Chapter 641 - 38: Fifth Celestial Tribulation, A Great Increase in Strength

The armor on its body was a set of wooden plates refined from the trunk of a Great Sun Celestial Fire Tree, giving it a simple, natural look.

The Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation presented a wondrous fusion of flesh and Profound Gold. Its face was identical to Fang Cheng’s, but its temperament was cold and majestic, exuding a natural authority—a stark contrast to Fang Cheng’s own free-spirited and carefree nature.

In the early stages, this Spiritual Mechanism was single-handedly forged by Feng Yan. Later, after Fang Cheng returned from the Spirit Immortal’s Abandoned Mansion, he refined a soul fragment and a Divine Power Relic sent from his main body into it.

This Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation was now equipped with the following Divine Techniques:

Primordial Heavenly Demon Qi, the Mixed Element Seven Tribulations Diagram, the Sundial of Heavenly Return, and the Great Sun Golden Crow Talisman.

One could say this Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation was almost identical to the likes of Mo Liushang and the Spiritual Palace City Lord. Within its body, the artificially refined Qi Sea and Dharma Aspect were housed within a Void Demon Embryo, achieving a perfect fusion.

Its Dharma Aspect was still the "Primordial Celestial Demon Strategy." After corrupting and devouring that Tier Six Demon Bird, the Magical Power in its Qi Sea had already accumulated to a terrifying level. While not quite reaching the level of this newly completed Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation, it wasn’t far behind.

It was a notch stronger than the two Nine Tribulation Cultivators Fang Cheng had previously encountered, Beiming Long and Yao Shu.

At this moment, as the three of them looked at the Spiritual Mechanism, they felt a vast, boundless, and surging aura filling the Earth Palace, pressing down on them like a great mountain.

Even at Feng Yan’s Cultivation Realm, she still felt considerable pressure.

She had participated in the entire forging process of this incarnation and was amazed by Fang Cheng’s profound expertise and the astonishing resources he had invested.

This incarnation could be called the magnum opus of Fang Cheng’s many years of accumulating Divine Technique legacies. From the moment of its creation, it could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with top-tier Nine-Tribulation Great Powers.

Fang Cheng gave this Spiritual Mechanism a codename: Golden Crow.

Furthermore, the Power of Divine Sense of the soul fragment controlling this Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation had been replenished by Fang Cheng with ten Seven-Colored Lotus Seeds, making it in no way inferior to that of a Ninth Tribulation Cultivator.

The only drawback was that, compared to the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation," this incarnation was slightly lacking in terms of Magical Artifact Divine Soldiers.

In terms of defense, the armor refined from branches of the Great Sun Celestial Fire Tree was sturdy enough to rival the Tier Six Broken Bell.

In terms of offense, the nine Great Sun Golden Crow Talismans were still in their initial refinement stage. The tempering was insufficient, leaving them merely at the Tier Five Middle Grade. There was still an extremely long way to go before they became Sixth-rank Talismans, which would require immense effort in the future. Naturally, they were far inferior to the Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation’s Tier Six Flying Sword.

The Golden Crow Spiritual Mechanism slowly walked out of the jade-green flames. Its body gradually shrank to about ten feet tall as it said calmly, "After waiting for several years, it’s about time we went to the Taixu Gate."

Feng Yan’s beautiful eyes gleamed. She wore a confident expression as she smiled and said, "With your two incarnations helping us, fellow Daoist, the Beiming Immortal Race is no longer a cause for concern."

She even wondered, ’Could that peerless great demon from the Red Profound Realm even stand against the Fang Cheng of today?’

In all her years of cultivation, she had never seen anyone with such innate talent. Any legacy or Divine Technique that fell into his hands would be fully comprehended to a profound level in no time at all.

’It’s simply terrifying.’

’Even a reincarnated Spirit Immortal from the Upper Realm probably wouldn’t possess such fortune.’

The four of them left the Earth Palace. After exiting the canyon, Xia Yue once again summoned the Peach Blossom Cloud Raft, and they set off toward the Taixu Gate.

In less than half a day, a massive, incomparable Stone Sect appeared in the sky before them.

This majestic and dilapidated Stone Sect stood tall in the heavens, towering miles high and obscuring half the sky. The gateway was empty, save for a perpetually swirling mass of black and white clouds.

Several years had passed, yet the members of the Beiming Immortal Race stationed before the Stone Sect remained just as before, not having moved at all.

Nine globes of spiritual light of various sizes floated in the sky, containing a full array of Flying Celestial Palaces, Spiritual Ship Towers, Mountain Immortal Gourds, and Demon Beast Flying Chariots.

The three largest masses of light still dominated the high sky, their emitted auras the most vast and powerful of all. They belonged to Beiming Yong, Beiming Yan, and Beiming Long.

Beiming Long’s incarnation had previously gone to the Spirit Immortal’s Abandoned Mansion, only to be slain by Fang Cheng using the Spirit Immortal Sword Qi. Looking at the scene now, it was unclear whether his main body had come or if he had simply sent another incarnation.

Even with the vast resources of the Beiming Immortal Race, Nine Tribulations Incarnations like Beiming Long’s were likely few and far between.

Directly above the Taixu Gate, an ancient Immortal Mirror hung motionless. Profound Light cascaded down from it, completely enveloping the area before the Stone Sect and revealing every minute detail.

The Peach Blossom Cloud Raft came to a stop a great distance away. With a flicker, Xia Yue transformed into a peach branch and settled back into Feng Yan’s hair.

The Golden Crow Spiritual Mechanism gazed forward, stretching out its hand to summon nine Talismans.

These nine Talismans shimmered with golden light as they stacked one upon another, merging into a single ball of golden radiance. The radiance swelled in the wind, growing to the size of a mountain and erupting with a world-shaking divine light that rivaled a blazing sun.

From atop the Golden Talisman, a Golden Crow Divine Bird emerged. Hundreds of millions of runes flickered across its form as an intensely concentrated Great Sun Golden Fire burst forth violently.

BOOM!

It looked like a miniature sun, shrunk countless times over, being carried by a great Golden Crow as it smashed violently toward the nine globes of spiritual light outside the Taixu Gate.

The terrifyingly high temperature warped the very fabric of space. An invisible flame scorched everything for dozens of miles around, causing the rocks and trees on the ground to burst into flame.

The Great Sun Golden Crow Talisman Formation!

Although they were only Fifth-rank Middle-grade Talismans, once the nine Golden Crow Talismans combined to form a Talisman Array, their might was no less than that of any Fifth-grade top-quality magic artifact.

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