Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension-Chapter 246 - 212 Spirit Palace_2

Chapter 246: Chapter 212 Spirit Palace_2

Zhao Sheng was only stunned for a moment before a thunderous roar awakened him.

“Halt! Who dares to barge into the Spirit Palace? State your name immediately!”

Looking up, he saw two bald giants, over three zhang tall, with blue faces and fangs, and thick whiskers hanging below their chins like octopus tentacles, striding meteorically towards Zhao Sheng and Master Jiu Chi.

These two giants exuded a formidable aura, wearing Red Essence Half-Body Armor on their upper bodies and wielding Sea Blue Great Halberds, followed by two rows of Green-armored men with green scales on their faces and purple glints in their eyes, each with an aura as strong as one at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Although Hu Xiao was naturally fierce, the appearance of the two giants instantly frightened it to the ground, whining incessantly.

Master Jiu Chi hurriedly jumped down, approached them with a smiling face, and laughed, “Ha ha! Leader Zhang, it has been decades, and you’re still so devoted to your duties, Wang Jiu admires that!”

“Oh, so who’s the reckless one! It turns out to be you, kid. If Xiao Jiu hadn’t come back, we brothers wouldn’t have even thought of it. When are you going to pay us back for the High-Grade Water Spirit Stones you owe?” The two bald giants suddenly raised their halberds towards Master Jiu Chi and bellowed in a deep voice.

The pair, one named Zhang Da and the other Zhang Er, were from an Ancient Strange Race of Sea Giants from the Shattered Star Sea—a race formidable in strength, rivaling a Sixth Rank Demon.

The two were twins from the same mother, born with the superpower of telepathic communication. Not only did they move and gesture in complete unison, but even their manner of speaking was identical.

“Leader Zhang, please don’t blame me. I’ll return the Spirit Stones now,” said Master Jiu Chi with a bitter expression on his face as he quickly took out two azure spirit stones, glinting with spirit light, and tossed them gently, letting the stones float slowly towards the giants.

Upon seeing this, the two giants opened their gaping mouths, sucked vigorously, and the top-grade spiritual stones were suddenly inhaled and swallowed.

“Good! Xiao Jiu, what brings you to the Spirit Palace this time?”

Both giants licked their lips and put down their halberds, turning their rolling eyes together towards Zhao Sheng, their gaze filled with curiosity and surprise.

Clearly, they had sensed the unusual Spiritual Clan Bloodline within Zhao Sheng.

Master Jiu Chi turned and pointed to Zhao Sheng, who had just walked up beside him, and said happily, “Here, I came to the Spirit Palace for this young man.”

“I don’t know if Ancestor is currently in the Spirit Palace? If so, please inform Leader Zhang.”

“You’re out of luck. Great Elder Ling Yuan just led the sea beast army to Longjin Island a few days ago, reinforcing the vanguard troops. It’s said the Human Clan set up a Great Array there, and our vanguards are stuck and can’t bypass it. Both sides have been fighting for almost a month now. Dozens of demons have died, and yet they can’t take down a small island. It’s getting tricky!”

Upon hearing this, Master Jiu Chi was taken aback and hesitated before asking, “If Ancestor is not around, who is currently in charge of the Spirit Palace?”

“The Spirit Palace is now jointly managed by three kings. If you want to meet, my brother and I will go announce your visit.”

“May I boldly ask, which three kings?” Master Jiu Chi probed.

“Heh heh!”

The two giants chuckled, their expressions inscrutable.

Seeing this, Master Jiu Chi cursed inwardly and obediently handed over two thousand-year-old sea coral spiritual branches, as thick as thighs and a zhang in length.

After accepting the bribe, Zhang Da and Zhang Er conveyed through Divine Sense, “The three kings are the Ice King, Heavenly River King, and Star King.”

After pondering for a moment, Master Jiu Chi spoke, “I wish to meet the Ice Mountain King. Please go ahead, Brother Zhang.”

“Wait here!”

With that, the Sea Giant on the left turned and walked towards the Spirit Palace, while the giant on the right stayed with the Spirit Palace Guards, watching Zhao Sheng and Master Jiu Chi.

Soon,

the giant returned, followed by a delicate and seductive woman.

The seductive woman approached, and with a respectful kneel, said to Zhao Sheng and the others, “Sirs, the king invites you.”

Seeing Zhao Sheng and his companion follow the woman and disappear into the palace walls, the two Sea Giants exchanged glances, then simultaneously sent a Divine Sense message to the Green-armored Guards beside them.

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Before long, two Green-armored Guards suddenly dashed out from the ranks, transforming into two streaks of green light, and in a flash, they entered the majestic Spirit Palace.

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Elsewhere, Zhao Sheng and his companion were led by the woman through broad and towering crystal corridors. On both sides of the corridor were grand side halls with closed doors, each door about three to four Zhang wide and five to six Zhang high, shimmering with white light, and covered with numerous strange runes exuding spirit light, all the while emitting a breathtaking, imposing aura.

Zhao Sheng walked with a seemingly calm expression yet was inwardly astounded.

As he walked along the crystal corridors, the surroundings felt extremely quiet at first, and one would rarely encounter any living beings. But as they continued, he suddenly sensed as if numerous unseen and intangible eyes had emerged around him,

These eyes were invisible and untraceable, undetectable even by Divine Sense.

However, under the gaze of these unseen cold eyes, Zhao Sheng suddenly felt his blood becoming more vibrant than ever before, as if it started to “boil.”

At the same time, an indescribably mysterious aura began to converge from all corners of the palace, swiftly swarming toward him from all directions and merging into Zhao Sheng’s limbs and marrow.

In an instant, his heart began beating fiercely, and his blood circulated through his body at ten times the usual speed, endlessly.

The stimulation caused Zhao Sheng’s face to flush red, as the Mystic Primordial Heavy Water Technique operated on its own, channeling copious amounts of pure Spiritual Energy into his Dantian—the speed of the Spirit Power Vortex inside increased several-fold in an instant.

The Mystic Primordial Spirit Power in his meridians flowed through his limbs and bones at an unprecedented speed, harmonizing with the blood circulation and repeatedly completing Zhou Tian cycles.

Master Jiu Chi noticed Zhao Sheng’s anomaly, glanced to the side with a change of expression, and couldn’t help feeling both jealousy and envy.

Only members of the Spiritual Clan knew that Zhao Sheng had passed a crucial test and gained the recognition of the residual souls of ancestral spirits from generations past.

As a result, he was also blessed and empowered by them. As long as he was within the Spirit Palace, his cultivation speed would be several times faster than in the outside world, and the purer his bloodline, the faster his cultivation speed would be.

In other words, if Zhao Sheng were to join the Spiritual Clan, he would likely stir the Clan Guardian Artifact and qualify for a three-character True Name.

Despite the sudden changes, Zhao Sheng quickly adapted and immediately noticed the envious glance from the side.

Zhao Sheng pretended as if he hadn’t felt anything and maintained a composed expression as he continued walking.

After walking for about the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, the three entered a side hall constructed from Red Flame Coral.

As soon as he stepped into the side hall, a bone-chilling coldness assaulted him.

Zhao Sheng shivered and instinctively circulated his Spiritual Power, conjuring a blue Light Shield around his body that kept the cold at bay.

At a glance, the room was resplendent with snow-white splendor; large, sharp icicles hung from the ceiling and rose from the floor everywhere, and rows of snow-white ice chairs were neatly arranged on both sides, leading to a white jade ice bed at the far end of the hall—three Zhang long, one Zhang high, and of solid construction.

On the white jade ice bed lay a huge Ice Man with an awe-inspiring chill, his body crystalline. Inside his chest, a vague human-shaped Shadow was curled up.

Upon seeing this person, Master Jiu Chi immediately bowed and said loudly, “Spirit Shadow Wang Jiu pays his respects to the Ice King! I have brought the person back as instructed, and I am here to report.”

No sooner had he spoken than a chilling voice echoed in the hall, “Wang Jiu, is this the mischievous little fellow?”

The voice was extremely cold yet carried a strong personal resonance.

The Ice Man slowly straightened up, and an unseen pressure suddenly pressed down on Zhao Sheng, causing frost to form in his nostrils and nearly freezing his blood.

Zhao Sheng grunted, his Spiritual Power swiftly circulating as the Protective Light Shield expanded by thirty percent, becoming more rounded and condensed, barely withstanding the Ice King’s pressure.

“…Yes, it’s this little fellow. His name… his name… what’s your name again?”

Mid-sentence, Jiu Chi stumbled over his words, then turned his head to look over.

“Is a name really that important? You can call me, Zhao Chonghe!”