Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1776: Chapter 956: One Hundred Thousand Times Gravity, Moss Jungle

Boom!

After a tremor shook the ground, a massive and deep handprint suddenly appeared on the ground.

The handprint was one and a half feet deep, with the palm lines visible in exquisite detail, as if it had been stamped on.

Such a cataclysmic strike left the present Venerables utterly astonished.

In the next moment, all the Tribulation Crossing Venerables fled like frightened rabbits, madly rushing out of the formation with a speed akin to electric light and thunder.

The way they fled without looking back seemed as if they had made some kind of resolve.

In an instant, the fierce battle abruptly stopped, leaving only eight Guardians within the formation who dared to stay.

Master Jiu Jie was shrouded in a layer of golden light, slowly putting his palms together, silently reciting the Buddha’s name, as his head gradually lowered.

Ancestor Tian Nan, Su Wu Divine Monarch, and the other six Guardians all looked horrified, not daring to approach for conversation for a moment.

On the other side of the ancient array, Zhao Sheng slowly retracted his right hand and looked indifferently at Ancestor Tian Nan and the six Guardians.

The next moment, his eyes turned cold, as he suddenly raised his hand, pointing at the six, and said coldly: “You six… what are you still doing inside the formation? I will only count to three. If you haven’t rolled out by then, you’ll leave your lives here!”

With those words, the faces of Ancestor Tian Nan and the others changed dramatically.

Among the six, the strongest Su Wu Divine Monarch squeezed out a slight smile and cautiously probed, “Mixed Element Daoist, you and I—”

“One,” Zhao Sheng counted with an indifferent expression, not caring what he had to say.

“Two,”

Zhao Sheng’s pace was neither fast nor slow, yet it made the six look extremely unpleasant.

They had guarded the ancient array for hundreds of years, waiting for an opportunity for ascension, only to be forcibly expelled, which naturally filled them with frustration and anger.

However, that earth-shattering palm had shattered their last ounce of fighting spirit, leaving them with no thought of resistance at all.

“It’s unfair! Why doesn’t the old bald monk Jiu Jie have to leave, yet we’re forced to go!” Ancestor Tian Nan, in a fit of rage, couldn’t help but shout loudly.

Hearing this, Zhao Sheng nodded slightly, thinking he had finally waited for this statement.

“Why?” Zhao Sheng showed a few degrees of a cold smile and suddenly turned to look at the silent old monk:

“Master Jiu Jie, tell us why?”

Master Jiu Jie had no choice but to step forward after hearing Zhao Sheng, putting his palms together: “Amitabha Buddha! Everyone misunderstood the Mixed Element Donor. I nearly lost my life just now, so… once I successfully ascend to the second level of heaven, I promise thirty strands of Immortal Qi!”

Before the words had finished, Ancestor Tian Nan’s eyes shone with divine light, and he immediately shouted: “I, too, am willing to offer thirty strands of Immortal Qi, just to ask Senior Mixed Element to show leniency and let me remain within the formation.”

“Damn it, surrendering so fast!

“Pah—”

“Shameless!”

“Spineless old geezer!”

Seeing this, the other five Guardians cursed silently to themselves, but openly, all five expressed their stance:

“I am also willing to offer thirty strands of Immortal Qi, just for Senior’s leniency for a few more months.”

“Su will also offer thirty strands of Immortal Qi.”

“As long as I can ascend to the next level, thirty strands of Immortal Qi, or even more, would be willingly given.”

When Absolute Evil Demon Venerable spoke, the other six Guardians glared threateningly.

Had it not been the wrong time, they would have shredded his mouth.

Zhao Sheng was slightly moved but quickly suppressed the idea of asking for more.

Changing conditions so soon is disgraceful!

He, a Three Tribulations Great Venerable, must maintain face!

“Since you all show sincerity, it’s not right for me to not show some courtesy. Okay, you don’t have to leave.”

Speaking here, his tone shifted coldly: “I am not a patient man. Do not let me wait too long, nor think to hide away. If I find you later, then your fate… hehe!”

Zhao Sheng chuckled, a laugh filled with indescribable killing intent.

Ancestor Tian Nan and the others felt a chill, hurriedly shaking their heads and assuring, vying to guarantee they wouldn’t evade their debts.

Though this passage seemed lengthy, it actually took less than three breaths.

Everyone communicated through Divine Thought, interacting with incredible speed!

Zhao Sheng nodded with satisfaction, ready to say a few pleasantries.

But then, the light column of the ancient array suddenly brightened dramatically, and a powerful, irresistible suction came from above, instantly enveloping Zhao Sheng, Jiu Jie, and the eight Venerables.

In an instant, Zhao Sheng soared into the sky, and the surrounding void became incredibly silent, with dazzling white light blocking his vision and isolating him from all external sounds.

In the blink of an eye, time seemed infinitely elongated, and his thoughts slowed down significantly.

Simultaneously, he truly felt his flesh being stretched longer and longer by a powerful gravity, drawn out like a “silk string” penetrating past, present, and future.

…

The sky is vast, and yellow sand fills the air.

When Zhao Sheng’s consciousness regained clarity, he realized the surroundings had changed dramatically, evidently becoming a very unfamiliar world.

Looking up at the sky, the heavenly vault was incredibly dark and deep, with faint light scattered across it, making the heavenly curtain appear even more illusory, mysterious, and uncanny!

Zhao Sheng moved his limbs a little, feeling somewhat strained.

Startled in his heart, he silently sensed for a moment and quickly confirmed that the gravity of this place was seven or eight times higher than the previous level of the Honghuang Continent.

This demon had gravity nearly seven to eight thousand times higher than the Taiyi Spirit Realm.

In such an astonishing gravity environment, ordinary ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Iron would be directly crushed into a thin sheet of iron. A Divinity Transformation True Monarch wouldn’t last even one breath before being crushed into flesh; even a Half-Immortal of the Void wouldn’t be able to endure for long.

Even those with Unification Realm Great Power would probably not be able to adapt to the extremely harsh environment here.

Looking around, the ground was as flat as a mirror, with most places still barren, covered with gravel.

However, three hundred miles away at the desert’s edge, the soil turned dark and fertile, with tiny dots of greenery scattered around, showing signs of vitality.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Sheng’s eyes slightly narrowed, and immediately his sleeve shook, releasing a crystal-clear cobblestone from it.

The cobblestone smashed heavily into the sand layer, disappearing without a trace.

In the next moment, the sand layer suddenly churned, and an incredibly majestic White Jade Qilin burst out of the sand, flying toward Zhao Sheng.

At first glance, the originally giant Jade Qilin suddenly shrank significantly, resembling a white jade “donkey.”

Zhao Sheng stepped forward, stroked the Qilin’s back, and found the height only reached his waist, feeling a bit disappointed.

The Stone Spirit, connected to him in spirit, immediately complained to the heavens: “Master, you don’t take a look at what kind of ghost place this is. We are already doing our utmost just to maintain our current state. If Master can’t stand it, why not let us rest inside the mirror and save our immense energy.”

“Chattering and hoping for laziness, not a chance!” Zhao Sheng knocked its head forcefully, then stepped onto it:

“Go west.”

The Stone Spirit staggered a couple of times and then steadied itself. It raised its head to gaze west, suddenly widening its eyes, with a piercing light appearing in its pupils.

“Master, hold on tight!”

Before the roar faded, the Jade Qilin rapidly dashed forward…

…

An hour later, the Jade Qilin lay on the ground, panting heavily, then buried its head and started munching the soil with large gulps.

Zhao Sheng dismounted the Qilin’s back, stepping onto the ground filled with lush greenery.

Looking around, the ground was covered with a thin layer of tender green moss.

The moss was like a ground garment, not only covering the dark ground but also spreading over an area of seventy or eighty miles, resembling a sizable tundra.

Zhao Sheng squatted down, his gaze falling on a patch of moss.

In an instant, his vision expanded infinitely, and the moss grew larger and larger.

As his field of view transitioned from macro to the microscopic world, everything before him underwent a dramatic change.

The moss transformed into an endless jungle, with countless towering trees rising from the ground. The massive tree crowns densely packed together, forming a continuous canopy, making the ground beneath exceptionally dark, almost devoid of any daylight.

What made him feel particularly strange was that these ancient trees, often thousands of feet tall, stood upon a ground surprisingly free of a thick layer of humus, entirely devoid of other weed vegetation.

All there were were green-leafed, white-branched small trees, shaped like pines and cypresses.

This endless ancient woodland actually had only one type of tree, with no second species present.

Suddenly, a wisp of Divine Thought descended from the sky, landing on the ground, immediately condensing into another “Zhao Sheng.”

Zhao Sheng examined the surrounding ancient trees with a curious gaze, murmuring to himself, “Strange, extremely strange!”

After speaking, he let go of his spirit, wanting to merge into this exceptionally peculiar jungle.

But in the next moment, he suddenly felt a sense of rejection from the jungle and then a faint hostility emerged from it.

In his surprise, Zhao Sheng discovered something even more significant.

He was astonished to find that above the jungle, there were drifting strands of greenish-blue “Radiant Light,” some long, some short, but very rarely present.

“Tsk tsk, Tao Spirit Mechanism! It seems this place is quite peculiar!” Zhao Sheng clicked his tongue in wonder, immediately releasing a wisp of Divine Thought to capture the nearest strand of Tao Spirit Mechanism.

Two breaths later, his face suddenly showed a thoughtful expression, then he slapped this strand of Tao Spirit Mechanism into an ancient tree beside him.

In the next moment, this towering ancient tree, ten people holding hands in circumference, its trunk covered with scaly wooden patterns, suddenly shook, and the massive tree crown instantly lit up with layers of Light Halo.

The Light Halo spread out, soon enveloping nearly a hundred “small pines and cypresses” on the ground.

In the next instant, nearly a hundred small trees visibly grew taller and thicker, quickly producing more branches and green leaves.

Moments later, the ancient tree abruptly shot up to over seven hundred feet, its diameter expanding to thirteen or fourteen people holding hands in circumference, simultaneously emitting a very majestic life force.

Zhao Sheng gradually furrowed his brow, suddenly realizing this jungle was more peculiar than he imagined.

After pondering for a moment, his figure suddenly vanished into thin air.

In the external world,

Zhao Sheng slowly stood up, glancing over the lively green “tundra,” then opened his mouth, inhaling sharply.

Instantly, a fierce wind rose from the ground!

Zhao Sheng’s mouth grew larger and larger, the inhalation sounding like a giant whale swallowing the sea, seemingly endless.

As time passed, the tender green “moss” covering the ground gradually lost its vitality, with some withering away and others slowly turning to ashes.

At the same time, tens of thousands of strands of Tao Spirit Mechanism were absorbed into his body.