Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1573: Chapter 849: This Junior Is an Immortal Ruins Guest (Part 2)

"For as long as three thousand years, as short as eighteen hundred years! The Five Thunders Cave Heaven will once again be ’without an owner.’ By then, Sixth Brother, your opportunity will come."

At the thought of the soon-to-be "ownerless" Five Thunders Cave Heaven, Zhao Chonghe felt much relieved and couldn’t help but feign modesty, saying, "I am indeed the unrivaled choice to inherit the Five Thunders Cave Heaven. But I must not be careless. As far as I know, there are quite a few Returning to Void elders in the family also eyeing it covetously.

Moreover, I’m not the only one with the Thunder Spirit Root qualification in the family. There are at least thirty or forty of us.

Apart from that..."

At this point, Zhao Chonghe’s expression turned gloomy, as if he had some unspeakable concern.

The golden-robed youth saw it clearly and immediately realized what Sixth Brother was worried about.

For any Divinity Transformation True Monarch, the Returning to Void Thunder Tribulation is indeed a great catastrophe, one with a hundred deaths and one survival!

Even if you have the "immortal form," you can’t be completely confident of crossing the tribulation successfully.

What Zhao Chonghe was worried about was indeed failing the tribulation. And once he failed, it would inevitably result in death and the disappearance of the Dao, turning into a grave of yellow soil.

Though the golden-robed youth understood clearly, he dared not speak out at this moment and could only play dumb, keeping silent.

...

This was a boundless sea, with waves rolling on the surface, and gigantic sea beasts occasionally surfaced, stirring up surging waves.

As the sun set in the west, the sea surface glistened with golden light, and a figure appeared out of thin air above the sea.

Zhao Sheng stood suspended high in the sky, looking down at the sea below, and a hint of amazement appeared on his face.

He first looked up at the sun in the west, then extended his hand and calculated with his fingers.

"No mistake! This is indeed the Wolong Mountain Range. It’s been over two hundred thousand years since I last came here. How did it turn into a vast ocean now? Is it truly ’the sea changes into mulberry fields’?"

Zhao Sheng murmured to himself, as his Divine Thought quietly expanded in all directions.

In an instant, a territory ninety thousand miles in radius fell entirely within his "sight."

Hmm?!

Zhao Sheng was shocked and confused, and suddenly swept his sleeve, causing the sea below to split open to both sides, gradually revealing the extremely flat seabed covered with sand and stones.

With a roaring sound, a massive amount of mud and sand soared into the sky, leaving the seabed empty and revealing a large expanse of ground once again.

From afar, the ground appeared as if it was cut with a sword, not only extremely smooth and tidy but also connected in one piece.

Zhao Sheng instantly understood where the Wolong Mountain Range went!

It was not a matter of ’the sea changes into mulberry fields’; rather, someone used Supreme Divine Power to relocate the entire Wolong Mountain Range.

This person was easy to speculate about. Who else besides Zhao Xuanjing would go through such effort to move the entire Wolong Mountain Range?

Zhao Sheng’s eyes flickered, and he couldn’t help but secretly marvel in his heart.

He waved away his mana, causing the ocean "Rift Valley" to collapse instantly, and the seawater surged back in, creating towering waves.

Amid the roaring thunder, Zhao Sheng’s figure flickered and disappeared out of thin air, leaving no trace of his destination.

...

Several months later, at the bank of Heavenly Wave Lake, beside Hualong Island.

The lake water was crystal clear, and several dozen large spiritual carps swam nimbly through the waterweed, heading towards a river bend near the island.

Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged in the void, holding a verdant fishing rod, his eyes half-open, half-closed, gazing at the lake surface.

An invisible thread dangled from the end of the fishing rod, straight down into the lake bottom, its tip emitting a subtle vibration.

A group of spiritual carps gathered under the fishing rod, circling the fishing line, occasionally leaping high out of the lake.

Soon, a centennial carp, over a foot in length, its scales fiery red like blood, drove away the others and alone bit the "hook."

Zhao Sheng’s eyelids lightly lifted, and with a gentle flick of his right hand, a fiery red, dragon-like large spiritual carp suddenly broke through the lake surface, soaring high into the air.

Splosh!

Snow-white waves rolled, and large ripples appeared on the lake surface.

The next second, a cloud mist appeared out of thin air, just in time to catch the falling spiritual carp.

The spiritual carp fell into the depths of the cloud mist and underwent a tremendous transformation.

In the blink of an eye, its four gills grew thicker and longer, turning into four crystal-clear dragon whiskers, while its red scales rustled off, and thick, spirit-light embracing scales visibly grew on its body.

At the same time, the spiritual carp’s body rapidly swelled to about three zhang, and its fish body gradually transformed from plump and bloated to slender, looking like a fiery red dragon serpent.

"Great!"

Just then, a voice of admiration suddenly sounded from behind Zhao Sheng.

Zhao Sheng’s heart skipped a beat, but his face remained unchanged, and he lightly shook his right hand.

The dragon carp broke free from confinement, riding the clouds into the depths of the lake and soon disappeared from sight.

At this moment, Zhao Sheng casually discarded the fishing rod and turned to look behind him.

Upon seeing the view, he couldn’t help but be taken aback, his gaze lowering to see a "dwarf" less than five feet tall but extremely robust in stature.

Although this person’s height was short, their features were exceptionally handsome, yet their exposed skin was rough and waxy yellow, as if scalded by smoke and fire.

What was even more shocking was that this person, though standing there, seemed to be one with the heavens and the earth.

Zhao Sheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, as if seeing a towering, unmoving mountain.

At this moment, how could he not know who the person before him was?

"Junior Zhao Sheng greets the Three Ancestors!" Zhao Sheng tidied his clothes and respectfully bowed to the person before him.

The visitor was none other than True Monarch Chong Yue, one of the Zhao Family’s Three Integration Ancestors.

Besides Zhao Dashan, the other two Integration Ancestors were the "Red Moon Fairy" Zhao San Yue and "Tianyunzi" Zhao Hongyun.

Zhao Dashan had been opening Grotto Heaven for twenty thousand years, having appeared frequently in the past ten thousand years. As for the ancestors, Zhao San Yue and Zhao Hongyun had long withdrawn from the world.

"Haha, no need for ceremony, no need for ceremony!" Zhao Dashan laughed heartily, his voice like a great bell ringing, deeply resonating in the heart.

Zhao Sheng rose seamlessly, gazing calmly and candidly forward.

Zhao Dashan’s eyes flashed with surprise, and after carefully examining him, he couldn’t help but exclaim, "Remarkable, remarkable... The union of spirit and energy, the harmony of spirit and intent, the fusion of essence, energy, and spirit in the three truths! If the old me didn’t know you had just recently been promoted, I would almost think standing before me is a Returning to Void cultivator whose Dao foundation is already stable after many years of advancement!"

Zhao Sheng’s heart moved slightly, and a subtle smile suddenly appeared on his face. Humbly, he replied, "The Three Ancestors overpraises! With my meager Dao practice, I am far from deserving of such flattery from the Three Ancestors."

"Deserving, deserving!" Zhao Dashan walked up close, full of smiles, and said, "At first, the old me didn’t believe it. Seeing you in person today, I finally understand what is meant by ’Wondrously Nurtured and Reborn as a Demoted Immortal!’"

The words "Wondrously Nurtured and Reborn as a Demoted Immortal" had barely left his mouth when Zhao Sheng’s expression changed, even with his profound self-control.

Zhao Dashan caught a few clues, and his heart was suddenly stirred.

"What do the Three Ancestors mean by this? I am but a mere mortal, whence comes this talk of a demoted immortal rebirth?" Zhao Sheng quickly regained his calm and feigned confusion in response.

Zhao Dashan waved his hand and replied seemingly carelessly, "The old me was just speaking casually; you don’t need to take it seriously. Why? Could it be that you really are a demoted immortal in rebirth?"

Zhao Sheng shook his head and said, "Of course, I am not."

Zhao Dashan chuckled, "Well, isn’t that the end of it! But honestly, it doesn’t matter whether you are a demoted immortal or not. As long as your surname is Zhao, it’s fine."

This was said with underlying meaning, but Zhao Sheng wasn’t foolish enough to admit anything upfront.

Zhao Dashan finished speaking and suddenly shifted the topic: "By the way! Before coming here, I heard from Chang Shu that you used an extremely profound ’Fatian Xiangdi’ Great Divine Skill during your tribulation crossing?"

That comment was like a bolt of lightning, striking straight at Zhao Sheng’s heart.

He understood, understood everything. It turned out he had inadvertently exposed a flaw here!

A myriad of thoughts flashed through Zhao Sheng’s mind, and suddenly his expression turned very serious as he solemnly spoke, "Not hiding it from the Three Ancestors, the skill I used is a Great Divine Skill of ancient heritage. It is called Desireful Size!"

Zhao Dashan responded in amazement, "Wow! What a wonderful Desireful Size! Indeed, it’s the same as our clan’s highest inheritance! The old me is very curious to know. Where did you acquire such an immortal-law Great Divine Skill?"

Zhao Sheng replied without hesitation, "This Great Divine Skill comes from the Burial Immortal Ruins! I am also a guest of the Immortal Ruins."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Dashan’s smile froze on his face.