If you were asked to conquer immortality, you would just kill your way through?

Just as Chen Zheng was about to use the Six-Syllable Mantra to manifest the illusory image of the World-Free King Buddha and defeat the deathly gray hand that stretched out from the crack of the ancient divine coffin, a sudden voice revealed his identity.

As the voice resounded, the talismans affixed to the ancient divine coffin seemed to be activated, trembling and flashing incessantly, radiating a brilliant divine light.

The talismans were densely packed, numbering in the billions. Each one transformed into a hexagonal pattern in the vast immortal light. A small portion of them suddenly flew up, with each of the six corners representing imprisonment, exile, nothingness, sealing, confinement, and suppression. They tightly wrapped around the large, deathly gray hand and pulled it back into the coffin through the gap in the coffin.

With a clang, the gap between the coffin lid and the coffin body closed, and the entire divine coffin remained motionless, floating quietly in the center of thousands of coffins, as if nothing had ever happened.

"Such a powerful seal." Chen Zheng's eyes narrowed.

He could tell that the talismans pasted on the ancient divine coffin were crafted by a powerful expert using a great sealing technique. The sealing power they contained was terrifyingly strong. Even he couldn't fathom how powerful the expert who crafted the talismans was; perhaps a Great Luo Golden Immortal, or even a Supreme Immortal.

It might even have been personally crafted by the legendary Heavenly Lord Duobao, specifically to seal the remains of the Immortal King inside.

As his mind raced, he withdrew his massive hand that had been reaching for the ancient coffin, the six-character mantra disappearing from his palm. His eyes flashed like lightning as he looked toward the source of the voice.

A man came into his line of sight; he was a well-dressed, overweight middle-aged man, much fatter than Chen Fu.

Although this person was fat, he gave people a strange feeling, as if he did not have an ounce of excess fat on his body. Every piece of fat was perfectly shaped and refined like ancient divine iron, indestructible.

In short, this person is like a humanoid magic weapon forged by a master craftsman, a magic weapon of the immortal level!

This middle-aged fat man actually refined himself into a celestial artifact, and his physical body is now comparable to Chen Zheng's. He's a ruthless person.

"You are a descendant of the Treasure Lord, the Treasure Master, right?" Chen Zheng said quietly, looking at the middle-aged fat man who was coming from a distance.

The middle-aged fat man, who was also the treasure master, slightly opened his beady green eyes and instantly came to Chen Zheng's side. He looked him up and down for a while and nodded in praise: "You can actually see the bloodline of the Treasure Heavenly Lord in my body. You are indeed worthy of being able to kill enemies several major realms above me."

He changed the subject: "But since you know my identity, you must also know that I am only one step away from the realm of immortals. You are far from being my match. Leave the Treasure Sharing Rock, and I can pretend that I did nothing today."

Chen Zheng showed no intention of leaving. He pointed to the ancient coffin and chuckled, "Leaving the Treasure Sharing Rock is not impossible, but that coffin must belong to me."

The treasure master's gaze also fell on the ancient divine coffin, his eyes becoming extremely solemn. He shook his head resolutely: "The thing inside the divine coffin is extremely evil. Even the slightest leak would be enough to corrupt an immortal, or even pollute the Three Thousand Great Worlds until nothing grows. Although you are comparable to a celestial being, you cannot take it away or control it."

"You're wrong, I can handle it."

Chen Zheng withdrew his gaze from the divine coffin and turned it to the treasure owner, saying with a half-smile, "On the contrary, it might not be the case for you. If you want to take it to the Immortal Realm, you might not be able to pass the first test of the guiding laws. The Immortal Realm's monitors will discover the anomaly and know that you are carrying something. Moreover, what you are carrying is such an evil thing as the source of all evil. At that time, an immortal will definitely take action to kill you. I am taking it away to save you."

It should be known that when a cultivator reaches the first level of the Immortal Realm, the Heavenly Immortal Realm, they can invoke the mysterious laws of guidance and ascend to the Immortal Realm.

However, there is a prerequisite for ascension: one cannot carry any external objects; one must ascend naked.

This is an ironclad rule in the celestial realm.

It means that, apart from one's own cultivation, all the magical treasures and precious items painstakingly crafted in the lower realm must be abandoned, and one must start all over again in the immortal realm.

This is why some cultivators, even those who become celestial immortals, gods, or even mystical immortals, are unwilling to easily ascend to the immortal realm.

In fact, there is another important reason why the powerful beings in the Immortal Realm refuse to ascend: they can roam freely in the lower realms of the present era, killing whomever they want and making whomever they want kneel down.

But once they arrived in the celestial realm, where even celestial beings were less than dogs, they were completely outmatched. It was as if someone who had been an emperor for a long time had suddenly become a beggar. The difference was so great that not everyone could accept it.

“What you said makes some sense. The supervising immortals of the Immortal Realm are indeed a problem.” Hearing Chen Zheng’s words, the treasure owner’s fat face scrunched up, seemingly wavering. After a long while, he still shook his head: “How can you know that I don’t have the means to avoid the supervising immortals? Regardless of whether I can successfully ascend to the Immortal Realm with the Source of All Evil, this item is of great importance, even the most precious treasure among treasures. I absolutely cannot give it to you easily.”

"You can't just give it to me so easily?" Chen Zheng narrowed his eyes.

The owner of this treasure is not only incredibly powerful, the number one person in the cultivation world, but also a shrewd businessman. He had argued with him for so long, acting as if he was determined not to give it to the source of all evil. It turns out he was waiting for him here.

He immediately promised, "You must have investigated me and know my deeds. Let's not beat around the bush. As long as you give me that divine coffin as an investment, I will protect you and help you become the Heavenly Emperor in the future. What do you say?"

"Tianjun!"

The treasure owner's small eyes flashed with a terrifying light, as if afraid that Chen Zheng would change his mind, and said: "Fellow Daoist Chen is right. The source of all evil in the divine coffin is too evil. I can't control it at all. Only a strong person like you is worthy of possessing it and can control it. I will pass on the incantation of the sealing talisman to you now."

As he spoke, he transmitted a divine thought to Chen Zheng, which was the incantation to control the sealing talismans pasted on the divine coffin.

At the same time, he reached out and grabbed at the ancient divine coffin in the distance, which flew straight down and landed in front of Chen Zheng.

The treasure owner's actions were swift and decisive, which surprised Chen Zheng.

Did he lose out?

I should have just promised this guy a chance to become a Xuanxian or a Daluo Jinxian, so as to save him from wasting too many resources later.

Forget it.

Once his cultivation reaches a certain level, everyone around him will need to be significantly improved, and the improvement of the Treasure Master alone will not be a big deal.

Anyway, we've made a profit now.

Swish!
Chen Zheng reached out and grabbed the six-character mantra talisman in his palm, which reappeared and emitted a powerful suction force, pulling the ancient coffin into the space inside the talisman.

Indeed, there is space within the Six-Syllable Mantra talisman. By suppressing the divine coffin within it, it can be countered with Buddhist light, forming a second seal.

"I'm leaving now. You can find me in the Xuanhuang Great World if you need anything in the future." Chen Zheng casually tossed a communication token to the treasure owner and prepared to leave.

“Fellow Daoist Chen, um…” The treasure master suddenly called out to him, looking hesitant.

Chen Zheng stopped in his tracks, frowned, and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Can I transfer that opportunity that protected me to become a Heavenly Emperor to my daughter?" the treasure owner asked, taking a deep breath.

"Oh?" Chen Zheng was slightly surprised, then nodded and said, "You are a kind father. I promise you."

He disappeared after he finished speaking, leaving only the owner of the treasure with his eyes narrowed into slits as he laughed.

…………

"Did Young Master Chen successfully obtain the source of all evil?" As soon as Chen Zheng appeared outside the coffin world, Yuan Potian, who was waiting there, hurriedly asked.

Chen Zhengdao: "We got it."

"That's wonderful, congratulations, young master!" Yuan Potian was overjoyed and asked impatiently, "Shall we leave the Treasure Sharing Rock now?"

Chen Zheng could easily see through Yuan Potian's thoughts, and laughed, "Indeed, it's time to leave. Come with me to get some resources, then find my true form in the Xuanhuang Great World, and I'll start helping you break through."

"Thank you, Young Master!" Yuan Potian trembled with excitement.

The two figures flickered, traversing the various spaces within the Treasure Dividing Rock one after the other, and soon arrived at the endless high sky outside.

Chen Zheng had previously promised Yuan Potian that if he helped him obtain the source of all evil, he would elevate Yuan Potian to the True Immortal realm.

Yuan Potian had already cultivated to the peak of the Chaotic Realm. Advancing to the Void Immortal realm wouldn't require too many resources; he only needed to trigger the Immortal Realm's lightning punishment and successfully overcome it. However, reaching the True Immortal realm from the Void Immortal realm was not so easy, nor could it be achieved overnight. It required a large amount of resources, at least a trillion Pure Yang Pills and True Immortal Laws, as well as accelerating the flow of time during cultivation.

He didn't have the Three Lives Stone to absorb the calamity energy, so he had to go find the original body.

There were no trillions of pure yang pills either.

So his gaze was like lightning, scanning every inch of the cultivation world, passing over the bustling mega-cities on the land, and finally landing on a pavilion.

This building is enormous, towering into the starry sky like an ancient immortal mountain, radiating a dazzling light and indescribable luxury. It is the True Lord Building, ranked tenth.

Boom!

Chen Zheng reached out with his large hand and grabbed at Zhenjun Tower.

"Who dares to attack our Zhenjun Tower? Aren't they afraid of the Chamber of Commerce's law enforcement alliance?"

"What a terrifyingly large hand! Run!"

"Damn it, if our Lord hadn't suddenly died, the Boundless Sands hadn't been lost, and the Great Yi Sect Master hadn't gone to the Xuanhuang Great World, how could we have allowed this person to act so presumptuously..."

Inside the True Monarch Tower, many cultivators noticed the giant hand descending from the sky, and they were all terrified, their scalps tingling as they fled desperately outside the tower.

Unfortunately, they were too slow and had no chance of escaping. The next moment, Chen Zheng grabbed them by the large hand, along with the entire Zhenjun Tower.

"Ah ah ah..."

True fire surged from the giant hand, and amidst screams, the crowd, along with a large number of magical treasures of various levels, materials, medicinal herbs, and eight hundred trillion Pure Yang Pills inside the building, turned into a pool of liquid that flowed into his sleeve.

Boom!

The giant hand reached out once more, this time grabbing at a floating palace more than two billion miles to the north. It was majestic and suspended high, with real dragons coiled around its walls and divine phoenixes singing.

The plaque at the entrance of the hall bore the two bold and powerful characters “Sun and Moon”. Inside, a large number of powerful figures were seated, including more than twenty individuals equivalent to the Three Immortal Saints. They were extremely formidable, yet they were all instantly subdued by Chen Zheng’s outstretched hand.

With another loud boom, Zhenyu Tower on the other end was also captured and refined, shocking countless powerful figures throughout the cultivation world.

Many powerful figures were alarmed by the huge commotion when Chen Zheng destroyed the True Monarch Tower, and they watched from afar.

"You're the only one left."

After refining three major merchant guilds in succession, Chen Zheng finally settled on the Heaven and Earth Guild Hall, which was ranked ninth in the distance.

"You audacious madman!" A loud shout suddenly came from a magnificent city below, shaking the heavens.

The city was enormous, stretching for tens of millions of miles. Above the city floated four huge golden characters, "Tianya Haige," shining brightly like four blazing suns.

A figure shot up from below the four large characters. It was a young man with his hands behind his back, a high nose, and narrow eyes. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Chen Zheng, looking down at him with disdain: "Madman, who gave you the audacity to run wild in my cultivation world? Don't you take me seriously?"

"It's Young Master Ya of Tianya Haige!"

"It seems that Young Master Ya intends to personally kill those villains from the Zhenjun Tower, the Sun and Moon Pavilion, and the Zhenyu Tower to maintain order in our cultivation world!"

The crowd gasped in astonishment at the young man named Ya Shao, as if he were terrifying.

indeed.

Strictly speaking, Fenbaoyan stands apart from many other chambers of commerce, while the number one chamber of commerce is Tianya Haige, which is backed by the ancient and powerful Tianya Sect, and is subtly rivaling Fenbaoyan.

Ya Shao is the son of Ya Wuben, the master of Tianya Haige. He is the number one young talent on the cultivation potential list, far surpassing all the veteran powerhouses, and has cultivated to the tenth level of the Longevity True Immortal.

True Immortals are fewer than two in number throughout the entire cultivation world; they are truly supreme overlords.

"Who do you think you are, daring to be taken seriously by me? I think you're tired of living, daring to jump in front of me like this."

Chen remained expressionless, his right hand outstretched, and with a swift grab, he seized the young man's neck as if lifting a dead dog.

"He...he actually captured Young Master Ya? How is that possible!" The heroes were shocked and found it hard to believe.

Young Master Ya is a true immortal.

"you you you!"

Ya Shao was equally incredulous. In an instant, his face turned ashen, and his eyes blazed with fury that made the void hiss.

As the son of a celestial being, he was usually aloof and the absolute focus of attention wherever he went. Every major business guild treated him with utmost respect, and his unparalleled beauty made people feel ashamed and dare not look him in the eye.

But Chen Zheng was carrying him like a dead dog, practically trying to drive him crazy!

"Dare to humiliate me, I'll fight you to the death! My blood will be spilled across the world, my loyalty will be as bright as the sun and moon, I'll let out three long sighs and enter the path of immortality, and my noble spirit will rise with the movement of the clouds!"

Ya Shao roared ferociously, his aura rising steadily as he unleashed the ultimate technique of the Tianya Sect, intending to kill Chen Zheng.

"Do you even know if this poem rhymes?" Chen Zheng's face darkened, and he slapped Ya Shao hard across the face, making Ya Shao's pig-like head swell up.

The onlookers were stunned. The poem seemed to be written by Ya Shao's father, Ya Wuben, and Ya Shao was only responsible for reading it. How did it become his fault?
clap clap clap...

Chen Zheng slapped Ya Shao dozens more times, smashing his head and shattering the True Immortal Laws within his body, causing his cultivation level to plummet.

"Senior, spare my life! I was wrong!" A heart-wrenching plea came from within Ya Shao's body.

Chen Zheng ignored him and casually grabbed many fragments of laws from Ya Shao's body, throwing them to Yuan Potian beside him: "When you advance to the Void Immortal realm, use them to comprehend the laws of the True Immortal realm."

"Thank you, young master." Yuan Potian happily accepted the fragment.

"Who exactly is he? He's too ruthless." The onlookers shrank back, afraid that Chen Zheng would also pull out the fragments of law within their bodies.

Fortunately, Chen Zheng did not mean that. Instead, he unleashed his true fire to scorch Ya Shao, causing the man to scream in agony.

"Boy, release my young master of Tianya Haige at once, or I'll wipe out your entire family!"

A fierce shout came from the depths of Tianya Haige, like the roar of thousands of demons, echoing throughout the heavens and the earth.

Then the crowd saw a tall figure soaring into the sky from the Tianya Haige Pavilion, exuding an extremely domineering aura that shocked countless powerful figures in the cultivation world to the point of paralysis.

This man was burly, with a hooked nose, venomous eyes, and a vermilion "武" (wu, meaning martial arts) character etched between his eyebrows, resembling a martial arts god.

"It's actually a Celestial Immortal, a peerless Martial God!" (End of Chapter)