Chapter 608: A Nether Moon Emperor Falls from the Heavens (4K)

Hearing this answer, 'Qingxia Daoist Sovereign' was also slightly surprised.

It seems Zhang Jian's accumulation above the Earth Emperor's rank is more substantial than she had anticipated.

However, this is a good thing.

This means Zhang Jian has hope of breaking through to the Daoist Sovereign realm within two hundred thousand years.

In these turbulent times, achieving Daoist Sovereignty a day earlier grants an additional measure of autonomous power.

She pondered briefly, then spoke after a moment.

"You now possess at least two innate spiritual treasures in your hands; overcoming the Calamity of Annihilation should not require others' assistance!"

"However, although your foundation is deep, you must still be cautious in all things—it is impossible to be as fortunate as today every time!"

She spoke these words as a warning.

Zhang Jian nodded slightly and sighed.

"I never imagined that even in the Heavenly Court, the central hub of all realms, one could likewise find such rare bliss and ease!"

'Qingxia Daoist Sovereign' heard this and gave a faint, light laugh.

"True eternal ease has never relied on others; otherwise, if one day true tranquility and ease were truly attained, you would instead feel that many sources of joy have diminished!"

Zhang Jian nodded upon hearing this.

The words of 'Qingxia Daoist Sovereign' resonated deeply with him.

Only by stepping into the upper echelons of the myriad realms might one attain true eternal ease.

Otherwise, ask a mere pawn—how could it be tranquil and at ease!

After some thought, Zhang Jian inquired again about the Pure Gang Daoist Sovereign under the Prison King Daoist Sovereign.

Qingxia Daoist Sovereign's expression remained calm.

"Pure Gang is one of the most outstanding immortals and deities in the Heavenly Court over the past million years; this immortal follows a variant of the ancient demon god's Great Dao, standing out among immortals through a pure body-refining method!"

"The body-refining immortal path?"

Zhang Jian's eyes showed some surprise.

Most immortals in the Zhou Shan Realm follow the path of the primordial spirit; few cultivate both spirit and physique.

After all, they are limited by the great heavenly and earthly environment.

However, as an innate deity, his innate divine body is also not weak, nor is it a shortcoming.

Moreover, he early achieved the Primordial Indestructible Dao Body.

A hint of something unusual appeared in the depths of Qingxia Daoist Sovereign's eyes as she smiled.

"Though many cultivators attain the Dao through body refinement, few are as extreme as this immortal deity, and moreover, he has made a name for himself.

Using merely a mundane body-refining method, he ultimately forged an innate indestructible true body through sheer perseverance—truly extraordinary!"

'Qingxia Daoist Sovereign' also greatly admired that Pure Gang Daoist Sovereign.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian sighed.

"Daoist Sovereign, it seems my disciple will soon have yet another formidable rival!"

'Qingxia Daoist Sovereign' laughed helplessly.

"The lineage of the Prison King Daoist Sovereign is at odds with us; naturally, we will not easily let him go, whether it be himself or his disciples—this is unavoidable!"

"Consider this: if not for your keen foresight, having sensed the danger in advance and prepared accordingly, the one trapped in the vortex would likely be you, not that Pure Gang Daoist Sovereign!"

Seeing Zhang Jian's solemn expression.

'Qingxia Daoist Sovereign' added further.

"However, there is one point you did not misstate: even if trapped in such a vortex, with Pure Gang Daoist Sovereign's methods and great fortune, he may not necessarily perish therein; once he escapes, he will surely not dare to trouble this seat, whereas you must be more cautious!"

Zhang Jian nodded lightly.

After giving Zhang Jian some guidance, 'Qingxia Daoist Sovereign' then ordered someone to send him away.

'Qingxia Daoist Sovereign' grew solemn in expression.

The bustle in the Heavenly Court today may be important for Zhang Jian, but for 'Qingxia Daoist Sovereign' it is nothing significant.

Letting the Prison King Daoist Sovereign and others attempt to steal a chicken only to lose the rice is merely a side effect of retaliation.

From beginning to end, 'Qingxia Daoist Sovereign's' goal has been the reincarnated form of the Taiyin Star Sovereign.

During this turmoil in the Golden Springs Underworld, the Nether Moon Ghost Emperor fell, and a portion of the Taiyin origin representing the Nether Moon, as she had anticipated, was stolen by someone.

It has now been re-refined by someone.

For 'Qingxia Daoist Sovereign', that great fish has already taken the bait.

Now she only needs to devise a way to reel the opposing party in.

Furthermore, she must also find the powerful entity behind the Taiyin Immortal Sovereign who has been secretly opposing her.

The Taiyi Daoist Sovereign and the Prison King Daoist Sovereign, as well as the strong ones of the Human Race in the Heavenly Court, though they are not on good terms with her, she previously had no disagreements with them.

Nor does she possess such great ability to evade the many methods of the Lan Tai Dao Palace.

"Whoever you are, dare to interfere in this seat's grudge with the Taiyin, this seat will surely dig you out!"

'Qingxia Daoist Sovereign's' eyes flashed with a fierce light.

……

Meanwhile, the storms in the Heavenly Court have not yet subsided.

The ten Netherworld Heavenly Sons of the Netherworld Underworld each hold authority; with the fall of the Nether Moon Emperor, the Netherworld Underworld has appeared with a great power vacuum.

Many ancient forces in the Heavenly Court, or likewise many immortals and deities, are rubbing their palms in anticipation.

If one could seize the authority of the Nether Moon Ghost Emperor, it would naturally mean also having the qualification to share a portion of the cake in the Netherworld Underworld.

Not only the gods of the Heavenly Court.

Other major powers of the celestial realms, including the Western Pure Land forces, are also eager to try.

But soon, a jade edict was issued from the Pingxin Palace.

It was decreed by the Ling Emperor of the Three Realms and Nine Abysses to temporarily assume the position of the Mingyue Emperor, pending the return of the rightful Mingyue Emperor, at which point the abdication would proceed.

The appearance of this jade edict immediately caused many major powers to abandon their thoughts of contention.

In the Netherworld Underworld, although the authority of the Netherworld Underworld is somewhat dispersed, the one who constantly emulates the Hou Tu Sovereign Earth God remains of decisive influence.

Even the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha and the Heavenly Lord Taiyi who saves from suffering dare not contend with this one.

Although the Ten Netherworld Heavenly Sons pay homage to the Heavenly Court, most remain under the control of the Fengdu Emperor.

The Fengdu Emperor, in turn, obeys the commands of the Pingxin Palace.

……

Within the Pingxin Palace, the divine seal and edict of the Mingyue Emperor were delivered by the Divine General of the Palace Gate, Shi You, who stands before the Pingxin Palace.

"Congratulations, Emperor, on once again obtaining the divine position of the Mingyue Emperor; from now on, you shall enter the tenth rank of the Heavenly Court sequence!"

Zhang Jian, at this moment, gazed upon the silver-gray crescent-moon-shaped innate talisman in his hand, with a hint of strangeness in his eyes.

Unconsciously, he had been promoted once again.

The Ten Netherworld Heavenly Sons.

Tenth in the sequence among the three tiers of feudal lords.

One of the actual ten controllers of the Underworld.

And he had replaced the previous Mingyue Emperor.

This was something Zhang Jian had never anticipated.

Shi You then spoke again.

"Furthermore, the Empress has instructed me to assist the Emperor with all my strength; if the Emperor has any needs, simply command and it shall be done!"

This tall ghost-deity had a smile in his eyes.

"Your Majesty has thought of everything!"

Zhang Jian slightly nodded his head.

"In the future, I will still need to rely heavily on Marshal Shi!"

Shi You is the attendant general before the Pingxin Palace; though his cultivation is not weak.

He is indeed a true Dao Lord.

Zhang Jian's expression carried a hint of sigh.

Though he has not yet attained the Dao, he now has a Dao Lord as his guard.

Such treatment is likely only available to the most supreme Dao traditions across the myriad heavens and worlds.

"No need for thanks; as long as the Emperor gives a word, I shall always be ready to share the Emperor's burdens!"

Shi You's face bore a smile; this tall ghost-deity clasped his hands and withdrew.

Zhang Jian pondered for a moment, then immediately proceeded directly to the Pingxin Palace to pay his respects to Hou Tu Niangniang.

However, this Niangniang was not present in the Pingxin Palace and did not receive him.

……

Pingxin Palace, side hall.

This ancient hall is grand and majestic, seemingly containing a special, vast power; the hall walls are dim and deep, their tones containing a kind of devouring heaven-and-earth grandeur, as if a great vortex devouring life.

Zhang Jian sat cross-legged before a table made of ten-thousand-year reincarnation wood, wearing a dark-colored dragon robe, crowned with the Ping Tian Guan; the dragon robe bore countless interwoven black-gray patterns.

Each pattern seemed to contain the power to devour the vitality of heaven and earth.

Upon the table, the Mingyue Emperor's seal and edict slowly rose, enveloped by his grand Imperial Immortal Light, refined and gradually merged into the depths of his Imperial Spirit.

At this moment, Zhang Jian clearly felt his divine authority in the Netherworld Underworld increasing further.

Simultaneously, with the deep reaches of the Netherworld Underworld, that pure and vast round of the grand Mingyue gradually formed an intimate connection.

As if by a thought, he could mobilize the power of the Mingyue, using this yin radiance to lure and seize souls, devouring countless spirits.

At this moment, Zhang Jian could clearly sense the power of this round grand Mingyue.

Its radiance seemed capable of penetrating countless netherworld dimensions and voids, piercing through the grand Yellow Spring Sea, its light falling into countless great and small Nine Abysses Underworlds.

It might not compare to the Yin Star in the vast ancient stars.

But it is similarly extraordinarily powerful.

It can be said to be the condensation of the Netherworld Underworld's profound yin authority.

Zhang Jian felt that refining this seal and edict was actually smoother than he had imagined.

This may be related to his own control of the yin authority.

However, after refining this seal and edict, Zhang Jian realized he still could not fully command that round of the Underworld Mingyue.

Zhang Jian could clearly sense that its power was extraordinarily tyrannical.

Perhaps the divine position of the Mingyue Emperor is inherently of Dao Lord level.

"Within the Mingyue, there should also be a divine artifact comparable to it; within that artifact lies another portion of the Mingyue authority..."

Zhang Jian secretly pondered; he slowly opened his eyes, and behind his head, as if a bank of silver-gray bright moon emerged, its divine power extraordinarily grand.

He knows some of the secrets of the authority of the Ten Netherworld Heavenly Sons, and has also heard some minor gossip in the Heavenly Court.

Besides the Underworld seals and edicts, each of the Ten Netherworld Heavenly Sons also possesses a corresponding personal divine artifact.

This is just like the Eternal Heavenly Lord's divine position and the three great Profound Dark Divine Artifacts.

Only when combined can they possess complete authority.

However, neither the Divine Position of the Lingyuan Emperor nor that of the Eternal Heavenly Lord is of Dao Lord level.

The Divine Position of the Water Official Emperor, however, is of Dao Lord level.

But Zhang Jian does not fully control this divine position; its most fundamental divine artifact has always been in the possession of the True Person of the Heavenly River.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Zhang Jian also felt a certain longing for the complete divine position of the Mingyue Emperor.

Although the Nine Netherworlds Punishing Spirit Emperor is not low in rank, in actual authority it still falls short of the mighty divine position of the Mingyue Emperor, who is tenth in sequence.

The only advantage of the Nine Netherworlds Punishing Spirit Emperor is being able to frequently meet with Houtu Niangniang, one of the Six Heavenly Emperors.

As a close attendant of the Heavenly Emperor, that is the only benefit.

At this moment, Zhang Jian also felt a few points of curiosity about the Mingyue Emperor's innate divine artifact; with a flash of thought, he directly walked out of the Pingxin Hall and flew straight toward the direction of Mingyue.

……

Above Mingyue, the fierce Mingyue light shimmered as if substantial.

That cold moonlight contained countless vast divine authority powers; ordinary immortals and deities could not bear to gaze upon it directly, let alone approach.

If one were to approach, it would be easy to be frozen by the layer upon layer of magnificent Mingyue light from the depths of Mingyue, solidifying the primordial spirit and Dao heart into ice, or directly transformed by the overwhelming power contained in the depths of Mingyue.

Although it is a physical object, its body is filled with countless vague concepts and regulatory powers, making people dare not easily probe it.

As Zhang Jian's figure approached, he faintly felt numerous vast divine senses subtly probing the mysteries of Mingyue from the outer layer.

Obviously, there are many powerful beings in the depths of the Netherworld Underworld who covet the authority of Mingyue.

They merely fear the rules of the Netherworld Underworld and dare not seize it by force.

They can only wait for the fall of the Mingyue Emperor to spy on a bit of its divine wonders.

Seeing this, Zhang Jian did not act; after he fully mastered the divine position of the Mingyue Emperor, these people would naturally restrain themselves.

He slowly stepped into that round of pure Mingyue depth.

The immense primordial divine power of the Mingyue Emperor radiated from his body, naturally resonating with the vast Mingyue beneath his feet.

Boundless Mingyue light surged in from all directions into Zhang Jian's Dihuang Dao Jun body, transforming it into divine power; he seemed like a vast hollow formed of purple-yellow immortal light, continuously inhaling and exhaling this layer of vast Mingyue divine power.

He felt that if this inhalation and exhalation continued, his Daoist immortal light would soon reach a slowly progressing limit.

At the same time, under this layer of Mingyue light, the power of his Taiyin Lianxing Great Method increased to an unimaginable extent.

As if by thought, boundless Taiyin Lianxing divine light flowed from his body, freezing the myriad worlds.

Zhang Jian felt a sense of emotion.

Although he had previously touched the position of the Winter God of Xuanming, he indeed lacked the deeper profundity that came with bearing the divine position of the Mingyue Emperor.

As he further mastered the power of this Mingyue of the Netherworld Underworld, he sensed the whereabouts of the Mingyue Emperor's innate divine artifact; with a thought, he saw a cold, cold radiance fly out from the Mingyue light.

The void flickered with faint, cold rotation; Zhang Jian raised his hand and summoned it, and that faint, cold radiance immediately fell into the depths of his palm.

In Zhang Jian's eyes, it instantly transformed into a moon wheel.

The Mingyue Treasure Wheel.

Zhang Jian grasped it in his hand, feeling the wondrous cold power within; a surge of immense divine power entered it from his hand, slowly permeating it.

However, this Mingyue Treasure Wheel is of high rank, containing a vast divine power that surges within, and it still faintly resists him, seemingly requiring time to refine.

Zhang Jian directly channeled a strand of power from the innate spiritual treasure, third-grade innate creation green lotus, piercing through the core of this divine道 artifact, and gradually mastered part of its divine energy.

This is a fourth-grade eternal divine artifact.

Its power is undoubtedly extremely strong, containing within it multiple fourth-grade eternal divine道 techniques and laws.

A hint of a smile appeared on Zhang Jian's expression.

This fourth-grade eternal divine artifact is, for him, quite suitable.

Although there are many treasures on his person whose power surpasses that of the Mingyue Treasure Wheel, most are too precious in value, or, like the two innate spiritual treasures, their use comes at a great cost, so they can only be kept as hidden assets.

This fourth-grade eternal divine artifact is powerful enough and not too conspicuous.

After merging with a portion of the Mingyue authority from the depths of the Mingyue Treasure Wheel, Zhang Jian prepared to enter the Mingyue Emperor's Netherworld Ghost State in the Netherworld Realm to fully master the authority of the Mingyue Emperor.

This is an extraordinary power; leaving it unattended would be a waste.

In the Netherworld Underworld, the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha and the Heavenly Venerable Taiyi who saves from suffering are both exalted in position, as is the Fengdu Emperor, who is equally transcendent.

Although these great elders possess heavy authority, they actually do not control the authority of the Netherworld Underworld.

The Ten Great Netherworld Heavenly Sons are the actual controllers of the Netherworld Underworld.

Among the Ten Great Netherworld Heavenly Sons, the highest in rank are the Fifth Hall Yama Emperor and the Tenth Hall Wheel-Turning Emperor.

The Fifth Hall Yama Emperor governs life and death, judges all matters, and holds high rank and great authority.

The Tenth Hall Wheel-Turning Emperor, on the other hand, is the final obstacle on the path of reincarnation for all beings; without his nod, it is difficult to enter the six paths of reincarnation.

The authority of the other emperors is somewhat lesser.

But most of them each have their own domain of authority.

The authority of the Mingyue Emperor mainly resides upon that round of Mingyue, but this does not mean there are no other divine offices in the Netherworld Underworld.

Zhang Jian knew that to condense the position of Dao Jun, the more fortune he gathered, the better; therefore, he naturally would not let such an opportunity pass.