Chapter 639

The vast illusory form of the Boundless Merit and Sin King Buddha flickered under the attacks of the two Dao Lords, and instantly began to dissipate.

The power of the fifth-rank Eternal Immortal Treasure is immensely great.

But it also has flaws, for it is ultimately not an innate spiritual treasure, but an acquired one!

The two possess a portion of naturally born innate spiritual pools and acquired spiritual pools, which can replenish mana and Dao cultivation.

After feeling the second strike, the Purple Cloud Demon God sensed that his Dao cultivation had been drained seven-eighths of the way.

He had already reached a desperate situation.

"No, I cannot die!"

The Purple Cloud Demon God's eyes burst forth with intense starlight, and behind him, starlight completely intertwined, instantly transforming into a prominent stellar talisman that shot up into the heavens, faintly resonating with a magnificent primordial main star above the firmament.

From within the primordial main star emerged a deity with ox horns on his head, clad in the robes of an ancient star sovereign; from him arose the majestic Dao Lord's divine power, appearing like a world-holding great demon, his divine weapon transforming into a beam of starlight piercing heaven and earth, flowing down from the firmament.

"Ancestor!"

Seeing this, the Purple Cloud Demon God's face lit up with joy, while the Dragon Clan Dao Lord's expression changed; suddenly, terrifying starlight shot down violently, yet in an instant it blasted into the Purple Cloud Demon God's body.

The Purple Cloud Demon God was completely unprepared; when the starlight entered his body, a flicker of bewilderment crossed his eyes, and in an instant his primordial spirit Dao fruit shattered within the starlight, his entire Purple Child Ox Demon true form violently ruptured, pierced by the overwhelming Dao Lord's mana and reduced to dust.

Amidst the sky-full of starlight, countless starlights shifted and distorted, and Zhang Jian's figure emerged from within, his eyes gleaming with a cold and stern light.

At the same time, purple-yellow radiance flowed around him, merging into his Dao Lord's body.

This is the regulatory power of the River and River Altar Map.

To think of mountains is to be mountains; to think of waters is to be waters.

In an instant, it took the life of the Purple Cloud Demon God.

The Dragon Clan Dao Lord coldly watched this scene, and at this moment he could not help but sigh with emotion.

"Dao brother, truly an excellent method!"

Zhang Jian's gaze was calm; at this moment he looked toward the void above, and as the Purple Cloud Demon God fell, the Boundless Calamity Slaughter descended from the heavens, gradually enveloping this magnificent medieval spacetime, the Boundless Calamity Qi thick and hazy, in an instant the entire heaven and earth seemed torn asunder by terrifying calamity-light, all things undergoing illusory dissolution.

The Dragon Clan Dao Lord's face showed a faint smile, and he clasped his hands.

"This god is the Sovereign Dao Lord of the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm; I do not know how to address you, fellow Daoist."

Zhang Jian's expression gave a slight smile, and he immediately replied.

"This god is the Dao Lord of the Heavenly Court and Earthly Sovereign!"

"Heavenly Court Dao Lord?"

In the depths of this Sovereign Dao Lord's eyes flashed a hint of surprise, and instantly various illusory images flowed in; within the boundless calamity slaughter, all things from existence to non-existence merely flowed, while the two Dao Lords' bodies radiated an unyielding power, yet could not be dissolved by those threads of terrifying magnificent light and shadow.

In an instant, the two figures vanished as the power to traverse fate and spacetime disappeared.

……

At Purple Child City, at this moment the Divine Power Star Lord Purple Child Great Strength Demon God on the main seat had eyes already turned exceptionally fierce, yet saw the destructive spacetime above his head suddenly surge in power, violently descending, swallowing the Purple Cloud Demon God on the central altar, and devouring him into the destructive void.

Boom—

Vast expanses of destructive, final thunder appeared between heaven and earth.

An ominous blood-red light filled the skies above Purple Child City, and furthermore a magnificent primordial qi surged back from the destructive void into heaven and earth, and moreover a vast Demon God's will gradually dissipated from within, turning into myriad spiritual opportunities returning to heaven and earth, causing the density of spiritual qi around Purple Child City to suddenly increase by more than double, forming a small-scale tide of heaven and earth spiritual qi surging toward all directions.

Only within Purple Child City, or perhaps outside it, the demon race powerhouses all knew.

This is an ominous sign of the failed attempt to reach Dao Lord.

The Purple Cloud Demon God has failed to attain the Dao!

Many demon gods from other great clans of the heavenly demon realm naturally rejoiced immensely at this moment, while numerous demon race strongmen in the city had grim expressions, their faces showing pain or else dejection.

The peerless heavenly genius born of the Purple Child Ox Demon clan, the Purple Cloud Demon God, has also fallen.

This is a tremendous blow to many great demons and demon gods who aspire to attain the Dao Lord realm.

The Purple Cloud Demon God is a peerless genius of the Purple Child Ox Demon clan, with extraordinarily solid foundations.

Among the many ancient demons of the heavenly demon realm, he is also counted among the exceptionally outstanding.

Many strongmen of the heavenly demon realm believe the Purple Cloud Demon God has hope of attaining the Dao Lord form and achieving the beautiful reputation of three Dao Lords for the Purple Child clan.

Below the Purple Child Great Strength Demon God, the Fire Cloud Dao Lord's face bore an expression of regret.

"Truly a pity!"

"The fall of Purple Cloud is truly a loss for my Purple Child Ox Demon clan; he had the opportunity to attain the Dao Lord!"

The Purple Child Great Strength Demon God's eyes changed, their depths flashing with intense Upper Pure Immortal light, and suddenly he shouted angrily.

"Someone must certainly be interfering from within; otherwise, Purple Cloud could not have failed!"

The Fire Cloud Dao Lord slightly furrowed his brow, seeing the intense color in the Purple Child Great Strength Demon God's eyes, and then asked.

"Father, can you be certain of this?"

The Purple Child Great Strength Demon God's eyes grew gloomy; at this moment, looking at the Fire Cloud Dao Lord, he said.

"This is my father's intuition; my father believes his intuition will not be false, I will now go to the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Realm to pay respects to my fellow martial brothers and sisters, and properly investigate exactly why Purple Cloud fell."

The Purple Child Great Strength Demon God's eyes flashed with intense anger.

The Fire Cloud Dao Lord, seeing this, gave a slight nod.

……

And outside Purple Child City, Zhang Jian had already taken Bai Li Ying and fled Purple Child City at high speed.

At this moment he sensed that, with the return of that 'other self' from the medieval spacetime, merging into the Auspicious Clouds deep within the Earthly Sovereign Dao fruit, a thick understanding of heaven and earth flowed into his Dao heart, and furthermore streams of vast heaven and earth essence qi flowed into his Dao cultivation, and at once the Auspicious Clouds upon the Earthly Sovereign Dao fruit on his brow burst forth with layer upon layer of purple-yellow dragon patterns.

Those purple-yellow dragon patterns represent Dao cultivation.

Each additional purple-yellow dragon pattern equals an additional Yuan Hui of Dao cultivation.

At this moment, upon Zhang Jian's Earthly Sovereign Dao fruit Auspicious Clouds there were already fifty or sixty purple-yellow dragon patterns, indicating he possesses at least sixty Yuan Hui or more of Dao cultivation.

For Dao Lords who govern the great Dao's rules, Dao cultivation may perhaps not be the most important.

But if one's own Dao cultivation is abundant, then when fighting with spells it naturally becomes abundant as well.

Moreover, one's cultivation is closely related to the Dao Fruit of the Dao Lord.

If cultivation is not exhausted, the Dao Fruit is eternal and never regresses.

If ten thousand zhang of cultivation is completely lost, even a Dao Lord will regress in realm and fall from the Dao Lord's state.

In the void of the myriad heavens, there are many wondrous dharmas that directly target cultivation, severing it, thus maximally weakening the combat power of immortals and gods.

Zhang Jian had just broken through less than a hundred thousand years ago, already possessing over sixty yuanhui of cultivation, which is already considered an astonishing accumulation.

At this moment, there were still strands of invisible chaotic primordial qi merging into the depths of his brow, allowing his cultivation to gradually increase within his body.

This is the nourishment given back by the chaotic primordial ocean.

Obstructing the Dao to attain the Dao, the chaotic primordial ocean naturally bestows rewards.

This is enough to compare with Zhang Jian's tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation.

"Husband seems to be in a good mood?"

Beside her, Bai Li Ying saw Zhang Jian's expression and couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised.

Zhang Jian, upon hearing this, smiled and said.

"I have just clarified a matter of cause and effect, and indeed feel refreshed and clear-minded!"

Bai Li Ying's expression at this moment carried a hint of sigh.

The name of the unparalleled overlord of the Purple Tongue Clan, the Purple Cloud Demon God, she, as a disciple of the Jellyfish Palace, naturally knows very well.

This is a legendary figure in the Heavenly Demon Realm.

Even he would fail to prove the Dao.

However, the meaning implied in Zhang Jian's words made her feel somewhat surprised, though she did not know what he was referring to.

It seems the fall of the Purple Cloud Demon God is somehow related to this husband.

Bai Li Ying suppressed the speculation in her heart and then said at this moment.

"Husband, my fourth martial sister's cultivation is extraordinary; you must be careful this time!"

Zhang Jian followed the sound with his gaze and then asked.

"How is the combat power of your fourth martial sister?"

Bai Li Ying pondered slightly, then said: "Husband, I heard the Headmaster Senior Sister mention that the fourth martial sister last made a move a hundred thousand years ago, and with one strike she annihilated an ancient demon race in the Deep Sea Realm, even including their ancestor, a second-transformation Dao Lord, who was reduced to ashes in a short time."

"A short time? How short?"

Zhang Jian slightly raised his eyebrows.

The Deep Sea Realm lies deep within the heavenly dimensions, recently discovered not long ago, less than one yanji, and is one of the unknown heavenly realms; this realm is vast and boundless, rich in resources, especially oceans, and is also one of the major heavenly realms where the dragons of the void of the myriad heavens launch their main attacks.

But it is said that there are not a few powerful primordial demon god races within.

Not lacking Dao Lords, even terrifyingly powerful beings of the Dao Venerable realm!

Bai Li Ying pondered slightly, then immediately said.

"It seems only about three hours were used!"

"Three hours!"

Zhang Jian's pupils flickered slightly.

For a Dao Lord's battle, three hours is indeed a very short period of time.

But it can also be said to be quite long.

Because some Dao Lords who master spacetime dharmas can even determine victory or defeat in an instant.

But considering both Dao Lords are of the second transformation realm, and the other is still the ancestral elder of a clan, likely a primordial sacred deity.

The Yu Zhuo Dao Lord can be said to be formidable.

After a slight pause, Bai Li Ying continued.

"Husband, you also need to be careful about something else; it is said that the fourth martial sister possesses several unusually strange treasures in her hands, those treasures have great power, and part of them were even bestowed by the master!"

Bai Li Ying did not conceal anything, pouring out all the information she knew like spilling beans.

"The first item is an innate spiritual treasure, named the God-Binding Lock; this treasure was obtained by the fourth martial sister in an unknown realm, it is a lower-grade innate spiritual treasure, possessing the ability to bind and restrain all gods, impossible to defend against!"

"The second item is a superior-grade acquired spiritual treasure, this was bestowed by the master, a complete set named the Qiankun Sun-Moon Pearls, consisting of twelve pearls, each possessing the power of sun, moon, Qian, and Kun, very powerful, indeed a lethal weapon in the hands of the martial sister, having shattered the spines of who knows how many immortals and gods!"

After a slight pause, Bai Li Ying continued.

"Besides, the fourth martial sister also possesses on her person the fifth-grade eternal immortal treasure, the Taiji Division Light Sword, the Jade Void Buckle, and other powerful immortal treasures, truly extraordinary!"

"However, it is said that the fourth martial sister is most skilled in the great immortal laws and field-control type immortal laws of the Jellyfish Palace!"

Zhang Jian slightly furrowed his brows.

That is not unlike him.

The opponent is similarly armed to the teeth.

Likewise, highly proficient in many immortal laws of the Jellyfish Palace.

Zhang Jian believes the immortal laws of the Jellyfish Palace are probably not merely exquisite.

After all, they are the lineage of the most ancient batch of great divine beings in heaven and earth.

Zhang Jian had various thoughts flash through his mind, then decided to first return to the Platform of Sincerity in the Netherworld Underworld, and then proceed to the Central Heavenly Realm to ask the Qingxia Dao Lord.

……

Netherworld Underworld, before the Platform of Sincerity.

Shi You appeared as if an eternal sculpted figure before the Platform of Sincerity, his expression stern.

At this moment, the lunar disc above the Platform of Sincerity suddenly shone brilliantly, and within the beautiful lunar disc, a stream of light fell down, within which a tall figure in purple-black imperial robes slowly descended.

Upon seeing this figure, Shi You's ancient and unchanging face gained a hint of a smile, and he slowly descended from the steps.

"Emperor, the Empress commands me to greet you here!"

"Indeed, I have made Brother Shi Dao wait for a long time!"

At this moment, Zhang Jian's expression showed no surprise whatsoever; after a slight bow, he followed Shi You's figure straight toward the Pingxin Hall.

Pingxin Hall—gazing upon the towering goddess on the main seat, her entire body flashing with boundless earth-yellow divine radiance, Zhang Jian immediately clasped his fists and said.

"This humble deity pays respects to the Empress of Houtu!"

After a brief pause, he bowed again and said: "Your Majesty, this mission was fortunate not to disgrace the command; this humble deity has found the burial place of the Dongcang Shenjun and obtained the Innate Azure Dragon Pearl!"

Zhang Jian raised the jade box in his hand.

On the main seat, Houtu Niangniang waved her hand, and the green jade box floated up, instantly landing before her.

Houtu Niangniang's eyes merely flickered slightly, and she immediately tucked it into her sleeve, smiling sweetly as she said.

"You have done well in this matter; from now on, you owe this palace nothing!"

Zhang Jian hastily clasped his fists and said.

"This humble deity still has one matter to ask Your Majesty!"

Houtu Niangniang laughed upon hearing this.

"You wish to ask whether the Dongcang Qinglong Shenjun truly fell?"

Zhang Jian was not surprised at all, merely clasping his fists and saying.

"Your Majesty's wisdom is profound!"

Houtu Niangniang smiled faintly and said.

"You need not inquire further about this; for you, knowing the answer brings no benefit!"

Zhang Jian's eyes flickered slightly; upon hearing Houtu Niangniang say this, his inner speculation gained a measure of certainty, but since Houtu Niangniang told him not to involve himself, he would still refrain—better not to muddle into the high-stakes game.

After Zhang Jian clasped his fists, he then left the Pingxin Hall.

Yet after leaving the Pingxin Hall, Zhang Jian felt the ancestral dragon essence blood in his grasp growing hot to the touch.

That thing was something left behind by the ancestral dragon.

But to simply discard it, Zhang Jian felt it would be too wasteful.

In an instant, Zhang Jian had an idea.

Obviously, throwing away this treasure was not feasible, nor would it do justice to that strange fate.

Keeping it in hand might bring trouble upon himself.

Zhang Jian prepared to find an opportunity to enter the auction house sent to the Three Emperors' Celestial Realm and sell it off.

He also did not intend to leave it to any descendant.

Having understood the mystery within, Zhang Jian did not intend to bring trouble to the Zhang clan.

The Zhang clan had just risen; they could not withstand the turmoil of the ancestral dragon.

……

After returning the mission, Zhang Jian felt utterly light-hearted; he then immediately prepared to enter the Central Celestial Realm, fully preparing for his wager against Yuzhu Dao Jun.

Within Pingxin Hall.

After Zhang Jian's departure, a black-robed goddess reappeared in the great hall; Jiufeng gazed upon the goddess on the main seat, Houtu Niangniang, her expression slightly solemn as she looked at the green jade box in her palm.

At this moment, she sighed softly.

"Your Majesty's gaze is like a torch; truly, not a hair's breadth off—if this humble deity were to enter the Demon Beast Realm, I fear I would truly be blocked by the people of the Shuimu Palace, and then trouble would arise!"

Houtu Niangniang smiled faintly and said.

"With this treasure, our subsequent actions will ultimately encounter fewer troubles!"

Jiufeng also gave a slight nod.

"However, that Nine Nether Probing Spirit Emperor Lord will likely face considerable trouble!"

"The sect of Shuimu, yet is not easy to deal with!"

Jiufeng's eyes held a hint of gloating over others' misfortune.

Seeing Jiufeng's expression, Houtu Niangniang couldn't help but laugh softly.

Jiufeng seemed to harbor considerable opinion about Zhang Jian.