Chapter 745: Cultivation, the Third Corpse Land Heavenly Emperor (4K)

In the distance, Zhang Jian saw the Patriarch of the Yu King, the Lady of Qingqiu, the True Person of the Heavenly River, and the familiar figures of Daoist Jade Carving, Daoist of the Universe, and the Hundred Flowers Fairy, among others.

Besides them, there were his heavenly consorts: the Qi clan of the Heavenly Empress, the Bai clan, and also the Ji, Meng, and Ying clans, among other heavenly consorts, as well as Zhang Zhao and his wife.

There were also many familiar figures, such as Zhang Tianrui, Zhang Tianhe, Zhang Yujing, Zhang Nan, and other members of the Zhang clan, as well as elders or juniors of the Tongshan Dao lineage.

The True Monarch of Slaying Demons was also among the crowd.

Shi Rui and Jiaomu, two disciples, were also clearly present.

Familiar figures appeared one by one, all having sensed the qi movement of the Heavenly Emperor's authority being reassembled.

Feeling this grand spectacle, the immortals and gods all wore solemn expressions, and only after seeing Zhang Jian appear did they step forward in turn.

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Within the Immortal Court's Immortal Palace

This ancient immortal palace had already been reforged and expanded; at this moment it was extraordinarily grand, vaguely aligning with the supreme authority of the Taiyi pivot, as if encompassing the power of the Zhou Tian realm, with unparalleled divine power gathering within, the source of the Heavenly Dao manifesting, making this place increasingly majestic and solemn.

Zhang Jian did not enter the Hall of Heavenly Origin, but instead received many relatives and friends in the imperial garden.

The Heavenly Empress Qi and Bai stood beside him.

Dozens of elemental assemblies governed the immortal palace; Qi's aura grew ever more solemn and weighty, and after over a hundred elemental assemblies of tempering her nature, Qi's Dao heart was finally perfected, radiating the aura of a supreme divine path cultivator.

The divine path had already achieved minor completion.

The rank of the immortal path was merely that of a Taiyi True Number, but the divine path fruition surrounding her had reached the Taiyi Great Perfection.

Were it not limited by her realm, she could already unleash divine power at the level of a Daoist Monarch.

The rank of Heavenly Empress is inherently close to that of a being who has attained the Three Transformations Great Divine Ability.

With the development of the Immortal Court and Heavenly Realm, the potential of the Heavenly Empress rank continues to increase.

Compared to this, Bai Liying, who obtained the Xuanming rank, has slightly inferior divine power, but her own cultivation has reached the perfection of a Taiyi Heavenly Immortal, initially touching the Taiyi Great Perfection, and she too is progressing rapidly.

The power of the Xuanming rank is likewise that of the Taiyi Great Perfection, awaiting only a breakthrough into the Daoist Monarch realm, after which she will naturally wield this transcendent rank of Xuanming.

Flanking the two Heavenly Empresses were the Three Great Heavenly Consorts.

The three Heavenly Consorts had nearly all entered the realm of Taiyi Heavenly Immortals.

They radiated the divine power unique to innate gods.

However, when discussing cultivation and foundation, Ji's cultivation was stronger; this Heavenly Consort had clear eyes and bright teeth, and initially became renowned for her beauty throughout the Zhou Mountain Realm, even extending to the surrounding void; at this moment, her gaze fell upon Zhang Jian, her eyes bright and captivating like autumn waters.

Afterward came the many members of the Zhang clan, led by Zhang Zhao and his wife.

Zhang Zhao's cultivation was even higher, having gradually approached the realm of Taiyi Great Perfection.

His Imperial Human Dao body was extraordinarily strong and formidable.

Strangely, Zhang Yi and Zhang Xian were not seen!

After Zhang Jian inquired, he learned that the two gods could no longer restrain themselves and had already left the Immortal Court Heavenly Realm to travel far and wide.

Aside from a few individuals, among the many Zhang clan descendants present, those at the Taiyi realm were exceedingly numerous, not lacking Taiyi True Numbers, nor those of outstanding talent who had stepped into the Taiyi Heavenly Immortal realm.

Their number was indeed considerable.

Even Zhang Yi and his wife, after over a hundred elemental assemblies, were on the verge of touching the threshold of the Taiyi realm.

The abundant accumulation of resources could indeed produce miracles.

This is what is meant by great strength bringing forth miracles!

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Besides these, there was also a host of teachers and elders; Zhang Jian's gaze first fell upon the True Monarch of Slaying Demons.

This teacher of his had also made astonishing progress in cultivation over these years, having already stepped into the realm of Taiyi Heavenly Immortals.

Such progress could be considered rapid, even among innate gods.

There were also many uncles and elder martial brothers; these years they had seized opportunities, perfected the rules of the Immortal Court's Great Dao, and received innate blessings.

Among them were not lacking those of outstanding cultivation.

Similar to the few second-generation patriarchs of the Tongshan Dao lineage, such as the Daoist of Heavenly Fate, Bai Yunzhen, the Red-Eyebrow Daoist, and the Daoist of Heavenly Rain—all had stepped into the Taiyi Great Perfection; the others, even the last to ascend, the Purple Lightning Elder Patriarch, had already entered the Taiyi Heavenly Immortal realm, having crossed a major realm,

Zhang Jian could not help but sigh.

The predecessors plant trees, the descendants enjoy the shade.

By occupying the Immortal Court Heavenly Realm, the surrounding immortals and gods all ascended to heaven like chickens and dogs.

Taking advantage of the remaining innate blessings in the Immortal Court Heavenly Realm that had not yet dissipated, to mend heaven and create transformation, all advanced in cultivation at breakneck speed.

However, thereafter cultivation would no longer be so convenient.

When the Heavenly Dao rules of the Immortal Court Heavenly Realm are perfected to a certain stage, to achieve success in cultivation, one must rely on one's own practice and wisdom.

After slightly comforting the heavenly consorts, Zhang Jian then turned his gaze to the assembled gods, including the Patriarch of the Yu King and the Lady of Qingqiu, and immediately mentioned the journey to the Jin Yuan Heavenly Realm.

Beginning with the pursuit by the gray-eyed Daoist Venerable of the Xuanyin White Bone Dao Palace, Zhang Tiao Tiao selected and chose; of course, matters affecting his own radiant image were slightly embellished, while other matters he did not exaggerate, recounting them one by one.

The immortals and gods all became somewhat solemn.

Among the gods, only the Patriarch of the Yu King had heard of the name of the Jin Yuan Heavenly Realm; at this moment, hearing Zhang Jian speak of its local customs and sentiments, he could not help but sigh.

"They say the phoenix clan does not alight where there is no treasure; the abundance of the Jin Yuan Heavenly Realm, even among the myriad heavens' voids, is also renowned to no small degree!"

Zhang Jian smiled faintly.

"The scale of the Jin Yuan Heavenly Realm is not small, and its innate spiritual mechanism is extraordinarily abundant, naturally requiring even more heavenly materials and earthly treasures; it is not unlike the ancient end of the Earth Immortal Realm!"

The Earth Immortal Realm had once been vast and spacious.

In the ancient era, the myriad immortals, demons, monsters, and gods born then, after the myriad heavens' void shattered, each was a powerhouse dominating one heavenly domain; mythic powerhouses could be said to appear in droves.

That was an era of brilliant stars.

Hundreds of millions of ancient demon gods, and even more numerous powerful monster gods standing like forests; even in the medieval era, when the founders of the Three Teachings roamed heaven and earth, facing these two terrifying great forces, they still had to proceed with caution, guard their mountain gates tightly, lest they invite trouble.

Although these two superpowers monopolized the top, other powerful beings from the ancient era were still not few.

Now, in the myriad heavens' void, a portion of the terrifying immortals and gods whose power dominates the long river of time and space are not few, having attained the Dao in the ancient era.

Afterwards, Zhang Jian also mentioned the emergence of the Heavenly Emperor's treasury, the appearance of the Taiyi clan, and the manifestation of Xihe's residual soul.

The appearance of the Taiyi clan and the manifestation of Xihe's residual soul had already been learned by the Ancestral Master of the Yu King and the Ancestral Master of Qingqiu, but upon hearing the full details now, they were still somewhat shaken.

"Fortunately, the Phoenix clan has a strong foundation; otherwise, the Golden Origin Celestial Realm might have changed hands!"

Zhang Jian nodded, recalling that uneventful contest, and said.

"The Phoenix clan still has some foundation hidden away!"

The Ancestral Master of the Yu King and the Ancestral Master of Qingqiu had a slight flicker in their eyes; they knew better than anyone what foundation the Phoenix clan possessed.

The Ji clan, however, sensed something else and smiled, saying.

"That Divine Emperor of the Danque is quite fond of Your Majesty, though it's a pity Your Majesty bears the ambition to soar through the clouds, and the vastness of the Golden Origin Celestial Realm still cannot retain Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian smiled faintly, pondered, and his gaze fell upon Feng Ling beside him.

"However, the Golden Origin Celestial Realm is indeed dominated by the Phoenix clan, where the innate divine path prevails widely. Feng Ling, you possess the innate Phoenix physique. After some time, I will write a letter to go to the Phoenix ancestral court in the Earth Immortal Realm, and you may enter the Golden Origin Celestial Realm to cultivate through the Phoenix ancestral court!"

"The foundation I have left behind should be sufficient to help you avoid hundreds of yuan of arduous cultivation!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Ling slightly nodded, and there was also some joy in the depths of her eyes.

Beside them, Bai Nu, Bai Xianyun, and Bai Shiyi also felt happy for Feng Ling.

Rarely returning to the Celestial Court, Zhang Jian immediately held a grand Wan Shen Banquet in the imperial garden to entertain numerous teachers and friends.

After the Wan Shen Banquet, Zhang Jian left behind the Four Spirit Deities, the Kitchen God, as well as several heavenly empresses, heavenly consorts, and a few members of the Zhang clan, Shi Rui, and Jiao Mu, his two disciples.

He bestowed a portion of the heavenly materials and earthly treasures he had obtained in the Golden Origin Celestial Realm.

These he had long prepared.

The Golden Origin Celestial Realm abounds in heavenly materials and earthly treasures, not lacking in precious items.

As the Deputy Palace Master of the Danque Divine Palace, wielding partial authority over the earthly network, and possessing the Creation Divine Network and the Nine Nether Divine Network in his hands, the heavenly materials and earthly treasures he has acquired are indeed substantial.

Not to mention, he also once disguised himself as the 'Masked Bandit' and plundered the Golden Origin Dao lineage.

This journey to the Golden Origin Celestial Realm can truly be described as having reaped abundantly.

Among these heavenly materials and earthly treasures, although many are precious, he currently has no use for them himself; bestowing them upon those around him is most appropriate.

This is the rational utilization of resources, avoiding waste.

Among them are also several exceptionally precious items, such as the innate spiritual treasure Pure Yang Treasure Sword, the middle-grade spiritual treasure Imperial Qi Fire Origin Pearl, and also a portion of the wood-attribute spiritual treasures obtained from the Flaming Feather Divine Emperor and the Changling Dao Sovereign.

For example, the lower-grade acquired spiritual treasure Qianyuan Wind-Fire Ring, and the middle-grade acquired spiritual treasure Innate Four Symbols Divine Diagram.

Also, the battle sword in the hands of the Changling Dao Sovereign is also a middle-grade acquired spiritual treasure or higher.

A portion of these acquired spiritual treasures is temporarily prepared for storage, to be handed over only when a Dao Lord is born; otherwise, if these acquired spiritual treasures fall into their hands, they will only bring disaster and misfortune.

However, for a portion of the auxiliary-type acquired spiritual treasures, such as the Imperial Qi Fire Origin Pearl, Zhang Jian bestowed it upon the Kitchen God.

This can greatly strengthen her foundation and aid her in attaining the Dao.

The innate spiritual treasure Pure Yang Treasure Sword, Zhang Jian then left for Zhang Zhao.

Although Zhang Zhao does not follow the Pure Yang Great Path, the innate spiritual treasure can still greatly strengthen his cultivation, sufficient to become the sect-anchoring artifact of his lineage.

Additionally, Zhang Jian also handed over several heavenly materials and earthly treasures compatible with the innate Phoenix physique, as well as a self-refined lower-grade fire-attribute auxiliary spiritual treasure, to Feng Ling.

Regarding the several attendants beside him who have supported his Dao achievements, Zhang Jian is extremely generous.

Even the Four Symbol Divine Beasts, and another portion of the senior sect elders who have fallen behind his pace over the years, he has never forgotten how they helped and protected him in his humble beginnings.

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After everything was settled, Zhang Jian resumed adapting to the daily life of the Celestial Court's Heavenly Emperor.

During this period of his secluded cultivation, the internal affairs of the Celestial Court's Heavenly Realm were also surging with undercurrents.

Although the Ancestral Master of the Yu King and the Ancestral Master of Qingqiu had controlled the authority of the Celestial Court's Heavenly Palace for him, in the shadows, the Water Mother Dao Palace, the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm, and a portion of the other major forces that have flowed in have not refrained from actions to devour the authority of the Celestial Court's Heavenly Realm.

Compared to the Water Mother Dao Palace, the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm, and the ancient Dao lineages of various heavenly voids, the Tongshan Dao lineage ultimately lacks some foundation.

After all, the Ancestral Master of the Yu King has only recently broken through to the Other Shore Realm.

But with Zhang Jian's return, heavenly authority has once again fallen upon his person, and he has thus unceremoniously severed all the tendrils of these forces.

Whether soft or hard.

The Celestial Court's Heavenly Realm is Zhang Jian's fundamental foundation and cannot tolerate any force shaking it.

However, he has still not gone to extremes.

It is not because he fears the powerful beings behind these major forces.

But because he knows, a single tree cannot make a forest.

If the Celestial Court's Heavenly Realm becomes his one-man rule, it will inevitably gradually decay.

Within one heavenly realm, internal competition is also needed to revitalize the whole situation, which is beneficial for the growth of the Yue Celestial Court Heavenly Realm.

Had his Dao cultivation not been incomplete, Zhang Jian would have also inclined toward learning from the Donghua Celestial Realm and the Golden Origin Celestial Realm, gradually opening up the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm.

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After finishing all matters, Zhang Jian was on one hand handling the accumulated mundane affairs of the Celestial Court's Celestial Palace, and on the other hand striving to comprehend the profundities of the Earth Emperor Divine Seal.

That Earth Emperor Divine Seal is the Heavenly Emperor's Divine Seal from ancient times, inherently containing the profound mysteries of the earth.

Zhang Jian, with the identity of the Celestial Court's Heavenly Emperor, comprehended it, and only felt it to be extraordinarily smooth.

After one yuanhui, he felt his grasp of self had become complete.

Upon returning to the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm, Zhang Jian felt his grasp of self had become extraordinarily active.

Zhang Jian clearly understands this, for being able to protect those beside him, to roam freely together, and to be eternal and immortal is precisely where his original obsession lies.

Although, with the attainment of Dao, he has already let go of this obsession.

But this point, entrusted as the source of the corpse of self-obsession, is extraordinarily suitable.

Furthermore, with the profound support of the Earth Emperor Divine Seal, his Dao cultivation advances at divine speed.

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Zhang Jian also used this period of time to integrate the Tianling Realm, the Jinyuan Heaven Realm, and the primordial creation yin patterns contained within the Yuan Shi Kai Yun Diagram.

After ten yuanhui

Inside the Hall of Containing the Origin, on this day Zhang Jian had just finished processing part of the documents when he suddenly felt a violent throbbing deep within his Niwan Palace from the Corpse God of the Grasping Self, and in an instant, layer upon layer of magnificent radiant cloud light burst forth from the back of his head.

Layer upon layer of great radiant clouds blossomed, thirty-three layers in total, each containing an immense divine power.

In a moment, the Earth Emperor Divine Seal shot out from the radiant clouds, descended to the earth, and transformed into a majestic heavenly emperor clad in purple-yellow imperial robes, with nine dragons coiling around his body; at the center of his brow appeared a profound and extraordinary dragon-shaped Dao diagram totem, and his divine power surged immensely.

At his birth, the projection of the primordial source ocean from the chaotic heavens above descended with him, and vast divine power descended.

This was the fifth great calamity of destruction.

As Zhang Jian severed the Grasping Self, this incarnation was born, and it actually attracted the fifth great calamity of destruction!

"This great calamity of destruction shall be entrusted to me!"

At this moment, this incarnation of the Grasping Self bore a calm expression.

He is Zhang Jian's Grasping Self Corpse Earth Emperor Heavenly Emperor!

At this time, Zhang Jian also manifested layer upon layer of extraordinary omens; a vast primordial force flowed back through the Earth Emperor Divine Seal, merging into the depths of his Earth Emperor Dao Fruit, causing divine light around the Earth Emperor Dao Fruit to surge violently and his power to greatly increase.

His vital energy also rose steadily, with nearly two thousand streams of source energy circulating deep within his Earth Emperor Dao Fruit.

His divine power surged mightily, as if sweeping across heaven, earth, and the universe.

Facing the gaze of the Grasping Self, he nodded slightly and said.

"If that is the case, then I entrust it to you!"

The Grasping Self Corpse Earth Emperor Heavenly Emperor struck with the top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Earth Emperor Seal; though self-formed in cultivation and conduct, he ranks among the highest of the Three Corpses, possessing divine power nearly equal to that of a Third-Reversal Dao Venerable, and with his understanding of the great Dao of heaven and earth, it is believed that enduring the fifth great calamity of destruction will pose no problem!