Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1376: 741: Ghostly Wails and Heaven Weeps Blood

Crucially, the Five Elders Palace is the hiding place of the “Cave Heaven Spiritual Realm.” This allows Master Huang Shi to utilize the power of the Pocket World Spirit Core, granting him the ability to broadly “see” the Qi Fortune and the threads of Cause and Effect surrounding any individual.

However, a strange anomaly occurred this time: he found himself completely unable to perceive the Qi Fortune or Cause and Effect of two specific people.

What filled him with a sense of dread was the fact that both individuals belonged to the same lineage: Zhao Xi and Zhao San Yue.

One must understand why Master Huang Shi was so gripped by caution and fear; such anomalies had only been recorded five times throughout the entire history of the Kunyuan Meeting.

Whenever such anomalous individuals appear, they are either entangled in massive webs of Cause and Effect or are harboring monumental secrets, often involving the intervention of transcendental True Immortals!

Drawing from the lessons of history, Master Huang Shi naturally understood the proper way to navigate such a situation.

To put it simply, anything connected to True Immortals usually results in catastrophic trouble.

Therefore, not only should the Zhao Family be left unprovoked, but those two individuals were best treated with distant reverence!

Zhao Sheng remained oblivious to the fact that someone had caught a vague glimpse of the “secrets” hidden within him and Zhao San Yue.

Regarding himself, it was only natural that he would draw a massive amount of Cause and Effect wherever he traveled.

As for Zhao San Yue, her entry into the Great Saint Thought Realm meant she naturally carried a lingering trace of the Golden Crane Great Saint’s Cause and Effect.

During its life, the Golden Crane Great Saint was a being that could contend with a Daluo Golden Immortal; one can only imagine the sheer height of its status and power!

Even though it had perished countless millennia ago, and only a few fragments of its thoughts remained within the Forgotten Heaven, its exalted nature still commanded an incredible vestige of authority!

Master Huang Shi had not even achieved the status of an Immortal, so how could he possibly hope to spy upon an “existence” comparable to a Daluo Golden Immortal?

It was a stroke of luck that he wasn't killed instantly by a backlash; it could only be described as a blessing from Yao Tian!

“Ancestor, I shall immediately give the order to halt all operations against the Divine Artisan Zhao Clan,” the middle-aged Daoist said after a moment of reflection, lowering his head in a whisper.

“Go! And remember, the Huang Family has survived this long only because we have always prioritized stability,” Master Huang Shi cautioned once more.

“Yes, I understand,” the middle-aged Daoist replied with a respectful bow before transforming into a streak of light and vanishing.

“Alas, why haven't such anomalies ever appeared among our own bloodline? The Yellow Wind Immortal City is going to become quite troublesome from now on!” Master Huang Shi sighed quietly. His body then turned into a plume of azure smoke, slowly fading away.

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Two days later, the Golden Dragon Divine Palace reached the Wolong Mountain Range, successfully returning Zhao Sheng and his companions.

Upon disembarking from the Divine Palace, Zhao Sheng offered a few words of encouragement to Zhao Qingfeng before dismissing him.

Following that, Zhao Sheng led Zhao San Yue toward his private cultivation cave mansion.

For the next half-month, the pair remained secluded within the cave mansion without stepping foot outside; the contents of their discussion remained a total secret known only to the two of them.

A month later, the seven Divinity Transformation True Monarchs of the Zhao Family received word that the won Kunyuan Immortal Fruit had, as expected, been bestowed upon Zhao San Yue.

Zhao Zhongping and the others felt no surprise at this outcome, as they believed it was only right for Zhao San Yue to receive it.

What they were truly concerned with was how the Ancestor intended to use the final Kunyuan Immortal Fruit.

Would he use it for his own Cultivation? Or would he gift it to a member of the younger generation, thereby fostering the birth of a third Returning to Void Half-Immortal within the clan?

Zhao Zhongping, Zhao Jinmin, and Zhao Xuanji were particularly anxious about this, as all three were approaching the end of their natural lifespans!

Unfortunately, their hopeful dreams were shattered! Ultimately, the Ancestor kept the fruit for himself, refusing to give it to anyone!

This news brought great disappointment to all the Divinity Transformation members of the Zhao family, and Zhao Zhongping even wasted away until his death due to the heartbreak.

In reality, the Kunyuan Immortal Fruit was sitting untouched within Zhao Sheng’s Sumeru Space.

It was true! Zhao Sheng had publicly declared that he had consumed it, but the truth was that he never did!

If one were to ask why he refrained from eating it, the reason was simple: The Kunyuan Immortal Fruit ripens every 2,400 years, and since he still possessed tens of thousands of years of Life Span, he could afford to be patient!

So… for what purpose would this Kunyuan Immortal Fruit be used? It was naturally being saved for his brilliant son, Zhao Hong.

Having finally produced a direct bloodline descendant, he could not bear the thought of Zhao Hong’s life ending in an early death!

With this Kunyuan Immortal Fruit, while he couldn't guarantee that Zhao Hong would eventually reach the Void Spirit stage, he could at least ensure he would smoothly reach the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Three thousand years provided more than enough time for Zhao Hong to produce many descendants, thus fulfilling Zhao Sheng's goal.

Zhao Sheng’s vision was incredibly deep, reaching far beyond what any outsider could understand!

While he appeared to be merely doting on his son, he was actually planning for a legacy of bloodline prosperity that would last for a Hundred Lifetimes!

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During the decades following the Kunyuan Immortal Conference, the Divine Artisan Zhao Clan slowed its outward expansion, choosing instead to focus on stabilizing its newly acquired Vassal Forces while fairly distributing resources and resolving internal disputes.

Over the next century, the Zhao Family worked to calm internal tensions while establishing a fresh system for the collection of devotion.

As they reinforced the clan's foundations, the Zhao Family saw a massive influx of talent over that hundred-year period, even seeing the birth of two new Divinity Transformation members in rapid succession.

Throughout these years of the Zhao Family’s surging power, Zhao Sheng maintained a remarkably low profile.

For more than a hundred years, he spent most of his time in closed-door cultivation at the Jade Void Spirit Pond, rarely making an appearance!

Time flowed like a weaver's shuttle through the fabric of existence!

In what seemed like a heartbeat, two hundred years passed by!

The beauties of the past had all withered and died, with Ren Jinzi being the sole survivor.

Ren Jinzi had given birth to the Dragon Son, a feat of Great Merit for the Zhao Family!

Because of this, the Zhao Family spared no expense, utilizing immense quantities of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to force her breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm, thereby granting her five hundred additional years of life!

Two hundred years can feel like an eternity; it is long enough for a single family in the mortal world to grow into a massive clan of over a thousand people.