Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times-Chapter 671 - 233: Chao Tian Sect’s Collective Retreat (10k words)._4

If there were any heavenly materials and earthly treasures in this forest, and they happened to be stained with dragon blood without getting corroded, but instead survived afterwards, then they would become even rarer heavenly materials and earthly treasures, the price of which would shoot up to 1,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones, or even higher.

For a moment, he got lost in his thoughts.

When he regained his awareness, the eighth Heavenly Tribulation of the Void Refining Stage had already finished striking.

At this moment, Ao Tian’s entire dragon body was devoid of Dragon Scales, appearing bare and possibly feeling a trace of shame at being exposed, similar to how the Dragon Clan might feel without their scales.

Innumerable terrifying wounds covered Ao Tian’s dragon form, which stretched dozens of zhang long. You could clearly see the white bones exposed amongst the peeled flesh, with endless Dragon Blood spurting into the sky.

"Hmm?"

Chen Qiu’s brows knitted slightly, as the dark clouds above did not immediately send down the ninth Heavenly Tribulation. Instead, they began to slowly brew, with the power of heaven and earth rapidly gathering. This indicated that the approaching Heavenly Tribulation would be Ao Tian’s ’First of the Nine Heavenly Tribulations’.

It was the normal kind, with no unexpected changes.

Whether it was the ’First of the Nine Heavenly Tribulations’ or Chen Qiu’s own ’Nine by Nine Heavenly Tribulations,’ the last strike’s power would be significantly greater than that of the previous tribulations. At this time, Ao Tian didn’t seem likely to withstand this ninth Heavenly Tribulation.

His lips parted slightly, but in the end, he chose not to send a Divine Sense Transmission.

He could tell that although Ao Tian was gravely injured, the gleam of determination in his eyes was still clear, meaning Ao Tian did not feel the need for help; hence, Chen Qiu did not want to distract him with a Divine Sense Transmission.

Just then—

"Boom!!!"

The ninth Heavenly Tribulation, which had been brewing for a few breaths, finally crashed down. Right as it was about to strike Ao Tian, the last remaining Dragon Scale on his back—his reverse scale—surfaced and shielded him, bearing the brunt of that ninth Heavenly Tribulation.

The reverse scale, too, underwent transformation under the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation, emitting a flickering light on its surface until... it finally turned a ghastly white.

A few more breaths later.

The dark clouds overhead gradually dispersed, and the omnipresent power of heaven and earth was also fading away, signifying the end of this Heavenly Tribulation.

Ao Tian had finally stepped into the Void Refining Stage!

...

Atop the Qingfeng of Xuantian State, outside the Heavenly Palace.

Ao Tian transformed back into his dragon form, lying nearby and howling in agonizing pain, while Xing Dou was healing the horrific injuries on Ao Tian’s body. Although not deadly, this kind of pain was bone-deep.

For the Dragon Clan, the greatest pain was equivalent to having their Dragon Scales plucked; and that kind of pain was akin to a man’s testicles being crushed.

At this moment, the only intact Dragon Scale on Ao Tian was his reverse scale; all other scales were shattered, suggesting pain akin to having hundreds of a man’s testicles crushed in succession, a torture that could kill by pain alone and couldn’t be endured by willpower alone.

"..."

Chen Qiu stood helplessly beside Ao Tian’s Dragon Head, looking at his half-dead appearance and sighed softly, "Big brother, didn’t I prepare a Spiritual Treasure for you to use during the Void Refining Heavenly Tribulation? And you have several treasures for the tribulation yourself, so why didn’t you use any?"

"Heh."

Ao Tian, gritting his teeth in pain, although with severe injuries, was in surprisingly good spirits, his eyes full of excitement and joy from breaking through to the Void Refining Stage: "Didn’t I think that with my brother by my side to protect the way, even if something went wrong, I probably wouldn’t die, so I decided to take a gamble."

"Using Spiritual Treasures can indeed significantly reduce the power of the Heavenly Tribulation, but for the Dragon Clan, each strike of the tribulation helps temper our bodies. If a Spiritual Treasure takes the hit, the remaining tribulation has minimal effect on our Body Refining."

"Once these Dragon Scales grow back, little brother, I’ll give you a surprise. The combat strength of the Dragon Clan is known to all!"

At this moment, the Black Dragon had approached from somewhere, his arms crossed over his chest, looking at his father’s pained expression and clicking his tongue sentimentally, "Old dragon is just a bit less resilient to hits. Back in the day in the Dragon Palace’s Inheritance Secret Realm, almost all my Dragon Scales were stripped off, and I didn’t make a single peep."

"I’ve always felt..."

"That if a man whines and whimpers over a little pain, what kind of man is he?"

"..."

Ao Tian, looking sullen, turned his head to look at Black Dragon: "Go away, when did you see me whining and whimpering? Also, weren’t you in closed-door Cultivation? When did you come out?!"

"Hmph."

The Black Dragon snorted coldly, gave his father a sidelong glance, then turned and walked towards the Heavenly Palace to continue his closed-door Cultivation.

Fortunately.

The Heavenly Palace was spacious enough to accommodate so many people undergoing closed-door Cultivation together.

...

Ao Tian’s recovery from his injuries would take some time, and it required plenty of sleep. For the Dragon Clan, if the injuries were too severe, slumber was necessary to aid recovery.

Chen Qiu also temporarily left Ao Tian to his recovery, walking into the Heavenly Palace and sitting on the Xuantian Throne made of golden lightning arcs. He took a deep breath, then began to calm his emotions and started running his mental method to close off the outside world and Cultivate.

His Cultivation Progress was—

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’Cultivation’: First Layer of Void Refining (33.1%).

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The Pink Entry ’Fame Spreads Far and Wide’ had granted him a 90-fold increase in Cultivation speed, the Xuantian Throne another 10-fold, along with being in a robust Spiritual Energy area, the Ascension Domain, and various other measures in the Demon Suppression Tower of the Xuantian Throne, giving him approximately 110 to 120 times the normal Cultivation speed.

All those exaggerated methods!