Chapter 142: with translation of chapter title

Three days ago.

In the depths of space, an unknown number of billions of trillions of light-years away from the Five Elements Realm, a roughly ellipsoidal chicken egg floated.

This egg is immensely huge, supremely grand, boundless; any sun, moon, or star before it appears as tiny as dust.

Especially, its surface and surroundings are filled with mysterious spaces, layer upon layer, so many that even the number of stars reduced to dust would fall far short; no one knows exactly how many layers there are, or what strange creatures lie hidden within.

This enormous chicken egg is none other than the legendary Boundless Great World, the location of the Boundless Star Palace.

In the boundless heights at the very center of the Boundless Great World lies a great hole, faintly visible, as if an entrance to the immortal realm, constantly pouring down immortal qi like the Yangtze and great rivers.

It seems as if the Milky Way is falling from the nine heavens!

This is either a terrifying powerhouse or an unimaginably supreme treasure swallowing the immortal realm's spiritual energy like a whale.

If measured by White Yang Pills, such intake and output would be simply incalculable.

Each breath drawing in that immortal qi could likely sustain the entire Ascension Sect for thousands of years.

No wonder the disciples of the Boundless Star Palace are far wealthier than those of all sects in the Mundane Yellow Great World.

Their power is also far greater.

It is said that only cultivators of the Shen Tong Mi Jing can become outer disciples of the Boundless Star Palace.

Having cultivated to the fifth heaven of the Shen Tong Mi Jing, able to set up grand formations and refine spiritual tools, one may become an inner disciple.

As for true disciples, one must achieve the seventh level of the Shen Tong Mi Jing, the Golden Core of an Ancient Giant.

Yet despite the stringent promotion requirements, the number of true disciples in the Boundless Star Palace is astonishingly large, enough to scare people silly.

In this sect, each hall's Golden Core true disciples number in the thousands or tens of thousands; if the three hundred sixty halls are added together, it nearly equals the total of all inner and outer disciples of the Ascension Sect.

This is truly 'Golden Core not as good as a dog!'

At this moment, in the Boundless Great World.

A vast array of majestic palaces stretches endlessly, their aura mighty, like countless towering ancient divine mountains standing upon the earth, soaring into the high heavens, with no end in sight.

This is the Grand Void Hall to which Sima Teng and others belong.

Inside one of the palaces, a young man with closed eyes sat upright on the throne; he was tall, his face thin, with distinct lines, tight and sturdy, refined like divine metal, seeming to contain an explosive power that shakes ancient and modern times.

Above his head blazed a great sun; he wore black robes, and around him circled the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and Yellow Snake—five great divine beasts, all mighty and majestic, yet bowing before him.

This person is the eldest senior brother of the Grand Void Hall, Sima Chong, who has mastered ninety-nine eighty-one kinds of divine abilities, an unparalleled talent capable of slaying myriad ancient giants.

His combat strength far surpasses that of Huatian Du!

Yet such a talent as Sima Chong ranks only second on the Boundless Star Palace's 'Lesser Longevity List'.

It is hard to imagine who could overwhelm Sima Chong and take first place on that list.

What kind of bearing does that person possess?

Swish!

Sima Chong suddenly opened his eyes; his pupils held a sun destroying and stars falling, killing intent shocking the heavens, appearing like a demon god.

"Second Younger Brother, acting on the order of the Grand Supreme Title: Elder, went to the Five Elements Realm beyond the Mundane Yellow Great World to seize the Six-Character True Talisman, making the Five Elements Realm a training ground for our Boundless Star Palace disciples, yet now he is dead?"

"Who killed him, someone from the Mundane Yellow Great World? In that barren place, someone dares to kill my second brother? No matter who, I, Sima Chong, will exterminate his nine clans!"

Sima Chong's expression turned cold as he rose to his feet; heaven and earth trembled because of him, startling the disciples outside the hall in the palace complex, who shuddered and gazed in horror.

Even the many cultivators flying in the firmament were cowed by his aura, their internal mana stagnating, falling like dumplings, landing in a messy heap.

"Eldest Senior Brother, have you left seclusion?"

Several guards outside the hall hurried in to check the situation, only to find the place empty, save for a cold, sharp voice echoing repeatedly like thunder.

"I will go to the Mundane Yellow Great World to slay the madman who killed my second brother; I will return soon. Go to the Jade Emperor Hall and inform Hong Tianjing that my Supreme Yang Yin-Yang Body has been perfected; let him wait. On the day the Lesser Longevity List is renewed soon, that will be when I defeat him, using him as a stepping stone to prove the Dao of the Longevity Secret Realm."

On the Five Elements Realm.

Chen Zheng was martial and majestic, tall and lofty.

Fang Qingxue's black hair flowed like a waterfall, her beautiful visage transcending the mundane.

The two stood side by side, like banished immortals stepping out of a painting, making all who beheld them feel ashamed of their own appearance.

Chen Zheng laughed: "Qingxue, congratulations on passing the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation; before long you will be able to transform your natal Golden Core into a Heaven-Earth Dharma Form, achieving the ninth level of divine abilities."

"Thanks to your help in expanding my mana pool and granting me twenty-seven divine abilities, I could advance." Fang Qingxue slowly shook her head: "But to cultivate the Heaven-Earth Dharma Form realm, I still have a long way to go."

Her eyes showed a solemn hue as she turned her head to Chen Zheng's angular profile: "It is you who have broken the limit, yet that also means danger, easily arousing others' greed; when you wield mana in the future, be careful, and do not lightly exceed the limit of 'one hundred million'."

Chen Zheng nodded: "I have prepared for this; it should not cause any major trouble."

The fact that his mana exceeded one hundred million is indeed shocking to hear; if spread, it would lead certain ill-intentioned people to think he harbors some great secret and come looking for trouble.

Therefore he had already ordered Prince Yi and Jin Ri Lie to 'unintentionally' leak that he is a reincarnation of a heavenly monarch from the upper realm.

As for what a heavenly monarch is, what realm it represents, it is too distant for those of the lower realm; certainly the vast majority do not know.

They will only feel it is mysterious.

Chen Zheng precisely wants people to be unable to grasp the situation, to keep them in a haze.

In short, you just need to know Chen Zheng is awesome; don't ask about any secrets—if you do, the answer is that he is a heavenly monarch's reincarnation.

Being a reincarnation of an upper-realm heavenly monarch, having some extraordinary traits is hardly abnormal, is it?

"Young Master Chen, these are the medicinal pills gathered; please review them." Jin Ri Lie flew from afar, presenting a Qiankun gourd to Chen Zheng.

Behind him followed a large crowd, mighty and mighty, comprising members of the Ascension Sect, the Star Sect, the Heaven-Reaching Sword School, the Sun-Moon Sword Sect and other major forces, as well as free cultivators.

Half of those who came to the Five Elements Realm to explore are gathered here.

The crowd either wore pained faces as if from massive bleeding, or gazed curiously, secretly observing Chen Zheng.

Occasionally, Chen Zheng could catch among the crowd mental transmissions like 'Chen Zheng is actually a reincarnation of an upper-realm heavenly monarch,' 'What realm is a heavenly monarch?' and similar.

Obviously, Prince Yi and Jin Ri Lie have already leaked the talking points they instructed him to spread.

"Hmm." Chen Zheng took the Qiankun gourd from Jin Ri Lie's hand and gave it a brief look.

The gourd contained over a billion White Sun Pills and various treasure materials; it was the travel fare he had collected from Jin Rilie and other Feather Ascension Sect disciples from many cultivators.

There is no way back to the Xuanhuang Great World from the Land of Five Elements; if the group wants to return, they must either fly themselves or use Chen Zheng's Six-Word Mantra Talisman to open a spacetime portal for transport.

This place is unimaginably far from the Xuanhuang Great World; without the cultivation of the Longevity Secret Realm one cannot fly back, and after a short flight one's magical power will wane, dying in the void.

Therefore there is only one way: pay the travel fare and rely on Chen Zheng's Six-Word Mantra Talisman to return.

As for the countless people who cannot afford the fare, they can only remain in the Land of Five Elements and die far from home.

Chen Zheng is not the head of a charitable hall; how could he care about their lives or deaths?

It is worth mentioning that Ying Tianqing was not among the group paying the fare; whether she could not afford it or could not endure the crushing blow of Chen Zheng and Fang Qingxue's double‑sided attack, she hid in some corner, tears streaming, secretly licking her wounds.

"Take these resources and strive for an early breakthrough," Chen Zheng handed the Qiankun Gourd to Fang Qingxue.

"I don't need them…"

Just as Fang Qingxue raised her hand to refuse, Chen Zheng, without a word, seized her snow‑white wrist and forced the Qiankun Gourd into her hand.

Their skin touched each other.

Fang Qingxue did not blush like an ordinary girl, nor did she lower her head in embarrassment at Chen Zheng.

On the contrary, she merely glanced at Chen Zheng's hand that held her, then lifted her head to look at his face, her eyes inexplicable, as if wondering what she was thinking, seeming to think why Chen Zheng was even more forceful than she.

Chen Zheng and Fang Qingxue met each other's gaze, their expressions unchanged, as if unaware of anything amiss.

Hmm.

The feel is excellent, finer, softer, smoother than any part of Jia Lan's body.

It is a sensation never experienced before.

"Ahem, we should be heading back as well,"

Seeing Fang Qingxue constantly staring at him made Chen Zheng feel a bit awkward, so he released her hand.

Does he have a flower on his face?

He hurriedly took out the Six-Word Mantra Talisman, and it trembled in the air.

Wuwuwu.

Countless eerie howls rose, and a massive spacetime gate materialized before them.

"Everyone, once you pass through this spacetime gate, you can return to the Xuanhuang Great World," Chen Zheng said to all, and was the first to step inside.

Fang Qingxue followed closely and entered.

Jin Rilie, Prince Yi, Xingyun Baobao and everyone else entered the portal, and only a flash of light was seen before them as they arrived in a deep passage.

If at this moment an Ancient Giant from the Longevity Secret Realm were outside the passage, they could see that outside lies a cold, desolate deep space, with countless stars appearing both near and far.

Among the innumerable stars, the passage where Chen Zheng and the others were located resembled a folded black line, constantly shuttling.

In every infinitesimal instant—one part in a hundred quadrillion trillion—the black line could leap across thousands upon thousands of stars whose distances are unknowable, heading toward a vast Xuanhuang‑colored world.

That is the Xuanhuang Great World they came from, surrounded by endless nebulae; each nebula contains billions upon billions of stars, and on those stars exist a sand‑grain count of sentient beings, of unknown races and countless Divine Power Cultivators, with endless battles and stories unfolding every moment.

The Xuanhuang Great World is immensely vast.

It is comparable to an entire universe.

Divine Power Cultivators fly through the cosmos, and even at a thousand li in an instant, they cannot traverse the distance between nebulae to truly leave the Xuanhuang Great World.

Only cultivators from the Longevity Secret Realm, or those who have reached the Third Tier of Longevity and comprehend spatial mysteries, can shift within spatial fissures, traveling between great worlds.

Boom!

Abruptly, a giant hand appeared in the universe, so massive it eclipsed all sun, moon, and star light, terrifying the world, as if it were about to grasp the entire cosmos and crush it.

This is terrifying, not a method of the Shen Tong Mi Jing at all; it must be a power from several tiers beyond Longevity, perhaps even touching the very word "Immortal".

The giant hand reached out toward the black line where Chen Zheng stood!

One can imagine that if it catches them, everyone inside except Chen Zheng would instantly be reduced to nothing.

Even the Three Saints of Feather Ascension could not save them; they would still die.

Chen Zheng inside the passage remained oblivious.

He could see nothing of the outside.

He only knew he was traversing spacetime and would soon return to the Xuanhuang Great World.

But in his hand he held a talisman, the Great Luo Talisman given by Linglong Immortal Lord; whenever a warning arises in his heart, he can activate it to go to Linglong Blessed Land.

And the ancient Sheep Skin Scroll lodged deep in his mind twitched faintly, then settled back to calm.

Meanwhile, deep within the core of the Land of Five Elements.

Chi Yuan Mo Zun saw the terrifying giant hand in the universe, and his aged face instantly showed anger: "You junior, you dare to move even my senior brother; you truly have boundless dogged courage!"

Boom!

His arm suddenly thrust out, forcibly splitting the Five Elements Spiritual Root atop his head, extending straight out of the Land of Five Elements, expanding, expanding, transforming into a colossal fist covered with earth‑colored scales, spanning the universe, shattering hundreds of star systems, and with a single punch blasting the terrifying giant hand apart.

However, the owner of that terrifying giant hand was unknown, and his cultivation was not weaker than Chi Yuan Mo Zun's.

The shockwave from its explosion trembled the eight corners of the universe, shattering Chi Yuan Mo Zun's fist.

The assaults of the two great masters dissipated simultaneously.

"Junior Brother Chen, did you just sense any danger?" Fang Qingxue asked inside the spacetime passage, her expression startled.

Just then, a shadow fell over her mind, as if an unstoppable strong entity intended to kill her.

"It was someone from the Taiyi Sect trying to kill me."

Chen Zheng's voice carried a hint of murderous intent as he transmitted, "But it's fine now; my senior brother stepped in and repelled that person."

"Your senior brother?" Fang Qingxue was startled.

"It is the ancient Demon Lord suppressed underground by the Buddhist Sect."

Chen Zheng smiled and told her how he had fortuitously met Chi Yuan Mo Zun, inexplicably becoming brothers, and had obtained the Ten Directions Five Elements Tower.

"In that case, Chi Yuan Mo Zun should have no ill will toward the junior brother," Fang Qingxue's brows flickered with thought, she nodded, "With his aid, the junior brother need not worry too much about the Taiyi Sect."

While the two were communicating, the black‑line‑like passage finally reached the Xuanhuang Great World, outside the wild jungle.

The passage dissipated, and everyone stood firmly on solid ground.

"If it weren't for Senior Chen this time, we would have found it hard to return from the Five Elements Land. Thank you."

"Senior Chen killed so many disciples of the Taiyi Sect; the Taiyi Sect certainly won't let it go easily. Be careful."

The Sword Mad Elder, Dan Xiaozi, Yuan Yuanzi and Feng Feitian—elders of the four major sects—stepped forward to bow and thank Chen Zheng, and warned him to watch the Taiyi Sect.

"I will." Chen Zheng merely nodded at the four elders, saying nothing more.

"Brother Chen Zheng, I'm heading back to the Cluster Star Gate; when you're free, you must come see me." Xing Yun Baobao hopped up, grinning.

"I'll go after I finish my business." Chen Zheng smiled, patting Xing Yun Baobao's big head: "I'll also give your father a special welcome gift."

Xing Yun Baobao glanced at the many female cultivators around who kept throwing flirtatious glances at Chen Zheng, and her eyes rolled: "What kind of gift? A tigress? My father doesn't need one; he always says one tigress at home is enough, any more and the backyard will catch fire. But I don't have a tigress yet, Brother Chen Zheng, why not give me one?"

"You don't even have hair yet, what do you know? Go play elsewhere." Chen Zheng wore a black‑line expression, too lazy to bother with the giant infant who looked like a little devil.

He turned to Fang Qingxue and asked, "I'm planning a trip to Xuanhuang City to sell a batch of useless treasures. Fang Qingxue, would you like to go with me?"

Fang Qingxue thought for a moment, shook her head, and said, "I have some matters to attend to back home, so I won't accompany you, junior brother."

"Alright, I'll look for you when I return to my sect." Chen Zheng gave a gentle nod and bade farewell to Fang Qingxue.

He produced the Golden War Chariot, letting Prince Yi steer it up into the heavens.

At the spot, only the crowd with complicated expressions remained.

In the Five Elements Land expedition, Chen Zheng beheaded over four hundred true‑line disciples of the Taiyi Sect, the Wan Gui Immortal Island group, the Blood Shadow Demon Sect members, and many people from the Boundless Star Palace.

Each case could be called earth‑shaking.

It's unimaginable how massive a storm will rise when the news spreads, shaking countless living beings.

The crowd also felt envy; if someone as invincible as Chen Zheng were from their own sect, that would be wonderful.

The vital Qi of the Five Elements Land is inexhaustible; Chen Zheng also obtained a Six‑Word Mantra Talisman. If this talisman is handed to the Feather Ascension Sect, the sect can send its Shentong Wu Chong disciples and elders there to absorb Five Elements Qi, quickly advancing to the Unified Realm and ushering rapid development.

Feather Ascension Sect, what merit and ability do you have?

…………

Xuanhuang City remained bustling, people coming and going.

Chen Zheng once again arrived at the Heaven Dao Hall Headquarters.

The one receiving him was still Xiao Gangzi, a direct disciple of the Heaven Dao Law King.

Xiao Gangzi was warm‑hearted, leading many stewards to usher Chen Zheng into the VIP Hall, laying out the most precious spiritual wine and spirit fruit, treating him with the highest standards.

"Brother Xiao, I wonder if your Heaven Dao Hall can accommodate this batch of treasures?"

Chen Zheng said nothing, waved his hand, and all the treasures of the Boundless Star Palace disciples flew out, piling into a mountain inside the hall.

As for the Taiyi Sect disciples' treasures, they were not brought out, and Heaven Dao Hall dared not accept them.

"Brother Chen, you're joking. Our Heaven Dao Hall can even swallow the Mystic Turtle Hall… what?"

The smiling Xiao Gangzi, upon seeing the treasure mountain before him, could no longer smile, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva fiercely.

The many stewards of Heaven Dao Hall were also dumbfounded, constantly rubbing their eyes.

"They didn't see wrong, did they?"

The treasure mountain before them contained over a thousand mid‑to‑high‑grade artifacts, three hundred fifty supreme artifacts, even a Dao Artifact Iron Blood War Banner, exuding terrifying aura.

They were all insiders; at a glance they could estimate this pile of treasures to be worth at least six hundred billion Baiyang Pills.

Six hundred billion, indeed!

Did Chen Zheng raid another of the Ten Immortal Dao sects' treasure vaults?

Even if they sold the entire Heaven Dao Hall, that's all there is.

"Hehe, a bunch of unsophisticated country bumpkins! Young Master Chen's wealth is beyond your estimation."

Prince Yi was momentarily dazed, but seeing Xiao Gangzi and the others' disgrace, a sense of superiority rose again, and he sneered disdainfully.

Chen Zheng looked at Xiao Gangzi and asked, "How is it?"

"Hoo hoo hoo."

Xiao Gangzi took several deep breaths to steady his turbulent mind, stammering, "Brother Chen, the last time we purchased your Mystic Turtle Hall and many treasures, it consumed a lot of our pill stock. Now… we can't produce that many pills at the moment. If you give me three months—no, one month—to gather pills…"

"After a month the daylilies will be cold." Chen Zheng waved his hand to cut off, "How many pills can you produce now?"

He had long anticipated this situation.

After all, when the Wild Emperor came to sell a few supreme artifacts back then, Heaven Dao Hall's cash flow was tight, taking a whole day to gather the funds.

Xiao Gangzi said awkwardly, "We can produce one hundred thirty billion Baiyang Pills."

Chen Zheng replied, "Then pick out a batch of treasures worth one hundred thirty billion from this pile."

"Please wait a moment, brother."

Xiao Gangzi dared not object, and with the stewards began busily selecting one treasure after another from the mountain.

He actually wanted to pick the Iron Blood War Banner, but feared offending Chen Zheng, so he didn't.

The selection finished quickly, and, like last time, a list was presented to Chen Zheng for review.

"All right, bring out the one hundred thirty billion."

Chen Zheng didn't even glance at the list, casually gathering the remaining massive pile of treasures.

Xiao Gangzi didn't dare delay, fetched one hundred thirty billion Baiyang Pills from the storeroom and handed them to Chen Zheng.

The transaction was completed.

Chen Zheng, with Prince Yi, turned and left.

He rode nonstop, arriving at another major merchant guild in Xuanhuang City, the Six Paths Alliance, where he sold a batch of treasures and obtained three hundred billion Baiyang Pills.

Later he went to one of the three great worldly merchant guilds, the Nine Tripod Pavilion, sold all the remaining treasures, and gained another two hundred twenty billion.

From then on, Chen Zheng's Baiyang Pills reached six hundred fifty billion.

All the pills were refined by him.

His magical power surged again, instantly reaching the strength of 165 million Xuanhuang fiery horses!

It should be known that a cultivator who has just entered the first tier of Immortal Ascension has magical power of about 150 million horses.

And now Chen Zheng's magical power has already surpassed that number.

He can even suppress ordinary ancient giants!

He plans to wait until his magical power reaches 200 million, fill the two great sources of magical power, and then break through to the Golden Core realm.

"It's time to return to the Return Feather Ascension Gate and suppress the Splendid Heavenly Capital. As for Ruyi Zi, that person has certainly spoken ill of me and must be killed."

(End of chapter)