Cultivation Furnace
Your master is named Hongjun.
Hongjun had three students who became the Three Pure Ones Heavenly Venerables, who overthrew the Heavenly Court and the Shang Dynasty. The Three Pure Ones were once members of the Heavenly Court.
The relationships appear complex and chaotic.
However, if we zoom out a bit and look at how many people served as officials and subjects in the Great Han Dynasty after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, this chaos becomes understandable.
His Majesty murmured many related matters in a low voice.
Too much time has passed, and matters involving Hongjun have been obscured and forgotten; there is almost no trace of such a person left in the Three Realms.
It's hard to imagine that the other party was once a dominant force in an era—an era that wasn't just a few years, a decade, or a century, but an era of order.
For example, the Heavenly Court era where the Emperor resided, the Immortal Court era where the Jade Emperor and the Three Pure Ones resided, and then the Human Dynasty era of the Qin Dynasty.
The leaders of every era are praised by the people and even worshipped with incense, but indeed, no one worships Hongjun.
"How did Master Hongjun conceal the secrets of heaven and avoid the backlash of destiny?" Zhang Xuezhou asked with interest, "How could this situation have arisen?"
"My master said he would drain the fortune of the entire world," the Venerable said, his face turning red. "Prosperous fortune also brings endless troubles. Besides giving back to mitigate the backlash, he has set foot in the Great Wilderness World beyond the Heavens, using the power of time and space to conceal himself, thereby disrupting spacetime and causing chaos, which is to say, obscuring the secrets of heaven!"
"Should we give feedback?"
Compared to Hongjun, who had exhausted the fortune of heaven and earth, Zhang Xuezhou was undoubtedly a novice in the art of manipulation. He also lacked knowledge of time and space manipulation techniques. However, the Venerable One mentioned a very important word: 'feedback'.
It's obviously disliked to only receive gifts without giving them back, and in the art of manipulation, only taking without giving back will also cause drawbacks.
Thinking of the Taijie Six Symbols he had offered, Zhang Xuezhou agreed with this point.
He doesn't cultivate in the same way as Hongjun, nor does he intend to drain the dynasty's fortune. He simply wants to find a way to fight against the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon. Once he overcomes the difficulties, he will return to normal. He doesn't need to make the same demands as Hongjun, nor does he need to reach Hongjun's level of cultivation and ability.
"My master said that luck is an addictive thing; once you're involved, you can't shake it off, and he doesn't allow me to get involved with it either," the Venerable One sighed. "If it weren't for that, I wouldn't be so unlucky!"
"That's right," Zhang Xuezhou nodded.
"The moment I heard you agreeing again, I knew you hadn't understood anything and didn't grasp the intricacies of it all," the Venerable One said with a wry smile. "But I don't understand either; I only overheard some of it when I was being used to light the lamps."
His Excellency shook his head vigorously and struggled to sit up.
"Only Lingbao, Yuanshi, and Laojun have received the master's inheritance, and only they understand its mysteries," the Venerable One said, rising to his feet. "We... for now... for now, we can only rely on ourselves!"
Being imprisoned inevitably leads one to hope for good luck to escape trouble.
The Venerable One found Zhang Xuezhou's little scheme easy to understand, but his memories were one thing, and his abilities were another. The Venerable One lacked such abilities and was even less fortunate to have such a connection, so for the time being, he could only rely on himself to get by.
He gritted his teeth and spoke, only to feel blood starting to seep from the vital spot on his head again.
Bleeding is a bad thing, and feelings of weakness and fatigue keep welling up in his mind, but the Venerable One also finds that he has regained the ability to move slightly.
His body was almost burst by the Qingzhou Cauldron, but as he continued to bleed, the feeling of being burst and swollen to the point of almost bursting subsided.
If several more bloodlettings were performed on his body, and Zhang Xuezhou's Supreme Purity True Technique could be used to heal the wounds, the Venerable believed that there was a chance his body would regain normal mobility.
His bloodletting therapy is very risky, but it's the only option available at the moment.
His Majesty should even be grateful that there is a cultivator by his side who can unleash Divine Ability healing techniques.
Despite Zhang Xuezhou's shortcomings, his opponent is truly capable of providing manpower and resources, almost indispensable to the Venerable One, and currently there is no one who can replace him.
"You're going to create wounds on your body to bleed, but I might not be able to support you through the healing process!"
The conversation with Hongjun was as usual; these events seemed to be cursed by some kind of memory Curse. Zhang Xuezhou found it difficult to fully understand the memories, and could only be triggered when he encountered related people or events.
He chatted with the Venerable One for a long time, until the Venerable One's head wound was almost healed before he stopped.
Hearing the esteemed ruler confidently propose a repair plan, Zhang Xuezhou felt a headache coming on.
The wound Ying Fusu inflicted on the Venerable One's head was as thick as a water bucket. Compared to the burns that covered Zhang Xuezhou's entire body, which was three zhang tall, this wound was not very large. However, the Venerable One's physical body and cultivation level were too high, and Zhang Xuezhou released the Supreme Purity True Technique sixty-seven times.
Zhang Xuezhou previously felt that his internal Law Power was profound after his body expanded, and that he could support continuous release even if he could only use two or three percent of his Law Power.
But Zhang Xuezhou belatedly realized that his body had its limits.
He can still cast the Supreme Purity True Technique, but it's impossible for him to cast it hundreds of times.
Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou had already vaguely sensed a bit of trouble. The Demon Power within his body was rising and was beginning to gain the upper hand as his Law Power power was being depleted. If the balance were completely disrupted, he would face a situation where the Demon Power would completely transform his body and mind.
After the explanation, the Venerable One's eyes widened in disbelief, a sense of disappointment surfacing within him.
While it's true that things can be accomplished through human effort, His Majesty felt this was far too unfortunate.
If possible, Your Majesty would indeed like a little bit of luck.
"Let me think about it, I'll think about it some more!"
His Highness lowered his head, which he had been trying to hold high.
Zhang Xuezhou's physical Demonization was not a big deal in the past, but he needed the other party's treatment at the moment. If the other party's mind was in conflict and disorder, and it was difficult to use the Supreme Purity True Technique to treat Divine Ability after he was completely Demonization, that situation was undoubtedly unacceptable.
Since the matter involved himself, even the Venerable One didn't have the confidence to gamble with the "Great Wilderness Creation Scripture" on Zhang Xuezhou's state after his Demonization.
To restore His Majesty's health to normal, Zhang Xuezhou needs to normalize his own body.
But their time is not infinite.
Although the underground palace has become quiet, the area created by Emperor Qin has been destroyed. Since Ying Fusu could reach this place from afar to investigate, other powerful cultivators must have come to investigate as well, and it is even possible that the Emperor Qin's terracotta warriors will be present.
Once faced with that situation, His Majesty could already foresee a near-certain death.
His mind cleared from the hazy memories, and he tried to find a quick solution to the problem.
I have a solution!
He pondered for a long time before uttering these profound words.
"The 'Entwined Dragon and Pillar True Fire Refining the Golden Body' technique can incorporate Spiritual Qi to refine oneself with true fire, removing impurities and thus attaining clarity and freedom?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully after hearing this, "This seems somewhat similar to your cultivation in the Sacred Land?"
"Indeed, this is the technique I've been refining," the Venerable One nodded, "My true form has been tempering itself in the Sacred Land, using the earth's fire and Spiritual Qi to circulate around the pillar!"
"Even if this technique can maintain one 'True Self self, we don't have the necessary conditions for its cultivation here, do we?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.
"Why not?"
His Excellency's face showed a hint of dismay.
He raised his head, gesturing towards his massive, wall-like body.
"I am well-versed in everything about the 'Entwining Dragon and Coiling Pillar with True Fire to Refine the Golden Body.' My body can serve as a pillar for your cultivation, and I can use the illusory candlelight to refine your body. Furthermore, I can use the ' Great Wilderness Creation Scripture ' to stabilize and prevent external evils from invading. This is almost a trinity. You only need to entwine with it to gain clarity and freedom, thus becoming unafraid of the corruption of demonic thoughts!"
With a raise of its head, flames appeared in the Venerable One's mouth.
The Venerable One values Zhang Xuezhou's abilities, but he does not rely on Zhang Xuezhou's aptitude for cultivation.
Zhang Xuezhou would need a long time to find a mysterious place to cultivate the "Entwined Dragon and Pillar True Fire Refining Golden Body" technique, but using it as a furnace to borrow power would greatly speed up his cultivation.
Just as Zhang Xuezhou had previously condensed a quick-formed Yuan Dan, the Venerable One was now also helping him to achieve the same result quickly.