Jiulian County
At Prince Zheng’s Mansion, Princess Zheng, Liu Rui, adorned in full imperial attire, was also gazing towards the direction of Haojing City.
A divine light flickered deep in her eyes, as if she had practiced a special pupil technique.
She glanced once again at the celestial anomaly that hadn’t completely dissipated from the deep sky.
The anomaly that appeared two days ago seemed unrelated to Prince Zheng.
Though Prince Zheng was wise, patient, and in Liu Rui’s eyes, a person of great talent and strategy.
Yet, Prince Zheng, Wei Chi’s talents met with Emperor Jingwu’s keen diligence, stood no chance.
Now, as Prince Zheng had not yet accumulated enough strength, a powerful enemy had already emerged, causing Liu Rui to furrow her brows slightly.
She then glanced again towards the direction of Haojing City.
"With such an exotic treasure, it seems my Dao practice alone cannot seize it. The assistance of the Holy Mother is deemed necessary!"
The hidden fierce and evil radiance within the East Mausoleum was also sensed by the Golden Maiden Saintess.
A hint of resignation colored her eyes; she originally planned to take her time, but as the exotic treasure’s radiance was about to manifest, it seemed the time for its formation was nearing.
Only fear that other major forces had also detected it and wouldn’t miss this opportunity.
...
Deep within the Daqian Dragon Vein.
Tiangang Master was gazing at the turbulent and pulsating Dragon Vein Dragon Qi overhead, then suddenly, with a loud boom, a massive fierce and evil aura burst forth from the depths underground, like an ancient god or demon resurrecting.
Even as Tiangang Master faced this primordial, barbaric, and domineering power, he felt his Primordial Spirit flicker with a reddish glow.
Just then, the statues around the Heaven-Praying Bureau abruptly emanated a Purifying Celestial Sound, streaks of Purifying Divine Light ascended, blocking a portion of the fierce evil aura.
Seeing this, Tiangang Master let out a slight sigh of relief.
The ’thing’ deep within the Dragon Vein was excessively ferocious; even he felt barely able to handle it.
However, observing the fierce, evil aura shooting into the sky, Tiangang Master knew this matter had grown significant.
The lid could no longer contain it.
A supreme treasure was about to surface, destined to trigger a great battle.
He wondered whether that senior could withstand the pressure and stabilize the precarious situation.
...
Observatory Platform, inside the Demon Suppression Tower
On the eleventh floor, the disheveled Daoist, who had been babbling nonsensically while hanging upside down at the tower’s top, suddenly halted his murmurs. His crazed, disoriented expression briefly turned utterly cold and indifferent, his entire presence exuding an immense, remarkable power. A peculiar, wondrous energy flowed out, causing the Demon Suppression Tower to rumble and quiver.
This anomaly immediately alarmed the numerous demon kings within the tower.
Majestic spiritual pressure transmitted down the tower walls, startling the many demon kings.
"This Mad Daoist’s strength is truly unfathomable!"
"No one knows his origin; his aura seems somewhat inhuman..."
On the tenth floor, Demon Buddha Jaya opened his eyes, feeling an intense sudden impulse.
Strands of arrogance flashed within his eyes as he vaguely perceived that the opportunity to emerge was approaching.
On the twelfth floor, deeply hidden, a cold, chilling power also surged tumultuously, ancient and fierce.
A stirring among the demons!
...
In the heart of Beichu, at the edge of the Two Realms Region, there lay a majestic forbidden zone.
It was a domain filled with boundless blood light, as if an immense blood river flowed out from an underground cavern, trickling like a stream from the dark depths, encircling the majestic mountains and basins around, forming a strangely cold blood river.
By the Netherworld Blood River’s side, countless cultivators of the Blood Shadow Demon Sect occupied various mountain peaks, or basins, or hills, drawing essence blood by the river to practice Blood Shadow Demon Sect magic, or refine their dharma artifacts and magical treasures.
That was the renowned Netherworld Blood River.
Its foundation seemed rooted in the Void Dharma Realm, and in the mortal realm, several Demon Dao ancestors having refined their spirits into the Blood River Primordial Spirit could summon the blood river into existence, being a part themselves of the Netherworld Blood River.
This was a very strange ability.
Tuoba Zhenwu descended like a blazing meteor, sending his voice deep into the blood river from afar.
"Tuoba Zhenwu from Beichu requests an audience, asking the Holy Monarch Ancestor for an audience!"
Along the blood river’s periphery, with Tuoba Zhenwu’s voice, waves of intense demonic light surged skyward, encircling Tuoba Zhenwu moments later.
At that moment, a mesmerizing witch, surrounded by countless blood-red demonic flames, emerged from among the disciples of the Blood Shadow Demon Sect. Looking at the majestic figure bathed in intense National Fortune Dragon Qi, a hint of wariness crossed her eyes as she spoke seductively and grimly.
"Grandmaster Tuoba, this is the Blood Shadow Demon Sect, not your Beichu. You can’t come and go as you please."
Her alluring countenance and eyes shimmered with strange light, ready to entwine forward, but Tuoba Zhenwu’s expression darkened. Majestic dragon qi surged around him, and domineering spiritual mechanism flared, instantly forcing this witch back. Meanwhile, he peered towards the blood river’s core, as if his gaze pierced through the layers of blood river mist, landing in a majestic Void Dharma Realm.
"Holy Monarch, I come bearing immense benefits, please reveal yourself!"
"This matter concerns the grand plan of Beichu as well!"
The witch, her expression having changed color, a hint of anger rising in her eyes.
"Tuoba Zhenwu, this is the Blood Shadow Demon Sect, you’re courting death?"
A trace of malice lingered in her eyes.
But at that moment, her expression suddenly shifted, as if her gaze saw that the blood river beneath, previously as still as dead water, suddenly ripple into waves. A voice, cold and detached, indistinguishable in gender, resounded from the void.
"Tuoba Zhenwu, you know my rules. Should there be any deceit, I will retrieve every drop of your essence blood in recompense!"
The voice, cold and filled with extreme impatience.
Upon this, the witch of the blood river, a trace of schadenfreude darkening her eyes, turned disdainfully toward Tuoba Zhenwu, suddenly smirking coldly.
"Tuoba Zhenwu, the Holy Monarch is enraged, how will you handle this?"
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Zhenwu remained fearless, merely transforming into a stream of light and delving into the depths of the blood river.
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Zhang Jian, within the Map of Mountains and Rivers
Zhang Jian’s comprehension of the third form of the Chaotic Star Technique’s Circulation was exceedingly smooth.
The star marks within the magic matrix model of the Map of Mountains and Rivers merging with the star dao marks within the All Heaven Star Soul, their essence had reached a realm that even Zhang Jian found beyond his grasp.
He did not need to establish this as his Lifebound Technique, merely needing the ability to perform swordsmanship adequately.
So he only needed to comprehend, master, and evolve it into his own to be considered successful.
Zhang Jian spent more than ten days gradually familiarizing and mastering it.
"Circulation!"
Within the majestic Void Dharma Realm, Zhang Jian leaped into the air, and from within him, a brilliant sword light seemed to fly out. As the sword light span, vast swathes of starlight descended from the sky, sealing the void around.
The All Heavens and Earth evolved into hundreds of grand, solid structures; the sword light cold, fierce, and filled with various mysteries.
Upon Zhang Jian’s mental command, it was as if his sword light transformed into blazing stars striking down, akin to a torrent of star light gathered into a deluge that illuminated together, majestic and turbulent.
If he willed, he could make boundless star rivers instantaneously achieve enlightenment, transforming into a single sword, obliterating all of heaven and earth, possessing the ultimate destructive divine power.
This sword light’s involvement with the utilization of the Heaven and Earth Dao Laws, intricately complicated, could seal the void, transform into a trapping formation, conceal himself in an escape form, truly wondrous and unfathomable.
This is retreat for defense, advance for attack!