Chapter 712: The Sprouting of the Virtuous Corpse

Around the Phoenix Cry Continent, countless deities sensed the terrifying azure lotus divine light and couldn't help but turn their gazes toward it.

Such immense divine power shook heaven and earth; within this azure divine light, they felt like drifting duckweed, and even their primordial spirits were suppressed by the terrifying azure divine light, unable to move.

If they were to directly come into contact with that terrifying power, they would likely be refined just like the earth itself.

Deep within the Infinite Earth Lungs, at this moment several towering figures were jointly refining and suppressing the intense Will of the Great Destruction deep in the earth lungs, and upon sensing the surging azure divine light, they too turned their gazes, their eyes showing some surprise.

To them, the Will of the Great Destruction was an extraordinary nuisance.

Not only did it damage the earth's origin, but it also affected the earth's meridians.

Yet within that azure divine light, it was like ice and snow under the scorching sun melting away.

"The rules of the Great Dao of Creation..."

One towering figure after another slightly sensed it, their expressions somewhat surprised.

The fierce azure lotus divine light burst forth from within, the azure lotus carrying a power that smoothed heaven and earth, purifying all things with creative divine energy.

Wherever the azure immortal light passed, the earth damaged by the Will of the Great Destruction and earth-fire murderous qi was rapidly recovering; the hidden earth-fire murderous qi and Will of the Great Destruction were being purified thread by thread by the azure divine light.

And with the Will of the Great Destruction and that earth-fire murderous qi gone, the entanglement of vengeful qi from living beings ceased, and one innate spirit vein after another, earth-fire divine veins, instantly began to recover rapidly under the nourishment of the divine power of Huojing City.

Zi Yu Daozhu and Chong Yu Daozhu also sensed this change.

Zi Yu Daozhu immediately took the initiative to activate the power of Huojing City, continuously repairing the meridians and fire veins below.

With the Will of the Great Destruction and the entanglement of earth-fire murderous qi gone, the meridians and fire veins below became docile, their structure more stable, and repairing them naturally posed no difficulty for Zi Yu Daozhu.

Merely sensing that vast and mighty azure lotus divine light, Zi Yu Daozhu's heart still trembled somewhat.

The heavenly and earthly Great Dao rules contained within that power truly surpassed his imagination.

Such a wondrous method truly possessed supreme power to purify heaven and earth.

At this moment, Zhang Jian formed seals with his hands, and boundless azure divine light burst forth from his entire body; he himself seemed like a sovereign who wielded boundless creative divine energy.

After the vast majority of meridians and fire veins in the Tianhuo Divine Pool were purified, Zhang Jian felt deep in the void, streams of tremendous power descending from the void into the depths of his glabella.

Golden radiance flowed and turned, and instantly he was in the merit golden wheel deep within his Dao Fruit Auspicious Clouds.

Accompanying this considerable merit power descending, there were also streams of tremendous incense.

Deep in the void, the Boundless Blue Lotus Salvation from Suffering Scripture echoed, yet it was the myriad living beings and immortals and deities who, at this moment, automatically received the summons of the scripture, giving rise to various feelings of devotion toward the Blue Lotus Salvation Heavenly Venerable.

This was also the devotion arising from the manifestation of great power.

That stream of faith incense was extraordinary; at this moment it merged into Zhang Jian's surroundings, and he felt that the Three Corpses God condensed deep within his Dao Fruit Auspicious Clouds was somewhat agitated, as one light cocoon suddenly accelerated its expansion—a dark, dim light cocoon, within which seemed hidden the deepest power of the earth, and moreover, the boundless yin-mire vast earth was revealed, the Yin-Mire Dimension manifesting from within, inside which stood a towering deity governing the boundless Nine Underworlds, the Yin-Mire Dimension.

That was his condensed Virtuous Corpse, the Lord of the Nine Underworlds.

This Virtuous Corpse grew rapidly, already nearing the state of being about to sever forth, but since Zhang Jian lacked a matching innate spiritual treasure, he could only nurture it within the Purple Mansion Palace.

Zhang Jian sensed this anomaly, yet paid it no heed.

After a moment, he withdrew the Dao Heart Blue Lotus Mantra.

He did not use the Dao Heart Blue Lotus Mantra to continue clearing the Will of the Great Destruction and earth-fire murderous qi deep within the Infinite Earth Lungs.

For he knew that going forward, he need not act personally—naturally, someone would come knocking.

He sensed that deep within the Infinite Earth Lungs, several gazes had already fallen upon him.

Chong Yu Daozhu also couldn't help but show a look of shock.

"I never thought Senior Qinglian's cultivation had reached such a level?"

The methods Zhang Jian displayed were indeed beyond his imagination.

The Will of the Great Destruction was so troublesome, and he and Zi Yu Daozhu knew it all too well; if they could easily dispel and purify it, they wouldn't have to abandon the foundation of the Tianhuo Divine Pool, yet they never imagined that under this Qinglian Dao Jun's hand, it would be so easily suppressed.

This could only mean that their cultivation was vastly inferior to his.

The methods of a Three-Turn Great Divine Ability user are truly astonishing.

At this moment, Zhang Jian smiled at Zi Yu Daozhu and said.

"The poisoned Tianhuo Divine Pool has already been purified cleanly; as for the compacted meridians and shattered fire veins, I reckon they pose no difficulty for you, Dao Friend Zi Yu!"

Zi Yu Daozhu slightly bowed his hands, and at this moment he also changed his attitude to one of submission.

"Senior Qinglian's methods truly opened the eyes of this junior deity; this junior deity only speaks on behalf of all living beings of the Phoenix Cry Continent to thank Senior for your wondrous hands of creation; were it not for Senior's intervention, I fear Zi Zhou and the surrounding several provinces would, in the coming period, become unsuitable for habitation, forcing all deities to flee their homes, including this junior deity!"

His face bore a trace of solemnity and reverence.

Having spoken, he then exerted himself to retain Zhang Jian, intending to properly entertain him.

Zhang Jian originally did not wish to linger, but Zi Yu Daozhu and Chong Yu Daozhu, taking advantage of the situation, asked him for guidance on the Qinglian wondrous method of salvation, and Zhang Jian thus agreed to comply.

For an existence like Zhang Jian, saving boundless living beings is inferior to teaching two Daozhu.

This is the difference between giving a man a fish and teaching him to fish.

Such fortune coming to his door, he naturally could not refuse.

……

Within the Infinite Earth Lungs, at this moment several towering figures stood firm in the deep blazing flames, the boundless earth lungs containing fire power more intense than the sun star above the firmament.

Several mighty figures stood firm in the deep earth-fire, each radiating intense divine light from their bodies.

At this moment, one figure swept his gaze over the boundless vast earth lungs and then smiled, saying.

"Skills have their specialties; the great divine ability user under the Dongji Emperor is indeed exceptionally skilled in this type of purification method!"

This is a deity whose body is entwined with endless earth-fire divine light, whose divine energy emitted is extraordinarily vast and pure.

This is the Shi Ling God Emperor.

Likewise one of the Nine Great God Emperors of the Jin Yuan Tian Realm, ranked ninth among the Nine Great God Emperors; although he attained the Dao latest, he is also extraordinarily powerful.

The Ming Huang God Emperor is not far away; hearing this, his gaze slightly furrowed in thought.

This Will of the Great Destruction poisoning the land and contaminating the earth lungs is likewise a trouble for the Jin Yuan Tian Realm.

The Infinite Earth Lungs are the lungs of a heavenly realm; if the lungs develop problems, the operation of the entire Jin Yuan Tian Realm will naturally also encounter great trouble, affecting the origin growth of the Jin Yuan Tian Realm.

But if one were to begin cleaning it up, although it would indeed yield some merit, it is truly extremely troublesome.

After thinking, the Vermilion Bird Divine Emperor spoke.

"In that case, let professionals handle the cleanup!"

The other towering figures, upon hearing this, slightly changed their expressions; after a moment, one of them spoke.

"Is he reliable?"

This was a towering deity bearing the Great Sun Divine Aspect on his back—the Sun God Golden Radiance Divine Emperor.

Behind her, the Sun God's wheel was extraordinarily vast, the boundless light of the great sun shining forth, the power of illumination pervading all heavenly voids, the boundless realms between heaven and earth.

Upon hearing this, the Vermilion Bird Divine Emperor did not directly respond, but said.

"I observe that his Dao body is clear and pure, permeated with boundless merit and virtuous energy; he surely cannot be a demonic path powerhouse. If he is merely purifying the boundless earth's lungs, then his ability should be sufficient for the task!"

She spoke only of ability, not reliability, leaving the other Divine Emperors to judge for themselves.

The leading figure, clad in a gold-and-red divine robe, gazed with some contemplation.

She was the Divine Emperor of Danque.

The Divine Emperor of Danque governs the earth's origin; the boundless earth's lungs are jointly overseen by her and the Flaming Feather Divine Emperor, though her authority is somewhat greater.

She spoke.

"Vermilion Bird Daoist, you are the only one among us who has seen his presence. Is he truly from the Eastern Extreme Emperor's retinue? You should have a judgment—we wish to hear your judgment."

Upon hearing this, the Vermilion Bird Divine Emperor replied.

"He indeed bears the Three-Revolution Salvation Daoist Sovereign rank, a universal type across the heavenly voids, but his Dao lineage has little relation to the Eastern Extreme Emperor. Yet the Salvation Divine Position is one of the Eastern Splendor Emperor's origins; to oversee the universal-type Three-Revolution Salvation Daoist Sovereign rank, he must have gained the Eastern Extreme Emperor's approval!"

Upon hearing this, the Divine Emperor of Danque nodded.

"Sufficient. Since he has gained the Eastern Extreme Emperor's approval, it shows he cannot be a demonic path powerhouse; the likelihood of him being a heterodox Daoist Sovereign is lower. We may invite him here to achieve results!"

The Golden Origin Heavenly Realm manages myriad affairs, and now, facing calamity, several Divine Emperors must personally oversee the grand situation—who has time to linger in the boundless earth's lungs?

Now, their focus remains on that stealthy intruder who broke into the boundless earth's lungs to undergo tribulation—a terrifying presence. If they cannot uncover him, the Golden Origin Heavenly Realm may face great hidden dangers.

The Divine Emperor of Danque made the decision; the other Divine Emperors immediately had no objections.

After all, this is the Divine Emperor of Danque's domain.

Yet the Divine Emperor of Danque still prepared to meet Zhang Jian in person.

Not long after, her true form appeared outside the Fire Essence City, transforming into a graceful, beautiful woman.

At this time, within the city, Zhang Jian, supported by the Purple Jade Dao Master, was holding the Green Lotus Dharma Assembly, widely spreading the Salvation Great Dao.

Self-salvation is better than relying on others; Zhang Jian taught them the method of disaster reduction and calamity alleviation—doing more good deeds, gathering merit and virtuous energy to condense various calamity-alleviating secret arts.

Only see: around the altar, the number of immortals and deities coming to listen to the Dao kept increasing.

Regarding disaster reduction and the restoration of heaven and earth, Zhang Jian was undoubtedly highly professional.

As for these secret arts of accumulating virtue and blessings, Zhang Jian was certainly not stingy.

Especially the "Green Lotus Purifying Soul Mantra," Zhang Jian directly transmitted part of its core secret art.

Of course, Zhang Jian also did not conceal the truth of his own "commission" within it; he cited an allusion to name it.

"Truly an excellent Green Lotus Relieving Suffering Heavenly Sovereign!"

Around the altar, at this moment, the Divine Emperor of Danque's face slightly smiled. What profound Dao cultivation she possessed—she clearly understood the profound mysteries hidden in these salvation secret arts. Though this is a trend and current in the heavenly voids, she did not develop aversion because of it.

For any secret art independently established by immortals and deities, there are "patent rights"; if success comes from it, collecting a "patent fee" is only natural.

Ask: without such sage-established marvelous methods, how could others easily achieve success?

After the Dharma Assembly ended, the Divine Emperor of Danque personally stepped forward.

On the Dharma platform, Zhang Jian had long noticed the presence of the Divine Emperor of Danque. Though she hid herself well, his primordial spirit was special, and with the Primordial Jade Pearl, he could clearly sense that the Divine Emperor of Danque differed noticeably from other immortals and deities.

He immediately rose from the Dharma platform and walked down.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Jian slightly performed the ritual.

The Divine Emperor of Danque wore a gentle expression; her gaze fell upon Zhang Jian, noticing the boundless merit golden light radiating from deep within his primordial spirit. Her pupils paused.

Upon seeing Zhang Jian, she realized the Vermilion Bird Divine Emperor had not exaggerated at all—the merit power condensed within the merit treasure wheel behind him was like an ocean. One does not know how many great merits he has performed, how many beings he has liberated to possess such terrifying merit power.

Possessing such merit power naturally makes him more persuasive than anything.

Even if he were a demonic path powerhouse by origin, the Divine Emperor of Danque felt he might still be trustworthy; she immediately stated her purpose.

"To restore the earth's lungs?"

Zhang Jian's eyes moved; a hint of smile appeared on his face—he knew the opportunity he had waited for had finally arrived.