Chapter 746: Surge, Three Dao Lords (4K)

The Earth Emperor Heavenly Emperor's form was instantly enveloped by that vast will of annihilation, his true body vanishing into the void.

Only by virtue of his connection with the Three Corpses could Zhang Jian faintly sense the Earth Emperor Heavenly Emperor's position.

At this moment, two streams of light appeared around him.

One wore imperial robes of profound gold, his high crown binding thick, dense hair, appearing like the Emperor of the Netherworld who governs the Nine Abysses, a forest of phenomena swirling around him, his bearing majestic.

The other wore imperial robes of interwoven gold and crimson, his imperial aura vast and intense.

Standing upon the void, he seemed to command the boundless earth, the Emperor of the State and All Living Things, grasping heaven and earth, divine power of the Human Dao surging, unmatched!

The incarnations of Good and Evil stood to Zhang Jian's left and right, their auras faintly resonating with his.

Gazing upon this scene, the Lord of the Nine Abysses laughed and said.

"Venerable One, you truly do not consider directly breaking through to the Other Shore by the method of severing the Three Corpses? If so, you would likely, in a short time, have hope of impacting the Sixth Great Annihilation Calamity, becoming a Third-Revolution Dao Venerable, and with our assistance, it is not impossible to walk the path to proving the Primordial by the wonderful method of severing the Three Corpses!"

Zhang Jian closed his eyes, silent, merely sensing from afar the contest between the Earth Emperor Heavenly Emperor and the Fifth Great Annihilation Calamity.

Seeing this, the Lord of the State shook his head and said.

"Don't rush me, Venerable One, I will not listen to you!"

"Since the Venerable One has already decided to walk the path of self-proof, there will be no wavering!"

The Lord of the State still had one thing left unsaid.

If Zhang Jian's conception succeeded, using the three thousand source qi to temper the Earth Emperor's source, then the Earth Emperor's source would become incomparably strong.

Although Zhang Jian's path differs from that of the ancient sacred Primordial Heavenly King, there is still hope to achieve similar mighty accomplishments in the future.

Different paths, same destination.

The Lord of the State also supports Zhang Jian.

To walk naturally is to walk the strongest path.

If breaking through to prove the Dao by the method of severing the Three Corpses, it is indeed highly possible to break through instantly, and within a short time enter the Third-Revolution Dao Venerable.

But such a Third-Revolution Dao Venerable achieved this way would at best be only a supreme Dao Venerable.

Compared to the ultimate powerhouse, there is still some distance.

This is something none of the four wish to see.

The Lord of the Nine Abysses shook his head and said.

"State Dao Brother, you are truly quite boring!"

He was merely making a few casual remarks.

At this moment, Zhang Jian felt that the Earth Emperor Heavenly Emperor had already, in an extremely short time, suppressed the backlash of that Fifth Great Annihilation Will.

The annihilation, destruction, and end-of-law incarnations derived from the Great Annihilation Will could not affect him; instead, aided by the divine power of the Earth Emperor Seal, in a short time he directly scattered the three great Other Shore incarnations, annihilating the great annihilation universe formed by the annihilation will.

In an instant, vast divine light condensed from before the Hall of Containing the Origin, a purple-yellow dragon-shaped divine light transforming into a figure clad in vast golden-yellow imperial robes, nine great earth-yellow dragons coiling around his vast form.

Those nine great earth-yellow dragons are the great supernatural power formed alongside the rank of the Boundless Heaven Emperor.

Also, in the Nine Dragons True Scripture, the nine crimson fire divine dragons finally refined, possessing integrated offense and defense, and also possessing an extremely powerful divine dao domain, sufficient to coordinate with the Heaven Emperor's domain to suppress the gods.

At this moment, the Earth Emperor Heavenly Emperor's gaze fell upon Zhang Jian with a slight smile, and in an instant, together with the Good and Evil Corpses, he flew into the depths of the Purple Mansion.

Three strands of immortal light vanished.

Yet in Zhang Jian's eyes appeared a thread upon thread of faint, faint smile.

Severing the Third Corpse of the Self, for him, the benefits can be said to be enormous.

Not only did his own cultivation greatly increase.

Moreover, having the Three Corpses, comprehending the Three Thousand Sources, and tempering the Earth Emperor's source will be faster.

Lastly, his combat power greatly increased.

The Three Corpses are not merely equivalent to having three powerful cultivation helpers.

The Three Corpses can also form an array, cooperating with each other, greatly increasing his survivability.

At this moment, he is as if possessing two incarnations nearly at the Second-Revolution Dao Venerable level, and one incarnation nearly at the Third-Revolution Dao Venerable level!

What astonishing combat power!

Most importantly, his primordial spirit, after severing the source of the Three Corpses, actually showed no signs of weakening or exhaustion!

At this moment, Zhang Jian's heart stirred, yet he saw not far away the Ancestor King Yu and the Lady of Qingqiu manifesting their true bodies from afar in the immortal pavilion.

Sensing the anomaly in heaven and earth, these two ancestors were the first to rush over.

Zhang Jian immediately stepped out of the Hall of Containing the Origin to personally greet them.

"A Yu, just now a phantom image of the primordial source appeared, did you have a breakthrough?"

The Ancestor King Yu cast his gaze upon him, his expression somewhat expectant.

Zhang Jian pondered slightly, then smiled and said.

"I merely cultivated the secret method of severing the Three Corpses, which counts as a breakthrough!"

The Ancestor King Yu and the Ancestor of Qingqiu exchanged a glance, silently nodding.

However, at this moment the two deities could not discern any change in Zhang Jian's cultivation, unsure whether he merely cultivated the secret method of severing the Three Corpses purely, or used the core profundity of this secret technique to prove the Dao.

Both ancestors leaned toward the former.

If it were the latter, this omen would not end so quickly!

The Ancestor of Qingqiu's countenance was blooming.

"A Yu, your cultivation of this secret method at this time is indeed timely; during this period, my palace and your ancestor have discussed and prepared to first return to the Three Sovereigns Heaven Realm to oversee its affairs, now that you have cultivated the secret method of severing the Three Corpses, we can also rest assured in departing!"

The Ancestor King Yu nodded slightly and said.

"A Yu, what your Qingqiu Ancestor says is correct; we have lingered too long in the Celestial Court Heaven Realm, it is time to return!"

"Moreover, now that you possess combat power at the Dao Venerable level, I too can finally be completely at ease!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian started, he had a mind to retain them, but he also knew the Ancestor King Yu and the Ancestor of Qingqiu had already stayed here long enough, having already helped him greatly.

If not for these two ancestral masters holding the fort here, how could he have left the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm to wander in search of opportunities over these hundreds of aeons?

In the end, Zhang Jian could only say.

"Ancestral masters, I, your disciple, keep you in my heart and dare not detain you, but I still beg you to remain a few more days so I may make preparations!"

Though Zhang Jian spoke only of preparation, he was in fact preparing to select some generous gifts from the Celestial Court treasury as a token of his regard.

Besides, there is the feast to thank the master.

Upon hearing this, Yu Wang and Qing Qiu Niangniang exchanged a faint smile and immediately agreed.

Though resolved to return to the Three Sovereigns Heavenly Realm, having guarded the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm for hundreds of aeons, they feel some reluctance, having also made close friends, and now intend to bid farewell before departing.

……

The Taiyuan Heaven, Holy Pool Sacred Land.

This place is where the Boundless Dao Mother Palace resides.

Over hundreds of aeons of preaching and teaching, the Boundless Dao Mother has fully seized the source of the Water Dao in the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm, thereby attaining the Pure Purple Rank.

At this moment, the Boundless Mother Goddess, Jade Carving Dao Sovereign, stands upon a cloud terrace, her body suffused with a dense aura of the Dao Mother—sacred, pure, and imbued with a divine power that nurtures the water element and myriad laws of heaven and earth.

With each breath, torrents of heavenly and earthly water-law source flow from her person, exchanging with the water-law principles of the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm to engender boundless water-law essence and energy.

The Boundless Dao Mother Goddess is not only the source of the water deities of the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm but has gradually become the source of the Dragon Dao as well.

When the feast to thank the master was held, Jade Carving Dao Sovereign also received the news.

Upon the cloud terrace, Jade Carving Dao Sovereign slightly furrowed her brow; though she did not know why Yu Wang and Qing Qiu Niangniang had suddenly prepared to depart, she knew that with their departure,

the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm would surely encounter some troubles.

The coordinates of the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm shift gradually with the increasing number of entering deities and immortals, and its location information is no longer absolutely secret.

Over these years, various great powers have tried every means to extend their influence into the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm.

Only, having Yu Wang, this Human Holy Sovereign, holding the fort, each time other great powers reached out, they were severed.

Now that Yu Wang has departed, other great powers cannot help but entertain thoughts.

Jade Carving Dao Sovereign, however, is not particularly concerned about this situation.

Out of regard for past affection, she will at most not fan the flames.

But should Zhang Jian fail to hold fast, the Water Mother Dao Palace and the Eight Wastelands Dragon Realm will inevitably intervene.

Only if such a great prize can be defended does it belong to the Tongshan Dao lineage.

If it cannot be defended, one cannot blame others.

……

Thirty thousand years later, beyond the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm, layered spacetime storms swirl, one storm after another passing, revealing ever more spacetime vortices.

At this moment, several divine lights pierce a portion of the spacetime storm, becoming visible before a spacetime vortex.

That spacetime vortex spins, its chaotic spacetime Dao rules seeming able to easily compress a region of heaven and earth into nothingness—utterly terrifying.

Yet there, a single figure merely glanced, and with a wave of the hand, turned the spacetime vortex before him into blank whiteness.

The three figures watching this scene were instantly struck with awe.

Such divine might is exceedingly fearsome, as if the spacetime Dao rules themselves were being erased at this very moment.

We three brothers would also need to unite as one, coalescing into the ancestral god's true form, to achieve this.

But the opponent merely relied on his own power, and with a serene brushstroke, accomplished this—

This is a true Dao Sovereign.

And an exceedingly ancient Dao Sovereign at that.

Not just one Dao Sovereign comes from the primordial chaos.

To be eyed by such an ancient great power, the three figures feel both helplessness and dread in the depths of their Dao hearts.

But now, unable to protect themselves, they are powerless.

At this moment, the three figures exchange a glance.

This figure is none other than the Three Great Innate Dao Sovereigns of the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm.

Zi Yun, Long Yin, Tian He.

The legitimate descendants of the Three Sovereigns Creator Sovereigns.

Truly, their lineage is astonishing.

Yet the three Innate Dao Sovereigns now find themselves in a sorry state—indeed, one might say they are in utter disarray.

Having left the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm hundreds of aeons ago, they now reappear around its borders, but this time with another purpose.

Besides the three Innate Dao Sovereigns, there are four other figures whose auras are extraordinarily vast and mysterious.

The one who acted smiled at the three Innate Dao Sovereigns and said:

"Fellow Daoists, the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm is already near; please have one of you return first to complete the task, and afterward we shall take over."

Another tall figure, clad in azure brocade cloud robes, radiates vast divine power; his desolate aura seems to merge with the deep void of the myriad heavens, the Dao rules of the dark profundity, as if he were the embodiment of the Dao itself.

His cold, aloof voice echoes from the void above, carrying a chill and rationality akin to the Heavenly Dao.

"If the three fellow Daoists can accomplish this, they shall be meritorious officials of our Changqing Heavenly Realm, and our Changqing Alliance will naturally not slight you; we will grant you all the authority of core elders of the Changqing Alliance, letting you enjoy all that core elders of the Dao lineage should possess—including the ability to cultivate the Dao-proving primordial spirit secret method of our Qingyuan Dao Palace!"

"The primordial spirit secret method of our Qingyuan Dao Palace is renowned even amidst the myriad heavens' void!"

"With your innate foundations, fellow Daoists, achieving the Other Shore is highly possible!"

"Perhaps you may even have the opportunity to stand alongside us!"

These several ancient, terrifying powerhouses appear to come from the same superpower.

They belong to the alliance force of one heavenly realm in the neutral zone, known as the Changqing Realm Immortals' Alliance.

The Changqing Realm is actually not far from this place.

At this moment, another figure beside them, holding a divine banner and surrounded by thick, gloomy aura, spoke coldly as a great adept.

"If the three of you fellow Daoists do not cooperate and ruin our great Daoist undertaking, then when the time comes, do not blame us for doing something unbecoming toward you three fellow Daoists!"

After speaking, this handsome yet somewhat effeminate great divine communicator smiled and said.

"Three fellow Daoists, have you discussed and decided which of you will undertake this arduous journey?"

His face bore a faint smile, but his eyes flickered with a dense, cold gleam, faintly carrying a hint of menace.

The other three figures had elusive auras and had not moved.

Yet the auras they emitted were clearly superior to those of this great divine communicator holding the divine banner.

Seeing the faces of the three primordial Daoist sovereigns change, he did not wait for them to confer, but spoke directly.

"Heavenly River fellow Daoist, I have heard that your relationship with the Celestial Emperor of the Immortal Court is the closest, so would it not be best for you to make this journey personally?"

The Heavenly River Daoist Sovereign raised his eyebrows, but sensing the terrifying seal deep within his own primordial spirit, he drew a deep breath, clasped his hands, and said.

"Venerable Móyǔ, I will exert my utmost to construct a gate beyond the realms, but I still require some leniency regarding time; during this period, I also ask Venerable Móyǔ and the three elders not to harm the lives of my two elder brothers!"

The other three towering figures at this moment directed their gazes downward.

The tall figure clad in azure brocade cloud robes spoke calmly.

"As long as you harbor no divided heart, your two elder brothers will come to no harm, and the primordial spirit secret technique deep within your spirit will not activate; only time cannot be lenient, for time is limited—you may now depart on your own!"

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly River Daoist Sovereign's expression grew somewhat awkward, yet he still gave a slight bow, and then, under the gaze of several figures, transformed into a water-colored light streaking toward the illusory realm of the Celestial Court in the Immortal Realm.

His figure sank into it, seemingly drawing forth a special resonance of rank from the Celestial Court, naturally merging within and vanishing without trace.

……

Watching the Heavenly River Daoist Sovereign step into the illusory realm of the Celestial Court.

The Venerable Móyǔ's expression grew slightly contemplative, and he said.

"Three elders, just who is this Celestial Emperor of the Immortal Court—is he not a core elder of the Three Sovereigns' Realm? Our actions of this nature—could there be hidden dangers?"

His eyes still bore a hint of worry.

One of the Daoist Sovereigns spoke coldly and calmly.

"For such a great realm's blessed land, virtue resides there; to occupy a celestial realm with the body of a three-transformation Daoist Sovereign for hundreds of elemental meetings is already a tremendous fortune; now, lacking the ability to hold this celestial realm, that is naturally his own failing!"

"We seize the Immortal Court by conventional means; even if the Three Sovereigns and Five Elders learn of it, they will not blame us—do not forget that our ancestors too are core elders of the Three Sovereigns' Realm!"

He did not take it to heart.

Humankind occupies the vast expanse of the cosmos; though the number of celestial realms under the Three Sovereigns' Realm cannot compare to that of the Central Celestial Realm,

the number is still considerable.

Among them, the core elders are not merely a few, but dozens.

At worst, we can push the blame onto the Celestial Emperor of the Immortal Court himself.

We need only say it is 'assistance'!

Moreover, the three primordial Daoist Sovereigns are now considered part of the Everlasting Immortal Dao Alliance, and they themselves are the orthodox heirs of the Immortal Court Realm.

They assist their own disciples in reclaiming their ancestral estate—what is wrong with that?

A flicker of mysterious color passed through the eyes of several powerful beings.

Above the void, a Daoist Sovereign clad in white robes, his body surrounded by intense platinum-hued divine light, spoke coldly and calmly.

"No need to hesitate—opportunity favors the capable; to lack virtue and talent yet usurp a high position is in itself original sin, and at least we will not take his life; if he falls into the hands of the demon tribe, would that not be freely aiding the enemy!"

The final figure also spoke.

"Indeed, this is a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity—His Majesty the Yu King has already departed the Immortal Court Realm, making this the perfect moment for us to seize this realm!"

Several figures resolved, yet their forms gradually faded into concealment within the chaotic qi.