Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension-Chapter 559 - 358: The Five Gods Return to Their Positions, Wishing to Cross Tribulation
Chapter 559 -358: The Five Gods Return to Their Positions, Wishing to Cross Tribulation
Winter had given way to summer, and in the blink of an eye, three years had passed.
It was early March, the warm sun was genial, moss in the small courtyard was just turning green, peach blossoms covered the trees, petals fluttered down in profusion, and the air was permeated with a captivating fragrance.
“Whether it’s the Outer Sword or the Inner Sword, both are in harmony with the Heart Sword. Sword Qi, Sword Intent, illusion and transformation, forming its own Sword Domain, both illusory and real, profoundly subtle… Only when the heart is true to the sword can the essence of the sword be realized!”
Daoist Que Yue looked at Zhao Sheng, who sat upright and solemn, and slowly said, “Sanbao, although you have exceptional talent and learn thrice with one hearing, your mind is too scattered. Talismans, pills, formations, magical treasures, Sword Dao, and many other magic skills, each is comprehensive and profound. Even those gifted need a lifetime to perhaps understand one fully. Yet you are greedy to master them all. Be careful, lest you end up mastering none!”
“Master’s teaching, I will bear in mind,” Zhao Sheng said solemnly, slightly lowering his head, and giving a salute with one hand.
Daoist Que Yue’s expression slightly brightened upon seeing this.
Initially, Daoist Que Yue had not taken this fifth disciple seriously, but as the disciple repeatedly revealed his extraordinary talent, he had grown fond of him and started treating him not just as a subject of study but as a true direct disciple.
“Master, I feel recently that my spirit has reached the state where essence, qi, and spirit merge as one. I know the opportunity for advancement is near and will soon find a place to seclude myself and cross the tribulation. Today, I come to bid farewell to you,” Zhao Sheng said.
Oh?
Daoist Que Yue stroked his long beard and asked, “Core Formation is perilous, and Heavenly Tribulation is hard to cross! Are the tribulation-avoiding formation, Golden Congealing Pill, and Tribulation Crossing Treasure all ready? Actually, our sect has a designated place for crossing tribulation, you needn’t go out on your own to do it.”
Zhao Sheng smiled faintly and declined, “Thank you for your kindness, Master, but I have been carefully planning my Core Formation for decades and have my own arrangements.”
A flash of Divine Light crossed Daoist Que Yue’s eyes, and with a flip of his hand, a head-sized bead emitting a dim light suddenly appeared in his palm.
This bead radiated a vast and terrifying pressure, and was pulsating like a heart, expanding and contracting continuously.
Zhao Sheng’s pupils slightly constricted, revealing a hint of surprise upon seeing this.
This bead was unmistakably the Soul Core of a Nascent Soul Realm Ghost King. Although the Ghost King’s spirit had been taken by someone else, this treasure was still priceless.
Even more importantly…
“Take this Soul Core and refine it. With this, your advancement is almost guaranteed,” Daoist Que Yue casually tossed the Soul Core into Zhao Sheng’s arms, his expression indifferent.
“This…thank you for this gift, Master!”
Zhao Sheng hesitated for a moment before accepting the Soul Core, then stood up and gave Daoist Que Yue a formal bow.
His primary cultivation technique was the Red Lotus Karma Fire Scripture, one of the Five Treasures Scripture of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
This Divine Skill had one particularly notable trait, which was also why it was listed among the Five Treasures Scripture: the Karma Fire burns “sins.”
It is said, “Accused by the heavens, there is no plea.”
Ghostly creatures and zombies defy the Heavenly Dao and are intolerable to heaven, thus they truly fit the phrase “accused by the heavens.”
The Karma Fire burning such beings is meritorious to heaven, and the Heavenly Dao naturally bestows merit.
According to the experiences compiled by generations of Heavenly Dao Sect’s predecessors, when breaking through a realm, if one can burn a malevolent being of a higher rank, the intensity of the Heavenly Tribulation is greatly reduced, thus significantly boosting the success rate of the breakthrough.
Daoist Que Yue actually being willing to give a Nascent Soul Soul Core to Zhao Sheng shows how much he values his disciple.
Daoist Que Yue gladly accepted the formal bow from his disciple and then gestured for Zhao Sheng to sit down and talk.
Once Zhao Sheng sat back down on the stone stool, Daoist Que Yue said, “Stretch out your hand.”
Understanding what was expected, Zhao Sheng skillfully rolled up his sleeve and extended his right arm.
Daoist Que Yue carefully tied a green branch to his right hand, the surface of the branch indistinctly shrouded, slightly moving and spilling patterns of light and shadow.
Zhao Sheng instantly recognized that this dried vine was a type of Spirit Vine unique to Cang Province, known as a Spirit Shadow Branch, a rare plant possessing dual attributes of reality and illusion.
“Disciple, fetch a jug of Thousand Spirit Wine for your master.”
“Master, please wait, I will be back soon.”
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Zhao Sheng calmly stated this, and then disappeared into thin air.
Daoist Que Yue stroked his beard, his face slightly hopeful.
Three breaths later, Zhao Sheng returned, holding a jug of wine with a fragrant aroma wafting from a white porcelain flask.
Daoist Que Yue beckoned with his hand, the Spirit Shadow Branch detached from Zhao Sheng’s wrist and flew into his hand, followed by a storm of Divine Thought swirling out and intensely probing into the branch.
Across the stone table, Zhao Sheng bowed his head, maintained his spirit, and remained quiet and silent.
A moment later, Daoist Que Yue’s face was expressionless, divine light pulsing in his palm, the Spirit Shadow Branch instantly turned into a pile of powder, drifting down.
“Master, any progress?” Zhao Sheng cautiously asked.
“Alas, it’s difficult! Still nothing. The Void Realm remains inscrutable to we lower cultivators,” Daoist Que Yue sighed deeply, his demeanor showing a hint of dejection.
Over the past three years, he had painstakingly researched Zhao Sheng’s gift of ‘Instantaneous Movement,’ but had had little success, only discovering that this rare gift seemed to be closely linked with the legendary Void Realm.
About the Void Realm, there wasn’t much documentation in the Heavenly Dao Sect, and Que Yue only knew that Mystic Crystals from beyond the territories came from the Void Realm, that the Void Realm was the yin side of the vast universe, and that it had nine layers of realms, among a few other snippets.
Beyond this, the Void Realm remained shrouded in layers of mystery, intangible, looked upon but untouchable.
Shortly after, Daoist Que Yue transformed into light and flew away, while Zhao Sheng stood under the Spiritual Peach Tree, gazing into the distant skies, his eyes reflecting a contemplative mood.
…
Half a month later, a tunneling light suddenly broke through the clouds and quickly descended at the foot of a beautiful, towering mountain.
