Chapter 879: The Lower Realm

"I must see what it is that can cause my Earth Book to vibrate." Zhenyuanzi once again felt the urge to go out. The heavenly secrets were in chaos, and he could not divine much, only a general direction, which seemed to be in Nanzhan Buzhou.

"That is the territory of the Human Race; could it be some kind of treasure?"

The Earth Immortal World is merely the shattered world of the Honghuang. Back in the days of the Honghuang, there were no new Innate Spiritual Treasures left, and even Innate objects had almost gone extinct.

Now, in the shattered Earth Immortal World, it is even harder for Innate objects to be born.

To him, even ordinary Innate Spiritual Treasures no longer hold much attraction, unless they are top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.

Others are of no use to him; as for increasing his combat power, he is already at the Quasi-Saint Peak, and only a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure would suit him.

As for using them for cultivation or gaining insight into the laws within them, that is even harder to come by.

At his current level, the Acquired Spiritual Treasures he crafts with earth attributes have power comparable to those high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.

Those Acquired Forbidden Restrictions are no worse than Innate Forbidden Restrictions.

Therefore, whatever can make the Earth Book vibrate must be extraordinary.

"Qingfeng, Mingyue, your master is going out; guard the house well."

Once the thought arose, Zhenyuanzi did not delay and went straight out of his grotto-abode, seeing the two children outside, who were the two Spirit Roots he had enlightened.

He enjoyed quiet and had not taken any disciples; the two Spirit Roots were considered Innate Spiritual Roots, and while their origins were not particularly good, having followed him for so many years, they had already cultivated to the Golden Immortal realm.

Not to mention inheriting his mantle, but looking after the house for him was no problem at all.

"Yes, Master."

Hearing this, Qingfeng and Mingyue did not ask further; they were accustomed to their master going out to visit friends from time to time.

Only this time, the master's time in seclusion seemed a bit short, but although the two were somewhat curious, they kept it hidden in their hearts.

They did not ask more, and watching their master leave, they immediately closed the Grotto-Heaven of Wuzhuang Temple.

This Wuzhuang Temple is also one of the rare Dongtian Worlds in the Earth Immortal World, containing Innate Spiritual Qi within, and it also has a Ginseng Fruit Tree, which is a Spirit Root no less than the Nine-Thousand-Year Spiritual Peach of the Heavenly Court.

"Nanzhan Buzhou."

Standing in the sky, Zhenyuanzi looked down at the pervasive baleful aura, his brows furrowed. Arriving here and seeing the boundless baleful aura, the heavenly secrets were even more chaotic, making it difficult for him to find the mysterious thing that influenced him and the Earth Book.

However, as it concerned his path of the Dao, he could not give up, especially since it concerned the advancement of the Earth Book.

The Earth Book vibrated, and there was a faint possibility of it advancing.

The Earth Book is itself a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, containing forty-eight Innate Divine Prohibitions; it is only one short of forty-nine, which would make it an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Though they differ by only one, the gap in power between the two is vast.

In the Honghuang, there are only a few magic treasures that reach the level of Innate Supreme Treasure, and they all have owners.

Innate Supreme Treasures generally have the function of suppressing the Qi of Luck of a region, with the exception of the Zhu Xian Sword Array, that sharp weapon of decisive slaughter.

But then again, back when Luo Hou forged this Zhu Xian Sword Array, he destroyed the West, and of the ten great Main Veins of the four directions, only half a vein remained.

Why do the two Sages of the West often go to the East to "beg for favors"? One cannot blame them, for the Main Veins of the Western world were all destroyed, and with insufficient Spirit Energy, naturally, no talents could be born.

When the two Sages of the West founded the West and became Saints, they made great vows; if they could not fulfill them, their cultivation levels would likely regress.

Therefore, they had no choice but to desperately go to the East to "ferry people," even if it meant offending those Innate Divine beings of the East.

In the end, they even offended several Saints.

However, the two Sages of the West were brothers with strong bonds, and facing the several Saints of the East who fought each other, they were not afraid.

Of course, that Luo Hou who destroyed the Western Main Veins naturally did not end up well either, being suppressed by the Dao Ancestor.

As for that Zhu Xian Sword Array, it can be called the number one killing weapon of the Honghuang, even above the Innate Supreme Treasure God-Slaying Spear. This God-Slaying Spear was originally the root of the Chaos Green Lotus, combined with the Chaos Yin baleful Qi of those Chaos Demon Gods in the Chaos.

Its power is naturally infinite, and originally, the killing power of the number one baleful treasure of the Honghuang belonged above the Pangu Banner.

It is just that as Luo Hou was suppressed, the treasures on his body, along with the Demonic Path treasure, the Destruction Black Lotus, all disappeared together.

Later, these Zhu Xian Four Swords, together with the Zhu Xian Sword Array, became a slaughter treasure; among the Innate Supreme Treasures, its power is immense, and it cannot be broken without four Saints.

It is just a pity that this is a destruction treasure and naturally cannot suppress the Qi of Luck.

The massive Qi of Luck of the Jie Sect could not be suppressed by Innate Spiritual Treasures, so the Jie Sect was eventually destroyed.

The original Qi of Luck of the Jie Sect could have been suppressed by Tongtian and a few Innate Spiritual Treasures, but as the Yin Shang and the Jie Sect merged, it became different.

With the addition of the massive Qi of Luck of the Human Race, the Qi of Luck of the Jie Sect surged, yet there was no powerful treasure to suppress it.

Instead, that Qi of Luck would flow out continuously.

Therefore, the Jie Sect was eventually defeated and destroyed. The remaining Jie Sect immortals either went to heaven, were ferried away, or died. A portion of those remaining established many sects in Nanzhan Buzhou, maintaining the dignity of the Jie Sect.

However, these Jie Sect immortals were all third or fourth-generation disciples, and their own cultivation was not high, so the sects they established were naturally not very powerful.

But after so many years, with some care from elders in the Heavenly Court, they did not fare too badly, and some even made it into the list of the top ten sects of Nanzhan Buzhou.

For example, Lishan Laomu, the incarnation of Wudang Holy Mother, is one of the strongest in Nanzhan Buzhou. Wudang Holy Mother herself was a second-generation inner disciple of the Jie Sect and one of the four direct disciples of Tongtian Shengren.

Back then, she was already a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and within the inner sect, she was even slightly stronger than Yunxiao.

She did not participate in the War of the Investiture of the Gods, so naturally, it did not affect her, and she is the strongest disciple left by the Jie Sect.

The Jie Sect is gone, but in the lower realm, it is still centered around her, and now she has broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm, and she herself has close relations with those top Great Supernatural Being female immortals of the Honghuang.

The power of the Jie Sect in the Heavenly Court is centered around Zhao Gongming and Jinling Holy Mother, especially Jinling Holy Mother, who became Doumu Yuanjun after her death.

Doumu is the great goddess of the Taoist Sect and the mother of all stars.

Jinling Holy Mother herself was a direct disciple of Tongtian, and her cultivation was at the Great Luo Peak; among the Chan Sect back then, only Randeng had a cultivation slightly higher than hers.

So after she died and was placed on the Investiture of the Gods list, even though she was defeated, she was still titled Doumu Yuanjun, a position even higher than a First-Rank Emperor.

Even Emperors like Ziwei Great Emperor must pay respects when they see her.

Although the Jie Sect was destroyed, in reality, it is still very powerful. Even though people like Jinling Holy Mother cannot break through their cultivation due to the restrictions of the Investiture of the Gods list, their realm cannot be restricted.