"Let's head over to where the Zizhen Fruits grow!"
Zhang Xuan instructed. He wasn't in a hurry to ask for the blood essence.
The Phosphor Armored Beast led the way.
They were heading to the cavern where the Phosphor Armored Beast had been drinking in previously. Stepping into the cavern, Zhang Xuan noticed that there were a few trees at the very depths of the cavern.
The rocks above had been dug out, and the starlight shone down on the branches and leaves. A series of crimson fruits hung on the branches, looking extremely vibrant.
There was an intricate formation set up around the trees. Unless one's cultivation far exceeded that of the Phosphor Armored Beast, it would be nigh impossible for one to pass through them. Other than these few trees, there was nothing else in the cavern.
Without needing the Phosphor Armored Beast to lead the way, Zhang Xuan walked up to the formation and stopped it with a stomp.
The Phosphor Armored Beast shuddered in astonishment.
To be able to stop the formation with a single stomp, the Phosphor Armored Beast didn't dare to imagine how powerful the other party was.
The master in front of him didn't look old, but every single one of his abilities was extraordinary.
Zhang Xuan casually plucked a Zizhen Fruit and examined it closely.
It was roughly the size of an apple, and it emanated dense spiritual energy. Absorbing it into his body felt as if his muscles were pulsating.
Zhang Xuan drew a sword qi from his fingertip and slit the back of his hand lightly. A gash appeared, and fresh blood flowed out. Pinching the fruit, Zhang Xuan dripped some juice onto it.
Hu!
In just a few moments, the wound had already healed.
"As I thought …" Zhang Xuan smiled.
The Zizhen Fruit not only strengthened a cultivator's physical body, but more importantly, it also granted a powerful recovery ability.
It was no wonder the Phosphor Armored Beast was so resilient. If one were to consume the Zizhen Fruit all the time, one's muscles would grow back after being damaged.
In truth, it was similar to how Zhang Xuan tempered his muscles with his Heaven's Path zhenqi.
Seeing the smile on Zhang Xuan's face, the Phosphor Armored Beast asked worriedly, "Master, is there any way to resolve the hardening of my meridians?"
This was its nest, and it had already checked whether there were any other plants here. If there was really a treasure that could soften its meridians, it would have already seen it.
"There's a solution!" Zhang Xuan replied.
"Then …" The Phosphor Armored Beast was bewildered.
"Have you eaten the core of these Zizhen Fruits?" Zhang Xuan smiled slightly.
The Phosphor Armored Beast was taken aback. "You can't eat that, right?"
The fruit was sweet and fragrant, and it was extremely beneficial to the body, but the core … he had never heard that it could be eaten!
"Just give it a try!" With a flick of his finger, the fruit in his hand immediately flew over.
Puzzled, the Phosphor Armored Beast peeled off the flesh of the fruit, revealing the core inside. It was hard and dry, like an apricot core.
He casually tossed it into his mouth and immediately tasted a bitter taste.
"It's disgusting …" The Phosphor Armored Beast shook its head.
"I know it tastes bad. Try to absorb the spiritual qi emitted by the core into your body!" Zhang Xuan said.
The seed of the True Fruit Tree also contained rich spiritual energy.
The Phosphor Armored Beast nodded in agreement. It closed its eyes and began absorbing the bitter spiritual energy into its meridians.
Whoosh!
As soon as it entered his body, his previously rock-hard meridians began to soften.
"This …" The Phosphor Armored Beast's eyes reddened in agitation.
Even though its physical body had become more resilient over the years, its agility had decreased significantly. It was nigh impossible for it to achieve a breakthrough to become a Celestial God, so it had given up on it.
Who could have thought that the key to improving its condition would lie in the bitter core of the fruit that it had never eaten before?
If he had known that it would be so easy, he would have never acknowledged him as its master.
How wonderful would it be to be free?
"While the flesh hardens the meridians, the core is able to heal them. Everything is determined by the heavens. This is the fairness of the heavens!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
Even though he had explained this matter to the Phosphor Armored Beast, he had gained a deeper understanding of the heavens.
The heavens were divided into yin and yang, day and night, the five elements, and all things in the world. As long as there was a substance, there would be another substance that corresponded to it.
There was no such thing as transcendence.
In fact, if there was love, there would be hatred. If there was happiness, there would be sadness. They were opposites, but they were equally fair.
"That's right!" The Phosphor Armored Beast swiftly made its way to the corner of the room, where there was a pile of leftover fruit cores. It had been intending to plant them here to see if it could nurture a few more True Fruit Trees, but upon realizing that there was a use for it, it opened its mouth and swallowed them all.
Geji! Geji!
The tough fruit was nothing to it. It didn't take long for it to reach its stomach.
The bitter spiritual energy immediately burst forth from the Phosphor Armored Beast and flowed into its body through its meridians. In an instant, the hardened meridians were mended, and a powerful divine energy coursed through its body.
"Allow me to help you!"
Seeing that the Phosphor Armored Beast was about to make a breakthrough to the Celestial God realm, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly. He took out several dozen silver needles and infused them with his Heaven's Path zhenqi.
Puhe! Puhe!
The silver needles pierced into the acupoints of the Phosphor Armored Beast, and in the blink of an eye, they were able to break through the bottleneck.
Hong long!
Wherever the divine energy flowed, the Phosphor Armored Beast was able to make a breakthrough to the Celestial God realm.
"Not bad …" Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up. With a flick of his finger, five bottles of God Essence Pills flew over, and fifty pills rained down on the Phosphor Armored Beast.
Even though the Phosphor Armored Beast had already accumulated sufficient spiritual energy to make a breakthrough to the Celestial God realm, it would still require a significant amount of spiritual energy. Considering that the spiritual energy in the area was in decline, it was hard to tell how long it would take for the Phosphor Armored Beast to make a breakthrough to the Celestial God realm.
In any case, it had already submitted to the Phosphor Armored Beast, so it wouldn't be a waste.
Not expecting its master to give it so many pills at once, the Phosphor Armored Beast widened its eyes in agitation. It opened its mouth wide and swallowed all of the pills.
Boom boom boom!
It felt as if a bomb had exploded in its body, and a series of dull thuds echoed in the air. In just a few moments, the black scales on its body had turned a deep black, reminiscent of black jade.
Knowing that the Phosphor Armored Beast was a foregone conclusion, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.
The Phosphor Armored Beast's success meant that he had a Celestial God realm expert by his side. Not to mention, there were only a handful of people who could defeat it.
In other words, he did not have to worry about anyone in Twilight City anymore.
After making a breakthrough, Zhang Xuan continued feeding the Phosphor Armored Beast several more bottles of God Essence Pills. It took nearly four hours before the Phosphor Armored Beast finally managed to stabilize its cultivation. With a slight jolt, it reverted back to its original form and kneeled on the ground.
"Thank you for granting my wish, master!"
Previously, when the Phosphor Armored Beast had acknowledged Zhang Xuan as its master, it still felt a little indignant. However, that feeling had been completely swept away. Instead, it felt a sense of relief.
"There's no need to stand on ceremony. Give me some of your blood. I need to temper my physical body," Zhang Xuan said.
The Phosphor Armored Beast did not say anything. With a thought, it reverted back to its original form. With a light swipe of its claws, fresh blood flowed out.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan tapped on the Phosphor Armored Beast's blood. It turned into a mist that flowed into his body through his pores. At the same time, with a light tap of his finger, the Zizhen Fruit on the nearby fruit tree fell to the ground and turned into liquid that flowed all over his body.
Over the past four hours, Zhang Xuan had already deduced how he should temper his physical body, and he had already come up with a plan.
Infusing the Phosphor Armored Beast's blood essence into his body, Zhang Xuan's already powerful God Body began to evolve once more. Just like before, his Aureate Body had become even more resilient and resilient, and his muscles were as fine as God artifacts.
Boom boom boom!
His muscles began regenerating, splitting apart, and growing back.
Achieving a breakthrough in the physical body is much more difficult than achieving a breakthrough in zhenqi cultivation, Zhang Xuan thought.
Seeing that its master was tempering his physical body, the Phosphor Armored Beast stood guard over him, fearing that something might happen.
Tempering one's physical body involved both destruction and growth. Even with saint recovery pills, it was still not an easy feat.
Putting everything aside, just the Phosphor Armored Beast alone had suffered innumerable hardships in order to achieve its so-called invincible defense.
It had taken it several decades to reach its current level of strength.
However, its master was only a low-tier God. No matter how talented he was, it would take at least several years for him to succeed in tempering his physical body.
Sighing deeply, the Phosphor Armored Beast turned to look at the young man before it, only to see that the blood mist and the Phosphor Armored Beast's blood essence had already been completely absorbed.
In the blink of an eye, the young man's blood essence turned golden before reverting back to normal.
Hu!
Exhaling deeply, the Phosphor Armored Beast opened his eyes. His pupils had turned golden for a brief moment before reverting back to normal.
"Young Master, are you … done with your cultivation?"
The Phosphor Armored Beast was stunned to see that the young man before it had stopped cultivating after just ten breaths.
"I'm done with my cultivation," Zhang Xuan replied with a nod.
"Done with your cultivation?" The Phosphor Armored Beast blinked in bewilderment. "What do you mean by that?"
Despite its incredible talent, it had taken it several decades before its physical body became as resilient as before. Yet, the young man before it said that he was done with his cultivation … What did that mean?
Could it be that he was going to stop cultivating for the time being?
"Why don't you try making a move on me?"
Instead of replying, Zhang Xuan looked at the Phosphor Armored Beast intently.
After a moment of hesitation, the Phosphor Armored Beast nodded. "Alright!"
It raised its claws and flicked it lightly.
Fearing that its master would not be able to withstand the blow, it only used a hundredth of its full strength.
As soon as its fist collided with its master's, it immediately felt a powerful force crushing down on it, causing its body to stiffen.
The force was so powerful that it felt like a tidal wave. If it did not exert its full strength, it could very well be reduced to a meat patty.
Not daring to hesitate any longer, the Phosphor Armored Beast immediately mustered its full strength.
5%!
10%!
15%!
…
50%!
In the blink of an eye, it had already used half of its full strength.
Peng!
The Phosphor Armored Beast was sent crashing heavily into the wall, sending rubble flying all over the place.
"Master …"
The Phosphor Armored Beast stared at Zhang Xuan in disbelief.
It had seen its master's prowess before, but when did his fist become so powerful?
Even though it had only used half of its full strength, it was still able to send it flying. It felt as if it was suffocating … Even a low-tier Celestial God would not be able to withstand such strength!
To go from a low-tier God to a strength comparable to that of a low-tier Celestial God in just ten breaths …
Are you sure that you aren't faking it? Did you really just cultivate it?
Just as the Phosphor Armored Beast was perplexed, it saw that the young man before it was not gleeful at all. Instead, he had a dejected look on his face.
"Sigh … My cultivation speed is indeed much slower than before … Is my talent really that bad?"
"Slow? My talent? "
The Phosphor Armored Beast nearly burst into tears.
To go from a low-tier God to a low-tier Celestial God in just ten breaths …
Slow …
Are you serious? Are you just putting on a show?
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