# Chapter 3493: Bumped Into by Feng Tian
The change in the rules of heaven and earth drove these ancient powerful remnants, who could only hide in Lihentian, completely insane, scrambling to descend into the real world.
This weighed heavily on Zhang Ruochen's heart!
Because, the more frantic and urgent they were, the more it indicated that the Calamity of Quantities was truly approaching, leaving them little time to cultivate, grow stronger, and return to their peak.
It was like a wildfire spreading through a forest; all the animals had to run forward desperately.
Those who ran fast and charged ahead had a chance to survive.
The previous generation artifact spirit of the Soul-Devouring Lamp, "Xi Zhan," could contend with the Second Confucian Ancestor.
The new artifact spirit could rank among the Twenty Heavens.
There was no second divine artifact in the world that could continuously nurture such powerful spirits.
All of this undoubtedly showed that in the methods of soul-devouring and soul-seizing, the Soul-Devouring Lamp had advantages that other divine artifacts or cultivators could not match. It was the innate path, the great way of its cultivation and growth. It was precisely this unparalleled uniqueness that gave it full confidence to possess Zhang Ruochen in the real world and deceive heaven and earth.
It was less about possession and more about absorbing Zhang Ruochen's divine soul, turning it into part of its own soul power.
"Chi chi!"
Zhang Ruochen's divine soul was completely enveloped in flames.
His soul thoughts were continuously drawn out and burned, the flames growing stronger, emitting even more astonishing heat.
"Shua! Shua! Shua..."
From Zhang Ruochen's divine soul, sword souls and sword spirits were released, attacking outward.
The flames wove into a net, entangling all the sword souls and sword spirits, using softness to overcome hardness, suppressing them again.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Even if the rules of heaven and earth have truly undergone a drastic change, reducing the constraints on you who should have vanished, how long has it been since you possessed Chan Mingya? You haven't fully hidden your own aura yet, nor have you integrated with the new body. Can you really evade the perception of heaven and earth?"
From the flames, Chan Mingya's pleasant voice sounded: "The Calamity of Quantities is about to descend. The will of heaven and earth is no longer absolute order, but absolute chaos."
Then, the flames turned into another voice, Zhang Ruochen's voice: "Heaven and earth want a prosperous era, so there is order. Heaven and earth want doomsday, so order collapses first. Only those strong enough to stand alongside heaven can ignore order and chaos, survive the Calamity of Quantities, and live into the new epoch."
"Let us go wild together in this doomsday!"
Zhang Ruochen was silent for a moment, then said, "I think it would be more interesting for me to face the Calamity of Quantities myself, to confront the great terror of doomsday directly. I don't need to become part of you."
"What did you say?"
The voice of the flames turned icy.
"Boom!"
The Xuan Tai beneath Zhang Ruochen's abdomen shook violently.
The talisman seal that was imprinted on Zhang Ruochen's Xuan Tai was pierced by the Ancestor Rule, torn apart.
Seven-colored Ancestor Divine Qi surged forth violently, crashing into Zhang Ruochen's divine soul and the flame soul mass.
"This is... the power of an Ancestor..."
The flames enveloping Zhang Ruochen's divine soul were blasted into pieces, turning into hundreds of small clusters flying in all directions.
Xi Zhan's remnant soul, after years of cultivation in Lihentian, had devoured many spirits and become very powerful, not inferior to a Great Unbound Infinite.
But, in order not to alert Feng Tian, it had directly left its body with its soul and entered Zhang Ruochen's body.
Being struck by the Ancestor Divine Qi like this naturally caused severe damage.
Would Zhang Ruochen give it a chance to reassemble its soul? He directly summoned the Soul-Fixing Needle, which flew into his body and transformed into a towering divine pillar.
Some of the flame soul clusters were fixed in place, while others were pulled by an invisible force, spinning around the Soul-Fixing Needle.
Xi Zhan withstood the Ancestor Divine Qi and was not completely annihilated. From the dense clusters of flame souls, a deep voice sounded: "If you can trigger the power of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable one more time, I will accept dying here! But if your skills stop here, then today will be a good fight! This is your physical body. No matter who wins or loses, your physical body will be destroyed."
"Is that so? I don't think so."
The Taiji Four Symbols Diagram Seal manifested within Zhang Ruochen's body, suspended above the Soul-Fixing Needle, like a millstone, pressing down continuously.
Zhang Ruochen's divine soul appeared at the center of the Taiji Four Symbols Diagram Seal, saying, "You wanted to devour my divine soul and borrow my physical body to prove the Ancestor Path? What a coincidence. I was just thinking that breaking through to the peak of Qiankun Infinite was too difficult, and cultivating the spiritual power of 'One Thought Fixes Qiankun' was beyond reach. Yet you deliver yourself to my door. I'll gladly accept your soul power and the fruits of your enlightenment!"
The Taiji Four Symbols Diagram Seal pressed down, continuously crushing the flame soul clusters, then pulling them into the Sun, Taiyin, Shaoyang, and Shaoyin.
After thirty thousand cycles of reincarnation, Xi Zhan's consciousness was ground away, and its soul power flowed like spring water, nourishing Zhang Ruochen's divine soul.
A vast amount of cultivation insights continuously entered Zhang Ruochen's sea of consciousness.
With every instant, Zhang Ruochen's understanding of the myriad paths of heaven and earth improved.
This was a direct elevation of realm!
"No wonder the Dragon Lord once said that the descent of these ancient powerful beings is a rare great opportunity, which can be regarded as a peerless divine medicine. Hunting them and absorbing their Dao fruits can save tens of thousands of years, or even an entire Eon, of arduous cultivation."
Under normal circumstances, for Zhang Ruochen to reach Great Unbound Infinite, he would need to accumulate insights for hundreds of thousands of years.
At this moment, he secretly calculated that if he completely refined and absorbed Xi Zhan's remnant soul, it might indeed save an entire Eon of cultivation time.
This was an opportunity unimaginable for those Infinite Realm cultivators before the rules of heaven and earth changed.
Back then, hunting ancient remnant souls in Lihentian was like searching for a needle in a vast ocean, and they even had to risk their lives.
But in this era, these ancient powerful beings descending into the real world, eager to quickly enhance their strength, were practically delivering themselves to the door.
It had to be said, they were truly pitiful. In life, they were legends that dominated an era, leaving eternal fame. But their remnant souls in later ages could only become prey and divine medicine, enjoyed by later cultivators.
Even someone as strong as Di, who could come to this era in true form, was dismembered and had his prestige shattered.
Only a few ancient powerful beings could avoid the perception of the current Twenty Heavens, descend silently, and integrate into this era.
Their era had long passed.
Having tasted the sweetness, Zhang Ruochen began to think: should he use himself as bait to specifically lure these ancient powerful remnant souls and possessors? After all, these people had obvious weaknesses—they were all desperately eager to become stronger quickly and return to their peak.
But the physical bodies of the possessors were certainly not as good as their previous lives, which was a huge constraint on their upper limit.
After thinking it over, Zhang Ruochen felt it was unreliable.
After all, not every ancient powerful remnant soul was Xi Zhan.
If the probability of those ancient powerful beings successfully possessing someone in Lihentian was one in ten, then the probability of successfully possessing Zhang Ruochen in the real world was probably less than one in ten thousand.
The flame soul clusters continuously annihilated.
One of the larger soul clusters condensed into the form of Chan Mingya, kneeling respectfully, bowing deeply, and said pitifully, "Ruochen Divine Venerable, please spare a path of life."
Zhang Ruochen was astonished.
Her divine soul was still independently existing?
"Hua!"
The power of the Heart of Truth spread within Zhang Ruochen's body, enveloping the soul cluster that resembled Chan Mingya.
It truly belonged to Chan Mingya, not Xi Zhan in disguise.
Chan Mingya's divine soul raised its head, looking pitiful and delicate, and said, "Although Xi Zhan devoured my divine soul, it hadn't had time to completely refine it before rushing back to Fate Divine Mountain. On this point, Divine Venerable Ruochen need not worry!"
Chan Mingya's spiritual will had clearly gone seriously wrong.
Where was the slightest trace of a Divine Venerable? She was simply a weak woman without any sharpness, no different from a mortal girl suffering through life-and-death trials.
In her eyes, Zhang Ruochen only saw fear, helplessness, pleading, and a strong hope, even admiration for Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen really couldn't bear a Divine Venerable looking at him with such eyes.
Chan Mingya's gaze dimmed, and she said, "I know the Divine Venerable very much wants to refine my divine soul along with it. That would save a lot of trouble..."
It would indeed save a lot of trouble.
At the very least, if Zhang Ruochen took the bronze tripod from inside the Auspicious Wish, one fewer person would know about it.
"You wouldn't be deliberately putting on this soft and weak act, knowing that I yield to softness rather than hardness, would you?" Zhang Ruochen said.
Chan Mingya's big eyes seemed to hold countless grievances, staring straight at Zhang Ruochen. Combined with her pure, maiden-like appearance, it was truly difficult for Zhang Ruochen to be ruthless and destroy such a flower.
Xi Zhan's soul was too strong. Zhang Ruochen didn't risk searching its soul and directly refined it instead.
Now, he could only learn information from Chan Mingya.
Chan Mingya said softly, "If Divine Venerable Ruochen wants to search my soul or refine me, please go ahead. No matter what, I won't blame you. After all, you killed Xi Zhan and avenged me. Mingya doesn't have to disappear from this world with regrets and resentment!"
"Whether you're pretending or genuine, I'll admit you're impressive! With you like this, I really can't bring myself to do it."
Zhang Ruochen temporarily sealed Chan Mingya's divine soul's perception with the Taiji Four Symbols Diagram. His true body's eyes opened, and at the fastest speed, he took the bronze tripod from the Auspicious Wish and hid it in the inner space of the Qilin Fist Gloves.
Before he could push away Chan Mingya, who was hanging on him, light blazed brightly above, illuminating the dark water of the Fate River.
Feng Tian appeared dozens of zhang above, her pair of phoenix wings spread, dazzling and magnificent, beautiful and resplendent, her face full of disgust as she said, "It seems I have come at a bad time!"
Zhang Ruochen pushed Chan Mingya, but failed. He had to first release her divine soul from his body.
The soul light rushed into Chan Mingya's body, and her true eyes regained their luster. She took the initiative to remove her arm from around Zhang Ruochen's neck and her hand from inside his robe, stepping back shyly, her pretty face flushed red.
Zhang Ruochen was stunned. You're a Divine Venerable, okay? Don't act like this! How am I supposed to explain with you acting like this?
"Feng Tian..."
Zhang Ruochen looked up and had only said these two words when the Auspicious Wish in his hand disappeared.
The light quickly faded, and Feng Tian vanished above.
Only an icy voice remained: "Tidy yourself up and come see me at the Death God Palace."
Zhang Ruochen looked down at his disheveled robe and let out a sigh.
But then he saw Chan Mingya retrieve the drifting belt from the water and tie it around him, occasionally casting rippling glances to secretly observe his expression.
More importantly, she was only wearing a thin inner garment, with large patches of skin exposed.
It was over. There was absolutely no way to explain this clearly!
In Feng Tian's eyes, could Zhang Ruochen still be tough? How much would he be looked down upon?