Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1437: Chapter 777: First Entry into Divine Palace Heaven, Chance Encounter with an Old Taoist (Part 2)

In a matter of moments, Zhao Tianlin’s clothes were in tatters, looking like a beggar.

Surprisingly, every time Zhao Tianlin attempted to stand up and push away the Thunderbolt Dog, it conveniently spat out threads of thunder light, effortlessly neutralizing Zhao Tianlin’s weak “resistance”.

As they played and frolicked, the aura emitted by the two became increasingly harmonious and seamless, with their strength visibly increasing bit by bit.

This strange scene left everyone dumbfounded.

“So that’s why the cultivation level is improving so quickly!” Zhao San Yue suddenly realized, instantly becoming exceptionally excited.

It turns out that Zhao Tianlin had unwittingly comprehended the Spirit Control Path, enabling the human and beast to become one and comprehend the path together.

As we know, the Four Saints Continent, where the Divine Artisan Zhao Clan resides, is the domain of the Spirit-controlling Immortal Sect. The Spirit-controlling Immortal Sect is a sect of overlord level in the Taiyi Spirit Realm, and its sect treasure scripture is named the “Spirit-controlling Immortal Ascension Scripture.” This scripture sees the “Spirit Control Path” as its highest essence, traditionally easy to learn but difficult to master.

Since ancient times, those like Zhao Tianlin, who independently comprehend the “Spirit Control Path,” have been extremely rare.

Whenever such a favored child of the path appears, it alarms the Spirit-controlling Immortal Sect, prompting them to immediately dispatch a great ability from the sect to guide them into the sect for special training in the “Spirit-controlling Immortal Ascension Scripture.”

The ancestor of the Divine Artisan Zhao Clan, Zhao Xuanjing, also cultivated the “Spirit-controlling Immortal Ascension Scripture.” However, compared to people like Zhao Tianlin, there is inherently several degrees less compatibility in their cultivation.

Zhao San Yue’s mind raced, with countless thoughts flashing through her mind.

Amidst her excitement, she immediately realized something and hurriedly transmitted a message to Zhao Xiandu.

Zhao Xiandu’s expression quickly changed, followed by a heavy nod.

The two Divinity Transformation ancestors of the Zhao Clan simultaneously made a decision. They immediately released their divine thoughts, enveloping everyone in the square and issuing the strictest confidentiality order, marking Zhao Tianlin’s existence as top secret.

After this, Zhao San Yue disappeared in a tunneling light, swiftly heading towards the secluded place of Ancestor Xi.

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A few days later, there was a sudden great construction activity in the Spirit Beast Mountain in the northwestern part of the Wolong Mountain Range.

In just half a day, the Mountain Spirit Beast was completely transformed, not only adding three new places: Flame Mountain, Storm Valley, and Five Thunder Peak, but also acquiring three highly potent exotic spirit beasts.

At the same time, clan members of the Zhao Clan above the Golden Core Realm eagerly applied to enter the three spirit lands, striving to tame the Fire Qiu, Wind Nest Loach, and the rarest Thunderbolt Dog.

In the subsequent centuries, less than a hundred succeeded, nearly half of whom were from the Red Dragon Son lineage.

This result was astonishing.

Countless Zhao Clan Members could not fathom the reason, but many intelligent individuals quickly connected it to the bloodline relationship between Ancestor Xi and the Red Dragon Son lineage, concluding that there must be some great secret involved.

Eight hundred years later, a true disciple suddenly emerged in the Spirit-controlling Immortal Sect. This person was “Thunder Lion” Zhao Tianlin.

Zhao Tianlin’s unexpected rise not only shocked the numerous “factions” within the sect but also propelled the fame of the Divine Artisan Zhao Clan.

Of course, all this is a story for another time, and we shall not dwell on it now.

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The Nine Nether Tower trial was originally just a casual act by Zhao Sheng.

As long as there was no “predestined person,” he did not care about the final outcome.

However, since Zhao San Yue had hurriedly sought him out, Zhao Sheng was not stingy with words to point the way, and handed the Fire Qiu Three Beasts over to Zhao San Yue to handle.

For Zhao Sheng, aside from a few rarities, nothing was more important than breaking through to the Unification Realm.

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The Dark Sky was shrouded in chaos and mystery, with countless space-time storms intertwining and roaring incessantly, annihilating all surrounding space-time.

Suddenly, a figure appeared out of thin air in this chaotic and dark region.

In a flash of thought, an overwhelmingly powerful divine thought swept out, instantly subduing the space-time storms over a radius of several hundred miles.

Zhao Sheng surveyed his surroundings, nodding slightly.

In the next instant, his body suddenly expanded, transforming into a towering giant forty-nine zhang tall.

The giant moved with immense power, each gesture accompanied by countless lightning bolts swirling around, making him resemble a deity controlling thunder and lightning.

After unleashing his full strength once again, Zhao Sheng felt a peculiar sense of omnipotence, sensing that the surrounding space-time had become as frail as thin paper, easily pierced through.

No, perhaps at this moment, the barriers of space-time were truly like a sheet of transparent thin paper.

As his divine thought reached its peak, the once invisible barriers of space-time suddenly manifested, and Zhao Sheng’s divine eye, like lightning, glimpsed a mysterious world beyond the barriers.

“Open for me…!”

Zhao Sheng felt inexplicably excited and suddenly let out a loud shout, rushing headlong into the barrier.

In that instant, the space ahead “caved in” before quietly collapsing, with Zhao Sheng crashing into it, leaving a “void” several hundred zhang in diameter.

The “void” rapidly shrank under the power of space-time, vanishing in an instant.

At this moment, Zhao Sheng had traversed the Dark Sky, entering a marvelous space-time realm.

As far as the eye could see, the darkness was infinitely deep, filled with mystery and tranquility amid the chaotic obscurity.

The endless storms were gone, leaving a vast, calm sea-like expanse,

with the orientations of space-time extremely blurred, almost devoid of an up, down, left, or right concept.

Beneath this profound dark “sea,” strands of “radiant splendors” sporadically appeared out of nowhere; some lingered for a while, while others vanished in an instant.

A few of these “radiant splendors” silently shattered, turning into more dim “light threads,” sinking silently into the Lower Realm, disappearing without a trace.

Recalling the records of his predecessors, Zhao Sheng realized that Divine Palace Heaven was indeed beyond words.

Those “radiant splendors” were evidently strands of Tao Spirit Mechanism.

Tao Spirit Mechanism, also known as “Law Light,” is the embryonic form of Principle Crystal and a higher form of Mystic Crystal Origin Qi.

According to the records of predecessors, ten Tao Spirit Mechanisms with the same attribute can coalesce into a Principle Crystal.

The functions of a Principle Crystal need no further elaboration.

It can be said that from Integration Realm great powers to Qi Refinement mortals, none do not pursue it as a treasure.

Zhao Sheng was naturally tempted and immediately moved towards those Tao Spirit Mechanisms.

As soon as he moved, he was astonished to find that the space around him had become extraordinarily “sticky,” as if he had fallen into glue, constantly consuming a large amount of mana.

Lacking the extraordinary “mass” of an Integration Realm great power, Zhao Sheng’s every move within Divine Palace Heaven seemed laborious.

Divine Palace Heaven was originally not a place accessible to someone in the Returning to Void Realm, yet Zhao Sheng ventured there with Returning Void Eighth Layer cultivation—such an act, if widely known, would surely shock the entire Taiyi Spirit Realm.

For there is no other reason; this act is simply defying the heavens!

Not long after, Zhao Sheng “slowly” flew forward, capturing a strand of crimson Tao Spirit Mechanism and sealing it in the Immortal Awakening Tripod.

This was the first strand of Tao Spirit Mechanism he had captured, with the law attribute: fire.

The entire capture process consumed almost ten percent of his mana.

Wiping away the nonexistent sweat from his forehead, Zhao Sheng looked around, still seeing the same dark depths.

In Divine Palace Heaven, his range for divine thought exploration inexplicably shrank countless times, remaining only twelve or thirteen miles.

This not only caused him great inconvenience but also instilled a sense of unease and nervousness.

Zhao Sheng wandered in Divine Palace Heaven for a long time, quickly discovering that Tao Spirit Mechanisms were not uncommon here; rather, their quantity was significant, though capturing them was extremely difficult.

About half a day later, after sealing the third strand of Tao Spirit Mechanism into the Immortal Awakening Tripod, Zhao Sheng suddenly saw a hint of light emerge from the darkness ahead.

Feeling a surge of excitement, Zhao Sheng immediately flew towards the source of the light.

As he drew closer, the light gradually expanded and became more distinct, revealing an octagonal stone pavilion within his sight.

The octagonal stone pavilion had an ancient design, quietly suspended in the endless darkness, without a trace of formation or prohibition protecting it.

Zhao Sheng was taken aback, concentrating intently to look again, vaguely seeing an old Taoist with an immortal demeanor sitting in the center of the pavilion.

At this moment, the old Taoist was engrossed in drawing something.

As soon as Zhao Sheng laid eyes on him, the old Taoist suddenly looked up, giving him a slight smile.

Feeling startled, Zhao Sheng intended to turn around and leave.

Just then, he heard a light chuckle, followed by a voice: “Young friend, since you’re here, why rush to leave? This humble one is Wu Hua, please enter the pavilion for a chat.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Sheng took a deep breath and slowly flew towards the stone pavilion.