Chapter 735: Primordial Immortal Pearl (4K)

Watching Danque Shenghuang gradually emerge from the void, his form vanishing, Zhang Jian's thoughts raced, and a notion gradually formed.

His gaze finally swept over the small courtyard of this bluestone city, and with a wave of his hand, he summoned several local deities, gesturing for them to manage affairs well, then left behind a few talismanic edicts before his form quietly vanished into this mundane city.

After the two departed, the Golden Phoenix Shenghuang appeared in the void above, at which moment a streak of red light entered her body.

She glanced with astonishment at the two departing figures, her eyes flickering with complexity, and after a moment, she no longer paid them any heed.

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Within the Danque Dao Palace, after Danque Shenghuang manifested, he immediately reconvened his subordinate deities, simultaneously assigning new tasks to stabilize morale.

Within the Danque Dao Palace, although the deities dared not question due to the prestige of the Vice Palace Master Qinglian Daozhu, they still harbored restless thoughts in secret.

Upon Danque Shenghuang's manifestation, morale also rose.

The Danque Dao Palace cannot lack Danque Shenghuang.

Without Danque Shenghuang, how could the dignity of the deities of the Earth Lineage be maintained?

The numerous divine authorities he holds may also become targets for other Shenghuang to contend over.

Only a portion of the Palace Masters with flexible minds vaguely sensed that the situation was unfavorable and dug in.

Although Danque Shenghuang had manifested, his every movement seemed to be arranging his after affairs.

This caused a portion of the Palace Masters to feel a sense of unease.

The authority over the Earth is extremely important in the Jin Yuan Tianjie; even Danque Shenghuang, as the Mother of Earth, cannot bear it, so they may face annihilation in unknown calamities, and they must consider whether to leave the Danque Dao Palace and the Jin Yuan Tianjie!

Move the tree and it dies; move the person and he lives.

They are incarnations of Dao Jun; even without the authority and status of Dao Jun in the Jin Yuan Tianjie, it is only temporary hardship, and they still have a chance to make a comeback.

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After Zhang Jian returned to the Qinglian Fu, he did not immediately go to meet the Danque Dao Palace.

He sat cross-legged on the cloud bed, his body at this moment merging with the divine network of creation in the depths of the dark void, the boundless creation and destruction concepts merging with him, making his aura extraordinarily majestic.

Zhang Jian did not ponder for long; upon hearing that the Danque Dao Palace's council had ended, he rose and walked toward the Danque Dao Palace.

At this moment, the deities happened to be walking out of the Danque Dao Palace one after another; they had long noticed that Qinglian Daozhu did not participate in this council of the Danque Dao Palace, and upon seeing this Qinglian Daozhu stride toward the depths of the palace, they all turned their gazes and slightly bowed.

The Ninth Mystery Daozhu, a Third Transformation Daozhu, was also not far away; at this moment, his eyes held a hint of speculation.

Within the Danque Dao Palace, upon seeing Zhang Jian enter, Danque Shenghuang's gaze fell upon him, carrying an inquiring look.

Zhang Jian pondered slightly, then asked.

"Your Majesty, are you already preparing to fight to the death with that one?"

Facing Zhang Jian's inquiry, Danque Shenghuang shook his head and said.

"Qinglian Dao friend, this matter no longer concerns you; our transaction is complete, and you may leave the Jin Yuan Tianjie at any time!"

She gazed earnestly at Zhang Jian and said.

"Qinglian Dao friend, when this palace initially retained you, it was indeed with the intention of subduing you, but unfortunately, your Dao cultivation far exceeds what this palace anticipated, and this palace also knows your Dao path certainly does not end within the Jin Yuan Tianjie!"

Feeling moved, she then said.

"You walk the same path as this palace's elder sister; you may also have hope of success!"

"Leave this place; the Donghuang Taiyi clan is currently not someone you can face, and this palace does not wish for you to suffer loss here, which would be a pity!"

Danque Shenghuang slightly waved his hand.

This is indeed her true intention.

She does not wish for Zhang Jian's promising Dao path to be ruined here in the Jin Yuan Dao Ting.

The battle between the Phoenix clan and the Taiyi clan is too perilous.

Zhang Jian glanced at Danque Shenghuang.

The Heavenly Yang Tribulation has now nearly lost control, involving the Phoenix clan and the Taiyi clan; Zhang Jian has actually already prepared to leave at any moment.

He will not sacrifice his life here for the Heavenly Court's mission.

At worst, he will return the Primordial Opening Fortune Diagram, this supreme treasure, to the Nanjí Changsheng Dadi, and accept a reduction in stipend.

But that is the worst case; if there is an opportunity, he still hopes to resolve this tribulation while preserving his gains in the Jin Yuan Tianjie.

These reasons Zhang Jian naturally will not speak of; he merely said.

"Then, Your Majesty, how do you prepare? Do you intend to perish together with that Taiyi Majesty using this wounded body?"

Danque Shenghuang's expression slightly tightened; she slowly descended from the golden, magnificent, heaven-reaching divine throne, her bearing fully exuding dignity, splendor, and a vigorous heroic spirit.

"This palace is likewise of innate divine origin; at the inception of the Jin Yuan Tianjie, I followed my elder sister in quelling the Chaos Tribulation, establishing the Innate Three Phoenixes at the pinnacle of the Jin Yuan Tianjie; the extradimensional demon gods and extraterrestrial demons I have slain with my sword are countless, so how could this palace linger on a sickbed, trapped and dead within this Dao Palace!"

At this moment, the depths of her eyes were entirely filled with uncontainable sharpness.

Zhang Jian gazed at Danque Shenghuang, whose presence now radiated astonishing sharpness, and his eyes also held a hint of astonishment.

But after thinking, he said.

"Actually, although Your Majesty's injury is severe, it is not beyond healing?"

"Huh?"

Upon hearing this, Danque Shenghuang's expression shifted, his eyes turning toward Zhang Jian.

At this moment, his eyes slightly rippled, a trace of surprise appearing.

Zhang Jian, after thinking, then said.

"Your Majesty, shall we enter the Earth Network Divine Pool together?!"

At this moment, Danque Shenghuang glanced at him; a pair of beautiful eyes, the ripples gradually gathering, he waved his hand, and a earth-yellow divine light emerged from the void.

Two figures appeared one after another before a vast and magnificent divine pool.

That is a great Earth Divine Pool.

Boundless earth-rule power condensed around the great Earth Divine Pool, with boundless earth origin converging toward this pool.

The surging earth origin qi flowed mightily, shocking and stirring.

While this Earth Divine Pool differs from the Innate Creation Divine Pool rooted in the deep, unfathomable void, it has a source.

Beneath it lies one of the most renowned Earth Ancestral Veins of the Golden Origin Celestial Realm, the Ultimate Divine Mountain.

The Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor also continuously nourishes this Ultimate Divine Mountain using the power of the Earth Divine Pool, thereby strengthening the Earth Ancestral Vein and stabilizing the Earth's foundation.

The other eleven Earth Creation Divine Pools are similarly established on such ancestral veins, or within even more exceptional Earth Dao Palaces, to anchor the terrestrial network, thus indirectly enhancing the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor's control over the land of the Golden Origin Celestial Realm.

"Your Majesty, can you trust this humble one?"

Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor.

The Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor glanced at Zhang Jian and directly said.

"Qinglian Daoist, why beat around the bush? If I did not trust you, I would not have brought you here!"

Zhang Jian nodded, no longer hesitating; raising his hand, a jade-white immortal light condensed in the void, forming a dazzling, radiant brilliance.

Seeing this radiant brilliance, the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor could not help but turn her gaze toward it.

The appearance of this supreme treasure evoked in her a feeling as if she beheld the Primordial Beginning, from which surged a vast and boundless Primordial Beginning ancestral qi, threads of vast luminous insight probing her Dao body, Dao fruit, Yuanshen, and even the depths of her Dao heart, leaving no change hidden.

Moreover, a profound and mysterious power burst forth from it, involuntarily drawing her Dao heart.

"What is this...?"

She could not help but show an expression of astonishment.

Even though she was well-versed and knowledgeable, this treasure stirred her, and a hint of speculation arose in her heart.

Zhang Jian spoke softly.

"This object is the Pangu Divine Marrow, the Primordial Jade Pearl, a supreme divine object nurtured in the depths of the Chaos Primal Ocean, whose value is not inferior to any Innate Spiritual Treasure!"

"It contains a thread of Primordial status, the profound mystery of the Ultimate Great Dao, and its derived Ultimate Power can further illuminate the primal source, possibly aiding Your Majesty in suppressing that Taiyi Dao trace and refining your wounds!"

"Primordial status?"

The Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor's countenance suddenly changed.

As a Dao Lord of the Other Shore, how could she not know the marvel of Primordial status?

Even such status, though held by the Crimson Phoenix overseeing one heavenly realm's imperial authority, has never been possessed.

Within the myriad realms of heaven, those who can possess Primordial status are likely only the Six Sovereign Heavenly Emperors of the Central Heavenly Court, and perhaps a few Dao tradition patriarchs, or possibly the Seven Great Demon Ancestors who hold such extraordinary status.

Ordinary Dao Lords seeking to behold Primordial Beginning find it difficult, let alone Primordial status!

In this instant, the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor's Dao heart also surged rapidly.

At this moment, Zhang Jian said.

"Merely an illusory thread of Primordial status power, yet it contains Primordial divine energy; I reckon it can help Your Majesty suppress your wounds, at least offering some hope of recovery!"

Zhang Jian noticed the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor's countenance shift slightly, and his heart also felt a hint of vigilance.

Though he had resolved to assist the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor and anticipated the risks of this journey, he truly did not wish to reach that point.

Should he truly reach that point, he could only seek to flee the Golden Origin Celestial Realm, utterly abandoning its authority, fortune, and even his mission.

It can be said that he is indeed taking great risks now.

Yet deep in his heart, he still leans slightly toward the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor.

Of course, his choice to treat the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor in the depths of the terrestrial network was not without such consideration.

He likewise participated in the construction of the terrestrial network; although it is fully controlled by the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor, his understanding of it allows him, in a short time, to turn it against her and flee the Golden Origin Celestial Realm directly.

Zhang Jian can only hope the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor will not disappoint him.

After a brief hesitation, the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor's countenance regained calm; her gaze fell upon Zhang Jian, and she sighed:

"This supreme treasure indeed tests the Dao heart, causing Daoist friend to laugh at me!"

Seeing this, Zhang Jian bowed his hands and said.

"This matter still requires Your Majesty's understanding!"

Zhang Jian's words carried double meaning, and then he added.

"I am absolutely not narrow-minded; it is merely that some things must indeed be guarded against, so I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness!"

Zhang Jian was also frank, speaking without reservation.

The Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor's gaze fell upon Zhang Jian, then upon the Primordial Jade Pearl in his hand, and she asked.

"Then why do you now bring it forth? Are you not afraid I might develop some improper thoughts!"

A smile played on her face, yet her eyes held scrutiny.

Zhang Jian shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty's bearing differs from other Divine Emperors—broad and benevolent; moreover, I truly do not wish to see Your Majesty damage her phoenix form, for if this world lacked Your Majesty, would it not lack a mother goddess who protects and nurtures all beings? This is truly not my desire!"

After a brief pause,

"Of course, if Your Majesty intends to make things difficult for me, you would not let me go at this moment!"

The Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor's gaze fell upon Zhang Jian, and she suddenly interrupted.

"Are these the only reasons?"

Zhang Jian started, his eyes falling upon the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor, and then he laughed.

"I and Your Majesty may be considered a hundred-year-old couple; by emotion and reason, I cannot allow Your Majesty to fall thus!"

Upon hearing this, the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor smiled brightly and said.

"Qinglian Daoist, you do know how to jest!"

As her words fell, the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor did not wait for Zhang Jian's reply before continuing.

"If so, then let us begin; I hope your Primordial Jade Pearl can resolve this inner turmoil for me!"

Immediately, she sat cross-legged upon the Earth Divine Pool.

Deep in Zhang Jian's palm, eternal immortal light condensed; the Primordial Jade Pearl transformed into a jade-white immortal light falling upon the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor's glabella, from which threads of vast Primordial immortal light emerged, continuously pouring into her glabella; each thread seemed to become a vast Primordial divine energy cleansing her origin, helping suppress the injury deep in her Yuanshen Dao fruit.

At this moment, the Vermilion Gate Divine Emperor's injury was fully exposed.

Yet I saw a vast and boundless Dao Fruit of the Other Shore appear deep within her brow.

That Primordial Dao Fruit was covered in layer upon layer of intricate Primordial Dao patterns; according to Zhang Jian's perception, although the Danque Divine Emperor attained Dao Sovereignty of the Other Shore by taking the earth as his foundation, that Primordial Dao Fruit was certainly not merely as simple as the Primordial itself.

At this moment, upon that round, plump, ripe-fruit-like Primordial Dao Fruit, a terrifying and ferocious wound appeared.

A centipede-like crimson-gold light filled the Primordial Dao Fruit, strand after strand of crimson-gold light flooded it, continuously devouring and refining the Primordial Dao Fruit, the crimson-gold radiance slowly winding deeper into the Primordial Dao Fruit; once the Primordial Dao Fruit is devoured, and through it one enters the primordial spirit and the true spirit within, the Danque Divine Emperor will utterly perish.

At this moment, primordial immortal light cascaded down in layers, and a vast, mighty, terrifying will gradually merged with the primordial status deep within the primordial jade pearl.

The Danque Divine Emperor not only sought to suppress the erosion of the Taiyi divine power using the primordial immortal light deep within the primordial jade pearl, but also took this opportunity to comprehend part of the profound mystery of the primordial status; if he could achieve a breakthrough in his realm, he would naturally be able to suppress, refine, and completely restore his foundation, and elevate his Dao cultivation to even greater heights!

Seeing the Danque Divine Emperor enter a favorable state, Zhang Jian also sat down cross-legged beside him, contemplating the Primordial Kaiyun Diagram.

That Primordial Kaiyun Diagram is hailed as the general outline of the Heavenly Dao, profound and unfathomable.

This object is the natal treasure of the Southern Pole Longevity Emperor, the eldest son of the Primordial Heavenly King.

Although it is merely a rubbed copy, its interior indeed contains many profound mysteries of the Heavenly Dao.

Each time Zhang Jian contemplated it, he felt immense gain.

At this time, he prepared to guard the Danque Divine Emperor's Dharma while also contemplating this supreme secret method.

One yuanhui passed, and the years flowed by silently and unnoticed.

At this moment, Yuan Huang's figure appeared deep within the Earth Net, yet he was coming toward the direction of the Earth God Pool.