Chapter 715

The Source Divine Prefecture, the Vermilion Sparrow Dao Palace

The boundless earth's primordial qi and fortune gathered within the Vermilion Sparrow Dao Palace, the infinite earth's power from the Golden Origin Heaven Realm converging from all directions toward this place, faintly forming the sight of over ten grand earth ancestral veins encircling in protection.

The Source Divine Prefecture thus benefited greatly.

Deep within the newly constructed Azure Lotus Dao Master's residence, celestial radiance now flowed across the heavens, faintly revealing the manifestation of boundless Dao heavenly sounds.

On the Cloud Terrace, Zhang Jian sat cross-legged, radiant celestial light soaring from his entire body, behind him appearing a magnificent purple-gold dragon-shaped celestial light, the light flowing with a faint rumbling of thunder, upon close inspection as if a magnificent earth Dao diagram manifested within, revealing myriad heavens and earth, the shifting of Qiankun provinces, the magnificent spectacle of boundless beings' birth, aging, sickness, and death.

Around the back of his head, rings of magnificent and vast divine wheels burst forth.

However, the most prominent were the divine wheel radiance bursting forth from the two great authorities, one being the Heavenly Emperor Divine Wheel Radiance.

The other was the Earth Sovereign Dao Venerable rank manifesting as the Earth Sovereign Precious Wheel.

At this moment, upon the Dao Fruit Auspicious Clouds, there were additionally eighteen layers of perfected cloud light, and numerous golden lamps of light coalescing into form, as if illuminating the ten directions of heavens, finally behind his head appearing a jade-colored琉璃 light-mingling pearl, as if containing the boundless divine marvel of the primordial heavens and earth.

Deep within the Dao Fruit Auspicious Clouds, there were additionally three clusters of divine light faintly visible, one cluster dim and obscure, vast and desolate, seemingly already formed, the other two clusters one merging with a golden scroll, within which boundless mountains and rivers manifested and coalesced.

The boundless omens ultimately converged, leaving only one magnificent and vast innate Dao diagram coalescing into form, within the innate Dao diagram faintly intertwined three thousand profound and wondrous qi mechanisms, though only less than one-third had condensed into substance within.

Zhang Jian slowly opened his eyes.

After nearly an eon of austere cultivation, he had still made progress, once again perfecting several kinds of source qi.

Such austere cultivation was too consuming of foundation.

In the previous several eons, he possessed the Heavenly Court Heavenly Emperor authority, plus his own magnificent foundation, enabling him to condense hundreds of source qi in a short time.

But now, after millions of years of accumulation, his foundation gradually exhausted, to perfect any single great dao rule, purify out source qi, the difficulty was greater, requiring more time to expend.

……

Calculating the time, sensing that the auspicious moment for the Nine Divine Sovereigns to open the human realm was approaching, Zhang Jian immediately chose to emerge from seclusion.

During this eon, he spent most of the time in seclusion.

Sometimes emerging was to assist the Vermilion Sparrow Divine Sovereign in stopping some contradictions and friction among the gods.

Or directly intervening with force, or intervening with his own influence, for him, it was no trouble at all.

This was also the reason the Vermilion Sparrow Divine Sovereign requested him.

Although the Vermilion Sparrow Divine Sovereign had many Dao Masters under her command, nearly twenty in total, but the composition was complex, with myriad gods of various clans, internal contradictions abundant.

With his presence, the Vermilion Sparrow Divine Sovereign was indeed much more at ease.

……

Before the Vermilion Sparrow Dao Palace, Zhang Jian in his entirely azure-clear wide-sleeved divine robe, his countenance handsome and elegant, his entire body bearing a sacred, compassionate aura, as the breeze came, his long robe swayed slightly, adding a touch of grace.

Not long after, he saw the Vermilion Sparrow Divine Sovereign walk out from the divine palace.

She was accompanied by two deities of differing auras.

These two deities, one male and one female, upon seeing Zhang Jian immediately clasped their hands and bowed.

"Vice Palace Master!"

"Nine Mysteries Dao Master, Azure Moon Dao Master, you need not be so formal, we are all old friends after all!"

Zhang Jian smiled faintly.

These two were attendants of the Vermilion Sparrow Divine Sovereign, or rather followers; the Azure Moon Dao Master was a second transformation Dao Lord, the Nine Mysteries Dao Master a third transformation great divine ability wielder.

Both Dao Masters were top-tier innate deities born of the Golden Origin Heaven Realm's own heaven and earth.

One was an innate phoenix born of mountain and river qi, the other a pure innate deity form, and moreover a rare water-attribute innate deity, added as the leader of the Vermilion Sparrow Dao Palace's water-attribute deity lineage.

Seeing this, the Vermilion Sparrow Divine Sovereign spoke.

"Come, the other Divine Sovereigns should have nearly arrived!"

With a wave of her hand, the four deities transformed into streaks of light, flying and leaping toward the realms beyond heaven!

Zhang Jian, however, discovered that the Vermilion Sparrow Divine Sovereign was leading him straight toward the edge of the Golden Origin Heaven Realm at extreme speed.

It appeared the Nine Divine Sovereigns had chosen to open the human realm outside the Golden Origin Heaven Realm, or perhaps at its edge as a subordinate heaven and earth.

"Or perhaps opening it in a lower layer of the same dimension..."

Zhang Jian secretly pondered.

As long as within the same dimension, even if the human realm were far from the Golden Origin Heaven Realm, it would not matter greatly.

Because the Golden Origin Heaven Realm was the hub of this dimensional universe, occupying a central position, possessing tremendous governing power over the surrounding major realms.

However, the closer one drew, the naturally greater the benefit for beings surviving in the human realm.

This was like being beneath the emperor's feet—even opportunities would be many more.

Much better than settling in a remote border realm.

Zhang Jian estimated that the future human realm should exist as a layer within the Golden Origin Heaven Realm system.

Because if one wished to completely relocate the acquired beings of the Golden Origin Heaven Realm outward, there was no need to separately open a human realm; simply sending them out would suffice.

……

Outside the Golden Origin Heaven Realm, nine-colored void法界 burst forth with boundless light halos.

The Vermilion Sparrow Divine Sovereign leading Zhang Jian, the Nine Mysteries Dao Master, and the Azure Moon Dao Master arrived to see that already upon the void stood towering pillars of magnificent and vast divine light.

They resembled巨神 from the depths of the boundless void, each manifesting their magnificent divine Dao true form upon their bodies.

Innate deity true forms either entwined with five-colored divine light like boundless bright moons, or their bodies like a golden blazing sun, endless golden solar light layer upon layer, radiant surging, or their bodies entwined with primordial源气 of the netherworld, their bodies entirely profound black, as if merging with the boundless dark black hole between heaven and earth, their bodies seeming like black holes devouring boundless light and shadow.

Or their bodies covered in layer upon layer of pale golden radiance, transforming into a great goddess clad in armor of pale golden hue.

The deities' bearing was far vaster than the magnificent stars above the firmament.

At their sides and alongside the Vermilion Sparrow Divine Sovereign followed two to three deities, at most five or six deities.

Some divine path sovereigns also manifested their divine Dao true forms, their true heights reaching millions of zhang, entwined with layers of light from heaven and earth great dao rules, merging with the轮 of primordial qi in the dark void, extraordinarily formidable.

Zhang Jian's gaze upon them also carried some solemnity.

In this void besides the Vermilion Sparrow Divine Sovereign, five Divine Sovereigns had already arrived.

The Human Emperor Dao Ancestor Golden Phoenix Sacred Emperor, the Sun God Golden Radiance Divine Emperor, the Nether Sovereign Purgatory Nether Phoenix, the Five Virtues Lord Heavenly Phoenix Divine Emperor, and the Nine Clarities Lord Singing Phoenix Divine Emperor.

"Dan Que elder sister!"

Upon seeing Dan Que Divine Emperor arrive, Golden Phoenix Sacred Emperor's face showed a hint of joy, but given her current colossal divine form, the expression of joy appeared terrifying no matter how one looked at it.

Dan Que Divine Emperor smiled gently, glanced at Golden Phoenix Sacred Emperor at this moment, and spoke.

"Golden Phoenix younger sister, the mortal realm is about to be opened, yet you have been too busy these days!"

Golden Phoenix Sacred Emperor smiled faintly and said.

"The mortal realm will be formed, requiring statistics; the number of acquired sentient species to be relocated is too great, so trivial matters are indeed numerous!"

At this moment, her gaze fell upon Zhang Jian standing beside Dan Que Divine Emperor, she paused slightly, then continued.

"I have not yet congratulated Dan Que elder sister, and under your command another valiant general has been added!"

Dan Que Divine Emperor smiled faintly and said.

"Younger sister, you really shouldn't say that; with Daoist Qinglian here, I have indeed freed up considerable cultivation time!"

Zhang Jian also performed a slight salute.

At this moment, his eyes swept over the five Divine Emperors, and there was some astonishment in his gaze.

The five Divine Emperors before him bore an astonishing resemblance in aura to the ancestral gods of the twelve ancient demon god clans from his visions.

The same innate divine path true form—truly astonishing.

At this moment, he did not directly gaze at the five Divine Emperors, merely speculating in his heart, unaware which path these five Divine Emperors of the Golden Element Celestial Realm had taken to attain the status of Paramount Dao Lords.

Was it self-attained, or attained by another?

Or perhaps they simply took the first path?

However, regardless of which path, these five innate Divine Emperors each condensed a corresponding universal chaotic primordial ocean Dao Lord status, emitting an aura extraordinarily magnificent, as if possessing the power to obliterate the great Dao rules of boundless heavens and earth.

Yet Zhang Jian could still sense that the five Divine Emperors clearly differed in strength.

Among them, the Human Emperor Dao Ancestor Golden Phoenix Sacred Emperor and the Nine Clarities Lord Singing Phoenix Divine Emperor should be the strongest in cultivation.

This was not due to any difference in the aura they outwardly displayed, but rather Zhang Jian's primordial spirit's deep intuition.

He did not know whether, among these several Divine Emperors, anyone had walked the path to ultimate power.

If so, it was highly likely to be the Singing Phoenix Divine Emperor.

Zhang Jian also slightly saluted the other four Divine Emperors, which could be considered a greeting.

At this moment, a distant, magnificent divine sound came from the depths of the void.

The gods gazed toward the void and saw several paths of magnificent divine light tearing through space, accompanied by a magnificent, resounding phoenix cry, nine-colored divine light spreading across the heavens and earth from the dark void, and the gods felt their primordial spirits seemingly submerged beneath a layer of magnificent nine-colored divine light.

Only a few Divine Emperors and a small number of great divine ability users from the Golden Element Celestial Realm could offer any resistance.

"The Lord of the Dao Court, Yuan Huang, has arrived!"

Zhang Jian's expression became slightly solemn, yet he saw Yuan Huang accompanied by four divine true forms within the nine-colored light, her aura magnificent and extraordinary, with the four innate divine auras behind her equally tremendous.

Two of them gave Zhang Jian a feeling similar to the primordial aura encountered in the Spirit Realm.

Paramount-level formidable beings.

Zhang Jian knew that this time he had once again participated in a high-level affair.

This time, the vast majority of powerful beings in the Golden Element Celestial Realm had likely already arrived.

Most of the powerful beings born from countless kalpas in one celestial realm were present here.

After Yuan Huang Divine Emperor arrived, she glanced into the void, only to see two more divine lights condense from the void above the heavens, instantly forming two magnificent divine lights that fell toward this void, respectively a male and a female majestic deity.

The female deity was then the Flaming Feather Divine Emperor, while the male deity was of immortal wind and Daoist bones, wearing azure Daoist robes—this was the Cang Ming Divine Emperor.

Cang Ming Divine Emperor is the sole male deity among the nine Divine Emperors, and also the only powerful one not descended from the Phoenix clan; in appearance, he has a beautiful beard under his jaw, a serene and self-content expression, and moreover carries a transcendent, unworldly temperament.

Thus, the nine Divine Emperors had fully manifested in this void.

Behind these two Divine Emperors similarly followed six or seven formidable Dao Lords.

The Lord of the Dao Court, Yuan Huang, gazed upon the gods and spoke calmly.

"The auspicious time approaches; all gods have gathered, so prepare well. This opening of the mortal dimension will take Golden Phoenix younger sister as the main, we other eight Divine Emperors assisting left, also to prevent outer realm demon gods, or powerful beings from other realms walking the great path of destruction, from coming to cause trouble. Other gods shall act according to plan, assisting left us Divine Emperors together to accomplish the great undertaking!"

Upon hearing this, the gods' expressions instantly became solemn.

Zhang Jian, together with the Nine Mysteries Dao Lord and the Azure Moon Dao Lord, respectively stood behind Dan Que Divine Emperor, his expression calm.

His task was very simple: to assist the nine Divine Emperors, suppress the various calamities arising from the opening of the realm, which could be called 'Omnipotent Assistance'!

The gods' atmosphere was heavy, and they did not wait long.

Boom—!

Shortly after, an invisible rhythm emerged from the depths of the Golden Element Celestial Realm's void, this layer of invisible rhythm seemingly triggering the resonance of billions of heaven-earth great Dao laws, forming a great vortex.

But closely following, a second, then a third rhythm node appeared, likewise triggering the resonance of billions of layers of heaven-earth great Dao rules.

Three great invisible vortices formed in the depths of the heaven-earth vital energy sea of the Golden Element Celestial Realm, constantly intertwining, colliding, and shortly afterward rotating into each other, drawing toward the place where the gods stood.

Such terrifying omens caused the Dao Lords in the void to also change expression.

"Heaven, Earth, and Man, three elements united—indeed this is an auspicious sign!"

Zhang Jian's gaze remained unchanged, merely a green lotus flower appeared beneath his feet.

Innate divine ability: Nine Transformations Chaotic Green Lotus Transformation Great Law.

Deep within this green lotus flower, at this moment it seemed as if the chaotic green lotus born from the endless chaos depths had emerged, possessing the mighty power to swallow heaven-earth great Dao laws and nurture myriad Dao sources, blossoming within.

There was a slight movement in Zhang Jian's eyes.

The conjunction of the Heaven-Earth-Man three-element nodes is a rare spectacle of cosmic evolution.

It is also a calamity.

If the three elements unite poorly and collide, it will trigger vital energy tides in the depths of the vital energy ocean, thereby forming a vital energy great calamity.

Some land regions will become vital energy vacuums—that is the Dharma-ending age.

Some regions experience excessive vital energy, ultimately evolving into various disasters of heavenly and earthly laws.

Such endings are recorded in the Heavenly Court, including their motion and the nature of their collisions, all studied clearly by the gods of the Heavenly Court.

Utilizing their collisional force to open heaven and earth is indeed not a bad idea.

The Golden Phoenix Divine Emperor at the center gazed upon this scene with a faint smile, transforming into a vast primordial giant god, her countless radiant wings condensing into golden sword light.

"Heaven and man are within me!"

She took a step forward, and at this moment, the power of the three elements—heaven, earth, and man—seemed to suddenly fall from the void, where the heavenly Dao and human Dao also coalesced in the void, merging with her, and instantly golden light transformed into a golden Taiji that fiercely cleaved the void.

It seemed the boundless chaotic void was split open by the golden Taiji sword light, forming an unprecedentedly vast expanse of heaven and earth.

Yet the self-restorative power of the shattered void and chaos was strong; within moments, layers of void collapsed, turning into chaotic qi that refilled the blank areas.

Seeing this, the golden light giant god suddenly inhaled deeply, swallowing boundless chaotic qi, and a vast golden Taiji Dao diagram emerged around her, fixing billions of kilometers of illusory spacetime; the golden Taiji sword light in her hand again slashed toward the chaotic void, vowing to completely cleave the boundless chaotic void and condense a prototype of cosmic spacetime.

Such overwhelming divine power swept across boundless spacetime; even in the void's legal realm, the various masters of the heavenly and earthly great Dao rules, titled Undying and Indestructible Dao Lords, could not help but change color in the face of this great power.

Zhang Jian stepped upon the chaotic green lotus, his expression unchanged.

After all, he had once served as Heavenly Emperor, so he did not find such power so astonishing.

Yet the Golden Phoenix Divine Emperor's mastery of the balanced heavenly and human Dao, along with her profound divine arts, still left him somewhat surprised.