The Jade Emperor's Golden Body
The Jade Emperor may have been mischievous, but he was also genuinely generous.
The Heavenly Court has been out of control for a thousand years, yet it still has great medicines to supply the Emperor for brewing the Nine Treasures Wine; while the Immortal Court, which has controlled the Great Zhou Dynasty for eight hundred years, is even wealthier.
Besides storing dried medicinal herbs, the Jade Emperor stored more elixirs that had been nurtured for many years.
Zhang Xuezhou pinned his hopes for advancing to the True Self Realm on the Spiritual Qi of the Yin-Yang Secret Land, but he was also worried that the Yin-Yang Secret Land might be insufficient, making it essential to supplement it with appropriate amounts of elixirs.
Excluding the elixirs that the Great Han Dynasty could refine and provide, Zhang Xuezhou selected three "Explosive Seed Pills" within the scope permitted by the Jade Emperor, pills that could promote the bursting of Law Power.
This is a type of elixir that Zhang Xuezhou knew from the Yin-Yang School's inheritance. It is an elixir that has never been refined and lacks the necessary medicinal materials. Its effect is simple and brutal. It can powerfully promote the burst of Law Power power in a short period of time, thereby enabling the release of Technique Method that cannot be released normally due to insufficient strength. Some cultivators have also used the burst of Law Power to forcibly break through their cultivation realm.
Besides these three pills, Zhang Xuezhou took one hundred and twenty Life-Creating Fortune Pill, only stopping when the Jade Emperor's face turned ashen.
"Don't be stingy! You know that with my physical body reaching sainthood, the combination with the Life-Creating Fortune Pill is the best!"
"You took one hundred and twenty Life-Creating Fortune Pill from me and you still call me stingy? Who in the Three Realms could produce so many Life-Creating Fortune Pill?"
"I won't take it anymore, but give me some of those Qi and Qi and Blood Pill!"
What kind of vital energy do you need to cultivate your Law Power Qi and Blood?
"My attainment of sainthood in the physical body was a latecomer to the path, and my body's Qi and Blood are naturally deficient, requiring constant replenishment to prevent me from easily dying if my Qi and Blood are depleted!"
"There's a limit to the amount of this medicine you can take; you can only take nine!"
"My physical body has attained sainthood..."
"I don't care about your physical defects or abilities, this is my rule!"
"Mean!"
The Jade Emperor simply couldn't stand Zhang Xuezhou anymore.
When he noticed Zhang Xuezhou's eyes darting around as if he were trying to take advantage, he quickly shut down the underground storage space he had created in the Lingxiao Secret Land and then kicked Zhang Xuezhou out.
My Heaven and Earth Pouch isn't full yet!
"I can squeeze two more people in there; it'll definitely fill it up!"
Any emperor would be extremely generous in order to achieve his goals, investing far beyond what ordinary people can understand. However, Zhang Xuezhou seemed to be able to sense the upper limit of his mentality and repeatedly pushed him to the limit of his tolerance.
If it weren't for the fact that no one in the Immortal Court could take the lead alongside Donghua, the Jade Emperor truly wouldn't want to see Zhang Xuezhou again.
He directly brought up Rong Tianding and Ren Anran, and only then did Zhang Xuezhou calm down.
"Cousin, An Ran, it seems you two are doing quite well with His Majesty the Jade Emperor!"
Apart from being confined within the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Array, Rong Tianding and Ren Anran had no other restrictions. The Jade Emperor even provided them with spiritual fruits and celestial wine.
Ren Anran was too physically able to eat or drink, while Rong Tianding ate and drank twice as much, and was even slightly tipsy at this point.
Compared to Ren Anran's unease, Rong Tianding was quite the tough guy; once he arrived, he simply ate, drank, and slept, without worrying about anything else.
Only after Zhang Xuezhou called out did Rong Tianding shake his head vigorously.
"Cousin, you've come to pick us up!"
"His Majesty's formation is incredibly powerful!"
Rong Tianding stood up, Ren Anran swayed and floated behind Zhang Xuezhou, then looked at the Jade Emperor with a wary gaze.
The last time Ren Anran encountered a situation of helplessness and insurmountable force was when she faced the Emperor; who would have thought she would face the same predicament again now.
She had been rescued by Ren Yisheng before, but this time it was Zhang Xuezhou who saved her.
The series of encounters made Ren Anran realize that the Three Realms were not a benevolent place, and that no great cultivator was a fool. These people would not even listen to explanations and would directly use means to suppress others.
"The Immortal Court has a thousand-year-old heritage. I originally intended to invite you here for a discussion, but I didn't expect His Majesty the Jade Emperor to so warmly invite you to eat and drink in the Fragrant Pavilion," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Now that we haven't accomplished anything, I should have just told you to stay in Chang'an City and never come!"
You're making veiled attacks on me again!
With a wave of his long sleeves, the Jade Emperor opened a large door to the Hall of Fragrant Breeze, revealing numerous heirloom jades and bamboo slips displayed inside.
"The Immortal Court's inheritance is nothing special. The real skill is being able to see and learn from it. If you want to see it, then take a look. I don't mind if you come and visit!"
The Jade Emperor was extremely generous in his display.
His words are absolutely true. There is never a lack of knowledge in this world; the real skill lies in being able to understand and learn it effectively.
No cultivator has ever achieved success in cultivation simply by reading a few peerless manuals. If cultivation were so simple that it only required reading a few manuals, the Immortal Court would not need to consider the matter of successors.
"Can your physical body, now that it has entered the realm of sainthood, also be viewed?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.
"It's just a combination of the Heavenly Law and the Eight-Nine Mystical Art," the Jade Emperor said, about to shake his head but then nodding. "I call it the Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique. Its special feature is that it's immune to Lei Ming and lightning, but in other aspects it's not particularly outstanding, perhaps even inferior to your Eight-Nine Mystical Art!"
"Isn't your Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique a direct counter to the Haotian Emperor?"
Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed in surprise, feeling that these great cultivators in the Three Realms each had their own ulterior motives, and they were mutually restraining each other. Anyone who jumped out would inevitably be attacked by a united front.
Donghua's appearance disrupted the balance at the top, but also made the Jade Emperor extremely tolerant of him.
Zhang Xuezhou couldn't tell whether Donghua had brought a fatal disaster or bestowed upon him fortuitous opportunity.
In short, without Donghua's meddling, Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't have the benefits he has now.
"Let me see, I'm actually quite interested in lightning protection!"
Zhang Xuezhou wasn't particularly interested in defending against lightning strikes, since he possessed the Lightning Avoidance Instruction. However, the Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique, which could counter the Emperor's lightning domain, piqued Zhang Xuezhou's curiosity.
His current physical prowess is more about maintaining peak physical combat strength and having a buffer against unexpected attacks. However, it would be absolutely impossible for Zhang Xuezhou to withstand the effects of the domain with his physical body.
Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation had not yet reached the True Self Realm, nor had his physical body reached its peak of sainthood. If there was room for further advancement, Zhang Xuezhou felt he could still make some adjustments.
His request made the Jade Emperor shake his head, indicating that Zhang Xuezhou could do as he pleased.
If the Twelve-Foot Golden Body Technique could be easily mastered, the Immortal Court to achieve it.
"I cultivated the Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique through 1,750 eons of arduous practice, each of which was Lightning Tribulation, thus forging the supreme body subject to Lightning Tribulation. You, too, would need to undergo 1,750 eons to cultivate the Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique to reach my level!"
The Jade Emperor's expression was slightly arrogant; he wasn't just boasting, his words were the standard.
He was the creator of the Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique. He not only understood every step of the cultivation process, but also knew how to reach his current level.
The great demons were terrified after experiencing a single Lightning Tribulation of Heaven and Earth, and some even perished because of it, but for the Jade Emperor, Heavenly Tribulation were just a routine part of his cultivation.
Even if Zhang Xuezhou possesses the same or even greater cultivation aptitude as him, the necessary procedures must still be followed.
Accumulating nearly two thousand Lightning Tribulation is no easy feat. These are not ordinary Lei Ming and lightning, but tribulations of Heaven and Earth and earth that transform the bodies of great demons. Each Lightning Tribulation carries the power to transform the physical body, and it is impossible to achieve this quickly using ordinary lightning. It took the Jade Emperor a thousand years to accumulate so many.
That's why the Jade Emperor was very generous; he didn't mind Zhang Xuezhou watching his Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique, since the other party had no chance of mastering it.
Even if the Twelve-Foot Golden Body Technique were to be passed down, it would be difficult for anyone in this world to replicate it.