fifth form

Chapter 3612 The Jade Emperor's Golden Body

The Jade Emperor may have been a bit of a rascal, but he was also incredibly generous.

The Heavenly Court has been out of control for a thousand years, yet it still has great medicines to supply the Emperor for brewing the Nine Treasures Wine; while the Celestial Court, which has controlled the Great Zhou Dynasty for eight hundred years, is even wealthier.

Besides storing dried medicinal herbs, the Jade Emperor stored more elixirs that had been kept warm and nourished for many years.

Zhang Xuezhou pinned his hopes for advancing to the True Self Realm on the spiritual energy of the Yin-Yang Secret Land, but he was also worried that the Yin-Yang Secret Land might be insufficient, making it essential to supplement it with appropriate amounts of elixirs.

Excluding the pills that the Han Dynasty could refine and provide, Zhang Xuezhou selected three "Explosive Seed Pills" that could promote the bursting of magical power, within the scope permitted by the Jade Emperor.

This is a type of elixir that Zhang Xuezhou knew from the Yin-Yang School's inheritance. It is an elixir that has never been refined and lacks the necessary medicinal materials. Its effect is simple and brutal. It can powerfully promote the burst of magical power in a short period of time, thereby enabling the release of spells that cannot be released normally due to insufficient strength. Some cultivators have also used the burst of magical power to forcibly break through realms.

Besides these three pills, Zhang Xuezhou took one hundred and twenty Life-Creating Pills, only stopping when the Jade Emperor's face turned ashen.

"Don't be stingy. You know that my physical body has reached sainthood, and the combination with the Life Creation Pill is the best!"

"You took one hundred and twenty Life Creation Pills from me and you still say I'm stingy? Who in the Three Realms could produce so many Life Creation Pills?"

"I won't take it anymore, but give me some of those Qi and Blood Pills!"

"What kind of vital energy do you need to cultivate your magical power?"

"My attainment of sainthood through physical means was a latecomer to the path. My body is naturally deficient in vital energy and blood, and I need to replenish it constantly to prevent it from being depleted and causing me to die easily!"

"There's a limit to the amount of this medicine you can take; you can only take nine!"

"My physical body has attained sainthood..."

"I don't care what physical defects or abilities you have, this is my rule!"

"mean!"

……

The Jade Emperor simply couldn't stand Zhang Xuezhou.

When he noticed Zhang Xuezhou's eyes darting around as if he were trying to take advantage, he quickly shut down the underground storage space he had created in the Lingxiao Secret Land and then kicked Zhang Xuezhou out.

"My storage bag isn't full yet!"

"I can squeeze two more people in there, and it'll definitely fill the space!"

Any emperor would be extremely generous in order to achieve his goals, investing far beyond what ordinary people can understand. But Zhang Xuezhou seemed to be able to sense his psychological limits and repeatedly pushed him to the limit of his tolerance.

If it weren't for the fact that no one in the Celestial Court could take the lead alongside Donghua, the Jade Emperor would truly not want to see Zhang Xuezhou again.

He directly brought up Rong Tianding and Ren Anran, and only then did Zhang Xuezhou calm down.

"Cousin, Anran, it seems you two are doing quite well under His Majesty the Jade Emperor's rule!"

Apart from being confined within the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Array and unable to move freely, Rong Tianding and Ren Anran had no other restrictions. The Jade Emperor even provided them with spiritual fruits and immortal wine.

Ren Anran was too physically able to eat or drink, while Rong Tianding ate and drank twice as much, and was even slightly tipsy at this point.

Compared to Ren Anran's unease, Rong Tianding was quite the tough guy; once he arrived, he just ate, drank, and slept, without worrying about anything else.

Only after Zhang Xuezhou called out did Rong Tianding shake his head vigorously.

"Cousin, you've come to pick us up!"

"His Majesty's formation is truly amazing!"

Rong Tianding stood up, and Ren Anran swayed and floated behind Zhang Xuezhou, then looked at the Jade Emperor with wary eyes. The last time Ren Anran had encountered a helpless situation was when she was facing the Emperor; she never expected to face the same predicament again.

She had been rescued by Ren Yisheng before, but this time it was Zhang Xuezhou who saved her.

The series of encounters made Ren Anran realize that the Three Realms were not a benevolent place, and that no great cultivator was a fool. These people would not even listen to explanations and would directly use means to suppress others.

“The Celestial Court has a thousand-year-old heritage. I originally wanted you to come and discuss the Dao, but I didn’t expect His Majesty the Jade Emperor to be so hospitable in inviting you to eat and drink in the Hall of Fragrant Breeze,” Zhang Xuezhou said. “Now that we haven’t accomplished anything, I should have just told you to stay in Chang’an and not come here!”

"You're making veiled attacks on me again!"

With a wave of his long sleeves, the Jade Emperor opened a large door to the Hall of Fragrant Breeze, revealing numerous heirloom jades and bamboo slips displayed inside.

"The Celestial Court's inheritance is nothing special. The real skill is being able to see and learn from it. If you want to see it, then take a look. I don't mind if you come and visit!"

The Jade Emperor was extremely generous in making the display.

His words are absolutely true. There is never a lack of knowledge in this world; the real skill lies in being able to understand and learn it thoroughly.

No cultivator has ever achieved success in cultivation simply by reading a few peerless manuals. If cultivation were so simple that it only required reading a few manuals, the Celestial Court would not need to consider the matter of successors.

"Can your physical body be seen even after entering sainthood?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.

"It's just a combination of the Heavenly Law and the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts," the Jade Emperor said, about to shake his head but then nodding. "I call it the Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique. The special feature of this technique is that it is not afraid of thunder and lightning, but it is not outstanding in other aspects. It may not even be as good as your Eight-Nine Arcane Arts!"

"Isn't your Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique a direct counter to the Jade Emperor?"

Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed in surprise, feeling that these great cultivators in the Three Realms each had their own ulterior motives, and they were mutually restraining each other. Anyone who jumped out would inevitably be attacked by a united front.

Donghua's appearance disrupted the balance at the top, and also made the Jade Emperor have a very high tolerance for him.

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't tell whether Donghua brought him a fatal disaster or a chance opportunity.

In short, without Donghua's meddling, Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't have the benefits he has now.

"Let me see, I'm actually quite interested in lightning protection!"

Zhang Xuezhou wasn't particularly interested in defending against lightning strikes, since he possessed the Lightning Avoidance Technique. However, the Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique, which could counter the Emperor's lightning domain, piqued Zhang Xuezhou's curiosity.

His current physical prowess is more about maintaining peak physical strength and having a buffer against unexpected attacks. However, it would be absolutely impossible for Zhang Xuezhou to withstand the effects of the domain with his physical body.

Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation had not yet reached the True Self Realm, nor had his physical body reached its peak of sainthood. If there was room for further advancement, Zhang Xuezhou felt he could still make some adjustments.

His request made the Jade Emperor shake his head, indicating that Zhang Xuezhou could do as he pleased.

If the Twelve-Foot Golden Body Technique could be easily mastered, the Jade Emperor wouldn't be the only one in the Celestial Court to achieve it.

"I endured 1,750 tribulations to cultivate the Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique, each of which was a tribulation of lightning, thus forging the supreme body of lightning tribulation. You, too, would need to undergo 1,750 tribulations to cultivate the Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique to reach my level!"

The Jade Emperor's expression was slightly arrogant; he wasn't just boasting, his words were the standard.

He was the creator of the Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique. He not only understood every step of the cultivation process, but also knew how to reach the current level.

The great demons were terrified after experiencing a tribulation of heaven and earth, and some even perished because of it, but for the Jade Emperor, tribulations were just a routine part of his cultivation.

Even if Zhang Xuezhou has the same or even better cultivation aptitude as him, the necessary procedures must still be followed.

Accumulating nearly two thousand lightning tribulations is no easy feat. These are not ordinary thunder and lightning, but tribulations of heaven and earth that transform the bodies of great demons. Each lightning tribulation carries the power to transform the physical body, and it is impossible to achieve this quickly using ordinary lightning. It took the Jade Emperor a thousand years to accumulate so many.

For this reason, the Jade Emperor was very generous. He did not mind Zhang Xuezhou watching his Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique, since the other party had no chance of mastering it.

Even if the Twelve-Foot Golden Body Technique were to be passed down, it would be difficult for anyone in this world to replicate it.