The Great Calamity of the past had always been on Yan Zhaoge's mind.
After the calamity, not only did the Great Thousand Worlds experience a calamity, but many of the powerful experts who were active before the calamity had also gone silent.
This was one of the main reasons why Yan Zhaoge insisted that the matter that year had been man-made rather than a natural disaster.
Now that he had learnt of the secret of Shen Lingzi's lineage, which seemed to have touched upon the tip of the iceberg that had been concealed that year, Yan Zhaoge felt even more excited.
As the old saying goes, the more you know, the faster you die.
However, if they knew too little, they could still die easily. Moreover, they would die without knowing why. Perhaps they would be sold by others and even earn money for them.
Yan Zhaoge had already vaguely guessed something at the very depths of his heart the moment he had smelled the Bearing Heaven Ceremonial Fragrance.
Now that his conjecture had been confirmed, he was pleasantly surprised, but also felt that it was as he had expected.
Great waves surged within Yan Zhaoge's heart, but he did not reveal too much of it on his face.
At this moment, the old man who was fighting with him was both angry and anxious.
The Bearing Heaven Ceremonial Incense and the other materials had already been used up and needed to be replenished.
After stirring up a frenzy and suppressing the Anti-Xuan Army and reclaiming a large amount of lost land, they hurriedly began to collect again.
Some of these things were very precious, and some were not so valuable. However, they had one thing in common, and that was that they were all very rare.
After a large-scale search, it was almost impossible to collect such a large amount of various materials in a short period of time.
In order to deceive others, he had journeyed alone. In the end, he had been blocked by Yan Zhaoge here.
The old man felt regret within his heart. He had still unconsciously underestimated Yan Zhaoge, such that he had instead fallen into such an awkward situation. If he had been intent on fleeing or defending and waiting for reinforcements, he wouldn't have suffered such a huge setback.
If he was unable to take back the Shadow Shrinking Pouch, even if he could escape now, it would be very hard for him to give an account to the others when he returned.
This was especially so when he had seen Yan Zhaoge take out one of those treasures, the Earth Ocean Lung Crystals, in large quantities on the spot.
The Northern Ocean Clone drew out a great amount of brown crystal sand from his Shadow Shrinking Pouch.
Red light flickered in the brown crystal sand like dancing flames.
It was as if each grain of sand was a world of its own. Within each grain of crystal sand, there was a small flame dancing.
A large amount of crystal sand gathered together, forming a majestic aura.
As the flame flickered, the brown crystal sand that had gathered together was like a human's lungs, breathing continuously. A large amount of spiritual energy was sucked in and out, circulating non-stop.
Yan Zhaoge smiled, "Earth Ocean Lung Crystals-Good stuff indeed. It is perfectly suited for my clone. Thank you."
In the 'lower worlds' like the Eight Extremities World, this was a treasure that had already gone extinct.
The Northern Ocean Clone extended his palm, light surging within it as the sound of tides vaguely resounded.
The brown crystal sand was engulfed by the light and instantly changed its appearance.
Large amounts of crystal sand shattered and turned into rolling smoke.
The Northern Ocean Clone abruptly inhaled deeply.
The brown smoke instantly transformed into an earth dragon, being absorbed into the Northern Ocean Clone's body!
At the same time, the Northern Ocean Clone assumed a fist stance, manifesting his martial true intent.
True essence floated above his head, condensing into a real scene. It was as if the primordial world had reappeared.
Within the boundless, desolate, ancient sea, there was an incomparably massive Kun Peng bobbing up and down. When it entered the water, it was a Kun, and when it came out, it was a Peng.
Now, as the Northern Ocean Clone unceasingly absorbed the Earth Ocean Lung Crystals, the scene condensed of his martial true intent above his head gradually began to change as well.
The sea was still there, but no longer so wild and ancient.
The earth's crust at the bottom of the sea was changing unceasingly. Underground fire would occasionally erupt, but most of the time, it was a gradual, gradual change.
With the passing of time and the passing of time, the blue sea turned into mulberry fields as the world changed.
However, that powerful Kun Peng had existed for millennia. Not only did it not decay or age, it instead grew stronger and stronger as time passed.
Meanwhile, the aura emanating from the Northern Ocean Clone grew stronger and stronger as well, rising unceasingly as though there was no end to it.
Seeing this, the old man felt even more bitter, "It's actually like this? The Earth Ocean Lung Crystals actually just happen to be able to assist him in advancing to a higher level, benefiting the martial arts he cultivates in as well? "
"The martial arts he cultivates in are one with the body, avatar and soul. The Earth Ocean Lung Crystals just happen to be of great help to him!"
"Without such a great amount of Earth Ocean Lung Crystals, who knows when he would have been able to take that step. Now, however …"
The old man felt the urge to smash his head against a wall at this moment.
Earth Ocean Lung Crystals were extremely rare and not so easy to gather. His own people had spent a great deal of effort as well.
Such a large amount of Earth Ocean Lung Crystals was usually very rare. It was only because the Grand Xuan Dynasty had mobilized a great amount of manpower and resources that they had been able to gather so many within a relatively short period of time.
Otherwise, if Yan Zhaoge had gone searching for them himself, even if he knew where they were, it would have been very difficult for him to harvest so many within a short period of time.
While the quantity would still be of help to the Northern Ocean Clone, the effect it would be able to play would naturally be reduced as a result.
How would it be like now, the oceanic amount of brown crystal sand being unceasingly broken apart before being unceasingly absorbed and refined by the Northern Ocean Clone within his body.
The Northern Ocean Clone had previously also unceasingly refined and absorbed the dense qi of true dragons of the Myriad Dragon Palace, tempering his body and establishing a firm foundation.
Now that he had obtained the fortuitous encounter of the Earth Ocean Lung Crystals, he instantly had a stepping stone towards a higher level.
The Northern Ocean Clone's aura rose unceasingly until, at a certain moment, he seemed to have broken through a bottleneck!
The scenes formed of roiling true essence above his head were suddenly retracted, completely vanishing.
Vast light that was half-black and half-golden flickered within the eyes of Yan Zhaoge's Northern Ocean Clone, resembling the vast ocean, resembling the great earth, resembling the sky.
A faint silhouette of a human seemed to surface within the pupils of the Northern Ocean Clone before quickly vanishing.
While that silhouette was very faint, it could still be seen that it bore a fifty percent resemblance to the Northern Ocean Clone and Yan Zhaoge himself.
It was precisely the soul that had been born from the Northern Ocean Clone after Yan Zhaoge had refined it, being closely connected to Yan Zhaoge's own soul as they were like two bodies of a single body.
That old man's heart thumped heavily.
The powerful force emanating from every single movement of the Northern Ocean Clone caused his heart to palpitate.
He was also familiar with the Northern Ocean Clone's current state.
Qi and blood, fleshly body, soul, martial true intent, all merged perfectly as one, being indistinguishable from one another.
Third level of the Martial Saint realm, the late Merging Avatar stage!
"Thank you for your great gift," Yan Zhaoge chuckled, retreating as he no longer clashed with that old man.
That old man could no longer care about the Heaven Bearing Ceremonial Fragrance and the other lost treasures as he only wished to be able to leave this place alive!
Yet, Yan Zhaoge's Northern Ocean Clone descended from the sky, instantly arriving before him!
Light that was half-golden and half-black simultaneously surged from the acupoints of the Northern Ocean Clone's entire body, a violent force shaking the surrounding space.
The sword-intent that was able to slow down the flow of time in the surrounding space was actually affected by the Northern Ocean Clone's martial true intent at this moment.
Time seemed to flow in reverse, everything returning to the prehistoric era.
The old man wielded his Glorious Rainbow Sword, but Yan Zhaoge had already handed the dark green bamboo cane from his own hands to the Northern Ocean Clone.
As the Northern Ocean Clone's cane descended, the sword-light instantly dimmed.
Meanwhile, the ferocious Fish Dragon Spear roared out from his other hand! (To be continued.)
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