Chapter 255: A Ship of Ancient Kings

"Thinking of something?"

The young Old Madman, who had already entered the Great Saint Realm, wore a look of bewilderment and confusion.

His entire body was covered in blood, but it was basically all the enemy's; he himself was actually uninjured.

After all, as one of the Tianxuan Three Heroes, he had already reached the Great Saint Realm and was already a top-tier figure in this world; unless a figure at the peak of the Great Saint Realm emerged from the Ancient Myriad Tribes, no one was his match.

"Nothing, I just want to intercept a strand of karma from you to go participate in a battle on your behalf."

"Hm?"

The Old Madman was bewildered.

Zhang Xuan, however, smiled without speaking, as the Great Dao regarding karma, searched from multiple figures, condensed into a line in his hand.

Then, the threads of this line extended onto the Old Madman; the Old Madman was completely unaware, yet in that instant, he felt his entire body relax.

Originally, he had somewhat wanted to travel along the Starry Sky Ancient Road to the Ziwei Ancient Star, but at this moment, he silently abandoned this thought.

And Zhang Ming, watching the line of fate flash across his palm, felt that line of fate merge into his body.

Then, silently and without notice, it replaced him; his heart stirred, revealing a look of joy.

This technique came from the Yishi Zhi Zun World, from the Demon Buddha Ananda—the Anan Breaking Precepts Blade.

And it was the most complex and difficult-to-cultivate move within the Anan Breaking Precepts Blade—Sticky Karma.

Regardless of one's identity or background, under this blade, everything would turn to void; fate and karma would all be thrown into chaos, and one would die directly under this strike.

It was the strongest blade move below the Dharma Body Realm.

Even a top-tier Outer Scene Grandmaster would die an unnatural death under this blade, with no possibility of escape.

Even a figure at the Dharma Body level who was not proficient in the Dao of karma would die if caught by this blade.

Zhang Xuan had obtained this technique long ago, but he had never been able to cultivate it successfully.

This was a blade technique belonging to Mo Fo Anan; aside from Meng Qi, who was the fish of Demon Buddha Ananda and could cultivate it easily, it was as difficult as ascending to heaven for others to even enter the door.

But after the two incarnations he had enlightened were successfully nurtured and achieved the status of Holy Spirits.

Zhang Xuan's comprehension naturally reached a very profound level, incomparable to others.

He could even shift the karma of others without a sound, and then replace it with his own.

In this instant, Zhang Xuan felt that he had established a special connection with a peculiar existence in the starry sky of the Universe.

That existence should be a massive Spaceship.

"And it is a peculiar Spaceship from the Taigu period, having been lost in the starry river of the Universe for long years, never returning."

"In my normal state, I would only need to wait on the Ziwei Ancient Star, and after a period of time and years, I would be able to encounter this ancient ship."

But Zhang Xuan had always liked to be proactive, not passive.

The bit of fate and karma he took from the Old Madman was the karma of the Old Madman slaughtering a ship of Ancient Kings on the Ziwei Ancient Star.

Zhang Xuan felt that, as of now, his strength and the speed of his realm's progress could be very fast; after all, his comprehension no longer limited him.

What limited him was the variety of the Origin.

Ordinary Origin had no great use or much meaning to him, so the most effective and special Origin was that of some powerful figures.

And it had to be Origin with highly diverse species; the Ancient Kings fit this standard.

The world of Beidou was currently all within his plans, so Zhang Xuan could not act casually; there were no such scruples in another world.

And a ship of Ancient Kings that had once fought a great battle against powerful existences of the Ziwei Ancient Star during the Taigu period.

And were then banished into the void by powerful figures on the Ziwei Ancient Star at a great cost, fit Zhang Xuan's standards very well.

Zhang Xuan felt that it would be very meaningful for him to go over and take action.

"Anyway, it's a waste for this group of Ancient Kings to die at the hands of the Old Madman; it's better to simply die at my hands, and it can even push my cultivation technique and rhythm a step further."

Zhang Xuan whispered to himself, and before the Old Madman could react, he nodded slightly at him and took one step out, arriving outside Shencheng.

"Right now, I only have a very faint connection with that divine ship from the Taigu period; it's not that easy to find it. If I want to encounter the other party in the starry sky of the Universe, I still need to use more means."

Zhang Xuan's Divine Sense flowed naturally between heaven and earth, and then he silently operated the Heavenly Secret Calculation.

Very quickly, following the information with the heavy karma and threads connected to him, he found a nameless mountain range.

A large Black Dog was running happily through this mountain range, as one after another terrifying bolts of lightning smashed down from the firmament.

Under the endless lightning, Ye Fan was like a god or a demon, confronting the terrifying lightning head-on, causing swathes of mountain ranges to be destroyed in this terrifying tribulation light.

"Having walked a long distance in the Immortal Platform Realm, he can be considered to have kept up with the mainstream cultivation rhythm; interesting."

Zhang Xuan nodded slightly, seeing Ye Fan's current realm at a glance.

Moreover, having reached this point, Ye Fan's realm remained very stable and firm, with no signs of an unstable foundation.

Waiting for the tribulation light to dim bit by bit, Zhang Xuan took a step and walked in front of Ye Fan.

Ye Fan was first startled, then overjoyed.

And when the Black Emperor saw this scene, its happy footsteps stopped; after looking at Zhang Xuan carefully, its entire dog body shook, and its tail even couldn't help but tuck itself between its two legs.

"A monster, truly a monster; he has already walked a long distance in the Saint Realm, and looking at this aura, it seems he is not just a Saint. How long has he been cultivating?"

The Black Emperor was screaming crazily in its heart, feeling terror and unease, but Zhang Xuan paid it no mind.

He only looked at Ye Fan and nodded slightly: "Your cultivation progress is not bad."

Ye Fan smiled, feeling that he was doing quite well himself, but he still took the initiative to bow to Zhang Xuan: "It is all thanks to Senior; otherwise, this junior could not have entered the Immortal Platform Realm so quickly."

"Senior has found this junior again, is there some need? If you need the Green Copper Tripod, it might need to be at a later time; this junior has already lent the Green Copper Tripod to a senior."

Zhang Xuan shook his head: "I just want a bit of karma from you."

Ye Fan frowned, not quite understanding.

"I am going to deal with the Ancient Kings. I learned from the data that the Ancient Royal Clan not only has a large group of figures in Beidou."

"In their peak period, there was once a ship of Ancient Kings, among which were three Great Saints, who went together to attack another Life Ancient Star..."

Ye Fan's heart trembled upon hearing this; during this period, he had already gained enough understanding of Great Saints.

The main reason is that the era evolved too quickly; when he was still spinning around the Four Extremes and Dragon Transformation realms, there were not even any figures who had reached the Immortal Three Slashing the Dao.

As a result, before much time had passed, one terrifying figure after another appeared, and it was always a great battle between Saints, even involving Saint Kings.

Ye Fan's horizons were greatly broadened, and he gained a profound understanding of the changes in the world and the many figures within it.

And not long ago, a battle in the starry sky of the Universe involving Great Saint-level figures wielding Extreme Dao Imperial Weapons shocked the entire Beidou.

Ye Fan was also fortunate enough to observe that battle, and even fearing that Dongfang Taiyi might run into major trouble, he lent out the approximately one-third of the Green Copper Tripod he had collected.

In the end, the scene had a very joyous conclusion, but Ye Fan also felt immense pressure in his heart, because it seemed there was only one Great Saint on the Human Race's side, while among the Ancient Race, Great Saints were appearing one after another.

That day, Old Man Dongfang Taiyi killed two Great Saints holding Extreme Dao Imperial Weapons, and was later chased and blocked by a Great Saint.

This caused Ye Fan to feel unprecedented pressure, feeling as if the Ancient Race were like a mountain rain about to fall, ready to crush people to death.

Now that he had not long broken through to the Immortal Embryo Realm, he had no way to strive for progress even if he wanted to.

He was struggling to find a way forward with the Black Emperor when he never expected Zhang Xuan to come directly to his door and inform him that there was another batch of extremely terrifying and powerful Kings among the Ancient Race.

"Does it have anything to do with me? But I have no memory of this in my mind."

Ye Fan was bewildered, and at the same time carried heavy pressure.

One Great Saint was already terrifying enough, and now there were three more, plus an unknown number of other Ancient Kings; just thinking about it made one's scalp tingle, and he felt despair for the future.

"It will have a certain causal connection with you, because you are destined to embark on a journey through the starry sky. In my calculations, you will have a brief encounter with the other party on that journey in the future."

Ye Fan was bewildered and shocked, while the Black Emperor kept his head low on the side, not knowing what he was thinking.

And without waiting for the two to continue thinking, Zhang Xuan smiled easily: "That ship of Ancient Kings are all from the main-war faction. Back then, they traveled across the starry sky to destroy another Life Ancient Star; they can be considered the most bellicose and tyrannical batch among the Ancient Race.

"If not dealt with, a major crisis unprecedented in the future will inevitably erupt, so I want to move this point of karma away from you in advance, calculate the other party's position, and then dissolve this crisis."

Ye Fan did not understand, but was greatly shocked, and took the initiative to step forward: "Senior, please feel free to act!"

He thought such a method and means would be very complicated, but Zhang Xuan just smiled at him slightly and slashed his fingers through the air in front of him.

Vaguely, Ye Fan and the Black Emperor saw a shimmering long river, within which countless tiny threads were weaving and intersecting.

A single glance made the man and the dog dizzy, while Zhang Xuan was at ease, picking out a thread from it and grafting it onto himself.

Then the shimmering long river flickered and returned to nothingness. Ye Fan was quite curious: "Senior, is it finished? Are there no more complex aspects that need to be handled?"

Zhang Xuan nodded slightly: "It is enough."

Saying this, he turned around as if to leave.

At this moment, the Black Emperor suddenly jumped out, rushed forward, and gently bit the hem of Zhang Xuan's robe with his teeth, pleading: "Senior, can you tell me about the Great Emperor? No matter what the situation is, I can accept it, Senior."

Zhang Xuan did not say much, just smiled lightly without any extra movement, and the Black Emperor's tightly clenched teeth loosened; he took a step back, retreating to Ye Fan's side.

"Instead of thinking so much, it would be better to implement the things that Wushi Dadi entrusted to you one by one. When that time comes, you will naturally be able to understand the situation of Wushi Dadi."

The Black Emperor trembled with excitement, but a moment later became bewildered, looking up to the sky and shouting: "Senior, please be clearer! The Great Emperor said many things back then; how could I remember them all? Many times I just thought the Great Emperor was joking with me.

"Which point are you talking about exactly?"

Zhang Xuan did not answer, just waved his hand in a carefree manner and took a step, rushing outside the starry sky of the Universe.

Although there was still no way to calculate the exact location specifically.

But after obtaining that thread of karma from Ye Fan, Zhang Xuan had an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

As long as he kept moving forward in the starry sky, he would naturally be able to encounter that ancient ship full of Ancient Kings.

After rushing into the starry sky of the Universe, even at the level of a Saint King, one could already walk easily between the stars of the Universe.

But relying on the strength of a Saint King to travel from one Life Ancient Star to another, the distance required was inevitably too long.

After walking in the starry sky of the Universe for only a moment, Zhang Xuan activated the God Light Platform.

Then, in a very short time, he shuttled through the galaxy again and again, constantly approaching the Ziwei Ancient Star.

Although he had no specific destination, Zhang Xuan naturally felt that as long as he kept walking like this, he would be able to bump into that ancient ship.

This was the peculiar application of the Dao of Karma. While constantly walking in the starry sky of the Universe, Zhang Xuan would also trigger that thread of karma in his mind to determine the direction and change his position.

This step was not too difficult to do, and was even very simple.

Walking in the starry sky of the Universe was not too much trouble; it was very easy.

For Zhang Xuan, there were even fewer problems now.

However, in the vast starry sky of the Universe, cold and Darkness were the eternal themes. After walking for a long stretch in the galaxy of the Universe, Zhang Xuan felt in his memory that about several months had passed.

When he felt that everything would not have any more changes, and there would only be endless Darkness and points of light, the void in front of him suddenly shook.

Zhang Xuan's heart stirred, and he saw scenery different from the past.

An ancient Spaceship was gradually floating in the Universe, cold and desolate, without any signs of life.

It was ice-cold, like a piece of stone, and seemed to have died in the galaxy of the Universe for countless years. The Spaceship was incomparably ancient, with the aura of time engraved upon it.

At the same time, Zhang Xuan's keen divine sense also felt an inexplicable danger, as if there were a threat.

In his mind, the threads of karma taken from Ye Fan and Old Madman were all flickering. At this moment, Ye Fan's thread of karma disappeared without a trace, as if it had reached its destination.

And the thread of karma from Old Madman was constantly flickering, with lines of death emerging.

Back then, even though Old Madman was already on the edge of the Great Saint Realm, or had stepped into the Great Saint Realm, winning this battle was still incomparably difficult.

And now that Zhang Xuan had not yet stepped into the Great Saint Realm, dealing with a ship of Ancient Kings, including three long-standing Great Saints, would absolutely be an incomparably difficult battle.

(End of this chapter)