I Can Fix My Talent in Hundred Lives-Chapter 287 - 232: Two Messages

On this day, the Five-Colored Rune Vessel once again sliced through the void, its body transformed from seventy-two array banners.

Five types of spirit light—blue, red, yellow, white, and black—intertwined and flowed around the exterior of the vessel like five vibrant ribbons, forming a semi-transparent shield that kept the howling astral winds and tiny space turbulence at bay.

Chen Sheng sat cross-legged at the center of the vessel, his gray-blue Daoist robe soaked in spirit light, appearing more and more lustrous. His aura remained as calm as a deep pond as he began to blood sacrifice the stone bead as usual!

His fingertip slightly moved, and a wisp of light red blood mist slowly oozed from it. The blood mist contained not only his essence blood but also entwined with a trace of faint yet condensed power of spiritual sense, like a slender red snake lazily floating toward the blue treasure bead.

However, this time, the moment the blood mist touched the bead’s body, it suddenly trembled slightly, as if a creature that had been asleep for a hundred years was finally awakened.

The next second, the sapphire glow on the bead’s surface suddenly surged, spreading like a tide and enveloping the entire Five-Colored Rune Vessel.

The shield outside the vessel intertwined with the bead’s light, projecting a virtual sea scene in the void where waves rolled and seagulls called, as if a real ocean had been moved into the void.

Soon, the wisp of blood mist slowly merged into the bead, and the glow on its surface grew brighter, establishing a faint yet extremely clear connection, like a strand of spider silk, between Chen Sheng and the bead.

In an instant, the void around the blue treasure bead began to distort slightly. The stone shell remnants peeled away like weathering, dispersing as tiny light spots into the air, leaving behind a purely sapphire blue bead suspended in midair.

The aura radiating from the bead grew more majestic, like an awakening giant beast, causing even the Five-Colored Rune Vessel to tremble lightly. The spirit light of the shield flickered, as though it could not withstand the pressure of this aura.

"After a hundred years of blood sacrifice, it finally reveals its true form!"

Chen Sheng’s eyes sparkled with uncontrollable anticipation and excitement, and he hurriedly activated the array and power of the five elements with all his might, letting this force slowly dissipate into the void.

Before long, the treasure bead finally quieted down completely, floating slowly in front of Chen Sheng, about three inches in diameter, entirely sapphire, as if condensing the entire sea’s azure waves within it, occasionally with spirit light circulating inside, like undercurrents beneath the sea.

With a thought in his mind, Chen Sheng instinctively traced that faint connection with his divine sense into the bead.

But as soon as his divine sense touched the inside of the bead, it was fiercely blocked by an overwhelming power—a restriction at the outermost layer of the bead, like a vast sea fortress forged from an ocean, so massive that its boundary couldn’t be seen.

His divine sense landed on it, unable to penetrate and was even rebounded by an invisible force; if not for his quick reaction in retrieving most of his divine sense in time, it would’ve been torn apart by the restriction.

"What a formidable restriction!"

Chen Sheng was inwardly astonished, a trace of sweat seeping out on his forehead. As a Tier Four Array Dao Grandmaster, well-versed in arrays and restrictions, he had seen countless peculiar restrictions, but never one so overbearing, so thoroughly tight, and possessing devouring power.

The strange power contained within this restriction far surpassed his understanding of "restrictions," as if laid down by a great power of a higher realm, specifically guarding the secret within the bead.

Chen Sheng speculated in his heart, "This kind of power should be the Dao Principle only comprehended by Divinity Transformation Cultivators!"

Even though blocked by the restriction, he could still faintly sense the surging energy within the bead through that faint connection.

That energy flowed and surged within the bead like a vast ocean, as if the entire Double Star Wonders’ power had been condensed into this tiny treasure bead.

"Tier Five? Tier Six?"

Chen Sheng murmured to himself, filled with doubt and shock. He had seen records of Tier Five Dao Artifacts in the major sect’s literature, but the energy and restrictions contained in those treasures, though powerful, were clearly not as remarkable as this bead before him.

This treasure bead revealed just the tip of the iceberg after consuming a hundred and ten years of his blood sacrifice. Its grade and origin likely far exceeded his imagination.

He slowly withdrew his divine sense, staring fixedly at the floating blue bead in front of him, his mind awash with thoughts. This bead, although remarkable, was beyond his ability to refine the restriction and unable to exploit its true potential.

...

Several more months quietly passed during the voyage in the void, with the Five-Colored Rune Vessel still steadily traversing through the void.

The Five Elements Spiritual Light of the vessel appeared even more condensed than before, the void winds outside the shield were isolated without a sound, occasionally streaked by a few meteors, leaving fleeting light spots on the vessel’s body.

Chen Sheng sat cross-legged in the center of the vessel, the blue bead floating motionlessly before him. The sapphire glow on the bead’s body slowly ebbed and flowed, aligning harmoniously with his aura.

During these months, he hadn’t ceased his cultivation, repeatedly probing the restrictions on the bead’s periphery with his divine sense, trying to find clues for breaking it. Though each time rebounded by the powerful restriction, he gained more understanding of high-tier restrictions’ operational laws.

At this moment, he was closing his eyes and concentrating, his divine sense sinking into the dantian, sensing the changes in the Void Mark on the forehead of his sword-carrying nascent soul.

Suddenly, a jade scroll hanging at his waist grew warm, with two faint spiritual lights emanating from it and forming pale blue runes before him.

Chen Sheng’s heart stirred, he opened his eyes and lightly tapped the jade scroll with his fingertip. Two transmissions flowed into his sea of consciousness like water, with just two short lines of text that stirred ripples in his previously calm state of mind:

——Han Lou True Monarch has exhausted his lifespan and entered seated meditation!

——Master Profound Sword has broken through to Nascent Soul!

"Han Lou True Monarch..."

Chen Sheng softly read this name, a touch of melancholy flashing in his eyes. He was not unfamiliar with this True Monarch, a Tier Four Middle Grade Alchemy Grandmaster, undoubtedly the foremost in Yue Country’s Longevity Domain.

When Chen Sheng joined the Three Elements Dao Sect to cultivate, it was this True Monarch who personally recruited him. Later, when Chen Sheng’s alchemy cultivation reached quasi-Tier Four, this True Monarch shared his alchemy insights without reservation.

Han Lou True Monarch was already the oldest among the previous generation of four nascent soul true monarchs, and rumors had circulated within the sect a hundred years ago that his lifespan was nearing its end.

Everyone thought he wouldn’t hold on much longer, yet to everyone’s surprise, he managed to prolong his life for an extra century through his exquisite longevity skill.

"The reputation of being a Grandmaster of Longevity is indeed well-deserved."

Chen Sheng sighed softly, naturally feeling some sentiment. Cultivators, while able to defy the heavens and change fate, ultimately cannot escape the limits of their lifespan.

Even nascent soul true monarchs have a lifespan, and for Han Lou True Monarch to extend his life for a hundred years single-handedly is indeed rare in the world. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

But ultimately, this day came.

His thoughts quickly shifted to the second line of the transmission:

"As for Master Profound Sword..."

A figure of a young cultivator immediately appeared in Chen Sheng’s mind—Master Profound Sword entered the Three Elements Dao Sect together with Chen Xihua, and the two tied in a sword duel within the small realm.

Back when Chen Sheng was on duty at the sect, Master Profound Sword had already reached Golden Core Perfection cultivation, comprehending sword heart and sword intent, and his Vertical Sword Skill was quite profound, serving as the leader of the sword vein.

"I didn’t expect this kid to actually succeed in reaching Nascent Soul."

A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Sheng’s eyes. In the sect’s history, most people first became Tier Four Grandmasters and then received sect resources before becoming nascent soul true monarchs.

"Looks like this kid has his own opportunities!"

Nonetheless, Master Profound Sword’s breakthrough is ultimately a good thing, both for the Three Elements Dao Sect and for Chen Sheng and other nascent soul true monarchs—after all, nascent soul cultivators are the pillars of the sect, and having one more nascent soul cultivator strengthens the sect’s foundation even further.

"I suppose I should make a return trip."

Chen Sheng made a decision in his heart. With Han Lou True Monarch’s passing, the sect would certainly hold a funeral, and as a cultivator originating from the sect, he should return to pay his respects.

Furthermore, with Master Profound Sword having just broken through to nascent soul, it’s the time to hold a grand ceremony and establish prestige, and by custom, he must return to offer congratulations as well.

Not to mention, having left the sect for many years, he also wanted to return and see the changes in the sect and family.

Chen Sheng lightly waved his hand, slowing the speed of the Five-Colored Rune Vessel gradually, turning the vessel’s body, heading in the direction of the Eastern Great Wilderness.