Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

The Black Ice Platform is a special intelligence organization of the Dayong Dynasty, exclusively managed by the Royal Mo Family.

Subsequently, an extremely secretive piece of information was urgently reported to the top few bosses of the Mo Family.

"Someone is suspected of having found a Mountain Dragon Dragon Ball! But the image has been deliberately erased!"

This matter even disturbed the ancestor of the Mo Family, who had long been removed from worldly affairs, and even for this, he issued a decree, "Find him at all costs!"

This "him"

Maybe it refers to the person who found the Dragon Ball!

Maybe it's the mysterious informant!

Or maybe it refers to the Dragon Ball itself!

But none of that is important; what's important is that the Mo Family has "acted"!

This action immediately alarmed the four great Golden Core Families of the Dayong, as well as all the big and small forces of the Dayong Dynasty.

Nobody knew what the Mo Family was stirring up such a grand scale for.

The Mo Family seemed to be searching for something. Was it a person or an object? Or perhaps something else?

Aside from a few people in the Mo Family and a certain instigator, other forces were in the dark.

Zhao Sheng had no intention of exposing Zhou Zhongyu at this time.

In his view, to destroy a Golden Core Family was a very difficult task, not something that could be accomplished overnight.

To annihilate the Zhou family was a systematic project that had to be carried out step by step.

It was like cooking; you first had to put the wok on the fire and heat the oil, then add the seasonings and ingredients, stir-fry repeatedly, then add salt, and when the cooking was almost done, you could serve the dish.

If the True Shadow Ball was the seasoning, then the Dragon Ball would be the main ingredient.

The wok was already hot, and the oil had started to sizzle. Now it was time for the stirring stage.

When the Mo Family stirred up this matter to a frenzy, Zhao Sheng would secretly add a crucial pinch of salt (Golden Ring Spirit Earthworm).

Seeing that the timing was almost perfect, Zhou Zhongyu could officially make his entrance.

There's also a key factor of timing, but let's not mention that for now.

Once the Ten Thousand Treasures Auction had concluded, Zhao Sheng did not stay any longer and immediately returned to Hongyang State with the Zhou family members.

Back in Zhou City, Zhao Sheng resumed his usual rhythm of life, spending his days either brewing alcohol or earnestly teaching his disciples the art of talisman painting.

On regular days he no longer cultivated, often inviting others to join him in tasting wine and discussing poetry and philosophy, entirely the picture of one enjoying his twilight years.

Every now and then, Zhao Sheng would give away some of his Spiritual Wine for people to taste, choosing his recipients at random; as long as he found them "agreeable," he would freely gift them a jar.

As a result, in just a year or two, Zhao Sheng's reputation within the Zhou family improved greatly, and everyone praised him highly.

As he gained more and more of the Zhou family's trust, Zhao Sheng gradually came into contact with some of the Zhou family's internal secrets.

At the same time, the Zhou Family's Scripture Pavilion gradually opened up to Zhao Sheng.

The past few years had shown through his every action that his time was running short, and he had let go of worldly concerns.

Attitude really is everything!

The power-holders of the Zhou family took notice of Zhao Sheng's conduct and never suspected that this kind, seemingly dying old man was covertly plotting to overturn the Zhou family.

Time flowed like water, and in the blink of an eye, two years had passed!

Zhou Family's Scripture Pavilion

The third floor was dedicated to alchemy texts, and at this moment, Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged behind a low table, slowly perusing a volume of "Water Refining and Fetus Formation."

This secret alchemy scroll was something he had stumbled upon two days prior.

Since its discovery, Zhao Sheng, considering it a treasure, had not left the Scripture Pavilion, continuing to read it over and over to this point.

In the Cultivation World, alchemy mostly revolves around Fire Refining, while Water Refining is exceedingly rare.

If Fire Refining focuses on the act of refining—burning the Spiritual Medicine to extract the essence, and finally merging it together—

Then Water Refining emphasizes the act of nurturing. It uses spiritual water to wash and break down the Spiritual Medicine, allowing the essence to merge into the spiritual water, and finally slowly nurturing the Spirit Pill.

Fire Refining and Water Refining each have their pros and cons, but why is Water Refining seldom heard of in the Cultivation World?

The key is that Water Refining has a significant flaw—the process of nurturing Spirit Pills is too slow, with one batch taking several months to form, and it's not rare for it to take more than a year.

Fire Refining, on the other hand, is much quicker, hardly ever taking more than a month, with the majority taking just three to five days, and occasionally seven to eight days to produce a batch.

Simply from the perspective of efficiency, the Water Refining and Fetus Breeding method had already been outdated.

However, the fact that Water Refining could be passed down to this day and had not been completely lost was due to its unique advantages.

The Spirit Pills refined through the Fetus Formation method were not only purer but also had very little pill toxicity. Most importantly, the success rate of pill refinement was far higher than that of Fire Refining.

Therefore, when refining high-level Spirit Pills, Water Refining and Fetus Breeding had incomparable advantages.

That's why, although Water Refining and Fetus Breeding had not been lost, it was secretly monopolized and blocked by major forces in the Cultivation World and was rarely known to ordinary cultivators.

After flipping over the last page, Zhao Sheng closed his eyes and silently recalled the content several times, feeling that he had fully grasped all of it. Stay tuned to empire

He opened his eyes and casually tossed the Elixir Book, which flew up like a bird, covering a distance of seven or eight zhang with precision, landing back in its original place on the shelf.

At that moment, Zhao Sheng stretched out his hand and a roll of ancient books suddenly flew from the shelf directly into his hand.

Then he opened the ancient tome and quietly began to read.

Five days later, a beam of spirit light suddenly flew up from downstairs, landing on Zhao Sheng's table and transforming into a Jade Token.

"Is it that time again?

Seeing it, Zhao Sheng sighed inwardly, picked up the Jade Token, put the ancient book back in its place, and then walked downstairs.

Just as he stepped out of the Scripture Pavilion, Zhao Sheng saw a gallant young man dressed in yellow, standing right at the doorway.

"Master!"

Looking at the gallant young man who ran up to him with a respectful face, Zhao Sheng sighed inwardly.

This young man was named Zhou Qingwu, and he had the highest comprehension and was the most astute among the bunch of inexpensive disciples he had taken in.

Moreover, Zhou Qingwu had rare dual Spirit Roots with top-grade quality and was the most talented among his peers in the Zhou family.

If he hadn't been born in the Zhou family, Zhao Sheng might have taken him as his mantle successor.

"What a pity… who made you a member of the Zhou family!"

Zhao Sheng inwardly sighed, but his face turned serious as he said, "Qingwu, you should be doing your homework. What brings you to the Scripture Pavilion!"

Hearing the reprimand from his master, Zhou Qingwu's eyes rolled, and he immediately responded confidently, "Master misunderstands! I came to the Scripture Pavilion to look for some of our predecessors' insights. I just happened to run into Master, is all."

Having a disciple too astute was not always a good thing, and Zhao Sheng found himself temporarily unable to deal with him, his face turning stern.

"Even so, get inside quickly!"

"Oh," Zhou Qingwu obediently responded and then slipped into the Scripture Pavilion.

Watching the young figure disappear at the doorway, Zhao Sheng's eyes flickered a few times; then his body transformed into a long rainbow, flying rapidly into the distance.

Two days later, in a secret chamber of a mansion, Zhao Sheng exercised the Nine Revolutions technique to restore his Core Spiritual Power to its peak state.

After finishing his practice, his thoughts stirred, and the Hundred Lifetimes Book from the depths of his Soul Sea emerged in his mind; the fourth page naturally turned, revealing his personal data panel:

Name: Zhao Chonghe (Zhao Sheng)

Life Span: 130/143

Realm: Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer

Profession: Second Order Talisman Master

Constitution: Four Spirit Roots (Yellow Level), Primary Healing (Mortal Level)

Talent: Spiritual Smell (Yellow Level), Bullet Time (Yellow Level), Rock Hand (Mortal Level),

[Skill]

Cultivation Technique: ...

Spell: ...

Talisman Making: ...

Looking at the Life Span column, Zhao Sheng's expression was complex. He pondered for a moment and murmured to himself, "Just over a dozen more years, but that's enough. The dish is almost ready to be served; it's time to add salt and take it off the stove."

Half a day later, a water ripple message appeared before Zhou Family Master, Zhou Yingze.

Upon opening the message, a trace of confusion flashed across Zhou Yingze's face, and he wondered, "Mr. Zhao, why does he wish to see me?"

Although perplexed, Zhou Yingze dared not neglect the request and immediately instructed his servant, "Quickly invite Mr. Zhao in."

The servant responded and left,