Volume Two: Fishing in Troubled Waters - Journey to the Dead Zone

The fragrance of flowers permeated the area around the bamboo house, while the small lake in front of it remained extremely calm. A bird would fly by, leaving only a few ripples before disappearing. Only the river that flowed through the canyon ahead was always rushing.

Zhang Xingfeng was standing by the river, shaking his head and sighing, "Alas... I didn't think it through, I didn't think it through at all. How could acquiring Demon Crystal be as easy as I imagined? The eight major merchant Lineage in the Cultivation World have completely monopolized the business. Although the Cultivation World only produces about a thousand Demon Crystal a year, the eight Lineage still maintain firm control. Little by little, each Lineage can earn nearly a hundred immortal crystals a year from Demon Crystal, which adds up to a million in ten thousand years. Of course, after deducting transportation and other costs, there are still quite a few. No wonder it's the foundation of the eight Lineage's wealth!"

At first, Zhang Xingfeng asked Zhong Heng to acquire them in the Cultivation World, but later he found that the Demon Crystal business was completely monopolized. Moreover, even without the monopoly, the output of less than a thousand was not enough to attract Zhang Xingfeng. Therefore, Zhang Xingfeng decided to use the Demon Crystal in the sky!

This all came from several Demon Emperors. The number of over three million Demon Crystal around Zhang Xingfeng was unimaginable to other Lineage. Even in the Demon Realm, only the Demon Lord or the three major sects of the Demon Realm probably possessed such a large number of Demon Crystal!

"That's enough. So many Demon Crystal are more than enough. Who knows how long it would take to acquire them in the Cultivation World!" Zhang Xingfeng suddenly laughed.

Three days later.

Zhang Xingfeng, along with Little Dragon, Zhong Heng, and Yu Yan, a total of four people, headed to the Dead Zone.

The long and dangerous Dead Zone was no challenge at all in the eyes of Zhang Xingfeng and his companions, who possessed the Star Brilliance.

Within the Star Brilliance, Zhang Xingfeng leisurely admired the beauty of interstellar space. Distant planets were quickly overtaken, and Zhang Xingfeng sighed inwardly. He knew exactly how far away that planet was. Back when he was still in the Body Integration Realm, he had flown from one planet to another—those two planets were the closest Zhang Xingfeng had chosen, yet it had taken Zhang Xingfeng three years to fly there!

From then on, he knew that cultivators couldn't move freely in space. Otherwise, even two relatively distant planets could take a cultivator thousands of years to travel! Don't be fooled by planets that seem close at hand; such close distances could take hundreds of years to reach! Even now, Zhang Xingfeng knew that even immortals only dared to Great Teleportation within the same star system. If the distance exceeded one star system, without Star Brilliance, you still had to teleport from one planet to another! Although slower, at least it was safer!

Star Brilliance are now being surpassed at a visible pace, one planet after another.

***Yan gazed at the magnificent starry sky outside, nestled beside Zhang Xingfeng, and said with fascination, "Brother Feng, back in the Ming Dynasty, I never imagined that one day I could fly through the stars, and I never imagined that those beautiful stars were actually huge planets..."

Zhang Xingfeng smiled affectionately as he and *** Yan gazed at the beautiful universe. Zhang Xingfeng had once considered using the Star Brilliance to initiate a Great Teleportation, but now he decided to take it slow! Besides, there's no time to waste in cultivation! Why not use this time to enjoy the good life more?

Unlike Zhang Xingfeng and his companion, Little Dragon and Zhong Heng were quite relaxed. At first, the two were comparing different planets and making noise, but after a few days, they got bored and started cultivating.

Days passed by slowly like this!

Three months later!

Zhang Xingfeng suddenly stood triumphantly at the window of Star Brilliance, looking at the darkness that seemed to devour everything, and smiled.

That's the Dead Zone!

The Dead Zone is called the Dead Zone there are no planets around it, only a City of Heavenly Chasm. In addition, the Dead Zone is vast.

Even Nine Heavens Profound Immortal cannot discern directions in the Dead Zone. Without any reference points, they can only fly aimlessly. However, given the vastness of the Dead Zone, how could one possibly fly out relying solely on individual strength? Perhaps Immortal Emperor could, but no one knows for sure. After all, Immortal Emperor wouldn't be foolish enough to try it himself!

Moreover, within the Dead Zone lies the even more terrifying Ancient God Forbidden Zone, where even Nine Heavens Profound Immortal would generally only face certain death. The Earth Divine Descent there once every ten thousand years, and at that time, countless reclusive experts from both the Immortal and Demon realms will emerge, all for the sake of the divine artifact. The allure of the divine artifact is simply too immense.

Only about ten artifacts appear every ten thousand years. In addition, the battles between the immortal and demon realms destroy the artifacts, and various perilous situations devour them, so the artifacts have always been in short supply.

"True Person, we need to be careful now. We might accidentally run into patrols from the immortal and demon realms. If they discover us, it will be terrible. Hundreds of immortals attacking at the same time, or hundreds of demon experts attacking at the same time, that would be extremely terrifying!" Zhong Heng immediately said to Zhang Xingfeng.

Zhang Xingfeng smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I know these patrolling immortals. The strongest in a small team is only Great Luo Golden Immortal, and the strongest in a large team of over a thousand people is only Nine Heavens Profound Immortal. What's there to worry about!"

If Zhang Xingfeng had to use his Heavenly Fire and other powers to deal with Nine Heavens Profound Immortal before absorbing the Chi- Zhang Xingfeng Nascent Soul, now that his Limitless Power has reached the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal level, he could easily eliminate one without even expending much effort. Even against a Nine Heavens Profound Immortal Monarch, Zhang Xingfeng's desperate efforts, even if he couldn't defeat the opponent, certainly allowed him to fight back and save his own life!

However, Zhang Xingfeng also knew that beastmen and immortals were different. Beastmen relied on their own strength to attack, and although their own strength was strong, their attack power was only so-so. Immortals, on the other hand, mostly relied on Law Technique attacks and immortal artifacts to attack, using their own energy to attract the power of heaven and earth to attack! The power of heaven and earth attracted was naturally dozens of times stronger than their own! This was the terrifying aspect of immortals and demon realm masters! This was also the fundamental reason why Devil Beast in the demon realm had never been able to defeat demon realm masters.

Among the beastmen, it's estimated that only the top-tier, highly intelligent ones possess Law Technique attacks, such as divine beasts! However, such individuals are extremely rare. Moreover, almost all divine beasts reside in the Immortal and Demon Realms; the Little Dragon only discovered this at the very end—he was the only divine beast in both realms!

Upon hearing Zhang Xingfeng's words, everyone's confidence immediately increased, and they followed Zhang Xingfeng towards the City of Heavenly Chasm. Fortunately, they were able to go directly there thanks to Star Brilliance; otherwise, how would they have been able to find their way in this unmarked, dark Dead Zone?

On this day, Zhang Xingfeng and his companions were quite excited because they had been flying in the Dead Zone for a week and were about to reach the City of Heavenly Chasm.

"Boom!"

Zhang Xingfeng and the others suddenly felt a violent tremor in Star Brilliance. Zhang Xingfeng's expression changed, and he said, "Someone is attacking Star Brilliance. You all stay here, I'm going out for a bit!"

Ignoring Yu Yan and the others, Zhang Xingfeng Teleportation directly to the front of Star Brilliance.

A massive demon realm army was flying towards them, clearly numbering at least a thousand. Zhang Xingfeng knew he was facing a large group today and felt a sense of helplessness. However, Zhang Xingfeng dared not say anything. With so many demon realm experts, if they tried to use Star Brilliance Teleportation, a single collective attack from these experts would cause a violent energy reaction at the Star Brilliance Great Teleportation location, Great Teleportation Star Brilliance might even be torn apart by the chaotic space!

So Zhang Xingfeng probably has no chance of escaping now.

So in the end, there's only one option left: impersonate someone from the demon realm!

Zhang Xingfeng knew the Blood Kill Gate's status in the Demon Realm, and he also possessed the Blood Kill Gate's treasure, the "Blood Desire Mirroring God Chapter," making it incredibly easy for him to imitate Blood Kill Gate disciple.

A burly, sinister-looking man emerged from the main force and roared at Zhang Xingfeng, "What are you doing here? How dare you roam so recklessly in the Dead Zone? Don't you know the rules?"

"Rules?" Zhang Xingfeng was taken aback. He really didn't know what rules were. After all, Zhang Xingfeng had only asked Bright Sun Sect about the location of the City of Heavenly Chasm, and hadn't asked anything else. Bright Sun Sect hadn't told Zhang Xingfeng about how to get to the Dead Zone, since Bright Sun Sect hadn't expected Zhang Xingfeng to possess Star Brilliance.

Zhang Xingfeng knew that he might have unintentionally offended these demon realm experts.

"Everyone, I am a disciple of the Blood Kill Gate. I hope you will give me face. I will definitely thank you in the future!" Zhang Xingfeng said with a smile. As he spoke, Zhang Xingfeng waved his hand slightly, and a burst of Crimson Blood Power was released.

A lean man standing next to the burly, cold-looking man suddenly exclaimed, "The Crimson Blood Power!"

Crimson Blood Power is the third stage of Blood Kill Power, a symbol of Devil Lord and Demon Emperor, equivalent to the strength of Great Luo Golden Immortal or Nine Heavens Profound Immortal! Keep in mind that the soldiers patrolling the Dead Zone are not experts; even the captain of the thousand-man technical brigade is only around Nine Heavens Profound Immortal.

Now that Zhang Xingfeng has revealed this book, these demon realm experts all believe Zhang Xingfeng, but...

The burly, sinister-looking man at the head of the group revealed a chilling expression as he looked at Zhang Xingfeng, a murderous intent glint in his eyes!

Zhang Xingfeng knew that the Demon Realm was different from the Immortal Realm. Although the major powers in the Immortal Realm fought each other, it was all in secret, and on the surface, it was still very peaceful. But the Demon Realm was different. The major powers in the Demon Realm fought directly, and there was no room for sentimentality. It was normal for you to kill me and I to kill you. The chaos in the Demon Realm was something Zhang Xingfeng could not even imagine.

Unfortunately, the Demon Realm's three major sects, two powerful figures, and five other forces each occupy a territory. The Black Sun Gate, where the burly, sinister man resides, is part of the Asura Gate. The conflict between the Asura Gate and the Blood Kill Gate is exceptionally fierce. Now that he's encountered a disciple of the Blood Kill Gate, how could he not want to kill him and gain merit for himself?

Most importantly, the cold and burly man was no ordinary person. He was Hei Yan, the only son of the Black Sun Ancestor Black Sun Gate, and his cultivation level had reached the late stage of the Demon Emperor, equivalent to the late stage of the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal.

Black Sun Ancestor is one of the few experts in the Demon Realm to reach the Demon Lord realm. Black Sun Gate is extremely arrogant because of his existence. Black Sun Ancestor naturally loves his only son very much, and even gave his most important artifact—the top-level defensive artifact Black Sun Divine Armor— to his beloved son.

Although the Black Sun Divine Armor is not as renowned as the Heavy Profound Chisel, Heavy Profound Chisel is also hailed as the number one defensive artifact, who dares to say that the Heavy Profound Chisel is necessarily stronger than the Black Sun Divine Armor?

The reason Heavy Profound Chisel is so renowned is because the Heavy Profound Chisel Heavy Profound Demon Emperor often relied on it to save his life, which is why it became famous. However, the Black Sun Heavy Profound Chisel, having reached the Demon Lord realm, possesses astonishing power and doesn't need to use the Black Sun Divine Armor unless he's bored and decides to fight another Demon Black Sun Ancestor. Therefore, the Black Sun Divine Armor's reputation isn't as widespread. However, it is still a top-tier divine artifact; how could it be inferior?

Possessing the Black Sun Divine Armor is equivalent to having Immortal Undying Body, so what is there to worry about? You must know that the Heavy Profound Chisel was only cut in two by the Heaven-Opening Sky-Opening Divine Axe?

Therefore, Hei Yan decided to kill Zhang Xingfeng!

"You who violated the rules, no matter if you're from the Blood Kill Gate or not, you'll be killed without mercy!" Hei Yan said coldly, and Zhang Xingfeng was stunned.

Zhang Xingfeng looked at the murderous intent in the Hei Yan eyes and knew that the big man in front of him wanted to kill him. He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. He didn't want to kill anyone, but now that these guys were treating him like this, what else could he do?

"Now that the Limitless Power within me has reached the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal realm, I wonder how long it will take to kill this guy who has also reached the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal realm?" Zhang Xingfeng thought to himself.

After six months of cultivation, his body had become incredibly powerful, with deep purple heavenly fire now covering one-fifth of his entire body. It was believed that within a hundred years, his Skyfire Body would fully reach a deep purple color. With such a powerful body, considerable inner Limitless Power, and numerous divine artifacts, what did Zhang Xingfeng have to worry about? Wasn't he just a little guy from the Demon Realm?

Zhang Xingfeng waved his hand slightly, and Star Brilliance was taken into the Dragon Spirit Space according to his will. He didn't want to have to worry about Little Dragon and the others while fighting!

"You dark-skinned bastard, if you're so eager to die, then don't blame me!" Zhang Xingfeng suddenly shouted.

Hei Yan was furious. With the Black Sun Divine Armor, even a Demon Emperor or Immortal Monarch of the same level couldn't kill him unless the enemy also possessed a top-tier offensive artifact and was stronger than him! Otherwise, how could they possibly deal with his divine armor!

Now, this guy on the other side, who only unleashed the Crimson Blood Power, was so arrogant. How could he vent his anger if he didn't kill him? A cold glint flashed in Hei Yan's eyes!

"Blood Kill Gate brat, since you're so arrogant, don't blame me! Black Sun Divine Armor, appear!" Hei Yan had been very careful, and no matter the situation, he summoned the Black Sun Divine Armor in an instant!

Zhang Xingfeng's eyes widened, and his heart skipped a beat. "A top-tier defensive artifact! Oh no, we've hit a brick wall!"