Chapter 194: Dao Map, Tribulation of the Saint Body

No one can enter the interior of the Dragon Transformation Pool; only figures like God King Jiang Taixu and Zhang Xuan can walk through it with ease. At this very moment, this area has already been occupied by the Desolate Ancient Families.

No one raised any objections. In cultivation, might makes right, and the Desolate Ancient Families—especially when two of them join forces, mixed with the Demon Race—can basically be described as running rampant.

With three Extreme Dao Imperial Weapons in hand, they can be said to be invincible under heaven.

At the same time, the Thirteen Great Bandits also have an inextricable connection to this matter, and it is suspected that they can scrape together yet another Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon.

No one under heaven would run over to court disaster at a time like this.

Inside the Dragon Transformation Pool, Gai Jiuyou is carefully studying the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid.

Even God King Jiang Taixu has truly brought the Hengyu Furnace over from the Jiang Family.

It is not intentionally for Gai Jiuyou, but rather because the turmoil in this place is immense; even God King Jiang Taixu faces a great many problems here.

Jiang Taixu has not spoken of it these days, but he has already slaughtered several top-tier assassins, as well as enemies from his early years.

The world is currently not something that can be decided by God King Jiang Taixu alone; there is no telling how many people are interested in the secret of Purple Mountain held by the Desolate Ancient Jiang Family.

If the Jiang Family were to remain hidden and low-key, not publicizing it, then everyone would act as if they had seen nothing.

Since God King Jiang Taixu took the initiative to speak, the storm naturally spread in all directions with him at the center.

……

And outside the perimeter of the Dragon Transformation Pool, countless figures have gathered at this very moment.

Divine Source is piled high, filling the Dragon Transformation Pool; a large portion was accumulated by Ye Fan during this period, while the other large portion came from the Desolate Ancient Jiang Family and the Ji Family, plus the Thirteen Great Bandits and the Demon Race.

Lying in the Dragon Transformation Pool, Ye Fan even has a dreamlike, surreal feeling.

His Source Heaven Book has not yet been cultivated to a very profound level, and he had only managed to swindle a few hundred thousand catties of Source. He had originally thought he would need to accumulate for several more years in Shencheng before his Dao Palace could be perfected, allowing him to attempt a breakthrough to the Four Extremes Realm.

He never expected that by a stroke of good fortune, he would once again encounter the person he had once saved in Purple Mountain, the one known as God King Jiang Taixu.

He was directly sponsored by the other party with great force, and even obtained a portion of the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid.

Ye Fan is in the Dragon Transformation Pool, while outside the pool, one young-generation figure after another is staring at him.

The Saint Son and Saint Daughter of the Purple Mansion Holy Land, the Yaochi Saint Son of the Yaochi Sacred Land, the Jin Chi Xiao Peng Wang from the Demon Race, the Prince and Princess from the Central Plains Imperial Clan……

The storm caused by God King Jiang Taixu possesses infinite power; with the Desolate Ancient Holy Lands and families acting as endorsements, there is no telling how many top-tier figures have rushed to this place.

Even older-generation figures are closely watching as well. They are now old and frail, but most are stuck due to their cultivation realms, finding it difficult to break through.

Many have lived for hundreds or thousands of years; compared to the younger generation, they certainly count as old figures, but for cultivators, they are still in a young stage, as they have not yet been called living fossils.

And even figures at the level of living fossils who have lived for three or four thousand years have been attracted and rushed to this place.

"Is this Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid truly as miraculous as the legend says? Can it really make a person fall into a state of Dao enlightenment and ascend to a higher level in a short period of time?"

"You haven't seen the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid inside the Transmitted Saint Weapon, have you? Just looking at it gives one a sense of mysterious Dao essence; the fragrance alone makes me feel an urge to reach enlightenment. If one were to truly consume it, I imagine it would possess incredible power."

"No need to guess. Now that the Saint Body is about to consume it, everything will be settled. If even the curse of the Saint Body can be broken, then helping us ascend to a higher level shouldn't be much of a problem."

"Although this old Daoist has lived for three thousand years, I don't consider myself an old monster. If I were to break through in my cultivation realm, I should still count as a young person. After all, a Great Emperor can live for ten thousand years, and I have only lived for three thousand—I am very young."

……

The crowd is buzzing with discussion. Ye Fan has been waiting and did not immediately attempt the breakthrough.

It is not that he lacks the confidence to break through; in fact, he already had great confidence before. It was just that after consuming a few drops of the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid, his Dao Palace Realm was basically already perfected.

But that God King, who has shown him great kindness, took the initiative to ask him to wait a while. Ye Fan does not know what he is waiting for, but he will listen nonetheless.

Silently sitting cross-legged, his heart suddenly stirred, and a point of spiritual light flickered on his finger.

The next moment, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Having received the affirmative message, he did not hesitate, and amidst the gasps of the many figures, he consumed another drop of the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid.

Instantly, boundless and endless Essence surged crazily from all directions, then submerged into his body.

The Heaven and Earth Essence formed by millions, nearly ten million, catties of Source was incomparably vigorous, reaching a terrifying degree. Some people, because they were standing too close, even felt that breathing became difficult.

Small gasps of surprise erupted one after another from the crowd.

"Is this the Saint Body? It really is a bottomless pit."

"Nearly ten million catties of Source, and it's all being used to force a breakthrough—too extravagant."

"A physique that claims to be able to contend with an Ancient Great Emperor after reaching Great Completion—it truly is extraordinary, truly astonishing."

"The sky has changed, what's going on?"

Suddenly, someone exclaimed.

Then, in the shocked gazes of many figures, a heavy layer of dark clouds covered the area. Without warning, a thick bolt of Heavenly Tribulation descended from the sky, striking straight onto Ye Fan, who was in the middle of forcing his breakthrough.

Ye Fan was caught off guard; the lightning strike left his body stiff, and he spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot.

"What's going on? Did this brat commit too many sins before and bring down a heavenly punishment? Serves him right!"

"No, the heavenly lightning is still coming down. Did this brat trigger something strange before that made Heaven and Earth target him?"

Someone muttered in the crowd, but soon an older, powerful figure shook their head and spoke up to provide guidance.

"As expected of a physique that can contend with an Ancient Great Emperor; this is not a curse from Heaven and Earth, but rather a test."

"What kind of test is this? Giving someone a bolt of tribulation lightning while they are breaking through? If their strength were a bit weaker, they would have died on the spot. If the Saint Body's physique hadn't been so tough, someone at our level would have died instantly."

"Not so, not so!"

A Famous Host of the older generation had eyes that flickered with curiosity and envy.

"This is not a curse, but a certification of one's individual strength by Heaven and Earth. When cultivation and strength reach a profound realm, every breakthrough to a new stage will be met with a corresponding level of tribulation lightning."

"You mean this is a tribulation lightning test he encountered? But this is far too early, isn't it? What realm is he even in? I've already reached Dragon Transformation and I've never encountered tribulation lightning."

Hearing these words, an old living fossil let out a disdainful cold snort.

"What kind of figure is an Ancient Great Emperor? And what kind of figure is a physique that can contend with an Ancient Great Emperor? How can they be compared to the likes of you and me? Legend has it that Ancient Great Emperors, or some naturally powerful monsters, would encounter terrifying tribulation lightning in the Four Extremes Realm."

"I had always thought this was false, but I never expected it to actually come true."

Many people nearby were sighing, and during the time they were speaking rapidly, several more layers of tribulation lightning had already fallen.

That lightning made many figures in the Four Extremes Realm change color, and even the many figures among the younger generation had strange colors in their eyes.

Even the usually unruly Jin Chi Xiao Peng Wang had eyes that flickered; even he had not reached such a realm, as he was currently still lingering in the Dao Palace Realm.

It can only be said that the arrival of Zhang Xuan changed a great deal, causing Ye Fan's cultivation strength to jump several levels ahead of the original foundation, years earlier than before.

Even the God King of the Ji Family, Ji Haoyue, had not gone very far on the path of cultivation during this period.

Ye Fan suddenly became the leading figure among the younger generation in terms of cultivation and strength.

"I heard he has only been on the path of cultivation for less than a year; is his cultivation speed actually this terrifying?"

People in the crowd were exclaiming; Ye Fan's appearance was not concealed now, and with many figures gathered at once, the many people present had a certain understanding of what Ye Fan had done in the Eastern Wasteland Southern Region.

Ye Fan walked out of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land with a group of people, and by a stroke of luck, opened his Bitter Sea, which could not be cultivated, allowing the greatest obstacle in the first step of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body's cultivation to be overcome.

But the road ahead was still very difficult to walk.

"Could this be the cultivation talent that can rival an Ancient Great Emperor? Are Ancient Great Emperors this terrifying?"

"According to records, the cultivation talent of an Ancient Great Emperor did not reach such a level; it must be the level of the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid."

Some of the older generation shook their heads, not agreeing.

Ye Fan's cultivation speed was almost a bug; if it appeared within a Holy Land or a great family, then all of this could be explained to some extent, as people in Holy Lands and great families possess nearly infinite resources compared to those at lower realms.

With the unique physique of the Saint Body, in the early stages of cultivation, by crazily piling up various powerful resources, one can quickly achieve something in terms of realm.

But the cultivation trajectory of the Saint Body is public; everyone knows that Ye Fan did not have much of a legacy, at most possessing a Dao Scripture in the Lingxu Grotto-Heaven, and only the Sea of Bitterness Chapter at that.

Along the way, let alone cultivation resources, even his cultivation techniques were found everywhere, and he also had to deal with the continuous pursuit of many figures.

Under these circumstances, if his cultivation speed is similar to, or even exceeds, that of an Ancient Great Emperor, then it can only be the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid.

"I heard this is only the second-grade bloodline evolution fluid; the God King seems to have obtained a complete five-turn evolution fluid from Purple Mountain. Legend has it that the four-turn bloodline evolution fluid has miraculous effects even for a Severing Dao King, and if it is five-turn, it has effects even for Ancient Saint Sages..."

Once these words were spoken, everyone present had eyes that were sparkling.

Whether they were of the younger generation or the older generation, their gazes were fiery.

Some living fossil-level figures even pushed their remaining life force on the spot, causing their gray hair to turn pitch black, and even the drooping eyelids and heavy wrinkles were briefly smoothed out by their life force.

Except for the turbid and vicissitudinous eyes that could not be concealed, they looked no different from the younger generation; such actions made the people on the side find it funny, but a moment later, this group of people felt their scalps go numb.

"Damn, no way, are they saying they also want to compete with us at the same realm?"

A young person looked at that batch of living fossils and felt their scalp go numb, while the living fossil, who looked like a young man, grinned at his gaze, revealing a mouth missing teeth.

Then, in the horrified gaze of that young person, the older figure's mouth grew snow-white teeth one by one.

"Damn, how do you fight this?"

A group of people felt their scalps go numb.

It is true that the older generation's life force is declining, but those who can live through long years to the level of a living fossil basically have unfathomable cultivation, and their understanding of the Dao far exceeds that of the current younger generation.

Even if a Saint Master-level figure were to go head-to-head with a living fossil, they would not dare to say they could win steadily.

After all, living fossils are basically terrifying figures who have lived for more than three thousand years, all in the Immortal Embryo Realm, and have gone very far in the Immortal Embryo Realm.

This batch of people who can live for thousands of years all rely on powerful and terrifying strength; in their youth, many of them were Saint Masters, or terrifying figures who could compete with Saint Masters. Living for thousands of years more is not something done for nothing.

Someone felt their hands and feet go cold and couldn't help but say: "That was specifically left by the God King for the younger generation, you, you all..."

Looking at a group of old monsters who had collectively changed into black hair and black eyes, and were staring at him with murderous gazes, that young person could no longer speak.

"Who said we cannot compete for the Great Emperor?"

"If I can go one step further on the existing foundation and become a Severing Dao King, then living for another thousand years is not difficult. For my current lifespan, I can still be considered a young man."

"The old man is acting like a youth again, what is wrong with that?"

Boom!

And just as the thoughts of this group of figures were changing, Ye Fan's Heavenly Tribulation had come to an end at this moment.

Many people were exclaiming on the side.

"It is the strongest Heavenly Tribulation in the same realm, the Five-Nine Heavenly Tribulation. For the Saint Body to be so strong in such an environment is truly unexpected. Among his peers, who else can suppress him from now on?"

"Doesn't he want to compete for the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid of the Four Extremes Realm next?"

Under the moonlight, Ye Fan stood tall and changed back into a clean set of clothes.

Standing there, he still looked like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old, but his strength and realm could no longer be underestimated.

Even some figures in small cultivation Holy Lands, whose elders' strength was only in the Four Extremes Realm, felt a bit ashamed seeing Ye Fan like this.

Ye Fan was full of joy and also high-spirited. Having spent a year in this world, the early stages were arduous and very difficult, being hunted down everywhere, but now the situation had finally turned around, and he was very comfortable.

He was also genuinely relaxed, but at this moment he suddenly felt something was wrong and couldn't help but look up at the sky; many figures also exclaimed at the same time.

"What is that?"

A huge Dao Diagram emerged from above the heavens and slowly descended.

God King Jiang Taixu's expression shifted.

(End of this chapter)