Chapter 866
I see which immortal dares to come to this mortal realm.
Lan Xian's escape did not attract Chen Jiu Si's attention.
His entire attention is now focused on the captured male immortal.
The male immortal was bound by golden merit power. He struggled, but found that he could not break free from the golden merit power's restraint. The male immortal looked at Chen Jiu Si with some dejection.
"Fine, I admit I can't beat you. What do you want to do with me?"
The male immortal was quite pragmatic. Realizing he couldn't escape or win, he simply gave up and put on a show of complete surrender.
Chen Jiu Si did indeed separate his spirit from his body, hovering in the air, and looked at the male immortal, asking, "Who exactly are you? Why have you come to this world?"
"If we follow the rules of this world, I should be considered an immortal, since everyone in this world dreams of ascending to my world."
"However, the people of our world call us the people of the Great Thousand Worlds, while your world is merely a Small Thousand World."
"As for why I'm here? If I said I'm here to help you ascend to the Great Thousand Worlds, would you believe me?"
The male immortal looked at Chen Jiu Si with utmost sincerity, as if he were truly the celestial messenger spreading friendship and love.
But Chen Jie knew he was lying. At this moment, Phagpa spoke up: "They came here and wanted me to help them find the king of this place. I'm afraid this matter is related to the king."
"Looking for the king?" Chen Jie's mind raced. Combining the two people's behavior, a sudden thought struck him. He looked at the immortal with a gradually cooling gaze and said, "You've come to this world to collect offerings, hoping to gain control of it, haven't you?"
Upon hearing this, the male immortal said, "Fellow Daoist, what are you talking about? I don't understand at all. What do you mean by collecting incense offerings? I came here to help everyone ascend to the upper realm. If you don't believe me, think about it. Hasn't it been several hundred years since anyone in your world has ascended to the upper realm?"
The male immortal had a kind and sincere expression.
Chen Jie knew that the kid was definitely not telling the truth, and just as Chen Jie was about to ask further, his expression suddenly changed.
His eyes suddenly turned towards Wudang Mountain, where the sky suddenly split open. Upon seeing this, the male immortal's face changed slightly, and he thought to himself that it was the Tai Xuan Sect.
Chen Jie frowned deeply and asked, "How many of you have come?"
The male immortal shook his head and said, "I don't know either. When I came here, it was just me and that female immortal."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie frowned and looked at Phagpa, saying, "Master, I am heading towards Wudang. Please keep this man under your care for now. Would you mind taking him to Dadu?"
Phagpa nodded upon hearing this and said, "This matter can be left to this old monk."
As they were talking, Chen Jie tossed the male immortal to Basiba. The male immortal's meridians were currently bound by the power of this world's rules, rendering him like a mortal. Although Basiba was severely injured, he still possessed the foundation of a terrestrial immortal, so his care wouldn't be a problem.
After Chen Jie finished giving the instructions, the next moment, Yang Shen traveled tens of millions of miles in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, he had already arrived at Wudang Mountain.
Although Chen Jiushi had unified the Great Han Kingdom for more than forty years, he had never been to Wudang Mountain before. This was his first time visiting Wudang Mountain.
Of course, although Chen Jie did not go to Wudang Mountain, his statue had already been erected on the mountain with the help of the people and local officials.
Using the power of the divine statue, Chen Jie instantly arrived at the Wudang Mountains. As soon as he arrived, he discovered that thunder was rumbling in the sky above Wudang Mountain.
Chen Jie looked up and saw several immortals descending from the rift in the sky above Wudang Mountain.
Looking further afield, the county town there was actually destroyed by the aftershocks of the immortal's descent to earth, or perhaps it was done intentionally by the immortal.
When immortals descend, they must possess extraordinary abilities, and the harm they cause to mortals is also a factor. If mortals do not fear them, they cannot possibly worship them.
Their first act upon arriving was to bring disaster to the world, a scene that clearly angered the living immortal of Wudang Mountain, Zhang Sanfeng.
Therefore, this terrestrial immortal, who had been observing from Wudang Mountain for many years, unleashed a rare burst of rage and took action.
Then he was seen wearing an ancient Taoist robe and holding a Tai Chi sword.
They soared into the sky and battled with the immortals there.
Chen Jie was about to go up and help, but seeing how powerful Zhang Zhenren was, suppressing all the gods who had descended to the mortal realm, he couldn't tell who the intruders were.
At this moment, Master Zhang held the Tai Chi sword, and a Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram appeared behind him. The power of the Yin-Yang Dao of the Tai Chi diagram obliterated the attacks of all the immortals. At this moment, the Tai Chi sword in his hand was filled with the power of the Yin-Yang Dao, and he could cut down countless demons with a wave of his hand.
This kind of power is definitely not something an ordinary land-based deity should possess. If Phagpa were in its hands, he probably wouldn't even last three moves.
Chen Jie asked himself, if he didn't use the power of the incense offerings from this world, his physical strength would be far inferior to that of Master Zhang.
Of course, if he were to use the power of the Incense Offering Path, even Master Zhang would likely be no match for him.
Engrossed in his killing spree, Master Zhang swung his Tai Chi sword, instantly obliterating an immortal. Just then, one of the invading immortals shouted, "Get away from this madman! How can there be a master at the ninth level of the True Condensation Realm in this world?"
You could hear the fear in the voices of these immortals, their voices filled with disbelief.
This far exceeded their expectations. You must know that the limit of the Lesser Thousand Worlds is the fifth level of Spirit Gathering, while the True Condensation Realm is a whole realm higher than the Spirit Gathering Realm. And Zhang Zhenren's strength has already reached the Great Perfection of True Condensation, the ninth level of True Condensation.
The limit this minor world can withstand is only the fifth level of Spiritual Condensation, and these world thieves are those who plot against the minor world from the major world. The limit that immortals can reach in this world using the Boundary-Breaking Hammer is the fifth level of True Condensation.
At this moment, facing Zhang Sanfeng, who was at the ninth level of the Condensation Realm, they were truly facing their natural enemy. The enraged Zhang Sanfeng slaughtered them without leaving a single survivor.
Master Zhang then swung his Tai Chi sword once more, unleashing the Yin-Yang Dao, and slaying two more immortals.
At this moment, he stood there with his sword in hand, pointing to the sky, and angrily rebuked, "Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things as straw dogs. You immortals do not care about the suffering of the human world, but want to enjoy yourselves. How can I tolerate you?"
"Today I, Zhang Sanfeng, am here to see who dares to come to my mortal realm."
The sound pierced through the nine heavens, and the restless immortals were terrified. For a moment, they dared not enter through the space-time rift, but they were still unwilling to give up.
Just then, someone in the cave shouted, "Wait here! Once our sect elders have crafted a superior-grade Boundary-Breaking Hammer, they will be able to open an even stronger spacetime passage. At that time, experts at the Cave Profound Realm will come to this mortal realm. You, a mere Ninth Level True Condensation cultivator, will be nothing more than a skeleton beneath the Cave Profound Realm."
Upon hearing this, Master Zhang said nothing, but coldly looked at the immortal in the sky and said, "If Dongxuan comes, I, Zhang Sanfeng, will kill Dongxuan myself. What is there to fear?"
"If you want to fight, then fight; if you don't want to fight, then retreat. What's the point of your barking here?" "Whether you fight or retreat, it's your choice." Zhang Sanfeng twirled his Tai Chi sword in the air, then pointed it at the immortals in the sky, his sharp gaze piercing the heavens.
Just then, someone in the air said, "Withdraw."
The next moment, the cracks in the air slowly closed up and disappeared into nothingness.
At this moment, Master Zhang let out a long sigh of relief. He had also expended a great deal of energy to fight against all these gods.
At this moment, he looked in the direction of Chen Jiu Si's statue and said, "His Majesty the Emperor has arrived."
In other words, the Yang spirit manifested and looked at Zhang Sanfeng, saying, "I originally wanted to help you fight these immortals, but I didn't expect you to be so powerful that you could kill Zhuxian all by yourself. I admire you."
Zhang Sanfeng shook his head and said, "I'm old after all. If someone had caused such havoc on the world back then, I would have crawled into that space-time rift and fought a great battle with them, leaving no one alive."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie didn't think Zhang Zhenren was joking. Zhang Zhenren had become more kind and gentle over the years, but Chen Jie would never forget him. This old man had once performed the Jiazi Demon-Slaying Ritual.
The Jiazi Demon-Slaying Ceremony lasted for sixty years. Back then, Master Zhang, with only his sword, slayed demons and evil spirits for a full sixty years, completely eradicating them and purifying the martial arts world of the Central Plains. Chen Jiu Si had heard about these things when he was a child, and even now, thinking about it, Chen Jiu Si still felt that Master Zhang was truly a divine being.
Chen Jiu Si looked at Master Zhang and said, "Master, do you know where these people came from?"
Master Zhang shook his head and said, "Although I have seen some records in ancient books, the records are not complete. They only say that there are immortals who ascend to the upper realm. These people should be the so-called immortals of the upper realm."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Master, I just captured an immortal from the Upper Realm at Mount Burhan. He is currently being escorted to Dadu. If you have time, Master, why don't we come to Dadu for a chat and interrogate this so-called immortal from the Upper Realm together?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Sanfeng exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, so you actually captured someone alive."
Chen Jiu Si nodded slightly and said, "It was a fluke."
Zhang Sanfeng nodded: "I'm also curious about who these people are, and how they were able to break through the void and come down from the upper realm to our lower realm."
“We haven’t had any immortals ascend to heaven in our lower realm for several hundred years, which is a clue. Moreover, they said that there are still experts in the upper realm who can forge higher-level boundary-breaking hammers, and sometimes they can bring even more powerful experts into our world. I have some difficulty killing these people, so if there are even stronger experts, it will be even more troublesome.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie nodded slightly and said, "What you say is absolutely right. Moreover, Master, don't you have any thoughts about the Upper Realm?"
Master Zhang looked at Chen Jiu Si and said, "You are an emperor of the mortal world, enjoying all the glory and wealth. Do you still have any desire to become an immortal?"
Chen Jie said, "Wealth and honor are fine to enjoy for a while, but the path to enlightenment is endless. I still want to continue exploring more powerful martial arts. How can I be content with just enjoying life?"
Hearing Chen Jie's words, Zhang Sanfeng nodded slightly. He thought to himself, "This man truly has a heart devoted to the Dao; he hasn't been blinded by worldly power and wealth. No wonder he has achieved so much."
At this moment, Zhang Sanfeng spoke up: "You go back first. I will arrange things at the temple and then head to Dadu to meet you."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Then I will respectfully welcome Master Zhang's arrival in Dadu."
Zhang Sanfeng nodded, and Chen Jie withdrew his Yang Shen, instantly leaving the Wudang Mountains.
The Yang God traveled a thousand miles in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, he had returned to the main hall of the capital.
At this moment, everyone in the main hall looked through the windows towards the northwest and southwest. The southwest direction was where Wudang Mountain was located, and the northwest direction was where Buerhan Mountain was located. The rifts in the sky that had just appeared in these two places made everyone tremble with fear.
It was a kind of oppression of a lower plane by a higher plane. When the sky cracked, the whole world trembled, but it seemed to have ended.
Chen Jie snapped out of his daze, and Su Yunjin was the first to notice his unusual behavior. So she stayed behind Chen Jie to prevent others from disturbing him. Chen Jie then came to his senses.
Su Yunjin then came to his side and whispered, "What happened?"
Chen Jie glanced at Su Yunjin and said, "It's nothing. It was just that a few immortals from the upper realm came. It's already been resolved."
"Immortals?" Su Yunjin's face was full of confusion and surprise. Are there really immortals in this world?
Chen Jie nodded slightly and said, "This world is much bigger and more mysterious than the world we know. We are just one of the many living beings, and this world may be just one of many worlds, small yet magnificent."
Su Yunjin only half understood what he was saying, but she didn't ask for details. She knew that if her husband wanted her to know, he would tell her.
Seeing that everyone was whispering and looking outside, Chen Jie gently said, "Snap out of it, snap out of it."
Upon hearing Chen Jie's voice, the civil and military officials who had been looking around suddenly snapped back to their senses and turned to look at him.
At this moment, Duke Chen Xiaohu of Chu spoke first: "Your Majesty, what happened just now?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at the civil and military officials, as well as his many curious descendants.
He then said, "It's nothing serious, just some unusual celestial phenomena. Everyone, keep playing the music and dancing."
He also did not want to inform his officials about the arrival of immortals in this world, as it would inevitably cause widespread panic. These matters should be suppressed if possible; stability is always the empire's top priority.
Seeing that His Majesty had spoken, the civil and military officials could no longer voice any objections, and over the years, they had developed a blind trust in their emperor.
After all, His Majesty is a terrestrial immortal, a god-like figure in this world. If he says it's nothing, then it must be nothing.
Chen Jie looked at the assembled civil and military officials and said, "Let's return to our previous topic. Effective immediately, I will abdicate. Tomorrow, the Crown Prince will be announced at the morning court."
"You officials in the court must act in accordance with the established procedures in these matters, and there must be no mistakes."
"Yes."
The entire court of civil and military officials immediately agreed.
At this point, Chen Jie said, "Alright, everyone. There is one more thing to announce. The Living Buddha Phagpa and Zhang Zhenren from Wudang Mountain may be coming to Dadu in the next few days. All departments must make sure to prepare for their reception. Let Liu Bowen handle this matter."
After saying this, Chen Jie said, "You may continue playing music and dancing. I am tired and will go back to rest first."
Having said that, Chen Jie turned and left. (End of Chapter)