Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1711 - 922: Refining the Thunder Tribulation Crystal, Serendipity at the Lakebed (Part 2)

At the critical moment, a thick, resilient cyan light barrier appeared out of nowhere, forcibly blocking this wave of crimson thunder.

Zhao Dianli sat cross-legged at the array’s center, surrounded by surging mana fluctuations. The Longevity Seal hovering above his head was radiating brilliant spirit light.

The Longevity Seal is not only an ancient treasure but also the core of this Fourth-rank perpetual array. As long as the Longevity Seal remains intact, Zhao Dianli cannot be harmed in the slightest.

Within the Five Elements Cave Heaven, the intensity of the Divinity Transformation Thunder Tribulation was reduced by nearly eighty percent.

Although each subsequent stage of the Divinity Transformation Thunder Tribulation was increasingly fierce and formidable, Zhao Dianli, protected by ancient treasures and the Fourth-rank array, effortlessly endured the third level tribulation thunder and smoothly advanced to become a Divinity Transformation True Monarch.

As Zhao Dianli excitedly operated the mysterious skill, attempting to adapt to the dual transformation of flesh and primordial spirit, he was completely unaware of the anomaly above the tribulation cloud.

The tribulation clouds rapidly dissipated, and the thunder power that filled the void also drastically weakened.

At that moment, a figure appeared out of thin air in the depths of the tribulation cloud, and instantly, an intangible fluctuation of law spread out.

In a fraction of a moment, the remaining tribulation cloud and thunder power were compressed into a single mass.

Zhao Sheng waved his hand, and a crimson crystal the size of a head shot toward him, landing in his hand in an instant.

This crimson crystal is the extremely rare Thunder Tribulation Crystal Stone, a hundred times more precious than ordinary Principle Crystals.

Since the opening of the Five Elements Cave Heaven, thousands of people have crossed tribulations and achieved breakthroughs, with countless forming their Golden Core, and hundreds achieving the Nascent Soul. However, fewer than twenty have advanced to become Divinity Transformation True Monarchs.

It is known that only from the Divinity Transformation Thunder Tribulation onward is there a chance to form Thunder Tribulation Crystal Stones, and the success rate is dismally low.

Compared to other Unification Realm fellow Daoists, Zhao Sheng’s success rate in obtaining them is astonishingly high, simply because he practices the Five Elements Path and possesses exceptionally strong personal power.

After storing the Thunder Tribulation Crystal Stone, Zhao Sheng slightly bowed his head, his gaze falling on Zhao Dianli for a moment, secretly deciding to arrange a few "encounters" for him in the future.

With such excellent talents and qualities, how could he not cultivate several Wood Element Divine Powers!

A thought passed, and Zhao Sheng’s figure gradually faded, soon disappearing without a trace.

...

Winter had passed, and spring arrived, bringing the revival of all things.

The Southwest Mountains in Yu State were already lush and vibrant, full of lively vitality.

On this day, a magnificent, snow-white bird suddenly broke through the clouds, soaring toward the mountains below.

The majestic bird had wings spanning seven or eight zhang long, with a broad back that had a graceful young girl seated upon it.

The young girl was clad in goose-yellow attire, with a pure white treasure bead the size of a goose egg suspended overhead, enveloping her in a light shield that protected her.

In just seven or eight breaths, the majestic bird carried the young girl over the undulating mountains, reaching a vast plain.

Hundreds of li passed in a flash, and the graceful young girl suddenly exclaimed and then patted the bird’s back, speaking, "Da Bai, go down quickly, towards our target, the lake below."

The young girl’s voice was crisp and clean, like rolling beads falling on jade plates, sounding exceptionally pleasant.

Immediately after she spoke, the majestic bird suddenly folded its wings and dove down toward the lake below.

When it was less than ten zhang from the lake’s surface, the bird suddenly spread its wings wide, halting in mid-air gracefully, without any abruptness.

The graceful young girl leapt from the bird’s back, swiftly plunging into the lake, causing ripples to splash across the surface.

Before long, the young girl had submerged more than twenty zhang deep into the lake bottom, and a large patch of lush and dripping spirit grass came into view.

These spirit grasses stood straight and unbranched, appearing as if they were carved from top-grade jade, crystalline and translucent.

At this moment, clusters of cyan light surrounded the aquatic grasses, continuously shimmering brightly.

"This... so many Thousand-year-old Green Spirit Grasses! And those... could it be the legendary Kanli True Water?" Zhao Zhuojun looked at the abundant spirit grasses with an unusually excited expression.

What thrilled her even more were the droplets of Kanli True Water scattered amidst the spirit grass.

Kanli True Water is one of the legendary ten true waters. It usually forms in places where sea abysses and fire intersect, reputed as "Yang Fire in Water."

Countless masters in artifact refining and alchemy are drawn to it, for Kanli True Water can significantly enhance the quality of magical treasures and spirit pills.

After the initial excitement, Zhao Zhuojun suddenly felt puzzled.

It should be noted that this was neither a place where water and fire intersected nor a ten-thousand-feet sea abyss.

This was merely an ordinary lake, albeit with slightly denser spiritual energy, and it didn’t seem in any way capable of nurturing Kanli True Water.

Yet, at this lake bottom, not only did so many Thousand-year-old Green Spirit Grasses grow, but there was also a considerable presence of Kanli True Water — incredibly bizarre.

The scene before her was undeniably beyond her comprehension.

The more Zhao Zhuojun thought about it, the stranger it seemed. Just then, inspiration struck her as she recalled the ancient encounter her ancestor had in his youth.

In his youth, the ancestor had found several ancient scrolls and two ancient treasures at the bottom of an unnamed valley.

Thanks to this find, he rose to prominence and eventually became a high-cultivation Divinity Transformation True Monarch.

"Could it be... my ’mythical encounter’ has arrived?" Zhao Zhuojun was both surprised and joyful, hurriedly pulling out a sky-blue silk bag from her chest and tossing it away.

After flying several zhang away, the sky-blue silk bag suddenly expanded to four or five zhang in size.

Then, the bag’s mouth opened wide, with an immense suction force appearing out of nowhere. Nearby scattered droplets of Kanli True Water rose into the air and were absorbed into the silk bag.

Meanwhile, the Sumeru Bag roamed around, continuously absorbing the Kanli True Water into the bag.

On the other side, Zhao Zhuojun did not rush to collect the Thousand-year-old Green Spirit Grass but instead extended her Divine Sense, meticulously searching the lake bottom.

As time passed, the Kanli True Water was soon collected entirely, and Zhao Zhuojun had searched most of the lake bottom, eventually discovering an anomaly.

At the lake’s center, there existed an abyssal spring eye; the spiritual energy around it was extremely dense, occasionally mixed with a drop of Kanli True Water in the spring water.

"It’s... here!" Zhao Zhuojun’s eyes gleamed with brilliance as she hurriedly summoned the Three Yang Treasure Pearl, tossing it into the spring eye.

The treasure bead flashed through it, plunging over a hundred zhang beneath the ground in an instant, suddenly contacting something.

Zhao Zhuojun’s eyes sparkled sharply as she immediately manipulated the Three Yang Treasure Pearl to draw the treasure forth.

A few breaths later, the Three Yang Treasure Pearl emerged from the spring eye, with a golden bead the size of a dragon’s eye beside it.

Zhao Zhuojun grasped the golden bead, and her Divine Sense quickly infiltrated it.

Hmm?

Zhao Zhuojun was extremely surprised because she found no anomalies within the golden bead — it seemed like an ordinary golden bead.

No, it’s not!

She quickly noticed spiritual energy surging around, swiftly forming a spiritual energy vortex around the golden bead, with its center being the bead in her hand.

Witnessing this scene, Zhao Zhuojun suddenly realized she was incredibly lucky; this bead was certainly extraordinary, highly likely to be a legendary ancient treasure.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhuojun hurriedly stored the golden bead in the Sumeru Ring, then flew to the spirit grass cluster and began harvesting the Thousand-year-old Green Spirit Grass one by one.

Zhao Zhuojun’s mythical encounter had begun!

In the future, this golden bead would bring her even greater surprises.

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The expansive Five Elements Cave Heaven harbors many like Zhao Zhuojun who incidentally discovered Dao Golden Pearls.

Among those with deep cultivation like Zhao Yu Yan who has achieved primordial spirit, he has already glimpsed the Tao True Text within the golden beads.

Moreover, he obtained a peculiar cultivation technique called the Earth Veins Gathering Spirit Formula.

The Dao Golden Pearls are scattered across Yu, Qing, Yun, You, and Yue, the five continents, with Yu State having the most.

However, the Hongzhou and Mingzhou are predominantly demon clan continents and almost devoid of Dao Golden Pearls.

All of this was intentionally orchestrated by Zhao Sheng, the reason needing no further explanation.

After sowing the seeds, he need only patiently await, and eventually, he will reap abundant returns.

In fact, Zhao Sheng is unconcerned about who possesses the Dao Golden Pearls; his full attention is devoted to understanding the True Text and observing the operation of the Cave Heaven Laws.

Even when two avatars returned to the Cave Heaven several times, he could only spare two traces of spirit to absorb the "memories" brought back by the avatars.