Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1575: Chapter 851: The Great Saint’s Vow, First Encounter with Tianyunzi (Part 2)

Zhao Dashan suddenly snapped back to reality, unable to resist casting an incredibly fervent gaze toward Zhao Sheng, simultaneously laughing heartily: “I know what you want to ask? It’s about the numerous secrets accumulated over generations about the Burial Immortal Ruins!”

Without you mentioning it, I will open the Secret Pavilion to you.”

As soon as the words fell, the Ten Thousand Peaks beneath their feet suddenly shook violently, then split from top to bottom.

As the peaks cracked open, a gray-white Stone Hall slowly ascended from below.

Before long, the gray-white Stone Hall hovered before Zhao Sheng and Zhao Dashan.

Looking up, Zhao Sheng saw that the Stone Hall was simple and heavy, with walls devoid of any lavish decorations, yet they depicted cultivators of varied appearances and vivid spirits, all realistic as if alive.

Zhao Dashan’s expression became solemn, pointing at the numerous portraits on the walls, he said: “These portraits are the ancestral images of our family through the ages. If I ever fall in the Burial Immortal Ruins, I will leave a portrait in the Secret Pavilion for the future generation to offer their tributes. If you fall, it will be the same for you.”

Zhao Sheng didn’t reply, directly stepping forward to the portraits of his ancestors and bowing deeply in respect.

Zhao Sheng nodded slightly, then swept his sleeve.

With a rumbling sound, the door of the Stone Hall slowly opened, and the numerous Zhao Family ancestors on the walls suddenly came to life, each looking at Zhao Sheng with expressions of expectation, joy, solemnity, worry, and all sorts of emotions.

Under the gaze of the ancestors, Zhao Sheng calmly ascended the steps, slowly passing through the stone gate into the Secret Pavilion.

Rumble…

The door of the Stone Hall closed again, and Zhao Dashan looked at the numerous portraits on the wall, a hint of nostalgia and reminiscence suddenly appearing in his eyes.

…

As Zhao Sheng entered the Secret Pavilion, from all directions came shouts:

“Blood oath… Blood oath… Blood oath… Even if the Divine Soul perishes, never reveal the secrets within this place…”

As the shouts grew louder, Zhao Sheng inexplicably felt an extremely ominous premonition, faintly sensing that some indescribably terrifying Power of Laws was brewing around him.

If he didn’t quickly establish an oath, he would be wiped out by this Power of Laws.

Zhao Sheng’s heart chilled, immediately slicing his palm, letting drop after drop of fragrant, crystalline Blood Pearl slowly fall.

“With Heaven above and Houtu below! In my name Zhao Sheng, I swear by my Divine Soul, never to betray the Zhao Family, never to disclose any secrets of this place, never to… If the oath is broken, I will face… eternal damnation!”

Once the oath was established, the shouting stopped instantly. Then the darkness receded, revealing row after row of bookshelves, piled with Jade Scrolls, Ancient Scrolls, Bone Books, gold and silk.

Between the bookshelves were scattered numerous half-height stone platforms, upon which rested various ancient-styled, uniquely-materialed objects.

Some objects emitted Treasure Light skyward, exuding fluctuating strengths of Law Fluctuation.

Some objects were covered in dust, appearing plain and ordinary like common items.

Yet, all objects bore some degree of damage, evidently already useless.

Zhao Sheng glanced around, quickly walking to the nearest bookshelf, instantly deploying hundreds of Divine Thought, simultaneously probing into each Jade Scroll and Ancient Scroll, beginning to extract vast amounts of information.

…

Two months later, the door of the Secret Pavilion opened again.

Zhao Sheng walked out from behind the door, his expression particularly solemn.

Gazing at Zhao Dashan with anticipation, Zhao Sheng suddenly spoke: “Three Ancestors, I have a method to go to the Taiching Spirit Realm!”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dashan was taken aback, then his face radically changed, immediately inquiring: “Truly?”

Zhao Sheng nodded, speaking seriously: “Indeed! I have a way to reach the Taiching Spirit Realm, for this I am willing to establish an oath.”

Zhao Dashan took a deep breath, extremely serious as he asked: “Do you know that the Taiching Spirit Realm is separated from our realm by two large Star Domains? Threats abound between Star Domains, even a Tribulation Crossing Realm Venerable finds it daunting to cross countless Constant Years to reach the Taiching Spirit Realm. Your cultivation is only at Returning to Void, how can you accomplish this?”

Over two hundred thousand years ago, the Nine Nether Tower stood deep within the Wolong Mountain Range.

Until today, among the Zhao Family’s generations, seventeen individuals have successfully traversed the Nine Nether Tower, with three ancestors possessing great Qi Fortune reaching the Great Saint Thought Realm.

Yet, only one was incomparably fortunate to meet the Golden Crane Great Saint in person.

This individual not only learned the three great wishes from the mouth of the Great Saint, but was also bestowed with the Immortal Law “Infinite Heaven Traveling Skill” by the Great Saint.

Since then, the Zhao Family gained another supreme legacy.

Zhao Sheng further learned from the Ancient Scroll that, in his past life, the numerous “legacy stashes” he laid in the Wolong Mountain Range were successively deciphered and ransacked by future descendants.

The largest “legacy stash” was found by this individual through sheer luck.

This individual is none other than Tianyunzi Zhao Hongyun, one of the three ancestors in the Unification of the Zhao Family.

Zhao Hongyun, true to his name, was born with unimaginably great Qi Fortune and opportunities.

On the day of his birth, celestial phenomena were abnormal; not only did stars appear during the day, but the purple aura also spread thirty thousand miles east.

At three years old, a ten-thousand-year-old fungus horse voluntarily came into his embrace, leading him into a cave mansion, allowing him to undergo Refining due to the predecessor’s legacy, and gain the Spirit Treasure Divination Heaven Plate, which voluntarily acknowledged him.

At eight years old, Zhao Hongyun unconsciously broke through a pass during his sleep, successfully establishing Foundation Establishment, astonishing the entire clan.

Over the millennia, Zhao Hongyun continuously encountered opportunities, fortuitous encounters repeatedly, sometimes even while idle in his cave mansion, treasures fell from the sky, leaving people dumbstruck.

In just a millennium, Zhao Hongyun consecutively broke through Nascent Soul, Divinity Transformation, Returning to Void, Unification’s four realms, becoming the youngest Hall Master of the Stargazing Hall in the Taiyi Spirit Palace.