fifth form

Chapter 3518 The Void Heaven Palace (Wishing all my friends a peaceful and safe Lunar New Year's Eve)

Zhang Xuezhou came into contact with the Reincarnation Stone several times.

He understood that the Reincarnation Stones were naturally occurring treasures, and apart from being a bit too numerous, they had no other flaws.

Within the Reincarnation Stone, the concepts of time and space become different. This can create a space where Emperor Gaozu could entrust himself with reincarnation and rebirth, and also allow people to experience longer periods of time in the outside world.

Zhang Xuezhou hadn't thought much about it before, but it wasn't until Shi Wudao and the others were unable to transfer the life and death of the brand that he realized the potential problem.

Reaching into the Reincarnation Stone, a chilling darkness descended, accompanied by a familiar sensation of soul traversing.

Feeling the endless darkness of the void pulling at him, and the scraping sensation as if blades were cutting into his body, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

His mental strength is powerful enough to withstand unprotected void travel, but entering this state of attraction either means his compatibility or that the cultivator guiding him is so powerful that he cannot resist.

Zhang Xuezhou was all too familiar with this situation, having experienced it many times before.

From being weak and helpless to now having partial control over the giant tree's traversal power, Zhang Xuezhou's strength has continuously increased, and so has the authority he possesses.

In the present moment, he felt as if he had returned to the beginning.

"Hissing!"

A dull sound came, and Zhang Xuezhou felt four sharp gazes lock onto his soul.

The human-bodied, snake-tailed creatures he had seen during his previous tribulations flashed before his eyes, and a sense of danger immediately crossed Zhang Xuezhou's mind.

Hello everyone!

Zhang Xuezhou spoke with his soul.

At the same time, the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture circulated within his body, and the body formed by his soul was rapidly generated.

To Zhang Xuezhou's surprise, the speed at which his body was generated was almost instantaneous, nearly matching the speed at which Zhu Jiuyin created his Yang Soul Body.

"Humans...humans have arrived!"

Zhang Xuezhou greeted them, and the four creatures with human bodies and snake tails seemed to have seen something frightening. They let out a sharp cry at Zhang Xuezhou and then wandered around aimlessly.

"Hey, stop running around and yelling!"

Zhang Xuezhou was startled.

He was horrified when he saw these creatures with human bodies and snake tails, but they were even more terrified when they saw him. They panicked the moment he condensed into a body, showing no trace of the demeanor of a great cultivator.

This is not a good thing. If the other party is frightened, it can only mean that these creatures have encountered terrible humans.

Simply put, these beings are the opposite of humanity, and Zhang Xuezhou may have traveled to the enemy's lair through the Reincarnation Stone.

How do we get back?

Zhang Xuezhou hoped to travel to different worlds to acquire various advanced knowledge, but he never thought of traveling to a hostile world.

"A tail, they must have seen that I don't have a tail!"

What he saw was a magnificent, golden palace, while behind Zhang Xuezhou was a hole that resembled a deep-sea eye.

Zhang Xuezhou jumped directly into the hole, feeling that he could neither go up nor down.

This place is somewhat like the Heavenly Gate Shuttle in the Celestial Court; it is difficult to activate without permission.

Zhang Xuezhou found it difficult to return to the Fengdu Reincarnation Stone immediately, and since he was unfamiliar with the environment, he could only think quickly.

"The Yang Soul Transformation Technique can create shapes, but unfortunately my Great Wilderness Creation Scripture is only at the seventh level... No, I can't even feel my own body right now!"

With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Xuezhou brought to mind Ren Anran's past experiences cultivating the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture, which he then directly replicated.

The world he lived in did not have abundant spiritual energy, but for some reason Zhang Xuezhou felt that cultivating the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture in this environment was like a fish in water.

Not much different from Ren Anran's situation, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture was rapidly pushing his cultivation level upward.

The ability of the eighth layer of the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture to shape the Yang Soul flashed through Zhang Xuezhou's mind. He moved his legs and transformed into a yellow-spotted snake tail.

He wiggled his tail and felt that walking wasn't too bad, not much different from his previous fish-dragon form when he used magic.

"It's a pity that An Ran could only advance to the ninth level back then. My progress in imitation cultivation is limited. Otherwise, I'm afraid I could have broken through to the thirteenth level in one go!"

The ninth level of the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture can perfect the shaping and construction of the Yang Soul. In just one or two minutes, Zhang Xuezhou saw scales appear on the bare snake tail, and the transformed body became much more advanced.

However, after pushing his cultivation limit to this point in one go, he could not go any further. Without homework to copy, Zhang Xuezhou's self-cultivation was quite difficult, the main problem being the lack of time. As the four human-bodied, snake-tailed beings shouted and yelled, Zhang Xuezhou saw billowing black smoke rising from the giant palace, followed by a ten-foot-tall human-bodied, snake-tailed being wearing red scales.

"Hey, Hongjun, don't go too far!"

The blustering but cowardly shouts reached Zhang Xuezhou, who he now understood who these creatures feared most—the humans.

It's likely that he developed prosopagnosia, thinking that all two-legged humans look the same, which led to Zhang Xuezhou being misjudged.

"I should transform into Hongjun's appearance... By the way, what does Hongjun look like?"

Zhang Xuezhou felt that he had misjudged the situation and had chosen the wrong direction in constructing the body. However, when Zhang Xuezhou carefully pondered Hongjun, he realized that he had forgotten what Hongjun looked like.

"Where is Hongjun? Where is the Hongjun you're talking about?"

The heavy sound waves spread outwards like roaring seawater, accompanied by the 'hissing' sounds of the four human-bodied, snake-tailed creatures that had been frightened by Zhang Xuezhou.

"Hongjun, where are you? If you have the guts, come out and fight me, Fuyi!"

After being asked several times, the human-bodied, snake-tailed creature, which was ten feet tall and wore red scale armor, began to shout. The language waves derived from its spiritual power spread in all directions, and its sharp, snake-like eyes scanned the surroundings.

When his gaze swept over Zhang Xuezhou, he only glanced at him briefly before looking away.

"Hey, Hongjun, what's with all this hiding and concealing? Every time you come to our Void Heaven Palace, you just ambush and bully us nobodies. If you have the guts, go and arm wrestle with the Mistress!"

Fu Yi shouted repeatedly.

Although he shouted loudly, Fu Yi's words proved that the other party was all bark and no bite.

With just a few simple sentences, Zhang Xuezhou quickly made judgments about many things, but he did not see the whole picture and did not speak out or ask any questions at the moment.

After Fu Yi roared for nearly a quarter of an hour, the other party finally stopped cursing the four human-bodied, snake-tailed creatures with lingering fear. Meanwhile, black and blue smoke burst out from the giant palace from time to time, and more than a dozen human-bodied, snake-tailed creatures wearing various colored scales emerged.

"Quickly record this: Hongjun was frightened by our twelve divine lords' shouts and fled from the Void Heaven Palace. We maintained the safety of the Void Heaven Palace and ensured its effective connection with the lower realm!"

A creature with a human body and a snake tail, dressed in blue scales, cried out, which drew responses from other creatures.

"Everyone, I have a feeling something's not right!"

"What's wrong? Just report this and claim credit. Once we've made a contribution, we should get transferred out of this godforsaken place as soon as possible!"

"It's not about reporting anything. I just feel like we have one more person here. We used to have sixteen, but now we have seventeen?"

The numerous deities discussed the matter at length, and eventually, all twelve pairs of eyes turned to Zhang Xuezhou, whom they had previously overlooked.

"Where did you get this taste?"

"It's unlikely that anyone from the upper realm would willingly descend; it's more likely that someone from the lower realm came up!"

"The lower realm?"

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Among the gods, someone muttered a few words, and then another god quickly wandered over and approached to pay his respects.

This situation left Zhang Xuezhou somewhat bewildered, but he felt that these easily frightened individuals had once again made a misjudgment.

In a vague way, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he seemed to have seen one of the deities before.

Seeing the gods bowing respectfully to him, Zhang Xuezhou was momentarily at a loss for how to respond. After all, he was completely unfamiliar with this place, and even with his quick wit, it was difficult for him to quickly grasp the situation.

"The Emperor's arrival at the Void Heaven Palace must be due to important matters to report to the Mistress. Please enter!"

A deity spoke and gestured for him to move forward, so Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to move forward passively, observing his surroundings and looking for an opportunity.

Which of the Five Great Emperors is he?

"How would I know!"

"Anyway, only Great Emperor-level cultivators are currently stranded in the lower realm, and those who will return will definitely be Great Emperors!"

"That's right, but I feel that this emperor's strength seems a bit lacking!"

"It's possible that the lower realm was damaged. Besides, the difficulty of dimensional reduction and traversing to the lower realm is extremely high. People like us would die if we went down. Only the Great Emperor can enter it!"

Among the twelve divine lords, there were many whispering among themselves. Zhang Xuezhou suddenly remembered the divine kingdom painting by Dong Zhongshu, and also the unofficial history of Dong Zhongshu. He felt that many things corresponded one by one.