Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant-Chapter 1606 - 110: The Secret of Ascension Tribulation

Chapter 1606 -110: The Secret of Ascension Tribulation

Northsea Continent.

At the depths of the Northern Ice Abyss.

In the frigid silence of death, the piercing howls of cold currents echoed endlessly.

The cold currents gushed forth from the massive, pitch-black, and menacing turtle head, whose jagged spikes rose like a forest of mountains.

And there, standing silently atop the turtle’s head, was Xuan Yuanzi, looking like a young man, smiling as he watched Wang Ba’s arrival.

“Greetings, Senior Xuan Yuanzi.”

Wang Ba bowed respectfully.

The Ice Daoist stepped out of Wang Ba’s body and gave Xuan Yuanzi a slight bow.

“No need for formalities.”

Xuan Yuanzi, as if already knowing Wang Ba’s purpose for coming, raised his hand lightly, stopping Wang Ba mid-motion through the air, and then chuckled:

“The Chaos Origin Substance and the World Eater from the Outer Realm are indeed rare opportunities for the life inside the realm. However, seizing this opportunity depends on one’s own abilities.”

“And even if you manage to succeed, it may not necessarily be a good thing.”

Wang Ba was not surprised by Xuan Yuanzi’s omniscience, but hearing this, he asked curiously:

“Senior, may I inquire what you mean by ‘may not necessarily be a good thing’?”

Xuan Yuanzi seemed to be in a good mood. Hearing Wang Ba’s question, he smiled and said:

“Let’s leave that topic aside for now. Having now stepped into the Immortal Ascension Stage and with two Class IV Dao soldiers by your side, come and try your hand. Let me see the fruits of your efforts in recent times.”

Wang Ba was stunned but then felt a spark of desire to test his hand.

“Then I apologize for any offense.”

Without hesitation, the Yellow Dao Domain emerged around him, followed by the appearance of the Golden-Patterned Ink Dragon Dao Soldier and the Moro Giant Elephant Dao Soldier. They transformed into garments of black-and-white silk threaded with gold patterns. Instantly, both his mana and the power of his Qi and Blood surged.

The fused Dao Domain of the two Dao soldiers also merged into the Yellow Dao Domain.

Swiftly, this energy was infused into the Skyfall Blade in his hand. With full force, he brought the blade crashing down upon the jagged spike on the turtle’s head, whose surface looked like an impenetrable armor.

The Yellow Dao Blade Light burst forth in brilliance, striking directly against the spike.

‘Clang!’

A loud, piercing sound like breaking metal and shattering jade echoed throughout the frozen depths of the sea, sending countless fragmented ice flowers scattering everywhere in the abyss.

A faint bloody glow appeared on the struck spike, before swiftly extinguishing.

Wang Ba’s face tensed. Though he had anticipated that breaking through the opponent’s defense would be unlikely, seeing this scene still stirred a sense of incredulity within him.

“I couldn’t even break through the outermost layer of Qi and Blood protection…”

During his last attempt, still in the Nascent Soul Late Stage, even putting forth his full strength couldn’t breach this surface-level blood energy, nor could it elicit any reaction from the blood energy armor.

This time, though it caused a small reaction, it still wasn’t enough to break through.

Judging by the outcome, even this outermost layer might be beyond his capability to penetrate, even at the Immortal Ascension Stage.

At this moment, even someone as steadfast as Wang Ba couldn’t help but feel a tinge of powerlessness facing this gargantuan turtle.

Yet to Wang Ba’s surprise, Xuan Yuanzi’s mood seemed even better than before.

His eyes gleamed with a peculiar light as he said with gratification:

“I truly didn’t misjudge you. In a mere few hundred years, you’ve already achieved such tremendous progress. If you keep progressing at this pace, within ten thousand years, I might have the chance to be free!”

“Ten thousand years?”

Wang Ba was momentarily stunned.

Though he had accumulated an unknown multitude of ten-thousand lifespans, hearing this still left him somewhat dumbfounded.

His cultivation journey thus far had spanned merely eight or nine hundred years.

Ten thousand years was an incomprehensibly distant prospect for him right now, particularly when the so-called Heaven and Earth Decline was a mere hundred years away.

Thinking of this, he quickly regained composure and withdrew his Dao soldiers and the Skyfall Blade.

“Your destined treasure is starting to fall behind.”

Xuan Yuanzi glanced at the Skyfall Blade that Wang Ba had just put away and shook his head slightly.

Then, he pointed lightly.

From the turtle’s head below, a cold gleam shot forth.

The gleaming object flew towards Wang Ba and landed before him.

Wang Ba was slightly startled. As the cold gleam faded, a silver mineral the size of a millstone was revealed, flowing perpetually like liquid.

As soon as this object appeared, Wang Ba was stunned to find that the surrounding space was warping and collapsing rapidly, seemingly unable to bear its weight.

The pervasive frigid aura even bypassed his magic barrier, causing frost to form instantly on the surface of his Yellow Taoist Robe.

“This is…”

Wang Ba’s eyes lit up with a mix of shock and puzzlement.

Though he specialized in Beast Control and had recently delved into divination and formations, his knowledge of spirit mines used for Artifact Refining was limited to basic understanding. The silver mineral before him was clearly extraordinary, far beyond the scope of what he could recognize.

Xuan Yuanzi said nonchalantly:

“This is a piece of Seventh-Tier ore I collected from the seabed during the last Heaven and Earth Decline. I don’t know its name, but its chilling aura is extraordinarily sharp, resonating with me. I’ve been nurturing it within myself ever since, consuming much of its essence—what remains is merely this fragment.”

“A Seventh-Tier ore!”

“This is a Seventh-Tier ore?”

Wang Ba’s heart couldn’t help but race upon hearing this!

He couldn’t resist staring intently at the silver mineral, scrutinizing it up and down.

The moment his Spiritual Sense attempted to probe into it, it was met with an overwhelming freezing force, prompting him to withdraw hurriedly.

Even Sixth-Tier ores were exceedingly rare within the sect’s stores, with hardly any to be found. Subsequent mining efforts showed even less likelihood of digging up Sixth-Tier ores.

It wasn’t merely due to the Heaven and Earth Decline and the contraction of Spiritual Lineages, which made it harder for high-rank minerals to emerge. Rampant exploitation of spirit mines by generations of cultivators had also taken its toll. Despite Wanxiang Sect mastering the technique of spirit mine cultivation, it remained nearly impossible to grow high-tier minerals above the Fifth Tier.