Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1214: Chapter 662: Demoted Immortal Reborn, Named Zhang Fengxian

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In the cultivation realm, time flies, and five years passed in a flash!

In the eighth year after entering the Taoist Academy, Chen Jinhui was the first to break through to the Qi Refining Great Perfection Realm and successfully entered the Foundation Establishment!

At the end of that year, Wu Yong and Fang Xin followed closely and smoothly became Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

By the tenth year of entering the academy, the number of people in the same cohort who achieved Foundation Establishment exceeded twenty.

In the same year, Niu Ganshan finally broke through to the Sixth Level of Qi Refining with difficulty, ranking 836th among the same cohort of Taoists.

It’s worth mentioning that Hu Sheng’s cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds in these eight years and he has now reached Qi Refining Great Perfection, just a little short of breaking through the Foundation Establishment barrier.

He is ranked in the top fifty and has become a notable dark horse in the eyes of the same cohort of Taoists!

In this very year, Zhao Sheng, after years of secluded cultivation, suddenly felt a surge of inspiration, quietly left the Spirit Vein Secret Realm, left several First Rank special spells in the Scripture Collection Peak, and then floated away.

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Jinlan Spiritual Domain, a certain island in the northwest of Lanhai, Zhang Family Castle.

Zhang Family Castle is located just east of Abundant Fish Island, and all the residents within the castle bear the surname Zhang and mostly live by fishing daily.

Despite the Zhang Family Castle’s population being less than a thousand, it supports two cultivators with the same surname.

These two Zhang Family Immortals usually reside not within the castle but retreat to cultivate in a cave mansion within a small Spirit Vein on the island.

This day, sporadic cries of pain from a woman in labor echoed from the lord’s manor of Zhang Family Castle.

The sun was almost at its zenith, and under the scorching sunlight, a short-bearded old man in Jinyi was pacing the courtyard, sweating profusely from impatience.

Not far behind him, a middle-aged servant stood at the door, also looking anxious but far less so than the old man.

At this moment, feeble cries of agony came from the room, each causing the veins on the old man’s face to twitch.

When the sun reached its peak, finally the cry of a baby broke out from the room.

"Born, finally born!"

The old man in Jinyi was overjoyed as if hearing celestial music, and without a second thought, dashed into the room.

At this moment, no one knew a tall figure was hovering in the air, silently overlooking the courtyard below.

Zhao Sheng looked down at the delivery room for a while, shook his head discreetly, then turned his gaze towards a tile-roofed house on the western side of the courtyard where another woman was coincidentally giving birth.

"It’s destiny, it’s her." Zhao Sheng murmured to himself, his figure flickering as he appeared outside the tile-roofed house.

Just then, the middle-aged servant rushed over to the door of the tile-roofed house, nervously peeking inside, but despite a living person right in front of him, he seemed oblivious.

Listening to the woman’s moans rise and fall inside, Zhang Dayou was jumping anxiously but dared not make a sound, fearing it would disturb the old midwife, resulting in a tragedy.

Unfortunately, fate often plays tricks on people by manifesting their fears! Zhang Dayou’s wife encountered the frightening complication of having the cord wrapped around the neck.

Two full hours had passed without relief; the old midwife was utterly exhausted, hands failing her, unable to free the umbilical cord strangling the baby’s neck.

Seeing his daughter-in-law’s breath getting weaker, Zhang Liu looked desperate, bursting into tears, collapsing to the ground.

At this moment, through tear-filled eyes, Zhang Liu vaguely saw a red light fly in from outside the door and instantly enter her daughter-in-law’s high belly.

Before she could wipe her eyes, her daughter-in-law suddenly cried out loudly, the cry suddenly filled with unusual strength.

Zhang Liu shuddered, hurriedly crawled to her daughter-in-law’s bedside, urgently encouraging her to push the child was about to come out.

Strangely, in just a moment, the baby’s head appeared first, followed by the hands and torso, and finally, the entire body came out.

Wow!

With the baby’s first cry, the room suddenly filled with an indescribable fragrance.

Immediately, a splendid multicolored light bloomed across the ground and in the air.

Amidst this, within a thousand-mile radius, heavens and seas streamed with miles of divine light, auspicious colorful clouds appeared one after another.

However, the celestial phenomenon only lasted a moment before disappearing abruptly and inexplicably.

At this moment, Zhao Sheng silently thought himself fortunate, grateful he had prepared thoroughly, choosing a remote island suspended in the sea, otherwise, such a celestial phenomenon would alarm Great Abilities from all sides.

Hearing the baby’s cry, the middle-aged servant’s worry turned to joy, hastily pushed the door open, running to the elderly woman with hurried steps, immediately seeing under the baby.

Instantly, the servant’s smile froze but soon returned.

"It’s okay, it’s okay! The child’s safe and sound is all that matters. In two years, you can give her a brother." Zhang Dayou was rather adept at self-comforting.

Zhang Liu scowled at her son in displeasure before carefully cradling the baby to the daughter-in-law as she grumbled, "As a father, don’t ever show favoritism! Really, having a son or daughter is the same."

As she spoke, Zhang Liu turned towards her son, whispered closely, "When this child was born... I saw a red light enter her mother’s belly. Little girl... oh, she has great destiny in store!"

Hearing this, Zhang Dayou’s face instantly changed, and he urgently whispered back, "Mother, you’re sure you didn’t missee! Could it be blurred old eyes?"

"Bah, this old woman can thread a needle in the dark, how could I be wrong! A glance and you know this child’s no ordinary mortal!"

"Very well! Mother, I’ll immediately take the child to the Ancestor, let the Ancestor test her Spirit Root."

Outside, Zhao Sheng listened clearly to the conversation between the mother and son, realizing he couldn’t remain hidden outside anymore, so his figure blurred, instantly transforming into an old Daoist with flowing whiskers, appearing otherworldly.

"Infinite Heavenly Venerate!"

A chant suddenly sounded from outside the door, with Zhao Sheng responding as he entered the house.

His sudden appearance startled everyone inside the room.

Upon seeing the visitor’s celestial demeanor, Zhang Liu’s eyes gleamed, overwhelmed to the point of speechlessness.

Zhang Dayou, while not much better than his mother, remembered countless tales of immortals he heard as a child, faintly sensing that his family’s fate was about to change.

"Infinite Heavenly Venerate! Fellow predestined, do not panic. This humble Daoist merely comes to see the baby girl, for she is destined to be my disciple." Zhao Sheng said with a smile.

Seemingly deeply moved, Zhang Dayou blurted, "Old Immortal Master, does this child truly have an immortal fate?"

Slap!

Zhang Liu suddenly gave her son a hard slap, excitedly shouting, "How could the Old Immortal Master speak false! Quickly kneel to thank the Immortal Master for accepting Little Girl as a disciple."

As she spoke, Zhang Liu pulled her son down to kneel.

"But... about the Ancestor..." Zhang Dayou knelt but continued to mumble, the latter half was wisely swallowed.

Seeing his concern, Zhao Sheng remarked, "No matter! That Foundation Establishment junior, this humble Daoist shall handle."

Saying this, numerous purple Thunder Lights emerged from his hands, weaving rapidly until a pair of intricately patterned purple bracelets appeared.

Zhao Sheng released the bracelets with a flick, letting them transform into two arcs of purple light, instantly wrapping around the baby girl’s wrists becoming two purple bracelets once more.

As soon as the bracelets touched, the baby girl went from crying to laughing, filling the room with clear sounds.

"With the Purple Cloud Bracelet to protect her, the girl’s safety is assured! The baby has just been born, I cannot bear to take her away from you. So in eight years, I will come again to personally take her as my disciple."

Hearing the Old Immortal Master’s intention to leave, the daughter-in-law on the bed, anxious in heart, mustered courage to weakly call out: "Old Immortal Master, the Little Girl hasn’t been named, please bestow a name!"

At these words, Zhao Sheng paused, then smiled faintly, extending his right hand to calculate, suddenly laughing, "There, as noble as she is destined to be, with a Fire Phoenix Spiritual Body, named Fengxian... full name Zhang Fengxian, nickname Feng’er! Perfect, perfectly in line with fate."

Seeing this, the Zhang mother and son rejoiced immensely, hurriedly knelt and kowtowed in thanks.

"I hail from Beihai Daoist School, certainly not an Evil Demon. Rest assured. I’m leaving!"

With lingering sound, in the room the Zhang mother and son abruptly raised their heads, looking at each other in surprise, finding no trace of Zhao Sheng.