Hearing Master Ping's words, Luo Xiu fell silent.
Master Ping watched him and continued, "Your body, due to your incomplete cultivation technique, is already unable to bear your original cultivation level. If you rge with the Ancient God Inner Pill and grow even stronger, I'm afraid your body will find it even harder to withstand."
Luo Xiu nodded. "That's why I need to find the complete Nine Suns Creation Technique as soon as possible."
Master Ping said no more. With a wave of his hand, he released a large pile of materials needed to craft the Second Dantian from the World Inside the Vase.
"Take out the 'Chaos Divine Crystal' and 'Divine Blood Iron' you obtained from the Ancient God Ruins."
Luo Xiu also waved his hand, retrieving the two items from his Human Sanctuary.
Then, Master Ping released a Bronze Cauldron from his World Inside the Vase.
Luo Xiu asked curiously, "What's the cauldron for?"
Master Ping gave a mischievous smile. "To soak you in, of course."
Luo Xiu grimaced. "I'm not interested in n."
"..."
There were several dozen types of materials needed to craft the Second Dantian, most of which Master Ping had collected himself after arriving in the Upper Realm. To craft this Second Dantian for his Dao companion, Luo Xiu, Master Ping had truly gone to great lengths.
A long ti passed. Once everything was ready, Luo Xiu looked at the cold mist rising from the transparent liquid in the Bronze Cauldron, which looked like snot, and his scalp suddenly tingled.
He knew this was the Cold Marrow Fluid, extracted from the bone marrow of a divine beast called the "Cold Ancient Demon Bear." Its temperature was close to absolute zero, and even steel placed within it would be frozen to dust in a very short ti.
While Luo Xiu was lost in thought, Master Ping spoke in a tone that brooked no argunt. "Strip naked for and sit in the cauldron."
Luo Xiu felt goosebumps prickle his skin. "Do I really have to go in?"
Master Ping smirked. "You don't have to, but don't co crying to when your body bursts into flas."
Luo Xiu gritted his teeth, stripped naked in a flash, and steeled himself before jumping into the cauldron.
AOW!
The next mont, a miserable, pig-like squeal erupted from the cauldron.
It was a good thing his body was so tough—far stronger than steel. Otherwise, he would have t his end right then and there, long before the Second Dantian could be crafted.
Master Ping looked at Luo Xiu, who was frozen stiff in the cauldron, and teased, "I'm honestly surprised. For a guy who spends all his ti ssing around with won, your body is incredibly tough."
Luo Xiu forced himself to sound calm. "Hurry up. What's the next step?"
"Now, have the Life-Forfeiture Flower recognize you as its master," Master Ping said.
Without another word, Luo Xiu took out the Life-Forfeiture Flower from his Human Sanctuary and dripped his blood onto it.
After observing for a mont, Master Ping said, "Your Life-Forfeiture Flower is of a pretty high grade. It's at least thirty thousand years old."
Hearing this, Luo Xiu couldn't help but think of Bai Mo—that mysterious, powerful, and strangely contradictory woman. He asked, "We even have to use the Life-Forfeiture Flower? Does that an I'm going to die once?"
Master Ping's expression turned serious. "You will most certainly die. Even if you managed to survive, Master Ping would kill you later."
"That harsh?"
"Only by truly dying once can you see yourself clearly," Master Ping explained. "You should know that in the Celestial Realm, many cultivators use the Life-Forfeiture Flower to experience true death in order to break through a bottleneck."
Luo Xiu adjusted his position, sat cross-legged, and watched as the Life-Forfeiture Flower turned into energy and entered his body. He said, "I already died once, during the Calamity of the Killing Ground."
"Then die again."
"What do I do next?"
Master Ping took a deep breath and collected himself. "Toss the Ancient God Inner Pill and the Chaos Divine Crystal into the Cold Marrow Fluid. They will transform into energy and be absorbed by the fluid. Then, you will absorb that energy into your body through the Cold Marrow Fluid."
"In short, you just need to focus on absorbing and stabilizing your Dantian. Leave the rest to ."
Luo Xiu nodded slightly and closed his eyes.
He had absolute trust in Master Ping. He would even entrust him with his life.
...
Turning his Divine Sense inward, Luo Xiu saw the cracked inner core within his Dantian. The Nascent Soul wrapped inside the inner core was also shattered to pieces.
Ti passed, drop by drop.
As the energy from the Chaos Divine Crystal was absorbed into his body, Luo Xiu was astonished to find his originally cracked inner core healing and repairing itself at a visible rate.
anwhile, a new inner core was gradually forming beside the original one—none other than the Ancient God Inner Pill!
At first, the Ancient God Inner Pill was only the size of a sesa seed, but as it grew larger, the pain Luo Xiu felt intensified.
The imnse Aura of the Dead perated his limbs and bones, causing his entire body to swell at a visible speed. In just a mont, he had beco even fatter than Master Ping.
Master Ping watched Luo Xiu, who could no longer fit inside the Bronze Cauldron, his brow furrowed tightly as he started sweating bullets for him. He might have seed carefree, but in reality, he was more worried about Luo Xiu than anyone.
As his body expanded, Luo Xiu's bones shattered, and the high temperature building within his body caused his blood to ignite. The pain was beyond anything Master Ping could imagine.
"Kid, hold on!"
"Master Ping... I... can't..."
Luo Xiu weakly opened his mouth. His teeth shattered and fell out as blood gushed like a fountain.
"A man must never say he can't!"
Master Ping hurriedly threw various materials into the Bronze Cauldron, where they rged with the Cold Marrow Fluid.
"Hurry and absorb! Use the Divine Blood Iron to reinforce your ridians and blood vessels! You just need to hold on for another hour!"
"Absorb more?"
"You must! Suck it in with all your might!"
"..."
Gradually, Luo Xiu fell into unconsciousness, his awareness fading. The Aura of the Dead contained within the Ancient God Inner Pill was vast beyond his imagination, and now, it was surging through his limbs and bones, devouring his life.
Half an hour later.
Luo Xiu opened his bleeding eyes and uttered in a hoarse voice, "Master Ping... I really... can't do it."
Master Ping walked to the edge of the cauldron. After observing for a mont, he said, "If you can't take it anymore, then just die."
As soon as he finished speaking, he thrust out his right hand, his finger jabbing into Luo Xiu's heart.
Luo Xiu's body convulsed. The whites of his eyes showed, and his life force rapidly faded away.
Master Ping had dealt a truly fatal blow.
And Luo Xiu was truly dead.
In the instant his life dissipated, Luo Xiu seed to see a completely new world.
It looked like a vast prairie.
A little girl stood quietly on the grassland. The breeze rustled her skirt, making her seem very lonely.
Luo Xiu suddenly felt that the petite figure was very familiar, yet he couldn't get any closer to see her clearly, no matter how he tried.
Just as he was desperately trying to get a better look, the world suddenly spun. In an instant, he entered The Void.
High above in The Void, there were four white suns.
Luo Xiu realized they were the four orbs of white light ford by the Divine Oracle Inscriptions.
...
...
「Outside the Green Lotus Palace.」
Kui Bao found Yang Zan and asked, "Senior Yang, how many people have co?"
Yang Zan smiled faintly, stroking his beard. "Besides the original disciples from Shattered Star City, one more has arrived."
"Who?"
"Yang Jiu."
Hearing the na, Kui Bao frowned. "Even that freak ca?"
Yang Zan asked, "And you?"
Kui Bao grinned. "The Five Elents Heavenly Palace sent fifty people, and the Kui Family sent forty. All of them are Profound Emperors. Then there are the several hundred Mortal Realm mongrels we rounded up."
Yang Zan nodded and asked, "Do you know how much longer the Five Elents Young Master will need?"
Kui Bao glanced at the distant hills. "Summoning the Five Elents Heavenly Seal takes ti. Let's just smash our way in first."
"Alright."
Kui Bao suddenly raised his right hand, his voice booming like a great bell. "Listen up, everyone! Whoever breaks into the palace first gets two Heavenly Grade Elixirs and fifty million Spirit Jades as a reward!"
"The Azure Emperor is a demon of this chaotic world! If we slay him here today, our nas will be rembered for eternity, and we will gain the everlasting protection of the righteous Heavenly Dao!"
"..."
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