Chapter 782: Origin Spirit Treasure (4K)

Tianfu Realm, former site of the Divine Hidden Dao Lineage.

Now called Hidden Dragon Mountain.

Although the Divine Hidden Dao Lineage no longer exists, it remains prosperous as ever.

Within this vast mountain range, cultivators dwell upon the spiritual peaks everywhere, not lacking some reclusive scattered immortals, with worldly immortals and gods hidden among them.

Moreover, atop some of these peaks, there are still sects and Dao lineages of considerable scale.

Qinglan Immortal Maiden gazing upon this scene felt a hint of recollection.

Although this place remains prosperous, how could it compare to several hundred eons ago, when this place was one of the renowned Divine State Cavern-Heavens of the Tianfu Realm?

The Divine Hidden Dao Lineage held dominion here, with countless immortals and gods coming to pay court.

These cultivators are even the most humble existences among the Heaven and Earth households, like raindrops, and even lack the qualification to step into the main range of the Hidden Dragon Mountain Range.

Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon Qinglan Immortal Maiden, and he spoke.

"Do you have a way to sense the whereabouts of the Hongling Immortal Mansion?"

The Hongling Immortal Mansion is the immortal residence refined by Qinglan Immortal Maiden's master, Hongling Immortal Maiden; Hongling Immortal Maiden usually enjoys summoning her retinue of immortals here to give discourses and expound the Dharma.

Qinglan Immortal Maiden mentioned, hoping to first find the whereabouts of the Hongling Immortal Mansion.

It may contain the true spirit imprint of Hongling Immortal Maiden.

If one could gather Hongling Immortal Maiden's true spirit imprint, perhaps one could find the whereabouts of the Xinglan Dao Zun's secret mansion, and find clues related to the secret treasure.

Qinglan Immortal Maiden nodded slightly.

"Little Immortal and my master share a special sensing secret method, which could be tried!"

Seeing this, Zhang Jian nodded.

Zhang Jian knew that in a part of the special heavenly realms, the affection between master and disciple would not yield to that of father and son, mother and daughter.

Therefore, between master and disciple, some specific secret arts would be passed down.

If one day one were to perish, one could use this secret method to find one's lost lineage's secret treasures, and even find one's reincarnated self, to start anew.

Of course, even without such a secret method, with Zhang Jian's means, one could likewise find Hongling Immortal Maiden's whereabouts, and this is not difficult at all.

His current cultivation allows him to easily reverse time and space, reverse cause and effect.

But at this moment, he is taking the opportunity to swiftly shift his own qi mechanism, familiarizing himself with the unfamiliar operational rules of the Tianfu Realm's Heavenly Dao.

For him, this is the most important link.

Qinglan Immortal Maiden formed seals with her hands; moments later, a palace lamp emitting a milky white light appeared deep in her palm; the palace lamp guided the way, and it immediately flew toward one direction, instantly vanishing into the depths of the void.

Seeing this, Qinglan Immortal Maiden took the lead, instantly vanishing into the depths of the spacetime rift.

Zhang Jian remained calm, following behind Qinglan Immortal Maiden.

After the two passed through a vast expanse of chaotic void storm, they instantly arrived before a spacetime vortex.

The spacetime vortex appeared silver-gray, and it is not very conspicuous in the depths of the spacetime river.

But gazing at this spacetime vortex before them, Qinglan Immortal Maiden's eyes held a hint of brightness.

She unleashed strands of primordial qi divine power; only to see within this spacetime vortex, a strand of immortal light instantly burst forth, causing the high-speed rotation, like a colossal vortex capable of overturning the Milky Way, to pause slightly, while simultaneously a strand of immortal light burst forth from within, forming a spacetime long bridge.

"Your Majesty, this is the place!"

Gazing upon this spacetime immortal bridge, Qinglan Immortal Maiden's face showed a hint of joy.

She immediately needed to step into it, but Zhang Jian at this moment reached out to stop her.

"Don't rush!"

Zhang Jian's face was calm, and Qinglan Immortal Maiden's eyes held some doubt.

Divine light flickered in the depths of Zhang Jian's divine eyes, and he said.

"This place has already been monitored by the strong of the Tianfu Realm; it's better to first deal with one or two of these monitoring secret methods, then entering won't be too late!"

With a wave of his hand, a photo-reflecting discernment secret method burst forth from his hand.

Beneath the formless divine light, one saw countless formless nets appear around the spacetime vortex, densely packed, encircling the central Hongling Immortal Mansion.

This is a karma secret method.

It possesses no offensive capability.

But whoever comes into contact with this karma secret method is as if directly targeted and locked on.

No matter where one flees, one cannot escape monitoring.

It appears that Hongling Immortal Maiden's immortal mansion has long been exposed, and has become a tool for the opposing side to fish, waiting for someone to cast themselves into the net.

Seeing this, Zhang Jian flicked his fingers, and black chess pieces emerged one by one from deep within his palm, dyeing this thousand-layered formless net black, sealing it.

This is the Hunyuan Heluo Secret Method, condensing into fate qi mechanism.

Using the power of fate to conceal karma.

Zhang Jian does this with extraordinary ease.

Thereafter, he seized Qinglan Immortal Maiden, and the two turned into flowing light, directly tearing through spacetime, leaping straight into the depths of the Hongling Immortal Mansion.

……

Hongling Immortal Mansion, this is an immortal mansion themed with ethereality and leisure.

The immortal mansion should have alchemy, artifact refining, earth fire spring eyes, places for closed-door cultivation and Dao comprehension, places for relaxed reading, banquet halls, gardens and herb gardens, and even places for keeping mounts—everything is complete.

Even after several hundred eons have passed, it still permeates with a layer of intense boundary immortal light.

But merely taking a glance, Zhang Jian knew that this immortal mansion has likely already been searched countless times by the strong fishers outside.

Inside, there is also no trace of the whereabouts of Hongling Immortal Maiden's true spirit imprint.

However, the items inside have not been taken away by anyone.

Perhaps the outside fishers also look down upon this female great divine communicator's meager family property.

Indeed, it is "meager"!

Zhang Jian's vast and profound will of the other shore swept over, and he realized that aside from this immortal mansion itself being a fifth-rank eternal immortal treasure, there was nothing else of superior quality.

The few fifth-rank eternal immortal treasures in the treasury also looked rather 'ordinary'!

Zhang Jian slightly furrowed his brow in thought; he had heard Qinglan Immortal Maiden mention this before.

This Hongling Immortal Maiden had once yielded the opportunity to ascend to the other shore.

Her cultivation level was clearly not as simple as merely having just entered the third transformation Dao Lord stage.

It seemed that Hongling Immortal Maiden had anticipated danger beforehand and taken away everything of value.

But these ordinary things, to Qinglan Immortal Maiden, were quite precious.

However, upon learning that the Hongling Immortal Mansion had already been monitored, Qinglan Immortal Maiden only took a portion of the Daoist lineage transmission documents and the old belongings of the Hongling Immortal Mansion, then requested Zhang Jian to destroy this Hongling Immortal Mansion with a secret method, lest the Hongling Immortal Maiden lineage's immortals and gods be deceived again.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian briefly considered and then agreed.

An invisible force of creation and transformation divine energy spread from beneath his feet; wherever it passed, whether the immortal mansion and immortal treasures themselves, or the invisible secret methods inscribed within the mansion, and the layers of hidden traps left by the fisherman, all were instantly reduced to nothingness under this creative divine energy.

The two glanced at the spot, then departed.

Hongling Immortal Maiden's place now had no useful clues left; the two could only investigate from the few hidden secondary abodes left by Xinglan Daozun.

……

Not long after the two departed, a vast and supreme will belatedly sensed the dissipation of the Hongling Immortal Mansion, instantly locking onto the spacetime vortex depths where the Hongling Immortal Mansion was located.

Shortly after, a tall and majestic figure emerged from before the spacetime vortex.

His entire being emanated an ethereal and lively aura; this lively aura shifted endlessly—momentarily appearing as an ethereal, unworldly Daoist, the next as a cold, merciful, terrifying supreme being overlooking humanity like Heaven's Dao, then immediately becoming refined and gentlemanly, jade-like, his body suffused with intense righteous and radiant light.

His gaze fell into the depths of the spacetime vortex; merely a glance, and his brows furrowed tightly.

The Hongling Immortal Mansion had vanished right under his eyelids.

The other party not only could perceive all his hidden traps but could also easily conceal them.

At this moment, images of powerful figures unavoidably surfaced in his mind, but he instantly dismissed them.

These powerful figures should know he was 'fishing'; they would not suddenly act to ruin his plans.

It was an unspoken understanding among the immortals.

Each minds their own business, like well water not interfering with river water.

If we sabotage each other, none of us will fare well.

A hint of suspicion flickered in the depths of his eyes, but in the short term, he could not yet pinpoint a suspect.

However, the other party finding Hongling Immortal Maiden's immortal mansion likely came for that supreme treasure tied to the hidden divine concealment Dao lineage.

His expression grew somewhat solemn.

Legends say that treasure is not merely an innate treasure, but born from embracing the primordial source of the myriad worlds' Great Dao; whoever obtains it is as if directly controlling a portion of the Great Dao's source—not only gaining a treasure, but also able to comprehend its profound mysteries.

If the Great Dao aligns, the enhancement is unimaginable.

In the myriad worlds, an era usually sees only a few such treasures born.

Who could not covet such a treasure?

Perhaps even those few powerhouses in the Tianfu World who earned the title of 'Dao Ancestor' cannot hold themselves back.

The sudden collapse of the Divine Concealment Dao lineage makes it hard to say these few 'Dao Ancestors' did not contribute to the outcome.

This Daozun, after much thought, found no useful leads and immediately decided to pursue Hongling Immortal Maiden's trail all the way.

He believed that since the other party had already acted once, they would likely act again.

He would eventually encounter the other party.

……

Outside Yinglong Mountain.

At this moment, Qinglan Immortal Maiden's expression was instead somewhat calm; she pondered briefly and then said.

"Martial Uncle Xinglan usually is quite plain, disliking extravagance; even after becoming a Daozun, his secondary abodes and secret abodes are only a few in number, but those exposed to the sect disciples' eyes and ears have likely already been found out!"

"Your Majesty, we shall set our target on those few unknown secret abodes; I once heard my master mention that Martial Uncle Xinglan established a secret abode in the depths of the starry realm, to suppress an innate star; it is said that within that innate star lie heavenly treasures and earthly riches, and Martial Uncle Xinglan took a liking to this place, preparing to occupy that innate star and open another Great Dao pulse!"

"Besides this secret abode, there is yet another secret abode, this one being the secret abode Martial Uncle Xinglan prepared for dual cultivation with…… his master, awaiting his master's assault on the fourth calamity of destruction……"

Qinglan Immortal Maiden's eyes held a hint of dimness.

Zhang Jian slightly glanced sideways, then said.

"Do you know the location of that secret abode?"

He directly ignored the previous secret abode.

At the moment of impending downfall, he believed Xinglan Daozun would no longer think of his magical treasures, but rather his obsession remained.

Qinglan Immortal Maiden nodded slightly.

"I have been to this place once, but I do not know the coordinates……"

Seeing Zhang Jian's strange gaze upon her, Qinglan Immortal Maiden hesitated briefly, then added.

"Moreover, the memories related to that secret abode were, before the little immortal's downfall, completely erased by the little immortal via secret method, at that time also to prevent anyone from obtaining the little immortal's true spirit fragments and thus learning the location of that secret abode……"

Zhang Jian was somewhat speechless.

Qinglan Immortal Maiden had indeed thought things through thoroughly.

"So does that mean we temporarily cannot find that treasure?"

Zhang Jian's expression was calm, but Qinglan Immortal Maiden sensed some displeasure in his words and immediately said.

"Your Majesty, as long as we revive my master, Hongling Immortal Maiden, we will surely be able to find that secret abode's location!"

Zhang Jian looked up and down at Qinglan Immortal Maiden, his eyes deep with faint ripples.

This ripple made Qinglan Immortal Maiden's heart feel somewhat…… she quickly clasped her hands and said.

"The little immortal dares not conceal from Your Majesty; this is the only way to find clues to that treasure!"

Zhang Jian looked at her for a while, then after a moment, slowly withdrew his gaze.

"How can you be certain your master, Immortal Hongling, still exists in the world, rather than having completely perished?"

Qinglan Immortal pondered for a moment, then took out a pale gold register of ordination from her hand and respectfully handed it to Zhang Jian.

"This is the register of ordination of our lineage, beginning with our master Immortal Hongling; as long as we are recorded in the blue register, we leave behind a trace of magical energy and qi mechanism. If one has completely perished, with soul and spirit scattered, the magical energy and qi mechanism on the name will naturally dissipate!"

"Master should have already reincarnated? Or perhaps there remains a fragment of true spirit, but there is absolutely no complete demise!"

Zhang Jian took the pale gold register of ordination in his hand; within it were dozens of names and taboos.

Immortal Hongling ranked first among them.

The magical energy and qi mechanism on her name had indeed not dissipated.

Besides that, among the dozens of names and taboos, only two or three still flickered with a trace of magical energy and qi mechanism.

This indicates they have not yet perished.

At this moment, Zhang Jian rubbed the pale gold register of ordination; this register was made of a special material, seemingly refined from rare heavenly treasures, and further empowered by a mighty being with causal and anti-causal arts, forming a special protective seal within, ensuring no outsider could use this register to curse or harm disciples of our sect.

Only a special secret art can activate it.

Perhaps only someone like Immortal Hongling, who oversees the register, knows how to activate it.

Qinglan Immortal currently lacks this ability.

Zhang Jian held the God-Concealing Dao Lineage Register in his hand; he could sense that this gold register contained an extraordinarily profound and mysterious secret art.

Moreover, the causal secret art within had already formed a cycle, not to mention the anti-causal secret technique.

Even ordinary powerful beings of the other shore could not break it open, let alone comprehend it.

But given his attainment in forbidden arts, if he wished to decipher it, it was not impossible.

It would only take a little time.

However, he was actually more worried that Immortal Hongling might already have been controlled by some Dao Ancestor of the Tianfu Realm; that would be when trouble arises.

……

The causal and anti-causal secret arts on this register cannot be directly broken in a short time.

At this moment, Zhang Jian was also calculating how to win over the target of this journey.

His target in this journey is a powerful being named Huangyi Daozun.

He is a native Dao-attained Immortal Venerable of the Tianfu Realm, with extraordinary cultivation.

If it were merely decent cultivation, for Zhang Jian, it would actually be rather easy to handle.

Coercion and inducement; if that fails, he could still forcibly bring the person into the Three Emperors Heaven Realm.

But he cannot do that, for this Huangyi Daozun is famed as the Unparalleled in Alchemy and Formations, and in the Tianfu Realm maintains good relations with several super Dao lineages, often visiting the gates of those Dao lineage patriarchs; if he acts too ostentatiously, he fears provoking those super Dao lineage powerhouses to intervene.

If he were to turn them to the demon clan's side, that would be a loss not worth the gain!

This requires him to devise a plan.

As for how to make contact with the other party, he already has an idea.