands.

Naturally, some thunderous methods were indispensable.

Of course, there were always those who relied on the prevailing situation, failed to see the circumstances clearly, and after Zhang Jian's harsh rectification, the immortals stationed deep within the earth's spiritual apertures immediately became obedient.

Zhang Jian also took advantage of the opportunity to gradually master the power of this earth's ancestral aperture using the authority of the Earth Emperor.

The power of this earth's ancestral aperture contained nearly one-third of the primordial power of the Donghua Realm's earth, extraordinarily rich and substantial.

Moreover, it was rare that, with the aid of this earth's ancestral aperture, he could deeply contemplate the composition of the Donghua Realm's earthly primordial essence, which was of direct benefit to his re-derivation of the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram.

Deep within Zhang Jian's brow, the innate treasure, the Creation Green Lotus, at this moment poured down strands of green lotus divine light into his Earth Emperor primordial spirit, the Dao fruit immortal light, and even into the depths of his true body, giving birth to strand after strand of innate green lotus purifying world divine flame, which helped purify his physical form and primordial spirit, while simultaneously nourishing his Earth Emperor primordial spirit.

Zhang Jian could sense that, after the vast tide of heavenly and earthly spiritual energy was absorbed by the third-grade Creation Green Lotus, it would be transformed into green lotus divine light, continuously purifying his sacred body, which could indirectly allow him to benefit.

At the same time, he also possessed the ability to suppress qi fortune.

His entire being surged with sacred qi fortune, which, under the suppression of the third-grade Creation Green Lotus, was gradually bound by the Creation Green Lotus, hardly ever dissipating easily anymore.

This was the aspect that pleased Zhang Jian the most.

Even if one cultivated a portion of qi fortune secret arts, one could usually only slow the natural dissipation of one's own qi fortune.

Only a rare few heavenly and earthly divine objects possessed the power to suppress qi fortune.

The red dragon pearl on his person also had the power to suppress qi fortune, but that treasure, when his cultivation was low, still had some effect; however, once his cultivation reached a certain level and his qi fortune grew vast to a certain extent, it could no longer suppress it.

"Qi fortune not lost, few misfortunes!"

At this very moment, Zhang Jian's brow moved slightly, yet he saw a strand of azure immortal light descending slowly from the depths of the void above his head, instantly transforming into a green-robed female immortal.

Upon seeing Zhang Jian, this green-robed female immortal hastily made a bow.

"Your Majesty!"

"What is the matter?"

Zhang Jian gazed upon this woman.

This woman was precisely the Qingyao Immortal Maiden, who had volunteered to become the 'liaison officer' among the Pure Yang Immortal Sect, the Shu Mountain Sword School, and the Earth's Ancestral Aperture.

The Qingyao Immortal Maiden hastily spoke.

"Your Majesty, not long ago, the qi fortune pool deep within the Jingcui Cliff showed an omen; within, the immortal roots withered, and Chief Ancestor Changmei suspects a powerful demon has infiltrated the vicinity, and he asks Your Majesty to be vigilant!"

Zhang Jian gave a slight nod.

The Qingyao Immortal Maiden continued immediately.

"Furthermore, the Sect Master has ordered the disciple to transmit a message to Your Majesty: the ascension of the Donghua Realm will officially commence in ten years!"

After reporting, the Qingyao Immortal Maiden prepared to turn and leave, but at this very moment, Zhang Jian called out to her.

"Wait a moment!"

"Your Majesty, what other orders do you have?!"

The Qingyao Immortal Maiden looked puzzled.

Zhang Jian's pair of eyes fell upon her, and he spoke calmly.

"I observe that your qi fortune is dim and your fate bears slaughter; during the ascension, disaster may befall you. I bestow upon you an object that may help you overcome this calamity!"

As Zhang Jian raised his hand, a green lotus flower condensed and formed upon his palm, then instantly drifted toward the Qingyao Immortal Maiden, fluttering down to settle deep within her brow, where it instantly merged.

The Qingyao Immortal Maiden touched the depths of her brow, feeling a green lotus emerge upon her primordial spirit; her expression showed some surprise, but she immediately hurried to bow to Zhang Jian.

"The humble immortal thanks Your Majesty for bestowing the Dharma!"

The Qingyao Immortal Maiden's expression was respectful; she had not expected Zhang Jian to secretly harm her.

If Zhang Jian harbored such intentions, she would have already died many times over.

She turned and departed respectfully.

Zhang Jian watched the departing figure of the Qingyao Immortal Maiden, and just then he saw that deep within her brow, the calamitous slaughter was dense, her qi fortune dim, and there was fear of unforeseen danger.

Since the Qingyao Immortal Maiden had actively come to his presence, it meant her fate was not exhausted, and he naturally wished to aid her somewhat.

The ten-year period passed in a flash.

On this day, Zhang Jian's eyes flickered as he gazed into the depths of the void, and he saw that within the depths of the Donghua Realm's primordial qi wheel, boundless divine light burst forth.

These strands of divine light flowed out from within the primordial source, permeating the entire Donghua Realm, which instantly became a single great entity, and a transformative, majestic power burst forth from within.

It seemed as if the entire Donghua Realm began its transformation at this moment.

Whether it was the Yin and Yang of Qiankun, or the Taiji and Sixiang, the primordial source of all things in heaven and earth increased at this moment.

This increase immediately caused the Donghua Realm's primordial source, which had already reached its limit, to rise comprehensively, triggering a qualitative change.

Zhang Jian fully sensed this change.

He could perceive that this transformation would become an extraordinarily precious foundation of wealth for any immortal or deity.

Zhang Jian had personally comprehended the multi-layered heavenly and earthly law net of the Three Sovereigns' Heavenly Realm, as well as the Dao qi net and the primordial qi wheel.

At this moment, he could also perceive that various heavenly and earthly marvelous treasures had merged into the depths of the Donghua Realm's primordial qi wheel core, instantly causing the primordial qi wheel's radiance to surge, and within it were born strand after strand of newly formed heavenly and earthly primordial qi condensations, dense and numerous, yet reorganizing the primordial qi wheel in an orderly, structured manner.

Within the primordial qi wheel, there was a unique radiance bursting forth, bearing a sense of perfection, eternity, and even the vast power of all heavens and earths wandering freely, the primordial wilderness enduring.

"It is this power!"

Deep within Zhang Jian's heart, he felt a sudden tremor; at this moment, his Mountains and Rivers State Diagram also underwent a drastic derivation, its interior likewise being a multi-layered heavenly and earthly law net, with the center being the Earth Emperor primordial qi wheel formed primarily from the Earth Emperor primordial qi.

He tried hard to remember that perfect, eternal, primordial power with the Earth Emperor Treasure Wheel, but he could never let that qi take form.

"Still far from it!"

Zhang Jian sensed the Earth Emperor Treasure Wheel gradually collapsing, and quickly dissipated that vast, eternal qi.

That qi had just appeared, and he had formed a multi-layered network of heavenly and earthly laws, which faintly showed signs of collapse.

It seemed he could not withstand the pressure of that power.

His innate primordial spirit also felt immense pressure; that power caused his Earth Emperor Primordial Spirit to suffer a great backlash, as if a terrifying force had descended deep into his Dao-heart, seeking to dismantle his primordial spirit from within.

Fortunately, at this moment, the innate spiritual treasure, the Third-Grade Creation Green Lotus, deep in his brow, burst forth with divine light, enveloping his Earth Emperor Primordial Spirit and blocking this backlash.

With the suppression of the innate spiritual treasure, the Third-Grade Creation Green Lotus, Zhang Jian could then more freely deduce and simulate the primordial source.

Zhang Jian's eyes flickered with countless purple-yellow divine lights as he tried to analyze and simulate the key point of that power.

"Is it because the myriad Dao qi derived from the Earth Emperor's primordial qi were never perfected, or perhaps because other primordial qi were missing as branches, offering support from the side!"

Zhang Jian's eyes darkened slightly as he felt he was gradually grasping part of the mystery of that great power.

With these thoughts in mind, Zhang Jian actively abandoned the pursuit of the true essence of that great power, for now that he had not yet reached the Dao Lord realm, pursuing such a level of power was meaningless.

He turned more of his attention to the changes deep within the earth.

The transformation of the deep-level great power triggered changes in many secondary networks; among them, the network dominated by earth primordial qi kept expanding under that power, as if more new earth-attribute primordial and acquired Dao qi were emerging from deep within, guarding the earth primordial qi.

For Zhang Jian, this was the most tangible benefit.

Zhang Jian's vast Earth Emperor Primordial Spirit, aided by the power of the Earth Emperor's primordial qi, carefully contemplated the changes in the earth primordial qi network; within his Mountains, Rivers, and State Diagram, many innate and acquired Dao qi were born in a short time, thus completing the Dao qi network.

At the same time, Zhang Jian noticed that as the Donghua Realm began its collective ascension, heaven and earth trembled, countless heavenly and earthly Dao laws expanded, swelled, collided, and gave birth to many spacetime rifts.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, many extradimensional heavenly demons surged in from the outside.

The outer realms were further opened into one after another massive demonic qi vortex channels, through which who knows how many powerful demon gods manifested.

However, as soon as these demon gods entered the Donghua Realm, they were instantly annihilated by the divine light of the activated Myriad Immortals Grand Formation.

Yet many terrifying extradimensional heavenly demons and extramural demon gods were fearless of death.

Or perhaps they themselves were compelled by higher-ranking terrifying demon gods to enter here, consuming the power of the Myriad Immortals Grand Formation.

The qi of slaughter spread throughout the void.

As part of the Myriad Immortals Grand Formation, the lower heaven and earth Xuanhuang fetal membrane grand formation had also been fully activated, slaughtering the extradimensional heavenly demons and extramural demon gods that had long infiltrated the earth to cause chaos.

For Zhang Jian, this posed no difficulty.

As a holy being, his cultivation was nearly boundless, let alone now being able to draw upon the power of the earth's sacred apertures, using the might of the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Grand Formation to slay enemies.

The only problem was that Zhang Jian had to be careful that the spacetime rifts before him were not locked onto by other extradimensional heavenly demons and extramural demon gods.

But if an extramural demon god were to come through here, it would surely discover a pleasant surprise.

Zhang Jian now wholeheartedly contemplated the changes in the earth Dao qi network, the earth-attribute Dao qi network, and even the Nine Underworlds Dao qi network.

He could sense that, with the changes in the multi-layered heavenly and earthly laws network, the number of spiritual apertures, spiritual veins, and dragon veins in the earth was increasing; the earth's density, gravity, and pull were changing, and as a circulation, it was invisibly tempering the earth, and indeed all living beings in the Donghua Realm.

This was a great creation.

Countless beings of the Donghua Realm benefited from this, achieving collective ascension.

Zhang Jian was also stunned at this moment.

Such creation was simply astonishing.

Zhang Jian could imagine that if the Donghua Realm truly succeeded in ascension, the benefits obtainable by the myriad immortals and gods would exceed even the gods' expectations.

Zhang Jian could now sense that, as one layer after another of new earth-attribute, earth-property, and Nine Underworlds-attribute innate and acquired Dao qi were successfully analyzed by him, his understanding of the profound mysteries of earthly laws was rapidly increasing.

The Dao knows no bounds!

Zhang Jian recalled this term.

Zhang Jian suppressed his thoughts; at this moment, he also paid no heed to the commotion above his head.

Above the firmament, as more and more demon realm channels were penetrated, already not a few demon kings of immense cultivation from beyond the realm had manifested, now driving many demon gods from outside to interfere with the Donghua Realm's ascension.

That battlefield was too perilous; Zhang Jian also had no intention of going to fight such a high-level engagement. He now only needed to remain faithful to his duty and uphold the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Grand Formation.

Still, Zhang Jian did divert a portion of his mental energy to monitor the broader situation of the Donghua Realm's ascension; should the Donghua Realm's ascension fail and it fall into the demon realm, he would have to escape.

Anything is possible.

Behind his head, a blue moon appeared, within which faintly appeared the various slaughter transformations from the depths of the void.

It was the second-grade eternal immortal treasure, the Lotus King Treasure Mirror.

At this moment, Zhang Jian's heart stirred, yet he saw that in the distance beyond Jingcui Cliff, countless yellow spring demon lights appeared, instantly transforming into a flood rushing toward Jingcui Cliff.

It was a group of hidden demonic cultivators from within the realm who had set their sights on the Shu Mountain Sword Sect on Jingcui Cliff.

Deep within the earth's sacred apertures, at this moment a sword light transformed into a round mirror appearing before Zhang Jian; he saw a youthful immortal holding a sword, heroic and graceful, bow to him.

"Please, Emperor, come forth and sweep away the great enemy!"

This was the sect master of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, Shi Ying Daoist.

It was rumored that this Shi Ying Daoist was born from a primordial spirit stone, his innate physique abnormally strong, nearly that of an innate deity.

After being guided by the Changmei Dao Lord, upon becoming an immortal he became a key cultivation target of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, and ultimately, in the struggle, became the sect master of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect in the Donghua Realm.

His cultivation had already reached the level of Taiyi True Numbers.

Such cultivation among the immortals was also exceptionally pleasing to the eye.

In the earth's sacred apertures, Zhang Jian spoke calmly.

"This matter is already known to this sovereign; you, junior, need not worry!"

Shi Ying Daoist clasped his hands, and his heart also eased.

Within the earth's sacred apertures, Zhang Jian slowly rose; with a wave of his hand, a Xuanhuang-colored long banner appeared in his hand, and deep within the earth, a high altar emerged.

The altar was covered with countless runes condensed from earth primordial qi; as he gently waved the Xuanhuang-colored long banner in his hand, rolling Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang power surged from the earth, instantly transforming into a vast Xuanhuang vortex sweeping heaven and earth, enveloping the void.

Deep in the void, the rolling yellow spring demon clouds surged forward, within which faintly could be seen demons escorting a terrifying demon god whose entire body was enveloped in boundless yellow spring qi.

This terrifying demon god radiated eternal light and brilliance all over its body, but the aura it emitted was still far less terrifying than that of a true demon lord.

Obviously, it was a fragment of the primordial spirit of an outer-realm demon lord.

Although the Donghua Realm attracted countless immortals and gods in its brief opening, gathering immeasurable resources, it also concealed great hidden dangers.

Similar incarnations of demon lords, and perhaps even their true forms, who knows how many are hidden?

If they erupt at a critical moment, it could be extremely deadly.

Simply relying on the Myriad Immortals Grand Formation to conclude things—no one knows if it can fully succeed.

Zhang Jian's mind flashed with numerous thoughts.

Yet, as his gaze fell, the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Grand Formation had already enveloped the myriad demon clouds flying in from the void; with just one shockwave, countless demon heads were crushed into minced meat.

But then he saw a beam of Yellow Springs demon light surge forth, winding and flowing, actually piercing through the endless void, heading straight for the Earth Ancestral Aperture where Zhang Jian stood.

A beam of eternal-level demon light, like thunder, had not yet arrived when Zhang Jian felt a chill at the spot between his brows.

Wherever his gaze reached, it seemed as if heaven and earth had turned into turbid Yellow Springs, polluting everything.

That 'foul stench' was even worse than the Weak Water of the Nine Heavens!