Chapter 236: Chen Zheng Is Too Vile! I Have a Grand Background in the Immortal Realm!

Rumble—!

In Chen Zheng's palm, boundless calamity qi surged wildly, like a great river flowing eastward, rushing a thousand li, overwhelming the heavens and earth as it surged toward Yin Qing Laozu.

"What a sharp‑toothed brat!"

Yin Qing Laozu's wrinkled face convulsed violently; she never expected Chen Zheng to be so ferocious—trapped in a siege, he not only didn't beg for mercy, but also mocked her for her ugly appearance.

He even launched an offensive on his own.

What startled her most was that Chen Zheng's current onslaught was even fiercer than when he shattered the Sky‑Holding Laozu before, as if his power had risen another notch.

The rolling black calamity waves rose higher and higher; before one subsided, another crashed in, layer upon layer, endless, giving her a terrifying illusion of her internal essence and laws in chaotic disarray.

It was clearly a prelude to a misfire into demonic obsession.

She dared not linger, quickly withdrew, dodging the incoming calamity qi while forcibly consolidating her internal yuan qi and regulating her magical power, as if managing a flood—she had to channel the torrent within, lest her magic run rampant and the great laws run amok, with unthinkable consequences.

At the same time she extended a withered hand, claw‑like as a chicken's foot, and tossed forward a tiny golden gourd.

It was the Rebirth Immortal Gourd that had once been on Zu Qingting; she had taken it at some point, and now summoned it, just right to suppress the calamity qi.

Buzz!

The Rebirth Immortal Gourd quivered, emitting boundless dark light, and its mouth exuded a terrifying suction, like a black hole devouring heaven and earth, swallowing all the surrounding calamity qi.

Peace returned to heaven and earth.

"Boy, I saw you would use this move, so I specially prepared this Rebirth Immortal Gourd for you. Now I wonder what other tricks you have." Yin Qing Laozu snatched the gourd, holding it aloft with a smug look in her eyes.

"Sister Yin Qing, truly a brilliant strategist," Zi Yang Laozu's spirit lifted, letting out a sigh of relief.

Originally he was extremely wary of Chen Zheng's endless calamity waves, fearing that, like the previous Sky‑Holding Laozu, he might be struck by Chen Zheng into a demonic misfire, losing his ability to resist; that is why he hesitated when Yin Qing Laozu suggested besieging Chen Zheng, and only after the Tianya Four Ghosts arrived did he resolve to take a chance.

But he still harbored some reservations.

Now, seeing Yin Qing Laozu instantly shatter Chen Zheng's divine abilities, his last lingering doubt vanished.

"Comrade Yin Qing, that's a fine tactic," a Qing Mian Gui remarked, eyeing the gourd in Yin Qing Laozu's hand.

The Tianya Four Ghosts are Qing Mian Gui, Lv Mian Gui, Hei Mian Gui, and Bai Mian Gui.

"This kid is no longer a concern, just a fish awaiting slaughter on a cutting board, to be obediently shared among us," Lv Mian Gui sneered, glancing at Chen Zheng within the encirclement, then fixing his gaze on Yin Qing Laozu: "Now that this beast is trapped, how we divide the flesh requires careful discussion."

Hearing this, the other Tianya Four Ghosts all showed ill‑intent.

When they received Yin Qing Laozu's message at the Tianya Sect earlier, they had already learned the events of today and the heavens‑defying nature of Chen Zheng, which both shocked and inflamed their greed, prompting them to rush here together to avenge the Tianya Sect and, more importantly, to split the great secret that Chen Zheng possessed.

Yin Qing Laozu's pleased expression faded, and she said displeasingly, "Tianya Four Friends, when I first sent the message to you, we had already agreed that I would interrogate this kid to extract the great secret that spans eight major realms for killing enemies, and then share it together. What are you implying—are you trying to break the agreement at the last minute?"

Zi Yang Laozu, hearing this, cast a wary glance at the Tianya Four Ghosts, as if fearing they might suddenly rise and snatch the plump fish Chen Zheng for themselves.

"No, no, the secret on Chen Zheng we indeed must share; that is indisputable," Bai Mian Gui first smiled and nodded, but moments later his gaze grew cold: "Our Tianya Sect upholds the will of the Immortal Realm, having existed for over three million springs. This is the first time so many of our high‑ranking members have been slain, even the sect head. Such a disgrace cannot be washed away by a single secret Chen Zheng holds."

"Chen Zheng deserves ten thousand deaths; only his blood and soul can cleanse our Tianya Sect's shame!" Hei Mian Gui's face twisted with ferocity: "Therefore Chen Zheng must be handed over to our Tianya Sect, where the four Tianya Immortals will torture him with cruel punishments!"

"How can this kid Chen Zheng be handed over to you?" Yin Qing Laozu's face turned even uglier than if she had swallowed a fly, she raged, "The loss to my Supreme Nine Pure Heavens far exceeds that of your Tianya Sect; you only lost a sect head, whereas we have lost an elder. If I don't handle this kid, how can the Sky‑Holding one rest in peace beneath the Nine Springs?"

"Elder, what of it? You still have only one life—does that equal the lives of over ten of my Tianya Sect members?"

"Yin Qing, I'll leave it at that: this kid must be handed over to my four Immortals, otherwise we wouldn't mind giving you a fight. Don't forget that only three deities remain in your Supreme Nine Pure Heavens, and White Cloud Laozu is not aligned with you—when it comes to battle, you are far from our match."

"Tianya Four Ghosts, do not overstep your cruelty..."

The situation in the arena took a strange turn, as Yin Qing Laozu found herself battling the Tianya Four Ghosts for control over Chen Zheng, the dispute intensifying to the point where a single word could spark a full‑blown fight.

Indeed, the secret Chen Zheng carries is astonishing; whoever obtains it can soar to the heavens and, even in the Immortal Realm, become king and ruler.

Each of them harbored ulterior motives, and under the lure of such a great secret, their insatiable greed was nearly impossible to conceal; the so‑called alliance was fundamentally unreliable.

It even reached a point where Yin Qing Laozu and Zi Yang Laozu, fellow sect brothers, might turn against each other.

The six argued incessantly.

Chen Zheng, with a silent sneer, unleashed the True Demon Calamity Wave Illusion Divine Path; his form moved with the lingering calamity qi that had been released earlier but not fully absorbed by the Rebirth Immortal Gourd, silent, unseen, vanishing within the six's encirclement.

"Not good!"

The instant Chen Zheng vanished, Yin Qing Laozu sensed something amiss, a sudden fear of a clouded Dao heart and death's shadow enveloping her.

She turned pale with shock, realizing that Chen Zheng must have launched an attack from an unknown source, and hurried to employ the Great Protective Body Technique from the Three Thousand Dao to shield herself.

But at that moment, the Rebirth Immortal Gourd in her hand violently trembled, as if a terrifying beast inside were about to break free.

Boom—!

The Rebirth Immortal Gourd exploded, spewing the thickest calamity qi like a tide, enveloping her from head to toe, needle‑like streams piercing her skin and rushing inward in a dense, unbelievably rapid barrage.

"Ah..."

A mournful, harrowing wail tore the sky, like a night owl's lament, chilling anyone who heard it.

It was Yin Qing Laozu.

Blood arrows shot wildly from each blood‑stained wound on her body, blasting outward and reddening the universe.

She resembled a humanoid ant nest, leaking air from every pore.

Especially her internal magical power, laws, and inner universe were all out of control under the calamity qi's influence, raging wildly, rendering any resistance impossible.

It was simply too horrific to behold.

But the worse part was yet to come.

Chen Zheng, at some point, appeared behind her, his five fingers thrust into her crown, searing her with True Fire, turning her into a torch.

"I was wrong, please don't kill me..." The blazing flames illuminated Yin Qing Laozu's pleading old face as she cried out.

She is an immortal, with a lifespan of tens of millions of years; even accounting for accelerated cultivation, she has lived less than three million years and still has many long years ahead, so she naturally refuses to be slain.

She truly understood her mistake, filled with deep remorse, hating herself for being blinded by greed.

"Everyone spouts this nonsense before death; I'm sick of hearing it."

Chen Zheng, with a cold expression, intensified the flames, scorching Yin Qing Laozu so that her essence streamed wildly, flowing through his fingers into his own body, augmenting his magical power.

In the blink of an eye, the woman withered completely, her body turning into a mere human skin amid remorse and unwillingness.

"She... Yin Qing was slain by his surprise attack!"

Damn it, this kid is too vicious, actually deliberately letting the qi in that divine ability be absorbed by Yin Qing, then unexpectedly erupting and killing Yin Qing in one fell swoop.

Now we've lost a major combat force!

Seeing this swift and tragic scene, Ziyang Old Ancestor and the Tianya Four Ghosts were both shocked and angry, and out of apprehension they kept retreating, as if fearing that Chen Zheng would also deal them such a blow.

None of them expected that Chen Zheng, whom they had originally regarded as mere fish and meat, would suddenly erupt and break out of the encirclement, killing Yin Qing Old Ancestor with a single move.

Hey, you were living fine, why provoke him, why go mess with him……

Inside the Origin Divine Hall, Baiyun Old Ancestor saw Yin Qing Old Ancestor outside instantly die a tragic death at Chen Zheng's hands; not knowing whether he was shocked or feeling weary, he plopped down onto the chair, his whole person instantly aging several decades.

Many of those he had taken into the Origin Divine Hall to prevent them from being killed by the aftershocks of the battle outside, such as the Dongling Consort and other high-ranking officials, were filled with horror, unable to utter a word.

According to reason, the high-ranking officials of the Supreme Nine Pure Heaven have been successively slain by Chen Zheng, with two Immortal Old Ancestors dead; they should feel anger and humiliation.

But facing Chen Zheng's terrifying presence, they cannot muster any anger, only feeling utter panic and being at a loss.

Everyone was left only with silence.

The outside world.

Chen Zheng stored Yin Qing Old Ancestor's skin in his cuff, his eyes shifted, landing on Ziyang Old Ancestor; he stepped toward him, coldly looking down, regarding him as a pig or dog.

"Tianya Four Friends, we can't let this kid pick us off one by one anymore; we must employ our strongest means for a quick victory!" Seeing Chen Zheng coming toward him, Ziyang Old Ancestor felt uneasy, gritted his teeth and roared.

"Kill, surround this brat; I don't believe that even if we five great immortals join forces we can't make him shed blood!"

"Kid, to be defeated by my Tianya Mysterious Technique is something you can be proud of!"

"Supreme Perfection Fist!"

The Tianya Four Ghosts, making a swift decision, shouted loudly, killing intent shaking the world; each unleashed their own lethal divine abilities, launching a great slaughter against Chen Zheng.

Each of the four is far stronger than Dou Zhan, having immersed themselves in the immortal realm for half a lifetime; they can be considered veterans of this realm, and with a single move they make heaven and earth wail with ghosts and gods, the star rivers tremble violently, spacetime collapses, as if destroying the world, with the aftershocks enough to shatter the universe several times over.

Ziyang Old Ancestor also acted; his body flickered, and he split into nine shadows identical to himself, each ruling the world, their aura covering the universe, attacking Chen Zheng from all directions.

This is the One Qi Nine Purities Great Immortal Technique, formed from dozens of methods such as the Great Embodiment Technique and the Great Puppet Technique, combining the Three Thousand Great Dao; it is extremely profound and renowned throughout the Immortal Realm.

Boom—boom—boom!

In an instant, the furious assault of the five great experts submerged Chen Zheng, and also shattered all the Primordial Divine Mountains within the Supreme Nine Pure Heaven, countless disciples and all living beings, even space and the universe vanished, leaving heaven and earth in utter chaos, with only the Origin Divine Hall still swaying amidst the vast chaos.

"Is he dead?"

"Could we have blasted him to ashes? Hmph, I said he definitely couldn't withstand our combined attack!"

"What a pity, the secrets on his body……"

Ziyang Old Ancestor and the Tianya Four Ghosts gazed at the spot where Chen Zheng had previously stood, feeling both satisfaction and regret.

Suddenly!

The vast chaos dissipated.

A figure emerged.

That was Chen Zheng, his stature towering, his robes intact, his expression unchanged, forever terrifyingly cold, like a heavenly sovereign returning from the age of myth.

"You you you!"

The Tianya Four Ghosts and Ziyang Old Ancestor stared wide-eyed, frozen on the spot.

"How is that possible!"

"Their combined strike couldn't even tear a corner of Chen Zheng's clothes—how could this be?"

"What kind of strength is this?"

"Chen Zheng before was nowhere near this strong!"

"Could it be that after refining Yin Qing Old Ancestor, Chen Zheng's strength increased another level, surpassing all of them entirely?"

"Indeed, that is exactly the case."

Be aware, the battles of the strong in the Immortal Person's Secret Realm are now completely different from before.

For example, in the early stage, dozens or even hundreds of cultivators with sevenfold divine ability joining forces would be enough to besiege to death cultivators with eightfold divine ability.

But upon reaching the Longevity Secret Realm, especially after cultivators comprehend the laws, the advantage of numbers diminishes more and more.

In the Immortal Person's Secret Realm, besieging becomes even less effective.

Rumor has it that some peerless powerhouses in the Immortal Realm can, with a single breath, blow to death immortals of the same realm whose number would reduce the great world to countless dust particles.

Besieging is meaningless against such beings.

Because even a slight superiority in strength easily creates an overwhelming advantage, like ten thousand tigers besieging a tiger possessing the strength of ten thousand tigers—it simply cannot succeed.

Not to mention the strength of ten thousand tigers, even the strength of ten tigers already fears no siege by ten thousand tigers.

Such is the nature of combat in the Immortal Person's Secret Realm.

Unless you know some supreme grand formation, using the formation to combine everyone's strength into a single rope, can besieging have any effect.

However, the Tianya Four Ghosts and Ziyang Old Ancestor do not know such a formation; even if they did, they would easily be picked off one by one by Chen Zheng.

After all, formations are not omnipotent; they lack the ability to 'unite'.

Getting back to the point.

The five great immortals all felt chilled, and in their fear they completely abandoned besieging Chen Zheng, fleeing in panic.

Especially the Tianya Four Ghosts, in an instant they had already left the battlefield, not knowing where they fled.

"You all must die."

Chen Zheng sneered, stepping on the chaos, he reached out with both hands and grabbed; his arm pierced through endless light-years, pulling back the Blue-Faced Ghost and the Green-Faced Ghost.

And he ignited true fire to burn the two.

"No……"

"Chen Zheng, we have great backing in the Immortal Realm; leave a line when dealing with people, so we can meet again in the future……"

The two screamed and struggled, limbs flailing, trying to preserve their lives, but were instantly incinerated.

"Ah……"

Chen Zheng reached out again, and two more miserable screams sounded; the other two ghosts also died.

Only the Ziyang Old Ancestor, drenched head to toe in cold sweat, was still frantically fleeing toward the distant Origin Divine Temple.

In addition to his fear, boundless regret welled up in his heart; he regretted having listened to the Yinqing Old Ancestor's nonsense and rushing out to deal with Chen Zheng.

Now it's fine—never mind obtaining Chen Zheng's great secret; even his life is about to be lost.

One misstep, and there is no redemption.

Flee!

One must quickly enter the depths of the Origin Divine Temple, use the talisman edict in the Ancestral Master Hall to communicate with the Supreme Nine Pure Heavens of the Immortal Realm, implore beings of the Immortal Realm to manifest a portent from afar to intimidate Chen Zheng—perhaps there is still a sliver of hope.

But then something happened that he never expected, leaving him feeling both furious and desperate.

Just as he arrived at the entrance of the Origin Divine Temple and was about to rush inside, the originally open doors suddenly slammed shut with a bang, blocking him outside.

"Open the door, Elder Senior Brother Baiyun, open the door! I am your junior younger brother; back then we both became disciples under our master, together we subdued demons, eliminated monsters, and endured hardships, sharing weal and woe to this day; when our master passed away, he even entrusted you to look after me—have you forgotten all of this?"

The Ziyang Old Ancestor froze, then immediately shouted at the Baiyun Old Ancestor inside the Origin Divine Temple and pounded the door as if gone mad.

No matter how he hammered it, the door didn't budge in the slightest, for inside there was not only the Baiyun Old Ancestor but also a great formation guarding the Origin Divine Temple, sufficient to withstand him.

"Baiyun dog thief, I curse you to a wretched death..."

The Ziyang Old Ancestor was seized by Chen Zheng, who reached out; on the verge of death, he roared hatefully in the firelight, his hatred for the Baiyun Old Ancestor surpassing anyone's, feeling that this so-called close relative was the one who killed him.

Then he turned into a piece of human skin, which Chen Zheng collected and stored away.

"We have never offended Immortal Venerable Chen, nor do we seek revenge; Immortal Venerable, could you raise your noble hand and spare our lives?"

After the Ziyang Old Ancestor died, the doors of the Origin Divine Temple burst open; at the threshold, the Baiyun Old Ancestor, face full of bitterness, kowtowed toward Chen Zheng, begging for mercy.

"Please, Immortal Venerable, raise your noble hand and spare our lives."

The Dongling Consort and other high-ranking beings of the Supreme Nine Pure Heavens, including Zuqing Ting, who had previously been wounded by the Yinqing Old Ancestor, all knelt behind the Baiyun Old Ancestor, panicked and pleading for mercy.

And beside the crowd of kneelers stood a woman at a loss, seemingly still unaware of what had happened, yet seeing her own ancestors, sect leader, master, and others all kowtowing to Chen Zheng, she was a stunning beauty filled with astonishment.

This woman was none other than the Eldest Miss Mi Bao.

"Enough."

Chen Zheng glanced at Mi Bao the Eldest Miss, saw she was unharmed, then waved his hand, summoning her to his side out of thin air, and vanished with her from the spot.

Those who voluntarily kneel and beg for mercy, he basically does not kill.

"We have survived..."

Seeing Chen Zheng depart, the Baiyun Old Ancestor finally dared to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

The Dongling Consort and the others then went limp, as if utterly exhausted. (End of chapter)