On the Avenue.

Chapter 742 Visiting Jin'ao Island

Beyond Penglai to the west, for hundreds of thousands of miles, there is hardly any human habitation.

In the past, Penglai West was ravaged by demons and heretics. Numerous powerful demons, appearing from nowhere, devoured nearby humans and polluted the world. Even after so much time, many places remain uninhabitable.

It is difficult for immortals to be born here, and cultivators are also scarce.

However, the Heavenly Court still established a province here called Zhangren, meaning that the people here are over ten feet tall.

This is because the area is barren and desolate, with many ferocious beasts and monsters. People living here often have to run long distances to find food and escape attacks from ferocious beasts and monsters in order to survive, which is why they grow taller and taller.

Although the province was guarded by the Heavenly Court and had a large army of immortals, the Heavenly Court's control over the province had long been nominal. Many soldiers were drawing salaries without actually working; it was common for one soldier to be paid the salaries of ten others. The provincial government was severely understaffed and unable to govern the province.

A celestial ship, bearing the banner of the Heavenly Court, sailed over the province of Zhangren, its shadow casting a constantly shifting shadow on the land below, which was corrupted by demonic energy.

Many of the elders ran swiftly in the shadows, managing to keep up with the shadows of the celestial ship and evade the monsters that were chasing them.

On the celestial ship, Li Tianwang sat in the building, looking relaxed, while General Juling sat opposite him.

The giant spirit was quite nervous, constantly looking outside.

"His Majesty summoned me here to make an example of someone, not to make an example of someone else. You don't need to be so nervous."

Li Tianwang smiled and said, "Jin'ao Island is no longer the Jin'ao Island of yesteryear. In the past, Jin'ao Island was famous throughout the world, but now it is nothing but a bunch of worthless fish and shrimp. The strongest among them is only at the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm, far from being my match."

Giant Spirit God said cautiously, "King Chen..."

"Call him Chen Shi!" Li Tianwang's face darkened, somewhat displeased.

The Giant Spirit God quickly changed his tune, saying, "Little Chen is audacious and reckless. He sent strongmen from Golden Turtle Island disguised as bandits to intercept and kill the Heavenly Court's envoys. Anyone with eyes can see this, but we can't find any evidence against him. He's ambitious and cowardly, content with his corner of the world, preserving his 200,000 troops. He's clearly sitting on the sidelines watching the two sides fight, waiting for the Heavenly Court and the Celestial Court to both be weakened. Why does Your Majesty tolerate him so often? Why not issue a decree to execute him?"

Li Tianwang laughed and said, "What cultivation level does he have? What strength does he have? Does he even deserve to be a chess player who controls the world's affairs? His Majesty uses heaven and earth as the chessboard and immortals and gods as chess pieces. As the pieces move, countless humans, gods, and immortals have turned into bones and dust. He is just a chess piece who is content with a corner of the world. He has no right to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Don't try to flatter him!"

The giant spirit agreed.

Li Tianwang said, "Chen Shi is hiding in Penglai West because he doesn't want to go out and face the tribulation to become a Heavenly God. But he is destined to be a Heavenly God. From the moment he ascends, the Heavenly Strategy has chosen him. When he dies in battle, all the gods and saints will worship him and help him ascend to godhood, becoming the head of the Heavenly Gods. At that time, even I will hold incense and worship him."

He looked outside with a smile: "His sending men to intercept and kill the Heavenly Court's envoys was nothing but a desperate act of resistance. His Majesty tolerated his seven attempts to intercept the envoys, but will not allow him to do it a eighth time. Therefore, he sent me here to tell him that you've made enough trouble and it's time for the Great Heavenly Venerable to do his bidding!"

In the past, the Heavenly Court envoys sent to Earth also traveled in similar celestial ships, so the bandits arranged by Chen Shi would definitely discover them and intercept and kill them.

Li Tianwang's goal was to lure the snakes out of their hole and then wipe out all the robbers in one fell swoop!
Once he has killed all the bandits, he can march straight to Jin'ao Island and announce the Great Heavenly Venerable's decree in front of 200,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, mobilizing Chen Shi to conquer the Three Pure Realms!
Chen Shi died a martyr in the Three Pure Realms, and the Great Heavenly Venerable obtained the last Heavenly Dao deity, completing the Thirty-Three Heavens Dao. Li Tianwang could also regain his throne as Heavenly King, achieving the best of both worlds.

Thinking of this, Li Tianwang smiled. Just then, the celestial ship suddenly shook violently, and a woman's voice came from outside, shouting, "This sky is mine, this mountain is mine, if you want to pass through, leave your head behind!"

Li Tianwang's spirits lifted: "They're here!"

The Giant Spirit God stood up, strode out of the cabin, and sneered, "Who is so shameless as to dare to speak of creating the heavens and planting mountains?"

He looked up and saw the sky twisted, forming a huge funnel, pulling the celestial ship toward the center of the hole!

Many heavenly soldiers and generals on the ship were captured by the funnel, and they were involuntarily lifted off the ship and spun as they fell into the funnel.

These heavenly soldiers and generals were immortals. They struggled desperately, activating various immortal techniques and escape skills, trying to escape the range of this divine power, but they could not fly out no matter what they did.

"Golden Turtle Island's divine power, the Primordial Golden Cauldron?"

The Giant Spirit God stood at the bow of the ship, wielding his Giant Spirit Axe. The axe flashed like a bolt of lightning as he laughed, "You were a tyrant during the Investiture of the Gods era, but now you're nothing but a fallen phoenix!"

The divine axe, brimming with immense power, violently surged, breaking through the immortal laws and cleaving the golden casket in two!

Hundreds of heavenly soldiers and generals were caught in the golden goblet. They felt that the golden goblet contained a strange Taoist magic that rendered their cultivation and magic power ineffective. Their physical bodies rapidly became younger, and their cultivation levels continued to shrink.

Just as they were about to fall from the realm of immortals, the Golden Bucket was split open by the Giant Spirit God, breaking the supernatural power, and everyone was able to break free, but each of them suffered a great loss of cultivation.

Before the Giant Spirit God could retract his divine axe, two golden dragons, each a thousand feet long, suddenly slashed down from the left and right.

"The Golden Dragon Scissors' divine power is nothing more than this!"

The Giant Spirit God activated his divine power, and his body instantly became incomparably majestic, his muscles and bones covered with divine Dao patterns, as solid and indestructible as an ancient mountain rock.

The golden dragon collided with his body, but was unable to sever it for a moment.

The giant spirit, covered in blood, laughed loudly, "You can't do anything to me!"

He raised his hand, grabbed the flying divine axe, and severed the golden dragon. The giant spirit axe flew out of his hand!

The giant axe rolled through the air like a huge wheel, creating bursts of thunder. Suddenly, it stopped and split into countless axe lights, slashing towards a green-clad woman in the air!
The woman in green moved swiftly, dodging the attacks of the axe wheels.

The axe wheels were incredibly sharp, cleaving through the sky. They clashed together with deafening roars. The woman in green struggled to defend herself, desperately using her supernatural powers to bombard the divine axe, shattering the light of each axe wheel. With all her might, she finally managed to withstand the giant spirit god's attack.

The woman in green was Jing Mei, her face covered with a black veil. She had already reached the sixth level of the Golden Immortal realm, but unexpectedly, she was still far inferior to the Giant Spirit God.

While he countered the Giant Spirit's attack, Jogu attacked from another direction, heading straight for the Giant Spirit.

His cultivation level is much higher than Jingmei's. He cultivates the Golden Spirit Doumu Profound Art, which is good at fighting. He reveals the Doumu True Form, with three heads and six arms, and raises the power of immortal killing to the extreme!

He has already cultivated to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. Although it is the first level of the Dao realm, it is still extraordinary. In particular, the Golden Spirit Doumu Profound Skill was obtained from Candao Cliff and he received personal guidance from Doumu Yuanjun, which greatly improved his cultivation.

The giant spirit neither dodged nor avoided, meeting him head-on. The moment they collided, one's divine power surged and the other's Dao light soared, and they both fell backward.

The celestial ship beneath their feet could not withstand the pressure and exploded with a loud bang!

"Great technique!"

The giant spirit steadied himself, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and praised, "Doumu Yuanjun's skills? Not bad!"

"What incredible power!"

Qiao Gu steadied himself, only to find that his internal organs were injured, and he was also shocked by the opponent's powerful strength.

This giant spirit god was a vanguard general under Li Tianwang, and his divine power was truly domineering.

The giant spirit grabbed the two flying giant axes with his thick hands, ready to fight him in close combat. Just then, several more figures flew in, no weaker than Qiao Gu, and even stronger.

The Giant Spirit God quickly stopped, looked around, and said in a booming voice, "You are all prominent figures in the bandit world of Zhangren Province, but your features are too distinctive, and your origins are immediately apparent. This woman, you are Jing Mei, the lame fairy of Jin'ao Island; this must be Qiao Gu, the sick scholar; and you are Bai Jingming, the immortal medicine maker. And this is Wen Ting, the groom fairy. As for you, you should be Yan Zhibei, the mine fairy of Tianyuan."

His gaze finally settled on Bian Liuer, and he said, "And you are Bian Liuer, the miner slave of the North Sea. Am I right, everyone?"

When Jingmei arrived, everyone felt a pang of anxiety and remained silent.

Qiao Gu was a sickly scholar, and his face was also covered with a black cloth, so his true appearance could not be seen.

Bai Jingming's face was sallow, clearly indicating he had taken too much medicine, and a black cloth covered his face.

Wen Ting was hunched over, which fit the characteristics of a groom.

Because Yan Zhibei had been mining in Tianyuan for many years, he was somewhat neurotic. Instead of attacking, he used an awl to stab himself twice in the thigh, causing blood to spurt out. This calmed him down considerably.

Bian Liuer appeared much more normal, though his shifty eyes, a result of years of living in the mines, gave him a somewhat cunning look. Fortunately, he also wore a black cloth over his face.

Everyone fell silent after he exposed their true colors. Jing Mei broke the silence, saying, "To plot against a righteous god of Heaven is a capital offense... but haven't we committed enough capital offenses already?"

Wen Ting straightened up and laughed, "It's just a matter of beheading once or beheading ten times."

Qiao Gu said, "Besides, the Master said that as long as no one sees it, it is not a crime."

Yan Zhibei said, "Therefore, it's best to silence them."

The crowd was filled with murderous intent and was about to make a move when the Giant Spirit God laughed loudly, "Well said! Well said indeed!"

He suddenly bowed and said, "Please welcome the Heavenly King!"

Everyone was startled, feeling an immense pressure bearing down on them as Li Tianwang emerged from the buildings of the celestial ship. The celestial ship itself was shattered, but the buildings remained intact, without a single scratch.

It wasn't until Li Tianwang walked out of the building that the building exploded with a loud crack, the wood shattering into countless fine threads.

His magic had been protecting the building, preventing it from breaking even under Qiao Gu's supernatural pressure. But when he stepped out of the building and withdrew his magic, the building shattered under that brute force.

The moment Qiao Gu, Jing Mei, Bai Jingting, and the others' eyes fell on Li Tianwang, they felt as if Li Tianwang was walking towards them, and everyone suddenly felt a surge of pressure.

They stood in different positions, forming a large circle around the Giant Spirit God. However, the feeling that Li Tianwang was walking towards all of them at the same time was extremely strong and was definitely not an illusion!
Before them, Li Tianwang was like the clear sky, making them feel smaller and smaller!

Even Yan Zhibei was sweating profusely at this moment, feeling that he could hardly fight back!
He was at the second level of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, with profound cultivation. However, when facing Li Tianwang, he felt that every move of the other party was perfectly natural and without any flaws.

Li Tianwang is at the sixth level of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Dao Realm. Although he has been trapped at this level for many tens of thousands of years, he also cultivates the divine path. His divine power is as vast as the ocean and is no less than that of the immortal path!

Even though he no longer possesses the exquisite golden pagoda, he is still the number one person below the Great Luo!
Yan Zhibei's expression was grave as he considered how he could cover their retreat and give his fellow disciples a chance to escape, even though the chance was extremely slim.

Because Li Tianwang's Unempty Tathagatagarbha has been refined to the point of having form and appearance, and possessing all laws, anyone who sees him, no matter how far away, will see him with the same physical size!

In other words, no matter how far apart they are, Li Tianwang will go all out whenever he makes a move!

"You go!"

Yan Zhibei let out a long roar, raising his cultivation to its limit. The Penglai Western Dao Realm appeared, and the steel cone he used to pierce bones suddenly lengthened, transforming into a steel spear.

Yan Zhibei stepped forward with his gun and attacked Li Tianwang, aiming the spear tip directly at Li Tianwang's eyes, intending to force him to defend himself.

He mined in the Heavenly Abyss, and his skills never waned; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to survive there. It was precisely because the Heavenly Abyss mining area was extremely dangerous that it honed his extraordinary abilities.

His spear technique was derived from the Hunyuan Sword Scripture, and he learned the moves from the teachings of the Master. When he thrust out his divine spear, a rain of fire filled the sky, creating an aura as if a galaxy of stars were reflected in the eye.

However, this attack was always just a short distance from Li Tianwang, no matter how fast he rushed towards him or how fast his spear moved. No matter what move he made, the distance between him and Li Tianwang remained the same, without shortening by even a fraction.

Such supernatural powers are extremely profound and mysterious, almost reaching the level of a Great Immortal.

Yan Zhibei felt despair, only then realizing how vast the gap was.

He received instruction from Chen Shi in Yuanfu Divine Power techniques and flexible responses, but the gap in his cultivation level was far beyond what Yuanfu could make up for.

His cultivation time is still too short.

Li Tianwang's fists and palms came out from his side, attacking Bai Jingming, Bian Liuer and others. Each punch and palm was clear and distinct, neither fast nor slow, and the power was not very great. However, this kind of tangible form has transcended the formless and intangible realm, the realm of nothingness. Therefore, it has the reputation of being complete in all things.

The power of the Amoghasiddhi Buddha-garbha is immense; even in the Western Paradise, very few people can cultivate it to the level of Li Tianwang.

It is precisely because this technique is so mysterious and unpredictable that Li Tianwang has been unable to attain the Great Luo realm, and his current level of cultivation is his limit.

Just as Qiao Gubian Liuer and the others were about to be captured by him, suddenly a raging fire broke out in the boundless space in front of Li Tianwang. The fire spread, burned the void, cut off the space between him and Qiao Gubian Liuer and the others, and swept towards him!

With a slight thought, Li Tianwang caused the void around him to continuously expand, but the expanded void was immediately annihilated in the great fire.

The flames were Dao Fire, the accumulated Daoist techniques of a generation, interpreted from the Yuanfu, transformed into raging flames that blocked his divine abilities and attacked him.

"The Sacred Flame of the Black Bird?"

Li Tianwang's expression changed slightly, and he shouted, "Are there still remnants of the Great Shang Dynasty in the world today?"

Before he finished speaking, a cold snort came from the void. The sweeping Xuan Bird Holy Fire suddenly changed, transforming into a Xuan Bird that flapped its wings and flew towards him. A sharp claw reached out from afar!
Li Tianwang raised his hand to receive the attack, and immediately felt his divine power surge. He was almost scattered by the immense power of the Dao, and hurriedly flew backward.

He was fast, but his opponent was even faster. In the dim light, Li Tianwang only saw a woman rushing towards him through the firelight, with countless black birds dancing in the sky with her palms.

The next moment, Li Tianwang was hit by a series of attacks!
"Such a fast reaction speed with supernatural abilities?"

Li Tianwang coughed up blood and flew backward, his heart filled with horror, "Could it be Yuan Fu?"

The Northern Emperor perished under the power of the Primordial Talisman. The Heavenly Court studied the Primordial Talisman, but because they obtained too few, they could not understand it. However, Li Tianwang learned from this that the Primordial Talisman reconstructs the Immortal Path, and that the speed and adaptability of Daoist techniques and supernatural powers are much faster.

He had no time to resist the opponent's supernatural power. His divine power collapsed, and his immortal realm was almost shattered. He hurriedly gathered his breath and abandoned the giant spirit to escape.

"Let's race against the Great Shang Black Bird."

When the woman's voice came, Li Tianwang was startled and thought to himself, "I'm doomed." He turned around and saw that the woman in the firelight seemed to remember something and hesitated, not chasing after him.

Li Tianwang immediately sped away in escape.

The woman in the firelight was none other than Fairy Xiao Duan. Originally, she had intended to let Li Tianwang back down, since Chen Shi had ordered that he not be harmed. However, Li Tianwang's words about being a remnant of the Shang Dynasty had truly angered her, which is why she had gone a little too far.

"My husband forbade me from hurting Li Tianwang because he didn't want to break ties with the Great Celestial Venerable. Now that I've injured Li Tianwang, what should I do?" Fairy Xiao Duan frowned in worry.

On Jin'ao Island, Chen Shi and Yang Bi toured the various scenic spots of Jin'ao Island while Chen Shi explained the mysteries of the Yuanfu, helping Yang Bi replace the Dao patterns of the immortal path with the Yuanfu.

Yang Bi was completely absorbed in the story when he heard the barking of a gourd, followed by a strong smell of blood. Then, with a thud, a tall figure fell from the sky and landed not far from their feet.

"Chen Tianwang, save me!" the figure cried out.

Chen Shi quickly looked closely and saw that the one lying in the pool of blood was none other than Li Tianwang, who no longer held the pagoda.
"Brother Dao, how did you get so badly injured?" Chen Shi was shocked and rushed forward to help him up.

Li Tianwang was severely injured, even more so than the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas. He gritted his teeth and said, "I came here on the orders of the Great Heavenly Venerable to request the Heavenly King to send troops, but I unexpectedly encountered the remnants of the Great Shang Dynasty on the way..."

"Remnants of the Shang Dynasty?"

Chen Shi was slightly taken aback, thinking to himself, "Didn't I tell Madam to go easy on him and not hurt him?"

Li Tianwang said, "That remnant of the Shang Dynasty is proficient in Yuanfu (a type of magical artifact), and her Taoist magic and supernatural powers are extremely fast. I am no match for her, so I can only flee here to avoid disaster..."

Chen Shi asked with concern, "Brother Dao, do you still recognize those remnants of the Great Shang Dynasty?"

Despite his grief, Li Tianwang said, "Even if she turns to ashes, I will still recognize her voice!"

Just then, a streak of fire flew across the sky and landed with a radiant glow, very lively. A woman's voice came from not far away: "Husband, I went to intercept Li Tianwang, but he cursed me as a remnant of the Shang Dynasty, so I hit him a little too hard and injured him. He escaped because I hesitated."

The woman's voice was very familiar, growing closer as she spoke, "Keeping him alive will always be a problem. If he goes back and reports to the Great Celestial Venerable, it will only cause more trouble. It would be better if I went and killed him..."

Li Tianwang was terrified. He shuddered, gritted his teeth, and crawled outwards, pushing off the ground with all his might.

(End of this chapter)