Chapter 221: with translation of chapter title

Chen Zheng's ruthless methods in slaying Medicine Young Master, Fight Young Master, and Star Young Master, together with the horrifying image he conjured of a single hand covering and destroying the Ultimate Star Palace, shocked the entire crowd.

Not even a crow or sparrow made a sound!

Over a hundred treasure-refiners aboard the Myriad Treasure Tower Ship, along with many venerable masters, stood like mere lackeys.

What treasure-offering ceremony?

What trying to win Miss Mi Bao's favor?

All of it was tossed beyond the ninth heaven's clouds.

Nobody dared to even take a breath, fearing to draw the attention of this killing god, lest they be slain as easily as a dog.

Fortunately, Chen Zheng paid no heed to these innocent people; instead, he gave them a cold glance, fixing his gaze on the more than ten seven-star treasure-refiners who had previously followed the three young masters, making their hair stand on end.

"I am not allied with those three dead men; I am willing to devote myself to you, young master, to let you dual cultivate with me, only begging for your life." A beautiful woman treasure-refiner wept as she crawled on her knees toward Chen Zheng.

She played a little trick; as she crawled, her clothing all burst open, revealing an enticing body, her plump buttocks swaying left and right, making many people dizzy and blurred.

She simply did not believe that this vigorous young man Chen Zheng could remain unmoved.

"Pah!" Miss Mi Bao glared at the beautiful woman's large buttocks and spat, then turned her head away.

"Broad daylight, clear heavens—such shamelessness deserves death." Chen Zheng glanced at the woman's snowy-white body and flicked his finger, ruthlessly slaying her.

He has Jia Lan and Yan Shui Yi, as well as Yun Yun and Yun Jin; having seen great winds and waves, how could he be tempted by a mere beautiful woman?

"Run!"

"Miss, save me……"

The remaining treasure-refiners, seeing that Chen Zheng could not be swayed, were struck with panic; some launched themselves toward the outside of the Myriad Treasure Tower Ship, while others cried out for Miss Mi Bao's help.

But it was of no use; Chen Zheng flicked his finger and slew them one after another, then turned to Miss Mi Bao and asked, "Miss, I have slain the three young masters and these treasure-refiners, breaking the rules—will you not mind expelling me from Treasure-splitting Rock?"

Miss Mi Bao hastily squeezed out a smile: "No problem, no problem. Actually they were all spies who had infiltrated my Treasure-splitting Rock; your killing them was helping me—how could I not know gratitude and drive you away? You may stay in Treasure-splitting Rock as long as you wish."

"Then it's settled." Chen Zheng nodded in satisfaction, surveyed all the treasure-refiners present, and said, "Continue presenting treasures to Miss; I am tired and will return to the treasure-refining secret workshop to rest—excuse me."

He departed with Yuan Potian, head held high.

"Huu……"

Only after seeing Chen Zheng disappear into the treasure-offering hall did people dare to take deep breaths, wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads.

Miss Mi Bao also finally relaxed, plopping back onto her original seat, her face filled with lingering fear.

A brief silence fell over the scene.

A long-faced venerable stepped forward, speaking in a deep voice: "Miss, Yang Xuanzhen is likely just an alias for that person; he has infiltrated our Treasure-splitting Rock, and though we do not know his purpose, he is an unstable element. To prevent him from committing further atrocities, I suggest we immediately report the situation to the Treasure Lord, so that the Treasure Lord may personally move to suppress him, imprison him in the Heavenly Prison, as a warning to others."

Another old venerable stepped forward, shouting: "Indeed, behind Star Young Master, Medicine Young Master, and Fight Young Master each stands a hegemon-level power ruling a great world; now they have all died within our Treasure-splitting Rock, and once their forces receive the news they will surely be enraged, sending strong ones to seek trouble for that Yang Xuanzhen; by then our Treasure-splitting Rock may well fall into great chaos. To avoid chaos, Miss must report to the Treasure Lord, have the Treasure Lord suppress Yang Xuanzhen, and hand him over to the three great powers to quell their anger."

Bang bang!

As the two venerables' words fell, the arena suddenly erupted with two explosive blasts, like fireworks detonating—clearly the sound of their bodies blowing up.

Indeed, the two venerables who had proposed that the Treasure Lord step forward to suppress Chen Zheng exploded on the spot, leaving no trace even before a scream could escape.

"He's killed again!"

Everyone was startled.

Especially those who were about to speak up in support of the two venerables trembled all over from fright.

Even thinking with their toes, they knew the two venerables must have been slain by Chen Zheng's hand.

Yet Chen Zheng was perhaps overly domineering.

The two venerables merely spoke two ill words behind his back, and he killed them.

This is inside Treasure-splitting Rock.

Could it be that Chen Zheng truly does not fear the Treasure Lord killing him?

"Well done!" Miss Mi Bao suddenly rose, her fierce gaze sweeping over everyone, and she declared loudly: "Young Master Yang helped us eradicate the spies; he is a benefactor of our Treasure-splitting Rock. Henceforth, no one may speak ill of him behind his back; you must respect him from the heart—do you understand?"

"……"

Many people blinked, not understanding why Miss Mi Bao would say such things—was she merely paying lip service, or did she truly fear Chen Zheng?

But the Treasure Lord is a peak Heavenly Immortal; even if Chen Zheng were stronger, he could not possibly be a match for the Treasure Lord—is there any need to fear?

Only a few know that the Treasure Lord is currently in seclusion deep within Treasure-splitting Rock, fully preparing for ascension to the immortal realm, having reached a critical juncture and unable to be distracted.

This is evident from Chen Zheng repeatedly violating the rules, openly killing people, while the Treasure Lord has never shown himself.

Otherwise, given the Treasure Lord's cultivation, not only would movements inside Treasure-splitting Rock be impossible to hide from him, but even the vast majority of stirrings in the great cultivation world could not escape his notice—how could he fail to detect Chen Zheng's killings?

…………

"Young Master Chen, the legendary source of myriad evils lies within a coffin-world deep in Treasure-splitting Rock; please follow me."

"Hmm, you lead the way."

After leaving the treasure-offering hall, Chen Zheng followed behind Yuan Potian who went ahead, silently passing through layer after layer of halls, distancing himself from all the treasure-refining secret workshop areas, then continually shuttling through one spatial node after another, racing toward the deepest reaches of Treasure-splitting Rock.

He was quite clear on the origin of Treasure-splitting Rock: it was originally a "Myriad Heavens Divine Treasure" refined by the Heavenly Lord of Multitudinous Treasures of the immortal realm, later transmitted to the lower realms and ending up in the hands of the Treasure Lord, descendant of that bloodline.

What are Myriad Heavens Divine Treasures?

It is said that when heaven and earth face great destruction and a chaotic epoch is about to end, the Gate of Eternal Life will appear in the world, spewing forth all kinds of miraculous things.

The myriad miraculous things come in bewildering variety—perhaps a grand art like the Three Thousand Great Dao, perhaps ancient characters, or true gold, stone, jade, tumors, gases, seeds, and so on.

In short, everything exists, and without exception they are peerless treasures rare in the world, for which heavenly sovereigns would break their heads to contend.

For example, the World Tree that once grew at the center of the Xuan Huang Xuan Xuan Huang Da Shijie Shijie Xuan Xuan Huang Da Shijie Shijie was a seed sprouted from that which the Gate of Eternal Life spewed forth.

Myriad Heavens Divine Treasures are forged by heavenly lords or immortal kings using the miraculous substance spewed from the Gate of Eternal Life; they do not develop spirituality like magic treasures, yet their power exceeds that of ninety-nine percent of magic treasures, rivaling sacred-grade immortal artifacts.

Treasure-splitting Rock is just such a divine object.

However, Treasure-splitting Rock, like the Three Sovereigns' Supreme Treasure, has lost its former might and now remains only an empty shell.

Even so, Treasure-splitting Rock is not comparable to an immortal artifact like the Primordial Chaos Infinite Diagram; its internal space can be described as boundless, with some spaces as vast as a universe, just like the external universe, filled with star systems.

Moreover, between the many spaces there exist crystal wall systems that isolate them, making crossing impossible; furthermore, powerful individuals have set up forbidden spells on them, so that an ordinary person who triggers them will suffer a destructive blow.

But Chen Zheng's character "Chao" was extremely profound, exuding an aura of transcending everything, enveloping himself and Yuan Potian; the crystal wall system and restrictions posed no obstacle to the two, easily pierced through.

Thus, one after another, spaces receded behind them.

The scenes in these spaces grew stranger and stranger, with time flowing at different rates; some spaces did not have four seasons but five that cycled, where strange beings Chen Zheng had never seen lived, practicing the Five‑Seasons Sword Art.

Some spaces were piled with various materials, or kept heavenly demons and monsters, even imprisoning armies of the divine race—divine beings from the Longevity First to Fifth Levels were present; if Chen Zheng were not so strong now, low‑level divine beings would hardly help his cultivation, and he would certainly have to stop to refine all the divine races.

"Young Master Chen, according to the information I gathered, the crystal wall system ahead is that coffin world; the source of all evil is sealed inside a coffin there. The treasure owner has prepared to ascend to the immortal realm and even wants to bring the source of all evil along—you are essentially stealing his treasure, so be extremely careful."

Not knowing how long they had been shuttling, Yuan Potian suddenly stopped, pointing at a distant wall‑like crystal wall system and said solemnly.

Chen Zheng looked ahead; he did not know how thick that crystal wall was, but it stretched vertically and horizontally into the void, constantly trembling, evolving into myriad ancient killing restrictions, even releasing vicious curses meant to curse to death anyone who came.

Even the great curse techniques among the Three Thousand Dao paled in comparison to a single hair of the curse on that wall ahead.

"Alright, I'll go in first to check the situation; you wait outside for me. If I succeed in obtaining the source of all evil, I will keep my promise, help you pass the Void Immortal tribulation, and then crown you as a true immortal."

Chen Zheng nodded at Yuan Potian, took a step forward, and entered the wall, disappearing from sight.

The wall was extremely thick; as he moved through it, he suddenly felt time possess an astonishing reverse force, as if he were moving against the wheel of time of all realms.

This sensation came and went quickly; he had already passed through the wall, and before him appeared an endless dark void, black and icy.

There were no obstacles in any direction, as if he were floating in a universe without sun, moon, or stars.

Chen Zheng slightly stirred his divine sense, radiating in all directions, yet he could not detect any boundary, nor sense any object.

Although this clone's strength was far inferior to his main body at full power, it was comparable to a newly ascended Heavenly Immortal expert; a single thought of his divine sense could cover millions of star systems, yet here he could not probe the edge—just how vast is this black void? Could it truly be boundless?

Chen Zheng refused to believe it, stepping forward; after traveling roughly hundreds of cosmic diameters, his field of view finally ceased to be empty void, and objects appeared.

These were coffins floating in the void—stone coffins, iron coffins, copper coffins, and so on, countless in number.

Many of the coffins bore mottled bloodstains, covered with twisted runes.

Countless runes linked together, forming chains that sealed the coffins, as if imprisoning the most terrifying demon in heaven and earth; once the coffin is opened and the demon released, it will throw the world into chaos, bringing bloody storms and nightmares to all beings.

In the center of the many coffins stood an ancient divine coffin, long and square, like a primordial divine dragon lurking in the dark depths, suppressing the Nine Abysses and Nine Hells.

Many talismans were affixed to the coffin lid, each imbued with immense immortal aura, forged by peerless experts and turned into seals, preventing whatever lies inside from emerging into the world.

"I found you."

Chen Zheng's eyes suddenly brightened; his gaze upon that divine coffin was like a lifelong bachelor seeing a peerless beauty stripped naked.

For the divine coffin housed the corpse of an Immortal King, whose aura emanating from the body was the source of all evil, capable of corrupting everything.

The first level of the Immortal Secret Realm is Heavenly Immortal, second is Divine Immortal, third is Mystic Immortal, fourth is Golden Immortal of the Great Luo, fifth is Ancestral Immortal, sixth is Primal Immortal, seventh is Holy Immortal, eighth is Supreme Immortal, ninth is Heavenly Monarch, and tenth is Immortal King!

An Immortal King is a towering existence that has reached the end of the Immortal Dao, having passed through countless chaotic epochs; before an Immortal King, heavenly principles, all things, beings, past, present, and future—everything—are mere clouds.

Even if an Immortal King dies, his corpse remains terrifyingly boundless, containing astonishing power; if Chen Zheng obtains it, even after ascending to the immortal realm, his future will be smooth sailing.

If he refines the Immortal King's corpse within the divine coffin, even a Heavenly Monarch might not be able to withstand him in battle.

Boom—!

Chen Zheng extended a huge hand, his palm and fingers covering the sky and sun, as large as a divine mountain, reaching to seize the ancient divine coffin that held the Immortal King's corpse.

Boom!

The ancient divine coffin seemed to sense the threat, suddenly shuddering, and its lid cracked open a slit.

"Your eyes shall become my eyes, your heart shall become my heart, your bones shall become my scepter……"

Strands of ancient curses issued from the slit in the divine coffin, as if emanating from the wellspring of all evil in the eternal demon realm.

Merely hearing this voice is enough to make a true immortal sweat profusely and go berserk.

Accompanying the sound, a massive death‑gray hand stretched out from the coffin's slit.

This hand was reeking of decay, as if an ancient demon corpse had risen from the river of time, crawled into the human world, seeking to make all heavens decline and the Dao cease to exist.

Chen Zheng immediately felt a towering deathly force filling heaven and earth, enveloping his entire body.

He showed no panic; his huge hand continued its motion, grabbing toward the ancient divine coffin, and a talisman appeared in his palm—the six‑character true‑word talisman he had obtained earlier in the Five Elements Land.

"Before creation came the heavens; my body existed freely before creation, born only eighteen years old, and one chaos equals one year!"

The six‑character true‑word talisman burst forth with vast Buddhist light; within its radiance appeared a phantom of a gold‑robed, barefoot youthful monk, his eyes dull like a blind man's, who uttered a resonant syllable, formed a fist seal, and unleashed a punch—containing the notions of Great Luo, freedom, salvation, the other shore, all beings, Jambudvipa, Saha, boundlessness, solemnity, treasure pagoda… countless epic ideas—all concentrated in this strike, aimed at the death‑gray hand reaching out from the coffin's slit.

"Eh, this is the six‑character true‑word talisman that the Buddhist sect once pasted on the Five Elements Land? I wondered who sneaked into my treasure‑rock cavern to kill, loot, and steal my source of all evil—it turns out to be you, Chen Zheng, the number one prodigy of the Xuanhuang Great World!"

(End of chapter)