Of course, this time entering the Eternal Ice Crystal Divine Hall with Zhang Jian is also to confirm whether Ao Gen is truly safe and sound.
Now that Ao Gen is fine, he is relieved.
At this moment, his gaze falls on Zhang Jian.
"Celestial Monarch, you must promise me that after this matter is over, you and I must have a good fight!"
Previously, although there was some acting involved, both of them had used most of their strength.
Under the circumstance of using most of his power, he couldn’t handle the opponent, which truly surprised Ao Mo.
Before entering the Eternal Ice Castle, he had inquired about this Eternal Celestial Monarch’s information.
The opponent spread the Earth Emperor Ancestral Qi throughout the Circulation only a thousand years ago.
According to reason, his Dao Practice is only in the second step of Taiyi Great Perfection.
He has reached the fifth step of Taiyi Great Perfection, with his Celestial Heart Returning to Dao, gradually confirming his own path.
The gap between the two is enormous.
Even a Divine Body should not be able to bridge this gap.
Zhang Jian glanced at this Dragon God and smiled slightly.
"If Dao Brother wishes, there will be a chance!"
His expression carried a faint smile.
After Ao Mo personally saw Ao Gen, he turned and left.
Watching Ao Mo’s departing figure, Zhang Jian’s expression is somewhat solemn.
The fifth step of Taiyi Great Perfection, the power of Celestial Heart Returning to Dao is indeed terrifying.
It’s somewhat beyond his imagination.
After cutting off fate in the fourth step of Taiyi Great Perfection, it’s the Celestial Heart Returning to Dao.
This is the most crucial first step in the five steps of Taiyi Great Perfection, essential for enlightenment.
Celestial Heart Returning to Dao means confirming one’s own path.
For example, he walks the path of the Earth Emperor.
His path of the Earth Emperor consists of the Sheji Daoist Monarch’s path and Jiuyou Daoist Monarch’s path, along with more than ten branches that must meet conditions.
He must ensure that the path of the Earth Emperor is unobstructed.
He must guarantee that this path is not polluted, has no traps, and will not offend the Great Divine Ability Users.
On this point, Zhang Jian is hesitant.
The authority controlled by his Earth Emperor Ancestral Qi is too broad; he must focus to avoid conflicts with other Earth Attribute and Earth Attribute Daoist Monarchs.
However, the main authorities of the Sheji Daoist Monarch and Jiuyou Daoist Monarch cannot have issues.
That is to say, up to this point, he still needs to condense a type of Sheji Ancestral Qi and Jiuyou Ancestral Qi, both innate and postnatal can be used.
As for other aspects like Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Space-Time, Illusion and Reality, etc., they need to be refined selectively, ultimately forming the path of the Earth Emperor and adhering firmly to it.
Each Daoist Monarch’s path is unique.
If a Great Divine Ability User has already walked this path, entering it naturally faces suppression from the opponent and even path contamination, with the final result being self-evident.
But currently, he has not yet stepped into the fifth step.
Zhang Jian does not need to be too concerned.
He is now only in the process of boldly hypothesizing, cautiously verifying, not yet reached, at least until after the fourth step of cutting off fate.
Zhang Jian soon announced that he would be in closed-door cultivation for five hundred years in the Eternal Ice Crystal Divine Hall, regarding the matters outside, he would let the Void Spirit Body handle them, and other Immortal Officials should not disturb him without necessity.
Zhang Jian’s decision to enter closed-door cultivation is naturally to lure that hidden person to continue to take action, making it easier to catch hold of their weakness.
Furthermore, the state of closed-door cultivation is real.
He needs to continue to elevate his Dao Heart.
This time, the Daoist Monarch’s worldview had played a significant role in the battle between the two.
After elevating, the Dao Heart makes it easier to handle multiple Tier Five Immortal Technique Arrays.
Regarding the use of the Nine Revolutions Chaos Green Lotus Transformation Method and Eternal Immortal Treasure, it became more comfortable and effortless.
Just that Zhang Jian can still feel that in Dao Practice, he is far from slashing away fate, the unification of past, present, and future state, as Ao Mo.
Engaging with the opponent was entirely reliant on the Divine Foundation and the power from various Heaven and Earth Treasures within his body.
Moreover, Zhang Jian also made arrangements in several critical points deep within the Eternal Ice Castle.
The forbidden area of the Eternal Ice Castle is not just the Eternal Ice Prison, but also the Eternal Ancestral Vein formed by the Eternal Ancestral Qi Essence below, one of the Ancestor Spirit Veins of the Lower Nine Heavens.
Additionally, there is the Eternal Gate.
The Eternal Gate is a space channel leading to outer void.
This is a historical legacy issue left by the Ancient Battlefield.
The most crucial is the Nine Heavens Divine Stele.
The Nine Heavens Divine Stele is the Supreme Treasure suppressing the Celestial Realm, standing in the central area of Eternal Ice Castle; if there’s an accident, it would affect the entire Lower Nine Heavens.
In the coming time, Ao Mo would appear in Beichi Zhou or call out challenges before entering the Eternal Ice Castle every now and then.
But no one responded anymore.
This also made many Immortal Officials of the Eternal Ice Castle secretly become quite discouraged, even the three thousand Eternal Celestial Soldiers’ morale was affected.
...
Five hundred years later, deep within the Eternal Ice Prison, the eighth layer.
The seventh layer of the Eternal Ice Prison detains most Immortal Gods of Taiyi True Number level.
The eighth layer of the Eternal Ice Prison detains Taiyi Celestial Immortals and Immortal Gods of Taiyi Great Perfection level, as well as mighty Demons.
And it is rumored that the ninth layer of the Eternal Immortal Prison is chaos, where it’s said that erring Daoist Monarchs are detained.
In the ninth layer of the Eternal Immortal Prison, except for the Eternal Ice Castle Celestial Monarch, other Immortal Gods are not allowed to enter, lest they be influenced and go mad.
In fact, the Eternal Ice Castle Celestial Monarch is also the prison guard of the ninth layer of the Eternal Immortal Prison.
At the eighth layer of the Eternal Ice Prison, hundreds of ice prison guards are patrolling.
Since over a thousand years ago, when Taihu Dragon God Ao Gen had an incident, the Eternal Ice Prison increased its defenses.
At this moment, a peculiar sound of a bell suddenly rings from the eighth layer of the Eternal Ice Prison.
The bell chimes hover, and the numerous guards of the eighth layer unknowingly fall into confusion, fainting to the ground, at this moment a figure dressed in purple silently appears in the eighth layer of the Eternal Ice Castle.
Her posture is enchanting, her face strikingly beautiful.
Around her, there’s a swirling dense demonic qi, unbelievably vast.
At this moment, her eyes sweep over the eighth layer of the Eternal Ice Prison, glance over the countless cells, a majestic purple demonic qi flows around her, and in an instant spreads to the various cells.
Within the cells, numerous powerful Immortal Gods are disturbed by this fearsome demonic qi, a grand Demon Dao Will links their minds, as if several layers of demonic sound surge, inciting numerous demonic qi within them to begin rampaging and boiling.
But just at this moment, a piercingly cold Divine Light suddenly bursts out from one of the cells, as if ice and snow covering the sky and earth bloom, the entire Eternal Ice Prison’s chill forms layers of eternal Divine Light weaving together, sweeping towards this purple-clad witch.
"Trap?"
Witnessing this scene, the face of the purple-clad witch dramatically changes.
A force of demonic qi shoots skyward from her, forming clusters of dark Demon Lotus above her head.
Trying to block the eternal Divine Light.
The sound of bells in her hands rapidly changes.
The harsh bell sound pierces through space-time, flowing towards the depths of the cells.
But the bell sound suddenly halts, a figure holding a White Bone Divine Staff appears before her, the Profound Nether Divine Staff just gently touches, and this enchanting witch is completely sealed in ice, frozen solid.
Zhang Jian holding the Profound Nether Divine Staff, gazes with cold eyes at the witch before him.
This is an Outer Realm Heart Demon.
He had encountered one when he first entered the Central Celestial Realm, but this witch’s Dao Practice reaches Taiyi Celestial Immortal, thought to be quite outstanding among Outer Realm Heart Demons.
The Demon God who schemed against Ao Gen a thousand years ago should be this woman.
A smile appears in his eyes at this moment, having caught this woman, he finally gains the upper hand.
Although she might be just a pawn, he has ways to make this pawn speak.
The Three Lives Stone also has such an ability.
Zhang Jian waves to collect this purple-clad witch into the Map of Mountains and Rivers.
Meanwhile, in the General Shenwei’s Mansion, Wu Chun Immortal Monarch quietly sits on the Divine Position, his eyes showing some worry.
For some reason, this time his heart feels a strong unease.
Although there isn’t any premonition.
But it’s an intuition.
"It seems, I still need to act personally!"
Wu Chun Immortal Monarch rises, deciding to do his utmost.
If he misses this chance, given the dominance of this Eternal Celestial Monarch, as long as there’s a shred of suspicion, he might never have another opportunity to approach that Divine Position’s hidden treasure.