Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Zhao Sheng burst into a sudden smile and rubbed his fingers together, turning five Water Dragon Talismans into flying ash in an instant.

The next moment, five water dragons as thick as barrels appeared out of thin air, quickly merged together, and formed a giant water ball as big as a small mountain, protecting Zhao Sheng within it.

Hiss hiss hiss!

Water and fire collided violently, instantly exploding into a vast expanse of scorching cloud mist, which quickly dispersed throughout the entire valley.

Under the dense fog, the visibility was temporarily obscured.

At that moment, a flash of sharpness flickered in Zhao Sheng's eyes as he shot out like a fish, swiftly rushing towards the Great Elder of the Shen Family.

However, under the Divine Sense, Zhao Sheng's sudden attack could not possibly escape the Great Elder's notice.

Yet the fog provided the perfect opportunity for an invisible sword's surprise attack.

The Great Elder's heart leapt with joy, as a shadow of an invisible sword instantly swept across Zhao Sheng's neck.

However, this strike once again missed its mark.

By this time, Zhao Sheng had already closed the distance to within two zhang.

Rustle rustle!

A flame light shield suddenly appeared on the Great Elder's body, trembling incessantly as if pelted by rain, showing densely packed fine dots on its surface.

Upon closer inspection, strands of fog could be seen rapidly evaporating outside the shield.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng silently lamented that the Thousand Silk Sword Rain had ultimately failed in its surprise attack.

The Great Elder's expression changed, he staggered backward three steps and, glaring at the halted Zhao Sheng, said furiously, "Good, good, I didn't expect to be humiliated when the tiger is down. You youngsters managed to push me to this extent. No wonder the Zhao family dares to conspire; indeed, we underestimated you all. But if you think this is enough to keep me here, you are still far from capable."

As soon as the Great Elder finished speaking, he seized the moment to fish out a bright red elixir and swallowed it,

"Well then, today's deep grudge, I shall temporarily remember it. One day my Shen Family will surely eradicate you disgraceful lot."

While he was speaking, the flame giant tiger had already broken free from the entanglement, turned into a beam of firelight, dashed seven or eight zhang away in an instant, and reentered the Great Elder's dantian.

Just at that moment, the Great Elder suddenly pulled back, the light under his feet flashed as he rushed towards the sky.

"Not good, he's escaping!" Zhao Jijian shouted, and the Red Rainbow Sword flew up, chasing after the Great Elder.

Zhao Sheng did not move, but merely smiled faintly.

The next instant, a red cloud suddenly fell from the sky, and the Great Elder, unable to dodge, crashed right into it.

The Great Elder's heart shook violently, and he instinctively held his breath, but the Peach Blossom Barrier was not so easily avoided.

It didn't even need you to breathe, as the red cloud entered swiftly through the pores of his skin like a living thing.

After flying up another two zhang, the Great Elder suddenly felt dizzy, and a dazzling illusion appeared before his eyes.

Not good!

Even though his Divine Sense was powerful, he regained his senses in the next second, but in that instant, a mysterious sword light suddenly appeared in his Purple Mansion.

This sword light seemed real and illusory, reflecting in his sea of consciousness, appearing harmless.

But in a flash, a sword light suddenly appeared in the Great Elder's eyes, and a sharp pain immediately spread from his Purple Mansion throughout his body.

His Divine Sense dispersed, and his body instantly stiffened.

Slash!

By the time the Great Elder regained consciousness, he heard the final echoes of the word "slash" disappear, and his neck felt unbearably painful.

In an instant, intense fear welled up in his heart.

Releasing his powerful Divine Sense with all his might, he swept around him. But to his utter horror, he saw a headless body falling into the cloud mist below.

And... that body... was his own.

"This old man... to die by the hands of a nameless youngster in the end. I cannot... ah!"

Crack!

The Great Elder's corpse fell not far from Zhao Sheng.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng's tightly wound nerves finally relaxed.

At that moment, a sword rainbow wrapped around the Great Elder's head, rushed through the cloud mist at high speed, flew back to Zhao Jijian's side, and transformed back into the Red Rainbow Sword.

Clutching the head, Zhao Jijian hurriedly walked to Zhao Sheng's side, his face unable to contain his wild joy, "Chonghe, we ... we actually killed a Foundation Establishment Late Stage, Foundation Establishment Late Stage! Haha, I never imagined such a day would come."

Zhao Sheng reached out to recall the Spiritual Artifact Small Mountain Seal, then continued to summon the Crystal Flying Sword and two Storage Bags that had fallen to the ground into his hands.

Turning his head and seeing the unrestrained joy on Zhao Jijian's face, Zhao Sheng smiled and said, "Let's go, with the Shen Family's last Great Elder dead and the rest likely eradicated, Flame Ridge is probably now seized too."

"Wait, you forgot something." Zhao Jijian quickly stopped him.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Great Elder's corpse suddenly burst into a mass of ghostly blue flames.

The flames blazed fiercely, and in an instant, the corpse was burned to a pile of flying ash.

Suddenly, a mass of ghostly blue Spiritual Fire burned quietly in front of them, a tiger's phantom shape faintly visible within the flames.

Zhao Sheng frowned and spoke with a bit of difficulty, "Fourth Master, this ball of Spiritual Fire is tricky to collect! How can we take it?"

Zhao Jijian took out the Spirit Fire Gourd from his Storage Bag, shook it in front of Zhao Sheng, and smiled, "I just happened to borrow this!"

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng slapped his forehead, he had almost forgotten about this treasure.

The Spirit Fire Gourd, despite being significantly damaged, was still more than capable of containing an unowned mass of Spiritual Fire.

Suddenly, a fiery red flame shot out from the mouth of the gourd, wrapped the ghostly blue Spiritual Fire, and quickly pulled it into the gourd.

Zhao Jijian, satisfied, tucked away the Spirit Fire Gourd, then returned to Flame Ridge on the Cloud Boat with Zhao Sheng.

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At that time, the area around Flame Ridge for miles was shrouded in volcanic ash, the sky and earth were dim, and dark clouds billowed overhead, as if the apocalypse had come.

Zhao Sheng piloted the Cloud Boat through the thick gray cloud, descending to a flat grassland ten miles from Flame Ridge.

This place was a gathering point previously set by the Zhao family.

The moment the two disembarked from the Cloud Boat, they were surrounded by their clan members.

Looking at the expectant, worried, proud, and excited faces of the crowd, Zhao Jijian swung his hand to throw out the Great Elder Shen's head, loudly proclaiming, "Mission accomplished, the old Shen has perished!"

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The crowd was first shocked, and then their faces lit up with wild joy.

The death of Great Elder Shen meant not a single Shen Family member had escaped, signifying a complete and risky victory for the Zhao family.

More importantly, the family now held two spirit lands.

This all felt like a dream.

Zhao Sheng swept his gaze over everyone, his brow slightly furrowed, feeling somewhat heavy-hearted.

Thirty-two members of the Zhao family had taken part in the Flame Ridge operation.

But at the scene, only thirty people appeared. Not only were two people missing, but one was also left with a lifelong disability.

Zhao Keru had led the charge in eradicating the remnants of the Shen Family.

Seeing Zhao Sheng looking distressed, he stepped forward and consoled, "Life and death struggles inevitably result in casualties. Chonghe, you've done your best. If a clan member dies, it's only because their skills were lacking; you shouldn't blame yourself too harshly."

Zhao Sheng sighed and said, "I understand that, but … sigh!"

"Let's not talk about this anymore. I have a treasure here that you'll definitely like," Zhao Keru quickly changed the subject, saying enthusiastically.

Hmm?

Before Zhao Sheng could speak, Zhao Jijian curiously leaned over and asked, "What treasure?"