Ten Heavenly Caves

Ten Heavenly Caves

"Wenglong!!"

The moment the divine medicine took up residence in his Heavenly Cave, an immensely powerful force immediately flowed from the cave into Zhou Tong's body.

The White Tiger Divine Medicine rooted itself within the Heavenly Cave, and a trace of the divine medicine's medicinal potency actually entered his body.

In an instant, he felt his entire body fill with immense strength, and an unusual sensation rose within him.

This feeling... Ten Heavenly Caves, it's definitely Ten Heavenly Caves!

The White Tiger Divine Medicine actually gave me an opportunity to form Ten Heavenly Caves!?

A hint of surprise appeared in Zhou Tong's eyes.

The Ten Heavenly Caves were different from the previous caves. They could not be opened merely by having sufficient foundation; they required a certain opportunity.

But his expression changed slightly at once. His legs moved swiftly as he raced toward the outskirts of Dragon Mountain.

Zhou Tong had dared to break through on Dragon Mountain for the previous nine Heavenly Caves because those nine were exceedingly ordinary. But the Tenth Heavenly Cave absolutely could not be nurtured here!

For any cultivator practicing the Chaotic Ancient Method, once they opened the Tenth Heavenly Cave, it could be called a "Supreme Cave Heaven." Whether in its profundity, size, or power, it was far beyond anything the previous nine Heavenly Caves could compare to.

If he opened the Tenth Heavenly Cave within Dragon Mountain, it would inevitably trigger the formations here and lead to his death.

Going down the mountain was easy. Before long, Zhou Tong retraced the route on the map and quickly left Dragon Mountain.

The moment he left Dragon Mountain, Zhou Tong immediately sat cross-legged and continuously explored the mysteries of the Tenth Heavenly Cave through the opportunity he had discovered earlier.

He sat there in meditation for a long time. At last, a vast surge of Life Essence erupted, with sheets of divine radiance soaring into the sky. With a boom, it pierced through the void.

A hazy volcano emerged, strands of auspicious glow and streams of immortal light spilling from it, as though an immortal realm had been opened and was suppressing everything from the void.

"This feels wonderful!!" As the Tenth Heavenly Cave opened, Zhou Tong revealed an expression of utter enjoyment.

The auspicious glow and immortal light within the Tenth Heavenly Cave slowly nourished Zhou Tong's body. His physical form, already pushed to its limit, actually began to grow stronger once more.

"Rumble, rumble!"

The void roared without end as the Tenth Heavenly Cave manifested fully. At the same time, strands of profoundly mysterious immortal qi emerged, exuding an indestructible aura.

Ten Heavenly Caves—my Ten Heavenly Caves have finally appeared!! Zhou Tong was overwhelmed with joy.

All nine Heavenly Caves had appeared. The Tenth Heavenly Cave was like a sun, squeezing the other caves aside and claiming sole dominion above Zhou Tong's head.

The other nine Heavenly Caves were like nine satellites orbiting the Ten Heavenly Caves.

The Tenth Heavenly Cave was exceptionally powerful, majestic and magnificent, towering and vast. Unlike the "trickling streams" of the other nine Heavenly Caves, "magma" poured from within it like a waterfall, its supreme Life Essence surging and churning.

Endless Life Essence descended and entered Zhou Tong's body, transforming into immortal light that enveloped him. At that moment, Zhou Tong seemed to be inside a great cocoon, awaiting the instant he would break free and become a butterfly.

As Zhou Tong transformed, the Treasure Herbs in the other Heavenly Caves seemed to come back to life as well, beginning to absorb the essence produced by the Tenth Heavenly Cave's transformation. Even those Treasure Herbs benefited; their leaves became greener, and their fruits more dazzling.

Zhou Tong's transformation lasted a full three days.

Three days later, the immortal light around Zhou Tong slowly faded. He opened his eyes, and his sharp gaze was like two bolts of lightning tearing through the void, making heaven and earth shine brilliantly!

The Tenth Heavenly Cave is complete as well... Zhou Tong looked at the Tenth Heavenly Cave above his head. With a thought, he immediately moved the Thunder Emperor phantom, the Divine Scar Purple Gold Pagoda, the White Tiger Divine Medicine, and the many Treasure Herbs into it.

"White Tiger Divine Medicine, you truly are my lucky star!" Zhou Tong could not help but smile, but then his brows furrowed again.

No, by all rights, the White Tiger Divine Medicine shouldn't follow someone as weak as me. Could it be planning to run away as soon as I take it out? Zhou Tong could not help feeling suspicious, wondering whether the White Tiger Divine Medicine was deliberately using him.

The reason divine medicines followed cultivators was simply that they hoped the cultivators could protect them. Thus, ordinary divine medicines would actively follow Great Emperors. Even if not a Great Emperor, they would follow powerful cultivators such as the Quasi-Emperor Rongcheng Clan; at worst, a Great Sage or Saint King.

There was absolutely no reason for it to follow someone like Zhou Tong, whose strength was merely comparable to the peak of the Dao Palace Realm.

That's right, it must be trying to use me! The more Zhou Tong thought about it, the more likely this seemed.

My cultivation is extremely weak. It can easily cast off the will I implanted in the White Tiger Divine Medicine, so it allowed me to implant my will into its body! Zhou Tong was almost certain of his guess. The White Tiger Divine Medicine surely wanted to follow him off Earth and travel to other Life Planets.

With that thought, Zhou Tong directly reached an arm into his Heavenly Cave, casually plucked off the little white tiger atop the White Tiger Divine Medicine, and stored it away.

He had merely picked the fruit of the divine medicine and had not harmed its roots or stem. As long as the divine medicine remained somewhere rich in spiritual qi, it would grow another fruit after a few thousand years.

No matter what, I've already obtained the fruit of an Immortal Divine Medicine. Even if the White Tiger Divine Medicine runs away, I'll at least have something to fall back on! Zhou Tong casually grabbed, and an exquisite jade box appeared. He tossed the White Tiger Divine Medicine's fruit into it.

Kunlun Mountain had always been rich in fine jade. In particular, Kunlun Mountain, which had absorbed the Life Essence of the entire Earth, contained exceptionally rare and powerful precious jade.

While traveling here earlier, Zhou Tong had casually collected several pieces of precious jade that appeared rather extraordinary. One of them had been refined into this jade box. Now, it was finally useful.

After putting away the White Tiger Divine Medicine's fruit, Zhou Tong then stored the jade box and the divine medicine together in the Tenth Heavenly Cave.

Once everything was done, all ten Heavenly Caves withdrew and slowly faded away, vanishing into the void.

At the same time, the terrifying fluctuations created by the birth of the Ten Heavenly Caves ebbed away like a tide within this forest, gradually calming down.

Zhou Tong stood up again. There was not the slightest Killing Intent on him. Like the hidden Ten Heavenly Caves, he possessed only tranquility and remoteness. All the divine abilities and radiant glow around him had been drawn inward, giving him an aura of returning to simplicity.

All Ten Heavenly Caves have been opened, but... there is still some distance before they fully take shape! Zhou Tong understood that the Ten Heavenly Caves' true stage of completion would be when the other nine Heavenly Caves were as magnificent as the Tenth Heavenly Cave.

It was something the Desolate Heaven Emperor had once accomplished, and something the Desolate Heaven Emperor's disciple's grandson had likewise achieved by following the Desolate Heaven Emperor's example.