The Source of Good Fortune
The cultivation techniques suitable for Your Majesty are not suitable for Zhang Xuezhou.
When Zhang Xuezhou came into contact with "The Art of Primordial Elixir," he already knew the answer.
At that time, he couldn't resist the Venerable One's request, but now he can only stick together with the Venerable One.
The Venerable One serves as the furnace for cultivation, and this cultivation vessel himself is not having an easy time either.
However, compared to the possibility of another Qin terracotta warrior expert emerging from the Qingzhou Cauldron, this is not only something that His Majesty cannot tolerate, but also something that Zhang Xuezhou cannot tolerate.
Just thinking about the illusory Xianyang Palace, with its imposing array of civil and military officials, made Zhang Xuezhou's heart pound with fear. He was equally terrified of suffering another blow and needed to leave this place safely as quickly as possible.
He agreed to cooperate with the Venerable One's cultivation of "Entwining Dragons and Circling Pillars: True Fire Refining the Golden Body" and tried his best to push it forward within the limits of what he could bear.
Like gold being melted in a furnace, Zhang Xuezhou felt that not only his physical body was almost forged and melted, but his three souls and seven spirits also seemed to be undergoing various burning processes and shrinking.
It was a feeling akin to being cooked in a raging fire, so intense that even he, who had practiced the "Art of Longevity," felt his lifespan had been shortened.
Zhang Xuezhou had no special feeling about lifespan. He only knew that the level of his cultivation of the "Longevity Technique" was not bad, but Zhang Xuezhou never felt that his lifespan had been extended by much.
At this moment, he can perceive that his lifespan is decreasing little by little, and he can clearly perceive his state of life.
This may be the price to pay for rapidly cultivating the "Entwined Dragon and Pillar True Fire Refining the Golden Body" technique.
Zhang Xuezhou had some doubts about whether he would live long enough to complete "Entwining Dragon and Circling Pillar: True Fire Refining the Golden Body".
The burning, stinging sensation in his body and the feeling of his brain being cut apart kept recurring; his limbs seemed to touch something as they swayed.
This reminded Zhang Xuezhou of an item that was almost no longer used.
This originated from Jiang Qi's (Ba Snake's ) eyeball, and because his body subtly resonated with the cultivation of "Entwining Dragon and Circling Pillar True Fire Refining the Golden Body," it gained perception and thus fell into Zhang Xuezhou's right hand.
Cultivators fighting each other is not a good thing; both the victors and the vanquished will pay a price.
Despite enduring excruciating pain as if his skin were being torn apart, Zhang Xuezhou never even considered that the pouches and other items he was carrying would survive.
The Eye of the Ba Snake was difficult to put into the storage bag, and without the Heavenly Robe, it could only be tied to the side of the storage bag. Zhang Xuezhou did not expect that this eye, which had turned into a gemstone, would still be intact, and even revealed its original appearance because of the Venerable's candle flame.
"He's practically made from that rebellious son!"
The Eye of the Ba Snake is so perfectly suited to the Venerable One's Demon Power, and so perfectly suited to the "Entwining Dragon and Circling Pillar True Fire Refining Golden Body" technique; it's almost as if the Venerable One himself is cultivating.
Within seconds of the thought forming in his mind, the Venerable One vaguely guessed the connection to this eyeball.
However, this eyeball does not belong to Zhu Jiuyin. Zhu Jiuyin's eyeballs are yellowish in color and filled with violent and ruthless emotions, while this eyeball is black and shiny, like a tender bud sprouting from a tree branch, as if it had just seen a new world and was plucked.
The Venerable One found it difficult to get a definite answer immediately, but the convenience that Zhang Xuezhou gained from this eyeball made things much easier for the other party.
Cultivating the third Divine Ability or demon Divine Ability is not an outrageous thing. For example, Erlang True Lord of Guanjiangkou has the third Divine Ability, and his combat power as a human with Demon Power and holy body ranks among the top cultivators in the Three Realms.
Zhang Xuezhou took the third eye, giving it to the Demon Power within him that had nowhere to go, thus preventing it from having too violent an impact on his body.
Within the flickering flames, the Eye of the Ba Snake shimmered with a purple haze, clearly providing a buffer zone for the Demon Power within Zhang Xuezhou to penetrate and reside.
"With this demonic eye, your alchemy skills will be able to reach a wider level!"
Thinking of Zhang Xuezhou's strange demon core, the Venerable One felt that Zhang Xuezhou would not repeat the same mistake.
"Now, you can use the 'True Fire of Entangling Dragons and Pillars to Refine the Golden Body' to quell the Demon Power, and then use the 'Primordial Elixir Technique' to form a pill and break free from the suffering of the Yang Soul Incarnation. From now on, your cultivation will be smooth sailing and free from all constraints!"
He urged the candle flames to burn, helping Zhang Xuezhou to quickly cultivate the "Entwined Dragon and Pillar True Fire Refining Golden Body" technique. He also offered Zhang Xuezhou a tempting incentive, hoping to encourage him to hold on a little longer.
The initial stages of "Entwining Dragons and Circling Pillars: True Fire Refining the Golden Body" are simple, but progress becomes difficult later on. Even the Venerable One cannot say how long it will take.
But the powerful firepower solved too many problems, and the initial progress of his smelting was skipped, and then it became the middle stage.
Zhang Xuezhou retrieved the Eye of the Ba Snake during this intermediate stage, which cleared away many obstacles and allowed his cultivation to progress rapidly.
As the project progressed into its later stages, the Venerable One tried his best to achieve perfection. After all, this was not just a problem for Zhang Xuezhou, but involved whether the other party could effectively use his Law Power to cast spells, whether he could maintain his human body, and whether his mind was clear. All these factors were related to his survival and departure from this place.
After rushing around busily, His Excellency was indeed only thinking about leaving this place.
There is no dead Emperor Qin here, nor is there any blood of the ancestral Yinglong.
Without what he sought, the high risks of his own journey would be unbearable, and the Venerable One did not want to be involved in even the slightest risk again.
Moreover, he needs to heal the damage his demonic form sustained during this ordeal and minimize any adverse effects on his body.
"I wonder where this eyeball of Little Zhang came from, whether that demon is truly dead, and whether it can replace that rebellious son?"
His Majesty had no great ambitions; the older he got, the more afraid he became of death, and he only sought to prolong his life.
After his arduous and disastrous exploration of Emperor Qin's tomb, with many of his preconceived notions overturned, his plan to seize the dragon's blood needed to be reconsidered. However, the Venerable One also unexpectedly discovered the backup plan that had been abandoned earlier.
This gave him a sense of hope, as if a glimmer of light had appeared in his seemingly hopeless situation.
Of course, everything can be left for later.
"Condense!"
He controlled the thick, waxy blood on the ground, setting off flames that burned it continuously until Zhang Xuezhou's entire body glowed red, his eyes gradually showing signs of burning red, and his three-zhang-tall body shrank by almost half due to the exploitation of Demon Power. The Venerable One had no choice but to quickly end the spell.
"I'll draw blood to irrigate you; this is the final step. Pay attention to the fusion and refining until your body returns to its normal contraction and shrinkage. Also, remember to use magic to stop the bleeding!"
"Good!"
A low response came, indicating that Zhang Xuezhou was clearly very lucid and had the ability to control his spellcasting.
Black and white flashed in the Venerable One's eyes, and his body, ten feet away from his head, suddenly exploded, gushing out countless viscous bloodstains with a fishy smell like a fountain.
He shook his head, feeling his dazed mind clear up considerably, and he slowly regained control of the section of his body that had been drained of blood.
The Qingzhou Cauldron infused its cultivation, nearly equal to his own strength, into his body, and through this method, it gradually released its power.
No one can withstand the immense waters of the Qingzhou Cauldron. His Majesty does not possess such blessings, and Zhang Xuezhou merely gleaned the scraps that His Majesty had spat out after struggling to swallow them.