Chapter 766: Emerging Trace, Forceful Assault

The Inspection Hall, after ten thousand years, Zhang Jian reappears.

He sits high upon the Heavenly Venerable's throne, divine might illuminating boundless spacetime, solely grasping authority!

Below, the four Grand Inspectors, twelve Inspection Immortal Monarchs, and thirty-six Commander Gods stand in orderly array, the gods reporting in sequence the changes surrounding the Longevity Divine Court.

After ten thousand years of adaptation, many immortals and deities have clearly fully mastered their new posts.

The four Inspectors—Cangxiang Daoist, Yulan Daoist, Liuguang Daoist, and Yan Jiao Daoist—each report their own 'work'!

When it comes to Cangxiang Daoist's turn, this Daoist's countenance is solemn.

"Heavenly Venerable, your subordinate has another matter to report!"

His expression is somewhat heavy:

"Your subordinate received news that the Inspection Hall's branch hall established in the Changlang Realm lost contact a thousand years ago; I also sent people to investigate outside the Changlang Realm, but they likewise lost trace. I suspect the Changlang Realm has undergone change!"

"Changlang Realm?"

Zhang Jian lightly taps the golden armrest; the clear sound falls upon the gods' hearts, making their expressions solemn.

The Changlang Realm lies within the Changlang Dimension Spacetime.

It is a spacetime dimension very close to the Longevity True Realm.

The Changlang Realm likewise belongs to the Three Sovereigns Holy Court, and within it dwell humans!

Nominally, the Inspection Hall of the Longevity True Realm is also the superior of the Changlang Realm Inspection Hall.

Zhang Jian slightly furrows his brow.

He also realizes the gravity of it, and thus asks:

"Have you used the Inspection Heavenly Mirror within the Holy Hall?"

Between the Inspection Hall and its branch halls lies a special internal communication channel.

The most important of these is the Inspection Heavenly Mirror.

Cangxiang Daoist speaks with a solemn countenance:

"We have already used the Heavenly Mirror; we can confirm the branch hall master has not yet fallen, but contact is completely lost!"

Zhang Jian slightly furrows his brow and says:

"It seems they have already encountered an accident!"

"Wait for this Venerable to first inspect the Patrol Heaven Treasure Mirror!"

With a wave of Zhang Jian's hand, a silvery-gray divine light flies forth from within the Inspection Hall and instantly lands before him.

The silvery-gray divine light swirls and finally transforms into an octagonal ancient mirror.

This ancient mirror radiates divine light, divine power surges, extraordinarily mysterious.

This is a Dimensional Treasure Mirror.

That is, the Patrol Heaven Treasure Mirror spoken of by several people.

This is a Zhi Clan Spirit Treasure under the Three Sovereigns Holy Court.

Moreover, it is a Middle-grade Postnatal Spirit Treasure.

Ordinarily, a Heavenly Realm-level Inspection Holy Hall is bestowed with a lower to upper grade Postnatal Patrol Mirror; the exact grade depends on the Heavenly Realm's level.

For a Great Thousand-level world, it is a Zhi Clan Patrol Mirror below the fifth-grade Immortal Treasure.

This is the foundation of a supermajor power.

It can patrol surrounding dimensions and spacetime changes, quite mysterious.

Zhang Jian's own divine abilities can also observe changes in the Changlang Realm across spacetime dimensions, but having the Patrol Heaven Treasure Mirror as a vessel saves him much effort.

A stream of divine power enters the octagonal ancient mirror; instantly, silvery-gray divine light reveals countless spacetime scenes shifting, and in a flash locks onto one spacetime dimension.

What astonishes Zhang Jian somewhat is that the Patrol Heaven Treasure Mirror's illumination finds no trace of the Changlang Realm's location.

In the original spacetime coordinate, there is nothing!

Has the Changlang Realm disappeared?

In the great hall, the immortals witness this scene and cannot help but change countenance.

That is a Great Thousand Realm domain!

Zhang Jian's expression is tranquil; as his experience grows, such changes can no longer disturb his mind.

After briefly deducing for a moment, sensing that deep within the myriad heavens' spacetime there is no trace of the Changlang Realm's heavenly way origin, Zhang Jian then says:

"It seems the beings of the Changlang Realm have all perished, and the Changlang Realm has already fallen into the Eye of the Return to Ruins!"

"This..."

Upon hearing this, the immortals all turn pale with shock.

Their Dao hearts are hardly able to restrain themselves!

They are quite clear that the Changlang Realm is still young, full of vitality, and could not naturally fall into the Eye of the Return to Ruins!

Cangxiang Daoist pondered, then directly said:

"Heavenly Venerable, should we immediately notify the Longevity Divine Court, so that the Longevity True Realm activates the highest-level defense alarm?!"

Zhang Jian calmly said:

"No need, the Divine Court has already activated the highest-level defense alarm; the Longevity True Realm enters highest combat readiness from today onward!"

His divine eyes penetrate heaven and earth, having already seen the changes above the Longevity Divine Court.

Zhang Jian pondered again and then said:

"You shall also formally activate the Inspection Divine Network, and simultaneously notify the Three Sovereigns Holy Court; this Venerable will personally seek out the culprit who caused the Changlang Realm to fall!"

Upon hearing this, the immortals and gods still feel some worry.

All these omens before their eyes indicate that the Longevity True Realm may face great trouble!

The immortals immediately obey the orders, dispersing to enter their own Dao Palaces, fully concentrating on guarding the Inspection Divine Network.

The function of the Patrol Divine Network is similar to that of the Heavenly Net and Earthly Net Grand Formation; it is a great divine domain secret method developed by the Three Sovereigns Holy Court, capable of stacking the powers of the gods to form an extremely powerful grand formation, possessing communication, attack, and defense all in one, and is quite formidable.

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Besides the matter of the Long Corridor Realm, in fact, over the past ten thousand years, internal changes have also occurred within the Longevity True Realm.

Within ten thousand years, a lineage called the Longevity Holy Land rose within the Longevity True Realm, sweeping across many provinces of the Longevity True Realm in a short time, gaining the support of many powerful figures from the Wood Spirit Immortal Dao lineage.

In a short time, it gained tremendous influence.

The rise of this force could not be contained even by the Longevity Divine Court.

Zhang Jian clearly understood the foundation of the Longevity Holy Land; eight or nine times out of ten, it was the doing of the Longevity Dao Sovereign.

The Longevity Dao Sovereign likely wishes to formally emerge into the world, to take hold of the 'Dao Ancestor' status of the Longevity True Realm, thereby obtaining sufficient heavenly fate and fortune to influence the balance of heaven.

However, Zhang Jian knows that the Longevity Dao Sovereign has done more than just this over the past ten thousand years.

His Earth Emperor's Golden Register has already secretly seized the Earth Authority of the Yin Hou Dao Sovereign.

All changes to the earth are under his silent control.

Although the Longevity Dao Sovereign acts secretly, he cannot escape the surveillance of the Earth Emperor's Golden Register.

Zhang Jian had long sensed that he had altered part of the earth's dragon veins.

Within those earth dragon veins, there are further arrangements; likely hidden inside are some formidable secret hands!

However, the arrangements of the Longevity Dao Sovereign have nothing to do with him.

It is only that the Longevity Dao Sovereign does not violate his red line, actively inviting foreign enemies to harm humanity, that he will not intervene.

After some thought, above the clouds, Zhang Jian's true form re-entered the myriad trees space of the Heavenly Realm Divine Tree.

Upon entering this place, Zhang Jian directly activated the Heart of the Myriad Trees, re-establishing communication with the Longevity Dao Sovereign.

Zhang Jian prepared to communicate with this Dao Sovereign regarding the matter of the Long Corridor Realm.

The Longevity Dao Sovereign is essentially a native of the Longevity True Realm, and with the Heavenly Realm Divine Tree serving as a benevolent corpse, Zhang Jian believes that if any other powerful demon or monster were to appear outside the Longevity True Realm, the Longevity Dao Sovereign would certainly be the first to sense the anomaly.

As Zhang Jian's divine power stirred, layers of emerald divine light intertwined deep within the Heart of the Myriad Trees, and a majestic figure condensed and formed from within.

"Second Ancestor, I do not know if you have already received news of the fall of the Long Corridor Realm?"

Zhang Jian asked directly.

The Longevity Dao Sovereign glanced at Zhang Jian, smiled faintly, and said.

"I thought you wanted to enter the Myriad Trees Divine Pool to cultivate?"

"This matter is not urgent!"

Zhang Jian slightly shook his head.

With a wave of the hand, the Longevity Dao Sovereign caused a divine light to fall before Zhang Jian.

What Zhang Jian saw was a small, straight hundred-treasure pouch; he took it casually, and his pupils immediately moved.

Inside, however, were piled up like a mountain of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Among them were not lacking some priceless heavenly and earthly rare treasures, including innate spiritual fruits, and their number is truly not small.

Even if Zhang Jian saw them, he was greatly surprised.

This Second Ancestor is truly 'generous'!

Seeing Zhang Jian's astonished expression, the Longevity Dao Sovereign paid no mind, and then spoke again.

"Regarding the matter of the Long Corridor Realm, this seat also knows something; this matter is related to the extraterritorial demon gods of the Black Abyss Demon Realm!"

The expression of the Longevity Dao Sovereign became somewhat solemn.

"Again, the Black Abyss Demon Realm!"

Zhang Jian secretly furrowed his brows.

With the expansion of the heavenly realms, the extraterritorial demon god race has also become unusually active.

Among the six great demon realms, the Black Abyss Demon Realm seems to be gradually occupying a dominant position.

The Longevity Dao Sovereign pondered slightly, then immediately spoke again.

"However, this matter is likely also inseparable from the demon race!"

"Although the Long Corridor Realm is merely a great thousand realm domain, its defensive power is not weak, and it also has the Patrol Hall and the Great Thousand Divine Court holding the fort; it would be very difficult for the extraterritorial demon god race to silently cause the Long Corridor Realm to disappear, unless there is an insider!"

Zhang Jian nodded.

He also knows the style of the extraterritorial demon god race.

They have always been known for ferocity and chaos throughout the heavenly void.

To say that a peerless demon god descends and forcibly attacks a great thousand realm domain from the outside, he believes that to say that an extraterritorial demon god breaks through from within a great thousand realm domain is not an easy task.

But to say that it is the Nine Abyss Demon Realm, or perhaps the Blood Sea Demon Realm, those domain-external heavenly demons who are solely focused on their endeavors, that would be somewhat different.

As for the demon chieftains of the Black Abyss Demon Realm joining forces with the demon sovereigns of the Nine Abyss Demon Realm, Blood Sea Demon Realm, and other demon realms, both parties tacitly acknowledge that such a possibility is extremely slim.

What demon realm powerhouses most enjoy doing is setting traps for each other, rather than joining forces.

Even if demon path powerhouses would rather cooperate with the heavenly Dao Lords, they would not join forces with powerhouses from other demon realms.

Unless a peerless demon god forcibly suppresses their nature.

The Longevity Dao Sovereign's feeling about this matter is somewhat complex.

"Hmm?"

At this moment, Zhang Jian and the Longevity Dao Sovereign simultaneously twitched their eyes, gazing beyond the Heavenly Realm dimension.

Where their eyes reached, both gods could sense a terrifying aura appearing outside the periphery of the Longevity True Realm.

This aura was abnormal and did not conceal its traces; it appeared openly, and then one saw in the depths of the void a magnificent strange power suddenly enveloping the periphery of the Longevity True Realm, with countless demonic vapors emerging.

The emergence of this magnificent strange power seemed to faintly seek to seal off the entire connection between the Longevity True Realm and the outside world.

"Dimension Lock!"

The Longevity Dao Sovereign, Zhang Jian sensed this change, his expression unchanged.

They knew that from this moment on, the Outer Realm Demon Gods had truly arrived!

Moreover, they made no secret of their designs on the Longevity True Realm, directly employing demonic methods to seal off a realm.

Clearly, they were preparing to attack the Longevity True Realm.

At this moment, the Longevity Dao Venerable's expression showed a hint of something unusual.

In the instant that vast and wondrous power erupted, he immediately sensed the aura of an old acquaintance among the Outer Realm Demon God army.

"The Ink God Demon Lord of the Black Abyss Demon Realm—how did he come to the vicinity of the Longevity True Realm? Could it be..."

There was something strange in his eyes!

He had once clashed with this powerful Demon Lord of the Black Abyss Demon Realm; this ancient Demon Lord's cultivation was extraordinary, truly astonishing.

At this moment, he turned toward Zhang Jian Dao.

"This scoundrel was once my defeated subordinate, though his cultivation remains formidable; this scoundrel is most ferocious and deceitful, always unwilling to gamble on an unprepared battle—you must be cautious, for he may already have probed the strengths and weaknesses of the Longevity True Realm!"

After a slight pause, he continued.

"Take note—he will likely next seek to create a two-realm battlefield!"

As his words faded, beyond the dimensions of the Longevity True Realm, boundless demonic qi swelled, resembling a terrifying black solar corona emerging in the deep void, simultaneously advancing toward the Longevity True Realm.