Chapter 554

Lian Shan Dao Jun's figure appeared in the void in quick succession, his eyes filled with anger.

The demon lord of the Black Abyss Demon Realm actually abducted Ji Cheng right under his nose!

Zhang Jian's figure appeared in quick succession, his expression calm, seeing Lian Shan Dao Jun's changing facial expression, he knew Ji Cheng's abduction would affect both of them.

Not only was one of the main formation masters missing from the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Grand Formation.

The Sheng Huang Clan would probably also bear the brunt of the anger.

However, Zhang Jian didn't care; Lian Shan Dao Jun, as a Dao Jun, failed to protect Ji Cheng, and he, a newly entered Taiyi Great Perfection realm immortal god, had even less chance of retrieving Ji Cheng from the hands of a Black Abyss Realm demon lord.

Lian Shan Dao Jun's expression shifted for a moment, then he turned to Zhang Jian and said.

"Ling Yuan Dao Friend, I will now split off a Dao Jun incarnation to preside over the Southern Earth Ancestral Aperture in my stead; we two should still try to minimize our true bodies going out, to prevent accidents!"

Zhang Jian nodded.

This is truly a time when great things are about to be accomplished; to lose one's life at this moment would truly be not worth it.

Ji Cheng was abducted, and the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Grand Formation was inevitably affected to some extent, the formation's operating speed slowed down.

But with Lian Shan Dao Jun presiding over the formation, he could still temporarily hold the earth in check.

Zhang Jian was also mobilizing the authority of the Earth Emperor, assisting Lian Shan Dao Jun to smoothly manage the earth's spiritual veins as much as possible.

Zhang Jian dispatched some Xu Xu Ling Shen into the earth to repair it, while simultaneously stationing a portion of the lost immortal god-seated earth spiritual apertures, the earth ancestral veins.

However, with the absence of the true body taking action, the speed of repairing the earth still slowed down considerably.

But this is still much better than doing nothing and waiting to die.

After Ji Cheng was seized, powerful extraterritorial demon lords appeared on the earth, and even the likelihood of hostile Dao Jun increased; those powerful Dao Jun also knew that the situation in the Donghua Realm was about to be settled, so they changed their attitudes, trying to reap some gains from the Donghua Realm before withdrawing.

Even if the Donghua Realm could successfully ascend in the future, they would still do their utmost to reduce the Donghua Realm's growth potential.

And this scene was naturally witnessed by the various Tai Qing Tian Dao Jun in the depths of the void.

One of them, dressed in Tai Xu immortal robes, with a unique and outstanding aura, swept his gaze downward and said calmly.

"Chun Yang, you continue to preside over the Wan Xian Grand Formation; I will lock onto one of them, assist you in first slaying one person, kill the chicken to scare the monkey!"

Chun Yang Dao Jun, upon hearing this, raised his sword and said.

"Good, Nan Hua Senior Brother, I'll show you the way!"

He swung his sword, setting the Wan Xian Grand Formation in motion; the great formation shifted stars and moved constellations, the universe inverted, and Nan Hua Xian Ren's figure was enveloped by the power of the Wan Xian Grand Formation, appearing instantly above the earth.

On this earth, a Daoist wearing a strange Dao robe, holding a divine banner in his hand, was waving the divine banner to release countless bizarre insect plagues, frantically devouring an immortal city before his eyes.

The immortal city's spiritual light flowed, majestic and vast, obviously a renowned large immortal city within the Donghua Realm.

Otherwise, it would not be able to withstand that ocean-like insect swarm.

This is a Dao Jun, the Wan Gu Dao Jun, a disciple of the Pang Wang Zu Shi under the heretical sect.

He herds the insect swarm; these insects can form arrays and also transform into unique eternal immortal arts, extraordinarily terrifying.

Wherever he passes, everything turns to white.

"Wan Gu, your time has come!"

At this moment, in the depths of the void, a cold voice came.

The face of the Wan Gu Dao Jun, who was attacking the Furong Immortal City, changed drastically in an instant, and a surge of intense cold arose in his heart.

The Pang Wang Divine Banner in his palm instantly waved, as if a vast and immortal power split the void, fiercely slashing toward the void.

But countless butterflies were seen fluttering and dancing in the depths of the void.

Those pink, gold, and gray butterflies, colorful as they were, were sliced by the golden immortal light from his hand, instantly shattered, appearing fragile and pitiful.

Yet Wan Gu Dao Jun remained on high alert, knowing he had encountered a terrifying Dao Jun from the Tai Qing Tian Realm.

Nan Hua Dao Jun.

This Nan Hua Dao Jun can be said to be one of the most dangerous Dao Jun in the Tai Qing Tian Realm.

Not only is his cultivation formidable, second only to the Dao Zun, but the various immortal arts he displays are strange and unfathomable.

At this moment, he struck first, not to confront the opponent directly, but more to flee.

The Pang Wang Divine Banner in his hand transformed into strands of unique Pang Wang ancestral qi flowing out, as if giving birth to countless ancestral qi insects, devouring heaven and earth.

The vast ancestral qi strange insects, as if gods were born between heaven and earth, could devour all things in their path, including those butterflies.

What made Wan Gu Dao Jun change color was that those butterflies swept in, yet became more and more numerous.

The more they devoured, the larger they grew.

Moreover, countless gold and gray butterflies flew and raced in, like celestial blades intertwining, turning around to slash apart the many Pang Wang qi insects he had released, and then slashing fiercely toward him.

The void was filled with a network of terrifying killing intent formed by countless butterflies flying and racing, intertwining.

Wan Gu Dao Jun's eyes showed slight shock; he and Nan Hua Dao Jun were vastly different in cultivation, and he could not withstand such a terrifying killing move.

He waved the Pang Wang Divine Banner, hurriedly activating another body-protection secret art within the Pang Wang Divine Banner.

Countless strands of ancestral qi immortal light flowed out, giving birth to countless gu insects that instantly crawled all over his body, and his body surface also emerged with rings of black light.

The black light continued to expand, countless dense black gu insects crawling all over layer after layer; upon close inspection, each black gu insect had a unique Dao pattern on its back, combining to possess an indestructible, imperishable power.

This is the secret art of the Pang Wang Old Ancestor.

Wan Gu Dao Jun has great confidence in this art.

But then, countless dreamlike lights slashed from around him, and in an instant his expression froze, yet he saw countless white traces appear on the countless black Pang Wang Tian Xin secret armor covering his body, and in an instant his entire figure violently shattered into countless fragments.

In the depths of the void, the true body of Nan Hua Dao Jun gradually emerged from the void, holding an ancient-style long sword in his hand.

He coldly gazed upon this scene.

Even if Pang Wang Old Ancestor stood before him, he would not dare to be so arrogant, let alone a mere Wan Gu Dao Jun.

But in that instant, a vast Hong Meng immortal light flowed on the black-gold Pang Wang Divine Banner, and in a moment it rolled up the scattered essence and qi of the shattered Wan Gu Dao Jun, instantly transforming into a black-gold divine light that fiercely slashed toward Nan Hua Dao Jun.

"Senior Pang Wang, I thought your cultivation was far deeper than this!"

Nan Hua Dao Jun, however, raised his hand, and the long sword in his hand split forth a sword light that shattered the black-gold divine light, the sword light in his hand dancing into a wheel, instantly transforming into a vast sword wheel that slashed out.

Under this sword light, it seemed as if the entire Donghua cosmos was split open by the sword light; even the primordial qi of heaven and earth, the transformations of all things, could not escape annihilation by the sword light.

"Hmph!"

From the depths of the black-gold divine light came a cold snort, yet in an instant it transformed into a stream of light that shattered the sword light; as the two figures entwined and clashed, they suddenly plunged into the depths of the firmament.

In the earth's primordial aperture of the Purple Prefecture, Zhang Jian's Earth Emperor divine sense clearly reflected this scene in his mind, yet his eyes trembled.

These Dao Lords exchanging blows—any single strike far surpassed the scope of mere composite immortal arts; truly beyond his imagination.

"The power of Dao Lords cannot be calculated for now..."

Zhang Jian secretly mused in his heart, yet he did not feel any discouragement or fear because of this; instead, he felt more anticipation.

However, Zhang Jian also clearly understood that having reached his current cultivation level, what was needed was not lofty ambition, but to steadily tread the path beneath his feet.

He would one day possess such mighty power, even surpassing them.

After the two Dao Lords departed,

Zhang Jian became even more cautious.

Even the Lian Shan Dao Lord was unusually steady, no longer lightly revealing his true form.

The Wan Gu Dao Lord's true form being slain also deterred the other extradimensional demon gods, demon lords, and even demon Dao Lords within the Myriad Immortal Formation.

At this moment, the celestial dimension's radiance above completely submerged the earth, penetrating deep into the lowest depths of the earth's netherworld subspace.

Numerous immortals and demons, seeing this, immediately began seeking ways to break free from the Myriad Immortal Formation, attempting to withdraw from the Donghua Realm.

The Dao Lords of the Tai Qing lineage, upon seeing this, quickly reached a consensus in a short time.

Let some strong ones go, devour some strong ones, mainly encircling the extradimensional demon lords and demon Dao Lords within the Myriad Immortal Formation.

As for the immortals and demons who came out to interfere and cause chaos, they were selectively surrounded and slaughtered.

This was to avoid a trapped beast's fight finally resulting in casualties.

The immortals prepared to settle accounts after the Donghua Realm ascended in dimension.

As for the immortals and demons within the Myriad Immortal Formation, it was their own misfortune.

Having entered the formation, naturally they need not fear the immortals and demons engaging in a trapped beast's fight.

They ought to be completely slaughtered.

The entire Myriad Immortal Formation grew stronger as the Donghua Realm gradually adapted to the power of the celestial dimension, receiving primordial support.

Within the Heavenly Earth Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Formation, Zhang Jian also knew the most dangerous time had already passed; what followed would be rebirth.

He and the Lian Shan Dao Lord exerted their utmost to maintain the Heavenly Earth Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Formation while continuously merging with the power of the earth's primordial source, thereby comprehending the myriad mysteries of the earth's primordial source transformation.

At this moment, Zhang Jian could sense that, as countless high-dimensional powers were tempered, the earth's circulation strengthened layer by layer, making the vast earth increasingly substantial, vast, and coherent; the earth's vitality and creative capacity also greatly increased.

Tracing back to its root, the deep-layer structure of the earth's primordial qi wheel was changing, with various primordial qi merging in, giving rise to many acquired primordial qi, innate dao qi, and acquired dao qi, making the structure of the earth's primordial qi wheel more solid.

He transformed from a single three-dimensional structure into a complex three-dimensional structure that even Zhang Jian found difficult to analyze.

In Zhang Jian's eyes, this was the manifestation of the Great Dao.

It could also be called the continual transformation of the Great Dao's structure.

Its essence bore some similarity to the Earth Emperor Dao Seal he had condensed.

This left a deep impression on Zhang Jian.

Thanks to this, the talismanic structure of his natal immortal art, the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram, was continuously optimized and perfected, especially the third layer of the primordial qi wheel, which gradually evolved into a purple-yellow dragon-like state, and moreover a three-dimensional dragon form.

With the adjustments, Zhang Jian felt that this immortal art faintly bore a radiance transcending fate.

It unknowingly possessed a hint of impending transformation.

Just as the ascension of the Donghua Realm.

It then transcended the bonds of fate, able to sever fate and shatter all spacetime constraints.

Zhang Jian sensed this change, his eyes slightly brightening.

Reaching this state with his natal immortal art indicated that his cultivation had advanced extraordinarily during this period; once all immortal arts were perfected, he would surpass the ordinary Taiyi Great Perfection realm.

Upon initially achieving Taiyi Great Perfection, having such progress, Zhang Jian also deeply felt that this journey had truly brought immense benefit.

Ten or twenty years of bitter seclusion might not equal ten or twenty thousand years of hard cultivation.

But Zhang Jian also knew such an opportunity was truly possible only through the convergence of heaven, earth, and humanity.

Without reliance, background, blessings, connections, or even sufficient personal strength, it might be impossible to squeeze into the high-end circle of these Dao Lords and reap benefits by following them.

"It is also due to the ancestor's effort..."

Zhang Jian secretly mused in his heart, of course also due to his own wisdom.

Similar to Ji Cheng, who was not skilled at avoiding misfortune and seeking fortune, yet still met a dead end—let alone gaining benefits, even his life was gone...

Outside the Donghua Realm, countless dimensional frictions formed rolling thunderclouds; at this moment, the immense destructive thunderclouds were dissipating, and a new power was emerging from the periphery of the Donghua Realm, gradually resembling the vast celestial dimensions of many heavenly realms, giving rise to a new dimensional structure.

As high-dimensional power entered this realm, it transformed into rolling heavenly earth Great Dao primordial source, pouring fully into the depths of this realm to nourish the shattered Donghua Realm.

This allowed the stars in the deep firmament of the Donghua Realm to begin regenerating; Taiji, yin and yang, the two modalities, four symbols, five elements, and indeed all powers between heaven and earth were undergoing renewed revival.

At this time, the Myriad Immortal Formation received support from the primordial source of heaven and earth liberated by the Donghua Realm, causing its power to surge violently.

The immortals and demons inside who could not escape in time were instantly suppressed, or else slain by the various Dao Lords.

As the Donghua Realm formally entered the celestial dimension, boundless merit and vital energy intertwined above it, forming shapes.

Though the amount of merit was not great, streams of vital energy transformed into torrents falling from the Donghua celestial heaven, enveloping the numerous immortals and deities within the Myriad Immortal Formation.

This was the feedback and nourishment from a newly born celestial heaven to the numerous immortals and deities.

Within the Heavenly Earth Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Formation, Zhang Jian also received a portion of vital energy belonging to himself.

The amount of this vital energy was truly not small—at least already one-third of the achievement required to become the Holy King of the Zhou Mountain Realm.

This vital energy descended and was immediately seized by the Three-Grade Spirit Treasure, the Creation Green Lotus, suppressing it to prevent dissipation.

Zhang Jian's eyes flickered; he gazed toward the firmament, where the several Dao Lords serving as the main formation at this moment held the lion's share; he could see the torrent-like river of vital energy divided among more than ten Dao Lords, with the largest torrent falling into the central Taiyi Great Formation at the hub.

It seemed to have fallen upon the Pure Yang Dao Lord.

Zhang Jian didn't envy it; he was already extremely satisfied with the great fortune he had obtained.

At the same time, a stream of merit and virtue golden light descended from the heavens, falling into his Dao Fruit Auspicious Clouds, dyeing them with a thick layer of auspicious golden light.

Zhang Jian noticed that this merit was something many immortals and gods did not possess!

He thought it should be the merit he earned from repairing the land of the Donghua Celestial Realm.

But this was only the beginning.

Yet deep within the celestial realm's dimensions, another vast celestial fortune coalesced into a long river that enveloped the Donghua Celestial Realm.

This was the celestial realm's reward for the many immortals and gods who assisted the Donghua Realm in its ascension as a whole.

The ascension of one realm was equivalent to reopening a realm within the celestial realm's dimensions.

It was even greater than the merit of reopening a realm.

Because with this newly formed celestial realm came the complete civilization of ascension, which also indirectly strengthened the celestial realm's dimensions.

Only then did one see the magnificent river of fortune descend, and streams of fortune rivers fell again.

Gazing upon this scene, the immortals and gods within the Myriad Immortals Array looked up toward the heavens.

Just a glance, and many immortals and gods, even the Dao Monarch himself, couldn't help but flash a look of shock in their eyes.