Chapter 589: Taiyin Out of Control (4K)

"The Yin has disappeared!"

The Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden's expression showed some anger.

Her cultivation has now recovered to about seventy or eighty percent, and she is very close to the Taiyi Perfection of her prime.

Yet someone hid the Yin Immortal Maiden right under her nose, escaping her surveillance.

"How could such an accident suddenly occur?"

Zhang Jian also became somewhat solemn.

The Yin Immortal Maiden is a major hidden danger.

She cannot be killed, but neither can she be allowed to return smoothly.

If she escapes surveillance, for the many immortals and deities close to the Qingxua Dao Lord, it would mean losing control over the risk.

Once she returns, perhaps she cannot threaten the Qingxua Dao Lord, but she would be very dangerous to them.

The Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden's jade countenance bore a killing intent.

"The place of the Yin's reincarnation is in the Nine Yellow Great World, which is one of the core realms in the northeastern part of the human dimension, its scale comparable to that of the Donghua Realm before its ascension, though its foundation is somewhat weaker, yet inside it also harbors many strong ones; since I came down from the lower realm, I have kept a close watch on it, but recently heavenly affairs arose, I returned for a trip, and upon coming back I discovered the Yin had lost its trace!"

The Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden showed some resentful expression.

"It seems the other party is very clear about your existence, and your movements are as clear as the palm of their hand!"

Zhang Jian furrowed his brows.

If so, the other party might be an immortal or deity of the Central Heavenly Realm, or perhaps simply an old friend of the Yin Immortal Maiden.

As a Heavenly Dao Lord, one inevitably has some relatives and friends.

The Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden nodded slightly and said.

"I also think so!"

Her expression was somewhat thoughtful, yet unfortunately she had no specific suspect.

"Have you ever used tracking-type supreme treasures? Or used the Heavenly Realm's eyes..."

Zhang Jian referred to the Lan Tai Palace controlled by the Qingxua Dao Lord.

Although the Qingxua Dao Lord is on distant campaign, she still left an incarnation, and thus retains sufficient control over the eyes of the Lan Tai Dao Palace.

The Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden shook her head and said.

"We have used many tracking secret arts, but the information is intermittent, as if there were hundreds of targets scattered across the human dimension, the heavenly dimension, and even the netherworld dimension..."

Zhang Jian's eyes flickered, this just confirmed that the person who acted might be a Dao Lord.

Ordinary immortals and deities acting to track would likely be of little use.

Unless the Qingxua Dao Lord personally appears.

But the Qingxua Dao Lord is currently on distant campaign in unknown parts of the heavenly realm, fundamentally unable to return.

Zhang Jian felt a heavy weight in his heart; such an accident occurring at this time truly vexes people.

He sighed.

"Since the person has already escaped control, we can only do our best to arrange things from other aspects, to ambush, to delay her return as much as possible!"

The Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden nodded, her eyes flashing with a fierce light.

She does not believe the other party can keep the Yin Immortal Maiden constantly protected without revealing the slightest flaw.

The Yin Immortal Sovereign is ultimately the God of Yin.

In the future, if she wishes to return, she will inevitably stir the Yin authority; as long as we use this as a guide, we can always find the other party's whereabouts.

The two briefly joined forces and thus preliminarily drafted some ambush measures; the Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden prepared to return and then consult with the Qingxua Dao Lord, to check for gaps and fill them.

After preliminarily drafting some ambush plans, Zhang Jian, in order to more finely suppress the Yin Immortal Maiden, could not help but again ask the Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden.

"How far has the Yin's cultivation progressed?"

The Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden said in a deep voice.

"True Immortal level!"

"How could it have only reached True Immortal level?"

Zhang Jian's expression showed some surprise.

Before the Yaochi banquet, he had already received news early that the Yin Immortal Maiden had successfully reincarnated.

Given the Yin Immortal Maiden's profound foundation, once reincarnated she must have deep blessings and vast fortune.

Nearly twenty thousand years have passed; it should be impossible for her cultivation to be this low.

She and the Water Official Emperor are not like the Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden.

The Water Official Emperor, the Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden—during their reincarnation, their immortal bodies, primordial spirits, and Dao fruits remained intact; upon returning to the heavenly realm they can directly merge their immortal bodies, primordial spirits, and Dao fruits, directly restoring their cultivation.

At her peak, the Yin Immortal Sovereign had her true body directly shattered, her Dao Lord's primordial spirit suppressed; that is, only after attaining Taiyi Great Perfection will she gradually awaken everything.

The Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden at this moment said somewhat embarrassedly.

"I saw that after her reincarnation her foundation was quite good, seemingly still a forbidden divine body of Yin attribute, so I gave her some tribulations, infused her with Nine Heavens Weak Water, Yellow Spring Water, and also Myriad Poison Water and the scattered Yuan Golden Elixir mixed and refined into a chronic toxin, destroying her forbidden foundation, but I did not expect she could still cultivate to True Immortal level this way; however, if she wishes to restore the forbidden body, there is absolutely no hope!"

"..."

Zhang Jian was dumbfounded.

"You have infused her with so much poison, what else is there to worry about?"

Nine Heavens Weak Water and Yellow Spring Water are respectively the two most filthy innate true waters born in the Nine Heavens and Nine Earths, while Myriad Poison Water is produced by gathering the darkest desires of myriad spirits, specifically targeting the primordial spirit foundation, and the Scattered Yuan Golden Elixir is specially designed to destroy the innate origin.

Zhang Jian also couldn't help but glance at the Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden.

"I did not expect this Immortal Maiden's methods to be so ruthless."

The Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden quickly said.

"Emperor, this is not my idea; it was the suggestion of Bai Cao Younger Sister and the others..."

"She caused us to wander the mortal cycle for ten thousand years; we naturally cannot let her off easily!"

Zhang Jian nodded.

"Not bad, but unless she never recovers her constitution, even with the aid of a great divine being, attaining the Dao will remain far off!"

He also understood the forbidden constitution—this trait is rare even across the myriad voids.

It requires not only a powerful acquired constitution, but also a matching heavenly mandate, fortune, and various mysterious abilities.

The forbidden constitution can be said to be the pinnacle of acquired constitutions, and can further transform into a forbidden divine body.

The divine body transformed from a forbidden constitution as its foundation is extraordinarily terrifying.

Qingxia Dao Jun is one such forbidden divine body.

It's just unknown whether she reversed her innate nature and transformed into a forbidden divine body.

At this time, Zhang Jian's temperament had improved considerably.

Although the Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden's methods were harsh, they were very effective.

The forbidden divine body is half-ruined, and her innate origin has been damaged—returning fully is still far off.

Zhang Jian estimated that the Taiyin Immortal Lord's heavenly realm friend simply couldn't stand it anymore, so he intervened...

After discussing with Zhang Jian, the Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden also felt the anger in her chest gradually subsiding, as if Zhang Jian had made up his mind, and she seemed to regain her own resolve.

Even if the Taiyin Immortal Maiden were to break free from control again, she would no longer seem so important.

This clear realization momentarily made the Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden's heart feel complex.

Thus, after concluding her discussion with Zhang Jian, the Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden directly departed.

Zhang Jian stared somewhat strangely at the figure of the other party hurrying away.

The Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden seemed to have a mind to flee in embarrassment.

In the side hall, Ji Shi came out, gazing at the distant figure on the horizon, and Ji Shi smiled slightly.

"I never thought someone of the Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden's stature would actually be stirred by the Emperor's Red Thread Star!"

Zhang Jian detected the teasing tone in Ji Xueqiong's words and immediately shook his head.

"You haven't seen it—her Red Thread Star has already moved more than once!"

"Although the Hundred Flowers are pure in nature, their authority has always been connected to the myriad people of the mortal world since ancient times; they were endowed with countless affectionate dispositions by countless scholars from birth, and those who hold the Hundred Flowers' authority inevitably bear some taint!"

Zhang Jian sighed somewhat.

He had some awareness of the Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden's condition.

But given their special status, and the Hundred Flowers Immortal Maiden being a Jade Pool fairy, greater caution is needed.

Seeing Zhang Jian unwilling to elaborate, Ji Shi said.

"Your Majesty, now that the Taiyin Immortal Maiden has vanished, it has added many risks for you—you still need to be more careful..."

Zhang Jian waved his hand.

"No amount of caution will help; for now, the only plan is to swiftly perfect the Dao fruit and complete cultivation!"

Zhang Jian's expression turned solemn.

The Taiyin Immortal Maiden's disappearance also made Zhang Jian resolve upon a certain determination.

He will strive with all his strength to gather various resources, laying the foundation for an early assault on the Dao Jun realm.

At least before the Taiyin Immortal Lord returns, these preparations must be made.

Zhang Jian originally planned to wait until the Eternal Heavenly Lord's term ended, then take a proper long leave to cultivate in the Three Emperors Heavenly Realm, but now he can only divide his attention—leaving his Tai Xu Ling Shen to guard the Eternal Immortal Prison, while his true self rushes to partake in some innate secret realms of the Three Emperors Heavenly Realm to cultivate, in order to elevate the state ancestral qi.

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In the following period, Zhang Jian became busy, focusing his thoughts entirely on the various innate secret realms of the Three Emperors Heavenly Realm.

Simultaneously, he devised various strategies to elevate the state ancestral qi, thus accelerating cultivation.

The Eternal Ice Fortress is managed by the Tai Xu Ling Shen, with additional assistance from Ji Shi and the various immortals.

In the Eternal Ice Fortress.

During this time, Ji Shi also, with the aid of several minor tribulations, accepted Zihua and Jiu Ling as her sworn younger sisters.

These two jade maidens inherently carry heavenly mandate, and their capacity to cause trouble is not small.

They have repeatedly provoked a portion of the immortal sects and Dao traditions of Beichi Prefecture.

Every time they go out, they bring wind and rain along the way.

Immortals from various immortal sects and Dao traditions often come to the Eternal Ice Fortress to file complaints.

The immortals and gods garrisoned at the Eternal Ice Fortress are greatly burdened, especially since this place only produces ice-attribute heavenly treasures; if other immortals and gods wish to cultivate, they certainly need materials, so the garrisoned immortals and gods of the Eternal Ice Fortress all go to Beichi Prefecture, using this prosperous northern region to trade for the heavenly materials and earthly treasures they need.

With increased interaction, a portion of the sects in Beichi Prefecture and numerous immortals and gods inevitably develop some disputes—or even closer bonds—so many heavenly soldiers and generals of the Ice Fortress simply enroll as disciples under a portion of the immortal sects and Dao traditions of Beichi Prefecture to cultivate.

The Eternal Ice Fortress only requires heavenly soldiers and generals to stand guard on schedule, and does not prohibit them from taking teachers and learning arts.

Given that Zihua and Jiu Ling have repeatedly caused trouble, the supervising immortal official Gu Ning Dao Ren found Ji Shi: "Immortal Ji, this time you cannot shield Zihua again—the Nine Generations Immortal Lord of Tianlang Mountain has personally come to the Eternal Ice Fortress to file a complaint, saying she killed a disciple of Tianlang Mountain, with evidence as solid as mountains; if we mishandle this, we fear it will also affect the atmosphere of the Ice Fortress from top to bottom!"

In the Eternal Heavenly Lord's divine hall, Ji Shi held the Heavenly Lord's divine seal, first finishing the documents in her hand, then spoke.

"I know the nature of that little girl Zihua—though she's been a bit mischievous, her innate nature is pure, and she would not casually break the precept against killing!"

"But since the Nine Generations Immortal Lord has filed a complaint, I will summon her to face judgment in court!"

Gu Ning Dao Ren, upon hearing this, nodded.

"This is the best possible outcome—we must give an explanation to the many fellow cultivators of Beichi Prefecture!"

Ji Shi, upon hearing this, coldly laughed.

"What explanation do the people of the Eternal Heavenly Lord's mansion owe to others?"

"We merely do not wish to bear this unjust blame!"

Gu Ning Dao Ren, after hearing this, was slightly stunned, but his expression remained unchanged; he turned and rose to go arrange things.

Not long after, in the Eternal Heavenly Lord's great hall, dozens of immortals and gods filed in one after another.

Above the Eternal Heavenly Lord's divine seat, Zhang Jian's Tai Xu Ling Shen sat upright, while Ji Shi sat below—she also holds an official post in the Eternal Ice Fortress, and Zhang Jian has already appointed her as the Ice Fortress's Immortal Chancellor, a mid-level immortal post.

For the Ji clan's Dao cultivation to sit firmly in this immortal position is clearly insufficient, hence there is still a placeholder character before it.

Yet no one dares to question her authority.

All the immortals of the Eternal Ice Fortress know that this Immortal Ji is one of the Heavenly Sovereign's Dao companions.

Moreover, her abilities are indeed outstanding; many affairs in the Eternal Ice Fortress are handled by her in an orderly manner.

The Nine Generations Immortal Monarch of Tianlang Mountain, led by Beichizhou, also noticed this scene; as a dominant power in Beichizhou, the Nine Generations Immortal Monarch and other immortals naturally pay attention to the internal dynamics of the Eternal Ice Fortress.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Zihua and Jiu Ling, the two Jade Maidens, entered the hall and first paid their respects to the assembled immortals.

Ji Shi gestured for the two women to stand aside, then turned to the Nine Generations Immortal Monarch and said.

"Since someone is accusing the immortals of the Eternal Ice Fortress, please first present the evidence, so we may examine it before discussing anything else!"

The Nine Generations True Monarch appeared middle-aged, with long hair flowing down, wearing a lake-blue long robe; though middle-aged in appearance, his features were handsome, and he immediately rose, clasping his hands and saying.

"Heavenly Sovereign, Immortal Chancellor, we have witnesses who personally saw at the Bixia Ridge scene that the Zihua Jade Maiden slaughtered disciples of our Tianlang Mountain, swaggering away—truly audacious to the extreme!"

Saying this, he had the two cultivators brought forward.

They were two cultivators of considerable Dao cultivation, already having attained the Yin God Venerable realm.

Yet the spiritual power circulating around them was stronger than that of ordinary Yin God Venerables.

Both cultivators were young, appearing to have cultivated for not long, and at this moment they spoke.

"We are eyewitnesses; the Zihua Immortal Maiden killed two of our Tianlang Mountain martial brothers!"

Seeing the Nine Generations Immortal Monarch's piercing gaze, the two quickly added.

"We are willing to swear an oath to heaven on this matter; it is absolutely true, otherwise we accept heavenly punishment!"

On the other side, Zihua, upon hearing this, flew into a great rage.

"Slanderous accusations! Although I did trade in the Bixia Ridge market, I have never killed your so-called two martial brothers; I have no grudge or enmity with them—why would I kill them!"

"I have had prior friendly relations with your Tianlang Mountain's Yulong Patriarch—how could I strike against your people!"

The Nine Generations Immortal Monarch heard this and let out a cold snort.

"But someone saw you arguing with them, insulting you, hence you bore a grudge and killed them!"

Ji Shi coldly observed this scene, yet her mind was clear.

Zihua and Jiu Ling are not only endowed with a rich heavenly mandate, but also possess a strong peach blossom aura.

In short, more and more male cultivators and male immortals will gather around them.

With many peach blossoms comes naturally a calamity.

This also indicates that the heavenly mandate of the two women has finally begun to be activated.

This is a good thing for her.

No one understands better than she does the magnificent aspect of the heavenly mandate on these two women.