Chapter 751: Tong Chu Xuan Sheng Ling

The instant Xu Jin stepped onto the peak of the Thunder Rule Heavenly Path's Star Gate, the starlight shifted, and he appeared in a mysterious space where dazzling starlight flickered like lightning everywhere.

A slightly familiar scene.

Similar to when he previously entered the peak of the Space Rule Heavenly Path's Star Gate, except that every flickering starlight here was infused with Lei Guang.

Xu Jin's entry seemed to trigger something—a speck of crimson starlight suddenly exploded from the void, forming a bald, ferocious-looking man.

Especially his bald head, which radiated lightning like a generator.

This made Xu Jin instinctively feel his own scalp.

Would cultivating Thunder Star Arts make one go bald?

The next instant, the lightning-bald man split into two; as his Dao Embryo materialized at full height, a vast spiritual soul surge rippled through the void, and lines of starlight containing thunder began to emerge.

Each streak of starlight emitted an unfathomably profound vibration—Xu Jin knew that each one contained a single Thunder Rule.

Initially vague and mysterious, they gradually sharpened under the spiritual soul's guidance of the lightning-bald man.

It was as if the solution process had been laid out before him.

Thunder Rules, one after another, opened fully before Xu Jin, from inside out.

Fifty, two hundred, five hundred.

After a hundred breaths, Xu Jin's gaze sharpened—seven hundred, and the Thunder Rules kept increasing.

Indeed, the realm level here on the Thunder Rule Heavenly Path far surpassed that of the Space Rule Heavenly Path.

In the mysterious space at the peak of the Space Rule Heavenly Path, only seven hundred-plus Space Rules appeared, eventually combining into seven Space Rule Great Paths.

But here, the Thunder Rules already numbered seven hundred—and were still increasing.

According to the requirements of the Ten-Stage Tianyang Xingjun rank, mastering three single-rule Great Paths qualifies one to break through to Grand Tianyang Xingjun; mastering five qualifies one for Garrison Tianyang Xingjun; mastering seven qualifies one for Sovereign Tianyang Xingjun.

Of course, this applies to single-rule cultivation.

In reality, many Ten-Stage experts, starting from Minor Tianyang Xingjun, usually cultivate two rules, and some even cultivate three or four simultaneously.

But purely in terms of single-rule mastery, the Thunder Rules now appearing have already reached Sovereign Tianyang Xingjun level—and are still growing.

Eight hundred, nine hundred.

When the emerging thunderous starlight ceased to add new lines, the total number of Thunder Rules reached nine hundred and twenty-one.

Theoretically, this could evolve into nine Thunder Rule Great Paths.

This level, even among Sovereign Star Lords, qualifies as exceptional.

Yet it seemed this lightning-bald man had been captured alive by Emperor Dongxuan Emperor Lord and forged into a treasure.

The next instant, the lightning-bald man's spiritual soul surged again, and the nine hundred-plus Thunder Rules began merging under his spiritual guidance.

Xu Jin's expression hardened; he activated his spiritual sense and began memorizing and contemplating with all his might.

A few breaths later, combinations of Thunder Rules gave rise to lines of Thunder Heavenly Star Will.

As starlight flashed, the moment a Thunder Rule Great Path was assembled, the lightning-bald man's Thunder innate treasure flew out; with a burst of thunderlight, the unstable Thunder Rule Great Path instantly stabilized.

Soon, one Thunder Rule Great Path wound itself around the innate treasure.

Then came the second, the third, the fourth.

Xu Jin carefully observed, contemplated, and memorized.

Long after, Xu Jin's gaze suddenly shifted.

"Only eight?"

The lightning-bald man's evolution of Thunder Rule Great Paths had ended.

Nine hundred-plus rules had merged into ninety-plus Heavenly Star Wills, yet only eight Thunder Rule Great Paths had ultimately formed.

The ninth Thunder Rule Great Path had taken preliminary shape—but was still missing something.

The next instant, the familiar scene arrived: all eight Thunder Rule Great Paths erupted simultaneously, as if seeking to destroy everything.

But in that instant of explosive force, everything vanished, and the vortex Star Gate reappeared behind him.

Xu Jin knew: now, it was his turn.

Calm and composed, his Dao Embryo leapt directly from his body; his vast spiritual sense spread out, and he began sensing and searching for each Thunder Rule.

This place was like a special Thunder Rule space.

The answers lay right there—if you comprehended them and reached the right realm, you could see and assemble them.

It could save a cultivator years of arduous effort.

Last time, the mysterious Star Gate at the peak of the Space Rule Heavenly Path had been somewhat wasted; this time, with preparation, Xu Jin wouldn't let it slip.

Of course, to be fair, the mysterious Star Gate on the Space Rule Heavenly Path had also yielded tremendous gains.

Normally, a main Space Rule cultivator needed five to ten years of hard work to successfully evolve a single Space Rule Great Path—even top geniuses required four or five.

Even with Can Dou Platform's assistance, Xu Jin would likely need two or three years.

Yet there, in just a few days, he had evolved two Space Rule Great Paths.

"I wonder how many Thunder Rule Great Paths I can evolve this time?"

As he pondered, Xu Jin's spiritual sense caught the first Thunder Rule; the Can Dou Platform's Thunder primordial starlight flickered faintly, instantly revealing it.

Here, the Can Dou Platform could still aid Xu Jin.

One after another.

Half a day later, after identifying over three hundred rules, Xu Jin finally assembled one Thunder Rule Great Path.

The instant he forcibly combined over a hundred Thunder Rules with his spiritual sense, thunderous serpents surged wildly, lightning like molten metal erupted—but remained wildly unstable.

Last time, Xu Jin had been forced to suppress it with the Heavenly Cloud Tower.

But this time, he had his innate treasure!

With a thought, his newly forged innate treasure—the Thunder Spear—shot out from the Thunder Zhai Xing Lou and leapt directly into the Thunder Rule Great Path.

Thunderlight flared.

The moment the Thunder Spear entered the Thunder Rule Great Path, lightning exploded like a spiderweb, and within the bursting light, a faint tinge of chaos color appeared.

As if a sovereign had returned.

The instant it appeared, the Thunder Rule Great Path calmed.

Like a mischievous student seeing his homeroom teacher—it instantly fell silent and began studying willingly.

There, the Thunder Spear stood proudly, and the Thunder Rule Great Path Xu Jin had evolved wrapped itself around it.

Instantly, intricate, unfathomable thunder patterns solidified on the spear's surface.

Done!

But the moment Xu Jin's face lit up with joy, a speck of thunderlight suddenly landed on his newly formed innate treasure—the Thunder Spear!

As the thunderlight exploded, it solidified into a token resting atop the spear.

Xu Jin froze.

What was this?

As he continued to press and fuse the Thunder Rule Great Path with the Thunder Spear, his spiritual sense cautiously probed the token.

The token was entirely dark and ancient, exuding an inexplicable aura of authority.

Both front and back bore ancient seal script characters.

The front read "Tong Chu Xuan"; the back read "Sheng Ling."

Together: Tong Chu Xuan Sheng Ling!

What was Tong Chu Xuan Sheng Ling?

Xu Jin didn't know—but he knew it was definitely a precious item.

At the same time, Xu Jin realized something.

This mysterious Star Gate was left behind by Emperor Dongxuan Emperor Lord—and now this Tong Chu Xuan Sheng Ling appeared. Emperor Dongxuan Emperor Lord governed the Tong Chu Xuan Domain; it must have been his doing.

The instant his spiritual sense penetrated, a stream of information surfaced.

【Holding the Tong Chu Xuan Sheng Ling grants entry to the Tong Chu Xuan Emperor Palace, instantly granting the title of Tong Chu Xuan Sacred Son. If already a Sacred Son, your status is elevated one tier. If already at top Sacred Son status, you gain an additional Sacred Son privilege.】

【Holding the Tong Chu Xuan Sheng Ling, all within the five Star Realms under the Tong Chu Xuan Domain receive a one-tier status upgrade. If not of the Tong Chu Xuan Domain, you immediately gain Grand Tianyang Xingjun status.】

【Holding the Tong Chu Xuan Sheng Ling, if you are of the Tong Chu Xuan Domain, you are exempt from clan annihilation. Upon presentation, you may directly communicate with the Tong Chu Xuan Emperor Palace and request intervention.】

Three lines of information appeared in succession, leaving Xu Jin dazed.

Judging solely from these revealed details, the Tong Chu Xuan Sheng Ling's value was still immense.

And the higher one's status, the greater its value.

For instance, if one were already a Sovereign Tianyang Xingjun, one could immediately enjoy the privileges of a First-Catastrophe True Person.

A treasure with long-term value.

But in Xu Jin's view, the most important was the first: becoming a Tong Chu Xuan Sacred Son.

This was likely Emperor Dongxuan Emperor Lord's true purpose in leaving this item—to have geniuses who entered this mysterious space become his direct disciples.

According to Tian Zhang True Person, the Tong Chu Xuan Emperor Palace's requirements for accepting Sacred Sons were extremely strict.

In the entire Emperor Dongxuan Star Realm over the past century, only Jiang Yi and the legendary genius Yu Guan Zhen thirty years ago had become Imperial Palace Sacred Sons.

Only two in a hundred years!

As for the third privilege, Xu Jin skipped over it.

But it was an unexpected gain—potentially useful later.

Must be stored safely.

The next instant, Xu Jin sealed the Tong Chu Xuan Sheng Ling into his Numinous Space.

But Xu Jin wondered: why hadn't this appeared last time?

After thinking, Xu Jin suddenly found the reason.

This time, the Tongxuan Sacred Command only appeared after the birth of my life-bound spiritual treasure.

Last time, when no life-bound spiritual treasure emerged, it did not appear.

Of course, it's also possible that there simply wasn't one there to begin with!

Whether every mysterious star gate at the peak of each elemental Dao path holds one—or only the Thunder path does—will have to wait until next time.

When Xu Jin next ascends the Wood Element Dao Path, he'll know.

In the next instant, Xu Jin retracted his spiritual perception and resumed his contemplation.

The thunder spear had fully merged with the first Thunder Element Dao Path; with star force activated, this Dao Path would immediately unfold.

The first Thunder Element Dao Path had successfully manifested.

After a mere breath of thought, Xu Jin began composing and evolving the second Thunder Element Dao Path.

He paused because it was tied to the rank of his life-bound spiritual treasure.

Normally, a life-bound spiritual treasure has a capacity limit.

Generally, it can only suppress and contain a single-element Dao Path.

Once successfully suppressed, it sinks into the Zhai Xing Lou, where star force continuously refines and fuses with it; only after complete integration does the life-bound spiritual treasure ascend to a life-bound suppressor.

In truth, Xu Jin's current life-bound spiritual treasure took a shortcut.

Normally, after successfully forging a life-bound spiritual treasure, one must continuously contemplate the will of heaven and stars, refining and fusing the realized celestial will into the treasure.

This forms a first-grade life-bound spiritual treasure—or a single-pattern life-bound spiritual treasure.

One pattern after another is layered until the Dao is fully realized, and the treasure ascends to a life-bound suppressor.

But Xu Jin bypassed this entire process entirely, directly slapping a Thunder Element Dao Path onto it.

The result: the Dao Path had successfully manifested and fused with the treasure, but due to the absence of the initial gradual fusion process, the fusion was only preliminary.

This meant Xu Jin's life-bound spiritual treasure, the thunder spear, could not yet ascend to a life-bound suppressor.

Without ascending to a life-bound suppressor, it could only suppress and fuse with one Dao Path.

That was far too limiting.

But Xu Jin had just thought his life-bound spiritual treasure was extraordinary.

Made from Chaotic Primordial Material, its endurance should be exceptional.

Likely, it could suppress several Thunder Element Dao Paths.

So Xu Jin immediately decided: continue evolving.

Of course, if the Chaotic Thunder Spear could not withstand it, Xu Jin would halt immediately.

In the next instant, Xu Jin's spiritual perception sank again into this space, continuously sensing and composing the Thunder Element Dao Laws.

This mysterious space knew no time.

He did not know how long had passed when the second Thunder Element Dao Path emerged.

As before, the Chaotic Thunder Spear merely descended—and the second Thunder Element Dao Path instantly wrapped itself around it.

"Hmph, even Dao Paths are lickspittles!"

Without hesitation, Xu Jin began contemplating and evolving the third Thunder Element Dao Path.

When he had just suppressed and fused the second Thunder Element Dao Path, Xu Jin felt the Chaotic Thunder Spear was still relaxed—it could likely take more.

Starlight flowed; thunder flashed.

The instant the third Thunder Element Dao Path manifested, the Chaotic Thunder Spear descended again—and claimed another lickspittle Dao Path.

A profoundly mysterious thunder Dao pattern now adorned the spear's shaft.

The once plain thunder spear now writhed with lightning, occasionally shimmering with flowing starlight and thunder, dazzling to behold.

Continue!

Xu Jin continued evolving the fourth Thunder Element Dao Path.

Xu Jin felt the Chaotic Thunder Spear was nearly at its limit, but he still wanted to test its extreme.

What if it succeeded?

Of course, having successfully evolved three Thunder Element Dao Paths here already satisfied him greatly.

It saved him at least ten years of arduous cultivation.

Meanwhile, he had memorized every detail of how the Thunder-headed man had evolved his eight Thunder Element Dao Paths and the characteristics of countless Dao Laws—enough to save him immense time in future Dao Path evolutions.

The time saved was more than halved.

It might even take only one-tenth of the original time to succeed.

This revealed just how precious the rewards within the mysterious star gates at the peak of the Dao Paths truly were.

Therefore, he must evolve as many Dao Paths as possible.

Amidst a hundred flickering Thunder Dao Laws, Xu Jin's fourth Thunder Element Dao Path successfully manifested.

The instant it manifested, his life-bound spiritual treasure, the thunder spear, shot forth and descended once more.

But at that very moment, Xu Jin's expression changed—something unexpected had occurred!

(End of Chapter)