Chapter 176: with translation of chapter title

Inside the Supreme Ultimate Star Palace, the Star Lord and the Elders of the Myriad Stars Sect were once again deeply shaken by Chen Zheng.

Translation: "Inside the Supreme Ultimate Star Palace, the Star Lord and many Title: Elders of the Myriad Stars Sect were once again deeply shaken by Chen Zheng."

Inside the Supreme Ultimate Star Palace, the Star Lord and many elders of the Myriad Stars Sect were once again deeply shaken by Chen Zheng.

We must use "Title: Elder" exactly as glossary. So "many Title: Elders of the Myriad Stars Sect". Good.

It shook them to the core of their souls!

Translation: "Shaken to the point of soul-trembling!"

We need to keep exclamation. "Shaken to the point of soul-trembling!" Good.

But this time they were not stunned by Chen Zheng's heaven-defying combat power, but by his grand gesture.

Translation: "But this time it was not shock at Chen Zheng's heaven-defying combat power, but shock at his grand scheme."

Heaven-defying combat power and a grand scheme.

Because the hundreds of jade scrolls hovering before them all recorded divine abilities.

Shocked to the point of soul-trembling!

But this time they were not shocked by Chen Zheng's heaven-defying combat power, but by his grand scheme.

Chen Zheng

heaven-defying combat power

Because the hundreds of jade scrolls hovering before them all recorded the methods of cultivating divine abilities.

jade scrolls

There were techniques from the Feather Ascension Sect, Wan Gui Immortal Island, Blood Shadow Demon Sect, and even the Taiyi Sect, all of which were secret and never passed down.

Feather Ascension Sect

Wan Gui Immortal Island

Blood Shadow Demon Sect

Supreme Unity Sect

There were also the Great Translocation Technique, Great Curse Technique, Great Firmament Technique, Great Seal Technique, Great State Technique, Great Body-Protection Technique, Great Entangling Technique, Great Hegemon Technique… and dozens of other Three Thousand Great Dao!

Techniques include the Great Translocation Technique, Great Curse Technique, Great Firmament Technique, Great Seal Technique, Great State Technique, Great Body-Protection Technique, Great Entangling Technique, Great Hegemon Technique, and the Three Thousand Great Dao.

Inside were also the Great Calamity Technique and the Great Origin Technique, as well as the Great Yin‑Yang Technique that Chen Zheng obtained from Deng Ao, all ranking within the top ten of the Three Thousand Great Dao.

Great Calamity Technique, Great Origin Technique, Great Yin-Yang Technique, and Deng Ao

These three Great Dao were even more powerful than the Great Stellar Technique they had previously traded with Chen Zheng.

Great Stellar Technique

With so many divine abilities and Three Thousand Great Dao, not even the Elders of the Star Relocation Sect and other ancient giants, let alone the Star Lord himself, had ever heard of them.

Star-Shifting Elder, ancient giants, Star Lord, Sect Leader, and the Three Thousand Great Dao

It should be known that any one of the Three Thousand Great Dao possesses terrifying power that can shake the heavens and myriad worlds, unsettling the infinite universe.

Three Thousand Great Dao

It is also the supreme law that countless beings, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, have long dreamed of attaining.

as numerous as the sands of the Ganges

Not to mention the complete Three Thousand Great Dao; even any branch of them—such as the Myriad Stars Nonpolar Scripture within the Great Stellar Technique—would be enough for someone to found a sect rivaling the Myriad Stars Sect, serving as the sect's fundamental method.

Myriad Stars Nonpolar Scripture and the Myriad Stars Sect

Yet Chen Zheng simply produced all of these fundamental methods and gave them to them outright.

Chen Zheng

What a marvelous destiny this is!

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And how generous Chen Zheng is!

Chen Zheng

It's simply unimaginable.

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At that moment, the Elder of the Star Relocation Sect, the Elder of the Star Punishment Sect, and the others were so excited they could barely speak, each eager to thank Chen Zheng.

Star-Shifting Elder, Star-Punishment Elder, and Chen Zheng

The Star Lord laughed, his mouth stretching toward his ears on both sides.

Star Lord

His excitement was beyond words; he felt like shouting to the heavens.

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Gaining so many Three Thousand Great Dao was one thing, but more importantly it brought them closer to Chen Zheng.

Three Thousand Great Dao and Chen Zheng

Honestly, compared with the myriad divine abilities and Three Thousand Great Dao, the Star Lord valued Chen Zheng himself even more.

divine abilities, Three Thousand Great Dao, Star Lord, and Chen Zheng

The Three Thousand Great Dao are indeed powerful, but they also depend on the cultivator who practices them.

Three Thousand Great Dao

If the practitioner is lacking, even the strongest Dao is in vain.

the Great Dao

Take Hua Tiandu, for example: from a young age he mastered the Great Origin Technique, possessed middle‑grade and upper‑grade Dao artifacts, was prized by both the Feather Ascension Sect and the Taiyi Sect, and after centuries of cultivation reached the Tenth Level of Divine Ability, ranking third on the Longevity Candidate List.

Hua Hua Tiandou Du

Great Origin Technique

middle grade and upper grade

Dao implements

Feather Ascension Sect and Supreme Unity Sect

Tenth Level of Divine Ability and the Longevity Candidate List

What about Chen Zheng?

Chen Zheng

Having joined the Feather Ascension Sect less than half a year ago, he already wields an invincible power capable of slaying Grand Elders, far surpassing Hua Tiandu by countless billions of times.

Feather Ascension Sect, the Grand Elder, and Hua Hua Tiandou Du

A few dozen Three Thousand Great Dao are trivial compared with a figure like Chen Zheng, who stands unrivaled through the ages.

Three Thousand Great Dao and Chen Zheng

Now that Chen Zheng has shared so many divine abilities and Great Dao with the Myriad Stars Sect, it signals his endorsement of the sect.

Chen Zheng, Divine Abilities and Great Dao, and the Myriad Stars Sect

The Myriad Stars Sect has earned Chen Zheng's friendship!

Myriad Stars Sect and Chen Zheng

The Star Lord, thrilled, felt immensely fortunate that he had never been frightened by the Taiyi Sect that Deng Ao had brought forth, remaining steadfast and siding with Chen Zheng.

Star Lord, Deng Ao, the Supreme Unity Sect, and Chen Zheng

"Thank you, Brother Chen, for your generous gift; please accept my humble bow," the Star Lord suppressed his emotions, stepped a few paces before Chen Zheng, and bowed sincerely.

Fellow Daoist Chen, Star Lord, and Chen Zheng

Hearing this, the Elder of the Star Relocation Sect and the others snapped back to attention, composed themselves, and gathered behind the Star Lord, each bowing to Chen Zheng: "Brother Chen, your kindness to our Myriad Stars Sect is immeasurable; please accept my humble bow!"

Star-Shifting Elder, Star Lord, Fellow Daoist Chen, the Myriad Stars Sect, and Chen Zheng

The generation‑leading Star Lord, accompanied by dozens of ancient giants, proclaimed himself "I," and bowed to Chen Zheng; anyone who saw this would surely drop their jaws in amazement.

Sect Leader, Star Lord, ancient giants, and Chen Zheng

Chen Zheng, however, seemed carefree and waved his hand nonchalantly: "Brother Star Lord, you and everyone are overpraising me; I am merely a friend of the Myriad Stars Sect, and these few divine abilities and Great Dao are nothing worth mentioning."

Chen Zheng, Fellow Daoist Star Lord, the Myriad Stars Sect, and Divine Abilities and Great Dao

He truly didn't care; a few hundred divine abilities and Three Thousand Great Dao are not his fundamental True Demon Eternal Indestructible Body, so there's no need to cherish them as if they were precious brooms.

divine abilities, Three Thousand Great Dao, the fundamental method, True Demon Eternal Indestructible Body, and the idiom 'to cherish one's own broom'

Moreover, these abilities weren't cultivated for him by anyone else, so they're of no use to him, and there's no harm in spreading them.

divine abilities

Not only will he pass them on to the Myriad Stars Sect, but after returning to the Land of the Five Elements he will also share them with Jia Lan, Jin Shitai, Jin Rilie, Liu Suiyun, and Chen Fu.

Myriad Stars Sect, Five Elements Land, Jia Lan, Jin Shitai, Jin Rilie, Liu Suiyun, and Chen Fu

Even the hundreds of Fang family servants he brought to the Land of the Five Elements will give everything they have.

Five Elements Land and Fang family servants

In addition, the female disciples of Linglong Blessed Land and the Linglong Immortal Venerable, who both hold him in high regard, will also receive his teachings.

Linglong Blessed Land and Linglong Immortal Venerable

Later, anyone who is close to him or under his command will be able to cultivate the Taiyi Sect's supreme secret art, the Great Calamity Technique, as well as the Great Yin‑Yang Technique that only Grand Elders of the Feather Ascension Sect can master…

Supreme Unity Sect, the sect's supreme secret art, Great Calamity Technique, Feather Ascension Sect, the Grand Elder, and Great Yin-Yang Technique

"Indeed, Brother Chen is a good friend of our Myriad Stars Sect—a true friend!" the Elder of the Star Relocation Sect and the others laughed heartily, their mouths almost splitting.

Fellow Daoist Chen, the Myriad Stars Sect, and the Star-Shifting Elder

"Sect Leader, should we also express our gratitude to Brother Chen?" the Elder of the Star Punishment Sect transmitted to the Star Lord.

Sect Leader, Fellow Daoist Chen, the Star-Punishment Elder, and Star Lord

"We must," the Star Lord replied, "I'll go to the Treasury to fetch Pure Yang Vital Energy." While responding to the Elder of the Star Punishment Sect, he smiled at Chen Zheng: "Brother Chen, the Myriad Stars Sect also has a small token for you; please wait a moment."

the treasury, Pure Yang Vital Energy, Star Lord, the Star-Punishment Elder, Chen Zheng, Fellow Daoist Chen, and the Myriad Stars Sect

Having said that, he prepared to head to the Myriad Stars Sect's Treasury, but at that instant his brows knit and he turned his gaze toward the mountain gate.

Myriad Stars Sect, the treasury, and the mountain gate

Chen Zheng seemed to sense something as well; his divine eye flashed like lightning outside the mountain gate.

Chen Zheng, the divine eye, and the mountain gate

In the next instant, the boundless void beyond the Primeval Meteorite abruptly split open, tearing a massive fissure through which a river of black, heavenly‑river‑like smoke roiled and poured out like a celestial disaster.

Primeval Meteorite, the Boundless Void, and the Heavenly River

Then Chen Zheng saw a square‑faced, mountain‑strong middle‑aged man step out of the fissure into the Nine Heavens Gale Layer, like an ancient emperor dominating the world, surrounded by endless calamity aura that erased the gale winds spanning millions of miles.

a square face and the Nine Heavens Gale Layer

It was terrifying beyond measure!

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"Chen Zheng, meet your death!"

Chen Zheng

The moment Chen Zheng saw the man, the man also noticed Chen Zheng's gaze; his fierce eyes suddenly fixed on the Supreme Ultimate Star Palace inside the Primeval Meteorite, firing a shocking black beam that pierced the boundless void, shaking the Eight Desolations, intent on erasing Chen Zheng on the spot.

Chen Zheng, Primeval Meteorite, the Supreme Ultimate Star Palace, the Boundless Void, and the Eight Wastelands

"Brother Chen, that man is the Grand Elder of the Taiyi Sect, named Tai Baitian. He grasped the Time Rule three thousand years ago and attained the Fourth Level of Longevity, Celestial Light Realm. You are not his opponent for now; let me handle him," the Star Lord said, raising his sleeve to shield Chen Zheng from the black beam.

Fellow Daoist Chen, Supreme Unity Sect, the Grand Elder, Tai Batian, Time Rule, the Fourth Level of Longevity Astral Light, and Star Lord

"No problem. Ordinary cultivators at the Third Level of Longevity are already no match for me; I'd like to spar with a Fourth‑Level cultivator to see how the Time Rule works," Chen Zheng replied, shaking his head slightly, his dazzling eyes like divine Yang, casting a sidelong glance at Tai Baitian.

the Third Level of Longevity, the Fourth Level of Longevity, Time Rule, Divine Yang, and Tai Batian

The Elder of the Star Relocation Sect and the others were stunned by his words.

Star-Shifting Elder

Tai Baitian's strength far surpasses that of the previously encountered Demon‑Slaying Great Immortal Deng Ao.

Tai Batian, the Demon-Slaying Great Immortal, and Deng Ao

He is a full six major realms above Chen Zheng, a gap that even a heavenly trench could not describe.

major realms and Chen Zheng

Can Chen Zheng truly stand up to him?

Chen Zheng

Even the Star Lord was uncertain, stepping beside Chen Zheng, ready at any moment to rescue him and repel Tai Baitian.

Star Lord, Chen Zheng, and Tai Batian

At the same time, Chen Zheng snapped his fingers, sending a suffocating demonic energy from his fingertip that surged toward the heavens, streaking across the sky, instantly turning Tai Baitian's assault into nothingness.

Chen Zheng, demonic energy, the heavens, the vast sky, and Tai Batian

That destructive demonic energy kept pressing forward, striking at Tai Baitian from the outside, aiming to pierce his forehead.

destructive demonic energy and Tai Batian

Seeing this scene, not only did the Moving Star Elder and the others feel greatly shocked.

Even the Star Lord's pupils contracted dramatically, their mind and spirit trembling incessantly, muttering that they had greatly underestimated Chen Zheng.

Chen Zheng's defiance of Heaven far exceeds his imagination.

Such a being cannot be measured by ordinary logic; none of the cultivation world's rules and iron laws can be applied to Chen Zheng.

It seems the many rumors of the cultivation world are not false: Chen Zheng is indeed the reincarnation of a supreme being from the Demonic Path realm.

The only question is which Demonic Path entity it was.

The Star Lord recalled an ancient legend.

According to ancient Daoist scriptures, in the primordial chaos era even older than the antiquity age—when the great Xuanhuang world was first opened—a supreme Demon Lord descended from the Demonic Path to the peak of Cang Mountain, the present holy site of the Demonic Path, to expound its mysteries to all beings.

That supreme Demon Lord was called "Primordial Demon Lord" and was honored by the Seven Veins of the Demonic Path as the progenitor of the Demonic Path.

For countless years, many extraordinarily talented practitioners of the Demonic Path attained Saint Demon status, ascended to the Demonic Realm, and sent messages back to the lower world, proclaiming that the Primordial Demon Lord was a great being who ruled over all heavens and myriad demons.

Later, a Demonic Path Patriarch reported that the Primordial Demon Lord had vanished without reason.

Some even claimed he was dead.

Could it be that Chen Zheng is the reincarnation of that deceased Primordial Demon Lord, for otherwise how could he be so terrifying?

Upon this thought, the Star Lord felt he had grasped the truth, suddenly suffocated, and his heart throbbed wildly.

Meanwhile, in the outer world, within the Nine Heavens Gale Layer.

Tai Ba Tian saw his offensive shattered by Chen Zheng, and the demonic aura Chen Zheng unleashed surged straight toward his brow; a look of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Huh? Indeed impressive, no wonder he could slay that worthless Deng Ao."

He remained unflustered, pointed a finger, and shattered that demonic aura.

He did not strike again; instead, he reached out, seized a golden scroll that appeared in his hand, slowly unfurled it, and with a solemn expression recited: "By the Mandate of Heaven, the Taiyi Sect Headmaster decrees: The traitor of the Feathered Ascension Sect, Chen Zheng, who killed five hundred and two true disciples of our sect and six deputy headmasters, is beyond redemption. Hence, the Star Gate Sect must immediately hand over Chen Zheng to us for punishment. So be it!"

A massive roar rolled in, passing through the mountain gate into the ancient meteor, radiating into every realm, causing countless members of the Star Gate Sect to feel panic and unease.

Even the many Supreme Elders meditating in deep spacetime heard Tai Ba Tian's voice and were startled awake.

"What has happened? How could the Taiyi Sect issue a heavenly decree to our Star Gate Sect?"

"Who is Chen Zheng? How dare he kill so many true disciples of the Taiyi Sect, even six senior deputy headmasters?"

"I have been in seclusion for two thousand years, yet I did not know when the outside world produced such a ruthless figure, comparable to the former Linglong Immortal..."

One by one, the Supreme Elders showed puzzled expressions, their forms vanishing into their respective spacetime and reappearing in the Tai Chi Star Palace.

Chen Zheng looked and saw that the many Supreme Elders exuded terrifying aura, all at the third or fourth level of Eternal Life, not inferior to Deng Ao and Tai Ba Tian.

There were even beings at the fifth and sixth levels of Eternal Life, whose cultivation was not weaker than the Star Lord's.

Especially the three elders seated at the center drew the most attention; all wore ancient Star Dao robes, upon which sun, moon, and stars interlaced, star power vast, resembling a galaxy.

Yet the stars in that galaxy were pitch black, like individual black holes, seeming to devour everything.

In the instant Chen Zheng saw those three elders, he felt an illusion of being swallowed by a black hole.

He knew it was not an illusion, but that the three elders had attained the eighth level of Eternal Life, the Mixed Void Realm, capable of encompassing all.

As for their identities, they should be the Three Star Elders, whose status is akin to the Three Feathered Ascension Saints, the patriarchs of the Star Gate Sect, yet their strength surpasses the Three Feathered Ascension Saints.

"We pay our respects to the three Patriarchs!" the Star Lord and others hurriedly bowed respectfully to the Three Star Elders.

"What has happened? Who is Chen Zheng?" the Patriarch seated at the very center asked the Star Lord.

The Star Lord did not answer immediately, but glanced at Chen Zheng, gave him a reassuring look, and then reported: "Patriarch Xing Jiu, the matter is as follows…"

He recounted from the beginning, detailing all the brilliant feats and deeds of Chen Zheng that he knew, including Chen Zheng's trade with the Star Gate Sect of the Great Stellar Technique, his slaying of Deng Ao, the gifting of hundreds of divine arts to the Star Gate Sect, and the recent moment when Chen Zheng snapped his fingers to crush Tai Ba Tian's offensive, narrating everything.

"What?"

"There exists such a defiant young man in the world, able to cross five major realms to slay Deng Ao, and even cross six major realms to confront Tai Ba Tian?!"

"Brother Daoist, you are Chen Zheng?"

The Star Lord's words unsettled Patriarch Xing Jiu, and the other two Patriarchs, along with dozens of Supreme Elders, all wore horrified expressions, all staring at Chen Zheng beside the Star Lord, scrutinizing him back and forth.

"Hmm, I am Chen Zheng. Are you all to obey the Taiyi Sect's command and hand me over to them?" Chen Zheng gave a slight smile, unfazed by the crowd's scrutiny.

Yet in his heart he remained covertly vigilant, his mind already focused on the Six‑Word Mantra Talisman and the Great Luo Talisman.

If anyone made any move, he would depart.

After all, the Supreme Elders and the Three Star Elders are not the Star Lord.

He could not gauge their attitude.

If, under pressure from the Taiyi Sect, they were to act against him, at least he would have a defense.

However, Chen Zheng leaned toward believing they would not.

Because anyone with eyes can see his potential and the benefits of befriending him.

"Brother Chen, you worry too much. Our Star Gate Sect is not a subordinate force of the Taiyi Sect, so why should we heed them?"

"Brother Chen, rest assured, our Star Gate Sect will never betray a friend; you may stay here safely, we will handle the Taiyi Sect's affairs." promised Patriarch Xing Yan.

"You intend to contend with my Taiyi Sect?" a voice suddenly came from a distant spacetime, shaking heaven and earth, causing the ancient meteor to quake violently.

Then everyone saw the spacetime in front of Tai Ba Tian in the outside world warp, a massive wormhole appearing, within which a boundless void palace emerged.

Inside the hall stood a towering throne, symbolizing the supreme authority over the world.

Seated upon the throne was a man, middle‑aged, clad in an ancient Daoist robe, his visage dignified, posture upright as if he could support the heavens, resembling the co‑ruler of Xuanhuang.

"We respectfully welcome the Supreme Headmaster!" Tai Ba Tian, across the wormhole, bowed to the middle‑aged man on the throne.

This statement made clear that the man was Tai Hun Tian, the contemporary Supreme Headmaster of the Taiyi Sect, a Seventh‑Level Eternal Life Realm King, and also the senior brother of the Linglong Immortal.

"My imperial decree, how dare you defy it? I intend to kill Chen Zheng, how dare you protect him? Are you not afraid that my Taiyi Sect will erase you from heaven and earth?"

His words were supremely overbearing, disdainful of all, as if the Star Gate Sect were a mere chicken or dog to be eliminated at will, causing the Star Lord and the Three Star Elders' faces to turn grim.

Even worse than having eaten flies.

They did not expect Tai Hun Tian to be so unreasonable, boldly threatening to annihilate their Star Gate Sect.

Chen Zheng sighed lightly at the sight.

He knew that they could not possibly stand against the Taiyi Sect.

Even if you count every member of the Star Gate Sect, there are only the three Elders of the Star Gate Sect, who are eighth‑rank Immortals.

However, within the Taiyi Sect there are eight eighth‑rank Immortal masters, not ten.

There are also two ninth‑rank Void Immortal Patriarchs.

There is even a tenth‑rank True Immortal, the Grand Emperor Tian.

Moreover, there is the Eternal Divine Furnace!

Can the Star Gate Sect even take the lead to contend?

Let alone the Star Gate Sect, even all ten Daoist sects, the seven Demonic Path veins, and the five Beast Dao sects beyond Linglong Blessed Land are not enough for the Taiyi Sect to wipe out with a single slap.

Thus, even if the Star Gate Sect wants to help him, they are willing but powerless.

Chen Zheng prepared to return to the Five Elements Land.

Only the Red Abyss Demon Lord, or Linglong Blessed Land, would not fear the Taiyi Sect.

"Tai Hun Tian, Chen Zheng is my person from Linglong Blessed Land. Dare you move him? Have you asked me? Do you think that by advancing your cultivation to the seventh‑rank Immortal you can do as you please? Have you forgotten how I once beat you to the point of being worse than death?" A faint female voice came from beyond the Nine Heavens, dripping with contempt.

Upon hearing the voice, Tai Ba Tian trembled violently, as if a mouse had encountered a cat.

"Traitor!" Tai Hun Tian's expression shifted slightly, as if facing a great enemy; boundless space sprouted around him, forming a grand world that enveloped both Tai Ba Tian and himself.

Within the realm were mountains, rivers, deserts, oceans, rocks, plants, myriad living beings, bizarre and wondrous—everything imaginable.

Tai Hun Tian stood at the very center of the world, towering to the heavens and earth, his gaze piercing, like the master and creator of this realm.

The Three Elders of the Star Gate Sect and the Star Lord and others also recognized the voice's owner and all exhaled in relief.

Chen Zheng then halted the activation of the Six-Word Mantra Talisman, his eyes bright, piercing the Nine Heavens' gale layer, gazing outward.

Indeed, that female voice came from beyond the heavens.

And it was someone he knew.

Sizzle!

Under the gaze of all, the sky seemed torn apart by an invisible giant hand, and a beautiful youth dressed as a boy stepped out.

The youth was none other than the Linglong Immortal Sovereign who, on the Sumeru Golden Summit last time, guided Chen Zheng to comprehend Yin and Yang and gave him the Great Luo Talisman.

"When I attain eternal life, billions of worlds, all sentient beings, will enter the immortal realm!"

"When I attain eternal life, past, present, and future, countless specks of sentient beings who think of my name will all achieve eternal life!"

When the Linglong Immortal Sovereign appeared, he spewed forth vast, holy, majestic tones, as if able to grant all sentient beings' wishes.

(End of Chapter)