Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1644 - 887: The Plot Fails, Entering Jixian Island

Several days later, within Chongyue Cave Heaven.

Clear skies prevailed, the Cloud Sea stretching infinitely. Abruptly, a beam of flowing light tore through the clouds, hurtling toward a majestic, treacherous peak soaring beyond the clouds.

Soon after, the streaming light settled upon a sheer cliff protruding over the Cloud Sea.

The radiance faded, unveiling a striking young master whose eyes gleamed like stellar lights; it was none other than Zhao Chongxu.

Upon touchdown, Zhao Chongxu's face burst into delight at once. A hand flipped over, materializing an olive-form object in his grasp—jet black yet adorned with crystalline motifs; a "Crystal Stone."

This "Crystal Stone" held no commonality; it was a "Star Core," scarce beyond measure in the All Heavens and Universes.

Star Cores emerge solely from the ruin of a Constant Sand World, embodying a realm's ultimate quintessence and the most pristine Earth Element Law Crystal, rendering them staggeringly rare and priceless.

Hoisting the Star Core, Zhao Chongxu mounted the verdant stone stairs winding to the summit, the isolated cultivation haven of Three Ancestors Zhao Dashan.

Even in Chongyue Cave Heaven, scarcely a dozen could access this Three-Star Peak, Zhao Chongxu included among them.

His "excited" visage propelled him swiftly up the steps until he reached the peak's Magic Platform, instantly spotting his great-grandfather Zhao Dashan cross-legged at its core.

Zhao Dashan eased his eyes open, and beholding the Star Core clutched by his great-grandson, his gaze flared with sudden brilliance, betraying a flicker of elation.

Zhao Chongxu advanced eagerly to his great-grandfather, bowing reverently, "Grandson Chongxu, greets Great-Grandfather!"

Zhao Dashan chuckled scoldingly, "You little rascal, I don’t see you around any other day, and now you have time to come today?"

At his words, Zhao Chongxu sprang upright, proffered the Star Core in both hands, strode forward briskly, and declared proudly, "Grandson brings a gift today!"

Zhao Dashan snatched the Star Core, fondling it tenderly head lowered, and remarked, "Star Core?! This item is indeed rare. I haven’t been spoiling you for nothing."

Enthralled by the Star Core in his palms, Zhao Dashan remained oblivious as Zhao Chongxu’s eyes shifted to utter coldness undetected, a ghastly mask manifesting abruptly on his features.

Zhao Chongxu extended a finger, birthing myriad archaic glyphs from his form that plummeted like thunderbolts onto Zhao Dashan, coalescing into myriad odd bindings that sealed his Qi Sea and Dantian forthwith.

Concurrently, a colossal, inconceivable surge materialized from nothingness, quashing Zhao Dashan’s body and Primordial Spirit in a flash.

Lord Wanxing pointed anew, launching the repulsive Treasure from his face skyward before it hammered down like lightning upon Zhao Dashan’s countenance.

The Treasure blazed with harsh silver glow, unleashing a profoundly eerie energy that poured into the Purple Mansion Soul Sea, commencing the corrosion of Zhao Dashan’s Primordial Spirit and mind.

Old Ghost Wanxing thrust a finger for the third occasion, propelling a luminous orb from his digit that pierced swiftly into Zhao Dashan’s brow center.

Instantly, Zhao Dashan’s frame went taut, rendered utterly still.

The luminous orb invaded the Purple Mansion Soul Sea, morphing forthwith into a titanic, realm-quaking fiend with solitary horn and five tails, engulfing Zhao Dashan’s Primordial Spirit completely while fusing with and striving to dominate his flesh.

Zheng, the mythic ancient Divine Beast akin to tiger or leopard, single-horned with five tails, its cry resembling clashing stones... inhabiting the Western Desert Mountains of Hongmeng Immortal Realm, an Earth Spirit manifestation, innately wielding earth and stone command, one among the hundred ancient Divine Beasts.

Time elapsed, and the erstwhile immobile Zhao Dashan stirred abruptly, his horrified visage contorting into a sudden smile.

He rose first, tested his limbs, then fixed a zealous stare on "Zhao Chongxu" standing hands folded behind.

Abruptly he dropped to knees rigidly, forehead grinding the ground, prostrating in devout worship, "Servant Zhao Dashan pays homage to the Master. Congratulations to the Master on attaining longevity, becoming an ancestor of the Dao!"

Indubitably, though Zhao Dashan had attained Unification Realm, ensnared by the Ruined Immortal’s scheme, escape from this doom proved impossible.

Furthermore, Old Ghost Wanxing had lurked in shadows for tens of thousands of years, striking now with utterly savage precision.

Old Ghost Wanxing commanded him to stand up, after which a strand of his Immortal Soul detached and entered Zhao Dashan’s body.

Zhao Chongxu quickly "awoke from a dream," gazing happily at his great-grandfather with a calm look, his eyes brimming with eager expectation.

Zhao Dashan remained perfectly still, just like a lifeless clay statue.

Without his awareness, every memory from his entire life was being thoroughly scanned by Old Ghost Wanxing.

After an unknown stretch of time, Zhao Dashan’s eyes twitched faintly, and a startled "hmm" abruptly slipped from his lips.

Within the Upper Sky of the Purple Mansion Soul Sea, memories of the past morphed into crystal-clear visions, unfolding right before Old Ghost Wanxing.

Standing out most sharply was an image of a dusty gray cloth sack, sealed at the mouth with yellow talisman paper. That Paper Talisman carried a blood-scrawled seal character.

Old Ghost Wanxing inspected it closely and mulled it over for ages before exploding into wild, thrilled laughter, "Heh heh,... I’ve finally found it! It’s... him!"

The laughter boomed across the vast, endless Soul Sea, as a dashing young Daoist burst forth from the rush of memories, materializing directly in front of Old Ghost Wanxing.

Old Ghost Wanxing eyed the figure intently, his gaze suddenly blazing with overwhelming greed.

Yet, hidden beneath that greed was a deep-seated dread.

Truthfully, Old Ghost Wanxing wasn’t sure if the Dao Artifact "Reincarnation Life and Death Pen" was in Zhao Sheng’s possession, but from the look of that Blood Character Talisman...

Even if this individual wasn’t the bearer of the Reincarnation Life and Death Pen, he shared an intimate link with its "host."

No matter if he was or not, Old Ghost Wanxing vowed to dominate him first and wrench out every "clue" about the Reincarnation Life and Death Pen from his grasp.