Daqin Zhentiansi

Yanfeng's pupils shrank suddenly.

The newly learned boxing stance instinctively set up a blocking position.

"boom--"

The earthy yellow halo was brought to its maximum.

But it appears so fragile in the face of this concentrated, bone-corroding poison!

The protective aura melted away as quickly as snow being splashed with boiling water!
At this critical moment, an invisible barrier suddenly appeared in front of Yan Feng!
"Buzz!"

The chaotic currents spread silently, like the deepest and most resilient curtain.

The corrosive poison, powerful enough to erode sacred artifacts and annihilate divine souls, slammed into the chaotic barrier, emitting a violent "sizzling" corrosive sound.

The deep purple poisonous light spread and eroded wildly, but it could never completely penetrate the seemingly thin chaotic barrier that actually contained the profound meaning of the origin of all laws!

Zhang Yuan did not move, but merely raised his fingertips slightly, and the Chaotic Sword Intent protected Yan Feng's vital points.

However, the Poison Dragon's all-out attack was far too violent in energy.

Although most of the poisonous breath was blocked, some devastating shockwaves and splashed highly toxic liquid still erupted!

"Boom!!!"

The violent energy shock and the corrosive poison instantly shook the already unstable mine dome caused by mining and the presence of the poisonous dragon!

Large chunks of obsidian inlaid with Xuanxing Iron crashed down like a mountain collapsing!
Smoke and dust filled the air, and gravel rained down!
"Oh no! The mine has collapsed!"

"Go back!"

The giant ape warriors cried out in alarm, but their retreat had been completely blocked by the massive boulders that had been cascading down in an instant!
They were separated and surrounded in the core area of ​​the mine, which was violently shaking and filled with poisonous miasma. Rocks continued to fall from above, poisonous fog surged underfoot, and in front of them was a raging and ferocious leyline dragon!

Desperate situation!

Zhang Yuan's divine sense swept across the chaotic battlefield and the collapsed passage, his eyes swirling with chaotic light.

The chaotic barrier that he used to protect Yan Feng and several nearby warriors did not retract; instead, it quietly expanded slightly amidst the smoke and debris.

The energy here is violent and chaotic, and the spatial structure is disordered due to collapse. This is the best cover for the Great Qin Heavenly Dao Origin to integrate into the rules of this world!
With a slight thought, deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, the primordial imprint that carried the high-ranking Dao of Yongtian Continent and the will of the Great Qin Kingdom separated a wisp of extremely pure aura, perfectly enveloped by the chaotic sword intent.

This wisp of energy, like an invisible tentacle, silently seeped into the violently trembling earth beneath his feet, using the cover of his resistance to the poisonous breath and the chaotic energy fluctuations released during the collapse.

It merged into the violent and unruly spiritual energy of the earth veins caused by the collapse.

They even attempted to establish a subtle connection with the most refined and abundant star mineral source at the core of the ore vein, which nurtured the "Mysterious Star Iron Essence".

This process is mysterious and silent.

The giant apes felt that their master's protective barrier was as solid as a rock, isolating them from external collapses and poisonous miasma, and that they were safe and sound.

But Zhang Yuan, the instigator, clearly "perceived" a subtle change.

The surging earth vein spiritual energy beneath their feet, after merging with that wisp of the Great Qin Heavenly Dao Origin, seemed to exhibit a very brief and imperceptible tendency toward "order" amidst its violent fluctuations.

Like a wild horse being harnessed with an invisible rein, it may break free in an instant, but the trail it left behind has already been marked.

Deep within the mine, the light of that star-shaped mineral source seemed to "shine" for a fleeting moment, extremely subtly, as the chaotic air currents and the aura of the Great Qin Heavenly Dao swept over it simultaneously.

As if infused with some more "active" vitality, the starlight gained an indescribable "liveliness" as it swirled.

The ancient Daoist pressure permeating the air, originating from the primordial world, seemed to soften slightly in this small area and for this brief moment, affecting Zhang Yuan and the giant apes he protected.

It was like a tiny, almost imperceptible crack appearing in a frozen river.

These changes were extremely subtle and fleeting, mixed in with the chaotic energy field of the collapsed mine. Not to mention Yan Feng and others, even an ordinary Venerable might not be able to detect them here.

But this was the first root that the Great Qin Heavenly Dao successfully planted in the primordial world!
A crucial foreshadowing has been laid.

As the dust settled, poisonous miasma surged outside the barrier of chaos.

Yan Feng clutched his arm, which was bruised and charred from the poisonous breath and was in excruciating pain. His eyes were filled with horror and lingering fear, and he was no longer as reckless as before.

The other giant ape warriors also gathered around, their backs against the chaotic barrier, nervously watching the venomous dragon with its eerie green vertical pupils lurking in the gaps between the falling rocks, waiting for their master's decision.

Zhang Yuan's gaze pierced through the smoke and poisonous fog, landing on the poisonous dragon, calm and undisturbed.

He slowly raised his hand, the dark golden edge of the Azure Dragon Mace faintly appearing at his fingertips, and a chilling aura that made the entire chaotic mine freeze quietly permeated the air.

"This creature occupies this precious land, devours spiritual minerals, is vicious by nature, and has even harmed my disciples..." Zhang Yuan's voice was not loud, but it carried a cold and resolute tone that declared the end, clearly reaching the ears of every giant ape.

"Now that we have tested its depth, there is no need to keep it."

Dust filled the air, and poisonous miasma surged.

The ley line dragon coiled above the ruins of the collapsed mine, its eerie green vertical pupils fixed on the chaotic barrier where Zhang Yuan and the others were, emitting a low, threatening hiss.

It clearly sensed the immense threat posed by this tiny figure.

Zhang Yuan's gaze was calm, and as the chaotic true meaning flowed, he had already seen through the details of this ferocious beast.

It contains a trace of mixed earth dragon bloodline, and its innate supernatural power lies in drawing upon the earth's venomous miasma and its powerful scales for defense. Its core demonic power operates at the intersection of the third vertebra of its spine and the reverse scale on its abdomen.

The primordial species indeed have their own way.

He secretly pondered that he had not only figured out the bloodline of the Poison Dragon, but also felt the primordial and boundless vitality and supernatural power bestowed upon the monsters by the primordial world during this life-or-death battle.

“You beast, this is no place for you to linger.”

Zhang Yuan let out a cold shout, but instead of attacking directly, he pointed his fingers like a sword and made a vague slash at the collapsed and blocked mine dome above his head!
"Tsk-!"

A gray-white sword aura, condensed to its extreme and exuding an aura of annihilation, suddenly erupted!
The intent of the Immortal Sword.

Annihilation and freezing!

Wherever the sword energy passed, collapsing boulders and tough obsidian melted and vanished silently, like a hot knife cutting through butter!
They carved out a huge passage, several meters in diameter, directly into the outside world from the thick mountain!

Sunlight poured down in an instant, illuminating the chaotic core of the mine!
Just as the venomous dragon was about to spew its poisonous breath again, it suddenly saw the light of day and instinctively felt a sense of unease, causing its massive body to shrink back slightly.

In that instant, Zhang Yuan moved!

With his left hand, he reached out and grabbed a piece of "Mysterious Star Iron Essence" ore, about the size of a millstone, that was shimmering with rich starlight on the cave wall!
The chaotic true essence surged forth, transforming into an invisible Dao fire that burned fiercely!

The incredibly hard Xuanxing Iron Essence was softened, purified, and stretched in an instant!
Impurities are burned away, and the essence rapidly condenses and takes shape in the Dao fire!
"Congeal!"

Zhang Yuan gave a low shout, and with his right hand, he drew his Azure Dragon Mace, pouring in a powerful and sharp Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression True Intent!

"Om-!"

In an instant, a heavy staff, about two zhang long and as thick as a bowl, was formed, its entire body dark and shimmering with starlight spots! The staff was wrapped in a faint chaotic aura and dark gold patterns, exuding a heart-palpitating aura of heaviness and destruction.

Mysterious Star Mountain-Suppressing Staff!
"Yanfeng, take over!"

With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Yuan sent this newly forged treasure, whose quality was comparable to a top-tier sacred artifact, into a streak of dark golden light, hurtling towards Yan Feng!

Yan Feng subconsciously reached out and grabbed, and the heavy texture and the feeling of power that connected him to his blood instantly surged into his limbs and bones!

He felt the true meaning of the "Mountain Moving Technique" and the newly learned "Mixed Origin Mountain Breaking Staff" surging wildly within his body, faintly resonating with the chaotic destruction and dragon-elephant-suppressing intent contained in the staff!
"Roar--!"

"Thank you, Master, for the treasure!"

Yan Feng roared with ecstasy, his fighting spirit instantly soaring to its peak!

He showed no fear, gripped the Xuanxing Zhenyue Staff tightly with both hands, and his body was surrounded by a surge of earthy yellow light. He actually charged towards the poisonous dragon, who was somewhat surprised by the opening of the passage!

"You beast! Take this!"

Hunyuan Breaking Mountain Staff.

Sweep across the eight wastelands!
The staff, as large as a mountain, with the ferocious force to shatter mountains, slammed fiercely towards the head of the Poison Dragon!

The venomous dragon roared, its massive, scale-covered tail sweeping across like a steel whip to meet the attack!

"Boom!"

A dull, loud bang exploded, sending up a blast of air!
Although Yan Feng's arms went numb and his blood surged from the impact, forcing him to retreat several steps, the poisonous dragon's head was also knocked to the side by the blow, and a tiny crack appeared on its scales!
The power of the Xuanxing Zhenyue Staff far exceeded its imagination!

Poison Dragon was completely enraged. He abandoned Zhang Yuan, this unfathomable threat, and vented all his anger on Yan Feng, who was wielding a staff!

It spewed out poisonous miasma, its sharp claws tore through the wind, and its massive body lunged wildly!
Yan Feng roared repeatedly, unleashing the full power of his newly learned staff techniques. Relying on the might of the treasure staff and the power generation techniques taught by Zhang Yuan, he managed to hold on against the raging storm of attacks from the Poison Dragon.

Despite the perilous situations, he was able to deflect or block the force with exquisite stick techniques at crucial moments each time!

He is honing his skills!

On the verge of life and death, he rapidly digested and absorbed the true meaning of the staff technique and the control of power taught by Zhang Yuan!
Zhang Yuan stood outside the battle circle, his eyes as calm as ice.

He was waiting for the best opportunity to make a move, and he was also observing the limits of Yan Feng.

When Zhang Yuan saw the venomous dragon becoming enraged due to its prolonged attack, its venom glands swelling again in preparation to spew out its deadly, bone-corroding poison, a cold glint flashed in his eyes!
It's now!

He pointed his fingers into a sword shape, aiming it at the poisonous dragon.

There was no dazzling light at the fingertips, only a terrifying will that was invisible and intangible, yet contained the will to sever cause and effect and annihilate all laws, suddenly erupted!
The Sword Intent of Immortal Slaughter!

"Roar--!"

A dragon's roar and sword howl, seemingly emanating from the depths of the netherworld, suddenly exploded out of nowhere!

It wasn't that the sword energy transformed into a dragon, but rather that the pure will to annihilate had stirred up the dense poisonous miasma that permeated the mine and which the poisonous dragon relied on as a barrier!
The vast, dark green poisonous miasma, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, frantically converged, compressed, and solidified!
In an instant, a "Poisonous Miasma Sword Dragon" formed, composed of pure poisonous miasma yet exuding the supreme sword intent of slaying immortals and destroying gods!
The Stegosaurus opened its massive jaws, not to attack, but to unleash a terrifying devouring force!

The poisonous breath that the venomous dragon was about to spew, along with the poisonous miasma aura protecting its body, surged wildly toward the "Poisonous Miasma Sword Dragon" as if swallowed by an invisible giant jaws!
The Poison Dragon's renowned poison defense was instantly crumbled under the domineering plunder of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Intent!

Its massive body stiffened abruptly, and for the first time, a look of utter horror appeared in its vertical pupils, as if the source of its power had been forcibly extracted!
The defenses have been breached, and the flow of energy is in disarray!
Zhang Yuan's eyes revealed a murderous intent, and his sword finger instantly changed from "shock" to "trap"!
"trap!"

Trapped Immortal Sword Intent.

Fall in vain!

A thin, dark black sword thread, seemingly capable of swallowing all light, shot out silently from Zhang Yuan's fingertip!
Ignoring the spatial distance and the remaining scales of the poisonous dragon, it precisely penetrated the third segment of its spine where the reverse scales on its belly met.

The core node of the demonic power operation that Zhang Yuan saw through!
"Pfft!"

There was no earth-shattering sound, only a faint, soft sound, like a bubble bursting.

The venomous dragon's massive body trembled violently!
Its ferocious and overwhelming aura rapidly dissipated, like a punctured balloon!
The eerie green vertical pupils instantly lost all their luster, leaving only endless emptiness and deathly silence!
The sword intent of the Immortal Trapping Sword devours life force and traps the soul!

This blow has extinguished all its life force!

"Rock Peak, finish it off!"

Zhang Yuan's calm voice came through.

"Yes, sir!" Yan Feng was already poised to strike!
In the instant that Poison Dragon was struck and stunned by the Immortal-Trapping Sword Intent, the power of the newly learned technique within his body and the Xuanxing Zhenyue Staff in his hand instantly connected, and an unprecedented enlightenment surged into his mind.

Power is not about brute force, but about condensation, explosion, and control!
Find a way to survive amidst destruction, and accumulate strength through protection!

"The true essence of power, shattering mountains!"

He roared, pouring all his insights, all his power, and all his fighting spirit into the Xuanxing Zhenyue Staff!
The incredibly heavy staff tore through the air, carrying a resolute will to shatter mountains and break through the void, and slammed heavily onto the lifeless head of the poison dragon!

"boom--"

"Click!"

Like a giant hammer smashing fruits and vegetables!

The head of the poisonous dragon exploded with a loud thud!

Red, white, and green liquids mixed with fragments of bone and scales scattered everywhere!

The massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust!
silence!

The surviving giant ape warriors stared in disbelief at the scene before them.

The poisonous dragon that had entrenched itself in the mine for years, causing them heavy losses and making it a nightmare, was finally annihilated thanks to the master's scheme and the young clan leader's fatal blow!
Excessive profits!

The subsequent cleanup yielded results far exceeding expectations.

Not only did they extract a fist-sized, dark green inner core containing immense toxicity and earth vein power from the dragon's corpse, but they also obtained dozens of incredibly tough reverse scales that could be used to forge armor or be coated with poison.

After the Poison Dragon was defeated, mining along the main vein of the rich mine that Zhang Yuan had broken through became exceptionally smooth.

In just one day, a full 120 catties of top-grade Xuanxing Iron were mined!

Far exceeding the mere ten jin required by the Heavenly Palace!
It also contains several pieces of "Mystic Star Iron Essence" of the highest quality!
Looking at the mountain of spirit ore and precious poisonous dragon materials, Yan Feng felt an overwhelming sense of awe and gratitude towards Zhang Yuan.

He led all the warriors of his tribe to kneel and pay homage to Zhang Yuanxing once again.

"Master! This victory was entirely due to your divine might! Our clan is willing to offer extra tribute, two thousand Wind and Thunder Spirit Fruits, and one hundred precious beast bones to thank you for your life-saving grace!"

"I, Yan Feng, hereby swear that the Giant Ape clan will serve our master as our lord for generations, and will go through fire and water without hesitation! Heaven and earth bear witness to this heart and this will, and if we break this vow, our souls will be destroyed!"

His voice was strong and clear, and his eyes were unwavering.

Through this battle, he not only broke through his long-standing bottleneck, but also gained a deeper understanding of the "true meaning of power" in the face of life and death, and his loyalty to Zhang Yuan has become ingrained in his bones. (End of this chapter)