Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1527 - 827: Secretly Reaching Sky-reaching Cliff and Setting Up the Ten Thousand Miles Flying Array

"Impressive, you've shown great care; this earns you a reward." Zhao Sheng offered sudden commendation once he finished checking the items inside the Sumeru Ring.

With those words, he pulled an apricot-yellow jade slip from his robe and flung it toward Jun Tianxing.

Joy sparked in Jun Tianxing’s gaze, and he swiftly seized the jade slip before directing a thread of Divine Thought into it.

Innumerable deep and enigmatic writings surged into his consciousness, quickly captivating him as his sharp, eagle-like eyes shone ever more intensely.

Moments later, Jun Tianxing snapped out of his trance and promptly dropped to his knees, lowering his head in thrilled appreciation. "My thanks to you, lord, for granting me the 'Blood Nerve Scripture.' Its power gives me a thirty percent shot at refining my bloodline."

Zhao Sheng gave a slight nod, offering gentle counsel. "The 'Blood Nerve Scripture' belongs to Demon Path methods. While it contains hidden depths, it creates significant hurdles for later progress in cultivation. Should you fail to keep it in check and descend into demonic madness while practicing, death is certain. Consider well if you truly wish to pursue it."

"I've weighed it all. Given my understanding and talent, I can scarcely try to cleanse my bloodline, yet there's zero hope of reversing it. Without bloodline reversion, ascending to Golden Wing Roc King remains impossible in this life. Thus, I'm ready to bear any cost." Jun Tianxing declared firmly.

"Fine then. Should you hold onto this resolve moving forward, I'm confident you might fulfill your ambitions."

Here, Zhao Sheng abruptly changed subjects, inquiring, "What key information have you collected in recent days?"

At that, Jun Tianxing quickly drew a feather-like jade from his possessions and presented it with respect.

"Lord, everything I've learned is stored here; kindly review it."

Zhao Sheng acknowledged with a nod, dispatching a thread of Divine Thought into the jade.

Moments afterward, a trace of uncertainty appeared on his face, followed by quiet contemplation.

Jun Tianxing's reports covered much ground, touching on many facets of the enemy Demon Clan alliance troops.

Yet the vital details focused on the Green-winged Roc Clan's actions.

Jun Tianxing possessed eight siblings, all surpassing him in might, six of whom matched the prowess of a Divinity Transformation True Monarch in battle.

The Eldest Prince Jun Tianhong sat at the pinnacle of Divinity Transformation. Commanding the Demon Clan coalition as its leader, he directed almost a million demons, facing off against the Human Clan forces beyond the Great Wilderness Swamp.

The Second Prince Jun Tianhuang, marginally less potent than his elder sibling, oversaw the swift Golden Roc Corps and held substantial sway.

Princes from the third rank onward lacked direct army commands, but each ruled over territories, acting as protectors and monitors for insurgent demon beast groups.

Even as a kingdom, the Dapeng Demon Country operated via the Demon Clan's tribal framework. Mighty clans such as the Gale Wolves and Earth-shaking Dragons outwardly swore fealty to the Golden Wing Peng Emperor, yet their demon kings retained control of their lands, lording over lesser demon groups.

Some half month prior, the Peng Emperor's personal Beiming Army got summoned back to the Sky-reaching Cliff without warning.

Comprising just over a hundred warriors from the Green-winged Roc Clan, the Beiming Army featured members all exceeding Nascent Soul strength, establishing them as the Demon Country's premier force.

At the same time, the Second Prince Jun Tianhuang along with close to thirty Nascent Soul-tier demon beast chiefs quietly made their way back to the Sky-reaching Cliff.

Home to the Demon Country's Imperial Court, the Sky-reaching Cliff also served as the Green-winged Roc's nesting ground.

Never a favorite of his father, Jun Tianxing commanded scant devoted followers. Though he probed diligently into why the Beiming Army returned so suddenly to the Sky-reaching Cliff, his findings remained murky, obscuring the motive behind the shift.

Upon completing his review, Zhao Sheng harbored certain guesses in his thoughts.

"Little Master Jun, we're off to the Sky-reaching Cliff; guide me there." Zhao Sheng instructed.

Startled, Jun Tianxing refrained from questioning the purpose, bowing at once. "Since I'm with you, lord, no need to waste your mana. Let me revert to my true shape and bear you straight to the Sky-reaching Cliff."

As he finished speaking, the feather robe on Jun Tianxing ballooned enormously, his frame expanding vastly, and within a blink, he became a grand and matchless Green-winged Roc, spanning over a hundred zhang.

Zhao Sheng rose lightly into the air, settling onto the roc's back in a cross-legged pose.

"Alright, lord, grip firm; we're off!" The Green-winged Roc unfurled its massive wings abruptly, stirring up myriad cyclones below.

An eagle's cry resounded across the Cloud Sky, and the roc turned into a bolt of azure light, hurtling toward the distant west.

Within mere breaths, it faded into the endless cloud reaches.

...

Snow had blanketed the land for more than half a month, covering everything in heavy white, forming an immense frozen plain dotted here and there with hints of green.

Amid the endless snowscape, a solitary summit thrust upward into the clouds, its steep, jagged sides rising defiantly amid sky and soil, radiating lone resilience.

Known as the Sky-reaching Cliff, this peak's visible part below the clouds represented merely the surface; the actual "Sky-reaching Cliff" extended beyond into the heights above.

Roughly a thousand miles to the southwest, Zhao Sheng perched on a jutting, eroded stone, eyeing the soaring Sky-reaching Cliff in the distance, a touch of reminiscence in his stare.

Just then, memories of home's Heavenly Pillar Mountain surfaced unbidden—both giants linking earth to heavens, yet Sky-reaching Cliff's dangers outstripped its weightier counterpart.

Soon enough, Zhao Sheng pulled back his eyes, his form blurring as he plunged into the earth, vanishing entirely.

Over a hundred zhang beneath the surface, a spacious hollow had been hollowed out.

Dao patterns covered the cavern's roof and sides in abundance, while an unseen shield wrapped around it, severing ties to the world outside.

At the hollow's heart, nine White Jade Array Pillars formed a Bagua layout, their faces etched with myriad intricate designs, each crowned by a Top-grade Spirit Stone.

Within the array's central zone, the floor bore thousands of intersecting "lines" packed with blended crystal dust of diverse hues and vital blood, appearing disordered but adhering to a profoundly hidden pattern.

Zhao Sheng circled the array pillars, his potent Divine Thought dividing into countless "Divine Needles" that pierced the pillars, inscribing Tao True Text stroke by stroke.

Time stretched on unknowably until the nine White Jade Array Pillars began to glow softly, the illumination flowing to the floor and suddenly lighting up the myriad lines.

Suddenly, the ground turned almost transparent, as an immense, wondrous unseen power settled over the site—this force, vast and boundless, could bridge the Nine Netherworld beneath and the Infinite Thick Earth overhead, utterly arcane and profound.

This is... attraction!

Zhao Sheng lifted off, hovering over the array, his Divine Thought enveloping the formation below and linking to its nucleus, poised to harness the Array's might for a swift thousand-mile flight at need.

Named the Ten Thousand Miles Flying Array, this setup tapped into heaven and earth's pull for rapid escape.

Though challenging to craft, he devised it drawing from the Cross-border Transmission Array's core ideas, yielding a fresh formation type.

Remember, transmission arrays always incorporate space-time and gravity laws in layers. If the Space-time Beacon serves as the fixed point, gravity acts as the "thread" tying space-time points together.

Absent gravity, it's like severing that thread, risking disorientation amid space-time.

Ordinarily, only Returning to Void Realm experts could erect Transmission Arrays.

With his cultivation still modest, Zhao Sheng couldn't manage a full Transmission Array, hence the Ten Thousand Miles Flying Array.

While unable to cross space-time, activating it allowed earth's force to propel instant travel over a thousand miles, ideal for fleeing peril.

Once the array stood ready, Zhao Sheng devoted over ten days to installing various barriers and setups around the cavern, meant merely to stall and confine foes briefly.

All preparations done, a rare stretch of leisure appeared, so he quietly practiced cultivation inside the cavern, biding time for a specific chance to emerge.