Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs-Chapter 252 - 250: Mutation of Longevity, Power of Sun Exposure
As Zhang Kui practiced alchemy skill, sitting fire skill, flame vomiting skill, and other earth demon skills, his understanding of heaven and earth spirit fire deepened.
The True Sun Fire is vast and fierce, renowned as the "Ancestor of All Fires, Source of Ten Thousand Flames," it is a heaven and earth spirit fire, and has its method of refinement.
But here lies the problem.
Within the source of this heaven and earth spirit fire, a trace of divine power was unexpectedly mingled, and manifested as the essence of this three-eyed bird.
While refining the True Sun Fire, the originally lifeless essence was immediately awakened.
The three-eyed golden bird flapped its wings, its eyes full of majesty, and without opening its mouth, a grand voice reverberated in Zhang Kui's mind.
"Do not covet divine fire, do not desecrate divine spirits, offer sincere sacrifices, devote everything..."
"To hell with you!"
Zhang Kui cursed angrily, his face dark.
He had long realized that this divine path of heaven and earth was chaotic.
Strong beings birthed from mountains and rivers were worshipped into gods, similar to those bizarre monkey divine corpses running around.
There were divine paths laid down by ancient immortal courts, governed by the Divine Strange Pearl, ruling heaven and earth, such as the Demon-Entering Mountain Ancestor and numerous mountain gods were of this type.
There were later born incense fire gods.
And there were those suspected to be "alien invaders" as mentioned by the Mountain God Yunshan Monarch, like the existence worshipped at the bone altar of Profound Yin Mountain.
Is the interruption of the immortal path related to these?
Zhang Kui was unsure, but the three-eyed bird in front of him was no good either, Qi Dynasty went mad for it, opening its mouth and demanding everything as sacrifice; how is it different from an evil god!
Died in the Underworld, afraid it's also one of the "alien invaders."
"Do not covet divine fire, do not desecrate divine spirits, offer sincere sacrifices, devote everything..."
The three-eyed bird seemed to ignore Zhang Kui's curses, mechanically repeating this phrase while continuously intensifying its mental pressure.
Zhang Kui's eyes grew sharper, "True Sun Fire is a divine object of heaven and earth, nourishing thousands of beings, what are you to deserve it!"
As he spoke, a massive black circle of "Longevity" appeared behind him, slowly rotating as phantom vines twisted from the void, wrapping around the three-eyed bird.
Seemingly restrained by True Sun Fire, the phantom vines shattered instantly before approaching.
Zhang Kui snorted coldly, the rotation of "Longevity" accelerated, blood-stained cloth, white gauze sealing locust demons, bone altar... various strange powers fused under the pressure of True Sun Fire, and on the black circular light, colorful patterns began to change.
He had long noticed that although "Longevity" was powerful, its forces were mixed, and suddenly, an inspiration flashed, using the True Sun Fire and its divinity for refining.
In the path of artifact refining, inferior methods involve forging day and night tirelessly, whereas superior ways borrow the power of heaven and earth, using the path of transformation of all things for ritual refining...
Meanwhile, outside the General's Tomb plain, fierce battles raged on.
The Dragonbone Divine Ship was formidable, further bolstered by the Yellow Turban Warriors, suspected to be immortal slaves, maximizing the power of the divine object.
The dragonbone ship crossbow fired rapidly, each golden crossbow arrow phantom carried the full power strike of an ordinary Mahayana, occasionally summoned dragon qi through the dragonbone cannon, turning the skies discolored, crumbling the continuous mountains.
The number of shadow soldiers at the General's Tomb was terrifying; on normal days, even the mutated shadow soldiers would be difficult for other forbidden lands to handle, but faced with this ancient divine ship, it suffered heavy losses, visibly dwindling.
Yet its sheer number was overwhelming, ghost generals rode equally mutated, bone-spike-covered ghost horses, or drove bronze war chariots, wrapped in bizarre black fire, soared into the sky like hornets, heavily encircling the Dragonbone Divine Ship.
Roar!
Fatty Tiger stood on the deck with a roar, lightning flickering all over his body, tribulation thunder booming out of his mouth.
The tribulation thunder was extremely fierce and yang, seemingly incompatible with the black fire those ghost generals bore, amidst booming explosions, ghost generals and ghost horses crumbled to ash, bronze war chariots charred black and twisted, falling to the ground.
Yet the Black Flood Dragon Yaksha Demon Marshal and two demon marshals were awkwardly struggling; the ice-cold yin evil they cultivated in the deep sea was too low-grade, extremely difficult against the black anomalous fire, struggling in vain, relying solely on strong cultivation.
Despairing most was Helian Wei, her lowest cultivation, barely managed to kill one ghost general, her impact nearly negligible amidst this near divine demon battlefield.
Luckily, the Yellow Turban Warriors were effective, rapidly firing crossbow arrows, exploding the approaching ghost generals one by one.
Suddenly, a shadow flashed within the shadow soldiers' army, before an explosion rocked—one huge jolt spread through the Dragonbone Divine Ship.
Everyone's pupils shrank; on the golden shield of the Dragonbone Divine Ship, a monster had crawled up, clad in a black robe, bone segments piercing out from its body like a bizarre insect, face covered in countless tooth-like bone segments, overlapping, with a massive singular eye burning black fire at its center.
"What the hell is this thing!"
Fatty Tiger jumped in shock as a thunderbolt thick as a water barrel surged out.
This thing was lightning-fast, flashing almost like instant teleportation, although the bone segments couldn't pierce the shield, they clung tightly, spewing black fire from its single eye onto the golden shield, making it hiss.
"It's a mutated Mahayana!"
The Yaksha Demon Marshal's scalp tingled as he thrust his steel fork out, black light twisted forming a vortex force field simultaneously.
This was a gifted skill of the Yaksha clan, and being in the Mahayana realm, having refined around the whirlpool near the Sea Eye, it reached its peak, immediately trapping the bizarre mutant...
"Quick, take action!"
The Yaksha Demon Marshal screamed wildly. The struggle of the opponent was so strong that it made his entire body's Qi Mechanism tremble, and in an instant, his spell was about to collapse.
Rumble!
Lightning surged from Fatty Tiger's mouth, but even faster were the nearby Yellow Turban Warriors, whose muscles erupted, lifting the massive ship crossbow and continuously shooting at the monster.
Amidst the gigantic roar, the Dragon Ship jolted, and everyone saw a flash of white light. When they opened their eyes again, the monster had been torn to pieces, its black flames extinguished, falling down from the protective shield.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. A glimmer flashed in Helian Wei's eyes, and with a respectful bow, she said, "Lord Fatty Tiger, may I command these Divine Generals?"
Fatty Tiger was busy and dizzy. Upon hearing this, he nodded, "Sure, let you try. If you fail to command them, don't blame me for getting angry!"
Though the Yellow Turban Warriors were strong, they moved stiffly, and every step required direction. Fatty Tiger had never done this before.
"As ordered!"
After bowing, Helian Wei's eyes sparkled with infinite light. Surveying the surroundings, she began issuing commands, "You five, take care of the front, a few of you handle the flanks, follow my orders, the right-wing, fire continuously..."
Being a Military Cultivator who had been meticulously trained since childhood, her battlefield command was skillful. Soon, she became familiar and adept, even temporarily numbering all the warriors.
Before long, relying solely on these Yellow Turban Warriors, they began to gradually turn the tide, suppressing the situation.
In the end, even the Black Flood Dragon Yaksha Demon Marshal started obeying Helian Wei's orders, using their various skills in coordination, never allowing any more oddities near the Dragon Ship.
A hint of surprise flashed in Fatty Tiger's eyes, and then he muttered, "This little girl is quite impressive, seems I need to talk to the Taoist..."
Inside the Qi Dynasty's Secret Collection Hall, Zhang Kui certainly couldn't care about the situation outside.
At this moment, "Longevity" had completely changed its appearance, with the black circular light surrounded only by a ring of strange cloud patterns emitting white light.
The Vine Demon Artifact Spirit no longer had its eerie look of a green body and red eyes; instead, it changed into the appearance of that female cultivator named Qiongzhi, all the demon charm dissipated, dressed in black robes, sitting in the center of the black circular light.
"Longevity" had the foundation of a Divine Artifact, but today, it used the True Sun Fire and divine pressure to refine, and finally achieved a Divine Artifact.
Yet the transformation was still ongoing.
Only to see the figure of the Vine Demon Artifact Spirit sitting in the center of the black light begin to slowly dissipate, completely shattering its own spirituality and merging into the black light.
Zhang Kui furrowed his brow heavily. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
The Divine Artifacts he had seen, although each had its own spirit, were considered a kind of alien life form, like the Bright Moon Pearl, which was extremely timid and afraid of death.
Why would "Longevity" scatter its spirit, could it be that it absorbed too many strange things, and its mind went awry?
Zhang Kui was also at a loss, because from the beginning of its evolution, this thing had been exceptionally bizarre, completely beyond his comprehension.
But just at that moment, the center of the black circular light began to slowly rotate, the speed increasing, then dividing into black and white...
"Tai Chi Diagram!"
Zhang Kui's eyes lit up, he faintly felt that his Divine Artifact seemed to have embarked on another evolutionary path.
However, in the end, it still failed, as the black and white suddenly dissipated, mixed together again into black light, calm and unperturbed.
Zhang Kui laughed heartily, not minding, it was clear that "Longevity" lacked sufficient accumulation. Knowing the next step, it would succeed in the future.
Afterward, he turned to look at the three-eyed giant bird's spirit in the True Sun Fire.
The three-eyed giant bird's eyes remained dignified, still mechanically repeating, "Do not covet the Divine Fire, do not desecrate the Divine Spirit, sincerely sacrifice, offer everything..."
Zhang Kui's eyes flashed with a fierce light,
"Screw you!"
In an instant, "Longevity" behind him rotated again, extending twisted black light like vines in the void, binding the three-eyed giant bird in layers, dragging it into the black light.
As "Longevity" rotated, the spirit of the three-eyed giant bird along with that trace of divinity was ground to powder, a shrill scream sounded, and then there was silence, while the center of the black light seemed even deeper.
Within the Bronze Hall, Zhang Kui, sitting cross-legged, suddenly had the True Sun Fire around him contract sharply, he opened his eyes and burst into laughter, rose quickly, and then his face changed, instantly flying outside the hall.
In the distance, the warped Shadow Soldiers like a tide had already spread over. While the Dragonbone Divine Ship was unharmed, it was struggling to hold back, fighting and retreating.
"These spirits never end!"
Zhang Kui snorted coldly, golden flames blazing in his eyes, he suddenly formed a spell.
"Sun Exposure!"
Instantly, a strange buzzing sound echoed between heaven and earth, as if from the primordial wilderness, traversing the endless starry sky with a Dao sound.
Then, a point of golden light exploded, and everyone on the Dragonbone Divine Ship instinctively closed their eyes, their minds filled only with a white blur, their bodies unbearably hot.
Across the sky, the great sun roamed...
