Chapter 1 Transaction

"A… transaction?" A weak voice came, tinged with doubt.

"Indeed," Jiang Xuan nodded, then said, "I can rescue you, God King, but the condition is the Dou Zi Secret or the Heng Yu Emperor Scripture."

"…" Jiang Taixu was silent. The person before him was somewhat strange. He seemed to know that he was trapped in Zishan (Purple Mountain) and hadn't died all this time.

However, he had been trapped here for four thousand years, and even the Jiang family didn't know he was still alive. How did this person know?

"Who… exactly… are you?" Jiang Taixu's weak voice suddenly carried an indomitable aura.

Jiang Xuan knew what Jiang Taixu was thinking. He smiled faintly and said, "Why should the God King care? Just understand that I am not harmful to the human race and that I have a way to save you."

Jiang Taixu's voice didn't sound for a long time, as if he was pondering. After a long while, he spoke again, "How… will you save me?"

Jiang Xuan didn't speak but instead produced a treasure. In an instant, thousands upon thousands of rays of light descended, as dense as a rain curtain, strand after strand, in five colors.

Looking closely, it was actually a five-colored feather fan. Its mere appearance shattered the firmament, and an aura that could crush the ages permeated the air, as if the divine might of an ancient emperor had been resurrected. It was overwhelming, vast, and submerged this endless land, causing every inch of space to tremble.

Even the cultivators far away in the Divine City couldn't help but look towards Zishan, each and every one of them terrified, witnessing the most unbelievable thing in the world!

"This is Emperor's might!"

"Heavens, this is the divine might of the Great Emperor!"

In the Divine City, old figures exclaimed. Even powerhouses as mighty as the current Saint Lords couldn't possibly possess such divine might, which blotted out the sky and covered the earth, as if about to shatter the nine heavens. It was unimaginable.

"Could it be that an ancient Great Emperor hasn't died?!"

"No, Great Emperors can't possibly still be alive. No one can live for so long. Could it be…"

"God, could it be that a new Great Emperor has appeared?!"

Many people wore incredulous expressions. The terrifying divine might just now was truly shocking, especially since, after a moment, they saw five-colored precious light rising from Zishan, presenting all kinds of auspicious omens and illuminating the world!

As the center of the Northern Region and a place where the world's winds and clouds converged, the Divine City naturally had many extraordinary figures, whether from the ancient imperial dynasties of Zhongzhou (Central Province), the golden families of the Northern Region, or the demon race giants of the Southern Ridge. Upon sensing this Emperor's might, all of them soared into the void, looking towards Zishan!

"Dang!"

But at the next moment, a bell rang, resounding through the heavens and the earth. Everyone was startled again, their bodies shaking. The sound, like a great bell and chime, vibrated the heavens and the earth. The melodious bell sound moved everyone's souls, and even the Divine City resonated with it, as if it were about to shatter.

Unimaginable, immeasurable, Emperor-level divine might swept through the universe. It seemed as if two supreme forces were intertwined between heaven and earth. Even ancient great powers couldn't help but feel apprehensive at this moment.

"Emperor Weapon! This is a resurrected Emperor Weapon!"

A great power shouted. Two resurrected Emperor Weapons were resonating, wanting to fully recover and reproduce the power of an invincible being, conquering the heavens and the earth!

At this moment, no one could remain calm. In Zishan, the might of two Emperor Weapons erupted. If a great battle broke out, the entire Northern Region wouldn't be safe. Moreover, they really couldn't understand who was confronting each other with Emperor Weapons within Zishan.

The great powers from all corners of the world couldn't remain calm at this moment. Within the Divine City, ancient teleportation arrays appeared one after another, and extraordinary existences descended upon the Divine City, looking at the five-colored light in the sky, equally unable to calm down.

However, at this time, Jiang Xuan, the mastermind of everything, was extremely calm. In front of him, a five-colored feather fan floated in the void. This fan was composed of only five feathers, but it was these five feathers of different colors that caused the entire heaven and earth to tremble.

The five colors of light were like five dazzling flames, burning the void, as if they could destroy everything, but they also contained infinite vitality!

The five-colored feather fan hung in the air, casting down immortal light and enveloping this place. The vast bell sound swept over, as if it could shatter even peerless saint weapons, but Jiang Xuan and Jiang Taixu, who were in this place, didn't feel any different.

It seemed that no matter how terrifying the bell sound was, it could never affect them.

"Emperor Weapon!" Even Jiang Taixu, who was trapped here, couldn't remain calm at this moment. What exactly was this person's identity? To carry an Emperor Weapon with him was simply unimaginable.

You should know that he was once known as the number one attacker in five thousand years, the Jiang family's White-Clad God King, but even so, the Jiang family's Emperor Weapon, the Hengyu Cauldron, couldn't be allowed to be carried around by him at will.

But now there was such a person in front of him, carrying an Emperor Weapon with him, and it seemed that the Emperor Weapon was in a completely revived state, enough to suppress all Daos and sweep the world. But at this moment, it was constantly protecting Jiang Xuan, as if Jiang Xuan was its master!

He really couldn't understand this. It was too incredible. What kind of background did he have to be able to carry an Emperor Weapon with him?

"Indeed, does the God King think this will be enough to rescue you?" Jiang Xuan nodded and also looked towards the depths of Zishan, where there seemed to be an ancient bell, spanning the void and overflowing with the might of the Great Emperor.

That was the Beginningless Bell, the Emperor Weapon of the Beginningless Great Emperor of the past, suppressing Zishan. Although Jiang Xuan also possessed an Emperor Weapon, it was still difficult to break through it here, at least with one Emperor Weapon.

As for the Emperor Weapon in front of Jiang Xuan, it was called the "True Phoenix Feather Fan." This was an Emperor Weapon refined by Jiang Xuan's true self, taken from a Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme of the Phoenix clan, and it was the five most special feathers on its body.

The Phoenix, "the head pattern is virtue, the wing pattern is righteousness, the back pattern is propriety, the chest pattern is benevolence, and the abdomen pattern is faith." These represent the five divine patterns on the Phoenix's body. In addition, at the location of these five divine patterns, there is also the most magical feather.

The five-colored divine feathers in the Emperor Weapon held by Jiang Xuan came from a deceased Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme of the Phoenix clan, and then Jiang Xuan's true self melted a galaxy into it and sent it into the time barrier to be refined for thousands of years before it became an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon.

This was one of Jiang Xuan's trump cards. Of course, with this Emperor Weapon alone, Jiang Xuan couldn't break through Zishan, but it was enough to rescue Jiang Taixu from it.

"Alright…" After a brief silence, Jiang Taixu finally spoke, "I can transmit to you… the Dou Zi Secret…"

"Good!"

Jiang Xuan smiled lightly, while simultaneously forming a hand seal. The Emperor Weapon feather fan suspended in front of him gently shook, as if fanning out a gust of breeze. A monstrous divine fire fell, in five colors, containing endless vitality!

In front of him was a purple wall, very smooth, like crystal jade, with a light that could reflect images. Vaguely, Jiang Xuan could see a person inside, a withered figure, skinny and gaunt, not much better than a skeleton. A head full of long hair was longer than the body, trailing behind the emaciated body.

He was too weak, almost at the end of his life, and could die at any time. Four thousand years had swept away his peerless elegance, and his former divine might was long gone. Now, the one in the purple wall was just an old man who could die at any time.

However, at this moment, an anomaly appeared. The divine fire dropped by the feather fan seemed to transform into a five-colored hand, reaching into the purple wall, burning away all strangeness and evil, and finally taking the skinny old man in its hand, then slowly moving him out of the purple wall.

Jiang Xuan could now clearly see this former White-Clad God King, but the hero was old, and now his physical body was almost withered, and even his divine consciousness was almost extinguished.

However, in this Zishan stone wall, there was no spiritual energy to speak of. It was a miracle that he could survive after being sealed for four thousand years.

At the moment Jiang Taixu was rescued, it seemed that some kind of power was reviving in Zishan. The Beginningless Bell in the deepest part vibrated again, a ripple suppressing the endless world. A wisp of bell power could make even a great power Saint Lord die with regret!

Jiang Xuan no longer hesitated. Void formation patterns appeared under his feet, and his whole body was shrouded in mysterious light. An unknown force enveloped this place, but after a moment, the void was broken open. The Emperor Weapon protected Jiang Xuan and Jiang Taixu, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared into that void.

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