Northern Extreme Perilous Domain
"Purple Pill Jade?" Zhang Xingfeng had no idea what kind of treasure this Purple Pill Jade was.
Purple Pill Jade replied, "I believe you should know that even though I have reached the level of a top-tier divine artifact, I still cannot move on my own. Back then, with Ling Xia Mi's self-destruction, I drifted aimlessly in the starry sky and was eventually discovered by this poor child's ancestors, who even designated me as a national treasure!"
"Later, Yu Xiang came. Unfortunately, although I possess incredibly powerful Purple Blood Power, I couldn't attack on my own. I could only watch as the Kang Kingdom family was destroyed. Later, this child returned, took me out, and placed me on his heart. During a cultivation journey, he encountered danger, and his blood stained me. I also liked this child very much, so I recognized him as my master. Unfortunately, his skill was too weak, not reaching the level of Heavenly Immortal, so he couldn't use me at all. Therefore, I could only helplessly fall into a deep sleep."
Zhang Xingfeng suddenly looked at the large red cocoon and asked in confusion, "How was this large cocoon formed?"
Purple Pill Jade explained, "Don't rush, this has to do with his cultivation. His strength is low, so I'm guiding him slowly. He's learned the Jade Blood Power. Back then, when he tried to assassinate Yu Xiang, the Jade Blood Power failed, and he was almost killed by Yu Xiang. Of course, in that situation, I couldn't care less about that. I unleashed my energy, releasing one-tenth of my jade body to completely transform this guy. I really can't wait any longer. I don't know when he'll reach the Heavenly Immortal realm."
Long Ling suddenly interjected, "Purple Pill Jade, you really went too far! After being tempered by Divine Power, you've reached the peak of Purple Blood Power, becoming a completely independent entity. Yet, for this brat, you've split off a tenth of your body. This has caused you immense damage. I suspect your hope of breaking through to the level of a top-tier divine artifact is gone!" Long Ling seemed quite regretful. He knew that crystals of the divine artifact level, formed entirely of power, could move on their own, but the price was too high. Separating one's body and letting a portion explode, returning to its original power, would allow that power to function unrestricted. However, such self-harm would severely damage the crystal's Divine Sense energy, making future progress increasingly difficult.
Purple Pill Jade laughed, "Hehe, unlike you, I don't want to break through and reach the legendary level. I just want to shout that Ying Ren can take revenge. For nearly eight hundred years, I have always felt Ying Ren's desire for revenge and his pain. This red cocoon is what I made for him. Hehe, as long as he comes out and is transformed by the purest Purple Blood Power, reaching one-tenth of my Purple Blood Power, his cultivation will definitely reach a certain level, and his body will be more likely to cultivate the 'Blood Desire Mirroring God Chapter'. Also, Zhang Xingfeng, don't tell me you don't have the 'Blood Desire Mirroring God Chapter'. I already knew about the existence of the Dragon Spirit from Ling Xia Mi. You have the Dragon Spirit, so I guess you'll have the 'Blood Desire Mirroring God Chapter' too!"
Zhang Xingfeng agreed, "Of course, as long as he becomes a disciple of my Tianxin Sect, or rather, serves my Tianxin Sect, what does it matter if I pass on the 'Blood Desire Mirroring God Chapter' to him? But when will this cocoon disappear?"
Purple Pill Jade was clearly delighted and immediately said, "How could Ying Ren possibly return to that weak sect now? I estimate that Yu Xiang might even retaliate against that sect because of Ying Ren. So it's still reliable that Ying Ren the Tianxin Sect. However, as for when the cocoon will disappear, that's hard to say. If everything goes smoothly, there are still three months left!"
Zhang Xingfeng was taken aback. "Three months? How can that be so long?"
Purple Pill Jade said unhappily, "Do you think it's easy to improve Gao Zao's body? Besides, I need to completely integrate one-tenth of my energy into his body. That's incredibly powerful energy. One-tenth of my energy is much stronger than yours, Zhang Xingfeng. Of course, what we need to do now is to make him fully integrate the energy into his body and distribute it throughout his entire body. As for when he will be able to fully absorb it and make it his own power, that's hard to say. But by then, I estimate he will have the strength of Immortal Monarch!"
Purple Pill Jade began to beam with excitement, saying, "Hehe, with my help, he'll probably reach the strength of Immortal Monarch within ten thousand years, haha... ten thousand years! Even in the realms of immortals and demons, there aren't many who can reach that level faster. Back then, the fastest Pangu, Pangu, still took tens of thousands of years to reach the Immortal Monarch!"
"Hmm... Once his body is successfully modified, he'll probably have the strength of Heavenly Immortal. Haha... To instantly elevate a master at the Avatar Soul stage to the Heavenly Immortal stage, I guess only I have such a powerful method!" Purple Pill Jade seemed a little smug.
Zhang Xingfeng was completely unconcerned about the Purple Pill Jade's smugness. He had already made up his mind. "Ying Ren? Can't you cultivate the Purple Blood Power? And with the Purple Pill Jade, your cultivation speed will increase a thousandfold or even a hundredfold. Since I know your future is so bright, why not place a huge bet on you?"
Little Dragon ran proudly to Zhang Xingfeng's side and said, "Second Brother, this elder has traveled to all the planets that aren't too far away this time, and found some more spirit beasts, haha... Including the spirit beasts from last time, our Tianxin Sect now has nearly 600 spirit beasts, of which nearly 100 have reached the Heavenly Immortal realm or above. Among these nearly 100, about 60 are around the Heavenly Immortal level, and another thirty-odd are at the Luo Tian Heavenly Immortal realm. Only A Jiao has reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal level! Of those thirty-odd spirit beasts, only three have a chance to reach the Great Luo Golden Immortal level within a thousand years!"
A Jiao, standing to the side, immediately let out a few smug cackling sounds, looking as if he were something special.
Zhang Xingfeng had no interest in laughing at A Jiao. Looking at the nearly 600 spirit beasts before him, Zhang Xingfeng realized this was all the spirit beasts in the entire Tianxin Sect —a number even those at the Purple Cloud Realm didn't possess. After all, if it were the Little Dragon Earth Dragon Clan's secret technique, how could the spirit beasts be so obedient? Spirit beasts were extremely proud.
"You will all be part of my Tianxin Sect from now on, so I won't mistreat you. A Jiao is your role model. From now on, as long as you reach the Great Accomplishment stage, I will bestow upon you a Monster Core. Of course, if any of you reach the late stage of the Luo Tian Heavenly Immortal realm, you can consume inner cores, immortal crystals, and Demon Crystal as you wish. My only requirement is that you become stronger. Remember, only under the Tianxin Sect can you cultivate more quickly!" Zhang Xingfeng lured these spirit beasts, who didn't possess much intelligence, with tangible benefits.
"Roar... You bunch of guys, listen up! If I find any of you who have received benefits from my Tianxin Sect and then do something to betray the Tianxin Sect, I, Little Dragon... Hmph!" Little Dragon snorted a few times, and the cold light in his eyes that only a dragon could emit made all the spirit beasts dare not resist. The divine beasts were of a higher level than them, and they simply had no way to challenge them.
(Note: Among the beast race, the strongest are divine beasts, followed by Immortal Beast and Devil Beast, with spirit beasts being the weakest. Spirit beasts are called Demon Beast in the Mortal World, but in essence, they are quite similar. When a spirit beast reaches the Form Transformation Stage, it enters a new realm, and its offensive power also reaches a new level.)
Little Dragon's threats only emboldened his subordinate, A Jiao: "Hehehe, be careful, don't let me find out you have any ulterior motives! Xiao Yao, Du Jiao, you lot better watch out!" A Jiao knew these subordinates very well. Living in the same star field, these spirit beasts knew each other well, and A Jiao had long been their leader. Xiao Yao, Du Jiao, and the others were rebellious figures. Xiao Yao was a snake, and Du Jiao was Silver Wolf with a unicorn horn; their nature dictated their actions.
Hearing Little Dragon and A Jiao's stern threats, what could the spirit beasts possibly say? After all, A Jiao and Little Dragon were far stronger than them. The Form Transformation Stage was a huge hurdle. Once you passed the Form Transformation Stage, not only could you transform into a human, but your intelligence would also increase significantly, and you could learn to use some large-scale Law Technique attacks. The difference in strength was simply too great.
Zhang Xingfeng, however, was trying to be helpful. "Don't worry, as long as you focus on being the guardian spirit beast of the Tianxin Sect, you won't have to worry about these two. I'll also give you some benefits. Hmm... here are some Monster Core, absorb them well and cultivate more!"
Suddenly, a confident arrogance rose from Zhang Xingfeng: "On Fangyan Mountain of my Tianxin Sect, you don't need to worry about anyone harming you. In my Tianxin Sect, you don't need to worry about any so-called Transformation Lightning Tribulation. You've all seen it, A Jiao hasn't encountered a Transformation Lightning Tribulation in all this time. I'm telling you, within the entire Fangyan Mountain area of my Tianxin Sect, no matter what kind of Heavenly Tribulation is, lightning tribulation cannot attack!"
Upon hearing Zhang Xingfeng's words, all the spirit beasts roared excitedly, each one calling out wildly in its own language. Zhang Xingfeng could only feel in his heart that these spirit beasts were extremely grateful to him.
The Transformation Lightning Tribulation possesses a powerful deterrent effect on all non-divine beasts. Only divine beasts are exempt from these tribulations. According to Zhang Xingfeng's thinking, divine beasts are the pets of heaven, and their cultivation follows the will of heaven, posing no danger. However, cultivators, as well as some spirit beasts, Immortal Beast, and Devil Beast, cultivate against the will of heaven, and are therefore bound to face tribulations!
Now Zhang Xingfeng is telling them that here, within the Tianxin Sect, within Fangyan Mountain, there is no need to worry about the Transformation Lightning Tribulation. What wonderful information this is! They have long wondered why A Jiao has broken through to the Form Transformation Stage, has never experienced the Transformation Lightning Tribulation. It turns out that it is the miraculous effect of the great formation!
These spirit beasts were all rather dim-witted and lacked intelligence, so they never asked why A Jiao hadn't encountered the Transformation Tribulation. Although these spirit beasts weren't very intelligent, they were extremely obedient. However, they had one major drawback: their cultivation speed was ten times slower than that of mortals. It was normal for a mortal to Tribulation Transcendence and become Heavenly Immortal in over a thousand years. But for spirit beasts to reach the Form Transformation Stage, even if they had the strength to withstand the Transformation Tribulation, it would still take hundreds of thousands of years.
"Such a powerful spirit beast army, its combat strength should be comparable to the immortal offering groups of the Purple Cloud Realm back then!" Zhang Xingfeng thought to himself, a contemptuous smile appearing on his face, "Hahahaha... This elder only had Little Dragon casually summon some spirit beasts, and it's already comparable to the Purple Cloud Realm's accumulation over so many years! Hahahaha..."
How could outsiders possibly know the smugness in Zhang Xingfeng's heart at this moment?
"By the way, it's been so long, I wonder how those newly established Immortal Worship Groups are doing?" Zhang Xingfeng wondered, turning to ask the leader of the Immortal Worship Group—Xiao Little Dragon.
"Little Dragon, what's the current state of that Immortal Offering Group? You need to understand that in the early stages of the Tianxin Sect's strength, the power of these Immortal Offering Groups and their spirit beasts was the sect's true protective force. We must take them very seriously!" Zhang Xingfeng said solemnly. He was already somewhat regretting entrusting such a powerful Immortal Offering Group to that slow-witted Little Dragon. He really didn't know how far the Immortal Offering Group would go under Xiao Long's leadership.
Upon hearing this, Little Dragon immediately said smugly, "Second Brother, do you need to worry about what I, the Elder, do? When the experts of the Purple Cloud Realm attacked here that day, many of the offering groups even decided to leave the Tianxin Sect because of the power of the Purple Cloud Realm. However, ever since they saw the Tianxin Sect's great formation wipe out almost all the Purple Cloud Realm experts, none of these immortals have left. These guys all seem to have realized that the Tianxin Sect is a sect with great potential, and it's not impossible for it to become a sect on par with the seven major sects! So, these immortals shouldn't be too polite to the elders of my Tianxin Sect now! I bet even if you chase them away, they won't leave. The Loose Immortal of the immortal offering groups are smug; within the great formation, the calamity of Loose Immortal has become a joke."
Zhang Xingfeng nodded inwardly. Suddenly, Zhang Xingfeng sensed someone approaching from the outer perimeter. Before he arrived, he had announced that no one was allowed to approach unless there was something important. Now, disciples had actually come here, so it seemed something had indeed happened. Zhang Xingfeng's figure flashed and he disappeared.
Upon seeing Zhang Xingfeng appear, a disciple immediately approached Zhang Xingfeng respectfully and said, "Reporting to the Supreme Elder, the Supreme Elder of the Bright Sun Sect and the Supreme Elder Tianlong Sect have also sent a message!"
Zhang Xingfeng took the two Jade Slip from his disciple's hand. He scanned them with his Divine Sense, Zhang Xingfeng body trembled. The divine light in his eyes seemed almost tangible. "The Northern Extreme Perilous Domain, the Northern Extreme Perilous Domain... the Life-Replacing Stone... I haven't done anything for so long, I'm almost numb!" Zhang Xingfeng laughed...