Chapter 728: Staggering Accumulation, the Solar God Jinxi Falls (4K)

Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon the five-tiered Eternal Immortal Treasure-level Innate Creation Divine Pool before him.

Yet within the Innate Creation Divine Pool, countless ripples of Creation Divine Light shimmered, and an invisible circular light mirror emerged from its source, within which appeared a domineering, majestic divine shadow—he resembled the blazing sun, wearing a solar golden crown, with boundless Taiyi Divine Wheels manifesting behind him.

Around him constantly radiated an aura of grandeur and infinity.

The aura of the Taiyi Dao Fruit was exceptionally intense.

In mythic legend, the Taiyi clan led the completion of the Taiyi Dao Fruit, establishing this immortal cultivation realm, as pioneers of the Taiyi Dao, hence named as such.

They are also among the few who have cultivated the Taiyi Dao Fruit to an unimaginable extent.

After achieving perfection in the Taiyi Dao Fruit, it is certainly not inferior to the Dao Jun Dao Fruit.

This is not cultivation level, but realm.

Zhang Jian pondered, originally intending to continue calling him Dongdi.

As a divine being born of humanity, he would not pay homage to the ancient demon clan's divine being, Donghuang.

But after reflection, he still said: "Your Majesty Taiyi!"

The Taiyi clan is likewise one of the divine gods of the divine race.

Such an address clearly signifies something; Donghuang Taiyi also sensed it, giving Zhang Jian a deeply meaningful glance.

Yet he did not correct him.

He merely said calmly:

"The phoenix clan's exclusivity—you should be well aware. Even if you painstakingly help them perfect this heavenly realm's Dao, their nature remains thus!

Now they have this 'enemy' of mine lurking in the shadows, and once I depart, do you think they won't seek trouble with you?"

Zhang Jian nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty Taiyi speaks truly, but this junior's journey is merely to resolve the karmic entanglement between Your Majesty and the phoenix clan, to avert the boundless calamity, lest all living beings suffer!"

Taiyi spoke coldly and calmly.

"If anyone else said this, I would surely strike them—but you truly harbor no selfish motives!"

"But have you ever considered that when the balance tilts toward the phoenix clan, it instead invites the boundless calamity?"

Zhang Jian furrowed his brow slightly!

He asked:

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by these words?"

Taiyi spoke calmly.

"That little phoenix maiden originally could not withstand even a few rounds in my grasp, and if you aid them, are you not exacerbating this tribulation? The fiercer the struggle, the greater the harm this realm will suffer in the future!"

Zhang Jian smiled faintly—Taiyi was trying to make him defect.

Zhang Jian shook his head.

"Your Majesty, do not underestimate the heroes of the world—the phoenix clan's strength is no trifling matter!"

His words carried deeper meaning, as if he had also sensed some hidden truth.

In the circular light mirror, Taiyi's gaze fell upon Zhang Jian, a hint of a smile appearing in his eyes.

"Then I, too, have gained a hint of anticipation!"

After a brief pause, he continued:

"Actually, if you wish to save the beings of this realm and avoid war, there is another way!"

Zhang Jian smiled and said:

"Your Majesty, do you wish for this junior to lend you aid?"

Taiyi shook his head.

"You are not aiding me, but yourself—and also the beings of this realm!"

"You may disdain it in your heart, but soon you will naturally understand: this is the only way to save this heavenly realm!"

As his words faded, his form suddenly vanished.

Above the Innate Creation Divine Pool, Zhang Jian's expression tightened slightly.

Taiyi is clearly plotting something.

After thinking, Zhang Jian paid it no mind, continuing to focus on his cultivation.

At this moment, beneath his feet, strands of Innate Creation Divine Light entered his body, transforming into eternal immortal light, aiding his cultivation progress.

The surplus of the Innate Creation Divine Pool also greatly aids his cultivation.

Over nearly twenty thousand years, the value of the Innate Creation Divine Pool in his grasp has been steadily declining, as he judged—other innate divine pools emerging would create competition.

Though the heavenly and earthly origins nurtured by those innate divine pools cannot match the near-universal utility of the Innate Creation Origin, they still exert downward pressure on value.

Yet over nearly twenty thousand years, they have already brought him substantial profit.

Enough to sustain cultivation for a long span of years.

Zhang Jian did not continue using the resources he obtained to remake the Innate Creation Divine Pool.

Taiyi's words were not without merit.

He also cannot be certain that, after all his busyness, these things truly belong to him.

And precisely for this reason, he has not unreservedly exerted his mastered knowledge to help Yuanhuang rebuild the Golden Element Heavenly Realm.

……

After an elemental cycle, Zhang Jian was suddenly startled by a phenomenon emerging between heaven and earth.

Above the azure heavens, upon the vast earth, boundless traces of the Great Dao's rhythm flowed and turned—intense omens appeared, and vaguely, various Great Dao rules manifested in the void, descending into the heavens or sinking deep into the earth.

Furthermore, two vast and magnificent Dao-origin wills manifested in form between heaven and earth, causing all gods to tremble.

Above the azure heavens, boundless nine-colored divine light spread across the sky; deep within the earth, boundless immense pressure emerged; the two subtly merged in the void, forming a magnificent, intertwined azure-white Yin-Yang Taiji diagram, from which boundless divine energy burst forth.

It seemed to be the mother of the Great Dao, the source of all laws.

In the depths of the boundless void, the countless primordial deities who govern the great Dao of heaven and earth—indeed, even the one hundred and nine Dao Lords—could feel the rules of heaven and earth under their control trembling slightly, and beneath the azure-white Taiji diagram, they themselves felt as fragile as ants.

Even the other six Divine Emperors at this moment felt their condensed origins, under such divine power, to be feeble and weak.

"The Heavenly Net and Earthly Trap is fully formed!"

Zhang Jian also witnessed this scene, his expression turning solemn.

This renowned supreme formation of the Heavenly Court is astonishingly powerful!

If allowed to continue evolving for several more eons, even ages, it will undoubtedly grow ever stronger.

It will certainly not be weaker than the mythic ancient formations in legend capable of threatening primordial powerhouses.

Numerous thoughts flashed through Zhang Jian's mind, and he quickly sank back into deep contemplation.

After a period of secluded cultivation in the Multiverse Assembly, his cultivation progressed rapidly.

The legacy of the Kai Tian era, combined with the various accumulations from participating in the establishment of the Heavenly Net and Earthly Trap, greatly aided his perfection of the Three Thousand Dao origins.

This is precisely his period of explosive growth in strength.

Moreover, as he gains insight and his condensed primordial energy increases, his evil corpse and the Golden Register of the Earth Emperor are further merging, with a stirring sensation—indicating it is about to take shape.

According to the standards of the primordial era.

Having severed two corpses, he has already reached the second transformation of the Dao Venerable.

This realm is also called the Two-Corpse Quasi-Sage.

Once he steps into the Realm of the Other Shore, he can directly enter the supreme realm and, within an extremely short time, attain the second transformation of the Dao Venerable.

This is the formidable strength of the Supreme Dao Venerable.

And the supremely powerful will only become more terrifying.

Zhang Jian devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

Meanwhile, after the formation of the Heavenly Net and Earthly Trap great array, the nine Divine Emperors, instead, wore expressions of great joy, gathering in great numbers at the Golden Origin Dao Court to jointly celebrate the formation of the Heavenly Net and Earthly Trap.

It seemed the threat of the Donghuang Taiyi clan had also receded at this moment.

Yuan Huang was also greatly pleased, and simply took the opportunity to host a grand banquet of myriad gods, inviting all deities to participate.

Zhang Jian, in truth, was too lazy to attend such feasts, but since it was hosted by Yuan Huang, he could not refuse on account of personal feelings, so he could only emerge from seclusion and make a trip.

After the myriad gods' banquet, Zhang Jian returned once more to the Qing Lotus Manor to resume his secluded cultivation.

……

After the formation of the Heavenly Net and Earthly Trap, the chaotic situation in the Golden Origin Celestial Realm subsided, and the Golden Origin Dao Court began seeking ways to re-attract and win over the deities who had fled due to the Heavenly Net and Earthly Trap, drawing back crowds to strengthen the Golden Origin Celestial Realm.

And for this purpose, they rolled out numerous preferential measures.

Although immortals and deities possess far greater cultivation than mortals, many immortals and deities are likewise profit-driven.

As long as the benefits obtained are sufficient, even if there is some risk, they are willing to bear it.

Moreover, the Golden Origin Dao Court has the backing of the Phoenix Clan, so many immortals and deities are willing to take some risks.

Upon seeing some immortals and deities secure precious heavenly treasures and earthly riches at great discounts, many immortals and deities could no longer restrain themselves and began re-entering the Golden Origin Celestial Realm.

……

As more and more immortals and deities returned to the Golden Origin Celestial Realm, many believed it would soon regain its former prosperity, even surpass it, but after sixty thousand years, an anomaly suddenly arose.

On this day, in the skies above the Golden Origin Celestial Realm, the sun star—which had always been extraordinarily vast and magnificent—suddenly underwent an anomaly.

The sea of primordial energy seemed as if a massive stone had fallen into it; billions of layers of heavenly and earthly spiritual mechanisms, beginning from the sun star, fell into chaos and disorder, the fierce sunlight surged violently, then instantly turned dim.

This astonishing omen immediately drew the attention of many primordial deities and mighty immortals of the Golden Origin Celestial Realm.

By the Vermilion Terrace Dao Palace, the Qing Lotus Manor.

Zhang Jian was again startled from his seclusion, feeling that at this moment, the balance of yin and yang between heaven and earth was suddenly broken, a portion of the area in the Creation Divine Network was affected, and the rules of the Creation Dao also became somewhat sluggish.

The primordial yin-yang great Dao cycle of the Golden Origin Celestial Realm was disrupted, affecting other heavenly and earthly Dao rules.

The primordial yin-yang interaction is also one of the sources of the internal creation cycle, and naturally was affected.

Not only his Creation Divine Network, but also multiple secondary sub-networks, and even the central Heavenly Dao network, were affected.

In Zhang Jian's eyes.

The entire sun star, and even the Sun Divine Network, were undergoing anomaly.

The Sun Divine Network is one of the primary trunk networks, governing the sun, pure yang, and stars, and among the secondary sub-networks, it is the most important primary trunk network in the Heavenly Net and Earthly Trap; at this moment it violently trembled, and the divine yang deep within the Sun Divine Network slightly quivered—then it was suddenly seized from behind by a giant hand.

"Taiyi clan?"

A vast voice emerged from the void, filled with anger and fear, as the boundless solar true fire erupted without restraint from this solar deity's body, yet could not break free from the giant hand's confinement.

His entire form was suddenly dragged into the boundless void.

Boom—!

The next moment, the boundless yang energy began to riot, the Sun Divine Network slightly trembled, and reabsorbed part of the rampaging power of the sun star.

But at this moment, the deities faintly sensed something.

The Solar Deity Golden Radiance Divine Emperor had fallen.

This happened almost in an instant!

"Taiyi clan!"

An furious roar echoed from the void, as Yuan Huang's majestic true form appeared around the sun star, nine-colored divine light flowing from her body, instantly suppressing the ownerless Sun Divine Network, which then seeped into the firmament, earth, and seas of the Golden Origin Celestial Realm, and even into the boundless great, medium, and small thousand worlds.

The majestic heavenly emperor's divine power surged through ancient and modern ages, yet could never locate the form of the Taiyi clan.

"Taiyi clan, you are also the unparalleled hegemon of the ancient demon court, a divine emperor of the god race—if you are truly a hero, then come out openly and face me in a fair duel; do not act like a coward, making me look down on you!"

Yuan Huang's icy voice flowed through the many dimensions of the Golden Origin Celestial Realm, the grand Dao tone filled with intense fury.

In the void, the Taiyi clan's indifferent voice sounded.

"Little girl of the Phoenix Clan, your thoughts are not small, but your cultivation is mere trifles; this sovereign waits for you beyond the dimension of the Golden Origin Celestial Realm—if you have the courage, you may come forth leading your subordinate deities, including the reinforcements of the Phoenix Clan!"

As the words fell, the trembling of the Sun Divine Network deep in the firmament gradually subsided.

Above the void, the beautiful face of the Yuan Phoenix was filled with anger.

After a moment around her, seven majestic figures appeared one after another in the void.

These were the other seven of the Nine Divine Emperors.

At this moment, the seven Divine Emperors glanced toward the direction of the Solar Divine Net, and most of their faces changed color.

When the Taiyi Clan made their move as the Heavenly Net and Earthly Trap formation was completed, it was clearly meant to strike at the heart.

This was telling the many Divine Emperors that even with the addition of the Heavenly Net and Earthly Trap great formation, their outcome would not change.

The Flaming Feather Divine Emperor hesitated slightly at this moment, then spoke.

"Holy Ancestor, could there be a trap in that extraterritorial place?"

The Danque Divine Emperor glanced at her, pondered briefly, then spoke.

"The Taiyi Clan grows ever more domineering, their methods unfathomable, yet I believe we should go and meet this Taiyi Majesty, to probe and see to what extent his Dao has truly recovered!"

Beside her, the Tianfeng Divine Emperor furrowed his brow and said.

"But we lack the heavenly mandate of the Golden Origin Celestial Realm—would this not be attacking their strength with our weakness, which would be greatly disadvantageous to us?"

"In my view, we should still follow the original plan, continue searching for his true form and traces in this realm; we need only erase his traces, and no matter how capable he is, facing the suppression of the entire Golden Origin Celestial Realm's heavenly mandate, he is surely doomed to defeat!"

The Flaming Feather Divine Emperor also gave a slight nod.

The nine Divine Emperors believed that since the Taiyi Clan awoke in the Golden Origin Celestial Realm, they must have left traces within its heavenly mandate, otherwise they could not avoid its rejection.

Like other outsiders, they must temporarily obtain recognition from the Golden Origin Celestial Realm's heavenly mandate to remain within it, or else heavenly punishment will descend, exterminating the foreign kind.

And as long as they find the 'trace' left by the Taiyi Clan and eliminate it, the Taiyi Clan will naturally find it difficult to enter the Golden Origin Celestial Realm again.

Even when he reappears, they will attempt to use the power of the Golden Origin Celestial Realm's heavenly mandate to trap and suppress him.

Upon hearing this, the Yuan Phoenix coldly laughed.

"If I do not go, would it not mean that the present is inferior to the past? Second sister spoke correctly—I too wish to meet him!"

"Jinxi cannot have fallen in vain!"

Deep in her brows, there also lay a trace of her own unyielding spirit.

At this moment, she glanced again at the gods, her gaze falling upon Tianfeng, Cangming, and Chiling—the three Divine Emperors.

"You three shall remain to guard the Golden Origin Dao Court; the other four Divine Emperors will follow me to meet that Taiyi Majesty!"

Having spoken, she transformed into a streak of majestic divine light and flew toward the extraterritorial region.

The Danque Divine Emperor, the Jin Huang Divine Emperor, the Lianyu Divine Emperor, and the Ming Huang Divine Emperor followed suit.

They could be considered the four most powerful Divine Emperors aside from the Yuan Phoenix.

Tianfeng, Cangming, and Chiling—the three Divine Emperors—were slightly weaker.

Tianfeng, Cangming, and Chiling—the three Divine Emperors—stood in place, their eyes bearing some worry; at this moment, the Flaming Feather Divine Emperor glanced toward the direction of the Creation Divine Net, and a hint of strange color appeared in her eyes.

The moment she had been waiting for had finally arrived.

Now that the Danque Divine Emperor has left the Golden Origin Dao Court, there is no one left to protect that deity!