Mortal World
Zhang Xingfeng emerged from seclusion without alerting anyone and then resumed his seclusion.
Logically speaking, a cultivator at the Immortal Monarch stage should be able to cultivate the Immortal Undying Body. Zhang Xingfeng now feels that he should be able to cultivate it. This time, the place for cultivation is not in the secret chamber, but in... the Dragon Spirit Space.
Inside the secret chamber, Zhang Xingfeng moved his mind and entered the Dragon Spirit Space, leaving behind only a tiny, negligible blood-red dot in the secret chamber. Only when magnified a thousand times could one discover that it was a pool.
Upon entering the Dragon Spirit Space, the first thing Zhang Xingfeng did was set up an array!
Using that massive Extreme Fire Crystal Formation—or rather, it shouldn't be called a formation, it was just a random arrangement—was simply to create a sea of Blazing Heavenly Fire around himself.
By casually placing three Extreme Fire Crystal and paying a little attention to their size, Zhang Xingfeng successfully set up the Blazing Heavenly Fire formation.
At this moment, Zhang Xingfeng was in the center, surrounded by endless Blazing Heavenly Fire. The surface of the Extreme Fire Crystal was covered with the strongest deep blue Blazing Heavenly Fire, while the outermost layer was covered with light blue Blazing Heavenly Fire. What Zhang Xingfeng needed to do now was to slowly absorb the light blue Blazing Heavenly Fire.
Zhang Xingfeng is very confident about this!
During his thirty years of seclusion, after Zhang Xingfeng's power reached the Immortal Monarch realm, his Skyfire Body, which was in its deep purple realm, underwent subtle changes, with some light blue flames appearing around the Purple Gold Yuan Venerable... This is why Zhang Xingfeng cultivated the Immortal Undying Body.
Closing his eyes, Zhang Xingfeng slowly circulated the wisps of pale blue flames surrounding the Purple Gold Yuan Venerable throughout his body. His powerful physique seemed to be undergoing torture; muscles began to burn, the pale blue Blazing Heavenly Fire merging into them. Muscle fibers began to break, but his powerful regenerative abilities allowed the fibers to instantly grow back like bamboo shoots after spring. However, the pale blue Blazing Heavenly Fire was simply too powerful. Even though his muscles were now stronger than before, he still couldn't withstand it, and they were burned and torn again, only to instantly grow back again...
Through constant tempering, this body finally met the requirements and stood strong, unaffected by the scorching heat of the Blazing Heavenly Fire.
Zhang Xingfeng sensed that the Blazing Heavenly Fire had weakened considerably, having consumed a significant amount earlier. Zhang Xingfeng immediately absorbed a small amount from the outside, carefully and cautiously absorbing only from the outer periphery. After all, the Blazing Heavenly Fire was far too powerful. If he hadn't already possessed Skyfire Body the Deep Purple Realm, and if he hadn't already contained a trace of the Blazing Heavenly Fire within him, Zhang Xingfeng would never have done this.
Having absorbed a trace of the Blazing Heavenly Fire, the Blazing Heavenly Fire within his body immediately gained increased vitality and continued its great work of tempering his body...
Cultivation knows no days or months.
It took a full thirty years just to fully temper his body to the point where he could withstand the Blazing Heavenly Fire!
Zhang Xingfeng took a deep breath. For the past thirty years, he had endured excruciating pain every single day. He could have isolated himself from the pain, but Zhang Xingfeng didn't. He knew that this would temper his will, strengthen his mind, and greatly benefit his future cultivation.
"Finally, the first step is complete. The next step is to absorb these Blazing Heavenly Fire and begin to fully temper my body." Zhang Xingfeng thought to himself. The past thirty years were just a prelude; the tempering in different places wasn't very effective. The next step, fully absorbing the Blazing Heavenly Fire, is the most important thing.
Just like a cup, if you suddenly pour hot water into a cold cup, the cup might break. But if you put in a little hot water first, let it slowly flow throughout the cup, allowing the cup to adapt to the heat, and then put hot water into the cup, the cup won't break. It's the same principle.
Zhang Xingfeng took a deep breath, circulating the Limitless Power within his body to harmonize and nourish his physical form, bringing it to its optimal state.
Suddenly, a light flashed in Zhang Xingfeng's eyes, and the Limitless Power within his body instantly transformed into an endless tide, surging continuously within him. The Blazing Heavenly Fire in front of Zhang Xingfeng began to rush towards him, and Zhang Xingfeng began to absorb these light blue Blazing Heavenly Fire.
This burst of Blazing Heavenly Fire is hundreds of millions of times more than the wisps of Blazing Heavenly Fire from before. Even though it had been tempered earlier, such a large amount of Blazing Heavenly Fire is still almost unbearable for the body.
"Luckily, I was tempered by the little bit of the Blazing Heavenly Fire just now, otherwise I would be finished now!" Zhang Xingfeng looked at the body that seemed to be groaning and couldn't help but sigh. However, he immediately controlled the Limitless Power to assist the body in recovery. Even if some parts of the body could not withstand the damage and broke, they would immediately begin to recover.
Fortunately, his entire body didn't collapse; Zhang Xingfeng's recovery ability was still able to withstand it.
"Damn it, it really hurts!" Zhang Xingfeng cursed. This time, the pain was excruciating, affecting countless parts of his body. The pain was so intense that even Zhang Xingfeng hardened nerves began to tremble, but Zhang Xingfeng persevered. What he needed to do now was to fuse the Blazing Heavenly Fire into his own body.
Although the body has been tempered, it should be understood that the energy contained within the body is still the deep purple heavenly fire, unchanged. Only when all the energy contained within the body transforms into Blazing Heavenly Fire can it achieve Great Accomplishment.
Wisps of deep purple heavenly fire were squeezed out of Blazing Heavenly Fire Xingfeng's muscle cells by the Blazing Heavenly Fire. The Blazing Heavenly Fire began to occupy Zhang Xingfeng's cells with absolute power. But how could the Blazing Heavenly Fire, which was at the deep purple level, give up its stronghold so easily? Thus, a battle broke out, and the absolutely powerful Blazing Heavenly Fire began to suppress the deep purple heavenly fire!
However, the Deep Purple Skyfire was integrated into every part of the muscle cells, Blazing Heavenly Fire was fighting and killing in one place after another!
Zhang Xingfeng suddenly felt that the Blazing Heavenly Fire in his body had decreased by more than half. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that it had entered the interior of his muscles.
Zhang Xingfeng immediately began absorbing more Blazing Heavenly Fire, increasing their quantity. As a result, the power of the Blazing Heavenly Fire increased, and they began to enter Zhang Xingfeng's various parts even more frantically...
The Blazing Heavenly Fire was already stronger than the Heavenly Fire, and now with a continuous stream of reserves, the Heavenly Fire, having run out of supplies, was finally driven away by the Blazing Heavenly Fire, which left Zhang Xingfeng's body! Meanwhile, the Blazing Heavenly Fire began to temper its new home!
Zhang Xingfeng suddenly took a step forward, directly entering the area of light blue Blazing Heavenly Fire!
Endless, Blazing Heavenly Fire completely enveloped Zhang Xingfeng, tempering Blazing Heavenly Fire from within and attacking Blazing Heavenly Fire from without! Zhang Xingfeng's body began to sublimate and grow stronger through this constant tempering.
Zhang Xingfeng's Limitless Power is for disaster relief; if any place is truly unable to withstand the pressure, he will immediately go to provide assistance...
Three years later!
"Hahahaha... I finally succeeded!" Zhang Xingfeng laughed loudly, his internal power surged, and the surrounding Blazing Heavenly Fire seemed to embrace all rivers, instantly absorbing the Blazing Heavenly Fire within a three-zhang radius, instantly forming a vacuum area.
With a single move, Zhang Xingfeng collected the three enormous Extreme Fire Crystal.
At this moment, Zhang Xingfeng's body was burning with pale blue, Blazing Heavenly Fire, but Zhang Xingfeng skin was shimmering with a golden light...
Immortal Undying Body!
Yes, Zhang Xingfeng finally succeeded. He finally reached the realm of the Immortal Undying Body, although it's only the early stage, and he hasn't reached the level of an Immortal Undying Body master yet, but it's already very impressive.
"Perhaps when I can control the power of fire to turn deep blue, my Immortal Undying Body will probably Great Accomplishment. But it's already pretty good now. The pure power of my physical body is definitely ten times that of the past! Just relying on power, I can now destroy any Immortal Monarch with the Drill Glove!" Zhang Xingfeng smiled slightly.
With the Heavenly Fire Armor and the Immortal Undying Body, Zhang Xingfeng's defense had reached a terrifying level.
Flames blazed fiercely around Zhang Xingfeng. The Heavenly Fire Armor had already appeared on Zhang Xingfeng's body. Suddenly, Zhang Xingfeng emitted a light blue, Blazing Heavenly Fire, while the Heavenly Fire Armor suddenly emitted a deep blue, Blazing Heavenly Fire!
"As expected, just as I thought. Back then, when I used deep purple heavenly fire to enter the Heavenly Fire Armor, the Heavenly Fire Armor could emit blue Blazing Heavenly Fire. Now my fire is a level higher, and the Heavenly Fire Armor is also a level higher. Not bad, not bad at all. Deep blue Blazing Heavenly Fire, I estimate that dealing with a character in the early stage of Immortal Emperor should not be a problem!" Zhang Xingfeng thought to himself.
But how could Zhang Xingfeng know how terrifying an Immortal Emperor with a top-tier artifact would be? The Black Sun Demon Lord was like that back then because he didn't have a top-tier artifact. If he had possessed a top-tier artifact, then... perhaps there would be no legend of Zhang Xingfeng.
Zhang Xingfeng has been in seclusion for thirty-three years!
Over the past thirty-three years, Uncle Zhang from the Mortal World has led a dozen or so people who have survived their Heavenly Tribulation to the Tianxin Sect. The Tianxin Sect in the Cultivation World has only had about twenty disciples Tribulation Transcendence during this period. Most importantly, half of the Mortal World's Tribulation Transcendence haven't arrived yet; they are staying there to oversee things.
This was a rule set by Zhang Xingfeng's son, Zhang Lingqi. The Tianxin Sect in the Mortal World always had to leave behind ten experts who had survived the Heavenly Tribulation, the reason being to deter other forces.
After all, the Demon Hall in the Mortal World and Shaolin are also places of cultivation. Finally, someone in Shaolin discovered the secrets of the "Demon Subduing Vajra Art," which led to an increase in the number of masters in Shaolin.
However, regardless of anything else, the power of the Tianxin Sect in the Mortal World is incomparable to that of Shaolin and the Demon Hall. With hundreds of thousands of disciples, the entire Tian Xin Three Islands are all Tianxin Sect members, with countless experts, and wave after wave of experts who have survived the Heavenly Tribulation. Furthermore, the immortal artifacts of the Tianxin Sect are beyond the imagination of Shaolin and the Demon Hall.
Therefore, the power of the Tianxin Sect in the Mortal World is hundreds of times that of Shaolin and the Demon Hall! However, Zhang Lingqi did not destroy Shaolin and the Demon Hall because he had the same idea as Zhang Xingfeng back then: without competition, there is only annihilation!
This time, Zhang Lingqi didn't go. Of course, he survived the Heavenly Tribulation, but after observing the "Six Revolutions Profound Body Art," he gained new insights. The cultivation requirements of the "Six Revolutions Profound Body Art" were extremely demanding. The first requirement was to possess Innate Primordial Qi that could solidify the entire body! Zhang Xingfeng, on the other hand, cultivated both Daoism and Buddhism, then merged the two to mysteriously evolve into the Limitless Power. The probability of such an evolution was estimated to be only one in a billion.
Zhang Lingqi, however, used the safest "Vajra Subduing Demon Technique" to create the ordinary and relatively simple Body Refinement Method Formula "Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art"! Although it is simpler than the "Demon Subduing Vajra Art", it is a cultivation technique and has nothing to do with the Buddhist Sect, but the effect is the same, and in the end, one can cultivate Immortal Undying Body.
Zhang Xingfeng's daughter, Lingling, had never been interested in anyone when Zhang Xingfeng was in the Mortal World. However, she has fallen in love with an ordinary person, so she gave up this opportunity to come here and be with the man she loves. She even said that she wants to be with him and will only come to the Cultivation World after he Tribulation Transcendence!
At this time, Uncle Zhang had become a Great Elder of the Tianxin Sect in the Mortal World. As for Li Da and the others, they did not become elders, but instead became prospective members of the Immortal Pavilion. This was because they were only at the Great Accomplishment stage and had not yet reached the Immortal realm.
Given the increasing number of immortal disciples of the Tianxin Sect in the Mortal World, the "Immortal Pavilion" was established to prepare disciples who would become immortals.
Zhang Xingfeng smiled and walked out of the secret room.
Outside the secret chamber, countless disciples of the Tianxin Sect had gathered.
There was Sect Master Bi Yan, Elder Bi Song and others, as well as beastmen like Little Dragon and Yan Feng, elders like Tianchenzi and Tianyanzi, disciples from the Mortal World like Uncle Zhang and Zhang Yu, his brother Lang Feng, and of course his wife Yu Yan. In the distance were countless disciples of the Tianxin Sect.
Zhang Xingfeng looked at everyone, feeling very excited, especially when he saw Uncle Zhang and Zhang Yu, who came from the Mortal World.
He immediately said, "Elders, Yu Yan and Uncle Zhang, you can stay here for now. The rest of the disciples will go back first. I will be refining weapons at Qingshaping tomorrow, and everyone can come and watch."
Zhang Xingfeng's authority was unquestionable, and the other disciples immediately left one by one.
As everyone entered the main hall of the Tianxin Sect, Zhang Xingfeng was eager to know about the situation in the Mortal World, especially the situation of his children and parents. So, as soon as he sat down, he immediately began to ask Uncle Zhang.
Hmm... People from the Mortal World have also arrived, greatly increasing the power of the Tianxin Sect. Zhang Xingfeng's cultivation level is now at the early stage of Immortal Monarch, and his body has reached the early stage of Immortal Undying Body. Is this... is this enough?