Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1718 - 925: Sowing the Multiverse Achieved, March’s Tribulation Crossing Fails

Despite repeated searches, he still could not find any leads.

"Could it be... that sudden flash of intuition just now—"

Before he could fully process his thoughts, a towering figure materialized before him.

"Haha, I have returned! Behold... I've brought back the Gun God's skeleton! Haha!!"

His laughter echoed through the Cloud Sky, causing the surrounding clouds to roil and churn, transforming into a heavy downpour.

"Tu Zha, greetings to the Master!"

"Mu Zha, greetings to the Master!"

"Huo Zha..."

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The Five Zhas manifested their spirit bodies, bowing respectfully to the original being.

The avatar ceased his laughter, addressing them with a hint of pride, "Atu, Ah Huo, quickly present the Gun God's skeleton."

In response, Tu Zha and Huo Zha opened their mouths, expelling spheres of white light.

These luminous orbs ascended, instantly solidifying into two colossal pale bone pillars, one dwarfing the other, yet both exceeding six zhang in height.

As the two skeleton fragments of the Gun God appeared, they seemed drawn to each other, moving as if guided by an unseen force.

Zhao Sheng's eyes flickered with Divine Light. With a mere thought, he arrested their motion in mid-air.

Crack, crack...

Simultaneously, a layer of ice crystals rapidly began to form on the Gun God's bones, pristine and clear, growing at an astonishing rate.

Within mere breaths, the icy coating on the bones was over a zhang thick, and it continued to expand.

Hmm?

Zhao Sheng let out a surprised exclamation and couldn't resist approaching to examine the phenomenon more closely. His Divine Thought and Will Heart Light enveloped every inch of the bones.

After careful observation and sensing, he was astonished to find that the Gun God's bones were spontaneously generating "extremely pure Cold Ice Source Qi."

It wasn't a transformation, nor was it the absorption of ambient Water Element Spirit Qi. It was the direct "creation" of Cold Ice Source Qi, which immediately solidified into ice crystals.

Upon melting, this ice would yield Water Element Spirit Qi and a significant amount of Pure Water.

In essence, it appeared as though the Gun God's bones were a unique manifestation of the Water Element Dao, capable of producing Cold Ice Spirit Qi from nothingness.

Perhaps another possibility existed: the Gun God, during his life, had walked an extraordinary path on the Water Element Dao, possibly becoming the very source of the Cold Ice manifestation.

Transcendent beings who attained such mastery over a branch of the Dao could rival the Golden Immortals of the Human Clan, with the most ancient among them even standing on par with Daluo Golden Immortals.

Zhao Sheng fell into deep contemplation. After a prolonged period, a bold conjecture began to form in his mind.

He dared to speculate that the Water Element Dao lacked a supreme Dao Ancestor.

From antiquity to the present, the apex of this path had always been occupied by some Primordial Ancestor.

The Gun God's cultivation realm during his life was exceptionally high. However, out of fear of the Primordial Clan, he was compelled to dedicate himself to the Cold Ice path.

As a derivative of the Water Element Dao, Cold Ice, while unable to achieve the standing of a Supreme Dao Ancestor, could nonetheless accommodate multiple Daluo Golden Immortals.

The Gun God likely reached the culmination of the Cold Ice path during his lifetime. Consequently, even after countless eons, his skeletal remains could perpetually "create" infinite Cold Ice Source Qi from the void.

After an extended period, Zhao Sheng released his spiritual focus and elevated his mental perspective to an boundless height.

Instantly, the Grotto Heaven and all within it vanished from his perception, replaced by the boundless, intricate, and ever-shifting tapestry of "Law Silk Strings."

Within the depths of this resplendent world of Law Silk Strings, a particular region appeared distinctly "discordant."

Vast expanses of "crystal silk strings" intertwined and writhed, gradually coalescing into an unimaginable entity resembling a beast with countless "tentacles." It was abstract, yet imbued with principles and reasons beyond comprehension.

From this elevated mental vantage point, the being continuously sprouted innumerable tentacles, which incessantly fractured, transforming into complex vortexes.

Numerous "vortexes" expanded outward, rapidly reconfiguring the arrangements and transformation laws of the surrounding Law Silk Strings.

Zhao Sheng witnessed this profoundly abstract law beast with his own eyes, feeling a profound tremor deep within his soul.

In the subsequent moment, he was overcome by an extreme weariness, his Spirit rapidly depleting, rendering him unable to sustain his "observation."

As his mental perspective plummeted from its infinite zenith, Zhao Sheng groaned, returning to the tangible world.

"The Gun God... is not entirely deceased!" Zhao Sheng was utterly astonished, and a profound sense of vigilance surged within his heart.

With a mere thought, the two Gun God’s bones were propelled in opposite directions, one hurtling east and the other west, vanishing toward the distant horizon.

In an instant, one bone plunged into the unfathomable depths of the East Sea Abyss, while the other sank into the vast expanse of the West Sea.

The very moment the Gun God’s bone submerged into the East Sea, two colossal Mount-bearing Dragon Turtles, residing at the seabed, simultaneously lifted their heads, fixing their gaze upon the bone’s descent.

In the subsequent second, both Dragon Turtles surged from the ocean floor, swiftly navigating towards the Gun God’s bone.

Before long, the two behemoths plunged into the Sea Abyss, eventually reaching the Gun God’s bone and positioning themselves beside it.

What bewildered Zhao Sheng was the peculiar mixture of fear and affection the Dragon Turtles exhibited towards the Gun God’s bone; they seemed drawn to it yet dared not draw near or make contact.

Shortly after the Gun God’s bones settled into the Sea Abyss, the environment underwent a dramatic transformation, becoming an icy domain. Simultaneously, the concentration of Spirit Qi within a radius of a million miles experienced a phenomenal surge.

As time progressed, the Spirit Qi concentration across the entirety of the East Sea began to climb precipitously, with the West Sea mirroring this rapid ascent.

Within a mere few decades, Zhao Sheng observed with surprise that the Spirit Qi cycle within the Five Elements Cave Heaven was becoming noticeably imbalanced. The Water Element Spirit Qi’s concentration drastically overshadowed all other elements.

To preserve the delicate equilibrium, Zhao Sheng found himself compelled to recalibrate the Cave Heaven Law. He also activated the Five Elements Transformation Array, initiating a continuous conversion of Water Element Spirit Qi into other forms, thereby preventing the Cave Heaven Law from descending into chaos.

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Time yielded to the relentless march of ages, and eight hundred years dissolved into the past like fleeting moments.

Five centuries after the Gun God’s bones had been introduced into the Cave Heaven, the Five Elements Cave Heaven experienced an immense acceleration in its expansion, its diameter swelling to exceed six hundred thousand miles.

Throughout the eight centuries Zhao Sheng presided over the Cave Heaven, his primary avatar made several returns, bringing crucial updates concerning Zhao San Yue.

As Zhao Sheng had anticipated, Zhao San Yue tragically perished during the formidable Nine-layered Thunder Tribulation.

Miraculously, at the precise instant her Divine Soul dissolved, she managed to relinquish her life’s cultivation. Her final vestige of Divine Soul merged with the Time Blade, and by sheer fortune, became integrated with its Sword Spirit.

Consequently, Zhao San Yue’s existence concluded, replaced by a unique entity known as Zhao Guangyin.

As the True Spirit of a Heavenly Spirit Treasure, Zhao Guangyin’s existence was virtually eternal. In the words of Zhao Xuanjing, while March (referring to Zhao San Yue) might not achieve Ascension to Immortality, she had ultimately discovered her own path.

For Zhao Sheng, this outcome was far from undesirable; at the very least, the Zhao Family now possessed another formidable being, comparable in power to someone who had successfully navigated the Crossing Tribulation.

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To maintain the vital balance, Zhao Sheng had no alternative but to adjust the Cave Heaven Law and initiate the Five Elements Transformation Array, ceaselessly converting Water Element Spirit Qi into other elemental forms. This was crucial to prevent the Cave Heaven Law from devolving into disorder.

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Time flowed onward, and eight hundred years vanished in the blink of an eye.

Five hundred years after the Gun God’s bones were integrated into the Cave Heaven, the expansion of the Five Elements Cave Heaven surged dramatically, its diameter growing to encompass over six hundred thousand miles.

During the eight centuries Zhao Sheng governed the Cave Heaven, his primary avatar returned multiple times, conveying intelligence regarding Zhao San Yue.

As he had foreseen, Zhao San Yue met her demise under the wrath of the Nine-layered Thunder Tribulation.

Yet, with remarkable fortune, at the very moment her Divine Soul disintegrated, she renounced her life’s cultivation. Her final strand of Divine Soul merged into the Time Blade, achieving integration with the Sword Spirit through sheer serendipity.

From this point forward, Zhao San Yue ceased to be, her identity supplanted by an emergent being named Zhao Guangyin.

Possessing the status of a True Spirit of a Heavenly Spirit Treasure, Zhao Guangyin could be deemed immortal. As Zhao Xuanjing articulated, although March could not achieve Ascension to Immortality, she had, in essence, found her own way.

To Zhao Sheng, this resolution was not disadvantageous. If nothing else, the Zhao Family had gained an additional immensely powerful entity, equivalent to one who had successfully undergone the Crossing Tribulation.