Shen Tian was never stingy when it came to the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground's leeches.
When the enlightenment tea was distributed to every Divine Firmament disciple, Shen Tian could see that their providence halos had increased a little.
Although the halos above their heads were basically green with red light, their providence was average.
But there were too many people!
What if a good fortuitous opportunity appeared on one of their heads in the future?
Shen Tian stood on the deck with his hands behind his back. He could not help but smile as he looked at the happy Divine Firmament disciples.
At the same time, the Divine Firmament Flying Vessel slowly reached a huge island. The island was covered in lightning clouds, and there was a huge array formation on its surface.
Under the cover of the array formation, one could see densely packed purple Divine Lightning covering the entire island like a spider web, protecting it.
This was the Divine Firmament Lightning Island, the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground's base in North Sea.
Although the Spirit Qi on the island was not particularly abundant, it was comparable to most grotto-heavens and blessed-lands.
One had to know that the demon race had always been at odds with the human race. It was almost impossible for the human race's sacred grounds in Eastern Wilderness, Western Desert, and Middle Ground to set foot in North Sea.
It was definitely not easy to have their own base in the core region of North Sea.
It was said that the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader had worked hard behind the scenes.
The flying vessel slowly landed on the Divine Firmament Lightning Island. The lightning array was activated, and the flying vessel was placed inside.
Roar!
The moment the Divine Firmament Flying Vessel landed, a gigantic dragon that was tens of thousands of feet long whizzed over. Its entire body exuded a terrifying aura.
"Black Dragon King Ao Ye requests an audience with the Divine Firmament Saint, Shen Tian."
The Black Dragon instantly transformed into a middle-aged man in black armor.
He was extremely domineering, and even the fabrics of space seemed to be unable to withstand his aura. It was terrifying.
However, he was extremely nervous and respectful as he looked at the Divine Firmament Flying Vessel. It was as if he was facing a senior that he had to curry favor with.
The Black Dragon King Ao Ye did not conceal his Sage aura, so he naturally could not hide it from the Divine Firmament Sacred Leader.
The Divine Firmament Flying Vessel shone brightly, and a beam of lightning and heavenly aura shot out.
"Black Dragon King, please forgive me for not coming out to greet you earlier."
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's lightning and heavenly aura shone brightly, instantly neutralizing all the dragon aura.
He said calmly, "The Dragon King has come to look for Tian 'er in such a hurry. Do you have something urgent to tell me?"
Ao Ye looked at the curious Divine Firmament disciples on the flying vessel and said helplessly, "Can you give me and the Saint some privacy?"
The Sacred Leader looked at Shen Tian, and the latter nodded slowly.
The Divine Firmament Sacred Leader's heavenly aura fluctuated slightly. "In that case, Tian 'er, have a private chat with the Black Dragon King!"
A handsome man wearing the Longyuan Divine Armor jumped down from the flying vessel.
The radiance of the Feather Immortal Metal behind him was unprecedentedly bright. He was like a True Immortal God of War that had descended from the Nine Heavens!
Clothes make the man. The saint seemed to be even more handsome after putting on the Longyuan Divine Armor. How mesmerizing.
…
A smile appeared on the Black Dragon King's face. He directly tore through the void with his claw and constructed a spatial door in front of Shen Tian. "Saint, please!"
The two of them slowly stepped into the spatial door and instantly disappeared before everyone's eyes.
When the space in front of him stabilized, Shen Tian found himself on a spacious stone platform that was suspended in the air.
This stone platform was hundreds of feet wide, and a golden pillar stood in the center.
There was a life-like five-clawed golden dragon carved on this golden pillar. It looked so lively and lifelike, just like a real dragon.
And in the middle of this five-clawed golden dragon's brows was a glistening yellow pearl the size of a fist.
The moment this pearl appeared, Shen Tian felt a strong desire in his body!
This pearl was definitely an extremely precious treasure!
After entering this space, the burly and domineering Black Dragon King Ao Ye squeezed out a flattering smile.
He chuckled. "Little Uncle, Little Uncle, I heard that you obtained many Dragon Source Fruits on Dragon God Island this time. Is that true?
"These Dragon Source Fruits are priceless treasures to the Dragon race. They can enhance the power of one's bloodline and allow the Dragon race to advance to a higher level.
"Little Uncle, please give those Dragon Source Fruits to me! I am willing to exchange them with the Dragon race's treasures. Name your price! "
Shen Tian was completely stunned as he looked at the fawning Black Dragon King Ao Ye, who did not look like a real dragon at all.
Is this still the Black Dragon King, one of the most powerful beings in the five regions?
Why does it feel like this guy has been possessed by his son, Ao Wu!
Uh, but based on Ao Wu's personality...
I can be sure that he is his biological son.
...
Shen Tian knew that the Dragon Source Fruit was the most effective for the Dragon race.
But this treasure was something that Shen Tian had risked his life to obtain from Dragon God Island.
If this cheap nephew of the Black Dragon King wanted it, giving him one or two was a small matter. But if he wanted more, it would depend on his price.
Shen Tian coughed lightly and looked at the Black Dragon King Ao Ye with a half-smile.
The latter instantly understood. "Little Uncle, Little Uncle, you have signed a Dragon God contract with Auntie Bing. That means we are one family. I will not let you lose out.
"This Dragon Source Fruit is not very useful for other races. How about I use a Sage artifact to exchange for one Dragon Source Fruit?"
Shen Tian was taken aback. His eyes widened. "A Sage artifact for one Dragon Source Fruit?"
I have at least 40 Dragon Source Fruits in my Archeon Sea Ring. Doesn't that mean I can exchange for at least 40 Sage artifacts?
F * ck!
Even a sacred ground would be jealous of such a huge fortune!
The Black Dragon King Ao Ye sighed. "Little Uncle, don't be anxious. I also know that one Sage artifact for one Dragon Source Fruit is too cheap.
"The Dragon race does not have many Sage artifacts, and most of them already have owners. It is very difficult. How about three Sage artifacts for two Dragon Source Fruits?"
The Black Dragon King's eyes were filled with desire.
He had already refined the Dragon Source Fruit that he had obtained from Qi Shaoxuan using a pseudo-Sage artifact. His bloodline had become much purer.
Ao Ye could now feel that shackle in his heart. He was just one last barrier away from the Rank-9 Black Dragon bloodline.
As long as he could break through this barrier, he would be able to enter a whole new world.
But he also knew that it would be very difficult to break through this barrier. There was a qualitative change from Rank-8 to Rank-9.
The Dragon Source Fruit that Qi Shaoxuan had given Ao Ye could push his bloodline to the peak of Rank-8. But even if he had 10 more, it would still be very difficult for him to reach Rank-9.
If he wanted to take that final step, he had to find a more potent Dragon Source Fruit.
Ao Wu's Dragon Source Fruit was enough for Ao Ye to successfully break through this barrier.
But after much consideration, Ao Ye still chose to let Ao Wu refine it himself. After all, it was his son's good fortune.
No matter how thick-skinned he was, he would not be able to snatch the fruit from his son.
He was a Dragon King, and he needed to save face too.
But Ao Ye had found out from Ao Wu that the Divine Firmament Saint, Shen Tian, had obtained at least 40 Dragon Source Fruits on Dragon God Island. Every single one of them was of extremely high quality.
If the Dragon Source Fruit in Ao Wu's hands was given to Shen Tian, it would definitely be of the lowest quality.
More importantly, Shen Tian had even taken that peerless Dragon Source Fruit.
Ordinary Dragon Source Fruits should not be enough for him!
...
This made Ao Ye's dragon blood boil. He could not control himself.
It had to be pointed out that over 40 supreme-grade Dragon Source Fruits were worth it.
Even if he emptied Dragon Island, it would be worth it to exchange for these Dragon Source Fruits.
Money and Sage artifacts would not be spent. They would just be converted into another form to help the Dragon race become stronger!
Sensing Ao Ye's desire, Shen Tian did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Three Sage artifacts in exchange for two Dragon Source Fruits? Why would I need so many Sage artifacts? "
Currently, Shen Tian was wearing the Longyuan Divine Armor and wielding the Purple-Green Dual Swords. He also had the Void Cloak and a pseudo-Immortal artifact, the Executing Heaven Sword, in his lungs. He did not want to be too rich.
To Shen Tian, a normal Sage artifact was really not that tempting.
Ao Ye looked exasperated. He had also expected that ordinary Sage artifacts would not be very attractive to Shen Tian.
After all, although Sage artifacts were rare, that was only to cultivators below the Sage stage. But to Sages in the Tribulation Transcendence stage, they were just so-so.
If one did not find it tiring, a True Sage at the Third Refinement Stage and above could spend some precious materials to forge an artifact and then nourish it with their Sage power for 1,000 years.
Moreover, a Sage artifact forged by oneself would definitely be easier to use than a Sage artifact forged by others. They would be able to unleash 200% of the original's power.
As a result, all the proud prodigies would basically forge their own Sage artifacts after reaching the Tribulation Transcendence stage.
To those prodigies, Sage artifacts were really not worth much. They were more like pseudo-Immortal artifacts!
Ao Ye gazed at Shen Tian and said seriously, "If I'm not wrong, Little Uncle, you should also be cultivating the Godfiend Body Tempering technique!"
"With Little Uncle's supreme natural talent, the bottleneck between the Goldbody Realm and Rebirth Realm can be broken through with a flick of a finger, yet he still hasn't broken through until now. Could it be that he's charging towards the legendary Ninth Transformation of the Goldbody Realm?"
Although Shen Tian seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog, it was impossible to find out the specific number of cycles of the Golden Body.
However, Ao Ye didn't think that a Golden Body Eighth Refinement Stage barrier could trap Shen Tian. After all, this person's talent could be said to be unprecedented.
There was only one possibility for him to remain in the Golden Body realm for so long — the Golden Body Ninth Refinement Stage!
On the other side, Shen Tian was dumbfounded.
You can even guess that?
Although I didn't stay in the Golden Body realm for long, and it's only been a year since I started cultivating, it's still not enough.
However, I am indeed trying to break through to the so-called Golden Body Ninth Refinement Stage.
Shen Tian nodded slowly: "I have not completed the ninth transformation."
…
Ao Ye slapped his thigh and bent his right hand slightly.
Suddenly, the Dragon Pearl on the golden pillar turned into a divine light and entered Ao Ye's hand.
He placed the Dragon Pearl in front of Shen Tian and said, "Uncle, this is the Dragon race's supreme treasure, the Emperor Dragon Pearl.
"The energy contained within can greatly increase the quality of the Godfiend Golden Body. It should be of great help to you in breaking through to the Golden Body Ninth Refinement Stage.
"The Dragon Source Fruit is of limited use to you. If you are willing, I can use this Emperor Dragon Pearl to exchange for 10 Dragon Source Fruits."
Ao Ye's eyes were filled with pain as he said this.
It should be pointed out that the Emperor Dragon Pearl came from the depths of Dragon God Island and was one of the supreme treasures of the Black Dragon race.
The energy within this Dragon Pearl could easily increase the quality of the Godfiend Golden Body. It had helped the Dragon Pearl create three Golden Body Eighth Refinement Stage beings over the past tens of thousands of years.
However, a small portion of the Dragon Pearl's energy had been depleted, and it had been recovering on the dragon pillar.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, Ao Ye couldn't bear to hand over the Emperor Dragon Pearl.
Shen Tian gazed intently at the Emperor Dragon Pearl and smiled. "The Emperor Dragon Pearl is indeed very useful to me. We can strike a deal."
With that, Shen Tian conjured a hand seal. 10 Dragon Source Fruits, which shone with a reddish-gold glow, appeared in his hands. They exuded an aura that drove Ao Ye crazy.
High!
Too high!
Even though Ao Ye had tried his best to overestimate the quality of the Dragon Source Fruits in Shen Tian's hands, he still realized that he had completely underestimated them!
Any one of these 10 Dragon Source Fruits was enough for him to easily break through the barrier of a Rank-8 Black Dragon and become a true Rank-9 Black Dragon.
In fact, if the Dragon race dared to go all out and give the remaining nine Dragon Source Fruits to Ao Bing, she might even be able to achieve a breakthrough and obtain the legendary Golden Dragon bloodline.
That was a supreme bloodline that could allow one to become a Thearch!
Of course, the possibility of that was not high. After all, the Golden Dragon bloodline was just too rare.
In the hundreds of thousands of years of history in the five regions, there had only been one true Golden Dragon.
Wasting nine supreme-grade Dragon Source Fruits for an imaginary possibility was not a decision the Dragon race would make. It was too risky.
...
Ao Ye's heart ached as he kept the 10 Dragon Source Fruits.
A small black hammer appeared in his hand. It was about the size of a palm and covered in faint dragon patterns.
When the small hammer appeared, the fabric of space itself cracked and the faint roar of a dragon could be heard. It was an Immortal artifact with supreme power!
Ao Ye said in exasperation, "This is the Black Dragon Island's treasure, the Ocean Divine Hammer. It was forged from the Dragon Black Metal, which is ranked fifth on the Immortal Metal List. It is a half-step Immortal artifact!
"It's worth far more than 100 Sage artifacts. It also has the special characteristics of the Dragon Black Metal and can ignore all defenses. Can I exchange it for the remaining Dragon Source Fruits?"
A Quasi-Immortal artifact was far more valuable than a Sage artifact, let alone a supreme-grade Quasi-Immortal artifact forged from the Dragon Black Metal.
It could be said that just the value of this Ocean Divine Hammer alone was comparable to all the Dragon Source Fruits.
If not for the fact that Shen Tian was also considered a member of Black Dragon Island and had "supreme investment potential" and that the Dragon Source Fruits were extremely useful to the Dragon race, as well as the fact that every Dragon Source Fruit that Shen Tian had given them was of extremely high quality …
Ao Ye would not have been willing to take out the Ocean Divine Hammer if any of these four items were missing!
After all, this was no different from openly giving away treasures!
Ranked fifth on the Immortal Metal List, Dragon Black Metal?
Shen Tian's eyes lit up. He could feel the energy in his body surging.
In just a short while, he had encountered two treasures that were extremely useful to him. He was truly blessed by luck!
Also, Shen Tian had always felt that as his cultivation level increased, the supreme-grade Spirit artifact, the Purple Firmament Heaven Hammer, was no longer easy to use.
After all, he could already hammer a Heavenly Venerable now. Heavenly Venerables usually had supreme-grade Spirit artifacts, and the wealthier ones even had inferior-grade Sage artifacts to protect themselves.
If Shen Tian used the Purple Firmament Heaven Hammer to hit people, he would feel that it was too shabby.
Now, he had skipped the Sage artifact and traded it for a Quasi-Immortal artifact hammer.
To be honest, as long as the other party did not retaliate, Shen Tian would even dare to hammer a Sage!
...
"You're too kind, Dragon King!"
Shen Tian took the Ocean Divine Hammer and took out all the Dragon Source Fruits in his ring.
He even took out a silver dragon-shaped Enlightenment tea leaf. "Dragon King, take this tea leaf with you as a token of my appreciation."
Wow!
There really are so many Dragon Source Fruits!
Ao Ye felt a little dizzy looking at the pile of Dragon Source Fruits in front of him.
There were so many Dragon Source Fruits that it was enough to upgrade all the Rank-8 Dragons on Black Dragon Island to Rank-9 Black Dragons.
For example, Ao Bing, who had an extraordinary bloodline, she could even pick a few high-quality fruits and directly upgrade her bloodline to the peak of Rank-9.
Even if she could not evolve to the peerless Golden Dragon bloodline, she would at least be able to dominate the five regions!
Moreover, there was also this Enlightenment tea leaf. It was also extremely precious.
Shen Tian's Little Uncle really knows how to be a good person!
Ao Ye carefully kept all the Dragon Source Fruits and Enlightenment tea leaves. He cupped his fists. "We will never forget Little Uncle's great kindness to the Dragon race!
"I will go back and deal with these Dragon Source Fruits first. I will prepare a generous gift in the future and personally go to the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground to thank you."
With that, Ao Ye transformed into a 10,000-feet-long Black Dragon and tore through the air.
Only Shen Tian was left behind as he slowly walked out of the void. He stood on Divine Firmament Lightning Island, feeling very satisfied. He had really struck it rich this time.
After consuming the peerless fruit, Shen Tian had attained the Dragon Emperor Constitution. The remaining Dragon Source Fruits were no longer of any use to Shen Tian. They could not even strengthen his physical body.
Using them to exchange for the Imperial Golden Dragon Pearl and Ocean Divine Hammer was no different from turning trash into treasure.
However, Ao Ye had not asked Shen Tian about the peerless fruit. Perhaps he had already sensed something from Shen Tian and knew that the peerless fruit had been eaten by Shen Tian.
To be able to become the Dragon King, other than having unparalleled strength, he was obviously not a fool.
Although the Imperial Golden Dragon Pearl and Ocean Divine Hammer were exchanged items, they were also Black Dragon Island's investment in Shen Tian.
Shen Tian had more or less guessed some of the intricacies behind this.
He was indebted to the Dragon race for today!
...
In the following month, Shen Tian did not go anywhere. He peacefully secluded himself on Divine Firmament Lightning Island.
He was refining the Imperial Golden Dragon Pearl's energy to break through to the legendary Golden Body Ninth Refinement Stage that had never appeared in the five regions.
However, this process seemed to be even more difficult than Shen Tian had imagined!
If going from the Golden Body First Refinement Stage to the Golden Body Seventh Refinement Stage was like climbing over one small mountain after another.
Then going from the Golden Body Seventh Refinement Stage to the Golden Body Eighth Refinement Stage was like climbing over an entire mountain.
And going from the Golden Body Eighth Refinement Stage to the Golden Body Ninth Refinement Stage was like climbing over Mount Everest!
Even with the Imperial Golden Dragon Pearl's help, Shen Tian felt that this step was exceptionally difficult.
In a seclusion chamber 3,000 feet under the sea, Shen Tian sat cross-legged.
Wisps of silver-white chaotic aura surged around him, constantly rising and falling as he breathed.
Yes, what Shen Tian wanted to break through was not just a simple Golden Body Ninth Refinement Stage.
If that was the case, he would have successfully broken through long ago.
After obtaining the Chaotic Tinder Sutra, Shen Tian decided to condense the Chaotic Golden Body!
He specially made his clone make a trip to Chaotic Star Island to lure some chaotic aura back and refine it.
Of course, there was not much chaotic aura.
After all, refining the chaotic aura required a large amount of extraordinary item energy. Even if Shen Tian had all five elements and could cycle and regenerate, it would not be able to recover so quickly.
In order to condense this chaotic aura, Shen Tian practically used up all his savings. He drank Nirvana Holy Liquid by the ton.
...
Of course, the effect of using up all his savings was also very obvious.
Now that a month had passed, Shen Tian had already gradually fused the chaotic aura into his body.
He could feel that under the stimulation of this chaotic aura, his body was being destroyed, reconstructed, and refined at an unimaginable speed.
This kind of refinement could not be described with words.
It was like a leap in the hierarchy of life. He had transformed from an ant into a giant dragon!
Shen Tian had not seen other Golden Bodies Ninth Refinement Stage Ninth Refinement Stage, but he felt that although he was still at the peak of the Golden Body Eighth Refinement Stage, in terms of physical strength …
His physical body, which had been cleansed by the chaotic aura, could destroy other Golden Bodies Ninth Refinement Stage Ninth Refinement Stage!
Crack!
Cracks appeared on the surface of the golden Imperial Dragon Pearl, and it shattered inch by inch, turning into endless golden energy that surged into Shen Tian's body.
Shen Tian formed a seal with his hands, and a huge black vortex appeared in the void. Order runes floated and swallowed all the energy.
All the chaotic aura was like bees smelling the fragrance of flowers, and they all frantically burrowed into Shen Tian's body.
Boom!
Endless energy waves swept out, creating a terrifying undercurrent in the depths of the sea!
In that instant, gold and silver colors intertwined on the surface of Shen Tian's body.
His hair flew in the wind, and his naked upper body shone with a metallic luster. He looked like a god or a demon.
...
At this moment, he could feel that the bottleneck barrier had been completely broken. The legendary supreme Chaotic Golden Body Ninth Refinement Stage.
He had barely succeeded!
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