Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1767 951: Waving Farewell, the Qilin Sings in the Drizzle (Part 2)

Just because Zhao Xuanxian is so... so young, so young that one can't help but think of his master: the Primordial Venerable!

Back in the day, the Primordial Venerable was not yet three thousand years old when he opened up the Five Elements Cave Heaven, which shocked the entire Taiyi Spirit Realm.

Although Zhao Xuanxian is not as exceptionally talented as his master, he is not much inferior.

This person is now just over eight thousand and seven hundred years old. At the same age, other Half-Immortals of the Void breaking through to the Returning to Void Third Level would be the limit, but he has already successfully advanced to the Unification Realm.

Since the Spirit Realm has historical records, the number of Integration Realm Great Powers has exceeded a million.

If ranked by age, Zhao Xuanxian would be in the top hundred!

It should be known that nearly twenty percent of those ranked ahead of him have already ascended to the Immortal Heaven.

And among the tens of thousands of Great Powers ranked behind him, many have also successfully achieved Dao and ascended.

The high Immortal content in the top hundred is evident from this!

...

While the Zhao Family was celebrating with great joy, that Ancestor Xuanxian, who should have been full of vigor and spirit in the hearts of countless clan members, was at this moment getting beaten up with lumps all over his head, having to dodge around in extreme embarrassment.

In the Five Elements Cave Heaven,

as the golden light faded, Zhao Xuanxian's clothes were in tatters, and he was groaning repeatedly from the pain, his features twisted in agony.

Seeing that he was no match, he quickly threw away the broken sword in his hand and shouted in a fit of anger, "No more fighting, no more! I admit defeat, alright?"

No sooner had he spoken than a ball of golden light fell in front of him out of thin air.

As the golden light dissipated, there stood a young Daoist with a clear and delicate appearance, a long golden braid draped behind his head, reaching down to his heels.

"Hehe, senior brother hasn't had enough fun yet! Why is the junior brother not fighting? Come on, let's compete again, this time senior brother will let you use both hands." Yuan Hong looked at his junior brother with a mischievous grin, his gaze carrying a bit of eagerness.

He finally got to let go and fight to his heart's content with his junior brother, but who would have thought his junior brother couldn't take the beating. After just a few hits, he was already admitting defeat.

This won't do, because he hadn't had his fill yet!

"A man's word is as good as gold! If I say no more fighting, then no more! I lost... I admit it!" Zhao Xuanxian rubbed his aching arm and declared loudly with firm determination.

It's not that he couldn't take the beating, but that senior brother Yuan Hong was too abnormal.

After Zhao Xuanxian ascended to the Unification Realm, he thought the gap in strength with his senior brother had greatly diminished.

But he didn't expect that in a real fight, he would be defeated even more miserably than before.

The speed at which senior brother's strength was improving far exceeded his expectations.

Zhao Xuanxian even suspected that senior brother might have already crossed that threshold, advancing to a realm comparable to the Demon Saint of the Tribulation Crossing Realm.

Just as he suspected, although Yuan Hong had not truly broken through to claim the title of saint, his strength was not weaker than most Demon Saints.

If he truly exerted his full strength, an ordinary Tribulation Crossing Venerable might not even be his match.

Yuan Hong saw his junior brother was not falling for it, so he immediately changed his tone and worked even harder to tempt him: "How about... senior brother will let you use both hands and feet, and only use ten percent of my strength. Junior brother, don't you want to beat me just once?"

"Just once?!"

Hearing this, Zhao Xuanxian was instantly filled with desire.

Recalling the countless past defeats, he intensely longed to defeat his senior brother, even if only once!

Just as Zhao Xuanxian was eager to give it a try, a faint and distant wave of Divine Thought arrived through the air.

Immediately after, a warm and cold voice of clarity sounded in the ears of both Yuan Hong and Zhao Xuanxian.

"Oh no, Master is summoning us. Ah, what bad timing." Yuan Hong exclaimed, then complained full of regret.

Zhao Xuanxian was secretly relieved. Luckily, Master transmitted the message in time, allowing him to avoid a disaster.

"Senior brother, since Master has summoned us, we should hurry over."

Yuan Hong nodded helplessly, then summoned a cloud of Qingyun and jumped onto it.

Zhao Xuanxian's form flickered, and he instantly landed on the Qingyun.

"Senior brother, your tunneling light is fast. How about giving me a ride?"

"Hold on tight!"

Without waiting for another word, the Qingyun suddenly turned into a thread of golden light and vanished from the spot.

...

In just an instant, both Yuan Hong and Zhao Xuanxian appeared in a paradise filled with fragrant flowers and birdsong, lush with greenery.

Zhao Sheng stood under a Ten Thousand Years Old Peach Tree, smilingly watching his two disciples who arrived in a hurry.

Yuan Hong and Zhao Xuanxian hurried forward, bowed and saluted, "Disciple Yuan Hong (Zhao Xuanxian), pay respect to Master!"

"No need for much courtesy!"

Zhao Sheng nodded slightly and continued, "I am about to travel far. It might be a long time before I can return. So I have called on you to clarify some matters beforehand."

Yuan Hong, carefree by nature, did not notice the underlying message in his master's words.

Zhao Xuanxian, with astute thinking, immediately sensed his master's intent to convey final matters.

"Could it be that Master wants to... prove his Dao and ascend?" Zhao Xuanxian's heart skipped a beat, hurriedly suppressing the thought deep in his mind.

Even between master and disciple, boundaries must be respected. Some secrets concern life and death and cannot be questioned.

Zhao Xuanxian has secrets that cannot be spoken, and both his master and senior brother do too.

"Yuan Hong, you are impulsive and always carefree. Before I leave, I will pass on to you the 'Subodhi Unmoving Seal' and 'Infinite Heaven Traveling Skill.'

After speaking, Zhao Sheng stretched out a finger, touching Yuan Hong's forehead.

In the next moment, countless mystical scriptures flowed like a torrent into Yuan Hong's Purple Mansion, quickly transforming into two volumes of golden silk scrolls, suspended above the Soul Sea.

After the Dharma transmission, Zhao Sheng looked at the second disciple and calmly said, "Xuanxian, you are outwardly modest but internally proud, always unwilling to accept defeat. I fear peril may befall you, so I pass on to you 'Taichu Undying Body' and 'Big and Small Ruyi Immortal Skill.'

Having said that, he once again extended a finger, gently touching Zhao Xuanxian's forehead.

Moments later, he withdrew his finger, seeing Zhao Xuanxian standing in place with a mesmerized expression, his aura changing repeatedly.

The first disciple Yuan Hong is originally the reincarnation of the Daluo Golden Immortal. He naturally possesses destiny, so I merely need to pass on the magic skill.

It is not the same for the second disciple Zhao Xuanxian, Zhao Sheng not only passed down the immortal law but also imparted his own insights.

This alone will allow Zhao Xuanxian to avoid many detours in the future.

Passing down the immortal law was not enough; Zhao Sheng also embedded a Small Wind Stabilizing Pearl into the disciple's body.

Time flies, and three years passed in an instant.

Yuan Hong and Zhao Xuanxian woke up one after another, only to find their master had already left.

"Senior brother, wait for me for three thousand years. In the next competition, I will win honorably against you." Zhao Xuanxian, having been bestowed with superior immortal techniques and his own Daoist practice progressing rapidly, was brimming with confidence at this time.

He unexpectedly dared to utter such harsh words to Yuan Hong, truly unaware of the heights of the heavens.

Faced with his junior brother's active provocation, the belligerent Yuan Hong was extremely happy, hastily agreeing, fearing his junior brother might change his mind.

Not long after, the two bid farewell to each other and went their separate ways.

...

Zhao Sheng went to Earth's Core Cave Heaven once, personally informing the ancestor he planned to go to No Return Heaven.

Although Zhao Xuanjing couldn't understand why he chose such a perilous, possibly one-way unknown path instead of proving his Dao and ascending.

Zhao Xuanjing pleaded with him earnestly to change his mind, but Zhao Sheng's decision was firm.

Seeing persuasion was impossible, Zhao Xuanjing reluctantly nodded.

A few days later, Zhao Sheng emerged from Earth's Core Cave Heaven, returning silently to Five Elements Cave Heaven.

...

"Sir, if you intend to leave, you must take me with you."

The Stone Spirit accidentally learned about the lord's plan to go to No Return Heaven. He immediately found Zhao Sheng, throwing a tantrum about wanting to accompany him.

"Nonsense! Why follow me? With your limited power, going to No Return Heaven with me would only be a burden... Stay assured in Five Elements Cave Heaven, I will return someday." Zhao Sheng first reprimanded and then patiently soothed.

Upon hearing, the Stone Spirit rolled forward, instantly transforming from a stone man into a lively Jade Qilin.

The Qilin stood at a shoulder height of two zhang, its body length six or seven zhang, with scale armor neatly extending to the tail, each looking like flawless top-grade jade.

A glance at this Jade Qilin revealed supreme majesty, filled with an indescribable aura of nobility and purity as it raised claws and bowed its head.

"Master, have you forgotten? I signed the true contract 'Heaven and Earth Same Life' with you. With me by your side, you have no worry of Life Span running out."

As the Stone Spirit transformed into a Jade Qilin, it ran up to Zhao Sheng, lowering its lion-like head, rubbing against his body in a charming manner.

After listening, Zhao Sheng was thoughtful and then relented, "Your words have merit. Very well, I will take you along."

"Haha, thank you, sir, for your grace! Rest assured, I will not hinder you." The Stone Spirit, delighted, jumped and disappeared behind the mountains.

Two more years passed, everything was ready!

So, on a certain day, Zhao Sheng quietly tunneled out of Five Elements Cave Heaven and was never seen again.