Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 448: Chapter 305: Time Flies_2

After speaking, she spun around and abruptly, a large cluster of crimson flames burst forth from beneath her, shooting up into the sky at a tremendous speed and flying rapidly toward the distance.

…

In merely the time it takes to finish half a meal, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted from the peak of a distant mountain, and the entire massif trembled violently in response.

With a “swoosh”!

A massive blood-red fireball shot out from a cave, blasting the entrance apart, and a vast expanse of dazzling red clouds rolled out from within.

Immediately afterward, a burst of golden flame emerged from the fire clouds and in a flash, caught up to the blood-colored fireball.

Roar!

At that moment, a piercing lion’s roar shook heaven and earth, and the fireball exploded in an instant, revealing that it was actually a colossal fierce beast, seven to eight zhang in size, with a body as red as fire resembling a male lion. However, it was covered in bright red fur, and its strong legs were adorned with shining scales, while its paws were as sharp as dragon claws.

“Beast, do you choose death or life?!” Zhao Sheng, enveloped in True Fire, hovered above the Fierce Flame Lion, transmitting his Divine Sense filled with ferocity through his glaring eyes.

The demon beast at the Golden Core Level had vast spiritual wisdom, and although it could not speak human language, it could understand the meaning in Zhao Sheng’s Divine Sense.

If it didn’t wish to die, then it would have to submit to the formidable person before it.

Freedom or death?

“Roar!”

Suddenly, the Fierce Flame Lion roared, clearly indicating its stance, and a pillar of red fire burst from its mouth, launching an incredibly swift attack at Zhao Sheng above.

With a “boom”.

The fire pillar exploded violently, expanding into a hundred zhang wide sea of fire, completely sealing off Zhao Sheng’s means of escape in every direction.

“Hmph, courting death! Surrender your life to me!” With a cold snort, Zhao Sheng’s True Fire boiled and surged instantaneously, transforming into multiple layers of Fire Shields protecting his entire body.

Then with a stomp of his foot, a colossal golden giant, eleven to twelve zhang tall, suddenly materialized behind him.

The next instant, Zhao Sheng, wielding the force of thundering fury, plummeted down from the sky. He stamped out a large vacuum with his foot, and the ground within a hundred zhang radius caved in an instant, resembling a vast Meteor Crater.

At the center of the Meteor Crater, the Fierce Flame Lion spurted demon blood wildly; its limbs went limp, and it lay prostrate on the ground in complete disarray. Its thick back had horrifyingly snapped into a ‘V’ shape, with seven or eight protrusions of red and white bone dreadfully exposed.

However, the next instant, a thunderous roar resounded as countless punches and kicks came in unison, pummeling the Fierce Flame Lion into spewing demon blood while its demon body was battered to the point of smashing bones and splattering flesh; the ferocity in its eyes quickly faded.

In fact, the moment its most-prized ability to control fire proved ineffective against Zhao Sheng, its fate was sealed.

In just a moment, the ground was littered with dense pits and a mess of remains, and the nearby ground for several li around was splattered with scorching hot demon blood, with patches of mangled flesh and bone fragments scattered everywhere.

After venting the frustration that had been pent up in his heart for so long, Zhao Sheng’s body flashed with fire, burning off the specks of blood that had stained his clothing, which was akin to burning away his uncertainty about the future.

At that moment, his heart became as still as water.

…

Ten years later, in the Candle Light Mountain Range, Shenglong Mansion.

On this day, just as dawn was breaking and Zhao Sheng was about to head to the Earth Fire Room to prepare for refining Elixir Pills, the Prohibition outside his cave mansion suddenly transmitted a fluctuation.

“Eh, why has she come!”

When Zhao Sheng swept his Divine Sense outside, his brow furrowed.

With a thought, the gates of the cave mansion slowly opened.

Right outside the door stood a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in a red luxurious robe, with bright and imposing eyes. It was none other than Dao Yanfeng.

A short while later, the two settled down in the living room.

“Feng’er, what brings you to my place this time?” Zhao Sheng looked calmly at the woman but noticed that his disciples had already discreetly left the room, prompting him to make a guess in his mind.

“What, does the master not welcome Feng’er? Could it be that the master finds Feng’er’s appearance displeasing?” said Dao Yanfeng, smiling.

Zhao Sheng’s eyebrows furrowed, and he said indifferently, “If there’s nothing important, you may leave. I’m about to start alchemy.”

“My Lord, please don’t be angry, Feng’er is here on serious business. Look…”

This woman wasn’t afraid of Zhao Sheng. With a sweep of her hand over the table, a red glow flowed, and in an instant, a large batch of brocade boxes of various colors appeared.

She looked at Zhao Sheng and said, “My Lord, these are all top-grade materials for refining the Mystic Nether Marrow Tempering Pills, still on the same terms as we agreed—ten percent for the service.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Sheng’s Divine Sense swept over these materials, and his hand suddenly moved, touching the largest brocade box, which immediately opened.

Inside was a sea of green light, revealing several fungus caps the size of human heads, hexagonal in shape.

It seemed these fungus caps were segmented from a whole Corpse Mushroom. Judging by the cutting technique, the person involved was highly skilled, not affecting even half the spiritual nature of these spiritual items.

The emanation of Spiritual Energy from the fungus caps was very dense, surpassingly by far the spiritual nature contained in the high-energy Fungus Meat he had stumbled upon in the Shattered Star Sea years ago.

“Indeed, it is the flesh of a Golden Core Realm Corpse Mushroom, and it seems to have faintly reached the Golden Core Middle Stage… the other materials are also top-grade and rare on the market. With these, Zhao has gained a bit more confidence in refining top-grade Mystic Nether Marrow Tempering Pills, and I might as well give it a try,” Zhao Sheng muttered to himself for a moment before slowly speaking.

“A Master Alchemist who managed to refine two whole Dragon Tiger Golden Pills on his first try should find refining some Mystic Nether Marrow Tempering Pills a trivial task, shouldn’t you?” Dao Yanfeng said, her beautiful brows arching as she spoke.

Seeing her take it for granted, Zhao Sheng couldn’t help but feel somewhat amused within.

This woman was quite interesting; as a Young Master of a tribe, her cultivation was not weak, but she had only surface knowledge of alchemy, yet she pretended to understand it very well.

“Alchemy in itself is a time-consuming and laborious task, not something to be rushed. Even if I start the furnace and begin alchemy right away, it will take about half a month!” Zhao Sheng assuredly replied.

“It takes that long! In that case, I might as well wait here for you. You won’t ask me to leave, will you?” Dao Yanfeng asked carefully with a twirl of her eyes.

“If you wish to stay, then stay. The resting stone room is still in the old place,” Zhao Sheng replied without lifting an eyelid, agreeing to Dao Yanfeng’s request.

“My Lord really is considerate!” Dao Yanfeng’s lips curled into a sly smile that was not easily noticeable upon hearing his response.

“However, before that, there are some things that I need to explain to you…” Zhao Sheng then remembered something else and informed Dao Yanfeng about the danger of venturing into the underground Magma River.

Dao Yanfeng didn’t ask too much upon hearing that and accepted all the instructions that Zhao Sheng gave.

Only then did Zhao Sheng sweep up all the spiritual medicinal materials into his sleeve and turn towards the Earth Fire Chamber.

“Hmph, you can’t escape. I, Feng’er, will be yours sooner or later!” Dao Yanfeng muttered with a smile as she watched Zhao Sheng’s figure moving away.

…

Twenty years flew by in a flash.

It was just over half a month after the Nether Night Season.

One morning, a convoy of White Jade Flying Discs was traveling amidst a mountain range of grey, layered peaks, where the mountains sometimes embraced the sky and at other times rose steeply as if chiseled by a blade, eliciting amazed clicks of the tongue from Dao Xiaodao.

Just then, an unexpected change occurred!

From the continuous mountain ranges several miles to both sides, ear-splitting roars were followed by an astounding sequence of Breaking Void sounds as hundreds of giant stones turned into a sheet of flowing light, raining down like a meteor shower towards the convoy.

“Bad news, it’s an ambush!”

With a low-alert cry, the entire convoy boiled into action.

Suddenly, nearly a hundred protectors from the Blade Clan flew out from the discs, and with a fierce flap of their red saber wings in the sky, countless Wind Blades shot out. They joined together like a wind wall hurtling towards the giant stones in the sky.

A sound of tearing silk and a bursting racket erupted!

The giant stones crumbled like tofu before the Wind Blades, disintegrating into dozens of fist-sized pieces, falling like a stone rain attack. Yet, such residual force posed no significant threat to the convoy anymore.

As the dust in the sky was yet to settle, the air suddenly filled with a large gathering of Alien Race members clad in various attires, each looking bizarre and numerous enough to far exceed the tribe’s protectors.

Leading them was an exceptionally tall and ugly man covered with dense black hair, resembling a black bear.

Upon his arrival, an intangible oppression surged towards the people of the Fire Saber Tribe.

Suddenly, someone cried out, “It’s Demon Thieves! Wait, this person seems to be Sky Bear Xiong Jia, with the cultivation of the Golden Core Early Stage. Everyone be careful!”