Daqin Zhentiansi

Tracing the Thirteen Arts of Destiny revealed a cruel truth to Zhang Yuan.

The records clearly state that these treasures may have been lost or rendered unusable due to changes in the Great Dao and the Heavenly Palace's alteration of the primordial rules.

Or it may have been damaged in a fierce battle.

But more often, they were forcibly confiscated and sealed deep within the Heavenly Palace under the pretext of "maintaining order" and "suppressing evil spirits"!

The glorious heritage of humanity has been systematically plundered and erased.

Deep within the Ten Thousand Laws Pavilion, on a dust-covered, almost seamlessly integrated dark red bone fragment, Zhang Yuan's divine sense detected an extremely obscure fragment of information: "The ultimate power originates from blood. The beginning of blood is conceived in the mountain..."

"The heart of the ancestral mountain holds a divine object hidden within, awaiting... its return..."

The blurry ancient map beside it points to a region surrounded by thick fog and perilous wilderness – “Buzhou Mountain Ruins”!
"The Ancestral Mountain, where divine objects remain hidden..."

A thought struck Zhang Yuan, and a faint resonance emanated from his Chaotic God-Demon Body, as if something from a distant place was calling out to him.

This is absolutely a key clue to the lost heritage and great treasure of the human race!

He imprinted this location firmly in the depths of his consciousness.

In the core quiet room of Wanfa Pavilion, Zhang Yuan sat cross-legged, his mind sinking into his sea of ​​consciousness, beginning to systematically organize what he had gained from this trip and to clarify his own state.

The first realm of the Venerable One: the Chaos Evolution Realm.

Based on the body of the Chaos God and Demon, the power of the Ten Great Hongs has been completely integrated with the origin of the Primordial World, guided by the will of the Great Qin Heavenly Dao.

The thirteen layers of the "Great Qin Origin Dao Scripture" have been fully developed, forming the foundation and integrating chaos, will, and the true meaning of martial arts.

The sword intents of the derived evil swords, such as Juexian, Zhuxian, and Xianxian, have been refined and mastered.

The Heavenly Gang Refining Form Method has reached its thirteenth level of perfection, the ultimate realm of power, where the physical body is immortal and indestructible, and can withstand ordinary Venerables with just the physical body.

It gave rise to great supernatural powers such as "Starry Sky Battle Body", "Ultimate Power", and "Heavenly Sky Dharma Form".

The "Mysterious Jade Returning to Truth Technique" has reached its thirteenth level of perfection, achieving peak levels in defense, suppression, and spiritual power control.

This led to the development of terms such as "Mysterious Jade Undying Light" and "Mysterious Jade Returning to Truth Seal".

The "Qi-Guiding and Profound Chapter" has reached its thirteenth level of perfection, encompassing spiritual awareness, devouring, and the analysis of all laws.

This gives rise to concepts such as "primordial chaos aperture," "profound spiritual consciousness," "the return of all energies to the source," and "the Dao's evolution of heaven and earth."

The "Burning Heaven Creation Scripture" has been deduced to its thirteenth level, reaching the pinnacle of fire control and unleashing the power to burn the world.

This led to the creation of "Burning Heaven Divine Wings" and "Burning World Fire God Appearance".

Other techniques, such as "Chaotic Wind God Escape," "Heavenly Punishment Thunder Prison Body," and "Mysterious Ice Return to Ruins Seal," which have been developed to the thirteenth level, greatly enriched combat methods and understanding of the Great Dao.

Furthermore, the inheritance of divine beasts is already firmly in my grasp.

A hint of fighting spirit flashed in Zhang Yuan's eyes.

Now, his physical body is a chaotic divine and demonic form, and his immense power is perfectly integrated, allowing him to withstand attacks from a second-level Venerable without being defeated.

The Chaos True Essence contains the will of the Great Qin Heavenly Dao and the primordial origin, far surpassing others of the same level in both quality and quantity, and its recovery speed is terrifying.

He has mastered a variety of thirteen great supernatural powers, including the Immortal Sword Intent, the Ultimate Power, and the World-Burning Fire in attack, and the Undying Light of the Mysterious Jade and the Return to Truth Seal in defense. Other supernatural powers such as Controlling the Dao and Evolving Heaven and Earth, Returning All Qi to the Source, and Chaos Wind God Escape have all reached extremely high levels.

He understood that his combat power far exceeded that of ordinary Chaos Evolution Realm Venerables. With his Chaos God-Demon Body, great supernatural powers, and combat awareness, he could challenge higher-level Venerables.

If the projection of the Great Qin Heavenly Dao or the true form of the evil sword were activated, its power would be immeasurable.

This is the source of his confidence in the primordial world!
Moreover, as the Great Qin Heavenly Dao merges more deeply into the Primordial Heavenly Dao and quietly takes root, its power will become even stronger.

Several days later, Zhang Yuan walked out of Wanfa Pavilion.

Zhang Yuan did not linger in the guard hall. In a flash, he appeared on the vast training ground like a meteor falling to earth.

Before him, the iron-blooded army, which he had single-handedly assembled and was beginning to take shape, was exuding a chilling aura.

The elite armored soldiers of the Human Race's Rock Camp and Rift Camp had unwavering gazes.

The giant ape warriors, led by their young chieftain Yan Feng, stood like mountains, their thick arms gripping heavy, dark clubs.

Under the deep command of Venerable Xuanzhong, the heavy cavalry of the Black Horned Rhinoceros, their war beasts clad in heavy black iron armor, exhaled scorching breaths and their iron hooves paved the ground restlessly, their surging momentum seemingly capable of crushing mountains at any moment.

Above the sky, the warriors of the Iron Feather Eagle Clan circled and stood guard under the leadership of their chief, Tie Tang. Their sharp eyes swept across the surroundings, and the flapping of their wings created a sharp whistling wind.

"Greetings, Marshal Huo!"

Ten thousand people roared in unison, their voices like tangible waves crashing against the sky!
The condensed iron-blooded aura instantly soared into the sky, transforming into a thick, dark red plume of smoke as thick as a pillar, stirring up the wind and clouds, causing the air atop Dingyue Peak to freeze and become scorching hot!
Zhang Yuan stood on the high platform, his black robe fluttering even without wind, his gaze sweeping across the entire area like two cold lightning bolts.

Without a word, an invisible pressure emanating from a Chaos Evolution Realm Venerable descended like a heavy mountain, instantly calming all the restlessness. The martial arts arena fell into a deathly silence, with only the battle flags fluttering and heavy breathing and heartbeats mingling.

"Today, I will teach you the art of battle and slaughter, to unite the ten thousand troops into a fist, and shake the heavens and the earth!" Zhang Yuan's voice was not loud, but it resounded deep within the souls of every soldier, warrior, warhorse, and falcon.

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly raised his hand!

"Om-!"

A vast and boundless primordial chaos essence burst forth from his palm, instantly dividing and condensing in the void, transforming into billions of tiny, thread-like, and star-like golden specks.

Like a torrential downpour of golden light, it precisely entered the ancestral aperture between the eyebrows of every living being in the arena!

This is not a complicated or profound technique.

Instead, Zhang Yuan used his supreme wisdom to fuse the pure power of the "Tian Gang Refining Form Method" that could shake the stars and the defensive essence of the "Mysterious Jade Returning to Truth Technique" that was profound, resilient, and could suppress all directions, into one, and deduced an extremely simplified version of the battle formation and killing technique!
Its core lies in using battle formations as a guide to connect the energy of the earth's dragon veins and link the surging blood and qi of comrades!

Transforming brute force into a unified will, gathering scattered sand into a solid rock, and condensing droplets into a torrent, ultimately unleashing a collective power powerful enough to collapse mountains and split seas, and even shake the venerable ones!

Just like the tiger and leopard cavalry, a mighty beast of ten thousand feet, or the dragon and whale army, a mighty force that crashes into the heavens and earth, Zhang Yuan is now forging a primordial behemoth named "Great Qin Martial Guard," formed from the will of ten thousand troops!

The golden light that disappeared into his brow contained Zhang Yuan's profound understanding of battlefield combat, the application of power, life-or-death struggles, and the mutual support of his comrades!
These insights are like the deepest imprints, directly engraved in the very depths of every warrior's soul.

In the blink of an eye, in front of the giant ape army, Yan Feng's control over the angle of the giant club's sweep became several times more refined.

The connection between the Black Horned Rhinoceros Heavy Cavalry Master Xuanzhong and his warhorses became even closer, and the planning of their charge trajectories seemed to be etched into their instincts.

Iron Feather Eagle Tie Tang's eagle-like insight has increased dramatically, and his grasp of the timing for airspace defense cooperation is almost intuitive.

The armored soldiers of the Rock Camp instantly understood how to use force to deflect and neutralize force in battle, making their defenses an unbreakable whole!

The Chaos True Essence acts like the most domineering catalyst, stimulating every body of flesh and blood. Although it cannot instantly lead to sainthood, it is like opening the floodgates of potential, expanding the limits of the physical body.

Silently, the muscles and bones become stronger, and the flow of qi and blood is like a surging river.

Practicing this simplified battle formation technique will be twice as effective for them, significantly raising their potential for growth!

"Roar--!!!"

After a brief silence, the training ground erupted as if a ton of gunpowder had been dropped!

The giant ape roared, shaking the heavens and the earth!
Yan Feng took the lead in swinging his giant staff, no longer just brute force sweeping it. The staff's shadows flew with wind and thunder hidden in them, its trajectory mysterious and its power layered, echoing the staff techniques of the other giant apes, as if they were going to work together to smash the void!
The rumbling sound was like muffled thunder rolling across the earth.

Heavy cavalry charged, causing the earth to crack and mountains to collapse!
With a deep roar, Venerable Xuanzhong activated the Xuan Iron Cavalry!
The heavy iron hooves trampled on the ground, and the hard blue stone floor tiles instantly shattered and collapsed like a spider web!
With heavy iron shields in front and armor-piercing spears thrusting out like a forest, they converged into an indestructible torrent of steel, their charge more concentrated and ferocious than ever before, as if to crush all obstacles in their path into dust!
The human race formed an array, their divine light shining like stars!
The armored soldiers of the Rock Camp and Rift Camp quickly changed formations, and the luster of the black jade flowed within the human race's formation, reflecting the starlight originating from the "Heavenly Gang Refining Form Method".

The shield is like a fortress, the spear like thorns, their breaths are connected, forming a unified whole, as solid as a rock, yet concealing a sharp and deadly intent.

Iron feathers blot out the sky, sharp eyes lock onto the enemy!
Tie Tang let out a long cry, leading the Iron Feather Eagles to rapidly circle and weave through the sky, forming a three-dimensional warning network covering the entire training ground.

Its sharp gaze, like a searchlight, sweeps across the area, taking in every subtle change below, ready to dive down and launch an attack or deliver a warning at any moment. Its efficiency and sensitivity far surpass anything seen before.

"War! War! War!"

A deafening roar surged into the sky once more!

No longer were chaotic roars, but a resonance formed under the initial connection of the battle formation!
The aura of ten thousand people, the indomitable will of the human race, the ferocious power of the giant ape, the heavy momentum of the black-horned rhinoceros, and the swiftness and agility of the iron-feathered eagle, under the guidance of the battle formation secrets taught by Zhang Yuan, began to frantically merge, resonate, and converge in a mysterious and unpredictable trajectory!
"Boom!"

In the center of the training ground, the air was violently distorted!

A heavy, vast, and terrifying aura, seemingly originating from the depths of the primordial earth and carrying the power to crush all obstacles, was like a colossal beast of chaos that had been sleeping for millennia being awakened and slowly raising its head that blotted out the sun!
The sheer power of this concentrated military aura was enough to make Venerables like Yue Zhenshan and Panshi, who were watching from afar, feel their hearts tremble and their expressions turn solemn!
This is clearly an array formed by an ordinary mortal body, yet it can draw upon the power of heaven and earth, possessing the rudimentary form of power at the Venerable level!

Zhang Yuan stood alone on the command platform, his black robe fluttering in the surging energy storm.

His deep gaze swept across the boiling training ground below, sensing the massive battle formation's will, which seemed to be solidifying and about to roar out, as if it were a living thing. His eyes flashed with a sharp light like a tangible sword.

"A thousand troops form ranks, their blood and qi as the spearhead, their will as the blade..."

His deep voice, seemingly imbued with the sounds of battle, pierced through the clamor and resonated in the hearts of every soldier.

What lies before us no longer seems to be a training ground, but rather a future battlefield engulfed in blood and fire.

He saw this iron army, which had merged the bloodlines of all the ancient races and had been infused with battle spirit by his own hands, forming an earth-shattering battle formation with mortal bodies, fearlessly charging towards the high and mighty Heavenly Palace Venerable!
That would be a magnificent spectacle of steel torrents clashing against the laws of immortals and gods!

"Roar--!"

"kill--!"

His response was a furious roar like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down, the thunderous sound of iron hooves crushing the earth, the shrill sound of a giant club tearing through the air, and the sharp cry of iron wings piercing the sky!

An unprecedented, chilling battle intent, a mixture of iron will and new hope, burst through the clouds atop Dingyue Peak like a giant pillar of burning smoke, piercing straight into the heavens!
The decision made in the main hall of Dingyue Peak was transformed into an ironclad order and spread throughout the Wuwei Camp.

"Form ranks and advance into Thunder Abyss!"

Zhang Yuan's voice was steady and powerful, echoing in the ears of every general.

Standing before him were the core figures, including Venerable Cangming, Abbot Qingfeng, Abbot Xuanyan, Venerable Xuanzhong, Yanfeng, and Tietang.

"The Fire Commander intends to hone the three armies with thunder and lightning, using battle as training. This plan is excellent!" Venerable Cangming stroked his beard and nodded.

"The source of Thunderfall Abyss is violently thunderous, and the residual power of Fellow Daoist Thunder Prison's Heaven-Shaking Drum has not yet dissipated. It is an excellent place to hone battle formations and temper one's physique. However... although the Xuanqiong Palace has retreated, its spies may not have been completely eliminated."

The previous training was fine, but if the army were to actually enter the Thunder Abyss, and they didn't cause any disturbance, the Celestials probably wouldn't sit idly by.

“It’s alright.” Zhang Yuan’s gaze swept over everyone, with a profound understanding of everything. “What we need is a ‘grand show’ to let Elder Mingchen see just how sharp a knife lies beneath the ‘olive branch’ he has extended.”

"Let those eyes in the shadows see clearly the true strength of 'Fire General's' forces."

Hearing Zhang Yuan's words, Qingfeng's eyes blazed with fighting spirit: "This is a well-intentioned strategy! The drills and clashes are not life-or-death battles, but they can stimulate the potential of the soldiers and allow the newly integrated giant apes, black-horned rhinoceroses, and iron-feathered eagles to truly integrate with our human battle formations!"

Venerable Xuanzhong nodded slightly, his voice like muffled thunder: "The Black Horned Rhinoceros Clan is eager to prove their iron hooves in the thunder!"

He and the Black Horned Rhinoceros tribe had just submitted, and now was the time to demonstrate their strength.

He was well aware of Zhang Yuan's methods as the Fire Marshal.

Yan Feng and Tie Tang also had burning eyes, the giant ape roared, the eagle cried out, and their fighting spirit soared to the sky.

They were Zhang Yuan's staunch supporters, and their clan, relying on Zhang Yuan, quietly became a powerful force.

This was something they hadn't dared to imagine before.

……

The blood and qi surged to the sky before Dingyue Peak.

Both banks of the Chensha River.

Unbeknownst to them, countless subtle gazes had quietly gathered.

There were scouts guarding the nearby town, wandering demon scouts, and even several divine thoughts from the heavens above, carrying a cold, scrutinizing air.

"Look, that's the martial guard that Fire General Zhang Yuan has integrated? A mix of humans, demons, and beasts, can it really amount to anything?"

A human cultivator watched from a distant mountaintop, his words tinged with doubt.

The name of Huo Shuai has spread throughout the entire Chensha River, but few have actually witnessed him in action.

"Hey, I've heard that the Black Horned Rhinoceros Clan's heavy cavalry charge can shatter mountains. Today I'll see for myself!"

Some warmongers, however, were filled with anticipation.

"The main focus should be on the clash between the Martial Guard Battle Formation and the Kui Niu Thunder Prison, right? Senior Lei Yu has just obtained the Heaven-Shaking Drum, and although it is being consolidated, the aftershocks of its power have triggered the Thunderfall Abyss lightning that no ordinary Venerable can withstand! How many drums can Fire Commander's army formation withstand?"

These are the solemn whispers of someone who knows the inside story.

"The Xuanqiong Palace has just retreated, and the Fire General has already entered the Thunderfall Abyss. Does this mean he really intends to completely defeat the Kui Niu Clan?"

"Or, did they reach some kind of earth-shattering conspiracy with Senior Lei Yu?"

Some of the more thoughtful individuals lingered their gazes on Zhang Yuan, trying to discern any clues.

Each faction had its own agenda, yet all held their breath, awaiting the grand spectacle that was about to unfold. (End of Chapter)