Chapter 461 - 437: Upper Realm Expert

Chapter 461: Chapter 437: Upper Realm Expert

Typically, Divinity Transformation Cultivators can wield Middle Grade Spiritual Treasures at most, and the Map of Mountains and Rivers and the Great Qian Heirloom Seal of the Realm fall into this category. However, they are exceptionally close to becoming Upper Grade Spiritual Treasures, making their Mighty Power even greater.

Zhang Chi called them special Spiritual Treasures because, with the support of the Great Qian’s Power of the Human Path and the Immortal Dynasty’s fortune, their Mighty Power could rival that of a true Upper Grade Spiritual Treasure.

"These two treasures are quite something—even more formidable than the legends claim. It’s just a shame this isn’t the territory of the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty. If it were, I might have actually had some trouble with you. But as things stand, the better your treasures, the happier I am, because they’ll soon be mine!"

However, Zhang Chi wasn’t worried in the slightest. He instantly composed himself and let out a disdainful sneer.

Meanwhile, he never stopped channeling power into the Array for a single moment.

As time wore on, the Great Qian Ancestor and the other Divinity Transformation Cultivators couldn’t help but look horrified once more.

They realized that because Zhang Chi’s Divine Thought was so immense, the Mighty Power of the Array he controlled far surpassed their expectations.

Even though they could hold on for a short while, they knew they couldn’t last long. Every second, they were burning through vast amounts of Magical Power at a rate that far outstripped their opponent’s.

The two Spiritual Treasures were powerful, but without their home-field advantage, their full Mighty Power couldn’t be unleashed. Yet, their demand on Magical Power was enormous, turning them into a death sentence of sorts.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang Chi, can’t we please discuss this further?"

"That’s right! Even if you kill us, it will be a pyrrhic victory at best!"

At this, the Great Qian Ancestor and the other cultivators had no choice but to try and placate him again.

"There’s nothing to discuss. Either you do as I said, or you die!"

Zhang Chi couldn’t be bothered to waste any more words on them.

’If they were willing, I suppose I could spare them. But I’d have to use a Restriction to control them. They’d become my servants, and I’d get a chance at Ascension.’

’But that was an outcome they would clearly never accept.’

’As for a normal partnership? Neither side could trust the other, so that was out of the question.’

"Fine! If that’s how it is, then don’t blame us for using our trump card!"

"Descend, ancestor of Great Qian!"

The Great Qian Ancestor and his followers understood that this was now a fight to the death. They knew that if they delayed any longer, only death awaited them.

So, gritting his teeth, the Great Qian Ancestor began to chant. He took out an unremarkable white jade pendant and, with a CRACK, crushed it in his hand.

BOOM!

Space suddenly shattered, and a beam of white light shot down, striking one of the Royal Family’s Divinity Transformation Cultivators.

The Divinity Transformation Cultivator’s face instantly contorted in a ferocious expression. His body twisted grotesquely, looking as if it might burst at any moment. His aura skyrocketed, jumping from the Divinity Transformation Early Stage straight to the Middle Stage.

His presence continued to surge, only stopping when it reached the very peak of the Middle Stage.

At the same time, the grotesque contortions of his body ceased, but his eyes and his entire bearing had changed. It was as if he had become a completely different person.

"What is this place? Why have you summoned me to the Lower Realm?"

The Divinity Transformation Cultivator first glanced around in a daze, then turned to the Great Qian Ancestor and the others, his tone indifferent.

"Ancestor, please help us break this Array and kill these enemy cultivators!"

The Great Qian Ancestor was the oldest and most powerful being in the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty, but now, before this cultivator, he was as deferential as a grandson. He hurriedly pointed at Zhang Chi and the others and made his request.

’This is bad!’

’He called this the Lower Realm? Could he be a powerful expert from the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty who already achieved Ascension?’

’We’re in big trouble now!’

Meanwhile, Xiahou Jiao and the others were startled by this development.

They clearly hadn’t expected their enemy to have a move like this up their sleeve.

And while the being that descended from the Upper Realm was likely just a consciousness, its Combat Power was clearly terrifying. Otherwise, there was no way it could have made an Early Stage Divinity Transformation Cultivator so powerful in an instant.

’A Divinity Transformation Middle Stage being?’

Even Zhang Chi was rather taken aback.

He didn’t care that some being had descended from the Upper Realm; what mattered was that its Divinity Transformation Middle Stage Cultivation was the real deal.

As far as he knew, the Immortal Cultivation Realm was vast and had no shortage of Divinity Transformation Cultivators, but the Divinity Transformation Middle Stage was the stuff of legend. Once that Realm was reached, one’s Combat Power would undergo a meteoric rise.

"A trivial matter. Watch how I slaughter them!"

The Divinity Transformation Middle Stage cultivator gave a slight nod, as if this were a completely trivial matter.

BOOM!

The Jade Seal and the Map of Mountains and Rivers instantly erupted with even more astonishing light and pressure. The Map of Mountains and Rivers effortlessly blocked all of the black lightning.

The Jade Seal, meanwhile, began to tumble as it smashed viciously toward Zhang Chi and the other enemies.

CRACK!

Instantly, the first layer of the Array was shattered by the Jade Seal, followed by the second, then the third... It tore through them as if they were made of paper.

’This is bad!’

’How can the Divinity Transformation Middle Stage be this powerful?!’

Xiahou Jiao and the other cultivators were terrified at the sight.

"Haha! Just wait for death! This is what you get for pushing us this far!"

In contrast, the Divinity Transformation Cultivators from Great Qian were overjoyed, crowing in triumph.

They weren’t surprised by this result in the least.

After all, in the Divinity Transformation Realm, each sub-realm brought an exponential increase in Combat Power. A Middle Stage cultivator could utterly crush any number of Early Stage cultivators; their numbers were meaningless.

Moreover, a Divinity Transformation Middle Stage cultivator could undoubtedly unleash the true Mighty Power of the Jade Seal and the Map of Mountains and Rivers.

Zhang Chi’s side, in contrast, seemed unable to unleash the true Mighty Power of their Array.

’A little interesting,’ Zhang Chi thought. ’But it’s a shame. Even with a Divinity Transformation Middle Stage cultivator, the outcome will be the same.’

But Zhang Chi had already regained his composure. With a cold smile, he furiously formed a series of Spirit Techniques. The nine-layered Array instantly erupted in a dazzling light, its operational speed accelerating manifold.

Simultaneously, his Primordial Spirit left his body—Primordial Spirit Emergence—and he began to burn it once more, channeling all his power into the Array.

Instantly, after breaking through the fifth layer of the Array, the Jade Seal was stopped by a curtain of light. It was then struck by more black lightning, its glow dimmed in an instant as it plummeted downward.

The next moment, before the cultivators from Great Qian could recall it, the Array teleported the Jade Seal away, dropping it right into Zhang Chi’s hand.

Zhang Chi immediately channeled a torrent of Primordial Spirit Power into the Jade Seal and began the Refinement process.

Normally, this would be an impossible feat. He might even suffer a backlash from the Spiritual Treasure or be caught in a surprise attack.

But Zhang Chi’s Divine Thought was simply too powerful; it had reached a Realm far beyond Divinity Transformation years ago. The Jade Seal, still reeling from the lightning strike, hadn’t had a chance to recover. In a flash, Zhang Chi had already completed more than half of its Refinement.

The Jade Seal struggled violently, but it was no use. In the blink of an eye, it fell silent, and then Zhang Chi completed its Refinement.

"This... This is impossible!"

"Damn it! How could this happen?"

The Great Qian Ancestor suffered a severe backlash, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.

The other Great Qian cultivators were terrified.

"Who are you? Why is your Divine Thought so powerful?!"

Even the consciousness from the Upper Realm was utterly horrified and couldn’t stop itself from asking.

It even suspected that Zhang Chi was also possessed by an expert from the Upper Realm.

Because its true self possessed an extremely high Cultivation, it could tell at a glance that while Zhang Chi’s own Cultivation was unremarkable, his Divine Thought was exceptionally strong. That was the only way he could have drawn out such Mighty Power from the Array, blocked the Jade Seal, and even seized the opportunity to steal it.

’We’ve actually regained the upper hand?’

’Didn’t Junior Brother Zhang get hurt? Hasn’t he recovered yet? How is he this strong?’

’Yeah, what’s going on?’

’Whatever is going on, we’re definitely going to win this time!’

"That’s right! Stop worrying about it, everyone, and hurry up and help!"

Xiahou Jiao and the others were stunned, then ecstatic. They all quickly began channeling their Primordial Spirit Power to help Zhang Chi power the Array.

At the same time, their admiration for Zhang Chi deepened into something approaching worship.

They were only now realizing that even though Zhang Chi had burned his Primordial Spirit decades ago, he seemed to have suffered no lasting effects. In fact, for some unknown reason, his Cultivation was even greater than before.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Zhang Chi remained silent. With a wave of his hand, a multitude of Star Swords, the Spirit Treasure Flying Sword, and the Array Map all flew out. They formed a Star Sword Array that superimposed itself onto the Celestial Repair Sect’s Array.

Simultaneously, sets of Tier Five Grand Arrays flew out from the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion.

With so many arrays stacked together, the Great Qian Ancestor and his followers were instantly trapped without any hope of escape.

Then, it wasn’t just black lightning. A barrage of Sword Lights, Wind Blades, and other attacks rained down on the enemies.

"Junior, stop! This is all a misunderstanding. I am an expert from the Spirit Realm; this is merely a wisp of my consciousness. You can kill this consciousness, but it won’t affect my true self. I will remember you, however. Even if you achieve Ascension in the future, I will not let you go."

"But if you stop now and spare these descendants of mine, I can give you the opportunity to achieve Ascension and serve under me..."

The Great Qian Ancestor and his followers grew even more terrified. Even the Divinity Transformation Middle Stage cultivator was getting scared and immediately tried to talk his way out of the situation.

Unfortunately for him, Zhang Chi completely ignored the Divinity Transformation Middle Stage cultivator and continued to press the attack with the Array.

’After all, I have no desire to be anyone’s subordinate. And more importantly, I don’t believe a word he says.’

’If I let them go, they’d leave the Celestial Repair Sect’s Grotto Heaven and immediately turn around to kill us all. Without the home-field advantage, I can’t be sure I could stop them.’

’Even if I managed to escape, I’d be forced to live life on the run.’

’And Xiahou Jiao and my other sect-mates would suffer catastrophic losses.’

’Besides, I was only able to turn this around because I was strong enough. If I’d been any weaker, they would have killed me long ago. They certainly wouldn’t have shown any mercy.’

Xiahou Jiao and the others understood this as well. Like Zhang Chi, they said nothing and simply continued their assault.

"No! You just wait! I will never let any of you go! Especially you!" he roared. "I swear, I will tear you limb from limb!"

The Divinity Transformation Middle Stage cultivator was furious, but utterly helpless. All he could do was curse.

He clearly hated all the cultivators to the bone, but his killing intent toward Zhang Chi was practically overflowing.

The reason for his fury was simple: his family had established the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty, and he still had great plans for it. And if his consciousness were to be destroyed by a cultivator from the Lower Realm, it would not be without consequences for his true self.