Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Zhao Sheng, following Zhao Xuanjing's guidance, focused his gaze on a specially marked green star slightly west on the map. This star was the closest to the Heavenly Pillar Star in the Heavenly Origin Direction.

This Star Domain Map had over ten thousand stars marked, but the vast majority were gray, representing dead stars. Only three stars were specially dyed green, representing life.

Besides the three green stars, the map showed nearly a hundred larger red stars, immediately recognizable as representations of Great Sun stars.

The so-called Constant Year is another term for a light-year, referring to the distance light travels in the void within a year.

After observing for a while, Zhao Sheng discovered that the Constant Star Domain, where the Tianzhu Realm was located, surprisingly had as many as six dead stars, each specially marked.

Zhao Sheng's gaze fell on a certain dead star, and immediately some mystical information flowed into his mind with his sight.

He instantly gleaned some brief introductions about this dead star.

Suddenly, Zhao Sheng realized why the Supreme Sensing Sect was so mysterious in the Tianzhu Realm, with very few knowing the location of its mountain gate!

It was because the mountain gate of the Supreme Sensing Sect was not in the Tianzhu Realm at all, but on the dead star outside the realm called Yingzhao.

Yingzhao Star, being the closest to the Tianzhu Realm, was also the most famous disaster star of this realm.

In the past, before the Star God Palace fell, a Supreme Palace Master of the Divinity Transformation generation took Yingzhao as his Dao title.

"Ancestor, this True Monarch Xie has truly put in a lot of thought. This map is nothing short of a priceless treasure!" Zhao Sheng marveled after skimming through the Star Domain Map.

Zhao Xuanjing snorted coldly, "Humph, if he hadn't presented this as an apology, how could I have let him off easily? Does he truly think my fists can't kill?"

"Ancestor, in my view, this move by True Monarch Xie has many meanings, and perhaps he intends to invite you to join the journey." Zhao Sheng pointed to the Spring Birth Realm and said with a leisurely tone.

After hearing this, Zhao Xuanjing suddenly asked, "Do you think I would be tempted?"

Zhao Sheng insisted, "Tempted! If it were me, I would be tempted as well. But going to the Spring Birth Realm before the cross-border array transmission fails is the worst choice.

Additionally, I have always entertained the worst intentions when guessing others' minds. I believe this Star Domain Map may not be genuine, it could have been altered, and the Spring Birth Realm itself might be a Death Trap."

"I am very gratified that you think this way! However, I can guarantee that this map has absolutely not been altered because that Xiao Xie made a Dao oath for it."

Upon hearing Zhao Xuanjing say this, Zhao Sheng was astonished, and couldn't help but regard True Monarch Xie with newfound respect.

"Then... Ancestor, did you call me here just for this map?"

Zhao Xuanjing picked up the Skin Scroll and casually put it into his bosom, laughing as he said, "Calling you wasn't just for the map, the most important thing is to have you lay low and also to urge your cultivation. The sooner you advance to Divinity Transformation, the sooner I can unburden myself, and focus on seeking the path to ascension."

Zhao Sheng, with his perceptive mind, instantly understood Zhao Xuanjing's well-intentioned efforts.

Half a month ago, he effortlessly completed the astounding feat of defeating two major Demon Path giants simultaneously.

After the event, with the deliberate promotion of the Supreme Sensing Sect, his legendary exploits of slaying the two demons quickly spread throughout the Tianzhu Realm.

Due to the deliberate flattery of the Supreme Sensing Sect, Zhao Sheng became an overnight celebrity, gaining widespread fame.

For a time, rumors about him ran rampant, with countless legendary and even absurd stories all pinned on him by those with ulterior motives.

As a result, Zhao Sheng's fame was pushed higher, with rumors saying he was the next True Monarch seed fully nurtured by the Southern Sky Zhao Family. Though his Life Span is less than a thousand, his cultivation had reached the Late-stage Nascent Soul.

Such difficult-to-distinguish rumors spread wildly among the top tiers of the Central Continent Cultivation World, with many Nascent Soul Ancestors hearing about it also skeptical yet inevitably harboring deep jealousy... and unease!

Therefore, Zhao Xuanjing urgently summoned him back to his side to prevent any unforeseen incidents.

Understanding this, Zhao Sheng confidently smiled and said, "Ancestor, you know my strength. If anyone dares to come courting death, honestly, I'd gladly welcome it!"

Zhao Xuanjing shook his head and replied, "It is easy to dodge a spear thrust openly, but difficult to avoid an arrow shot from hiding! Furthermore, you bear a heavy burden, and I cannot allow you any slippage."

Zhao Sheng fully understood Zhao Xuanjing's good intentions, bowed his head, and respectfully said, "What the Ancestor says is very true, Qiong Tian has taken it to heart."

After this conversation, Zhao Sheng stopped concerning himself with the commotion outside and joined Zhao Xuanjing in closed-door cultivation, constantly receiving guidance from the Divinity Transformation True Monarch.

Notably, Zhao Xuanjing did not need to guard the Ascension Platform for now, because Xie Jue Nan proactively assumed this "heavy responsibility."

Thus, Zhao Xuanjing could descend the mountain and enjoy a century of leisure.

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

Inside the space of the Thousand Flame Tripod, two streams of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire, one blue and one red, collided ceaselessly with each other. Light and flame explosively scattered each time, countless Fire Spirit Particles permeated the void, finally reflecting in Zhao Sheng's mind as a kaleidoscope of chaotic yet intricate light particle patterns.

Zhao Sheng, completely focused, had his Spirit and consciousness at the pinnacle state. Nearly a hundred strands of Divine Separation Consciousness clearly defined their tasks, diligently comparing all the light particle patterns, trying to deduce certain common laws from the vast array of similar trajectories.

Ever since the refinement of the Hundred Flames Tripod began, this analysis and comparison work had been happening intermittently over a century. Zhao Sheng was long accustomed to it, operating with an almost instinctual efficiency.

Over the years, he discovered numerous novel phenomena and, as a result, gained significant insights, considering his understanding of the Fire Element to be extremely profound, occasionally sensing the mystical fluctuations of the Taoist Law.

These indescribable Law Fluctuations were like the glow emitted by a flame.

In darkness, seeing the glow allows one to easily associate it with a flame, yet the state of this "flame" behind the darkness is unknown.

After an hour, with his Divine Thought greatly depleted, Zhao Sheng stopped the collision of Spiritual Fire, withdrawing his consciousness from the myriad of patterns, greatly relieved.

Subsequently, at a thought, the Platinum Thousand Flame Tripod in mid-air instantly transformed into a stream of light, flashing into the Dantian Qi Sea.

Zhao Sheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, his right hand brushing over his waist Storage Bag, and gently tossing forward, a golden light shot out, instantaneously transforming into a perfect sphere suspended mid-air, slowly spinning.

The moment it appeared, a delighted and joyful spiritual intent connected with Zhao Sheng's Spirit.

Zhao Sheng felt infected, and his mouth curled up involuntarily.

At last, after a half-century of training, the Mao Day Gold Essence no longer resisted and instead regarded him as its closest "kin."

At that moment, the Mao Day Golden Ball suspended in mid-air suddenly burst forth with brilliant golden light. The light brightened, quickly turning the entire cave mansion gold, continuously spreading and permeating to the outside world.

Meanwhile, within the sphere, tens of thousands of slender capillaries emerged and formed a complex, three-dimensional network, as the Array Patterns kept evolving.

This intricate network was the culmination of near-century-long observations and optimized deductions of fire particle motion trajectories made by Zhao Sheng, theoretically the closest to the Taoist Law, while simultaneously suitable for any Fire Element Divine Powers.

At this moment, the Divine Light from Zhao Sheng's brow flourished, and his Nascent Soul Flame Body suddenly flew out from the Purple Mansion, abruptly crossing the Void to enter the Golden Essence Sphere of Mao Day.