Chapter 753: The Grace of a Drop of Water

Three Sovereigns Celestial Realm.

Affected by the gradually intensifying warfare, the once harmonious scene of the Three Sovereigns Celestial Realm has been shattered.

Immortals and deities bustle about anxiously, and from time to time, powerful beings from various realms enter the Three Sovereigns Celestial Realm to purchase strategic resources in bulk.

Whether it be medicinal pills for healing injuries, treasures, or various immortal artifacts that enhance divine abilities, secret arts, or divine objects that strengthen the power of the Void Law Realm.

At this moment, the Three Sovereigns Celestial Realm is filled with a rather tense atmosphere.

All immortals and deities are doing their utmost to enhance their own strength!

However, most human powerhouses still maintain an optimistic attitude.

The sudden move by humanity caught some demon powerhouses off guard, and the early stage of the demon extermination campaign proceeded quite smoothly.

Furthermore, humanity has enjoyed two to three eras of rest and recuperation, and their overall strength has risen, possibly even surpassing that of the ancient demon gods and ancient demon clans at the end of the primordial era.

Many human powerhouses view this 'reckoning' quite favorably.

Tongshan Dao Lineage, Hall of Supreme Virtue.

Yu Wang presides here.

At this time, he also received a message transmitted from the Heavenly Court Celestial Realm.

His eyes slightly furrowed with gravity.

Unconsciously, his figure rose and he began pacing within the hall.

As the Human Holy Emperor whose seniority in the Three Sovereigns Five Elders Council is second only to the Three Sovereigns Five Emperors, he also holds a lofty status and knows more than others.

Although humanity has accumulated many powerhouses over these years.

But the ancient demon clans are not easy to deal with.

Over these dozens of elemental cycles, the roster of human powerhouses has also seen some losses.

Therefore, the Three Sovereigns Five Elders Council still has a demand and shortage for powerhouses.

Moreover, there are not a few superpowers operating in the shadows that do not wish for humanity to grow strong, and they are secretly hindering progress; the pressure borne by the Three Sovereigns Five Elders Council is actually considerable.

Even that would be tolerable.

The key lies deep within the Three Sovereigns Five Elders Council, where a hidden force is targeting the Heavenly Court Celestial Realm and Zhang Jian.

The origin of this hidden force remains unclear to Yu Wang for now.

It could be the influence of the Qingyuan Old Ancestor operating in secret, or perhaps a human faction corrupted by the invasion of demon and monster races.

Or perhaps, when the Heavenly Court Celestial Realm was first established, resource allocation offended some elders.

Of course, it could also be opponents previously offended by the Tongshan Dao Lineage.

The recent turmoil within the Three Sovereigns Five Elders Council is also related to them.

With thoughts in turmoil, Yu Wang knows that if this trend continues, Zhang Jian will soon face the situation of being assigned a mission.

Not only Zhang Jian, but he himself is similarly situated.

However, if following normal procedure, the Three Sovereigns Holy Court does provide care for immortals and deities like them who have just broken through not long ago, or are about to break through!

After some thought, Yu Wang still decided to leave the Tongshan Dao Lineage and move about here and there.

Nowadays, with his promotion to Dao Venerable, the Tongshan Dao Palace has gained some influence in discourse.

Moreover, Zhang Jian holds in his hand control over many resources, such as the Heavenly Court Celestial Realm, and also has some influence over the Spirit Realm and the Netherworld Underworld.

This is substantive authority.

If these authorities are exercised, they can bring great convenience to the cultivation of many immortals and deities.

This is what resources are.

Now that the critical moment has arrived, the Tongshan Dao Lineage should also employ this influence.

Both of them need more time to strive to enhance their cultivation.

In such a great war, the more thorough the preparation, the naturally greater the hope of survival.

But Yu Wang also knows that even if he actively moves about and uses all his connections, the time he can secure for Zhang Jian will not be too long.

After some thought, Yu Wang decided to still go and proactively meet the incumbent Holy Emperor Fuxi.

This Majesty Fuxi has always cherished the younger generation; if he could persuade Holy Emperor Fuxi, and have Holy Emperor Fuxi step forward, then all problems would naturally be resolved.

But not long afterward, Yu Wang walked out from the Heavenly Emperor Palace.

Upon exiting, Yu Wang's expression was grave.

He had failed.

Holy Emperor Fuxi did not agree to his conditions.

Instead, he believed that as the Human Holy Emperor, he ought to uphold the principles of fairness and justice.

All human powerhouses should be treated equally.

Special favor should not be given to Zhang Jian merely because of his outstanding talent.

Furthermore, he clarified that the Three Sovereigns Holy Court does have a protection period for those about to break through and those who have just broken through, namely thirty elemental cycles.

Unless Zhang Jian breaks through successfully, he could still possess a few more elemental cycles of protection.

After hitting a wall in the Heavenly Emperor Palace, Yu Wang felt utterly helpless.

He also did not go to seek the Agricultural Holy Emperor and the Xuanyuan Holy Emperor, knowing the result would likely be similar.

However, Yu Wang prepared to try seeking another powerful individual.

Perhaps that person could lend Zhang Jian a helping hand at the critical moment.

Coincidentally, Zhang Jian has had some past entanglements with that person.

If she learns of the news, perhaps she would be willing to exert effort!

After some thought, Yu Wang had Zhou Ren carry a message to a hall near the Heavenly Emperor Palace.

That is the Luo River Goddess Hall.

Not long after he left the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, a goddess quietly entered the Tungshan Dao Palace, bringing him good news.

Inside the Hall of Supreme Virtue, King Yu personally received a female immortal dressed in light-colored robes, graceful in posture, and of peerless beauty.

Although this female immortal's cultivation was not strong—only at the Second Transformation Dao Lord realm—King Yu did not dare to be negligent.

In terms of seniority, this ancient goddess was even above him.

This is the Luo River Goddess, and also the princess born to one of the consorts of the Holy Emperor Fuxi during his time in the Wanqiu tribe.

Luo River Goddess, Consort Fu Xi.

At this time, facing King Yu, Consort Fu Xi smiled and said.

"Your Majesty King Yu, I have come today for Daoist Zhang. I already knew of Your Majesty's recent visit to the Heavenly Emperor's Palace. My father has his own difficulties and cannot help Your Majesty; I hope Your Majesty will understand."

King Yu nodded.

"I can understand. Your Majesty Fuxi is not only an elder of Tungshan, but also the Holy Emperor of humanity!"

A hint of a smile appeared on Consort Fu Xi's peerless face.

"However, my father's unwillingness to show leniency does not mean the Feng clan cannot help. If Daoist Zhang can recover the Luo River for me, I will be deeply grateful—he is a benefactor to me and even to the Feng clan. If I can exert my modest strength to repay his kindness, both I and the Feng clan are willing to act!"

Upon hearing this, King Yu's expression stirred slightly, and he replied with mild delight.

"If Princess Fu Xi is willing to help, that is truly a great joy!

I will first thank Your Majesty and the Feng clan on behalf of A Yu!"

King Yu's face broke into a smile.

This was truly an unexpected delight.

As the beloved youngest daughter of Holy Emperor Fuxi, King Yu naturally knew well Consort Fu Xi's influence within the Feng clan.

The Feng clan, in the Three Sovereigns Heavenly Realm, is no less prestigious than the Ji clan.

Within the clan, there are strong ones who have entered the Three Sovereigns and Five Elders Council, becoming core elders.

Consort Fu Xi is someone who can speak with authority within the Feng clan.

King Yu smiled faintly, immediately discussed matters with Consort Fu Xi, after which she left the Tungshan Dao lineage and directly returned to the Feng clan's ancestral land, Wanqiu Ancient City.

This is the place of origin of the Feng clan.

It is also where the Wanqiu tribe rose to prominence.

Many elders of the Feng clan reside there, including several divine clans.

These include the Huaxu Divine Clan, Fuxi Divine Clan, Nüwa Divine Clan, Leize Divine Clan, Fangfeng Divine Clan, etc., as well as some divine clans branched off from the Feng clan.

These divine clans all possess a portion of innate divine bloodline, in which many strong ones have been born.

Consort Fu Xi intends to seek the help of the elders of these divine clans.

With their influence, they can sway most of the human elders.

……

In the Heavenly Realm of the Celestial Court, within the Queen Mother's Palace.

After receiving the news transmitted back from the Tungshan Dao lineage, the Qi and Bai clans also felt somewhat relieved.

This is currently the only modest effort they can make.

Besides this, they are mobilizing the existing power of the Celestial Court to seal off the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm.

As for the rest, they can only hope that Zhang Jian will break through smoothly.

In the Queen Mother's Palace, the two of them, with their extraordinary vision, could see swirling turbid chaotic qi in the distant heavens above the Hall of Containing Origin.

That chaotic qi seemed to flow endlessly into the central Hall of Containing Origin in the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm.

That Hall of Containing Origin is also the highest point of the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm.

The boundless chaotic qi falling down should have followed this node, merging into the various spacetime dimensions of the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm to create heaven and earth, but now it is all devoured by the giant egg at the center of the Hall of Containing Origin.

It is even devouring a portion of the celestial qi sea of the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm.

Fortunately, within the Hall of Containing Origin, Zhang Jian should have still分出 a part of his primordial spirit will, exercising restraint; otherwise, the immortals and gods would surely be disturbed.

However, that chaotic giant egg now stands towering between heaven and earth, and is also astonishingly extraordinary.

Boundless heavenly-earth great道 omens manifest around the chaotic giant egg, forming one after another vast primordial道 patterns, which encircle the chaotic giant egg; divine power bursts forth from within, seeming capable of splitting the boundless heavens and earth.

As the number of these primordial道 patterns increases, for the many immortals and gods of the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm, this region becomes a terrifying area that cannot be seen, heard, or spied upon.

Some immortals and gods, having forcefully spied into its mysteries, suddenly had their primordial spirits collapse and perished.

In the Taiyuan Heaven, Holy Pool Sacred Realm, the Mother of Boundless Dao, Jade Carved Dao Lord, relying on her pure purple rank, persisted a little longer, but soon afterward also realized she could no longer spy on that region's omen.

If she forcefully spied, there would be a sense of terror as the Mother of Dao's divine form twisted and her pure purple rank became contaminated.

This was still a passive trigger.

If the other party had intent, just a single glance would likely pollute her divine form and fill her completely.

Jade Carved Dao Lord then abandoned the thought of continuing contemplation.

This is ultimately not her道 path.

Yet deep in her heart, she still felt a hint of envy.

She knew that Zhang Jian's breakthrough he was undergoing was probably extremely important.

Once completed, this transformation would certainly greatly increase his cultivation.

……

Inside the chaotic giant egg.

What Zhang Jian was undergoing was, however, proceeding quite smoothly, aided by the harmonizing and purifying divine power of the chaotic青莲, the three thousand primordial sources gradually being encompassed and subdued by the Earth Emperor's primordial source.

During this process, the Earth Emperor's primordial source was also gradually merging with the Earth Emperor's Dao fruit.

The River and Mountain State Diagram gradually merged completely into the Earth Emperor's Dao fruit.

After being tempered by the three thousand primordial sources, how profound the Earth Emperor's primordial source became; upon merging into the Earth Emperor's Dao fruit, it almost reversed and assimilated the Earth Emperor's Dao fruit.

Zhang Jian had to exert tremendous effort to avoid being overtaken.

At the same time, with the aid of the Chaos Azure Lotus, he integrated the profound mysteries of the Earth Emperor's origin into the body of the Earth Emperor Dao Lord, refining it with the Nine Transformations Chaos Azure Lotus Birth Great Law.

He knew that during this process, he would undergo multiple transformations.

To assist in fully achieving the Nine Transformations Metamorphosis, Zhang Jian fully activated the Third Grade Innate Creation Azure Lotus, borrowing the accumulated Innate Creation Essence Qi within to aid his Earth Emperor True Body's metamorphosis.

At this moment, beneath his feet, the Third Grade Innate Creation Azure Lotus had already been integrated into the Nine Transformations Chaos Azure Lotus Birth Great Law.

With the aid of the Third Grade Innate Creation Azure Lotus, the chaotic qi descending from the Chaos Origin Sea continued to grow.

Zhang Jian knew his time was limited.

Previously, the reminder from Fuxi Sheng Huang that thirty yuanhui had at least already passed twenty-eight yuanhui, leaving only two yuanhui, which were obviously insufficient to complete the metamorphosis.

He could only hope to gain more time.

At the same time, he also utilized the divine power of the Three Corpses to fully assist in completely suppressing the Earth Emperor's origin within the Earth Emperor Dao Fruit, refining the Earth Emperor's origin, thereby achieving the Origin Dao Fruit.

Fortunately, his primordial spirit was extraordinarily powerful.

The formidable power of his primordial spirit merged into the Earth Emperor Dao Fruit, gradually suppressing the Earth Emperor's origin once more.

The qi of the Three Thousand Great Dao Origins, as it gradually merged into the Earth Emperor's origin, instantly became docile, transforming into countless strands of Origin Dao Patterns that fully merged into a grand Dao diagram.

That grand Dao diagram also harmoniously merged with the Earth Emperor Dao Fruit, the two completely fusing into one.

Thereafter, this Mountains and Rivers State Dao Diagram would completely become his origin's reliance, no longer easily altered.

It also fixed the foundation.

The Origin Dao Fruit gradually condensed and manifested from within.

At this time, Zhang Jian actually already knew that he truly only needed to put in the effort of water-milled grinding at this stage, allowing the Origin Dao Fruit to fully condense and form.

However, this time might require nearly seven or eight yuanhui or more.

This is the crux of the problem.

……

Meanwhile, outside, as time passed, the immortals and gods of the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm gradually adapted to the anomalous omens in the heavens above the Celestial Court Heavenly Realm.

However, the immortals of the Queen Mother's Palace were still somewhat worried.

Time flowed like water, years passed swiftly.

Nearly ten yuanhui had already passed.

Earlier, news came from the Tongshan Dao Tong that the summoning edict for the Supreme Emperor of the Taiji Celestial Court Earth Emperor was being drafted, and his name had already appeared on the internal ranking list; likely within one or two yuanhui, the Holy Emperor's edict would arrive.