49: A gentle spring breeze vanquishes evil spirits; banners forge a body of merit.

Above the Eastern Sea.

The tsunami seemed to tear space apart. The original islands of living beings were now filled with the wailing of evil souls. The soul banner chains not only pierced the bodies of the living but also penetrated the entire island. Seawater poured in, and corpses floated like fallen leaves.

Shen Xuansheng felt the increasingly immense Magic Power within his body, and his expression turned grim. Ten thousand years of Cultivation were currently being added to his person, and no matter how he activated his Cultivation Technique, he couldn't completely digest all of it.

Especially when Shen Xuansheng looked at his soul banner, which was originally enveloped in black smoke, it now shot golden light for ten thousand miles, radiating a glorious might that was impossible to look at directly.

It was as if the Will of the Heavenly Dao had descended. Golden radiance bathed Shen Xuansheng's body, continuously strengthening him. His flesh and bones seemed to be coated in golden fluorescent powder.

“Revered Master, save me!”

Shen Xuansheng shouted loudly. Without external force to suppress it, he feared this Cultivation would explode him.

“System, is this how Cultivation is supposed to be given?”

“Can it be stored first?”

System: “Congratulations, Host, you have gained five thousand years of Cultivation.”

“Congratulations, Host, you have gained one thousand years of Cultivation.”

“Congratulations, Host, you have gained twelve thousand years of Cultivation.”

“Congratulations, Host, you have gained the Divine Ability, Fire God Burning Heaven Finger.”

“Congratulations, Host, you have gained the Cultivation Technique, Great Desolate Savage God Art.”

“Congratulations, Host, you have gained the Candle Dragon Divine Ability.”

“Congratulations, Host, you have gained...”

The System remained silent, the sound of continuous rewards filling Shen Xuansheng's mind.

“I...”

Shen Xuansheng watched as the soul banner chains continuously absorbed the souls of the living. He wanted to stop it, but the Cultivation rewards given by the System made him unable to move even slightly.

He felt his body was immediately reaching its critical point, and faintly sensed that self-detonation was imminent.

“Marula!”

Shen Xuansheng shouted again: “life and death reincarnation diagram, save me!”

The black and white twin fish wandered between heaven and earth, instantly enveloping Shen Xuansheng.

It was also at this moment.

The Black-Robed Youth walked out of space and lightly tapped Shen Xuansheng's glabella with a finger. A Sword Qi, seemingly capable of tearing heaven and splitting earth, entered his body.

In an instant.

The originally violent and chaotic Cultivation was instantly suppressed.

“Hoo hoo!!”

Shen Xuansheng gasped for breath, looking at the Black-Robed Youth: “Revered Master, if you had arrived two breaths later, this Disciple would have been exploded!”

The Black-Robed Youth's gaze fell upon the golden soul banner, and confusion and shock appeared in his eyes.

“Karma Banner?”

The Black-Robed Youth glanced at the island below. The living beings on the island were almost completely wiped out. “You used the soul banner to kill billions of living beings. How can your soul banner have Karma? And so much of it?”

Shen Xuansheng shook his head: “I don't know either!”

“I just started killing, and then it became like this.”

The Youth grabbed Shen Xuansheng's wrist, Sword Intent enveloped heaven and earth, and then a look of surprise appeared in the Youth's eyes: “Karma Luck Body?”

“No, why? By what right?”

The Youth let go and looked up at the sky.

Casually, the Youth formed a hand Seal with his fingers, as if the River of Time flowed at his fingertips. After a few breaths, the Youth's eyes were filled with disbelief.

“A mere race, yet they are Naturally Born Evil Souls?”

“The living beings of the Eastern Sea, filled with grievances?”

“You have eliminated a scourge for heaven and earth!”

The Youth sighed powerlessly: “If I had known this, this Seat would have destroyed them myself.”

Shen Xuansheng: “...!”

“Roar~~~~~~~~~!”

The island below was riddled with holes pierced by the soul banner chains, and the land was sinking. Just as the island was about to submerge into the sea, a giant roar came. The island shattered, and a huge black figure flew out from it.

“Who dares to kill this Seat's followers?”

Black mist coiled around it, a dense, foul odor permeated heaven and earth. Its body was a Thousand Zhang tall, like a moving mountain range. Its powerful pressure was in no way inferior to a Profound Immortal Realm Expert.

“Revered Master, a big fellow has arrived!”

Shen Xuansheng held the soul banner. Seeing such a large creature, he was about to unleash the soul banner chains, but the Youth sealed him with a finger of Sword Qi.

“Let this Seat handle an Expert of this caliber!”

“Stand aside!”

Shen Xuansheng widened his eyes and quickly said: “Revered Master, leave the corpse for me!!!”

Sure enough.

As soon as Shen Xuansheng finished speaking, several soft streams of Sword Qi fell from the sky, like a spring breeze brushing the face. The massive Yao Beast in front of them was instantly sliced into more than a hundred pieces... Looking at the Yao Beast's head appearing in the black mist.

Shen Xuansheng gasped: “Eight snake heads? This is a snake-type Yao Beast!”

The Youth shook his hand and looked up at the sky.

A towering golden pillar of light fell from the sky, and a satisfied look appeared on the Youth's face: “Not bad, sensible!”

Shen Xuansheng stopped looking at the Youth. Instead, he summoned the great sun furnace and continuously absorbed the corpses of the living beings on the shattered island below. The bodies of all living beings with Cultivation were continuously collected into the great sun furnace.

“You won't be able to collect all these corpses in a year and a half.”

The Youth waved his hand casually, and twelve streams of Sword Qi fell, surrounding the entire island: “Let the great sun furnace collect them slowly here.”

“You come back with me first. The Magic Power inside your body must be sorted out.”

The Youth grabbed Shen Xuansheng, stepped into space, and vanished above the Eastern Sea... inside the Jiesheng Sect.

Shen Xuansheng looked at the Jade Slip in front of him. The Youth said: “Your Great Sun Immortal Refining Art is a Cultivation Technique based on the great sun furnace, and it cannot provide you with the effects of an ordinary Cultivation Technique.”

“However, given the Magic Power currently in your body, the Great Sun Immortal Refining Art doesn't serve to raise your strength Realm.”

“Although this Seat doesn't know where you obtained this kind of Divine Art, I told you before that below the Immortal level, you can Cultivate any Cultivation Technique you like, but above the Immortal level, you must Cultivate the technique this Seat prepared for you.”

“You are currently at Nirvana Realm Perfection. After you finish digesting this during this seclusion, you will likely have to undergo the Immortal Ascension Tribulation. The Cultivation Technique inside this is what I prepared for you.”

Shen Xuansheng couldn't help but take the Jade Slip and curiously asked: “Revered Master, what kind of Cultivation Technique is this?”

“This Revered Master found it for you in the Chaos Sea; it is the Cultivation Technique most suitable for you to Cultivate.”

“Because of your Root Bone and Comprehension Ability, the sect's Cultivation Techniques are not suitable for you, and you won't be able to Cultivate them successfully. A Cultivation Technique like the Great Sun Immortal Refining Art is most suitable for you; it doesn't require Comprehension, just direct accumulation.”

“This method is called the Heaven-Opening Divine Art!”

“No need for Comprehension, just start practicing!”

“There are twelve layers in total. Breakthrough only requires you to absorb the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth. Each layer's Breakthrough will split and strengthen your body. Simple and crude!”

“It is most suitable for you!”

Shen Xuansheng's mouth twitched: “Heaven-Opening Divine Art?”

The Youth smiled and nodded: “That's right, the name of this Cultivation Technique is its ability. When you Cultivate to the twelfth layer, you will have the ability to open heaven and split earth. Now that you also have a Karma Body, you completely don't need to worry about the issues of Karmic Obstruction and Karma from heaven and earth.”

“Disciple, just charge ahead!”

“The furnace refines Alchemy, the soul banner extracts souls, the Heaven-Opening Art Swallows Spirit, and Karma slashes obstructions. It's simple and crude. Reaching the twelfth layer is just a matter of time, without any other complications.”

Shen Xuansheng crushed the Jade Slip.

An ancient and mysterious aura enveloped his Sea of Consciousness. When Shen Xuansheng saw the first stage of Cultivation, he stared wide-eyed at his Revered Master.

“The first step to begin Cultivating this Cultivation Technique is to be struck by a Lightning Tribulation?”

The Youth said matter-of-factly: “Otherwise, why would I give it to you when you are undergoing Immortal Ascension?”

“When the Immortal Tribulation descends, the first layer begins Cultivation perfectly!”

“I might have been a little worried before, but now that you have a Karma Body, the Immortal Tribulation is just a formality for you. That is the energy essence of heaven and earth. After the Immortal Tribulation, your first layer will likely reach Perfection, and I estimate you will directly elevate to Peak True Immortal Realm.”