Chapter 2148: Abyss Transcending Tribulation
The two blood beasts s.h.i.+vered when they felt the cold aura from Zhang Ruochen. They stepped back, lowering their heads and prostrating on the ground.
Qiu Yichi was also shocked. She truly felt how powerful Zhang Ruochen was. The impact on her mind was no less than when she had faced Yan Wushen’s good side. It was even stronger.
Blood Empress looked at Zhang Ruochen gently and said, “My son, I didn’t mean to deceive you. I just didn’t want you to put yourself in danger. Chi Kunlun is my grandson. How could I not care about him?”
No matter what, Blood Empress wouldn’t want to distance herself from Zhang Ruochen again because of this.
Everything she did was to make up for what she had done to Zhang Ruochen. She hoped that Zhang Ruochen would accept her and call her mother.
Zhang Ruochen slowly restrained his aura, and his eyes became much gentler.
He wasn’t an unreasonable person. After thinking for a while, he understood Blood Empress’s intentions.
Zhang Ruochen had just broken through to the Precept Domain realm in the battle with Shang Ziyi at Peac.o.c.k Manor. His strength was at most comparable to the third level below the Supreme Saint. If he went to find Yan Wushen, it would be like hitting a stone with an egg.
“I will take care of Chi Kunlun. No one can hurt him,” Zhang Ruochen said.
Blood Empress took a step forward and said, “Yan Wushen is the most outstanding genius of the Yuan Conference in the Infernal Court. He is not easy to deal with. If we want to save Kunlun, we can ask Xuemo and Yan Liren to lend a hand.”
“There’s no need for that. I will take care of it myself,” Zhang Ruochen said.
After a pause, Zhang Ruochen continued, “If possible, I hope you can let go of Yan Liren’s coc.o.o.n body. After all, he is the Empyrean Pavilion of the Guardian Dragon Pavilion’s master.”
“Okay. As long as you are happy, I will do as you say,” Blood Empress said with a gentle smile.
It was rare for Zhang Ruochen to open his mouth to her. No matter what his request was, Blood Empress would do her best to satisfy it.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Ruochen said, “I want to meet Lanyou.”
There is a reason why Zhang Ruochen came to Endless Abyss to meet Kong Lanyou. He wanted to hand over some treasures obtained from True Dragon Island personally to Kong Lanyou. Especially the quasi-Emperor-Grade Sacred Pill that was the true form of the Lord of Elixir.
“There is a secret spot in the second level of Endless Abyss, that Lanyou could rebuild her immortal Saint Body once more. She is already in the Endless Abyss, so she can’t come out to meet you yet,” Blood Empress said.
Zhang Ruochen wasn’t surprised. Kong Lanyou had chosen to stay in Endless Abyss for this opportunity.
“Take me to that secret spot. I want to see her with my own eyes,” Zhang Ruochen said.
“Alright, I will take you,” Blood Empress said with a nod.
Immediately, Blood Empress released a wave of power that wrapped around Zhang Ruochen, it turned into a streak of light and they left the mountain’s peak.
The Death Valley was one of the most mysterious places in the second level of Endless Abyss. Even Blood Empress couldn’t fully understand its secrets.
Zhang Ruochen was brought to the outside of Death Valley by Blood Empress in the blink of an eye.
From the outside, the Death Valley wasn’t big, and there was nothing special about it.
But according to Blood Empress, a dimension lies within Death Valley. It was enormous and deep. Like a pa.s.sage to a mysterious and unknown place.
The Death Valley was filled with grayish gas, which hindered his vision greatly.
Zhang Ruochen stood at the entrance of the valley. He could not see Kong Lanyou, nor could he sense her aura.
Zhang Ruochen could not help but step forward, wanting to enter the valley.
Blood Empress immediately stopped Zhang Ruochen and said, “Don’t act rashly. The Death Valley is filled with thick Qi of death, which can erode the vitality of the living. The deeper you go, the more terrifying it is. Even a G.o.d might not be able to resist it.”
“Lanyou didn’t go too deep into the Death Valley. She’s just cultivating at the border.”
Whoosh
As she spoke, Blood Empress waved her hand casually. The grayish gas in the valley dispersed.
A thin figure appeared about 300 meters away from the valley entrance. Dressed in white and had white hair. It was none other than Kong Lanyou.
However, Kong Lanyou’s current state doesn’t look good. She had lost a lot of weight. Her skin had become dry, dull, and gray.
Kong Lanyou sat cross-legged quietly as if she had been petrified. No one knew what kind of state she was in.
Seeing Kong Lanyou’s lifeless look, Zhang Ruochen’s heart ached, but there was nothing he could do.
Rebuilding the immortal Saint Body was like changing one’s fate. Without great willpower and luck, it was impossible to succeed.
Blood Empress said softly, “The Death Valley can dig out all of Lanyou’s potential and eliminate the effect of breaking the immortal Saint Body. Only in this way can she have hope to rebuild it.”
“I have explained everything to Lanyou in advance, but she still chose to build a future full of hope for herself.”
Rebuilding the immortal Saint Body was too difficult. Since ancient times, only a handful of people have succeeded. Even the most talented could only end in disappointment.
Zhang Ruochen knew very well that with the treasures and a quasi-Emperor-Grade Sacred Pill obtained from True Dragon Island, the success rate of helping Kong Lanyou rebuild the immortal Saint Body was still very low.
It was like a Curse. Without a heaven-defying opportunity, it was almost impossible to break.
With such an opportunity lies in front of Kong Lanyou, she would fight with all her might. Even if she was in danger of being perished.
“My son, if you don’t want Lanyou to be in danger, I can take her out. However, she will lose the opportunity here. It will be a hundred times more difficult for her to enter again in the future,” said Blood Empress.
Zhang Ruochen shook his head slightly and said, “It is not necessary. This is Lanyou’s own choice and I can’t stop her. I also believe that she will succeed.”
Zhang Ruochen already understood Kong Lanyou’s determination. He could only support her and not stop her.
Zhang Ruochen glanced at Blood Empress. He was conflicted. He didn’t know how to face his Immortal Vampire mother who was born at Infernal Court.
If Blood Empress was an evil demon from Infernal Court and a cold, heartless vampire. Zhang Ruochen could easily deal with their relations.h.i.+p.
Even if they were mother and son, it couldn’t affect Zhang Ruochen’s will.
But Blood Empress wasn’t that kind of person.
After standing outside the Death Valley for a long time, Zhang Ruochen sighed and finally decided to turn around and leave. There were still many things waiting for him to do.
Before he left, he gave the quasi-Emperor-Grade Sacred Pill that was the true body of the Lord of Elixir to Blood Empress. He kept it for Kong Lanyou in case she needed it.
After returning to the first level of Endless Abyss, Zhang Ruochen halted. He wasn’t in a hurry to go out.
He had a thought, the Ancient Abyssal Blade flew out from between his eyebrows. The black blade shone with a strange light.
“Abyss, are you ready?” Zhang Ruochen asked softly.
The Ancient Abyssal Blade glowed. A very handsome youth in black appeared and his features were similar to Zhang Ruochen. He was the sword spirit of the Ancient Abyssal Blade.
The Abyssal sword spirit said, “My acc.u.mulation was enough. Now that your Path of Swordsmans.h.i.+p has fully reached the Saint King realm, the combination of Swordwill has made my Origin stronger. I’m confident that I can transcend the heavenly tribulation.”
“Then you can transform into a regal weapon here,” Zhang Ruochen said.
Zhang Ruochen had come to Endless Abyss not only because of Chi Kunlun and Kong Lanyou. He also wanted the Ancient Abyssal Blade to transcend the King’s Calamity.
If one wished to become a regal weapon, either through growth or refinements, one had to go through the trials of tribulations and get recognition from the heavenly and earthly precepts regardless.
The Ancient Abyssal Blade had refined a large number of precious sacred artifacts. It had long reached the limit of a Thousand-Inscription Sacred Artifact. It was fit to transcend the heavenly tribulation, but it had been suppressing itself to make its acc.u.mulation more vigorous and ensure that it could transcend the heavenly tribulations.
Zhang Ruochen had cultivated the Path of Swordsmans.h.i.+p to completion, which became an opportunity for the Ancient Abyssal Blade to transform.
The Ancient Abyssal Blade meant a lot to Zhang Ruochen. Even a Supreme Artifact could not compare with it. It grew with him, allowing him to perfectly display his Path of Swordsmans.h.i.+p.
Once the Ancient Abyssal Blade advanced to a regal weapon, Zhang Ruochen’s Path of Swordsmans.h.i.+p would be greatly enhanced.
The Ancient Abyssal Blade flew into the air and stopped its suppression. All 129,599 inscriptions surfaced.
In the next moment, a brand new inscription condensed. The Ancient Abyssal Blade has reached Cla.s.s 1.
All of a sudden, all the inscriptions and their essence began to change. They changed from ordinary to Regal inscriptions.
It was also at this moment that the unseen Precepts began to be induced.
Rumble
Intense energy undulations appeared in the sky above Endless Abyss. A vast amount of precepts of heaven and earth and Saint Qi of heaven and earth gathered.
In the blink of an eye, a huge black vortex formed, releasing an extremely terrifying pressure. A destructive aura spread out and the air became unbreathable.
If it had been anywhere else, such a huge commotion would have alarmed many powerful cultivators.
This was also why Zhang Ruochen had chosen Endless Abyss as the spot to perform the transcendence of heavenly tribulation. He didn’t want anyone to disturb him, and at the same time, he didn’t want to reveal the Ancient Abyssal Blade had become a regal weapon.
Whoosh
Countless gales flew out of the black vortex and swept toward the Ancient Abyssal Blade.
The gales were shapeless but extremely sharp. Wherever they pa.s.sed, s.p.a.ce was torn apart and countless pitch-black cracks appeared.
This was the power of the heavenly tribulation. No matter how special Endless Abyss was, it couldn’t be eliminated.
In an instant, the Ancient Abyssal Blade was enveloped by violent gales. The gales continuously collided with the blade, giving off crisp sounds.
The Ancient Abyssal Blade did not resist. It allowed the gales to attack so that it could temper itself to become more powerful.
No matter how the gales attacked, the Ancient Abyssal Blade was still motionless. On the contrary, the speed of the inscription’s transformation was accelerating.
It was not that the power of the wind tribulation was too weak, but the essence of the Ancient Abyssal Blade was too strong. It was completely refined from the Iron of Creation and was almost indestructible. Moreover, the sword spirit had created the most perfect form, and it had acc.u.mulated power, it was already comparable to the vessel spirit of an ordinary regal weapon.
‘According to the records, the King’s Calamity is divided into four tribulations: wind, fire, water, and thunder. Each tribulation is more terrifying than the last. Most can transcend the first three tribulations, but can’t last until the final tribulation. However, with Abyss’s acc.u.mulation, there shouldn’t be a problem,’ Zhang Ruochen thought.
The probability of surviving the King’s Calamity was very low. It was only 10%. That meant that only one out of ten sacred artifacts could succeed.
One couldn’t interfere with the sacred artifact’s tribulation. Otherwise, it would only make the heavenly tribulation more terrifying.
‘The heavenly tribulation could refine the regal weapon. Maybe it can help me immortalize my internal organs faster.’ A surprised look flashed in Zhang Ruochen ‘s eyes.
Thinking of this, Zhang Ruochen didn’t hesitate. He immediately took action and absorbed a small amount of the heavenly tribulation power into his body.
It could only be said that he was truly skilled and bold. He dared to do such a crazy thing. If he was not careful, he would turn into a pile of ashes.
Zhang Ruochen activated the Empyrean Emperor Ming’s Scripture with all his strength. He let the power of the heavenly tribulation merge into his internal organs and refine them repeatedly.
“It’s working. The strength of the internal organs is slowly increasing. Keep going.” Zhang Ruochen was surprised by his bold move.
Zhang Ruochen managed to calm down and continue to absorb the power of the heavenly tribulation.
Of course, he was being careful. He only absorbed the scattered power to avoid interfering with the Ancient Abyssal Blade’s heavenly tribulation.
For a moment, Zhang Ruochen was completely immersed in cultivation. To him, the King’s Calamity was a great opportunity.
After six hours, the wind tribulation stopped. The Ancient Abyssal Blade was safe and sound. Its color became darker and more reserved. A strange mark of wind appeared on its surface. It was marked naturally and contained an extremely mysterious conception.
Then came forth the endless Heavenfires. Like fire dragons, roaring as they pounced on the Ancient Abyssal Blade.
After a while, the Heavenfires turned into a bronze furnace of heaven and earth, enveloping the Ancient Abyssal Blade. It tried its best to refine the blade, wanting to burn it into ashes.
After being burned by the blazing Heavenfires, the pitch-black sword gradually turned fiery red, as if it was about to melt away.
Even so, the Ancient Abyssal Blade still did not make its move. Instead, it took the initiative to absorb the Heavenfires and extract the impurities from itself.
During the growth of the Ancient Abyssal Blade, it had refined too many sacred artifacts, so its power was inevitably a little mixed. Now, it could use the power of the heavenly tribulation to sort it out.
Similarly, the fire tribulation lasted for six hours, and then came the water tribulation.
There was a saying that artifact refinement required the most intense fire and the coldest water. Hence, in the King’s Calamity, the water and fire tribulations were especially important to the refinement of a sacred artifact.
As time pa.s.sed, the Ancient Abyssal Blade successfully pa.s.sed the wind, fire, and water tribulations. Its body had already become clear and flawless, and even the inscriptions had all turned into Regal inscriptions.
As long as it pa.s.sed the final lightning tribulation, it would be able to become a true regal weapon.
Boom
A thirty thousand meters long lightning bolt suddenly slashed out from the black whirlpool and struck the Ancient Abyssal Blade.
Buzz
The Ancient Abyssal Blade trembled slightly and tried its best to absorb the lightning.
As the lightning was absorbed, a blurry lightning mark slowly formed on the Ancient Abyssal Blade.
Without a moment’s delay, the second bolt of lightning struck down. Its power far surpa.s.sed the first Bolt.
Just like that, bolt after bolt of lightning struck down, seemingly not giving up until the Ancient Abyssal Blade was destroyed.
Even with the stability of Endless Abyss s.p.a.ce, it was all shattered by the lightning bolts, forming terrifying spatial turbulence.
Every time it absorbed a bolt of lightning, the lightning seal on the Ancient Abyssal Blade would become clearer and more complex.
Rumble
The black whirlpool collapsed and all the power gathered together, turning into the most terrifying bolt of lightning.
BANG!
The destructive lightning struck the Ancient Abyssal Blade and pressed down like a Primordial Divine Mountain, causing the Ancient Abyssal Blade to fall rapidly. The sword trembled as if it couldn’t withstand this power.
“Absorb!”
The Sword Spirit of Ancient Abyssal Blade roared.
Immediately, the Ancient Abyssal Blade released a dazzling sword light. Over 100,000 Regal inscriptions appeared and wrapped around the destructive lightning.
This was the ninth lightning, and it was also the most terrifying lightning. Its power was even stronger than the previous eight combined. An ordinary immortal Saint Body would probably be destroyed if came in contact.
The Ancient Abyssal Blade used all of its abilities and spent quite a long time before it was finally able to completely absorb it.
At this moment, the incomparably profound lightning seal had finally appeared clearly on the sword. It appeared to be filled with spirituality and seemed to come to life.
The frightening pressure that covered Endless Abyss disappeared without a trace. Everything returned to normal as though nothing had happened.
At this point, the King’s Calamity came to an end, and the Ancient Abyssal Blade was successfully promoted to the regal weapon.