Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1642 - 885: The Blood Character Shows Its Might, Peerless Potential

Unlike the Six Nine Tribulations, the True Spirit Yuan Yang Tribulation isn't a heavenly tribulation but a fire tribulation instead.

Known also as the Five Thieves Demon Flame, this fire originates from the true spirit’s core, not from the Taoist Law.

Joy, anger, sorrow, surprise, and fear—these represent the five desires called the Five Thieves!

Classified as a "Cold Flame," the Five Thieves Demon Flame assaults the True Spirit Wisdom Light directly. Formless and intangible, its five desires demons erode and warp the true spirit’s intelligence, forcing "false desires" to replace "true emotions."

Thus, crossing the True Spirit Yuan Yang Tribulation usually demands relying solely on one's own power, with no external aid.

Those possessing "unwavering true emotions" can breeze through this trial effortlessly.

Yet, a single trace of "doubt and hesitation" leads most true form spiritual treasures to lose their True Spirit Wisdom Light, falling back into "ignorance" right then and there.

Gazing from miles away, Zhao Sheng watched the Five Thieves Demon Flame balloon rapidly outward, its glow growing ever more brilliant and sinister. Countless five desires demons swarmed in clusters, relentlessly plunging into the fire cloud's heart.

Right now, Jin Zha, Mu Zha, and the other four children huddled behind Zhao Sheng, peeking out nervously at the wildly surging and ferocious Five Thieves Demon Flame, their faces pale with terror and concern.

Bound by a "heart link," the Five Zhas shared sensations deeply, so Tu Zha's ordeal with the Demon Fire rippled through the other four.

Unlike ancient true form spiritual treasures plagued by endless hardships, the Five Zhas enjoyed a remarkably smooth path with few obstacles.

They surged to the True Spirit Yuan Yang Tribulation in under a thousand years, utterly eclipsing nearly all their contemporaries.

Lacking the tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years of trials and tribulations, the Five Zhas remained genuinely "naive" and "pure."

Facing the Five Desires Demon Flame's assault today, Tu Zha lasted less than an hour before desire demons rattled his spirit, cracking his resolve.

His feelings and awareness swiftly muddled and distorted, his true spirit fading and shriveling fast, poised to turn into mere "fuel" for the Five Thieves Demon Flame.

Suddenly, a surge of blood light erupted from deep within Tu Zha’s spirit, radiating outward in every direction.

The vibrant, multicolored demon flame cloud instantly took on a ghostly blood hue.

Moments later, a single character emerged slowly from the blood light's core: "思" (Thought).

With its emergence, the myriad five desires demons vanished in a puff, and the demon flame cloud shrank and withdrew violently.

As if time flowed backward, the fire cloud condensed swiftly into a blood flame the size of a fist, then darted back into Tu Zha’s body and vanished completely.

Witnessing this, Jin Zha cried out in astonishment, "Ah, it just... ended?"

"Just this...?" Mu Zha's eyes bulged wide too.

Zhao Sheng, seeing it all, felt deep surprise, hardly anticipating such marvels from the reincarnation "blood character."

"Look, Atu has grown taller!"

Shui Zha's sharp cry drew Zhao Sheng's gaze immediately.

Tu Zha, who had stood at three feet, now stretched and bulked up before their eyes, transforming into a robust "youth" reaching six feet.

His bellyband had evolved into Profound Yellow Armor, radiating unyielding strength and mountain-like weight.

Tu Zha buzzed with excitement as he inspected his transformed form, sensing a world utterly changed from before.

In a flash, he turned toward Zhao Sheng and appeared instantly before him like magic, the movement fluid and free of any worldly trace.

"Master, Atu did not fail in his mission!" Tu Zha gazed reverently at his master, bowing deeply with utmost sincerity.

Zhao Sheng commended him, "Atu did well; you've become a fine example for your four brothers."

His words barely landed when Mu Zha leaped forward eagerly, yelling, "Master, master! Let me be the second to cross the tribulation!"

Jin Zha bristled at that, firing back indignantly, "Why you as second? I, Jin Zha, deserve to go second—doesn't 'earth begets metal' prove it?"

Mu Zha grew flustered and shot back right away, "Pah! What earth begets metal? I'm going with 'wood begets earth!'"

Jin Zha just plugged his ears and shook his head vigorously, "I won't listen; no matter what, I want to be second!"

Witnessing the two Zhas bickering, Zhao Sheng abruptly declared, "Alright, Ashui, you go!"

"As you command, master!" Shui Zha bowed obediently in reply.

Mu Zha and Jin Zha, seeing their master issue the order, instantly deflated with disappointment, left with no option but to gaze enviously as Shui Zha departed.

Shortly afterward, immense multicolored clouds of demon flames burst forth abruptly, enveloping Shui Zha right in their midst.

The Five Thieves Demon Flames birthed hordes of five desires demons, which savagely lunged toward Shui Zha.

Yet merely half an hour passed before a surge of blood light rocketed upward, instantly dyeing the Five Thieves Demon Flames into a vast blood-red sea.

A few breaths afterward, the demon flames shrank to fist size, submissively fusing into Shui Zha’s body.

Soon enough, Shui Zha, just like Tu Zha, rapidly shot up in height, swiftly morphing into a striking young man standing six feet tall.

What set him apart was his water-blue Daoist robe, not armor.

With Shui Zha triumphing over the Primordial Yang Tribulation, Mu Zha, Jin Zha, and Huo Zha likewise conquered their own Primordial Yang Tribulations one after another, without a hitch.

After probing further, Zhao Sheng was stunned to find that the "Mirror Realm" inside the Five Zhas had evolved into a true Grotto Heaven, though merely a tenth the size of his.

Moreover, the Five Zhas had instinctively mastered a Great Divine Power sans any instruction, leaping their power to entirely new heights.

Now elevated to Primordial Yang Spirit Treasures, the Five Zhas rivaled the Human Clan’s Integration Realm Great Powers in prowess.

To some extent, these Five Zhas shed their former outcast label, now worthy of being called "Taoist" companions walking the same path.

Exactly!

Even Human Clan Great Powers, upon encountering them, are bound to hail them as "Taoist" companions.

Furthermore, within the Taiyi Spirit Realm, Primordial Yang Spirit Treasures vastly outnumber—far fewer exist than Integration Realm Great Powers—marking them as an exceedingly rare breed.

Nearly immortal by nature, Primordial Yang Spirit Treasures draw unwavering favor from every Immortal Sect purely for this trait.

Put differently, Primordial Yang Spirit Treasures command far loftier status than run-of-the-mill Integration Realm Great Powers.

In the end, Integration Realm faces inevitable lifespan exhaustion and passing away, unlike Primordial Yang Spirit Treasures.

Of course, gains always balance with losses!

Ninety-nine percent of Primordial Yang Spirit Treasures fail to ascend into Heavenly Spirit Treasures, whereas Integration Realm finds Crossing Tribulation far simpler for advancement.

That said, Zhao Sheng sees boundless potential in the Five Zhas to become Heavenly Spirit Treasures, thanks to the solid "foundation" he forged during their initial refining.

Having carved open the Grotto Heaven, Zhao Sheng chose not to rush back to the Taiyi Spirit Realm, opting instead to train alongside the Five Zhas right there on-site.

He dove deep into the planet’s crustal layers, as the Five Zhas claimed five key spots in the southeast, northwest, and center, quietly consolidating their realms.

Time slipped away unnoticed, while the barren, desolate planet transformed utterly beyond recognition.

Centuries of volcanic eruptions blanketed the surface, gradually birthing a dense atmosphere overhead.

Despite the hellish scorching heat on the surface, as heaven-and-earth spiritual energy permeated the globe, the planet’s primal spiritual energy cycle finally took shape.

Suddenly one day, a colossal downpour unlike any before hammered the entire planet, raging for tens of thousands of years.

In that rain’s opening century, Shui Zha shattered through first. Sensing the heaven-rich water vapor filling the air, he brimmed with thrill, wielding Water Element Power to flood the planet with endless moisture.

The subsequent century brought breakthroughs from Tu Zha and Jin Zha in sequence; fired up by Shui Zha’s feat, they seized Earth and Metal Principle powers, launching the planet’s grand "reform".

Another century flew by, drawing Mu Zha and Huo Zha into this monumental planetary overhaul.

With time’s flow, mighty rivers carved through the wasteland, while faint green hues sprouted along the shores—the birth of the simplest "moss".

Over the decades that trailed, the Five Zhas hauled myriad seeds from their Grotto Heavens, broadcasting them far and wide across the planet.

Most seeds withered in the brutal conditions, but a handful valiantly rooted down, sprouted, and clung to life against the odds.

Three hundred years later, the once desolate and lifeless planet slowly came alive again, developing an atmosphere as countless varieties of plants sprouted across its surface, and basic fish species began to appear in the hot ocean depths.

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Three hundred and seventy years onward, relentless downpours raged ceaselessly, nearly flooding the entire surface beneath an immense sea.

Deep within the crust, a pristine white halo floated over the Magma Sea, silently radiating a brilliant glow.

The Five Elements Cave Heaven, born merely over three centuries ago, had now grown to encompass "160,000 miles".

Shaped like an egg, the Grotto Heaven featured a space-time dome as its "shell", its core mimicking a "planet" spanning 160,000 miles in diameter.

Having studied countless ancient texts and scrolls, Zhao Sheng knew well that Grotto Heavens forged by Integration Realm cultivators came in diverse forms.

Certain ones followed the classic "Heavenly Round and Earthly Square" design, where the Grotto Heaven's heart was a Floating Continent, known too as Vast Central Earth.

Others, including his own, modeled their Grotto Heaven after a planet, since the All Heavens and Universes held myriad worlds shaped as "planets".

Such a design matched the grand laws of the cosmos, making it the prime option for most Integration Realm cultivators.

Besides these, rarer Grotto Heaven varieties featured "World Tree", "Multi-layer Interface", and replicas of the Hongmeng Immortal Realm’s "All Stars".

The Taiyi Spirit Realm exemplified the "All Stars" style.

Besides these, rarer Grotto Heaven varieties featured "World Tree", "Multi-layer Interface", and replicas of the Hongmeng Immortal Realm’s "