Chapter 764: Arrival, Challenge

Zhang Jian raised his head, a hint of strange color appearing in his eyes.

Changsheng Daozun is indeed persistent.

But he actually wants to hear what Changsheng Daozun has to say.

See if he can dig out some treasure from Changsheng Daozun.

Zhang Jian made a gesture of attentive listening.

"Does the Second Ancestor have any teachings to bestow?"

"Bestowing teachings is not quite it, but perhaps I can help you a little, so you take fewer detours!"

Changsheng Daozun said.

"In my mansion, there is not only the three-light divine water, a water-attribute heavenly treasure, but also various kinds of extremely pure innate true water, which can enhance the origin of your innate azure lotus seed.

There are also many heavenly spiritual medicines that can strengthen the origin and benefit creation, perhaps saving you much time!"

"If needed, I can even lend you the Wanmu Pool deep in the divine tree of the heavens, to help you condense the innate origin of creation!"

"If you can obtain the heavenly origin accumulated in the Wanmu Pool, your innate azure lotus should be able to transform into an innate spiritual root within a yuanhui!"

Zhang Jian's face remained calm, and he spoke lightly.

"Second Ancestor, your treasures, I'm afraid I cannot just take them for nothing?"

Changsheng Daozun's form once again condensed from beneath the heart of the myriad trees, a whisk appearing in his hand, his eyes gazing at Zhang Jian as he smiled and said.

"How about this, let's make a deal!"

"I don't need you to defect to my side, nor do I need you to suppress the Changsheng Divine Court, how about you do me a small favor?"

"As long as you accomplish this for me, whether it's the three-light divine water, or other innate spiritual fruits containing heavenly origin, or even the Wanmu Divine Pool, I can lend them to you for use!"

He really put down some capital this time.

Zhang Jian pondered slightly.

The innate azure lotus transforming early into an innate spiritual root is naturally only beneficial, with no drawbacks.

This innate spiritual root can completely serve as the primordial foundation of the Dihuang true body; after ascending to innate spiritual root, he can continue to cultivate and strengthen it, letting it evolve toward the chaotic azure lotus.

Zhang Jian does not demand it ultimately compare with the supreme divine objects like the chaotic azure lotus from ancient times; even if it has only one-tenth of its marvel, his Dihuang true body would benefit greatly.

He then said directly.

"Second Ancestor, speak plainly; however, disciple has some harsh words to say first: disciple will certainly assist Second Ancestor if he can, but if he cannot, please Second Ancestor do not blame him?!"

Changsheng Daozun smiled and said.

"You will certainly accomplish this!"

At that moment, he stated his condition.

"What I want you to do is very simple; I only need you to find a way to trap the Dongyang Emperor for thirty thousand years!"

"No matter what method you think of!"

Trapping the heavenly emperor for thirty thousand years—this matter, for Zhang Jian, is actually not very difficult.

Zhang Jian slightly speculated in his heart.

Is Changsheng Daozun wanting to use this opportunity to stir up something in the Changsheng Divine Court?

But it seems to have no effect on him.

As long as he gets 'paid', it's fine.

"Ten thousand years!"

Zhang Jian said lightly.

"If it's only ten thousand years, disciple agrees to this deal with Second Ancestor!"

"Only ten thousand years?"

Changsheng Daozun slightly furrowed his brow.

But after thinking, he felt ten thousand years was barely sufficient, and immediately said.

"Deal!"

Afterwards he also said: "The Wanmu Divine Pool, I will open it for you at any time; as for other heavenly divine objects like those in the three-light divine water, I will give them to you after a thousand years!"

Only seen, as his words fell, a verdant divine light suddenly condensed from the depths of the Wanmu Heart, instantly transforming into a grand divine edict appearing in the void, and instantly falling into Zhang Jian's hand.

As this Wanmu divine edict fell into the depths of his palm, Zhang Jian sensed the existence of another innate Dao Palace.

It seems to be the hub of the countless wood-attribute heavenly spiritual veins in the Changsheng True Realm.

The core Dao Palace of the wood-attribute heavenly cycle of reincarnation.

That Dao Palace lies at the center of a certain trunk of the divine tree of the heavens.

There, Zhang Jian felt an ocean-like wood-attribute origin, heavenly origin fluctuations.

It seems to be a heavenly realm storing heavenly origin for hundreds of millions of years.

It resembles the innate divine pool he opened up in the Jin Yuan Heavenly Realm, sharing a similar marvel.

But it can contain heavenly origin far exceeding the capacity of ordinary innate divine pools!

"Good place!"

A hint of smile appeared in Zhang Jian's eyes.

If he could obtain this heavenly origin accumulated in the heavenly realm, the innate azure lotus would certainly condense the innate immortal spiritual light within a yuanhui, reversing innate success.

This deal is done!

At that moment, Zhang Jian's form directly created the Wanmu space.

Not long after, the Changsheng Divine Court violently trembled.

A vast and mighty force descended upon the Changsheng Divine Court above, vast divine power surging and sweeping across the nine heavenly realms.

This divine power emerged, instantly shocking the numerous true realm deities seated on divine thrones in the Changsheng True Realm.

Under this divine power, they were like ants, unable to move.

Even the divine positions of the laws they controlled and the origins of the rules were violently trembling, as if they could be struck down by invisible divine might at any moment!

But at this moment, a vast flow of heavenly emperor divine power emerged from the void, like spring wind turning to rain, neutralizing the invisible divine might.

Likewise, a vast divine power protected the entire Nine Heavens Realm where the Longevity Divine Court resided.

Dongyang Emperor manifested the solemn true form of the heavenly emperor from within, his divine might vast, seeming to extend along every spacetime dimension line, directly entering the voids throughout the Longevity Divine Court.

At this moment, Dongyang Emperor's eyes held some annoyance.

"Zhang Daoist, what do you mean by this?"

"Today, if you do not give me and the Divine Court an explanation, even if you are the Heavenly Venerable of the Inspection Palace, I will surely seize you and punish you!"

Zhang Jian's face remained calm, merely glancing slightly at Dongyang Emperor, then smiling.

"Dongyang Daoist, do not be so stern!"

He casually swept his gaze over the many gods of the Divine Court whose eyes held hidden hostility, and over Dongyang Emperor's annoyed face, then continued.

"I have recently cultivated a special divine ability of creation; this method is profoundly mysterious, yet unfortunately, no one has helped me test its power. And in the Longevity True Realm, few are qualified to be my opponent, so I thought of you, Dongyang Daoist!"

"Dongyang Daoist possesses the heavenly-earthly strange treasure, the Wanxiang Furnace, and I have heard you are skilled at refining all things. Perfect—let us mutually verify this; perhaps we both may gain something!"

"This..."

Dongyang Emperor slightly furrowed his brow.

He furrowed his brow while gazing at Zhang Jian, with still some suspicion in his eyes.

He suspected Zhang Jian had merely found a flimsy excuse to challenge the majesty of the Divine Court's heavenly emperor, or perhaps sought some other purpose?

As these thoughts arose, Dongyang Emperor's face instantly turned stern.

"Zhang Daoist, you have come from afar as a guest, and I respect you as an elder of humanity, a fellow official in the same palace. I do not wish to make things difficult for you, but if you do not know when to advance or retreat, I will certainly not show leniency!"

Seeing this, Zhang Jian instead revealed a hint of a smile.

"I would actually like to try Dongyang Daoist's methods once more!"

"Last time, we each had our constraints and never fought to our heart's content. Today is a good day—I await you in the Void Law Realm!"

His form vanished instantly from the spot. Before leaving, Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon a Daoist clad in silver-white thunderbolt robes.

This was the Thunder Department Emperor, also one of the Four Gods of the Inspection Palace in former days, Ming Lei Daoist.

Sensing Zhang Jian's gaze falling upon him, Ming Lei Daoist's heart trembled secretly, feeling only that this gaze was terrifyingly inexplicable.

At this moment, his eyes flickered with fear.

He had previously received news that the newly arrived Inspection Heavenly Venerable was merely at the Three Transformations Daoist realm, so after Dongyang Emperor extended the olive branch, he had not thought much and directly entered the Longevity Divine Court—never expecting this Inspection Heavenly Venerable's cultivation to be so astonishing.

His act of pledging allegiance likely already thoroughly offended this Inspection Heavenly Venerable.

Ming Lei Daoist secretly lamented his misfortune.

Dongyang Heavenly Emperor witnessed this scene as well, his eyes deepening with greater anger. He resolved that this time he would make the other party know.

The heavenly emperor's divine might must not be infringed!

Anyone who provokes the heavenly emperor must pay the price!

His imperial aura rose continuously, the vast divine dragon aura of the Divine Court coiling around him, and his form instantly vanished from the spot.

The gods of the Divine Court followed the disappearing forms of the two deities with their gazes, straight into the realm beyond heaven.

In but a moment, the two figures had already vanished into the profound depths of spacetime dimensions; with their abilities, they could fundamentally not locate the dimension of spacetime where the two Daoist Venerables battled.

Deep within the Heavenly Realm Divine Tree, the Longevity Daoist Venerable sensed the movements in the Divine Court, a hint of a smile appearing in his eyes.

"This descendant of mine is indeed a remarkable person!"

Instantly, his expression became solemn.

Ten thousand years for him is not long; he must find a way to do something, to stir the great situation.

His vast will of the other shore, however, followed the Heavenly Realm Divine Tree down to beneath the Heavenly Realm Divine Tree.

Beneath the Heavenly Realm Divine Tree at this moment, countless vast innate dao patterns densely covered the area, forming a vast innate great array, within which was imprisoned an extraordinarily strange existence.

The gaze of the Longevity Daoist Venerable fell upon a dense, splendid purple light.

This purple light was not the splendid radiance of supreme nobility, but rather strange and absolute, fierce and cruel, as if it could plunder the essence of all heavenly voids.

Deep within the purple light, another layer of extraordinarily vast divine power faintly emerged and receded.

This is a powerful being suppressed by the Heavenly Realm Divine Tree.

A powerful being possessing divine might capable of destroying heaven and earth!

This powerful being nearly destroyed the Longevity True Realm!

Gazing upon this being, the Longevity Daoist Venerable also felt a slight headache.

This being was once his arch-enemy, and even more, his Dao-enemy; the two fought from the heavenly realms through spacetime, finally entering the Longevity True Realm. To subdue him, he paid a great price.

Fortunately, he succeeded!

This time, he does not intend to startle the other party.

But he prepares to activate the innate divine fetus nurtured deep within the Heavenly Realm Divine Tree, and he needs to use this innate divine fetus to do something over the course of ten thousand years!

This will of his good corpse instantly transformed into a flowing light, merging into the deep space of the tree's heart, falling into the depths of a jade-green innate divine fetus. Instantly, countless innate spiritual mechanisms surged from all directions into the depths of this innate divine fetus, and a vast, vast divine power gradually blossomed from the surface of this innate divine fetus.

But at the same moment, the Longevity Daoist Venerable suddenly felt a stir in his heart, and looked toward the void above.

At this moment, he inexplicably felt a sudden whim, and actually saw, hidden around the Longevity True Realm, a terrifying change, as if vast demonic qi and magical mist were traversing the realms of the Longevity True Realm, appearing in the void.

The density of that demonic qi was such that even he secretly felt a shock of alarm!

"It seems the surrounding realms are not very peaceful!"

This change did not make him feel surprised.

The situation around is chaotic, demons frequently appear; if a great demon were to descend, it would be completely normal.

The Longevity Daoist Venerable secretly pondered, and after a moment, his expression instead revealed a hint of a smile.

……

At this moment, deep within the Immortal True Realm, in a completely unfamiliar dimensional rift, the boundless chaotic qi was at this moment enveloped by a vast azure-green divine light, condensing into a colossal vortex, mighty and surging.

Within it manifested a vast divine power, the boundless source of heaven and earth's great Dao turning within, annihilating heaven and earth.

At this moment, facing that terrifying azure-green divine tempest, Emperor Dongyang's countenance underwent a violent transformation, and a cauldron emerged from his hand, within which manifested the power of a furnace that devours and refines all things.

This is the Myriad Phenomena Furnace.

A top-grade innate spiritual treasure naturally born of the Immortal Divine Court, integrating offense and defense, its power immensely vast.

But even relying on this innate spiritual treasure, Emperor Dongyang still felt that before this peerless mighty divine ability, he was but a speck in the vast sea, able only to rely on the treasure's divine power to barely maintain defense.

Only when the true clash began could Emperor Dongyang feel the opponent's terror.

The towering heroic spirit rising in his heart was left with only fear and caution.