Chapter 562: Heavenly Emperor's Offspring (4K)

Zhang Jian had many thoughts flashing through his mind, but he naturally would not give up this opportunity.

So far, he had never heard of any mishap occurring at the Yaochi banquet.

Since there was no danger to his life, he did not mind striving for one or two of these benefits.

Moreover, Zhang Jian had clearly heard earlier that if he could enter the top ten, he could appropriately propose a condition to the Yaochi Holy Mother.

Whether he could take advantage of the opportunity to directly spread the Earth Emperor's primordial qi to govern the myriad heavenly realms under the Heavenly Court, and even to realms beyond the world.

At this moment, Zhang Jian noticed that after hearing the Yaochi Holy Mother's voice, some of the Yaochi immortals voluntarily withdrew, though only a very few.

Seeing the immortals make up their minds, the resonant Dao sounds stagnating in the depths of the great 'lake' reappeared.

When the myriad Dao sounds first descended, for the myriad 'fish' in the lake, they were like heavenly music; after absorbing many Dao sounds, the light emitted by many 'fish' became increasingly clear and bright, obviously having gained something from the myriad Dao sounds.

Zhang Jian was also one of the quietly growing 'school of fish'.

The myriad Dao sounds flowing in contained myriad kinds of wondrous primordial qi; although he could not directly absorb them to aid his cultivation, he could integrate them into the myriad fifth-rank immortal arts he mastered.

The fifth-rank immortal arts transformed into primordial qi foundations, evolving toward 'Dao Arts', which continuously nourished the Earth Emperor's primordial spirit, causing it to grow steadily.

Zhang Jian delighted in this; his Earth Emperor primordial spirit had enormous growth potential, and at this moment, like a dry sponge, it continuously absorbed the profound mysteries of myriad heavenly Dao laws.

These fifth-rank immortal arts, in their transformation, would also reciprocally nourish his natal immortal art, the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram, thereby enhancing his foundation.

Zhang Jian delighted in this, yet many gradually felt a tremendous impact, becoming uncomfortable.

Some immortals gradually felt that their Dao-heart and the Dao-resonance their primordial spirits could bear had reached their limit.

Moreover, as more and more profound mysteries of heavenly Dao laws surged upon them, it was like demonic sounds pouring into the ears.

Gradually becoming a burden on the primordial spirit, Dao-heart, and Dao-fruit.

Continuing to listen to the Dao, these great Dao laws suddenly surged like a flood into the Dao-fruit, causing the Dao-fruit's Qingyun to become less stable, with a risk of being unable to bear the load.

Yet they could not avoid it.

Hundreds of Dao sounds had tremendous penetrating power; even if their cultivation was profound, they could not avoid them.

At this moment, Zhang Jian still had some strength left; he also noticed this scene—some weaker Taiyi Heavenly Immortals, Taiyi True Number-level immortals and gods were like fragile Dao-qi networks.

Innumerable heavenly Dao patterns covered them, and the Dao-qi network centered on the Dao-fruit immediately began to collapse.

This involved the core Dao-fruit.

One after another, the 'fish' gradually fell into madness, began to frenziedly swim in the water, and gradually moved toward collapse.

But Zhang Jian saw that some large-bodied 'fish', upon seeing this scene, immediately ferociously surged forward and devoured those 'small fish' that had fallen into madness.

With each devouring, the light on their bodies became noticeably brighter.

"Can they still be devoured?"

Zhang Jian sensed this scene and was momentarily surprised.

At this moment, a jet-black giant carp swam up beside him, swaying its tail.

"Daoist Zhang, what are you hesitating for? This is an excellent opportunity for us to widen the gap in the early stage!"

That was the Black Dragon God Spirit, Ze Longjun!

Only his voice continued to be heard.

"Rest assured, these wandering fish are merely illusions simulated by the Yaochi Holy Land; devouring them causes no loss to immortals and gods, but we can increase a portion of pure soul essence and have a chance to glimpse part of the pure Dao-qi laws' wondrous mysteries—this is the Dao-qi origin law directly filtered by the Yaochi Holy Land, of great benefit to us!"

Zhang Jian glanced at this Black Dragon God and noticed that this Black Dragon God seemed intent on befriending him.

This made him feel somewhat strange.

But he did not dwell on it.

Many immortals and gods with divine bodies were willing to befriend him.

There were many enemies, but also many friends.

"Thank you, Dragon Lord!"

Zhang Jian's form instantly turned into a streak of light, locking onto a nearby seven-colored variegated small fish; this small fish was in a half-mad state, struggling, and was swallowed by Zhang Jian in one gulp.

After swallowing it, Zhang Jian instantly felt a pure soul essence power being devoured by his Earth Emperor primordial spirit, with no abnormality, directly causing his manifested red dragon-fish form to lengthen by several units, while simultaneously a pure Dao-qi law's wondrous mystery merged into the depths of his primordial spirit.

That was an earth-attribute Dao-qi law.

This earth-attribute law was extremely loyal and solemn, like a great mountain, majestic and robust.

It appeared to be a star lord of the earth attribute, or perhaps a star lord of the mountain god lineage.

Although Zhang Jian had already comprehended most of the wondrous aspects of this earth-attribute Dao-qi law, many ingenious ideas within still made him feel it was quite valuable.

"This Yaochi is indeed a good place!"

Zhang Jian could not help but think this in his heart.

After devouring one fish, it greatly helped him perfect the Earth Emperor's primordial qi and evolve the primordial qi Dao-fruit; if he devoured more, could he save much time?

Zhang Jian suddenly felt his interest greatly increase; he again locked onto a distant, defenseless fish and silently concealed himself past it.

Zhang Jian discovered that his innate divine art, the Golden Lotus Subtle Breath Technique, could actually be used in such an environment.

……

By the Yaochi, as the true Yaochi opened, layer upon layer of invisible heavenly Dao patterns flowed out from within, like a flood bursting forth.

At this moment, the Yaochi Dao Lords and some attending female immortals all appeared by the Yaochi to watch the spectacle.

Tai Su Dao Lord, Tai Ming Dao Lord, Tai Yan Dao Lord, Fu Rong Dao Lord, Tian Yue Dao Lord all appeared beside Qing Xia Dao Lord, while beside them were seven slender, graceful female immortals, clad in various colors of heavenly-woven gauze, dignified in form, or bright and lovely, or gorgeous and radiant.

There were also many famous female immortals of Yaochi, such as the attendant female immortal Dong Shuangcheng, as well as Ma Gu, Jin Hua, Mu Dan, and others.

Bai Hua, Bai Cao, and Bai Gu were in the second echelon.

The myriad female immortals chirped and warbled; at this moment, they all gazed into the depths of Yaochi, watching the fish twist in the water below, or dive into deep water to fight, all with attentive expressions.

At this moment, within Yaochi, strands of immortal light flew out from within, instantly landing on the Yaochi jade steps, touching the glabella of the immortals participating in the banquet.

These were the immortals and gods who first lost eligibility to compete.

"Bi Xia also suffered misfortune; in the first wave, she encountered a cunning fellow, was driven out of the competition, otherwise, given her cultivation, she would not necessarily have been eliminated so quickly!"

Behind her, the green-clad female immortal at this moment gazed into the depths of the Jade Pool, the corner of her mouth bearing a somewhat strange smile.

And upon one of the immortal seats in the Jade Pool, a female immortal dressed in emerald-green robes wore an expression of helplessness, also somewhat annoyed.

At this moment, her eyes also fell upon the depths of the Jade Pool.

She is the Goddess of Mount Tai, Bixia Yuanjun.

However, she is no longer the old Grandmother of Mount Tai; rather, she is another female immortal who has inherited the title of Bixia Yuanjun.

Of course, she likewise hails from the mighty divine lineage of the Five Sacred Emperors.

The Hundred Flowers Fairy, hearing the words of the green-clad female immortal nearby, spoke at once.

"Bixia Yuanjun has only recently returned to her position, her cultivation weakened somewhat, and cannot compare to the other ancient immortals and gods!"

"He is certainly not some ancient immortal or god!"

The green-clad female immortal let out a light snort.

Upon hearing this, the Hundred Flowers Fairy's eyes flickered slightly, yet she did not continue speaking, merely giving a light smile.

At this moment, the Tai Su Dao Jun ahead spoke.

"After all, being of a divine constitution, innate potential is immense!"

At this moment, the Tai Su Dao Jun gazed toward the Qingxia Dao Jun and said.

"Qingxia, I have heard that the Lingyuan Emperor is still your 'descendant'—is this truly the case?"

She did not avoid the question in the slightest.

Several other Jade Pool Dao Jun twitched their eyes slightly, also turning their gazes over.

Qingxia Dao Jun's mouth corner twitched slightly; she had not expected this matter to spread so quickly throughout the Jade Pool.

After some thought, she also chose not to conceal it.

"The Lingyuan Emperor comes from the Zhou Shan Realm, surnamed Zhang. When I was reincarnated in the Zhou Shan Realm back then, I had considerable affinity with one of the Zhang clan chiefs, and through a fortunate coincidence, we formed a special karmic bond, so that branch of the Zhang lineage has included my name in their ancestral shrine!"

"Zhou Shan Realm, Zhang clan?"

Upon hearing this, several Dao Jun exchanged glances, especially the Tai Su Dao Jun, whose brows involuntarily furrowed.

"I recall that the karmic bond you formed was……"

Speaking to this point, the Tai Su Dao Jun's voice trailed off slightly, then cut off abruptly.

Merely gazing over, the Qingxia Dao Jun gave a slight nod, clearly affirming her guess.

Naturally, the other several Dao Jun also clearly understood Qingxia Dao Jun's rise.

This matter has long been a topic of lively discussion deep within the Heavenly Court.

Otherwise, Qingxia Dao Jun would not have been able to oversee the Lan Tai Dao Palace even before attaining the Great Dao, and furthermore be highly valued by the two supreme beings.

"Ah, so that's how it is!"

The Fuyong Dao Jun also wore an expression of surprise.

At this moment, the seven female immortals also seemed somewhat strange; the green-clad female immortal spoke in a deep voice.

"Then, if that is the case, would he not……"

The red-clad female immortal pulled her aside, gently shaking her head at her.

She had other concerns.

That person naturally would not be anyone else, but the current Master of the Heavenly Court, the foremost of the Six Sovereigns.

The Supreme Jade Emperor of the Golden Gate of Heaven, the Great Heavenly Lord Who Pardons Sins, the Profound Heaven Exalted One!

Merely, the Jade Emperor wanders through the realms, having endured countless calamities, and his offspring are also numerous, but the Jade Emperor largely does not pay them much heed, merely leaving them to naturally propagate, live and die.

Even if a clan is exterminated, the Jade Emperor does not specially intervene.

Except for these seven fairy maidens, whose destinies are special, they were brought into the Heavenly Court and ennobled as princesses.

Since the Jade Emperor never formally conferred titles upon them, they actually have no need to make a fuss.

Who knows whether that Great Heavenly Lord will or will not mind this relationship.

At this moment, the immortals once again turned their gazes toward the Jade Pool.

In the Jade Pool, after undergoing the initial batch of eliminations, the fish have become few in number, and some of the fish have become alert, employing secret arts to hide.

But a portion of the 'ferocious and domineering' existences, on the contrary, actively employ secret arts to search everywhere.

This portion that actively searches for the most part possesses formidable strength.

And they do not fear the increasingly scorching Dao sounds overhead.

Zhang Jian is one of them.

Just now, taking advantage of the opportunity, he devoured not a few of the dazed, frenzied fish; at this moment, the manifested dragon-fish is huge in size, its entire body crimson-gold, the crimson-gold dragon scales resembling the golden light of the sun hanging down, extraordinarily intense.

Moreover, he is elusive and unpredictable.

The innate divine art of the Golden Lotus Subtle Breath Method is particularly advantageous in such an environment.

Zhang Jian's vast Earth Emperor primordial spirit continuously utilizes the flow of spacetime to search for surrounding targets, while he secretly employs the River Chart numerology.

The radiance of the Infinite River Chart flows around his body, and after a moment, it locks onto a large fish hidden beneath the undercurrent.

That is a large fish whose entire body is golden yellow, likewise plump and sturdy.

Its size is hardly different from Zhang Jian's, likewise about a zhang in length.

"This immortal friend, pardon the offense, I borrow your life for a moment!"

As the words fell, Zhang Jian transformed into a streak of crimson-gold light and directly collided forth.

The defenders hide beneath the Nine Earths, the attackers move upon the Nine Heavens.

Upon hearing this, the golden-yellow large fish also did not show weakness, directly rushing forward with its fleshly body to collide.

The two fish violently collided; Zhang Jian, relying on that layer of special diamond-like dragon scales, nevertheless sent the opponent flying backward.

At this moment, the immortals' eyes were all drawn to it.

In the Jade Pool, many 'fish' fought each other, many killing techniques could not be used, only innate divine abilities, divine authority, and some special Dao-heart immortal methods could provide certain enhancement to oneself.

In the end, it still depends on one's primordial spirit, Dao-heart, and one's own way of using power.

This is not simply a slaughter using the bodies of aquatic beings.

What is being compared is multifaceted foundation.

Undoubtedly, in this comparison Zhang Jian occupies an absolute advantage; the diamond-like radiance on his body surface is extremely solid, seemingly immune to Dao-heart-type immortal arts, and when striking back, it can shatter the opponent's scales.

Under the special heavenly Dao laws of the Jade Pool, once defense is broken, one's cultivation will drain a hundred times faster, quickly entering a weak state, then being defeated and devoured by the opponent.

After the golden-yellow fish was pierced through by diamond-like dragon scales, it was instantly torn apart by Zhang Jian's physique and devoured with great relish.

After devouring this golden-yellow fish, Zhang Jian's ten-zhang-long physique began to further expand, approaching thirty zhang in length, his entire body covered in radiant red-gold dragon scales, within which countless ancestral Qi Dao patterns flickered.

Many immortals and gods fixed their gazes on Zhang Jian, noticing the diamond-like radiance on his manifested 'fish body', secretly speculating, but most Dao Lords merely thought it was a special primordial spirit protective immortal light.

Only Dao Lord Qingxia clearly understood in his heart that it was a special innate quality inherent in Zhang Jian's primordial spirit.

Naturally tough and extraordinarily fierce.

And as cultivation evolves continuously, it transforms on its own.

A remarkably astonishing innate trait.

This innate quality is probably far stronger than her forbidden physique.

After devouring that golden-yellow fish, the Dao sounds circulating in the Jade Pool's air suddenly increased by a level.

As if upon the originally surging 'lake', suddenly divine might descended from above, shining down into the depths of the 'lake'.

The remaining 'fish' in the 'lake' not only had to face the increasingly solid penetrating Dao sounds, but also the pressure of the Dao Lords and competition among their kind.

In the 'lake', everything suddenly fell silent.

The 'fish' participating in the contest in the 'lake' were almost all immortals and gods below Dao Lord level; Dao Lord-level powerhouses did not descend to participate.

At this moment, in the deep undercurrents, Zhang Jian suddenly felt that an additional layer of heavy pressure had appeared in the depths of the Jade Pool; under this pressure, these 'fish' seemed to be clad in terrifying gravity, even causing a sensation of suffocation.

Moreover, those penetrating Dao sounds made people extremely uncomfortable.

Those Dao sounds not only contained increasingly complex 'knowledge,' but also many aggressive imprints; if one carelessly came into contact with them, they would evolve Dao Lord laws in the depths of the sea of consciousness to oppose it.

Zhang Jian saw some 'fish' manifesting, revealing their white bellies.

This was due to inability to withstand such attack, thus appearing as 'fainting'!

Zhang Jian, however, felt no pressure at all.

After slight adaptation, he instantly transformed into flowing light and rushed forward.

Such benefits, he naturally could not give up.

Not only him, but also some immortals and gods with resilient primordial spirits and Dao-hearts swiftly emerged from the darkness, secretly competing.

Zhang Jian sensed that these 'big fish' were far larger than himself, possibly having already taken several steps on the Dao Lord path.

At this moment, in the Bright Hall Pavilion, on the two supreme divine thrones, the two exalted ones sat side by side, discussing Dao with the many Dao Lords in the field, holding the initiative, and also noticed the movements in the 'Jade Pool'.

The two Heavenly Lords remained expressionless from beginning to end, as if taking everything into their eyes; deep in their pupils lay only ancient majesty and solemnity.

It seemed nothing could shake their hearts.