Chapter 634

The Demon Beast Realm, Withered Cloud Mountain.

This place is located in the southeast of the Demon Beast Realm, and Withered Cloud Mountain is no ordinary region even in the southeast territories.

This is an extraordinarily steep and rugged mountain range, and it is also the territory of poison-attribute demon beasts.

This mountain range gathers numerous poisonous demon beasts, among which are not lacking famous poisonous aberrant species from the myriad realms, such as the Yin Yang Heavenly Centipede, the Iron Thread Golden Centipede, the Jade Toad, the Three-Tailed Heavenly Scorpion, and so on.

It also includes the Xuan Bing Heavenly Silkworm that Zhang Jian once captured, and so on.

Poison-attribute demon beasts of the mundane dimension ascend to the heavenly dimension, and many of them choose to ascend into this place.

At this moment, above the great river, a sky-white unicorn jiao dragon had a somewhat dazed expression, and at this moment its expression was strange.

"I, as a god, am a peerless genius of the dragon clan; I should have ascended to the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm—how did I ascend here? This is impossible, isn't it? The ascension talisman decree of the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm will never be false, and the Jade Qi Dragon Lord, a Taiyi Heavenly Immortal-level dragon god, personally promised it—how could it be false?"

"The Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm is not primarily based on the divine path, so why is demonic energy everywhere..."

It coiled its body and looked around in all directions, its expression astonished.

Meanwhile, deep below in the great river, it seemed to have sensed the aberrant divine aura emanating from the sky-white jiao dragon, and in an instant it boiled up.

Countless terrifying demonic energies flowed out from within, carrying a vast and majestic momentum; the flowing vast spectacle surpassed Heavenly Immortal, Taiyi, and even reached the Taiyi True Number.

In that instant, a terrifying black giant serpent burst forth from the water spray, shot up into the sky, and in that moment lunged at the sky-white jiao dragon hovering in midair to devour it.

The terrifying, chilling demonic energy pierced to the bone; the sky-white jiao dragon's dragon eyes widened in an instant.

Under the impact of that terrifying vast demonic energy, it even felt that the body of the Heavenly Immortal peak jiao dragon was completely stiffened at this moment, as if subjected to absolute suppression by a superior being, unable to move.

At this moment, the sky-white jiao dragon couldn't help but let out a mournful cry.

"It's over—I, as a god, have actually ascended into the maw of a Taiyi True Number-level ancient demon; this great joy and great sorrow came too swiftly..."

Just then, however, a figure in purple robes appeared out of nowhere in the void; this silhouette seemed to be leisurely adjusting its attire, and then glanced calmly over—whereupon the black water Xuan serpent that had just leapt up suddenly stiffened, its massive demonic body congealing in midair before a palm.

The next moment, with a wave of the hand, that Taiyi True Number-level black water Xuan serpent transformed into a cannonball, booming as it fell into the Jade River water, and was then completely suppressed by a descending golden light that followed closely behind.

Such effortless strength left the unicorn jiao dragon staring wide-eyed, speechless.

But in the next instant, it glanced again at the slowly dissipating Gate of Myriad Demons above its head, and a hint of thought appeared in its eyes.

It had noticed that this figure also seemed to have emerged from the Gate of Myriad Demons.

Yet the two of them were not ascending together from the same territory—how could they possibly emerge from a single Gate of Myriad Demons?

The sky-white jiao dragon suddenly realized, belatedly shouting:

"It's because of you that I, as a god, have fallen into this dangerous place!"

"You little dragon are not entirely unintelligent, but unfortunately, there is still some distance to the place I need to go; ultimately, time is insufficient, and I have not yet fully altered the coordinates within!"

A voice carrying a hint of laughter came from the void.

That figure gazed back with smiling eyes, and he was naturally Zhang Jian.

After entering the Gate of Myriad Demons, Zhang Jian sought to take advantage of the moment to modify one or two ascension coordinates, never expecting that the power of this treasure, the Gate of Myriad Demons, would be far greater than he imagined.

At its core, there was still a terrifying will.

After Zhang Jian modified part of the ascension coordinates, he sensed that the terrifying will within was faintly stirring, so he could only halt; in his haste, he could only choose the same direction and perform a random transmission.

"Oh, I, as a god, am going to be killed by you! You bastard..."

At this moment, the sky-white unicorn jiao dragon crushed a mouthful of steel teeth in its bite; it had wanted to lunge forward directly, but recalling Zhang Jian's earlier display of terrifying combat power, it restrained itself!

Such a powerful expert actually used the Gate of Myriad Demons to sneak through, and could even alter the transmission coordinates of this famed demon clan heirloom—how terrifying! This is an existence it dare not provoke.

"Hmm, you have an opinion?"

At this moment, Zhang Jian glanced at this sky-white jiao dragon crying out in misery.

Upon hearing this, the sky-white jiao dragon felt a chill in its heart, and its dragon face showed an unnatural, embarrassed smile.

"Senior, how could this junior dare!"

Its eyes darted, and it immediately licked its face and stepped forward.

"Senior, since you were able to send this junior here, could you not think of a way to help this little dragon reach the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm? Otherwise, this little dragon truly cannot leave this place—this place is so terrifying..."

At this moment, it cautiously glanced around at the various peaks surrounding Withered Cloud Mountain.

Deep within the mountain peaks, waves of terrifying demonic energy wantonly poured forth from the ancient forests; this place was clearly one of the core regions of Withered Cloud Mountain, and who knows how many terrifying demonic entities lie hidden within.

It must cling to this mighty thigh, for if the other party departs, it will surely be swarmed and devoured clean by the numerous terrifying demon clans eyeing it hungrily from within the mountain ranges.

It no longer cared about its noble bloodline, cautiously edging close to Zhang Jian's side.

Zhang Jian raised his eyebrows, glanced at this sky-white unicorn jiao dragon, and then suddenly smiled.

"This little dragon still has a trace of fortune in the depths of its brow, its foundation is not bad, and there is not too much bloody aura on its body—well, I shall lend you a hand; follow me for now!"

Zhang Jian indeed felt some affinity with this little dragon before him, and so did not cast it aside; with a wave of his hand, a purple-yellow immortal light enveloped the sky-white jiao dragon, its form instantly breaking through the void as it sped rapidly toward the Azure Dragon Valley.

After he had departed for a long stretch of time, several strands of demonic energy finally flew out from the mountains around the long river, falling into the Coiling Dragon River below.

Each demon king was surrounded by surging demonic energy, the flowing energy on their persons not inferior to that of the Taiyi realm.

At this moment, the eyes of the myriad demons gleamed with fortunate expressions.

Earlier, they had seen that the overlord of the Coiling Dragon River, the Black Water Demon Lord, was knocked flat with just a single glance.

That was undoubtedly an extremely terrifying immortal god.

Fortunately, this immortal god appeared rather 'gentle,' and did not take its anger out on them.

Otherwise, their few lives would not be enough to die.

However, now that the Black Water Xuan Serpent has been sealed, the territory it left behind can be directly taken over by numerous demon kings.

……

Zhang Jian, accompanied by the jiao dragon, flew all the way toward the southeast.

Zhang Jian's flight speed was extremely fast; his escape light sped rapidly toward the Azure Dragon Valley.

Withered Cloud Mountain is not far from the Azure Dragon Valley.

With Zhang Jian's pace, it took only several hours.

Crossing vast tracts of strange beasts and the territory of the demon race, Zhang Jian quickly saw the complete Qinglong Mountain Range.

The green mountain range was lush and verdant, with towering peaks majestic and vast, and who knows how many heavenly and earthly strange species were nourished within.

However, compared to the previous Ganyun Mountain, this mountain range had weaker spiritual qi and fortune, and was not particularly conspicuous.

Zhang Jian swept his gaze across it, and there was something strange in the depths of his eyes.

It seemed that the formation laid down by Hou Tu Niangniang had suppressed the spiritual qi and fortune of this place.

Otherwise, given Dong Cang Shenjun's stature and rank, the divine mountains nurtured after his fall would certainly be a top-tier divine rhythm and spiritual elegance in the Yaotian Realm.

After all, Dong Cang Shenjun himself was a powerhouse who had comprehended the principles of wood, fortune, wind, and thunder to their limits.

"The mighty Dong Cang Shenjun, guardian who suppressed the four extremes of the Wasteland World, is actually buried in such a place..."

Zhang Jian felt a sigh rise in his heart.

But for such a powerful being, burial anywhere is the same.

At this time, deep within the Qinglong Mountain, many formidable demon beasts were also coiled.

But Zhang Jian's vast Dao Jun divine sense swept over, and he found that the strongest demon beast among them was only at the Taiyi True Number realm.

This was completely different from the situation in Ganyun Mountain.

The spiritual veins of Ganyun Mountain were vast, with many branch veins, and within the massive mountain range, not just one old demon at the Taiyi True Number realm was coiled, but even a Taiyi Heavenly Immortal-level demon saint, who called himself ancestor and ruled over many old demons.

Zhang Jian did not rush to act; instead, he first found a mountain peak to adapt to the special heavenly dao laws of the Yaotian Realm for a day or two.

For Zhang Jian, this was very important.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles.

If he could not comprehend the changes in the heavenly dao laws of the Yaotian Realm, then when conflict arose with the demon race powerhouses of his own celestial realm, he would surely suffer a loss in the end.

Seeing that Zhang Jian had temporarily stayed in the Qinglong Mountain, the single-horned jiao dragon had no choice but to temporarily follow him.

After Zhang Jian entered seclusion, it was quite free, relying on its heavenly immortal-level cultivation, and soon became a dominant force on the surrounding mountain peaks.

Even if it encountered a Taiyi-level demon king, with Zhang Jian backing it, it could remain unharmed.

Over time, this single-horned jiao dragon lived quite freely and elegantly.

……

Six hundred years later, on the mountain peak where Zhang Jian had remained motionless, strands of invisible purple-yellow immortal light burst forth from his body, faintly resonating with the earth, the altars of state, and the Nine Nether Threefold Ancestral Qi network of the Yaotian Realm, and with a thought, a vast divine power burst forth from his body.

A faint dragon shadow emerged deep between Zhang Jian's eyebrows, and his eyes flickered.

He felt a sigh in his heart: reading ten thousand volumes and traveling ten thousand miles is indeed the unsurpassed path of cultivation.

By comprehending the heavenly dao laws of the earth and land attributes deep in the Yaotian Realm, he also gained considerable harvest.

He also gained many new ideas for the cultivation method of the Earth Emperor's Dao.

Zhang Jian quickly gathered his scattered thoughts, and in an instant rose to prepare to directly enter the Qinglong Valley deep within the Qinglong Mountain Range.

Zhang Jian thought for a moment, and with a wave of his hand, he first arranged for the single-horned jiao dragon to be placed in a remote spot, gave it one or two treasures for body protection, and then set off toward the coordinates given by Hou Tu Niangniang.

The Qinglong Valley is located at the center of the Qinglong Mountain Range, where the dragon pearl resides.

Here, the feng shui converges, and beneath lies a large spiritual vein, already occupied by a Taiyi True Number realm demon king.

It is a wood-attribute vine dragon variant, also considered of dragon lineage, with profound cultivation.

It has established a demon cave in the valley, gathering many demon soldiers and generals.

Zhang Jian raised one palm, pressed it down slightly, and a vast purple-yellow divine light directly controlled the entire Qinglong Mountain Range.

The purple-yellow immortal light flowed through, and he saw demon soldiers and generals, even that vine dragon demon king, all swept up by the Earth Emperor's divine light and suppressed within the Map of Mountains, Rivers, and State Altars.

At this time, Zhang Jian, relying on the formation stone tablet bestowed by Hou Tu Niangniang, also found the Doutian Hou Tu Great Formation.

He pondered slightly, and in a moment he sacrificed the formation stone tablet from within his body, a earth-yellow divine light burst forth, and his form instantly transformed into a streak of flowing light as he fell toward the valley below.

Boom—boom—boom!

In a moment, Zhang Jian seemed to see yellow mist formed from the turbid qi of the vast earth rolling toward him.

The primordial turbid qi divine light flowed forth, bringing a veiling of spiritual awareness, a power that defiles the Dao heart.

A vast expanse of yellow haze, extraordinarily vast.

This flood seemed to form beneath the earth, creating a gray desert world.

The yellow haze spread across the sky and covered the earth, even more like boundless and endless.

The formation stone tablet on his head emitted a yellow haze of light, blocking that vast and heavy turbid qi light of the earth, preventing petrification and the fate of being devoured by the earth.

His form transformed into a streak of light flying swiftly, while continuously deducing the position of the Doutian Hou Tu Great Formation.

After a period of exploration, he finally approached the core.

In the distance, Zhang Jian had already seen a magnificent 'oasis' buried in the yellow sand!