Chapter 789: The Limit of Dao Cultivation

Above the void far from the Chaoguang Immortal Realm, another figure shrouded in thick, bloody killing light gazes into the distance at the grandeur above the void.

The collision of two colossal beings stirs unrest across billions of miles of land and river.

Fortunately, the two deities gradually drew upon the projection of the Chaos Origin Sea, releasing their power into it; otherwise, the Chaoguang Immortal Realm, and even the surrounding immortal realms, would have been torn apart like the Star Lan Secret Mansion.

Blood Shadow Heavenly Venerable's face is calm, but deep in his eyes flickers intense malice.

Naturally, he hopes both sides will suffer mutual destruction.

However, no matter who wins, they may face a siege by the other four Dao Ancestors of the Tianfu Realm.

"Fight on, keep fighting—best if they both perish completely..."

Blood Shadow Heavenly Venerable watches this scene, and deep in his eyes flickers cold emotion.

Whether the Dark Talisman Heavenly Venerable falls, or that other terrifying powerhouse falls, it serves his interest.

Suddenly, his expression shifts; his form turns into a stream of light and vanishes from the spot, yet a vast, majestic will sweeps over the ground where he stood. Moments later, a figure clad in Primordial Dao robes appears, his body wrapped in a layer of ethereal, transcendent aura.

In his hand he holds a horsetail whisk; between his brows, a divine eye slowly opens, scanning the void, and in his eyes appears a calm hue.

He also notices the two terrifying powerhouses on the battlefield.

But in his view, the most urgent matter now is not to attack these two terrifying powerhouses, but to seize Blood Shadow Heavenly Venerable.

After all, previously Hong Ling Immortal Maiden was in Blood Shadow Heavenly Venerable's grasp.

Blood Shadow Heavenly Venerable must know something.

Capturing Blood Shadow Heavenly Venerable would surely be more valuable than capturing anyone else.

He activates a hand seal, calculates slightly, then locks onto a direction and dashes after it.

Shortly after this "ordinary" immortal departs, a figure with lofty aura and cold majesty descends from the void, his body radiating vast, supreme divine power—noble and exalted, nearly bearing the countenance of a Heavenly Emperor, yet even more revered, as if the Tianfu Realm were merely an incarnation of his true self.

Hongyuan Dao Ancestor glances around, sensing that the aura above the surrounding void has been completely erased; deep in his eyes flickers a hint of golden light.

"True Talisman!"

Upon uttering this name, his face bears an unusually solemn expression.

After a brief hesitation, Hongyuan Dao Ancestor does not continue the pursuit.

Since this matter involves the True Talisman Dao Ancestor intervening, he alone likely cannot suppress the opposition.

But he believes that since the True Talisman Dao Ancestor has acted, the True Light Dao Ancestor must have followed suit.

At this moment, he turns his gaze to the distance, beholding the grand Dao omen, his expression solemn.

Whether it is the Dark Talisman Heavenly Venerable or another foreign powerhouse displaying their methods, some exceed Hongyuan Dao Ancestor's imagination.

As for the Dark Talisman Heavenly Venerable, that will do.

The four Dao Ancestors often deal with him and know well how powerful this Dark Talisman Heavenly Venerable is.

To suppress this Heavenly Venerable and force him into slumber, the four Dao Ancestors expended great effort.

Yet another powerhouse can match him evenly, which causes Hongyuan Dao Ancestor to feel startled and doubtful.

Dark Talisman Heavenly Venerable, though not at his peak now, is still a supreme Dao powerhouse.

He possesses everything a supreme Dao powerhouse should have.

It is said that in ancient ages, such beings also bore another name: Supreme Person.

Such beings rank just below those who have attained Yuanshi and achieved Primordial.

……

Above the void, billions of layers of rule Dao patterns unfold, transforming into a world-destroying flood that surges forward; Zhang Jian also feels the immense pressure.

This nine-headed dragon has fully unfolded its supreme Dao form—indeed, extraordinarily terrifying.

Zhang Jian raises his hand, unfolding the Nine Revolutions Chaos Qing Lotus Rebirth Great Law, forming a phantom of the Thirty-Six Grade Chaos Qing Lotus.

This transcendent-level supreme divine ability flickers briefly, then suddenly collapses within the terrifying dragon breath.

It is not that the Nine Revolutions Chaos Qing Lotus Rebirth Great Law's defensive power is too weak, but that the dragon breath containing primordial Dao power is too overwhelming.

Within it lies a portion of Yuanshi power.

As he watches the Thirty-Six Grade Chaos Qing Lotus phantom collapse, Zhang Jian's expression remains unchanged, yet he had prepared in advance.

Layer upon layer of Xuanhuang aura disperses from beneath his feet; looking closely, one sees heavenly and earthly great Dao patterns sprouting from below, instantly forming a vast divine array that contains the celestial heavens and boundless continents.

The Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Great Array.

This great array is supported by his top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Earth Emperor Golden Canon, and also contains a portion of the Earth Emperor Dao Fruit's divine power.

As if covering the heavens and earth, dimensions of time and space, it shields him completely within.

The overwhelming dragon breath crashes down, repeatedly scouring the fetal membrane of heaven and earth formed by the Xuanhuang Fetal Membrane Great Array; layer after layer of yellow light corrodes and fades, yet it still cannot penetrate deep into the Xuanhuang fetal membrane.

The Earth Emperor Protective Body Divine Light emanating from Zhang Jian is extraordinarily mysterious.

Even primordial Dao power cannot erase it.

This nature is astonishing.

This is also Zhang Jian's ultimate foundation for daring to contend with primordial Dao powerhouses.

Every being who attains the other shore through the path of supreme power possesses a terrifying trait sufficient to dominate among supreme powerhouses.

This is why they are called supreme.

This trait, as their cultivation grows, continues to evolve and transform.

Zhang Jian's greatest strength lies in the uniqueness of the Earth Emperor Origin Dao Fruit.

But it is not only this.

Although he withstands the terrifying dragon breath head-on, Zhang Jian still feels he has fallen into a disadvantage.

The surrounding void has already been enveloped by a terrifying, dark, obscure domain.

A mighty surge of special primordial light merges into it, making this vast domain even more profound and gloomy, and within it lurks a terrifying devouring strange force, seemingly seeking to absorb and refine his Earth Emperor origin.

Had it not been for his Earth Emperor origin being extraordinarily strong, he would have already lost part of his cultivation by now.

Above the void, the Dark Rune Celestial Venerable manifested his true form of the Supreme Dao, and deep in his eyes there was also some astonishment; at this moment he activated a secret method, yet he could not actually absorb and draw upon the other's Dao foundation.

The other was like a stone of mixed yuan unity.

The foundation was extraordinarily solid.

His realm of ultimate darkness could not erode the other's foundation, nor could it completely suppress him.

This discovery shocked him, but following it came apprehension and intense killing intent.

Moreover, the Dark Rune Celestial Venerable had already realized that Zhang Jian was actually not the Supreme Dao embodiment.

"Supreme Power!"

The Dark Rune Celestial Venerable gritted his teeth slightly, he continued to activate his domain, trapping the other within it, while simultaneously preparing to find a way to shift into the depths of the Dark Rune Heaven Realm.

The Dark Rune Heaven Realm is his true stronghold.

Once there, he would have ample time to play a game of cat and mouse with his opponent.

But just then, a blazing golden lamp appeared, countless dazzling lights burst forth from its center, within the Supreme Dao domain it was as if boiling over, infinite divine energy erupted from within, a vast sword intent appeared in the void, suddenly slicing through endless dark spacetime, directly slashing horizontally toward the position of the Nine-Headed Dragon True Form.

The sword light was awe-inspiring, as if opening heaven and earth, heavy and vast.

This sword intent did not appear so sharp, but even more astonishing was its heaviness.

That heaviness condensed at a point, seeming able to shatter anything solid, break all bonds, and smash the heavenly realms.

Likewise a sword intent, it took heaviness.

An incomparably massive weight.

Around the Nine-Headed Magic Dragon's body, layers of purple-black divine body-protecting light flashed into existence and instantly shattered; even the coiling primordial divine power trembled, shattered by the rotating unmatched gravity, and suddenly pierced through the entire Nine-Headed Magic Dragon True Form.

The radiance pierced into it.

In an instant the Nine-Headed Magic Dragon let out a painful hiss, yet one of its dragon claws without hesitation plunged straight into the chest, dragging along flesh and blood, even forcibly excavating a mass of terrifying organs.

Its nine dragon heads fiercely stared at the large piece of writhing flesh in hand, the dragon claws closed, while simultaneously the dragon breath in its mouth gathered power, ready to be unleashed.

But then a burst of azure flame erupted from within, like the scorching sun, tearing apart the dragon claw; Zhang Jian's figure flickered back and forth several times, instantly appearing around several terrifying dragon heads.

In the depths of his eyes flashed a hint of icy sharpness.

Deep in his palm, four-colored divine light rotated.

These were the top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Innate Four Symbols Divine Needles.

The Innate Four Symbols Divine Needles, under his activation, suddenly burst forth with brilliant divine light, splitting into four, each piercing into the deep eyes of the four biting and standing dragon heads, instantly staining the eyes of four of the Nine-Headed Evil Dragon's heads with blood.

At this moment a divine sword appeared deep in his palm.

This is his natal spiritual treasure, the Dragon Chant Sword; this divine sword has always been nurtured within him, aided by various heavenly and earthly spiritual treasures, even the very origin of heaven and earth nurturing it.

This is his rare use of this natal divine sword.

At this time it also represents that, facing this terrifying Supreme Dao being, Zhang Jian is also gradually revealing most of his hidden foundations.

"My true self, we also come to lend you a hand!"

At this moment within the Purple Mansion Palace, the Lord of the Nine Abysses, the Lord of the State and Altars all opened their eyes in unison, transforming into Dao fruits that temporarily returned to the depths of his origin Dao fruit.

The light on the Dragon Chant Sword surged, the blinding sword light faintly capable of destroying chaos, annihilating all living beings.

Instantly the sword blade fiercely slashed downward.

But then the Nine-Headed Magic Dragon True Form below suddenly burst forth with immeasurable dark divine light, and instantly the true form actually collapsed, transforming into a blazing dark yang.

Only seen, primordial divine power of dark hue rotated around the dark yang, manifesting layer upon layer of primordial totems.

At this moment, this infamous Nine-Headed Magic Dragon actually rarely chose to abandon its offensive posture, instead transforming into defense.

The terrifying sword light like lightning, instantly slashing into the dark yang, cleaving it into the depths of dimensional spacetime.

Zhang Jian could sense that part of the primordial totems had been shattered by this sword light of his, already having wounded the Dark Rune Celestial Venerable.

But such an injury, for an existence as terrifying as the Dark Rune Celestial Venerable, was merely a drizzle, and he would soon recover.

Seeing the Dark Rune Celestial Venerable cleaved away by a sword, Zhang Jian gazed at his Dragon Chant Sword in hand, yet his form instantly transformed into a stream of light and departed.

The Dark Rune Celestial Venerable is very powerful.

Zhang Jian knew that even if he could defeat, seal the opponent, he would likely have to pay a considerable price.

This was not the result he wanted.

This place was also not where the two of them could let go and fight decisively.

Since he could not slay the Dark Rune Celestial Venerable, he might as well temporarily cease hostilities.

And deep in his heart, Zhang Jian at this moment also gained a clearer positioning of his own peak combat power.

His current state as Supreme Power, combined with the innate spiritual treasures within his body, and perhaps the Three Corpses Gods, could possibly contend with a Supreme Dao being, suppressing an existence like the Dark Rune Celestial Venerable.

But if facing an existence like the Martial Ancestor, he probably would not have much chance of victory.

Of course, this is also normal.

His current Dao cultivation is merely that of a Second Transformation Dao Venerable.

For him now, the most important thing is still that special origin spiritual treasure.

He had just sensed that the Blood Shadow Celestial Venerable had appeared nearby.

Moreover, the Blood Shadow Celestial Venerable had also been targeted by someone.

His figure leapt, and instantly he departed, moving to the Star Ripple Secret Mansion on flat ground.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Dark Rune Celestial Venerable reappeared in human form, his face slightly cold.

Zhang Jian could not do anything to him in a short time, and likewise he could not do anything to Zhang Jian.

Likewise, both harbored reservations.

His face underwent a slight change, his form instantly vanished into the void, likewise rushing swiftly toward the direction of the Blood Shadow Celestial Venerable.

The supreme treasure containing the origin of the Great Dao of all heavens and worlds, no one can abandon it.

This is an item capable of fundamentally changing the pattern, a spiritual treasure.

Especially the primordial source contained within such treasures, which may be an innate supreme treasure, or at the very least possess the conditions to become one!