Chapter 637: Dao Jun Enters the Tribulation (4K)

Yu Zhuo Dao Jun pondered briefly and then spoke.

"Earth Emperor Dao friend, the origins of the Qinglong Mountain Range are exceptionally clear to my Shui Mu Gong lineage, but the interior involves the layout of another great power, and we have taken no action until now. Only today did we discover a change in Qinglong Valley, so we hastily brought Bai Shimei as an intermediary to meet you, Dao Jun."

After a slight pause, she spoke solemnly: "If my divine estimation is correct, the relics in Qinglong Valley are all in your hands, Dao friend, and there must be one among them that is an Ancestral Dragon relic. May I negotiate with you, Dao friend, to hand over this object? Of course, I am not an unreasonable person; the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm will henceforth owe you a favor, and if you have any need, we of the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm will certainly not refuse!"

Zhang Jian's expression remained unchanged, though he felt a faint cold smile in his heart.

To think a mere favor could exchange for a supreme treasure—where is there such an easy thing?

Is the value of a favor not essentially cost-free?

Zhang Jian remained expressionless, merely smiling faintly.

"I do not know which Ancestral Dragon relic Dao friend Yu Zhuo desires?"

Yu Zhuo Dao Jun's expression turned grave.

"The Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Four Seas Pearl—this pearl is the supreme divine object with which the Ancestral Dragon once opened the vast seas of the primordial wilderness. It is originally my Dragon Clan's treasure for stabilizing fortune. If you, Dao friend, are willing to return it, I, Yu Zhuo, would be deeply grateful!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian chuckled lightly, glancing at Yu Zhuo Dao Jun.

"Do you not think these conditions are excessively demanding, Dao friend?"

"The value of an Innate Spiritual Treasure—you should be aware of it. Who could lightly lend out such a heavy treasure, let alone give it away?"

Yu Zhuo Dao Jun's expression did not change, for everything had already been within her expectations. She then turned her gaze to Bai Liying.

"Junior Sister, what do you think?"

Bai Liying, upon hearing this, glanced at Yu Zhuo Dao Jun and spoke in a deep voice.

"Fourth Senior Sister, I have done what I should and should not help you with. Since my husband is unwilling, he must have his reasons. I am of little influence and cannot interfere with my husband's choice, nor can I make decisions for him!"

After a brief pause, she continued.

"I came on this journey under the decree of the Sect Master, my senior sister, to accompany Fourth Senior Sister on this trip—but that is all I can do!"

Bai Liying slightly bowed her hands and then slowly approached Zhang Jian's side, her eyes showing a hint of apology.

"Husband, I..."

Zhang Jian, however, waved his hand and smiled.

"Wife, there is no need for self-reproach; the troubles involved in this fateful connection are unavoidable regardless!"

At this moment, Yu Zhuo Dao Jun's expression carried a hint of sigh.

"Earth Emperor Dao friend, you are the Emperor of the Central Heavenly Realm, renowned throughout the heavens and void for your talent, and moreover, you are the husband of my junior sister. I do not wish to make things difficult for you, Earth Emperor Dao friend, but this treasure is tied to the fortune of my Dragon Clan. For the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm, and indeed for all Dragon Clans in the heavens, it holds immense significance. Therefore, I cannot help but strive for it!"

"Earth Emperor Dao friend, since this is the case, how about we settle this with a duel?"

Zhang Jian calmly gazed at Yu Zhuo Dao Jun and said.

"How shall we wager?"

Yu Zhuo Dao Jun spoke in a deep voice.

"This matter inevitably requires a contest between us. If I, by fortune, manage to win even a single move or half a move, I ask that you, Earth Emperor Dao friend, return the Four Seas Pearl to my Dragon Clan. However, I do not wish to take advantage of you. As part of the exchange, you may go to the treasure vault of my Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm and select any three treasures, and I shall simultaneously gift you a Lower-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!"

"What if I, by fortune, win instead?"

Zhang Jian's expression remained calm.

Yu Zhuo Dao Jun's lips curled into a faint, unusual smile as she spoke calmly.

"I shall still be willing to gift you a Dragon Clan spiritual treasure, and at the same time, allow Junior Sister to enter the treasure vault of my Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm and freely select three treasures as compensation!"

She spoke with confidence.

This confidence stems from the Dragon Clan, and also from the Shui Mu Dao Palace.

As a disciple of the Shui Mu Sect, her attainment of the Dao predates Zhang Jian's, so naturally she possesses absolute confidence.

"Husband, Fourth Senior Sister has attained the Dao for over ten derivation eras; she is a Second Transformation Dao Jun, having already passed the Second Great Calamity of Destruction. Her cultivation is extraordinary, and she is not to be trifled with..."

Bai Liying then transmitted her voice silently.

Zhang Jian gave a slight nod and then said.

"I can accept this matter, but the time for the contest is not now—it shall be in three thousand years. The place shall not be in the Yaomo Realm, but must be in the Three Emperors Heavenly Realm. If Yu Zhuo Dao friend agrees, I shall accept this wager!"

The Yaomo Realm is not a place for duels, as the number of powerful demon clans there is too great.

Whether victorious or defeated, trouble would inevitably follow.

Yu Zhuo Dao Jun glanced calmly at Zhang Jian, pondered briefly, and then nodded.

"The Three Emperors Heavenly Realm is indeed a renowned neutral heavenly realm among all heavens and worlds—truly an excellent place for a duel!"

After a brief pause, Yu Zhuo Dao Jun's eyes fell upon Bai Liying as she spoke calmly.

"Junior Sister, will you return with me to the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm, or will you depart with Earth Emperor Dao friend?"

Bai Liying said.

"Fourth Senior Sister, I and my husband still have some private words to say, so I will not return with you to the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm!"

Yu Zhuo Dao Jun gave a slight nod and then transformed into a vast rain vapor, vanishing instantly into the distance.

Bai Liying then followed Zhang Jian in preparing to return to the Three Emperors Heavenly Realm.

Zhang Jian did not blame Bai Liying.

But Bai Liying herself felt some self-reproach.

She had originally accepted invitations from several powerful figures of the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm to enter and cultivate there, never imagining that it also contained some schemes. In the end, she could only follow Yu Zhu Dao Jun on a trip, becoming a pawn to restrain Zhang Jian.

At this moment, Zhang Jian felt a hint of sigh.

"I never thought that even within the Shui Mu Palace, there would be such scheming and intrigue!"

Zhang Jian believed this matter must involve the instructions of the Shui Mu Niangniang; otherwise, Yu Zhuo Dao Jun would not dare act so openly.

The Shui Mu Niangniang appears to also need this Four Seas Pearl to complete some scheme.

Zhang Jian's thoughts turned like lightning—he even speculated that the Dong Cang Shenjun might know something, which is why he alone left behind the Four Seas Pearl.

Otherwise, given Dong Cang Shenjun's 'modus operandi,' it would be impossible for him to leave behind the Four Seas Pearl.

Also recalling that exceptionally unique drop of ancestral dragon essence blood, Zhang Jian felt some ripples in his heart.

"That thing probably isn't going to cause trouble, is it?"

Zhang Jian's heart skipped a beat as he recalled that ancestral dragon soul still endlessly reincarnating.

Zhang Jian's eyes flickered darkly.

As this thought arose, Zhang Jian's heart suddenly had some ideas.

Starlight flowed in the void, Zhang Jian was about to tear through dimensions to return to the Central Heavenly Realm, when suddenly a grand and ominous omen appeared in the void above the firmament.

Zhang Jian stopped his hand movements.

"That is..."

Bai Li Ying also turned her beautiful eyes toward the depths of the void, only to see countless starlight suddenly blaze forth across the firmament's starry expanse, the Taiyin and Taiyang occupying the supreme positions of the Two Instruments in the star sea suddenly surging with radiant light, bursting forth with intense divine radiance, the two intertwining and suddenly transforming into a chart of the heavenly stars covering the firmament, flying swiftly toward some place in the Demon Monster Realm.

Amidst the brilliance of countless stars, even more was seen: in the deep void, countless strands of primordial chaos qi overflowed, forming a torrent that blasted toward one direction.

The primordial chaos ocean eroded.

This is a powerhouse of the Demon Monster Realm assaulting the Dao Lord realm!

Seeing this scene, Zhang Jian's pupils twitched slightly; although Zhang Jian had successfully attained the Dao Lord realm, after cultivating for hundreds of thousands of years, this was the first time he had seen another Taiyi Great Perfection cultivator assaulting the Dao Lord realm.

After asking Bai Li Ying's opinion, Zhang Jian also had a slight desire to join the excitement.

Zhang Jian activated the Golden Lotus Hidden Breath Technique, concealing himself and Bai Li Ying as they flew toward the direction where countless strands of primordial chaos qi were pouring down.

……

Demon Monster Realm, Purple Boy City.

This is the territory of one of the Demon Monster Royal Clans in the Demon Monster Realm.

There are many demon clans with strong heavenly talents across the myriad worlds, even including descendants of innate divinities.

But the number of demon clans that can be called Demon Monster Royal Clans is not large.

Like the human imperial sovereigns, powerful clans worthy of being called Demon Monster Royal Clans must have given birth to at least one demon sovereign in their lineage.

Purple Boy City is quite famous in the Demon Monster Realm.

Purple Boy City takes the Purple Boy Divine Beast Ox Demon clan as its main lineage, which has produced more than one demon sovereign.

The first demon sovereign was even one of the Three Hundred and Sixty Star Lords of the Heavenly Court in ancient times; after the Heavenly Court collapsed, he once transformed into a demon sovereign who roamed the myriad realms in medieval times, even contending with the Heavenly Court, and was highly regarded by the supreme powers of the Three Teachings, who bestowed upon him secret arts of the Three Teachings.

The second-generation lord of Purple Boy City in the late medieval era once swept across the Demon Monster Realm, dominating for a time, as one of the sovereigns of the demon clan across the myriad worlds.

After the two demon sovereigns, powerful figures of the Purple Boy Ox Demon clan emerged in succession.

At this moment, Zhang Jian saw in the distance two terrifying qi machines coiling around Purple Boy City, these two terrifying qi machines exceptionally domineering, as if capable of holding up the heavens.

One strong, one weak.

One resonated with a primordial main star above the firmament, majestic divine power descended, stirring the great Dao of power, immensely strong and overbearing, as if the absolute sovereign of the Dao of power between heaven and earth.

The other was a fiery qi shooting straight into the clouds, firelight clashing, the scorching power revealed within exceeding even the sun star in the heavens in strength and overbearingness.

These are two peerless Dao Lords.

The domineering qi machine revealed by the weaker one also far exceeded the realm of an ordinary first-turn Dao Lord, being a second-turn Dao Lord.

Zhang Jian had already consecutively seen three renowned Dao Lords of the Demon Monster Realm, and at this moment he did not give rise to the thought that Dao Lord realm powerhouses were becoming increasingly numerous.

The Demon Monster Realm has deep foundations and many powerhouses—this is a fact!

Merely sensing the domineering qi machine emanating without reservation from within Purple Boy City, Zhang Jian slightly furrowed his brow.

The power of that primordial main star left a particularly deep impression on him.

Zhang Jian's expression changed; he could not help but recall his ordeal when transcending the Four Calamities of Formation, Dwelling, Destruction, and Emptiness.

"Divine Power Star Lord, Purple Boy Great Strength Demon God!"

Zhang Jian's eyes grew somewhat dim.

When he previously struck this lord, this lord could not defeat him, yet he summoned help, calling forth the Scrap Iron Demon Saint, nearly causing his downfall.

Little did he expect to meet enemies on a narrow road today!

He knew that the Purple Boy Great Strength Demon God from that ancient era must certainly be related to this Purple Boy Demon Sovereign.

As a Dao Lord of the myriad worlds, having completely gathered all countless 'others and selves' upon the light, unless completely fallen, the myriad worlds' projections form a 'other and self'; the Divine Power Star Lord must necessarily have some sensation, even to the point of projecting a portion of his divine sense to actively participate.

This is also a way of Dao Lord cultivation.

At this moment in Purple Boy City, a figure clad in purple robes, with ox horns on his head, a domineering demon saint sat upon the central demon sovereign's throne, his eyes blazing fiercely as he swept in all directions, with a great primordial main star above his head as if directly fallen from the firmament, shining upon him, causing his body to radiate starlight divine brilliance that illuminated the star sea, exceptionally overbearing.

And at this moment in the center of Purple Boy City, a grand formation's light was recovering.

The formation's power seemed to merge with the giant city beneath it, possessing an eternal divine power to suppress the myriad worlds.

Purple Boy City is not merely one of the holy lands of the ox clan in the Demon Monster Realm; it is also a supreme treasure, a supreme treasure forged by the power of the primordial main star tempered through countless eons.

This is one of the ox clan's foundations.

At the center of the formation, there is a middle-aged-faced, stern-expressioned demon god striving to suppress the erosion of the primordial chaos ocean's power.

This is the first calamity of the Dao Lord's Seven Calamities: the erosion of the primordial chaos ocean.

The second calamity is the Boundless Calamity, the third is the External Demon Obstructing the Dao, and only then come the Four Calamities of Formation, Dwelling, Destruction, and Emptiness.

The Purple Boy Great Strength Demon God then turned his gaze toward the middle-aged demon god with ox horns on his head.

This middle-aged demon god is the peerless demon god born of the Purple Boy Great Strength Ox Demon clan, and also the clan chief chosen by the Purple Boy Ox Demon clan.

Merely gazing upon this descendant, the Great Strength Star Lord felt a faint purple light twitch deep in his brow, as if a divine eye had split open within, scanning the surroundings, yet his heart harbored a faint, inexplicable unease.

"Father, what's wrong?"

Beside him, a young demon god with fire clouds coiling deep in his brow had eyes flickering with faint golden light; his aura differed from the aged demon gods in the city—his demon qi was thin yet exceptionally pure, yet behind him flowed immortal light and Buddhist light, pure, compassionate, domineering and various temperaments perfectly fused around him.

He is the Fire Cloud Demon God, said to be born from innate divine fire, naturally possessing a portion of the essence of innate divinities.

Afterward, he successively obtained the core transmission of the Three Teachings' Dao lineage and the Buddhist Dao lineage, thereby attaining the Dao Lord position.

It is said he is a fire-attribute Dao Lord, hence his name Fire Cloud Dao Lord.

At this time he saw the face of the Great Strength Star Lord seemed to have changed.

This puzzled him.

In his view, the Purple Cloud Evil God had deep foundations and had also obtained the Dao Lord's quota protection in the Demon Realm, and with Purple Boy City suppressing part of the calamity, the upcoming Infinite Calamities, the two calamities of External Demons Obstructing the Dao should not be a problem.

And with the Purple Cloud Evil God's foundation, though the Four Calamities of Formation, Dwelling, Decay, and Emptiness were fierce, there was also some hope of passing through them.

The Great Strength Star Lord's face fluctuated, at this time he sighed.

"I do not know why I feel somewhat uneasy in mind and spirit; Purple Cloud's this calamity will probably have variables!"

The Fire Cloud Dao Lord's eyes moved slightly, in the depths of his pupils appeared specks of golden light falling upon the Purple Cloud Evil God, but at this time the aura of the Infinite Calamity surged forth, and he could not see more.

But he believed in the intuition of the Purple Boy Great Strength Evil Saint.

"Could it be that Purple Cloud still has some unresolved karmic entanglements not yet calculated?"

The Fire Cloud Dao Lord's eyes showed a thoughtful expression, at this time he could indeed feel that the gazes watching Purple Boy City were increasing.

Purple Boy City, around the Purple Cloud Evil God's body a power of eternity, never retreating, gradually appeared, the Five-in-One Eternal Dao Fruit Auspicious Clouds gathered above his head, and behind the Dao Fruit Auspicious Clouds appeared a vast and magnificent evil god true form illusion.

As if completely in tune with some great Dao rule in the void.

After suppressing the backlash of the chaotic primordial ocean with several fifth-rank immortal methods, the subsequent Infinite Calamities and the calamities formed by External Demons Obstructing the Dao were sparse and scattered, not forming a system.

Possessing the great fortune of a heavenly realm, although several extraterritorial heavenly demon gates had opened, they were completely suppressed by the divine power of Purple Boy City, and whatever came out would soon be strangled.

Then, the power of the Four Calamities of Formation, Dwelling, Decay, and Emptiness manifested above the firmament, turning into a vast destructive spacetime that enveloped the Purple Cloud Evil God at the center of the altar.

And in the distance, Zhang Jian felt something.

He only felt that in the depths of that destructive spacetime, an invisible force had taken away part of his form and spirit, actually forming a 'he-me' filling the depths of the destructive spacetime, ultimately giving birth to a spacetime world.

"There is actually such a thing?"

Zhang Jian's heart stirred slightly, at this time he felt that with a single thought he could actively annihilate this he-me imprint formed by the spacetime of the Demon Realm, but he did not do so.

To be able to enter this evil god's Four Calamities of Formation, Dwelling, Decay, and Emptiness was something he could only wish for.

In the past, the Divine Power Star Lord used this to become his calamity, but now it was his turn.

This is called not not repaying, the time has not yet come!

At this time, as he thought, following that spacetime sensation, he invested a part of the eternal will into it, he also wanted to see in which spacetime ages the other's Four Calamities of Formation, Dwelling, Decay, and Emptiness were.