Chapter 658

The jellyfish dharma form is, to a certain extent, a kind of Mother Goddess Dao.

Any being worthy of being called a Mother Goddess possesses an exalted status and wields extraordinarily special divine power.

As the delicate, fair hands of Daoist Jade Carving fluttered, thread upon thread of innate divine light burst forth from the Four Seas Pearl, gradually restoring the two innate spring eyes.

Thereafter, Daoist Jade Carving continued her spellcasting; the Four Seas Pearl fell into her hands, as if truly unlocking its myriad wondrous uses. One could see strands of innate water-attribute source essence descending from within and merging into the interior of the Gate of the Infinite, where within the innate spiritual light, a majestic and splendid dharma form was taking shape.

This divine visage bore five or six parts resemblance to Daoist Jade Carving—slightly older in appearance, yet more dignified and compassionate, her entire being suffused with the boundless water-attribute Dao rhythm. At this moment, the dharma form raised one palm, and an innate spring eye gradually condensed from deep within her palm, instantly taking shape and falling upon the third vacant spring eye mother cauldron.

Mist and vapor swirled; within the spring eye, it seemed as if boundless water spirit creation was arising, beginning to transform the innate spiritual mechanism hidden in the dark void into innate water spirit essence and various kinds of innate true water and acquired true water, which merged into the void water veins condensed within the spring eye temple, then passing through the Great Origin Heavenly Pool and merging into the water meridians of the celestial realm of the Immortal Court.

As the third innate spring eye was reestablished, Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon the innate spiritual light within the Gate of the Infinite, which further expanded.

Zhang Jian could sense that Daoist Jade Carving was gradually securing a foothold within the water-attribute ancestral qi network of the Immortal Court's celestial realm, and there was a sign of the guest becoming the host.

After successfully establishing the third innate spring eye, the anomalous signs around Daoist Jade Carving gradually subsided. She began to walk out of the Spring Eye Hall, stepping into the midst of the three thousand spring eye divine pillars, and commenced using the Four Seas Pearl to repair the acquired spring eyes one by one, while also creating some new spring eyes to stabilize the water veins of the Great Origin Heavenly Pool.

The Emperor of the Heavenly Pool watched this scene, his expression somewhat moved.

"Your Majesty's compassion—having restored the three thousand spring eye divine pillars, the water element circulation of the Immortal Court's celestial realm is no longer threatened by drought. This act may be called a salvation of countless living beings!"

Beside him, Zhang Jian's expression remained unchanged.

The Purple Origin Heavenly Emperor had stolen the creation of the Immortal Court's celestial realm; if this malignant tumor were not resolved, the Immortal Court's decline would only be delayed.

Though it was only a delay, it had bought him and Daoist Jade Carving precious time.

At the same time, Zhang Jian felt that deep within his Dao-heart, one of his great vows gradually transformed into a stream of light that completely merged into the exalted status of Daoist Qing Lian Jiuku Tianzun.

This was the great vow to balance the Five Phases and complete the water phase.

As Daoist Jade Carving reestablished the three great innate spring eyes and numerous acquired spring eyes, this great vow was likewise fulfilled.

In the depths of the void, a great current of fortune fell and transformed into azure-purple qi, merging into the status of Daoist Qing Lian Jiuku Tianzun, causing this daoist's status to directly break through into the Second Transformation realm.

Water finds its channel.

Moreover, an endless stream of fortune continued to fall from within, merging into the status of Daoist Qing Lian Jiuku Tianzun, and the power of this daoist's status was still overflowing.

As dozens more acquired spring eyes were added upon the three thousand spring eye divine pillars, the innate essence flowing around the Spring Eye Hall intensified, condensing into jade belts that streamed around the hall.

Yet Daoist Jade Carving still exercised restraint and did not directly transform hundreds of acquired spring eyes in one breath—for if she had, the world would likely suffer frequent floods, bringing about a water-phase apocalypse, which would be countless sins.

As the water phase was temporarily completed, in the dark void deep within the Immortal Court's celestial realm, threads upon threads of majestic golden light split into two: seven parts fell into the interior of the Gate of the Infinite behind Daoist Jade Carving, while three parts fell into Zhang Jian's Purple Palace.

"Meritorious golden light!"

Feeling the rings of meritorious golden light arising within the auspicious clouds of the Earth Sovereign's Dao Fruit, and the meritorious treasure wheel, Zhang Jian's lips curled into a faint smile.

This borrowing of the Four Seas Pearl was not in vain.

This stream of meritorious golden light is indeed substantial.

At this moment, Daoist Jade Carving withdrew the majestic aura of the Mother Goddess behind her; she did not directly condense it into a Mother Goddess status, and then she spoke to Zhang Jian.

"Earth Sovereign Daoist friend, I shall now proceed to the Nine Seas Holy Realm, yet I still need to borrow your precious treasure to repair the spring eyes within the Nine Seas Holy Realm!"

"The spring eyes of the Nine Seas Holy Realm are also a part of the water phase of heaven and earth; they must not be lost. Daoist friend, simply proceed as you wish!"

Zhang Jian's expression showed no surprise; he readily agreed.

With the water phase of the Immortal Court's celestial realm fully restored, it could in turn strengthen the celestial realm's heavenly and earthly source, thereby buying them more time.

As for the journey to the Nine Seas Holy Realm, Zhang Jian did not prepare to accompany her; he prepared to enter the Sun Star to investigate the matter of the two fierce solar bands carrying killing qi, to see if he could resolve the imbalance of yin and yang.

However, Zhang Jian knew that once the water phase's source was restored, the Purple Origin Heavenly Emperor would surely detect it soon.

To attempt to accomplish this silently and without notice would now be difficult.

Daoist Jade Carving's gaze at this moment fell upon the Emperor of the Heavenly Pool as she spoke.

"You too shall follow me away from this place; along the way, I shall transmit to you the supreme Dao!"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of the Heavenly Pool's brows and eyes showed intense joy, and he immediately replied.

"Thank you, Daoist!"

His act had already counted as a betrayal of the Purple Origin Heavenly Emperor; to remain here would mean certain doom when the Purple Origin Heavenly Emperor arrived, whereas now, following Daoist Jade Carving and listening to that boundless Dao, was also what he sought.

A twitch stirred in his brow, and a vast divine power surged from deep within his palm, instantly condensing into a divine seal. Yet as the divine power peeled away, his surrounding mighty divine power rapidly declined; the divine lights behind his head, the rings of divine halos, and the illusory majestic emperor-form completely vanished, transforming into a middle-aged Daoist with temples streaked with white.

With a wave of her hand, Daoist Jade Carving brought him along as his form vanished within the Spring Eye Hall.

Zhang Jian watched this scene, and likewise stepped forward and departed.

……

In the immortal palace, amidst the majestic Hall of Supreme Ultimate, a supremely divine being whose entire form was entwined with boundless majestic purple qi was wandering through heaven and earth, striving to seize the heavenly mechanism, when at this moment his brow twitched, his eyes opened, and purple fiery flames appeared in his pupils. His divine gaze pierced through the boundless void of the Immortal Court's celestial realm, and in his vision he saw the depths of the Immortal Court's celestial realm, where the originally feeble water veins burst forth in an instant with majestic radiance, as boundless innate water spirit essence was reborn and nurtured from the vigorous and vibrant water veins.

Water gives rise to Yin, and it gradually neutralized part of the supreme killing qi nurtured by the blazing yang of the firmament.

A trace of doubt lay deep in his eyes; in an instant, his form rose, and mighty, majestic divine power pierced the River of Fate. Relying on the connection between his Heavenly Emperor status and the Immortal Court's heavenly way, he instantly perceived part of the root of the change, his countenance shifted, and his form vanished in an instant from that spot.

Upon reappearing, he was already above the Great Origin Heavenly Pool, and his form instantly descended into the Heavenly Pool Immortal Palace.

His countenance slightly changed; with a wave of his hand, he reached into the boundless void and seized dozens of figures.

These were dozens of immortals and gods, each at this moment with dull, lifeless eyes, resembling stone carvings.

His gaze swept lightly over them, and his expression remained unchanged.

These dozens of immortals and gods were precisely those he had sent to the Great Origin Heavenly Pool to monitor the heavenly pool; now they appeared entirely subdued by human hands, turned into puppets.

A cluster of intense purple fire turned in his palm; in an instant, it enveloped the dozens of immortals and gods, directly drawing out and absorbing their essence, qi, and spirit entirely, reducing them to dust.

His gaze then swept once over the core forbidden zone of the Heavenly Pool Immortal Palace; his form directly broke through the innate spell formation within, and his form appeared within the Spring Eye Hall.

Where his eyes fell, he instantly saw three innate spring eyes emitting a dense blue light.

The missing innate spring eye here had actually been replenished once again.

The Purple Origin Heavenly Emperor's gaze swept over; he merely frowned slightly, his expression showing little emotional fluctuation—this differed from his previous appearance, for the majestic divinity surrounding him now seemed even more fervent, like a blazing sun, while the faint calamitous aura that usually surrounded him had somewhat diminished.

Immortals and gods capable of completing the water phase of heaven and earth are few in the Immortal Court's celestial realm, and most of them are unable to free themselves.

And those who could bypass him and silently complete the water phase of heaven and earth—there are virtually none!

"Qing Lian Jiuku Tianzun!"

He chewed on this divine title in his mouth, his eyes slightly focused.

The great vow and solemn oath of the Qinglian Jiu Ku Tianzun once echoed through the celestial court and heavenly realm; he naturally could not be unaware of it.

Probably only that 'Outer Realm Demon Lord' could accomplish such a feat.

He merely glanced at the innate spring eye within the Spring Eye Hall and the many acquired spring eyes outside the hall, and had no intention of destroying them.

To destroy the five elements of heaven and earth is a grave sin, all stemming from the boundless kalpa evil and nefarious power descending.

The last time he took an innate spring eye, he had already paid a considerable price, with more than half of his heavenly scrolls diminished; otherwise, he would not have allowed this 'Outer Realm Demon Lord' to find an opening.

If he continued to take spring eyes, he feared losing all his heavenly scrolls.

In such a perilous situation, losing the heavenly scrolls would be extraordinarily dangerous.

"It seems I too must quicken my pace!"

The Purple Yuan Heavenly Emperor also felt a hint of oppression.

He could sense that this great enemy from beyond the realm had an extraordinary background.

His pupils flickered slightly; after scanning the interior and exterior of the Spring Eye Hall, his form transformed into a streak of flowing light and vanished into the void.

……

One of the Ten Heavens of the Celestial Court, Yangyang Heaven

This is one of the heavenly realms in the Celestial Court's heavenly realm closest to the sun star, a vast expanse of fire-element domain; at this moment, boundless innate fire spirits within and without the domain are intensely concentrated, almost forming a realm of fire.

Layers of fire clouds swirl and entwine.

Originally, this place was merely somewhat warmer than ordinary realms, but over the past tens of thousands of years, the temperature has risen steadily, gradually evolving into a world of flame.

Numerous mundane beings have gradually died out, leaving only some fire-attribute divine beasts, demons, or gods and immortals dwelling here.

This place has become a truly blazing sun law realm.

Zhang Jian's form emerged from the void, a crimson mark appearing on his forehead—the Dongdi Dharma Seal—clad in a red robe, upon which countless blazing solar true fires coiled, resembling a most solemn fire-attribute deity.

Manifesting within Yangyang Heaven, Zhang Jian gazed toward the depths of the firmament, emitting a fierce, pure yang killing aura from the blazing sun; he sensed that layers of golden prohibitions surrounded the sun star, resembling a colossal solar ring, extraordinarily terrifying.

That solar ring seemed to possess the wondrous power to melt stars and destroy worlds.

Though many divine beasts roam Yangyang Heaven, most dare not approach that solar ring.

Zhang Jian glanced briefly, slightly pondering, yet not anxious; instead, seizing the opportunity, he spent hundreds of years wandering through Yangyang Heaven, and when he reappeared, another vast and magnificent heavenly realm phantom had appeared within the Map of Mountains, Rivers, and State behind him, gradually supplementing the status of the Earth Soul God King, allowing it to slowly approach the status of the Dao Venerable.

Thereafter, he transformed into a streak of flowing light, soaring into the interior of the solar ring to approach and investigate the anomaly arising from the utmost yang.

As the paramount yang of the Celestial Court's heavenly realm, the sun law realm is surrounded by intense solar true fire.

That fierce solar true fire burns all things.

Zhang Jian had never personally entered the Central Heavenly Realm or the mansion of the Nine Yang Emperor, yet he had personally witnessed this Dao Venerable's actions—each strand of solar true fire could evolve into the power of a great sun furnace, capable of incinerating star rivers, extraordinarily terrifying.

The sun star of the Celestial Court's heavenly realm is evidently inferior to the sun star in the ancient primordial constellations.

Yet it also possesses an extraordinarily vast divine power.

Zhang Jian swept his gaze over the sun law realm filled with solar true fire, his form transforming into a crimson streak of flowing light as he flew toward the depths of the sun law realm.

The Dongdi Dharma Aspect formed by the Second-Tier Eternal Dao Law Nine Yang Dongdi Immortal-Sundering Technique allowed him to move like a fish in water within the depths of the sun star, as if he were the sun god born within the sun star itself.

However, after searching once around the sun law realm, Zhang Jian detected no anomalies.

"It appears the solar malevolence in this vicinity should originate from the depths of the sun star!"

Zhang Jian's eyes flickered; his gaze swept over the abyss below, where countless strands of solar purple extreme true fire burned, a hint of contemplation in his eyes; at this moment, the Boundless Great Light Cloud appeared behind his head, faintly illuminating the depths below, enabling him to sense immense danger hidden beneath.

Yet after slight consideration, Zhang Jian still decided to descend and take a look.

He who does not enter the tiger's den will not catch the tiger's cub.

His form transformed into a streak of golden divine light, in an instant plunging into the depths of the solar purple extreme true fire; the terrifying solar purple extreme true fire coiled around his body, yet could not harm him, as if he were a drop of water merging into it.

Having comprehended the myriad heavenly and earthly great dao principles, the benefits of all dao laws now became evident.

No matter how perilous the place, he could always adapt swiftly.

Shortly thereafter, Zhang Jian saw before him floating islands and celestial pavilions adrift in golden solar blazing flames.

This was the official residence of the Sun God Yangyang Emperor.

Though located deep within the sun star, this place was still constructed with extraordinary splendor; the golden celestial pavilions shimmered with intense solar divine radiance, boundless light seemingly capable of illuminating all heavens, voids, and myriad worlds.

Zhang Jian's eyes held a hint of peculiarity.

In truth, whether in any heavenly realm, the Sun God and the Moon God hold exalted positions.

Yet the Celestial Court's heavenly realm is monopolized by the six great Dao Venerables, who have no place for the Sun God or Moon God—truly astonishing.

Zhang Jian's magnificent and eternal will swept across the Sun Immortal Palace, yet he detected nothing unusual.

It seemed that the intense solar malevolence was inherent to the sun star itself, naturally possessed.

Zhang Jian's expression showed no surprise.

At this moment, boundless light appeared deep within his brow, the Primordial Perspective once again emerging from his eternal will; shortly thereafter, a feeling arose in his heart, and his form transformed into a streak of light flying toward a certain direction.

Shortly thereafter, however, he landed before a patch of ruins.

What met his eyes was a vast expanse of shattered celestial pavilions, with numerous fallen fragments of celestial islands scattered about; gazing upon it, one would be astonished.

In an instant, his pupils shifted, and he gazed not far off among the ruins; with a wave of his hand, the ruins were swept up by a raging wind, revealing a shattered, beautiful golden form before him.

It was the golden form of a beautiful goddess.

At this moment, the shattered golden form was covered with a layer of intense solar malevolence, sharing the same source and origin as the solar malevolence flowing through the void.

A hint of astonishment appeared in his eyes.

"Lord of the Great Sun!"

Zhang Jian knew that the Celestial Court's heavenly realm also had a Sun God, named the Yangyang Emperor, who currently cultivates in the Yangyang Dao Palace of Yangyang Heaven.

This Sun God is now a close confidant of the Purple Yuan Heavenly Emperor.

But this is likewise not the first Sun God.

The first Sun God was a female ruler.

A great sun goddess.

Now, the terrifying sun evil aura emanating from this sun star is likely related to this great sun goddess.