Chapter 106: Zhenyuanzi Sweeps Away the Forbidden Zones, Ending the Darkness, <Mountains and Seas

Jiang Taixu, however, remained deeply worried in his heart.

He was extremely grateful for the Heavenly Court Blessing, but he was also clear-headed.

Even though the Jiang Family now had so many Great Emperors, it would still take a very long time to perfectly master this Great Emperor-level strength.

A Great Emperor is invincible not only in strength but also in will.

The Heavenly Court could help them improve their strength, but things like will had to rely on themselves.

Jiang Taixu bowed to Zhenyuanzi once more and said, "Many thanks to the Heavenly Court for bestowing this Creation, many thanks to Your Majesty."

"Heavenly Court Envoy, Jiang Taixu has a presumptuous request. Within our world, there exists a Dark Source, which has launched one Dark Turmoil after another throughout countless eras. For the sake of all living beings in this world, I beg the Envoy to show mercy and sweep away the Darkness."

After finishing, Jiang Taixu kept his head bowed low.

He knew he was being somewhat greedy.

The Heavenly Court Blessing was already a supreme Creation.

What kind of strength and status did the Heavenly Court Envoy possess?

To ask such an existence to take action, he did not know what kind of price would need to be paid.

Yet Jiang Taixu also knew that this was an opportunity—an opportunity to sweep away the Life Forbidden Zones and end the Darkness.

The Jiang Family had received rewards and now possessed countless Great Emperors.

Once the members of the Jiang Family fully mastered their Great Emperor strength, they would one day be able to pacify the Life Forbidden Zones and end the Darkness.

Of course, in this process, countless members of the Jiang Family might sacrifice themselves.

Jiang Taixu was naturally not saying he wanted to preserve the Jiang Family's strength; he did not fear sacrifice, and the people of the Jiang Family would not fear sacrifice either.

What Jiang Taixu feared was that when that time came, the Dark Supremes would surely be driven to desperation, inciting an unprecedented catastrophe and sparing no cost to cause unprecedented destruction to this world.

But if a powerhouse from the Heavenly Court took action, even if these Dark Supremes wanted to be driven to desperation, they would need the capability to do so.

In reality, Jiang Taixu had misjudged his own current strength.

Hearing Jiang Taixu's words, Zhenyuanzi did not feel much of anything.

He looked at the twenty-six Dark Supremes and toward the various Life Forbidden Zones, his brows furrowed.

In the Great Primordial World, Zhenyuanzi had always been one who acted with kindness toward others.

Or rather, Zhenyuanzi was also a person of great merit.

He was honored as the Ancestor of Earth Immortals; why?

Because he was the source of Earth Immortals, having spread the Earth Immortal Dao throughout the entire Honghuang Continent, and he held immense grace toward every Earth Immortal.

Do not look at the fact that Zhenyuanzi was now mixing with fierce figures like the Styx Old Ancestor.

A long time ago, Zhenyuanzi had been close friends with the Honghuang good-natured person, Hongyun Patriarch.

Thus, Zhenyuanzi himself carried a sense of righteousness and most hated those who slaughtered the innocent and were filled with sin.

With one glance, Zhenyuanzi sensed the infinite Karma on the twenty-six Dark Supremes, as well as the Karma generated within the various Life Forbidden Zones.

This meant that these people were stained with the blood of the innocent and had harmed countless people.

Throughout countless eras, the Dark Supremes had blood-sacrificed the world time and time again.

To them, life had long ago become a string of meaningless numbers.

To them, all living beings were merely blood-food that could extend their lives.

Precisely because of this, the Karma on them had almost turned into substance.

Zhenyuanzi loathed these people.

In the Great Desolate World, during the Wu-Yao Era.

During the calamity of the Slaughtering Witch Sword, Zhenyuanzi had still dared to risk offending Donghuang Taiyi and Di Jun to protect a portion of the Human Race.

Zhenyuanzi held a certain persistence in his heart.

He nodded to Jiang Taixu and said, "Very well. Today, this poor Daoist will assist this world in sweeping away the Darkness and rooting out the malignant tumor."

Zhenyuanzi looked at the twenty-six Dark Supremes and spoke coldly.

"You all have committed grave sins and are entangled in Karma. Today, this poor Daoist shall act on behalf of Heaven and send you on your way."

The twenty-six Dark Supremes felt a sense of heart-palpitating dread just from being looked at by Zhenyuanzi.

But they were, after all, Dark Supremes, possessing the most resolute will; even if they blood-sacrificed all living beings, they would not frown.

Therefore, the twenty-six Dark Supremes still wanted to strike, to weigh whether this existence from the Heavenly Court was truly an immortal.

And whether the Jiang Family had truly all been enlightened into Great Emperors.

Of course, it was not as if no Dark Supreme wanted to run, but one of the Dark Supremes spoke up.

"If the Jiang Family are all Great Emperors, then we have no hope of escape. If it is all just a bluff, then today, this person from the Heavenly Court shall die and vanish."

A single sentence directly caused all the Dark Supremes present to resolve themselves to fight to the death.

If the opponent was very powerful and could enlighten Great Emperors.

Then running would be of no use at all.

If the opponent was merely bluffing, then they would invite the opponent to die.

So, only one path remained for them: a fight to the death.

Unfortunately, the twenty-six Dark Supremes were, in the end, a bit too naive.

They did not even have the qualifications to strike at Zhenyuanzi.

Zhenyuanzi wore a plain Daoist robe, his demeanor leisurely, possessing a naturally transcendent air.

Within his eyes flowed endless mountains and rivers.

He merely waved his sleeve lightly toward the twenty-six Dark Supremes, and a majestic power instantly condensed, turning into a dazzling light that shot straight into the clouds.

And wherever the light passed, the twenty-six Dark Supremes all let out one miserable shriek after another.

Dark power, the strength of those who had attained the Dao, the strength of Extreme Dao Sublimation—all appeared so fragile under this light.

Just like sunlight shining on melting snow, they vanished in an instant.

Pop, pop, pop!

Twenty-six Dark Supremes, those who had attained the Dao, emitted one popping sound after another in the void, and then all of them died and their souls dissipated.

In this human world, not a trace was left behind.

Twenty-six Dark Supremes were wiped out just like that, with ease.

Zhenyuanzi said with a hint of disdain, "Using Universe in the Sleeve to deal with you lot is truly overkill."

Heaven and earth were silent, hushed and wordless.

Even Jiang Taixu, who was always indifferent, could not help but gulp at this moment.

To kill an Ancient Emperor is like killing an ant; to execute a Supreme is like cutting grass.

Are these those who had attained the Dao, who were originally invincible in the world and looked down upon hundreds of millions of living beings, merely ants in front of someone even stronger?

No one could describe the impact caused by this scene.

Since the Mythological Era, countless people have stepped onto the path of cultivation with only one pursuit: Proving the Dao to become an Emperor.

But now, what does it matter to be a Great Emperor?

They are still ants that can be crushed at any time.

Jiang Taixu sighed in his heart; truly, there is a heaven beyond heaven, and one must always harbor reverence.

The strength of the Heavenly Court is simply too powerful!

And at this moment, Zhenyuanzi had already turned his gaze toward the seven Life Forbidden Zones and the Underworld.

Aside from the Ancient Forbidden Zone, these seven Life Forbidden Zones were all places of infinite sin and rolling Darkness.

The Ancient Forbidden Zone housed the Ruthless Great Emperor and the corpse of a Great Accomplishment Saint Body.

They had never initiated a Dark Turmoil; they were more like guardians of the Human Race.

For example, the Great Accomplishment Saint Body.

Zhenyuanzi did not pay attention to the Ancient Forbidden Land; he focused on those Life Forbidden Zones stained with blood and filled with endless Karma.

Without hesitation, he directly and forcefully struck out toward the several Life Forbidden Zones.

At this moment, a giant palm that could cover the sky loomed over the Immortal Tomb, the Undying Mountain, and the other Life Forbidden Zones.

Zhenyuanzi slapped his palm toward these Life Forbidden Zones.

Inside the Taichu Ancient Mine, mountain after mountain collapsed, crack after crack spread, and the entire ancient mine turned into powder inch by inch under this palm.

Within Burial Heaven Island, the entire sky shattered and was wiped out of existence.

There were even Dark Supremes who had not yet emerged who were startled awake; some were furious and wanted to charge at the Great Immortal Zhenyuan.

Others attempted to flee the Life Forbidden Zone, yet it was of no use; the Dark Supremes were directly turned into fly ash.

The Taichu Ancient Mine, Burial Heaven Island, the Immortal Tomb, the God Ruins, the Undying Mountain, the Reincarnation Sea, and the Underworld—these Life Forbidden Zones that once made the living beings of Beidou tremble with fear—shattered one after another under the palm of the Great Immortal Zhenyuan, all turning into fly ash.

Zhenyuanzi pushed across the seven Life Forbidden Zones with a single hand, killing countless Dark Supremes with a mere glance.

No one could block this move from Zhenyuanzi.

Even those who were invincible in the world, who had attained the Dao, were still like ants that could be pinched to death at will before Zhenyuanzi.

On this day, the forbidden zones collapsed, and the Darkness was annihilated.

Those sources of past Darkness, those Life Forbidden Zones that had once devoured countless living beings and made all beings in Beidou tremble, were now gone without a trace.

From the Mythological Era, through the Primordial Era and the Desolate Era, and up to the present, the greatest mastermind that had loomed over the heads of the living beings of Beidou had been completely cleared away.

Zhenyuanzi had only done this as a casual act, but for Jiang Taixu, it brought an indescribable sense of gratitude.

At this moment, not only Jiang Taixu, but all the living beings of Beidou saw this scene, saw the collapse of the forbidden zones, and saw the annihilation of the Darkness.

They even felt a sense of unreality.

"Is it over? Has the Darkness been annihilated? Have the forbidden zones collapsed? Will there be no more Dark Turmoil from now on?"

"Yes, it is over, it is over; that supreme existence has leveled the Darkness at this moment and ended the Darkness."

After confirming it time and time again, they were finally absolutely certain that the several Life Forbidden Zones had been destroyed and the Dark Source had vanished.

From now on, they would no longer have to endure the worry of Darkness.

At this moment, countless people were in pain; time and again, through the Dark Turmoil, they had lost their ancestors and their loved ones.

Yet there was no hope for revenge, and they even had to worry about the arrival of the next Dark Turmoil.

Simply because the opponent was one who had attained the Dao.

Now it is over; a supreme being from beyond the realm has descended and directly annihilated the Darkness.

"Ancestors, Grandfather, your revenge has finally been avenged!"

"The Darkness is over, the Darkness is over, but where are you? Where are you?"

Countless people looked up to the sky and wept bitterly.

Until finally, all living beings bowed toward Zhenyuanzi from afar.

"Many thanks to the High Envoy for acting to level the Darkness, many thanks to the High Envoy."

"We bow in thanks to the Immortal for ending the Darkness."

Jiang Taixu also bowed deeply to Zhenyuanzi and said with immense gratitude, "Jiang Taixu thanks the High Envoy; on behalf of the hundreds of millions of living beings of Beidou, Jiang Taixu thanks the High Envoy for ending the Darkness."

Zhenyuanzi did not mind; he had only acted casually, and it had cost him nothing at all.

He looked at the Zhetian Shijie and felt the fragmentation of the rules of this World, as well as how fragile they were.

In a single thought, he sensed that in a more distant era, this World had been far less fragile than it was now.

Zhenyuanzi thought that since he had already come to this World, he would help them once more.

"I, Zhenyuanzi of the Heavenly Court, shall today use the Classic of Mountains and Seas to reorganize the ley lines of this continent."

Zhenyuanzi held the Classic of Mountains and Seas high, and immeasurable radiance was scattered across the entire Beidou continent.

Above the Classic of Mountains and Seas, layer upon layer of earth veins emerged, one after another, constructing complex and profound textures.

The Earth Book, Classic of Mountains and Seas, is a Spirit Treasure capable of being compared to the Book of Life and Death and the Investiture of the Gods.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas shone with great light, and immeasurable divine radiance was scattered across this heaven and earth.

In the Eastern Wasteland, Western Desert, Eastern Plains, Southern Ridge, and Zhongzhou, one after another, heaven-shaking auras were reviving from within the ground, and immeasurable brilliance surged into the sky from the earth.

It was even more so for the underground Dragon Veins, as spiritual energy turned into substance, directly manifesting as flying dragons in the sky.

And upon this continent, the originally chaotic earth veins and Dragon Veins were reorganized.

The earth veins that had already withered were enlightened by the Classic of Mountains and Seas, reviving and radiating new vitality.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas evolved the earth veins and Dragon Veins of this continent, under the reorganization of the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

This heaven and earth radiated an even stronger vitality.

It can be said that Zhenyuanzi, with his own strength, initiated a revival of spiritual energy in this World, opening up a golden age of cultivation.

In the Mythological Era, the emperors of this heaven and earth coexisted, with one Great Emperor after another shining in competition.

But it is unknown what happened to this heaven and earth; gradually, this heaven and earth suppressed all living beings, and only one person was allowed to become a Great Emperor in an era.

Once a Great Emperor was born, the entire heaven and earth would be under extreme suppression.

Even with the most stunning talent, it was basically impossible to break this blockade and defy the heavens to become a Great Emperor.

When Zhenyuanzi used the Classic of Mountains and Seas to reorganize the earth veins of this continent, he understood.

Because this heaven and earth had become more fragile, the laws were more fragile, far from being as solid as in the Mythological Era.

In the Mythological Era, this continent could support the coexistence of many emperors.

But perhaps it was the great battles and conflicts between Great Emperors that caused this continent to suffer heavy damage.

The existence of Great Emperors was highly destructive to this continent.

Especially with countless Dao-attainers sleeping within the Dark Forbidden Zone.

This continent simply could not bear so many Great Emperors, so at that time, the instinct of the World suppressed all living beings.

Since then, there could only be one Great Emperor in an era.

Now that the Classic of Mountains and Seas is reorganizing the earth veins, perhaps the scenes of the Mythological Era will appear again, with many emperors coexisting and competing.

Of course, now only the Jiang Family already has countless Great Emperors.

Zhenyuanzi saw exactly this, the fragility of this continent, and worried that the many Great Emperors of the Jiang Family would destroy this continent.

Therefore, he used the Classic of Mountains and Seas to reorganize the earth veins of Beidou and enlighten the earth veins.

This made this continent more solid and the rules more firm.

With Zhenyuanzi's action, the Beidou Star Domain could not only support the coexistence of many emperors.

It could even be said that without needing to enter the Immortal Domain, one could also defy the heavens to become an immortal in the Zhetian Shijie.

At the same time as the Classic of Mountains and Seas enlightened them, Great Desolate Qi also filled the entire continent.

That Great Desolate Qi, for the people of this continent, was Longevity Substance.

Therefore, from now on, one could become an immortal within this continent.

This World rose toward the strength of the Perfect World.

Between heaven and earth, rolling merit surged toward Zhenyuanzi; this was the gratitude of this heaven and earth toward Zhenyuanzi.

Zhenyuanzi's actions were like a rebirth for this World.

Originally, this World was gradually heading toward exhaustion, but this act by Zhenyuanzi allowed this World to potentially evolve toward a more powerful state.

After Zhenyuanzi finished all this, he put away the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

He said to Jiang Taixu, "This matter is finished, this poor Daoist shall depart."

It was that Zhenyuanzi had thought of something more important; he knew where his Dao was.

Jiang Taixu bowed again and said, "Many thanks to the Heavenly Court Envoy for taking action, allowing my Beidou to manifest vitality once more."

"Many thanks to the Heavenly Court Envoy, respectfully sending off the Heavenly Court Envoy."

"Many thanks to the Heavenly Court Envoy, respectfully sending off the Heavenly Court Envoy."

These living beings of Beidou did not know exactly what Zhenyuanzi had done, but they could feel the spiritual energy reviving between heaven and earth.

Their original cultivation realms began to loosen, and they could break through at any time.

A golden age, an unprecedented golden age, was about to arrive.

Jiang Taixu let out a deep breath; the forbidden zones were destroyed, and the Darkness was ended.

The living beings of this continent could finally live through a period of peaceful years.

However, Jiang Taixu also knew that although the Life Forbidden Zone was destroyed and the Dark Supremes had died miserably.

It was uncertain if, in the future, there would still be people who would choose to fall into Darkness and establish new forbidden zones.

Human hearts are like a snake trying to swallow an elephant; even if they become immortals, they will have even greater desires.

The Life Forbidden Zone might reappear, and Dark Turmoil might once again sweep across the entire World.

These were things Jiang Taixu needed to face squarely.

However, Jiang Taixu also made up his mind; Zhenyuanzi had already helped the living beings of this realm end the Darkness.

From now on, the peace of this World would need him to guard it.

At this very moment, there was another person who saw this scene and could not react for a moment.

This person was Ye Fan.

One must know that Ye Fan was not a transmigrator, but there was a Diyu in this World.

And Ye Fan had arrived at the Beidou Star Domain from Diyu by riding the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin.

In Diyu, there were legends of the Three Pure Ones, the Honghuang, and Zhenyuanzi.

Of course, the Diyu in the Zhetian Shijie was not the Ancestral Star before Qin Hao transmigrated.

In the Heavens and Myriad Worlds, countless parallel worlds exist.

Ye Fan had too many doubts at this very moment; he walked up to Jiang Taixu and asked, "God King, from where did that Zhenyuanzi of the Heavenly Court come?"

Ye Fan was simply too curious, having come from Diyu to this star domain.

Ye Fan had always been hiding his origins, fearing that he would bring a powerful enemy upon his homeland.

Yet now, he had actually seen Zhenyuanzi, the Zhenyuanzi of the Honghuang era from the myths and legends of Diyu.

Jiang Taixu did not hide anything; he thought very highly of Ye Fan.

This was a person of affection and righteousness, worthy of the name Sacred Body of the Human Race, and in the future, he could even grow into a Heavenly Emperor.

He explained to Ye Fan, "That is a supreme existence from the Heavenly Court of the Great Primordial World."

Speaking to this point, he sighed with great emotion and said, "The more powerful one's cultivation, the more one knows of one's own insignificance. The more one cultivates, the more one knows that one must always maintain reverence."

He instructed Ye Fan, "These things are still very far from us; what you must do now is cultivate in a down-to-earth manner."

(End of this chapter)