Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 471: Burning Body (3800 words, asking for monthly votes)

Chapter 471: Chapter 471: Burning Body (3800 words, asking for monthly votes)

Xuanhai Sect.

Zhong Shenxiu’s face was gloomy as he made arrangements for defense before announcing that he would "enter seclusion to heal his wounds."

Accompanying him in seclusion were Zhu Long’er and Liu Wugen.

Such a huge upheaval left the people of Xuanhai Sect’s ranks filled with trepidation.

Especially the Zhu Family clan members, who quite resembled a scattering of monkeys upon the fall of their tree—with hearts wavering, some fleeing, and even some attempting to defect outright.

It must be said that this truly broadened Zhong Shenxiu’s horizons.

Dealing with this matter, Zhu Ling’er was also unable to conceal anything further and, with tears, had to pain herself to kill three nephews and six distant relatives, along with a bunch of servants and stewards, in order to suppress this trend.

"If they knew... this is all but a play, I fear they’d vomit blood..."

Zhong Shenxiu announced his seclusion, but a thread of continuous and dense Divine Sense astonishingly penetrated two other cave dwellings.

With his Mana, which was even a notch above a Return to Elixir Realm old monster, Zhu Long’er and Liu Wugen were simply unable to detect it.

Moyun Peak.

This was the location of Zhu Long’er’s cave dwelling, which was laid out luxuriously, even more splendid than the houses of mortal princes.

Inside, there were numerous twists and turns, divided into beast enclosures, a Martial Arts Arena, an Alchemy Room, hot springs, quiet rooms, and more.

Yet the usual small room where Zhu Long’er himself meditated was quite simple, nothing more than an incense burner and a meditation mat.

Having reverted to his human form, and with the Cultivator’s Elixir Pills dissolved in water and applied to his wounds, he had long been free from any serious trouble.

However, when he thought of Taixu Sect, that Dragon Binding Rope, and the terrifying scene of the thunder orb’s explosion, Zhu Long’er’s face immediately darkened.

"That thunder orb was formidable; not even my teacher could withstand it... Our Xuanhai Sect’s assault on the Northern Territory this time, I fear we have been lacking..."

"How can I not avenge the great enmity that has been forged between us? With both sides swearing to fight to the death... The teacher has been gravely injured, and Taixu Sect could attack at any moment... Should Xuanhai Sect fall, not to mention myself and Ling’er, even the Zhu Family of Yue Country, I fear, could be entirely annihilated!"

Zhu Long’er thought quietly, finding no good strategy, his expression gradually turning fierce: "The best plan for now is to risk a breakthrough to Primordial Spirit!"

Even with his remarkable talent, it was not something he could break through the Return to Elixir Realm in a short amount of time.

On the contrary, although this Great Sun Burning Body Yang God Method was dangerous, it was something that could be achieved instantaneously!

Only... if it failed, it would truly mean death!

"When push comes to shove, I must be bold..."

Zhu Long’er sat cross-legged, the Leakless Golden Core inside him lively, constantly emitting pill energy and regulating the various vital energies within his body, he must recover from the injuries and return to the best state.

Thus, after seven days.

He felt that his Spirit, physique, vital energy, and Dao Heart... had all reached some kind of peak.

With a certain predestined sense descending upon him, Zhu Long’er immediately began according to the method, drawing up the inner fire of his heart, and opening the Array, at high noon, he invoked the Great Sun True Flame, entering from the crown of his head.

"Disperse!"

He pinched a spell, and the Golden Core in his body instantly dissipated, rich vital energy filling every inch of his flesh, which made the man appear with a golden hue, as if his whole body had turned into a golden body.

The essence of the Great Sun Burning Body Technique, ultimately, was to refine essence into Qi, and Qi into returning to God.

Unfortunately, for the pursuit of the Yang God, it was an extreme path.

Only by completely refining one’s essence and vital energy, knocking on the mighty gates of the Yang God, could one comprehend the true essence!

Zhu Long’er’s expression suddenly turned fierce.

His body was burning, in a very peculiar state.

His physical body was about to perish, yet his spirit was becoming more acutely aware of heaven and earth.

Somewhere in the depths, something was about to break through the body and emerge.

But at the same time, he seemed to hear countless whispers and murmurings in his ears, and Zhu Long’er suddenly realized that he had been like a deaf and blind man, unaware of the true reality of the world!

Although, the reality of this world was filled with horrors!

A twisted and mad idea was constantly assaulting his mind.

Zhu Long’er "saw" the incense burner.

But by now, the incense burner’s surface was covered with verdigris, that emerald grime writhed like a living creature, constantly squirming.

The wisps of green smoke rising up transformed into numerous ghostly faces, attacking his body, wantonly gnawing at his flesh.

"Above the Primordial Spirit, lies great terror!"

"Is this the reason why ancient Cultivators couldn’t break through the Primordial Spirit barrier?"

Zhu Long’er clung to a sliver of clarity and suddenly shouted out, "Burn my mortal body, refine spirit into Qi, all manner of evil spirits, all are illusions!"

Blazing fiercely!

The original contamination and distortion... were also burned away, becoming fodder for the assault on the Yang God.

He suddenly felt the whispering in his ears lighten considerably, his soul was no longer muddled, his thoughts gradually expanding: "The teacher’s Primordial Spirit Method... can actually counter such contamination, something’s not right!"

"If the teacher’s Daoist Skill has reached such a level, why isn’t his own power considered particularly profound?"

"And if the teacher doesn’t have such Daoist Skill, where did he learn these methods?"

Zhu Long’er was certain that there were no great Primordial Spirit sects in this world, otherwise, they would already be renowned throughout the lands, even the Southern Wilderness would be as familiar as thunder.

This didn’t make sense!

By now, a trace of suspicion inevitably arose in his heart.

But he knew, the most crucial thing was still to break through the Yang God!

Zhu Long’er’s body had completely vanished, countless units of vitality ignited, like a giant flame.

Within the flames, some nameless form was nearing completion, transforming and emerging.

His Divine Sense received a thousandfold amplification, and he suddenly felt a "door"!

Zhu Long’er knew, that was his own Primordial Spirit bottleneck, once broken through, he could immediately achieve the eternal life of a Primordial Spirit, carefree and blissfully living like an immortal.

But just as he put his all into the breakthrough, where his divine thoughts passed, he seemed to see a pair... of eyes?

Those eyes, indifferent, unfeeling, vast as the eyes of heaven, also seemed distorted, with a hint of mockery.

"Is this my destined tribulation? Or the Heart Demon formed from the shadow in my heart earlier?"

"Or... the teacher?"

"Is he spying on me? Does he bear malice towards me?"

"Ah... No!"

In a moment of mental disarray, Zhu Long’er completely lost control of his state, sliding down from the previous peak.

His spirit and vitality instantly plummeted, no longer able to sense that door.

The fierce blaze consumed him in the blink of an eye, leaving not a trace of him in this world...

...

"Did he... fail?"

Zhong Shenxiu watched the scene unfold with calm detachment, commenting, "I thought, as someone with the luck of tribulation, almost a protagonist in his own right, he’d easily traverse this hurdle..."

Previously, whether Xu Guo, Yi Tianchou, or Cui Yingying, all were children of fortune in this realm, with a protagonist’s destiny, and moreover, the newly improved Outer Daoist Primordial Spirit Method was rather perfect, so their chance of breakthrough was very high.

Conversely, those without such destiny suffered consecutive, severe injuries, like several of the sword masters of the Xuanpo Cold Light Sword.

In reality, the only one who ascended to the Primordial Spirit from humble beginnings was Liang Xiao alone.

Now it seems not every protagonist’s destiny guarantees success, with Zhu Long’er being an example.

Even knowing those details, Zhong Shenxiu wouldn’t think Zhu Long’er’s death was due to his spectating.

After all, with his Divine Skills, even if the other side achieved Yang God, they might not detect his spying.

That pair of eyes could only represent the distrust pre-embedded in the other’s heart towards Zhong Shenxiu, which then turned into a Heart Demon.

At the moment of the Primordial Spirit breakthrough, to be exploited by the Heart Demon, his end was a given.

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