Chapter 111 - 105: Lighting One Lamp of Ten Thousand Lights, Inviting the Elder Celestial Master to Death

Dragon Tiger Mountain, the Celestial Master’s Mansion!

Inside a small courtyard.

"Ah!"

Zhang Lingxiao let out a pained grunt, his expression twisted in extreme agony.

In an instant, his cheeks became covered in wrinkles, and his hair turned completely gray.

He looked as if he were on death’s door.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Zhang Lingxiao finally took a deep breath. His Magical Power surged, the wrinkles on his face gradually vanished, and his hair turned black and lustrous once more.

His expression was so grim it could drip water, the veins on his forehead bulging.

"Good. Very good. Wang Chongyang, you’ve done very well for yourself. I underestimated you!"

He truly hadn’t expected that in a mere fifteen years, a clueless infant could grow into a Tribulation Crossing Realm Cultivator.

He had even passed through three Celestial Tribulations in a row!

Looking back through history, not a single Dao Realm expert had ever accomplished such a feat.

If someone like that were allowed to fully mature, Zhang Lingxiao couldn’t imagine how terrifying he would become!

’I don’t have much time left. At his current rate of advancement, he’ll probably reach the Saint Realm in ten years at most!’

’I have to get rid of him before then. Otherwise, Dragon Tiger Mountain will face utter annihilation!’

Zhang Lingxiao clenched his fists.

If he had known it would come to this, he would have slain the Ghost Infant with a single strike back in the Celestial Master Hall all those years ago!

He never could have imagined that the Ghost Infant knew everything.

All these years, he had been biding his time, never showing the slightest hint of anything unusual.

Now that the Ghost Infant’s cultivation was successful, even if Zhang Lingxiao no longer had any thoughts of seizing his Divine Soul and body, the Ghost Infant would never spare Dragon Tiger Mountain!

’There’s still a chance. As long as I can seize his body and Divine Soul before he reaches the Saint Realm, I can still use them to achieve Dao Entry!’

At this thought, Zhang Lingxiao abruptly stood up, walked out of the courtyard, and his figure transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for the Incense Hall.

「A moment later.」

He arrived at the Incense Hall.

Feeling the dense Incense Smoke within, he couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief.

’The foundation our ancestors built over tens of thousands of years must not be destroyed in my hands!’

"Senior Brother, what brings you to the Incense Hall today?"

Shou Chengzi was tending to the Incense and Offerings as usual. Upon seeing Zhang Lingxiao, he couldn’t help but walk over.

Zhang Lingxiao looked at Shou Chengzi with a complicated expression and said,

"Junior Brother, from this day forward, the Incense Hall is to be closed. I need to use all the Incense to cultivate a Secret Technique. You may withdraw for now."

Shou Chengzi’s expression changed in alarm.

"Senior Brother, Incense contains the Wish Power of the masses. Even for a Cultivator, absorbing too much at once can affect one’s Heart Spirit and even cause the Divine Soul to fracture. What kind of Secret Technique are you planning to cultivate?"

Zhang Lingxiao’s brow furrowed.

"You need not ask about this. I know what I’m doing. Now withdraw. Within the Ten Directions Jungle, the Celestial Master is supreme and has the authority to use all Incense—this is the rule of our ancestors. You can relay my words to the other Three Capitals and Five Masters of the Celestial Master’s Mansion. From now on, no one is to approach the Incense Hall. Violators will have their souls extracted and cast into the Underworld!"

He waved his hand, and a surge of Magical Power swept Shou Chengzi and all the other Daoists out of the Incense Hall.

Shou Chengzi’s face fell. He had no idea what had gotten into his Senior Brother.

After a moment’s thought, he calmed the other Daoists from the Incense Hall and immediately went to discuss the matter with the other high-ranking members of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

In an instant, the Incense Hall became completely empty, leaving only Zhang Lingxiao behind.

Zhang Lingxiao gazed at the Daoist Ancestor Celestial Venerable Statue before him and knelt.

"This disciple has been unfilial! I have reared a tiger that now threatens to devour me, allowing Wang Chongyang to grow powerful and placing Dragon Tiger Mountain in peril of annihilation!"

"My only option now is to cultivate the Dragon Tiger Celestial Inquiry Scripture in order to cleanse our sect. I pray the Celestial Venerable will show mercy and bestow upon me the Incense, that I may complete my Great Dao!"

Every generation of Celestial Master, in addition to practicing the Incense Fire God Creation Path, was also passed down a Secret Technique called the Dragon Tiger Celestial Inquiry Scripture.

Although the Dragon Tiger Celestial Inquiry Scripture was of a lower grade than the Incense Fire God Creation Path,

in terms of offensive power, it was second to none in the world.

It was even stronger than other attack methods passed down on Dragon Tiger Mountain, such as the Palm Thunder and the Golden Light Spell.

However, cultivating this scripture required the support of immense Power of Incense and Candlelight, and it was extremely easy to fall into a state of mental confusion, lose one’s sense of self, and be doomed for all eternity.

After all, the Incense carried the most devout Wish Power and faith of the masses.

A small amount could serve as an aid, opening the Niwan Palace and refining one’s Lifebound aspects.

But absorbing too much would affect one’s own Divine Soul.

Therefore, over all these years, Zhang Lingxiao had never attempted to cultivate the Dragon Tiger Celestial Inquiry Scripture.

Now, facing Dragon Tiger Mountain’s life-or-death crisis, he could no longer afford such reservations.

What’s more, he also needed to use the Dragon Tiger Celestial Inquiry Scripture to absorb the Incense of the masses and mend his damaged Divine Soul.

Aside from this path, he could think of no other way to subdue Wang Xiao.

Therefore, he had to succeed in this endeavor. He could not fail!

"So be it!"

At that very moment, the Daoist Ancestor Celestial Venerable Statue suddenly trembled.

The next moment, dense Incense, like a waterfall from the nine heavens, poured down and instantly submerged Zhang Lingxiao.

Zhang Lingxiao sat cross-legged, forming a hand seal, and became completely still.

...

"A great roc rises with the wind in a single day, soaring straight up for ninety thousand li!"

On the mountain peak, having overcome three successive Celestial Tribulations, achieved the Glazed Jade Body, and purged the Divine Soul Thought that Zhang Lingxiao had left in his Yin Spirit, Wang Xiao was in high spirits.

From this day forward, the vast world was his to roam freely!

’Now that I’ve destroyed his Divine Soul Thought, Zhang Lingxiao will definitely not let this matter rest. However, that Divine Soul Thought was so powerful that its destruction will certainly affect his true body. He probably won’t be coming to bother me for a short while.’

’During this time, I can properly contemplate the path to my next Limit Breaking!’

In six years, Wang Xiao had broken his limits six consecutive times, reaching the Tribulation Crossing Realm of this world.

This speed was nothing short of astonishing!

However, this was far from the end.

Above him were still the Saint Realm and the strongest Dao Realm!

In terms of Martial Arts Limit Breaking,

the Saint Realm should correspond to the Seventh Limit Breaking.

The Dao Realm would correspond to the eighth, and even the Ninth Limit Breaking!

’The sixth Limit Breaking was a threshold. The remaining three will be progressively more difficult!’

Over the years, Wang Xiao had been diligently studying the path forward and had developed his own insights into Martial Arts Limit Breaking.

As for the Seventh Limit Breaking, which corresponded to the Saint Realm, he had a sudden insight when he achieved the Glazed Jade Body.

Combining various Cultivation Techniques for the Saint Realm,

Wang Xiao named the Seventh Limit Breaking: Five Viscera Concealed God!

The Saint Realm in this world was achieved by merging a Lifebound Magical Treasure with one’s own Magical Power to form a Great Dao Golden Core.

Unfortunately, Wang Xiao had never cultivated any Lifebound Magical Treasure in his practice so far.

Everything was based on his own body.

Therefore, for the Seventh Limit Breaking, Wang Xiao naturally wouldn’t rely on a Magical Treasure. Instead, he planned to break through using his own body!

He felt that his Five Viscera were perfectly suited to merge with his Gang Qi, taking the place of a Lifebound Magical Treasure.

Moreover, the Five Viscera are extremely important to the human body. Once merged with Gang Qi, he might even be able to use their properties to construct the Five Elements, forming a Five Elements Cycle and allowing his Gang Qi to regenerate endlessly.

Eventually, he would completely refine a divine essence within his Five Viscera!

This was the Five Viscera Concealed God.

Once achieved, the activation of his Gang Qi would no longer be limited to his Dantian Purple Mansion but would erupt at will.

Its power would naturally multiply!

’Five Viscera Concealed God. It sounds simple, but achieving it will likely be even more difficult than the previous six Limit Breaking stages combined.’

Wang Xiao’s figure flickered and vanished from the mountain peak in the blink of an eye.

He found Yan Chiyang, bid him farewell, and then embarked on the path to his Seventh Limit Breaking.

This path lay not in the Cultivation Realm, but in the mortal world!

To refine a divine essence in the Five Viscera, he had to merge his Gang Qi with them.

Gang Qi contained Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi as well as his own True Qi.

True Qi, in turn, was composed of Inner Qi and his own Spiritual Will.

Therefore, the key to refining a divine essence in the Five Viscera lay in his own Spiritual Will!

What Wang Xiao needed to do next was collect the Ten Thousand Lights to temper his Spiritual Will.

This was because the Ten Thousand Lights contained the most complex emotions in this world, making them the ultimate tool for tempering one’s heart!

When the day comes that his Purple Mansion True Flame, passing through his Five Viscera, can ignite the Ten Thousand Lights he has collected,

then the state of Five Viscera Concealed God will be achieved.

And that would be the time for Wang Xiao to invite the Celestial Master, Zhang Lingxiao, to his death!