Chapter 457

In the Heaven Receiving Hall of Penglai.

"Chenghui, I'm very pleased that you've come back with a Superior Gold Core," Ning Feng, the current leader of Penglai, said to the young man below in a comforting tone.

Ge Chenghui was not very reserved in front of his master. He said with lingering fear and joy, "I really had a narrow escape this time, but it's all worth it to be able to achieve a Superior Gold Core."

"How can there be a sharp sword without sharpening? Haha, you've been in the sect for 130 years, and you've achieved a Superior Gold Core. Not bad, not bad. " Ning Feng smiled and said, "Well, now that you've achieved a Superior Gold Core, I'll take you to see Perfected Cultivator Shi and ask him to give you a few pointers. He'll also help you choose which world to go to in the future to seek an opportunity to step into the Hidden Latch of Life and Death."

Ge Chenghui was pleasantly surprised. "Perfected Cultivator Shi? Is he in the sect? Can I see him? "

After entering the sect, he had heard that Penglai was suppressed by Perfected Cultivator Shi, a Celestial Immortal, and that he was so famous that he was not inferior to the Lord Of Heaven, so he was very curious about him. However, in the past 130 years, he had never heard Perfected Cultivator Shi preach once. It should be noted that Perfected Cultivator Shi would preach once every 60 years in the sect, so Ge Chenghui had always thought that Perfected Cultivator Shi was traveling outside and could not see him even if he wanted to.

"In fact, when you reach the Celestial Being Realm, you can divide your thoughts and incarnations without any hidden dangers. So even if Perfected Cultivator Shi goes out, there will be a thought or incarnation secretly guarding the sect. But then he won't preach. Only disciples who have achieved a Superior Gold Core can see him and receive his personal pointers." Ning Feng gestured for Ge Chenghui to follow him to the back hall of the Heaven Receiving Hall. "As for the past 50 years, it's another reason. You'll know when you see him."

Ge Chenghui nodded, suppressing his curiosity and excitement as he followed his master to a quiet room in the back hall. He saw that under the changes of the restrictive spell, it had become a dark and deep cave. Wisps of cold air were coming out of it, causing the entrance of the cave to be shrouded in white mist.

Ning Feng activated the Green Jade Thunder Robe, and the green thunderbolts formed into a Taoist robe and strengthened Ge Chenghui. "The Cold Light Heaven Splitting Earth Immortal Formation below is not ordinary. With your current cultivation, it's very dangerous, and you can't go far, unless you cultivate Taoist techniques and Natal Spiritual Weapons."

Ning Feng knew Ge Chenghui's strength very well. If he really wanted to go far, it would be easy for the cold air to invade his body. After all, the Cold Light Splitting Earth Array was suppressed by the Northern Underworld Cold Light Talisman. Compared to before, its power and changes were much stronger, and his strength was weaker than that of Shi Xuan when he had just achieved a Superior Gold Core.

Along the way, there were towering ice pillars and hanging ice shoots. The cold air and white smoke were condensed like dragons, allowing Ge Chenghui to see an unusual world of ice. He thought to himself, It's just as Master said, this immortal formation is not ordinary, and its power seems to be restrained. Otherwise, this Green Jade Lightning Robe would have long been frozen and shattered.

"We're here." Suddenly, Ge Chenghui heard his master Ning Feng's voice in his Divine Sense. He hastily looked around and saw an ice cave in front of him. Inside the cave were layers of icicles and stalagmites, which were shining with a terrifying cold light. Just looking at them made him feel as if his mind was frozen. If he moved forward rashly, it was estimated that under the cold light, his Green Jade Thunder Cloak, his body, his Gold Core, and his vitality would all be frozen, and he would become an ice sculpture.

It was even more powerful than the immortal spells that Immortal Jiang had shown during his sermon. It seemed that this was the core of the array.

Behind these icicles that flickered with cold light, through the thick white smoke-like cold air, one could see a thick, sparkling and translucent ice wall.

"Disciple Ning Feng greets Immortal Shi." Before Ge Chenghui could find Ancestral Master Shi, he saw Master Ning Feng bowing respectfully to the ice wall.

Ge Chenghui hurriedly bowed and said respectfully, "Disciple Ge Chenghui greets Immortal Shi."

An indifferent voice rang out in the ice cave with a slight smile. "Don't be so polite. I came here the same way back then."

Hearing Shi Zhenjun's gentle and friendly tone, Ge Chenghui's nervousness disappeared. Only then did he see a figure sitting cross-legged in the depths of the tall and thick ice wall. The figure was dressed in a plain blue Daoist robe, and its back was straight and motionless.

Such a scene made him feel that mighty figures should indeed be so mysterious and strange. That was why he seemed so powerful.

He replied with a smile, "Immortal Shi, I've learned all about your deeds from the ancient books of the sect and the rumors in the outside world. I admire you very much, so I bowed just now, not out of politeness, but from the bottom of my heart."

"Well, enough with the compliments. I already know your character, temperament, and experience. "Shi Xuan laughed and scolded him.

Ge Chenghui hurriedly said respectfully, "Immortal Shi, please enlighten me."

Shi Xuan gave advice on his temperament, cultivation, and other aspects, which made Ge Chenghui's eyes light up. No wonder Shi Xuan was a Fairy Immortal. Everything he said hit the nail on the head and enlightened Ge Chenghui.

"That's all for the advice. Too much will restrict your mind, and you won't be able to find yourself and see your true nature. I've also chosen the Boundless World that you'll travel to. You can come to me directly after you enter the Yin Master level. "

Shi Xuan paused for a while before continuing, "Oh yes, there's one more thing. In seven days, go to Xi Huang. Head north for 635 miles and stop when you encounter a very large sand dune. Then bury yourself under the sand dune and have a good sleep. When it's midnight, immediately activate the Earth Escape Dao Technique talisman on you and head towards Tianji City. Do not look back, remember this."

Ge Chenghui didn't ask how Immortal Shi knew he had such a Talisman. After all, the power of a powerful figure was beyond his imagination. Instead, he asked curiously, "What is it?"

"I can't tell you, I can't tell you. If I tell you, you won't be able to maintain your state of mind, and all your efforts will be in vain." Shi Xuan smiled and said, "Okay, you can go now."

Ning Feng and Ge Chenghui had to leave. They were puzzled along the way, but since Immortal Shi said so, they didn't pester him anymore and decided to do as he said.

"Master, are all Fairy Immortals so secretive and mysterious?" Ge Chenghui couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the scene where Immortal Shi sat in the depths of the thick ice wall.

Ning Feng smiled and said, "Can't you guess?!"

Ge Chenghui then realized that it shouldn't be like this under normal circumstances. Was Immortal Shi cultivating some powerful immortal skill or secret skill? Or was he going through the First Heaven's Blight?

Ge Chenghui was surprised, excited, and delighted by the latter idea. Combined with his master's tone, he was even more certain that Patriarch Shi had started to go through the First Heaven's Blight only about 1,600 years after entering the Celestial Realm. All the magical rumors about him were not in vain. Maybe in the future, Penglai would also have his own cave like the Guang Han Sect!

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Seven days later, according to Shi Xuan's guidance, Ge Chenghui arrived at Tianji City and headed north. Because of the yellow sand and the space crack, he walked very slowly and calculated the distance.

In the evening, Ge Chenghui finally crossed the distance of 635 miles and saw the big but inconspicuous sand dune, which was no different from the other big sand dune he had seen along the way.

Ge Chenghui couldn't figure out what was so magical about this sand dune. Following Shi Xuan's instructions, Ge Chenghui buried himself under the sand dune. He didn't use any Taoist spells to protect himself, but relied on his body and divine light to defend himself. Then he entered the state of visualization and had a leisurely sleep.

Jindan Grandmaster was very good at controlling himself. As soon as it was midnight, Ge Chenghui immediately woke up from the state of visualization and activated the Earth Escape Talisman. A yellowish-brown light wrapped him up.

Just as the escape light was about to leave, two golden-red beams of light fell from the sky and fell directly into the yellowish-brown escape light with a powerful and solemn aura.

Ge Chenghui was caught off guard. The yellowish-brown escape light wrapped the two golden-red beams of light and flew toward Tianji City together under the yellow sand. He didn't stop at all, nor did he think about why the two golden-red beams of light fell and what had happened there. He just rushed toward Tianji City.

The escape light was extremely fast. Even in the harsh environment of Xi Huang, it only took a few seconds for the escape light from the high-level Taoist spell talisman to travel more than six hundred miles.

As soon as Ge Chenghui entered Tianji City, he heard a few angry roars coming from the sky. Terrifying Taoist spells hit the outside of Tianji City, riddling it with holes and almost collapsing it.

"If I was one step slower, wouldn't I have died outside the city?" Ge Chenghui felt a lingering fear. Then he remembered the two golden-red beams of light. He quickly looked at them and saw two ice-colored jade hooks with golden-red hidden in them.

"It's a pair of illusory magic treasures!"

Ge Chenghui quickly sank his mind into the core of the magic treasures. After a while, he said happily, "So this magic treasure is called the Separation and Reunion Hooks. The fight between the Yin God Lords actually benefited me." Then he remembered that everything was done according to Shi Zhenjun's instructions. He couldn't help but understand the terror of the Heaven Immortals.

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Half a year after Ge Chenghui got the magic treasures, Shi Xuan closed the Cold Light Splitting Heaven and Earth Immortal Array, because the last and most violent backlash of the first Deva's Blight had arrived!

A majestic and strange force descended in a fierce and fast way through the wisp of Primordial Spirit that was entrusted to the Great Dao. Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit operated at full force, adding all the power to his body according to a secret technique.

At this time, more than half of his body had already decayed. Even the bones and blood had decayed. When the power of the Primordial Spirit was added, a black and white light shone and wrapped the whole body.

Within the light, the body continued to decay, consuming the power of the backlash of the Great Dao. The black and White Light flowed and formed a Tai Chi Diagram, suppressing the power of the backlash.

Bit by bit, the body gradually decayed completely, revealing the glass-like Primordial Spirit inside. However, at this time, the power of the backlash of the Great Dao had weakened by more than half. Shi Xuan made a prompt decision. The Primordial Spirit that was entrusted to the Great Dao moved and attracted the power of the Great Dao. The black and white Yin Yang Fish merged into the black and White Light.

Suddenly, a huge black and white Yin Yang Fish appeared in the ice cave and resisted the power of the backlash. The remaining parts of the body that hadn't decayed also began to emit light.

The two shone and the power of the backlash finally began to fade!

After a few seconds, Shi Xuan felt his body lighten. The terrifying power had completely disappeared, and the rotten body wrapped in the black and White Light disintegrated inch by inch, turning into countless light spots and fusing with his Primordial Spirit.

After a series of distortions, the black and White Light disappeared. Shi Xuan was sitting cross-legged in a plain blue robe. The only difference was that he didn't feel illusory anymore.

The first Deva's Blight, the decay of the body, had finally passed!