Chapter 699: Adding Splendor to the Resume (4K)

Boundless primordial profundity merged into Zhang Jian's brow center, and the cluster of boundless great radiance cloud around him further expanded.

Simultaneously, another stream of pure white great radiance cloud surged forth from the depths of his primordial spirit's Dao-heart, the pure radiance cloud seeming capable of washing away endless distractions, as the firelight of perfect wisdom manifested within the cloud-light, making countless thoughts extraordinarily sharp.

Zhang Jian could feel that as this new cloud-light omen was born, his understanding of primordial profundity became even clearer.

The various primordial Dao traces appearing above the Daoist Lord's primordial spirit began to contract as the boundless wisdom radiance cloud emerged, as if being comprehended by Zhang Jian.

That is the great wisdom radiance cloud!

The fourth Dao-fruit auspicious cloud omen he condensed.

This also signifies that his Dao cultivation has further advanced.

The Dao Lords merely glanced briefly, then instantly focused all their thoughts upon the primordial Dao's profundity.

Such an opportunity is also something they can encounter but not seek.

And in the second row and below, numerous immortals and gods finally could no longer bear that primordial Dao rhythm, infected by the simulated primordial Dao rhythm, they grew drowsy one by one, and anyone who fell asleep was immediately sent out by the Zhongji Hall.

Soon after, only over a hundred immortals and gods remained deep within the Zhongji Hall.

Heaven and earth always possess extraordinary fortune, great perseverance, and great wisdom among their beings.

……

After the lecture in Zhongji Hall reached the third millennium, it came to an abrupt halt.

At this time, only dozens of immortals and gods remained in the great hall.

The Ziwei Emperor gazed upon the gods and smiled, saying.

"You who have fully listened to my primordial Dao-fruit are also fated with me; after a thousand years, the Ziwei Heavenly Court will publicly offer for sale a portion of special resources—do stay and join the fun!"

Among those present, many immortals and gods were leaders of major powers, or strong beings from other extraterritorial celestial courts.

There were also strong beings from the native forces of the Tianling Realm; upon hearing this, their expressions stirred slightly.

The pursuit of resources by cultivators knows no limit.

Forever, monks outnumber porridge.

As the order of the Tianling Realm was initially established, the celestial palaces intended to transfer a portion of the Tianling Realm's special resources to other major powers for management, in exchange for long-term, stable income channels—beneficial for both sides.

Zhang Jian naturally also felt very interested.

The Earth Emperor Dao Palace was just established, currently coordinating the numerous resources and channels under his command, and also interfacing with the Three Emperors Heavenly Realm and a portion of the Central Heavenly Court's forces.

Although his channels cannot compare to those operating for hundreds of衍纪 or more Dao lineages, he has extensive connections in the Three Emperors Heavenly Realm and the Central Heavenly Realm.

Similar to the Tongshan Dao lineage, within the Three Emperors Five Elders Assembly, he already has many traditional allies.

Furthermore, in the direction of the Central Heavenly Court, Zhang Jian has beneficial exchanges with numerous immortals and gods, and can also distribute resources from various realms through the networks of the many female immortals of Yaochi.

Zhang Jian naturally is very interested.

He had originally prepared to leave the Tianling Realm and enter the Heavenly Court to exchange for the method to attain the other shore, but for this purpose decided to remain in the Tianling Realm for a time, to support the Earth Emperor Dao Palace in this matter.

……

Nanshen Divine Prefecture, Earth Emperor Dao Palace, countless earthly vital energies winding like a tangible divine dragon, surging from afar and merging into the magnificent immortal gates and divine palaces, with even more rolling, magnificent earthly fortune flowing from the earth and the depths of the Nine Abysses, causing the aura of this great earth Dao Palace to renew itself daily.

Such a magnificent Dao field is what countless immortals and gods, even Daoist Lords, dream of seeking.

Yet such a Dao field, Zhang Jian now possesses several.

Earth Emperor Dao Palace, the divine throne above him, the Golden Blade Grand Marshal seated upon the divine throne, Zhang Jian continuously draws upon these surges of magnificent heavenly and earthly fortune to digest what he gained from Zhongji Hall.

The Ziwei Emperor's lecture gave him a clear direction for cultivation; combining it with information previously obtained in the Tianhuang Palace and even from the words of the Yuwang Ancestral Master, his vision for the future became even clearer.

Although his foundation is very suitable for walking the path of attaining the other shore, and that path can also give birth to the strongest beings, he still decided to walk the path of self-attainment.

Merging the heavenly and earthly great Dao principles of all realms into one furnace, thereby stepping out of the heavenly and earthly rut, achieving the true Earth Emperor Great Dao belonging solely to himself.

Of course, the general direction will not change.

Still taking the two great Dao principles of the state master and the master of the Nine Abysses as the main trunk, converging upon all heavenly and earthly great Dao principles.

Although the path of self-attainment is the most difficult, requiring the most tedious accumulation, Zhang Jian possesses such a foundation.

At this time, he is not only the master of the earth and the Nine Abysses of the Tianling Realm, but also one of the heavenly emperors of the celestial court heavenly realm.

The scale of the celestial court heavenly realm is not inferior to that of the Tianling Realm.

Possessing such one heavenly realm, he can fully utilize the heavenly and earthly great Dao principles of the celestial court heavenly realm as a blueprint, from which to walk out the path of self-attainment—this is also the greatest advantage of being a heavenly emperor of one heavenly realm.

It is only regrettable that very few immortals and gods can, before attaining the other shore, possess the glorious resume of becoming a heavenly emperor of one heavenly realm.

At the same time, Zhang Jian also somewhat understands why so many strong beings of the heavenly court, and Daoist Lords, so cherish the authority of one heavenly realm.

They too, in their own ways, are patching and mending their own Dao paths.

Perhaps those emperor ranks and Daoist Lord ranks are not as exalted as one heavenly emperor, but their numbers are many, and they can also provoke qualitative change.

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However, although he chose the path of self-attainment, but using various secret methods to attain the other shore, Zhang Jian still has some contemplation.

With the resources currently at his disposal, if he wishes to gather some external merit from the heavenly court's Hall of Merit, or likewise merit and achievement, it is not difficult.

Furthermore, the Three Emperors Heavenly Realm also has multiple core transmissions of various Dao-attainment methods.

As an elder of the human race, he has already gained the qualification to come into contact.

However, specifically whether to exchange for the core secret of the Severing Three Corpses secret method, or to exchange for other flesh-attainment Dao methods, or for the dream-attainment Dao method, is worth deliberation.

"Or perhaps simply to boldly create a method most suitable for himself?"

Zhang Jian secretly pondered in his heart.

After a thousand years, the gathering concluded.

This time, the recruitment sale held by the Ziwei Immortal Palace was on a very grand scale, attracting powers from the heavenly voids, with many major powers coming.

The Tianling Realm's dimension is close to the netherworld, and within it there are not a few 'local specialties' that many immortals and gods value, especially the heavenly and earthly spiritual medicines that nourish the soul and aid the primordial spirit, which are particularly numerous.

The rarest of all is that the Tianling Realm's innate blessings have not yet completely dissipated, and there remains a portion of rare innate spiritual medicines and innate divine trees.

The numerous ancestors of the ancient clan were erased by the Ziwei Emperor in a short time; these ancestors even had no time to 'perish together' or to flee after looting, which allowed the Tianling Realm's resources to be preserved to the greatest extent—this, to a certain extent, actually also has Zhang Jian's merit.

However, it is worth mentioning that the Imperial Dao Palace lineage also gained considerable benefits at this 'Recruitment Fair'.

Possessing the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm, Zhang Jian is now wealthy and powerful; after taking a liking to some special heavenly materials and earthly treasures, he did not hesitate to spend his resources and directly purchased them in large quantities.

The most valuable among them is a piece of pure land with exceptionally concentrated innate essence and qi.

This pure land is located in Dongli Shenzhou, being the old nest of a fallen primordial ancestor; within it, a unique heavenly earth spiritual root can be nurtured, which, when transformed into an innate primordial spirit fruit, can enhance a cultivator's comprehension.

Zhang Jian is also very satisfied with this result.

He lacks no resources, including some innate divine objects, but for heavenly earth spiritual roots that can enhance comprehension talent, he holds them in high regard.

After the Zhang family entered the Celestial Court, most clansmen began to gradually transform into innate divine bodies, aided by abundant innate Dao qi origin, even to the extent that innate primordial qi changed their aptitude from the root; however, heavenly earth divine objects that can enhance innate comprehension are still of great use to the Zhang family.

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While Zhang Jian was in seclusion digesting the teachings of the Ziwei Emperor Lord, a message arrived one day deep within the Tianling Realm.

In the Imperial Dao Palace, upon receiving the message, Zhang Jian immediately opened the altar to perform rites.

Before the Imperial Dao Palace, a flowing light appeared on the altar, and the manifestation of the Qingqiu Lady emerged from within.

This was achieved through the dimensional projection secret method formed by the Tiangang's heavenly net within the heavenly court.

Had it not been for the Ziwei Emperor Lord re-condensing the three hundred and sixty-five ancient primordial stars in the Tianling Realm, establishing the Zhou Tian Star Dipper Great Array to form a stable heavenly net, achieving stable cross-dimensional communication would indeed be extremely difficult.

This is easily susceptible to being deciphered by extradimensional foreign gods, or extradimensional demonic path powerhouses, or other immortals and gods, or being interfered with by chaotic spacetime fluctuations.

But with the stable heavenly net for communication, cross-dimensional communication is not particularly difficult for those with great divine abilities.

"Qingqiu Ancestor!"

Upon seeing the Qingqiu Lady, Zhang Jian slightly bowed his hands in salute.

At this moment, in the round light mirror, the Qingqiu Lady's expression bore a smile.

"A Yu, your message has already been received by us; congratulations on adding another brilliance to your resume!"

Indeed, Zhang Jian's resume now boasts ever more glorious achievements.

From the initial Lingyuan Emperor Lord, Shuiguan Emperor Lord, then to the Eternal Ice Fortress Garrison Heavenly Lord, then to the Third Rank Nine Netherworlds Investigating Spirit Emperor Lord, among the Ten Great Netherworld Heavenly Sons, the Nether Moon Emperor Lord, later on, fortune turned, and he achieved the position of Celestial Court Heavenly Emperor in one step, Taiji Celestial Court Imperial Earth Lord, Human Race Earth Lord Elder, and now he has become the Lord of the Great Earth and Nine Netherworlds in the Tianling Realm, his divine titles growing ever more numerous, representing his ever-increasing credentials, status, and cultivation in the myriad heavens void.

When Zhang Jian returns to the Celestial Court this time, his divine position will likely need to be adjusted again.

Zhang Jian smiled faintly.

"Ancestor, you overpraise me!"

He was not overly modest either.

Having reached his level of cultivation, excessive modesty would instead appear hypocritical; maintaining one's original heart is sufficient.

The Qingqiu Lady at this moment smiled faintly, also clarifying the purpose of her proactive contact, and she brought Zhang Jian good news as well.

"A Yu, I tell you a piece of news: a thousand years ago, your Yu Wang Ancestor successfully passed through the fourth Great Calamity of Destruction!"

Zhang Jian's eyes brightened.

Having passed through the fourth Great Calamity of Destruction? That would mean the Yu Wang Ancestor has finally attained the Other Shore!

This can be called double joy arriving at once.

Zhang Jian immediately said.

"Disciple first offers congratulations to the Ancestor, finally fulfilling a long-held wish!"

His eyes also glowed with a smile deep within.

As one of the human holy emperors recognized by the Three Sovereigns and Five Elders Assembly, the Yu Wang's time of attaining the Dao Lord dates back to before many derivation eras, traceable to when the ancient human race first emerged not long ago.

The Yu Wang can be called one of the earliest among humanity to attain the Dao Lord fruition, only regrettable that he has remained stuck in the realm of great divine abilities.

Zhang Jian previously did not understand how the Other Shore realm could trap the Yu Wang, but after experiencing the Ziwei Emperor Lord's teachings, he speculated that the Yu Wang might have taken the second, or perhaps the third, path to proving the Dao, thus accumulating time far exceeding that of other Other Shore Dao Lords.

Now having successfully proven the Dao, the Dao Lord he has become is likely no ordinary one.

This is a great joyous event.

However, it is also a matter of natural course.

The Qingqiu Lady also sighed somewhat.

"Yes, your Yu Wang Ancestor accumulated too long a time, but fortunately he has finally succeeded!"

After a slight pause, the Qingqiu Lady smiled again.

"This is also thanks to your blessings, A Yu; had it not been for completing the final creation from the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm, your Yu Wang Ancestor might not necessarily have found the opportunity to break through, successfully passing through the fourth Great Calamity of Destruction!"

"Besides, there is another piece of news: your Tianhe Grand Master Uncle is preparing to assault the first Great Calamity of Destruction in three thousand years!"

Zhang Jian was slightly startled, then immediately laughed.

"It seems triple joy has arrived!"

The Yu Wang Ancestor attaining Dao Lord status, plus his stabilization of the throne as Lord of the Great Earth and Nine Netherworlds in the Tianling Realm, has caused the overall fortune of the Tongshan Dao Lineage to surge violently; for the Tianhe True Person, this is then another opportunity.

The overall fortune of the Tongshan Dao Lineage surging violently, if he were to assault the Great Calamity of Destruction at this time, it would also be going with the flow, surely possessing heavenly timing, and combined with the heavenly court's geographical advantage, human harmony, the success rate must necessarily be greater than in other time periods.

Furthermore, given the understanding of the Tianhe True Person's foundation, Zhang Jian also believes that the Tianhe True Person's hope of proving the Dao is indeed not small.

The Qingqiu Lady nodded slightly.

"May the Tianhe successfully prove the Dao!"

The Qingqiu Lady can only say this, for attaining the Dao Lord is akin to nine deaths and one life, with few among the myriad heavens' immortals and gods achieving it.

Similar to the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm, the Tianling Realm, such vast dimensional spacetime, is nearly on par with the Earth Immortal Realm; the innate gods and demons who achieve Dao Lord status are also only so few.

This shows how difficult proving the Dao is.

Seeing the Qingqiu Lady proactively make contact, Zhang Jian also seized the opportunity to inquire of the Lady about part of the known Dao-proving methods' merits and demerits in the Central Heavenly Realm and Three Sovereigns Heavenly Realm, offering his opinion.

Upon hearing Zhang Jian's request, the Qingqiu Lady's beautiful, dignified countenance showed a slight sigh.

In the round light mirror, the Qingqiu Lady wore a green robe, her eyes like stars, with some ripples in her gaze.

Even at this moment, she could not help but feel a faint sense of dreamlike illusion.

Zhang Jian's growth speed is too fast.

It seemed like only the blink of an eye, and he gradually stood at the same height as them.

They had already spent hundreds of yanji to achieve the body of a Three Revolutions Dao Lord, accumulating hundreds of yanji before gradually touching the profound mysteries of the Other Shore Great Dao.

This disciple of the Tongshan Dao Tong had possessed less than one yanji of time.

There was even a trend of the blue surpassing the indigo.

Qingqiu Niangniang pondered slightly, then spoke the Dao.

"A Yu, choosing which secret art concerns the strength of your future Dao path—something even I and your Yuwang Zushi cannot point out to you, but this palace can tell you: your Yuwang Zushi chose the traditional Severing Three Corpses secret art, thereby prematurely condensing the gods of the Good, Evil, and Obsession Corpses, eliminating all杂念, and then, through the Method of Precision and Unity, successfully condensed the Source Rules!"

"But the path this palace walks is another entirely different road—namely, the Heavenly Demon Path, equivalent to proving the Dao through strength, which perfectly matches this palace's Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox bloodline!"

"As for how you choose, you may first enter the Three Emperors Heavenly Realm, carefully examine the detailed materials for comparison..."

Qingqiu Niangniang remained cautious, unwilling to mislead Zhang Jian at this time.

Zhang Jian slightly nodded, yet gradually formed his own direction in his heart.