Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1709 - 921: Fire Extinguishing Immortal Technique and Piercing Jixian Island (Part 2)

"Oh?!" Taoyue Immortal Venerable was overjoyed to hear this and couldn’t help but laugh heartily, "Splendid, splendid! It’s truly like seeking endlessly but getting without effort."

After laughing, Taoyue Immortal Venerable’s tone turned grave as he continued, "I need a treasure, and I want you, my young friend, to go to Gun Sea to find it for me."

Zhao Sheng thought it was as expected, "May I ask Immortal Venerable, what is the treasure?"

Taoyue Immortal Venerable said in a deep voice, "The Gun God’s Skeleton, have you ever seen it?"

"I have heard about this item in the past, but unfortunately I’ve never had the chance to see its true form." Zhao Sheng spoke honestly without any false words.

"Well then! I’ll let you see the Gun God’s Skeleton now, so it might be easier to find it in the future."

After speaking, Taoyue Immortal Venerable suddenly turned around and swung his large sleeve toward the sea surface ahead.

In an instant, the endless sea surface split into two halves, the seawater rapidly receding to both sides, forming two enormous towering transparent water walls.

The sea was thus parted, and before them appeared a massive and wide rift valley.

Immediately afterwards, a vast ice mountain emerged from the dry seabed, slowly rising into the sky.

Inside the crystal-clear ice mountain, a jagged, bone spur-laden bone... tree was suspended.

This twisted, tree-like white skeleton was extraordinarily large.

Its diameter alone measured nearly a thousand zhang thick, and its overall length exceeded thirty thousand zhang. At first glance, it appeared to be a towering tree placed horizontally, yet it was made entirely of bone.

"This... this is just too... unbelievable!" Even though Zhao Sheng had witnessed countless bizarre scenes before, he was utterly astonished at this moment.

What shocked him even more was that this Gun God’s skeleton seemed not completely lifeless, still showing signs of "living."

Upon close observation, the bone seemed to be constantly wriggling and shrinking, emitting faint white light with each shrinkage, which quickly merged into the surrounding ice mountain.

In just over a dozen breaths, the gigantic ice mountain visibly "expanded" by a circle.

Then, Taoyue Immortal Venerable waved his sleeve once more, causing the ice mountain to plummet to the seabed, and then it sank underground, disappearing from sight.

Immediately, the seawater surged back in, and in the blink of an eye, the sea surface returned to its previous calm state.

Taoyue Immortal Venerable turned back, gazing at Zhao Sheng with slightly dim eyes, and said solemnly, "The Gun God’s skeleton is just like this. If you can find a piece like this for me, I will grant you a Fire Extinguishing Immortal Technique."

"May I ask Immortal Venerable, are all Gun God’s skeletons so massive?" Zhao Sheng inquired without asking about the Fire Extinguishing Immortal Technique.

Taoyue Immortal Venerable, despite being surprised at this question, patiently explained, "Not necessarily. Gun Sea’s skeletons vary in size, but they are very peculiar. Different skeletons, once placed together, automatically merge into one. I have accumulated for a long time to piece together such a giant skeleton."

"I see!" Zhao Sheng’s face showed a look of sudden realization, while a strange thought unexpectedly emerged in his mind.

"Please, Immortal Venerable, enlighten me further. What is the mystery behind this... Fire Extinguishing Immortal Technique?"

"Hehe! How could I grant you a useless method? Your potential is deep, and if you can ascend to the Tribulation Crossing Realm in the future, you will face the test of the Heavenly Fire Tribulation. This Fire Extinguishing Immortal Technique is specially created for this tribulation. If you cultivate it to the Great Success Realm, you can easily pass through the Heavenly Fire Tribulation."

Taoyue Immortal Venerable’s words made Zhao Sheng’s heart surge, his thoughts drifting.

He never imagined Taoyue Immortal Venerable would be so "generous" in his offer.

From this, it was evident how important the Gun God’s skeleton was to him!

Zhao Sheng bowed deeply, gratefully expressing, "Thank you, Immortal Venerable, for granting the technique. I am immensely grateful."

"This has yet to be said, as immortal techniques are not lightly granted! Once you have found the Gun God’s skeleton, I will teach you the Fire Extinguishing Immortal Technique." Taoyue Immortal Venerable said.

"The Immortal Venerable is right. I will find the Gun God’s skeleton as soon as possible." Zhao Sheng immediately promised upon hearing this.

"Very well! I am waiting in anticipation." Taoyue Immortal Venerable looked at him deeply, his gaze revealing a few hints of expectation.

Zhao Sheng bowed once more, then appropriately took his leave.

Taoyue Immortal Venerable did not insist on keeping him, and after giving him a few words of advice, allowed him to leave on his own.

Zhao Sheng respectfully descended from the high platform, then turned to walk down the cliff, quickly vanishing into the end of the Heavenly Sea.

...

Half a day later, Zhao Sheng successfully returned to Divine Land Ancestral Land and personally went to the deserted island to meet with the Ancestor.

He recounted the entire meeting with Taoyue Immortal Venerable, highlighting the special technique of the Fire Extinguishing Immortal Technique.

Even Zhao Xuanjing, who was widely knowledgeable, was quite astonished. As he, too, had never heard of this immortal technique, he was surprised Taoyue Immortal Venerable would be willing to impart it.

Although Zhao Xuanjing was somewhat perplexed, he repeatedly urged Zhao Sheng to seize this opportunity.

If the Zhao Family could obtain this Fire Extinguishing Immortal Technique, it would bring unimaginable benefits to the family’s future.

Zhao Xuanjing and Zhao Sheng were unaware of the thoughts of Taiyue Immortal Venerable and the other Worldly True Immortals who hoped the number of cultivators at the Crossing Tribulation Realm would increase.

Just like the Immortal Venerable said, the Immortal Technique should not be easily bestowed, but Taiyue saw Zhao Sheng had the potential for Ascension, which led him to impart the Technique.

As night fell, Zhao Sheng bid farewell to Zhao Xuanjing and returned to the Five Elements Cave Heaven.

Upon returning to the cave, Zhao Sheng immediately summoned Tu Zha, Mu Zha, and Shui Zha, and then issued several directives, instructing the Three Zhas to set off immediately.

The Three Zhas received their orders and promptly left the Five Elements Cave Heaven, setting out for various places across Heaven and Earth.

...

After the Three Zhas departed, Zhao Sheng did not rush to ascend to "Jixian Island" but continued to comprehend the Tao True Text.

No matter how important Taiyue Immortal Venerable’s matters were, they did not surpass the importance of his own safety.

Zhao Sheng had already decided that his main body would always preside over the Five Elements Cave Heaven, delegating all other matters to his avatars.

From that day onwards, amidst comprehending the Tao True Text, he began nurturing a third avatar of the Unification Realm.

Years flew by, with the first avatar returning to the cave heaven, and he immediately learned about the quest to find the Gun God’s Skeleton.

"The main body remains in the cave, while external affairs are freely handled by me!" After saying this, the first avatar disappeared into thin air with Jin Zha.

There was no need for more words; he had already returned to "Jixian Island."

...

Years later, the sky over Jixian Island remained as black as ink, while the island’s area had expanded tremendously, with everything on it having undergone drastic changes.

A glance revealed forests of ice mountains, rift valleys scattered everywhere, and a layer of crystal-clear ice clinging to the ground, making the island’s scenery entirely unfamiliar, with no trace of its past.

Zhao Sheng landed atop an ice mountain, where his powerful and unparalleled Will Heart Light suddenly swept out, quickly enveloping the entire Jixian Island.

Within one breath, he soon discovered seven Immortal Ruins Markets. Most were hidden within the ice mountains, though one lay beneath the ice wall at the island’s edge.

With a thought, Zhao Sheng transformed into a stream of Flowing Light, rushing towards the southwest of the island.

There stood the island’s largest Immortal Ruins Market.

Soon after, a thousand-foot ice peak in the island’s southwest collapsed, triggering the escape of nearly a hundred Immortal Ruins Guests.

Oddly, these terrified Immortal Ruins Guests did not flee back to the Lower Realm but instead raced towards the nearest rift valley.

Zhao Sheng hovered in the sky, watching the Immortal Ruins Guests leap into the rift valley’s depths one after another, soon hearing the continuous sounds of chiseling.

"In the bustling world, all turmoil is for profit; all the tumult is for gain."

Using profit to drive people has always been the best method to control them!

Zhao Sheng promised the Immortal Ruins Guests generous rewards to easily urge them into frantically chiseling downwards.

His intention was clear: he wanted to pierce through Jixian Island to see whether the island’s True Face matched his expectations.

Within just two Ruins days, the Immortal Ruins Guests had chiseled over three hundred feet of an underground tunnel.

However... their speed became progressively slower not only due to depleted energy but also because the deeper they chiseled, the harder the ice layer became.

By the third day, the number of Immortal Ruins Guests had sharply dwindled to one-tenth of their initial number.

At this point, only cultivators in the Returning to Void Realm who had awakened their Will Heart Light could barely continue chiseling further down.

Yet even then, they gradually found themselves unable to tackle the unbelievably hard ice layer.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Sheng had no choice but to personally intervene.

At this point, only cultivators in the Returning to Void Realm who had awakened their Will Heart Light could barely continue chiseling further down.

Yet even then, they gradually found themselves unable to tackle the unbelievably hard ice layer.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Sheng had no choice but to personally intervene.