Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

As soon as the words left his lips, Zhao Sheng's entire body flashed with light, turning into a dazzling blaze that shot up into the sky and disappeared on the horizon in the blink of an eye.

...

Three days later, the notorious Tree Demon Granny who had tormented countless people for a millennium was slain by a mysterious person in Lanyu Temple; the demon corpse was taken on the spot, and her accumulated wealth of a thousand years was swept clean.

...

Three years later, on one day.

Within a dark ancient forest, Zhao Sheng moved through the trees like a silent specter, unnoticed and soundless.

At this moment, the sky above the ancient forest was enveloped by thick, dark clouds that emitted no light.

Occasionally, the dark clouds would slightly roll about, and if one were to look closely at them, they would be shocked to discover that the clouds were actually formed by countless black insects gathering together.

As Zhao Sheng moved forward, his eyes occasionally glanced towards the sky, revealing a solemn expression.

Facing the formidable Demon Calamity Worms of a vicious continent, he advanced solely using his Qinggong, daring not to use any True Yuan.

"Roar!"

Just as he was moving quickly forward, "splash" came a sound from ahead, as a long, gigantic black shadow burst out from the dense forest—a giant black python, over ten Zhang long, covered in dark green scales with narrow pupils shining with ferocity, opened its mouth wide and lunged at Zhao Sheng.

With a flick of his hand, a wisp of Invisible Sword Qi had already condensed.

Two shadows flashed past each other, the Sword Qi dispersed, and the black python's body was suddenly bisected, spewing snake blood like a burst dam, emanating an unbearable stench of gore.

Zhao Sheng agilely made a turn, avoiding any blood from staining his body, and with a few flashes, he disappeared deeper into the dense forest at an even faster speed.

At this moment, the dark clouds in the sky shook, and a corner of them dipped down, as numerous black insects flew down, crawling over the snake's corpse.

In a short moment, the Demon Calamity Worms flew back into the sky, once again forming thick clouds, while the python on the ground had turned into several segments of white bones, all flesh devoured clean.

A month later, Zhao Sheng acquired a Demon Flower and successfully made it out of the forest.

...

Ten years later, at Candle Light Mountain Range, the infamous Corpse People Sect was wiped out overnight, including the Half-corpse Sect Leader of the Golden Core Realm whose head was disgustingly placed in the Big Cauldron used for boiling corpses at the Main Temple.

...

Three more years passed, and a Golden Core Main Priest of the Earth Python Clan suddenly disappeared deep within Candle Light Mountain, never to be heard from again.

In the decades that followed, several wicked Golden Core realm demons and evil clans within ten thousand miles of Candle Light Mountain Range mysteriously died off one after the other, often meeting grisly ends.

To uncover the causes of these cruel deaths, countless forces large and small pursued the investigation for a long time, but there was never any progress.

Eventually, the matter became widely known, causing certain demons of the Golden Core realm, who didn't consider themselves powerful enough, to steer clear of this ominous land.

During these decades, the Fire Saber Tribe rose like a comet around Candle Light Mountain Range, their power growing rapidly, producing an unending stream of Foundation Establishment realm warriors, and even a Main Priest of the Golden Core realm emerged.

Any Extraordinary Force living near Candle Light Mountain Range knew that the rapid rise in strength of the Fire Saber Tribe could not have been achieved without the substantial assistance of a great person.

This individual first made a name for themselves as an Alchemy Master at Candle Light Mountain, and later when several Golden Core Main Priests approached the Fire Saber Tribe due to a dispute over interests.

At that time, Shenglong Master took action, effortlessly defeating all the challengers with his powerful Vajra Body, and the fame of Shenglong Main Priest spread far and wide, resonating throughout the Eastern Continent.

Fifty years later, Zhao Sheng achieved Enlightenment beside the underground fire river, and smoothly advanced to the Late-stage Golden Core.

...

On this day, within the Shenglong Cave Mansion, Dao Yanfeng was in her dressing room, concentrating on applying a layer of shining green mud to her face.

This layer of mud was ground from something called Rejuvenation Grass, and one or two of this mud was worth a thousand spirit stones.

But Dao Yanfeng did not feel the least bit distressed; not only did she apply it once every month, but she also regularly consumed many elixirs for health and beauty.

However, even with the precious elixirs, one could not turn back the years, nor could they hide the fine lines around her eyes.

Over ten years ago, with the help of elixir pills supplied by her husband, Dao Yanfeng had encountered no obstacles breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and now she had even reached the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm, just one step away from the Golden Core.

But that one step was as difficult as climbing to heaven! Dao Yanfeng herself did not dare to hope that she could condense a Golden Core, so she gave up early.

Just then, her beautiful eyes shifted as if sensing something, her eyebrows showing a trace of concern, and she quickly stood up and came to the door of a secret chamber protected by heavy prohibitions, deep beneath the cave mansion.

For decades, her husband spent most of his time in this secret chamber or the Earth Fire Room, when he wasn't out performing acts of chivalry.

But half a year ago, my husband suddenly entrusted me with some confidential matters before he began secluded cultivation, not attending to anyone and never stepping out ever since.

In the secret chamber at this time, Zhao Sheng sat bare-chested on the stone bed, his sinewy muscles fully exposed and faintly surrounded by a grey light shield.

Within the grey light, one could vaguely see tiny ripples that were extremely unstable, crackling intensely without pause.

Suddenly, Zhao Sheng let out an angry roar towards the heavens.

The next moment, the grey light around his body began to tremble violently before exploding silently...

During this process, a trace of pain appeared on Zhao Sheng's face, as if the grey light connected to every bone in his body, causing him excruciating pain with each burst.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant, a burst of grey light shot out in all directions, and Zhao Sheng's body was blasted with numerous wounds of varying depths.

His Perfect, Magical Treasure-resistant Immortal Golden Body seemed vulnerable before this grey light.

Pfft!

A mouthful of clotted blood sprayed out,

Zhao Sheng's body healed rapidly, and he suddenly threw back his head and let out a wild howl.

Accompanied by this extremely liberating howl, Zhao Sheng felt an immense sense of relief in his heart, and the last trace of blockage instantly dissipated,

his Golden Core within became as round and full as ever, brilliantly shining.

With the help of the grinding of the unknown grey qi, he had cultivated hard for a hundred years, and his cultivation had finally reached the Perfect Golden Core Realm.

He clapped his hands in the Void, and space seemed to distort with a rumbling thunder, sensing the terrifying pressure emanating from his body, he immediately revealed a hint of joy.

However, Zhao Sheng was only happy for a moment before he began to ponder again.

Although he was now only a single step away from comprehending the Nascent Soul Domain and advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm,

according to the information he had collected, the difficulty of ascending to the Nascent Soul in the Mingye Realm was beyond the imagination of any ordinary Golden Core, and besides, he hardly had any auxiliary means to help break through the bottleneck.

Had it been in the Tianzhu Realm, this dire situation would have been greatly alleviated.

Also considering the time, the hundred-year limit of the Heavenly Deceiving Talisman was almost up.

In the past few months, he had several times felt a sense of danger, as if the heavens bore some malice towards him.

After a brief contemplation, Zhao Sheng closed his eyes and formed a strange Spell Seal with his hands, his entire being appearing as if he had fallen asleep.

The next moment, a mass of black light flame suddenly burst out of Zhao Sheng's Dantian.

Then, guided by his Divine Sense, it actively burrowed into the Jade White Bone Bead floating in mid-air.

With a thought from Zhao Sheng, the Bone Pearl gently flew down and he caught it with one hand, then immediately tucked it into his Storage Space Seal at his waist.

After a brief period, the door of the secret chamber was suddenly pushed open from the inside, and Zhao Sheng emerged, clad in a purple-red robe, striding out.

Dao Yanfeng was on standby not far away, and seeing Zhao Sheng suddenly appear, calmly looking at her, she was first slightly stunned, then joyfully said,

"Husband, have you succeeded in breaking through the bottleneck?"

Seeing the invigorated appearance of Zhao Sheng, Dao Yanfeng naturally guessed seven or eight parts of it.

"You've been through a lot this time. By the way, how are Xiu Wen and Xiu Wu doing now? Have their marital affairs been settled?" Zhao Sheng seemed to suddenly think of something, his eyebrows raising as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Dao Yanfeng's beautiful eyes widened, "Without your word, who dares to decide for the two of them?"

Zhao Sheng said, "I've instructed before. Having you as their mother to make decisions is enough. I'm not in a position to appear."

"Hmph, what kind of father are you? You don't even keep your own sons' marriages to heart. Instead, you keep taking in mistresses seven or eight at a time."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Sheng's brows lightly furrowed.

Seeing his displeased look, Dao Yanfeng's voice immediately softened, not daring to be so presumptuous anymore.

On the surface, she was the renowned Golden Core Main Wife, but in reality, Zhao Sheng had never truly acknowledged her status as the Main Wife.

She was given a title in name only, and in some sense, Dao Yanfeng was merely a concubine.