Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1256: Chapter 682: The Immortal Decree Descends, Slaughter Begins

Bi Jie understood the implication and hurriedly patted his chest in assurance, promising repeatedly. After all, if he could latch onto an Immortal Envoy’s favor, it would be immensely profitable and endlessly rewarding.

Then, Bi Jie stopped doing business altogether, rolled up his stall in front of Zhao Sheng, and swiftly returned to the “Lower Realm”.

Zhao Sheng nodded with satisfaction at this sight, secretly praising the young man’s quick wit.

He didn’t go anywhere but sat cross-legged directly in Bi Jie’s place, quietly waiting for his return.

At this moment, the repulsive force of space-time around him was very weak, and he could still stay in Gui Ruins Square for a long time.

An hour,

four hours,

six hours,

…

Zhao Sheng closed his eyes to rest, feeling a bit anxious inside, only because the repulsive force of space-time had become extremely strong at this moment.

If that kid didn’t return soon, he could only hold out for half a day more, otherwise, he would have to “log off” and return.

Yet this way, he would end up “wasting” a bunch of Pocket World Jade.

Even though the consumption of Pocket World Jade was a minor matter, waiting in vain made him feel very displeased.

Fortunately, that kid did not disappoint him in the end.

About a quarter of an hour later, Bi Jie hurriedly passed through the space-time crack, rushed into the workshop, quickly bypassed pedestrians, and ran excitedly to the main figure.

“My lord, I have fulfilled the mission! Here is the Jade Scroll left for you by Grandmaster Zhao.”

Saying that he took out a milky white Jade Scroll, even before he could hand it over, Zhao Sheng snatched it up.

Zhao Sheng took a deep breath and concentrated his will into a single stream of Flowing Light, which entered the Jade Scroll. In an instant, a sea of special cryptic words flooded into his mind, quickly unraveled into a large amount of information text.

One breath,

Two breaths,

Three breaths,

…

Such a small Jade Scroll seemed like a priceless treasure, and Zhao Sheng went over it countless times, the content within it was completely imprinted deep in his Primordial Spirit, never to be forgotten.

The information within the Jade Scroll was incredibly vast; to summarize simply, the development of the pillar, the Zhao Family, was flourishing hugely, currently spanning across the Taiyi Spirit Realm and numerous Constant Sand Worlds, becoming a super Cultivation Family.

Even more delightful was the fact that not only had Zhao Xuanjing successfully ascended to the Taiyi Spirit Realm, but also nine Ascending True Monarchs had emerged successively from the Zhao Family’s descendants, and as for the Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators, they had long since exceeded triple digits.

Seeing the Zhao Family thriving so greatly, Zhao Sheng felt immensely gratified, his joy was almost indescribable.

“Eight thousand years! So nearly ten thousand years have passed. Old acquaintances are gone for a thousand years, in this world, only Jing’er is left whom I am familiar with! Alas…”

Zhao Sheng sighed quietly and carefully placed the Jade Scroll into the Sumeru Space.

Bi Jie watched closely, and upon seeing this scene, he could hardly contain his excitement. He immediately took out a gray ring from his chest, offering it with both hands.

“My lord, Grandmaster Zhao instructed me solemnly to personally hand you this Void Ring. Please accept it!”

Zhao Sheng took the ring, examined it for a moment, then solemnly placed it in his chest, before asking: “What else did he instruct you to say? Speak quickly!”

“Grandmaster said that there are two secret space-time paths between the Tai Su and Taiyi Spirit Realms, allowing cultivators from both realms to traverse. However, due to the dangerous journey, without sufficient strength to reach the Returning to Void level, one cannot safely cross the forbidden zones of Dark Sky. Therefore, he hopes you cultivate patiently. Grandmaster also looks forward to the day he meets with you.”

Zhao Sheng remained silent after hearing this, then slowly nodded and stood up again.

“From now on, you are my man. If anyone dares to bully you, you can invoke my name: Kui Niu!”

“Thank you, lord, for your acknowledgment! I will definitely perform my duties well.” Bi Jie, being very clever, certainly knew what this lord cared about most, so he promised confidently.

“Hmm, you’re very astute! In the future, I will protect you—”

Zhao Sheng had just said half of his words when the Kui Niu Treasure on his face suddenly emitted purple Divine Light, and above his Soul Sea appeared a nine-colored scroll.

The nine-colored scroll was immensely large, spanning the sky, slowly unfurling from above.

At the same time, the gray-white clouds above Gui Ruins Square suddenly split open with an endless “crack,” from which burst countless Auspicious Light as a nine-colored rainbow bridge extended downward, and at the same time, a nine-colored scroll descended.

The scroll landed above Zhao Sheng’s head, synchronized with the one in his Soul Sea.

At this moment, the people on the street were dumbfounded, and some elderly who knew the inside story were immediately excited and whispered among themselves.

“Haha! I said that you and I would determine life and death! Now that the Immortal Monarch has decreed it, let’s see if you dare to defy the Immortal Monarch’s will?!”

Where the laughter sounded, pedestrians hurriedly moved aside, as the Golden Robed Kui Niu, with the scroll above his head, walked swiftly from the back of the crowd toward Zhao Sheng.

In a few strides, the man had already reached about seven or eight steps away, staring intently at Zhao Sheng, overflowing with murderous intent.

After reading the content of the Immortal Decree, Zhao Sheng furrowed and then relaxed his brows, nodding in agreement, and said in a stern tone: “Since you’re so eager to die, I’ll fulfill your wish today.”

“Heh, just you? Truly ignorant of life and death! I will make you taste a fate worse than death! In time, you’ll only wish for death, rather than stubbornly holding your tongue now.”

The Golden Robed Kui Niu snorted coldly, leaving another harsh word, then unleashed a force of will and activated the Immortal Decree.

In an instant, the nine-colored scroll transformed into a hazy Light Gate, absorbing the golden-robed man.

Zhao Sheng saw this and also activated the scroll above his head, and instantly flew into the Light Gate and disappeared without a trace.

…

This was an unknown space-time, surrounded entirely by nine-colored Auspicious Light, with no sky above and no ground below.

Two figures suddenly appeared simultaneously on either end of the space-time.

Zhao Sheng’s eyes shone with Thunder Light, and his entire Will Field instantly enveloped the surrounding hundred-zhang of void, as a huge, mountain-like one-horned Kui Niu covered in purple Thunder Scales emerged behind him.

On the other side, a golden Kui Niu with gold Scale Armor and a horn surrounded by Thunder Light appeared behind the golden-robed man, its body even larger than Zhao Sheng’s.

However, his Will Dharma Form seemed slightly illusionary, not as solid as Zhao Sheng’s.

“Die!”

No one expected the golden-robed man to strike so suddenly, giving Zhao Sheng no time to prepare, as he suddenly waved his hands, sending two invisible wills cutting across space-time to strike.

The next moment, two golden curved sabers appeared out of thin air, crossing rapidly to slash at Zhao Sheng, combining the extreme powers of Gold Sharpness and Thunder Explosion, exploding simultaneously in front of Zhao Sheng’s chest.

With a muffled sound, Zhao Sheng’s chest exploded open, flesh and blood flew, and his chest bones and Five Viscera were severely injured, sending his entire body flying backward.

Only at this point did the other person’s angry roar reach Zhao Sheng’s ears.

“Hahaha! Such paltry strength, and still so boastful! I will torment you a hundredfold…” The Golden Robed Kui Niu relaxed his expression, wildly laughing.

But before he could finish his sentence, his will Dharma Image suddenly executed an instantaneous movement, crashing into the purple Kui Niu.

The two huge beasts engaged in a fierce battle immediately, with gold and purple Thunder Clouds converging and clashing violently, eroding each other, trying to break through the other’s will defenses.

However, this “fierce” battle between the giants was merely surface-level, as in essence, it was a direct confrontation of will and laws.

Neither side resorted to any tricks; it was an all-out collision from the start!

Because both were acutely aware that Lord Wanxing was quietly “watching” this battle.

In a sense, this no-holds-barred fighting style was meant to “entertain” the watching Immortal Monarch.

Generally speaking, battles of this style were often short-lived, resulting in only one victor.

“Something’s wrong!” The golden-robed man’s expression suddenly became extremely grim.

He saw that Zhao Sheng’s chest, with its ruptured muscles and bones, and Five Viscera, quickly healed and recovered at an unbelievable speed.

In the blink of an eye, his entire being had fully recovered, which shocked the golden-robed man, causing him to become much more cautious.

Zhao Sheng’s eyes burst with purple light, and a torrent of Will Radiance erupted from his body, while the surging Purple Cloud Thunder Clouds around quickly transformed into chains, entwining the golden Kui Niu.

Moreover, over a hundred purple Thunder Chains appeared around the golden-robed man, trapping him in place.

“If this is all you can do, you might find next year to be your death anniversary.” Zhao Sheng’s figure slowly faded, but his sarcastic taunt rushed into the other’s mind.