Chapter 1109 - 1095: Lin Zhaozai Faces Disaster, Bamboo Island Invites Allies (Part 2)

Chapter 1109: Chapter 1095: Lin Zhaozai Faces Disaster, Bamboo Island Invites Allies (Part 2)

Accompanied by the peculiar undulations of Dao rhyme, this crystal bone fragment gradually began to grow. It only took a few days for the upper body skeleton to fully form, and then streams of eye-catching fresh blood seeped from the bone marrow, dyeing half of the skeleton a vivid red.

Nourished by the blood, tiny flesh buds as thin as strands of hair continuously sprouted, gradually transforming into internal organs, flesh, and membranes.

Until it fully manifested into the upper body of Lin Zhaozai, the lower part of his body was still absent, embedded upon the skull of the Four-eyed Giant, yet a layer of fleshy membrane akin to a skirt covered the giant’s skull, forming a thin layer of flesh and blood over its head!

He may have survived the Three Disasters and Six Tribulations, but he was gravely injured, his innate aura weakened to its extreme, directly falling back to the early-stage of the Divine Bridge Realm.

"Alas!"

Lin Zhaozai remained silent for a long time, and eventually, all the complex emotions in his heart turned into a sigh.

Under such circumstances, he was utterly powerless to continue refining the corpse bones of the Four-eyed Giant and could only first heal his injuries to restore his cultivation. Once he returned to the Formless Realm, he could continue the refining process.

It could be said that this tribulation of Three Disasters and Six Tribulations brought down all his cultivation efforts for hundreds of years, severely delaying his progress toward achieving True Immortality!

...

Shen Mo was unaware of what Lin Zhaozai encountered, but the Chaotic Yuan Dao-slashing Sword had already eliminated the hidden threat corresponding to Lin Zhaozai’s tribulation, making his future Immortal Tribulation slightly weaker.

Nevertheless, destroying even a trivial tribulation threat had cost him such a great price, so he refrained from eliminating the other tribulations one by one.

Tribulation threats such as those posed by Lord Blue Venerable, the Heavenly Demon Ancestor, and Dream True Master, he dared not cleave, lest he meet his own demise with just one stroke;

And for other insignificant tribulation threats, whether to cleave them or not matters little; by then, he had confidence he could easily confront them. To now cleave away these tribulation threats only to have his Dao Body crumble and lose years of cultivation seemed rather counterproductive!

Time flew by.

In the ruins of the Hollow Venerable’s cave mansion, Shen Mo persevered in his stringent cultivation, quickly mending the loss of twenty years of cultivation until he encountered difficulty in condensing his Dharma Phase and could progress no further, once again hitting a bottleneck before reaching the peak of the Formless Realm.

As he was pondering where to travel next to seek a breakthrough opportunity, the Communication Talisman radiated with spirit light.

Upon reviewing the talisman’s message, Shen Mo with a thought sent forth a projected incarnation towards Xuanyuan Mountain... The Xuanyuan Alliance member power Bamboo Island had a matter to request!

Within the Cloud Palace, True Immortals from all factions manifested their projected forms one after another.

Except for the Human Immortal Xuanyuan Di from the Xuanyuan Clan, who needed to host the Immortal League meeting and thus appeared in person, all other True Immortal figures only arrived as projected forms.

Even the Divine Immortal Xuanyuan Tongzhen was no exception; his real body had already taken most of the clan’s True Immortals to the Heavenly Gateway, therefore he too only manifested a projected form.

Compared to the previous Immortal League meeting, there were three newly added True Immortal powers, among which one was Penglai Continent’s Golden Spirit Sect.

The Earth Immortal Master Jinguang, who had once quelled the demon disaster of the Dongjie Continent alongside Jade Spring Fairy and others, was the True Immortal Patriarch of the Golden Spirit Sect.

The Golden Spirit Sect and the Cloud Mist Sect on Penglai Immortal Continent have maintained generational goodwill for hundreds of thousands of years. The Cloud Mist Sect was already a member of the Immortal League, and Master Jinguang had past ties with Jade Spring Fairy. Furthermore, he concurred with the Xuanyuan Alliance’s all-in-the-same-boat ideal, leading to Golden Spirit Sect joining the alliance through the connections with the Cloud Mist Sect and Jade Spring Fairy!

At this moment, a projected form of Master Jinguang had also arrived at Xuanyuan Mountain Cloud Palace.

"I wonder why Fellow Daoist Kong has assembled us?" Once everyone gathered, a True Immortal’s projected form opened his mouth and inquired.

The True Immortal Patriarch of Bamboo Island, whose name was Kong Ce, had also come by materialized incarnation. Facing the inquisitive gazes of everyone, he explained the ins and outs of the request with a wry smile.

According to him, in the southern part of Zhuji Continent, a barren place named Immortal Abandoned Ridge had experienced a change suggestive of a forbidden land descending;

Yet cultivators who went to investigate, regardless of their cultivation level, perished in the Immortal Abandoned Ridge, with several even True Immortal Realm experts falling, and the battles turned millions of miles into a Spiritless Land. Over the years, even the native True Immortals of Zhuji Continent haven’t been able to ascertain the origins of this forbidden land!

Bamboo Island, being not far from the Immortal Abandoned Ridge, had a worried Kong Ce, concerned that the incident may impact his sect, and wished to explore it.

But he, being merely a Human Immortal, knew of his insufficient cultivation level and means, hence sought to invite several available Immortal League True Immortals to accompany him in the exploration of the Immortal Abandoned Ridge to uncover the origins and intentions of this forbidden land!

"If any fellow daoists are willing to accompany me to the Immortal Abandoned Ridge, I am willing to offer the sect’s accumulated Creation Bamboo Liquid over the years as compensation..."

Hearing this, Shen Mo’s expression subtly shifted.

From the elixir recipe for the Creation Immortal Pill received from Empyrean Fairy and Guan Ling, the most precious and scarce main ingredient among all alchemical materials was Creation Bamboo Liquid!

Though Bamboo Island had over a hundred Class VII Creation Bamboo stalks planted in their sect, extracting bamboo liquid from them would damage the bamboo, rendering bamboo liquid extremely rare.

Yet Creation Bamboo Liquid’s effects are incredibly remarkable. Even when consumed directly, it slightly improves one’s talent and can be used to concoct other high-grade elixirs, so Bamboo Island is even sparse in its usage, releasing only thirty drops annually to the market.

To concoct a furnace of Creation Pills requires five drops of Creation Bamboo Liquid. Even if Red Flame Sect bought all the liquid released to the market, they could only concoct six furnaces.

Moreover, it is typically impossible to obtain them—these thirty drops are quickly acquired by high-paying local Zhuji Continent sects or other True Immortal powers within the Xuanyuan Alliance!

Shen Mo personally negotiated with Kong Ce and barely obtained a purchase quota of three drops, with the Creation Bamboo Liquid being harvested every thirty years, during which Red Flame Sect could exchange corresponding spiritual resources for three drops;

The last harvest was five years ago. To concoct a furnace of Creation Immortal Pill, Shen Mo would have to wait at least another twenty-five years!

His purpose in concocting Creation Immortal Pills was mainly to enhance Chen An’s talent...

After Chen An "reverse-aged," the earlier the improvement to his cultivation talent, the better, naturally.

Currently, the cultivation environment in the Red Flame Sect is extremely favorable. With full support from Shen Mo and Chen Mengze, Chen An should be capable of cultivating to the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm, but he lacks some foundation for assured promotion to the Golden Core Realm. Should his talent improve earlier, he might directly finish cultivating to the Golden Core during this "reverse-aging" period;

But if delayed twenty or thirty years, he might still halt at the Spirit Sea Realm this time. Before his lifespan ends, he’d again need Guan Ling’s help to return him to a youthful state.

Thus, when Kong Ce proposed using Creation Bamboo Liquid as a reward, it inevitably piqued his interest.

Moreover, aside from the Creation Bamboo Liquid consideration, members of the Xuanyuan Alliance adhered to the mutual-aid principle under the alliance’s pact, it was only right and expected to assist each other within capacity!

"Lately Shen Mou has available time and was considering exploring around, I can accompany Fellow Daoist Kong to the Immortal Abandoned Ridge."

The task of investigating an unknown forbidden land does not require two or three dozen True Immortals to launch a campaign. Even if Kong Ce accumulated more Creation Bamboo Liquid, he couldn’t cover such expenses, so he only planned to invite five True Immortals.

Seeing Shen Mo’s early response, Kong Ce showed a grateful expression and bowed in his projection towards Shen Mo as a gesture of thanks.

After the incident with Jiuli Dark Lord and Su Qingtao, the Xuanyuan Alliance had long known Shen Mo was an extraordinary being among beings. Despite not yet achieving True Immortality, his combat prowess was extraordinarily strong, and many believed him to be the reincarnation of a celestial being, thus not treating him as an ordinary Formless Realm cultivator. So Kong Ce’s gratitude was genuine and not mere pretense.

"The fallen Master Yangji from Immortal Abandoned Ridge was a friend of mine. I will also follow Fellow Daoist Kong to see if I can find Yangji’s remains..." Master Jinguang spoke next, following Shen Mo.

In the time of half a cup of tea, the Immortal League quickly finalized the personnel to accompany Kong Ce to the Immortal Abandoned Ridge: Shen Mo, Master Jinguang, Jade Spring Fairy, Xuanyuan Clan’s Human Immortal Xuanyuan Di, and White Crane Spiritual Venerable from the Southern Desert Monster Kingdom!