A Night of Desperation-Chapter 535: Experience One

Inside the real Wanxue Palace.

On the ruins, Feng Xuezi glared at the decay merchant with a hostile expression.

“What were you trying to do just now?”

“Since you don’t appreciate it and want to eliminate interference factors, why not give it to me as a disciple, wouldn’t that make everyone happy?” the decay merchant said in a strange tone, lowering his head.

“That was before! From now on, I will value it! Take your claws back!” Feng Xuezi said coldly. “Also, you gave him the Red Sky Fruit, do you actually think he can repair it?”

“Why not? The Purple Extreme Crown is a Golden Immortal level magic treasure that he can repair;although the Red Sky Fruit was developed by several Heavenly Venerates together, it’s not very rare in itself. If it can be repaired, that would be the greatest hope,” the decay merchant said in a low voice.

“Even if it can be repaired, what could you offer him in exchange? Don’t tell me you want to take advantage of an information gap. With long-term cooperation, you’ll be found out sooner or later. Plus, he’s a disciple of my Wanxue Palace lineage! He is my junior nephew!” Feng Xuezi said sternly.

“Oh? Now he’s your junior nephew?” the decay merchant laughed oddly.

“If it weren’t for a lack of choice, do you think I would want to take action to eliminate external factors?” Feng Xuezi replied.

“The damage to the Red Sky Fruit, basically, can’t be repaired for reuse. It’s essentially a one-time treasure, but if it can indeed be repaired, the implications… even at Qinghe Mountain’s peak, it would stir the Heavenly Venerate,” the decay merchant said. “So, according to this exchange, I will give him what he wants most, something of equal or even greater value than a complete Red Sky Fruit.”

“You certainly are wealthy, but aren’t many core resources of various forces now in your hands?” Feng Xuezi said coldly.

“Not much… just a little bit,” the decay merchant replied with a smile.

“Next, I will focus on protecting Yu Hong and Quan He since hope has been seen. The previous ideas can no longer continue,” Feng Xuezi said in a low tone.

“What about your junior brother’s Chaos Body the decay merchant asked.

“Yu Hong and Quan He will be the new leaders of my lineage. Once they are capable, my junior brother and I will take our exit together,” Feng Xuezi said calmly.

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The decay merchant said no more, falling silent upon hearing about the exit.

“By the way, the purification from the Purification Furnace triggered some backlash from the Star Disaster. I need you to investigate,” Feng Xuezi switched topics.

“I’ve already checked. Star Disaster is like that, the stronger your resistance, the greater the pressure until it completely crushes you. But this level of backlash would, at most, produce a Divinity Transformation level Tree Puppet. Still quite mild,” the decay merchant replied.

“Tree Puppets are different. Sixteen Divinity Transformations forming an array can contend with one Returning to Void. Following the number sixteen, sixteen Returning to Void can contend with one Mahayana. In endless numbers, even I, given current deficits and severe injuries, invaded by Chaos Body, can’t stop a large number of Mahayana assaults.”

“Did a Mahayana appear last time?” the decay merchant asked in surprise.

“It did. On the night the Purification Furnace appeared, more than five-thousand Tree Puppets attacked, which I suppressed and drove back,” Feng Xuezi said sternly.

“Indeed the decay merchant sighed, “Even producing a single Mahayana in the cultivator’s ranks takes at least a thousand years, longer by ten thousand, yet this Star Disaster can deploy tens of thousands at once.”

“But that is also its limit. The evolution of Ascension Tree Puppet Star Disasters is difficult, with few numbers, probably in the hundreds only, mixed in the attack. The pressure isn’t too much yet.”

Feng Xuezi took a breath.

“If I weren’t so decayed, resolving this situation would be easy.”

“If you were in perfect health, the Star Disaster’s dark tumor mother body would come for you, killing you even faster,” the decay merchant laughed oddly.

.” Feng Xuezi snorted coldly, saying no more.

“This time, I hope everything goes smoothly, or else I wouldn’t want to enter the time turbulence with you again, being sealed for unknown years,” the decay merchant said with a laugh as his form slowly dissipated.

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After meeting the decay merchant, Yu Hong had a clear understanding of the situation on Mining Star.

He and Quan Hetian would inevitably return to the safe house before dark, with strict plans and steps for daily cultivation.

By avoiding risks this way, the two of them on the Mining Star had almost no difference from regular Sect cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed….

Rumble….

The sky was filled with dark clouds, with rolling thunder, and faint blue electric arcs occasionally flashed through the clouds.

Quan He, Yu Xuezi, Bai Sheng, and Hei Ying stood atop the mountain, looking blankly at Yu Hong, who was sitting cross-legged on the peak not far away.

“Wasn’t… didn’t Zheng Rou just break through to Middle Stage Foundation Establishment a month ago?” Bai Sheng asked in bewilderment. “Now he’s about to face a tribulation again?”

Hei Ying shook his head: “It might be some magic treasure he refined that’s causing this tribulation, right?”

“No, it’s a tribulation from a breakthrough in realm.” Yu Xuezi shook her head. “This is the Heavenly Tribulation of the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, matching the power and form.”

..” The three of them looked confused.

“Quan He, how about your current progress? Are you about to break through to the late stage as well?” Bai Sheng looked at Yu Hong, couldn’t resist, and then looked at Quan He.

“How could it be possible,” Quan He shook his head with a bitter smile, “I just broke through the middle stage, the difficulty gets greater as it goes, and the True Yuan required is massive, not so fast at all. I estimate I need at least another half a year.”

..”

Bai Sheng and Hei Ying were left speechless.

It had taken them over twenty years to move from the middle stage to the late stage!

“Isn’t Junior Brother Zheng Rou possessed by some ancient monster?” Bai Sheng suspected.

“Are you doubting my insight?” Yu Xuezi’s brow furrowed, her voice growing cold.

“Disciple wouldn’t dare!” Bai Sheng quickly bowed his head.

“But none of us have seen what the highest quality Immortal Seed is like. Perhaps Junior Brother Zheng Rou is perfectly normal in this regard. After all, it’s just the Foundation Establishment stage, being quick isn’t a big deal,” Hei Ying speculated.

At that moment.

Crack!

Three blue arcs of electricity crashed down loudly.

They struck harshly at Yu Hong’s head.

But the arcs did not even scratch his flesh;they were neutralized by a thin layer of golden light.

This was the weakening effect of the Ancient Moon Divinity.

At this time, Yu Hong, although just a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, had a strange blend of various traits and methods. How strong his power could be was not clear.

A moment later, Yu Hong opened his eyes and stood up, his body true yuan flowing like a tidal wave, spreading in all directions, and only dissipating faintly after extending dozens of meters.

He rose into the air, flying straight towards Yu Xuezi and the others.

“Thank you, Master, Senior Brother, and Senior Sister, for your protection.” Yu Hong cupped his hands in salute.

“It seems to have stabilized. How do you feel?” Yu Xuezi asked, slightly nervous.

“Everything is fine. It entirely conforms to all descriptions of the Foundation Establishment stage. The breakthrough was smooth without any delay.” Yu Hong replied swiftly.

“That’s good, that’s good.” Yu Xuezi breathed a sigh of relief. The primary concern was that Yu Hong’s breakthrough was too fast.

He was soon approaching the Golden Core stage, and it had been less than a year since he joined Wanxue Palace.

“Speaking of which, when Junior Brother first arrived on Mining Star, he was also at the peak of Golden Core strength. Who would have thought that starting from scratch, he would almost catch up Bai Sheng mused.

“How could you compare? The foundations are different. A Golden Core for a normal human and a Golden Core from a giant planet can’t be compared,” Hei Ying retorted.

“It’s true… when Junior Brother breaks through to the Golden Core, he’ll be much stronger than when he first arrived. He could easily crush even with the infinite Light Well’s support,” Bai Sheng nodded.

“Now at the late stage of the Foundation Establishment, Zheng Rou staying at the edge of the Life Well for training is no longer sufficient. Forming the Core requires perfect fusion of essence, qi, and spirit, gathering and compressing to the extreme. Simply increasing true yuan or enhancing spirit and physique is not enough. What you need now is Mixed Elements as One, integrating all your power, resolving delays, breaking through hindrances and impurities, and fusing everything,” Yu Xuezi directed.

“I understand, Master,” Yu Hong nodded solemnly.

“You shouldn’t randomly increase types of internal power now. Gain power through Mortal Martial Inner Strength after your fusion, and it’s easier to supplement with the Golden Core,” Yu Xuezi continued.

“Yes!”

Yu Xuezi gave more guidance on some breakthrough details, cultivation tips, and thoroughly checked the sealing situation inside Yu Hong’s body. After confirming there was no problem with the Light Well, she satisfiedly teleported away.

Leaving Bai Sheng, Hei Ying, Quan He, and Yu Hong, they returned to the edge of the Life Well together.

“I’ll lead the way first. Junior Brother, remember the route. Once inside, don’t run around. Just cultivate in the safe zone. Remembered?” Bai Sheng said earnestly.

“Mm, Senior Brother Bai, are we entering the Life Well?” Yu Hong, seeing Bai Sheng uncover the well cover, immediately guessed the situation.

“Yes,” Bai Sheng nodded, “The life force outside isn’t nearly enough for forming a core. The amount you need can only be obtained by entering the safe zone we set up.”

He pinched a spell with one hand and pointed into the well.

Whoosh!

Instantly, a wave of green light rippled inside the well, and vine-like green tendrils grew rapidly.

A large number of tendrils intertwined quickly to form a green passageway, extending before the few.

“Let’s go.”

Bai Sheng was the first to enter it.

Hei Ying followed, and Yu Hong and Quan He exchanged a glance, then stepped forward into it.

In the next moment, their vision blurred, and they suddenly found themselves in a verdant grassy field.

Except, in this grass field, every blade of grass was much taller than them.

Some taller ones were even like buildings, standing on one side, swaying in the wind.

In the surrounding air, a dense number of blackish-brown particles, similar to dandelion seeds, floated.

Farther away in mid-air, through the grass, they could see huge, jellyfish-like pale golden creatures floating in the air, dragging long tendrils, flying steadily.

Yu Hong looked up at the sky.

There was no sun, only a rift spanning the sky, emitting golden light that illuminated the land.

He looked down at the ground.

The ground was not soil but some black sand, fine and thick, moist and soft.

“This is the first safe zone we established inside the Life Well, suitable for nascent soul to divinity transformation practice. Although Zheng Rou, you’re not yet a core yet, as a genius, you may enjoy this privilege in advance without issue. We’ve trained here before as well. Further ahead are practice safe zones for nascent soul to divinity transformation, divinity transformation to returning to void, progressing step by step in rank. The sect reportedly has higher safe zones for Human Immortal to Heavenly Immortal, but they haven’t been maintained in ages and are no longer safe. Master alone can’t constantly maintain them,” Bai Sheng warned. “If you venture too deep, be careful and stay safe.”

“I’ve ventured before. When teleported to the Ascension to Immortal Realm’s safe zone, there was already a problem. Presumably, the external array cycle has damage,” Hei Ying mentioned.

Yu Hong surveyed his surroundings, focusing his eyesight to identify the boundaries of this place.

This place was roughly a closed space about five football fields in size.

The inner walls of the space were a layer of translucent barrier, visible to the outside, but impenetrable.