Chapter 1691 Preparing for the Great Calamity

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and returned the greeting with a cupped hand: "Fellow Daoist Wanbao, you flatter me. This trip did indeed present some opportunities, and I have fortunately fulfilled my mission. The spatial passage of the Xuanhuang Great Realm has been opened."

"The Xuanhuang Great Realm is a legendary pure land, abundant in resources and flourishing in all arts, yet peaceful and undisturbed by the world. Establishing contact with it is a great achievement! Five million Merchant Alliance contribution points and fifty million Yuan Stones will be transferred to your Elder Token shortly. In addition, the extra rewards for opening up new realms will certainly not be lacking!"

“Fellow Daoist Wanbao, I need to discuss the details of trade with the Xuanhuang Great Realm with the Merchant Alliance. This realm has a unique atmosphere and dislikes fighting. Trade should be based on peace and mutual benefit, and the number of people traveling to and from it should be strictly controlled to avoid introducing external conflicts.”

“Of course!” Master Wanbao declared. “Since it was Elder Zhang who personally opened up this channel and gained the trust of the Dao Lords of the Xuanhuang Great Realm, you will naturally have control over the trade. The Merchant Alliance will fully cooperate. We can discuss the specific rules in detail another day.”

After exchanging a few more pleasantries and finalizing the time for the follow-up talks, Zhang Xuan bid farewell to Wanbao Zhenren. In a flash, he passed through the Ascension Platform and returned to his base—the Immortal Gourd Realm.

Zhang Xuan took a step forward and quietly returned.

"came back."

Zhang Xuan stood atop the heavens of the Immortal Gourd Realm, overlooking this territory that belonged entirely to him.

Compared to before he went to the Xuanhuang Great Realm to carry out his mission, his Mahayana aura became more profound and restrained. With each opening and closing of his eyes, the scenes of the birth and death of all things and the reincarnation of all heavens flashed by.

His nearly century-long journey through the Xuanhuang Great Realm not only enabled him to successfully complete the most difficult Heavenly Rank mission of the Myriad Manifestations Merchant Alliance, but also allowed him to integrate the pinnacle of the Hundred Arts of the Xuanhuang Great Realm with his own unparalleled insight into the "Weaving Principles of All Things," taking the Hundred Arts a giant leap forward.

His divine sense, like an invisible tide, covered the entire Immortal Gourd Realm.

The world remains vibrant, with the seventh-order spiritual veins emanating vast spiritual energy deep within the realm, nourishing all things.

The thousand acres of seventh-grade spiritual fields are imbued with innate Daoist charm, and various spiritual plants grow luxuriantly.

However, compared to the Xuanhuang Great Realm, he clearly saw some problems with the various arts and crafts of the Immortal Gourd Realm.

"The nourishment of the spiritual fields relies heavily on the natural feedback from the spiritual veins. The techniques for cultivating spiritual plants are still at the stage of relying on experience and low-level spells, and have not yet penetrated into the level of Daoist principles."

"The art of weapon crafting lacks the essence of Dao, making it even more difficult to say that the weapon embodies the Great Dao."

"The art of alchemy is still confined to the combination of medicinal ingredients and formulas, and the understanding of the profound principles of heaven and earth behind the concepts of fire control, rhythm, and the roles of the principal, assistant, and adjuvant herbs is still shallow."

"The arrangement of the formation still lacks refinement in terms of how to resonate with the earth's veins, water elements, and even the will of all living beings to construct a living formation that is perpetually vital."

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These issues might not have been obvious before the Immortal Gourd Realm had come into contact with the higher-level concept of the Hundred Arts, and because it possessed a seventh-order spiritual vein, its overall level was already considered outstanding in the Dragon Spine Divine Domain.

However, after witnessing the ultimate scene of the Xuanhuang Great World, where all arts were integrated into the Great Dao and skills were transformed into the path of the Dao, Zhang Xuan knew that the potential of the Immortal Gourd World was far from being fully explored.

"The foundation is solid, and the rough gem awaits carving. Now is the time."

In less than a thousand years, the True Immortals from the two Immortal Realms will arrive at the Dragon Spine Divine Realm.

Among the four sacred beasts, the Primordial Demon Abyss, which was transformed from Xuanming, and the Three Pure Immortal Realms, which were transformed from Qilin, are both immortal realms that have never experienced the ancient calamity. They are rich in resources and have profound heritage. The true immortals who come from these realms must be top-notch in strength.

Even if You Wuyai exists a thousand years from now, a fierce battle will be inevitable.

This is a life-or-death battle.

Either You Wuyai is defeated, or all of You Wuyai's forces are buried with him.

Either You Wuyai wins and annihilates all the invading immortals.

The Immortal Gourd Realm is inherently bound to You Wuyai, and a battle with the True Immortals of the Great Immortal Realm is simply unavoidable!

It can be said that a thousand years later, a great battle concerning the life and death of the Immortal Gourd Realm will take place.

He must quickly enhance the strength of the Immortal Gourd Realm and make full preparations for this great battle.

Seventh-order grand formations, heaven-reaching spiritual treasures, seventh-order spiritual pills, and so on—these are all essential resources for a great battle, and naturally, the more abundant the preparations, the better.

It would be best to annihilate the invading enemy.

If it cannot be completely destroyed, at least the embers should be preserved, and there should be the ability to retreat.

"Everything is for this great calamity war a thousand years from now!"

Without alerting anyone, Zhang Xuan appeared in the Huangji Palace, the core of the seventh-order spiritual vein in the Immortal Gourd Realm, where the World Tree sapling was located.

This place is where his Great Dao manifested, and it is also the central hub of the entire Immortal Gourd Realm.

He plans to integrate the essence of all arts and crafts from the Xuanhuang Great Realm into the inheritance system of all arts and crafts in the Immortal Gourd Realm, so as to enhance the strength of the Immortal Gourd Realm as soon as possible.

Zhang Xuan sat down cross-legged and sank his mind into his sea of ​​consciousness.

Suddenly, everything he had seen and heard in the Xuanhuang Great Realm, the details of his discussions with the Dao Lords, his insights from observing the techniques of the masters of various schools, and especially his understanding of the essence of all kinds of skills under the rule of "The Principles of Weaving All Things," emerged like a vast galaxy.

He joined his fingers like a brush, using his divine thoughts as ink, and began to outline and condense in the void.

One by one, jade slips containing supreme mysteries began to slowly take shape in front of him.

These jade slips contain complete Daoist principles, fragments of laws, and even practical insights.

There is a book called "The Illustrated Record of the Life and Development of All Things" that specifically discusses spiritual plants. It explains how to perceive the inner Daoist rhythm of spiritual plants, nourish them with spiritual rain and wind at specific frequencies, guide their own Daoist evolution, and improve their quality and reproductive ability.

There is a treatise on alchemy called "The Rhythm of Heaven and Earth in the Dao of Alchemy," whose core lies in harmonizing the medicinal properties with the rhythm of heaven and earth, grasping the subtle changes in the Dao traces within the alchemy furnace, and guiding the essence of the medicinal properties to naturally merge and sublimate.

The "Spiritual Dao Pattern Forging Method" which analyzes the refining process of magical artifacts focuses on how to capture the spirituality of materials, activate natural Dao patterns, and even use one's own Dao intent as a guide to endow magical artifacts with stronger growth potential and compatibility with supernatural powers.

There is a treatise on formations called "Zhou Tian Wan Xiang Zhen Li" that emphasizes the resonance between formations and all things in heaven and earth, using minimal energy to draw upon the greatest power of heaven and earth to construct a natural formation with the potential for self-repair and growth.

There are also essential expositions on various skills such as talismans, beast taming, spirit cooking, and divination, all of which point directly to the origin of the Great Dao and are supreme secret texts far exceeding the current level of the Immortal Gourd Realm.

This process took Zhang Xuan more than a month.

When the number of jade slips floating in front of him reached 365, which was equivalent to the number of days in the universe, he slowly stopped practicing.

"This is the basic outline. Further improvements will be made based on individual needs and practical experience."

After a moment of contemplation, Zhang Xuan issued a summons to the core level of the Immortal Gourd Realm.

Before long, powerful or calm auras descended one after another into the main hall of the Imperial Palace.

Upon seeing Zhang Xuan, who sat high in the main seat, his aura as profound as the starry sea, everyone bowed respectfully, their faces filled with excitement and reverence: "Greetings, Ancestor Xuan!"

Zhang Xuan's gaze swept across the area below, and he could sense that their auras had significantly improved since he left. The advancement of the Immortal Gourd Realm had indeed benefited all living beings.

"Everyone, please stand up."

With a flick of his sleeve, the 365 jade slips of inheritance floated into the air.