Chapter 234: If one is wealthy but does not return home, it is like wearing silk robes and walking in the dark

"If it is truly possible to make my father return once more, I am willing to pay any price, no matter how great."

It was rare for Jizi's eyes to reveal so much emotion; in the past, he had always been extremely calm, as if he were out of place with the entire era.

Zhang Xuan shook his head upon hearing this: "That kind of reward is too far off; it is more like a blank check, a false promise."

Zhang Xuan rested his chin in his hand to think carefully, but he truly could not imagine what item could be used to conduct an exchange with this person.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Right, when I was discussing the Dao with Jiang Taixu and the others before, you didn't seem to be present. I feel you could listen to it; consider it a down payment for this round of rewards."

"It can also be counted as a deposit. In the future, if your father truly returns, it can be considered that I do not owe you anything."

Jizi was actually indifferent, and he did not feel that any discussion of the Dao could compare to the Dao Tribulation Gold, but he still nodded after hearing Zhang Xuan's words.

And Zhang Xuan directly played back the scene of his previous discussion of the Dao with Jiang Taixu, Dongfang Taiyi, the Cai Family Great Saint, and others.

Jizi was stunned from the very beginning. He was a direct descendant of a Great Emperor; it could be said that he had seen all kinds of urgent things under heaven, but he had truly never seen a scene like this today—it began with a Great Emperor Scripture.

The essential meanings of the Qingdi scripture and the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art, followed by multiple Nine Secrets, and later, the Great Daos of Jiang Taixu, Dongfang Taiyi, and others also gave people a tremendous shock.

Not to mention that Dongfang Taiyi even recited the Taiyin True Scripture and the Sun True Scripture.

The Soldier Secret, the Xing Secret, the Jie Secret, the Dou Secret...

The Taiyin True Scripture, the Sun True Scripture, the Demon Emperor Scripture, the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art...

Even for a lecture at a Great Emperor's Dao field, this portion of scriptures and essential meanings would be enough to serve as the main points of the lecture.

Jizi felt that Zhang Xuan was truly generous and magnanimous.

And Zhang Xuan also felt from the bottom of his heart that the Desolate Ancient Family was truly an endless treasure vault; as long as one wanted to, one could always dig out something useful from this vault.

"To even have a sentient Dao Tribulation Gold, it is truly incredible!"

Zhang Xuan sighed with sincere emotion.

He could not wait to enlighten the Dao Tribulation Gold and graft the Origin, but the spirituality of the current Dao Tribulation Gold had basically been shattered; it could be considered a semi-scrap and could not be used yet.

Seeing that Jizi was still comprehending the Dao, Zhang Xuan did not leave immediately, but instead first put the Dao Tribulation Gold into his pocket.

Then he casually plucked a mature medicinal herb from the Plantation and chose the Dao Tribulation Gold tiger as the seed.

The Plantation did not refuse this time, and it sent out a brand-new prompt.

"Do you wish to plant the Dao Tribulation Gold Spirit embryo in the Plantation? Note: The seed has suffered external damage and has partial injuries; it requires half a year of gestation to truly recover, and it can only grow normally after repair."

Seeing this, Zhang Xuan was overjoyed, but he was not in a hurry to plant it.

Instead, he waited for Jizi to emerge from his comprehension of the Dao ten days later before he proceeded with further operations.

Zhang Xuan first planted the Dao Tribulation Gold tiger into the Plantation for two days. When he saw the head of the Dao Tribulation Gold tiger begin to flicker with specks of spiritual light, he dug it back out.

"After being gestated by the Plantation, it has already produced partial vitality and Origin; it can be considered alive. This is the most appropriate time to perform the grafting of the Origin."

"Otherwise, if I wait until the Dao Tribulation Gold tiger is truly gestated and recovered, given its state, I fear it will reach an extremely profound realm and domain. By that time, if I want to take action, it will be very difficult to succeed."

This Dao Tribulation Gold tiger was not like the Nine-Orifice Stone Man; it had already walked quite a distance on the path of a Spirit, but then it was interrupted midway, and its divinity had leaked out significantly.

If no one interfered, after another period of time, its divinity would be completely lost, and it would become ordinary Dao Tribulation Gold, becoming a material that could be used for forging.

Now this path had been reconnected by Zhang Xuan in part, but it was not completely reconnected.

When it possessed partial activity, Zhang Xuan took the initiative to once again cut a portion of Origin from his own body, letting it flow into the body of the Dao Tribulation Gold tiger.

Group after group of pure Origin, mixed with the five-colored essence blood flowing from Zhang Xuan, flowed together into the cracks of the Dao Tribulation Gold tiger, giving the tiger, which was originally as pure as gold, a hint of the luster of flesh and blood.

This attempt was much more difficult than the last.

The Origin of the Dao Tribulation Gold was thick and tough; it was very difficult to let ordinary Origin grow and develop upon it, and its rejection was extremely strong.

If Zhang Xuan's Origin had not already undergone several transformations and evolutions, and was extremely powerful and tough, he would have faced failure after multiple attempts.

Even so, the grafting process of the Dao Tribulation Gold tiger's Origin was not smooth, and several times it almost cut off that vitality.

Zhang Xuan hurriedly placed the Dao Tribulation Gold tiger back into the Plantation, and it only recovered after being planted for two days.

Only after failing more than ten times in a row could it be considered a true success. Then, a pale-faced Zhang Xuan looked at the Dao Tribulation Gold tiger before him, which had a kind expression and a tiger face that looked a bit like his own, and his expression was slightly strange.

"Why does this look so much like those prank face-changing videos, a human face growing on a tiger's head?"

It looked very strange, one could say it was bizarre. With Zhang Xuan's increasingly handsome and perfect face, having it grow on this tiger gave a strange sense of awkwardness.

"Forget it, this is just the beginning. Later, as the gestation process accelerates, it will naturally grow into a human form instead of maintaining this white tiger appearance; there is no need to dwell on it too much."

Zhang Xuan endured the discomfort in his heart and accepted this point.

Then he replanted this Dao Tribulation Gold tiger into the Plantation.

This whole ordeal took more than a month.

And with Zhang Xuan's unimaginably thick Origin, he felt exhausted and drained during this process, with a feeling of his body being hollowed out.

"This kind of thing is truly unbearable!"

Amidst his sigh, Zhang Xuan absorbed several wisps of Origin from the body of the Heavenly Court Lord, and vigorous life energy and vitality immediately filled his body again.

"Ah!"

That soft, tingling sensation made Zhang Xuan unable to help but cry out, and he sighed from the bottom of his heart: "It is only someone like me, who has countless Origins as a backup and can recover at any time, who can be so wasteful."

"Having abundant Origin is truly too comfortable and too satisfying."

Other practitioners of the same kind, those who practiced the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art, would not dare to act like Zhang Xuan.

After all, they did not have the Origins of countless powerful figures as a supplement; if they operated recklessly, they would immediately fall into a state of eternal damnation.

"However, the greater the effort, the greater the harvest."

Zhang Xuan looked at the Dao Tribulation Gold Spirit planted in the Plantation, its cracks recovering bit by bit, growing anew, and its body stretching out, changing bit by bit into his own likeness, and he could not help but smile.

Then he sighed slightly again: "It is a pity that I have to wait half a year before it can truly become a living Spirit; only then can I perform the enlightenment. Now it still has to cultivate through its own efforts, and I still have to wait another half a year."

Sighing slightly, Zhang Xuan did not feel any dissatisfaction.

This round of harvest was already big enough, enough to make one pleasantly surprised.

Amidst his sigh, Zhang Xuan frowned, and suddenly he thought of the world where Xiao Chen was.

"In terms of specifications, the world Xiao Chen is in has a higher level; would the growth rate be faster over there?"

Once this thought emerged, it took root and sprouted uncontrollably in his heart, crazily wanting to let it take hold.

But Zhang Xuan thought about it carefully and still gave up on this idea.

"Forget it, the world level of Chang Sheng Jie is too high, and if I don't have any top-tier cultivation experts I'm familiar with on that side, I probably wouldn't even be able to pick many things once they ripen.

"If they ripen in the Shenmu World, in that area of the Shenmo Lingyuan there is Dugu Baitian; watching them ripen would just mean they fall into Dugu Baitian's hands, and Dugu Baitian might not even owe me a favor.

"In Chang Sheng Jie, it would be like a meat bun thrown at a dog—gone forever."

Zhang Xuan thought for a moment, but still gave up.

Half a year is fast enough.

"It's just that there's a bit of pressure right now; when are Old Madman and the others coming over!"

Zhang Xuan scratched his head; previously, he had publicly killed six Ancestor Kings outside the Shencheng, including one supreme figure who had reached the Saint King level.

The Ancient Race are not fools; if this continues, the figures who come out will definitely be at the Saint King level.

Fighting one-on-one, Zhang Xuan is confident, but if a whole group comes, Zhang Xuan truly does not have the ability.

After all, Zhang Xuan has not yet reached the Saint King level; fighting someone across a major realm is already good if he can win, so multiple opponents are indeed very troublesome.

Although the Ancestor Kings are not the most supreme geniuses in the world, figures who can reach the Saint King Realm are definitely not rookies.

Any figure who reaches the Saint King level is a genius; it might be unrealistic for every one of them to have the Eight Prohibitions, but the Six or Seven Prohibitions are easy and very common.

Against lower-level figures, Zhang Xuan can still attempt to break through the levels.

Against figures of a higher level, he is indeed powerless.

"But they really haven't come back yet; with only Dongfang Taiyi at home, I can't have him step forward directly either. If he were to act, the Ancient Race would all be in chaos and would be scared to death by him."

Zhang Xuan scratched his head sincerely, feeling a bit of pressure.

"Just within the Zhetian World, in this heaven and earth of Beidou, if I want to increase my cultivation speed again, I'm afraid it's not very possible; I have to look at it from other aspects."

Zhang Xuan opened the Chat Group without hesitation, relying on his own efforts, and then tagged the many active figures in the group.

Zhang Xuan (Tier 5): 【Brothers, are there any methods for rapid breakthroughs? Teach me! I am in a desperate situation; if I don't break through, I'm going to be beaten to death by the Ancient Race. Waiting online, very urgent!】

Zhang Sanfeng: 【Is it really that urgent? I don't have much on hand here. I am discussing the Dao of cultivation with the Sword Saint on Mount Shu; I will give this Sword Control Technique to you!】

Ding, Zhang Sanfeng has sent you a private Red Packet: Sword Control Technique! (Note: Contains the Sword Saint's annotations and the insights of past masters of Mount Shu.)

Zhang Xuan's heart stirred, and he sincerely thanked Zhang Sanfeng.

Although the current Sword Control Technique of Mount Shu is basically useless to him.

With his strength and realm, such things are easily obtained, and even the strongest Sword Control Technique he could perform would probably be no different from a magic trick to him.

After all, he has already reached the level of destroying stars and can walk in the starry sky of the Universe; such spells have no meaning to him.

But to Zhang Sanfeng, the Sword Control Technique can be said to be the highest-level method he can currently access in the Xianjian World.

He gave it out without hesitation, which can be said to be quite generous and heroic.

Xiong Ba: 【Does a senior with such strength feel pressure? I have already explored the area where the evil dragon is located, but the evil dragon has always been hiding at the bottom of the lake. The deepest part requires waiting for a specific time and day to slay the dragon, and I have heard that to truly slay the dragon, one needs to gather seven of the most top-tier divine weapons and blades.

【If Senior wants to practice, you can take this evil dragon to practice with; see if it can bring Senior a little help.】

Xiong Ba also sincerely wanted to help Zhang Xuan, if for no other reason than to build a connection with Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan's rise can be said to be visible to the naked eye; watching him break through rapidly all the way, it hasn't been long and he has already reached the limit of the heaven and earth of his world, and even exceeded it; he is now a top-tier figure at the Tier 5 level.

He doesn't even dare to imagine how crazily Zhang Xuan will break through next.

And seeing this, Li Xiaoyao also jumped out and took the initiative to say.

Li Xiaoyao: 【Senior, the Water Demon Beast in the world I am in is also something Senior can come and beat to death. This kind of thing deserves to be destroyed by heaven and earth; it stirs up such huge disasters at every turn. It is reasonable and fair for it to be killed by Senior; maybe it will even be of some help to Senior.】

Zhang Xuan glanced at it, his heart not having much fluctuation. If it were when his strength and realm were still low, the Water Demon Beast and that dragon from the Wind and Cloud World would have had a certain attraction to him.

At his current level of strength, these two creatures, which can be called invincible in their respective worlds, have no great meaning to Zhang Xuan; at most, they are a somewhat novel flavor that can be used for occasional variety.

Zhang Xuan: 【Thank you all for your help and suggestions, but these things don't have much meaning to me. If I have time, I will go over and check in!】

As he spoke, Zhang Xuan casually sent a few short videos and pictures of his recent tribulation.

After having the Chat Group, Zhang Xuan often records these to check for gaps and make up for deficiencies.

After all, he feels he has relatively little experience in actual combat with others, so he often looks back at past records, and even slows them down to find his own flaws and shortcomings bit by bit.

Looking at it now, the overall situation is still good, and he can send them casually when chatting in the Chat Group, saving him from explaining too much.

Xiong Ba took one look and was shocked by the earth-shattering lightning and the starry river of the Universe. During this period of time, he felt that his own improvement was very great, having already reached the Tier 4 level, and he was actually a bit inflated.

His proposal to slay the dragon was because he wanted to find a few people to go do it himself.

Now, seeing this scene, he was directly silenced.

(End of this chapter)