Chapter 689: Joining Forces with the Purple Micro Heavenly Emperor (4K)

In the Divine Land of Nanming, within Mao Du, at the source of the earth, at this moment the rolling earth essence and qi are generating a tremendous change.

Not only in the Divine Land of Nanming, but also in the Divine Land of Dongli, and in another part far in remote regions, distant from the central Divine Lands, the earth origin of the vast lands is also resonating faintly at this moment; upon the River of Fate in the Celestial Spirit Realm, a divine light pierces through time and space, and the binding of the River of Fate recondenses into form.

The qi of the boundless earth origin guards and shields, and the rolling earth attribute is seen, the earth-attribute primordial qi transforms into a vortex, swallowing and refining a majestic figure; only a great earth deity is seen walking out from the earth's source, holding a golden tome, divine light shining boundlessly, illuminating boundless time and space.

But just at this moment, countless malice appears upon the River of Fate, transforming into swords that sweep toward the divine sovereign upon the river.

That terrifying malice manifests as deadly divine light, more astonishing than pure divine weapons.

Yet the new earth sovereign upon the River of Fate, facing the siege, feels no fear at all.

With a raise of his hand, purple-yellow dragon-shaped divine light appears, piercing through and dissolving the countless manifested terrifying divine intentions; his earth sovereign divine light possesses both yin and yang aspects—besides its immense weight, it also carries the power of returning to dust and earth, embracing all rivers, able to withstand any impact and devour it.

This is the power from one side of the Nine Abysses, and also the ultimate profundity of the complete earth law.

The earth can bear all impacts, and also embrace all powers.

Numerous terrifying primordial ancestors, full of malice, still cannot harm Zhang Jian in the slightest.

Zhang Jian did not seize the opportunity to manifest power of the Dao Sovereign level, nor did he wish to entangle with these primordial ancestors at this time; his form vanished instantly upon the River of Fate.

Deep within Mao Du, in the Divine Land of the Nine Provinces.

Zhang Jian opened his eyes; layers of majestic earth sovereign divine light emerged from behind him, forming multiple treasure-wheel divine lights; within the treasure-wheel divine light, pieces of land and mountains and rivers manifested, forming a fragmented true form map of the ancient wilderness, solemnly broken, yet the divine power contained within is vast, capable of crushing all things in heaven and earth, bearing all things in heaven and earth, and containing all things in heaven and earth.

To control this power seems to encompass all things, divine power boundless.

Zhang Jian sensed the majestic Dao power flowing upon the auspicious clouds above his earth sovereign Dao fruit, and could not help but sigh inwardly.

The divine power of the earth origin is truly heavy to the extreme.

At this moment, after the earth sovereign Dao sovereign position devoured the earth origin of the Celestial Spirit Realm, he could freely control most of the earth divine power in this realm, and the earth sovereign Dao sovereign position also saw a slight increase.

However, the greatest benefit of controlling the earth origin is still the ability to freely probe the mysteries within the earth.

The earth of this realm is vast and magnificent; deep within the earth lie heavenly mysteries, including innate creation; taking it in hand can also greatly enhance one's Dao cultivation.

This is secondary; after mastering the earth, it is as if he has turned the Celestial Spirit Realm into his own backyard—whatever he wishes to do becomes effortless.

However, Zhang Jian also knows that, regarding his identity, those primordial ancestors are likely wary.

After all, it is like a mole entering one's own lair—how could one rest easy?

He fears they are already devising ways to encircle him.

If it were merely encirclement, that would still be tolerable; he does not fear it, believing that as long as he is a little more careful, there will be no threat to his life.

Zhang Jian worries that these ancestors might be unable to withstand the Heavenly Court's assault and resort to desperate measures.

If the other side insists on using mutual destruction tactics, preferring to destroy the Celestial Spirit Realm rather than let it fall to the Heavenly Court, then all his efforts would be in vain.

Now that he has already mastered the earth origin of the Celestial Spirit Realm, Zhang Jian naturally does not wish for the realm to be destroyed.

Even if the Heavenly Court controls this realm, according to the rules they must also acknowledge what he has obtained in the Celestial Spirit Realm.

Zhang Jian slightly pondered, then instantly suppressed this thought.

He feels the probability of these primordial ancestors destroying the Celestial Spirit Realm is not high.

The information given by Fuxi Sheng Huang was very detailed; among these primordial ancestors, those inclined toward destruction are extremely few in number, while most are inclined toward creation; if they were to destroy heaven and earth, not only would they incur boundless karmic retribution and misfortune, but it would also bring no benefit to their own cultivation—unless driven to desperation, they would not stop at this.

Of course, if this situation were to fall upon a powerful figure from the destruction side, they would likely not have such scruples.

Those bearing the fruit of destruction, boundless karmic force, and karma can forcibly destroy, fearing no cause and effect, karmic force—they act as they please; however, such beings have only one fatal flaw: they are innately insulated from the Heavenly Dao's turning thought, and can only rely on themselves for anything they do.

Primordial deities from the creation side, although they must guard against karmic force and cause and effect, still need to uphold divine law and precepts to cultivate their Dao heart, with many taboos; but if they can obtain the Heavenly Scroll, their cultivation will proceed with twice the result for half the effort.

……

Having successfully mastered the earth origin of the Celestial Spirit Realm, Zhang Jian then began preparing to draw Heavenly Court experts into the realm.

Zhang Jian clearly knows he lacks the ability to defeat those several primordial ancestors and monopolize this realm alone, so drawing in the Heavenly Court's Emperor, or perhaps a Dao Sovereign, to enter the Celestial Spirit Realm is a necessary choice.

However, preparing to draw which Heavenly Court experts into this realm is worth discussing.

He does not necessarily have only the Purple Micro Emperor as an option!

Of course, Zhang Jian also did not prepare to set aside this Purple Micro Emperor, not looking at the monk's face but at the Buddha's face—after all, he still has a son serving as a divine attendant by that person's side.

At this moment, however, the Nine Provinces Ancestral God sent a message.

Within the Divine Land of the Nine Provinces, the Nine Provinces Ancestral God at this moment has a somewhat strange expression; he smiled and said.

"All the primordial ancestors hope the little god will cooperate with the gods to set a trap in Nanming Divine Land, thereby encircling the Emperor..."

Seeing his smiling face and slightly pondering expression, Zhang Jian then asked.

"Have the other Celestial Spirit primordial ancestors ever suspected you, suspected humanity?"

The Nine Provinces Ancestral God was startled, then his expression turned somewhat alarmed.

His face showed slight contemplation, then he immediately said.

"Emperor, the time when humanity entered the Celestial Spirit Realm was very early, almost traceable to that period of the ancient era, almost qualifying as one of the native races of the Celestial Spirit Realm; although due to innate disadvantages, they have never risen to rule the Celestial Spirit Realm, they have also never been suspected by other ancestors!"

The Nine Provinces Ancestral God gave a bitter smile; the ancient humans, carrying innate demon god bloodlines, are already considered extremely formidable.

But ultimately they cannot compare to those born of heaven and nurtured by earth, the innate demon gods.

Throughout history, it has always been the human sages striving to maintain balance.

This may be the only advantage of weakness.

He then said.

"Furthermore, the envoys dispatched by the little god all entered the Three Sovereigns Heaven Realm through special passages; the immortals and gods of this realm have never questioned it, so it should not be that suspicion has fallen upon the little god..."

Zhang Jian slightly nodded.

"However, this matter cannot be neglected; you still need to be more careful!"

Zhang Jian's expression grew somewhat solemn; in this matter he always felt some danger.

This is mainly directed at humanity.

Those primordial ancestors have no humanity; they may not refrain from acting against humanity even after failing in encirclement.

However, for him, this is also an opportunity.

Although many ancestors wanted to surround and block him, how could he not take advantage of the Southern Ming Divine Prefecture to make these ancestors suffer a great loss, even to the point of killing them here?

……

After Zhang Jian left a sachet for the Ancestral Gods of the Nine Provinces, he directly departed from the Southern Ming Divine Prefecture.

After leaving the Southern Ming Divine Prefecture, Zhang Jian entered the starry expanse above the Spirit Realm.

The starry expanse of the Spirit Realm is vast; under the governance of the Heavenly Court, the starry configurations of many realms are not the same.

Under the governance of the Heavenly Court, the azure starry expanse of many realms belongs to the lineage of the Purple Micro Emperor, and the configurations within the starry expanse naturally follow the arrangements of the Purple Micro Emperor's mansion, basically being largely similar.

Among them, there is necessarily a commonality: the existence of the myriad ancient stars headed by the Purple Micro Star.

This is where the interests of the ancient star gods lie.

There are also a few realms where the configuration has changed, but the projection of the myriad ancient stars must necessarily exist.

However, the Spirit Realm completely shields the brilliance of the myriad ancient stars; the starlight above the starry expanse is either the divine kingdoms crafted by the myriad wilderness gods themselves, or the radiance condensed from pure lands of heaven and earth, or the starlight manifested by the ancestors themselves using their own power.

Only a small portion belongs to stars that are innate by birth.

These stars have long been occupied by some powerful ancient clans.

This may also be the reason why the Battle Department's star officials have taken notice of this place.

After Zhang Jian entered the Milky Way, gazing at the sparse starlight above the azure heavens, he slightly shook his head, pinched a hand seal in his hand, and instantly connected with the Southern Dipper Star Lord Fu Yuan.

Only then was seen: in the starry expanse, a moment later a beam of silver-white divine light tore through the void and came, instantly falling before Zhang Jian, transforming into a venerable star lord wearing a purple robe, with a handsome and somewhat effeminate beautiful appearance.

"Emperor!"

Upon seeing Zhang Jian, Fu Yuan's expression was respectful.

"How is the preparation of your Myriad Stars Altar going?"

Zhang Jian spoke bluntly and without reservation in his inquiry.

Fu Yuan's expression froze slightly, his mood not very good, but he still said.

"Emperor, time is short; I cannot yet construct the Myriad Stars Altar in a short time!"

Seeing this, Zhang Jian laughed and said.

"You probably cannot gather the faith of the myriad stars in a short time!"

Fu Yuan's expression immediately became unpleasant, just as Zhang Jian had said.

In this realm, the myriad stars are entirely under the control of many ancient clans; they simply cannot support the faith of the myriad stars.

Even if one were to forcibly create another faith of the myriad stars, it would require a long time, and one would also need to guard against the joint patrols of the many ancient clans in this realm—truly troublesome.

After investigation, Fu Yuan knew this matter was exceptionally difficult.

Of course, he could also use special means to form faith, but for an existence like the Purple Micro Emperor to descend in true form, the required faith power is too enormous; he would have to pay a great price to form the Gate of Myriad Stars.

Moreover, he cannot possibly ignore karma and reputation to perform blood sacrifices!

He is not the Red Yuan Slaughter God, nor is he the Northern Dipper Star Lord and his ilk, who can act without restraint.

Seeing his solemn expression, Zhang Jian then said.

"This matter, I, the true self, will assist you with!"

After a slight pause, he added.

"Daoist Fu, you should have a way to contact the Purple Micro God of the Upper Realm?"

Fu Yuan's expression twitched slightly; he glanced at Zhang Jian with some suspicion in his eyes, thought for a moment, and then said.

"Yes, but it requires a special ritual, and a portion of authority from this realm; otherwise, our Dao laws cannot penetrate the Heavenly Dao protection network of the Spirit Realm to communicate with the upper realm!"

Zhang Jian nodded and said.

"Leave this matter to me!"

Zhang Jian smiled slightly.

Fu Yuan immediately agreed.

……

Tianji Mountain Ruins

The figures of Zhang Jian and Fu Yuan reappeared on this wasteland; the majestic Tianji Mountain had already sunk into the earth.

Looking around, the surroundings of Tianji Mountain are covered with enormous fissures, indicating the cruelty of that great battle.

When a superpower rises, countless forces inevitably follow it to their doom.

But the earth is ultimately vast; the passage of time quickly allowed this place to regrow lush greenery, life to be reborn, and even some low-cultivation cultivators and gods to reoccupy this land, forming a new cycle of rebirth.

The figures of Zhang Jian and Fu Yuan descended and landed deep in the earth; Zhang Jian, facing Fu Yuan's puzzled expression, smiled and said.

"Although the earth's root of this place has been taken by me, the true self, the earthly pattern formed over countless years remains undestroyed; the boundless earthly qi still takes this place as the hub of the eastern earth domain; if given billions of years to evolve, it is not impossible to recondense an earth root and again become the hub of the eastern earth domain!"

"By borrowing the earth qi of this place, one can also communicate with the upper void; of course, if successful, one can also forge the Gate of Myriad Stars here!"

Fu Yuan glanced at Zhang Jian, secretly sighed, and thought: this is truly killing someone while also attacking their heart.

However, at this moment, the Spirit Realm and the Heavenly Court are mortal enemies.

Naturally, there is then no need for so many calculations.

To be kind to one's enemies is to be cruel to one's own people.

He is not one of those with an overflowing compassion like a holy mother.

The current situation, to a certain extent, means that the more powerful beings of the Spirit Realm fall, the more the number of surviving gods of the Battle Department's stars and the Heavenly Court's gods may increase.

In the void above, with a raise of his hand, Zhang Jian condensed an altar.

That is a two-realm altar.

Afterwards, Fu Yuan stepped forward, holding a secret method to communicate with a vast, magnificent, supreme existence in the dark void.

As Fu Yuan performed the ritual, beams of starlight burst forth from the two-realm altar, instantly connecting to the myriad voids; in the dark void, a vast, magnificent, and mighty will appeared.

Boundless starlight condensed from the void into form, transforming into a vast and magnificent purple star phantom.

Seeing your magnificent purple imperial star manifest, Zhang Jian's expression became solemn, and he immediately performed a slight bow.

"Your Majesty, the Purple Micro!"

In the void above, the Purple Micro star subtly shifted, instantly transforming into a majestic emperor clad in the Stellar Array Divine Robes, his garments deep purple; though manifested in human form, he stood as if upon the celestial pivot of the firmament, supreme.

His gaze fell upon Zhang Jian, he smiled faintly and spoke.

"I know the thoughts of the Earth Emperor Daoist friend; I can promise you that if the Star Division's constellations can reclaim this realm at minimal cost, I will preserve all that is yours, and upon this foundation, grant you one-tenth of the incense offerings of the future Heavenly Spirit Realm's celestial court, and furthermore, open wide the gates of celestial office within the Star Division's constellations to your celestial court and palace!"

"Still, Your Majesty the Purple Micro is generous in action!"

Zhang Jian's eyes brightened—this condition already exceeded his acceptable threshold.

Especially the one-tenth share of incense.

One realm's incense offerings are quite substantial.

But after pondering, Zhang Jian still spoke up.

"Your Majesty the Purple Micro, besides this, add the authority over the Nine Nether Realms of the Heavenly Spirit Realm!"

This is what he truly desired most.

Upon hearing this, the Purple Micro Emperor's expression remained unchanged, and he spoke calmly.

"The conditions of the Earth Emperor Daoist friend are somewhat excessive; forging the altar of myriad stars to assist my descent into this realm should not be worth so much, and you should know that since you can enter the Heavenly Spirit Realm to obtain primal authority, others can as well.

Perhaps their methods are not as adept as yours, Earth Emperor Daoist friend, but it is merely a matter of time!"

"I have no need to abandon such great benefit to contend for this moment!"

Zhang Jian slightly furrowed his brow.

This is indeed a problem.

Earlier, when so many covert agents of the Heavenly Court infiltrated, he believed these agents, though their cultivation and methods were not as swift as his, lacked only time—perhaps they would eventually find a way.

But since he proposed this condition, he naturally has confidence in persuading this Purple Micro Emperor!