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Chapter 358: 264 Closed-door Crossing Tribulation_2
Chapter 358: 264 Closed-door Crossing Tribulation_2
Chapter 358: Chapter 264 Closed-door Crossing Tribulation_2
Dong Miaozhen’s wonderful eyes rippled with anticipation, as if she was expecting something.
Zhao Huaying certainly wouldn’t neglect her own mother; she next took out a white jade pill bottle from her storage bag.
“Mother, this bottle contains a Youthful Appearance Pill, it’s also a token of mine and Yue’er’s heartfelt wishes,” Zhao Huaying said.
Upon hearing the words ‘Youthful Appearance Pill’, a wave of emotion suddenly washed over Dong Miaozhen’s face.
The Youthful Appearance Pill was a special spirit pill of the third-tier grade, its value not inferior to the Golden Core Formation Pill because of its miraculous effect in preserving one’s appearance indefinitely.
Since the primary ingredient for refining Youthful Appearance Pills, the Evergreen Grass, had almost gone extinct, it made the pill much rarer than the Golden Core Formation Pill.
Even with the vast Divine Skills of the Weaving Net, obtaining one was difficult.
Dong Miaozhen half-doubted as she took the pill bottle, wondering if her son had confused the Beauty Nourishing Pill with the Youthful Appearance Pill. Although the two pills differed by only a single character, their effects were worlds apart.
Breaking the elixir seal and opening the bottle stopper, a refreshing fragrance burst forth from the mouth of the bottle, which then transformed into the image of a green grass with a three-leafed, fine stem.
When she saw this spiritual phenomenon of the pill, Dong Miaozhen was overwhelmed with excitement—this pill was undoubtedly the Youthful Appearance Pill.
Just then, Zhao Sheng at her side suddenly gasped in surprise, before erupting into happy, boisterous laughter as if he had seen an unexpected delight.
He had opened the yin yang round porcelain bottle in his hand, where two brightly colored, filament-like “light beams” were spiraling around each other, wandering back and forth inside the bottle like fish swimming.
“Two-pole Primordial Magnetic Divine Light!” Zhao Sheng joyfully looked towards his son, impatiently laughing, “Come on, get up, get up. Tell me, how did you two manage to get such a treasure? It must have taken a great deal of effort!”
Zhao Huaying, pulling his partner to stand, first looked at Yue’er full of affection before replying, “Father, both items were specially prepared by Yue’er for the elders.”
“Oh,” Zhao Sheng said, glancing toward Yue’er as he heard this.
Zu Xiaoyue conducted herself with grace and poise, offering a gentle, shallow smile that showcased two lovely dimples on her cheeks, “Yue’er took them from our family’s possession. Instead of letting them gather dust in storage, I thought it better to offer them as a sign of filial respect to you, elders.”
This statement undeniably revealed the girl’s extraordinary background.
“Haha! We’ve talked so much, but Ying’er, you haven’t properly introduced your partner yet?” Zhao Sheng said with a laugh.
But Zu Xiaoyue preempted with her self-introduction: “Uncle, my surname is Zu, my name Xiaoyue. Brother Ying and I met in adversity, and after repeatedly standing the test of life and death, spending days and nights together, our affections protected each other, and our fate was sealed in triple bonds.”
She only spoke her name but chose not to mention a word about her background.
A flash crossed Zhao Sheng’s eyes, but he chose not to press further, instead producing a cracked, fire-red bell.
“This is a treasure I stumbled upon a few years back. It has some mystical qualities, so today, as a meeting gift, I’ll give it to you,” he said.
With that, he gently pushed, and the Soul Extinguishing Bell flew straight out, landing in Zu Xiaoyue’s hand.
“Thank you, uncle!” Yue’er accepted the gift with unassuming grace.
Dong Miaozhen displayed a look of puzzlement to the side; with her experience, she could not recall any famous cultivation family with the Zu surname in the Tianzhu Realm.
Despite the girl’s unclarified provenance, Dong Miaozhen dared not underestimate her at this moment.
Any family that possessed a Youthful Appearance Pill and Two-pole Primordial Magnetic Divine Light must be extraordinary, at the very least on the same level as the Xinglong Zhao family or possibly… unimaginably powerful!
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A month after, many elders of the Zhao family gathered at the Bright Eight Trigrams Tower where the couple held a low-key yet luxurious wedding ceremony.
Four more months passed, and Zhao Sheng’s grandson was born, crying aloud, named Zhao Xiuqi.
The day after the baby’s first birthday celebration,
Zhao Sheng, shouldering nearly fifty times the regular gravity in the underground city’s gravity room, silently practiced his Mysterious Skill. He used Divine Light to tap into the power of the Two-pole Primordial Magnetic Divine Light, maintaining the balance of the seven-colored spiritual power in his Dantian and repeatedly attempting to merge them.
After a quarter of an hour, he suddenly threw back his head and laughed heartily.
“I see it now, I understand!”
Laughing a few more times, Zhao Sheng entered a state of meditation.
He had been ready to advance to the Golden Core stage for some time, and after several years of careful cultivation, his spirit had long since surpassed its peak. Under the control of his Ten Thoughts Intention, the seven-colored spiritual power also moved as freely as if it were an extension of his arm.
And at that very instant, it was as if his spirit had touched upon something. The seven types of spiritual powers, each of a different nature, miraculously began to fuse together, bringing him a sudden epiphany, as if everything fell into place naturally, effortlessly coming to fruition.
In just a quarter of an hour, the seven-colored spiritual power within his dantian had disappeared, replaced by a kind of incandescent, viscous force that resembled molten lava.
At that moment, a “proud sun” broke through the Spirit Sea, soared into the sky, and released infinite light and heat,
“That’s right, this is the feeling! I’ve finally mastered the Golden Crow True Fire!” Zhao Sheng suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils seemingly holding boundless fervor, distorting the air wherever his gaze reached.
One day later, in the third layer beneath the Bright Eight Diagrams Tower, at the location of the Spirit Vein acupoint.
Family Head Zhao Debang watched Zhao Sheng, full of confidence, with an extremely complex expression that held deep envy.
“Qingyang, you must know that once the Heavenly Tribulation arrives, Core Formation is set in stone! You’re still young, if there’s not a high degree of certainty, it might be better to delay Core Formation by a few years.”
“Family Head, I’ve already found the opportunity for my breakthrough. A few years later would make no difference; it might even be less ideal than seizing the momentum now,” he said, his gaze sweeping across the room as he spoke aloud.
At this moment, alongside the two of them stood as many as eight Foundation Establishment Elders.
They had all come to act as protectors for his advancement.
“Qingyang, aren’t you going to wait for the Ancestor to return?”
“No need, the Ancestor is in closed-door cultivation, preparing for the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation. There’s no need to disturb him. Plus, I do have quite a bit of confidence!” insisted Zhao Sheng resolutely.
“Then that’s good. Rest assured and proceed with your advancement; we will protect you from the outside,” Zhao Debang said, nodding in response.
“Thank you, Family Head, and thank you to everyone here!” Zhao Sheng bowed to the group before flashing into the secret chamber of the spirit acupoint.
Once inside the chamber, Zhao Sheng first activated multiple Defense Barriers.
After completing these preparations, he slowly closed his eyes and began to sit in meditation, regulating his breathing.
Half a day later, when he opened his eyes once more, they shone brightly, with a hint of firelight circulating within.
At this moment, Zhao Sheng had adjusted his energy, spirit, and vitality to their optimal states.
He waved his hands, casting out one talisman after another, imbued with spirit light, which shot into the Array Bases that surrounded him.
Soon, the floor and walls of the chamber lit up with the patterns of the Gathering Spirit Array, radiating with intense light.
The moment the Gathering Spirit Array was formed, an invisible suction immediately spread out in all directions, drawing in the surrounding spiritual energy towards the spirit acupoint.
The spirit acupoint was already a place where the spiritual energy was richest; now, amplified by the Gathering Spirit Array, it became several times more concentrated, with a spiritual energy vortex faintly appearing in the air and the energy so dense that it nearly condensed into fog.
Still, Zhao Sheng wasn’t satisfied.
With a wave of his hand, a massive pile of Spirit Stones appeared within the Gathering Spirit Array, resembling a small mountain. The majority were Low-grade Spirit Stones, but there were also over a thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones.
These were the savings Zhao Sheng had accumulated over the years, amounting to three hundred thousand Spirit Stones. Now, to increase even a sliver of success chance, he had brought them all out.
Though his face showed a hint of pain at the expense, he soon exhaled lightly, and his body released a torrent of incandescent spiritual power, enveloping the Spirit Stones on the ground.
Bang Bang Bang!
A vast number of Spirit Stones were swept up and shattered.
In an instant, the purest spiritual energy from nature exploded forth and, under the influence of the Gathering Spirit Array, swirled back towards the center, merging into the spiritual energy vortex.
Positioned at the core of the Array, Zhao Sheng felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring, with an immense amount of spiritual energy flooding through his pores, filling every limb and bone, bringing an indescribable sense of comfort to his spirit.
With a flip of his hand, seven or eight pill bottles suddenly appeared before him on the ground, all filled with various auxiliary Elixir Pills that he had prepared and which could assist his Core Formation to some extent.
Zhao Sheng carefully opened each pill bottle and poured out the fragrant Spirit Pills, tipping his head back to swallow them one by one.
Finally, he took the Golden Core Formation Pill, which shone bright with golden light and was perfectly round like a pearl.
The next second, as if divine insight had been poured onto him, his mind became exceptionally clear, his body shook violently, and the spiritual power in his dantian stirred with unprecedented activity.
Above his head, the spiritual energy vortex in the sky spun faster and faster, gradually forming a funnel shape. An extreme purity of natural spiritual energy gushed into his body like a whale drawing in water, entering through the crown of his head and then through his meridians into his Qi Sea. Afterwards, refined by the Golden Crow True Fire, it transformed into the Golden Crow Spiritual Power.