Chapter 696: The War of Seizing Heaven (Grand Finale)

The members of the Anti-Immortal Faction watched helplessly as Zhang Nuo sat cross-legged in mid-air, unable to step forward to kill him; they all held their breath in frustration, while Xuan Jin and Qiong Qi each held a Mysterious Heaven Spirit Treasure in their hands, their Divine Sense fully unleashed as they struggled to guard Zhang Nuo's side!

"Immortal Lord! What is he doing?"

A True Immortal of the Anti-Immortal Faction asked Xuanyuan Jie in a low voice.

"I don't know either! But he has already suffered such heavy injuries, I believe he won't be able to pull off any new tricks!"

Before his voice had even faded, Zhang Nuo's throat moved slightly, and a barely audible soft shout was emitted. Immediately after, his crown chakra opened wide, and two Nascent Souls—one black and one cyan—flew out simultaneously! These two Nascent Souls raised their fingers toward the sky! Columns of black and cyan light erupted from their bodies!

The two light columns surged straight into the high sky. At such a critical juncture, Zhang Nuo was actually willing to damage the fundamental essence of his Nascent Souls to unleash power toward the sky! This was truly beyond everyone's expectations.

However, very quickly, Xuanyuan Jie saw a golden column of light descend from the sky and envelop Zhang Nuo! And Zhang Nuo's previous physical body was scattering like withered leaves!

"This... is this rebuilding his physical body? Could it be that he is about to advance to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!"

Even this Immortal Lord of the Anti-Immortal Faction almost bit his tongue when he saw what was happening before his eyes! It was difficult enough for others to advance to the Second Realm, yet Zhang Nuo was about to step into the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!

"This is impossible! How could this be? He is human! He is not a god! How could it be like this!"

Xuanyuan Jie became somewhat hysterical; not only him, but the others also could not accept this fact! For a moment, they actually forgot to attack!

"Kill him! We absolutely cannot let him advance to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!"

After roaring in anger for a while, Xuanyuan Jie suddenly realized the situation and immediately ordered his subordinates to continue the attack! All the remaining True Immortals of the Anti-Immortal Faction threw themselves at Zhang Nuo regardless of their own lives!

Xuan Jin and Qiong Qi, the two beasts, resisted desperately! A tragic battle began again, only the protagonists had been replaced by two Spirit Beasts!

After one day, Qiong Qi and Xuan Jin had reached the point of exhaustion! Even the long swords in their hands were trembling slightly! Xuan Jin looked back at Zhang Nuo, who was shrouded in golden light, and a faint smile suddenly appeared on his face!

Having been by Zhang Nuo's side since birth, Xuan Jin knew deeply that the path he had walked was not easy at all! Even if it meant sacrificing his own life, he had to let Zhang Nuo advance successfully!

"Do two Spirit Beasts think they can defy the heavens? This Immortal Lord will slaughter you now!"

Having finally exhausted the Spirit Power of the two beasts, Xuanyuan Jie wanted to deal a lethal blow at this moment! But something he never expected happened!

From inside the Immortal Palace, a vigorous and powerful voice rang out!

"Xuanyuan Jie! You display the might of tigers and wolves! Dong is here!"

Following this voice, more than a dozen streaks of light flew in, and the one leading them was none other than the Immortal Lord of the Shunxian Faction, Dong Lizhong!

"You..."

The moment he saw Dong Lizhong and the others, Xuanyuan Jie became like a marionette, unable to muster even a shred of spirit!

He knew that everything was over; with his current strength, he was no match for these people at all. Perhaps a single True Immortal of the Second Realm could slaughter him!

Jialouluo was most concerned about Zhang Nuo's life and death; seeing Zhang Nuo shrouded by the golden light descending from the sky, the sight was extremely bizarre!

"Human Emperor! Human Emperor! Are you alright?"

He shouted regardless of everything, but was blocked by Dong Lizhong at his side!

"Do not disturb him! It looks like he is rebuilding his body! I never expected that in our True Immortal Realm, there would still be someone capable of advancing to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm! Heaven's will! Truly Heaven's will!"

Dong Lizhong understood much more than them; as soon as he saw Zhang Nuo's state, he immediately knew what was going on! The members of the Shunxian Faction behind him all revealed expressions of horror upon hearing the words "Great Luo Golden Immortal realm"!

But right now, they had no opportunity to dwell on this; they had to root out the members of the Anti-Immortal Faction!

After entering the hidden Xumi Kongjian, Dong Lizhong distributed the items inside, and using two days, allowed everyone's cultivation to recover by eighty percent. Worried about Zhang Nuo's safety, they rushed out!

"Prepare to die! Xuanyuan Jie! How you treated us back then, today it shall be returned twofold!"

Following Dong Lizhong's order, more than a dozen True Immortals swarmed forward. With the brilliance of Magic Treasures flashing, the remaining True Immortals of the Anti-Immortal Faction were submerged in the radiance! In the blink of an eye, they turned into Blood Mist filling the sky!

Xuanyuan Jie barely even fought back! Because he knew that even if he fought back, he could not escape death! The plan he had painstakingly managed for so long had been ruined in Zhang Nuo's hands! If it weren't for this heaven-defying fellow Zhang Nuo, how could the Shunxian Faction have turned the tide!

Taking one last look at the magic spot in the high sky, Xuanyuan Jie only felt his body being struck by several Magic Treasures at once, and in an instant, he was reduced to ashes!

After slaughtering the members of the Anti-Immortal Faction, Dong Lizhong sent people to protect Zhang Nuo, replacing the exhausted Qiong Qi and Xuan Jin!

In the months that followed, Zhang Nuo remained sitting cross-legged in the sky, allowing the golden light to rebuild his body bit by bit! Meanwhile, Dong Lizhong re-entered the Immortal Palace and began to sort out the affairs within!

One year later, Zhang Nuo in the sky finally showed signs of movement. Within the golden light, a near-perfect physical body appeared! Then, the eyes of this body slowly opened! Two gazes within the pupils were like clear lake water! A single glance would make one feel extremely at ease!

When all the golden light vanished, Zhang Nuo landed back on the ground. His body involuntarily radiated a layer of faint golden light, and a powerful sense of oppression made the surrounding crowd feel an urge to prostrate themselves in worship!

"Master! You have finally succeeded!"

Xuan Jin looked at Zhang Nuo's cultivation, which had entered the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and was so moved he was about to shed tears. When he wanted to return into Zhang Nuo's body again, he discovered that he could no longer merge with him!

"My true body is now formed! I no longer need your help, so from today on, Xuan Jin and Qiong Qi, you are both free!"

The two Spirit Beasts widened their eyes, unable to believe it. Since the day they merged with Zhang Nuo, they had become one, and they had never thought they would be separated!

They did not expect that after advancing to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, they would also receive a benefit! That was the recovery of their freedom! At this time, Dong Lizhong and the others came forward to offer their congratulations!

Finally, Dong Lizhong even proposed to yield the position of Immortal Lord to Zhang Nuo! However, this was rejected by Zhang Nuo! He was a person who had never liked being bound by factions, and even now that he had successfully advanced, it was no exception!

Seeing that Zhang Nuo truly did not want to be the Immortal Lord, Dong Lizhong did not force him. The group returned to the main hall of the Immortal Palace, constantly asking Zhang Nuo how he had advanced!

Zhang Nuo did not hide anything and lectured on the Dao for a full half-month, which benefited everyone greatly! Now that the matter of the Anti-Immortal Faction was resolved, the next major event was the War of Seizing Heaven!

The battle against the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons was approaching! After some discussion, Dong Lizhong and the others decided that Zhang Nuo would lead the team for this battle! He could choose any cultivator from the Immortal Palace!

After understanding some details about the War of Seizing Heaven, Zhang Nuo finally selected several True Immortals with higher cultivation. After a year of preparation, they entered the Outer Realm Battlefield through the magic spot!

The location of the War of Seizing Heaven was not in the True Immortal Realm, but in a neutral space located at the intersection of two realms! Because the two major realms had a chance to overlap once every ten thousand years or so, the location of the overlap was this place known as the Outer Realm Battlefield!

A hundred years later, the magic spot above the True Immortal Realm began to gradually fade! On this day, Zhang Nuo returned to the Immortal Palace from a magic spot with several True Immortals!

Jialouluo and the others counted the number of people carefully and were surprised to find that in this War of Seizing Heaven, not a single cultivator had fallen; everyone had returned safe and sound!

After some questioning, everyone learned that Zhang Nuo, with his Great Luo Golden Immortal realm cultivation, had suppressed the demons! After several clashes, the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons had been severely damaged, especially several Heavenly Demon Leaders, who were heavily injured; even if they escaped, their cultivation would be greatly diminished! It was even questionable whether they could appear in the next "War of Seizing Heaven"!

The greatest matter of the True Immortal Realm was resolved, and everyone could finally heave a sigh of relief! Under Dong Lizhong's governance, the True Immortal Realm returned to its former glory!

Since returning from the War of Seizing Heaven, Zhang Nuo had been in seclusion in the Immortal Palace. His cultivation had reached the peak of perfection, and the reason he was in seclusion was to comprehend the true meaning of the laws of heaven and earth!

But the Great Dao is boundless! Even after reaching the True Immortal realm, Zhang Nuo had not fully peered into the secrets of heaven! More than a hundred years later, Zhang Nuo came out of seclusion! Looking up at the vast sky, a faint smile appeared on his face!

Several years later, he appeared above Wushuang Saint Emperor City in the Immortal Domain and brought Su Haizhen and Ye Yuemiao to the True Immortal Realm. Although the cultivation of these two had not reached the Great Accomplishment Stage, with Zhang Nuo's supreme magic power, he could still defy the heavens!

After bringing his two beloved companions back to the True Immortal Realm, Zhang Nuo did not return to the Immortal Palace, but built a small three-story building in a place with beautiful scenery in the True Immortal Realm!

Every day, besides guiding his beloved companions in their cultivation, he would spend most of his time continuing to contemplate the Heavenly Dao. On this day, Zhang Nuo suddenly woke up from his meditation! His expression seemed to hold a look of wild joy!

"Traversing many realms, all things have their causal connections. Mortals look up at the vast sky, observing the sun and moon's cycles and the changing of the four seasons; between the netherworld and the living, all things follow karma, and that which is constant and great is the 'Heavenly Dao'."

His voice was not loud, but it spread across almost the entire True Immortal Realm! Even Dong Lizhong and the others in the Immortal Palace heard it clearly! Recalling these few sentences, their hearts seemed to have gained some realization!

Having seen through the true meaning of the Heavenly Dao, Zhang Nuo's state of mind opened wide! At the same time, he assimilated all things in the world into his own heart! He was Zhang Nuo, and he was also all things in the world! He had become the master of everything!

Countless years have passed, and among the various realms, a legend has been circulating! It is a tale of cultivation written by a cultivator using the method of beast taming!

(The End!)