Chapter 755: Spiritual Treasure Promotion (4k)===GLOSSARY===

Zhang Jian has already experienced the fifth calamity of destruction.

When his ego corpse was beheaded, he directly passed through the fifth calamity of destruction.

However, this time is somewhat different.

The overlapping of two sets of five calamities of destruction has already produced an anomaly.

Deep within the blood-red calamity eye space, everything is the blood-red will of great destruction, plus layers of blood-dance mad thunder.

Within those bolts of lightning, it seems as if numerous omens of great destruction have been stirred forth.

The entire calamity eye space begins to constantly contract; beneath the blood-red light, four colossal gods of the other shore are born below the calamity eye, their bodies entwined with boundless destruction, annihilation, end of the Dharma, and finality.

These are the rule deities forged by the will of great destruction, which has stirred a portion of ancient destruction deities and reshaped them anew.

The aura emanating from each one rivals that of a second-transformation Dao Sovereign.

They are the Dao-devourers born exclusively within the great calamity of destruction!

They are extremely dangerous.

Within the calamity eye space, they are significantly stronger than ordinary second-transformation Dao Sovereigns.

Not to mention when two of the three Dao-devourers combine.

Furthermore, there is the support of omens of cosmic ultimate and universal great destruction, evolved from the calamity eye space.

Merely watching as these colossal gods unleash terrifying Dao Sovereign divine power, with vast primordial divine light sweeping in, Zhang Jian's expression remains unchanged; he still manifests his Earth Emperor true body, towering billions of zhang in height.

Around him, strands of yellow earth-colored divine light condense and form, transforming into strands of defensive secret arts.

Even as the four terrifying Dao-devourers bombard wildly and indiscriminately, they cannot move him in the slightest.

Each strand of yellow earth-colored divine light bursts forth with exquisite precision.

Zhang Jian does not employ his killing move, for he knows that using it to destroy these four Dao-devourers is merely a matter of an instant.

He merely uses this opportunity to verify his various cultivation attainments and divine abilities, to see exactly what level his cultivation has reached.

Facing four opponents alone, Zhang Jian notices his reaction speed is obviously extremely fast.

Even when surrounded and attacked by the four Dao-devourers, he can calmly execute strands of primordial secret arts, forming an impenetrable defensive system.

Moreover, the vast will of the other shore allows him, with a mere thought, to sense the gaps and weaknesses in the coordination of the four Dao-devourers.

This is not intuition, but a terrifying primordial spirit computational ability.

Similar to the Hunhe River Luo Grand Formation or the Infinite River Diagram computational secret arts, it seems fixed deep within his primordial spirit, arising with each thought as a terrifying perception.

This is due to his primordial spirit being abnormally strong and sensitive, giving rise to such an anomaly.

And while other second-transformation Dao Sovereigns are just beginning to condense and release primordial secret arts, he can even anticipate in advance and cast spells two or more times ahead of them.

His reaction speed is far greater than that of a second-transformation Dao Sovereign.

Besides this, it may also involve the Dao-heart and the strength of the other shore's will.

Without a strong Dao-heart as the core and a mighty other shore's will as the support for cultivating the Dao, he could not unleash these advantages.

Zhang Jian now roughly understands what stage his cultivation has reached.

But these four Dao-devourers cannot draw out his potential.

Since these four Dao-devourers have limited use, Zhang Jian no longer bothers to keep them.

A brilliant sword intent appears deep between his eyebrows; in an instant, billions of terrifying sword intents burst forth from below the calamity eye space.

As the sword light flies, it is as if billions of sword lights pierce the earth, shatter the calamity eye space; wherever the sword light passes, the four Dao-devourers are instantly annihilated, countless blood-red destruction thunderbolts collapse and shatter into pure essence and qi, completely devoured by the sword lights.

This is the sword secret art he comprehended from observing the Heaven-Opening Seal.

The Earth Emperor Heavenly Sovereign comprehended it and called it the Nine Dragons Parting the Way Sword.

He calls it the Earth Emperor Parting the Way Sword.

Likewise containing the power to open heaven and earth, the Nine Dragons Parting the Way Sword attains the supreme sword intent of the Heavenly Emperor's dominion over heaven and earth.

His Earth Emperor Parting the Way Sword takes the Earth Emperor's primordial source as its root, attaining the divine power capable of containing three thousand worlds.

This is merely the opening move!

As the great destruction space collapses, Zhang Jian simultaneously senses the aura of the Lord of the Nine Underworlds and the Lord of the State and Altar growing, stepping into the second-transformation Dao Sovereign realm.

Among them, the Lord of the Nine Underworlds, whose incarnation is the medium-grade innate treasure, the Netherworld Judge's Brush, also shows signs of advancement.

The seventh innate indestructible divine prohibition within it has already been nurtured into form.

Top-grade innate treasure, the Netherworld Judge's Brush!

Zhang Jian senses this change, but he does not mind it.

He then transforms his form into a streak of flowing light and vanishes into the chaotic spacetime.

In the heavenly court's celestial realm, within the Palace of the Heavenly Empress.

Zhang Jian's true body manifests; his Earth Emperor true body, billions of zhang tall, shrinks and becomes the height of an ordinary tall person.

At this moment, his eyes are warm and moist, as if returning to simplicity and truth.

"Your Majesty!"

Upon seeing Zhang Jian, Qi Shi and Bai Shi's eyes cannot help but fill with joy, and they cannot help but rise and step forward.

The other ladies, upon hearing this, though their eyes hold joy deep within, still restrain themselves after seeing this scene.

Zhang Jian extends both hands, one arm around each, his gaze sweeping over the ladies and the many Zhang clan juniors; a faint smile appears on his expression.

Shortly after, in the Palace of the Heavenly Empress.

Zhang Jian and the two Heavenly Empresses sit upon the main seats; he surveys the gods with his eyes and then speaks.

"Regarding the affairs of the Three Emperors' Heavenly Realm, I am already aware; afterward, I will respond to the summons of the Three Emperors and Five Elders' Assembly, proceed to the depths of the myriad heavens' void, participate in the mission, but before that, the heavenly court's celestial realm must also be rearranged!"

"In this turbulent autumn, the gates of the heavenly court's celestial realm will be re-sealed; other gods may choose to leave or remain, but afterward, the gate of the heavenly court's celestial realm will no longer be opened!"

Zhang Jian has long had this plan in mind; he now states it clause by clause.

Furthermore, the heavenly court's celestial realm will also establish the Heavenly Net and Earthly Net Grand Formation; I have already comprehended part of its profound mysteries, which can strengthen the heavenly court's heavenly palaces' control over the heavenly realm!

Zhang Jian had come into contact with the original version of the Heavenly Net and Earthly Net Grand Formation, and had even personally participated in constructing the Earthly Net, so he was also able to organize the Earthly Net.

It's just that he lacked the core profundities of the Heavenly Net, otherwise he could have tried to form the complete Heavenly Net and Earthly Net Grand Formation.

The Heavenly Net and Earthly Net Grand Formation still holds a great advantage in wars between these realms.

It's just that having Zhang Jian personally pay for the original version of the Heavenly Net and Earthly Net Grand Formation is something he cannot do temporarily.

The value of the complete version of the Heavenly Net and Earthly Net is not ordinarily high.

Ordinary immortals and gods cannot afford it.

But solely constructing the Earthly Net is also beneficial for the centralization of the Celestial Court and Heavenly Realm.

Zhang Jian knew time was limited, and after instructing the gods, he ordered the gods to first return to their respective divine realms, awaiting the birth of the Earthly Net's assistance.

Relying solely on these gods, Zhang Jian worried it was still insufficient to guard the foundation of the Celestial Court and Heavenly Realm.

Zhang Jian prepared to leave, leaving behind the strongest Corpse Emperor of the Obsession, the Heavenly Emperor.

With his divine power about to endure the Sixth Great Calamity of Destruction, combined with the Heavenly Emperor's authority, it is sufficient to guard this foundation; even if encountering an accident, he could buy some time, allowing him to return.

……

After the gods departed, the atmosphere in the Queen Mother's Palace became warm, with only the ladies remaining in the main hall.

After the gods left, Qi Shi's pair of beautiful eyes gazed at Zhang Jian, still unable to suppress the curiosity in her heart, and she asked.

"Your Majesty, have you truly achieved the realm of the supreme powerhouse?"

At this moment, the ladies all turned their gazes upon hearing the words.

Zhang Jian's expression remained unchanged, merely with a faint smile on his face as he spoke.

"It should count as such!"

"Should?"

Qi Shi, however, slightly furrowed her willow brows.

Zhang Jian nodded slightly.

If his goal were merely personal enlightenment, he naturally would have succeeded in proving the Dao and achieved the body of the supreme powerhouse.

But the complete enlightenment he planned was the perfect fusion of the Earthly Emperor's true form, nurtured through the nine transformations of the Chaos Qing Lian, likewise reaching the ideal state.

But the problem is that his current Earthly Emperor's true form is still in a state of malnutrition!

Zhang Jian therefore said it should be so.

Of course, even relying solely on the formed primordial Dao fruit, he indeed possesses the ability of a supreme powerhouse.

But he has not reached his ideal state.

Zhang Jian faced the gazes of the gods, speaking calmly.

"Time is insufficient, and some problems have arisen!"

Bai Shi's expression changed slightly, unable to help but worry as she spoke.

"Can it be made up for!"

Zhang Jian nodded as he spoke.

"Naturally it can be done, though it will just take some more time!"

Zhang Jian slightly nodded, the Earthly Emperor's true form continuing to nurture, requiring vast amounts of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, the primordial essence of heaven and earth.

If one could find the other lotus seeds born from the nurturing of the Chaos Qing Lian, that would also work!

The approximate divine form of the Earthly Emperor's true form has already been completed.

This is the most crucial point.

With a complete divine form, nurturing essence and blood, reopening the three thousand divine apertures, nourishing the nine heavenly Dao Jade Mansions, it is not very difficult.

It is still a matter of gradual effort.

Participating in the human race's demon-slaying plan before one's eyes, seizing the foundations of those ancient demon gods, perhaps could also help complete the reforging of the Earthly Emperor's true form a day earlier.

This is something Zhang Jian had considered when facing his choice!

Upon hearing this, the ladies' expressions eased slightly.

"Your Majesty, then do you still count as a supreme powerhouse now?"

Meng Shi rarely opened her mouth to inquire.

Her face is beautiful, and in the depths of her eyes shines a strong vitality, like a goddess of creation of heaven and earth.

Meng Bingyun, in mundane time, is the peerless heavenly pride of the Five Elements Sect, bearing the innate Xuanpin Dao body, these years she has been exploring the potential of this special innate Dao body, after entering the Celestial Court and Heavenly Realm, she has recondensed the innate Xuanpin divine body, thereby achieving the body of an innate deity, at this moment although she is tranquil, her body flows with strong vitality, moreover she is an innate goddess of the Celestial Court and Heavenly Realm, in charge of life and creation, the two great primordial sources.

Zhang Jian smiled gently at her and said.

"Naturally it counts!"

Meng Shi's eyes instantly brightened.

The ladies also had uncontrollable smiles on their faces.

Having stepped into the realm of the supreme powerhouse, as long as Zhang Jian does not fall, in the future above the heavens and voids, he will surely have a place.

Zhang Jian also took advantage of the time before the imperial edict of the Three Holy Courts arrived, fully assisting the gods in constructing the Earthly Net.

In his leisure time, he would also resolve doubts for the ladies, the five disciples, and even the many Zhang clan descendants, the immortals and gods of the Celestial Court.

It is worth mentioning that, after nearly forty rounds of the Yuan Hui cycle, the Innate Three Dao Lords have already successfully reincarnated.

Zhang Jian used the reincarnation secret method to wash away their foundations for them, merely preserving a portion of the innate primordial essence and innate fortune, but their cultivation speed is still not slow.

In over forty Yuan Hui cycles, they successively achieved the realm of Taiyi True Immortals; giving them more time, they could still return to the bodies of Dao Lords.

This is the capital innately possessed by the Innate Dao Lords.

What is an Innate Dao Lord, namely one who innately possesses the status of a Dao Lord, born as a Dao Lord's existence.

Here it refers to status, not the realm of cultivation.

But possessing the support of innate status, no matter how one cultivates, one can quickly step into the realm of Dao Lord.

The other two disciples, Shi Rui, were fine; they were still polishing, refining their own Dao-heart, primordial spirit, and will.

Under the innate status granted by the primordial sin demon god naturally born in the celestial realm of the Immortal Court, Jiaomu later rose above and had already stepped into the Great Perfection of Taiyi, and likewise had hope to step into the Daoist Lord realm before the Derivation Era.

Counting them, there were indeed not a few immortals and gods under his command who had hope to step into the Daoist Lord realm.

This was also the foundation of the Earth Emperor Dao Palace.

……

After thirty-six thousand years, the edict of the Three Sovereigns Holy Court was transmitted into the Immortal Court Heavenly Realm.

Upon receiving the summons from the Three Sovereigns Holy Court, Zhang Jian immediately set aside his affairs and set out to enter the Three Sovereigns Heavenly Realm.

His steps were not slow.

In just over a decade, he had rushed from the Immortal Court Heavenly Realm to the Three Sovereigns Heavenly Realm.

Crossing many realm dimensions.

Zhang Jian first entered Tongshan, but soon received news that the Ancestral Master Yu Wang had another garrison duty and had already left the Three Sovereigns Heavenly Realm.

Since he had not seen Yu Wang, Zhang Jian directly entered the Three Sovereigns Holy Court to receive his mission.

The Azure Patrol Hall.

In the main hall of this solitary immortal palace, Zhang Jian saw the hall master of the Azure Patrol Hall.

That hall master, Zhang Jian had previously interacted with.

He was a core elder, the Star Sovereign Daoist.

The two took their seats as guest and host; the Star Sovereign Daoist's gaze fell upon Zhang Jian, and he faintly sensed a change in Zhang Jian's aura, but soon withdrew his gaze, his arrival merely ensuring Zhang Jian could smoothly take on the mission.

At this moment, he took out a scroll and handed it to Zhang Jian.

"Earth Emperor Daoist, this is the mission entrusted to you by the Three Sovereigns Holy Court; you may check for yourself whether the inner secret seals are intact?"

As he raised his hand, a golden light fell into Zhang Jian's hand.

Zhang Jian casually took it, and a message immediately sank into the depths of his sea of consciousness.

"Garrison duty?"

Zhang Jian skimmed it briefly, and his expression twitched slightly.

According to his current knowledge, the Azure Patrol Hall issued various secret missions, roughly divided into several types: namely, expansion, harassment, garrison, and temporary missions.

Expansion included beheading, strong assault, or various point-clearing missions.

Next were harassment missions.

Harassment missions also included harassment killings, containment, and so on.

These two were relatively more difficult.

Garrison missions were relatively less dangerous.

As for temporary missions, these were issued when unexpected events occurred, requiring powerful beings to be urgently dispatched for handling!

The Star Sovereign Daoist's gaze fell upon Zhang Jian, and he smiled.

"Considering you have just recently broken through, the Three Sovereigns Holy Court has taken this into account and decided to send you to garrison one heavenly realm for thirty elemental cycles!"

After a slight pause, he looked at Zhang Jian and said.

"That heavenly realm is located at a key node in the Three Sovereigns Holy Court's defense system, and the various Holy Sovereigns also place great trust in you, Daoist, hence they have sent you to garrison this place!"

"Later, Daoist, you may enter other places to inquire and purchase information about that heavenly realm; this might be helpful to you!"

"Many thanks, Star Sovereign Senior!"

Zhang Jian slightly bowed his hands.

The Star Sovereign Daoist's eyes fell upon Zhang Jian, and he smiled.

"I have heard that you managed to break through at this time, which shows you possess great fortune; I hope you can smoothly complete this rotation!"

Zhang Jian slightly nodded.

The Star Sovereign Daoist then fell into slight contemplation, and after a moment said.

"As a senior, I personally give you a reminder: beware of the demon gods of the Six Great Demon Realms!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian's expression stirred, and he immediately rose to express his thanks.