Chapter 290: A Fake Immortal World? No, Yours Is the Fake One

"It needs to be able to continuously gestate and grow, like a small universe; it requires a sufficiently long time to grow and develop. As long as there is enough Heaven and Earth Essence injected into it, it can continuously grow and become a perfected world..."

Zhang Xuan proposed his requirements bit by bit; these were methods verified by the Moral Heavenly Venerable.

Although the Moral Heavenly Venerable had not possessed the methods of the Shenmu World for very long.

But for an Other Shore dweller like the Moral Heavenly Venerable, the moment he obtained the methods, he could see billions of paths of development.

Then, from those billions of paths, he selected the best one, the one most suitable for him.

It could be said that when any method reached the hands of an Other Shore dweller like the Moral Heavenly Venerable, it had already been tempered and refined in an instant, with every possibility and verification passed.

Zhang Xuan did not feel that the Moral Heavenly Venerable would intentionally trick him or plot against him in this regard.

Moreover, he himself had carefully considered and verified it beforehand, believing that such a method was indeed reasonable and logical.

The Heaven and Earth flickered in the haze, seemingly in contemplation.

And a moment later, a peculiar, illusory seed that seemed to contain an entire world emerged, and it had an inextricable connection with Zhang Xuan, as if it had been born from within his body.

That was the most peculiar means and method, and also the most peculiar Creation of the Universe's creator.

The most special and perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed, originating from the Shenmu World, was created by the Heaven and Earth of the Zhetian Great Universe on this very day.

As Zhang Xuan watched and moved to touch it, a massive surge of energy erupted from within his body.

Then, vaguely, Zhang Xuan could hear the cheers of this Heaven and Earth, and it seemed he could feel the Heaven and Earth, like a person, happily closing its eyes.

The Heavenly Dao Remnant Thought, slain by Dugu Baitian, Modu, and others in the Shenmu World, turned into pure Origin at this moment, being absorbed by this Heaven and Earth, filling in the gaps of this world.

At this moment, Zhang Xuan felt that the Heaven and Earth seemed broader than before, though it was negligible.

Ordinary people would think it was an illusion, but after careful confirmation, Zhang Xuan could determine that this was not an illusion but reality; the Zhetian Great Universe evolved from the fragments of the former Immortal Domain.

Or rather, it was this world formed after the shattering of the former Chaotic Ancient era.

Although it is very small now, it was still very powerful and special at its peak, being a perfected Multiverse that could even support an Immortal King.

Other smaller worlds would likely need long years and time to digest a wisp of Origin from a powerful world like the Shenmu World.

But for the Zhetian Great Universe, which was once a high-level existence, swallowing a wisp of Origin from a higher world would make it more perfected, and it would digest it quickly because the essence of the Zhetian Great Universe itself is also very high.

What Zhang Xuan felt now was not an illusion, but a real sensation.

It is not obvious yet because the absorbed material is not enough, but even in this current state, Zhang Xuan felt that the surrounding universe seemed more solid and secure than before.

"My line of thought was indeed correct; the Zhetian Universe also has extremely powerful potential. It is not necessary to go to the Immortal Domain; conversely, swallowing other Immortal Domain fragments to strengthen the Zhetian Universe is also possible..."

Zhang Xuan muttered to himself, then reached out and touched the perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed in front of him.

In an instant, that perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed threw itself into his embrace, merged into his body, and disappeared without a trace.

The peculiar, universe-creating scene from just a moment ago vanished, and everything seemed like an illusion; only Zhang Xuan could feel that his condition was vastly different from before.

A wisp of bright light gestated within his body, and then, when Zhang Xuan carefully sensed it.

That ray of light exploded in an instant, illuminating the boundless dark world. Within the small world inside the Bronze Ancient Coffin, endless Essence and rules poured into this newly opened and gestating world like swallows returning to their nests, causing it to rapidly expand and grow.

It could be said that as soon as this Inner Heaven and Earth Seed was opened, it was personally fed by Zhang Xuan, this 'Old Heaven'; in the blink of an eye, that small world was completely swallowed and absorbed by this Inner Heaven and Earth Seed, becoming a not-so-small world.

The whole process seemed to have little change, just as it was before.

But Zhang Xuan felt heartfelt comfort; only the Inner Heaven and Earth Seed from the Shenmu World had the peculiar characteristic of being able to continuously swallow world Essence and grow.

At Zhang Xuan's level, he felt that the Inner Heaven and Earth at this moment was already strong enough, even vaguely possessing the prototype of a world controller.

Zhang Xuan did not stop immediately, but followed the method given to him by the Moral Heavenly Venerable, and in the posture of a Heaven and Earth controller, cut a wisp of Origin from the existing Inner Heaven and Earth to form an Inner Heaven and Earth Seed Embryo.

He even specifically endowed it with a bit of living characteristic; in the blink of an eye, an Inner Heaven and Earth Seed, similar to the one the Zhetian Great Universe had just bestowed upon Zhang Xuan, appeared before his eyes.

It was like a living seed, capable of breathing autonomously, absorbing Essence and rules from between Heaven and Earth.

According to the Moral Heavenly Venerable, at this time, one should throw this incarnation—or rather, this 'me-of-another-self'—that one had cut from oneself into other regions of the world, and let it turn into a world, waiting for its return in the future.

But Zhang Xuan could not currently break through to the other worlds in the Zhetian World.

Therefore, after pausing to think for a moment, he prepared to throw this seed with living characteristics into the Shenmu World or other worlds.

When he moved to do so, Zhang Xuan's heart stirred.

"Strictly speaking, a perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed that also possesses living characteristics—from this perspective, it is also a living species. Can such an item that can grow when planted be considered a seed? Can such a seed be thrown into the Plantation to grow?"

Once this thought was born, it grew uncontrollably and wildly in his mind.

Then Zhang Xuan could not help but want to try, and the attempt was very simple: trigger the Plantation in his mind, then select an area and click to plant.

When Zhang Xuan saw that it could be planted and that the maturity period required a thousand years, his heart skipped a beat.

"It actually really works?"

"Then have I 'fleeced the wool' a bit too hard this time?"

Although he was in the midst of surprise, Zhang Xuan clicked to confirm the planting without hesitation.

Harvesting the myriad worlds to strengthen oneself—this might be the most comfortable and pleasant step of all.

He could even conduct multiple rounds of attempts, carrying out related planting in other worlds as well.

However, to reach that step, the Plantation would need further upgrades so that it could be divided into several areas to plant in different zones.

Zhang Xuan sensed it.

To upgrade the Plantation and simultaneously be able to open planting areas in different worlds and carry out planting, he needed to steadily reach the Seventh Tier.

And currently, his realm was still constantly fluctuating between Tier 6 and Seventh Tier; mainly, his actual combat power had reached the Seventh Tier, but his own realm had not yet truly broken into the Seventh Tier level, so he was not yet a Great Emperor.

Therefore, there was still a tiny bit of doubt in this regard.

But having reached this step, Zhang Xuan was already very relaxed, no longer under the immense pressure he had before.

He even had quite a lot of ideas in his mind.

A brand-new small world was gestating within his body.

If he wanted to do things, there was a great deal of operational flexibility.

The existence that was like a clone split from himself was still slowly growing in the Shenmu World, while Zhang Xuan had already begun to extract Immortal Substance from other worlds that possessed rich Immortal Substance.

He did not need to extract too much; he only needed to extract enough Immortal Substance to allow dozens or hundreds of people to live for a hundred thousand years. For a Heaven and Earth, this was basically a drop in the bucket—or rather, it didn't even count as a drop in the bucket; it could only be considered a single grain of sand in the vast ocean.

Zhang Xuan performed such small operations separately from the world of Ascension After, the Shenmu World, and the Chang Sheng Jie.

As for the world of the First Life Supreme, Zhang Xuan felt that before he reached the Dao Fruit Realm, it was best not to operate recklessly.

That world had too many monsters, and its grasp of the world was too precise.

If he were not careful and were discovered by an Other Shore practitioner, he would immediately be in big trouble, so if possible, he did not intend to go there and court disaster.

While slowly extracting portions of Immortal Substance from other worlds to fill this heaven and earth, Zhang Xuan also condensed the many Dao Fruit rules he had gathered within this heaven and earth where he resided.

To him now, he was both Pangu who opened up the heaven and earth, and Nuwa who once mended the sky with Five-Colored Stone.

He opened up such a Small World, then filled it with the many rules of the Zhetian World, letting it become a Small World similar to the Zhetian Great Universe, becoming an existence like a projection of the Zhetian Great Universe.

Of course, in some areas, because of the overly dense Immortal Substance, if one truly entered this Small World, it would be as if they had become a person of an Immortal Realm, which could be counted as the best Forbidden Zone between heaven and earth.

One would not need to self-slaughter at all and could always maintain a peak state while living within it.

This was a place like a miracle of heaven and earth.

Watching the Immortal Substance gradually fill the entire world, a smile could not help but hang on the corners of Zhang Xuan's mouth.

"Can't fish for the fish in the Forbidden Zone, really? I don't believe it!"

Originally he did not have much certainty, but now the entire heaven and earth had been opened up, and there was so much Immortal Substance in the world.

Even if Zhang Xuan said now that this Small World he opened up was a fake Immortal Realm and not a real one, others would not believe him.

The Supreme in the Forbidden Zone would all jump into it one after another.

"This is what you call baiting, this is what you call fishing!"

"Before it was too much like child's play; only at this step can life be considered happy, with new flavors and feelings."

Zhang Xuan shook his head and sighed in admiration.

And the entire Zhetian Great Universe remained calm and waveless.

No one knew that such a huge event had silently occurred between heaven and earth.

And Zhang Xuan had basically finished all preparations, just quietly waiting for a future.

The waiting time was not very long; Zhang Xuan had only been out of seclusion for two days when Gai Jiuyou came over in person.

"There has been movement in the Taichu Ancient Mine."

Zhang Xuan's heart stirred; in the past, he was more nervous, but at this moment, he felt more composed.

This was the confidence brought by different strength and realms.

"What happened?"

"Wanlong Emperor sensed the response of that figure, and there was also a reaction in the Qi Lin Dong; it seems someone in their tribe was very alarmed."

Regarding the observation of Beidou, it was not just observing the Taichu Ancient Mine; the situation of the Ancient Myriad Tribes was also being monitored.

"But currently, we still haven't seen the ancient Supreme from the Forbidden Zone come forward?"

"I haven't seen the Qilin Ancient Emperor walk out; the Great Accomplishment Saint Body has been waiting outside, but has not detected any traces."

Gai Jiuyou shook his head: "Either the other party's strength and realm are heaven-defying and they used other means to deceive the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, or they didn't come out at all and are currently just putting on a show of force."

Facing the figures in the Forbidden Zone, Gai Jiuyou was still quite cautious, while Zhang Xuan was more indifferent.

"Then let's wait slowly; it is not us who should be anxious now, but rather them. Now Huangdi and Yandi are both further recovering, and Laozi and Shijiamouni are also constantly advancing; time is on our side..."

Gai Jiuyou nodded, slightly relaxing, but still a little nervous.

"Still, there cannot be any negligence; if something goes wrong in this aspect, it would truly be catastrophic."

"Multiple levels of ancient Forbidden Zones recovering—just thinking about it makes me feel terrified."

Zhang Xuan, however, was truly becoming more and more composed and calm.

"Fear is useless; now that we have reached this step, we are already unprecedentedly glorious, and every step forward is history."

While they were talking, God King Jiang Taixu suddenly stepped in from the outside, his expression serious.

"Someone has come out of the Forbidden Zone!"

"What?"

Zhang Xuan was stunned, and Gai Jiuyou was also a bit puzzled.

"The Great Accomplishment Saint Body has been watching outside the Taichu Ancient Mine; could it be that someone came out from areas other than the Taichu Ancient Mine?"

God King Jiang Taixu shook his head: "No, it is not the Supreme from the Forbidden Zone who came out, but figures from a distant age sealed until now within the Forbidden Zone; they are followers of the ancient Supreme, and they have come out."

"They want to find the contemporary Great Emperor and have sent people to take the initiative to speak to the Desolate Ancient Family, asking us to pass on a message."

"They do not want to clash head-on with the contemporary Great Emperor and are preparing to test things together in the coming years to see if they can open the Immortal Path."

Not long after Jiang Taixu finished speaking, Jizi, who was ruthless and spoke little, also appeared here. Seeing the few people present, he was startled, and then he could not help but turn his head to look at Huangdi, his expression unreadable.

Huangdi also suddenly turned his head to look at him.

The gazes of the others were somewhat peculiar because Jizi and Huangdi looked exceptionally similar.

"Father?"

Jizi's heart skipped a beat, and suddenly he stared at Huangdi.

(End of chapter)