Jidao Wusheng: I am invincible in my flesh and tear the weirdness apart with my bare hands

"Shall we refine the Heaven and Earth Pill now?"

Zhang Zixin looked exhausted: "My dear brother, you don't let me rest at all."

Zhang Lingshan said, "Don't get excited. I just came to ask what's needed to refine the Heaven and Earth Pill so I can go and collect it."

Zhang Zixin thought, "We don't need anything. What we're absorbing is the essence of the Nine Provinces Continent. We just need to operate the Heaven and Earth Furnace to naturally extract the essence of the Nine Provinces Continent."

"I see. Then you should rest for now, and I'll come to see you again in a few days," Zhang Lingshan said.

Zhang Zixin nodded and said, "I'll rest for another three days and I'll be ready. You can come find me then."

"Ah."

After saying this, Zhang Lingshan left Dandao Peak and wandered around.

Since he had already eliminated powerful figures like the Mist Demon King and the Butterfly Queen, he only needed to deal with the ordinary characters in the Mist Realm and the Flower Sea, so Zhang Lingshan didn't need to worry about them at all.

and so.

Zhang Lingshan ignored everyone's battle and went to the Ascension Hall.

"Your Majesty, Gongye Changgeng secretly infiltrated our area and became the first to ascend. After him came Zen Master Kumu and Abbess Jingxuan. Senior Wanrenshan could also ascend, but he did not, waiting for you to come so he could personally bid you farewell."

Pei Xingdou immediately reported.

Zhang Lingshan exclaimed in surprise, "That good-for-nothing Gongye Changgeng was the first to ascend? It seems our protective formation here is not up to par."

Zhuo Yu looked ashamed: "Mountain Lord, it was my fault for not doing a good job."

"It doesn't matter."

Zhang Lingshan waved his hand, telling Zhuo Yu not to take it to heart: "Gongye Changgeng is no ordinary person after all. It's okay if you can't defend against him. However, it's still necessary to strengthen the formation."

Say it.

Zhang Lingshan then personally walked around the protective array surrounding the Ascension Platform, pointing out to Zhuo Yu where improvements were needed.

Zhuo Yu became increasingly alarmed as he listened.

When they first met Zhang Lingshan, the latter was completely ignorant of formations.

But now, the other party is already able to give me pointers.

The speed at which this array formation technique improved was simply unbelievable, leaving people utterly shocked.

"Elder Zhuo, after I ascend to immortality, Mount Ling will have to rely on you and Vice Mountain Master Pei."

Zhang Lingshan gathered Zhuo Yu and his confidants together, then said in a deep voice, "Remember! Before I manifest myself and descend, none of you should ascend. Even if you really can't resist ascending, once you reach the Upper Realm, don't say you know me. Do you remember my words? Back then, many powerful beings who manifested themselves in the Lower Realm had their manifested bodies destroyed by me. I have many enemies in the Upper Realm. If you know me, you will inevitably be caught in the crossfire."

"what?"

Everyone was shocked.

Although they knew that Zhang Lingshan had made a Daoist pronouncement mentioning that someone from the upper realm had manifested and descended to the lower realm, they had never actually seen anyone manifest and descend, so they didn't take it to heart.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Lingshan kept his word and secretly eliminated all those who had manifested their divine powers.

These powerful beings from the upper realms had gone through countless hardships to descend, only to be wiped out in one fell swoop by Zhang Lingshan. How could they be willing to accept this?

Zhang Lingshan must be torn to pieces and his bones scattered to the winds.

As members of the Lingshan Sect, once they ascend to the upper realm, these powerful beings who have manifested their abilities will naturally seize the opportunity to kill them all, thus eliminating any potential threat.

"Mountain Master."

Zhuo Yu asked worriedly, "Now that you know there must be someone in the Upper Realm waiting to kill you, do you still want to ascend? We know nothing about the Upper Realm. And they have been entrenched there for many years; we are definitely no match for them."

Zhang Lingshan said, "Therefore, I will raise my strength to its peak, until there is no more room to rise, before I ascend. If I am still no match for the opponent after that, then I guess I'm just unlucky."

"Ugh."

Upon hearing this, everyone sighed in dismay.

Even the Emperor himself didn't have a better solution, so what other good solutions could anyone else come up with?

I can only hope that the Great Emperor is blessed with good fortune and can escape the encirclement and capture of those scum from the upper realm.

"Spread this message out, and everyone should stay calm and not rush. Ascension has been impossible in the Nine Provinces for so many years, so it's not unacceptable to ascend a few more years later."

Zhang Lingshan said.

He had said all he could say, and if anyone really couldn't resist ascending to immortality, then Zhang Lingshan couldn't stop them.

He can only control the people around him.

People who trust Zhang Lingshan will naturally listen to his advice, while he doesn't bother with those who don't.

"Your Majesty, what is a reasonable price to pay for our Ascension Platform? We can't just let anyone come and ascend at will. Building this Ascension Platform and Ascension Hall is also a huge expense."

Pei Xingdou asked.

Zhang Lingshan said, "Currently, we'll use the number and level of alien species killed as the basis for statistics. Once you reach a certain score, you can enter the Ascension Platform to ascend. As for what happens after that, we'll use the price of a top-tier magic weapon as the benchmark. You can decide for yourself then. From now on, it's all up to you."

"Your Majesty, with my strength, I'm afraid I'm not up to the task."

Pei Xingdou said with some fear.

Zhang Lingshan said, "It's alright, everyone will help you."

Pei Xingdou was one of Zhang Lingshan's earliest followers and was an absolute loyalist. Zhang Lingshan could completely trust him.

Then Pei Xingdou said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, after you ascend to immortality, we will recommend your sister Zhang Lingyu for the position of Lord of Mount Ling. At that time, everyone will do their best to assist you and will certainly not disappoint you."

"Well, that's good. You can decide for yourselves."

Zhang Lingshan had no interest in worrying about all that.

Whether Zhang Lingshan becomes the master of Lingshan Mountain or not, what Lingshan Mountain will become in the end depends on Zhang Lingshan.

If Zhang Lingshan had lived, Lingshan would not have been in trouble. After all, he could manifest himself in the Upper Realm, and who in the Nine Provinces would dare to be arrogant?
If he dies, then it's all over, and he won't care anymore. Why should he care?

and so.

We still need to focus on Zhang Lingshan himself.

The most crucial questions are: what will happen after ascension, and how should one break free from this predicament?

'After consuming the Heaven and Earth Pill, my strength will definitely increase, and my energy points will also increase. If I can reach 100 energy points, that will be my biggest trump card.'

Zhang Lingshan thought to himself.

100 Gai energy points means that you can raise the Heavenly Barrier Blade Intent to perfection.

Because the Heavenly Barrier Blade Intent is too powerful, it is not convenient to improve it on the Nine Provinces Continent, so we will wait until after ascension to improve it.

Zhang Lingshan believed that no matter who was waiting for him in the upper realm, as long as he unleashed the perfected Heavenly Barrier Blade Intent, they would all be in for a beating.

Taking advantage of the chaos, he would surely have a chance to escape.

After all, he still possessed the treasure, the Thirty-Three Heavens Exquisite Pagoda.

In addition, there is a body of profound metal.

All three of these are top-tier techniques renowned even in the Upper Realm. If these cannot save Zhang Lingshan, then he will accept his fate.

Upon hearing the mention of the Thirty-Three Heavens Exquisite Pagoda, also known as the Holy Pagoda, Zhang Lingshan immediately returned to the Spirit Mountain Artifact Dao Peak.

This is a newly built mountain. Since the artifacts haven't been dug up, Zhang Lingshan is currently the only person here, making it an empty mountain.

Swish.

Zhang Lingshan immediately took out the Holy Tower.

Then, he took out the divine pearl atop the Holy Tower that he had snatched from Xu Yunzhen. Previously, at the Gentleman's Tomb, with so many people around, it wasn't convenient to re-embed the divine pearl into the Holy Tower.

now.

Without these concerns, Zhang Lingshan began to try embedding the divine pearl.

According to Zhang Lingshan's estimation, this divine pearl was cut off when the Heavenly Barrier Knife was inserted into the top of the Holy Tower.

Now, as long as the divine pearl is fully embedded in the top of the Holy Tower, the Holy Tower will be completely restored and its power will be greatly increased.

However, a broken mirror is hard to mend.

Making two separated parts fit together perfectly again is an extremely challenging task.

Unless the master craftsman who forged the Holy Tower arrives in person, or an even stronger craftsman intervenes, an ordinary craftsman would struggle to even re-glue the two pieces, let alone make them fit together.

Fortunately, Zhang Lingshan possessed a body of profound metal and had integrated the sacred tower's artifact patterns into his blood vessels.

This gave him a more convenient method than weapon refiners: to fuse the two through weapon patterns.

But even so.

This took him a full half month to finally embed the divine pearl into the top of the Holy Tower.

but.

The Holy Tower did not undergo any miraculous changes; at most, it could only grow larger or smaller to protect itself or suppress its own Heavenly Barrier Blade Intent, which was almost the same as before.

Apart from that, no further divine power from the Holy Tower appeared.

This left Zhang Lingshan feeling disappointed.

He didn't know if it was because the rules of the Nine Provinces Continent were not good enough to make the Holy Tower reveal its divine power, or if his own methods were not good enough. He only seemed to have embedded the divine pearl, but in reality, he was just sticking it in and did not restore the Holy Tower.

'Never mind all that. It's time to refine the Heaven and Earth Pill.'

Zhang Lingshan put away the Holy Tower and immediately headed to Dandao Peak.

Zhang Zixin had been waiting for him for a long time and asked, "Why are you only arriving now?"

"This is perfect for giving you a few more days to rest."

Zhang Lingshan laughed.

Zhang Zixin rolled her eyes and said, "The rules of the Nine Provinces Continent have been restored to about 70-80%, and you have the blessing of luck, which is perfect for us to refine the Heaven and Earth Pill. So let's not delay and begin."

"it is good."

Without wasting words, Zhang Lingshan immediately activated his Qi and Blood Fire Seed, which landed under the Heaven and Earth Furnace, completely enveloping the furnace's bottom and body.

Wait until the furnace is preheated.

"Pooh!"

Suddenly, Zhang Zixin spat out a mouthful of saliva, which fell into the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

"what are you doing?!"

Zhang Lingshan looked puzzled and surprised, but then he noticed that Zhang Zixin's face suddenly turned a little paler.

"This is the medicinal guide."

Zhang Zixin said calmly, then immediately sat down to regulate her breathing.

Zhang Lingshan understood.

Zhang Zixin's prototype is the Great Dao Purple Heart Pill, a supreme treasure of the world. Legend has it that as long as one takes the Great Dao Purple Heart Pill, one can attain the Great Dao and ascend directly to immortality.

What appeared to be spitting was actually her purest elixir energy.

Just this one bite, she probably needs to nurture it for over ten years.

Now, in order to refine the Heaven and Earth Pill for Zhang Lingshan, Zhang Zixin spat it out without hesitation.

"Good sister."

Since the other party had given him a gift, Zhang Lingshan naturally didn't hold back. He directly sprinkled a large amount of blood, enveloping Zhang Zixin in it, and said, "Refine as you like. With my divine dew nourishing you, you will surely be able to completely transform into human form. No one will be able to devour you as the Great Dao Purple Heart Pill in the future."

With the help of Zhang Lingshan's blood, Zhang Zixin's paleness immediately subsided, and she said irritably, "Too much, you're forcing growth."

"It's alright, you can store them all. I've already handed over control to you. You can gather the divine dew into a necklace and wear it around your neck. You can refine it whenever you need to."

Zhang Lingshan said.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zixin acted immediately, and sure enough, all the blood obeyed her command and turned into a necklace.

"Amazing!"

Zhang Zixin couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, then suddenly asked, "Zhang Lingshan, if I achieve enlightenment this time and completely transform into human form, with no more leakage of elixir energy and no longer needing to worry about being devoured, can you take me with you when you ascend?"

Zhang Lingshan sighed, "I have offended too many powerful figures in the upper realm. I'm afraid my path to ascension will be fraught with danger, and I may not be able to protect you then."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zixin's face fell.

Zhang Lingshan was probably her only relative in this world.

If Zhang Lingshan ascends to heaven, I will become a person again.

Although everyone in Lingshan treated Zhang Zixin with utmost respect, and Zhang Lingshan's family members were also very kind to her.

But none of them were Zhang Lingyu's family.

Only with Zhang Lingshan could she feel that sense of closeness.

That was a bond forged through their shared experiences of life and death.

These are things that no one else has.

Zhang Lingshan was unaware that Zhang Zixin was willing to stay at Dandao Peak to oversee the inheritance of Lingshan's alchemy because of a wish in her heart, and because she had a glimmer of hope to see Zhang Lingshan again.

Even though Zhang Lingshan doesn't come to Dandao Peak often, and every time he does, he asks me to cook Nine Nether Purple Rice or refine pills.

However, I am happy as long as he comes and I can help him.

but.

Those days are finally over.

Once the Heaven and Earth Pill is refined, Zhang Lingshan will surely ascend to immortality after consuming it.

As for myself, who knows when I'll be able to see him again?

Noticing the somber look on Zhang Zixin's face, Zhang Lingshan comforted her, "Don't worry, once I've established myself in the Upper Realm, I'll bring you all up with me. Although I've left, my parents and younger siblings are still in Lingshan. You can visit them whenever you want..."

"No, I want to ascend to heaven with you!"

Zhang Zixin suddenly interrupted Zhang Lingshan and said in a deep voice, "You can't control the Heaven and Earth Furnace, but I can. I can already merge with the Heaven and Earth Furnace. When we reach the Upper Realm, I can use the Heaven and Earth Furnace to protect you."

"This……"

Zhang Lingshan hesitated for a moment and said, "But don't you want to achieve enlightenment and completely transform into human form? How can you then merge with the Heaven and Earth Furnace?"

Zhang Zixin was taken aback.

She forgot about that.

After pondering for a long time, she still couldn't come up with a solution, so she shook her head fiercely and said, "I don't care. I'm going to ascend with you anyway. At worst, I won't achieve enlightenment; I'll just enter the Heaven and Earth Furnace and help you deal with the enemies in the Upper Realm!"

"This is not good."

Zhang Lingshan's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly dissuaded him, "The path to enlightenment still requires cultivation. If you truly wish to ascend together, we can figure that out later. Right now, let's refine pills, refine pills." (End of Chapter)