Chapter 574: Profound Ice Divine Seat (4K)

He immediately decided to activate all the hidden agents and assassins left in the Eternal Ice Fortress.

Since he was going to cause trouble, he naturally wanted to cause an earth-shaking disturbance, so that the other side would have no chance to act against him.

With a wave of his hand, streams of divine light flew out.

But just then, his expression suddenly changed as he saw the divine light he had sent out seemingly trapped in an endless spacetime labyrinth, unable to find its target.

"This..."

He instantly realized something was wrong, lifted his head to gaze into the depths of the void, and tried to recall these messages, only to see streams of purple-yellow divine light flying out from the void—yet they were delayed in the void, even suppressing everything.

Vast divine power erupted unreservedly from the purple-yellow divine light, and every inch of void beneath it was filled with a suffocating force.

At the same time, a figure slowly emerged from the void.

Witch Pure Immortal Lord stared warily at this figure, his face somewhat grim.

"Heavenly Lord, what are you doing?"

Zhang Jian glanced at Witch Pure with indifferent eyes, then spoke calmly.

"Just now, a demon infiltrated the Eternal Ice Prison, attempting to open it. I suspect there is an internal traitor within the Eternal Ice Fortress colluding with him!"

"Please, General Witch Pure, do not go anywhere—wait for me to uncover the truth!"

Witch Pure Immortal Lord's face was grim, and his heart was even more secretly startled.

That extraday heavenly demon had been suppressed so quickly, and now even more so blocked directly by Zhang Jian—if the other side were careful, he could not possibly leave a single trace.

He might even be exposed very soon.

A hint of solemnity flickered in the depths of his eyes.

"You have no evidence—you cannot arbitrarily detain other immortals and gods!"

"If I had evidence, you would already be dead!"

Zhang Jian's expression remained calm.

He then turned his gaze toward Witch Pure.

"But it doesn't matter—evidence will soon appear!"

Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon the streams of messages being sent out.

These messages had been imbued with various secret arts and professional encryption methods.

Clearly, Witch Pure Immortal Lord was very cautious.

But this does not matter—once his assassins and hidden agents are found, we can use secret arts to extract the information, and soon we will understand exactly what Witch Pure Immortal Lord intends to do.

At this moment, Zhang Jian stared at Witch Pure Immortal Lord with indifferent eyes.

Witch Pure Immortal Lord thought he could still put up a desperate struggle.

That was wishful thinking.

At the moment the extraday heart demon made his move, he immediately thought of Witch Pure Immortal Lord—the one whose authority in the Eternal Ice Fortress was second only to his—and directly targeted Witch Pure Immortal Lord as the primary suspect.

Whether or not there was evidence, Zhang Jian would not give him even a chance to damage the Eternal Ice Fortress or cause chaos.

First, detain him—evidence can be found slowly.

As long as there is suspicion, that is enough.

If the other side truly had no intention of causing chaos in the Eternal Ice Fortress, he would not resist.

But if he resists, that would confirm my suspicion.

The other side is guilty and nervous.

"Heavenly Lord, you disregard the heavenly court's laws and arbitrarily detain immortals and gods—please forgive this subordinate for not obeying your orders, I have offended you!"

Streams of strange blue ice divine light appeared around Witch Pure Immortal Lord's body.

A hint of sharpness appeared in his eyes.

Streams of bitter-cold ice divine light emanated from his surroundings, freezing vast expanses of void wherever they passed, turning the entire Divine Might General's residence into a raging torrent of cold air.

The cold air drifted and scattered, freezing everything.

Even the great laws of heaven and earth, under this icy divine light, had to bow their heads and be sealed in ice.

But just as this layer of cold current appeared, it was instantly enveloped by boundless chaotic currents—the cold air collapsed, corrupted into boundless chaos, and streams of vast chaotic divine light washed down, sweeping toward Witch Pure Immortal Lord.

The vast chaotic power eroded.

At this moment, Witch Pure Immortal Lord felt himself suddenly plunged into a vast and terrifying chaotic will—above and below, left and right had no meaning, spacetime vanished, and the concepts of heaven and earth, along with the great laws of heaven and earth, were completely cut off.

He was in a vast emptiness of eternal loneliness and desolation.

"Eternal-level immortal art?"

Feeling the grandeur of this eternal-level immortal art, Witch Pure Immortal Lord's face changed color.

That vast will, even his Primordial Ice Ancestral Qi Immortal Art was dissolved, and his boundless Dao fruits and cultivation were also eroded, turning into chaotic qi.

Although he knew this new Heavenly Lord of the Eternal Ice Fortress was strong, he had not imagined he could be this terrifying.

He could actually wield eternal-level immortal arts.

But since he dared to act, he also had considerable confidence.

Vast expanses of deep blue ice crystal light appeared around his body, and several ice-crystal-colored techniques were constructed from within.

This was also a fifth-rank composite immortal art.

"Fifth-rank immortal art: Eternal Ice Freezing Art!"

"Fifth-rank immortal art: Instant Killing Great Art!"

"Fifth-rank immortal art: Mystic Ice Divine Authority!"

"Fifth-rank immortal art: Eternal Ice Coffin!"

Streams of cold surged from his body, flashing with dangerous light as they spread outward.

He performed this fifth-rank composite immortal art not to defeat Zhang Jian, but to defend himself and preserve his own safety.

A path of cold light formed an eternal ice coffin around him, protecting him within a hundred zhang.

At the same time, a mysterious divine light appeared deep in his palm.

That was an eternal-grade immortal treasure, a giant ice-crystal tower.

This was the opportunity of the Immortal Lord Wu Chun, the second-grade immortal treasure, the Xuan Bing Na Ling Divine Tower. At this moment, the nine-layer divine tower emitted immortal light as it flew through the void, carrying a mighty power to suppress chaos.

But as this light appeared, a vast three-colored divine light emerged from the depths of the void. The three-colored divine light evolved within the chaotic currents, forming a colossal three-colored vortex, as if enveloping Wu Chun Immortal Lord's past, present, and future. An unmatched mighty force swept in.

The nine-layer divine tower was instantly swallowed by the three-colored vortex, and Wu Chun Immortal Lord's true form was also caught in the vortex. The immense force descended, and his true form instantly turned into minced flesh.

A primordial spirit manifested, and at this moment his face showed shock.

He had previously collided with this mysterious three-colored divine light, knowing it was unfathomably miraculous, and had made preparations.

But Zhang Jian's display of this three-colored divine light this time completely surpassed the previous one.

The power increased by multiple folds.

His expression panicked; he immediately tried to tear open the void to escape, but was swept up by the divine light formed from the Three Lives Stone, instantly drawing him into the stone and sealing him within.

Within the three-colored divine light, Zhang Jian stepped through the void and descended from within, his eyes slightly solemn.

Without relying on the Three Lives Stone and the power of the innate creation green lotus, such a precious treasure, he would still find it somewhat difficult to suppress in a short time a Taiyi Perfected Immortal God who had severed fate.

The Nine Revolutions Chaotic Green Lotus transforming could give him an advantage, but to overcome a level and defeat his opponent, he would still need to fight a hard battle.

Indeed, an immortal possessing a supreme treasure and one without are two different matters.

Zhang Jian secretly mused, also feeling somewhat alert.

However, after subduing Wu Chun Immortal Lord, his upcoming term might be somewhat easier.

Having subdued the disobedient Wu Chun Immortal Lord, the other immortal officials under the surveillance of Zhang Jian's Lotus King Treasure Mirror were now honest and obedient, at least not engaging in suspicious acts like sending messages everywhere.

Of course, there were also one or two unlucky fellows who, having done similarly suspicious things—such as wandering about aimlessly—were warned by Zhang Jian and returned to their residences to be confined.

They were still relatively honest.

Zhang Jian thus did not invite them to enjoy the same sealing feast.

Zhang Jian considered himself still somewhat 'kind and approachable' as an immortal; as long as one is honest, everything can be discussed.

Suspicious actions lessened a little, and one's safety increased a little.

……

Next, verification became simple.

Relying on the qi imprint on the transmission message, Zhang Jian, like pulling a radish, pulled out one by one the objects Wu Chun Immortal Lord wished to transmit to, and used the power of the Three Lives Stone to extract everything they knew.

From that extraterritorial heart demon, he found traces of Wu Chun Immortal Lord's transaction with it.

Including plotting the harm of the Taihu Dragon God Ao Gen.

Although that extraterritorial heart demon had never spoken, it could not avoid the Three Lives Stone's reflection of fate, the power of time and space.

Both human and material evidence were present; this point Wu Chun Immortal Lord could not deny.

And on another side.

From those dead warriors, from the hidden hands.

He also obtained testimony.

They were always fully armed and on standby, waiting for Wu Chun Immortal Lord's order to go to various places to cause destruction.

And the targets of destruction were precisely the Eternal Ice Fortress and several other key nodes.

Including the guard interdiction of the Eternal Ice Prison, the Eternal Ancestral Aperture deep within the Eternal Ice Fortress, and the Nine Heavens Divine Stele.

If he succeeded, the Eternal Ice Fortress would inevitably fall into chaos for a time.

Having obtained these solid evidences, Zhang Jian immediately summoned the immortals of the Eternal Ice Fortress for a public trial.

At the same time, he summoned forth Ao Gen, who had continuously proclaimed 'death'.

"Ao Gen, are you not dead?"

At this moment, Gu Ning, sitting below Yuan Jiang, saw the sudden appearance of the white-robed Dragon God, his expression somewhat startled.

Back then, he had personally witnessed Ao Gen's injuries.

His essence, energy, and spirit were completely drained, his dragon soul torn apart; such an injury, even if a Dao Lord came, might not necessarily be survivable.

Ao Gen also saw Daoist Gu Ning and spoke harshly.

"This god naturally did not die, though I was close to death. If not for the Heavenly Lord's intervention, I would truly have died, my soul scattered and spirit dispersed!"

Saying this, Ao Gen glared fiercely at Wu Chun Immortal Lord, his eyes filled with intense hatred.

"That Ao Mo, the Great Dragon God..."

Daoist Gu Ning's expression became somewhat thoughtful.

Ao Gen chuckled.

"Mo Shu naturally is the one I summoned by letter. If not to make some believe the Heavenly Lord was severely wounded by Mo Shu, how would they have so easily fallen for it!"

Hearing this, the faces of many immortal officials changed.

At this moment, both eyes were fixed on the center of the main hall, where Wu Chun's true form had reappeared.

"Then, Deputy Fortress Master, this is..."

At this moment, Gu Ning Daoist already had a suspicion in his heart; he turned his gaze toward Zhang Jian, seeking confirmation.

Zhang Jian casually had the jade maiden before the hall pick up the multiple depositions on the table, and passed them around for the many immortal officials in the hall to read.

Looking at the one deposition after another in his hand, and the many dead warriors taken down from the side halls, although the immortals found it hard to believe, they still turned their gaze toward Wu Chun.

On the throne of the Heavenly Lord, Zhang Jian calmly gazed at Wu Chun.

"Wu Chun, what do you have to say now?"

"You may continue to quibble, but you also know that colluding with demonic heads and intending to destroy the Eternal Immortal Prison alone is enough to send you to the Immortal Execution Platform, your soul scattered and spirit dispersed!"

Wu Chun Immortal Lord now faced the gaze of the immortals, his eyes calm.

"This lord has been defeated, nothing more to say!"

He merely paused slightly, his eyes falling on Zhang Jian as he spoke.

"However, Heavenly Lord, you cannot keep winning forever; you have offended too many immortals and gods in Yaochi, they will not let you sit securely on the Eternal Heavenly Lord's throne, let alone allow you to strike for the Dao Lord's position!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian paid no heed, he laughed heartily and said.

"So what, who in this world doesn't have a few friends and a few enemies?"

"But since you admit guilt, this lord will cast you into the eighth layer of the Eternal Ice Prison, after which a heavenly envoy will escort you to the Immortal Execution Platform!"

When mentioning the Immortal Execution Platform, Wu Chun Xianjun's expression finally changed somewhat.

The Immortal Execution Platform is the nightmare of all immortals.

Once one steps onto the Immortal Execution Platform, it is difficult to leave even a trace of imprint.

Wu Chun Xianjun, having risen from an ordinary heavenly commoner to this point, naturally does not wish to lightly ascend the Immortal Execution Platform.

After a moment, Wu Chun Xianjun spoke earnestly.

"Heavenly Lord, I wish to speak with you alone! "

On the main seat, Zhang Jian's expression stirred, and he immediately waved his hand toward the other immortals in the hall.

Seeing this, the immortals rose knowingly.

Yet when their gaze fell upon Wu Chun Xianjun, they still sighed somewhat.

Wu Chun Xianjun has solely governed the Eternal Ice Fortress for tens of thousands of years; who would have thought this newly appointed Eternal Ice Fortress Heavenly Lord, having arrived less than two thousand years ago, would actually fall?

Gu Ning Daoist's expression was the most complex; during this period he had always regarded this Eternal Ice Fortress Heavenly Lord as a great enemy to contend with.

As it turns out, this was merely a smoke screen released by the Eternal Ice Fortress Heavenly Lord and the West Sea Dragon Clan in collusion.

Causing him to be unnecessarily anxious for two thousand years……

On the main seat, Zhang Jian directed his gaze toward Wu Chun Xianjun.

Seeing the crowd depart, Wu Chun Xianjun drew a deep breath.

"Heavenly Lord, would you like to know, during the ancient war, at the end of the ancient era, numerous ancient deities waged war against the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court atop Zhou Mountain; this battle caused Zhou Mountain to collapse and become Buzhou, while the ancient deities suffered countless casualties!"

Zhang Jian remained calm, merely gesturing for Wu Chun Xianjun to continue.

"And according to what I know, one of these ancient deities was named Xuanming; the deity Xuanming governed the rain and snow of heaven and earth, and can be considered one of the major ancient deities who controlled the origin of water at that time, and was even called the Winter God!"

He continued.

"The immortals only know that after Zhou Mountain fell, the undissipated primordial ice-snow ancestral qi of Zhou Mountain fell into this place, forming the Eternal Forbidden Zone; yet they do not know that after the deity Xuanming fell, a portion of the ancestral qi under his dominion fragmented, his divine position secretly hidden, and even the corpses of gods and demons fell into this region, becoming part of the Eternal Forbidden Zone!"

Zhang Jian's eyes twitched slightly.

He recalled the three supreme treasures deep within the Eternal Ice Fortress.

These three supreme treasures were each named after Xuanming.

This seems far from coincidental.

Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon Wu Chun Xianjun.

"So you know the whereabouts of the hidden divine position of Xuanming?"

Wu Chun Xianjun nodded and said.

"This humble immortal has searched for it for tens of thousands of years, and can basically confirm its direction!"

"This humble immortal wishes to offer this hidden divine position to the Heavenly Lord; please, Heavenly Lord, open a net, have pity on this humble immortal's arduous cultivation, and grant a path to survival!"

Zhang Jian waved his hand and said.

"At this time, do not think of escaping unscathed; speak what you know; if your information is worth that price, this lord will grant you a chance for primordial spirit reincarnation; if you are unwilling, you may directly annihilate your primordial spirit, taking the secret you speak of into the coffin!"

Zhang Jian's expression remained calm.

Regarding the hidden divine position of Xuanming, he is naturally interested.

The ancient deity Xuanming, in ancient mythology, even in ancient myths, has left behind a name of a powerful deity.

Moreover, the divine position of this Winter God may not be of much use to him.

However, Bai Li Ying is adept at both the divine and martial paths, her main cultivation direction being precisely rain and snow; if she could obtain the divine position of Xuanming, she might not be unable to inherit Xuanming's name.

Wu Chun Xianjun shook his head and said.

"Heavenly Lord, I only wish to live!"

A flicker of deep resentment flashed in his eyes.

Zhang Jian shook his head.

As for the hidden treasury of the Xuanming deity, he can do without it, but he will not leave himself such a great hidden danger.

Seeing Zhang Jian refuse without hesitation, Wu Chun Xianjun still felt somewhat embarrassed in his eyes.

"You can continue to ponder in the Eternal Immortal Prison, but your time is not ample!"

Zhang Jian, with a wave of his hand, stored his primordial spirit deep within his palm.

At the same time, he stepped forward toward the Eternal Ice Crystal Divine Hall.

He intends to study the two supreme treasures that suppress.

Those three Xuanming divine artifacts, named after Xuanming, must necessarily have some degree of connection with the Xuanming deity; Zhang Jian hopes to glean some secrets from them.

To speak frankly, he is still very interested in an ancient deity.

Especially since it still pertains to a unique divine position.

As a deity, being unacquainted with the divine position inherently carried by deities is indeed a regrettable omission.