Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension - Chapter 663: 404: Spiritual Fire Enters the Furnace, Cauldron Becomes Mid-grade, _2

Chapter 663: Chapter 404: Spiritual Fire Enters the Furnace, Cauldron Becomes Mid-grade, _2

What are mere Golden Essences compared to an inheritance that can be passed down through generations!

Zhao Sheng, seeing how smoothly things were going, felt quite pleased in his heart.

Compared to Sword Obsession, he didn’t place much importance on the inheritance of the Star Sea Sword Dao; as long as he achieved his goal, that was enough.

After half a day, three rounds of competition decided the winner, the result being one win, one loss, and one tie, making it a draw between the two families.

Seeing this, the impatient Sword Obsession and Zhao Sheng discussed for a moment and rashly reached an agreement: the spirit stone mine would simply be co-owned by both families, with the output of Spirit Stones split equally.

Logically, this result should not have been satisfactory to either party; however, with two Nascent Soul Ancestors making the final decision, the younger generation below could only helplessly comply.

After the matter was settled, Sword Obsession, leaving behind a group of disciples, hastily pulled Zhao Sheng up into the high heavens and vanished into the vast sea of clouds in the blink of an eye.

Only the two groups were left looking at each other, speechless at their unreliable ancestors.

…

In just two short days, Zhao Sheng and his companion had arrived at the Sky-splitting Peak, twenty thousand li away.

This peak, ten thousand blades high, was precipitous and shot straight up into the sky like a colossal sword plunging into the earth, its summit pointing defiantly at the heavens.

Sky-splitting Peak was the main peak of the Sky-splitting Sword Dao Sect, surrounded by thousands of peaks within a thousand li. Between the peaks, majestic Sword Intents surged into the sky, constantly clashing and colliding with each other, sparking endless tides of Sword Qi light.

Centred on Sky-splitting Peak, a radius of a thousand li was enveloped by a Fifth Rank Great Array. The Sect’s defining Great Array, known as All Swords Return to the Sect, was said to have been personally laid out by a Sword Immortal from the Upper Realm. Once activated, the array became a Sword Realm in itself, capable of slashing the heavens above and severing Divinity Transformation below, its power limitless!

Zhao Sheng stayed in the Sky-splitting Sword Dao for three months, sparring and discussing the Sword Dao with a group of Sword Madmen every day, and never failing to use swordsmanship to seek answers to the Dao. After two months, he was evenly matched in terms of wins and losses.

In the process, not only did he satisfy his craving for battle, but his Sword Dao Realm also made great progress.

Apart from that, Zhao Sheng also made a few friends with whom he got along well.

It was only when his clan suddenly sent a message one day that he said goodbye to his friends and returned from the Sky-splitting Sword Dao with a full load.

Three days later, Zhao Sheng returned to Divine Dragon Valley.

After briefly recounting his three-month experience at Sky-splitting Sword Dao to Zhao Changdu, he learned from the Third Ancestor that the family had already covertly negotiated with Purple Sun Sect and Ksitigarbha Sect and had secretly stationed a large army outside Earth Flame Palace, waiting for the day when the Earth Flame Palace Master would cross tribulation to launch a surprise attack.

As for when the Earth Flame Palace Master would cross tribulation? Of course, the exact date was known to very few, but according to secret spies, it should be within the next two years.

After leaving the Third Ancestor’s cave mansion, Zhao Sheng immediately returned to his Binghuo Peak dwelling to begin refining treasure in closed-door cultivation.

One day,

Two days,

…

Half a year quickly passed by.

One day, within the Fire Vein Spirit Aperture, it was currently enveloped by group after group of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire, with the scorching hot air filled everywhere with colorful Flame Light and mixed with large swathes of pure Fire Spiritual Energy that roared in the atmosphere.

The intertwining Spiritual Energy and Flame Light undulated like waves, creating an inexplicable heavy pressure that filled the entire spiritual acupoint.

From within the Flame Light Spirit Mist, a deep and obscure incantation could faintly be heard, with countless powerful waves of Divine Thought constantly surging back and forth, all of them pouring into the Flammeous Vortex at the center.

Surrounding the Flammeous Vortex were groups of Heaven and Earth True Fire, Earth Heart Spirit Flame, Jade Spirit Poison Fire, Grain Thunder Jingyan, Crystal Jade Heart Flame, Gold Corrosive Spirit Fire, Sea Wave Ghost Flame… Ancient Poison Flame, Sun Cleansing Flame, Samadhi True Fire… Golden Crow True Fire… Each one was an incredibly rare Spirit Fire from the outside world, numbering over twenty different kinds.

At the center of the Flammeous Vortex right now, a huge golden orb, three zhang in diameter and radiating dazzling golden light, was bobbing up and down in the vortex, its perfectly smooth surface revealed dense Flame Spiritual Texts surfacing in succession.

Furthermore, the surface of the golden orb unexpectedly had Earth Core Fire Diamonds, fist-sized and crystal clear, embedded in positions corresponding to the celestial stars.

At this moment, the more than twenty kinds of Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire each extended a long tail of fire, the end of which connected to each of the Earth Core Fire Diamonds.

It was visible to the naked eye that strands of Spirit Fire were slowly being infused into the diamonds, while the volume of the exterior Spirit Fire gradually decreased.

If one could peer through the encasing golden orb, one might “see” that inside the orb had sprouted a dense network resembling blood vessels – “capillaries”.

These “capillaries” are actually channels of spirit flame, with the channel walls engraved with countless ancient and simple Spiritual Texts,

And at the very center of the golden sphere, there is a spherical space where a phantom of a Great Sun hangs, its light dazzling and beautiful, hazy and illusory.

The outer walls of the space are smooth as a mirror, reflecting the phantom of the Great Sun, which faintly reveals one Treasure Restriction light shadow after another.

Upon closer inspection, this outer layer is entirely made of Taiyi Bright Crystal, which has been refined more than a hundred times.

Time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, another half month had gone by.

One day, within the Fire Vein Spirit Aperture, a long howl pierced the sky, and all the Flame Light Spirit Mist surged towards the center like a whale taking in water, quickly disappearing without a trace.

After all the phenomena disappeared, a figure in red robes sat cross-legged in mid-air, with a golden sphere floating in front of him. The surface of the bead was studded with shining crystals, radiant and emitting a faint pressure.

After three years, the Hundred Flames Tripod was finally complete!

This tripod was crafted using Mao Day Gold Essence as the mold, and besides nourishing various Spiritual Fires, the main body of the magical treasure consisted of Golden Essence, Fire Drill and Taiyi Bright Crystal.

In addition, there were also small quantities of Jade Spirit Liquid, Divine Radiance of the Primordial Magnetic Duality, among other treasures.

The Hundred Flames Tripod, freshly refined, reached the quality of a Middle-Upper Grade Magical Treasure because Zhao Sheng had infused six Treasure Restrictions in one go.

Currently, he wasn’t confident that he could infuse a seventh Treasure Restriction into the Hundred Flames Tripod without affecting the stability of the other six restrictions.

However, for Zhao Sheng, who was at the Early-stage Nascent Soul, a Middle-Upper Grade Magical Treasure was already sufficient for his needs.

Zhao Sheng formed hand seals, and with a breath, he exhaled a golden radiance. The Hundred Flames Tripod’s light flashed as it turned into a streak of golden light and was swept into his body by the radiance.

In the next instant, their figures flickered and they had already vanished into nothingness.

…

Divine Dragon Valley, Ten Thousand Medicine Garden.

In a hundred-acre Spirit Medicine Garden, the thick Medicine Soil was dark in color, moist, and exuding wisps of spirit smoke. In the fields, branches of jade-like green leaves, flowers as red as makeup from the Jade Divine Flower scattered a faint spirit light, surrounded by red mists.

Zhao Fushi, wearing plain green robes, paced back and forth through the fields like an old farmer, checking up on the growth of the Spiritual Medicines.

From time to time, he lifted his head to look at the huge and bright “Sun” above the garden, and his eyes couldn’t help but reveal a look of admiration.

At that moment, a Golden Core Master in red robes stood beneath the “Sun”, forming hand seals and connecting his Divine Sense with the “Sun”. As his Divine Sense fluctuated unceasingly, nature’s spiritual energy was continuously pouring into the “Sun”, replenishing the consumption of the Life Flame Dao Skill.

“Ancestral God of Fortune, how are these Jade Divine Flowers doing?”

Just then, a very familiar voice suddenly reached Zhao Fushi’s ears.

His face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly turned his head to see a grinning young figure.

“Oh, Qiong Tian, you young lad, are becoming more and more ethereal and elusive. You didn’t even make a sound when you appeared just now,” Zhao Fushi said with feigned complaint.

“Ah, I can’t help it! Not using such a great Talent would be a waste,” Zhao Sheng said with both hands spread and a helpless look on his face.

Though he didn’t say it outright, his Talent akin to Instantaneous Movement was already known to all Nascent Soul Ancestors of the Zhao Family, it was just not made public.

“Hehe! Haven’t seen you for over a year, and you’re getting slicker with words. It looks like… the Hundred Flames Tripod must be completed,” Zhao Fushi laughed.

“It somehow went smoothly. Right after I left seclusion, I immediately came to see you,” Zhao Sheng said with a shameless grin.

“Humph humph, I know you too well. I think you’re less concerned about visiting me than you are about that ‘Life Flame’ skill,” Zhao Fushi said, pretending to be annoyed.

“Ancestral God of Fortune truly has an eye that sees through the heart. I can not hide any tricks from you,” Zhao Sheng immediately switched to a sycophantic expression.

Seeing this, Zhao Fushi scolded with a laugh, “Stop goofing around in front of me; you are, after all, a Nascent Soul Ancestor. How come you do not act more dignified? With that groveling demeanor, are you trying to swindle more Spiritual Medicines from me again?”

Zhao Sheng immediately retorted, “Wrong, how is that swindling? It’s clearly a fair and just transaction. I didn’t hide anything; all the tricks and details of the ‘Life Flame’ skill were inscribed in a Jade Scroll, which I handed over to you in the end.”

“Hmph, you’ve always been sharp-tongued! I can’t win against you,” Zhao Fushi said, at a loss for words and “viciously” glaring at Zhao Sheng.

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