Chapter 455: Underworld Spirit Blood-Wing Lamp
The rich power of heaven and earth surged forth like a tide. At this moment, the firmament twisted, and the sky seemed to transform into an ocean of spiritual energy.
The ancient Heavenly Dao within the rift moved its massive hand once more, dragging the Ten-Intestine Tree into the rift bit by bit, continuously absorbing it.
The figures of Xu Qing, the Captain, and the others also slowly approached the rift.
It was not just Xu Qing and the Captain who were reaping the benefits; Xiang Ningyan and Qing Qiu, who were nearby, were also benefiting significantly, though not as much as the two of them. The cultivation bases within their bodies were fluctuating.
As for Xu Qing, his heart was surging with waves of emotion as he sensed his sixth Tiangong.
This sixth Tiangong was entirely golden. With the Heavenly Dao seated deep within, an ocean had formed inside the palace, and a Cang Dragon swam within it, emitting ripples of Dao rhyme.
It was truly extraordinary!
The power of heaven and earth continued to surge from all directions. Xu Qing's heart beat incredibly fast, and a craving rose within him. He immediately began to absorb it to shape his seventh Tiangong.
After more than ten breaths, Xu Qing suddenly raised his head, his eyes revealing a brilliant radiance. After his sixth Tiangong had taken shape, his seventh Tiangong was now more than half-formed.
Seventy percent, eighty percent, ninety percent...
The next moment, as Xu Qing took a deep breath, his seventh Tiangong directly manifested to ninety-nine percent.
"The object to be seated in this Tiangong..." Xu Qing's mind raced. His cultivation time with the Emperor Sword was slightly too short, so it wasn't suitable yet, and the Taicang Blade wasn't qualified either.
The Ghostly Seclusion Dao-Seizing Art was special; while called a cultivation technique, it was actually more of a divine ability. Unlike the Jin Wu Refining Ten Thousand Spirits, it wasn't suitable either.
As for the black iron skewer and the shadow, the moment the thought arose, Xu Qing immediately cut it off.
Although these two were incredibly obedient under his methods, deep down, Xu Qing still didn't fully trust them, let alone use them to seat his Tiangong.
Although there were magic treasure fragments in his storage bag that could serve as external objects to seat it, they were ultimately lacking.
"The purple crystal would work, but it is the most core existence on my person. I know too little about it to decide to use it lightly."
"Besides that, there is actually one more object that can be seated!" As thoughts raced through his mind, Xu Qing no longer hesitated and immediately activated the Ghost Emperor Mountain within his sea of consciousness.
He moved it to settle into the seventh Tiangong.
The moment it merged, the seventh Tiangong trembled violently and shook intensely. The descent of the Ghost Emperor Mountain actually caused the seventh Tiangong to show signs of rejection.
Xu Qing's eyes narrowed; he had encountered similar rejection before.
That was when the Poison Prohibition Elixir had merged.
Back then, because the poison of the Poison Prohibition Elixir itself was too fierce, the fusion required time. What he had to do was ensure he didn't die before the fusion was complete.
After experiencing all kinds of torture and pain, he finally succeeded in placing the Poison Prohibition Elixir into his Tiangong.
As for the Purple Moon, the Jin Wu, and the Cang Dragon, there had been no such rejection.
Xu Qing understood that although the Purple Moon's status was extremely high, it had been plundered by him and ultimately belonged entirely to him, just like the Jin Wu and the Cang Dragon, so there was no rejection.
However, although this Ghost Emperor Mountain was also formed from his own insights, it was ultimately a copy, belonging to some extent to a half-external object, not completely his own.
As such, it was not surprising that rejection occurred when he wanted to place it inside the Tiangong to merge completely with himself.
A cold glint flashed in Xu Qing's eyes. He opened his mouth wide and took a fierce breath. Immediately, the majestic power of heaven and earth from all directions surged madly, entering the seventh Tiangong to bolster it and increase the force of the fusion with the Ghost Emperor Mountain.
The next instant, the Ghost Emperor Mountain trembled and slowly overlapped with the seventh Tiangong.
This process was not very fast, but it was not as slow as the Poison Prohibition Elixir had been back then, especially since the power of heaven and earth around Xu Qing was incredibly rich now, providing him with an endless source of assistance.
Time passed. As the Ten-Intestine Tree continuously merged into the firmament rift, the fusion of the Ghost Emperor Mountain also proceeded.
Thirty percent, fifty percent, seventy percent...
Xu Qing sat cross-legged, his right hand raised, gripping a nearby branch tightly. After fixing his body, he controlled all the pores on his body to open. As his abdomen contracted, he took another breath, and the power of heaven and earth from all directions surged in waves.
Finally, after thirty breaths, the Ghost Emperor Mountain completely merged with the seventh Tiangong. As the sound of rumbling echoed in Xu Qing's mind, the seventh Tiangong was fully formed.
Its appearance was not that of a palace, but more like a temple.
Inside the temple, the Ghost Emperor sat cross-legged, with two long blades behind his back and a Taichu Liyou Pillar on his lap. His entire body emitted a shocking divine charm. His eyes were closed, but looking at his appearance, he was already exactly the same as Xu Qing!
The moment the seventh Tiangong took shape, an even more powerful fluctuation radiated from Xu Qing's body. As his aura rose, Xu Qing clearly felt his own power at this moment.
Compared to himself before coming to the True Immortal Ten-Intestine, the gap was like heaven and abyss.
"This fortune is indeed great!"
"But, it is still not over!"
Xu Qing opened his eyes and felt the power of heaven and earth around him showing signs of exhaustion. He knew that the initial gift he had received for helping the Heavenly Dao become complete was about to end.
Thus, he raised his right hand and took out the Blood-Wing Life Lamp from his bosom.
As his left hand formed a seal, the power of heaven and earth from all directions surged forth, not merging into his own body, but rushing into this Life Lamp.
He wanted to use the power of heaven and earth here to cleanse the Life Lamp for himself.
After all, this object was sent by the Saint-Lantian Clan, and Xu Qing did not feel at ease.
Regardless of whether this Life Lamp had some flaws or hidden dark means, using the power of heaven and earth to cleanse it now was extremely appropriate.
In the blink of an eye, under the infusion of the power of heaven and earth, the Life Lamp's blood light shone, becoming increasingly intense, eventually becoming dazzling and blinding as the light erupted.
After cleansing it several times in a row, Xu Qing's eyes narrowed. His left hand formed a seal, and immediately, all seven Heavenly Palaces within his body operated simultaneously. The power of the Ghost Emperor descended, cleansing it once more.
Next was the infusion of the Jin Wu's power, then the Purple Moon's power and the Poison Prohibition aura. Finally, the Cang Dragon manifested and spat out golden light.
After cleansing the Life Lamp inside and out with so many methods, Xu Qing finally felt at ease and no longer hesitated to merge it into his body.
As the Life Lamp disappeared in his hand, soon, within the Life Mist of his sea of consciousness, behind those two Life Lamp Heavenly Palaces, another Tiangong rumbled into manifestation.
The Life Mist rolled, and Xu Qing's sea of consciousness shook. Soon, blood light erupted from this gradually forming Tiangong. While piercing through the Life Mist, this Tiangong formed by the third Life Lamp suddenly took shape.
In an instant, all the perceptions regarding this third Life Lamp appeared in Xu Qing's mind, and he understood it in his heart.
This lamp was named the Underworld Spirit Blood-Wing Lamp.
Its bolstering power was different from Xu Qing's previous two Life Lamps. It was not for protection, nor was it as filled with slaughter as it appeared. It had only one function: speed!
Those who possessed this Life Lamp would be incredibly astonishing in speed, capable of erupting with several times their own speed.
Originally, it should have been a pair. If possessed simultaneously, the speed would not only be more terrifying, but it would also form incredibly fearsome lethality.
Although there was only one wing now, Xu Qing was still satisfied in his heart, especially after feeling the speed boost of this Life Lamp; his mood also became high-spirited.
The harvest this time was unparalleled.
Whether it was military merit or the Heavenly Dao's father, it was enough to make people jealous to the extreme, and his cultivation base had also leaped from five Heavenly Palaces to eight.
Furthermore, because the eighth palace was formed by a Life Lamp, it increased his limit of palaces, meaning that after his future Heavenly Palaces were complete, they would change from the original ten to eleven.
At this moment, the power of heaven and earth also gradually dissipated. Although his ninth Tiangong had not manifested, it was also more than half-completed. Just as everything was perfect, the Ten-Intestine Tree where their group was located was already less than a thousand zhang away from the firmament rift.
Seeing that the Ten-Intestine Tree was being continuously melted away, Xu Qing had the intention to leave, so he looked at the Captain.
The aura on the Captain's body had climbed significantly compared to before. Even though Xu Qing had become powerful now, he still couldn't see through him.
However, Xu Qing was already used to this.
"Big Brother, we should go."
Upon hearing this, Qing Qiu and Xiang Ningyan quickly opened their eyes.
Xiang Ningyan clearly showed some nervousness, but compared to Xiang Ningyan's current ignorance, Qing Qiu already had some answers regarding the identities of Xu Qing and Chen Chen Erniu, and the expression under her mask was complex.
The Captain licked his lips and looked up at the Heavenly Dao's hand.
"Wait a little longer."
Xu Qing followed the Captain's gaze and looked at the snow-white hand of the Heavenly Dao. With his understanding of the Captain, he immediately understood what the other party wanted to do.
He wasn't surprised; after all, every time the Captain finished a major event, he had to take a bite like this.
Noticing Xu Qing's expression, the Captain blinked.
"Little Junior Brother, the commotion this time is too big. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to leave using ordinary methods, but I told you before that I have a great treasure."
"After this object is deployed, although it cannot be fixed-point, it can allow us to teleport over a long distance. I have already adjusted the direction, and the target is Fenghai County."
"However, this object requires too much power source to operate. There's no way around it; in order for us to leave smoothly, I plan to go and greet my son."
"Oh." Xu Qing nodded.
The Captain coughed and smiled.
"That, if I have any accidents in a moment, Little Junior Brother, you must remember to kick me and kick me into the teleportation."
As soon as the Captain's words fell, Qing Qiu remained silent and turned her head, her expression unknown.
But Xiang Ningyan's expression changed. He had heard Fenghai County and suddenly looked at Xu Qing and the Captain. Although he had been ignorant and hadn't reacted before, he actually had doubts in his heart, but the things that happened later were too fast and too shocking, leaving no time to think too much.
Now that things had settled down, when looking at Xu Qing and the other, the doubts in Xiang Ningyan's heart became stronger and stronger.
But just as his gaze fell on Xu Qing and the Captain, madness appeared in the Captain's eyes. As the Heavenly Dao's large hand loosened and grabbed a tree trunk a hundred zhang away, his body suddenly rushed out like a hyena.
"Heavenly Dao... I don't know what it tastes like."
The Captain's eyes glowed with intense light, and his speed was extremely fast. In an instant, he reached his son's snow-white large hand, hugged this Heavenly Dao hand, raised his neck, tilted his head slightly back, opened his mouth wide, and then suddenly fell, biting down on that hand.
Crack!
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I dreamed last night that the sky was filled with monthly tickets. Little Little Mengxin tried desperately to pick them up all night, and woke up with a sore back.
But I can still persist, asking for monthly tickets. ===== CHAPTER 456 =====
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