Chapter 166

His gaze gradually solidified, and Jiang Xuan let out a slight sigh; time passes in the flick of a finger, and an ordinary person's entire lifetime is but a grain of sand in Jiang Xuan's cultivation journey.

The thunder clouds above his head remained, as if sensing that the tribulation-crosser had successfully withstood this soul-targeted tribulation, another series of transparent fluctuations descended.

The moment that power penetrating the Sea of Consciousness entered, as per convention the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror first absorbed the vast majority, then the grasped System absorbed another portion, leaving only a small part to affect his Divine Sense.

This time Jiang Xuan did not let that bit of energy drag him into a new reincarnation; his subconscious gathered into his Main Consciousness, and the White Tower and Imagination Authority activated simultaneously.

"Mental Guidance, Mental Tribulation as Soul Nourishment; for the next ten minutes, the Soul will no longer be affected by the Mental Tribulation's reincarnation pull!"

As his words fell, that gradually integrating mental power surprisingly turned harmless, transforming into extremely pure energy that was assimilated and absorbed by his spirit.

The Mental Tribulation energy sent down by the Heavenly Dao is extremely pure; through the influence of the Mysterious Rules, the energy becomes harmless, and absorbing it requires no purification whatsoever.

You must know those evil cultivators who specialize in devouring consciousness, with techniques that can devour others' Spirit Will to grow their own strength, can rapidly force-feed a powerhouse into existence, yet every time they absorb a soul they still need great effort to purify the impurities within the soul.

Even with such Demonic Cult techniques, the later the stage, the more the impurities in the purified soul power will affect these evil cultivators' will.

But the mental power sent down by the Heavenly Dao has no impurities at all; absorbing it has zero side effects.

Although most of that energy was split between the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror and the System, the remaining tiny bit still benefited him immensely, making his Soul even purer.

In the Sea of Consciousness, the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror emitted a faint hazy glow; Jiang Xuan discovered for the first time that the number of times the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror could grasp in a cycle could actually accumulate?

Having absorbed that much mental power, the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror's grasp count had actually accumulated to six times!

Simultaneously, the Famous System's prompt sounded again:

"System unlocks new function: Redeem Treasure!"

While enduring the Mental Tribulation, Jiang Xuan checked the System's new function.

Ever since he grasped this System it had been of little use, aside from tallying Fanatic Fan numbers and initially helping him recover his Memory it had no other function, its presence was extremely low! He hoped this new function would give the System some utility.

Redeem Treasure: Each Fanatic Fan will bring one Fan Value per day; Fan Value can be exchanged for remnant treasures of the Silent Extinction Universe.

Opening the Redeem Treasure interface, it was still a slightly crude virtual panel, displaying dozens of items with brief explanations beside each.

Thousand Shadow Butterfly Powder: A thread of personal powder scattered by Thousand Shadow Butterflies traversing the universe; once it appears it will draw countless Great Dao Universes to fight over it! Great Dao absorption can oppress other universes and launch an Extinction Universe War; cultivator absorption allows ignoring universe barriers, gaining a Four-Dimensional Eye, and freely traversing any surrounding universe!

Price: Two hundred billion!

Chaos Jade Disc Fragment: The Chaos Jade Disc can connect creation, clarify yin and yang, divide fortune, and forcibly alter a universe's Fate. Though the fragment lacks most of its might, it still retains Dao Rhyme remnants; drawing close to the Universe Great Dao, one can comprehend the Dao Will.

Price: One hundred seventy billion!

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Jiang Xuan expressionlessly looked at these treasures ranked at the front; each one would be a massive boost for him, but the exaggerated prices also made him hesitate.

Two hundred billion Fan Value — not to mention his Fanatic Fans haven't even broken a hundred, even if they broke a hundred million he would need to wait two thousand days to redeem!

A hundred million Fanatic Fans would take nearly six years!

Jiang Xuan suddenly felt a bit like returning to the Mysterious World to cultivate further!

Before he said he didn't need Believers, but clearly he needs them very much!

Those True Gods have plenty of Fanatic Believers; divided among each True God there are at least a hundred million people!

Jiang Xuan gritted his teeth and scrolled to the very bottom; the items here were much cheaper.

Silent Extinction Dead Soil: Viscous soil influenced by Silent Extinction Power, able to absorb and destroy all Great Dao Rules.

Price: Thirty thousand!

Silent Extinction Dead Wood: Dead wood influenced by Silent Extinction Power, able to exert power ignoring Great Dao Rules.

Price: Fifty thousand!

Sword Path Fragment: Fragment from the collapse of the Silent Extinction Universe's Divine Sword; though a fragment it contains Sword Dao Space Sword Intent, special material hard to obtain, whether for reforging a broken sword or comprehending Space Dao it has great use.

Price: One hundred fifty thousand!

Even the bottom prices aren't exactly cheap, but Jiang Xuan looked at them with intense craving!

The Dead Soil pairs perfectly with his Black Furnace Fire, and he is clay! The moment Jiang Xuan saw "clay" in his mind an idea formed.

The Dead Wood ignoring Great Dao Rules can forge weapons.

The Sword Path Fragment helps him even more; he is preparing to separate the Space Authority from the Source Castle, fuse the Uniqueness Men Xiansheng gave him, and forge a weapon specialized in Space Characteristics.

This fragment containing Space Sword Intent is a supplement for him!

"I've decided! After the tribulation passes I'll make another trip to the Mysterious World!"

The violent Sea of Thunder interrupted Jiang Xuan's thoughts; only then did he remember he was currently crossing the tribulation!

The Mental Tribulation really has no lethality against him, even the soul-filling power makes him so comfortable he almost wants to cry out!

Perhaps discovering the Mental Tribulation had zero effect on Jiang Xuan, the transparent formless Mental Tribulation stopped, and immediately the Sea of Thunder turned violent; dragon chants and phoenix cries rang from the rolling black clouds, golden light shone through the black clouds illuminating the Star Sky.

"Innate Dao Diagram?"

Jiang Xuan looked with a blank face at the Great Dao Diagram of all things and all laws gradually forming.

Fortune turns; this year it comes to my home?

Not that the Innate Dao Diagram in the tribulation is weak, but he has already hard-tanked an Innate Dao Diagram once before! And last time when he helped Ye Fan hard-tank the Innate Dao Diagram he absorbed too much Innate Power; now he is a Pseudo-Primordial Dao Embryo, all things and all laws can fuse into his body!

Can this Innate Dao Diagram really harm him?

Unlike last time, this time Jiang Xuan did not feel the pressure brought by the Innate Dao Diagram, or rather its negligible pressure compared to the Heavenly Dao Eye's pressure in the sky differs by more than a little.

The phoenix cry plunged down!

Then... like a swallow returning to the forest it merged into Jiang Xuan's body.

Everything was so smooth and natural, as if this was exactly how it should be!

The indifferent Heavenly Dao Eye actually showed a hint of angry emotion; the Innate Dao Diagram instantly collapsed and dispersed!

The Heavenly Dao itself should be the symbol of ruthlessness, indifference, and equality, but now it is somewhat annoyed!

To obliterate Jiang Xuan, it successively tried to obliterate his body, obliterate his soul, and suppress with the Innate Great Dao — three methods!

But the result was that all three powers became nourishment for Jiang Xuan's progress!

Strengthening the physical body, strengthening the Divine Sense, enhancing closeness to the Dao!

The Heavenly Dao decided it could no longer continue like this!

The tribulation lightning that obscured the star sky actually began to shrink, but its pressure grew increasingly intense.

The ink-black thunderclouds condensed the surrounding air; for an ordinary cultivator in this area covered by the thunderclouds, even opening one's mouth was a difficult task.

Jiang Xuan's hair fluttered without wind, a hint of provocation in his eyes!

As if responding to Jiang Xuan's provocation, the thunderclouds emitted a ringing sound like a bell tolling, and deep within the dark clouds, an ancient Hongmeng Ancient Gate that reached the heavens actually appeared; the Dao Patterns on the gate were clearly visible, all emitting strong radiance, carrying endless pressure!

The ancient gate that reached through the ages slowly opened, and a youth with thick black hair, transcendent and unworldly, an Immortal of the Red Dust, stepped out; the youth had thick black hair and locked his gaze on Jiang Xuan with an expressionless face.

"Tong Gu!"

The youth who walked out of the thunder spoke softly, flipping one hand toward the area below!

Alarm bells rang loudly in Jiang Xuan's heart, his hair stood on end wildly, even more terrifying than when the Heavenly Dao had fixed its gaze on him.

The dark clouds in the sky remained unchanged, but an aura spanning tens of millions of years was tracing back to the Primordial Qi and coming toward him; an invincible Xiantian great trend was attacking him across the ages!

Closer! Even closer!

The next second, in the star sky beneath the tribulation lightning, an aura of Xiantian from the Cosmos crashed through everything and appeared before Jiang Xuan; the tribulation lightning and Jiang Xuan were completely occupied by dazzling golden light!

Jiang Xuan gritted his teeth, the Immortal Trapping Sword appeared in his hand, condensing all his strength—spirit, will, Law, physical power, and everything else—and the soaring Slaying Immortal Sword Intent forcibly carved a path for the sword radiance to advance through this golden light!

"Slaying Heaven!!"

The sword radiance and golden light collided, and that extreme sword radiance actually carved a gap within the golden light large enough for Jiang Xuan to pass through unharmed!

It was as if someone had taken a dagger, penetrated a stone kicked up by a giant running, and escaped successfully!

If that golden light had not dispersed, but instead focused on attacking Jiang Xuan, he would have at that time guided himself back to the Mysterious World to hide for a while!

But even though Jiang Xuan had withstood it, his body was not uninjured; he knew he had already exerted all his strength, and now all he could activate was his physical quality.

Jiang Xuan had no time to hesitate, because the figure in the sky had not dissipated; obviously, the other party would still act!

He extracted two strands of condensed life force from the Micro World and integrated them into his body; both his spirit and Source Power were recovering at high speed.

At this moment, the youth in the sky flipped his palm again.

"Ming Jin!"

This star sky covered by the Heavenly Dao actually shattered into countless threads along with the youth's attack, and Dao Patterns actually began to condense in the Void!

Dao Patterns are the standard equipment of a Great Emperor; this youth's attack was actually at least at the Great Emperor Realm!

Jiang Xuan had no time to hesitate; the Immortal Slaying Sword appeared in his hand, endless Authority and Rules appeared around him, and Dao and Principle circulated and condensed upon it!

The edge of the Immortal Slaying Sword was sharp enough to render all things as nothing, and it could restrain Dao arts!

Black Furnace Fire and the fire of Great Sun Authority divided into yin and yang, circulating at the center of the sword hilt, emitting an aura of endlessly refining all things!

One Dao Pattern had already been successfully formed, carrying the pressure of ten thousand worlds and rushing toward Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan felt as if he were facing ten thousand Cave Heaven Holy Soldiers at once; these ten thousand Holy Soldiers merged into one, transforming into a single thread of Dao Pattern, yet emitting the pressure of all Holy Soldiers!

The pressure of this single thread of Dao Pattern actually made Jiang Xuan, who was already accustomed to the pressure of the Heavenly Dao Eye, feel a heavier oppression than before!

Jiang Xuan's eyes turned solemn; the Immortal Slaying Sword in his hand trembled slightly, emitting a series of pleasant, clear ringing sounds.

Holding a long sword, although the pressure was heavier, his body did not bend in the slightest; he remained straight and tall!

Sword Intent surged wildly!

Not surging outward, but gradually collapsing inward, merging into one!

When all the Sword Intent gathered to form a Void Sword, the aura on Jiang Xuan's body also instantly condensed into a long sword that shattered the sky!

"No Absolute Path!"

At this moment, after "Heaven's Will Slays Immortals," Jiang Xuan unleashed a new sword strike once again!

This sword strike: no thought, no self, no retreat, no absolute path!

Pointing his long sword at the Void from afar, the Immortal Slaying Sword emitted a piercing clear cry, like a white flood dragon rushing straight to the horizon, colliding with that Dao Pattern!

One sword could divide full light and dust!

That dazzling sword radiance finally collided with that single thread of Dao Pattern, and the Dao Pattern was actually withstood!

Although it was only a few brief seconds, it consumed half the power of the Daojie.

Jiang Xuan manifested the Eight Trigrams Furnace; Dao Patterns appeared on the furnace body, carrying a magnificent aura and the remaining Dao Patterns, colliding together and scattering that Dao Pattern!

Although the Immortal Slaying Sword had not successfully blocked that single thread of Dao Pattern, it was only due to the gap in cultivation realms; if they were of the same realm, this sword radiance would cut through all things!

Having blocked this attack, Jiang Xuan's gaze narrowed, because he discovered that the figure in the sky had actually not dissipated!

There was a third attack!

Just two attacks, and Jiang Xuan had exhausted all his methods; even the Eight Trigrams Furnace, closest to an Emperor Weapon, had been deployed!

The youth in the sky obviously had little thought, and launched a third attack again!

This time the youth did not cast a spell from afar, but appeared before Jiang Xuan in an instant, his palm lightly drifting toward Jiang Xuan's face.

In the instant the palm extended, all laws fell into silence!

Only the Daojie on that palm and the Dao Patterns on the Eight Trigrams Furnace still emitted a faint yellow radiance.

Jiang Xuan decisively integrated the Eight Trigrams Furnace into his body; Dao Patterns appeared on the bones within his body, his body turned brownish-yellow circulating in every cell, the advanced Xuanhuang Mother Qi protected his flesh and blood, while the Eight Trigrams Furnace Dao Patterns protected his bones and internal organs!

"Boom!"

Accompanied by the collision of fist winds, Jiang Xuan violently retreated a thousand zhang, and some blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Xuan looked doubtfully at the motionless youth; according to his estimation, he wouldn't die from this strike, but he would at least be severely injured!

Now he had only suffered some shock injuries to his internal organs; he discovered that at the last moment of the attack, the youth had actually held back some strength, and his eyes had changed from stiffness to liveliness.

The youth smiled: "You actually used my projection as tribulation lightning! Since I discovered it, you can't blame me for holding back!"

Before Jiang Xuan could open his mouth to ask, the youth appeared beside him again, his big palm already slapping toward the forty-five-degree diagonal upward direction.

Jiang Xuan wanted to dodge but discovered this attack was like a shadow following its form, targeting his face!

As if bound by Karma, the ultimate purpose was to land on his face!

Simultaneously, Jiang Xuan discovered that his body was actually slowly rotting, a breath of twilight spreading outward from within his body!

"Wu Shi Sutra?" Feeling this strange ability, Jiang Xuan immediately thought of the "Wu Shi Secret Art" in Great Emperor Wushi's Wu Shi Sutra.

The attack was upon him, Jiang Xuan no longer had time to think, his body's autonomous reaction colliding with the other side.

A glimmer of interest flashed in the youth's eyes, controlling his power to launch another attack, only the power of his attack exceeded Jiang Xuan's by half a point.

As if feeding Jiang Xuan moves!

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