Chapter 177: Inevitable Surpassing of the Divine Elephant Prison‑Suppressing Power

Linglong Immortal Sovereign uttered grand syllables, shaking time and overturning space, causing the nine‑heaven gale that spanned billions of miles to freeze, become tranquil, and auspicious light instantly sprang forth.

For a moment, the heavens and earth were filled with a mysterious, unseen force.

This force caused the hundreds of thousands of members inside and outside the Star Gate within the ancient meteor, as well as the true‑transmission disciples, and the billions of nurtured beings, to suddenly find that their eyes, even their spirit and divine‑thought perception, could no longer see anything.

Even their thoughts ceased to operate.

In the depths of everyone's souls, only Linglong Immortal Sovereign's repeated grand vow "When I attain immortality…" roared incessantly.

Even countless beings felt boundless reverence, involuntarily prostrating themselves, palms clasped, worshipping Linglong Immortal Sovereign.

Even the ancient titans such as Moving Star Elder and Star Punishment Elder, who resided in the Tai Ji Star Palace, were affected by the mysterious force, their faces showing devoutness, as if they wanted to prostrate.

"Wake up!"

The Three Elders of the Stars and the Star Lord, together with many Supreme Elders, hurriedly acted, each emitting a surging stellar brilliance that covered the entire Tai Ji Star Palace, repelling the mysterious force and enclosing the ancient titans, thereby restoring their consciousness.

However, the faces of the Three Elders of the Stars and the others were extremely solemn, clearly deeply shaken by those repeated grand vows.

Granting eternal life to countless dust‑like beings—what an earth‑shaking, ghost‑weeping grand vow!

Fortunately, Linglong Immortal Sovereign's target was not them; otherwise, even the full strength of their sect could not resist.

"Nice fellow, opening the big move right away." Chen Zheng, unaffected, looked up at the sky, admiring that peerless figure.

He knew that Linglong Immortal Sovereign was now employing the Great Wish Technique, her strongest method at present.

The technique is extremely formidable, ranking third among the Three Thousand Dao, composed of forty‑eight supreme great wishes.

If all forty‑eight great wishes are cultivated and united, they can subdue all karmic causes and obstacles, fulfilling every wish of oneself and others.

However, only the ancient Teacher of the Three Emperors, Hong Meng Daoist, could master the Great Wish Technique; it is, besides the "Heavenly Origin Strike", another renowned supreme skill.

According to the oldest Dao scriptures of the Xuanhuang Great World, the Fairy Realm once clashed with the Xuanhuang Great World, even waging war; at that time, Hong Meng Daoist used the Great Wish Technique to eradicate countless upper‑realm immortals.

The terror of the Great Wish Technique is evident!

Unfortunately, later Hong Meng Daoist slaughtered the three thousand divine emperors of the divine race with the Heavenly Origin Strike and then vanished without a trace, rendering the Great Wish Technique a lost marvel among mortals, causing countless beings to sigh in lament.

It was not until a few thousand years ago that Linglong Immortal Sovereign descended from the heavens, re‑displaying the divine might of the Great Wish Technique before the world.

Many people, though unaware of the source of her Great Wish Technique, regarded her as the successor of Hong Meng Daoist.

Chen Zheng, however, knew that Linglong Immortal Sovereign's Great Wish Technique likely came from Hong Meng's secret treasury.

Moreover, she has an unknown identity: the reincarnation of Hong Meng Daoist's daughter.

Now back to the main story.

When Linglong Immortal Sovereign unleashed the Great Wish Technique, the vast wish power, like an ocean of stars, transformed into a golden river that surged and continuously washed over Tai Hun Tian's surrounding world.

The world surrounding Tai Hun Tian is the "Mixed Origin Realm", derived from a Cave Heaven, a method exclusive to Seventh‑Level King‑realm cultivators of Longevity; one within it is virtually invincible.

Yet when the Mixed Origin Realm met the golden torrent, it became as fragile as paper, cracking everywhere, its mountains, rivers, lakes, and lands all vanishing into nothing.

Tai Hun Tian himself trembled violently, but his expression remained unchanged as he laughed, "Linglong, you are indeed formidable, worthy of being the most outstanding disciple under the Master. Yet my cultivation has advanced; I can now draw upon the Eternal Divine Furnace, so you cannot kill me."

As he spoke, his body swayed, and the shattered Mixed Origin Realm was repaired by an everlasting immortal force.

Immediately, the Mixed Origin Realm shrank billions of times, becoming a speck of dust that hurled Tai Hun Tian and Tai Ba Tian into the endless void, soaring through layers of emptiness, and in an instant vanished into countless spaces, never to be found.

Those who have not grasped the mysteries of space, even after flying for ten thousand years, could never locate them.

"Can we escape?"

Linglong Immortal Sovereign's expression remained calm, voice as fine as flowing water, uttered grand syllables again: "When I attain immortality, all space and time will shatter into dust, and countless beings will gain eternal life. If not, I will not achieve immortality…"

As the words ended, Bang—, an unknown spacetime suddenly solidified.

The Mixed Origin Dust Realm where Tai Hun Tian and Tai Ba Tian reside emerged from that unknown space, and beyond the realm, a vast golden wish power appeared, seeking to envelop it.

"Heavenly disaster descends, destroying heaven and earth! The vast world returns to primordial chaos!"

Tai Hun Tian's expression changed, disaster aura erupting from his body, attempting to sever the golden wish power.

To no avail.

The disaster aura could not withstand the golden torrent at all.

In an instant, the Mixed Origin Realm containing Tai Hun Tian and Tai Ba Tian was completely encircled by the golden wish power, forming a small sphere that continuously compressed, as if to crush the two inside.

"Linglong Immortal Sovereign's Great Wish Technique is so powerful, rivaling the ancient Hong Meng Daoist; no one in the Xuanhuang Great World can resist it."

"Tai Ba Tian is nothing, yet Linglong Immortal Sovereign even intends to kill Tai Hun Tian; that person is the supreme headmaster of the Taiyi Sect!"

"Chen Zheng turns out to be from Linglong's blessed land, and Linglong Immortal Sovereign values him so much that she personally appears to rescue him? She is protecting her own; Tai Hun Tian is surely doomed. And such a cataclysm in the Xuanhuang Great World will surely shake all heavens and myriad realms…"

Within the Tai Ji Star Palace, the Three Elders of the Stars, the Star Lord, and others were shaken to the core by Linglong Immortal Sovereign's overwhelming dominance, leaving them speechless.

"Not necessarily."

Chen Zheng shook his head slightly.

Tai Hun Tian might not die at Linglong Immortal Sovereign's hands; the Taiyi Sect has so many strong members, they are not idle, and would not watch him die with open eyes.

As Chen Zheng had expected.

Just as the Mixed Origin Realm was about to be crushed to explosion by the golden wish power, a massive hand materialized out of nowhere within that unknown space.

The hand grasped the golden wish light mid‑air, shattering it completely, and pinched the Mixed Origin World.

The hand retracted and vanished.

Linglong Immortal Sovereign shifted, also disappearing into the sky, seemingly to pursue the master of that massive hand.

The heavens and earth returned to calm; countless beings, awakened from devout worship, rose with bewildered expressions.

Inside the Tai Ji Star Palace.

The Three Elders of the Stars and the others regained their senses.

The crowd either silently admired Linglong Immortal Sovereign's might or wore extremely awkward expressions, daring not to look at Chen Zheng.

All because earlier they had spoken so smoothly, leaving Chen Zheng merely to stay within the Star Gate while they dealt with the Taiyi Sect.

Who could have guessed that at the crucial moment, they would be silenced by Tai Hun Tian's threats, utterly embarrassed.

Had Linglong Immortal Sovereign not appeared in time, they would have had no way to explain to Chen Zheng.

Chen Zheng himself didn't care about it.

From start to finish, he never expected the Star Gate to protect him at all.

The only reason he produced many divine abilities and great Dao to gift to the Star Gate was because the Star Master upheld righteousness and spoke justly, which made him feel favorably toward them.

At this moment, the Star Master stepped forward, bowed to Chen Zheng, and said with a face full of shame: "Today, my Star Gate has failed you, Daoist Chen. I, on behalf of the sect, will go to the treasury to fetch some resources as compensation. Please wait a moment."

"All right." Chen Zheng nodded.

Having just witnessed the immense power of Linglong Immortal Venerable, he deeply felt how insignificant he still was.

He was too weak.

He was pitifully weak.

With such feeble cultivation, he couldn't even stand against Great Chaos Heaven, let alone kill Wu Mingkong, whose strength surpasses Great Chaos Heaven.

Moreover, his enemies were far more than just Wu Mingkong; the entire Supreme One Gate stood against him.

Especially the Supreme One Gate's patriarch, Supreme Imperial Heaven, who is one of only two true immortals in the Xuanhuang Great World, placing him in the second echelon among all experts of the three thousand great worlds.

Furthermore, the Blood Shadow Devil Sect and Wan Gui Immortal Island had lost many elders and disciples at his hands; he did not believe the two major sects would let go of their grudges and not seek revenge.

The reason they haven't yet taken revenge is merely that his whereabouts are unpredictable, as he freely travels between the Xuanhuang Great World and the Five Elements Land, leaving the two sects temporarily unable to locate him.

If the two sects seize an opportunity, they will certainly not let him go.

He urgently needs strength to oppose the absolute power of the two major sects and the Supreme One Gate!

And resources are the foundation for converting into strength; naturally, he would not refuse the Star Master's compensation.

After two or three breaths, the Star Master reappeared in the Supreme Ultimate Star Palace, handing Chen Zheng a star‑glittering gourd and said anxiously: "Daoist Chen, I don't know if you are satisfied with these resources."

"Mm, I'm very satisfied." Chen Zheng reached out to take the gourd, swept his divine sense inside, and immediately smiled.

Inside the gourd filled nothing but pure yang qi, thick and unmatched, which had transformed into Nine Yang Holy Water.

Roughly estimated, the Nine Yang Holy Water inside is worth at least a hundred billion Pure Yang Pills, ten times what he previously earned from selling the Great Star Art.

With these resources, he could begin advancing to the Divine Ability Ninth Heaven Earth Dharma Aspect Realm, transforming his natal golden core into a primordial spirit.

It is said that one who cultivates the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength can condense a Divine Elephant Primordial Spirit, proclaimed invincible beneath the starry sky.

He cultivated the True Demon Ten Thousand Calamities Indestructible Body, which counters the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength; his natal golden core contains the ten calamity characters, so the primordial spirit he condenses will surely surpass the Divine Elephant.

It remains unknown what form his primordial spirit will take upon its emergence.

But now is not the time for cultivation; we will discuss it after Linglong Immortal Venerable returns.

Chen Zheng put the gourd away.

"As long as you're satisfied, Daoist Chen." The Star Master's face showed a hint of a smile as he secretly let out a breath of relief.

The Three Star Gate Elders and others also felt their bodies lighten, as if they had shed an immeasurably heavy mountain.

Earlier, the Star Master had privately told them, swearing up and down that Chen Zheng was the reincarnation of the Primordial Devil Sovereign.

Such a heaven‑shaking, terrifying existence reincarnated—even if they could not befriend him, they absolutely must not offend him.

Whoosh!

Everyone waited in the hall for about half a quarter of an hour when the space suddenly rippled with concentric waves.

A handsome youth in splendid brocade robes, graceful and poised, stepped out from the center of the ripples—none other than Linglong Immortal Venerable.

"I have had the honor of meeting Linglong Immortal Venerable." The Star Gate disciples dared not neglect courtesy, rushing forward to pay their respects.

Chen Zheng also gave Linglong Immortal Venerable a respectful bow, but seeing her illusory form, as if she might vanish at any moment, he couldn't help but worry: "Linglong Immortal Venerable, are you all right?"

"There's no need for excessive courtesy, fellow Daoists."

Linglong Immortal Venerable waved her hand at the Star Gate disciples, then her gaze fell on Chen Zheng, her eyes shimmering with an unusual hue: "It's fine; this is not my true form. My true self resides in the Zuma Great World five trillion light‑years away. Sensing your danger, I plucked a strand of hair, endowed it with a day's cultivation, and crossed spacetime to come here. What you see now is merely a manifestation of that hair. After my earlier clash with the Supreme One Gate's people, that day's cultivation is nearly exhausted."

Gulp!

Hearing her words, the Star‑Shifting Elder and other ancient powerhouses gulped down a mouthful of saliva.

Even the Three Star Gate Elders secretly clicked their tongues.

Consider this: Linglong Immortal Venerable, located several trillion light‑years away, plucked a single hair, tossed it back to the Xuanhuang Great World, granted it a mere day's cultivation, and it crushed the Great Chaos Heaven—who had relied on immortal artifact power—without any ability to resist. What terrifying cultivation is that!

Simply unimaginable.

"Linglong Immortal Venerable truly deserves to be the number one expert of the Xuanhuang Great World—far stronger than I by an unknown margin." Chen Zheng praised sincerely.

Linglong Immortal Venerable shook her head slightly, her starry eyes meeting Chen Zheng's, and said solemnly: "You need not belittle yourself; with only the eighth level of Divine Ability you can slay a Supreme Elder, something I am far inferior to you in. Even anyone from past, present, or future, while in the Divine Ability Secret Realm, cannot compare to your one in ten thousand."

Having said that, she shifted tone: "It is precisely because you possess such terrifying cross‑level challenge ability that those hypocrites of the Supreme One Gate are unprecedentedly wary. Their resolve to kill you even exceeds their desire to kill me; they would not hesitate to deploy the entire sect and the Eternal Divine Furnace, an immortal artifact, if necessary."

Upon hearing this, the Star Master and others felt their eyelids twitch wildly, a chill running down their spines.

If the Supreme One Gate deploys its three grand patriarchs, or even uses the Eternal Divine Furnace to kill Chen Zheng, even with Linglong Immortal Venerable guarding him, he would likely still suffer calamity, wouldn't he?

This is utterly a dead‑end situation.

Chen Zheng, however, kept his expression unchanged, said nothing, merely gazed at Linglong Immortal Venerable, quietly awaiting what came next.

Linglong Immortal Venerable continued: "However, I have already made a three‑article agreement with the Supreme One Gate's people: before my four‑thousand‑year grand birthday arrives, they will not act against you again. But when the birthday celebration day comes, Great Chaos Heaven will bring strong forces to my Linglong Blessed Land, set up a stage, and fight you to the death to settle our grudge. They will also invite the major powers of the Xuanhuang Great World and myriad ancient powerhouses from the extraterritorial starry sky to serve as witnesses. Therefore, Chen Zheng, you must strive in your cultivation, aiming to possess the strength to rival Great Chaos Heaven by the time my four‑thousand‑year grand birthday arrives."

"All right, my day's cultivation is now exhausted, but this strand of hair still retains a bit of power; perhaps it could save you at a critical moment, so let it wrap around your finger. See you tomorrow."

Having spoken her final words, Linglong Immortal Venerable blinked at Chen Zheng, wondering what it meant?

Her form then grew completely thin, dissipating between heaven and earth, leaving only a strand of green silk that flew toward Chen Zheng and wound around his left ring finger.

Chen Zheng gazed at the green silk between his fingers, his expression inscrutable, as if sunk in contemplation.

(End of chapter)