Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

"Not good!"

Zhao Jijian's face drastically changed.

The bow of the Cloud Boat suddenly dipped, rapidly plunging towards the ground.

At the same time, Zhao Sheng revealed a smile, confidently saying, "Don't worry, he won't be able to escape!"

The Great Elder Shen, reeking of sulfur, had plunged into Mang Forest trying to rid his body of the scent in desperation.

But as long as there was even a hint of sulfur left on him, he would never be able to elude Zhao Sheng's nose.

The Great Elder Shen fled into Mang Forest, vanishing in the blink of an eye amidst the layers of dense foliage and branches.

As the Cloud Boat reached above Mang Forest, Zhao Sheng and Zhao Jijian quickly jumped down, landing on the damp, soft forest floor.

The two looked around vigilantly, their Divine Sense sweeping the area, but apart from the ancient trees, tangled vines, and the rustling insects, the surroundings were eerily silent, with no trace of the Great Elder Shen in sight.

"What do we do now?" Zhao Jijian asked anxiously, summoning the Red Rainbow Sword and turning to Zhao Sheng.

If this person were to escape, it would be an endless source of trouble. The Zhao Family couldn't afford the relentless sneak attacks from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Zhao Sheng didn't respond.

He sniffed the air, quickly picking up on the scents of sulfur and blood.

"Follow me!"

Before his words fell, Zhao Sheng's figure burst towards the eastern part of the forest.

Seeing this, Zhao Jijian was overjoyed and hastily followed suit.

Following the scents lingering in the air, Zhao Sheng tracked him down, and soon enough, he spotted the figure of the Great Elder Shen, attempting to flee.

After that, no matter how the Great Elder Shen tried to conceal himself or spread false clues, he was never able to shake off the relentless pursuit of those behind him.

An hour later, the chase had covered more than three hundred miles.

In a sparse valley, the Great Elder Shen abruptly stopped, turning to stare coldly at Zhao Sheng and Zhao Jijian, who had caught up with him.

The Great Elder didn't bother to ask why they could always find him.

Such a pointless question, even if asked, was meaningless.

Zhao Sheng and his companion swiftly halted three yards away, looking very cautiously at the severely wounded Great Elder Shen.

At that moment, the body of the Great Elder Shen was covered with burn marks and scratches, and a large chunk was missing from his waist as if something had been bitten off by a massive beast.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

The Great Elder Shen's eyes were filled with bitter resentment as he glared at Zhao Sheng and Zhao Jijian, bellowing, "Well then, it seems you really are intent on wiping me out completely! I'll fight you to the end."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a tremendous aura burst forth from within the Great Elder Shen, followed by a wisp of faint blue Spiritual Fire that leapt from his Dantian into mid-air, transforming into a flaming tiger upon touching the ground.

The moment the Flame Tiger hit the ground, the dry twigs and leaves around it instantly caught fire, and with the fire feeding on more fire, the size of the tiger swelled by a third, becoming as tall as a giant elephant.

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire?!

Zhao Sheng felt a shock in his heart, hastily retreating backward.

And Zhao Jijian, even more alarmed, blurted out a warning, "Foundation Establishment Late Stage, he's actually at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment!"

Only those at the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment could refine and absorb the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire into their Core Energy Sea.

This was because the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire had already developed its own spiritual nature and was difficult to be subdued and refined by Cultivators.

The biggest difference between Early Middle Stage Foundation Establishment and Late Stage wasn't higher cultivation, but rather the initial merging of Divine Sense and Spiritual Power, paving the way for the embryonic forms of Mana in the Golden Core Realm.

Although the Spiritual Power of a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator does not reach the qualitative change to Mana, it is sufficient to refine the spiritual nature within Spiritual Fire, finally integrating it into one's Spiritual Power.

Therefore, this ball of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire undoubtedly revealed the Great Elder Shen's true strength.

Since there was no escaping, he might as well have an outright battle.

This time, the Shen Family's disciples were nearly wiped out in a surprise attack.

Even if he escaped this tribulation, returning to the clan would mean losing face and authority.

If the two Zhao Family Foundation Establishment cultivators before him were killed, perhaps he could obtain two spirit lands, and the Shen Family disciples would not have died in vain.

A sword shadow flickered and vanished.

Zhao Sheng's figure suddenly twisted, tilting his head to the side, and a lock of hair slowly fell from his cheek.

He had miraculously dodged the sword that had been plotted against him for so long.

"Invisible flying sword!"

Zhao Jijian looked in astonishment at the Great Elder not far away, and not only him, even Zhao Sheng, who had narrowly escaped, had a grave expression.

The Great Elder Shen regretfully shook his head, having thought that the Crystal Invisible Sword would achieve success in one strike, or at least severe the enemy even if it did not kill.

Little did he expect the Zhao Family junior's reaction to be so swift, truly beyond normal expectations.

Great Elder Shen summoned back the Crystal Invisible Sword in front of him and said with a cold smile, "Very well, today I shall show you juniors the true power of the late stage of Foundation Establishment!"

"Tiger Spirit, attack!"

Before his words fell, a giant flame tiger leapt with a thunderous roar, aggressively pouncing towards Zhao Jijian.

Even before the beast arrived, its maw gaping wide, it spat out a dreadful poisonous fire that could melt gold and disintegrate bones.

A red rainbow burst forth from above Zhao Jijian's head, the Sword Qi fierce, transforming into a sword light as thick as if one embraced it, not only dispersing the poisonous fire but also directly slashing towards the giant flame tiger.

On the other side, seeing this, Zhao Sheng's heart stirred, and from his embrace, a dark seal flew out.

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The seal suddenly swelled to the size of a house, crushing down towards Great Elder Shen with the force of a collapsing mountain.

Humph!

Great Elder Shen snorted coldly, his hand suddenly flicking out a spark.

The spark met the wind and expanded, in the blink of an eye growing countless times larger, transforming into a grand flame tree with distinct branches and leaves, staunchly holding up against the Small Mountain Seal.

Just then, Zhao Sheng's expression abruptly changed, and he took a sharp intake of breath, his body stretching a foot taller, his waist shrinking by three inches, and the next instant, the sound of fabric tearing echoed as his clothing suddenly slit open.

"How is that possible!" The Great Elder's eyes looked as if they were about to pop out of his head.

To know that the Crystal Invisible Sword was nearly invisible even under Divine Sense, and if one's Divine Sense was not stronger than his, they couldn't possibly detect the invisible sword's trace.

He would never believe that a Zhao Family junior's Divine Sense could surpass that of someone in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Unwilling to admit defeat, Great Elder Shen launched another sneak attack with the Crystal Invisible Sword, flying in for the kill.

Hmm, this time Zhao Sheng dodged with much ease.

His expression finally changed, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

Once or twice might be luck, but thrice was no longer a coincidence.

Meanwhile, in another battlefield, Zhao Jijian was entangled in battle with the giant flame tiger, wielding the Red Rainbow Sword, unable to extricate himself for the moment.

Originally, Great Elder Shen's strategy was to first kill the younger of the two, then remove the one with white hair.

Little did he know, no matter how well-calculated his plans were, they could not stand against the slippery Zhao Sheng.

It was unknown how this Zhao Family junior cultivated; with merely the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment First Layer, his reactions were as quick as a spectre's, as if he could predict the future, truly a monstrous genius!

The Great Elder finally lost his patience.

Previously at Flame Ridge, he had already sustained serious injury, most of his Spiritual Power drained away, and even his most relied upon defensive Spiritual Artifact was destroyed in the mouth of that Second Order monstrosity.

If he could not kill these two in a short time, it would certainly be him who would die.

Boom boom boom!

Great Elder Shen continuously waved his hands, six giant flame dragons roaring forth, threateningly charging towards Zhao Sheng with great momentum.

In an instant, within a ten-zhang radius, the flames raged to the sky, seemingly about to engulf Zhao Sheng.