Chapter 248: Four Immortal Swords Obtained, Battle of the Great Saint

"With the help of this Array Diagram and the Four Immortal Swords, I truly have confidence now."

On the way back, the Great Accomplishment Saint Body was quite spirited.

What Zhang Xuan found strange was that Gai Jiuyou's mood was not particularly high.

After being asked by Zhang Xuan, Gai Jiuyou paused slightly, then smiled: "It is nothing, it is just that you, fellow Daoist, have considered things too thoroughly, as if weaving a net across the entire world, covering everyone within it, with no possibility of escape."

"It is also like a wild ox with boundless strength falling into a quagmire; the more it struggles, the deeper it sinks."

"For suppressing the Dark Turmoil, having a person like you, fellow Daoist, is indeed the fortune of the billions of living beings in this world."

"For me, however, it is a bit uncomfortable; I have always wanted to face an Ancient Supreme head-on and test our skills."

"Now, under your layers of arrangements, even if an Ancient Supreme were to truly appear, they would die an unnatural death immediately."

Having said this, Gai Jiuyou shook his head of his own accord.

"I am being too sentimental; in reality, such things are for the best."

"If I really had to compare, the Dao practice and strength of Lingbao Heavenly Venerable that I saw today were earth-shattering; if I were to truly face Lingbao Heavenly Venerable at his peak, I would not be his match."

When saying this, Gai Jiuyou seemed somewhat relieved; his mood and state were different from before, which was a bit beyond Zhang Xuan's expectations.

After all, the figures in the Zhetian World are strong-willed throughout their lives and never admit defeat.

No matter how harsh the environment or location, no matter how difficult the circumstances, they are always full of confidence, neither side yielding to the other, victory or defeat remaining uncertain, each having infinite confidence in their own Heaven and Earth Dao.

Now that Gai Jiuyou had actually taken the initiative to admit he might be inferior to Lingbao Heavenly Venerable at his peak, it shocked Zhang Xuan, but looking closely, he found that although Gai Jiuyou had admitted it himself, his gaze remained calm; not only was there no sign of his Dao regressing, but his gaze was even more determined.

Within his eyes, divine light shone brilliantly, without any trace of worry or fear.

The Great Accomplishment Saint Body could not help but glance sideways at Gai Jiuyou at this moment, though he did not say much.

After a moment of silence, he spoke: "Now is not the best time; let us first return to refine these Four Immortal Swords and the Array Diagram within them, so that we can have more certainty and face everything in the future with more composure."

"Do you need more preparations? If you do, I will go into the universe and starry rivers to actively seek out Shijiamouni, Laozi, as well as Huangdi and Yandi; I think they would be willing to join forces with us to suppress part of the Dark Turmoil in advance."

Gai Jiuyou pondered for a moment and shook his head: "There is no need for such trouble; my current state is already excellent, and the coming years do not require further tempering; I have already tempered myself enough."

"Let us first refine the Array Diagram and the four Killing Swords left behind by Lingbao Heavenly Venerable."

Zhang Xuan watched, feeling baffled, not knowing what riddle the two were speaking in, but he was too lazy to calculate it.

He soared into the sky directly within this world, choosing to undergo his Saint Seventh Heaven tribulation.

After the tribulation was over, with a bit of curiosity, he swallowed an Origin of the Cang Tian Tyrant Body, making his own Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art more complete, and his realm also rushed to the perfection of the Saint Seventh Heaven in a very short time.

It was just that being by the side of Gai Jiuyou and the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, there was never much sense of achievement, which was very saddening.

Gai Jiuyou and the Great Accomplishment Saint Body did not say much, and even the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, seeing Zhang Xuan step into a higher level of the Saint Realm, smiled and said: "Now, on the ancient roads and several other ancient paths, there are many young Supremes exploring; would you like to try walking around on this path?"

"The Heaven and Earth Essence in other regions has already recovered, and the situation of the recovery is quite ideal; relatively speaking, the situation in Beidou is still quite harsh."

"From a long-term perspective, cultivating in Beidou seems to be a step behind, at least a little worse than the top figures in this world."

Zhang Xuan just shook his head indifferently: "There is no need; from the time I started cultivating until now, it has not even been two years, and I have already reached this point; among the younger generation, no one can compare to me, and even my cultivation speed has broken the records of this ancient history; there is no need to be any faster."

"My current cultivation speed is truly the limit; there is no need to be faster."

Having said this, Zhang Xuan paused, looked at the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, and suddenly said: "However, compared to you, my current speed is indeed a bit slow, and I cannot walk side by side with you to fight together."

"With my current situation, it is possible to further increase my cultivation speed, but I need that kind of Holy Spirit that is still gestating."

"If you have a Holy Spirit embryo, give it to me, and it would be able to increase my cultivation speed by another notch."

"What?"

The Great Accomplishment Saint Body fell into shock, unable to recover for a moment.

"You have only been cultivating for two years? Two years? You are not an Innate Sacred Body Dao Fetus, nor are you a Chaos Body; how could you reach this point?"

"Even the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art cannot be this exaggerated."

Two beams of divine light shot from the eyes of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, staring at Zhang Xuan for a long time.

Afterward, he had to nod and admit that Zhang Xuan's body meridians were indeed very young, and his overall age would not exceed thirty.

At such an age, for a cultivator, one might still be in early childhood, or even be called a child.

The time recorded for his cultivation was even shorter, basically equivalent to just starting to cultivate.

Such a situation was truly shocking, even giving one an incredible feeling.

Even if he were to abandon his cultivation and start over, it would be impossible to achieve the results Zhang Xuan has now in such a short time.

It was not that he could not break through to the Saint Realm, but to reach a higher level, one must have a solid foundation.

To be invincible in the same realm and sweep through the younger generation, one must cultivate slowly and build a very firm foundation.

Abandoning his cultivation to start over, in two years, the Great Accomplishment Saint Body did not even think he could cultivate to the Saint Realm, yet Zhang Xuan had reached it, and from the perspective of his foundation, it was also incomparably solid; this was what made people shocked.

"A Holy Spirit embryo?"

Zhang Xuan did not explain in detail how he used the Holy Spirit embryo, but the Great Accomplishment Saint Body did not press him, as everyone has their own secrets.

He just frowned and pondered; in terms of strength and realm, he and Gai Jiuyou were on par.

But in terms of the years lived and experience, the Great Accomplishment Saint Body had much more than Gai Jiuyou.

After all, during his peak, the Great Accomplishment Saint Body had suppressed the Dark Turmoil for many years.

He had once confronted terrifying existences in many Forbidden Zones head-on; perhaps he had even stained his hands with the blood of a Supreme—no, he had certainly stained them with the blood of a Supreme.

After all, when the Immortal Path opened, the Great Accomplishment Saint Body and Changsheng Tianzun had a deep blood feud, and the two eventually perished together.

"There were indeed many embryos of the Holy Spirit back then; the Heaven-Severing Mountain Range was even a Forbidden Zone, where a perfect Holy Spirit existed and even rushed into the Imperial Dao Realm, dominating the world; there were multiple Holy Spirits in that area."

"Moreover, newly gestated Holy Spirit embryos would be moved inside to be protected, but unfortunately..."

The Great Accomplishment Saint Body shook his head when he reached this point, and Zhang Xuan did not need the Great Accomplishment Saint Body to continue; he had already thought of the aftermath.

Later, the Ruthless Great Emperor came.

That Forbidden Zone was removed from the world from then on, leaving only a severed mountain range.

The Ruthless Great Emperor should have been living her second or third life during that period and could truly be called a Heavenly Emperor; that period should have been the era of the Southern Ridge Heavenly Emperor.

It was precisely because the Ruthless Great Emperor was so formidable that it left people speechless; therefore, during her first life, the Ruthless Great Emperor killed all the kings.

By using the Origin of various kings to achieve the status of Great Emperor, she did something that made the entire Universe feel terrified.

Later generations still dare not comment too much on the Ruthless Great Emperor, precisely because her subsequent contributions were equally earth-shattering, to the point that she was even called the Heavenly Emperor.

Therefore, the history of the entire period where the Ruthless Great Emperor existed was blurred and obscured; many figures, out of respect for the exalted, dared not comment too much.

Those who know the details of this will not describe them recklessly to the outside world; regardless, the Ruthless Great Emperor is a figure destined to be full of controversy.

Zhang Xuan could not help but sigh deeply upon hearing this; he did not expect the Great Accomplishment Saint Body to change the subject and say, "However, in another direction, there is also likely to be a considerable number of Saint Spirit embryos."

Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up; in fact, there was the last time. He was already quite satisfied with the Dao Tribulation Gold embryo that the machine gave him.

After another period of time and years, his comprehension should be able to be greatly enhanced again.

But if there could be more, Zhang Xuan would of course be even more satisfied.

"Return to Beidou first."

The Great Accomplishment Saint Body also sold a bit of a mystery; after the two sides confirmed the direction, they once again used the God Light Platform to traverse the Universe and return to Beidou.

As for why they did not directly use the Secret of 'Row' or tear through the Universe with their physical bodies, it was mainly to keep a low profile and avoid arousing the suspicion of the Supremes in the Forbidden Zones.

When figures as powerful as them take action, they will inevitably leave behind certain traces.

If these traces were to make the powerful figures in the Forbidden Zones alert in advance, it would not be so easy to go fishing.

And upon arriving at Beidou, the Great Accomplishment Saint Body cast his gaze directly toward the Undying Mountain.

Zhang Xuan's heart stirred, and he immediately understood.

The current controller of the Undying Mountain, or rather the controller for a very long time, is Shi Huang.

And Shi Huang is a stone embryo that gained sentience, eventually stepping into the Imperial Dao Realm, and even seemed to have undergone a transformation while in the Imperial Dao Realm; his strength is considered formidable among the Great Emperors.

One of the greatest rivals of the Void Great Emperor back in the day was Shi Huang.

And after Shi Huang took control of the Undying Mountain, there were also a great many Saint Spirits within the Undying Mountain; if Saint Spirit embryos were to exist between Heaven and Earth, the Undying Mountain would likely have the greatest possibility.

"It is better not to set one's sights on the Undying Mountain for the time being."

Zhang Xuan took the initiative to refuse; seeing that the Great Accomplishment Saint Body was slightly disappointed, Zhang Xuan added, "We can wait for the follow-up; there is no need to take action directly now. Let us first try to see if we can fish out some 'fish' from the Taichu Ancient Mine."

"After fishing out the fish, see if we can knock the fish dead with one blow. If we can succeed and confirm that this strategy is viable, then we can proceed with subsequent exploration and shift the main target to the Undying Mountain."

The Great Accomplishment Saint Body nodded without saying much, though his gaze was slightly sorrowful as he looked toward Sheng Ya, another very famous Forbidden Land in the Eastern Wasteland.

Zhang Xuan's heart skipped a beat, but the Great Accomplishment Saint Body did not dwell too much on this process, as if he had seen the unease in Zhang Xuan's heart.

"If he knew that one day after his death, there would still be someone to stand up for him and make the Undying Mountain pay a price in blood, he would likely feel gratified in his heart and would not be too calculating."

"A figure like him would not care about too many things between Heaven and Earth."

The Great Accomplishment Saint Body also knew that Zhang Xuan had obtained the body of the deceased Great Accomplishment Saint Body on Sheng Ya, but he did not dwell on this aspect.

"If it were a villain practicing the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art and using his body to practice, I would of course give him a punch and let him taste the fist of a Great Accomplishment Saint Body, but since it is you, there is no need."

The Great Accomplishment Saint Body did not say more on this topic, stopping at the right point, and Zhang Xuan felt a sense of relief in his heart.

And not long after arriving at Beidou, Gai Jiuyou and the Great Accomplishment Saint Body felt a stir in their hearts at the same time and looked toward the firmament.

In the extraterrestrial Universe, the aura of Extreme Dao Imperial Weapons was spreading and reviving, and then they collided with a boom.

Zhang Xuan looked out and happened to see Dongfang Taiyi carrying a large bone club, while at the same time, a broken Green Copper Tripod on his body shone with light, colliding with an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon from the Wanlong Nest.

The aftermath of the collision rushed into the cosmic galaxy, shattering who knows how many meteorites.

And in another direction, there were also two hidden Extreme Dao Imperial Weapons confronting each other; Zhang Xuan looked over, and beside the Great Accomplishment Saint Body and Gai Jiuyou, all the mist was broken away, and he could see the truth directly.

In that direction, a pagoda made of Immortal Tear Green Gold was suspended there, confronting an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon from the Ancient Myriad Tribes in the void; it seemed to be a Scepter, entirely water-blue, and also forged from the most top-tier Divine Source between Heaven and Earth.

Gai Jiuyou and the Great Accomplishment Saint Body both watched quietly, with no intention of intervening, because in that void, Old Madman and Wei Yi were both quietly staying in a patch of void, silently lurking.

Even in other hidden voids, there were the Tai Huang Sword and the Jiuli Map; those were Extreme Dao Imperial Weapons from the Central Plains Imperial Clan.

In terms of the most top-tier figures, the Human Race might be lacking a little bit nowadays; most are hidden in Divine Source and have not yet broken the seal.

After all, Heaven and Earth have not fully revived; these figures would die shortly after breaking the seal and coming out, but in terms of Extreme Dao Imperial Weapons, the Human Race is not at all less than the Ancient Myriad Tribes.

Boom!

Amidst the earth-shattering sound of the collision, Dongfang Taiyi picked up that white bone club and struck the head of the Great Saint who was confronting him with one blow; blood surged high, and even the stars were directly pierced by that blood.

Old man Dongfang Taiyi, however, did not care at all; he held the iron chain with one hand and pierced through that massive body that had revealed its original form, looking like a true dragon.

Then, as if no one else was around, he drew a wisp of Dao fire from the Sun Ancient Star and started a barbecue right in the starry sky.

(End of this chapter)