Chapter 642: Dao Cultivation Surging, Pangu Divine Marrow (4K)

There are many ways to thoroughly refine an innate spiritual treasure.

One can use the Dao Lord's cultivation to forcefully refine it.

One can also seek resonance with the innate spiritual treasure and thus thoroughly refine it.

However, the second condition is even more stringent.

It requires a higher compatibility between the Dao Lord's Dao Fruit and the innate spiritual treasure, thereby gaining the treasure's active approval.

As Zhang Jian is a Dao Lord rooted in the earth, the four innate spiritual treasures he holds are not of the earth attribute.

To obtain their resonance is truly difficult.

Besides, one can also seek to comprehend the core profound mystery contained within the innate spiritual treasure, lure its spiritual resonance, and thereby refine it.

The innate spiritual treasure is not truly a Dao Lord, nor is it an innate deity; it merely possesses extremely keen spirituality, not complete spiritual wisdom.

If one can deeply understand this innate spiritual treasure, one can likewise unlock its core mystery and gain its approval.

Zhang Jian leans toward combining the second and third methods.

The third-grade innate creation green lotus takes the creation Dao as its root.

Although he is rooted in the Earth Emperor Dao, he is equally proficient in the profound mysteries of the creation Dao laws.

Especially during his journey to the Dong Cang ruins, solving part of the Dong Cang deity's seal greatly advanced his comprehension of the creation Dao rules.

If he can combine these insights with the creation marvels contained within the third-grade innate creation green lotus, he may thoroughly comprehend part of its core mystery and thus thoroughly refine this innate spiritual treasure.

……

The Qi Guang Secret Realm environment is dim, with only treasure mirrors on the cave walls emitting a faint glow, as if everything has fallen into eternal day.

Zhang Jian sits cross-legged on the stone platform in the center of the cave, everything seeming eternal, with time and space around him losing meaning.

His entire mind is focused on comprehending the innate divine prohibition at the core of the third-grade innate creation green lotus, and on the Dao root represented by the innate immortal spiritual light; his comprehension of the creation Dao rules is constantly increasing.

Purple-yellow immortal light flows in the depths of his brow, and one after another innate treasure lotus bearing innate signs gradually blooms from his eternal immortal light, as if merging into the hundreds of apertures of his body.

His Dao Lord body seems to resonate with a great Dao rule in the dark, with the hundreds of apertures of his body inhaling and exhaling a stream of innate azure immortal lotus flowing out innate creation essence, nourishing his Dao Lord body and the eternal immortal light flowing through the hundreds of apertures of his body.

After an unknown time, the slowly rotating innate creation green lotus above his head gradually descends, synchronizing its rotation with the Dao Fruit's auspicious clouds and the Earth Emperor Dao laws flowing within.

Zhang Jian does not walk the orthodox path of the Three Teachings Dao lineage.

Although he also came from a qi practitioner background, his cultivation has reached the Dao Lord realm and already formed his own school.

Only when his cultivation reaches a certain level do all paths converge.

Only see that on his Dao Fruit at the brow, a round light gradually bursts forth from within, bursting out boundless light, nurturing a luminous pearl within the boundless light, illuminating the ten directions of heaven and earth void.

Within that pearl, the changes of the heavenly realms' mountains, rivers, and terrains are faintly visible, or perhaps the life and death of the netherworld, the yin and yang of all things.

As this pearl appears, the purple-yellow dragon patterns on Zhang Jian's Dao Fruit auspicious clouds surge again, appearing as several illusions, which then inhale and exhale the innate creation essence blooming from the innate creation green lotus, transforming the illusory into the real—this is already approaching seventy yuan hui of cultivation.

The realm of the second transformation Dao Lord is not far off.

Now Zhang Jian's cultivation is not the path of severing the three corpses, but the path of the Primordial; thus, to break through to the second transformation Dao Lord, there are no special omens.

However, Zhang Jian knows that when his cultivation approaches the extreme of the nine-nine great derivation, he will nearly be able to assault the second transformation Dao Lord and pass through the second great calamity of destruction.

At this moment, Zhang Jian opens his eyes; with a thought, a third-grade blue treasure lotus blooms before him, within which seems to scatter boundless chaotic qi, enveloping his body, invincible in innate.

This is the most profound aspect of the innate spiritual treasure, the innate creation green lotus.

The innate creation green lotus rests atop his head, invincible in innate.

Its defense can be described as astonishingly formidable.

The complete form of the innate creation green lotus is a defensive-type innate spiritual treasure, also capable of suppressing qi fortune.

Zhang Jian gazes at this third-grade innate creation green lotus before him; he now considers himself to have thoroughly refined the innate creation green lotus.

At this moment, he finally feels the profound mystery of the complete form innate spiritual treasure.

The profound mystery of the complete form innate spiritual treasure simply surpasses his imagination.

It is far more mysterious than he imagined.

Not only can it be freely released, combining the innate divine prohibition Dao methods within it.

Moreover, with thought following intention, he can combine the myriad formidable attributes of the innate spiritual treasure with himself.

Furthermore, with each breath, he can unite person and treasure, swallowing and exhaling the boundless innate essence between heaven and earth, even borrowing the innate spiritual treasure to swallow and exhale heavenly qi, exchanging power with the heavenly void great Dao, restoring his cultivation.

That is, the restriction on his display of innate divine prohibition Dao methods has been greatly reduced.

He can actively display the innate creation green lotus more than once.

As for passive endurance here, it is no longer once, but has reached the limit of six times.

However, his cultivation has not yet reached the Dao Venerable realm, so he still cannot endlessly and without limit display innate divine prohibition Dao methods.

After all, the power of innate divine prohibition Dao methods is too astonishing.

Each innate divine prohibition Dao method is a terrifying power surpassing fifth-rank eternal Dao methods.

Possessing the ability to destroy heaven and earth, to refine Qiankun.

But this also lets his combat power surge.

With a thought, the innate creation green lotus thoroughly merges into the depths of Zhang Jian's life palace, feeling the still-surging cultivation; behind him, countless black and white long rivers flow out, manifesting a vast black and white star river chessboard.

"Eighty thousand years of time!"

Sensing the passage of time and the growth of power within his body, Zhang Jian's eyes flicker with a ripple.

But more so, he is delighted.

He still has one hundred thousand years of time.

One hundred thousand years of time, he may perhaps rely on his comprehension of the creation Dao rules to further advance the several eternal Dao methods and innate divine abilities within his body.

His innate divine ability, the Nine Transformations Chaotic Green Lotus Birth and Life Great Law, is cultivated through the creative power of the chaotic green lotus, containing the profound mystery of the chaotic green lotus creating all things, and also possessing the divine power to reversely refine all things.

Secondly, there is the first-rank eternal Dao method of reversing creation.

Additionally, Zhang Jian also wants to try, whether he can thoroughly refine a second innate spiritual treasure.

However, the second item that needed to be thoroughly refined, the innate spiritual treasure, was indeed worth careful consideration.

What Zhang Jian most wanted to thoroughly refine was naturally the Innate Four Symbols Divine Needles.

Because this treasure's power was complete.

Regarding killing capability, it was indeed far superior to the damaged Qiankun Diagram.

However, the top-grade innate spiritual treasure Qiankun Diagram was in a damaged state; relatively speaking, the difficulty of refining it would be somewhat lower.

The Qiankun Diagram, based on the primordial clear and turbid of Qian and Kun, for him, the difficulty of refining it would also be somewhat lower.

After thinking it over, Zhang Jian still decided that the second innate spiritual treasure to be refined would be the Qiankun Diagram.

As for the other Innate Four Symbols Divine Needles and the Four Sea Pearls, they were temporarily not under consideration.

……

At Xikunlun Mountain, before the Qi Guang Secret Realm, as two thousand nine hundred years of time passed.

Before the secret realm, a beam of innate divine light descended.

Kai Ming Shenjun held a long-handled axe and halberd; his figure was tall, with a tiger's back and bear's waist, yet his entire body emanated a vast, ancient, barbaric aura. At this moment, he made a hand seal, and a beam of divine light flew out from deep within his palm, falling upon the stone cave's dwelling entrance.

However, one saw the light flowing and turning; the dust-sealed Qi Guang Secret Realm gate, sealed for nearly three thousand years, was finally opened.

The power of time flowed from within; when it was about to overflow, the distorted and elongated time markings were finally restored. Yet, one saw a figure in purple robes slowly walk out from within.

This figure seemed to have walked out from the depths of ancient times, his entire body carrying the scent of long-sealed dust.

Yet, the aura emanating from his entire body was one of eternal, unchanging heaviness and dignity, like the eternal sun, moon, and stars above the heavens, which, even after being washed by time, still rose each day as usual.

Heaven and earth change, but I do not change.

Heaven and earth wither and decay, but I am not decayed.

However, as this figure walked out from the gate, the Kai Ming Beast gradually felt that the strong aura of time sedimentation slowly dissipated.

Seeing this, he then clasped his hands and smiled.

"Congratulations, Daoist Zhang, on your great advancement in cultivation!"

Zhang Jian gazed at this famous mountain guardian god of Xikunlun and smiled.

"Thank you for your trouble, Senior, in coming to greet me!"

Zhang Jian roughly calculated the time, and at present, he again asked Kai Ming Shenjun to lead the way, preparing to first go and thank the Queen Mother of the West.

After all, having received great benefits, one must thank this landlord.

At least this senior Queen Mother of the West has not yet put forward any conditions.

After bidding farewell to the Queen Mother of the West, Zhang Jian smiled at Kai Ming Shenjun and said: "If Daoist friend has the leisure to enter the Twenty-Seventh Heaven of the Central Celestial Realm, Jiuxiao Mountain, this seat will surely sweep the mat to welcome you!"

Kai Ming Shenjun slightly clasped his hands, then immediately saw Zhang Jian off.

However, after Zhang Jian departed, he also then went to the Queen Mother of the West to request leave, flying toward the Three Sovereigns Celestial Realm.

The news of the gambling match between the Jade Carving Daoist of the Water Mother Sect and this Earth Sovereign Daoist had already spread throughout the Three Sovereigns Celestial Realm, thus drawing the attention of many powerful beings from the myriad heavens' void.

In the myriad heavens' void, there is no lack of life-and-death battles between Daoists.

But most of them occur in some hidden corners.

Moreover, life-and-death battles often quickly determine life and death.

It is not as lively as this kind of gambling match.

Kai Ming Shenjun naturally would not miss it.

……

Recently, the Three Sovereigns Celestial Realm has been extraordinarily lively.

First, the ancestral dragon's essence blood appeared at the Three Sovereigns auction, drawing the attention of many great divine beings.

Outside the Three Sovereigns Celestial Realm, there have also been multiple battles among great divine beings.

This auction has far-reaching influence.

Now, the liveliness spreads again: the fourth-ranked Jade Carving Daoist of the Water Mother Daoist Palace, the venerable third elder of the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm, Jade Carving Daoist, will engage in a gambling match with the newly promoted Earth Sovereign Daoist of the Tongshan Dao lineage in the Three Sovereigns Celestial Realm.

The news spread, attracting the attention of many major forces from the myriad worlds.

Such liveliness is rare.

Moreover, it concerns the newly promoted Earth Sovereign Daoist and the Jade Carving Daoist under the Water Mother Daoist Palace.

The Water Mother Daoist Palace is indeed a renowned ancient Daoist lineage in the myriad heavens' void.

The Queen Mother of the West is also known as the Dragon Mother; she is the creator sovereign of many heavenly realms. For disciples under such an ancient and sacred lineage to take action, how could the gods not be curious?

Moreover, the Earth Sovereign Daoist on the other side also enjoys considerable fame.

He, together with the two Yaochi Daoists, captured the Three Transformations Thousand-Faced Demon King, and this is known to the gods of the myriad worlds.

……

Three Sovereigns City, Qian Yuan District, Three Sovereigns Pavilion.

Zhang Jian stepped into it, and soon was invited by the deities of the Three Sovereigns Pavilion into a special hall within.

One of the three deputy pavilion masters, the Tian Yang Shen Huang, had already been waiting here.

Upon seeing Zhang Jian, Tian Yang Daoist smiled and said.

"Earth Sovereign Daoist friend, the item you entrusted for sale three hundred years ago has already been successfully sold; the exchanged item has been sealed for three hundred years, just waiting for you to come and collect it!"

Zhang Jian nodded.

Before entering the Three Sovereigns Pavilion, he had met the Yu Wang Ancestral Master once, and roughly understood the situation.

In the end, the ancestral dragon's essence blood was still taken by the envoy sent by the Heavenly Court, one of the four great heavenly masters of the Tian Shi Fu, the Zi Yang Daoist, who bought it.

The ancestral dragon's essence blood ultimately fell into the hands of the Heavenly Court.

However, after the ancestral dragon's essence blood left the Three Sovereigns Celestial Realm, a great battle occurred in the void; part of the escorting strong beings sent by the Heavenly Court also suffered heavy injuries, including several great divine beings.

However, whether the ancestral dragon's essence blood was seized in transit, that remains unknown.

However, that already had little to do with Zhang Jian.

Zhang Jian merely smiled and said.

"Thank you for your trouble, fellow Daoist!"

At this moment, the Heavenly Yang Daoist's hand flowed with golden light, a purple jade box appearing deep in his palm, and it immediately flew toward Zhang Jian.

At this moment, he smiled and said.

"This time, the sale of the Ancestral Dragon's Essence Blood turned out quite satisfactory and smooth, with many fellow Daoists from ancient lineages, and even some ancient gods, coming to attend!

It is also a matter of luck, for the buyer of this Ancestral Dragon's Essence Blood is none other than the Zi Yang Daoist of the Heavenly Court!

The Central Heavenly Court has always been immensely wealthy and powerful, and Zi Yang Daoist is especially impressive!

The treasures he presented, after being authenticated by multiple rounds of appraisal by the divine beings of our Three Emperors Pavilion, and even after summoning several Holy Emperors to descend, finally reached a unanimous consensus: the treasure offered by Zi Yang Daoist ranks supreme among the gods. I ask fellow Daoists to personally examine it to confirm its authenticity!"

Zhang Jian's eyes flickered slightly.

The Four Heavenly Masters of the Celestial Master's Mansion are renowned throughout the myriad heavens and voids, and Zi Yang Heavenly Master is one of them.

No one knows that the Celestial Master's Mansion is actually a close institution of the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable.

It seems this treasure ultimately fell into the hands of the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable.

Indeed, the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable, would certainly not allow such a treasure to leak out.

I wonder what divine object was exchanged for it?

A treasure that could stand out in the contention among the gods surely would not be inferior in value to the Ancestral Dragon's Essence Blood itself.

It might even carry a significant premium.

Not to mention, it could even prompt the Holy Emperors of the Three Emperors and Five Elders Assembly to descend for appraisal.

Zhang Jian felt a hint of curiosity in his heart.

Yet, listening to the Heavenly Yang Daoist slowly reveal the answer, he smiled and said.

"This object is one of the countless heavenly and earthly treasures across the myriad worlds that could rank among the top ten, known as the Pangu Divine Marrow!"

Zhang Jian slowly opened the purple jade box before him, only to see within it a surge of intense, primordial ancestral qi bursting forth like a jade pearl, radiating brilliant light before his eyes, as if all darkness in the myriad worlds, even the very laws of the Great Dao, were being illuminated and dispelled by this light.

This was not the light of the sun, nor the light of pearls and jade, nor the light of wisdom, but the light of boundless, complete Hunyuan.

Its radiance seemed capable of illuminating the darkest corners of the boundless heavens and voids; even a Daoist, or even a Dao Venerable, upon seeing it, could not help but feel immense joy, ease, and carefree bliss.

Witnessing this, the Heavenly Yang Daoist's eyes also stirred with ripples, a hint of astonishment and longing arising in the depths of his gaze, but his Dao heart remained steadfast, quickly composing himself before speaking.

"This treasure is not truly the divine marrow and immortal root derived from the ancient sacred Pangu, the Primordial Heavenly King, but its function is similar; it is indeed one of the most miraculous natural creations in the myriad worlds—a primordial jade pearl naturally nurtured in the depths of the primordial source ocean!

Throughout the endless ages of the myriad worlds, perhaps only a few ancient sacred beings could obtain even one or two of such things..."

A hint of emotion flickered in his eyes at Zhang Jian's fortune, and he immediately continued.

"As for its profound mysteries, you shall listen as this god explains them in detail..."

From beginning to end, Zhang Jian remained calm in expression, merely listening to the Heavenly Yang Daoist's words, yet in his eyes, ripples gradually emerged.

A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

As the deadline for the duel arrived, this day, at the Five Emperors' Platform in the central Three Emperors Heavenly Realm, was unusually bustling, filled with immortals and gods from the myriad heavens and voids who had come to watch.

Countless auspicious clouds and blessed vapors, like waterfalls, permeated this vast realm from the void.

The Three Emperors' City swelled even more due to this influx of people.

Boundless immortals and gods either rode their mounts, trod upon auspicious clouds, or appeared as divine kings, warriors, and jade maidens emerging from the void, bustling with excitement.

Moreover, the numerous immortals and gods of the Tongshan Dao lineage, as one of the opposing sides in the battle, had already arrived early to greet the many immortals and gods.