228: Regretful Chen Tian!

You looked at the scattered exotic stones floating in the pool and asked Xuanyuan Tianji what xuanhuang stone marrow was.

Xuanyuan Tianji slowly walked around the pool once, then slowly spoke.

xuanhuang stone marrow is formed when the essence blood of a Physical Body Becoming Saint expert, after their death, permeates mystic yellow stones and, over time, absorbs the mystic yellow Qi from heaven and earth.

Xuanyuan Tianji told you that xuanhuang stone marrow has the effect of strengthening the Physical Body.

"By the way, do you know what the most crucial effect of xuanhuang stone marrow is?"

You looked at Xuanyuan Tianji, who had a smile on her face, and subconsciously asked her what it was.

Xuanyuan Tianji told you that xuanhuang stone marrow, having been infused with the essence blood of a Physical Body Becoming Saint, possesses an unimaginable degree of hardness.

Xuanyuan Tianji told you that collecting the xuanhuang stone marrow from this pool and forging it into a piece of defensive equipment could effectively help you withstand the Chaos Divine Lightning.

Xuanyuan Tianji told you that the intensity of the ninth and final Chaotic Thunder Tribulation would far exceed your comprehension, and having such a trump card could greatly increase your success rate.

Upon hearing this, you decisively began to collect the xuanhuang stone marrow from the pool.

"Wait a moment!"

Suddenly, Xuanyuan Tianji interrupted you.

Xuanyuan Tianji told you that if the xuanhuang stone marrow was taken directly, the pool water, which had been permeated by the xuanhuang stone marrow, would lose its effect of strengthening the Physical Body.

At Xuanyuan Tianji's suggestion, both of you jumped into the pool and began Body Refining.

Entering the pool, you began to absorb the power of the xuanhuang stone marrow to strengthen your Physical Body.

The tenth year!

When you opened your eyes, you found that the pool water had become crystal clear.

Furthermore, the xuanhuang stone marrow floating on the surface of the pool had disappeared.

"Don't look anymore! I've already collected all the xuanhuang stone marrow for you."

Immediately after, Xuanyuan Tianji took out a palm-sized shield and handed it to you.

Xuanyuan Tianji told you that this was the defensive equipment forged after collecting the xuanhuang stone marrow fragments.

Xuanyuan Tianji told you that the quantity of xuanhuang stone marrow was too small, only enough to barely forge a palm-sized Mystic Yellow Shield.

You looked at the palm-sized Mystic Yellow Shield in your hand, your eyes filled with suspicion as you looked at Xuanyuan Tianji, as if asking if a shield this small could truly withstand the Chaos Divine Lightning?

Xuanyuan Tianji saw the meaning in your eyes and let out a cold snort.

"Don't underestimate this Mystic Yellow Shield. Although it's not big, it can easily withstand your current Chaotic Thunder Tribulation. However, it can only withstand it a maximum of three times. If it's the ninth Chaotic Thunder Tribulation, it might only withstand one layer, or even..."

"...not even once!"

Not even once?

After hearing Xuanyuan Tianji's words, you had your first clear understanding of the ninth Chaotic Thunder Tribulation.

You knew that the next Breakthrough you were to make was to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm's Seventh Tribulation, which was also the first stage of your entry from the Middle Three Realms into the Upper Three Realms.

It was evident that the intensity of the next Chaotic Thunder Tribulation would definitely be much stronger than when you broke through to the Sixth Tribulation.

However, even with such a terrifying Chaotic Thunder Tribulation, Xuanyuan Tianji said that the Mystic Yellow Shield in your hand could withstand it three times.

You couldn't imagine how you would overcome the terrifying power of the ninth Chaotic Thunder Tribulation when it arrived.

If the Mystic Yellow Shield could only withstand one strike, then you would still need to rely on your Physical Body to withstand the remaining eight Chaos Divine Lightning.

Thinking of this, your body couldn't help but tremble a few times.

"Forget it! Breaking through to the Seventh Tribulation is the key right now."

Seeing that you were not affected at all, Xuanyuan Tianji's lips curved slightly. She knew that she had indeed not misjudged you.

Afterward, you both looked around the pool, and after exploring the entire top of the Fallen Immortal Abyss, you found that there was nothing else good besides the xuanhuang stone marrow.

"It seems that the Trial rewards here have been exhausted. Aside from these Myriad Tribulation Stairway, this place can be said to be an abandoned Trial Grounds."

Xuanyuan Tianji sighed, walking down the Myriad Tribulation Stairway with some disappointment.

Xuanyuan Tianji told you that these Myriad Tribulation Stairway could only test Body Refining practitioners below the Spirit Bone Realm.

You followed Xuanyuan Tianji's footsteps and left the Fallen Immortal Abyss together.

At the same time, you calculated the time.

By now, it had been over a year since you left the Ancient Emperor Relic.

You didn't know the current situation of the Hope Zone, or if Chen Tian had taken precautions in advance.

You used the Great Void Art to take Xuanyuan Tianji and flew towards the Ancient Emperor Relic.

The eleventh year!

You returned to the Ancient Emperor Relic and entered the Hope Zone.

You looked at the Hope Zone, which was already a ruin, and sighed deeply.

"Sure enough, the Hope Zone still couldn't escape the fate of being destroyed by Heavenly Emperor City and the Eerie Clan..."

You walked towards the Council of Elders, wanting to see if Chen Shu was hiding inside the Ancient Emperor Relic.

Suddenly, Chen Shu's familiar voice rang out not far away.

Then, you saw two familiar figures.

"Chen Shu? Chen Tian?"

You didn't expect that besides Chen Shu, Chen Tian had also survived.

Chen Shu quickly came to your side, looking at you with gratitude.

Chen Shu knew that if it weren't for your reminder, neither she nor Chen Tian would have survived.

Soon after, Chen Tian also slowly walked over.

You saw that Chen Tian was in low spirits, and his eyes were filled with guilt as he looked at you.

Finally, Chen Tian spoke, admitting that it was all his fault, that he hadn't believed what you said, leading to the destruction of the Hope Zone.

You looked at the self-reproaching Chen Tian, your expression unreadable.

You knew that all of this was his own choice, and you had nothing to comment on. Now that it had happened, what needed to be done was to look forward, not to wallow in sadness.

You looked at Chen Shu, curiously asking her why only Chen Tian had survived.

Actually, you wanted to ask why Chen Tian had also survived, but after thinking it over, you felt it wasn't appropriate, so you rephrased the question.

Chen Shu told you that halfway through the ninth year, she found Chen Tian and asked him to take precautions based on what you had said.

However, Chen Tian thought she was being unreasonable and refused to agree.

Chen Shu told you that in the end, she had no choice but to threaten to die, and only then did Chen Tian agree to hide in the dark for half a year. If what you said didn't happen, it would mean you were a liar; if it did happen, he could still take some action.

Chen Shu told you that just one month after she and Chen Tian hid, people from the Bai family of Heavenly Emperor City, accompanied by the Eerie Clan, descended upon the Hope Zone.

"They started a massacre!"

"Brother was helpless in the face of this situation!"

"In the end, we both hid inside the Ancient Emperor Relic and escaped disaster."