236: The peak of the early Yang God stage, two Taoist artifacts

Immortal Spiritual Energy poured down, and Gu Changsheng bathed in the azure light, his bones cracking loudly.

The injuries he sustained from Undergoing Tribulation were now fully recovered.

Not only that… gurgle, his flesh and blood wriggled, and upon internal inspection, a bluish-jade luster gradually spread upwards along the metacarpals of his right hand: forearm, upper arm, shoulder and elbow… “The Supreme Bone is rapidly transforming…”

In the blink of an eye, nearly thirty percent of his entire body’s bones transformed into Supreme Bone, his entire right arm turning a bluish-jade color, with smooth but not bulky muscle lines.

Under minute observation, every muscle fiber underwent earth-shattering changes, becoming thousands of times tougher than tempered steel.

At the same time, a new Divine Ability accompanying the new Supreme Bone appeared in his mind.

“Town God Flipping Heaven Seal… a new Divine Ability…”

Gu Changsheng’s eyes were tightly closed, a massive influx of insights impacting his mind, allowing him to comprehend the mysteries of the new Divine Ability.

He opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing within them.

This Divine Ability was several times stronger than Mahākāla Immeasurable; if used with full power, its might would be no less than fully activating Yellow Springs Mountain.

With the Yang Spirit Heavenly Tribulation passed, the subtle barrier shattered, and the Dharma power within him surged, with a massive amount of Immortal Spiritual Energy integrating as if it were free.

Originally, after the Realm Breakthrough, the proportion of Immortal Spiritual Energy was diluted, but now it rapidly increased.

Half a percent.

One percent.

One and a half percent… three percent!

A full thirty percent of his Dharma power completely transformed into Immortal Spiritual Power.

One must know that Gu Changsheng’s internal Dharma power was ten times that of a Cultivator in the same Yang Spirit Realm.

Almost in the blink of an eye, his aura reached its limit.

Peak Early Stage Yang Spirit Realm!

Just by standing in the Void Realm, the surrounding space became distorted; the originally solid and intangible space seemed exceptionally fragile, and Gu Changsheng felt as if he could tear it apart with his hand.

At this moment, that door still hadn’t closed, and a massive amount of Immortal Spiritual Energy continued to gather endlessly.

One hundred thousand wisps of Immortal Spiritual Energy? Or two hundred thousand wisps?

It was countless.

Gu Changsheng’s expression gradually became solemn.

The Immortal Spiritual Energy within his body gradually reached saturation, subtly touching that new barrier; to accommodate more, he could only Breakthrough the Middle Stage Bottleneck of the Yang Spirit Realm.

“It seems that having too profound a Foundation is not necessarily a good thing.”

Gu Changsheng self-mocked, then formed a hand seal, drawing the sky-full of Immortal Spiritual Energy into the longquan sword.

Visibly, the originally gleaming longquan sword shed its impurities, its surface developing a greenish bronze rust; as the rust peeled off, new rays of light emerged from within.

The Azure Dragon Child emerged from the sword, appearing in the Void Realm, his eyes tightly closed; his originally delicate face gradually became resolute, his nascent Dragon horns rapidly grew prominent, and Azure Dragon scales appeared on his cheeks.

In a few breaths, the Azure Dragon Child underwent earth-shattering changes; although his radiance was restrained, his essence was entirely different.

Dao Artifact!

“Azure Dragon thanks Master for his cultivation.” The Azure Dragon Child’s expression was excited, filled with gratitude.

A Dao Artifact, this was the ultimate pursuit of a Spirit Treasure.

“It’s nothing, Tong Er, you have followed me for nearly a thousand years, fighting countless battles; it is only right.”

A moment later, the Azure Dragon Child absorbed a massive amount of Immortal Spiritual Energy and retreated into the sword to digest it.

Once fully digested, the longquan sword would be exceptional even among Dao Artifacts.

And that wasn't all.

That door continued to release Immortal Spiritual Energy endlessly.

It couldn't be wasted.

Gu Changsheng simply summoned the tribulation breaking and calamity crossing umbrella.

This umbrella had endured nine Heavenly Tribulations, and even after repairs, it was still riddled with dents, its ribs broken, and of its nine demonic souls, only the remnant soul of the Mountain Sea Turtle remained.

“This treasure will be of great use in the future…”

Gu Changsheng’s thoughts stirred, and he decided to absorb Immortal Spiritual Energy to repair the treasured umbrella.

Whoosh—

He flicked his sleeve, and countless rare Materials flew into the air.

Then he spat out a mouthful of Purple Sun Blazing Flame, melting the various Spirit Materials into a single mass, forming a ball of silver spiritual liquid.

“It’s perfect to integrate the Demons from Beyond, replacing the demonic souls, and it can also give birth to special Soul Path methods…”

With this thought, a sky full of dark Demons from Beyond was scattered out, accompanied by the fierce flames and their mournful wails, devouring and merging with each other to form a disheveled Devil Head, parasitic beside the remnant soul of the Mountain Sea Turtle’s head.

One turtle head, one Devil Head.

It looked incredibly bizarre.

Whoosh—

The silver spiritual liquid mixed with Immortal Spiritual Energy, merging into one, staining the umbrella surface like splashed ink.

Demonic souls, Demons from Beyond, rare Materials from both Realms, and a massive amount of Immortal Spiritual Energy… the combination of these elements erupted in black and white light.

The disparate energies seemed on the verge of exploding.

Fortunately, there was enough Immortal Spiritual Energy, frantically repairing the cracks and facilitating their Fusion.

Finally… whoosh—

The treasured umbrella floated down, landing in Gu Changsheng’s palm.

Another Dao Artifact!

“Two Dao Artifacts… no wonder Yang Spirit Realm Cultivators don’t lack Dao Artifacts.”

In his memory, the Sword Ancestor had displayed his Natal Sword Tomb, plus the eight Sword Vein Dao Steles that were divided into eight, which were also two Dao Artifacts.

Actually, Gu Changsheng was unaware of something.

Ordinary Cultivators who Breakthrough to the Yang Spirit Realm receive very little Immortal Spiritual Energy.

It’s not even enough to improve their cultivation, so how could they easily melt and upgrade to a Dao Artifact?

Often, when their cultivation encounters a Bottleneck, they will try to integrate the Immortal Spiritual Energy obtained during Undergoing Tribulation into their Natal Spirit Treasure.

Typically, a Yang Spirit Realm grand Cultivator having one Dao Artifact is already the pinnacle.

And the Sword Ancestor, having passed through six Three Calamities, could be considered a prominent figure even in the Yang Spirit Realm.

Two Dao Artifacts are not surprising.

Drizzle.

The drifting Immortal Spiritual Energy gradually weakened, and that door slowly closed.

“Can that door only be opened by Undergoing Tribulation…”

Gu Changsheng looked towards that door, the azure spiritual light gradually dimming until it disappeared.

However, just as the door closed, his consciousness suddenly soared, plunging into an ocean of darkness, countless mad whispers and defilements assaulting his mind.

Such mad sounds, even if heard for a single breath, were enough to drive a Dongxuan Realm Cultivator into madness and Qi Deviation.

Sizzle—

The flesh on his left shoulder wriggled, bulging into a fist-sized tumor, its surface gradually revealing a ferocious face, with two pure black eyes appearing, gazing eerily at Gu Changsheng.

“This…”

Gu Changsheng was startled, suddenly bit his tongue, spat out a mouthful of vital blood, and used the Wisdom Sword Technique to cut away distracting thoughts.

After a long while, his flesh and blood returned to normal, and the ferocious face also vanished without a trace.

“That was close…”

Gu Changsheng let out a long sigh of relief.

From then on, his Yang Spirit Realm was completely stable.

However, his face was unprecedentedly ashen, even uglier than when he had been Undergoing Tribulation for the Yang Spirit Realm.

His gaze swept across the vast world, countless dark defilements drifting between heaven and earth, constantly trying to bewitch him.

“Pollution… the entire world is filled with pollution.

And the source of this…”

Gu Changsheng suddenly looked towards the distant depths of the Void Realm.

A brilliant ancient path, spanning countless worlds.

At the end of the ancient path, the aura of the Upper Realm emanated.

The Human Realm often referred to it as… the Immortal Realm!

“So, the source of the Human Realm’s pollution is the Immortal Realm…”

Gu Changsheng noticed that the defilement from the Immortal Realm was frantically eroding the myriad worlds, and the Human Realm was one of them.

Weaker worlds would instantly experience apocalyptic disasters, with all life perishing.

“No wonder Holy Ancestor Jialan said those words…”

Gu Changsheng recalled that day.

Holy Ancestor Jialan had once said that once he Breakthrough to the Yang Spirit Realm, he would eventually stand on equal footing with her.

Who would have thought that the greatest enemy of the myriad worlds was the Immortal Realm.