Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 598 - 593: Promotion to Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure, Vacuum Refining Perfection_1
"The last crucial step remains: facing the Heavenly Tribulation!"
Spiritual Treasures and Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures differ not only in materials, but whether they have endured the Heavenly Tribulation is also of utmost importance. Without undergoing the transformation of the Heavenly Tribulation, one ultimately cannot take the final step. Inside the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl, there are no rules, and its sealing effect is powerful, temporarily freeing it from the worry of Heavenly Tribulation.
Jia Ren surveyed the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower, which had undergone earth-shattering changes.
The biggest change was the number of floors! The previous Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower had only thirty-three layers; now, it had expanded to ninety-nine layers in one go. Each layer was further divided into ten separate spaces, making the ninety-nine-layered tower actually consist of nine hundred and ninety layers, significantly increasing the number of Bizarre Demons sealed within.
The Zhenjie Xuanstone became the core of the Sealed Land, proving just how strong its sealing ability was. Without it, the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower could not have possibly achieved such an astonishing enhancement. The Fourth-Order Phoenix Flame Tail was replaced with young Phoenix feathers, and the power of the Phoenix Flame was astonishing, bringing about a qualitative change in conversion efficiency.
"Let’s test the effects first?"
"Go in!"
Long maintained by the Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasure Law, the previous form of the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower dissipated into nature’s spiritual energy. The Bizarre Demons sealed inside, after experiencing these changes, returned to the newly upgraded Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower.
The Bizarre Demons were all numb with shock! The Dark Bizarre was even more ashen-faced.
Won’t you give me a chance to escape?!
The brand-new Phoenix Flame surged forth, possessing an undying characteristic. Once contaminated, the Phoenix Flame burned inexhaustibly. Phoenix Flame, much more powerful than the Wicked Flame, incinerated the Bizarre Demons with an efficiency twice as high as before.
The already terrifying Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower has raised its limit by another two times? To upgrade from Lianxu Stage Completion to Body Integration Realm Perfection previously required sixty years, but now, only twenty years were needed.
What a terrifying transformation this was. Of course, that was the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower of before. Now, as the number of imprisoned Bizarre Demons skyrocketed, its efficiency had more than doubled. As the spatial limit of the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower increased, more and more Bizarre Demons were admitted, the number far exceeding ten times that of before. Once the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower was filled, the amount of Sacrificial Fire supplied daily would be an astronomical figure.
"This is its state before experiencing the Heavenly Tribulation; after the Tribulation, its power can still be enhanced."
Jia Ren controlled the transformed Sacrificial Fire, prioritizing the strengthening of the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower. The Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower quickly reached its limit, unable to be enhanced further. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"It’s time to face the Heavenly Tribulation!"
The Great Clarity Qi Commanding Spirit Seal absorbed his own aura, and Jia Ren emerged from the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl.
The outside world hadn’t changed much at first glance; it was utterly devoid of Spiritual Energy, like a true Extinguishing Spirit Zone. However, contrary to expectations, numerous thatched cottages and wooden houses were scattered about, forming villages of various sizes. Looking into the distance, more towns could be seen. Mortals worked from sunrise to sunset, a pastoral scene of peace and contentment. For Cultivators above the Divinity Transformation Stage, eighty-some years is inconsequential, but for mortals, it is a lifetime. The mortals living here had reproduced and thrived from generation to generation, forming villages as a natural progression.
To be precise, a nation had formed here... One can’t help but marvel at the survival capabilities of mortals. This Land of Extinction, abandoned by Cultivators like a worn-out shoe, had become a small country of several hundred thousand mortals.
In the fifty thousand li of the Land of Extinction, how many similar small countries are there?
Jia Ren lifted his head, faintly sensing something. Images of a Phoenix and a Vermilion Bird were about to emerge in the sky, vaguely materializing the figures of two Divine Beasts. Dark clouds gathered overhead, seemingly about to condense into the Heavenly Tribulation.
At their birth, Divine Beasts attract the Heaven and Earth Qi Mechanism, forming supernatural phenomena. Neither the secret technique for concealing one’s aura nor the Great Clarity Qi Commanding Spirit Seal could hide the aura of Heaven and Earth. The storm clouds were for the Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure Tribulation. They were only the size of a water jar and gathered slowly. Faint lightning arcs jumped within them, holding no menace.
"Deceiving the heavens!"
Jia Ren took out the tablet that recorded the inscriptions of the Deceiving the Heavens Pearl, and spiritual energy continually flowed in from within the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl. The Deceiving the Heavens Pearl gradually solidified, the Heavenly Earth Treasure manifested, and its unique power erupted. In an instant, the Qi mechanism interacting with Heaven and Earth began to fade. Because this Qi mechanism disappeared, the apparitions of the Vermilion Bird and the Phoenix quickly dissolved into nothingness.
Outside, the Golden-Winged Peng Bird was still eyeing them covetously as it tracked the True Dragon and Kylin. If it couldn’t find any traces for a long time, it would give up. There might be a chance to avoid a battle with the Golden-Winged Peng Bird.
If the apparitions of the Phoenix and the Vermilion Bird appeared, and the Golden-Winged Peng Bird saw the emergence of two new Divine Beast apparitions, how could it possibly leave the Mysterious Realm? That would only add to the unpredictability. Jia Ren dared to leave the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl because the Deceiving the Heavens Pearl would be his greatest reliance. The Golden-Winged Peng Bird’s nose was extremely sharp; the slightest leak of aura or Qi mechanism could lead it right to his door. That it had pursued them from other worlds all the way to the Mysterious Realm was proof of this.
The Deceiving the Heavens Pearl is not a true Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure, and it dissipated particularly rapidly in the Land of Extinction. Jia Ren didn’t linger; he drove his Escape Light at an astonishing speed to leave the area. Thanks to the backing of the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl, with its unending supply of spiritual energy, his speed was not affected in the least.
During his flight, he finally left the Extinguishing Spirit Zone.
Jia Ren found a deserted area and dispelled the Deceiving the Heavens Pearl’s concealment of the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower’s Qi mechanism.
The sky was overcast with dark clouds, and the Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure Tribulation of the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower reassembled. The thunderclouds grew increasingly thick and dense, seemingly capable of swallowing heaven and earth. They grew larger with time, affecting a region thousands of miles wide.
"Such immense tribulation clouds..."
Having refined the Birthless Killing Sword, Jia Ren knew the power of the Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure Tribulation well; the tribulation for the Birthless Killing Sword was not even one percent as formidable as that of the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower.
Heaven does not permit it; does it aim to destroy this treasure?
"Could it be related to the large number of Bizarre Demons sealed within?"
Under normal circumstances, the Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure Tribulation would still provide a slim chance of survival. This one, however, intended to completely obliterate it, not allowing its existence in this world.
How could the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower possibly overcome such a tribulation?
What to do?
The Deceiving the Heavens Pearl!
Instantly, Jia Ren had an idea: to activate the effect of the Deceiving the Heavens Pearl and achieve the result of cheating the heavens. The Deceiving the Heavens Pearl truly lived up to its reputation as one of the most top-notch Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures, showing immediate effects. In the "eyes" of heaven and earth, the Bizarre Demons sealed within the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower vanished, leaving only an empty shell.
As the large number of Bizarre Demons "disappeared," the thick tribulation clouds gradually shrunk, eventually reducing to eight hundred miles in size, their power drastically diminished. Even so, it was still quite astonishing compared to other types of Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures. Jia Ren had considered deceiving heaven and earth into mistaking it for an ordinary Spiritual Treasure. Once that was done, he would have to keep the Deceiving the Heavens Pearl active at all times. The slightest exposure would bring divine punishment, a force far beyond heavenly tribulation. The Deceiving the Heavens Pearl was only a Heavenly Earth Treasure and incapable of being maintained for long. The potential problems were too great.
In comparison, the problems caused by hiding the Bizarre Demons were much smaller. The sky rained down lightning like serpentine bolts, and the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower could only passively defend. It burned the Bizarre Demons, storing up the continuously produced Sacrificial Fire. The lightning that fell from the sky grew more terrifying, and it was inevitable that the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower would sustain cracks and breaks. The Sacrificial Fire began to play its role, ceaselessly repairing the damaged fissures. Like electric snakes, the lightning kept falling; destruction and repair continued in an endless cycle. The Bizarre Demons inside exerted all their strength, as if their lives depended on it, supplying Sacrificial Fire.
Once Jia Ren saw the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower was unharmed, he finally eased his mind. This place was different from the Lingbao Sect. Such a commotion would inevitably draw Cultivators. Low-Order Cultivators nearby were not a concern. They posed no threat to him and were thus negligible. It was the Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators and above who were troublesome.
"If you don’t want to die, scram!"
Three Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators flew over and were startled by Jia Ren’s roar, nearly falling from the sky. Feeling the powerful Spiritual Power Fluctuation of Jia Ren’s Late Lianxu Stage, they turned and fled, not daring to linger a moment longer.
Two more Lianxu Stage Cultivators arrived. Not considering themselves his match, they didn’t leave. Instead, after a brief discussion, they approached together.
"Fellow Daoist, a treasure belongs to those fated to have it—hogging it all to yourself isn’t a good practice."
"If we divide this treasure into ten parts, how about you take four, and we take three each?"
Perhaps they thought they could wrest benefits from Jia Ren. That’s why they dared to come forward and ask for their share. Jia Ren couldn’t be bothered to waste words with them and, with a slap each, sent both flying. The duo’s spiritual light dimmed, and the distinct handprints on their faces were particularly conspicuous. They dared not utter another word of nonsense and scurried away disheartened.
"What a commotion! This Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure is extraordinary. It should rightfully belong to my Equal Heaven Sect!"
A Lianxu Stage Completion Cultivator soared over, his eyes sizing up the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower, which was withstanding the Heavenly Tribulation, before finally resting on Jia Ren.
"Is this the Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure you’ve refined?"
Sky-Reaching Level Artifact Refiners were of utmost importance to top-tier and first-rate sects, their value even exceeding that of an ordinary Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure. Since he had stumbled upon one, he couldn’t let the opportunity slip by no matter what.
"Come to the Equal Heaven Sect with me, and I’ll grant you an Elder position." Though he was recruiting for the sect, his tone was condescending.
"Equal Heaven Sect? I’ve never heard of it. What kind of no-name sect is this?"
Jia Ren had heard of many sects; both top-tier and first-rate sects were within his knowledge, but the Equal Heaven Sect was not among them. Many small sects liked to take on names that their sect’s destiny couldn’t bear, but most of them didn’t survive long.
"I am the founding ancestor of the Equal Heaven Sect, and it is destined to become the number one sect in the Mysterious Realm. It’s an honor for you to join the Equal Heaven Sect."
"Stay away from my treasure, or don’t force me to take action!"
As the Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure Tribulation reached its end, Jia Ren didn’t want to waste time with this person.
"Hmph, you still don’t understand the situation you’re in..."
Not giving him a chance to babble, a black paw with golden scales came down. It slapped the man into the ground, and for a long time, no movement was heard from him.
This was the benefit of increased strength—convincing people with reason and leaving them speechless.
The beastly transformation on Jia Ren dissipated. With a thought, he controlled the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower. It flew up into the sky, shattered the last of the tribulation clouds, absorbed the afterglow of the Heavenly Tribulation, and then flew towards him. The Spiritual Nature of the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower flourished at an astonishing rate, evolving into a Sky-reaching Spirit.
"What a treasure!"
He took the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower into his body, and Heavenly Treasure Spirit Power began flowing into him unceasingly, prompting him to burst into elated laughter. Having undergone the Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure Tribulation, the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower not only successfully advanced to the rank of Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure but also converted the Heavenly Tribulation into a vast amount of Heavenly Treasure Spirit Power, all of which became nourishment for his cultivation.
Jia Ren’s Cultivation Level rapidly soared, eventually reaching Lianxu Stage Completion.
