Chapter 664: Heavenly Emperor's Madness (4K)

Upon careful reflection, these many omens indeed appeared in the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm.

And they are currently unfolding.

Although I believe it, the two sides stand in different positions, so even as the expressions of the three Dao Lords shift, there remains a hint of suspicion.

The Tianhe Dao Lord suddenly asked.

"You have always claimed the Heavenly Emperor destroys worlds. I wish to ask: as the supreme ruler of the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm, commanding countless immortals and gods, having already mastered the most central status within the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm, why would he destroy the world?"

The Ziyun Dao Lord and the Longyin Dao Lord also turned their gazes toward him.

"Very simple!"

Zhang Jian's eyes grew solemn.

"Because the path he walks is that of the Innate Divine Person, and resources in this realm are limited. To achieve the supreme form of the Innate Divine Person, he must necessarily draw upon the primordial source of the Heavenly Dao and the boundless primordial qi sea of the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm in order to nurture and mature!"

He paused slightly.

"Moreover, his path is extraordinarily unique; to achieve success in cultivation, he likely must devour an entire realm!"

At this moment, Zhang Jian no longer held back, revealing part of the Innate Divine Person's path deduced with the Yuzhuo Dao Lord to the three Creation Dao Lords, including the two Dao Lords' speculations about the Purple Origin Heavenly Emperor.

However, having reached this point, he naturally spoke with a definite tone.

"The path to the Other Shore, the Innate Divine Person's Way!"

As the three Creation Dao Lords listened, their expressions grew increasingly solemn.

Regarding the path to the Other Shore, they had inherited some knowledge from the Creation Ancestral God, so they knew a few mysteries. Now, having learned the marvels of the Innate Divine Person, the two insights corroborated each other, and the three immediately understood.

"What he says aligns with part of the innate inheritance left by the Father God—it does not seem false. Could the Purple Origin Heavenly Emperor truly be this arrogant, actually intending to devour us to complete innate creation?"

At this moment, the Tianhe Dao Lord's eyes deepened with a intense hue of heaviness.

He recalled the Golden Seal Divine Messenger who had just come to deliver the message.

This Golden Seal Divine Messenger merely invited the Ziyun Dao Lord and the Longyin Dao Lord into the Heavenly Court—was he preparing to act?

And why did he single out and pull him aside? Was it because he feared the three Dao Lords joining forces could condense the Qian Tian Ancestral God's Dharma Form, making it unfavorable to act?

The expressions of the other three Dao Lords also became unusually solemn.

Zhang Jian pondered, then said.

"Although I only glanced at the Purple Origin Heavenly Emperor's Innate Divine Person's aspect, I did retain part of its profundity. Why not we four jointly deduce it, to verify?"

Zhang Jian realized these three Dao Lords remained somewhat conservative.

Upon hearing this, the three Dao Lords felt stirred—this was naturally the most prudent approach.

Whether true or false, deducing it would at least bring some confidence.

They immediately agreed.

Accordingly, the four Dao Lords sat cross-legged before the Qian Tian Ancestral God's Golden Body Dharma Form, each occupying a direction. Four streams of immortal light burst forth from the tops of their heads, intertwining, and suddenly a majestic Heavenly Emperor's divine form emerged from the void above.

Knowing this majestic Heavenly Emperor's divine form resembled a colossal god standing firm between heaven and earth in the boundless void, his body radiated light like countless stars. Upon close inspection, his heavenly apertures and meridians, every part of his five viscera and six bowels, emitted divine light—each corresponding to a divine position, a celestial office.

And in certain special positions, akin to the five viscera, within the Three Yuan even more Dao Palaces were born, manifesting countless Dao Lord phantoms, unparalleled in grandeur and strength.

It arose spontaneously, like a vast whirlpool devouring boundless void.

This omen appeared, and from the Qian Tian Ancestral God's Golden Body Dharma Form, golden light poured down like vast cosmic shadows, enveloping the Qian Tian Holy Realm.

The three Creation Dao Lords remained expressionless, merely channeling part of their essence, qi, spirit, and Dao Lord status into the divine form. Instantly, the majestic divine form's true body swelled violently, nearly becoming substance from emptiness.

Within the divine form evolved the Celestial Court Primordial Qi Sea, the Essence Blood Sea, and the Elixir Spirit Sea. The three united, and the true body of the majestic god erupted with divine power that surged severalfold.

Witnessing this change, the four streams of divine light gradually retracted.

Yet the faces of the three Creation Dao Lords had already grown extremely grim.

They did not believe this was a coincidence.

Nor did they think the scene before them was this external Dao Lord deliberately stirring trouble, having evolved the Innate Divine Person's form on his own.

They also did not believe anyone could, in such a short time, evolve a method specifically designed to counter the three Creation Dao Lords.

Then the truth had already emerged.

This is the Purple Origin Heavenly Emperor's true intent to swallow and annex their foundations.

"This wretch truly harbors wolfish ambition—how contemptible that we aided his ascent to the Heavenly Emperor's rank!"

The Tianhe Dao Lord's eyes deepened with a icy hue.

The might of the Innate Divine Person's form manifested by Zhang Jian also made him feel a trace of fear.

This marvelous method entirely counters them, the three Creation Dao Lords.

The Longyin Dao Lord's expression remained unchanged, merely pondering slightly before turning to Zhang Jian.

"Had it not been for your reminder, Dao Friend, I and the Ziyun Dao Lord would surely have suffered a great loss!"

He then revealed what the Purple Origin Heavenly Emperor had earlier intended: to summon him and the Ziyun Dao Lord.

"It seems that Heavenly Emperor has already prepared to act—our arrival was timely indeed!"

Zhang Jian's expression became reverent.

He also felt a sense of urgency arise in his heart.

Though the Purple Origin Heavenly Emperor remained outwardly composed, inwardly he likely felt the pressure brought by him, beginning to prepare for a desperate struggle.

Zhang Jian could imagine that after he exposed this matter, the standoff phase would certainly be brief.

Next would come the true clash of blades, a life-or-death struggle.

Fortunately, he had timely recalled the three Dao Lords.

Turning what was once a trio that aided the enemy into allies.

At this moment, the three Dao Lords exchanged glances, their eyes all holding a hint of sigh.

They had not imagined that a simple journey to the Celestial Court would turn out so perilous.

Suddenly, the Ziyun Dao Lord spoke.

"If we three escape his calculations, I don't know if there are any alternatives to complete that innate divine being? The old Daoist worries—if one plan fails, he won't give up!"

As his words fell, the three Dao Lords exchanged glances, nearly seeing each other's thoughts in their eyes.

Three streams of flowing light flew out, transmitting into the depths of the void.

Seeing Zhang Jian's gaze come over, Zi Yun Dao Lord explained.

"Just now we together deduced the innate mysteries, yet we three sensed that the innate divine being's form differs only by the creation of heaven and earth, innate essence and qi. But besides us three being favored by heaven in the celestial realm, there is also a portion of ancient gods who control the innate origin. If we can summon the others early and protect them, we can certainly further delay the Heavenly Emperor's world-destroying act!"

Zhang Jian nodded slightly.

The three Dao Lords are the local powers of the celestial realm—having them act is indeed much more convenient.

The three teachings joined forces to investigate, and soon a continuous stream of replies flew into the hands of the three Dao Lords.

Yet the content of the messages made the three Dao Lords' faces sink slightly.

Long Yin Dao Lord at this moment held a message, casually turning it into fragments of divine light filling the sky, his expression sighing.

"Yuanyang, Yuyin, Biyu, Huangfeng, Nating, Chihuang—these six primordial great gods have already entered the celestial realm for some time, yet we have not seen them reappear! Zi Yuan is truly mad!"

Seeing Zhang Jian's gaze come over, after some thought, he spoke.

"These are the gods of the Yin-Yang and Five Elements origins of the celestial palace—all are emperors within the celestial palace, their cultivation second only to us. Except for the Heavenly Pool Emperor, the Yin-Yang gods and the Five Elemental rulers have almost all fallen into the Heavenly Emperor's hands!"

The three Dao Lords' eyes held a hint of emotion.

Zi Yuan Heavenly Emperor's action precisely confirms the words of this Qinglian Salvation Suffering Heavenly Venerable Dao Lord.

This Heavenly Emperor is indeed stealing the Dao of heaven and earth, seeking to seize their origins.

Zhang Jian's expression remained unchanged, he spoke calmly.

"It seems Zi Yuan Heavenly Emperor has also noticed the three Dao friends' vigilance, knowing he cannot succeed, so he pins his hopes on devouring the heaven-earth Yin-Yang and innate Five Elements material basis to compensate for the boundless spiritual mechanism lacking in the innate divine being!"

"Unfortunately, the heaven-earth water element is already under my control—missing one element, he may not achieve full success!"

Upon hearing this, the three Creation Dao Lords were slightly startled.

Especially the Heavenly River Dao Lord.

He holds heavy authority in the heaven-earth water element, yet has not felt any change in it.

Long Yin Dao Lord's gaze, however, turned to Zhang Jian as he asked.

"Qinglian Dao friend, what preparations do you have for dealing with that Heavenly Emperor next?"

Zhang Jian, upon hearing this, spoke.

"World destruction is an act against heaven, and to arbitrarily seize the gods will surely incur heaven's contempt—this time, heaven is on our side!"

"Now that Heavenly Emperor should be seizing the opportunity to refine the sun and moon, Yin-Yang, and innate Five Elements, seeking to rapidly give form to the innate divine being in the shortest time, so as to resist our combined strength!"

"The three ancestral teachers in the celestial realm hold exalted status—please, three Dao Lords, step forward to first expose this matter, strive to gain the support of the celestial palace's myriad immortals and gods, thereby weakening the celestial palace's momentum, striving to reduce the Heavenly Emperor's rank and power, and also to give him obstruction in devouring the celestial realm!"

"Besides this, can the three Dao Lords be certain of eliminating that Taiji Ancestral God?"

The three Dao Lords exchanged glances and quickly reached a unanimous consensus.

Zi Yun Dao Lord spoke.

"That Taiji Ancestral God has defected to Zi Yuan, always been our enemy—now is precisely the time to settle with him early, so we can act freely!"

Heavenly River Dao Lord's eyes flashed with a cold gleam as he spoke coldly.

"Dao friend, rest assured—we will certainly find a way to eliminate this wretch!"

Zhang Jian nodded slightly—he had originally wanted to win over the Taiji Ancestral God, but upon sensing that the Taiji Ancestral God had already let calamitous qi enter his heart, he abandoned that thought.

The three Dao Lords are preparing to summon their sect's immortals and gods, to truly break with Zi Yuan Heavenly Emperor, while Zhang Jian prepares to seize the opportunity to re-enter the Nine Netherworld Abyss and fully take control of its origin.

He knows that at this time, Zi Yuan Heavenly Emperor likely cannot spare a hand to stop him—this is his final chance to enhance his cultivation.

He also intends to use this opportunity to elevate the ranks of Qinglian Salvation Suffering Heavenly Venerable and Earth Soul God Lord to that of Dao Venerable.

……

The Qian Tian Holy Realm instantly bustled as the three Creation Dao Lords joined hands to summon the immortals.

In the Nine Netherworld Abyss, deep in the Netherworld Ocean, a strand of azure divine light descended—yet behold, a stunningly beautiful azure lotus blossomed from the endless Netherworld, a resounding Dao sound echoed through the Nine Netherworld Abyss. By the vast Netherworld River, countless Netherworld Yin souls and Netherworld ghost gods stood in formation, ready to enter the Netherworld River to cleanse their sins. These are some wronged souls and punished ghosts, their merit shallow. At this moment, the Netherworld Emperor judges them into the Netherworld River, to suffer the Netherworld's torment, before entering the Netherworld rebirth.

At this moment, the sound of the Boundless Pure Great Dao descended—the azure lotus light seemed to purify their hearts' resentment from the source, making their bodies pure, their obsessions undone. Each appeared as if suddenly enlightened, unconsciously following the emergence of the Boundless Azure Lotus Salvation Sutra within the Pure Dao sound, silently reciting it.

One by one, they released their obsessions, sought purity and peace—these Yin souls and ghost gods saw a realm of radiant light, free of illness and disaster, eternal joy and no worry, a pure land blossoming from the azure immortal light. Some Yin souls and ghost gods instantly felt longing, plunged into it, wishing to dwell in this realm to enjoy peace and listen to the Heavenly Venerable's Dao.

"Emperor, he has come again!"

At this moment, deep in the Nine Netherworld Abyss, countless ghost gods had already been running about like headless flies.

They had not forgotten—last time this azure redeeming immortal light descended, the Nine Netherworld Abyss fell into turmoil.

The entire Netherworld Ocean's Netherworld qi was halved.

The Netherworld Emperor himself was like a chick—pressed down with a flick of the finger, nearly killed.

And now the other side has returned in full force.

That vast immortal light was even greater, like an ocean sweeping over the Nine Netherworld Abyss—in a short time, the number of transformed Netherworld souls and ghost gods reached tens of millions, the entire Nine Netherworld Abyss filled with the magnificent Azure Lotus Salvation Sutra.

In the Emperor's mansion, the Netherworld Emperor's face was dark as iron—before him stood only a single stick of incense.

This was the incense given to him by Zi Yuan Heavenly Emperor.

At critical moments, it can be lit to summon aid from the Heavenly Emperor.

Yet this stick of incense has already been lit, but the imagined reinforcements have not arrived—this has left the Netherworld Emperor's face ashen.

With his cultivation, how could he possibly resist the great divine might of that Qinglian Salvation Suffering Heavenly Venerable?

"Emperor, quickly decide—if we truly cannot, then we will fight that evil god to the death!"

At this moment, beside him, a subordinate emperor whose body was wrapped in intense divine light had eyes flashing with fierce fury.

The Netherworld Emperor gazed at him, and suddenly a cold smile appeared in his eyes.

"What with which to fight? What do you use to fight a great Dao Lord?"

"Even the Heavenly Emperor cannot defeat him—no matter how many of us go up, we are merely sending up a few more wronged souls!"

This subordinate emperor's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness, and he immediately spoke.

"Even if we cannot hold it, if we destroy the Nine Netherworld Underworld Palace, we cannot let him fully control the Netherworld and strengthen his fortune!"

Upon hearing this, the faces of many gods and spirits in the great hall changed color.

Destroying the Netherworld is no different from mutual annihilation.

If the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm loses the Netherworld's cycle of reincarnation, disrupting the balance of yin and yang, it will surely bring boundless disaster!

As he spoke, he rose directly, preparing to leave the Netherworld Palace, but his body froze in an instant—only to see a divine sword pierce through his chest in a flash, his form instantly consumed by the sword.

His head tilted slightly as he looked toward the Netherworld Emperor behind him, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"You..."

"You should not have destroyed the Nine Netherworld Underworld Palace; no one has the right to destroy the Nine Netherworld Underworld Palace, not even the Heavenly Emperor!"

At this moment, the Netherworld Emperor's eyes flashed with a sharp light; his gaze swept over the many gods and spirits in the great hall, and his expression instead grew calm.

"Everyone, since the Heavenly Emperor has abandoned us, we cannot blame us for forsaking the Celestial Palace. We have cultivated for billions of eons, unafraid of life and death, but the Nine Netherworld Underworld Palace cannot be destroyed in an instant—this will affect the entire Celestial Court Heavenly Realm!"

Seeing the Netherworld Emperor's attitude suddenly undergo a complete reversal, the gods were also somewhat stunned.

In their impression, this emperor had always followed the Heavenly Emperor's lead, yet today he had changed his attitude.

Could there truly be a great terror between life and death!

In the depths of the void, as boundless immortal light poured down from the firmament above the Nine Netherworld Underworld Palace, gradually spreading across the Netherworld Ocean's cycle of rebirth, Zhang Jian gradually seized control of the Nine Netherworld Underworld Palace, feeling at this moment a vast surge of fortune converging upon him.

Within the Dao Fruit's auspicious clouds, that great vow to balance yin and yang and redeem all beings, as the pure land was newly opened, the Nine Netherworld Underworld Palace fell under his control, and thus attained fulfillment.

Boundless fortune gathered, and around him emerged a majestic divine dao rank.

The netherworld qi throughout the Nine Netherworld Underworld Palace, following the emergence of this divine dao rank, began to boil.