Ascension Through Generations

Zhou Li returned the gift with his hand, and said with a gentle and elegant smile: "It's good to be back! The Third Ancestor, Jing Heng, and I have prepared immortal delicacies and fine wine in advance in the mountain city, just for you to catch the wind and wash away the dust. We will get drunk later and then rest. !”

"Brother Zhou, it's not easy to get me drunk! Unless the wine is the Drunken Immortal Drink that has been secreted for thousands of years." Zhao Sheng joked after hearing this.

"Haha, I hit the nail on the head! It's the Drunken Immortal Drink. You and I each have a jar, which is enough to have a good time. You must know that the sages in ancient times were all lonely, and only the drinker left his name!"

After Zhou Li heard this, he suddenly clasped his hands and laughed, rarely showing his wild and unruly side in front of others.

At this moment, Zhao Jingheng, who had been left out in the cold, suddenly took a step forward, slightly cupped his hands at Zhao Sheng, and said seriously: "Jing Heng, I have met the second master."

"Well, not bad, I'm very pleased. With Jing Heng here, I, Shen Zimai, have a successor." Zhao Sheng nodded and said with a happy smile.

Back then, after Zhao Sheng recognized his ancestor and returned to the clan, he was classified into the Shen Zi lineage by Zhao Xuanjing. As a generation of Holy Emperors, Zhao Jingheng was naturally also a direct descendant of the core clan of the Shen Zi lineage.

This is where the title of Second Master comes from.

As for the master of this lineage, it is Zhao Changsheng, the fourth ancestor who has not returned from exploring the void.

After hearing the compliment, Zhao Jingheng's expression did not change at all, he just raised his hands again to signal, then quietly retreated behind Zhao Changdu, standing solemnly and quietly.

Zhao Sheng smiled and seemed not to feel the other party's alienation at all.

Zhao Changdu's eyes flashed, and he suddenly smiled heartily and said: "Let's go! Don't delay in the secret palace. Let's go to the mountain city first. The banquet has been held there. I won't come back until I'm drunk today!"

When Zhao Sheng heard this, he deliberately showed a drunken look on his face, and immediately urged: "Then what are you waiting for? Third Ancestor, Brother Zhou, leave quickly! My greedy mind has been aroused."

"Ha ha!"

While laughing, Zhao Sheng and the others turned into streams of light, flew into the stone gate on the cliff, and disappeared in an instant.

Zhao Sheng followed Zhao Changdu and flew downward along the wide underground passage.

Compared with a hundred years ago, this originally opened passage has been widened many times and is already nearly twenty feet wide. There are rows of palaces and stone buildings on both sides of the passage, all shrouded in a faint spiritual light barrier.

Zhao Shengyou noticed that there were many people from the Zhao clan coming in and out of the palace buildings he passed along the way, and they looked extremely busy.

However, a hundred years ago, there were not so many tribesmen living in the underground buildings of the Secret Mansion.

As the passage extended into the mountain, Zhao Sheng saw a larger group of buildings, as well as tens of thousands of Zhao clan members.

Zhao Sheng suppressed his curiosity and silently followed Zhao Changdu all the way.

In a dozen breaths of time, the four of them flew through the underground passage that was more than three hundred miles long, and the end was right in front of them.

There was a bright light ahead, and as soon as he passed through the barrier light curtain at the entrance of the passage, Zhao Sheng's vision suddenly became clearer!

A huge cave in the mountain was directly exposed in front of his eyes.

At this moment, it was difficult for Zhao Sheng to describe in words the shock in his heart. I don’t know how to describe this magnificent mountain cave in front of me.

Cave Heaven Spiritual Realm? Or maybe a fairy city in a foreign land?

Every building in the city looks so original and pleasing to the eye.

Giant pillars, connected to the sky and the earth, stand in the city, the most conspicuous and occupying the core position.

The huge pillars were actually carved into palaces and buildings, and the whole body emitted a soft clear light, providing light for the city.

The style of these pillar towers is vaguely similar to the Bagua Guangming Tower, but each pillar tower is unique in its details and decoration.

Surrounding the pillar tower, every street below has also been carefully designed. The winding corridors and green trees and grass complement each other, making it more vulgar and less inelegant.

At this moment, humanity and nature have reached an astonishing harmony. It can only be described as one step at a time, and it is so beautiful.

At a glance, this giant city in the mountains seems to condense the scenery, culture and architectural styles of all continents in this world into one square and one street, as if it is nakedly showing off the uncanny craftsmanship of the people who opened this city!

If it were just these, Zhao Sheng would only admire Zhao Xuanjing's superb skills, but he would not be shocked from the bottom of his heart.

What shocked him the most was what methods Zhao Xuanjing used to make this city beautiful and at the same time perfectly construct an unprecedented array.

That's right! The entire city is a huge formation. Every building and street in the city and even the flowers, plants and trees have all become necessary elements to build this array under Zhao Xuanjing's ingenious design.

Zhao Sheng, who is close to the master of the formation, has amazing eyesight, and he quickly saw through this high-level composite formation hidden behind countless beautiful scenery.

This formation is not only capable of both offense and defense of the five elements, but also has formation attributes such as life, death, illusion, and trapping. Its level is so high and the formation is so complex that it can only be found in a few super formations such as the Heaven and Earth Law Network, the Cross-border Teleportation Formation, and the Ascension Formation. under.

In addition, Zhao Sheng also saw the styles of the three major formation schools.

He even boldly guessed that the creation of this city would have been inseparable from the great help of Li Ziran, Liu Yishou, and Huang Yu.

Perhaps, this unknown formation was created by the joint efforts of the three great masters and Zhao Xuanjing.

When the four of them flew into the city, Zhao Changdu noticed Zhao Sheng's shocked expression. He suddenly looked very proud and said with a somewhat showy tone, "How is this city? I must be shocked too!"

Zhao Sheng sincerely admired: "The uncanny craftsmanship is unique in the world!"

"Haha, to tell you the truth, when I first saw what it looked like after it was completed, I was shocked. The skills of our ancestors were truly unprecedented. My descendants and I were amazed, and they were far inferior. also!"

When talking about their ancestors, not only Zhao Changdu, but also Zhou Li and Zhao Jingheng also looked up in admiration like a mountain and Jing Xingzhi.

But the difference was that Zhao Sheng noticed that in addition to admiration for Zhao Jingheng, there was an uncontrollable fire of ambition in Zhao Jingheng's eyes.

"This man is very ambitious and has the best temperament and skills. Unfortunately, his qualifications are not good. Jing Heng has a lofty ambition and is too ambitious. This may not be a good thing for the Zhao family!" Zhao Sheng thought to himself, feeling faintly in his heart. A bit worried.

Just when he was worried that Zhao Jingheng might cause a big trouble in the future, the four of them had already flown to the pillar tower in the center of the city, and bursts of fairy music could be heard from the tower.

At this moment, many people in gorgeous clothes flew out of the building one after another, shouting in unison to welcome the ancestor.

Zhao Changdu nodded slightly, then motioned for everyone to disperse, and then took Zhao Sheng and three others to fly into the topmost Wuyou Pavilion.

That day, people were drinking, drinking, and enjoying themselves, and they returned home exhausted!

Zhao Sheng also became drunk in Wuyou Pavilion and had to rest on the spot for a day.

After waking up the next day, Zhao Jingheng took the initiative to look for it and personally accompanied the second master of his lineage to visit this fairy city in the mountains.

It wasn't until he saw the awe of the people in the city towards Zhao Jingheng that Zhao Sheng discovered that Zhao Jingheng was actually the city lord of the mountain city. No wonder he was the one who came to accompany him.

However, does Zhao Jingheng have other hidden intentions in this move?

Although Zhao Sheng was not completely sure, he probably guessed some of his thoughts.

No matter how powerful the Zhao family in Nantian is, and no matter how harmonious and united the clan members are, there are still inevitable disputes over interests.

Although he returned not long ago, just seeing the size of the mountain city and the richness of the spiritual energy in the cave, he can confirm how important the mountain city is to the family!

You must know that this city is clearly built on the core spiritual aperture of the only fifth-level spiritual vein in the Tianzhu world.

It can be seen from this that the aura environment of the mountain city is so superior!

Zhao Jingheng is the lowest generation among the ancestors of the Yuan Ying family, but he still assumes the position of city lord.

Not only does it illustrate the mastery of his tactics, but it also illustrates the importance Zhao Xuanjing attaches to him.

However, as soon as Zhao Sheng came back, the situation completely changed.

He is not only senior and powerful, but he has also sacrificed his own life and made great contributions to the family's great cause.

Just for the sake of reward, as long as he thought or spoke, Zhao Jingheng would have to give up his position as city lord!

Zhao Jingheng absolutely did not want to give up his position as city lord, because this position involved huge interests.

Since ancient times, there have been no parents before interests, let alone a second master whose background is unclear!

After all, the benefits here are terrifying, and it may even determine to a certain extent whether he can cultivate to the state of becoming a god in the future.

Little did he know that Zhao Jingheng clearly thought too much.

The position of city lord has a lot of affairs, and although the salary and salary are very rich, how can Zhao Sheng think highly of him.

If he revealed his true net worth, he would probably shock everyone in the family, including Zhao Xuanjing.

For example, Yuanshen Fruit, Sumeru Ring, Three Yang Fire Flag, Jiu Ming Pagoda, Sky Shooting Basket, etc.

Any of these are priceless treasures, how can they be measured with spiritual stones.

Zhao Sheng could see the other party's dark thoughts, but he didn't point it out and just pretended that he didn't know.

Seven or eight days later, Zhao Changdu and Zhou Li left one after another.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Sheng took the opportunity to propose a retreat for cultivation. At the same time, he declined Zhao Jingheng's well-intentioned suggestion to stay in this city for retreat. He only said that Diyan Island was the most suitable place for cultivation.

Zhao Jingheng did not do much to persuade him to stay, but he personally accompanied Zhao Sheng to Diyan Island and saw the second master entering the Wuding Star Cave for retreat before returning to the mountain city with an expressionless face.

…

After not returning for a hundred years, the Star Cave has been restored to its original appearance.

The indefinite star core is shrouded in red light and fire pillars, like a star, slowly rotating in the void.

However, at this time, seven or eight jade towers stood on the magma lake below.

Each jade tower is covered with a layer of red barrier. It seems that someone is practicing in seclusion in the tower.

Zhao Sheng glanced at the jade tower below, and then he flashed and landed on the Indeterminate Star Core.

He sat down cross-legged, holding a top-quality spiritual stone in each hand, closing his eyes, feeling the invisible rhythm emitted by the star core, and his mind quickly entered the state of immobility.

Boom boom!

Waves of spiritual energy surged from all directions, converging crazily towards the Indeterminate Star Core.

The extremely rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth accumulated more and more, gradually condensing into a thick layer of spiritual cloud, and under the cover of the divine light of God Destroyer and Soul Erosion, it glowed with a faint fiery red light, like a burning cloud.

The momentum created by Zhao Sheng's practice was so great that it quickly alerted all the Jindan practitioners who were retreating in the tower.

Everyone stopped practicing one after another and hurriedly flew out of the tower. They looked at the flaming clouds above the star core with expressions of inexplicable horror.

Just when everyone was stunned and stunned, a huge storm of spiritual thoughts suddenly passed through everyone, and a familiar and unfamiliar voice sounded in everyone's ears at the same time.

Someone quickly recognized Zhao Sheng's identity from his voice.

So in the blink of an eye, everyone knew the news that the Sixteenth Patriarch was back.

Seeing the Sixteenth Patriarch practicing in the Star Cave, these Zhao family's golden elixirs were very discerning and valuable, so they all withdrew from the Star Cave without hesitation and voluntarily gave up this treasured land for cultivation.

Zhao Sheng's original intention was not like this, but he didn't want the younger members of his clan to be so sensible.

He understood the kindness of his juniors and secretly made a note of it, hoping that he would be rewarded in the future.

Ten days later,

A faint divine light bloomed between Zhao Sheng's brows, and the Yuanying Dharma Body was majestic in the depths of his soul. He was surrounded by a dazzling light as rich as water.

At this moment, many identical "Nascent Soul" illusions appeared behind the body, all surrounded by the radiance of divine thoughts, but the brightness was slightly weaker than the main body.

These infant elephants are all produced by the projection of distracted consciousness, and at a glance there are hundreds of them.

A trace of light of divine thoughts descended from the soul sea, along the meridians of the chest, abdomen, limbs and bones, and penetrated into the depths of the Dantian Qi sea. Countless torrents of mana flowed endlessly in the meridians with the pull of the divine light, forming extremely complex but complex And an extremely precise cycle of exercises.

Every moment, a massive amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth roared into Zhao Sheng's body, and along with the torrent of mana, fell into the Dantian Qi sea, forming a steady rain of spiritual energy.

The mana in the Dantian is like a vast ocean surging and rising, drinking countless drops of spiritual rain and automatically converting them into more pure mana.

Time passed slowly, and Zhao Sheng's cultivation level improved slightly.

After half a day, Zhao Sheng felt that the torrent of spiritual energy pouring from his hands suddenly stopped.

So, he slowly stopped the operation of the technique, opened his eyes and looked at his hands, and sure enough he saw two empty shells of spiritual stones that had dissipated and had their spiritual energy absorbed.

Zhao Sheng sighed slightly and put the two blank spirit stones into his storage bag. Then he turned his hand over and found an apricot-yellow ring in his palm.

After calming down, Zhao Sheng suddenly shot out a divine light from the center of his eyebrows and landed on the Sumeru ring.

In an instant, the endless space-time faults were reflected deep in his mind, and his spiritual thoughts formed nearly a hundred invisible tentacles, which penetrated the time-space faults one by one.

This search has been repeated so many times over the decades that it has become almost instinctive.

While Zhao Sheng persisted in searching for the whereabouts of Xumi Space, he also regarded it as a way to exercise his mental strength.

After decades of hard work, the intensity of his spiritual thoughts has increased significantly again, and his tenacity far exceeds the imagination of the world.

After persisting for nearly half an hour, nearly 50% of the spiritual energy had been consumed.

At this time, Zhao Sheng stopped habitually and put Xumijie into his arms with his backhand.

Then, he poured out another three-return magic pill and drank it with his head raised, and then began to meditate quietly with his eyes closed.

Two hours later, Zhao Sheng suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes piercing the void like lightning. At this time, his spiritual sense had been completely restored.

After thinking about it, he waved his hand, and a dazzling fire shield suddenly rose around him, blocking outside sight.

Then, Zhao Sheng took out a jade box from the storage bag. The surface of the jade box was covered with sealing talismans.

Carefully removing the seal and opening the lid, I saw a crystal red fruit inside, which was only as big as an egg. There were traces of Tao Yun flowing on the surface, and it seemed to contain unimaginable vast spiritual power inside.

Zhao Sheng looked deeply at the Yuanshen Fruit in the box, and he couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

eat?

Or not to eat?