Chapter 778

Three Emperors Heaven Realm, Tai Ji Celestial Court, Earth Emperor Supreme Deity's Mansion.

Zhang Jian sat upon the main seat, his gaze fixed upon the Ji clan before him.

On the Ji clan's beautiful jade-like countenance lay a hint of pleading.

Zhang Jian nodded slightly.

"Speak!"

Having received Zhang Jian's assent, the Ji clan's eyes flickered with joy as she drew from her hand a natal immortal treasure.

It was a fifth-rank immortal treasure.

The Utmost Bliss Immortal Spirit Diagram.

At this time it could also be called the Utmost Bliss Demon Realm Diagram.

With this immortal treasure the Ji clan had opened up an Utmost Bliss Demon Realm, using it to forge her own primordial spirit, temper her Dao-heart, and moreover to swallow and exhale the boundless heavens' voids' worldly malevolent thoughts, grasping within it the power of the seven emotions and six desires.

Gazing at the treasure diagram in her hand, the Ji clan spoke in a deep voice.

"Grand Master, come forth!"

As her words fell, a dense immortal light flew forth from within the Utmost Bliss Demon Realm.

It was a graceful, cool, tall and slender figure, face like a full moon, brows like frost and snow, skin like mutton-fat white jade, a peerless beauty, her entire body wrapped in a faint layer of ancestral qi that coiled around her, leaving her ever retaining a trace of majestic divine might.

This was a Dao Lord.

However, this Dao Lord's state was somewhat dire.

Dao body, primordial spirit had already been completely scattered, only a trace of primordial spirit remained, transformed into the treasure spirit of this fifth-rank immortal treasure.

With the Dao Lord's remnant soul, it could only be confined within a fifth-rank immortal treasure, not even an eternal immortal treasure, showing how pitiful it was.

Zhang Jian had long been aware of the existence of this Ji clan's Grand Master.

Before the Ji clan joined the Haojing City Great Xia Imperial Palace, she had mentioned him to him.

At this time the remnant soul faintly sensed the Zhang Jian's body that surged forth with a heaven-shaking divine might, her jade-like countenance faintly showing some shock.

After not seeing each other for a time, she could sense that this Tai Ji Celestial Court Earth Emperor Supreme Deity's Dao cultivation had already risen to a realm she could not imagine.

However, thinking that the other party was a powerhouse who had walked the path of the supreme powerhouse, she immediately composed herself, clasped her hands and said.

"Qing Lan pays respects to the Supreme Deity, this humble immortal has a favor to offer to the Supreme Deity, in exchange for a foundation of reincarnation, I beseech the Supreme Deity's mercy!"

Zhang Jian did not look at her, merely gazing at the Ji clan as he asked.

"Xue Qiong, is this what you wish to plead for?"

The Ji clan gave a slight nod.

"Your Majesty, I and my Grand Master, as well as several other Masters, met in the early days of cultivation; if not for several Masters selflessly guiding me, I might not have encountered Your Majesty, let alone possess this honor, foundation, Dao career, and status; therefore I wish to beseech Your Majesty to grant a favor, to give my Grand Master and the other Masters a chance to be reborn!"

"I have been presumptuous, I hope the Emperor will forgive me!"

Zhang Jian heard this and nodded slightly.

"Xue Qiong, there is no need for this, you and I are husband and wife, what presumption is there?

You have never caused trouble for me; I hope to see you break this rule!"

A hint of a smile appeared on his face, and he continued:

"Since they have shown you kindness, they are friends of the Great Xia Holy Dynasty, Earth Emperor Dao Palace; I will naturally not slight them!

Granting a favor is merely a trifle!

However, there is no need for the trouble of reincarnation and rebirth!"

With a wave of his hand, an invisible divine power enveloped the Utmost Bliss Demon Realm Diagram, and in an instant it forcibly drew out the three other remnant souls within.

Yet see three clusters of light fall into the great hall, respectively transforming into an old woodcutter, a heroic knight-errant, and another a scholar!

Though these three remnant souls' states were not as high as that Dao Lord's remnant soul, they were nonetheless Taiyi Heavenly Immortal level, Taiyi True Number level immortals and gods.

At this time the three immortals and gods felt that majestic divine power, their souls could not help but tremble, shaken inexplicably.

The usually talkative three immortals were instead rather restrained.

Zhang Jian also did not pay it mind, and afterward softly said to the Ji clan.

"The last time I entered the Eastern Extreme Immortal Realm to visit the Eastern Extreme Great Elder, I happened to encounter this Heavenly Venerable refining pills in a furnace, and he gave me two Nine Turns Returning Soul Pills; these Nine Turns Returning Soul Pills regenerate flesh from death, flesh from white bones; even if a Dao Lord powerhouse's Dao foundation collapses, it can be reforged!"

"One pill is enough for you all to be reborn!"

"Qing Lan Immortal Maiden wishes to reforge her Dao body; one pill is sufficient; at least you other three Masters, wishing to recover, need not waste these Nine Turns Returning Soul Pills, these Nine Turns grade pills!"

With a wave of his hand Zhang Jian took out a cinnabar-red jade box.

Within the jade box, two immortal pills burst forth with intense immortal light and Dao rhythm, as if forged from multiple sources of creation and refinement, within containing extraordinarily profound divine energy.

All the immortals still could not help but fix their gazes upon the two immortal pills.

Qing Lan Immortal Maiden's eyes also showed some ripples.

Nine Turns Returning Soul Pill, this is a pill from myth and legend.

In the rumors among the heavens, among the myriad heavens and worlds, only a few great sect masters, or perhaps a few Heavenly Venerables, can refine it.

Several immortals' eyes could not help but be unable to look away.

Qing Lan Immortal Maiden's beautiful eyes flowed with light, her depths also showing some tremor; such a treasure is probably truly only obtainable by an existence like the Earth Emperor Supreme Deity.

This is absolutely not something obtainable by mere wealth.

Only when one's Dao cultivation has truly reached that step, able to connect with those few, can one obtain it.

"Are you willing to re-cultivate the Dao Lord's Dao fruit, or immediately restore your Dao cultivation?"

Zhang Jian gave Qing Lan Immortal Maiden two choices.

At this time the Ji clan's expression also became somewhat solemn; she too was waiting for Qing Lan Immortal Maiden's choice.

Qing Lan Immortal Maiden hesitated slightly, then asked.

"Your Majesty, if I choose to re-cultivate the Dao Lord's Dao fruit, how should I proceed?"

Zhang Jian Dao.

"It's very simple, you can freely choose to reincarnate in the Celestial Netherworld under my control, the Celestial Court, the Spirit Realm, the Golden Origin Celestial Realm, or the Longevity True Realm—all are possible. After your reincarnation, I will personally send my subordinate deities to guide you back onto the path of cultivation!"

Qing Lan Xianzi thought for a moment and then said.

"Your Majesty, I choose to return in the form of a Dao Jun. Currently, your court lacks a Dao Jun to hold the fort. If I can reunite my Dao Jun Dao Guo, I believe I can contribute some strength. When your divine retinue is complete in the future, I will seize the opportunity to resume my cultivation!"

Qing Lan Xianzi also did not conceal her thoughts.

Zhang Jian nodded slightly.

"That works too!"

He slightly opened the crimson jade box in his hand; inside, a golden-red immortal pill flashing with intense primordial ancestral qi floated up.

Zhang Jian flicked his finger lightly, and this Nine-Revolution Resurrection Pill instantly entered Qing Lan Xianzi's body.

A burst of golden-red immortal light instantly erupted from within her, a unique primordial Dao qi merged into her body, helping her reforge her Dao Jun Dao Guo. Moreover, a massive medicinal power rapidly permeated her hazy form, recondensing her primordial spirit essence blood, and using that essence blood as foundation, reforging her Dao Jun true form.

The potent medicinal power surged forth, causing the Dao Jun essence blood to continuously split, tracing the outline of the Dao Jun form drawn by Qing Lan Xianzi's primordial spirit, and in moments it coalesced into shape.

A vast protective immortal light emerged from around Qing Lan Xianzi, growing ever more blazing.

She resembled a cluster of intense life-force torches.

Hazy white light radiated from her surroundings, possessing a powerful ability to distort the mind, Dao heart, and primordial spirit will.

Clearly, Qing Lan Xianzi's ancestral qi Dao Guo is based on a certain type of innate ancestral qi inclined toward the mind and soul.

Within the hazy white light, Qing Lan Xianzi transformed into the true form of a Junzi within a few hours; her body radiated majestic immortal light that flowed outward, permeating the residence of the Supreme Emperor of the Tai Ji Celestial Court.

"First-Revolution Dao Jun!"

Zhang Jian glanced at her, his expression unchanged.

Although only just attained Dao Jun status, it was finally a Dao Jun form, and could be put to use.

Seeing Qing Lan Xianzi's Dao form restored, Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon the other three immortals.

With a wave of his hand, a vast造化 immortal light enveloped the three immortals, rapidly reshaping their flesh and blood, combining flesh and primordial spirit to recondense their corresponding immortal primordial spirits and immortal Dao fruits.

The Dao fruit of the Taiyi Zhen Shu level—Taiyi Celestial Immortal Dao fruit—was formed in an instant.

Indistinguishable from their peak state.

Such造化 power, even for three immortal gods, evoked a profound sense of awe.

They all bowed down in unison.

"We bow in gratitude for the Emperor's grace of rebirth!"

Zhang Jian glanced at Qing Lan Xianzi and the four others, then said.

"From now on, you four will follow Xue Qiong. When the day comes that Xue Qiong overcomes the Great Calamity of Destruction and attains the Dao, your blessings will naturally return!"

Upon hearing this, the four immortals showed joy on their faces.

Ji Shi's eyes held a hint of emotion; her pair of clear autumn-water eyes gazed at Zhang Jian, filled entirely with tenderness.

Zhang Jian smiled faintly.

With his current attainment in the principles of the Great Dao of造化, helping three immortal gods reforge their immortal bodies was merely a trifling effort.

Grasping the Mu Ling Xian Dao to the other shore would be of great help to him.

Especially the recondensation of the thirty-six leaves of the innate spiritual root, the造化青蓮.

……

Having rare leisure, Zhang Jian accompanied Ji Shi on a tour of the Three Sovereigns Celestial Realm, and incidentally took the initiative to learn the current situation of the war between the Three Sovereigns Celestial Realm and the demon tribe.

From the present appearance, the early progress has been very smooth.

Many powerful figures of the Three Sovereigns Celestial Realm suddenly struck out, hitting numerous demon tribe strongholds, even catching the demon tribe strongmen who controlled various realms off guard.

In a short time, the battle results were brilliant.

Many ancient demon gods and ancient demon sages left over from the primordial demon court were suppressed.

Including some new-generation left-wing demon tribe elites, all were successfully harvested in a batch.

But as the initial plans succeeded smoothly, the demon tribe also reacted.

Now some surviving demon tribe strongmen have been regrouped by the newly emerged Taiyi clan, forming the Eastern Emperor Divine Court.

The demon troop movements of this Eastern Emperor Divine Court are elusive, and they continue to launch attacks everywhere, disrupting human plans; simultaneously, they contact the divine lineages in the heavenly void, attempting to jointly resist humanity.

The beacon fires in the heavenly void have already been lit.

It is certain that the Three Sovereigns Holy Court and the demon tribe must fight.

This battle will inevitably be a fight to the death.

With the rise of humanity, the blood debts of the past must inevitably be settled.

This also concerns the interests of many human strongmen.

Many elders of the Three Sovereigns Five Elders Assembly will absolutely not allow anyone to challenge humanity's position as the main character in the heavenly void.

The outer demon god clan will not do, nor will the demon tribe!

But now the greater trouble is, as humanity has cleared part of the surviving ancient demon gods and demon sages from the primordial demon court, it has also caused a portion of the demon immortal lineage to gradually tense up.

In the heavenly void, rumors spread widely; many demon immortals were affected, their interests damaged, making them very worried.

Demon immortals and the ancient demon tribe are distinct.

Although both originate from the demon tribe, demon immortals mostly follow the orthodox path of qi cultivators, or alternatively the ancient and modern Dao of immortals, to achieve immortal form, or enter various major sects, Dao lineages, or serve in the heavenly court.

In various major Dao lineages, they all possess considerable influence.

If many demon immortals were to take the field, humanity would also face trouble.

These matters currently can only be handled by the eight core holy emperors of the Three Sovereigns Five Emperors, who are left with headaches.

Zhang Jian actually, deep in his heart, leans toward fighting.

If this battle is not fought, humanity will eventually still face the demon tribe; once the Eastern Emperor Divine Court finishes its rest and recuperation, humanity will likely face even greater pressure then.

The Three Sovereigns and Five Elders Association absolutely cannot give the demon race a chance to catch their breath.

Even if it means paying some price, we must extinguish the demon race's sacred fire!

……

Taking advantage of the ample time, Zhang Jian subsequently entered the Central Heavenly Realm from the Three Sovereigns Heavenly Realm.

This journey was naturally for the purpose of ancestral worship.

Although he had figured out the true use of the cyan sacrificial fire, Zhang Jian had not let go of the sacrificial matter.

He would not miss the opportunity to shear wool.

No, now is an opportunity for mutual benefit and win-win.

Zhang Jian felt he had overturned his inherent notions.

Central Heavenly Realm, Fifth Layer of the Upper Realm, Eastern Immortal Domain, Qingyi City, Fengqiao Town.

After thirty yuanhui, Zhang Jian entered the Zhang ancestral shrine once again.

This time he did not hold the ancestral worship ceremony with great fanfare.

Although the current family head, Lingchuan, wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to further expand his influence.

But at this time, with frequent heavenly realm wars, Zhang Jian directly omitted even the Dao Venerable's enlightenment ceremony, let alone a mere ancestral worship ceremony.

Moreover, at this time his identity and status were completely different from before.

As the Dao Venerable who had traversed the path to the ultimate powerhouse, his every move was highly conspicuous, and there was no need to invite trouble over this matter.

Zhang Jian merely led a portion of the Zhang clan's core descendants and simply held a small-scale ancestral worship ceremony.

After the ancestral worship ceremony ended, Zhang Jian remained alone inside the ancestral shrine.

Inside the ancestral hall, lights were bright, and golden statues stood within the ancestral shrine. Besides the numerous ancestral spirit tablets of mundane beings elevated to the heavenly realm, and the spirit altar, many more ancestral golden statues were also placed among them.

This included Zhang Jian himself.

Furthermore, there were Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zhang, Zhang Xian, and several other princes of the Great Xia Holy Dynasty, etc.

Below that was Zhang Nan, the first clan leader of the Zhang clan in the Central Heavenly Realm.

All these changes inevitably gave Zhang Jian a feeling of the vast sea turning into mulberry fields.

To him, hundreds of yuanhui seemed to pass in the blink of an eye.

But for the numerous immortals and gods of the Zhang clan, it was a long stretch of time.

These Zhang clan powerhouses had become myths and legends in the flow of time.

In the eyes of the numerous Zhang clan immortals and gods, he was probably just as elusive as a dragon showing its head but not its tail—something one could only hear about but never touch.

Deep in Zhang Jian's Dao heart, there was a slight fluctuation, and in an instant he cut off numerous distracting thoughts.

No one ever dislikes having too many innate spiritual treasures; perhaps this time he could again obtain a powerful innate spiritual treasure from that 'ancestor'.

Zhang Jian could sense that this time the scale of the sacrificial ceremony would certainly not be small.

Besides his having traversed the path to the ultimate powerhouse, in the Longevity True Realm he once again mastered the earth and Nine Nether authorities of the Longevity True Realm, and had refined a renowned evil god sovereign from among the myriad heavens and worlds.

These accumulations would certainly surpass those of the previous time by a great deal.

Zhang Jian gazed at the central bronze cauldron, and with a raise of his hand he rubbed out a strand of cyan sacrificial fire to ignite it, then immediately, by means of the Sumeru Mustard Seed Ring method, directly stuffed mountain-range-like gold and silver ingots into it.

Where his gaze fell, he saw the cyan flames transform into substance, far more vigorous than in any previous occasion.

He simply kept adding gold and silver ingots until that strand of cyan fire gradually reached its peak, waned from prosperity to decline, and turned back into a single strand.

"More than double!"

After slightly sensing the quantity of burning gold and silver ingots, Zhang Jian already knew the number in his heart.

He took out a crafted post-heaven spiritual treasure from his hand, casually shoved it into the bronze cauldron, and watched it gradually burn to ashes.

This time the item he crafted was certainly not ordinary.

I hope that 'ancestor' does not let down his 'painstaking effort'!

Zhang Jian slightly brought a hint of a smile.

Under the lamplight, his smile carried a touch of liveliness and slyness, completely different from his previous steadiness.