Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 803: Chapter 102: Ghostly Mist Resolved, Spiritual Root Enhanced Again!

Watching as the crack to the Ghost Realm before them was slowly being filled,

the ’Five Elements Demon Suppression Array’ in the sky continuously ground away the Ghostly Mist.

”Junior brother, once this place is dealt with, the Ghostly Mist tribulation of our Eastern Wilderness will truly be considered over!” True Monarch Tianci said with emotion.

For a full two years,

they had rushed about everywhere, resolving them one place after another, and at last, only this one before them remained.

”After this, we can finally enjoy a period of peace as well!” Zhou Xun said so, then turned his gaze toward Shan Xionghai:

”Right, Brother Shan, once this Ghostly Mist is dealt with, where do you plan to go next?”

”Me?”

”Once the Ghostly Mist is handled, I should return to Great Jin and report back to my master!” Shan Xionghai replied.

”Leaving so soon? Brother, it’s rare for you to come back this once, why not stay a bit longer?” Zhou Xun tried to keep him.

Hearing this, Shan Xionghai pondered for a moment, then nodded.

”Very well, I’ll stay for a few more years then!”

”But when I return in the future, you could perhaps come with me to Great Jin. Cultivation there is far more prosperous, opportunities are also greater than here, and maybe in the future there will even be a chance to advance to Divinity Transformation!”

”Great Jin?” Zhou Xun muttered once,

He had seen this name before in that Map of the Human Realm that Master Yun Ku had gifted him,

said to be a country, but in truth it was a gigantic continent, its vastness astonishing.

Besides the central Imperial City, Great Jin was divided into Nine Provinces and three hundred sixty-one prefectures,

each province being about the same size as the entire Central Continent Cultivation Realm, each guarded by a Great Cultivator at the Peak of Late-Stage Nascent Soul.

Aside from the Great Jin Royal Family,

Prajna Temple, where Master Yun Ku resided, was also located within Great Jin,

with two Divinity Transformation Cultivators sitting in town,

it could be called the most prosperous Cultivation Sacred Land in the Human Realm!

It was absolutely not something the Eastern Wilderness could compare with; even the Central Continent fell far short.

’If I can go to Great Jin, the Spirit Medicine needed to提升 my Spiritual Root might be easily made up!’ Zhou Xun thought so, then asked:

”I’ve long heard of Great Jin’s name. From us here in the Eastern Wilderness, it’s more than billions of miles away. I don’t know how one is supposed to get there?”

”If you’re willing to go, you can come with me to Taixu Temple. Borrowing their Teleportation Array, we can arrive in Great Jin in but an instant!”

”That would be excellent!” Zhou Xun was quite moved.

Thus the two agreed that after another five years, they would set out for Great Jin.

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In the days that followed, Shan Xionghai took up residence at Wangchuan Lake.

During this period, Zhou Xun went several times to Tianhan City and finished Refining all ten War Flying Ships. With those in hand,

even if some new upheaval arose in the Eastern Wilderness in the future, they would still have the strength to strike back.

Time passed day by day,

and on this day, at Jingxin Pavilion,

Zhou Xun and Shan Xionghai sat facing each other, tasting Spirit Tea and admiring the scenery.

During this stretch of time, with Shan Xionghai’s help, Zhou Xun’s Body Refining Cultivation had risen rapidly and was already catching up to his Mana Cultivation.

Just then, on the stone path not far away, a figure slowly walked over.

Hearing the footsteps, Zhou Xun immediately turned his head to look.

”Yiqing, what brings you here!” Zhou Xun said in surprise,

He remembered that Song Yiqing had always stayed within the Spirit Control Sect’s mountain gate cultivating.

He then pointed to Shan Xionghai at his side and introduced:

”This is the elder brother I had as a child!”

Then he introduced Song Yiqing:

”This is my Dao Companion!”

”Yiqing greets elder brother!” Song Yiqing folded her sleeves and bowed, appearing very courteous.

Shan Xionghai naturally did not put on airs either; he rose and cupped his fists in return:

”So it’s my younger sister-in-law. I’ve long heard from Brother Xun of your exceptional virtue. Seeing you today, it’s truly so!”

After a few simple polite exchanges, Zhou Xun asked about Song Yiqing’s purpose in coming.

”Xiaojin and Xiaojia are now on the verge of advancing to Tier Four, so I brought them here to ask my husband to act as Protector!” Song Yiqing replied.

These two were both his Spirit Beasts; with him by their side, he could also give them some help in their advancement.

Zhou Xun was delighted at these words:

”They’re finally about to advance!”

It should be known that after being enhanced by the Dragon Transformation Pool of the Spirit Control Sect, their bloodline had already reached Celestial Grade Level,

equivalent to a Celestial Spirit Root among the Human Race.

Once they broke through, their strength might be comparable to an ordinary Tier Four Middle-Grade Demon Beast, which would be no small support to him as he was now.

”Where are they? I might as well take a look!”

”They’re currently in the Cave Mansion!”

So Zhou Xun did not continue tasting tea and went straight back to his own Cave Mansion,

and as soon as he stepped through the main gate

Two streaks of yellow and gold shot over at high speed, landing before Zhou Xun and affectionately nuzzling at the hem of his robe.

They were Zhou Xun’s two Spirit Beasts, the Profound Armor Armadillo and the Cyan Gold Flood Dragon.

”Master, we finally get to see you again!” Xiaojin’s voice was extremely childlike, sounding just like a Child.

Right now the auras of the two beasts were highly unstable, with a faint trace of a Demon Emperor’s presence within.

It was obvious they were on the verge of a breakthrough!

”Looks like those two Tier Four Demon Pills from that day did you quite a bit of good!” Zhou Xun replied.

He then placed a hand on each Spirit Beast’s head, carefully probing.

After a short while, he lifted his head, a satisfied smile appearing on his face:

”Not bad, your foundations are extremely solid. I imagine breaking through shouldn’t be a problem. However, when it comes to the Transformation, no Demon Beast can claim it will be able to pass with a one-hundred-percent guarantee!”

”I have a Divine Technique, created from my insights when facing Thunder Tribulation. Once unleashed, it can manifest about fifty percent of its essence,”

”Judging purely by power, it surpasses the Transformation Thunder Tribulation of a Tier Three Peak Demon Beast by several degrees,”

”Why don’t you both walk through it once under my Divine Technique,”

”So you can experience the peril of Thunder Tribulation in advance,”

”Then when you truly cross your Tribulation in the future, your odds of success can be raised somewhat. What do you think?” As he spoke, Zhou Xun turned his gaze onto the two Spirit Beasts before him.

”We’ll listen to Master!” Xiaojin lifted his head proudly and said.

”You’re quick on the uptake!” Zhou Xun chuckled lightly.

”Then we’ll start with you.”

Since the Divine Technique was under his direct control, if Xiaojin or Xiaojia couldn’t withstand it, he could naturally stop at any time.

Right after, Zhou Xun brought the Cyan Gold Dragon Carp to a deserted stretch of lake.

Shan Xionghai, Song Yiqing, and the Profound Armor Armadillo watched from afar.

”Are you ready?” Zhou Xun asked, looking at Xiaojin a thousand feet away.

”Ready, Master. You can start!”

”Good.”

Zhou Xun nodded.

His mouth opened, and seventy-two Thunder Seeds flew out, brilliant like shooting stars, occupying ten thousand feet of space almost in an instant,

encasing both him and the Cyan Gold Dragon Carp within.

Off to the side, Shan Xionghai saw this scene again and his eyes grew several degrees more focused. He remembered that last time, he had lost to these very Thunder Seeds.

Having heard today that Zhou Xun would be using another Divine Technique that simulated Thunder Tribulation, he was extremely eager to see it.

Only to see Zhou Xun hovering in midair, both hands forming Spell Seals. With a soft shout, he pointed toward the Dragon Carp:

”Nine Heavens of Tribulation Thunder!”

As his voice fell,

the seventy-two Thunder Seeds instantly erupted with intense radiance, gathering into a single stream that shot toward the heavens.

”Boom!”

In the sky, dark clouds surged and clustered, with arcs of lightning flickering within them. An immense Suppression spread down from the sky; with each flash of lightning, it was as if endless Power of Destruction was contained within.

The Cyan Gold Dragon Carp sensed this tremendous Suppression. A hint of tension appeared in its eyes, but even more so was determination.

At this moment, it had already revealed its true form,

a four-hundred-zhang-long cyan-gold Flood Dragon appearing in midair.

Zhou Xun’s gaze was fixed firmly on Xiaojin. The Spell Seals in his hands shifted continuously as he secretly dialed down the power of the first wave of Thunder Tribulation.

Although he knew Xiaojin’s bloodline was extraordinary, he still had yet to personally test it.

”Xiaojin, be careful!”

After that reminder, Zhou Xun pointed a finger toward him.

”Boom!”

The first bolt of Thunder Light fell toward Xiaojin like a sharp arrow.

Xiaojin raised his head high, golden light flashing over his body as he braced himself to take that first Thunder Light head-on.

The Thunder Light struck Xiaojin’s body with a resounding crash. Xiaojin’s body trembled slightly, but he was not injured.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun nodded faintly and continued increasing the intensity of the Tribulation.

The second and third bolts of Thunder Light fell in succession. Xiaojin blocked them one after another, and the golden light on his body grew steadily stronger.

Throughout the process, Xiaojin continually adjusted his state, adapting to the force of the Thunder Tribulation.

As the Thunder Light kept crashing down, Xiaojin gradually acclimated to its power and began to display his own formidable strength.

”Boom!”

The final bolt of Thunder Light descended. Xiaojin let out an angry roar as the golden light on his body erupted all at once, colliding head-on with the Thunder Light.

For a moment, radiance flooded the skies, and a powerful surge of energy rippled outward in all directions.

A short while later, the light slowly faded. Xiaojin was still standing there, though his appearance was somewhat disheveled, his eyes, however, were filled with excitement and confidence.

”Excellent.”

Zhou Xun revealed a satisfied smile. The final strike’s power had already reached the standard of the Nascent Soul Stage.

The fact that Xiaojin could withstand it meant there should be no major problem when he faced his Thunder Tribulation.

Once Xiaojin was done, it was then the Profound Armor Armadillo’s turn.

Likewise, it also passed the simulated Thunder Tribulation quite smoothly.

After that came the day of their true Tribulation!