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Chapter 351: Offering My Body For The Sake Of The Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty
The status of the white-clad female was clearly extraordinary.
She was the most beloved daughter of the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty's Emperor Shi. At the same time, she was also one of the most beloved descendants of Huang Shi.
Since the day she was born, she had already been tested positive for one of the rarest constitutions—τhe Linglong Sage Body. As a result, Huang Shi himself had bestowed her the name "Shi Linglong".
The number of people in the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty who had such a constitution could be counted on one hand.
And Shi Linglong did not disappoint. Since a young age, she had shown incredible intelligence and could master all sorts of techniques on her first try. She could even come up with her own concepts and improve on certain techniques.
Whether it was constitution or ability to understand, Shi Linglong was one of the top prodigies across the five regions. Even more precious was the fact that these two attributes were perfectly merged into one with her.
There were many female prodigies in Middle Ground, but no one could compare to Shi Linglong.
Otherwise, Southern Border's Nirvana Mountain Phoenix race would never have let their princess, Feng Wu, sign a Phoenix God contract with her.
Shi Linglong was only in her early 20s now, but her cultivation level was already at the Nascent Soul stage. And her foundation was extremely solid. She had once been in the top 10 of the Golden Core List in Middle Ground.
It should be pointed out that Middle Ground prodigies were generally more powerful than those from the other regions. Middle Ground was the true competitive ground for prodigies.
When Middle Ground was at its peak, the most powerful Golden Core prodigies from other regions would enter the place to challenge. But they could not even make it to the top 10.
Even when Middle Ground was declining, the top-ranking prodigy on the Golden Core List remained indomitable and reigned over all the same-generation prodigies across the other four regions.
As a result, Middle Ground prodigies were always arrogant and superior when it came to prodigies from the other regions. This was a sense of entitlement accumulated and passed down from their predecessors!
Otherwise, Qi Shaoxuan would not have wanted to dominate Eastern Wilderness, North Sea, West Desert, and Southern Border first before finally turning his attention to Middle Ground. As proud as he was, he had to admit that the Middle Ground prodigies were extremely powerful.
If he didn't accumulate some battle experience first and establish his status as an indomitable figure, it would be challenging for him to compete with the most powerful prodigies in Middle Ground.
It should be pointed out that after the Golden Crow Thearch's Immortal Abode Island opened, Middle Ground sent forth quite a number of young prodigies to explore.
But because of some internal politics, the number of Middle Ground prodigies who had come forth was far below that of the other regions. And the most powerful of them all had yet to come.
Princess Linglong was one of the most powerful amongst the Middle Ground prodigies who had come for the trial. She was initially dismissive of the prodigies from the other regions and completely disregarded them.
As a result, she was totally shocked by Shen Tian's aura.
She could feel her Sword Heart vibrating from the excitement of battle and even a vague sense of fear!
Her own Sword Heart would never deceive her!
What did this mean?
It meant that this prodigy was powerful enough to go against her. And there was a very high chance that he was more powerful than her and could defeat her.
This was a major blow to the haughty Princess Lingling. For a moment there, she was unable to accept that fact.
"As powerful as he is, he cannot possibly compare to Cousin Tianzi. But even so, he should be able to rank among the top five," Princess Linglong muttered to herself as her eyes glittered with intense interest. "This aura feels like it was created from a lightning-attribute imperial sutra. Could it be the new Saint from the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground?"
The Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty reigned over the five regions and had a deep understanding of all the sacred grounds, races, and forbidden areas.
As Emperor Shi's most beloved princess, Shi Linglong naturally had a very thorough knowledge of the five regions' latest news.
According to the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty records, the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground used to be the most powerful in Eastern Wilderness. It could even stand up against the top three sacred grounds in Middle Ground.
Unfortunately, the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground had declined after that incident and never managed to rise again after that.
Nonetheless, the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground's providence started improving over the past 1,000 years, and they managed to produce several exceptional prodigies. There had been signs of their resurgence.
Especially since the sudden appearance of their new Saint, their luck had been freakishly good.
If the Purple Mansion Saint's domination over Eastern Wilderness was enough to give a slight pressure to the Middle Ground prodigies, then the news of this Divine Firmament Saint was enough to make Emperor Shi take notice.
Even before this Immortal Abode Island trial, Emperor Shi had specially instructed Shi Linglong to maintain good relations with the Divine Firmament Saint if possible.
Shi Linglong had been unconvinced as she thought it was completely unnecessary. But after sensing Shen Tian's aura, she was reconsidering her father's suggestion.
A prodigy as powerful as this, it is better to be on his good side!
It would be best if she could become good friends with him. After all, you could never have too many allies.
"Feng Wu, let's go take a look at that Divine Firmament Saint!"
Princess Linglong patted the wings of the Phoenix below her. She slowly stood up and exuded a harsh sword aura, which felt like it could slice through the heavens and annihilate all her enemies!
Since they were going to meet each other, she must let the other party see her true abilities. Otherwise, given how prodigies usually were, he might completely disregard her.
There was a saying that went, "No discord, no concord." For true prodigies, this was often true.
Swoosh!
A dazzling fire made half the sky glow red. Shi Linglong looked as if she had merged as one with the Phoenix, becoming a streak of red light shooting straight toward Shen Tian.
Closer!
Even closer now!
As the distance between them narrowed, Shi Linglong could feel the pressure increase.
At the start, she was still thinking of sparring with Shen Tian to test his abilities. But now, she had completely given up on that notion.
She could already feel that Shen Tian's powers were far beyond her own.
She might not even be able to endure it if Shen Tian wanted to test her mettle. She might have to concede defeat after just a few blows.
Father was right. The Divine Firmament Sacred Ground has produced a great prodigy! I had underestimated the Divine Firmament Saint. He's not just in the top five. He is likely powerful enough to be in the top three.
Apart from Cousin Tianzi, no one would be able to defeat him!
I am definitely allying myself with this prodigy! As long as I don't have to offer up my physical body, I am willing to pay any price!
The golden lightning glow finally appeared before Shi Linglong.
Shi Linglong saw the figure engulfed inside through that golden lightning glow.
That svelte figure, those dazzling golden wings, the dashing armor, that mighty aura—it was extraordinary.
But even all those seemed to pale in comparison to that indescribably handsome face.
After seeing that man's face, Princess Linglong only had one thought on her mind. She was thinking that actually... For the sake of the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty's future...
She might be willing to offer up her physical body!
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Chapter 352: Princess Linglong VS Divine Firmament Saintess
Currently, Princess Linglong was extremely conflicted.
Although she was the princess of the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty—with countless people flocking around and currying favor with her since she enjoyed a high status—in fact, Princess Linglong did not have much experience of dealing with people. The number of people that had the qualifications for her to take the initiative to get closer to was just too little, after all.
In the past, others would passionately approach Princess Linglong to cotton up to her each time she appeared before people.
However, Princess Linglong always seemed disinterested.
Even if she did converse with them, it would just be out of politeness.
It could be said that only in front of the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty's strongest prodigy, that legendary young paragon, would Princess Linglong feel inferior.
However, Princess Linglong was currently feeling the same sense of inferiority once again and was even more nervous than when facing that young paragon.
No matter how excellent that young paragon was, he was still Princess Linglong's cousin.
On the other hand, it was her first time meeting this extraordinary and peerless young Saint.
Princess Linglong's face turned red, and she felt flustered.
I'm about to meet the Divine Firmament Saint, but how should I greet him?
I heard that the first impression of girls is extremely important to guys. Thus, I should never leave a bad impression.
Or else, how do I recruit such an excellent talent for the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty or complete the mission my father gave me?
Should I take the initiative to step forward, then cup my fists and say, "I am the princess of the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty, could I travel with you?
No, it would make me seem too frivolous. Ladies should not be too proactive.
What if he mercilessly rejects me? Wouldn't it make me look bad then?
Or should I directly control my sword aura to spar with the Divine Firmament Saint, then retreat and strike a pose when we're locked in battle?
This method of appearing was quite flashy, but Princess Linglong was worried she would not be Shen Tian's match.
What if I suffer a crushing defeat before we're locked in battle?
Also, is it not lady-like to fight right when we meet?
Princess Linglong stood proudly on the Phoenix's back, and the white jade sword behind her released an extremely sharp aura, which surged toward the sky.
Meanwhile, she only stood in front of Shen Tian and the others, blocking their way. She kept quiet as she looked at everyone, but her eyes betrayed that she was conflicted.
She was a girl with social phobia, so it was definitely extremely frightening when meeting a boy that she wanted to associate with.
If it was not for completing her father's orders, Princess Linglong would have already shied away long ago.
Taking the initiative to talk with a handsome man was just too difficult!
Besides Princess Linglong, who was in extreme conflict in front of Shen Tian, the eyes of Zhang Yunxi, who was beside Shen Tian, also gradually turned dangerous.
She glared at Princess Linglong and felt threatened from looking at her face.
Damn it! This b*tch must be another woman that is coveting my Junior Brother's body!
And she's even riding a Phoenix, so her identity is not simple!
The White Tiger avatar behind Zhang Yunxi instantly covered the whole sky.
Her eyes shot daggers at Princess Linglong. "Who are you, and why are you obstructing us?"
Sometimes, there was no need to speak for communication between women.
Maybe just one look was enough to understand everything.
Princess Linglong's attention turned from Shen Tian to Zhang Yunxi.
The blush on her face disappeared, and she gradually turned indifferent and cold as she stood there in a noble manner.
Princess Linglong's white jade sword shone brightly in divine light as it landed in her hands. She stared straight at Zhang Yunxi. "You must be the Divine Firmament Saintess!"
Zhang Yunxi looked at Princess Linglong coldly. "What do you want to say?"
Princess Linglong smiled and said, "I am the ninth princess of the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty, Shi Linglong. I was ranked sixth on Middle Ground's Golden Core List.
"I heard that when it comes to Eastern Wilderness' young generation, the Divine Firmament Saint is the most talented among all men while the Divine Firmament Saintess is the most outstanding one among all women. I am very interested in you."
Princess Linglong secretly glanced at Shen Tian, and her face turned slightly red again.
I have to think of a way to attract his attention!
Princess Linglong said, "I can vaguely sense that your cultivation level is only half a step away from the Nascent Soul stage, and I reached the Nascent Soul stage not long ago.
"Zhang Yunxi, do you dare to spar with me on the same cultivation level? I can suppress my cultivation level to the Golden Core stage.
"If you still have concerns, then I could also tie my left hand and fight you with one hand."
Provoking me much?
Suppressing your cultivation level to the Golden Core stage and even tying your left hand to fight me?
Only the one who wins is worthy of standing beside Junior Brother?
Zhang Yunxi's mouth twitched. She understood what Princess Linglong was thinking.
Damn it! Not only that old female Dragon scoundrel, but even you dare to be so arrogant in front of me!?
Zhang Yunxi clenched her fist, and the White Tiger avatar behind her instantly shone so brightly it was unprecedented.
Roar!
Golden Mixed Divine Lightning filled the whole sky, while Zhang Yunxi's aura increased to the extreme.
A resplendent Golden Core with nine mysterious Divine Emblems carved on it gradually hovered over Zhang Yunxi's head.
"So you're the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty's ninth princess. I've heard a lot about you and have always been curious about you as well."
Zhang Yunxi's eyes were as pressing as lightning, as she stared daggers at Princess Linglong and walked toward her. Her aura was increasing at a fearsome speed with each step Zhang Yunxi took.
It was unknown when, but the White Tiger Sword had already appeared in Zhang Yunxi's hands.
"There's no need to suppress your cultivation level. The Nascent Soul stage is nothing to me, and I don't mind fighting with you now!"
Just as she finished, Zhang Yunxi took another step, and the radiance of her Golden Core, which was carved with nine and a half Divine Emblems, soared once again.
Cracks appeared on the surface of Zhang Yunxi's Golden Core, and brilliant purple light was emitted from within—that was the color which belonged to Zhang Yunxi's Nascent Soul!
At the same time, her tenth Divine Emblem gradually appeared!
Half-step Golden Core Tenth Refinement Stage!
Princess Linglong looked straight at Zhang Yunxi, her eyes turning serious.
She acknowledged that she had underestimated this opponent in front of her. Zhang Yunxi was much stronger than she had imagined!
At least, Zhang Yunxi, someone from a backward place like Eastern Wilderness, was half a step away from the Golden Core Tenth Firmament Stage. It was extremely rare and incredible!
"You have the qualifications to earn my respect. I'll take back my words of oppressing my cultivation level and using one hand to fight you."
Princess Linglong said calmly, "Break through first! I'll wait for you!"
Zhang Yunxi's face was filled with battle intent. "Why wait until I break through? I could defeat you today and use you to prove my Dao!"
Just as she finished, the White Tiger avatar behind Zhang Yunxi roared into the sky, and the fabrics of space were instantly smashed into countless pieces, which scattered in all directions.
Roar!
The two ladies holding longswords directly started fighting in the air. Golden lighting and exquisite divine light crossed paths, each of them occupying half of the sky. They were neck to neck.
Zhang Yunxi's aura kept on growing stronger while Princess Linglong's strength was also unfathomable—they were fighting on par!
No one dared to anyhow get close to them. Their battle was extremely violent, after all.
Even someone as powerful as Fang Chang did not dare to act rashly.
A person trying to mediate a fight between women would most likely only end up in a sorry state.
Unless that person was... the one that they liked!
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Chapter 353: Shen Tian Suppressing Two Women, The Glory Of All Men!
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It must be said that Zhang Yunxi and Princess Linglong were both extremely strong and powerful female prodigies.
They might be young but possessed extraordinary battle prowess. They were definitely amongst the top of their generation.
Some of those older practitioners even felt a deep sense of lamentation as they watched those two girls fight it out. It was exactly like the saying, "The new generation overtakes the previous one, like waves crashing upon the shore".
Mixed Element White Tiger Fire Sword!
Nine Heavens Black Linglong Sword!
The two girls were both dressed in white and wielded swords. They moved as gracefully as female deities descended on earth.
Their sword auras spread for tens of thousands of feet, harsh, sharp lights dazzling the entire Immortal Abode Island!
The White Tiger Sword and the Linglong Star Sword clashed over and over again, lighting up the skies with a mighty sword glow.
The fabrics of space surrounding the two girls turned to dust as they fought. Black spider-like cracks appeared all over, like a scene from Armageddon.
How was this a battle between two new Nascent Soul practitioners? It would be completely believable if one said that they were both Heavenly Venerable cultivators!
Fang Chang and Zhang Yunting exchanged rueful looks.
Junior Sister seems to have grown stronger!
Zhang Yunting, Fang Chang, and Zhang Yunxi had always been touted as Divine Firmament's three most powerful prodigies. But Zhang Yunxi was always recognized as the weakest of the three.
Ever since she got to know Shen Tian, Zhang Yunxi had absorbed large amounts of Mixed Divine Lightning and practiced the Decalamity forbidden chapter. From there, her powers had grown tremendously.
Following that, she had also been training at the God of War Pagoda and had benefited from the enlightenment tea and other such fortuitous opportunities. Her powers had improved even further.
More importantly, her desire to become stronger had increased dramatically after meeting Shen Tian.
Over the six months after Shen Tian had left the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground with Ao Bing, Fang Chang and Zhang Yunting had personally witnessed just how hard Zhang Yunxi trained.
The level of effort she had put in was mind-blowing!
And she was now reaping the benefits of her hard work. The fruits of her labor were evident.
Rising from the Golden Core Seventh Refinement Stage to nearly the 10th Refinement Stage in just one year. And successfully cracking her Golden Core to form the Nascent Soul!
Whether it was Eastern Wilderness, Middle Ground, or across all five regions, this level of progress was just earth-shattering!
If they were to redo the Golden Core List, Zhang Yunxi would easily take the number two spot. She would be able to defeat the third place with just the flick of her wrist.
Of course, she was still far from being able to take the top spot.
Multiple figures stood erect inside a very secret void pocket.
They all exuded very powerful Sage-level auras.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, who had just sold out his own Senior Brother, was amongst them.
A burly middle-aged man dressed in a regal robe smiled. "Sacred Leader Zhang, you are so blessed. You have so many mighty prodigies under you. And your own daughter is also so spectacular."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura rippled lightly. He also spoke very politely. "Emperor, you are too kind. My daughter is nothing compared to Princess Linglong."
The middle-aged man smiled again. "I have heard many good things about your sacred ground's current generation. Your top five prodigies are second to none in Eastern Wilderness, and they are all your direct disciples. This is something truly commendable."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura rippled. "They have all worked hard to get to where they are now. I only offered some guidance."
The Emperor spoke again. "The Divine Firmament Saint is the most extraordinary amongst your top five. I heard that he is the number one most handsome man in Eastern Wilderness, a well as the most powerful amongst his peers. He's even able to suppress the Golden Core 10th Refinement Stage Qi Shaoxuan.
"I didn't think much of it when I first heard it. But now I can see that those rumors were not at all an exaggeration!
"I have finally witnessed the Divine Firmament Saint's powers, and it is like seeing you in your youth again.
"It is indeed nostalgic. One can't help sighing at the sight. Sacred Leader, you now have someone who can take on your mantle."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura vibrated intensely, but his voice remained impassive. "Ahem, you are too kind in your compliments.
"Tian'er is indeed extraordinarily handsome and reminds me of my younger days. But talent-wise, he has yet to reach his full potential.
"Young folks need a lot of practice and experience to be able to reach the heights of their cultivation potential. I am just an advisor to Tian'er.
"My contribution is not worth mentioning at all!"
Hehehehehe~
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty's Emperor chatted on as Zhang Yunxi, and Princess Linglong continued to fight. There was still no clear winner to their battle.
Princess Linglong had her pride and didn't take advantage of the fact that Zhang Yunxi was still a little unstable from her fresh breakthrough. She just slowly worked her way to victory.
No matter how powerful Zhang Yunxi's White Tiger Sword was, it was still nullified by Princess Linglong's Star Sword. She was unable to pose any threat to Princess Linglong.
Nonetheless, as Zhang Yunxi started getting used to her new level, Princess Linglong's expression also started to turn serious. She no longer looked as dismissive as before.
The battle tempo started to get increasingly faster and more aggressive.
If they continued battling in this manner, they might end up really hurting each other.
At this moment, a smooth voice rang out. "Senior Sister, Princess, can you two stop fighting as a favor to me?"
A dazzling figure appeared between Zhang Yunxi and Princess Linglong.
At this point, the two ladies were already going all in and attacking each other with all their might.
The fight was so serious that the space between them was already a "no-go zone".
However, Shen Tian had managed to force himself into that space!
Clang!
The sword intent tore through the fabrics of space as sword light burst out in dazzling streaks.
The White Tiger Sword and Star Sword were both shooting toward that figure.
No!
Zhang Yunxi and Princess Linglong's eyes were filled with panic as they instinctively tried to draw back their swords.
But their sword intent had already reached the point of no return.
The two peerless sword auras continued straight toward Shen Tian.
Everyone was holding their breath at this moment.
Clang!
The clear ringing of a sword echoed endlessly.
Shen Tian stood there proudly between the two girls. His arms were extended, the forefingers and middle fingers of both hands clasped tightly together!
The vibrating sword tips were being held firmly between Shen Tian's fingers. No matter how the sword intent tried to surge, it was unable to move Shen Tian's fingers at all.
Everyone was completely flabbergasted.
The Divine Firmament Saint was so powerful!
Incredible!
An intense look of respect filled the eyes of the Divine Firmament disciples.
No matter how much those women fuss, he can suppress them all.
The Saint is indeed domineering. He is the glory of all men!
Eunuch Gui looked very pleased.
Concubine Lan would be so happy~
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Chapter 354: He Definitely Likes Me!
So powerful!
So dominating!
I like him so much!
All female creatures would instinctively like the strong.
However, as humans, the most intelligent beings in the world, they sometimes emphasized appearances rather than strength.
Thus, when a man with good looks and strength appeared, his attraction toward women would definitely be fatal!
Princess Linglong looked toward Shen Tian with infatuation. That figure in the Golden Divine Armor had already been imprinted in her mind and heart.
The Divine Firmament Saint's strength is indeed extraordinary as he's able to receive my Heaven Sword Aura so easily with one hand. I must definitely become friends with him for the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty's sake!
Yeap, even if I have to resort to giving myself to him!
That was what Princess Linglong was thinking, but Shen Tian did not know that.
He was only looking at Princess Linglong's forehead, and he seemed to be extremely concentrated.
That also made Zhang Yunxi's fair and pretty face gradually darken while Princess Linglong's face, which was also fair and clear, turned redder.
Why is the Divine Firmament Saint staring at me so intensely? Is it possible that he has fallen in love with me at first sight? Oh my, it's really embarrassing!
Princess Linglong turned her face away. "Divine Firmament Saintess, you are indeed exceptionally strong. Let's spar again in the future."
Shen Tian smiled and said, "Princess, you did not take advantage of Senior Sister when she was breaking through. As expected of the Celestial Dynasty's princess, you have a noble demeanor. Are you willing to travel with us?"
What!?
The Divine Firmament Saint is inviting me to travel together with him?
Why is he so passionate when this is only the first time we met? He definitely likes me!
Princess Linglong's face turned even redder as she sheathed her white jade sword. "Since the Saint has invited me with such enthusiasm, it would be impolite to decline."
Zhang Yunxi, "..."
How is Junior Brother enthusiastic?
He only looked at your forehead and invited you out of politeness.
However, why did Junior Brother look at Princess Linglong's forehead? It can't be because that princess' forehead is better-looking than mine, right?
But speaking of which, Junior Brother's taste for girls is truly strange. Others would look at a beauty's face, chest, or legs, but why is he staring at her forehead?
Zhang Yunxi started to let her imagination run wild again.
Frankly speaking, her impression of Princess Linglong was quite good as she was truly a woman of noble character.
Normally, if your opponent started breaking through when fighting, it would already be quite good if you did not interrupt your opponent and cause them to suffer a Qi Deviation.
However, not only had Princess Linglong not interrupted Zhang Yunxi's breakthrough, but she had even secretly released just the right amount of pressure at the correct timing to help Zhang Yunxi.
Zhang Yunxi, who was originally at the peak of Golden Core Ninth Refinement Stage, had broken through to half a step away from Golden Core Tenth Refinement Stage when she was enraged.
In the end, the battle between Zhang Yunxi and Princess Linglong had allowed Zhang Yunxi to take the last half step and reach the true Golden Core Tenth Refinement Stage.
From a certain point of view, Zhang Yunxi even owed Princess Linglong a huge favor.
If Princess Linglong did not covet my Junior Brother, I might even become good friends with her. It's a pity that the only one who can stand beside Junior Brother is me!
Invisible sparks started flying in the air.
However, Princess Linglong had indeed joined Shen Tian and the others as she wished, so she was currently elated and even wanted to sing her joy out.
Meanwhile, Princess Linglong's Phoenix had transformed into a young red-clothed girl. She was about 10 years old and had two red braids.
She looked quite cute!
The reason Princess Linglong had strongly demanded to come to Immortal Abode Island was mainly to accompany Feng Wu to devour fire essence. The fire spirits' crystals were extremely beneficial to the Phoenix race. They could improve their strength, and it could be said to be a godsend!
The little red-haired loli would take crystals out of her pocket, throw them into her mouth, and start chewing from time to time.
Her expression of enjoyment made her look like she was chewing sugar beans.
They moved swiftly under Shen Tian's lead and almost did not encounter any obstructions.
Shortly after, they arrived in front of a certain enormous lake at the west of Immortal Abode Island. The fire-attribute Spirit Qi here was extremely thin, or it could be said that the fire-attribute Spirit Qi was ridiculously little, as if there was no fire-attribute Spirit Qi at all. It was slightly strange.
After all, this was Immortal Abode Island, the core Bodhimanda of the Golden Crow Thearch. There ought to be fire-attribute Spirit Qi everywhere.
Zhao Hao's expression changed slightly, and he took a deep breath before speaking. "Senior Brother, I think something is wrong."
An abundance of Nan Ming Li Fire surged out of Zhao Hao's body, and the flames shook vigorously. It was as if they had encountered something incredible and were shivering.
Shen Tian revealed a smile as if he knew what was about to happen and that everything was under his control.
"There's no need to forcibly control the exceptional fire's reaction. It's normal behavior.
"This is the Bodhimanda of the Golden Crow Thearch when he was still alive. The Golden Crow Thearch cultivated the Imperial Sutra of Sun and was in control of the True Sun Fire, which is the emperor of flames.
"Although the Nan Ming Li Fire is still the overlord of flames, an overlord will still need to submit in front of the emperor."
Zhao Hao's expression changed drastically. "Senior Brother, you mean that there's True Sun Fire nearby?"
That was a fearsome existence ranked second on the Exceptional Fire List. According to rumors, it was the Sun Star's raging, inextinguishable fire that could burn anything in the world.
This frightening fire had killed numerous Perfected Immortals and Thearchs.
If there was really an ownerless True Sun Fire nearby, even Sages might not be able to handle it once it went out of control. It might cause huge troubles.
"You don't need to worry. Nothing will go wrong with me here." Shen Tian looked at Zhao Hao's forehead before smiling and said, "There's indeed something in this lake. It's just not the Sun True Fire."
After finishing, Shen Tian slowly stretched out his right hand.
The extremely intense Nan Ming Li Fire instantly compressed to the maximum, and even the space was burned until it was twisted. It was evident that the current Nan Ming Li Fire was extraordinarily powerful.
The little red-haired loli widened her eyes, which were filled with longing. "It's the Nan Ming Li Fire!"
Although the Nan Ming Li Fire was tenth on the Exceptional Fire List, it did not exist only in the five regions. It was also Southern Border's Nirvana Mountain's heritage exceptional fire.
Southern Border's peerless mighty being, the Immortal Phoenix Queen, also possessed the Nan Ming Li Fire and could unleash its power to an unimaginable degree that would surpass even the top five fireσ on the Exceptional Fire List.
Feng Wu had heard of the Immortal Phoenix Queen's legends since young, so she was naturally familiar with the Nan Ming Li Fire.
It was a pity that the Nan Ming Li Fire, which Shen Tian had formed was not given to her, but it was instead thrown into that huge lake.
Rumble!
This lake was 10,000 feet in circumference, and there was no fire-attribute Spirit Qi at all.
However, when the Nan Ming Li Fire landed on the lake's surface, the whole lake immediately turned into a sea of flames.
Endless fire-attribute Spirit Qi was released from the lake at that moment and transformed into a divine bird raging with flames before soaring straight into the sky. It looked just like a mighty red sun!
Rumble!
Rumble, rumble!
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
A dull thud reverberated throughout the sea of flames, like a deafening clap of thunder, and shocked everyone.
At the same time, an ancient crimson tablet gradually rose from the bottom of the lake, and it surrounded and absorbed the Nan Ming Li Fire's light.
Soon, obscure and mysterious characters appeared on the ancient tablet.
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Chapter 355: Imperial Sutra of Sun, Ten Suns
That ancient tablet was dark red throughout, and mysterious Dao patterns appeared on the tablet's surface as fire-attribute Spirit Qi on the lake was continuously absorbed by it.
At the same time, huge red suns were faintly discernible on the ancient tablet as it released a powerful aura.
The entire Immortal Abode Island shook slightly because of the tablet's appearance!
The tablet, which was tens of thousands of feet tall, stood erect and unshakable within the sea of fire, instantly attracting the attention of countless people.
"Is that... Is it possible that it's the Dao Imparting Tablet that the Golden Crow Thearch had left behind?"
Princess Linglong was astounded. "How is it possible for it to appear so easily?"
In fact, Princess Linglong was not the only one who had such doubts.
Almost all the powerful beings in the whole Immortal Abode Island were stunned as this was too illogical that it was unbelievable.
The Dao Imparting Tablet's appearance caused a huge commotion, so the Sages' divine consciousnesses had already swept across the tablet. They could clearly sense that this ancient tablet was not simple.
Its surface was carved with the supreme imperial sutra, the Imperial Sutra of Sun, which Golden Crow Thearch had cultivated. Also, it was definitely not the incomplete version that was spread throughout the five regions.
Although the forbidden chapters were not recorded within it, all the other imperial arts besides the forbidden chapters were complete.
The value of such a Dao Imparting Tablet was immeasurable. If one used it properly, it could be compared to an imperial sutra.
It could even help a top grotto-heaven be promoted to a true sacred ground!
Logically speaking, such an important heritage supreme treasure should not be so easily submerged in this lake.
Even if it was not placed in the core area of the Golden Crow Thearch's Tomb as a burial object, it should at least be specially protected within the Immortal Abode Island's inner region.
However, the reality was that the Divine Firmament Saint had just thrown a small ball of fire into this lake, and the ancient tablet had just appeared so easily.
It was literally too random, and where's the face of an imperial-grade heritage!
If it was not for the fact that the imperial aura surrounding the surface of the ancient tablet was real and all divine consciousness that tried to examine it would be devoured, those Sages on Immortal Abode Island might even suspect that this tablet was fake!
Even Fang Chang, Zhang Yunting, Zhao Hao, and others, who had already experienced Shen Tian's "providence" before, were all dumbstruck.
Not to mention Shi Linglong, who had only met Shen Tian for the first time. She had never seen how mysterious, powerful, and firm Shen Tian's providence was.
Currently, she was so shocked her jaw dropped. It made her gorgeous face seem adorkable.
That little Phoenix loli with two red braids beside Shi Linglong had the same expression, and she even forgot to chew the fire crystals in her mouth.
It was too normal for rumors to be exaggerated, so rumors would not be very convincing. Thus, even if Emperor Shi had told Shi Linglong to be on friendly terms with Shen Tian, she had not taken it too seriously.
Only after meeting Shen Tian was she convinced by his strength and talent.
However, it was only limited to his talent and strength. Princess Linglong had not acknowledged Shen Tian's identity of being the Son of Providence from the bottom of her heart.
Seeing was believing. Until this moment, Shen Tian actually made the Dao Imparting Tablet appear after randomly throwing a ball of fire into the lake that they truly understood what a "Son of Providence" was!
"Supreme treasure, a supreme treasure has appeared!"
A Sage that was enveloped by red flames tore through space and descended beside the lake. He looked at this ancient tablet, and his eyes were full of passion and longing. If he had guessed correctly, this was the legendary Imperial Sutra of Sun!
Even amongst all the fire-attribute imperial sutras, the Imperial Sutra of Sun was definitely one of the top, and it even had the good reputation of being the best out of all the Yang sutras.
This imperial sutra was not created by the Golden Crow Thearch but had existed since long ago, in the era in which almost no records could be found.
The Golden Crow Thearch had only cultivated this imperial sutra, and he was not the only one.
The number of Thearch that this imperial sutra had created was more than three in the ancient history which was recorded. There were even more that were unrecorded.
According to rumors, the heritage of Middle Ground's Nine Sun Sacred Ground, Nine Sun Battle Sutra, had been created from the first half of the Imperial Sutra of Sun.
The Fire Sage was one of the Nine Sun Sacred Ground's grand elders, so he knew that the authenticity of the rumor was extremely high. Thus, he would naturally place much emphasis on the Imperial Sutra of Sun.
He was just a Sage in the peak of Second Tribulation and half a step from becoming a True Sage. However, he clearly knew that this was his limit, and it was impossible for him to survive the third tribulation.
If he could learn the ancient tablet's cultivation techniques and combine them with the Nin Sun Battle Sutra, he might be able to improve further and achieve greater heights.
"As expected of your high providence. You're actually able to find such a treasure. Do you mind giving this to me?"
The Fire Sage looked toward that ancient tablet with passion as he slowly moved closer to Shen Tian, emitting a powerful aura and pressure.
It was obvious that the Dao Imparting Tablet was enough for the Sage to be tempted. This Sage from the Nine Sun Sacred Ground wanted to take a share of the loot.
Or it could be said that to monopolize it before other Sages arrived!
That Sage had already stretched out his hand toward that huge ancient tablet as he spoke.
At that moment, inexhaustible fire-attribute Spirit Qi gathered to form a gargantuan red hand, which could cover the sky. It held that ancient tablet steadily.
Rumble!
The Sage attacked suddenly. The space and ground started collapsing while the flames fragments scattered in all directions like shooting stars.
Shen Tian silently pulled Shi Linglong and the others that wanted to complain about the unfairness and secretly retreated. He remained calm and composed.
Shortly after, that Fire Sage's smile froze.
That was because he discovered no matter how much strength he used, he was unable to move that ancient tablet even slightly.
It had risen up from the bottom of the lake, but it seemed like it had taken roots in Immortal Abode Island's depths and was connected with the ground, causing it to be firmly in place.
Even though the Fire Sage had already used all his strength, nothing had happened.
"I'm going to slice this damn tablet into two!"
Sensing that more and more powerful beings were getting closer, the Fire Sage was embarrassed and enraged at the same time as he had made a fool of himself in front of a group of juniors.
He roared with anger, and endless raging flames instantly gathered to form a sword aura that sliced toward that ancient tablet.
Shen Tian's pupils constricted before he pulled Shi Linglong and Zhang Yunxi and retreated a long distance once again.
Fang Chang and the others followed Shen Tian's lead. They naturally did not ask the reason and directly followed behind Shen Tian.
That sword aura finally landed on that tablet, but the scene of the tablet being sliced into two did not happen. Not even a mark was left on the tablet!
The blazing fire sword aura had crumbled the moment it came into contact with the imperial tablet, turning into countless balls of flames before being absorbed and devoured by the imperial tablet.
At the same time, the imperial tablet glowed brightly as if it was angered.
All the patterns and characters on the imperial tablet shone radiantly.
The pictures of the sun carved on the tablet seemed to come to life as they actually turned into reddish-gold divine birds, and then Golden Crows flew out of the ancient tablet.
Raging flames burned around them, and they charged toward the Fire Sage at an unimaginable speed.
A total of nine Golden Crows that looked like nine suns hung in the air and released endless heat, aligning with the sun in the sky.
At that moment, the ten suns spread across the sky, ready to slay the Fire Sage.
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Chapter 356: Divine Firmament's Sacred Leader, Slaying A Sage In Just One Move
Nine Golden Crows came out of the Dao Imparting Tablet and morphed into a large fireball, which shot straight toward the Fire Sage.
They were created by the runes on the Dao Imparting Tablet but possessed a power that was even more terrifying than a divine beast. Every single crow exuded an aura that was on par with a Sage.
As the runes on the stone tablet glowed brighter, the aura of those Golden Crows also grew increasingly intense.
Even though the Fire Sage was very powerful and just half a step away from becoming a True Sage, a look of pure horror crossed his face just then.
This was because he could already feel a lethal sense of threat from those Golden Crows. If he didn't handle this correctly, he could really end up dying in Immortal Abode Island.
"Get lost!"
The Fire Sage quickly formed a fiery protective barrier blocking those Golden Crows, hoping to delay them a bit.
Meanwhile, he morphed into a fiery light and fled in the opposite direction.
It was embarrassing, but his life was more important!
Unfortunately, the tablet seemed to have locked onto him the moment he attacked it.
The fiery barrier was no challenge to those Golden Crows at all. They passed through it in a flash, absorbing and refining its power, such the crows seemed to grow even stronger after.
Nine Golden Crows sped toward the Fire Sage, cutting off his route of escape.
A scorching blaze engulfed him.
The Fire Sage was a powerful practitioner, and his abilities belonged to the fire element. He should have been able to defend against fire, but the intensity was just too great.
This was the Golden Crow Flames, derived from the True Sun Fire. Although not as highly ranked as the other extraordinary items, its power was not far below that of the True Sun Fire.
Under the ancient tablet's control, the intense Golden Crow Flames were enough to melt this Fire Sage!
The Sage's terrible shrieks rang out of the blaze, strident and crazed.
"Damn, how can this mere Dao Imparting Tablet be so powerful?"
A vehement look flashed across the Fire Sage's face. He suddenly turned toward Shen Tian and the rest, who had already retreated hundreds of miles away. "Don't think I will let you guys just stand there and relax while I suffer!"
It's all your fault for discovering this tablet, causing me to be burned by this terrible fire.
If I have to die, we must all die together!
At that, the Fire Sage, who was now just one giant ball of divine flames, charged toward Shen Tian!
"How did this scoundrel become a Sage?"
Princess Linglong looked very grim. The Fire Sage was a grand elder from Middle Ground's Nine Sun Sacred Ground. In some ways, he belonged to the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty.
But the Fire Sage had no family ties and was an exceptionally vicious character. He had always been a wilful person and did not care about others at all.
Even so, Princess Linglong never expected this fellow to want to drag the Divine Firmament Saint and others down with him in his predicament.
If he succeeded, the Nine Sun Sacred Ground would never be able to bear the consequences. All the other powers would definitely come seeking revenge.
This fellow was truly insanely selfish and had no regard for anyone else.
Shen Tian stared at the Fire Sage with eyes that crackled like electricity.
"You guys retreat. I will block him."
Shen Tian's aura erupted, pushing everyone else out of the way.
This energy was powerful to the extreme. Even the Golden Core 10th Refinement Stage Zhang Yunxi and Nascent Soul Princess Linglong were unable to resist.
In that instant, Shen Tian was the only one left standing before the Fire Sage!
Shen Tian showed no signs of fear as he watched the fast-approaching Fire Sage. He just gazed calmly at the blazing ball of fire closing in as if it was just a cloud, completely of no threat to him.
"I heard that you are a rare prodigy of the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground, only encountered once in 10,000 years. To be able to drag a person of your caliber down to hell with me, my death will be worth it."
The Fire Sage smiled malevolently. He was born in a sacred ground, but his innate character was vicious and evil.
Although he had managed to overcome all sorts of dangers and scrapped his way past two lightning tribulations, he had already reached his maximum potential.
As a result, the Fire Sage hated those prodigies with limitless potential and favored by the heavens, as well as those Sons of Providence.
Coincidentally, Shen Tian belonged to both groups.
Even if I have to die, I must drag him down with me!
The Fire Sage came increasingly closer to Shen Tian.
Shen Tian could already feel the fire scorching his skin and hair. The power of those flames was as potent as his Nan Ming Li Fire.
It was formed by the Golden Crows from that ancient tablet. It was not an extraordinary item's fire, which meant it would not be depleted with every use. Just the source of this type of fire was already invaluable!
"You want to harm my disciple? Have you asked my permission?"
An impassive voice rang through the air as a mighty figure appeared. He was covered in lightning and heavenly aura and was gazing calmly at the Fire Sage. His aura vibrated intensely.
So intensely that it looked like it was surging with anger!
"Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, Zhang Longyuan. Don't think I am afraid of you just because you have become a Sage! When I became a Sage, you weren't even born yet!"
The Golden Crow Flames were melting the Fire Sage's physical body. It was a very painful process. He hollered in rage and morphed into a massive black-red blade, which swept across the air and seemed to split the sky and earth in half.
Fire-red cracks spread across the fabrics of space, looking rather beautiful.
The Fire Sage had unleashed his maximum energy with this move and expended everything he had in him. This was likely to be a suicidal move.
"Before entering the island, the various powers agreed that the fortuitous opportunity would belong to whoever discovered it. Not only are you being so unreasonable, but you are even trying to harm my disciple."
Zhang Longyuan's heavenly aura vibrated more and more intensely. "In that case, let me end your misery and also have you understand that cultivation is not just about who lives longer."
With that, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader shot out a longsword.
A massive lightning-based avatar appeared behind him. It comprised 10 divine beasts, and golden lightning spanned across half the skies.
"Die!"
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader looked impassively at the Fire Sage. An endless stream of Mixed Divine Lightning shot toward his sword, making it dazzle with unprecedented brilliance.
Clang!
Golden light flashed across the void, spreading for tens of thousands of miles.
The massive black-red blade dimmed and was split in half by that sword light.
Swoosh!
Lightning flashed, and thunder boomed.
A blood-red line appeared between the brows of the Fire Sage and snaked its way down his nose, mouth, throat, and stomach.
After he was hacked in half, his body fell down from the sky. Reddish-gold blood splattered across the air.
"From now on, anyone who bullies my disciple will be killed!"
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader slew a Sage in just one move!
In support of his disciple!
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Chapter 357: Divine Firmament's Sacred Leader, Traveling With The Saint
Complete silence!
Majestic figures appeared beside the lake, the aura of each of them unfathomable.
It was obvious they were all Sages, and they had rushed there at full speed after sensing the Dao Imparting Tablet's appearance.
Originally, the appearance of a supreme treasure like the Dao Imparting Tablet would definitely cause disputes between the Sages. Even though they had agreed beforehand, they would find excuses to tear up the agreement.
After all, such a thing like a gentleman agreement would only be effective when the temptation was not huge enough.
Once the temptation exceeded a certain extent, a gentleman would also become a hypocrite.
It's all because this fortuitous opportunity is just too tempting~
However, all the Sages were currently just looking at that Dao Imparting Tablet silently. The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader was standing proudly in front of the Dao Imparting Tablet, so no one dared to move a muscle.
Blood was still gushing out of the Fire Sage's corpse, which was sliced into two. He was a mighty being that was half step away from the True Sage stage.
Although his character and bearing were bad, his strength was not to be questioned.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader was able to kill the Fire Sage with one slash, so nobody knew just how strong he was.
Also, it was evident from what the Sacred Leader had done that he was establishing prestige for his successor and intimidating all the powerful beings in the five regions and eight wildernesses.
Only then could Shen Tian grow and develop smoothly. It would be unlikely for him to be targeted by enemy forces or even die regretfully at a young age before he could reach the top.
At such a moment, the Sacred Leader's killing intent was the strongest, so anyone who tried to prevent him from doing so would become his target!
Now that the situation was still unclear, no one would dare to risk their lives to go against the Sacred Leader.
Even if someone really made the first move, that person might not be able to obtain the tablet. At the same time, the Sacred Leader would definitely adopt a hostile attitude toward them.
"If the Nine Sun Sacred Ground feels dissatisfied, tell them to hold it. I'll go and find them in the future."
The Sacred Leader's heavenly aura surged vigorously while endless lightning filled the sky. Soon, the Sacred Leader's striking figure became visible as he restrained his sword aura.
The Sacred Leader had already intimidated everyone present with his aura alone.
He looked at where Shen Tian was, nonchalantly.
"Tian'er, come here!"
Shen Tian and the others hurried back leisurely; not even one speck of dust could be seen on them.
Especially Shen Tian, he kept a smile on his face as if saying everything had gone according to his plan.
Even when the Fire Sage had charged toward him, Shen Tian had shown no signs of fear as if the Fire Sage was not a Sage but just someone that was not worth mentioning.
Looking at Shen Tian's bearing and courage alone, it was enough for him to be ranked the first amongst other young cultivators. After all, the pressure of a Sage's aura was extremely fearsome for them.
The fact that he, a Golden Core cultivator, was able to endure the Sage aura while being calm and composed was already commendable.
The Divine Firmament Saint indeed lived up to his reputation!
Shen Tian stood before the Sacred Leader and gradually bowed. "Thank you for saving us, Master."
The Sacred Leader's heavenly aura swayed gently as he patted Shen Tian's shoulder. "I'm your Master. What's yours should be yours."
After saying that, the Sacred Leader looked toward the other Sages beside the lake.
"To prevent battles between Sages, we made an agreement before entering Immortal Abode Island. The fortuitous opportunity belongs to the first person that discovers it, and other forces cannot snatch it. Otherwise, all the Sages will drive out the person or force at fault together.
"Our sect had also exchanged for the mine with the Black Snake race for the equivalent price. We did not take it away by force or trickery.
"The Fire Sage was half a step away from becoming a True Sage, but he actually made a move and snatched the fortuitous opportunity from my sect's Saint. Thus, he deserved to die. Does anyone have any objections regarding this matter?"
The Sacred Leader then looked at the various Sages, his aura becoming even more unfathomable.
In that instant, only an immense pressure that Sages could sense filled the whole lake.
He's actually this strong!
A feminine voice sounded from within a cluster of blue divine light beside the lake. "The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader followed the rules when trading with our race. Hence, we, the Black Snake race, support the Sacred Leader's actions."
That was the Hidden Whirlpool Sage from the Black Snake race. She was Heavenly Venerable Qing Ming's mother and doted on her.
As for the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader personally binding and handing Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus to the Black Snake, she was very supportive of his actions and extremely gratified.
In addition, the agreed price for the traded mine was high enough, so the Black Snake race was very satisfied. As such, they were now on good terms with the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground.
Therefore, the Hidden Whirlpool Sage had chosen to support the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
With a Sage taking the lead, the other Sages also decided to swallow their pride.
"The Hidden Whirlpool Sage is right. We made an agreement beforehand. The Fire Sage broke the rules, so he deserved to die."
"Even if the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader did not act, the Golden Crow Flames would burn him to ashes anyway. The Sacred Leader ended his pain by giving him a swift death."
"The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader rendered good for evil. How admirable! You're really a great man!"
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura swayed gently. "Justice is in the eyes of the beholder. Everyone, thank you for speaking up for me.
"I'm not an unreasonable person. Although Tian'er discovered this tablet, it's important to share and communicate in the path of cultivation. We should be open to exchanges.
"Our sect is willing to share the tablet with everyone and decipher it together. One's strength will decide how much you can comprehend."
Share the imperial tablet's heritage?
The Sacred Leader's words instantly left all the Sages dumbstruck.
That tablet contained an imperial sutra and one of the most powerful ones at that.
Although it lacked the most important forbidden chapters, its price was still immeasurable.
Just how generous was he to be able to easily share such an important supreme heritage with everyone?
As expected of the legendary Sacred Leader!
"However, there's no such thing as a free lunch.
"Tian'er paid a huge price to summon the Dao Imparting Tablet, so I hope everyone could... You know what I mean."
The Sacred Leader suddenly changed his attitude. His voice was cold, and it was as if he was saying something perfectly normal.
Next, a period of secret conversation followed...
Only those negotiating could hear clearly while the others would not be able to hear anything.
Even the Sacred Leader's voice demanding for benefits could only be heard clearly by Sage-level and above existences.
Of course, Shen Tian was the exception.
Time passed by minutes and seconds, and the expressions of the Sages under the divine light were utterly different.
Some Sages were mad with joy, some were relieved, some were twitching from being upset, and some others had dark expressions.
However, those Sages were obviously more reasonable than the Fire Sage. None of them had fallen out with the Sacred Leader.
In the end, the frightening Sage aura in the air and tense atmosphere slowly disappeared.
The Sacred Leader turned to look at Shen Tian and sent him a voice transmission. "I've already negotiated the price with them for you. There'll be no loss for you as you'll share 50% of the profits with the sacred ground. What do you think?"
Shen Tian smiled and said, "I'll listen to whatever Master says."
Thank you, Master, for helping me to grow the sheep wool~
After negotiating the price, the Sages started to sit cross-legged around the tablet and started deciphering it.
Meanwhile, the Sages' disciples were being protected in a barrier. That was because when Sages were in an enlightenment state, they would unconsciously release a powerful aura. At the same time, the tablet might also cause trouble.
If they did not receive protection from the Sages, then those at the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage could easily be in danger.
"Tian'er, are you going to follow behind me or decipher the tablet with us?"
At that moment, the Sacred Leader's words stunned the numerous Sages.
What did he ask?
Does the Divine Firmament Saint have the qualifications to decipher the tablet with us?
Can he even endure the Sage aura with his strength!?
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Chapter 358: Pitiful Strongest Prodigy
Currently, all the Sages' attention was on Shen Tian.
They could sense that Shen Tian's cultivation level was not simple, and they also wanted to see how extraordinary his providence was.
However, Shen Tian was in the end just a Golden Body kid and not even a Nascent Soul cultivator yet.
Shen Tian would decipher the tablet with them?
Not considering whether he had the qualification and status, just the Sages' released pressure during enlightenment was most probably not something he could endure!
Does he really dare?
Under the Sages' stares, Shen Tian revealed a faint smile. "How could I overstep my authority and decipher the tablet with Master and the other Sage seniors."
Upon saying that, Shen Tian took half a step back and squatted beside the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader. He took out the supreme-grade Spirit artifact teapot.
He smiled and said, "Master, please have peace of mind as I brew tea for you."
After finishing, Shen Tian took an Enlightenment tea leaf that was shaped like a Golden Crow out of his ring and put it into the teapot.
After the spirit spring water was poured into the teapot, Shen Tian used Nan Ming Li Fire to brew it, and the mysterious sound of the Dao instantly echoed from the teapot. At the same time, the fragrant scent of the enlightenment tea also started spreading.
A Golden Crow avatar floated in the air and even outlined the characters on the Dao Imparting Tablet more clearly.
At that instant, all the Sages were dumbfounded.
"This-this is the fragrance of enlightenment tea!"
"Not only is it enlightenment tea, but the Enlightenment tea leaf's color is silver. It was plucked from a Tree of Enlightenment that is at least 1,000,000 years old!"
"Isn't that a supreme extraordinary treasure that only exists in legends? Is there really such an old Tree of Enlightenment in the five regions?"
"I heard that there's a Tree of Enlightenment in Middle Ground's Jixia Academy. Huang Shi planted it himself. It's only 10,000 years old but is already Middle Ground's most precious spirit plant."
"The price of this Enlightenment tea leaf is 100 times more precious than the leaves of that Tree of Enlightenment in Middle Ground!"
"Just how wealthy is that kid to be able to anyhow take out such a supreme treasure to brew tea for his Master!"
"I'm burning with jealousy. I'll teach my good-for-nothing a lesson when I return!"
The more tribulations a Sage transcended, the more honed and polished their Dao Hearts would be.
Normally, Sages would be able to keep a poker face no matter what happened unless they really could not bear it.
However, Shen Tian had only brewed a pot of tea, and those Sages with noble characters and high prestige were already doubting themselves from the shock.
Meanwhile, what followed after astonishment was deep envy and longing.
It was too extraordinary!
If a normal tea leaf could be said to be precious as it would be quite beneficial to cultivators below the Sage stage but useless to Sages and above, then this silver Enlightenment tea leaf was greatly beneficial to even cultivators above the Sage stage.
What was more valuable was that the shape of the Enlightenment tea leaf that Shen Tian had taken out was obviously that of a Golden Crow, which could not be more compatible with the Imperial Sutra of Sun on the Dao Imparting Tablet.
If one could drink such a cup of enlightenment tea before deciphering the Dao Imparting Tablet, then the effects would definitely increase tenfold or even more!
Why? Just why do I not have such a disciple?
So frustrating!
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura swayed gently.
"Tian'er, don't be rude. All the Sages present are all your seniors. They all deserve a cup of your tea. Since this enlightenment tea is compatible with the cultivation technique on the Dao Imparting Tablet, then it's fated with everyone present. Thus, everyone should have a cup.
"Brew it properly as you'll need to serve your seniors later. The seniors present are all respectable Sages and will not take advantage of you.
"If they do learn something from the tablet, they can teach you some cultivation techniques or give you a few Sage artifacts as a present. It'll be enough of a benefit for you.
"Don't be stingy about a mere Enlightenment tea leaf. Brew a few more cups of tea. Even if there's limited tea and not everyone will be able to drink it, your seniors won't be angry at you.
"Tian'er, serve the tea!"
The Sacred Leader's voice may be cold, but it only served to increase the hints of anticipation in those Sages' eyes.
Shortly after, a Sage smiled warmly before standing up and taking out a mirror with a shred of reluctance in his eyes.
That Sage gave the mirror to Shen Tian. "I've heard how handsome and talented the Divine Firmament Saint is and that you're the Son of Providence blessed by the Heavenly Dao. You truly live up to your name.
"This is a Sage artifact, the Dark Light Mirror. It contains the Grand Unity Sky Purple Light and can be used for offense and defense. I'll give it to the Saint as a present for our first meeting!"
A Sage artifact as a present?
All the disciples in the vicinity took in a sharp breath upon hearing that Sage's words.
One had to know that it was a Sage artifact. Not even Soul Formation cultivators possessed a Sage artifact, and its value was enough to make numerous Heavenly Venerables feel envious.
The estimated price of the silver-colored Enlightenment tea leaf was comparable to that of a Sage artifact, but this Sage was actually willing to give the mirror to Shen Tian for a cup of tea without hesitation. It was simply jaw-dropping.
Even Shen Tian was astonished.
Isn't the Sage artifact worth a tea leaf? Why has this senior directly given me one just to drink a cup of tea?
Just because this leaf is compatible with the Dao Imparting Tablet? That's too extravagant!
"You flatter me, senior. This Sage artifact is extremely precious, so I dare not accept."
"You're too humble. Even if you don't use this Dark Light Mirror for offense, you could always use it to appreciate your handsome looks."
"Senior, there's really no need to give me that!"
"Saint, just accept it!"
"Senior, please stop!"
"Saint, are you looking down on my mirror or me?"
"Eh? Sigh... Since Senior insists, I'll accept it. I deeply appreciate your gift. Please drink this cup of tea."
Shen Tian hurriedly poured a cup of enlightenment tea and respectfully passed it to the Sage in front of him.
The other Sages were all astounded as they watched this scene!
Bast*rd! He actually directly gave a Sage artifact! He's just driving up the tea's price!
Since he gave the Sage artifact, it'll be too humiliating if I don't give a Sage artifact too!
Losing face is a small matter. The problem is that a piece of Enlightenment tea leaf could only brew so much tea. What if we can't get a share of the tea if we don't give a Sage artifact?
That damned Purple Mansion Sacred Leader! Hasn't the Purple Mansion Sacred Ground always been on bad terms with the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground? Why is he so cooperative with the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader!?
It must be a scheme, a blatant scheme!
All the Sages were currently crazily cursing the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader in their hearts. Even Qi Shaoxuan, who was beside the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader, doubted himself.
Since when was Master this wealthy? Doesn't he tell me all the time that he's poor?
He said that our sacred ground had no treasures, so I should go out to explore more often.
Master said that he is my backing, while those treasures that I obtain with my own strength belong to me!
Originally, I firmly believed in him and had always thought of that as my motto to motivate myself, chanting it twice a day. Do you know how hard I worked to search for treasures to strengthen the Purple Mansion Sacred Ground all these years?
What's up with this situation now!?
I, Qi Shaoxuan, don't even have a Sage artifact even though I'm your disciple.
But now you casually give a Sage artifact as a present to Brother Shen? What is the meaning of this!?
I'm the strongest prodigy, yet I'm too pitiful!
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Chapter 359: It's Just Understanding A Sutra, I Don't Need To Drink Tea For That
The surrounding crowd had pained expressions on their faces. However, the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader's eyes were shining as he accepted the enlightenment tea.
He inhaled the tea fragrance and felt a clear, refreshing feeling in his heart. Even his soul felt re-energized, suddenly understanding many unresolved, complex problems he had previously faced.
Even if he wasn't face to face with that Dao Imparting Tablet now, just this enlightenment tea alone was enough to improve the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader's cultivation level.
This instantly lightened the ache in his heart over that Sage artifact.
After all, Sage artifacts were precious to a sacred leader, but one more or one less really didn't make that much of a difference to their power.
Although the enlightenment tea was a consumable, it could greatly enhance his abilities. He knew very well what he gained and lost.
And with this Dao Imparting Tablet before him, the value of this Golden Crow Enlightenment Tea had been magnified several dozens of times.
After all, this was the Imperial Sutra of Sun. If he could really decipher its core concept, the value of the tea would not just be one or two Sage artifacts. It would surpass even that of over a dozen Sage artifacts!
"This is indeed the legendary enlightenment tea. A tea that belongs to the Celestial World. How often can one taste this in the mortal world?"
"Delicious, delicious!"
The Purple Mansion Sacred Leader took a small sip and smacked his lips.
Suddenly, a boundless sacred light erupted from his body, tainting half the sky purple.
A faint divine chanting could be heard in the void. It was extraordinary. This was the amalgamation of the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader's cultivation—heaven and man merging into one!
"Friends, I am gaining a lot of epiphanies at this moment. I will start cultivating now. Please excuse me."
With that, the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader finished the final sip of tea and walked toward the Dao Imparting Tablet.
Rumble!
The moment the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader arrived in front of the tablet, the runes on it exuded a dazzling glow.
The divine light shot out of the tablet and formed multiple rings of rune images around the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader. It looked very mystical.
The runes were very complex and mysterious. Even other Sages would not be able to understand them.
But as the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader sat amongst those runes, his eyes blazed brighter and brighter. "Incredible! Just too incredible!"
As more and more runes appeared around the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader, his aura also became increasingly powerful.
An endless Sage glow appeared behind him as a purple aura spread across 30,000 miles from the east. It was like a deity was about to descend.
That boundless purple aura accumulated behind the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader to form a mighty purple sun. Its dazzling light lit up the lands for tens of thousands of miles.
Under this purple light, even the surrounding Sages felt its intense pressure.
It was clear that trying to understand the Dao Imparting Tablet after drinking the enlightenment tea was greatly beneficial to the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader. His cultivation level and power were rapidly improving.
From the looks of his avatar, the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader appeared to have deciphered part of the Imperial Sutra of Sun and even integrated it with part of the Purple Mansion Imperial Sutra.
After deciphering it, the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader's cultivation level would definitely surge quickly.
Consequently, his status amongst the Sages of Eastern Wilderness and the five regions instantly shot up.
For a moment there, many of the other Sages all looked extremely jealous.
Other than envy, they also had an intense desire and greed.
Sage artifacts were very valuable and precious, but which sacred ground did not have a horde of them?
Even if they didn't, they could just give away what they had now and then refine a few more in the future.
But this enlightenment tea was invaluable and one of a kind. If they missed this opportunity today, when would they have another chance like this again?
If you had enough talent, all the money you spent would be returned to you over a thousand-fold!
At that moment, all the Sages came to a conclusion.
They walked one by one toward Shen Tian with solicitous smiles on their faces.
"The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader is so lucky to have this group of disciples. I am really envious. This Li Fire Cauldron is a Sage artifact for refining elixirs. I am giving this to Saint Shen as a gift!"
"The Divine Firmament Sacred Ground and our sect have been good friends for a long time. The Sacred Leader and I are like brothers. If Saint Shen is interested, you can come over to our Zenith Heaven Sacred Ground when you are free as our guest. This Zenith Heaven Net is as wide as the sky and can catch anything, including demons and ghosts. Please take this as a token of our friendship."
Damn! You are all willing to use Sage artifacts to exchange for a cup of tea? Such wanton and wasteful behavior. How did you guys manage to become sacred leaders? Shouldn't you at least show some thriftiness and hesitation!?
"Saint Shen, I am giving you two Sage artifacts. Can you give me a cup of tea?"
One by one, Sage artifacts were handed over to Shen Tian. Every single of them glowed with sacred light, and some of them had mystical runes swirling around them. The other young prodigies all looked on with envious expressions.
So much envy. Even the air started to smell like jealousy.
Most of the young prodigies used Spirit artifacts. Those who could use supreme-grade Spirit artifacts were already their sacred grounds' Saints and Saintesses.
Only those who were considered the elite amongst the Saints and Saintesses would obtain Sage artifacts. And they would only receive them when they were at the peak of their levels.
But Shen Tian?
If they remembered correctly, the Divine Firmament Saint was just at the Golden Body realm!
And he now had over a dozen Sage artifacts hanging off his body!
Comparing yourself to others all the time was an aggravating exercise!
"Seniors, you are all too generous. Too generous!
"How can I accept all these? Please stop giving me more. I cannot accept any more."
Shen Tian hung those Sage artifacts on himself with an air of exasperation. He hurriedly performed the initial refining step on those artifacts first before storing them in his storage ring.
Just dripping a drop of blood on those artifacts to get them to acknowledge him as their owner was a tiresome chore.
Never mind, let me give away some of them to score some brownie points!
Shen Tian thought for a moment before turning his gaze toward those Divine Firmament disciples behind him.
"Senior Sister, this Golden Phoenix Sacred Sword is sharper than your White Tiger Sword. Please take this!"
Shen Tian picked a longsword and handed it to Zhang Yunxi. The sword was silver and surrounded by thick metal elemental energy. Golden phoenix runes were carved all over it.
It looked extremely formidable!
Upon looking at the longsword, Zhang Yunxi's face turned red.
Junior Brother still cares about me. He's willing to give me a Sage artifact just like that!
Zhang Yunxi nodded, her eyes glittering. "I fully understand Junior Brother's intentions—"
Unexpectedly, Shen Tian's voice interrupted her before she could finish her sentence. "First Senior Brother, this Domineering Dragon Spear is mighty and intimidating. It fits your style perfectly.
"Second Senior Brother, the zither is your main weapon, and you are good at using sound as your form of attack. You will be able to unleash the full potential of this Sky Dragon Seven Note Zither!
"Junior Brother Zhao, you are good at long-distance attacks and possess Nan Ming Li Fire. This Red-Black Cloud Staff is very suitable for you."
Shen Tian smiled when he saw the three fellows were about to reject him. "Everyone, please don't refuse. We are all from the same sect. How can a mere Sage artifact compare to our friendship?
"If you feel uncomfortable accepting this, you can just return it to me when you get a new Sage artifact in the future.
"Perhaps I will need your help in the future!"
Shen Tian's words dazed all the Sages and disciples from the sacred grounds.
The Sages using Sage artifacts to exchange for the enlightenment tea was already considered very generous.
Shen Tian smilingly giving away four Sage artifacts to his own fellow sect members was just jaw-dropping.
Although Shen Tian said that they could just return it when they obtained a new Sage artifact in the future, even a fool knew that that was just a polite manner of speaking. It was just to convince Fang Chang and the rest to accept the Sage artifacts. To make them feel less embarrassed about accepting them.
On the surface, it might just be a loan. But in reality, it was a pure gift—an investment!
My goodness!
These are Sage artifacts, and you are giving them away just like that?
Is the relationship between you and your fellow sect members really that good?
Is the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground really one big harmonious family? The Saint is that good to his comrades?
I suddenly want to join the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground so badly!
I wonder if it is too late for me to betray my own sect and switch allegiance to the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground?
For a moment there, the disciples of the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground all stood with their chests puffed up, proudly accepting the envious gazes of the other sacred grounds!
They were just bystanders enjoying a good show.
Meanwhile, Fang Chang and the other three were feeling a completely different set of emotions.
The corners of Zhang Yunxi's mouth twitched as she looked at the Sage artifacts of the other three. She could feel the intense aura those artifacts radiated.
She had first been under the impression that Shen Tian would give a Sage artifact only to her and had been feeling extremely pleased.
But now, it seemed like it had just been wishful thinking on her part.
Boohoohoo! The artifacts which Junior Brother gave to my brother and Zhao Hao look to be as good as the Golden Sacred Phoenix Sword.
And that Domineering Dragon Spear appears to be of a higher quality than my Golden Sacred Phoenix Sword!
Damn it! Why is Junior Brother so good to First Senior Brother!
Don't tell me that First Senior Brother is more important to Junior Brother than I am to him!?
I'm so angry! I suddenly don't like this sword that much any more!
As for Fang Chang, Zhang Yunting, and Zhao Hao, they were still staring at their Sage artifacts in a daze. A million conflicted emotions occupied their hearts.
They knew very well that the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground was not rich. That great battle 10,000 years ago had been a major blow to their sacred ground, such that they did not have many strong practitioners or resources left.
The other sacred grounds might have quite a store of Sage artifacts, but it was definitely a scarce resource to the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground.
Even Fang Chang and the rest, who held a higher status than the Saints from the other sacred grounds, did not have any Sage artifacts. They had to wait until they reached the Soul Formation/Mighty Prowess stage/realm before they would receive any.
But today, before the sacred ground had given them any Sage artifacts, the Saint himself had already given each of them one.
Was this the generosity of a Saint? Was this the benevolence of a Son of Providence?
As haughty as Fang Chang usually was, as detached as Zhang Yunting usually was, and as steady as Zhao Hao usually was—they were all intensely shocked and moved.
The Saint is so good to me. I must devote myself to him from now on!
In the future, whenever we meet with powerful foes, I will stand shoulder to shoulder with the Saint, with this Sage artifact in hand, to defend the honor of our Divine Firmament!
At that moment, the Sage artifacts felt as heavy as Mount Tai!
Meanwhile, on the other side...
By the time the last Sage finished his enlightenment tea and sat cross-legged in front of the tablet, there was only one last cup of tea left.
Shen Tian handed that cup to the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader with a respectful smile. "Master, please have some tea."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura rippled. He said calmly, "I have already completed my cultivation path, and this tablet is not that useful to me. Tian'er, you should drink the tea yourself!"
Shen Tian replied, "I still have some in my ring. Master treats me so well. I really hope that you will accept this cup of tea."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura rippled more clearly. "You are talented and possess extraordinary providence. But you are still so filial. It is rare to come across someone like you.
"Alright then. The enlightenment tea is indeed not that valuable to you. I won't refuse then."
With that, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader accepted the cup of tea and drank it.
Over this entire process, jealous eyes from all directions were fixed upon them.
What did they just say!?
The enlightenment tea is not that valuable? Can you please at least pretend for our sakes?
So what if your disciple is a mighty Son of Providence? And that he is so filial to you? Do you think you are so great now?
Talking as if you have no regard for anyone else...
Fine! I really don't have such a formidable disciple!
All the Sages were puckered up with jealousy.
They quietly swore that they would beat up their own lousy disciples the moment they returned home.
Look at how wonderful the Divine Firmament Saint is compared to you!
Comparing yourself to others all the time was an aggravating exercise!
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader drank the enlightenment tea, and his lightning and heavenly aura instantly magnified. He went to sit cross-legged in front of the Dao Imparting Tablet.
In that instant, the entire tablet started to shake.
Countless divine runes shot out of the tablet and surrounded the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
They were clearer than the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader's, and a mystical resonance rang out around the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
A large golden sun appeared behind the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
If the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader's purple sun had been considered regal and mighty, then the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's golden sun was even more dazzling, more regal, and mightier.
In the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's avatar, a large golden sun filled the sky with endless golden lightning clouds surrounding it. Countless divine beasts could be seen amidst those clouds.
It was magnificent and grand beyond words!
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader closed his eyes as if merging as one with heaven and earth.
Soon, a second golden sun rose behind him, aligning itself beside the first one.
Thereafter, a third sun also slowly emerged.
"He is able to reach the three-sun stage so quickly? How is that possible!?"
Watching by the side, the corners of the mouths of the other Sages twitched.
We drank the same enlightenment tea and were sitting before the same Dao Imparting Tablet. Yet, compared to the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, it's like I have learned nothing!
"Master is indeed powerful. You are second to none in this world!"
Shen Tian was rendered speechless. He took another three unripened purple leaves out of his storage ring and added them to the teapot, mixing them with that silver Golden Crow Enlightenment tea leaf.
A large quantity of spirit spring water was poured into the teapot. He wanted to prepare enlightenment tea for the Divine Firmament disciples.
It was easy to break a single chopstick. But it would be very difficult to break a whole bunch altogether.
As long as all the disciples in the sacred ground grew stronger together, he would never have to worry about the lack of fortuitous opportunities.
This second batch of enlightenment tea was not as effective as the first. But it was enough for these cultivators, who were below the Sage stage.
As for Shen Tian himself?
The enlightenment tea was just good for quenching his thirst now. It was no longer that effective for him.
Moreover, it was just understanding a sutra, right? Did he still need to drink tea for that?
You can just use your brains, can't you?
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Chapter 360: Mental Enlightenment
As the three purple Enlightenment tea leaves were added into the teapot, the four enlightenment tea leaves directly submerged in the spirit spring water.
The silver light and purple light shone on each other as the rich fragrance of tea permeated the whole lake, which made countless cultivators' mouths water.
Damn! Those are Enlightenment tea leaves, not just some common cabbages!
Just how many Enlightenment tea leaves does the Divine Firmament Saint possess that he can use them so casually!?
Even if the value of those purple Enlightenment tea leaves could not be compared to the silver Enlightenment tea leaves, they were also supreme treasures.
Wouldn't the Divine Firmament Saint regret wasting them so easily? Or was he preparing to continue selling the enlightenment tea?
The eyes of certain Heavenly Venerables and Supremacies were all shining brightly with hope.
Frankly speaking, they really could not pay the price of using Sage artifacts to trade for enlightenment tea.
However, with the Dao Imparting Tablet in front of them, they would definitely be willing to use Spirit artifacts to trade for the tea's weakened version since the tablet contained an imperial sutra!
To most people, the effects of the purple enlightenment tea were already enough. Thus, even if they drank the silver enlightenment tea, it would just be a waste.
Without enough innate talent, it would just be a waste no matter how powerful the enlightenment tea's effects were. As such, it was better to make the best use out of the weakened version.
"Your Highness, are you willing to sell these cups of enlightenment tea?
"I am an elder from the True Martial Sacred Ground, and we are on good terms with the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground. Could I trade for a cup of enlightenment tea with a superior-grade Spirit artifact?
"What's so good about just a superior-grade Spirit artifact? I am Heavenly Venerable Crimson Black, and I'm willing to use two superior-grade Spirit artifacts to trade for a cup of enlightenment tea. I hope that you would be willing to.
"Divine Firmament Saint, are you lacking a contract mount? As long as you give me a cup of enlightenment tea, I'm willing to sign a contract with you and devote myself to you for 100 years without regrets!
"An ugly Urchin demon covered in hard spines like you actually wants to become the Divine Firmament Saint's mount? Saint, please pick me! We of the Clam race are the smoothest and definitely more comfortable to ride than an urchin!"
Countless passionate eyes were fixed on Shen Tian, especially those female demons'. Their eyes betrayed that their target was definitely not as simple as a cup of enlightenment tea.
Shen Tian was caught between laughter and tears.
He said helplessly, "Please don't make things difficult for me. The enlightenment tea I have here is indeed limited.
"The enlightenment tea has yet to be distributed to our sacred ground's disciples, so I really cannot promise to sell you any enlightenment tea. I hope that Seniors can be magnanimous enough to forgive me."
After that, Shen Tian looked at Eunuch Gui.
"Uncle Gui, please make a list of our Divine Firmament disciples on Immortal Abode Island. Those that cultivate fire and lightning arts have priority to receive the tea while the other disciples come next."
Once Shen Tian finished, everyone present was shocked!
What? The Divine Firmament Saint actually wants to directly distribute the enlightenment tea to those normal Divine Firmament disciples!?
One had to know that the enlightenment tea was something that was extremely tempting to even Heavenly Venerables. Under the current special circumstances, a cup of it was worth a Spirit artifact.
If Shen Tian brewed a few more cups, using these four enlightenment tea leaves to trade for a few hundreds of Spirit artifacts would not be impossible!
Was the Divine Firmament Saint really not tempted by such a fortune? Was it possible that the Divine Firmament Saint loved his sacred ground so deeply?
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader was sitting cross-legged before the Dao Imparting Tablet, and the fourth sun slowly appeared behind him. His fluctuating lightning and heavenly aura was unprecedentedly powerful.
Meanwhile, those Heavenly Venerables and Supremacies all panicked!
"Saint, please reconsider!"
"The Imperial Sutra of Sun is obscure and inexplicable. Not everyone is suitable to cultivate it!"
"I'm willing to use a supreme-grade Spirit artifact to trade for a cup of enlightenment tea. Saint, please allow me to exchange for a cup for the sake of the good relationships between our sacred grounds."
"Saint, maybe your fellow disciples would want a supreme-grade Spirit artifact more than this cup of enlightenment tea!"
The Sages were still silently deciphering the Dao Imparting Tablet.
For most Tribulation Transcendence cultivators, their own Dao improvement was the most important compared to the gains or losses of their juniors. They would not be influenced by the small commotion of the outer world while they were in the enlightenment state.
Only the heavenly aura of the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader was swaying gently.
Sensing the other cultivators' anxiousness, Shen Tian smiled and said, "Seniors, please do not worry. I am not an unreasonable person either.
"It's impossible for me to sell the enlightenment tea to all of you instead of giving it to my sacred ground's disciples. It's inappropriate, both in terms of sentiment and reason.
"However, after I give the enlightenment tea to my fellow disciples, it will be up to them on what they do with it. Thus, instead of trying to convince me, why not try negotiating with our Divine Firmament disciples?"
Shen Tian looked at the Divine Firmament disciples, who were receiving the tea from Eunuch Gui, and smiled as he saw that their halos were becoming brighter as their providence increased.
The enlightenment tea was a fortuitous opportunity that Shen Tian had seen in Qi Shaoxuan's halo, so the providence of the ones that received Shen Tian's tea would increase, and by quite a bit.
As for after Shen Tian distributed the tea, it would make no difference if the person drank or gave it to others.
If the disciples sold the tea Shen Tian had given them to someone else, the providence of that person would not change.
As compared to those Supremacies and Heavenly Venerables, who Shen Tian did not know if he would ever meet again in the future, he felt it was more worth it to increase the Divine Firmament disciples' providence. After all, it would be much easier to fleece sheep wool from his sacred ground's disciples.
Of course, people would have different perspectives when looking at a matter from different heights. Other cultivators were unable to guess Shen Tian's considerations, so they only felt that Shen Tian was unfathomable.
As expected of the Divine Firmament Saint! Even supreme-grade Spirit artifacts are nothing to him. He is willing to give the enlightenment tea to his comrades instead of trading it for Spirit artifacts.
How generous! Such deep love for his sacred ground!
Those Divine Firmament disciples that are just too fortunate!
They only have to support the Divine Firmament Saint, and they will be able to obtain such benefits for no reason. That's a fortuitous opportunity that many cultivators dare not even think of encountering in their whole lives.
I'm so jealous!
Those that could enter Immortal Abode Island with their sacred grounds were all elite disciples.
However, those elite disciples were currently green with envy when they looked at the Divine Firmament disciples.
When I was choosing which sacred ground to join, just which idiot told me that Divine Firmament was nearly ranked last amongst Eastern Wilderness' sacred grounds? One of the weakest?
This sacred ground is one of the weakest? When all the people in the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground, be it the Sacred Leader or Saint, are all exceptionally powerful monsters?
They are even distributing enlightenment tea just like it's some afternoon tea!
The other sacred grounds' disciples were full of regrets.
How I wish I was a Divine Firmament disciple!
I'll withdraw from my sect tomorrow. At worst, I'll just lose my cultivation and have to cultivate from scratch again. I'm definitely going to join the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground!
Even Shen Tian did not know that his actions had directly stimulated countless people to doubt themselves and even have the thoughts of "betraying their sacred grounds".
The punishment for betraying one's sacred ground in the cultivation world was almost certain death. Thus, those prodigies, who were murmuring about joining the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground, were only complaining verbally. Nevertheless, they could always send their brothers, sisters, nephews, or nieces to the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground!
I'm definitely going to ride on the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground's coattail!
In that instant, the cultivators on Immortal Abode Island were unsettled, while the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground stole the show!
More and more high-level disciples were about to join the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground—they were its future hope!
Many Heavenly Venerables started finding the Divine Firmament disciples to trade their enlightenment tea for Spirit artifacts.
Originally, most of those Divine Firmament disciples should have just broken through to the Golden Core stage in those people's minds, so their foundation should be unstable and their battle prowess lacking.
Thus, to those disciples, a superior-grade Spirit artifact's worth was definitely higher than that of the enlightenment tea. As such, it should be a forgone conclusion that they would choose to trade.
However, after they really did find those disciples, they were all stunned.
"You want to exchange for our Saint's enlightenment tea with just a superior-grade Spirit artifact? Sorry, the enlightenment tea might have a price, but Senior Brother's kindness is priceless!"
"Xue'er, although we're childhood friends, and I've been courting you since young, I'm sorry. I can even give up my life for you, but I cannot give you this cup of enlightenment tea. This time, I won't suck up to you!"
"Senior, I've already said that I am not interested. Please, go find other disciples! I'm reluctant to share even a drop of it, not to mention half!"
"Our Saint is the strongest Son of Providence in the five regions, so the fortuitous opportunity that he bestows upon us is naturally filled with paramount providence. Only an idiot would sell it to others!"
"I heard from Senior Brother Liu Taiyi and Song Fugui that ever since they started following our Saint, it has been smooth sailing for them. Hence, I won't exchange it for anything in the world. It's a fortuitous opportunity that our Saint bestowed us after all!"
"You want this cup of enlightenment tea? You need to increase the price. A supreme-grade Spirit artifact is not enough! At least a... Sage artifact!"
The Heavenly Venerables, Supremacies, and Perfected Ones prodigies were all about to explode from anger after being enraged by the Divine Firmament disciples.
WTF do you mean that the enlightenment tea your Saint bestowed you is filled with luckiness and can improve your providence? Such a joke!
And you even want a Sage artifact? Why don't you directly ask me for an Immortal artifact!?
If not for the Divine Firmaments Sacred Leader, who was seated in front of the Dao Imparting Tablet in an enlightenment state—and the fact that the fifth sun had gradually formed, making him seem exceptionally powerful—those Heavenly Venerables would have already started beating people up.
Those f*cking Divine Firmament disciples are asking for exorbitant prices! Do you have to go so far for just a cup of enlightenment tea!?
In the end, only five cups of enlightenment tea out of the 100 cups that Eunuch Gui had distributed to the Divine Firmament disciples were traded. Also, those five cups were given to the Divine Firmament disciples' relatives and Dao Companions instead of being traded for benefits.
The other 95 Divine Firmament disciples drank the enlightenment tea and sat in front of the Dao Imparting Tablet to decipher it. The aura of each and every disciple was increasing.
Shen Tian felt gratified, but at the same time, he sighed.
I gave the enlightenment tea to all of you to improve your providence and so that outsiders wouldn't benefit for nothing.
You idiots! Your providence has already increased, so why didn't you sell the enlightenment tea to the other sacred grounds in exchange for supreme-grade Spirit artifacts?
At worst, I'd just brew tea again for you after trading!
Even though the treasures are right in front of them, they aren't shrewd businessmen. How upsetting!
Well, although Shen Tian had been rendered speechless, he was actually touched upon witnessing how much the disciples supported him.
This must be the sense of belonging that Master has mentioned!
Since they support and trust me so much, I have the responsibility to protect them so that they can grow up strong and healthy.
At that moment, Shen Tian seemed to have received some kind of mental enlightenment.
Shen Tian secretly nodded as he looked at the Dao Imparting Tablet that countless people surrounded.
He had already reaped most of the benefits he could, so it was time for him to decipher the Dao Imparting Tablet too.
Although an imperial sutra was so-so, it would not be bad to collect another imperial sutra.
It was not a loss. He could at least learn it and obtain another avatar!
Shen Tian slowly walked toward the Dao Imparting Tablet just as he had such thoughts. He headed toward the innermost core area that was occupied by the Sages step by step.
The mighty pressure from the Sage Domain instantly surged toward Shen Tian. It was the aura that Sages would unconsciously release when in an enlightenment state, and it contained part of a Sage's power. Even Heavenly Venerables would find it difficult to stay indifferent and would most likely be forced to retreat or be injured heavily.
Seeing that Shen Tian was actually walking toward the Sages' region, everyone's jaws dropped.
Wait! The Divine Firmament Saint did not drink the tea!
He's planning to directly decipher the Imperial Sutra of Sun, next to the Sages at that!?
The Divine Firmament Saint is too arrogant!
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Chapter 361: Sun Tinder, Thearch Tomb Opens
The powerful Sage aura surged forth, engulfing everything.
Even so, Shen Tian did not look the least bit afraid or intimidated. He just looked very calm and confident. He stepped into the Sage Domain, his profile fading and appearing as if he had merged into one with the air.
The Sage aura passed through him, completely unable to affect him in any way. It was like he no longer existed in this dimension but belonged to another world.
Inside the crowd, Wang Shenxu's eyes widened in disbelief. "This is the mysterious "Body Merging with Void" technique. Never expected Brother Shen to have advanced so far with the Great Void Sutra!"
The Great Void Sutra was ranked number one in Eastern Wilderness. No other sutra could surpass it.
The Great Void Saint possessed the extremely rare Great Void Constitution and was nearly perfectly compatible with the Great Void Sutra. He was a definite top prodigy when it came to understanding the Great Void Sutra.
Even so, Wang Shenxu was shocked speechless after witnessing Shen Tian's move.
Shen Tian's move was just perfect and precise!
It should be pointed out that although many of those in the Sage stage could pass through the void freely, they were unable to execute the "Body Merging with Void" technique.
In order to perform that move, one's body had to become one with the void.
When attacked by an enemy, 99% of the attack would enter the void, leaving the body nearly unharmed.
Meanwhile, not only would one's own attack not be weakened by the void, but the power of the void would also enhance it.
"Didn't expect Brother Shen to have already surpassed me in my own domain. I should be ashamed of myself!"
Although a little deflated, Wang Shenxu mostly felt a strong motivation and competitiveness!
The void is my domain. I cannot lose out!
Brother Shen is very talented, and his battle prowess is far beyond my own abilities. But when it comes to void techniques, I cannot let him surpass me by that much!
I must work hard to cultivate the Eternal Life Sutra and replenish my lifeforce to the maximum. Only then can I continue to practice the Great Void Sutra.
So what if I never get the chance to surpass Brother Shen in this life? The number two spot in this world is mine!
Wang Shenxu was not alone in this line of thinking.
Qi Shaoxuan, Fang Chang, Zhang Yunting, and the rest all more or less had the same idea.
With Shen Tian around, they could never hope to be on par with him no matter how hard they tried. It would be wishful thinking.
Now, they had a new final goal—to be the number two in this world!
Number two only to Shen Tian!
Today was the best chance they had to analyze Shen Tian's void control abilities. They were very curious. With the suppression from so many Sages, to what extent would Shen Tian be able to decipher the tablet?
Rumble!
Shen Tian did not disappoint. He had already arrived in front of the tablet.
Over a dozen Sages sat cross-legged in front of the tablet. A thick Sage aura surrounded every single one of them. It was a power that was far beyond that of a cultivator who was below the Sage stage.
Unless Shen Tian's void manipulation abilities were able to divert most of the aura, even with his Connate Chaotic Golden Body, he would not be able to endure the tremendous pressure.
But it seemed like those powerful Sage auras were just like fleeting clouds to him!
Shen Tian was now sitting in front of the tablet, concentrating on the runes. He radiated a dazzling glow, a divine light shooting out of his eyes. The light was profound and mystical, and it seemed to possess the deepest secrets of the galaxies.
The moment the divine light shot out of his eyes, Qi Shaoxuan, who was standing nearby, felt a piercing pain in the third eye between his brows. He felt a rather heavy pressure.
"Peerless Eye. This eye technique of his is even more powerful than my newly cultivated Purple Mansion Divine Eye!"
The corners of Qi Shaoxuan's mouth twitched. His Purple Mansion Divine Eye was his most powerful move. Not only could it peer through everything, even down to the depths of hell, but it could even detect his enemies' weak points. On top of that, it could shoot a powerful beam to kill his enemies.
Even amongst all the imperial sutras, this was considered an extremely powerful technique.
But compared to Shen Tian's divine eyes, Qi Shaoxuan felt that his own third eye was far inferior.
This was unbelievable!
Shen Tian had no idea his eyes were having such a huge effect on Qi Shaoxuan. He was now completely immersed in the process of enlightenment.
The Connate Constitution had always been a peerless enlightenment constitution. It could help a practitioner understand any technique and sutra. Even in the Celestial World, it was considered one of the best constitutions.
And Shen Tian had awakened the next level of the Connate Constitution, which was the Connate Heavenly Dao Eyes. No technique would be able to escape those eyes.
All techniques were like a naked young lady before him. He would be able to see everything.
All the Sages were startled. They realized that the tablet was shaking intensely, making all the runes vibrate wildly.
Line after line of runes shot out of the Dao Imparting Tablet, surging toward Shen Tian like an all-encompassing fire cloud.
In the blink of an eye, Shen Tian was completely engulfed by the runes. The intensity of the sutra was far beyond that of even the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's.
Everyone's attention was focused on Shen Tian now. Even those Sages who had been deeply immersed in their cultivation were startled awake.
"How is that possible? He is just a low-level cultivator! How can he decipher so much from the tablet!?"
"I heard that the Divine Firmament Saint is just a Golden Body practitioner. He has not even ascended to the Nascent Soul stage or Nirvana realm. If this is true..."
"Damn, so scary! Is this the true Son of Providence? Compared to him, I feel like I have spent the past several thousand years of my life in vain!"
"Quickly, look! The Divine Firmament Saint has already formed a sun!"
Shen Tian sat beside the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, who already had six suns in his avatar.
At this point, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's lightning and heavenly aura had become thicker and more solid. It also had a grand and stately bearing, as if the Sacred Leader was a Divine God who could control lightning and fire.
Six black-gold suns were lined up behind him, looking very mighty and magnificent.
Even so, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader was still unable to surpass Shen Tian, whose own avatar was also looking very grand.
Boundless golden lightning surged behind Shen Tian as divine beasts roared. The Divine Lightning avatar was extremely oppressive, engulfing the entire area.
Multi-colored divine light burst across the sky as if cleansing the world of all illusions; tens of thousands of swords pointed toward the sky, all possessing a spine-chilling sword intent; tens of thousands of giant Kuns leaped out of the oceans, transforming into massive golden Pengs...
Every single avatar represented a peerless sutra.
A normal cultivator could become indomitable across all five regions if they could practice any single one of them.
Meanwhile, Shen Tian's avatars showed that his mastery of all those sutras had all reached the highest levels.
There was no longer any doubt how innately talented he was!
At that moment, a black-gold sun appeared in Shen Tian's avatar.
It grew from a small fire spark into a blazing ball whose dazzling rays lit up the entire lake in just a few breaths' time!
Even more shocking was that right after the first sun appeared, a second, a third, and a fourth sun immediately followed.
One by one, blazing suns appeared behind Shen Tian. Every single sun was at least 1,000 feet in radius, exuding a fearsome heat and aura. If any evil spirit or demon stood before Shen Tian now, they wouldn't even need to move a finger. The power of his sun avatar alone would be enough to destroy them.
Fifth, sixth, seventh!
Shen Tian's sun avatar had reached the maximum level as easily as drinking water.
A new black-gold sun appeared every few minutes. And every time this happened, the corners of the mouths of the surrounding Sages and prodigies twitched.
This is the legendary Dao Imparting Tablet. It holds the Imperial Sutra of Sun.
Can you please give the Imperial Sutra of Sun a modicum of respect? Can you please not make the rest of us look so weak?
You make enlightenment look so easy. It gives the mistaken view that anyone can do it just as easily.
Everyone suddenly felt extremely dejected.
Even the usually-calm Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura was now vibrating intensely as if it would explode any time.
It should be pointed out that the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader had spent quite a bit of time before successfully cultivating his first sun avatar. Several days had already passed, and he had only managed to reach the six-sun stage.
However, Shen Tian was able to cultivate seven suns after just a short period.
It was naturally a cause for joy when one's disciple was so formidable. But being one-upped by one's disciple was not something any master was willing to endure.
Even when this master was a self-proclaimed "emotionless person".
A master also had to uphold his own image, alright!
Shen Tian was no longer aware of the thoughts of those around him. He felt like he had entered a big, warm fireball, which held boundless heat energy.
This heat energy was extremely scorching and could destroy everything. But it also possessed an endless life source. All living creatures in the universe would not be able to move away from this energy source.
Soaked in this energy, Shen Tian could feel his physical body and soul being cleansed. He absorbed this energy with wanton abandon. His Connate Chaotic Golden Body became even more flawless, his physical body becoming even stronger and firmer.
Meanwhile, his spiritual energy was also enhanced. The Nascent Soul stage barrier in front of him was no longer existent.
If Shen Tian was willing, he could now effortlessly break through to the Nascent Soul stage any time he wanted!
The ninth sun rose behind Shen Tian. Nine mighty suns hung in the air, but it looked like this wasn't the maximum.
Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, a 10th sun slowly emerged behind Shen Tian. And it was more than 10 times bigger than the first nine suns.
Rumble!
The Dao Imparting Tablet shook wildly and cracked right down the middle.
A fist-sized ball of black-gold flames shot out of the crack, like a miniature sun shooting straight toward Shen Tian.
Swoosh!
Every inch of the fabric of space that the fireball came in contact with shriveled up and disintegrated into nothing.
The ball of fire shot toward Shen Tian and merged itself into the 10th sun behind him, becoming one with it.
In the next instant, the 10 golden suns behind Shen Tian all dazzled with boundless light.
The entire Immortal Abode Island was submerged in the light, and streaks of previously unbreakable restraints melted under the power of the sunlight.
The faces of the Sages changed. They could feel that something major was happening on this island.
The Golden Crow Thearch's tomb was opening!
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Chapter 362: Everyone, Interested In Exploring The Tomb?
It turned out that the Dao Imparting Tablet was the true key to opening the Immortal Abode Island's tomb.
The Sages looked at the imperial tablet with complicated feelings. At the same time, they also looked at Shen Tian, who was sitting in front of the tablet.
They had heard that the Golden Crow Thearch had nine children, and each of them had unparalleled talent and extraordinary strength that could intimidate the five regions and eight wilderness.
However, the Golden Crow Thearch's nine children had all died without exception during a catastrophe. Thus afterward, the Golden Crow Thearch was all alone.
He did not have any successor. Even though he had countless servants and subordinates, no one was his disciple.
Even after the Golden Crow Thearch had ascended, he had not left any successor behind, only this tomb.
Now it seemed that the Golden Crow Thearch was using the tomb to search for his successor.
As long as someone could understand the Imperial Sutra of Sun on the Dao Imparting Tablet to a certain degree, then the forbidden array that the Golden Crow Thearch had left behind would be triggered.
The Dao Imparting Tablet would then be activated and unleash that ball of True Sun Fire essence hidden within. Then at the same time, those arrays in the whole Immortal Abode Island would disappear, and the tomb would be opened.
That's right, that ball of reddish-gold flame was the essence of the True Sun Fire.
That ball of flame was quite small, so it should be a small portion separated from the Golden Crow Thearch's True Sun Fire essence.
However, no matter how small it was, it was the essence of the True Sun Fire that was ranked second on the Exceptional Fire List. If its power could be completely unleashed, it would make even Tribulation Transcendence experts terrified.
If any Sage could obtain this ball of True Sun Fire essence and successfully absorb it, then the Sage's strength would definitely be able to increase explosively or even overwhelm any powerful enemy that was a whole cultivation stage above.
It would definitely be possible for a Third Tribulation to defeat a Four Tribulation and a Five Tribulation to win against a Six Tribulation Sage!
In that instant, countless gazes filled with envy were fixed upon Shen Tian.
Some Sages might have already made a move and killed Shen Tian if not for the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader still present on Immortal Abode Island. It was the True Sun Fire, after all!
At that moment, whispering and murmuring sounds could be heard in the crowd.
"Originally, I thought that the Golden Crow Thearch would bring the True Sun Fire and Thearch artifact to the Celestial World or leave it within the core area of the tomb. Who would have expected that the True Sun Fire would actually be hidden within this tablet."
"The Divine Firmament Saint is simply too extraordinary. He's actually able to comprehend the Imperial Sutra of Sun to the peak stage of ten suns in just one hour, his enlightenment aptitude is simply exceptional!"
"I heard that the Divine Firmament Saint has merged with more than one extraordinary item, and now he has obtained the True Sun Fire too. He's simply unbelievable."
"The energy of the extraordinary items is extremely violent, so an ordinary person would be unable to withstand merging two extraordinary items and easily cause an explosion. Why are the extraordinary items in the Divine Firmament Saint's body so obedient!?"
"Comparisons are odious! The Divine Firmament Saint is able to endure the Sage aura when he's just a Perfected One and decipher the tablet. If he reaches the Heavenly Venerable Stage, he might even be able to easily kill Sages!"
"Another mighty figure is emerging from the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground and even an invincible Extreme Dao Paragon. How lucky the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground is!"
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader also regained his consciousness from the enlightenment state and sensed the exclamations of the surrounding Sages. The heavenly aura around him swayed even more vigorously.
As for those young prodigies outside the circle of Sages, they were even shocked until their jaws dropped.
Especially Princess Linglong of the Middle Ground's Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty, her eyes were filled with admiration.
Originally, she had been under the impression that only the strongest prodigy in this generation of prodigies within the five regions and eight wilderness, the Celestial Dynasty Shi Tianzi, would be able to defeat Shen Tian.
That was already an extremely high evaluation of Shen Tian as the prodigies in Middle Ground were as many as the stars in the sky, and their strength was all the more fearsome in the past 100 years.
The top 10 of the young generation of prodigies in Middle Ground had basically all broken through to the Nascent Soul stage many years ago and could dominate Heavenly Venerables. They could be said to be the golden generation.
Each of those top 10 prodigies would be able to step foot in the other four regions and defeat all forces with their formidable strength; they could be said to be invincible.
Thus, it was definitely an extremely high evaluation when Princess Linglong thought that Shen Tian could defeat those 10 prodigies.
However, Princess Linglong still felt as if she had greatly underestimated Shen Tian even with such a high evaluation.
Shen Tian's talent might even be on par with that peerless prodigy, Shi Tianzi!
One had to know that it was Shi Tianzi!
If the 10 prodigies of Middle Ground were to be described as the brightest stars in the sky, then Shi Tianzi would be the sun in the young generation of prodigies.
When the sun rose in the sky, all the stars would grow pale instantly.
Meanwhile, in Princess Linglong's opinion, Shen Tian was like the second sun that might really have the potential to match up to Shi Tianzi.
There is actually such a prodigy in Eastern Wilderness. It's simply unimaginable.
Incredible!
If Cousin Tianzi learns of the existence of such an extraordinary talent, he'll most likely come to Immortal Abode Island no matter what!
Sigh... Just how marvelous the battle would be if the two of them really met?
Could Brother Shen really defeat Cousin Tianzi?
Why am I looking forward to it!?
Just when everyone was deep in thought, another drastic change occurred to the tablet.
It suddenly soared into the sky, and the huge tablet body turned into a Golden Crow that was tens of thousands of feet in length and was burning with blazing flames throughout.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, that Golden Crow suddenly spread its wings and flew toward Immortal Abode Island's depths. Meanwhile, flames could also be seen shooting out vigorously from Immortal Abode Island's depths suddenly.
A huge reddish-gold cauldron slowly rose up in that endless fire, and countless avatars were formed around it.
That huge reddish-gold cauldron was surrounded by True Sun Fire, which was tens of thousands of miles in circumference, dyeing the whole sky reddish-gold. There was even the Nine Sun avatar around it.
Everyone looked at that divine cauldron and was instantly blinded as if they were truly looking at the sun.
They even had the urge of wanting to kneel down and kowtow to worship it.
"Thearch artifact, that's the supreme Thearch artifact that the Golden Crow Thearch had forged!"
"It's the Divine Sun Cauldron! The Golden Crow Thearch really did not bring the Divine Sun Cauldron with him before ascending. Instead, he left it in the tomb."
"Look, that Dao Imparting Tablet turned into a ball of True Sun Fire essence and merged with the Divine Sun Cauldron! The Thearch artifact is being revived. Look, the space around it directly turned into nothingness!
"If we could obtain this Divine Sun Cauldron, then the Nine Sun Sacred Ground would be able to expand by several times since it's one of the top Thearch artifacts!"
"Haha, keep on dreaming. This Divine Sun Cauldron is obviously what the Golden Crow Thearch had left for his successor. The Divine Firmament Saint had already understood the miraculous Imperial Sutra of Sun and opened the tomb, so do you still think you can obtain the Divine Sun Cauldron?"
"That's right, that Sage from your Nine Sun Sacred Ground even tried to snatch the tablet. When the Divine Firmament Saint becomes stronger in the future, you'll be lucky if he doesn't take revenge and cause trouble for you."
"Looks like we have no hope in getting the Thearch artifact and supreme heritage. It's more realistic to just get a few treasures when the tomb is open."
Amongst the sounds of conversation, the various sects decided not to delay it any further.
The tomb was right there, and the treasures in there were just that many. It all depended on how fast one was, and getting anything was also a gain.
In an instant, countless people fought to enter the tomb.
However, Shen Tian was not in a hurry. He looked at the various prodigies as if he was observing something.
Shen Tian's eyes gradually lit up. "Brother Qi, Brother Wang, Brother Chen, Brother Kun Ming, Princess Linglong, Princess Kun Yu, Princess Kong Meng...
"Are all of you interested in traveling with me to explore this Golden Crow's Tomb?"
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Chapter 363: Paramount Talent And Polycoria, Shi Tianzi
Those prodigies that Shen Tian had invited had all followed their seniors to Immortal Abode Island.
They had been with Shen Tian's party previously. Instead, they had been exploring all areas of Immortal Abode Island and only rushed here after the tablet appeared.
Meanwhile, they had just witnessed the scene of Shen Tian attaining enlightenment.
Shen Tian quickly comprehending the Imperial Sutra of Sun on the Dao Imparting Tablet had completely put them down.
Even the Purple Mansion Saint, who was praised as the "previous strongest prodigy of Eastern Wilderness", had to acknowledge that the disparity between him and Shen Tian was at least 10 Fang Chang. Not to mention Kun Ming, Ao Wu, and the others that had explored Chaotic Star Island with Shen Tian not long ago!
Brother Shen is truly the person who has the potential of a Thearch!
Back at the Chaotic Star Island, Shen Tian had made a clean sweep of all the best fortuitous opportunities, such as the Enlightenment tea leaves, Dragon Source Fruits, and Kun Peng Dao.
Meanwhile, those that had explored with Shen Tian also had quite the fruitful gains and instantly gotten rich overnight.
Now that Shen Tian had called out them again, their eyes instantly lit up, and they could not help but anticipate and be filled with joy.
Indeed, Brother Shen remembers me, and his impression of me is not bad.
Or else why would he continue to invite me to travel with him? He would have to split the fortuitous opportunity with me for nothing!
Tsss, is it possible that Brother Shen likes me!?
Of course, those that had such thoughts as above were basically women.
No matter what, at least after Shen Tian had called out, those prodigies all surged toward him.
Of course they would follow Shen Tian!
There would definitely be no lack of rare and extraordinary treasures if they followed Shen Tian. They would have the blessing of the heavens if they traveled with Shen Tian!
Wang Shenxu was proficient in the Great Void Sutra, so he tore through space and was the first to reach Shen Tian.
Ever since he had obtained the Eternal Life Sutra, he seemed to have completely set himself free and kept on treading between the edge of "dying of old age" and "before dying of old age".
He was a fine young man that drank tea every day to preserve his health when he could not replenish his lifespan previously.
He had looked handsome, but it's just he had quite the dark circles.
Now, although he could cultivate the Eternal Life Sutra to replenish his lifespan anytime, he still had grey hair and looked just like an old man.
Shen Tian even did not dare to pat Wang Shenxu's shoulder when he stood in front of him. Shen Tian was afraid that Wang Shenxu might take the chance to fall to the ground and extort him Nirvana Holy Liquid and enlightenment tea.
Naturally, the person that followed Wang Shenxu closely and was on bad terms with him was Qi Shaoxuan. The two of them kept on wanting to fight for the position of "number one".
Currently, Qi Shaoxuan's aura was much stronger than before. He wore a Black Dragon armor and held the Heaven's Halberd in his hands; both were high-quality Divine artifacts.
It could be said that besides Shen Tian, there were really few that had a stronger aura than Qi Shaoxuan among the young prodigies.
Even when Princess Linglong looked toward Qi Shaoxuan, her eyes were filled with solemness and fear.
As expected of the guy who reached the Golden Core Tenth Firmament Stage in such a desolate place like Eastern Wilderness. Just from looking at his aura alone, he's definitely a person with great ambition and will go far as a cultivator. It'll be interesting if one day this guy comes to challenge Middle Ground.
Of course, it was only interesting as with Princess Linglong's experience, Qi Shaoxuan was only worth it for her to view him in a more favorable light. He was not at the level of an eye-opener.
At least, given the talent and strength that Qi Shaoxuan had shown so far, there was definitely more than one who could defeat him back in Middle Ground.
If Qi Shaoxuan faced that peerless prodigy Shi Tianzi, he would most not be able to even endure one strike no matter what he resorted to.
One had to know that as the one that others had high hopes for and even named him as "Tianzi[1]", he was a natural-born paragon.
What did natural-born paragon mean?
That meant he had paramount talent since the day he was born and would be destined to become an existence that was the paragon of a generation.
Divine light had shone 30,000 miles on the day Shi Tianzi was born, and even the illusion of the Immortal King descending upon the mortal world had stayed for a long time. It was as magnificent as the reincarnation of a Thearch.
After being examined by Huang Shi, he had revealed that Shi Tianzi's aptitude for cultivation was extremely extraordinary.
Meanwhile, he was born with polycoria, which was an extremely high-quality type of eyes that could see through the weak point of all arts.
Shi Tianzi had started cultivating at the age of three, and he was effortlessly skillful in all the cultivation techniques and martial arts. He could instantly cultivate them to the perfected level and even bring forth new techniques and arts, astonishing even Sages.
Currently, Shi Tianzi was only 21 years old, and he was already a Heavenly Venerable.
More importantly, he had stayed undefeated against a Sage before.
What did that mean?
A prodigy able to step into the Soul Formation stage and even stay undefeated when battling a Sage might not even appear in the past 10,000 or even tens of thousands of years in the five regions. He was even more brilliant than when Huang Shi was young.
If Shi Tianzi entered the God of War Pagoda, then he would most likely be a true Seven-Star Prodigy according to its evaluation.
Of course, such a person like Shi Tianzi was born a legend and was destined to become an Immortal Emperor.
Comparing Qi Shaoxuan to him was really bullying Qi Shaoxuan as the strongest prodigy in Middle Ground should naturally be compared to the strongest prodigy in Eastern Wilderness.
Qi Shaoxuan was not the strongest prodigy in Eastern Wilderness, so he was more or less mismatched.
If one really had to compare, it should be Shen Tian versus Shi Tianzi.
Princess Linglong started comparing in her mind as she walked toward Shen Tian.
Cultivation-wise, Cousin Tianzi has already reached the Soul Formation stage, but the Divine Firmament Saint seems to be slightly weaker.
Battle prowess-wise, Cousin Tianzi had once battled vigorously with a Sage and even made the Sage have no choice but to retreat.
The Divine Firmament Saint should not be able to do it either.
However, age-wise, I heard that the Divine Firmament Saint is only 18 years old this year, but Cousin Tianzi is already 21 years old. Thus, the Divine Firmament Saint is at a considerable loss in terms of age.
To those old things, don't say three or five years, it's normal for them not to improve in even 30 or 50 years.
However, to peerless prodigies like the Divine Firmament Saint and Cousin Tianzi, their strength might double in just three years.
Cousin Tianzi only spent four years to break through to the Soul Formation stage.
Meanwhile, I heard that only one year has passed since the Divine Firmament Saint has started cultivating.
If he is given another three years, who knows until what stage he can cultivate?
The world of a peerless prodigy is something that ordinary cultivators cannot understand.
Of course, cultivation level, battle prowess, and age were not the most important.
At least, appearance-wise, the Divine Firmament Saint had completely defeated Shi Tianzi.
Otherwise, Princess Linglong would not anticipate seeing the Divine Firmament Saint beating Shi Tianzi up.
Girls would side with outsiders in the end!
Just as Princess Linglong was letting her imagination run wild, Kun Yu was also doing the same. Even Zhang Yunxi and Kong Meng were also imagining by themselves.
Anyway, in this party that Shen Tian had pieced together, each of them had their own axe to grind. Who knew what would happen when they really entered the Golden Crow Thearch's Tomb?
Of course, everyone in the party was filled with confidence as they firmly believed they would not go wrong by following the Divine Firmament Saint.
Meanwhile, Shen Tian was also filled with confidence.
That was without doubt as Shen Tian had ridden on the coattail of 10 Children of Providence at once and would go to explore with 10 scenes of fortuitous opportunities.
If things still go wrong this time, I'll even eat the God of War Pagoda!
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Chapter 364: Divine Firmament Saint Is Indeed Extraordinary.
The Golden Crow Thearch's tomb gradually opened, and a void portal appeared in front of everyone.
Obviously, the Golden Crow Thearch's tomb was not a simple tomb as it led to a certain independent Small World.
No one knew just what kind of dangers would be present in such an independent Small World. Even Sages might die in it if they were careless.
However, due to a Thearch's set up and forbearance, as long as one treated the Thearch with respect in the tomb and did not plunder excessively, one would not usually encounter hopeless situations.
That idiot Fire Sage from the Nine Sun Sacred Ground was such an example. Since he had attacked the tablet, it was extremely normal for the power the Thearch had stored in the tablet to deal with him.
A Thearch must not be disrespected—it was not just empty talk!
"Tian'er, remember to put your own safety first in this trial."
Heavenly Venerable White Lotus looked at Shen Tian and stuffed bottles of restorative pills to him. "I've refined these restorative pills, so there's no excuse for you to reject them."
Sensing the kind and affectionate gaze from Heavenly Venerable White Lotus, Shen Tian was caught between laughter and tears.
How could he say in such a situation that with the Triple Light Divine Water, these restorative pills were basically useless to him?
Forget it!
It is in the end Aunt-Master's new invention. Even if I have no use for it, I can distribute it to other disciples when they are injured.
Those Sages gathered powerful Sage nomological energy and formed a protective barrier, which surrounded them before entering the entrance to the tomb.
They were trying to find out if there were any risks within the tomb as it would be easier for Sages to escape.
The Sages entered the tomb one after the other, and shortly after, replies were transmitted.
Although there were some mechanisms and tests within the tomb, it was not dangerous overall.
The only thing worth mentioning was that the cultivation levels of everyone in the tomb would be suppressed to below Sage.
The Sages' power in this tomb was almost completely ineffective.
That also made the deterrent effect of the various sects' Sages decrease greatly as many Heavenly Venerables instantly formed their own plans.
"Tian'er, stay away from Sages when you explore later as there might be people targeting you."
Suddenly, a voice sounded beside Shen Tian's ear as he was leading the numerous prodigies towards the void portal!
It was advice from the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
The Sacred Leader turned around, and his lightning and heavenly aura swayed gently before walking into the void portal without hesitation.
Although the Sacred Leader had warned Shen Tian, he was not overly worried or protective of him.
That was because from the Sacred Leader's point of view, as the true Son of Providence that was blessed by the heavens, there was no need for him to keep on protecting Shen Tian.
Only those that experience trials and hardship can truly soar in the sky.
Also, who under the Transcendence Tribulation stage can threaten Tian'er?
"Let's hold hands so that we won't get separated."
After Shen Tian and the others had a simple bath, changed their clothes, and prepared the items needed to enter the tomb, they all walked toward the void portal.
That void portal was red, and flames could be seen burning vigorously through it.
There was a huge palace at the core of the flames, which looked extremely luxurious.
That palace practically occupied the whole Small World, and at first glance, at least 1,000 miles stood between the east to the west.
How is this a tomb!?
Even the imperial capitals of mortal kingdoms are not as big as this!
Shen Tian was startled. He could not help but be shocked by the majestic atmosphere of the Golden Crow Thearch's tomb.
The void portal was already right in front of them. Shen Tian stretched out his hands to hold Zhang Yunxi and Princess Linglong before walking into the void portal.
As for the others, they also hurriedly followed behind Shen Tian. The other princesses wore regretful expressions on their faces.
I would have stayed closer if I had known earlier.
Maybe if I was closer, then the person that the Divine Firmament Saint was holding would be me!
Swoosh!
After everyone stepped into the void portal, they felt the distortion of light and space in front of them before they instantly disappeared.
When they could see the scene in front of them clearly again, they had already appeared within a huge blazing hot passageway.
This passageway was made using special Crimson Ores. It was filled with mysterious Divine Emblems and array formations and contained destructive powers.
"This should be the Golden Crow Thearch's tomb's passageway."
Zhao Hao closed his eyes and sensed the surroundings. The Nan Ming Li Fire in his body instantly turned extremely bright.
A majestic Golden Crow avatar gradually rose up from behind him and released an immense burning hot aura.
That's right, Zhao Hao had also comprehended much of the imperial sutra from the Dao Imparting Tablet.
Although it would pale in comparison to Shen Tian, he had definitely improved greatly.
That was because the main cultivation technique that Zhao Hao cultivated, the Qian Yang Sword Sutra, had been modified from the incomplete Imperial Sutra of Sun. Thus, it was natural for him to have benefited a lot now that he had encountered the Imperial Sutra of Sun.
Currently, Zhao Hao was silently circulating the Imperial Sutra of Sun and felt as if he could control all the fire-attribute Spirit Qi in the vicinity.
Zhao Hao's strength had increased by more than a few times in this special space!
That discovery made Zhao Hao extremely excited.
Of course, Shen Tian had discovered that too.
The power of the exceptional fire within him was even stronger than Zhao Hao's. The Nan Ming Li Fire Origin's essence in him was on par with Zhao Hao, and Shen Tian had also devoured a large amount of hellfire from the Evil Spirit Sect's altar in the Immeasurable Ancient State.
More importantly, the True Sun Fire from the Dao Imparting Tablet had combined the Nan Ming Li Fire Origin and hellfire after entering Shen Tian's body.
Currently, the power of the new exceptional fire in Shen Tian's body was so terrifying that it could overwhelm normal Nan Ming Li Fire.
In addition, Shen Tian's comprehension of the Imperial Sutra of Sun was to an incredible degree. Thus, there was most probably no one who would be better than Shen Tian in terms of controlling the power of flames in this space.
Even Sages might not be Shen Tian's opponent in this tomb.
"This is really a good place!"
Shen Tian smiled as the Void Cloak behind him swayed with the wind.
A purple and a green longsword were unsheathed and surrounded Shen Tian as they emitted a sharp sword aura.
The light purple Dark Light Mirror was floating above his head and shining with purple light. That purple light was the Grand Unity Purple Divine Light, which was the Purple Mansion Sacred Ground's strongest treasure as it could be used for offense and defense. It was extraordinary.
He was almost unbeatable with the mirror on top of his head, so it was definitely an excellent supreme treasure.
Not only so, but the Longyuan Divine Armor on Shen Tian had also changed to the strongest defensive form. He looked exceptionally mighty as he was shining in golden light from his helmet all the way to his boots.
Almost all the equipment Shen Tian was wearing were Divine artifacts and above.
Even Qi Shaoxuan, who was previously the "Son of Providence", was green with envy when looking at Shen Tian's equipment.
"He's equipped with Divine and Sage artifacts, and he still has that many types of extraordinary items. The Divine Firmament Saint is really a walking treasury!"
Princess Linglong looked at Shen Tian, who was opening the way in front, in a daze. She felt that her common sense was being reshaped.
Frankly speaking, she had been treating Eastern Wilderness' prodigies with an attitude of "city people looking at country bumpkins".
However, she was truly blinded by Shen Tian's wealth now.
No wonder my father kept telling me to befriend Shen Tian even if I had to use my physical charms.
Looks like he's truly extraordinary and has a bright future in front of him!
For the future of the Celestial Dynasty, I'll...
Go for it without hesitation!
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Chapter 365: Showing Off His Purple-Green Double Swords For The First Time
"Everyone, there are dangers abound in the tomb. Please be extra careful."
The Dark Light Mirror was above Shen Tian's head. Its divine light enveloped all his companions as they carefully explored the deeper recesses of the cave.
It was worth mentioning that Shen Tian kept turning back to glance above the foreheads of his companions. It was like they had maps above their heads that could lead the way.
Before long, the crowd followed Shen Tian to a major crossroad.
It was clear they were gradually approaching the deeper regions of the Golden Crow Thearch's tomb. The temperature had risen significantly.
More importantly, this crossroad was not as simple as those before. There were nine different pathways.
Princess Linglong's eyes hardened as she analyzed the runes carved on the stone wall. Her face turned grim. "It looks like there is a complex maze array set up in this tomb."
This complex maze was a very mysterious array formation that could make an explorer completely lost and stuck.
Generally, only those who could successfully pass this array formation challenge would be able to find their way out. Otherwise, they would be trapped inside forever.
"Junior Brother, which way do you think we should go?" Zhang Yunxi gazed at Shen Tian. "I will listen to whatever you say."
Qi Shaoxuan and Wang Shenxu exchanged looks. They also spoke up. "Brother Shen has abundant providence. We will definitely make it out if we follow you."
Actually, there was another thought which they didn't voice out.
And it was that if they followed Shen Tian, not only would they make it out safely, but they would encounter quite a lot of fortuitous opportunities too!
Shen Tian smiled. "I have done some research on this array formation. This array formation is not intended to kill. It's just a barrier.
"I guess that as a Thearch, young practitioners like us are nothing. I feel that this maze is just a test. Perhaps there will be a reward at the end of it."
Reward?
Reward left behind by the Thearch!?
Everyone's eyes lit up at Shen Tian's words.
If the tomb really had a test and prize at the end, this was something that would tempt even a Sage.
This was a Thearch. His core legacy and Thearch artifacts were destined to belong to Shen Tian.
But even if the rest managed to collect a couple of elixirs or precious treasures, it would still be a good loot!
Shen Tian glanced at Qi Shaoxuan's head before turning toward the third pathway.
The others saw him head that way and quickly followed as if they were worried about missing out on some great fortuitous opportunity.
As the group headed down the third pathway, the temperature rose higher and higher. The runes on the walls also seemed to glow with the outline of Golden Crows.
Rumble!
Suddenly, the Golden Crow runes appeared to come alive, shooting out of the walls.
In the blink of an eye, a black-gold fiery divine bird charged toward Shen Tian and his group. Its wings held boundless Golden Crow Flames.
Inside this enclosed tunnel, the power and lethality of these flames were greatly magnified by several times.
As the flames shot toward them, even ducking had become very difficult. This was because the entire tunnel was filled with flames. There was nowhere to hide.
"This array formation is indeed problematic. It can absorb Immortal Abode Island's fire-attribute energy and attack intruders with it."
Qi Shaoxuan's eyes shone. His Purple Mansion Heavenly Eye had immediately familiarized itself with this fiery divine bird's flight pattern. Meanwhile, his Heaven's Halberd appeared in his hands.
Roar!
The Heaven's Halberd morphed into a giant purple dragon and crashed right into the divine bird, turning it to dust before submerging itself into the ground.
In that instant, the powerful energy waves radiated outward, causing Qi Shaoxuan's armor to vibrate intensely. He looked very much like a young god of war.
It should be pointed out that the divine bird's attack was already at peak Nascent Soul level, nearly at the Soul Formation stage.
However, Qi Shaoxuan was able to easily destroy that bird with just one move.
The divine birds' defense was not as strong, plus Qi Shaoxuan had been able to pinpoint its weak point as he had learned part of the Imperial Sutra of Sun. Hence, he had a rather good understanding of the bird's movement patterns. Nevertheless, Qi Shaoxuan's power was undeniable.
"Haha, it's just a stupid little bird. It's not worthy of being my opponent!"
Qi Shaoxuan deactivated his Heavenly Eye and stole a glimpse at Shen Tian.
A smug look crossed Qi Shaoxuan's face when he noticed a faint admiring glint in Shen Tian's eyes.
He stood at the foremost position of the group and gloated, "Everyone, don't worry. With me around, there will be no accidents!"
The moment he finished his sentence, multiple lines of runes lit up on the stone walls on both sides of the tunnel.
Those runes were originally a pale red color, and only some could form the Golden Crow Flames. But now, all seemed to have been revived.
Suddenly, multiple Golden Crows shot out of the stone walls toward Shen Tian and his companions. They completely cut off all escape routes.
On top of that, every single Golden Crow exuded an extremely powerful aura. They were at least as powerful as the earlier one, if not more.
Especially the first three Golden Crows, they were so powerful that they didn't even look like flames had formed them. They looked like real ancient Golden Crows.
Those three birds had powers akin to true Heavenly Venerables!
Woooooo!
These flame-created Golden Crows did not have souls. They only had a rudimentary instinct and would just attack all the intruders before them.
And Qi Shaoxuan, who was standing in front of everyone, naturally became the birds' first target. As a result...
A certain top prodigy was thrashed into a dazed state as the flames completely engulfed him.
"Evil beasts, do you think I will fear you just because you are ganging up against me?
"Purple Aura River Mountain! Form!
"Damn your Golden Crow Flames. You are able to burn through even my Purple Aura River Mountain?
"Brother Shen, save me!"
The purple aura and divine flames clashed and completely filled the entire tunnel. Soon after, the scent of roasting meat wafted from that roaring blaze.
Rumble!
After a long time, a charred figure charged out of the Golden Crow Flames.
That face was completely black...
If not for the unique-looking Heaven's Halberd in his hand, Shen Tian nearly could not recognize that figure as Qi Shaoxuan.
Qi Shaoxuan's eyes were also bloodshot and tearing non-stop from his burns.
Wang Shenxu took gleeful delight in Qi Shaoxuan's dire straits. His face was wrinkled up in a big smile. "Brother Qi, are you crying from being thrashed by those feathered beasts?"
The corners of Qi Shaoxuan's mouth twitched. "I am not crying! My eyes are just stinging from the smoke!"
Shen Tian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Stop fooling around. Let's get rid of those Golden Crows first!"
With that, Shen Tian executed some hand seals.
His Purple-Green Double Swords morphed into two beams of light, one purple, and one green, both shooting toward the flock of Golden Crows.
Woooooo!
Strident caws echoed through the tunnel as they fell to the ground one by one, disintegrating into pure fire energy which dispersed in the air.
Even those three Heavenly Venerable-level birds managed to withstand Shen Tian's Purple-Green Double Swords for only a few seconds.
At that moment, Shen Tian was like a Sword Immortal!
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Chapter 366: Eunuch Gui: Is My Thing Really Growing Out?
Woooooo~
The flaming Golden Crows fell before the Purple-Green Double Swords, disintegrating into small balls of fire one by one.
However, they did not disappear. Instead, they became pure energy and were reabsorbed into the walls, making the dark runes light up again.
The runes swirled, and those flaming Golden Crows were reborn, continuing their attack on Shen Tian and his group.
"These flaming Golden Crows and the runes on the wall are one. The birds will never die as long as we don't break those runes!"
Beams of purple divine light shot out of Qi Shaoxuan's third eye. He observed the walls, hoping to find some key to breaking the array.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed. The cultivation level of the person who had set up the rune array was very high, and its complexity was beyond his comprehension.
Qi Shaoxuan might have the potential to be a Thearch, but he was still too young. He was not good enough to see through this array formation.
Zhang Yunxi stood there silently beside Shen Tian, launching beams of sword light to fight alongside him. Even if she could only contribute a little, it was better than nothing.
Princess Linglong, Kong Meng, and Kun Yu also moved forward, quietly squeezing themselves beside Shen Tian.
Everyone joined forces and steadily blocked all the flaming Golden Crows, maintaining a solid line of defense.
But as long as they couldn't find a way to break the rune array, Shen Tian and the group had to keep expending energy. Meanwhile, the Golden Crows had the support of the runes and were as good as immortal. Sooner or later, Shen Tian and his group would reach the last of their strength.
Wang Shenxu hid behind the group, sometimes crouching on the ground like a tortoise, sometimes standing up and executing his invisible blade technique.
A faint stench came off his body. It was the Heavenly Decay aura.
Now, he had to replenish his energy as he expended it.
I should not have been so aggressive in the earlier fight. I should have left some reserves.
The corners of Wang Shenxu's mouth twitched wildly. "Brother Shen, we cannot continue like this! We must break through the barrier formed by those evil beasts, or this standoff will never end."
Shen Tian smiled. "Not necessarily. These flaming Golden Crows look very vicious, but they are a pretty good delicacy."
Delicacy?
Everyone couldn't help being shocked by Shen Tian's words.
You call these things a delicacy? Aren't you afraid of being stung in the mouth?
Shen Tian gave a faint smile but didn't explain further. His Purple-Green Double Swords shot out again and instantly pierced straight through one of the birds.
In the next second, the Purple-Green Double Swords delivered the bird to Shen Tian and disintegrated it into pure fire-elemental energy.
But this time, Shen Tian did not allow the energy to be reabsorbed into the runes on the wall. He diverted it into his Imperial Sutra of Sun.
Ten mighty suns rose behind him and swallowed all that fire-elemental energy.
But even after absorbing that large amount of fire energy, Shen Tian's aura only improved by just a sliver.
It was such a slight increase that it was nearly imperceptible.
After absorbing the fire energy, that earlier flaming Golden Crow did not come alive again. It had finally been truly destroyed.
"I see. Rather than saying that this tunnel tries to stop intruders, we can view it as a training mystic realm left behind by the Golden Crow Thearch."
Realization dawned upon Fang Chang. "These flaming Golden Crows are very compatible with the Imperial Sutra of Sun. As long as we have learned part of the Imperial Sutra of Sun, we will be able to activate the sutra to absorb and refine their energy."
Shen Tian nodded. "Not only that. These flaming Golden Crows also harbor part of the mysteries of the Imperial Sutra of Sun.
"Swallowing the energy of those Golden Crows would be a great help to your understanding of the Imperial Sutra of Sun. Don't miss out on this chance!"
Shen Tian smiled again. "Everyone, sit down and cultivate! I will kill these Golden Crows so that you guys can absorb the energy."
Zhao Hao looked rather uncomfortable. "Senior Brother, you'll kill the Golden Crows while we just sit back and take their energy? How can we do that?"
Shen Tian patted Zhao Hao's shoulder with a smile. "You saw earlier that these Golden Crows are not that useful to me. But they are very beneficial to your cultivation of the Imperial Sutra of Sun if you can absorb their energy."
"But—"
Zhao Hao was about to object, but Qi Shaoxuan interrupted. "Brother Shen is right. These Golden Crow flames possess the wonders of the Imperial Sutra of Sun. Refining this energy is not that useful to increasing one's power, but it can greatly boost one's understanding of the Imperial Sutra of Sun."
"Brother Shen's understanding of the Imperial Sutra of Sun is already at the maximum level. It is indeed not useful for him to absorb that energy."
A frustrated look flashed across Qi Shaoxuan's face as he spoke.
It was indeed aggravating to constantly compare oneself to others. He had wanted to copy Shen Tian's nonchalant way of saying that "it was indeed not useful for Shen Tian to absorb that energy".
But he just could not maintain that nonchalance.
Qi Shaoxuan might have already deciphered some parts of the Imperial Sutra of Sun, but his understanding was just one small step through the front gates. He still had a long way to go to understanding the entire thing.
Meanwhile, Shen Tian already had a near-perfect understanding of this sutra. With his ten-sun avatar, only the great Golden Crow Thearch himself might be able to suppress him.
Qi Shaoxuan's understanding of the Imperial Sutra of Sun was totally incomparable to Shen Tian's.
This was a very defeating notion to Qi Shaoxuan, who was striving to be number two in the world.
"Everyone, please don't stand on ceremony. If you really feel bad about this, just come visit me more in the future so that we can train together."
The corners of Shen Tian's lips curled up slightly as he stepped toward the dense flock of flaming Golden Crows. Tens of thousands of sword beams shot out of his Purple-Green Double Swords.
Those sword beams crisscrossed into an impenetrable net, enveloping all the Golden Crows within. The sword aura was at maximum levels.
Shen Tian's eyes glowed with a faint silver light. His Connate Heavenly Dao Eyes locked in on the Golden Crows' movement patterns, instantly pinpointing their weak points.
Swoosh!
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
One by one, the flaming Golden Crows shrieked and dropped onto the ground, disintegrating into fire energy.
Before the stone wall could reabsorb those flames, the prodigies behind Shen Tian had already executed their Imperial Sutra of Sun and started to refine those energies.
In the blink of an eye, nearly everyone could feel boundless streams of energy surging into their own bodies.
They didn't even need to expend much energy to refine. This type of energy flowed perfectly into their Imperial Sutra of Sun.
Their divine consciousness felt the swirl of this energy, instantly enhancing their understanding of the Imperial Sutra of Sun.
At that moment, they finally realized this tunnel was indeed a treasure trove!
If they could fend off the flock's attacks and cultivate the Imperial Sutra of Sun inside this tunnel, the results they could achieve in a day would be akin to 100 years' effort on the outside!
Wonderful, just too wonderful!
Shen Tian executed his sword skills, methodically killing those flaming Golden Crows.
The group behind him concentrated on refining the fire energy and understanding the Imperial Sutra of Sun.
Previously, Shen Tian's aura didn't change significantly after refining the fire energy. As a result, the group thought the energy was not that great.
Only when they absorbed that pure, robust, bubbling energy themselves did they realize that it was not that the energy was too weak. It was that Shen Tian was just too freakishly powerful.
Let's use the most obvious examples, Zhao Hao, Qin Gao, and Eunuch Gui's core cultivation techniques were actually derived from the Imperial Sutra of Sun.
Now they were getting a near-complete understanding of the Imperial Sutra of Sun. With the power of the Golden Crows supporting them, their cultivation was being perfected.
Eunuch Gui could feel those Golden Crows possessed boundless energy. He was growing stronger at a mind-boggling pace. His understanding of the imperial sutra was also rapidly deepening.
For his previous Demon Book of Hyuga, his progress had been very fast, and he had more or less reached the peak.
If he continued cultivating that, Eunuch Gui would easily reach the Soul Formation stage. But it would be difficult to ascend to the Tribulation Transcendence stage, not to mention undergoing tribulation to become an immortal.
Eunuch Gui felt that this might be the perfect chance for him to change his cultivation to the Imperial Sutra of Sun.
By leveraging off the energy of those Golden Crows, he might be able to cleanse himself of the Demon Book of Hyuga's corrupting techniques and change completely to the purer energy of the Imperial Sutra of Sun.
If he could really complete this step, he and Qin Gao could be reborn as whole men.
Yes, this was not a joke.
It should be pointed out that elixirs to heal injuries might be precious within the cultivation world, but only to those practitioners of the lower levels.
When a practitioner reached the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages, unless suffering from extensive injuries to their Dao or soul, even if they had some extremity chopped off or were completely hacked in half, they would be able to regrow those parts and recover.
Eunuch Gui and Qin Gao had never tried to make themselves whole again because their Demon Book of Hyuga technique was too dangerous.
To successfully practice this technique, one had to maintain a castrated physical form. Otherwise, it would be very easy for them to suffer a Qi Deviation.
Moreover, they were already used to their condition and didn't think of healing themselves.
As a result, they maintained their castrated form.
But now, a good opportunity was right before their eyes.
The Demon Book of Hyuga was originally a lost chapter derived from the Imperial Sutra of Sun. There should not be any major risk for them to change to the Imperial Sutra of Sun now.
With the pure energy from the Golden Crows, Eunuch Gui and Qin Gao were 90% confident of successfully switching to the Imperial Sutra of Sun and even advancing yet another level. After all, it was easier for a handicapped body to leak essence energy. Only by making themselves whole again would they be able to reach greater heights!
Eunuch Gui gazed at Shen Tian gratefully. He murmured to himself. "What good deeds have I done in my past life that His Highness is working so hard to help me? I don't deserve this.
"Concubine Lan, don't worry. I will do my best to cultivate and catch up with His Highness, to serve him to the best of my abilities.
As if he just thought of something, Eunuch Gui's eyes dimmed. "A pity that with His Highness' talent, no matter how hard I try to catch up, I can only gaze at his back profile from afar. He might even disappear from my sights!"
Luckily, His Highness still has those prodigies of his generation.
With those prodigies chasing after His Highness, I think that his cultivation journey should not be too lonely.
Concubine Lan, please give your blessings and keep His Highness safe in this Thearch tomb.
If there is any danger, I am willing to give my life to defend him!
Eunuch Gui's eyes filled with hot tears as he quietly swore his promise. His face suddenly changed.
Damn, something feels not quite right!
A tingling feeling. A numbness. Also, a little itchiness!
Looks like my thing is really growing out!
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Chapter 367: I've Raised A Sub-Thearch Before
Shen Tian made a hand seal and controlled the Purple-Green Double Swords to kill the Golden Crows with ease.
The other cultivators seized the opportunity and circulated the Imperial Sutra of Sun to refine the energy in the surroundings.
The passageway was filled with energy in an instant, and everyone's cultivation level grew rapidly.
Zhao Hao, Fang Chang, Zhang Yunxi, and Qin Gao benefited greatly as they already cultivated fire-attribute techniques. It was like they were using cheats.
When the last Golden Crow disappeared in flames, everyone let out a long breath. They wanted the crows to last longer.
The Golden Crow Thearch's tomb was such a good place!
Shen Tian looked at their halos and found out that their quality had increased.
He felt his body was lighter too. Although he could not take out a mirror and observe his halo, he knew that the golden glow on his halo was brighter now.
I wonder how much my halo can improve after this experiential journey.
"The Golden Crows' flames should let you guys become stronger now. Let's spend an hour here to rest before we move on!"
Shen Tian was in no rush. He knew that the right timing to advance was more important than speed itself. He felt much safer traveling with these fellows with high providence.
"Thank you for protecting us, Saint."
Princess Linglong gave Shen Tian a curious look and sat beside him.
However, she was not resting at all. There was only one thing on her mind now.
This Saint is such a gentleman!
Competitiveness was the nature of cultivation.
The massive fire energy in the passageway was extremely useful for any cultivator with corresponding attributes.
Even though Shen Tian had mastered the Imperial Sutra of Sun and did not need this kind of energy to cultivate the sutra, he could still use it to boost his own strength!
But what did Shen Tian do?
He spent so much effort to kill all the Golden Crows and gave all the energy to his comrades!
Princess Linglong could not understand the meaning behind it. She felt that Shen Tian was literally a saint!
People like Shen Tian should suffer a terrible fate because of other cunning cultivators, so how did he become so strong!?
Princess Linglong was super curious now!
The rest of them had some other weird thoughts too.
However, no one dared to be the first one to ask the question.
The passageway was rather quiet as their power was increasing steadily. Their peers would be shocked after they returned to the five regions.
Suddenly, Shen Tian smiled and said, "The path here in the tomb is so complex. It is our fate to meet. Why don't you come out and have a chat with me? It is so unsightly to hide in the dark like this."
Shen Tian's words shocked his companions.
This passageway was rather small, and there was hardly any place one could hide. Someone is hiding here?
If someone else said it, they would be laughed at for imagining things. But since Shen Tian had said it, he must be the truth!
Tssss!
Everyone felt a chill crawling up their spines.
This man could hide from all the talented cultivators here, including the early-stage Heavenly Venerables, Kun Ming and Kun Yu. His concealing ability was unbelievable.
If Shen Tian were not here and this fellow was up to no good, they would be in deep trouble now.
Everyone was prepared for the upcoming battle.
Nothing happened in the passageway as though it was all in Shen Tian's imagination as time passed.
Shen Tian was still smiling. "Brother Tortoise, although you are good at hiding yourself, you cannot hide from me. I see that your cultivation technique is rather similar to my Divine Firmament Imperial Sutra. I want to know why."
Brother Tortoise?
Similar to Divine Firmament Imperial Sutra?
Shen Tian was very specific now. It was evident that he was referring to the one hiding in the dark.
"Ahem, ahem!" A voice came from the void. "Interesting, I didn't expect the Saint from the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground to be so skillful!"
A white shadow appeared in the air.
It was a strange white tortoise that was slightly more than a meter tall. There was a long white mustache at his chin, but it was not his own. It looked like it belonged to some demons.
The tortoise had flowery pants and was holding on to a walking stick.
If Shen Tian did not sense the vitality in him and deduce that he was less than 100 years old, he would think the tortoise was the Turtle Hermit from Dragon Ball.
Kong Meng was astonished when she saw this tortoise. She felt that she had seen this white tortoise before.
That's correct!
Back on the Primordial Battlefield, they had followed this white tortoise to the Dragon God Valley and met Shen Tian.
However, she remembered that the tortoise back then was very short, and its cultivation was only at the peak Transcendence realm.
However, this tortoise was way bigger and stronger. Its cultivation level could be matched to a Mighty Prowess demon!
Such a huge difference in just a year? That was just impossible!
Kong Meng was left stunned.
Shen Tian looked at the white tortoise's forehead and smiled. "Brother Tortoise, I'm Shen Tian, the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground's Saint. I can tell that you must be a very successful man in cultivation and have a bright future ahead. Do you think we could be friends?"
Successful man?
Bright future?
Make friends with him!?
Everyone looked at the ugly tortoise and was lost at words.
Is the Saint under some kind of illusion spell? The Tortoise race is capable of that!?
The white tortoise was rather happy with all the flattering.
He rubbed on his white mustache and said mysteriously, "Brother Tortoise? Young man, you have no idea who you are talking to. Strictly speaking, even your Master has to call me Patriarch."
Shen Tian's mouth twitched.
This little tortoise is so shameless!
Seeing that Shen Tian was indifferent to what he said just now, the tortoise added, "It's okay. I will tell you who I am. Do you know Golden Light Sub-Thearch?"
Fang Chang recalled something and exclaimed, "Our sect's last Sub-Thearch, the one known as Golden Flashes in the Primordial Battlefield!?"
The white tortoise nodded in satisfaction. "Indeed, I am Bai Di, your Golden Light Sub-Thearch...
"Was raised by me!"
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Chapter 368: The Fastest Tortoise
This white tortoise raised Golden Light Sub-Thearch!?
Everyone was rendered speechless.
It had been more than 10,000 years since the last Thearch appeared. Even a Sub-Thearch was rare.
Golden Light Sub-Thearch was considered to be the top among all the Sub-Thearchs and was said to have a chance to become a Thearch.
In the ancient battle 10,000 years ago, The Golden Light Sub-Thearch had combined many arts from the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground and made an exclusive move, the Electric Shadow Footwork.
With his Mixed Divine Lightning Constitution and Lightning Sword, the opponent would be killed after a golden light flashed.
Even the evil beings outside would flee after hearing the Golden Light Sub-Thearch's name.
He had been the fastest man at that time.
He was a man respected by the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground, and this white tortoise was saying such nonsense?
Fang Chang and Zhang Yunxi were furious, and their weapons were ready to launch an attack.
Zhang Yunting looked at the white tortoise with displeasure too. They had grown up in the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground and could not allow anyone to make fun of it.
A tortoise appeared out of nowhere and said that he raised our ancestor? Ridiculous!
If this tortoise did not have such a high cultivation level, they would have made the first move by now.
Shen Tian looked at Bai Di and said calmly, "You raised our ancestor Golden Light?"
Bai Di nodded proudly. "Yes! After undergoing Nirvana once, that kid brought me home and gave me offerings.
"I was pleased with him and taught him some breathing techniques from the Tortoise race. He was very talented.
"In less than a year, he finished his Core Formation, and his foundation was very solid. Thus, I agreed to have a contract with him!"
Fang Chang was stunned for a moment and said, "Wait! Y-you are the Void Flashing mount Golden Light ancestor had?"
There were detailed records of all Sacred Leaders in Divine Firmament's ancient books. Sacred Leader Golden Light was not an exception.
Sacred Leader Golden Light had been born in an Eastern Wilderness village. His family had been very poor, but he was very talented in cultivation.
He had entered the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground when he was 15 and had not been defeated once. Everything had gone smoothly for him all the way to the Tribulation Transcendence stage.
After becoming the Sacred Leader, he trained hard on the Divine Firmament Imperial Sutra, managed to awaken the Mixed Divine Lightning Constitution, and created the Electric Shadow Footwork.
His life was like a legend.
However, there was a dark spot in this legend-like story.
It was all because of his contracted pet, Void Flashing Tortoise. It called itself 'White Thearch'.
It had a very special bloodline and could hide in the void. At the same time, its speed was extremely fast, and it had scammed many other sacred grounds.
Many times, even Exalted Immortals wanted to kill it, and Sacred Leader Golden Light had saved it many times.
In the end, Sacred Leader Golden Light was killed by the Evil Spirit Sect, and the tortoise disappeared too.
Not only that, but it had brought away the Sacred Leader Golden Light's body too.
It indeed looked like the white tortoise, but the age and cultivation level were way different.
After hearing Fang Chang's description, Bai Di was very triggered.
He stomped on the ground and shouted, "Mount? Nonsense! I'm the boss of that little kid!"
Then he took something out of his shell. It was a scroll.
Bai Di opened the scroll, revealing the drawing of a young man covered in lightning.
His sword was covered in blood, and there were countless dead bodies around him. It was a drawing depicting the battle from 10,000 years ago.
The man appeared to be very strong. His sword killed all the heretic beings.
He was like the god of lightning. No one could escape from his sword.
The man was rather handsome too, and many Saintesses fancied him secretly.
However, a white tortoise was sitting on his head. It was like a hat, and this made the handsome man very hilarious.
Bai Di pointed at the drawing proudly. "See? Who is the mount? Golden Light was just a little kid serving me!
"Even though he was powerful, I could still ride on top of him. You guys should really learn from him."
Zhang Yunxi said coldly, "This drawing proves nothing. Even if you are really that tortoise, you have no control over us. You have to return Sacred Leader Golden Light's body first!"
All the dead Sacred Leaders were buried in the Divine Firmament Tomb.
The people of that period would not have allowed Sacred Leader Golden Light's body to be taken if they were not aware of how close the tortoise was to their Sacred Leader.
However, Zhang Yunxi and the rest could not understand that kind of attachment.
To them, a mount stealing their ancestor's body was unforgivable.
Bai Di looked at Zhang Yunxi and said, "It's okay if you don't believe me. You are young yet disrespectful, weak but arrogant.
"10,000 years ago, the Divine Firmament Saintess used to talk to me like this too. But I asked Golden Light to beat her up, and she was polite to me afterward."
Then, he looked at Shen Tian and said, "Do you want to be my servant? I see that you are very talented. If you kick this lady's ass, I can teach you some really good arts.
"You are aware of Electric Shadow Footwork, right? You think Golden Light made that on his own? I'm the one who taught him that. As long as you become my servant, I can teach you too."
Bai Di was very proud when saying these, and some people might really believe him if they were not educated.
Zhang Yunxi was filled with killing intent. She raised her Golden Phoenix Sword and dashed forward.
Clang!
The sound of the sword shook the entire passageway.
It was a very powerful blow by Zhang Yunxi.
This power was nothing close to a newly-ascended Nascent Soul cultivator's strength—it was more like a peak Supremacy's power!
Kun Yu had a very serious look on her face. She said to herself, She's really strong. When I reached the Nirvana realm, I was not as strong as her.
Qi Shaoxuan's eyes were filled with surprise too.
Although he did not want to admit it, Zhang Yunxi had given him lots of pressure after she had successfully finished the Tenth Golden Core Refinement Stage.
Had he not become much stronger after his experiential journey in Chaotic Star Island, it would be uncertain whether he could beat her.
Other things aside, Zhang Yunxi's strength was definitely beyond the Nascent Soul stage. Some weaker Heavenly Venerables could not even beat her!
"Oh my, you are good!"
Bai Di did not panic at all while facing the attack.
His face was filled with smiles. "Sadly, your cultivation level is too low. You are too young to win yet!"
Bai Di turned into a white light and blinked in front of everyone.
"Young prodigies, you guys are too weak. You have to learn how to be humble and respectful.
"How about this? I have yet to reach my previous peak cultivation level, so you guys can just offer all your Spirit Stones to me.
"I promise you when I become Threach again, you guys will get lots of merit from me."
Zhang Yunxi's mouth twitched. "In your dream!"
Clang!
She raised her sword again and chased after the white light.
Although the tortoise was arrogant, he was indeed very fast. Even her sword was not fast enough.
Ao Wu was shocked by the white light. "Is this really a tortoise? Damn, that's the fastest tortoise I've seen!"
"Let's catch him first!"
Kun Ming and Kun Yu exchanged looks and let out their aura. Two giant Kun avatars appeared.
The void in the passageway grew incredibly fast. They were trying to suppress Bai Di.
"Want to suppress me? That would need a true Kun Peng to come! You guys are not good enough!"
The white light continued to flash in the void.
A small tortoise was drawn on Kun Ming and Kun Yu's back without them even realizing it.
This white tortoise is really powerful, thought Kong Meng.
If this white tortoise was the one back in the Primordial Battlefield, how did he power up so fast!?
They fought with the white tortoise for a while, but none of them could do anything to him.
His cultivation level was very high, or else there was no way the Kun Peng arts could not work on him.
This tortoise made the prodigies feel ashamed.
Finally, Shen Tian spoke up. "Senior, stop messing around. Let's talk properly."
Bai Di laughed hysterically in the void. "Catch me if you can! As long as you can catch me, I'll listen to you!"
Seeing that the white light continued to flash around, Shen Tian said helplessly, "Fine, here I come, Senior."
Shen Tian took out his Ocean Divine Hammer slowly while lightning sparked around him.
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Chapter 369: Fastest Man In The Five Regions!
The Ocean Divine Hammer was just half a step away from becoming a true Immortal artifact, and its basic crafting material was the Dragon Black Metal, ranked fifth on the Immortal Metal List. Thus, it had the special attribute of "defense penetration".
The Ocean Divine Hammer was definitely one of the best, even amongst other pseudo-Immortal artifacts.
Its value was even higher than the Executing Heaven Sword!
Naturally, the various sacred grounds' prodigies present would recognize its value.
Although they might not have a pseudo-Immortal artifact, they could at least recognize one when they saw it!
After Shen Tian took out the Ocean Divine Hammer, all the prodigies in the surrounding gulped down a mouthful of saliva. Τhey could not help but feel envious, and Qi Shaoxuan was also included.
Although Qi Shaoxuan was also called the Son of Providence, his equipment consisted only of high-quality Divine artifacts.
Even the whole Purple Mansion Sacred Ground had only a few supreme treasures on the level of pseudo-Immortal artifacts, so they couldn't distribute them to Qi Shaoxuan, who was only in Nascent Soul Stage, especially since the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader was that stingy.
He looked at Shen Tian and murmured, "As expected of Brother Shen. You have a pseudo-Immortal artifact on you, actually!"
Qi Shaoxuan could not help but feel frustrated at this discovery.
Of course, Shen Tian did not know what Qi Shaoxuan was thinking right now, or else he would definitely comfort Qi Shaoxuan.
For example, he would say, "Actually, I have more than one pseudo-Immortal artifact. I have at least three if the Executing Heaven Sword and Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk are included!
"Also, the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk's crafting material is the Pure Reincarnation Earth ranked third on the Mystic Earth List. Its value is even higher than the Ocean Divine Hammer, and normal Immortal artifacts can't even begin to compare with it!"
Shen Tian believed that if Qi Shaoxuan learned that, he would not be amazed by just the Ocean Divine Hammer anymore.
Of course, one would still need to keep a low profile, so just taking out one pseudo-Immortal artifact was enough to handle the situation.
Exposing too many would result in others' envy.
It is not wise to reveal one's true wealth~
Shen Tian looked at that ray of white light in the air calmly.
Silver light could be seen flashing in his eyes, while stars seemed to be glittering in his eyes. It made him look mysterious.
He seemed to be analyzing something.
Bai Di's voice could be heard in the air. "Haha, kid, you're not bad! You actually have a pseudo-Immortal artifact on you. It's a pity that no matter how good the equipment is, it all depends on its master.
"If you're willing to give the hammer to me, then I could consider teaching you the most revered legacy technique!"
His arrogant voice reverberated throughout the passageway, sounding exceptionally smug and aggravating.
Everyone was filled with righteous rage.
Shen Tian did not get mad. Instead, a smile could be seen on his face.
Golden lightning coursed throughout his body and quickly spread to the Ocean Divine Hammer.
In that instant, he looked just like a lightning god that had descended.
Shen Tian looked at that white light with interest. "I heard that every member of the Tortoise race has an unparalleled, impregnable defense. I'm curious if this Dragon Black Metal that specifically penetrates defense will be able to break through senior's defense. Would Senior Bai Di like to try?"
That voice hesitated for a moment, but he seemed to be very confident with his speed.
He scoffed. "It's just Dragon Black Metal. It's not worthy and won't be able to penetrate my armor!"
Shen Tian nodded. "Then if that's so, I'll feel free to strike."
Just as he finished, Shen Tian instantly disappeared from his original spot, only leaving behind a golden afterimage. His speed was so fast others could not see him clearly.
To even the surrounding prodigies, that golden figure was even faster than that ray of white light though it might just be their imagination.
Rumble!
Bang!
Smack!
The sounds of energy blasts colliding echoed in the air, followed by the sounds of two bodies grinding against each other.
The whole passageway was filled with bright lightning. White and golden lightning were intertwined, making it impossible to see who was who.
Even Qi Shaoxuan's Purple Mansion Heavenly Eye could not see what was happening clearly.
However, he did see something, so he revealed a smile.
Suddenly, blinding lightning filled the passageway!
The radiant divine lightning instantly turned into a peerless hammer avatar, which was then attached to the Ocean Divine Hammer.
At that moment, a resplendent golden dragon enveloped the hammer, which seemed to enhance the hammer to an unprecedented level of power.
"Heavenly Wilderness 36 Hammers—Blazing Sun Hammer!"
Shen Tian roared, and instantly ten blazing suns rose behind him.
At that moment, the dim array formation patterns within the passageway suddenly lit up.
Endless power of fire entered Shen Tian's body through those patterns and surged into the Ocean Divine Hammer.
The Ocean Divine Hammer seemed to have truly turned into a vast and mighty sun that had fallen from the sky, smashing toward a certain place in the air.
"F*ck! Why is the space locked!?
"It's the Kun Pengs' space-locking art! You actually cultivated it successfully!?
"Are you a monster? You know the Divine Firmament Imperial Sutra, Kun Peng arts, Imperial Sutra of Sun, and this absurd hammer art!
"Don't think that you'll penetrate my defense just because you can resonate with the array formation patterns! You should know that speed is just one of my ultimate abilities, I am the—"
Boom!
Before he could finish, a bright ball of light suddenly appeared from nowhere.
Immediately after, a miniature mushroom cloud was formed from an explosion.
The whole passageway shook lightly while smoke and dust flew up all around.
After the smoke and dust settled, Shen Tian slowly put away his Ocean Divine Hammer.
He had used the Five Elements Mixed Dharmic power, so there was not one speck of dust on him—even his armor was still shining.
It seemed as if the battle was just a casual fight without any pressure. Princess Linglong and the others were charmed by such a version of Shen Tian!
Meanwhile, on the other side, a huge hole had appeared on the ground, and a large tortoise was buried within it.
That tortoise was originally white from head to toe, and even its shell was crystal clear like white jade.
At present, however, its whole body was charred by the lighting flames and looked just like it had just come out of an oven with a huge bump on its head.
Not only one bump—there were actually more than ten bumps on its head. The largest one was almost large enough to be a head.
At that moment, Bai Di's image of having his chin and nose high up in the air when he had first appeared completely disappeared.
He was dumbstruck as he looked at Shen Tian, doubting himself.
Bai Di had been observing Shen Tian from afar in the Primordial Battlefield and knew that he could not be underestimated. After all, Shen Tian had talent that could be compared to the Gold Light Sub-Thearch, or he could be even more talented.
Thus, although he was tempted to, he did not rashly make a move to directly keep Shen Tian as his pet. Instead, he was patient and focused on restoring his cultivation level first.
However, Bai Di never expected Shen Tian would be that talented—his cultivation speed surpassed the rate Bai Di was recovering his cultivation level.
One had to know that the cultivation level of Bai Di far exceeded the Mighty Prowess realm in his previous life, so there was no bottleneck when cultivating again.
Also, although he had just become a Mighty Prowess practitioner, he was almost invincible against opponents below the Tribulation Transcendence/ Life Death Calamity stage/realm with his knowledge and cultivation techniques of his previous life.
Thus, if it was in terms of speed only, then even those weaker Sages would only pale in comparison as compared to him and would never be able to chase up to him.
Therefore, Bai Di had been under the impression that he could definitely dominate everyone in this tomb with his current cultivation level and speed.
Even if he encountered those so-called Sacred Leaders, he was not afraid at all since their cultivation was being suppressed.
Since he did have amazing talent, with his cultivation level in his previous life as proof, he made light of everyone in the tomb.
However, he was chased by Shen Tian today, and it was a one-sided battle.
He was hammered again and again until his whole head was swollen, which might even result in inflammation.
He's too ruthless! He's simply a monster!
Not only is his attack power strong enough to penetrate my Tortoise race's defense, but his speed is also unreasonably fast.
If the Golden Light Sub-Thearch was in the same generation as this kid, then the title of "the fastest man in Eastern Wilderness" would most likely not belong to the Golden Light Sub-Thearch.
Bai Di even felt that after Shen Tian successfully transcended his first tribulation and became a Sage, he might even give the title of the "fastest man in the five regions" to Shen Tian.
Monster! He's really too monstrous!
If only I knew that this kid could chase up to me, then I wouldn't have shown off just now.
Tss, my head hurts so much!
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Chapter 370: First Generation Divine Firmament Saint: Yue Yunde
Bai Di was a supreme-grade mutation of the Black Tortoise race's bloodline: A Void Lightning Tortoise.
If a normal Black Tortoise's biggest specialty was its powerful defense and extreme longevity, then Bai Di was even more freakish.
Not only was his defense very strong and his life very long, but he was able to rapidly create lightning and had an innate affinity for void control. He possessed the legendary "Void Escape" technique.
When using the Void Escape technique, Bai Di's physical body and the void would become one. A void protection barrier would form over his body and merge with his own shell armor, which could fend off at least 90% of all attacks.
His defense was even more powerful than a pure-blooded Black Tortoise!
It could be said that Bai Di's attacks were not that powerful amongst his peers, but his ability to protect himself was second to none.
This meant that Bai Di was great at assassination techniques. He could hide in the void and strike you from behind. If he missed, he could just escape through the void again.
Meanwhile, you were completely unable to harm that fellow. He could definitely become the most formidable ninja tortoise across the five regions.
This was why Kun Yu, Kun Ming, and the rest were unable to hold themselves against Bai Di.
Even so, this formidable divine beast was being totally thrashed by Shen Tian.
Another huge red bump appeared on that tortoise head, and cold sweat sprouted out on the backs of Qi Shaoxuan and Kun Ming as they shuddered.
Luckily, they had not been as arrogant as this tortoise when they had been trying to one-up Shen Tian in the past. If they had truly incited him...
Their heads would be as swollen as that tortoise's.
"Senior, your speed is astonishing. I respect that."
Shen Tian stored his Ocean Divine Hammer and smiled at Bai Di.
"During our fight, our battle prowess was quite evenly matched. Shall we consider it a draw?"
A draw?
Everyone couldn't help gazing at him in admiration.
He is indeed our Brother Shen!
Even though he had clearly been suppressing his opponent, he did not behave arrogantly and was even trying to let this tortoise maintain his dignity.
With this kind of gracious manner, even his mortal enemy would have to respect that!
Kun Ming sighed. He had still been harboring thoughts of competing with Shen Tian.
But now, he finally conceded completely.
So what if his cultivation level surpassed Shen Tian?
In terms of battle prowess and manner, he was like a firefly beside the blazing sun when compared to Shen Tian. There was just no comparison!
Everyone turned their eyes toward Bai Di.
What more could this tortoise say?
Bai Di was gnashing his teeth in pain now.
However, his face turned red upon feeling everyone's eyes on him. "Ahem, you are rather talented and sensible."
Bai Di forced himself to speak through the throbbing pain of his swollen face. "But I want to make something very clear. I was going light on you in our fight just now.
"When I was throwing my Tortoise Fist, I drew back my full power just before hitting your nose.
"According to the rules of sparring, you have already lost. If I had unleashed the full power of that punch, it would have shattered your soul.
"You should have conceded that I didn't use my full power on you just now. But not only did you not concede defeat, but you also hit me on the head with a hammer.
"On account of you being my junior, I will not hold it against you. If I was sparring with someone else, I might not be so merciful."
The corners of the prodigies' mouths twitched as they stared at Bai Di's perfectly straight face.
They had never seen someone so shameless before.
His tortoise head was already swollen to epic proportions from the beating, but he was still insisting that he had not lost.
Zhang Yunxi smirked. "Since this old tortoise feels that he didn't lose, Junior Brother, why don't you spar with him again so that we can have a clear winner? Make it fair this time. No holds barred."
Tssss~
What an evil woman!
Bai Di shuddered. "Ahem, this... Well..."
Shen Tian smiled. "Never mind! Bai Di's lightning skills are formidable. Our fight heavily impacted my internal organs, and I already sustained some internal injuries. If we continue fighting and my injuries worsen, I will be at a great disadvantage if we meet with any dangers in the tomb."
Internal injuries!?
The faces of the prodigies all changed at Shen Tian's words.
Qi Shaoxuan and Wang Shenxu exchanged looks. They held bizarre expressions on their faces.
Brother Shen looks so energetic and robust. He doesn't appear to have sustained any internal injuries at all!
Don't tell me this tortoise is really that good? His head is all swollen now, but he did manage to cause some damage to Brother Shen just now?
Why don't I believe this at all!?
As for Zhang Yunxi, Princess Linglong, Kun Yu, and the other female prodigies, they only had one thought in their minds.
"Saint, this is our Great Void Kun race's healing elixir, the Triple Light Five Herb Essence. It is brewed from the Triple Light Divine Water and five types of special herbs. It is best for treating internal injuries. Please take this immediately!"
"Brother Shen, this is the Celestial Dynasty's Timeless Heavenly Stone Essence. It is organic and can heal all sorts of injuries, as well as nourish one's physical body and soul. Brother Shen, please take it."
"Junior Brother, I... I will send this tortoise to hell right now! How dare he hurt you. He's asking for it!"
Shen Tian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He quickly tried to placate the women.
He exuded a triple divine glow and instantly looked more vibrant than ever.
Shen Tian smiled. "Everyone, don't worry. I have the Triple Light Divine Water and will not be in any mortal danger."
Triple Light Divine Water?
How many treasures does Brother Shen have!?
How did he suddenly come to possess yet another extraordinary item highly ranked on the Absolute Water List?
Qi Shaoxuan tightened his hold on his Heaven's Halberd. He felt a wave of jealousy wash over him.
He could have been a proud Son of Providence if only he had never met Shen Tian.
But after this fellow had appeared, no one else was able to shine.
It was only possible now to fight for second place.
Wang Shenxu, Kun Ming, Fang Chang, and Zhang Yunting were all harboring the same thoughts.
It was truly impossible to compete against Shen Tian. They would just be torturing themselves, and they might end up with Qi Deviation or other such dire circumstances.
Meanwhile, Bai Di heaved a sigh of relief that Shen Tian chose to take the high road.
Looks like the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground has indeed done well in teaching their disciples!
This Saint is really gracious!
That's not exactly true. Not every Divine Firmament Saint is that gracious!
For example, that fatty I saw beside the tomb earlier. He was also a Divine Firmament Saint!
Not only is that fellow ungracious, but he is also downright deviant. He stole my coffin, which I spent so much effort refining!
That's my coffin!
Aren't you worried about being struck by the heavens for that?
Bai Di couldn't help gnashing his teeth at the thought of that fatty.
Damn!
That coffin belongs to me!
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Chapter 371: Master And Martial Uncle's Wild Past
A person's true value could only be determined through comparison.
Bai Di had just encountered that self-proclaimed fat Divine Firmament Saint and then sparred with Shen Tian today.
Compared to that fat Taoist priest who had cursed him and scurried away after being bitten, Shen Tian's gracious manner was just too likable.
Bai Di even felt that the pain on his head had lessened considerably.
I don't feel that bad being beaten up now!
He gazed at Shen Tian with a pleased look. "Good boy. It is Golden Light's good fortune to have a disciple like you. If you take over the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground in the future, I am sure you will be able to bring it to new glories. If that kid is watching from the heavens, he will be very satisfied."
As if having thought of something else, Bai Di spoke up again. "Golden Light and I created this Electric Shadow Footwork. It is one of the fastest techniques in this world.
"Golden Light promised me that he would never pass on this skill to the Divine Firmament disciples without my permission.
"It looks like he didn't go back on his word."
Bai Di looked somewhat subdued at the mention of the Golden Light Sub-Thearch.
Sadness flashed past his usually arrogant face. It looked somewhat weird.
Bai Di sighed as he continued. "I realized during our fight that your speed is as good as mine.
"But your speed is derived from the Kun Peng Dao and the Feather Immortal Metal. It is more suited for long-distance travel and the void. But it is somewhat weaker when it comes to close-distance evasion.
"Never mind, since you are Golden Light's descendant, I will impart the Electric Shadow Footwork technique to you."
Imparting the Electric Shadow Footwork to Shen Tian!?
Envy flashed across the eyes of Fang Chang, Zhang Yunting, and Zhang Yunxi.
This old tortoise might look very arrogant and annoying, but they had to admit that Bai Di did possess astonishing moves. And his speed was downright ridiculous.
After the earlier battle, everyone could feel that Bai Di's cultivation level was at the level of a peak Heavenly Venerable cultivator, not quite yet at the Sage level.
Even so, his speed and short-distance evasion abilities were comparable to a Sage's.
This was the miraculous power of the Electric Shadow Footwork!
The group had only seen vague mentions of this Electric Shadow Footwork in ancient records. As a result, they didn't think too much of it before.
But today, they had witnessed what was truly touted as the "World's Fastest Speed". This was definitely one of the most valuable techniques that a lightning-based cultivator could learn. If they could learn this technique, their battle prowess would be augmented to nearly indomitable levels!
This is such a precious, peerless technique. And he's going to give it to Shen Tian, just like that?
He had just been given a heavy thrashing by Shen Tian, but is now so willing to impart this technique to him?
All the prodigies wore strange expressions on their faces as they stared at the white tortoise and Shen Tian.
Is this how it is like to be the true Son of Providence?
He had beaten that fellow until his head was all swollen. But that fellow was still so eager to give him a peerless technique.
This is how a lead character favored by the heavens is treated in life! So envious!
However, there was no use in being envious. This white tortoise was clearly not someone easy to deal with.
Shen Tian had properly defeated Bai Di with his own two hands and was then gracious enough to let him keep his dignity.
That was why Bai Di thought so highly of Shen Tian and was willing to impart his Electric Shadow Footwork to him.
Had it been someone else, they would likely be defeated by Bai Di. By then, there was no use hoping that Bai Di would impart this technique to them.
After all, this was his secret core skill. There was no way he would impart it to just anyone.
"I am a mutated divine beast, a Void Lightning Tortoise. My skills are naturally based on the void and electric charges.
"This Electric Shadow Footwork merges the core concepts of Golden Light's Divine Firmament Imperial Sutra, and my own electric skills, to create a perfect, peerless technique.
"After my earlier observations, I can confirm that you have already cultivated the Divine Firmament Imperial Sutra to completion and formed the Five Elements Divine Lightning. This is very commendable.
"Given your current foundation, as long as you have good understanding skills, it should not be difficult for you to learn the Electric Shadow Footwork in three to five years' time."
Bai Di crossed his front paws behind him and assumed the posture of a lofty senior. "By then, your speed will be greatly enhanced."
With that, Bai Di used his divine consciousness to impart the Electric Shadow Footwork to Shen Tian.
After he had transmitted everything, he said smugly, "How about that? A real eye-opener, right? I don't impart that to just anyone!
"Learn it well. As long as you can understand about 80% of this technique, together with your internal Mixed Divine Lightning, it would be enough to trigger a speed that is as good as the Kun Peng Dao's.
"Then, if you can learn most of this technique, together with your Feather Immortal Metal, no one in the five regions will be able to match your speed.
"Of course, this Electric Shadow Footwork is very complex and profound. You won't be able to understand it all that quickly.
"But no need to be too anxious. As long as you work hard and with some luck, you should be able to attain some little progress within half a year—"
Bai Di was stunned in mid-sentence.
He had noticed that Shen Tian was radiating with dazzling golden lightning all over. The lightning had more or less engulfed him.
Meanwhile, Bai Di could feel the changes in Shen Tian's body. His body was merging with the lightning and void.
Amongst all the great techniques, the lightning arts had a clear advantage in terms of speed.
To produce this kind of extreme speed, the Electric Shadow Footwork would transform one's body into half-lightning and half-void.
The most difficult part of this technique was the first step—how to transform one's physical body into lightning and void.
Merging flesh with lightning and void was definitely no easy task.
Even the Golden Light Sub-Thearch had put in a lot of effort when cultivating this technique. He had managed to perfect it only after several hundred years.
Meanwhile, Bai Di could clearly feel that Shen Tian's physical body had already started to transform.
And according to the speed of transformation, Shen Tian would be able to completely understand the first steps to the Electric Shadow Footwork very soon.
And the moment one managed to do that, it was just a matter of time before he could master this whole technique.
That... That... That is just too fast!
The corners of Bai Di's mouth twitched wildly. He thought Shen Tian was just fast and didn't know that he also possessed such a great comprehending ability.
This is just absurd!
If one wants to be the fastest man across the five regions, they have to be fast, in all aspects!
"Senior, you are right. This Electric Shadow Footwork is indeed a great speed technique. Looking at speed alone, it is even slightly above that of the Kun Peng Dao."
Shen Tian's eyes shone with a faint silver glow. His body was also glowing.
He had activated his Connate Constitution and Connate Heavenly Dao Eyes, putting in all his effort into understanding this Electric Shadow Footwork.
To be honest, the name of this technique did not reflect its true potential. Perhaps because the fellow, whose nickname was Golden Flashes, was a weird one when it came to naming things.
But in terms of speed, this technique was definitely at jaw-dropping levels!
Lines of special runes appeared on the surface of Shen Tian's body, merging with the lightning and void.
After the runes appeared, Shen Tian morphed into a ball of void lightning, completely disappearing before everyone.
Swoosh!
A streak of divine light flashed past, and Shen Tian instantly appeared a hundred feet away.
The speed was so fast that even Demon Venerables like Kun Ming and Kun Yu were flabbergasted.
This is no mere electric movement. This is as good as lightning-fast teleportation!
Y-you managed to learn it already!?
Bai Di's legs went soft as he staggered backward. He laid on the ground, four legs sticking up in the air, as he started to have doubts about the meaning of his life.
It should be pointed out that part of this secret technique originated from him. And even he and Sacred Leader Golden Light had only managed to make little progress after much hard work.
But Shen Tian!
How long did he take? It hadn't even been an hour!
And he had already more or less learned the entire Electric Shadow Footwork. He could definitely execute it now.
Just give him another hour's time, and he could probably master it perfectly! What kind of freak was this?
"You... Be careful. Don't rush and end up with Qi Deviation."
After flipping himself back upright with his staff, Bai Di gazed at Shen Tian woefully.
To be honest, even this old tortoise was feeling very jealous.
Shen Tian smiled. "Senior, don't worry. I will be careful. I want to take advantage of the fact that the concepts are now fresh in my mind to take this technique out for a spin. I am going for a short exploration trip and will come back later to meet with everyone."
Beams of golden light dazzled the moment Shen Tian finished his sentence.
He disappeared in front of everyone, so fast that no one could see what happened.
At that moment, all the girls looked utterly infatuated.
So fast!
That was definitely something to look forward to~
Meanwhile, all the men looked resigned.
The disparity between the Divine Firmament Saint and us seems to have widened again.
Shen Tian morphed into lightning and was able to explore the entire tunnel network.
The earlier Golden Crow Flame tunnel was a common sight in the Golden Crow Thearch's tomb.
Shen Tian encountered similar tunnels every few hundred meters or so, triggering flocks of Golden Crows each time.
However, with Shen Tian's current speed, before those Golden Crows were able to touch even a single hair of his, they were already hammered to death by him.
A man needed to be fast!
No cultivation method in the world was undefeatable—all except the fastest ones!
Shen Tian was enjoying the thrill that came with that high speed. Suddenly, his ears moved slightly.
He seemed to have heard a cry coming from behind a stone wall just in front of him. It appeared to be a secret room.
"Curiosity killed the cat. When face to face with danger, don't try to get involved. Turn in the opposite direction and run!"
Shen Tian nodded and prepared to leave. There was no way he would do anything risky!
Rumble!
At that moment, a door suddenly opened in the stone wall. It was a special secret doorway.
Following that, a plump figure stumbled out of the secret room.
It was a fat Taoist priest, his robes already torn and tattered, his hair and face covered in dust and dirt. He looked very pathetic.
"Damn, why is there such a thing in the tomb? So unlucky!
"Didn't the Spirit Ore Sutra say that after the Thearch rose, he left behind a place filled with legacies and not much danger?
"Why is there this scary vengeful spirit inside the Golden Crow Thearch tomb? Lightning Fist! Lightning Fist! Lightning Fist! Damn!
"My lightning is useless. Time to retreat~"
The fat Taoist priest fled in a manic manner, running and launching his lightning attack simultaneously.
Shen Tian found it very strange that this fatty was clearly executing the Yang Five Heavenly Lightning Technique, but it seemed to have no effect at all.
On the contrary, his Yang Five Heavenly Lightning Technique was blackish and seemed to have been tainted by something dirty. It didn't look like a proper lightning technique.
And behind the fatty, Shen Tian could vaguely feel a tremendous and fearsome mass of energy. It was like a terrifying presence, which had been restrained all this while, was about to be unleashed.
From a pure energy angle, the suppression exuded by that mass of energy was as good as a Sage's.
Who the hell did that fatty offend!?
Shen Tian stared impassively at the fat Taoist priest. He then quietly executed his Electric Shadow Footwork, all prepared to flee too.
He was not scared at all. After all, he had that fat Taoist priest as a buffer.
That so-called vengeful spirit might not run as fast as him. Anyway, so what if it did?
Shen Tian just had to run faster than the fat Taoist priest.
Moreover, Shen Tian could escape into the void anytime. He could make use of the Kun Peng Dao and Divine Devouring Vines to control the void and completely suppress his own aura.
As long as he did not reveal his aura, no one, not even a Sage, could catch Shen Tian.
"Longyuan Divine Armor? Don't tell me you are Master's newest Saint? My Junior Brother?"
Just as Shen Tian was prepared to leave, the fat Taoist priest suddenly turned and looked at Shen Tian.
He quickly continued. "Junior Brother, I am your First Senior Brother. Master's first disciple!"
First Senior Brother?
Shen Tian was stunned by the fat Taoist priest's words.
Isn't Fang Chang my First Senior Brother?
The fatty looked rather wretched, and he was clearly much older.
When did our sect have such an old disciple?
As if he noticed Shen Tian's doubtful expression, the fat Taoist priest hurriedly explained. "Junior Brother, I am also a Divine Firmament disciple. I am the ex-ex-ex-ex-ex-Saint!
"Our Divine Firmament Sacred Ground has a new Saint every hundred years. I am the first Saint after Master became the Sacred Leader. I am telling the truth!
"If you don't believe me, look. I am using the proper Yang Five Heavenly Lightning Technique. Look at my Lightning Fist!
"Junior Brother, help me. There is a very vicious vengeful spirit behind me. Let's join forces!
"The only way we can escape with our lives is to join forces!"
To prove his identity, the fat Taoist priest moved his plump hands in a crazed manner to execute over a dozen lightning fists.
However, the more he tried to perform the technique, the more Shen Tian doubted his identity.
Is this really the proper Yang Five Heavenly Lightning Technique?
Is it because when Master took over the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground, it was in such dire straits that he allowed this fellow to become the Saint?
Shen Tian was very doubtful about the identity of this fellow.
Shen Tian looked at him. "Buddy, your Yang Five Heavenly Lightning Technique is not proper. It is very difficult for me to believe you!"
The corners of the fat Taoist priest's mouth twitched. "This... Well... Let me think... Let me think!
"Oh yes! Junior Brother, do you want to hear some gossip about our Master?
"Gossip from when Master, Martial Aunt White Lotus, and Martial Uncle Azure Lotus were young. As well as the wild stories when he was with Demon Venerable Qing Ming and Heavenly Venerable Scarlet Dance.
"I will tell you everything after we successfully escape!"
Shen Tian was already prepared to escape when he froze.
Master and Martial Uncle's wild past?
Oh? Interesting~
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Chapter 372: This Tomb Was Very Evil And Unlucky
Shen Tian decided to save the fat Taoist priest after listening to his explanation.
Although he was not interested in the gossips of his Master and Martial Uncle, this information proved that this fat Taoist priest was really a disciple from the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground.
As the Saint, I can't just watch my fellow man in danger!
Shen Tian appeared next to the fat Taoist priest in a flash of golden light.
He held the fat Taoist priest's hand, merged into the void in golden lightning, and ran away from the vengeful spirit that was chasing the priest.
Woooooo~
A loud cry came from nowhere.
The door of the chamber opened, and a ball of dark flame went straight for them.
Rumble!
The True Sun Fire inside Shen Tian shivered slightly. The origin of the flame was the same as the True Sun Fire, and it had some property of it too.
However, compared to the honorable True Sun Fire, this dark flame was filled with a heretic aura.
Most of the vengeful spirits were afraid of exceptional fire and lightning.
That being said, this vengeful spirit could even infect something similar to the True Sun Fire. It was really incredible.
This dark flame did not look like anything close to the True Sun Fire. It was an evil flame!
With the flame coming out of the chamber, the aura of this vengeful spirit increased a few thousand times.
Shen Tian felt that he was being chased by an extremely strong heretic being. It was even stronger than Sect Master Blood Kill!
"Damn! Senior Brother, what have you done?"
Shen Tian's mouth twitched. He took out something with his right hand and threw them at his back.
Rumble!
The simplified version of Divine Firmament Lightning Array Formation appeared, and the golden Mixed Lightning surged out of Shen Tian's body. The array formation boosted it, and it struck the dark flame.
Shen Tian's Mixed Divine Lightning contained the power of five extraordinary items, so it was stronger than normal Mixed Divine Lightning.
Its power was comparable to an attack from an insanely strong Heavenly Venerable with the boost of the Lightning Array Formation!
However, the dark flame did not bother about the lightning and continued its way toward the duo.
After the lightning hit the dark flame, only some part of the vengeful spirit was purged away.
Compared to the massive flame, it was really negligible.
Soon, the Lightning Array Formation was burned away by the flame, and a pair of wings grew on the flame. It was even faster now.
"Junior Brother! Buy me some time! I just need a minute! I can get us out of this situation!"
The fat Taoist priest quickly took out a purple pendant covered in mysterious patterns.
However, the most crucial part of the patterns was missing. Thus, it was only half active.
As long as the missing part could be completed, this jade pendant could produce enormous power.
"Senior Brother, you sure about this?"
Shen Tian's mouth twitched. The fat Taoist priest did not look trustworthy.
Why would a Sage-level vengeful spirit chase you out of everyone? What have you done!?
Did you rob its entire coffin!?
The fat Taoist priest quickly drew something on the jade pendant and said, "Relax, Junior Brother. I have been raiding tombs my entire life. I've seen much more! This vengeful spirit is a piece of cake!"
Rumble!
The dark flame launched its attack before he could finish his sentence.
Shen Tian quickly used another Mixed Lightning Fist to block, but he was too slow.
The flame dispersed and hit the fat Taoist priest's crotch.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"
The fat Taoist priest jumped up, and the jade pendant almost flew away. "Junior Brother! You can do a better job than that!
"Damn! If it's a Golden Crow Flame, I might not be able to do anything. This vengeful flame is nothing to me!"
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"
The fat Taoist priest screamed and started his 'magic'. "Virgin's urine is the best against evil! Watch my 'Dharma treasure'!"
Swoosh!
Shen Tian was shocked that the flame indeed died down.
However, the fat Taoist priest's robe had been burned away, and he was only left with his underwear. It seemed that his underwear was not something common. Even a Sage fire could not burn it away.
However, his clothing was wet...
After some delay, the vengeful spirit was even closer to them now.
Shen Tian could even feel it on his back. His Dao Heart was shivering because of it.
A female voice sounded from the Hariti Rosary Beads. "Master! This hatred is strong! It's so terrible."
The fat Taoist priest stunned for a moment and teased, "Wow! Junior Brother, you are raising a little female ghost?"
Shen Tian's mouth twitched again. "Senior Brother, a minute is almost up."
Rumble!
The flame suddenly increased in speed and blocked in front of Shen Tian.
A giant claw came from the flame and went for the fat Taoist priest.
The power of this claw could burn away all laws and void. This was the power of a Sage flame!
"Senior Brother, continue to do your stuff."
Shen Tian threw the fat Taoist priest to the side and activated his Longyuan Divine Armor immediately.
The pseudo-Immortal artifact Ocean Divine Hammer increased in size too. It was now a giant hammer that was a few thousand feet.
There was a silver liquid on the hammer's surface too. That was the First Essence Heavy Water.
"Heavenly Wilderness 36 Hammers—Moon-Lifting Hammer!"
Rumble!
The hammer struck the flame and caused a huge explosion.
The void between them was crushed and formed a vortex that was absorbing all the Spirit Qi into it.
The energy was so great that the wall surrounding them started to crack.
"Why is such a terrible vengeful spirit here in the Golden Crow Thearch's tomb?"
The fat Taoist priest mumbled to himself as he continued to draw the pattern, "This was close to the divine consciousness in other Sages' tombs."
In the five regions, Sages' tombs were considered the most dangerous place. It was where Sages failed their tribulation transcendence and died.
The hatred from failing could form divine consciousness of hatred easily. This could kill all the intruders at the tomb.
However, the Thearches had survived 36 Heavenly Tribulations and could become immortals as and when they liked. They were the top talented people in the Celestial World.
The only reason they left a tomb behind was for others to have a heritage and fortuitous opportunities.
Unless the intruders were disrespectful, they would not encounter any troubles that were too difficult.
However, this Golden Crow Thearch's tomb had changed the fat Taoist priest's perspective completely.
How did such a terrible vengeful spirit come about? It does not make sense at all!
Of course, what did not make sense was this Junior Brother of his!
He looked at Shen Tian, who had the upper hand as he was fighting with the dark flame.
That is something created by a Sage vengeful spirit. How did he...
How did he manage to suppress it!?
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Chapter 373: Vengeful Spirit Transcended, Mysterious Crow
The fat Taoist priest, Yue Yunde, was the first Saint of the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground over the past 1,000 years. He was also Zhang Longyuan's first disciple.
When Yue Yunde had just joined the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground, the sect was in decline and didn't have many disciples. It had been completely unable to match up against the other sacred grounds.
After the two great prodigies Zhang Longyuan and Chu Longhe, there had been no one exceptional in the newer generations.
The only one who had been a bit more outstanding was Yue Yunde.
As the first Saint after Zhang Longyuan became the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, the sect naturally had high hopes and expectations for Yue Yunde.
Unfortunately, Yue Yunde's innate potential was inferior to Zhang Longyuan and Chu Longhe's. What could be done?
There was one way—Force-Feed Training!
It should be pointed out that Yue Yunde used to be an attractive youth. Although he was not as handsome as Shen Tian, his physique was definitely very good.
However, Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus and the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader had kept feeding him all sorts of tonics and elixirs until he grew fat.
As for this "Force-Feed Training", it had given some results.
Yue Yunde might have a full figure, but his lightning cultivation improved day by day.
And amongst his peers then, although he hadn't been the top champion, he was still one of the more outstanding prodigies. He had been no embarrassment to the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
As Yue Yunde matured, he had realized that the tonics and elixirs he had been consuming had been hard to come by for his sect. He had realized how expensive and precious they were to his sect.
As a result, although he appeared nonchalant, he had sworn to find some way to repay the sect.
One day, he had inadvertently found a secret manual—Finding the Dragon Spirit Ore Sutra.
This secret manual listed a lot of knowledge on domains and Spirit Ores and how they possessed a lot of wondrous mysteries. If one followed the instructions on the manual, they could find many special areas within certain domains, which held the tombs of ancient practitioners.
Yes, this secret manual had been an eye-opener for Yue Yunde.
From then on, he had become obsessed with... robbing graves!
From Golden Core Perfected Ones to Sages, as long as they weren't from especially notable families or powers, Yue Yunde would rob their graves.
How could we describe this? Robbing the rich to help the poor?
Robbing those rich dead guys to help his poor self!
And for the treasures which were of little use to him, Yue Yunde would offer them to the sacred ground.
It could be said that although this fellow didn't look that decent, his contributions to the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground might be even higher than those Heavenly Venerables and elders!
If not for Yue Yunde's not-so-honorable methods, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader might have chosen him to take over his position.
And because he knew that he could never become the rightful Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, Yue Yunde didn't feel any pressure to maintain any sort of image.
When robbing graves, he was even more shameless than Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus!
During his most rampant days, he had even raided the ancestral tomb of a certain sacred ground in Middle Ground. All because a grand elder from that sacred ground had mocked the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
As a result of that, the two sacred grounds had nearly gone to war with each other!
Luckily, the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty had stepped up to mediate and had the Sacred Leaders and Saints of both sides settle their conflict via a fair, one-to-one battle.
Yue Yunde had fought the other Saint and had been beaten black and blue all over, while his opponent had been charred black from Yue Yunde's lightning technique.
Meanwhile, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and the other sacred leader had fought within the void for three days and three nights. But there had been no clear winner at the end.
Despite the indefinite outcomes, the conflict between the two sacred grounds had been more or less considered settled.
But Yue Yunde's dishonorable actions had successfully turned the other sacred grounds against him.
Jixia Academy's Fu Zi had personally brought that fellow to the academy and punished him to be locked in an isolation chamber for 100 years to reflect upon his offenses.
Now that 100 years had passed, and he was finally released from Jixia Academy, he had followed the main group to Immortal Abode Island to join in the fun.
This time, he was legally raiding a tomb!
This was because nearly all the Sages felt that this fellow was a professional tomb raider. If there was really something bizarre going on in the Golden Crow Thearch's tomb, this fellow might really be of use.
It was a coincidence that Yue Yunde had really discovered something off.
This tomb was very evil and unlucky.
Rumble!
Shen Tian and the vengeful spirit inside the black-red flames continued to fight.
The power of his Ocean Divine Hammer was enhanced to the maximum by the First Essence Heavy Water.
And leveraging upon the power of the Mixed Divine Lightning, Shen Tian was able to hold his own against that vengeful spirit.
Even though the vengeful spirit possessed the power of a Sage, it did not have the intelligence of a true Sage. It could only rely on raw basic attacking instincts. Even so, that was formidable enough.
After all, this was the power of a Sage. If it was some other Heavenly Venerable, they would have already been torn to shreds.
Star-Smashing Hammer!
Moon-Lifting Hammer!
Blazing Sun Hammer!
Falling Day Hammer!
Lightning Sound Hammer!
Great Heavenly Dragon Hammer!
Boundless Demon Defeating Hammer!
Shen Tian's Longyuan Divine Armor dazzled. He looked like a golden sun.
And those heinous black-red flames looked like a blood-red sun. The two continued to battle fiercely in that tunnel.
"Master, the power of that vengeful spirit comes from this special domain and vengeful aura. You can try using the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk to cleanse his vengeful aura."
The Hariti Rosary Beads vibrated as Jiu'er's voice rang out in Shen Tian's mind.
Shen Tian nodded. He had already guessed that.
But it was rare to meet an opponent whose battle prowess was somewhere between that of a Sage and a Heavenly Venerable. Shen Tian wanted to continue sparring a bit longer.
After all, Heavenly Venerables were no challenge to Shen Tian now.
"You actually look rather pitiful. Never mind, I will help you transcend!"
Feeling the black-red flames' fearsome murderous intent, Shen Tian shook his head quietly.
He forced the vengeful spirit backward with a sudden vicious strike and simultaneously took out a silver jade plate, spinning it slowly.
The jade plate became bigger, and the six lines of runes carved upon it glowed with a wondrous divine light.
A faint divine Buddhist chanting could be heard in the air as if a Perfected Immortal was quietly performing a transcendence.
"Immortal... Immortal artifact!"
Yue Yunde widened his eyes incredulously when he saw Shen Tian's Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk.
He had been raiding tombs for hundreds of years and had seen quite a number of good treasures. He had even come across more than a few Sage artifacts.
But he had never even laid eyes on an Immortal artifact before!
Junior Brother, how did he get such a treasure!?
As Yue Yunde stewed in his envy, Shen Tian activated the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk.
The vengeful aura within those black-red flames was being visibly cleansed by the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk and transformed into merit energy.
Meanwhile, that black-red fire also started to transform into a reddish-gold color and was absorbed into Shen Tian's body using his Tinder Sutra to be merged with his True Sun Fire.
Shen Tian could feel that as more and more Golden Crow Flames were being absorbed, his True Sun Fire source was also rapidly being strengthened.
And it felt really, really good.
As the vengeful aura continued to be dissolved, those black-red flames became less intense.
The true face of the monster hidden inside those flames was gradually revealed to Shen Tian and Yue Yunde.
And that monster was a crow!
A reddish-gold crow!
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Chapter 374: Don't Tell Me It's That Tortoise?
A crow appeared amongst the flames. It had a reddish-gold color.
Everyone couldn't help associating it with a certain elite divine beast—the Golden Crow Divine Bird.
Shen Tian and Yue Yunde exchanged looks before gazing at the crow again, which was surrounded by a black aura. They appeared very shocked.
The vengeful aura was clearly plaguing this Golden Crow, and so it had turned into a vengeful spirit. It wouldn't matter so much if this happened at some other place, but this was the Golden Crow Thearch's tomb.
The meaning behind this occurrence was perplexing and terrifying.
"Don't tell me this is the divine consciousness left behind by the Golden Crow Thearch?" Yue Yunde murmured to himself before shaking his head quickly. "The Golden Crow Thearch didn't die, and he ascended to the Celestial World. How could he have left behind his divine consciousness in this world?
"And if this is truly the Golden Crow Thearch's divine consciousness, it cannot possibly only have the battle prowess of a new Sage. Everyone in this tomb would have already perished."
Shen Tian grumbled in annoyance as he used his Ocean Divine Hammer to suppress the Golden Crow. "Senior Brother, can't you lend a hand?"
Yue Yunde chuckled. "Junior Brother is so formidable, what help can I possibly give? Keep up the good work, Junior Brother. I will give you spiritual support and cheer for you!"
Shen Tian, "..."
He was seriously suspecting now if this fatty was a disciple of his Master or a disciple of Martial Uncle Azure Lotus.
Never mind, anyway, it was only a matter of time before this Golden Crow fully transcended.
Shen Tian continued to activate the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk to resolve the vengeful aura plaguing this Golden Crow. At the same time, he was using his hammer to keep the struggling Golden Crow down.
Woooooo!
Bam!
Woooooo!
Bam!
Woooooo!
Bam!
The Ocean Divine Hammer struck the Golden Crow's head repeatedly, keeping it down on the ground.
Shen Tian's Hariti Rosary Beads vibrated gently. "Master, this Golden Crow's vengeful aura seems to be dissolving and then reviving again."
The vengeful aura is reviving?
Shen Tian's eyes hardened and glowed a faint silver. He could also feel that as he continuously used the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk to transcend the Golden Crow, the vengeful aura seemed to decrease.
But the vengeful aura was like a wildfire as it kept re-igniting.
"Where the hell did this Golden Crow come from?" Yue Yunde muttered to himself, "Golden Crow divine beasts have always been quite rare in the five regions. And it has appeared here in the Golden Crow Thearch's tomb. Don't tell me—"
Before the fat Taoist priest could finish his words, Shen Tian's face suddenly turned grim. "Senior Brother, we have to leave now!"
With that, Shen Tian erupted in Rainbow Divine Light.
The power of that extraordinary item merged with him to form a divine barrier.
Boom!
The Rainbow Divine Light barrier came down upon the Golden Crow, completely enclosing it.
Following that, Shen Tian dragged Yue Yunde along with him, morphing into a streak of golden light and shooting in the opposite direction.
The Golden Crow struggled madly within the Rainbow Divine Light barrier. But since its vengeful aura had already been halved, its power had also decreased significantly.
The Rainbow Divine Light barrier shook intensely, but it didn't shatter. Its glow just started getting increasingly dim.
Wooo!
Another strident cry rang out from the tunnel.
Another mass of black-red flames appeared in the tunnel. And its power was even stronger and more terrifying than the first Golden Crow.
Rumble!
A very dense fireball suddenly shot out of the black-red flames.
The fireball exuded boundless heat energy, such that it was like a small sun.
The Rainbow Divine Light barrier shook intensely the moment the fireball struck it. It was a massive impact.
Crack!
The barrier gradually cracked open, and the Golden Crow trapped inside was freed.
The red-gold body was enveloped once again by black vengeful aura. A tremendous murderous intent surged from it as if it wanted to destroy the entire world.
And as the two Golden Crows approached each other, their auras magnified at an unbelievable rate. It was like they were enhancing each other.
The two Golden Crows pursued Shen Tian. Everywhere the vengeful aura touched became dull and dim, even the runes inside the tunnel. The formerly magnificent tomb now looked somewhat dark and malevolent.
For a moment there, all those Sages from the different powers felt something heavy descend over their hearts.
As if something bad was about to happen!
Meanwhile, Shen Tian was executing his Electric Shadow Footwork while dragging Yue Yunde along. He covered over 10,000 feet in a second.
Following that, he executed his void skills, and the two of them hid inside the void with their auras completely concealed. They disappeared as if they had never existed in the first place.
Yue Yunde was totally awed by Shen Tian's methods. He stared at Shen Tian with sparkling eyes as if admiring a perfect work of art or a priceless treasure.
The corners of Shen Tian's mouth twitched. "Senior Brother, I don't swing that way."
Yue Yunde was taken aback before his plump face broke out in an awkward smile. "Junior Brother, you misunderstand, I don't usually swin— Erm... I mean, I don't swing that way either."
An eager expression crossed Yue Yunde's face. "Junior Brother, you displayed the long-lost powerful technique of the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground earlier. The Electric Shadow Footwork, right?"
Shen Tian nodded. "Yes. Why?"
Yue Yunde quickly asked again, "Did you learn it from that damn tortoise?"
The corners of Yue Yunde's lips twitched slightly. "We are both Divine Firmament Saints. Why did that damn tortoise teach you and not me? So unfair!"
Shen Tian was amused by the sight of the peeved fat Taoist priest.
You keep calling him that damn tortoise. No wonder he refused to impart his secret core technique to you!
That self-proclaimed White Thearch is clearly not someone who forgives easily. With that foul mouth of yours, you are already lucky that he didn't bite you.
Yue Yunde gazed woefully at Shen Tian. "Junior Brother, let's make a deal. Teach me the Electric Shadow Footwork! I am your sect brother!"
Teach you the Electric Shadow Footwork?
Shen Tian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. To be honest, he didn't really care either way.
The Electric Shadow Footwork was very fast. It was even more powerful than the Kun Peng arts if one just looked at short-distance evasion.
But he had so many imperial sutras on him that the Electric Shadow Footwork was not that special. It was not something that he couldn't live without. Shen Tian wouldn't lose anything if he imparted it to anyone.
The problem was that this was a technique that Bai Di and Sacred Leader Golden Light had invented together. Even Sacred Leader Golden Light hadn't taught this technique to just any random person.
Shen Tian felt that that tortoise might bite him in the future if he taught this technique to Yue Yunde.
Shen Tian smiled. "Well, I need to discuss this with my Dao companion first."
Dao companion?
Yue Yunde was surprised. "You have a Dao companion?"
Shen Tian smiled again as he thought, No, I don't have one. That's why there's nothing to discuss here.
At that moment, Yue Yunde looked horrified.
"Don't tell me... It's that tortoise?"
"Junior Brother became Dao companions with a tortoise just to learn this technique?
"And a male tortoise at that!?"
Shen Tian's smile froze.
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Chapter 375: With The Son Of Providence Around, It Will Definitely Be Safe!
"Junior Brother, why do this to yourself?
"I already feel rather ashamed to be raiding tombs for the sacred ground.
"Didn't expect Junior Brother to be willing to stoop so low with that perverted tortoise, just to get some peerless technique.
"Junior Brother, you are doing way too much for our sacred ground. Junior Brother, I am really very touched!"
Shen Tian clenched his fists as he looked at the blubbering fat Taoist priest.
He forced a smile. "Senior Brother, you misunderstand, I..."
Yue Yunde raised his right hand and promised. "Junior Brother, don't worry. I know how to keep a secret. No one else will know this except the heavens, you, me, and that damn tortoise!
"If someone else finds out, it will definitely be that damn tortoise who leaked it. It will never be me!
"If I tell someone else, I will be struck by lightning and be unlucky every time I raid tombs!"
Kacha!
Rumble!
The clear sound of lightning and thunder suddenly echoed from nearby.
A wretched cry rang out. It was spine-chilling.
It was clear that someone else had met with danger in the tomb.
Yue Yunde, "..."
Shen Tian, "..."
After taking out some rejuvenation pills and consuming them, Shen Tian said calmly, "Senior Brother, stay here. I will go check things out."
With that, Shen Tian morphed into a streak of golden light and shot off. He disappeared before Yue Yunde.
"Junior Brother, hurry back. I don't feel safe without you by my side."
Yue Yunde called out anxiously as he stared after Shen Tian's departing profile.
Of course, Shen Tian ignored him.
A conflicted look appeared on Yue Yunde's face when Shen Tian completely disappeared from sight.
He muttered to himself, "Didn't expect the condition to learn that damn tortoise's Electric Shadow Footwork is to do something so perverse. That is just so depraved!
"Junior Brother looks so refined and well-bred, but he is actually so open-minded. One really cannot judge a book by its cover!"
As Yue Yunde muttered on, he didn't realize a slight wave vibrating through the void around him.
He continued to murmur, "I wonder to what extent is considered enough?
"If I seek out that damn tortoise now, I wonder if he will be willing to teach me?
"Or should I just report to Master and have him capture that damn tortoise and punish him?
"Master thinks so highly of Junior Brother. If he knew that damn tortoise dared to defile him like that, he will definitely..."
Yue Yunde continued to mutter to himself!
Suddenly, his hair stood straight up as he went on high alert.
A highly sensitive instinct to danger cultivated over hundreds of years of tomb raiding had him subconsciously dodge to the side.
Rumble!
A long staff encased in lightning smashed heavily to the ground.
Yue Yunde's grimy face turned grave.
"Damn! Where did this scoundrel come from? He dared to sneak-attack me!"
The corners of Yue Yunde's mouth twitched when he saw the black-clad man, who was still half-merged with the void.
He called out, "I am the top tomb raider across the five regions. Provoke me, and I will raid and destroy your ancestral tombs!"
Swoosh!
Before Yue Yunde could finish his sentence, the black-clad man transformed into a shadow and merged into the void.
When he reappeared, he was already standing behind Yue Yunde. He brought his staff down on Yue Yunde's head.
His attack was not meant to be fatal and did not cause serious injury.
But one would still feel very dizzy from that strike.
"This fellow is so fast. He can merge as one with the void. Don't tell me he is a member of the assassin clan?"
Yue Yunde was rapidly trying to understand the situation as he scurried around.
But I never raided their tombs before. Why do they want me dead?
That's not right. Don't tell me someone has a bounty on my head?
But this fellow doesn't seem to have the intention to kill. He is just showing off.
His moves are not meant to kill. He is not behaving like an assassin at all!
Nevertheless, does he think he can make me feel threatened just by these elementary moves?
Scoundrel, you are too naive!
Yue Yunde twisted his plump body here and there. He looked very clumsy but managed to nimbly evade all the attacks.
He then took out a small bronze bell. "The boundless skies and earth, the laws of the universe. Activate!"
A massive surge of energy was channeled into the bell, and lines of ancient runes shot out of it toward the black-clad man.
The void started to solidify wherever the runes came in contact with it.
The black-clad man, who had been swimming through the void as agile as a fish, was now forced to emerge. He stood right in front of Yue Yunde.
Meanwhile, the little bronze bell suddenly morphed into a green barrier, completely trapping the black-clad man.
"You didn't expect this, right? I have a supreme-grade Sage artifact. The Universe Trapping Bell. Especially effective for counteracting your kind of void skills!" Yue Yunde crowed smugly. "Just wait till my Junior Brother gets back. You will be finished then."
A streak of golden light suddenly flashed past.
Shen Tian appeared in front of Yue Yundei in his Longyuan Divine Armor and golden wings.
Yue Yunde's smile widened. His chubby cheeks were all smushed upwards. "Junior Brother, you are finally back! This scoundrel has ill intentions toward us! I have already trapped him. Hurry up and hammer him with that big hammer of yours. Let's capture him and bring him back to Master. We might get a huge reward!"
He looked smugly at the black-clad man. "Just you wait. You are dead meat!"
Duang!
In the next second, Yue Yunde felt a mild vibration at the back of his head. Suddenly, it all went black for him.
The corners of Shen Tian's lips twitched slightly as he gazed upon the collapsed Yue Yunde. "Senior Brother, don't blame me."
He thought that he would never have a use for the supreme-grade Forgetting Pill which his Master had given him. But it seemed like there was a first time for everything.
After taking out a pill, Shen Tian stuffed it into Yue Yunde's mouth. He finally heaved a sigh of relief.
My reputation will remain clear now!
Shen Tian didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he gazed down upon the slumbering Yue Yunde, who was still muttering in his sleep about which tomb to raid next.
Why did Master accept this fellow as his first disciple?
Following that, Shen Tian turned to look at the black-clad man. "According to Senior Brother, this Golden Crow Thearch's tomb is not that simple. There might be some special booby traps."
The black-clad man replied calmly, "Well, in all great stories, the lead character will always meet with some challenging situation. Of course there will be something going on in this Golden Crow Thearch's tomb!"
Shen Tian nodded. "Regardless, we must inform everyone!"
Shen Tian didn't hope to see his Divine Firmament comrades come to any harm just because of him.
They were his golden geese... er... comrades!
While carrying the unconscious Yue Yunde, Shen Tian executed the Electric Shadow Footwork and hurried back to Fang Chang and the rest.
It was worth mentioning that after listening to Shen Tian's "edited" version of his earlier adventure, Qi Shaoxuan, Fang Chang, and Zhang Yunxi all expressed their unwillingness to withdraw from the tomb.
The reason was very simple. They believed that Shen Tian was the true Son of Providence.
Everyone felt that as long as Shen Tian was with them during the training...
It would definitely be safe!
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Chapter 376: Golden Crow Thearch's Herb Garden
"Saint, I believe in you. I will never meet with any danger as long as I follow you."
"That's right. It's not like we have never overcome dangerous situations before. When we were in the Primordial Battlefield and the Immeasurable Ancient State, didn't we still manage to return in one piece?"
"This time, countless powerful practitioners from North Sea, Eastern Wilderness, and Middle Ground have all gathered here. So what if there is really something strange going on in this tomb? It won't be a big deal."
"I was utterly convinced by Brother Shen's performance in the Chaotic Star Island domain. I hope that Brother Shen can display his prowess again this time and find some longevity elixir for me to replenish my lifespan!"
"You guys, can you have more backbone? As cultivators, we should face adversity with courage and determination. How can we just think of relying on others? Brother Shen, if there is any danger, I will fight alongside you!"
"Get lost, you fool. Let me stand beside Junior Brother. You are taking up my spot!"
Amidst the rowdy ruckus, no one chose to retreat.
The only one who left was the White Thearch. He left only because he didn't want to be stuck with these youngsters.
He believed that with his powers, he would be able to navigate through the Golden Crow's tomb easily.
If he tagged along with this group, he would have to split the fortuitous opportunities with them. It was not a good deal at all.
If it was Shen Tian alone, this old tortoise might have agreed to stay on.
But with so many extra burdens tagging along? Φorget it!
Of course, it was also good that the White Thearch left early.
Otherwise, he would have seen the unconscious Yue Yunde and ripped him to shreds.
The White Thearch had lived in the five regions for so long and never suffered at the hands of anyone before.
And this Yue Yunde had scr*wed him big time. There was no way he could forgive that.
"Everyone, have you all decided to continue with me?"
Shen Tian was rather stunned by the group's fearlessness.
These prodigies are so courageous?
I guess it is true that those who have never met with any setbacks before do not fear danger.
Unlike those fellows who have had bad luck for dozens of years. Caution would be ingrained in their bones.
"Eh?"
At that moment, the unconscious fat Taoist priest was gradually waking up. His eyes remained dazed for a couple of moments before instantly clearing and becoming alert.
"Where am I? Who are you guys? Did you steal my treasures?"
Yue Yunde hurriedly felt his pockets.
He heaved a sigh of relief when he realized that his most well-hidden storage ring was still on him.
Following that, he took stock of all his equipment, elixirs, and treasures. The high vigilance on his face gradually faded.
"First Senior Brother, don't worry. No one touched your treasures."
Zhang Yunting was amused. "You were attacked by some monster and lost consciousness. Luckily, Junior Brother reached in time and saved you from the monster."
I was attacked by some monster and lost consciousness?
Eh? Why don't I remember anything?
But I don't have any obvious injuries on me, and I didn't lose anything precious. I have been lucky.
But my head just feels rather woozy. As if someone hit me on the head.
Don't tell me I lost my memory from getting hit on the head?
Yue Yunde gazed up at Fang Chang, Zhang Yunting, and Zhang Yunxi, the three great prodigies of the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground. Yue Yunde already knew of them from way before.
After all, his Master's precious son and daughter were part of the trio!
Looking at Shen Tian clad in his Longyuan Divine Armor, Yue Yunde looked rather perplexed.
The Longyuan Divine Armor is the most powerful armor back in Master's youthful years.
None of the Saints from the previous nine generations had been deemed worthy of inheriting this Longyuan Divine Armor.
To be able to inherit this armor, this man is definitely the most highly-regarded by Master. Unless something unexpected happens, he will be the future Sacred Leader.
This strange man is wearing that armor, so his identity is... He is clearly the latest Saint appointed by Master—Shen Tian!
The problem is that I have no recollection of ever seeing this fellow before!
So why do I feel a vague sense of familiarity with him? Don't tell me we have... affinity?
Yeap, heard from Master that this Junior Brother has the most hidden and deepest potential in the entire five regions. His emergence would cause the dragons to rise to the skies, their roars echoing across the universe. His providence and destiny are boundless.
It is entirely possible he can become Thearch in the future!
I must build a good relationship with this Junior Brother. I might be able to leverage off his power and status next time!
Yue Yunde was all smiles at this thought.
He said, "Mighty Junior Brother, I must thank you for saving my life. I will never be able to repay you. Next time when we get the chance, we must have a long chat. I will impart all my skills and techniques to you!"
Skills and techniques?
The corners of Shen Tian's mouth twitched.
Do you mean the skills which led you to be pursued by a vengeful spirit in the tomb?
Keep such skills to yourself, please! I have no interest at all. Gossip about Master is more interesting!
Damn! I forgot to ask about that gossip. What a pity!
Never mind, I must quickly bring my comrades to uncover all the fortuitous opportunities here and then leave as soon as possible!
Not wanting to delay any longer, Shen Tian scanned the images at the top of everyone's heads. He then slowly closed his eyes.
His white robe exuded a faint glow and fluttered despite there being no wind. His long hair also flowed, making his handsome face appear even more extraordinary.
Even Princess Linglong, who had met Shen Tian not too long ago, couldn't stop her pounding heart as she gazed upon this amazing sight.
This... This is what it is like to have one's heart stirred!?
Time passed by the minute and second. Shen Tian gradually opened his eyes.
He gazed toward a particular pathway in the east.
"I can feel that there is a fortuitous opportunity in that direction."
East? There is a fortuitous opportunity there? Yue Yunde was stunned. Is Junior Brother able to find fortuitous opportunities so easily all the time?
Closing his eyes and detecting the location of fortuitous opportunities just by instinct alone? Won't my hundreds of years of tomb-raiding be a right joke then?
Yue Yunde opened his mouth to retort, but he noticed the "matter-of-fact" expressions on everyone's faces. Thus, he swallowed his words.
Never mind. Let me see if Junior Brother is really that good. If it is true, then I will cling to him for the rest of my life. If it is fake, I will find a way to relegate him to a supporting role!
Haha, I really don't believe that a person can rely on luck alone to do whatever he wants in this ancient tomb. It is just illogical!
Not to mention that there's something off about this tomb. I heard Junior Brother mention that he encountered some kind of vengeful Golden Crow spirit.
There's a possibility that not only will we fail to find any fortuitous opportunities, but we might stumble upon a bunch of vengeful spirits!
Yeap, let me set up a teleportation array first.
Safety first!
The group followed Shen Tian through the tomb.
As they passed multiple dark tunnels, they triggered the runes on the walls, which resulted in attacks by flocks of flaming Golden Crows.
Nonetheless, the group cooperated smoothly to transform those flaming Golden Crows into cultivation energy for their own purposes. No one felt disadvantaged in the least.
As they made their way down thousands of miles of the passageway, they came upon multiple cross junctions. It was like they were traveling through a maze.
If they didn't already firmly believe in Shen Tian's providence, the group might have started to doubt if they were already lost.
"Junior Brother, should we head back?"
The fat Taoist priest pursed his lips. He could tell now. This Junior Brother might be very talented in terms of cultivation, but he was just a newbie when it came to finding treasures.
Shen Tian had been going in circles for a long time now. It was a waste of effort.
They were now completely lost inside this maze.
They appeared to have walked thousands of miles, but they were just going round and round in an ever-widening circle in reality.
Yue Yunde didn't want to continue in this manner anymore. He was here to seek treasures, not to go on a long-distance marathon to lose weight.
It's time for me to show off my abilities. Be good kids and watch carefully!
Shen Tian stood in front of the final cross junction. He smiled. "Don't worry. We have arrived."
With that, Shen Tian stepped into the middle pathway.
All the pathways instantly glowed and merged into one.
A door made entirely of supreme-grade fire-element Spirit Jade appeared before everyone. It was beautiful.
As the door slowly opened, a vibrant herb garden was revealed. The crisp, fragrant scent of sacred herbs wafted out.
It was clear this was a special small world of its own. It was the most precious secret place in the entire Immortal Abode Island.
This was the Golden Crow Thearch's personal herb garden!
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Chapter 377: It's Useless To Hide
Needless to say, the herb garden of a Thearch was extremely valuable.
Although many precious herbs had been kept away before they became immortal, the normal herbs that were left behind became precious too after growing for thousands of years.
Most of them could not last that long, but they could provide nutrients for the soil after they withered.
The subsequent seeds that germinated in this soil could get much better nutrients for their growth and could become supreme-grade herbs and sometimes even Sage-grade.
Also, most of the Thearches would not keep away all the Sage herbs in the garden before they became immortals.
Some herbs were not good enough to boost their power anymore and would be left behind for others as fortuitous opportunities.
After being there for over 10,000 years, these herbs had become extremely useful and powerful now.
If the Thearchs did place restrictions in their herb gardens to prevent the herbs from getting intelligent, these herbs would become demons. It was extremely easy for a group of Demon Venerables to be born among those supreme-grade herbs given such a long time.
Even a Sage demon was possible too.
Of course, these supreme-grade herbs belonged to Shen Tian now.
Yue Yunde's eyes opened wide upon seeing the herb garden.
Damn! Damn! Damn!
What the hell? It's just luck, right?
He found the herb garden just by randomly running around like that?
There were many fortuitous opportunities in Immortal Abode Island as it was the Golden Crow Thearch's training ground. There were even more in his tomb.
However, the herb garden was one of the best fortuitous opportunities one could encounter.
Most of the Thearches' tombs found in the five regions were still in the midst of exploring. Only a very limited percentage had been discovered after over 10,000 years.
Important places like the herb gardens, pill rooms, and treasure rooms were nowhere to be found.
Shen Tian had entered the Golden Crow's tomb for one day and found this herb garden. He was really blessed!
According to Yue Yunde's calculation, he would need to raid tombs for 500 years before he could get all these goods.
Wait, maybe even 800!
Even Princess Linglong, who came from the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty, looked at Shen Tian with admiration.
Middle Ground had the densest Spirit Qi in the five regions, and it had the most Thearches' tombs too.
The Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty alone had discovered three tombs. They had invited many domain experts to help with the process, but the results were very limited. After all, it was hard for a normal cultivator to understand what Thearch was thinking.
Since the very beginning of time, only the truly fated ones could obtain big fortuitous opportunities in the Thearches' tombs.
Or else, they must be a Child of Providence!
If I'm not wrong, Saint Shen Tian should be one of them! No wonder father told me to gain Shen Tian's favor even if I had to marry him.
Father is right indeed!
Each of them had their little thoughts after seeing the herb garden, but Shen Tian only smiled.
He said calmly, "Most of the herbs in this garden have been here for over 10,000 years. Although they could not manifest their human forms, they have the basic instinct to avoid any danger.
"Most of these herbs can move, and they are aggressive. Please be careful while collecting them."
Rumble!
The moment Shen Tian stopped speaking, someone flew past him.
Yue Yunde tried to pick a Sunny Fire Grass, but it sprayed fire at him straightaway. His whole body was burning in flame.
The combat power of this Sage herb was comparable to a Heavenly Venerable. In such an environment, maybe the herb was stronger!
This was definitely not for normal cultivators!
If they could manifest, they would be Demon Venerables!
"Damn it! Look at what you've done!"
Yue Yunde rolled on the floor continuously. He used some spirit water to put off the fire while suffering in pain. His robe was burned away, and he was in his underwear once again.
Yue Yunde was so angry that he took out his small bronze bell and threw it at the Sunny Fire Grass.
Rumble!
The bell rang, and musical notes were manifested.
The notes looked massive and capable of trapping their target in place.
Shen Tian looked at it with full interest. To be frank, Yue Yunde's little bell was pretty powerful. It was one of the extreme supreme-grade Sagel artifacts, and it was close to a pseudo-Immortal artifact!
When these notes combined, a mysterious seal array formation was formed, and it could even restrict Shen Tian from using his clones before.
It would be very helpful if he could understand how it worked.
Rumble!
The bell grew bigger and became waves of light that surrounded the Sunny Fire Grass. It was capturing the Sunny Fire Grass slowly.
However, the Sunny Fire Grass did not give up.
Thanks to the herb garden's special domain, the flames on the grass grew stronger and burned a hole in the array formation before escaping from it!
Woooooo!
It then dived into the earth and disappeared.
The bell slammed onto the ground, but nothing was captured other than a blade of grass.
The Sunny Fire Grass had escaped into the ground and could not be detected by divine consciousness.
"Damn! Almost! I almost had it!" Yue Yunde stomped on the ground in anger. "It was a 10,000-year-old Sage herb! Even this blade here is worth a fortune. How did I let it run away!?"
That was a total loss!
What made Yue Yunde even madder was that many other herbs awoke by the commotion just now.
After sensing their power levels, the precious herbs began to hide underground.
"Take as many as you can before all of them run away!" Princess Linglong reminded them, "Although these herbs may not be very smart, they are proficient in Earth Escape. We can't do anything once they go underground."
Then, she looked at Shen Tian.
She was curious how he would handle this situation.
Even if he had great providence, there was no way he could obtain all of these herbs, right?
If he did not make a move quickly, the most valuable Sage herbs would run away.
Shen Tian smiled and said, "Just try your best to pick as many as you can. I'll deal with those that have escaped."
Then Shen Tian's body gave off an intense green light. His hair turned green, and Divine Devouring Vines appeared on his body.
Swoosh!
The earth shook, and Shen Tian disappeared from everyone's sight.
In the next second, the herb garden's ground quaked intensity—someone was fighting underground!
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Chapter 378: Hundreds Of Sage Herbs, Golden Crow Thearch
To be honest, even Shen Tian was rather shocked by these Sage herbs' battle prowess.
These Sage herbs had been growing in this herb garden for more than 10,000 years. Nearly every single one of them was already perfectly in sync with the garden.
They could use the power of this domain to enhance themselves and exhibit a powerful battle prowess. Many of them were even at the Mighty Prowess realm.
Especially after going underground, those Sage herbs were like fish in water. Meanwhile, the battle prowess of normal demons and human cultivators would be greatly reduced underground, almost to zero.
Even for the small population of earth-attribute cultivators, who were good at techniques like Ground Burrowing and Earth Escape, their battle prowess would still be decreased by more than half underground.
Luckily, Shen Tian's Divine Devouring Vine was very powerful and gave him the ability to move freely underground.
According to Shen Tian's calculations, only his long-distance attacks, such as the Lightning Fist and sword techniques, would be constrained underground. His other techniques were not encumbered at all.
And he believed that even though his battle prowess might have decreased by more than half, he should still be able to handle these Sage herbs!
More importantly, I can burrow faster than them. Haha!
These herbs will never be able to escape from me!
Yeap, it feels great to have the advantage!
Shen Tian morphed into an afterimage and burrowed underground. All the Sage herbs scattered off as if they had seen a ghost.
However, they realized that this human was really fast!
A flash of golden light...
A flash of green light...
This human came charging at them with a big hammer, looking very fierce and aggressive!
No matter what kind of attack they used, vine whips or flying leaf blades, none of those managed to break Shen Tian's defense.
Even venomous fog was useless. This fellow had the power of the Pure Reincarnation Earth inside him and was immune to all poisons.
Shen Tian was indomitable amongst the Sage herbs. He had his Ocean Divine Hammer in his right hand smashing through their efforts to resist, while his left hand held a bottle of Triple Light Divine Water.
"Everyone, you guys are much older than me and should know when to be reasonable.
"Since you know you can't defend against me, just close your eyes and accept it!
"Be good herbs and come with me. If you do well in the future and bear me some fruits, I might water you with this Triple Light Divine Water. With some luck, it is possible you can transform into a human.
"If you force me to go rough, my hammer is merciless!"
As Shen Tian spoke, his golden light dazzled in a domineering manner.
Of course, the Sage herbs could not understand his words. Their consciousness was not so developed that they could communicate with humans.
However, they could feel very familiar auras radiating from Shen Tian's body. The aura of the very pure and intense True Sun Fire and the vibrant Triple Light Divine Water.
The Golden Crow Thearch's tomb's Sage herbs were all fire-attribute. These two types of extraordinary items were very attractive to those herbs.
Thus, even though they could feel that this human harbored ill intentions toward them, most of the herbs still lingered around Shen Tian. It was as if they could not bear to flee just like that.
And this resulted in Shen Tian's bountiful harvest.
Even after having lost half its roots, the Sunny Fire Grass still fought tooth and nail to escape the fat Taoist priest's earlier attempts.
But after being whacked by Shen Tian's hammer, that Sunny Fire Grass just struggled a little before stopping.
Of course, Shen Tian had dripped one drop of Triple Light Divine Water onto its roots. It might have been due to that.
But the main reason was his personal charm. Yes, personal charm!
Shen Tian continued to harvest. The Sunny Fire Grass was considered rather high-quality amongst all the various Sage herbs, but it was not the top herb.
There were many other Sage herbs just as good as the Sunny Fire Grass, with some of an even higher quality than it.
Even Shen Tian, who was already quite wealthy, couldn't help grinning happily.
A bountiful harvest. A really, really bountiful harvest!
A reward was indeed proportionate to the risk. This Golden Crow Thearch's tomb had dangers everywhere, but the gains that could be found in this place were incomparable.
Sunny Fire Grass, Red Crow Heart Flowers, Glass Heart Fruit Tree, 10,000-year-old Lava Sprouts, Snow Soul Flaming Lotus...
One by one, these precious herbs, which more or less could not be found anywhere else in the outside world, were all harvested by Shen Tian.
A sacred ground would treasure any one of these Sage herbs as a precious legacy item.
When needed, these herbs could be used to refine the most astonishing and miraculous pills, which were very useful to Sage practitioners.
Of course, a really smart sacred ground would never completely use up the whole Sage herb.
They would just extract the minimum amount of juice or just one leaf to make their pills. They would then douse the herb with all sorts of nourishing fertilizers. Killing the chicken to steal the egg was never good for the long-term development of a sect.
This was also why most of the Sage herbs stopped resisting against Shen Tian so strongly, despite knowing he would use them to make pills. They had already detected the aura of the Triple Light Divine Water.
It was better to be under a rich owner than a poor one. They would have a higher chance of getting nourished.
If they went with that sour-smelling fat Taoist priest, what if he went broke one day and had to consume them, roots and all, just to improve his cultivation? What would they do then?
"Are there still any herbs hiding about?"
Shen Tian morphed into a golden light, scanning across the entire underground.
But there were not that many Sage herbs in this garden in the first place. After Shen Tian's harvest, there were none left.
Shen Tian nearly turned the dirt ground inside out as he went through the whole garden. However, he didn't find any more Sage herbs.
Although he didn't find more herbs, he discovered something very special. It was a wondrous Qi Gathering Array that covered the entire garden.
This array formation concentrated more than half of the Spirit Qi in this garden in the core region, where a massive divine bird nest rested.
It was clear that this nest was the key protection point when the array formation was good and whole.
But at some unknown point in time, the array formation had been damaged, and the nest was revealed before Shen Tian.
A massive reddish-gold egg was in the center of the nest. It was about human height when in one piece but was already broken.
Even so, the eggshells still exuded an extremely intense heat aura. It was clearly not your usual living creature.
"I knew it! Such a great Thearch couldn't have possibly held all those Sage herbs in such high regard. He must have planted over 100 Sage herbs in this garden just to nourish this egg?" Shen Tian muttered to himself, "Looks like this bird's egg is very important to the Golden Crow Thearch! Don't tell me it's his 10th son?"
Legend had it that the Golden Crow Thearch had nine sons.
Every single of those nine Golden Crow princes possessed the purest divine bird bloodline. They all had an innate ability to control Golden Crow Flames.
A pity that all nine Golden Crow princes had mysteriously died in some tragic event. Since then, the Golden Crow Thearch hadn't produced any more offspring.
This egg had clearly been recently hatched. It was still warm.
If it was really the Golden Crow Thearch's offspring, it would become the new Golden Crow Thearch.
Its status in the demon world would be unsurpassable!
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Chapter 379: Sage Herb Is Like Women
Many people were running around in the herb garden.
Qi Shaoxuan, Kun Ming, Kun Yu, and Zhang Yunxi were busy collecting the spirit herbs.
Sadly, most of the Sage herbs had run away after having the will to live.
Nonetheless, there were plenty of other supreme-grade spirit herbs on the ground that were available for collection.
These herbs were good enough to let the cultivators scream in joy. After all, each of these spirit herbs was at least a few thousands years old, and they could start a bloody war between greedy cultivators.
However, even the weeds were filled with Spirit Qi here, let alone all these spirit herbs.
The fat Taoist priest even used a domain array flag and started to collect the turf and soil around here. He was determined to fill his storage rings.
Qi Shaoxuan used a special method to collect the herbs too. He used his Purple Aura River Mountain to form a net and prevent his targets from escaping.
Also, he had the Purple Mansion Heavenly Eye's Mighty Prowess, so he could clearly tell where all the precious herbs were. His method was much more efficient compared to the fat Taoist priest.
He had collected a good amount of supreme-grade spirit herbs.
As for Fang Chang, Zhang Yunting, and Wang Shenxu, they tried their best to collect the spirit herbs too.
As time passed, there were hardly any more spirit herbs left in the garden.
Of course, the cultivators spared the roots of some special spirit plants so that they could grow again.
If everyone were to be too greedy, then there would be hardly any spirit herbs left for the future cultivators.
That was not good for the cultivation world's continuous development.
Rumble!
The earth suddenly cracked open!
A brilliant gold figure appeared in front of everyone.
It was Shen Tian. He was wearing a white dragon robe and stood on his Purple-Green Double Swords.
"Junior Brother, are you alright?"
Zhang Yunxi was very concerned.
All the herbs that had escaped underground were very powerful. Most of them had the strength of a Soul Formation cultivator.
Even a Sage cultivator might not be able to have an advantage when fighting against these herbs underground.
Zhang Yunxi had been very worried about Shen Tian since he chased after them alone.
Luckily, Shen Tian returned unharmed.
Shen Tian smiled and shook his head. "I'm fine. I had a good talk with these Sage herbs, and they agreed to leave the tomb with me."
You had a good talk? With the herbs?
The cultivators were stunned.
What are you saying? You manage to talk to THOSE herbs!?
Yue Yunde was even more astonished. His body still hurt from the Sunny Fire Grass's flame.
You must be kidding!
You can lie just because you are handsome?
Well, not everyone thought that Shen Tian was bluffing.
Although it was hard to believe, they decided to believe him after they calmed down.
After all, there were differences between everyone. The reason the Sage herbs were so resistant could be because they were not deemed worthy.
It was just like a woman. Sometimes, no matter how hard a man tried, she would never be interested in him.
However, some men were so attractive that they did not have to do anything to win her favor.
At least, Princess Linglong felt that if she was a Sage herb, she would gladly go with Shen Tian after seeing how handsome he was.
Even if Shen Tian were to eat her, she would not have a second thought.
Shen Tian noticed that their halos were brighter again.
Apparently, it was a very fruitful journey.
As for himself, he had checked in the mirror underground. The golden color of his halo was so dark that it could be described as 'dark gold'.
Shen Tian believed that if this continued, he could have a purple halo soon and become the real Son of Providence.
It feels so good to be blessed with luck!
The void in the garden suddenly became restless, and a huge repulsive power exploded, pushing the cultivators out of the garden.
Yue Yunde tumbled and rolled on the ground from the explosion.
Rumble!
Shen Tian felt a great power coming toward him too.
It was the power of a Thearch, and even Shen Tian could hardly block it completely.
Also, the Thearch garden was almost empty now, so there was no point staying there.
Shen Tian used a mystic art and blocked 90% of the impact.
Then, everyone vanished from the garden together.
Swoosh!
They were at the junction in the tomb again.
The way to the garden was now closed, and it would not be opened for another few years.
Looking at their fruitful results, the cultivators could not help smiling.
It is right to follow Divine Firmament Saint indeed!
Wang Shenxu chewed on one of the supreme-grade herbs and asked, "Brother Shen, where do we go now?"
Shen Tian looked at their halos once again and said, "Just wait here."
Qi Shaoxuan was puzzled. "Wait? What are we waiting for?"
Right after he finished, a door opened in the passageway, and a beam of light shone from it.
There were mysterious Divine Emblems on the door, and there were 10 flying creatures on it, each like a giant sun.
The biggest of them was in the middle while the other nine surrounded it.
A void path appeared at the door, leading to the tomb's deeper part.
As the path appeared, an intense pressure appeared out of a sudden too—it was from a Thearch!
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Chapter 380: Vengeful Spirit Golden Crow's Attack
As Shen Tian and the rest enjoyed themselves in the Thearch's herb garden, the rest of the folks outside were not having as good a time.
The groups exploring the Golden Crow Thearch's tomb comprised the core members of the various sacred grounds across the five regions. There were many worldly and experienced practitioners amongst them.
As they ventured deeper into the tomb, an increasing number of them realized that this tomb was not as simple as it looked.
In particular, a number of unlucky teams came into contact with some special ancient seals after breaking into some secret rooms, unleashing terrible evils which had been sealed off for tens of thousands of years!
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
In the dim tunnels, a team from Middle Ground's Da Li Sacred Ground was fleeing pathetically.
The Da Li Sacred Ground was not considered amongst the top of the 49 Sacred Grounds in Middle Ground, but they were also not the bottom few.
The Da Li Imperial Sutra was derived from the Imperial Sutra of Sun and was one of the most powerful fire-attribute sutras.
Every single one of the cultivators from the Da Li Sacred Ground was very adept at controlling fire!
Even so, the faces of these Heavenly Venerables and Elders from the Da Li Sacred Ground were filled with panic, as if being pursued by vicious spirits.
Well, it wasn't "as if".
A powerful vengeful spirit was indeed pursuing them. More than one of their members had already fallen at its hands, being incinerated into ashes.
A normal vicious spirit might be able to kill a Heavenly Venerable from the Da Li Sacred Ground. But to completely incinerate a powerful practitioner from the Da Li Sacred Ground with a fire-attribute attack, it was something unfathomable.
However, that was exactly what happened.
And this was because the creature pursuing those people was the legendary divine bird—Golden Crow!
Yes, it was the Golden Crow vengeful spirit that Shen Tian had encountered earlier.
The difference was these Heavenly Venerables were not as powerful as Shen Tian to be able to suppress that bird.
Inside the Golden Crow Thearch's tomb, the cultivation levels of all practitioners had been suppressed to below the Sage stage, so their battle prowess was also reduced.
Apart from Extreme Dao Heavenly Venerables like that freakish Azure Lotus, almost no one else had the battle prowess of a Sage practitioner.
Of course, we said "almost".
One could not discount the fact that there might be other hidden Extreme Dao Heavenly Venerables, whose foundations were secretly already at the Sage stage and possessed an extremely deep cultivation level.
If those low-key powerful practitioners were pit against the Golden Crow vengeful spirit, the bird might be the one running away instead.
Unfortunately, there were no Extreme Dao Heavenly Venerables amongst the Da Li Sacred Ground cultivators.
They only had one choice left against this Golden Crow—flee!
Rumble!
Dark-red fireballs shot toward them from behind, incinerating the Da Li Sacred Ground cultivators one by one.
It was not that they didn't try joining forces to counterattack. The tunnel was very winding, and the Golden Crow vengeful spirit was difficult to target.
And with the tomb's power as its source, the Golden Crow vengeful spirit would never get tired. It could pursue after its enemies forever.
Under such circumstances, there was only one way to survive—one had to run faster than their teammates.
By sacrificing your teammates, you could then have more time to escape.
With that thought in mind, the Da Li cultivators ran like crazy, regretting the fact that they didn't put in more effort into learning escape techniques.
"Sacred Leader, Sacred Leader, what should we do!?"
"Go and find the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader. Ever since a long time ago, that fellow was already rumored to be an Extreme Dao Heavenly Venerable. It's just that he had no actual battle accolades. So many years have passed since, and no one knows just how powerful he is now. Even if his cultivation level is suppressed now, I bet that he will still be able to subdue this evil bird."
"So you are saying that we will definitely be able to subdue this evil bird if we can find the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader."
"Yeap, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's cultivation level is on par with mine. If we join forces, this evil bird will be nothing to us!"
Rumble!
A black-red fireball shot from another tunnel.
The fireball flew at very high speed and possessed terrifying heat energy. It charged straight toward the Da Li Sacred Leader's head.
"Damn, when did this evil bird sneak up in front of us!?"
The Da Li Sacred Leader's mouth twitched wildly. He formed some hand seals. "Have a taste of my Nine Dragon Divine Fire Barrier!"
Roar!
Nine dazzling dragon-shaped flames formed in front of the Sacred Leader before merging into a massive, fiery net.
The black-red fireball smashed into the net and spun wildly, incinerating all the surrounding fabrics of space.
Zap!
The Da Li Sacred Leader's flames were clearly not your usual fire either.
The two types of flames clashed and fought. But soon, the black-red fireball gained momentum and expanded further.
Meanwhile, the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Barrier was split open, revealing the Da Li Sacred Leader's somewhat pallid face.
No use. Executing the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Barrier with his cultivation level suppressed was just too difficult when up against this Sage-level Golden Crow vengeful spirit.
More importantly, he realized something rather awkward.
He had been wrong. The bird behind them had not suddenly sneaked up to be in front of them.
The one in front of them now was an entirely different Golden Crow. A Golden Crow, which was even fiercer and bigger than the one behind.
Yes!
Two Golden Crow vengeful spirits were surrounding the unlucky team!
"Damn, why are there such things in this Golden Crow Thearch's tomb?"
The Da Li Sacred Leader gazed despondently at the two Golden Crow vengeful spirits. He felt like he should have checked his almanac before stepping out today.
If he had done that, he might have known better than to come to this cursed place then.
Well, now he was being surrounded by two Golden Crow vengeful spirits.
He had been playing with fire for 1,000 years, but if he couldn't escape this time, he would be burned to death by two big birds.
This was an absolute insult to the Da Li Sacred Leader!
Wait a minute!
The Da Li Sacred Leader's eyes hardened. "There's someone nearby!"
Just as they were about to come face to face with death, a holler echoed through a tunnel from the side.
"Oi! Evil beast! How dare you behave so wantonly when I am around!"
Boom!
The fabrics of space erupted, and an old Taoist priest dressed in purple robes shot out.
The muscles on his skinny body rapidly expanded, and he soon became like a big, burly grandfather.
"Have a taste of my Supreme Ocean Staff: Hitting A Little Chick!"
Swoosh!
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The golden staff swung here and there, leaving multiple afterimages in the air, all shooting straight toward the Golden Crow on the left.
The staff completely disintegrated the Golden Crow flames. For a moment there, the Golden Crow vengeful spirit was utterly subdued.
The old Taoist priest smiled smugly. "Everyone, please don't worry. With me around, this little vengeful spirit is nothing at all.
"As long as everyone gives me some protection fee and Spirit Qi to replenish my energy reserve, I will ensure your safety. Satisfaction guaranteed!"
This old Taoist might be arrogant and shameless, but he was indeed very powerful.
He was just at the Mighty Prowess realm but was able to subdue this Sage-level Golden Crow vengeful spirit completely.
This was an Extreme Dao Heavenly Venerable!
Woooooo~
It was a pity that the other Golden Crow didn't stop its attack even after seeing its own brethren being subdued.
When the two Golden Crows joined forces, their battle prowess was greatly magnified. The two Golden Crows could go against four Sages together.
Suddenly... the old Taoist priest was fleeing from the flames.
He cried in pain as he ran.
"Damn! Damn Damn! You two old birds. Don't you have any shame?
"You are already tens of thousands of years old but want to bully a young fellow like me. And now you are still ganging up against me?
"Watch where you are shooting your fireballs at! I haven't used this part of my body yet, don't damage it! How will I woo fairies in the Celestial World in the future?
"Still doing that? It's nearly cooked!
"Help! Junior Brother, where are you? Can you please come out and help me?
"I will return that Sage artifact I stole from you in the tomb!"
The Da Li Sacred Leader, "..."
Everyone else, "..."
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Chapter 381: Decalamity, Killing Move
A sigh could be heard from within a void. Following that, tens of thousands of golden rays appeared.
The void twisted as lightning flashes shot out, magnificent and dazzling.
A figure gradually appeared within that golden lightning. He was covered in a lightning and heavenly aura, and his face was blurred.
However, his aura was clearly of someone who practiced the most proper Divine Firmament Sacred Ground techniques and possessed the Heavenly Punishment Lightning.
"Senior Brother, you were too rash."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader gazed at the two Golden Crows impassively. It was like these two birds were not ferocious Golden Crow vengeful spirits but just little chicks that could be killed easily.
He said gravely, "These two Golden Crows are very powerful, and my cultivation level has been suppressed below the Tribulation Transcendence stage in this tomb.
"Under such circumstances, it is not wise to engage with this type of beast. Moreover, these two crows are of the same race as the Thearch. There might be some untouchable ancient hidden trap.
"Let me observe the situation longer. Don't do anything rash."
Everyone was stunned by the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's words.
That's right!
It was really very unusual for such weird Golden Crow vengeful spirits to appear in the Golden Crow Thearch tomb.
If they killed these two birds, that Golden Crow Thearch might jump out of his coffin to settle the score with them!
Woooooo~
Strident bird cries resounded.
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus was scurrying wildly about from being burned by the Golden Crow flames. He looked very pathetic.
But he was covered by an azure-colored fire barrier, which was able to offer some protection against the Golden Crow flames. As a result, his life was not in danger.
Even so, there was already the smell of burning flesh.
"What do you mean by you want to observe the situation longer? Even if there is some hidden trap, can you please save me first?" Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus took out a purple seal. "Here, take this. I am giving you this Heavenly Lightning Seal, alright?"
Swoosh!
The purple seal morphed into a streak of light and landed in the hands of the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
Upon feeling the power of the Sage artifact in his hands, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's lightning and heavenly aura rippled. "Senior Brother, there's no need for this. Do I look like someone who will just stand by and do nothing to save you?"
Clang!
A large sword appeared in the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's hands.
The figure shrouded in that divine light magnified and Mixed Divine Lightning gathered to form a boundless lightning array.
Swoosh!
Ten divine beasts roared in the magnificent avatar behind the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
The feathers of those two Golden Crows stood straight up at the sight of that avatar.
They could feel danger—extremely lethal danger!
Lightning was already the power the evil beings feared most, not to mention the great Mixed Divine Lightning.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's Mixed Divine Lightning was not the naturally-occurring Mixed Divine Lightning but something he had created himself.
However, due to the power of the Divine Firmament Imperial Sutra supporting it, its power was comparable to the peerless divine lightning ranked in the top few of the Divine Lightning List.
Those two Golden Crow vengeful spirits would never be able to defend themselves against that sword attack.
"So, is this the Divine Firmament's Sacred Leader's true power?"
The Da Li Sacred Leader was hiding at the side with some of his Elders. He was completely shocked by the aura the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader was radiating.
Why does it feel like this fellow's battle prowess is not at all affected even though his cultivation level has been suppressed down to the Soul Formation stage?
This dominance and aura... Is it really something a Heavenly Venerable practitioner can exhibit?
So, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader has indeed been hiding his true powers all these years!
The Da Li Sacred Leader shuddered.
I seem to have accidentally uncovered the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's carefully hidden powers. Will he kill me to keep his secret?
Hmmm... I hope not!
After all, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader is not some evil demon.
Everyone was rapidly analyzing the situation inside the tunnel.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's pressure forced those two Golden Crow vengeful spirits to turn their attention on this powerful opponent.
The aura he exuded was even more powerful than that of Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus. If they didn't attack him now, they might be killed in just one strike.
Woooooo!
The two large Golden Crows flew toward the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, all prepared to execute their most formidable killing move.
The moment they executed their killing move, cracks appeared in the fabrics of space as a boundless Golden Crow evil flame enveloped the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
At that moment, everyone broke out in cold sweat for the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
This was the Golden Crow Flame. It might not be as powerful as the True Sun Fire, but it was still a very formidable divine flame. Even after being twisted into an evil fire, its strength did not decrease at all. In fact, it seemed to be even more challenging because of it.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader is letting the Golden Crow evil flames taint his entire body. Isn't he afraid of being burned to ashes?
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!
Amidst the lightning and heavenly aura, the golden divine lightning and Golden Crow evil flames clashed with each other.
A pair of profound eyes pierced through the lightning and heavenly aura, observing the attack patterns of those two Golden Crows as if analyzing something.
The barrier formed by the lightning and heavenly aura became increasingly thin.
The tall, slender figure inside the aura was more or less revealed to everyone.
"Junior Brother, looks like you can't handle this either!"
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus had already put out the evil flames on his body and changed into a new robe.
After regaining his composure, Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus felt very confident again. "Why don't you give me that sacred seal? I will help you."
"No need."
A calm voice sounded out from the lightning and heavenly aura. "I have already familiarized myself with the two evil beasts' attack patterns."
The lightning and heavenly aura barrier suddenly brightened and became thicker again.
That long, slender figure merged as one with the lightning and heavenly aura and transformed into a dazzling and formidable lightning bolt.
Yes, it was Decalamity!
This was the most powerful forbidden chapter in the Divine Lightning Imperial Sutra. Not only could it help practitioners form Mixed Divine Lightning, but it could also help them achieve the Five Elements Mixed Divine Lightning Constitution.
On its own, it was also a peeress lightning-attribute killing move!
At that moment, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader morphed into a bolt of lightning. He was going to dish out some Heavenly Punishment!
The two Golden Crows sensed danger and did not continue attacking the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader. They flapped their wings and fled into the inner regions of the tunnel.
Unfortunately, it was already too late for them.
The lightning bolt had absorbed all the lightning and heavenly aura, and it was now like a sharp sword made of lightning.
Flaming Heavens, Divine Lightning, Fearsome Power, Sword Attack!
Clang!
That sword pierced through the void and broke all the laws of nature.
Even time seemed to have slowed down before this sword.
The two Golden Crow vengeful spirits shrieked pitifully as the sword penetrated their bodies.
Bang!
The Golden Crow vengeful spirits burst into dark red sparks like punctured balloons before disappearing into thin air.
In the next second, a rumbling noise reverberated throughout the tunnels.
A black-gold ancient door slowly descended!
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Chapter 382: You Dare To Stake A Place Here When You Are Not Even A Sage?
Wondrous-looking divine runes were carved onto this door, including ten peerless divine birds.
They were like mighty suns, subtly merging into one and possessing boundless mysticism.
Thereafter, a void path appeared.
A tremendous, magnificent, and untouchable feeling of suppression wafted out, making everyone's hair stand on end.
Even the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's lightning and heavenly aura was vibrating intensely. It was clear that the power of this aura was enough to threaten him.
"This pathway should lead to the tomb's central region."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's voice was mild. "But it looks like this tomb is ever-changing, and we won't know if we will encounter good things or dangers. We must consider carefully whether we move forward or retreat."
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus took a brand new set of robes out of his storage ring and said brazenly, "Since we are already here, what's there to be afraid of?"
I was burned by those two evil beasts and had to give a Sage artifact to my Junior Brother. I have suffered such massive losses!
I won't rest easy until I get some treasures from the tomb's central region!
Hmph! It is all that Da Li Sacred Leader and his party's fault. Those Golden Crows wouldn't have ambushed me if I hadn't tried to save them.
When we return, I must find a chance to beat up those fellows!
As Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus harbored those nasty thoughts, the Da Li Sacred Leader and his party were already thanking the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
Although the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground was situated in Eastern Wilderness and did not come into regular contact with the Da Li Sacred Ground, the five regions were not considered a big place to a Sage cultivator.
There was a high chance that these cultivators would encounter each other again in future major battles and the openings of all sorts of mystic realms.
If they could suck up to someone like the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, it would definitely be beneficial to those Da Li folks.
One could never have too many allies!
"Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, we have not met in hundreds of years. You are truly outstanding and mighty.
"If not for your help, the consequences would have been unthinkable. Thank you, Brother Longyuan! I will never be able to fully repay you for saving our lives. Please accept this supreme-grade Spirit artifact, the Amber Divine Sword. I hope you won't find it too inferior."
"I have carefully cultivated this Snow Lotus for over 3,000 years. It is a true Sage herb. Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, please accept this as a sign of my gratitude for saving my life."
One by one, all sorts of treasures were offered to the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader. Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus went green with envy at the sight.
He could have been on the receiving end of these presents!
Damn Junior Brother! How dare he steal my fortuitous opportunity!?
Those two crow heads should have been mine!
Of course, those practitioners would not have been so generous if it was just to repay a simple act of saving their lives.
It was clear that this pathway, which had suddenly appeared, led to some unfathomable place. There might be some great fortuitous opportunity inside or some great danger.
It was very important to suck up to someone like the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader at a time like this.
People who knew how to move with the times lived longer.
"Everyone, there's no need to stand on ceremony. Cultivators like us should help each other. If you all don't mind, you can continue this journey with me."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's voice was mild, and his lightning and heavenly aura rippled gently. He kept the treasures one by one, systematically and carefully.
Thereafter, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader led the group over to the red-gold door.
As the surrounding fabrics of space started to shift, everyone could feel that they were indeed entering the deeper regions of the tomb.
This was because the Thearch's aura was becoming increasingly dense.
Even the Da Li Sacred Leader, who was a Sage who had undergone tribulation, could feel his soul shudder.
It was clear that this aura was being exuded by a practitioner that was far beyond any of them. Perhaps it was the legendary Golden Crow Thearch!
"Although those two Golden Crows chased us, they led us to this door."
"Yes, sometimes good and bad luck are just different sides of the same coin. Perhaps this is when an extreme misfortune will turn to bliss!"
"I think we might be the first to enter the central region of the Thearch tomb and decipher a peerless sutra. If we are lucky, we might even get a treasure left behind by the Golden Crow Thearch!"
"Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, this is all thanks to you. If there are any extraordinary treasures in this central region, you will have first pick!"
The group whispered as they progressed down the pathway, their eyes burning bright.
It was definitely a great piece of luck to have discovered the pathway into the central region of the Thearch tomb just within days of the place's opening.
It should be pointed out the Thearch tomb in Middle Ground only opened once every several hundred or even 1,000 years. And the core region had never opened before. This was the key place where the Thearch had left his legacy.
Generally, only those who gained the Thearch's recognition could enter. Otherwise, no matter how carefully one explored the tomb, they might never find it.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader said mildly, "Everyone, please remain on your guard. This central region might not be safe.
"In addition, even if there is really a great fortuitous opportunity here, we might not be the first people to have entered here. Someone might have come before us."
The Da Li Sacred Leader was taken aback. "How can that be possible!?"
It should be pointed out that the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader had only managed to activate this door after killing those two Golden Crow vengeful spirits.
Who else in this tomb had his battle prowess?
It was unthinkable!
The others remained silent, but they also had doubts in their eyes. It was already a miracle that there were people as freakishly powerful as the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus.
If there was someone even more powerful than those two, wouldn't the rest of them just be a bunch of useless garbage?
Impossible. Absolutely impossible!
Rumble!
The passageway trembled gently, indicating that they had arrived at their destination.
A strange light appeared, and scorching air surged toward them as if it was a sea of fire. If not for the fact that they were all strong practitioners with deep cultivation, just this extreme heat alone might have killed them.
"This is a unique Small World!"
Everyone's eyes widened significantly when they saw what was in front of them.
It was a barren flatland. There were no signs of life at all.
Ten suns hung in the sky above the flatland. One of them was especially massive, dazzling so magnificently that none of the cultivators would think to underestimate it.
The other nine suns were half its size, and they surrounded the massive sun. The image was similar to some of the runes on that door.
Under the blazing heat of the ten suns, the entire earth was dry and cracked. There was nothing green at all for miles and miles.
Even if a plant managed to grow here, it was one of those special spirit herbs that was fiery red.
At the center of this flatland was a gigantic volcano.
This volcano was at least 10,000 feet in height, with a reddish-gold cauldron floating above the peak.
This reddish-gold cauldron was covered in True Sun Fire, which tainted the surrounding air a reddish-gold color too. It was a peerless Thearch artifact—the Divine Sun Cauldron!
As everyone gazed at that cauldron, they felt a prickling sensation in their eyes, as if they were staring at a great sun.
And suspended around the middle section of that volcano were nine platforms.
On the platform closest to the peak...
Huh? There were some people on it!
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Chapter 383: Heroes Gather, Thearch Appears!
Yes, there were other people in the tomb's core region!
It should be pointed out that the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader was only able to activate this passageway after killing those two Golden Crows.
How did those people manage it? To enter this region even before the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader? Unbelievable!
The dazzling sunlight gradually faded, and everyone started to get used to the intense light in this Golden Crow Small World. They saw clearly now the people on the platform.
They were all shocked.
The people on the platform all looked way too young.
All the sacred grounds had information on the five regions' top young prodigies, especially Qi Shaoxuan, Fang Chang, Zhang Yunting, Zhang Yunxi, and Wang Shenxu, who were all ranked in the Golden Core List's top ten. It was the same for Kun Ming and Kun Yu, whose battle prowess was outstanding among their peers. Their importance had even surpassed many of the sacred grounds' elders.
As a result, most of the Da Li elders recognized those people.
As for Shen Tian, he had only joined the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground a year ago, which was not enough time for his reputation to spread.
However, due to his exploits at Immortal Abode Island and extraordinary avatar, all the practitioners already had a deep impression of him.
The Da Li Sacred Leader had even gifted a Sage artifact to Shen Tian in exchange for the Enlightenment tea.
This fellow was definitely very wealthy!
The Divine Firmament Saint managed to enter the core region even before the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader!?
The Da Li Sacred Leader felt that it was all too ridiculous. That youth standing there just look way too young.
Even though it was difficult to gauge Shen Tian's true age and cultivation level accurately because of his unique cultivation techniques, one could still get a rough estimate of his age.
The Da Li Sacred Leader felt that Shen Tian could not possibly be over 50 years old, and his cultivation level didn't look like it was at the Soul Formation stage or Mighty Prowess realm yet. At the most, he was only a Nascent Soul cultivator or Nirvana practitioner, or both.
Such a young prodigy managed to lead so many of his peers to enter the core region first...
Don't tell me that it is really as what the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader said? That his disciple is the true-blue Son of Providence?
If that is true, I must really suck up to him!
To have become a Sacred Leader of a sacred ground, which of them was not a sly old fox? Full of cunningness and wiliness?
The Da Li Sacred Leader gazed at the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and cupped his fists in respect. "Brother Longyuan is so lucky. Your disciples managed to enter the tomb's core region so quickly. You have really taught your disciples well.
"The Divine Firmament Saint and the three great prodigies of the Divine Firmament have truly lived up to their names. I am so envious!"
"Brother, you are too kind."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader remained impassive, but his lightning and heavenly aura rippled more vigorously than usual.
Tian'er, you managed to reach this place faster than me!
Shen Tian and his group also noticed the arrival of the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and the rest.
The fat Taoist priest, Yue Yunde, was shocked at the sight of the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus. His earlier relaxed and lazy manner instantly disappeared, and he stood very upright.
He also lowered his head and put on a solemn expression.
If not for the fact that his rotund figure and sneaky eyes made him look like a bad person, one might really believe that he was a respectable Heavenly Venerable.
"Disciple Yue Yunde greets Master and Martial Uncle."
Yue Yunde quietly kept the bronze bell in his sleeves and glanced cautiously at Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus before bowing respectfully.
Shen Tian also offered his greetings. "Greetings Master and Martial Uncle."
"Disciple Fang Chang greets Master and Martial Uncle."
"Disciple Zhao Hao greets Master and Martial Uncle."
"Your son and daughter greet Father and Martial Uncle."
One by one, the Divine Firmament disciples offered their energetic and robust greetings to the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus.
The Da Li Sacred Leader and company all went green with envy at the sight.
How? How are their disciples so formidable? They already managed to reach the tomb's core region!?
Where are those useless kids from our Da Li Sacred Ground? Why aren't they here yet?
Are they still outside running in circles? Useless!
We are both sacred grounds. Why are the Divine Firmament disciples so good?
The Da Li Sacred Leader quietly swore that they would strengthen the training of their own disciples when they returned after this trial.
A sacred ground is as strong as its young generation! A sacred ground can only be independent and mighty if its younger generation is!
Regarding the cultivation of the next generation, the Da Li Sacred Ground cannot fall behind too much!
After the Divine Firmament disciples finished their greetings, Princess Linglong took a step forward.
She was graceful as a fairy but also held a very formidable bearing.
The two masculine and feminine qualities were merged perfectly in her.
It must be said that Middle Ground's Emperor Shi indeed had good reason for favoring her.
Princess Linglong bowed to the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader. "Greetings, Uncle Longyuan. It has been a long time. My father thinks of you often and specially instructed me to ask after you if I see you."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader nodded, his heavenly aura rippling gently. "It has indeed been many years. You were just a little girl then but have now grown into a gorgeous young lady. Emperor Shi is very lucky."
Princess Linglong snuck a glance at Shen Tian before smiling. "Uncle Longyuan, please stop teasing me.
"Father always grumbles that I practice fighting every day, not ladylike at all. I am just a tomboy and will find it difficult to find a husband in the future.
"I was still hoping that Uncle will be able to find a suitable match for me from his esteemed sacred ground!"
Zhang Yunxi, "???"
Kun Yu, "???"
Danger!
The air was suddenly filled with a murderous vibe!
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura dimmed slightly. "Princess Linglong is such a remarkable young woman. Who among your peers is not smitten with you? I am afraid it's that none of my disciples are good enough for you.
"Tian'er is also very talented. It's a pity that according to our sacred ground's rules, he is to be betrothed to Yunzi since he found the Decalamity forbidden chapter.
"Princess, you have such a high status and are the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty's face. I cannot ask you to lower yourself and share a partner with Yunzi."
Zhang Yunxi was full of smiles.
Long live father!
You are indeed my beloved daddy!
That slutty princess wants to steal Junior Brother from me?
My First Senior Brother is an honest man, and he has no partner yet!
Why don't you become my First Senior Sister-In-Law? I fully support that!
"Share a partner?"
Princess Linglong gazed at Shen Tian with a conflicted expression. She murmured to herself, "Actually, I can consider that."
After all, the Divine Firmament Saint was exceptional and handsome. He was definitely a one-of-a-kind top prodigy. He had many beautiful fairies and Saintesses all chasing after him.
It was very unfair to the rest of the ladies if he could only choose one partner.
For example, nearly every emperor in the Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty's history had multiple partners. It was the only way to spread their gifted genes.
After mulling over it, Princess Linglong mumbled, "The Great Wilderness Celestial Dynasty and Divine Firmament Sacred Ground have been good friends for a long time. I think father will definitely consider this. I... I can also accept that..."
Princess Linglong blushed as she spoke, stirring the hearts of countless young prodigies.
So envious!
The Divine Firmament Saint was indeed something else. An exceptional princess like Princess Linglong was willing to share him with someone else. What kind of charm was that?
It really made one doubt the meaning of their own life!
Kun Ming grumbled, "Don't tell me that looks are all that matter to you females? Pianxian is also smitten with this fellow. And now Princess Linglong is the same."
Although Kun Ming was indebted to the Divine Firmament Saint and he was not the type to forget a good deed, he still felt very jealous!
At that moment, Kun Ming heard his own sister's soft whisper. "Actually, I can accept that too."
Kun Ming, "???"
The atmosphere in the tomb turned even sourer.
Suddenly, waves started to ripple through the fabrics of space in the tomb's core region.
A doorway appeared, and multiple figures emerged. Every single one of them was engulfed in an extremely powerful aura.
The Black Snake race's Sages and Demon Venerables, the Great Void Kun race's Kun King, the Black Dragon race's elders and Divine Dragon Guards, the Giant Crocodile race's Sages and Demon Venerables...
Sky Cauldron Sacred Ground, Star Sacred Ground, Nine Sun Sacred Ground, Jade Lake Sacred Ground, Purple Mansion Sacred Ground...
One by one, Demon Venerables, swordsmen, and Sage monks emerged from that door. Everyone exuded a powerful aura. There were certainly no weaklings among them, especially those Sages who had already undergone tribulation. Even though their cultivation level had been suppressed in this tomb, their aura was still far more powerful than that of a normal Heavenly Venerable.
As Sages, their foundation was not something that those below the Tribulation Transcendence stage could compete with.
Even though everyone had been suppressed to the same level, a Sage could still easily defeat those below the Tribulation Transcendence stage.
"Why is everyone here?"
The Da Li Sacred Leader frowned uneasily when he saw more and more people entering the tomb's core region.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura rippled as he said calmly, "No matter, let's just wait and see what happens."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader morphed into a streak of golden light and appeared beside Shen Tian and his party. "Tian'er, if anything happens later, you must stay beside me."
Shen Tian nodded, feeling rather moved.
In a place as dangerous as the Thearch tomb, where even a Sage must remain vigilant, who else would think of protecting others?
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader was willing to protect him. This clearly showed his high regard for him.
This already went beyond a master-disciple relationship. It might even be beyond a father-son relationship.
After all, a certain pair of siblings was being totally ignored by the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
They were his biological children!
More and more people were entering the core region as they stepped onto the platforms in an orderly manner.
These platforms were rather peculiar as they seemed to be merged with this Small World. When standing on one of these platforms, one's fire-attribute techniques would be enhanced by over 10 times.
Many fire-attribute cultivators felt that they had gained a new understanding of their own techniques. They sighed appreciatively due to this tomb's power. It was astonishing!
Time passed by the minutes and seconds. As more and more people stood on the platforms, all nine platforms dazzled even brighter.
Finally, the volcano trembled slightly, and a beam of red-gold light shot out of all nine platforms toward the Divine Sun Cauldron at the peak.
Rumble!
The Divine Sun Cauldron shook intensely and made an earth-shattering rumbling sound.
Then a magnificent figure appeared before everyone.
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Chapter 384: Golden Crow Thearch's Request
That figure looked tall and stalwart as it was enveloped by reddish-gold light throughout, standing above the Divine Sun Cauldron. He was only nine feet tall, but it was as if he could reach the heavens.
Light and shadows swayed around it as space was being created and destroyed, while endless supreme forces converted into divine light and covered that figure. His face could not be seen clearly at all.
"Young fated people, welcome to my tomb."
That figure was so majestic it was as if it could dominate the heavens.
However, his voice was extremely gentle, and he did not feel overbearing at all.
On the contrary, the Thearch's voice was so gentle it was just like he was one of those friendly neighbors. Thus, one could not help but want to get closer to him.
Maybe, this was the so-called "to return to original purity and simplicity"!
The heavenly aura around the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader swayed gently as he looked toward that majestic figure and restrained the aura on his longsword.
A Thearch was the leading figure of a generation, so it was extremely disrespectful not to bow when meeting one.
Even if it was just the Thearch's remnant consciousness, they would need to bow and definitely not engage in a battle as those of the younger generation.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader said coldly, "Since Senior has appeared here, are you the legendary Golden Crow Thearch?"
That figure nodded slowly and said gently, "That's right. I created my tomb in Immortal Abode Island firstly to suppress the providence of the Golden Crow race, secondly to find a fated person to become my successor, and thirdly..."
That figure went silent as if he had thought of something.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader said calmly, "Is the third reason related to those few Golden Crow vengeful spirits?"
That figure let out a deep sigh. "Since you've appeared in my tomb, that day has most likely arrived. Alright then, I will stop hiding it from all of you."
The Golden Crow Thearch said calmly, "80,000 years ago, there was once a force from another realm that wanted to invade the five regions. However, I stopped them when they were outside of the void tunnel.
"Unfortunately, the forces under me were almost wiped out, and the Golden Crow race was also unable to recover after that battle. Even my core was injured back then."
The Golden Crow Thearch's voice was filled with heartfelt emotions as if he was recalling that tragic battle.
He sighed and said, "I'm not sure if all of you have encountered those kinds of enemies again. They feed on negative emotions, such as resentment and evil thoughts, which in turn allow them to improve their strength rapidly.
"More importantly, if they absorb the cultivators of the five regions that died on the battlefield, they will become the evil creatures' nourishment, weapons, and servants. Their strength will then be increased, and they will attack us afterward.
"The cultivators of the five regions can even use their cultivation methods, and the increase in one's cultivation level is extremely fast, thus attracting countless cultivators harboring evil intentions to become evil cultivators."
The numerous Sages and Heavenly Venerables were appalled as they heard what the Golden Crow Thearch had said.
That was because the traits of those "evil creatures" that the Golden Crow Thearch mentioned were extremely similar to the Evil Spirit race that had invaded their world in the past.
Was it possible that 80,000 years ago, when the Golden Crow Thearch was alive, the Evil Spirit race had already discovered the Five Regions World and even tried to invade it?
If it was truly so, then who was the one that had been stopping the Evil Spirit race from entering in the past 70,000 years until the Evil Spirit race successfully invaded the five regions 10,000 years ago?
As if he had sensed everyone's curiosity, the Golden Crow Thearch continued calmly. "According to what I learned when battling with those evil creatures, it was not the first time that they tried invading our world. They had also done so many times before I battled with them.
"It's just that the five regions' powerful cultivators had stopped them. At the same time, the Celestial World's cultivators had also restrained most of their power.
"Even so, the invaders that time were way stronger than I had expected.
"Even my nine children died in that battle, and those Thearch-level invaders contaminated their souls. They turned them into vengeful spirits, which even I could not do anything to stop them.
"One of the reasons I built this tomb was to restrain and confine my nine children so that they do not harm the world."
The Golden Crow Thearch's voice was filled with helplessness.
Although he was a powerful Thearch that could dominate the five regions, he was first and foremost a father.
It would be difficult for any father to annihilate their children, who were unable to be purified after they turned into evil spirits, for the sake of righteousness.
He had already done all he could by building the tomb and sealing his children for 80,000 years. No one could say he was in the wrong.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader bowed to the Golden Crow Thearch. "Senior is kind and righteous, but why did we encounter the Golden Crow vengeful spirits after we entered the tomb?"
The Golden Crow Thearch replied calmly, "This tomb's core region is connected to my life, and Immortal Abode Island will be forever sealed as long as I'm alive.
"Now that Immortal Abode Island has appeared, naturally it's because..."
The Golden Crow Thearch did not continue speaking, but the information within his words was enough to astound countless people.
As long as the Golden Crow Thearch was alive, Immortal Abode Island would be forever sealed.
Therefore, did it mean that since his Immortal Abode Island had reappeared again, the Golden Crow Thearch, who had ascended to the Celestial World, had already died?
At that moment, countless people felt forlorn.
He was a Thearch, an invincible being in the five regions and already a legend 80,000 years ago.
Even such a powerful being might fall in the Celestial World? Was it possible that the legendary Celestial World was also a cruel battlefield?
The Golden Crow Thearch continued calmly. "Everyone will die one day. It's impossible to have the same lifespan as heaven and earth. Since all of you have arrived here, then you're all fated with me. There's no need to feel restrained.
"I've already died, so this tomb will most likely be able to trap those nine vengeful spirits for another three months at most.
"I wonder if there's anyone in the five regions now that can help me purify and purge them. If there's anyone who can do so, I'll be deeply grateful.
"If nobody can purify them, then please leave this Small World now. I'll send everyone out of Immortal Abode Island a month later and self-destruct with the Small World.
"By then, my nine children will disappear completely and not harm the world."
The Golden Crow Thearch's voice was indifferent. It was probably not a part of his soul but just a remnant consciousness that he had left behind.
However, no matter how calm he was when speaking, everyone could sense the Thearch's love for his nine children was not just empty talk.
In the end, the Celestial World and the mortal world were two separate worlds. Even if the Golden Crow Thearch was a powerful Thearch, it was not easy to seal the entire Immortal Abode Island with himself as the center of the seal array formation after ascending.
He also had to guarantee that the nine vengeful spirits could not appear in the world and harm the people.
He had needed to pay a price that could make countless Sages despair, and even Thearchs would be reluctant to do so.
Possibly, if the Golden Crow Thearch had not split a part of his power to maintain the tomb's seal, he might not have died in the Celestial World and could have even successfully stayed alive by escaping.
Nonetheless, the Golden Crow Thearch had not given up on his nine children and had chosen to place his hopes in the future generations.
It was already needless to say about his love for his children.
The heavenly aura around the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader swayed. "I admire Senior for your noble moral character. We'll try our best to purify your nine Golden Crow children."
Purifying and annihilating were two completely different concepts. Although the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader had struck down the two vengeful spirits, they were not actually annihilated.
It was just that the lightning had temporarily dispersed their strength.
They would recover back to normal after some period.
If they wanted to annihilate those nine Golden Crows, there were only two ways.
The first was to kill them by wiping out their souls.
The second was to completely purify their souls by removing the Evil Spirits' aura that contaminated their souls before purging them.
The difficulty of both methods was quite high.
The Golden Crows had already been sealed in the tomb for 80,000 years, so they had already become one with this tomb's power. Thus, they could use the tomb's energy to recover at any time.
As long as the tomb was not destroyed, those Golden Crows would be able to recover their strength endlessly. Thus, it would be difficult to annihilate them.
The Golden Crows were also proficient in joint attacks, and just two of them working together was enough to force Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus to call for help.
If the nine Golden Crows escaped and joined hands, then even someone a step away from becoming a Thearch might not be able to deal with them.
Not to mention that everyone's cultivation was suppressed in this tomb. It was simply impossible to wipe out the nine vengeful spirits with just Soul Formation/Mighty Prowess-level cultivation.
Well, Shen Tian could try if he reached the Soul Formation stage or Mighty Prowess realm. The problem was that he was a pitiful Golden Body/Golden Core expert that had yet to reach the Nascent Soul stage or Nirvana realm.
Not to mention the second method of purifying and purging those nine Golden Crows.
Simply speaking, even the Golden Crow Thearch back then had been unable to do anything about the evil aura within the Golden Crows.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader naturally would not think that his methods would be more brilliant than the Golden Crow Thearch's back then.
If I can't do it, it does not mean my disciple can't do it either!
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader was confident!
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader remembered clearly that his disciple had obtained a supreme Immortal artifact back in the Primordial Battlefield. It was used exclusively to purge vengeful spirits and evil spirits—the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk.
Its forging material was ranked third on the Mystic Earth List and the best extraordinary item that could subdue the Evil Spirit race.
At the same time, the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk was the Reincarnation Sacred Ground's peerless treasure.
The Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk had even been suppressing that Evil Spirit powerhouse back in the Primordial Battlefield, so dealing with the nine Golden Crows that were infected by the evil aura would be an effortless task.
Also, Shen Tian had Ye Qingcang by his side, who was definitely an existence with extraordinary status in the Celestial World.
Therefore, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader believed that it would not be too difficult for Shen Tian to purge the Golden Crows since he had already carefully researched the life stories of the previous Children of Providence.
For example, according to the common experiences of the Children of Providence recorded in the book I'm Really Not The Son Of Providence, as long as there were some troubles in a certain mystic realm that others could not solve, then it would definitely be the chance for those heaven-blessed Children of Providence to show off.
Helping the Golden Crow Thearch to purge the nine Golden Crows, then be acknowledged and thanked by the Thearch, then receive all the supreme mystic arts...
Even that Divine Sun Cauldron would also be gifted as a token of gratitude.
Yeap, that's right. Basically, all the plots were written like that.
It's time for you to shine, Tian'er. Try your best. I have high expectations of you!
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's lightning and heavenly aura swayed even more vigorously.
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Chapter 385: Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus' Crude Acting!
"If someone is able to purge my nine children successfully, then I will gladly gift everything on Immortal Abode Island, including my heritage and the Divine Sun Cauldron."
The Golden Crow Thearch's voice was nonchalant but firm. "Of course, I will not force you even if no one has any countermeasures.
"These nine platforms are where my subordinates sparred back then, and their Dao insights are branded there. If everyone were to sense carefully, then maybe you would have some enlightenment. It also counts as a small gift to everyone from me.
"There's nothing more to say, so I bid my farewell!"
After he finished, that majestic figure disappeared back into the Divine Sun Cauldron.
Only the various sacred grounds' Sages and Heavenly Venerables were left gazing at each other in astonishment. They were at a loss of how to make a choice.
They could sense that the nine platforms underneath them were indeed extraordinary. Not only was the clarity of all kinds of laws on the arenas 10 times higher than in the outside world, but they would also be able to get twice the result with half the effort when entering the enlightenment state.
If they were truly immersed in the enlightenment state, then they might even see the sparring sessions between the Golden Crow Thearch's strongest cultivators from the Primordial Age.
Such sparring sessions were definitely quite useful to the later generations as they would be able to learn the Primordial Age cultivators' precious battling techniques or even understand offensive techniques and supreme mystic arts.
Of course, the platforms would pale in comparison to the God of War Pagoda platform since the God of War Pagoda was considered an extremely precious treasure even in the Celestial World.
However, these nine platforms were completely free!
What was the best thing in the world? Of course, it's obtaining something for free!
Therefore, even now, the Divine Firmament disciples' eyes were also burning with passion when they looked at the nine platforms.
In an instant, many Heavenly Venerables that knew they were unable to deal with the Golden Crow vengeful spirits started sitting on the platforms and sensed the nomological marks left on them.
Meanwhile, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura swayed as he looked at Shen Tian. "Tian'er, do you have the confidence of purging the Golden Crow vengeful spirits?"
Shen Tian was slightly stunned, but then he replied helplessly, "I could try purging it if there was only one. However, it's definitely difficult for me to deal with two Golden Crows, not to mention purging.
"I'm only in the Golden Core stage, after all!"
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus got closer to Shen Tian and suggested, "That's no problem. I could help you pull one away while your Master can stall two of them.
"That's to say that as long as we aren't so unlucky to run into four Golden Crows together, it's not difficult for us brothers to settle them one by one.
"However, even if we're brothers, we'll need to set things straight. The Golden Crow Thearch will definitely reward us, so how do we split this reward?
"Junior Brother, Martial Nephew, you can't take my share!"
Just when did my seniority rise, and I became his brother!?
Shen Tian wiped his sweat.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader looked at Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus coldly and replied, "Tian'er has already reached the perfected stage of understanding the Imperial Sutra of Sun and formed the avatar of 10 suns spanning across the sky, so he originally has the qualifications to inherit the Golden Crow Thearch's heritage.
"I can help Tian'er suppress those Golden Crows and purge them for free. So there's no need to trouble Senior Brother. Stay here and try attaining enlightenment without worries!"
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus, "???"
Attain enlightenment?
You're going to purge the vengeful spirits with your disciple and obtain treasures on the way, but you're letting me stay in this forsaken place to attain enlightenment?
I'm not dumb. I'm very smart!
I also want to ride on Tian'er's coattail.
According to what the Golden Crow Thearch said, the tomb can only seal the nine Golden Crows for another three months at most before they break through the seal one after the other.
To prevent any mishaps, Immortal Abode Island will automatically self-destruct after a month.
Therefore, regardless of whether the vengeful spirits are able to be purged, the remaining one month should not be wasted on the platform.
One had to know that treasures were everywhere in the tomb, and given Azure Lotus' strength, he would be able to escape unscathed as long as more than three Golden Crows did not trap him.
In such a situation, going around to search for treasures is the way to go.
But who should I follow when doing so? Of course it's Tian'er who is blessed by the heavens!
Didn't you hear that dumb kid Fang Chang say they directly found the herb garden left behind by the Golden Crow Thearch after following Shen Tian?
The herbs inside were all over 10,000 years old, and even the worst herb in there was supreme-grade spirit herb.
Azure Lotus' eyes turned green with envy!
That's right. I definitely can't lose sight of Martial Nephew regardless of whether those evil creatures can be purged or not.
I'm definitely going to take my share of the treasures in the tomb!
In the end, Shen Tian still followed his Master and left the core region. They were prepared to travel throughout the tomb to purge the Golden Crow vengeful spirits.
As for a certain old Taoist priest, he was thick-skinned to say that the tomb was too dangerous, and he was worried about Shen Tian's safety if there was only the Sacred Leader protecting him, so he just forcibly followed them.
As for what he was thinking, only he would know.
After the various sects' powerful beings were teleported to the core region, the huge tomb became much quieter.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader flew through the passageway. His speed was as fast as when Shen Tian used Electric Shadow Footwork, and golden light could be seen wherever he went.
Naturally, it was partially because of his high cultivation level.
If Shen Tian was also in the Tribulation Transcendence stage, then he would definitely be the fastest man in the five regions.
"The Golden Crow Thearch's tomb is simply too huge, and those vengeful spirits have been sealed in this tomb for 80,000 years, so their familiarity of this tomb most likely surpasses ours."
Shen Tian thought for a moment before saying, "Master, you and Martial Uncle release powerful aura. The both of you have also defeated two Golden Crows, so they might avoid you."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader seemed to be deep in thought before replying coldly, "Tian'er, you mean like this?"
Just as he finished, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's aura slowly became chaotic and weak. It also seemed to be filled with panic and haste as if he had been injured heavily.
If Shen Tian and Azure Lotus had not been beside the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader the whole time, even they might be unsure if the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader was really injured or not.
Sly old fox, you're really a sly old fox!
Azure Lotus' lips twitched as he complained in his mind.
Besides losing his f*cking emotions, Junior Brother has not changed in the past 1,000 years.
Even though he became emotionless, he did not forget to be cunning and is still a schemer. He's enticing the crows out of their hole and going to wipe them out!
However, although this method is sly, on second thought, it is a pretty good plan.
Yeap, I'll do it too!
At that thought, Azure Lotus gently patted his chest, and the aura around him became chaotic. He even spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Oh no, I'm heavily injured.
"I can't make it. I'm going to die. My ribs have been broken into pieces.
"It's over for me. I've been injured so heavily in such a dangerous tomb.
"Just an ambush from any nameless fella, and it will spell my doom!"
A drop of cold sweat fell from Shen Tian's forehead as he witnessed Azure Lotus' crude acting.
Exaggerating! His acting is just too exaggerated!
Shen Tian only wanted to say, "I have cultivated the Imperial Sutra of Sun to the peak stage, so I can vaguely sense the vengeful spirits' direction. It's just that your aura is too powerful, so they might run away before we can even get there.
"So could the both of you, please conceal your aura and try your best not to be discovered?
"But now, the both of you actually thought of attracting them through pretending to be injured?
"Are all elders that have experienced the sacred ground's desolate years so scheming!?"
However, looking at how crude Azure Lotus' acting skills were, Shen Tian was really doubtful whether the Golden Crow vengeful spirits would take the bite.
They're in the end 80,000-year-old crows, so their intelligence wouldn't be this low, right?
However, the facts proved that this was the case...
Shen Tian could not help but tighten his grip around the Ocean Divine Hammer as he closed his eyes and sensed the few resentment auras that were rapidly closing on them.
They've arrived!
Rumble!
A ball of fire suddenly exploded at the corner of the passageway and lit up the whole passageway.
Woooooo!
Three dark red fireballs appeared before the party as they heard the screech, the fireballs emitting a blazing aura.
Two fireballs targeting the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader were filled with killing intent.
A part of the two vengeful spirits that the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader had killed before was hidden within those two fireballs.
They had revived and appeared once again after obtaining enough energy—those Golden Crows were here for revenge!
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Chapter 386: Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus' True Powers
Woooooo!
The three Golden Crows were powerful enough to herd the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus, and Shen Tian together.
Three against three. In simple mathematical terms, it would be a one on one fight.
But in the cultivation world, one plus one did not always equal two.
The power of the previous two Golden Crows joining forces was the equivalent of three to four crows.
So the power of these three Golden Crows joining forces was more than seven to eight times their original pressure to the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus.
The combined attack of these three Golden Crows was like facing seven to eight powerful Golden Crows. Their demonic flames were strong and all-encompassing.
These three Golden Crows did not have any intelligence and only knew how to execute their fire attacks on an instinctual level. They were unable to attack their opponents in the way a true Sage could, and so their battle prowess was weaker than that of a real Sage practitioner.
However, they had a major home-ground advantage in this tomb. These fellows were as good as indestructible and immortal.
Unless they were injured beyond a certain point, they could recover almost instantaneously. In fact, their rate of recovery was even quicker than their opponent's speed of attack.
Even when the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader had managed to attack them and cause them some serious damage, it was useless.
Their true spirit was already merged with the tomb, and their souls were imprinted in the tomb.
As long as the tomb was in one piece, their true spirit could be reborn again and again. It was totally bizarre and miraculous.
It should be pointed out that there was no other such instance of unlimited rebirth in the entire five regions. This was against the laws of nature.
After all, life and death was a major part of the natural order of things. Unlimited rebirth was totally against this natural order.
The Golden Crow Thearch was truly formidable. He had been able to set up such an astonishing domain in Immortal Abode Island to nurture the true spirits of his nine offspring.
No one else apart from him would be able to do this.
It was clear that the Golden Crow Thearch held a very powerful legacy.
"These beasts will become even more difficult to handle after joining forces."
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus was jumping from being burned by the sea of fire. He was an Extreme Dao Heavenly Venerable, and his battle prowess was equivalent to a Sage.
However, it was clear that the Golden Crow Thearch had considered such practitioners when setting up his domain.
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus may not be as affected as the other Sages by the pressure in this tomb, but he still felt a significant suppression.
"Damn little chicks! I'd teach you a lesson if this tomb didn't restrain my power!"
He waved his golden staff and swept off a gust of flames.
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus' physical body swelled, making his flowy robes into a tight-fitting outfit. His hair flew wildly as he exuded a dominant aura.
Even so, Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus was still unable to fend off the combined attacks of those three Golden Crows.
The energy of his staff strikes was dispelled by an array formation created by the three Golden Crows' joined efforts.
His mountain-splitting attack landed full force on those three Golden Crows but was only able to ruffle their feathers a little. There was no real impact at all.
"We must separate those three birds. Otherwise, we will never be able to injure them."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's voice was calm as always, but his heavenly aura dazzled brightly as it intensified.
Golden lightning surrounded his entire body, as well as the red-gold divine flames.
This was the Mixed Divine Lightning formed from a high-level mastery of the Divine Firmament Imperial Sutra. It was very effective against all sorts of evil spirits.
At the same time, there was also the energy of the sun cultivated by the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader from his understanding of the Imperial Sutra of Sun. This was also very effective against evil spirits.
Of course, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader did not execute the Imperial Sutra of Sun in hopes of completely vanquishing the Golden Crows. It would be impossible.
The Golden Crow race was well-known for being one of the best in controlling flames. They were ranked right at the top together with the Phoenix race.
In addition, these nine Golden Crows were the sons of the Thearch. Their talent, cultivation level, and power were already at unfathomable levels. Their ability to control fire could thus be imagined.
It was impossible to use the power of fire to suppress them.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader just wanted to rely on the Imperial Sutra of Sun to tap into the Thearch tomb domain so that he could enhance his own speed of recovery.
At the same time, he could also subtly suppress the recovery rate of those three Golden Crows.
His lightning and heavenly aura surged to form a magnificent figure, which was over ten feet tall. It was like a Lightning God had descended to earth.
Balls of fire created by those Golden Crows shot toward him but were all sliced in half by the lightning sword in his hands.
Compared to Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus, who had been forced to scurry off despite his showy golden staff attack, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's performance was much better.
At the very least, he looked way cooler.
"Easier said than done. The power, speed, and defense of those three beasts have been magnified many times after they joined forces.
"Even a Sage who has undergone five tribulations might not be able to defeat them.
"On top of that, our powers are being suppressed by this Thearch tomb. Tell me, how are you going to split them up? Use your disciple's handsome face to lure them away?"
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus pursed his lips. The power of the Golden Crows was really difficult to handle. He was somewhat regretting having lured them out.
Sigh... Quietly sneaking around to steal treasures with his lucky little Martial Nephew in tow, wasn't that good enough?
Aye, the treasures left behind by the great Golden Crow Thearch... Even if it were just his dining plates and cutlery, they would still be extraordinary items.
Just those items alone would be enough to make this trip worth it. Why did I have to do such a strenuous and dangerous thing instead?
What if the other Golden Crows also came over? Won't I become barbeque meat then?
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader said calmly, "Senior Brother, ever since you started treading down the Godfiend path, you have become more stable and learned to be more reserved. This is a good thing.
"But this concerns the Golden Crow Thearch's offspring and whether Tian'er is able to inherit his Immortal Abode Island. I hope that you can display your true power."
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus was exasperated. "Junior Brother, what are you talking about? I am already giving my best."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader replied, "Is that so?"
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus insisted. "Yes."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader said, "I was about to say that after cleaning out this Immortal Abode Island, we will split the fortuitous opportunities equally. But now..."
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus smiled. "When did you realize this?"
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's lightning and heavenly aura rippled. "Every time you eat the Forgetting Pill, it takes effect just too smoothly.
"Given your Godfiend body, if you are unwilling, even a Sage Forgetting Pill cannot possibly be so effective."
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus shrugged. "So what?"
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader replied calmly, "This means that you are purposely withholding your true strength.
"This is because those people will not permit two elite prodigies rising together in the same sect. So you have been pretending to be silly and a troublemaker, as if you have given up on yourself.
"But I have always believed that as my First Senior Brother who used to be able to suppress me, you are stronger than anyone else.
"I have been hiding, you have also been hiding. This tacit agreement to withhold our abilities has been going on for way too long."
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus maintained an impassive expression. "What exactly are you trying to say?"
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader replied steadily, "When you first revealed your power back then, I did not respect you. That's because the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground at that time was in decline and did not need a leader who was so stubborn.
"But after your power was nullified, I realized that you were not as foolish as I thought you were.
"You have sacrificed yourself in exchange for hundreds of years of peaceful times for our sect, in exchange for my rise.
"You wanted to hide your true power, so I followed along. You wanted to pretend to be silly and reckless, so I played along. In the blink of an eye, it has been hundreds of years.
"Senior Brother, now that our sect has Tian'er and is on the rise again, you don't need to bear such a heavy burden anymore. Please unleash your true power!
"It is time for the entire five regions to witness again the glory of the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground's former First Senior Brother—the top practitioner in Eastern Wilderness of his generation, the most powerful prodigy then. Let them feel shock and awe.
"At the same time, I am also very curious. 700 years ago, you had always been on top of me.
"700 years later, I have transcended all human emotions and desires and ascended the almighty path. I wonder if I am still below you."
The Divine Firmament's Sacred Leader's lightning and heavenly aura vibrated more intensely. A ten-foot-tall lightning giant radiated with an earth-shattering aura, such that even the passageway was shaking.
His voice actually held a sliver of excitement as he continued speaking. "Senior Brother, do you dare to compete with me? Let's see who is the first to subdue those Golden Crows!"
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus pursed his lips when he felt the intense aura of competitiveness emanating from the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader. "You have said so much, but all you are trying to do is to goad me into revealing my trump card?"
A dazzling golden lightning mark appeared between the old Taoist priest's brows. It radiated with a magnificent and elegant aura.
He raised his golden staff, pointed it toward the sky, and boundless Mixed Divine Lightning instantly gathered around his staff.
Yes, this was the Divine Firmament Lightning arts. Only a Qi Refinement cultivator at the Golden Core stage and above could display this technique.
And Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus was now exhibiting the most proper form of this lightning art.
His aura magnified and broke through the Sage barrier, reaching a brand new level.
He stepped forward, leaving an afterimage behind, which gradually solidified into a real figure.
This figure looked very similar to Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus but appeared to be middle-aged. He was dressed in a golden robe with precious treasures in hand. The dominant aura he exuded was akin to a Godking.
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus did not stop. He stepped out again, once again leaving behind an afterimage which gradually solidified.
This figure also resembled Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus but looked even younger. He looked exactly like when he was still a dashing young prodigy. He was holding a green sword that radiated with harsh, sharp energy as if it could even slice through time itself.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura vibrated intensely the moment this young prodigy appeared.
This image was something that had been imprinted in the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's memory for hundreds of years.
He gazed at Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus, and his voice tinged with an unprecedented note of emotion. "Senior Brother, you are finally back."
Golden staff in hand, Chu Longhe gave off a gravitas, which he never possessed before. "Yes, we are all back."
The young, middle-aged, and old men said in unison, "Now that there are three of me...
"There will be an additional charge!"
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Chapter 387: Lifeless King Descends on Immortal Abode Island
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus exuded a powerful aura as he held his golden staff in the scorching passageway.
At that moment, all three versions of him were True Bodies, and all three radiated with an aura that was already at the Tribulation Transcendence stage.
"Everyone thought that your Qi Refinement cultivation was nullified after your dantian was shattered. But they didn't realize that you actually successfully cultivated that peerless technique from the Celestial World."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's lightning and heavenly aura vibrated. He sounded slightly rueful. "Three Pure Ones in One Breath!"
The so-called Three Pure Ones in One Breath technique was not a legacy from the five regions.
In fact, this was not a legacy from the mortal world. It came from the Celestial World.
When the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus had taken part in the Primordial Battlefield's trial that year, they had both obtained Ye Qingcang's recognition.
Everyone knew that the God of War Pagoda's core principle was "Always fair and just".
As much as Ye Qingcang admired someone, he would not go against that rule and give extra favors to participants.
Thus, as well as the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader had performed, Ye Qingcang had just given him an incomplete sutra as per the regulations—the Heavenly Dao Sutra.
But compared to the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus had the kind of character that Ye Qingcang liked even more.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader had long known that Ye Qingcang had given his First Senior Brother a legacy that was as good as the Heavenly Dao Sutra.
And this legacy was the Celestial World's peerless technique—the Three Pure Ones in One Breath.
The Three Pure Ones in One Breath was one of the most highly-ranked legacies even in the Celestial World.
A complete version of the Three Pure Ones in One Breath was considered a priceless legacy even among the most mighty figures in the Celestial World.
Similar to the God of War Pagoda's Heavenly Dao Sutra, the Three Pure Ones in One Breath was also an incomplete version. The most core and intricate chapter had already been lost.
Even so, it was still a highly-valued treasure.
It could be said a major reason the God of War Palace had been destroyed was because of these priceless legacies.
It was rumored that when one practiced the Three Pure Ones in One Breath to the highest levels, they could split into three selves. Each self would possess all the battle prowess and abilities of the original.
Even more miraculous was the fact that as long as the original self was unharmed, those three clones would be more or less indestructible. They could fight on forever.
If the practitioner was good at coordinated attacks, the original self could communicate with his clones mentally and exhibit an attacking power that was more than four times the original's.
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus' Three Pure Ones in One Breath was not the complete version. A normal person would have found it very challenging to cultivate with that incomplete version. If unlucky, they might even end up with Qi Deviation.
But this old Taoist priest's talent was clearly exemplary. He had been able to make significant progress even with the incomplete version.
Ye Qingcang probably didn't expect that this old Taoist priest would be able to use that incomplete sutra to cultivate two clones.
With two clones of himself, the old Taoist priest's battle prowess had gone on to another level.
Even the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader felt somewhat suppressed by him now.
"So that year, when you made it appear as if you self-imploded in a kamikaze attempt to kill those Sages, you actually only sacrificed one of your clones?"
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader said calmly, "Or perhaps you had already successfully mastered the Three Pure Ones in One Breath then and were very confident of killing those Sages. But in order to hide your true power, you purposely pretended to blow yourself up?"
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus pursed his lips. "Junior Brother, do you think I am the reincarnation of the God of War?
"That year, if those old fellows had joined forces, even if I self-destructed, it would have been very difficult to kill them all. Thus, I pretended to be captured.
"But those stupid fools started fighting amongst themselves after capturing me, and I ended up defeating them."
The old Taoist priest sneered. "But my dantian was indeed destroyed. Those Middle Ground Sacred Leaders are all so devious, how could they possibly not secretly do a check?
"A pity that their eyesight was not sharp enough to distinguish which one was my original self.
"As long as my True Body is unharmed and I utilize some resources, I can make a new clone anytime."
Shen Tian couldn't help sighing inwardly as he listened to the exchange between the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus.
Tsk, tsk. These two are so adept at hiding their true strength.
I thought Master was already the best at hiding his true talent. Didn't expect that this foolish-looking Martial Uncle is just as good as Master.
If not because this fellow was so stubborn and insisted on practicing the Tinder God of War Sutra, such that his providence decreased day by day, his cultivation level might be unfathomable now.
This Three Pure Ones in One Breath is not able to replicate as many clones as the Blood God Sutra, but the battle prowess of every single clone is nearly equal to the original. One's battle prowess is instantly multiplied.
Ahem... I must go ask Old Man Ye when I return whether I can practice this sutra.
If I can, I will become even more formidable in the future!
After Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus revealed his two clones, he seemed determined not to hide his true power anymore.
A man who had been holding it in for very long would seek release sooner or later.
The three figures stepped out in unison. Their aura merged into one and tunneled toward those three Golden Crows like a drill.
The youth had a green sword in hand, which was astonishing in its sharpness. Every single stroke was able to slice the fabrics of space like a piece of paper, extinguishing the boundless flames.
The middle-aged man raised his hands as Mixed Divine Lightning surrounded him. The golden lightning morphed into the 10 divine beasts such as the Green Dragon, White Tiger, and Crimson Phoenix, which pounced forth.
The old Taoist priest himself was engulfed in an azure-colored fire. His Supreme Ocean Staff whacked down on those Golden Crows until they shrieked in pain.
At that moment, he was able to go toe-to-toe with those three Golden Crows on his own power alone.
It should be pointed out that the cultivation level of all cultivators in the Thearch tomb was suppressed.
Even so, Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus alone was able to hold up against those three Golden Crows, whose combined power was equivalent to seven to eight Sages.
It was now clear for all to see that when Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus had defeated seven Sages on his own 700 years ago, it was no exaggerated story. And now, he was just as powerful, if not more!
After all, no one knew if this sly old man was still holding back!
"700 years ago, everyone said my battle prowess was lower than yours. Actually, I have never accepted that."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura faded to reveal a golden armor clad over a tall, slender figure, as well as a face misted over with a layer of divine aura.
He walked over to the three Golden Crows with a sword in hand, looking very regal and holy. Everyone couldn't help feeling awe and respect.
Looking at him was like looking at the epitome of dignity and righteousness.
Swoosh!
The sword sliced through the air, instantly appearing by the side of a Golden Crow.
A mass of fire was sliced off the main body, which instantly disintegrated.
Woooooo!
The Golden Crows shrieked woefully. They could already feel that these three humans were no pushovers. At the very least, the three crows were unable to handle them on their own.
Rumble!
A terrifying flame burst forth, and those three Golden Crows tried to flee.
Unfortunately for them, Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus was already prepared. His three clones formed hand seals in unison, and an endless stream of divine runes morphed into a divine chain, which bound those three fireballs.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader also calmly conjured the Divine Firmament Lightning Emperor Flags. This was one of the most traditional treasures of the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground.
Although it had only half the power of the full set of Divine Firmament Lightning Emperor Flags at its peak, this was more than enough to subdue those three Golden Crows.
The Divine Firmament Lightning Emperor Flags split into four, and an endless mass of golden lightning fell upon the Golden Crows like an all-encompassing net.
Woooooo!
The black evil spirit qi rose and struggled, disintegrated, and resurged.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader said calmly, "Lightning alone is not enough to wipe out this evil spirit qi completely. Tian'er, we need your Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk."
Shen Tian nodded and took a step forward. A crystalline jade plate rose from his body.
There were six paths of reincarnation on this jade plate, and it looked very mystical.
"Old Man Ye, I have to trouble you again," Shen Tian muttered to himself before activating the power of the Tinder Sutra inside his body.
The power of the nine extraordinary items in his body surged wildly into the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk. They included the Feather Immortal Metal, Dragon Black Metal, Hurricane Lilies, Divine Devouring Vine, Triple Light Divine Water, First Essence Heavy Water, Nan Ming Li Fire, True Sun Fire, and Mixed Divine Lightning.
The six types of energy circulated the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk, and the small silver disk visibly enlarged.
Soon, the jade plate expanded to dozens of feet wide, looking very majestic.
Shen Tian sat cross-legged in front of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk with his eyes slightly closed. He looked very regal as holy light shone upon him, looking very much like a god who had just descended.
His lips parted slightly as a wondrous chanting echoed through the air.
"The way of mortal life cannot be foreseen, the road of cultivation is long and hard to grasp.
"The way of ghost can bring people temporary happiness, but as a human, one should walk the path of cultivation.
"The road of cultivation is where one would treasure and cherish one's life so as to serve others, while the way of being a ghost places emphasis on finishing and the end.
"The way of cultivation often brings one luck while the way of ghost often endangers one and makes one vicious."
As the chanting of the sutra resounded, characters formed in the air and entered the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk.
Shortly after, the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk emitted an even more dazzling light and started to spin slowly.
A tremendous power of attraction radiated from the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk toward the three Golden Crows.
The three struggling Golden Crows quietened down after being shone upon by the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
The black spirit qi was dissipated into nothing by the silver light.
Meanwhile, the originally dark-red Golden Crow Flame gradually turned to a reddish-gold color after being cleansed by the light. It exuded a regal, pure, and warm glow.
The dark-red feathers of those three Golden Crows also turned back to an exquisitely beautiful gold color.
Their gaze slowly turned clearer as they looked at Shen Tian and the others with utmost gratitude.
It was obvious that their consciousness was gradually returning to them.
The first Golden Crow spoke up. "Thank you all, our benefactors. Your bravery and kindness have saved us."
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus kept his stuff and grumbled, "If you really want to thank us, give us something practical! For example, some Immortal or Thearch artifact."
The three Golden Crows, "..."
After keeping silent for a moment, the first Golden Crow looked at Shen Tian with a smile. "Young benefactor, you have helped us to transcend, and it is only right that we return the favor.
"There aren't many Immortal and Thearch artifacts in this tomb, but there are indeed a few.
"However, although we have been saved, we still have six brothers still submerged in the sea of misery, unable to transcend."
The crow looked at Shen Tian sincerely. "We are willing to lead the way so that you can help our six brothers transcend too.
"As long as you agree to assist my six brothers to transcend, we are willing to give you all the fortuitous opportunities in this tomb.
"If we have the opportunity in our next lives, we will definitely repay your kind act!"
The three Golden Crows were willing to help him go and transcend the remaining six Golden Crows?
Shen Tian was slightly taken aback. This was good news!
He could save his energy in trying to locate the remaining crows.
At the same time, if those six Golden Crows joined forces, it would be better to have these three helpers at his side. These crows were freakishly powerful, after all.
Yeap, let's do this then!
Shen Tian and the other two resumed their journey to find those Golden Crows.
Meanwhile, in the tomb's outer region, the fabrics of space suddenly got all twisted up.
A man dressed in black evil-looking armor appeared, causing all the surrounding rays of light to become distorted.
He had a malevolent saber behind him, and he glowed with a demonic flame. The space around him was blurred by the flames, such that his true features could not be clearly seen.
Even more bizarre was the fact that he just stood there proudly in mid-air.
But none of the cultivators nearby seemed to see him or even notice his presence.
The corners of the man's lips curled up slightly.
"Shen Tian, are you ready to receive my rage?"
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Chapter 388: Just Because I'm Handsome?
Shen Tian didn't know that outside the Golden Crow Thearch tomb on Immortal Abode Island, someone was already thinking about him.
He, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus all focused their attention on helping the Golden Crow vengeful spirits transcend.
After all, the influence of this was too great. If they managed to successfully assist these nine Golden Crow vengeful spirits in transcending, the entire Immortal Abode would then belong to the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground.
One had to know that this was once the Dao residence of the Golden Crow Thearch. It was one of the few supreme treasure islands that had the most abundant spiritual energy in Northern Sea. It was almost as precious as the Divine Firmament Small World.
If they could really take over the ownership of the Immortal Abode Island, the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground's heritage would greatly increase.
As the main instigator of this matter, be it the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, Heavenly Venerate Azure Lotus, or Shen Tian himself, they would all be recorded in the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground's historical records and be remembered by their descendants!
Any person would want to be immortalized for generations, and this was the perfect opportunity to do so!
With the three Golden Crows leading the way, their search for the other Golden Crows became much smoother.
Before long, they found another Golden Crow vengeful spirit in the core of a spirit stone mine.
The nine Golden Crow princes were sealed separately. There was no fixed method or pattern to the breaking of their seals.
As Immortal Abode Island had just resurfaced, the Golden Crow vengeful spirit had yet to escape its seal.
Therefore, the process of transcending the Golden Crow was extremely smooth. The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus each held one of the Golden Crow's wings and suppressed it.
The three Golden Crows also suppressed it with the same source power. It was simply a one-sided pressure.
"Just this? Do we even need to work together to help these little chicks transcend?"
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus carried a staff on his shoulder and said smugly, "This old man alone is enough. Junior Brother, you should go rest!"
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader said indifferently, "The Golden Crow princes are still around! Senior Brother, watch your words."
Seriously, these Golden Crows are weak only because they have fallen, and only a wisp of their true spirit remains.
Otherwise, why don't you try calling them chicks in front of them when they're at their peak?
Each of them would spit out a mouthful of divine flames to let you know what the passion of the Golden Crow race was like.
The Golden Crow Crown Prince revealed an awkward smile. "It's fine, it's fine. I believe this benefactor is merely joking around.
"Father always taught us to be close to the human race and to be kind to others. We shouldn't take these small matters to heart."
Everyone knew that the Golden Crow Race controlled fire and was famous for being kind like water.
Well, that's right. They just had a good temper.
After transcending the fourth Golden Crow, Shen Tian slowly put away the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk.
At this moment, the merit energy surrounding the Six Paths of Reincarnation disk was even denser than before, looking incomparably divine.
Even Shen Tian felt his entire body relax. It was as if the Heavenly Dao was closer to him and his mind seemed to be painted clear with cool oil.
"The remaining five brothers of mine seem to have already started breaking their seals." The Golden Crow Crown Prince then continued. "We are connected by blood and are able to roughly sense each other. I believe that they must have sensed something."
Shen Tian pursed his lips.
So what if they did sense something?
This tomb was isolated from the outside world and was completely sealed.
It could be said that in this place, it was impossible for one to call for help.
In addition, with the four Golden Crows leading the way, it was only a matter of time before the remaining five Golden Crows transcended.
You want to struggle? Even if you scream until your throat breaks, it won't work!
Following the Golden Crow Prince's guidance, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus, and Shen Tian transformed the remaining Golden Crow Princes one by one.
Everything went unbelievably smoothly.
Of course, the main contributor to all of this was Shen Tian's Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk.
At the same time, he also had Ye Qincang, who was proficient in the Spirit Transcending Manual. If that wasn't the case, it would simply be a fool's dream to transcend these Golden Crow Princes that had been tainted by evil aura for tens of thousands of years.
After all, this was something, not even a Thearch could do anything about.
"The way of mortal life cannot be foreseen, the road of cultivation is long and hard to grasp.
"The way of ghost can bring people temporary happiness, but as a human, one should walk the
path of cultivation.
"The road of cultivation is where one would treasure and cherish one's life so as to serve others,
while the way of being a ghost places emphasis on finishing and the end.
"The way of cultivation often brings one luck while the way of ghost often endangers one and
makes one vicious."
As the ethereal and mysterious sutra sounded, the last Golden Crow bathed in the light emitted by the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk, its evil aura being gradually washed away.
This Golden Crow was clearly much smaller than the other Golden Crows. It seemed to be the youngest of the nine Golden Crows.
Yes, even the third leg of this Three-legged Golden Crow was short and shriveled. Clearly, it had not fully developed.
It was obvious that this Golden Crow was still at a very young age when it had died, maintaining its young appearance even after tens of thousands of years.
When the last Golden Crow shed away its evil aura, the nine crimson-gold Golden Crows simultaneously shot out resplendent lights like a vast red rising sun.
At that moment, streaks of divine radiance shot out of the nine Golden Crows' bodies, connecting together.
An unprecedentedly powerful pressure instantly filled the entire space of the tomb, causing it to rumble.
The lightning and heavenly aura around the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader fluctuated violently. Clearly, he was not in a calm mood.
"As expected of the Golden Crow's Ninth Prince, whose name shook the five regions. Even though he only has his Essence Soul left, his might is still unimaginable."
From the looks of it, even if the rumors of the Nine Suns in the sky being able to compete with the Thearchs were slightly exaggerated, it was definitely not nonsense.
What a pity!
Compared to the Dragon and Kun races, the Golden Crow race's reproductive ability was too weak.
Across the entire five regions, only the Golden Crow Thearch had managed to create a miracle and give birth to nine children, shocking the entire five regions.
The other Golden Crows might not even be able to give birth to one or two children throughout their entire lives.
Ever since the Golden Crow Thearch had ascended to the Celestial World, the Golden Crow race had gradually declined in numbers. Now that 80,000 years had passed, they had even gone extinct in the five regions. It was unknown if they still had any descendants left.
Otherwise, they would definitely become a supreme divine beast that wasn't any weaker than a Dragon or a Phoenix, and every single one of them was comparable to a high-grade Dragon and Phoenix.
The nine mighty red suns guarded each other, and the scorching power of the sun surged in all directions like waves. The temperature of the entire tomb increased tenfold in an instant.
If not for the fact that everyone in the tomb was a cultivator and their cultivation wasn't shallow, the terrifying heatwaves alone would be enough to turn all of them into ashes.
Rumble!
The nine Golden Crows formed a circle, and the void in the center of the circle was burned into nothingness.
And in the void space, the golden-red door slowly opened, drawing out an incomparably mighty figure.
The nine Golden Crows spoke at the same time, "Your child greets Father Thearch!"
Tears welled up in the eyes of every Golden Crow, but they didn't evaporate despite the terrifying temperature.
Although the evil energy had infected them, they had not lost their memories. They knew very well what it meant when Immortal Abode Island appeared.
It meant that their most respected and revered father had fallen in the Celestial World.
Their father had not been able to find a way to save them in the Celestial World.
"Death is inevitable. Death is just a new cycle. There's no need to feel sad."
The Golden Crow Thearch looked at the nine Golden Crows with a gratified smile. "To be able to see all of you be freed and enter the cycle of reincarnation, I still feel gratified even if I have died."
The Golden Crow Thearch then turned to Shen Tian.
His face was enveloped by boundless profound light and couldn't be seen clearly. However, his gaze seemed to be able to penetrate through it.
The Golden Crow Thearch's words seemed to have an underlying meaning. "I didn't think that the five regions would really produce a human like you."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heart stirred slightly. "Imperial Lord, what do you mean? Could it be that you know that Tian'er's physique is special?"
Just where did Shen Tian's physique come from? Those familiar with him were all incomparably curious about it.
It was inconceivable for a person's body to contain ten kinds of extraordinary items and even the forbidden chaotic aura.
The Golden Crow Thearch shook his head slowly. "I've never seen such a handsome human before. He's as handsome as I was when I was young."
Divine Firmament's Sacred Leader, "???"
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus, "???"
The nine Golden Crow princes (covering their faces), "..."
You're the Thearch. You're always right.
After all, you are like the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, who covers his face every day. We can't even see what you look like.
Shen Tian smiled and grumbled in his heart.
The Golden Crow Thearch also seemed to see through Shen Tian's 'acknowledgment'. He smiled and said, "Young man, do you know... that I wanted to borrow your body to live a second life?"
Borrow your body and live a second life!
The Golden Crow Thearch's gentle and calm voice echoed in everyone's ears.
In an instant, both the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus felt their blood run cold. Their auras surged as though they were facing a formidable enemy.
Meanwhile, Shen Tian was dumbstruck as he stared at the Golden Crow Thearch. For a moment, he was a little confused. The mighty Golden Crow Thearch wanted to borrow his body to live a second life?
How would he borrow it?
Would he share the body with himself or take over his body?
Or perhaps would he make a bird appear on his body?
Or was it like in the novels, where he would directly destroy his soul and then possess his body?
Why?
The great Thearch did not reincarnate after his death and instead wanted to take over his body?
Could it be because he was handsome?
As if seeing through Shen Tian's doubts, the Golden Crow Thearch sighed softly. "It's because I know that the five regions are about to face an unprecedented calamity."
He said calmly, "I originally thought that only I could reverse this upcoming calamity."
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Chapter 389: Secrets Of The Celestial World, Shen Tian's Idea
"Tian'er, step back."
The Divine Firmament Sword Leader's body trembled as he slowly walked in front of Shen Tian. He faced the Golden Crow Thearch's projection head-on with his sword beam.
"You old bird, if you dare to touch my Martial Nephew, I will stab you to death!"
Golden light flickered within Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus' body. The two figures were ready to charge out at any moment.
This was the supreme secret technique of the Three Pure Ones in One Breath. It could allow Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus' combat strength to instantly soar to a level that surpassed his limits.
At that moment, none of them took half a step back.
The pressure of a Thearch was clearly not something an ordinary Sage could withstand.
Although the Golden Crow Thearch only had a wisp of his soul left, he was not an ordinary Thearch either. He was a great Thearch who had ascended to the Celestial World 80,000 years ago.
No one knew how terrifying his cultivation had become after his ascension to the Celestial World 80,000 years ago.
But it was clear that his cultivation would not remain stagnant for 80,000 years.
Therefore, even if it was just a wisp of the Golden Crow Thearch's soul, it was not something a mere Sage could measure up to.
If they were completely rational, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus would not have stood in front of the Golden Crow Thearch and gone against him.
This was because fighting against such an opponent was no longer a situation in which one still had a small chance of surviving.
Instead, it meant certain death. It was simply a situation where they would definitely die.
However, they still walked out resolutely and stood in front of Shen Tian without hesitation.
This was because they firmly believed that Shen Tian was the future of the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground. He was the Son of Providence that would lead the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground to a new peak.
That was because they firmly believed that even if ten of them died for a single Shen Tian, they would still profit from it.
That was because they firmly believed that the Golden Crow Thearch would not attack.
Cough, cough. Yes, they firmly believed that the Golden Crow Thearch would not attack.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus's ears and heads were fine, so they naturally heard what the Golden Crow Thearch had said.
He had said, "I wanted to borrow Shen Tian's body to live a second life. I thought that only I would be able to reverse the calamity."
What did he mean by 'I wanted to' and 'I thought'? It meant that he didn't think that way anymore!
Furthermore, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus did not sense any hostility or killing intent from the Golden Crow Thearch.
Not to mention that a super bigshot from the Celestial World was hidden in Shen Tian!
They were both remnant souls. Why would they be afraid?
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus felt that there was a high chance that even their godfather would be able to fight the Golden Crow Thearch.
After all, the old man had been developing and recovering in the five regions for so many years. No one knew how many trump cards he had or how strong he was.
Since that was the case, they might as well make use of this opportunity to show off their 'benevolence' and fiercely increase Shen Tian's favorability.
Yes, Tian'er must be so touched that his eyes are brimming with tears!
I am simply too quick-witted!
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus exchanged looks and nodded secretly.
Yeap, they were still the same from the past!
"Master, Martial Uncle, I think you have misunderstood."
Shen Tian gently poked both of their shoulders. "Senior said that he had originally wanted to possess me, but he probably doesn't have such thoughts now, right?"
Shen Tian then turned to the Golden Crow Thearch. "Senior, Master, and Martial Uncle were too concerned and have offended you. Please forgive us!"
Hehe!
The Golden Crow Thearch looked at the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus with a faint smile, causing the latter to feel goosebumps.
After a long while, the Golden Crow Thearch said calmly, "You're neither arrogant nor impetuous. You're still so rational when facing me. You're quite remarkable, young friend.
"That's right. I've been trying to prove my Dao for 80,000 years. I don't want to hide it."
"Since I have agreed to give you my Immortal Abode Island, I might as well tell you the truth about this tomb."
The Golden Crow Thearch sighed softly. "Do you all know that every 10,000 years, the five regions will be invaded by the evil beings of the outerworld?
"It's just that every time the Evil Spirits attempted to invade, they would be intercepted by the Thearchs of the various eras, and thus they had never broken into our realm."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader nodded slowly. "Junior knows of this. There were no Thearchs in the five regions 10,000 ago. The evil beings from the outerworld successfully broke through into the five regions and created an unprecedented calamity."
The Golden Crow Thearch nodded slowly. "I had also sensed that battle. But compared to the upcoming catastrophe, the war 10,000 years ago can only be considered an appetizer."
The Golden Crow Thearch's words caused everyone to tremble.
The battle 10,000 years ago had almost destroyed the entirety of the five regions. Countless spirit veins and blessed lands had been reduced to ruins, and the ancient battlefield was still unapproachable.
Countless sacred grounds and races had suffered heavy losses in that catastrophe. Some sacred grounds and races had even been directly destroyed.
If such a war was only an appetizer and was nothing compared to the upcoming calamity, what would the upcoming calamity be like?
What would the five regions welcome? Could it be that the entire world was going to be destroyed?
The Golden Crow Thearch sighed softly. "Do you know that the various great powers and races of the Celestial World are actually also resisting these outerworld evil beings?
"The evil beings from the outerworld that the Celestial World is facing are not as weak as the evil beings invading the five regions.
"Or rather, the Evil Spirt race that attacked the five regions once every 10,000 years was just a small group of enemies specially released by the Celestial World's guardians.
"This was meant to train the cultivators of the five regions and create more experts. After they ascended, they would become part of the force to fight against the main force of the Evil Spirit race."
The Evil Spirit race that attacked the five regions once every 10,000 years was specially released by the Celestial World's guardians?
The Golden Crow Thearch's words were shocking.
If it was a childish and immature teenager, they might have started doubting life and might even start cursing.
However, the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader, Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus, and Shen Tian weren't idiots with low IQ and EQ, so they naturally thought more about it.
The heavenly aura around the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's body rippled gently. "In other words, every calamity in the past was actually driven by the guardians of the Celestial World, or even set up by them?"
The Golden Crow Thearch nodded slowly. "That's right. The fact that the Evil Spirit race broke into the five regions 10,000 years ago and turned the five regions into a river of blood was also tacitly approved."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura fluctuation increased slightly. "Is it necessary to sacrifice so many lives?"
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader did not ask why because he had already guessed the reason.
The Golden Crow Thearch calmly replied, "There is a need because... an unprecedented war is about to begin.
"A war between races is not something meant for the faint-hearted.
"Compared to the survival of the entire celestial and mortal worlds, the losses caused by a training that was under control are completely within acceptable limits.
"In fact, after the war 10,000 years ago, the five regions have indeed produced many elites that have shocked even the Celestial World."
With that said, he looked at the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader and Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus before saying with a faint smile, "The two of you are also considered outstanding among the successors of the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground.
"There are only so many resources. If the five regions remain in a stable environment, they will only exhaust each other.
"On the contrary, after learning about the powerful external enemies that they would face, would everyone be united."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader then asked, "What is the unprecedented war referring to?"
The Golden Crow Thearch said, "The guardians of the Celestial World won't be able to hold out much longer."
Another bombshell was thrown. The Golden Crow Thearch then continued. "Why do you think I suddenly died 80,000 years after my ascension?
"My cultivation base has long surpassed that of a Thearch, reaching an unimaginable stage.
"However, even I myself was only a pawn in that war. I was unable to even become a real player in the war.
"If not for the fact that I had obtained two pages of the Blood God Sutra before I ascended and made use of Immortal Abode Island's special domains to establish the imperial tomb and set up a world-shocking rebirth array, my soul would have long been destroyed."
The Golden Crow Thearch was definitely being modest when he called himself a pawn in the war.
However, for a Thearch to sigh with emotion like this, the strength of the experts of the Celestial World was obviously beyond imagination.
Shen Tian then asked, "Blood God Sutra? Since Senior has set up the rebirth array, why do you still want to possess my body to be reborn?"
The Golden Crow Thearch replied calmly, "You must have found that broken eggshell in my herb garden, young friend! My True Spirit Samsara left that behind.
"However, what has returned to this world is only my true spirit. My divine soul and physical body have long been destroyed. There is no way for me to be reborn independently. I have to use the Dao Fruit of a peerless paragon as a furnace to achieve Nirvana."
While speaking of reincarnation through possession, the Golden Crow Thearch's tone carried a hint of guilt, but it was extremely firm.
He said calmly, "Perhaps you will think that my actions are ungentlemanly and even selfish and vicious, but war is that cruel. If young friend's talent is only considered good, then in this great calamity that is about to befall the five regions, you might not even have the chance to cultivate to become a Thearch before dying.
"Since that's the case, I might as well send you to Samsara ahead of time in exchange for the opportunity for my rebirth.
"That's because my resurrection will be more effective than a genius who has yet to mature."
Was he supposed to die because he was useless?
Shen Tian instinctively felt repulsed by Golden Crow Thearch's words. After all, he had been born in the 21st century, and the education and worldview he had received were completely different.
However, he did not retort because he was afraid of being beaten up. He was even more afraid of angering this old bird. What if he really possessed him on a whim?
Shen Tian looked at the great Thearch. "Then why did Senior give up on this idea?"
The Golden Crow Thearch's gaze was deep as he said seriously, "Because your appearance is truly extraordinary, young friend. It reminds me of my youth. I simply can't bring myself to do it."
Shen Tian, "-_-"
"Haha, just kidding."
The Golden Crow Thearch laughed. "To be honest, my young friend, your talent is the most incredible I've ever seen.
"If you ascend to the Celestial World and undergo the baptism of heavenly aura, even the supreme paragons of the Celestial World will pale in comparison to you.
"If I possess you, even if I revive and return to my peak, I will only be able to protect the five regions for 10,000 years. Then, I will be a dispensable warrior in the Celestial World and die in battle.
"Since that's the case, I might as well leave my hope to you. If you succeed in growing up, I'm sure those damned evil beings will have very interesting expressions!
"A single person who possesses ten extraordinary items. If anyone were to make an enemy of you, they would likely not be able to sleep peacefully in the future."
After sighing softly, the Golden Crow Thearch said, "I'm also indeed tired after fighting for 80,000 years.
"Returning to the cycle of reincarnation and walking the path of invincibility again from young might bring me a new experience. I might even be able to take another step forward!"
Shen Tian could clearly sense that the Golden Crow Thearch was relieved of a heavy burden when he said this. His tone instantly became much more relaxed.
So, the crisis had ended so easily?
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader looked at Shen Tian with gratification.
As expected of Tian'er. As expected of a Son of Providence.
Even a Thearch was ashamed of his own inferiority, saying that he was just a pawn in the Celestial World. Tian'er's talent is comparable to the supreme paragons of the Celestial World, and he even has a chance to become a leading figure in the Celestial World!
He does not merely have the potential of becoming a Thearch. He has the potential of becoming an Immortal Monarch!
In the future, I will just say that my disciple Shen Tian has the bearing of an Immortal Monarch!
The talent of the Purple Mansion Sacred Leader's disciple is nothing!
Hehehehehehe~
Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus was secretly satisfied.
Previously, in order to hide myself, I had no choice but to miss out on many opportunities to suck up to my Master and nephew.
Luckily, this time, by standing against a Thearch, I have given Tian'er a good impression.
Hehehe, in the future, when I go out with Tian'er to gain experience, I will definitely have a lot of good fortune!
Shen Tian looked at Golden Crow Thearch and said seriously, "Senior, please be rest assured and reincarnate. When I become a Thearch and ascend, I will definitely protect the five regions and kill all enemies in the world."
The evil beings from the outerworld wanted to join in the fun? Then let's fight!
Shen Tian would not allow the five regions to fall into danger. After all, there were so many cute juniors here.
If the world fell into a calamity, where would he go to seek opportunities?
Yes!
When I become a Thearch, I will definitely protect the five regions and suppress all the enemies in the world!
Cough, cough!
Of course, before becoming a Thearch, he still had to hide!
After all, he was still a weak and helpless little Golden Core cultivator for now.
Not even Thearchs were able to survive the calamity alone and would be immediately killed like small fries.
Even if he could jump realms to fight and defeat Heavenly Venerables and Supermacies, he couldn't possibly defeat a Thearch!
Wouldn't that mean that... he should at least reach the Soul Formation stage and undergo a tribulation first?
Be steady. It was never wrong to develop wretchedly.
As for why he had expressed such a grand ambition?
Hehe, he had to let Senior Golden Crow Thearch see his attitude!
If this junior of his already had such a grand ambition, it wouldn't be good for the Golden Crow Thearch to go back on his word and possess him!
Perhaps this big brother would be so happy that he would give all his assets to him instead!
After all, the nine sons of the Golden Crow Thearch were all dead. If they were to be sent to Samsara, he would have to find someone else to inherit his huge family business!
"Very good. I'm ashamed that you have such awareness.
"I have made a promise from the start. If anyone could send my nine children away, my Immortal Abode Island would belong to them.
"Apart from that, my weapons and treasures will also belong to them. Now that you've successfully assisted them in transcending, I won't go back on my words."
The Golden Crow Thearch slowly stretched out his right hand, and a golden token flew out of his sleeve. "This is the Immortal Abode Island Token. After refining the Immortal Abode Island Token, you will be able to control the Immortal Abode Island's protective array."
The token flew into Shen Tian's hands and emitted a resplendent golden light after being bound by his blood.
Shen Tian immediately felt a special connection between him and the massive Immortal Abode Island.
This connection was extremely mysterious. It was as if he could control the numerous formations on the island with a single thought and everything on the island!
Shen Tian stroked the token with a fervent gaze.
With this token in hand, it meant that he was also considered an Island Master from today onwards!
He would build a tourist attraction and sell some sea view houses. He would fish and collect rent while admiring the bikini girls on the beach every day.
Such days would be simply wonderful!
So wonderful!
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Chapter 390: Full Blood God Sutra, Unkillable!
The Golden Crow Thearch had no idea that Shen Tian was planning on turning his training hall into a tourist attraction.
He said unhurriedly, "In addition, the five regions and the Celestial World will be facing great chaos in the future. A genius like you must be the leader of this war. I'm afraid that you will encounter endless dangers.
"Before I ascended, I had obtained two pages of the supreme inheritance, the Blood God Sutra. It's unfathomable and extraordinary. It's considered a supreme inheritance even in the Celestial World.
"It's a pity that this legacy is missing the first half of the Foundation Establishment chapter. It can't unleash its full power in my hands.
"Now that I'm about to be reincarnated, this inheritance should not be severed by me. I'll give it to you now!
"I only hope that you can gather this inheritance in the future and turn the tide in the war!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two golden pages of ancient scriptures flew out οf the projection.
Their size, color, and aura were exactly the same as the Blood God Sutra that Shen Tian had obtained from the Mosquito Demon. It clearly came from the same source.
Shen Tian was overjoyed.
Ηe cultivated the Chaotic Tinder Sutra, so his aura was completely concealed. Even the Golden Crow Thearch could not sense the Blood God Sutra's aura in his body.
But there was no denying that the first and second pages of the Foundation Establishment chapters were indeed on Shen Tian.
What he lacked now were the third and fourth pages!
The Blood God Sutra was divided into two sections with two pages each. The Blood God Sutra in Shen Tian's hands was the first section.
The two pages of the foundational section were the Blood Divination Technique and Divinity Split Technique. They could use blood essence to create a new body and then split the soul into clones.
Earlier, when Shen Tian had killed Supremacy Blood Mosquito[a, he had obtained these two pages of the sutra.
This was an extremely powerful life-saving technique, allowing Shen Tian to take risks when exploring many mystic realms and not have to worry about dying.
The two pages in the Golden Crow Thearch's hands were the second section!
The second section of the Blood God Sutra was also known as the undying section!
The third page of the undying section recorded the True Spirit Rebirth Technique—one could imprint a True Spirit within a specific domain. As long as this domain was not destroyed, one's True Spirit could be reborn infinitely.
A prime example would be the nine Golden Crow vengeful spirits from before. They were so difficult to deal with and couldn't be killed because their True Spirits resided in the Golden Crow tomb on Immortal Abode Island.
If one wanted to kill these nine vengeful spirits, they would first have to break through the unbreakable Golden Crow Thearch tomb and strip their True Spirits out of it.
As a result, the difficulty was raised countless times!
The fourth page recorded the True Spirit Rotation Technique. After mastering this technique, the cultivator's True Spirit could freely move between the main body and the Blood God's clone. This enabled the cultivator's life-saving ability to instantly increase by countless times.
The Golden Crow Thearch had used this particular ability to be able to move his remnant soul to the mortal world.
However, since the Golden Crow Thearch had not had the Blood God's Sutra Foundation Establishment chapter, he had been unable to manifest a Blood God's Son clone. Thus, he had been unable to unleash the True Spirit Rotation Technique's true power.
Otherwise, if he had a 100 or so Blood God's Son, his True Spirit would have been able to move freely among them.
Unless one annihilated all the Blood God's Sons in one go, he would be an undying existence.
If that was truly the case, the Golden Crow Thearch would not have died so easily.
Technically speaking, every page of the Blood God Sutra contained a powerful technique. However, only when the four pages complemented each other could the true power of the Blood God Sutra be unleashed.
As Shen Tian held the last two pages of the Blood God Sutra in his hands, his heart burned with passion.
It was all here!
They were finally gathered!
With these four pages of the Blood God Sutra, I can finally go out and have fun with ease!
Shen Tian looked at the Golden Crow Thearch and solemnly said, "Senior, please be rest assured. If an evil being attacks, I will defend the five regions till I die."
Hehe, with these four pages of the Blood God Sutra, can I even die?
Once I master this technique, so what if one of me gets killed? Another thousand of me will rise up and take revenge!
Although the death of a Blood God's Son will result in the weakening of one's blood essence and divine consciousness, how can I become weak?
I have tons of Nirvana Holy Liquid, as well as Triple Light Divine Water. No matter how weak I become, I will instantly reach peak condition as long as I drink some of them!
If an evil being invades, I will be the one to take the lead!
I will be the one to lead the tens of thousands of people!
When chaos arises, I will dye the blue sky with my foe's demonic blood!
I, the Saint, who is able to resurrect tens of thousands of times, have nothing to fear in this Rift... I mean Evil Spirit Battlefield!
"A hundred deaths without regrets. Good, good, good!"
A gratified smile appeared on the Golden Crow Thearch's face, but he seemed to have thought of something. "The Blood God Sutra might be powerful, but it will not allow you to become invincible.
"If you encounter a supreme powerhouse that controls the Laws of Samsara or Destiny, they can directly sever the connection between the main body and the clone.
"At that time, your clones will be of no use, and you won't be able to revive. It's still better for you to be more cautious."
The Golden Crow Thearch's tone was solemn. After ascending to the Celestial World, he had seen many things and had a certain understanding of the Blood God Sutra.
Although the Blood God Sutra was powerful and could be said to allow one to be undying and indestructible, one might not be absolutely safe if they encountered true supreme experts.
After all, the tricks up the sleeves of such existences were too inconceivable.
However, those who could control the Laws of Samsara and Destiny were absolute supreme experts even in the Celestial World.
Even the Golden Crow Thearch had only heard a little about such experts when he was at his peak. He did not even have the right to talk to them directly.
In other words, as long as Shen Tian mastered the *Blood God Sutra'*s four pages in the near future, he would have an undying body.
Even the most powerful of Sages or even Sub-Thearch would not be able to kill him.
Of course, Shen Tian didn't know of all this. He only knew that the Blood God Sutra... did not seem to be as invincible as it seemed to be.
Anyway, I hate fighting the most.
I prefer to use virtue to subdue others!
It would be better for me to stay put and have stable growth.
Yes, that's decided then.
Before becoming a Thearch, I will absolutely not go out and wander about!
No, I have to cultivate to become an Immortal King first!
"Only by becoming powerful can one break through anything in their way and fight against all powerhouses.
"Young friend, you're a genius. I can only try my best to help you improve."
The Golden Crow Thearch let out a long sigh and looked at Shen Tian.
"Senior, what do you mean?"
Shen Tian's heart stirred. From the looks of it, the Golden Crow Thearch was going to give him something good!
Shen Tian was not one who would refuse any benefits.
"Since I have already agreed to give everything to you, I naturally won't hold back."
The Golden Crow Thearch nodded slightly. He also hoped that Shen Tian could grow up and rise to the Celestial World in the future to resist the evil beings.
The Golden Crow Thearch gently waved his hand, causing the sky to change.
Endless clouds changed unpredictably. The thick clouds faded away, and a bright sky appeared.
Meanwhile, in the sky, there was a blazing divine furnace that resided in all directions. It was resplendent with divine multicolored light, and it was extremely majestic.
This was the Golden Crow Thearch's Thearch artifact, the Divine Sun Cauldron.
"Little friend, in this Divine Sun Cauldron is the Solar Liquid that I have carefully refined for 80,000 years using the essence of the sun and the spirits of heaven and earth.
"This Solar Liquid is filled with the purest essence energy from heaven and earth. It can help temper and strengthen one's physical body.
"However, as the Solar Liquid has been refined for 80,000 years, the energy contained inside is extremely dense and has even become violent.
"If one's physique is not strong enough, I'm afraid that one might not be able to withstand the energy impact.
"Young friend, do you dare to give it a try and enter it?"
The Golden Crow Thearch calmly looked at Shen Tian.
Solar Liquid?
It sounded like something good!
Shen Tian's eyes brightened. However, the Golden Crow Thearch had said that if one's constitution wasn't strong enough, they might not be able to withstand the energy impact.
Hmm, that sounded a little fierce!
"Old Man Ye, should we use this Solar Liquid? I'm just a little weakling in the Golden Body realm. I won't be burned to death, right?"
Ye Qincang's helpless voice echoed in Shen Tian's mind. "Your body is so weird that you can even digest chaotic aura. The Solar Liquid is nothing compared to it!
"However, this Divine Sun Cauldron has been refining the Solar Liquid for 80,000 years. It is indeed priceless. It can be said that even a small bottle of it can fully transform a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator.
"Using it for a Golden Body practitioner's baptism is truly extravagant, too extravagant!
"Since it has come to this, why don't you take this opportunity to reforge your Golden Body from scratch? There were too many flaws in the tempering of your Golden Body before you obtained the Chaotic Tinder Sutra.
"Use the Solar Liquid to boil your body and refine it to reach the legendary Chaotic Golden Body Ninth Refinement Stage, consolidating a supreme foundation!"
Is that so?
Shen Tian's eyes lit up. Ye Qincang's words made his blood boil, and he couldn't wait any longer.
He slowly cupped his hands toward the Golden Crow Thearch. "This junior dares to try Senior's gift."
The Golden Crow Thearch nodded slowly.
Clang!
There was a deafening sound.
The blazing Divine Sun Cauldron shone brightly, and multicolored light overflowed in all directions as the lid of the furnace opened abruptly.
Chi!
As soon as the lid was opened, divine golden light immediately shot into the sky.
Disregarding everything else, just this scene was enough to make one's heart flutter.
A golden liquid was within the Divine Sun Cauldron. Endless nomological powers surrounded it, and light overflowed as though it had been poured with gold.
Not only that, but extremely dense essence energy burst out from within as well. Just a whiff of it was enough to make one feel relaxed and refreshed. Upon contact with the energy, one's pores would open wide and greedily absorb the essence that seeped out.
At the same time, it also carried an incomparably blazing heat, as if it was an endless fire domain that could incinerate this entire world.
This was the Solar Liquid, refined from the purest of the essence of the sun.
It was hard to imagine how hot the sun was.
Just this power alone caused the entire Immortal Abode Island to be engulfed in a blazing heatwave.
However, none of this affected Shen Tian.
He leaped out, directly flying into the divine furnace, causing a huge splash of golden liquid.
Following that, the furnace lid closed, shaking the world.
In that instant, light shone brilliantly, erupting from the Divine Sun Cauldron, dazzling the entire space around it.
The heavenly aura on the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's body flickered when he saw this. He wasn't worried about Shen Tian's safety but was looking forward to the outcome after he came out of the cauldron.
After the baptism of the Solar Liquid, what sort of transformation would Shen Tian undergo?
Just thinking about it made him excited!
Hehehehehe!
[a]That's the format I was talking about. First the cultivation title and then the nickname/name.
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