Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 461: Chapter 312 Nascent Souls Gather Together

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Since returning to the Shenglong Cave Mansion, Zhao Sheng had rarely appeared in public, spending most of his time in seclusion and hidden cultivation.

No one knew that the Shenglong Great Priest, who had just ascended to the Nascent Soul Realm and should be enjoying his glory, was now suffering from the torment of his Heart Demon.

The Heavenly Fox White Hair could only alleviate the pain of the Divine Soul but could not heal the damage to the Divine Soul.

To treat his soul’s injuries, Zhao Sheng spent a great deal of energy refining Soul Protecting Pills, Soul Stabilizing Pills, and other third-tier Treasure Pills.

These Treasure Pills that treated the injuries of the Divine Soul were not only extremely difficult to refine, but the required Spiritual Medicine was also incredibly rare and valuable.

The cost of refining them was unimaginable to outsiders.

Fortunately, his Alchemy Skill was exceptional, and he could maintain it through the method of nurturing pills with pills.

However, due to the difficulty in finding Spiritual Medicine, Zhao Sheng frequently enlisted the help of the Ghost Fox Clan, which brought their relationship increasingly closer.

Of course, the Ghost Fox Clan knew how to deal with people, always understanding and kind. They sent clan members specifically to please Zhao Sheng and his kin, all to win a smile from him.

It’s undeniable that the Ghost Fox Clan had its unique aspects that had enabled it to grow so substantial.

As long as there wasn’t an unresolved deep hatred, it was difficult for most people to harbor ill will against the Ghost Fox Clan.

A few days later, the news of the Shenglong Master’s ascension to the Nascent Soul Realm rapidly spread across the Candle Light Mountain Range, and Dao Xiaodao, upon receiving the message, was the first to visit the Shenglong Cave.

Upon their reunion, Dao Xiaodao was already a one-armed old man, but his weather-beaten face was exceptionally resolute, as if the tribe’s catastrophe could not bring down this iron man.

Upon learning that his master had successfully ascended to the Nascent Soul Realm, Dao Xiaodao was overjoyed to tears.

Zhao Sheng bestowed a map of a thousand-mile territory and clearly stated that the Ghost Fox Clan would not trouble the Fire Saber Tribe.

After hearing this, Dao Xiaodao was greatly encouraged, quickly regrouped, and devoted all his energy to the grand task of rebuilding the Fire Saber Tribe.

At the same time, countless remnants of the Fire Saber Tribe, hearing the news, quickly congregated under Dao Xiaodao’s leadership.

During this period, perhaps intentionally or unintentionally, Hua Wen was pushed into the position of leader of the Fire Saber Tribe.

To this, Zhao Sheng expressed no opinions.

On the other hand, Dao Yanfeng was thrilled. Upon seeing a turning point for her tribe, she finally set aside a significant concern.

But later on, Dao Yanfeng still died in depression, a fact not widely known to outsiders.

…

Time flew by, and six years passed in the blink of an eye.

A hundred miles beneath the Shenglong Cave Mansion, a river of fire flowed quietly.

Scorching magma slowly oozed out from a void above, meandering along a winding and narrow riverbed into a crack below.

Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged, his entire body silvery white, reflecting specks of cold light, looking like a statue crafted from platinum.

At this moment, his lower body was submerged in the Magma River, and two earth heart spirit flames, as large as skulls and blazing white, circled around him.

The Earth Heart Spirit Flame danced and swirled, releasing tongues of fire that constantly licked his skin. Yet, they could not damage him in the slightest. Instead, they were quickly absorbed, turning into nourishment for the Golden Crow True Fire.

After a long while, the Earth Heart Spirit Flame gradually shrank in size until it was only the size of a fist.

Suddenly, Zhao Sheng opened his eyes, emitting two long beams of golden light, which then returned to normal hue.

Hu!

He exhaled a breath that carried a faint fishy smell. As his silvery white skin returned to its pale white color, the Earth Heart Spirit Flame swiftly plunged into the Magma River, slowly absorbing the endless geothermal energy to recover its lost spirit flame.

With a thought, a strand of golden flame suddenly flew out from his Dantian.

The flame, like a firefly, flew into his right hand.

At the same time, a Jade White Bone Bead shot out from Zhao’s embrace, rolling in the air and “secreting” a bit of black fire star onto his left palm.

Zhao Sheng gently brought his hands together in front of him.

The next instant, there was a loud booming sound like thunder, and a large burst of gray light surged, enveloping Zhao Sheng’s entire body and the stone platform beneath his feet.

Then,

As the gray light dissipated, the stone platform shattered with a series of cracking sounds, collapsing into a pile of powder.

Looking at Zhao Sheng, his entire body, jade white in color, was suddenly covered in dense, irregular “cracks,” resembling a porcelain doll about to shatter.

Under his powerful self-healing ability, the cracks on his body swiftly healed.

However, Zhao Sheng shook his head with a somewhat gloomy expression and flew out from the Magma River, landing on a stone platform on the shore.

After ascending to the Nascent Soul Realm, his Immortal Golden Body suddenly began its third round of “transformation.” The Five Treasures materials refined into his body years ago started to fuse with each other, gradually evolving into a strange substance he had never seen before.

This substance possessed the innate characteristics of the five treasures and subtly exhibited traits approaching “immortal and undamaged,” though under the influence of the “firm” Tao True Text, it tended towards “hardness.”

However, while this was a cause for joy, the major flaw of the “Immortal Golden Body” gradually became apparent.

After many tests by Zhao Sheng, he found that his body subtly exhibited absolute rigidity.

If external attacks could not break his defense, his body would be “Vajra indestructible,” meaning no matter how it was attacked, it remained unharmed.

However, if the attack’s intensity surpassed the defense limit, his body could shatter like glass.

By comparison, Zhao Sheng’s Immortal Golden Body was like a diamond—unbreakable yet extremely brittle on its strongest side.