The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 68 Nine Years Passed in a Flash

Dongfu County, Chenyu Mountains.

The entire Chenyu Mountains stretches for nearly a million miles, with some plains, lakes, and even a large number of built cities within the mountains.

There are countless cities covering hundreds or even thousands of miles, and they are one of the three major strongholds of Shaoyan clan, one of the top ten tribes in the world of Daxia.

In a huge palace, two figures sat facing each other.

One looked like a handsome young man, and the other was a man wearing a tall crown and a golden robe.

"Jingyu, you've made up your mind!"

The man in the golden robe and tall crown spoke, "You are the one in our Shaoyan clan who has the greatest hope of transcending the tribulation and becoming a celestial immortal in the past million years. But if we rush into it... are you sure you can do it?"

"Chief, you know, I've already made so many preparations to survive this catastrophe! I can't even wait any longer!"

The handsome young man's eyes held a resolute look, as well as a hint of deep-seated hatred. "I have been preparing for this heavenly tribulation for a very, very long time. And in recent years, I have even prepared three top-grade immortal-grade magical weapons in order to overcome this tribulation."

"Until then, I ask my clan to protect me." Shao Yan Jingyu said, then stood up and bowed to the man in the golden robe in front of him.

As long as the clan leader, the Feather God of the entire Great Xia Dynasty, nods, Young Master Yan Jingyu can avoid a lot of trouble if he wants to overcome the heavenly tribulation.

"This……"

The golden-robed man pondered for a moment, but still advised, "I know about your grudge with the immortal Ju Hua, but he has lived for millions of years. How many more years can he live?"

"Although you have prepared three top-grade immortal-level magic weapons, but... why bother with a dying person?"

"Clan leader, it is precisely because he has not much time left that I have to survive the heavenly tribulation before then! If I cannot avenge my blood feud, even if I become a celestial being in the future, it will always be a knot in my heart." Shao Yan Jingyu said solemnly.

"Besides, overcoming a tribulation is like leading an army into battle; it requires a single push."

It is extremely difficult to survive the heavenly tribulation. Even in the entire Daxia world, one may not appear once in a million years. Shao Yan Jingyu was born into the Shao Yan clan, one of the top tribes in the Daxia world, so he naturally understands this very well.

But he couldn't wait any longer.

You should know that the heavenly tribulation is the most important tribulation for a cultivator on the path to immortality. Generally, people will have a mysterious sense of the most suitable time for them to overcome the tribulation.

Shao Yan Jingyu could sense that now was the best time for him to transcend the tribulation.

If it was delayed any further, he would even feel a terrible palpitation in his heart.

"Besides, if I can survive the heavenly tribulation... I can then kill that old villain and his disciple together! A genius monster? If I don't nip it in the bud, it will be a disaster in the future!"

Shao Yanjingyu had a bloodthirsty murderous intent in his heart. Only blood could cool this murderous intent and wash away the hatred!
The golden-robed man considered for a long time before slowly nodding, "When you are about to overcome your tribulation, just let me know in advance. Then, our clan will also provide you with some assistance."

When ordinary members of the tribe need to overcome the natural tribulation, the tribe will also provide some necessary help.

But the Shao Yan Jingyu in front of him was the most famous earthly immortal in the tribe in the past million years. Naturally, he received more preferential treatment than other members of the tribe.

"Jingyu, thank you, clan leader!" A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Shaoyan Jingyu's face.

……

"This simplified magical power of Sun Golden Rainbow is just a fleeting glimpse...it's too difficult to get started!"

Lei Zhan, who was sitting cross-legged in front of the Golden Crow Egg, slowly opened his eyes with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

He tried to practice the two magical powers he had obtained, "Eye of the Candle Dragon" and "Glimpses".

He had successfully mastered the "Eye of the Candle Dragon". All he had to do was collect the nine-day aurora, and he would be able to form a natal candle flame in his eyes, thus completely mastering this magical power.

But another magical power, "Fleeting Glimpses", a simplified version of "Golden Rainbow of the Sun", has been blocked outside the door and has not even stepped into the threshold.

You should know how extraordinary Leizhan's comprehension is. He is assisted by God in his enlightenment and comprehending the Dharma. With the help of the black beads, the most precious treasure for enlightenment, he is even more powerful.

"Could it be that even this simplified magical power...requires the Golden Crow bloodline to practice?" Leizhan's eyes grew increasingly suspicious. "Could it be that other cultivators are unable to practice it at all?"

When Leizhan obtained this method earlier, he saw a glimmer of possibility for cultivation and regarded it as a treasure.

But knowing is easy, doing is difficult. When the possibility of practicing came into being, Lei Zhan suddenly felt that it was as difficult as climbing to the sky.

But how could Lei Zhan know that the magical power of escape is extremely precious in the Three Realms. For example, how many true gods and Taoist ancestors covet the magical power of the golden-winged Peng bird, "Garuda Wings"?
However, there are only a handful of people who can truly reach the level of the Golden-Winged Roc. Most of them only create a simple book of magical power based on this top-level escape technique and use it for cultivation.

And if the difficulty of "Wings of Garuda" is already high enough, then the magical power of the Jinwu clan, "Golden Rainbow of the Sun", is so simple that only the Jinwu clan can learn it.

In fact, there is not even one on the surface.

It can be seen how difficult this magical power "Fleeting Glimpses" is!

“It seems that if I want to cultivate this fleeting glimpse, I have to rely on the enlightenment that occurs once every five years, or…” Leizhan’s gaze immediately fell on the golden crow egg on the stone platform that was burning with blazing golden flames.

Lei Zhan felt that he had a chance of learning this magical power, so he placed a glimmer of hope in the black bead in his body.

It is rare for ordinary cultivators to achieve enlightenment, and even the number of times they enter the state of enlightenment in their lifetime is very few.

However, the black bead in Leizhan's body can accumulate energy once every five years. When the countless starlights in the bead are released together, Leizhan can directly fall into a state of enlightenment.

With the comprehension and understanding of the magical power, and falling into that mysterious feeling of enlightenment, it is very likely that Lei Zhan will learn this top-notch escape technique "Fleeting Glimpses" naturally.

Another possibility is that it is a golden crow egg that is still in the gestation stage.

This magical power "Fleeting Glimpses" is originally a simplified version of the Jinwu clan's innate magical power "Golden Rainbow of the Sun". Naturally, the Jinwu clan can do this escape technique very well.

"But my second soul..."

Lei Zhan sensed the state of the other separated soul. It was nestled in an extremely warm place, like a pre-born baby slowly growing in its mother's womb, gestating within the Golden Crow egg. "The offspring of those with extremely powerful divine and demonic bloodlines are all extraordinary. Some even remain in the womb for several years, or even over a decade."

"Although my second soul's true form was born countless years ago... the development of this second soul is not much different from that of a baby in the womb."

Lei Zhan shook his head. He had expected that the soul would be nurtured in the Golden Crow Egg, and he was even looking forward to it.

You must know that the more powerful the offspring of powerful gods and demons are, the stronger they will be when they are born.

Of course, the stronger the strength, the longer it will take to grow in the mother's womb.

Like the gods and demons born from the real heaven and earth, the weakest one must be in the innate realm. Those born from the powerful chaos even include the Chaos Gods and the Chaos True Gods!
In ancient times, many immortals and demons gave birth to children.

For example, the nine sons born to Zulong were all born at the level of gods.

Therefore, once Leizhan's second soul breaks out of the shell, he will naturally possess the strength to refine the body of a god or devil.

Leizhan's second soul is of extremely pure Golden Crow bloodline, and has absorbed a portion of the power of the Zhulong Dragon Ball. Naturally, its potential is far beyond that of ordinary descendants of gods and demons.

"Just wait!"

"I have a deep understanding of Tao. After my second soul breaks out of the shell, my Qi training will be able to quickly improve to the level of the original body, or even directly cultivate to the perfection of the soul!" Lei Zhan whispered, looking at the Golden Crow Egg in front of him, the heat in his heart was as fierce as the golden flames in his eyes.

……

In the blink of an eye, more than nine years have passed.

"The magical escape technique, fleeting glimpse, is done!" Sitting cross-legged on the cloud bed with countless golden crow divine patterns, Leizhan slowly opened his eyes.

The natural and mysterious aura surrounding his body, which was in perfect harmony with the heaven and earth, also disappeared without a trace.

"This fleeting glimpse is indeed worthy of being the magical manual for the Three Realms' number one escape technique. It took me over nine years to comprehend it, and even required two extremely precious moments of enlightenment, before I was able to master it today."

Lei Zhan's mind moved, and his body suddenly turned into a golden light, flying in this extremely spacious and quiet room.

At this moment, he seemed to have truly turned into a ray of light, his speed reaching an extreme, as if he were teleporting.

Even if he moved, it couldn't even compare to the display of the escape technique "Fleeting Light" at this moment.

"Hu." Leizhan sat cross-legged on the cloud bed again and slowly exhaled.

"This fleeting glimpse... is too powerful!" Lei Zhan sighed inwardly. "As soon as I unleashed this escape technique, I felt like a beam of light! It's so fast! I've only just begun learning, and yet I've been able to fly ninety thousand miles in the blink of an eye!"

Ninety thousand miles, to be able to arrive in an instant, is already an extremely terrifying speed.

Especially in the fights between gods and demons, if you are fast, it means you are in control of the battle situation. You can use your speed to slap others several times, but others can only touch you once, and cannot even touch the corner of your clothes.

This is just the beginning!
The fleeting glimpses are divided into three levels: entry, minor success, and major success!

Once you get started, you can soar to 90,000 miles with the wind in a single thought.

Minor achievement, 150,000 miles can be traveled in just a breath of time.

When it is fully developed, it will reach 200,000 miles in a moment.

You should know that speed is just like cultivation level, the more you improve, the harder it is to improve.

The gap between entry, minor success, and major success is only a few tens of thousands of miles, but a little difference here and a little difference there will make a world of difference in actual fighting.

"Unfortunately, after more than nine years of gestation, my second soul still cannot break out of the shell." Lei Zhan sensed the second soul in the treasure hall and shook his head helplessly.

During these nine years, Lei Zhan practiced in seclusion in the Jinwu Cave, and his strength became more and more unfathomable as time passed.

In terms of cultivation, there is an ample supply of massive essence liquid, as well as a gourd of top-grade immortal pills obtained from Fairy Wangshu.

Resources are not a problem, so naturally the Qi flow training will be elevated to the late stage of returning to the void.

As for the body refining method of gods and demons, there is no bottleneck at the small realm of Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu. One only needs to continuously absorb the power of the sun and the power of the moon to continuously improve his cultivation.

After nine years of accumulation, he has now reached the twelfth level of perfection in the Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu.

With Leizhan's comprehension of the Tao, he can break through to the level of primordial spirit at any time.

If he had not used up another opportunity to venture into the Temple of War God at the Wanxiang level, his divine and demonic body would have already broken through to the Yuanshen level.

You should know that when Lei Zhan left the Water Palace, he had already relied on his perfect cultivation of Qigong and a set of top-notch earth-level magic weapons to break through the fifth floor of the Temple of War God, which corresponds to the level of the primordial spirit.

Compared to before, the strength has changed dramatically.

Furthermore, if the second spirit, the Golden Crow, breaks out of its shell, it is possible to use this opportunity to directly skip the sixth floor of the Temple of War God and go to the seventh floor, where there is a chance to obtain a top-level immortal-level magic weapon from the Treasure Hall of the Water Palace!
"In the past nine years, I've mastered the magical powers of the Candle Dragon's Eye and Fleeting Light, and even gained a deeper understanding of several Dao principles," Lei Zhan whispered softly. "But the divine consciousness secrets involving mental strength are too difficult, and there's no corresponding guidance within the secrets."

"Could it be that I should learn from Ji Ning and sense the power of the mind through archery?"

When Ji Ning first got the mental power method such as "Hou Yi's Archery", he sensed the power of the mind and entered the door to mental power.

But that was under the guidance of a powerful being like Houyi. If Leizhan did the same thing without the guidance of any method, it would be hard to say whether it would be effective.

"Never mind, let's just give it a try! I still have a lot of time ahead of me. If this experiment helps me gain some mental strength, it will naturally be of great benefit in the future."

He has only been practicing for a few decades now, which is just a blink of an eye for those immortals who often practice in seclusion for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

Lei Zhan thought about it, and then an idea came to his mind.

Thanks Mr. Qi for the reward.

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(End of this chapter)