Chapter 706: Divine Thunder Jade Mansion (4K)

Central Heavenly Realm, pure and tranquil.

Zhang Jian strode forward and arrived before a grand mansion.

Divine Thunder Jade Mansion!

Gazing upon the majestic and solemn mansion before him, Zhang Jian's expression grew slightly solemn.

This was the mansion of the supreme powerhouse he was to meet.

The Divine Thunder Jade Mansion is also known as the Jade Clarity True King's Mansion, and is in fact the residence of the Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor.

The Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor is one of the Six Sovereigns of the Heavenly Court, governing the divine source of all gods, ruling over myriad spirits and deities; in the Southern Pole Treasure Scroll, he is born with myriad gods following him, an existence akin to the eldest son of the Primordial Heavenly King.

Zhang Jian had seen his incarnations many times—namely, the Star of Longevity among the Three Stars of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity, a kindly old man—but he did not know the true nature of this Heavenly Emperor.

After some thought, Zhang Jian had the divine generals at the gate of the Divine Thunder Jade Mansion announce him, and only then entered under their guidance.

Deep within the Divine Thunder Jade Mansion lies another vast and magnificent central hall, named the Golden Pavilion Hall.

In the great hall, Zhang Jian beheld the towering divine being whose body was covered in majestic golden yang Dao patterns, golden countenance blazing like the sun, jade-like visage as vast as heaven; surging primordial ancestral qi pulsed around him, manifesting layers of majestic golden yang purple qi flowing and turning, while an invisible primordial force enveloped his surroundings; deep between Zhang Jian's brows, the Primordial Jade Pearl—known as the Pangu Divine Marrow—twitched slightly, as if encountering an unfathomable presence, and even the "Primordial Perspective" briefly faltered.

Upon seeing this Heavenly Emperor, Zhang Jian hastily performed his rites.

"This humble official, the Earth Emperor of the Taiji Immortal Court, pays homage to the Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor!"

In the void above, golden sunlight shimmered; after a moment it fluctuated slightly, the intense solar gold light gradually softened, and a vast divine power flowed forth, manifesting a towering emperor bearing a divine seal on his brow, clad in the Longevity Emperor's robes—unexpectedly, his face was extraordinarily heroic and handsome, resembling a youthful deity, though his hair was snow-white and a special divine seal pattern gathered at the center of his brow.

Zhang Jian could not comprehend that special divine seal pattern, nor did he dare to stare at it closely.

"Earth Emperor, we have met before!"

Upon the emperor's throne, this Six Sovereign Heavenly Emperor wore a smile; Zhang Jian slightly bowed and said.

"This humble official has indeed been fortunate enough to see Your Majesty several times!"

After seeing this Southern Pole Longevity Emperor, Zhang Jian felt no excessive restraint deep within; after all, he had seen great scenes, had seen Fuxi the Holy Emperor, the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother of the West, the Purple Micro Emperor, and even served as chief secretary to the Earth Goddess—his credentials spoke for themselves.

Moreover, he knew this emperor, born of the Mystic Gate, as a divine sovereign, likely cared little for such formalities, so long as sincerity was present.

Immediately, Zhang Jian openly stated his purpose.

Upon the heavenly throne, the Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor slightly nodded and said.

"At this moment, I already understand: that great vow was but a jest made by me and my friends while wandering this realm—spoken without thought—but I never imagined it would come true!"

Upon the throne, the Southern Pole Longevity Emperor wore a look of faint helplessness.

Zhang Jian glanced at the Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor; he had not examined the specifics of that great vow, but after pondering, he asked.

"Your Majesty, this humble official dares to inquire: may I ask for the details of that great vow?"

Zhang Jian could not believe such an exalted being would make a solemn vow lightly.

Of course, this was not necessarily the case.

It is said that many immortals and gods have various peculiar hobbies, enjoying bizarre acts, and indulging without fatigue; some like to enlighten spirits, some spirits enjoy being demoted to mortal life, wandering the human world, and even female immortals descend to marry.

Some immortals' hearts waver, lacking any principle, merely acting on impulse—doing what they wish.

Of course, these are their private indulgences; when they clash in battle, they do not hold back.

Upon hearing this, the Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor glanced at Zhang Jian, hesitated slightly, then after a moment spoke.

"This matter was originally somewhat absurd, not to be mentioned to outsiders..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian swore: "Your Majesty, whether this succeeds or not, let it be known only to you and me; if I leak it, I willingly accept Your Majesty's punishment!"

Upon hearing this, the Southern Pole Longevity Emperor's expression eased, and he immediately said.

"Back then, I and my fellow Daoist, the True Maiden, and several companions wandered the heavenly voids, passing through the Golden Origin Heavenly Realm, where I saw the gods of this realm taking the Yin Moon as their sovereign; thus I jested: in this realm, sun and moon hang inverted, unaware of the order of heaven and earth—there will one day be boundless calamity; today, yin reaches its extreme while yang wanes; tomorrow, yin and yang will surely invert, the blazing yang will scorch the realm, extreme yang will pierce heaven; during this time, I myself felt a stirring, and once dreamed of a great sun shining upon countless heavens, from which life was nurtured, drawing the vitality of that realm—thus I issued this task, hoping a deity might use this misfortune to fulfill my vow and also resolve this great calamity!"

"..."

At this moment, Zhang Jian's expression turned strange.

So this great vow task this time was given to this Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor to resolve a personal matter.

Yet this Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor was indeed outrageous—his offhand jest carried such divine power.

Seeing Zhang Jian's strange expression, the Southern Pole Longevity Emperor shook his head and said.

"At that time, I was young, my Dao just begun, with a childlike heart—it was an unintentional mistake, I never meant to create such evil karma; if a single slip of the tongue were to cause billions of beings in a heavenly realm to suffer this calamity, how could I bear it in my heart?"

After a brief pause, the Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor fixed his gaze upon Zhang Jian, his face stern as he said.

"You must handle this matter splendidly!"

At this moment, his eyes seemed to hold endless divine might.

The meaning behind the Heavenly Emperor's words was that Zhang Jian had no choice but to act.

Zhang Jian could only silently lament that he had brought trouble upon himself—who let him listen to others' private matters?

Yet the Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor's youthful appearance amazed Zhang Jian inwardly.

His demeanor seemed like the weather in June—ever-changing—leaving Zhang Jian momentarily unable to tell whether he possessed a genuine innocent, childlike heart, or merely appeared guileless while harboring an 'old coin' within.

But after reflection, Zhang Jian spoke plainly.

"From Your Majesty's words, I understand that the power structure of that Golden Origin Heavenly Realm is quite different; does Your Majesty possess specific intelligence about that realm? I too must prepare!"

"Oh, this is not difficult— that heavenly realm was formed by a rare collision of heaven and earth, though it has already been occupied by several innate phoenixes; among the Nine Pure Purple Ranks ordained by heaven, the phoenix clan holds seven divine positions..."

At this moment, the Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor's face bore a strange expression.

Had it not been for the domineering bearing of those several innate phoenixes provoking him, he would not have jestingly spoken thus.

Zhang Jian's expression grew slightly contemplative; according to the Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor, that Golden Origin Heavenly Realm also lies at the edge of the neutral zone, now occupied by several innate divine phoenixes born of that realm.

Those innate divine phoenixes are not the primordial great beings of the Wilderness Phoenix Clan, but rather innate holy spirits naturally nurtured by that heavenly realm—though it is highly likely they have already formed ties with the phoenix clan.

As for the structure of other heavenly realms in this realm, they are roughly similar, and there do exist immortals and gods.

However, the Blazing Yang Calamity is highly suspicious.

The Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor also cannot discern whether it is a rebirth of the Blazing Yang, or whether the Extreme Yang Calamity refers to something else entirely.

He merely lets me handle it—eliminate the calamity, and all will be well.

That is, to serve as a firefighter, letting him act on his own.

After the Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor said that, Zhang Jian felt reassured in his heart.

Although this matter is somewhat difficult, it is not of hell-level difficulty.

There's hope!

After explaining the general situation of the Golden Origin Celestial Realm in detail, the Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor's gaze fell upon Zhang Jian again. After thinking for a moment, he spoke.

"With your cultivation, your journey to the Golden Origin Great Realm should involve little major risk. However, since you are representing me on this trip, I will advance part of the rewards for the task to you, which may be of some help!"

Zhang Jian's heart skipped a beat. He has become somewhat sensitive to what is too much, too little, or surplus. These fictitious numbers with too much moisture—who knows what trouble lies within?

His eyes fell upon Zhang Jian, and within his gaze, golden light flickered subtly. After a moment, he spoke.

"Since you possess the Pangu Divine Marrow Primordial Celestial Pearl, I shall bestow upon you another treasure: this is the Primordial Fortune Chart!"

With a wave of his hand, a golden light condensed from deep within his palm, transforming into a stream of light that shot toward Zhang Jian. Instantly, before Zhang Jian, it became a divine chart of countless mysterious golden lights flowing and interweaving.

Zhang Jian gazed intently and seemed to see countless layers of heavenly and earthly primordial qi, from which the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth condensed into the Heavenly Dao's General Outline—truly profound and unfathomable.

Zhang Jian's eyes could not help but be drawn to it.

He extended one palm, and the golden light instantly sank into the depths of his palm, while a message flowed out from within.

After a brief glance, he couldn't help but twitch his eyes slightly.

This object is the Primordial Dao Chart formed when the Primordial Heavenly King opened the vast wilderness heaven and earth, when the great cosmic operation differentiated and countless innate divine patterns emerged—of immense value.

It can be called the General Outline of the Heaven-Opening Yang Patterns.

The Heaven-Opening Yang Patterns are innate divine patterns naturally born at the initial formation of the vast wilderness heaven and earth.

Their origin predates even the innate divine runes created by the primordial deities.

Corresponding to the Heaven-Opening Yang Patterns are the Creation Yin Patterns.

This suits Zhang Jian's taste well. He no longer particularly values other heavenly and earthly treasures, but for such a supreme treasure containing the profound mysteries of the initial Heaven and Earth Dao, he treasures it dearly.

Especially since it contains the mysteries of Heaven-Opening.

Such profound knowledge is grasped only by a small number of deities who were born at the very beginning of Heaven-Opening and Earth-Splitting.

That is, a portion of the primordial deities from the initial Heaven-Opening and Earth-Splitting of the vast wilderness heaven and earth, or, alternatively, a portion of heavenly deities born simultaneously in the celestial realms within the vast void of the ten thousand heavens, who are able to master such-level knowledge.

Rare!

At this moment, Zhang Jian felt that this Southern Pole Longevity Emperor was not bad after all.

At least he understands the principle of not starving one's soldiers.

Having received the benefit, Zhang Jian truly felt a bit of motivation for this journey. He immediately bowed slightly to the Southern Pole Longevity Emperor and, in an instant, left the Divine Thunder Jade Palace.

After he departed, a graceful white-clad goddess floated out from the side hall. Her figure was slender and alluring, her temperament transcendent, and she bore an ethereal, otherworldly aura, a sense of the sublime.

"Elder Brother, this time your chosen target is actually quite reliable!"

The goddess's eyes held a lively divine light, with something strange in their depths.

Although this elder brother of hers is truly a heavenly noble-born, he is naturally unreliable, but now he has surprisingly become reliable once again.

The Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor shook his head and said.

"Tai Zhen Younger Sister, this time it was he who sought me out, not I who actively sought him!"

Tai Zhen Yuanjun smiled slightly and said.

"Oh, that makes it even rarer!"

"But you are rather stingy! People go to great lengths to solve such a major trouble for you, yet you only give them a Heaven-Opening Yang Pattern!"

Upon hearing this, the Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor let out a soft hum.

"Tai Zhen Younger Sister, do you think the Heaven-Opening Yang Pattern General Outline in my hand can be compared to those held by other primordial deities?"

"You didn't see—this little deity is overjoyed!"

The Southern Pole Longevity Great Emperor, titled the Eldest Son of the Primordial, was born from the Primordial's differentiation, where all things were nurtured, emerging from within the Great Dao itself. Having obtained the Great Dao of Longevity's General Outline, he is thus called the Source of All Gods' Laws.

This Primordial Fortune Chart, although it cannot compare to the true original from when heaven and earth first opened, still contains a portion of the power from the initial opening of heaven and earth, the formation of the Great Dao's central hub—truly profound and unfathomable.

Tai Zhen Yuanjun, upon hearing this, smiled faintly.

"After all this talk, it's still Elder Brother you who is stingy! "

At this moment, in the side hall, several other ethereal female voices chimed in with laughter.

"Elder Brother's stinginess has always been thus; otherwise, he would not have deliberately punished those few goddesses of the Golden Origin Celestial Realm!"

Upon hearing this, the emperor glanced toward the side hall and let out a soft hum.

"Those few little deities showed disrespect to the Heavenly Sovereign and thus deserve this calamity. I, out of my own purse, have specially granted them a sliver of life. They should be grateful to me!"

At this moment, one of the female voices gradually sounded.

"When the Heavenly Emperor sends down calamity, and it coincides with one's fated disaster, it is feared that those few who wish to survive this calamity will find it no small difficulty!"

Tai Zhen Yuanjun spoke calmly.

"Although Elder Brother is stingy, there is truth in this: those few sovereigns who do not respect the Heavenly Emperor will inevitably face their calamity. We can only protect the living beings of that heavenly realm, but we cannot possibly shield others from passing through this calamity!"

Upon hearing this, the Southern Pole Longevity Emperor could not help but laugh.

"Still, Tai Zhen Younger Sister understands reason!"

Yet, upon hearing his words, those several female voices immediately erupted in protest.

"Elder Brother, are you saying this because Younger Sister and her companions lack understanding?"

Upon hearing this, the Southern Pole Longevity Emperor was momentarily at a loss for how to respond.

……

Outside the Divine Thunder Jade Palace, after Zhang Jian departed, he did not immediately prepare to set out, but first entered the Orchid Terrace Dao Palace to gather information related to the Golden Origin Celestial Realm.

It was not that he distrusted the information given by the Southern Pole Longevity Emperor, but rather that, as a celestial information agent of the Jade Pool, he believed the Orchid Terrace Dao Palace must have its own strengths, and there might be useful information within for him.

Unexpectedly, this time Qingxia Daoist Lord expressed the desire to travel with him.

Qingxia Daoist also has his own ideas.

Zhang Jian naturally welcomed this.

With another powerful divine being accompanying them, the chances of success on this journey naturally increased.

After meeting Qingxia Daoist, Zhang Jian immediately began actively preparing for this journey, while also sending word to the Tongshan Daoist lineage that had entered the Three Emperors Heavenly Realm, still requesting the Yuwang Ancestral Master to oversee worldly affairs in the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm and the Spirit Realm.

Although his Earth Emperor Dao Palace had all the major divine positions in the Human Dao Divine Ranks already filled, it still lacked a Dao Venerable-level powerhouse to hold the fort.

With so many benefits at stake, without a strong guardian, it was inevitable that others would covet it.

He could only trouble the Yuwang Ancestral Master to look after it on his behalf.

Once all preparations were complete, Zhang Jian directly crossed the void and rushed toward the direction of the Golden Origin Heavenly Realm.

Qingxia Daoist's true form had already been waiting en route.