Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Meng Quyi, overwhelmed with joy, eagerly took Zhao Sheng to handle the alliance registration procedures and select a Cultivation Cave Mansion.

Four hours later, the procedures were completed, and Zhao Sheng quickly chose his cave mansion.

Due to principles of maintaining a low profile and ensuring safety, Zhao Sheng purposely chose a remote cave mansion at the edge of Spring and Autumn Island.

Though the concentration of Spiritual Energy here was slightly lower, the cave mansion was established above a cliff, with the ocean below, which greatly satisfied Zhao Sheng.

After bidding farewell to Meng Quyi, Zhao Sheng quickly arrived at this cliffside cave mansion, used a Prohibition Token to open the stone gate, and walked in.

The scale of this cave mansion was not small, boasting a spacious interior with over a dozen stone rooms, fully furnished and decorated, and the concentration of spiritual energy inside was quite substantial, roughly equivalent to a First-Rank Spirit Vein spiritual acupoint, making it very suitable for cultivation.

After briefly inspecting the cave mansion, Zhao Sheng entered the Cultivation Room. The room was small, only about fifteen to eighteen feet in size, and the setup was quite simple, with just a White Jade stone bed and an apricot-yellow cushion, with no other items.

Zhao Sheng was satisfied with the arrangement inside. He briefly inspected the stone walls and stone gate to ensure there were no surveillance-type prohibitions before he settled down, moving forward to sit cross-legged on the cushion.

Zhao Sheng flicked his sleeve, and a Barrier Talisman shot out swiftly, sticking perfectly onto the stone room's door. A white radiance expanded in all directions, forming a pale white light screen that completely isolated the Cultivation Room from the outside world.

Afterward, Zhao Sheng pondered for a moment, flipped his hand, and took out a dark black shield from his Storage Bag—the low-grade defensive Spiritual Artifact Sea Abyss Shield he had acquired at Bei Mansion Cave Heaven.

Zhao Sheng gently tossed it, and the Sea Abyss Shield immediately spun into the air. His eyes then shone brightly as he continuously formed spell signs with his hands, and suddenly a Divine Sense Spirit Seal shot out from his hands and merged into the shield.

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Three days later

In the Cultivation Room, Zhao Sheng's expression was solemn as strands of Divine Sense spirit prohibitions continuously merged into the Sea Abyss Shield.

As the Refining of the Spirit Seal proceeded, the Sea Abyss Shield emitted bursts of black light, and faint sounds of ocean tides echoed in the room.

At that moment, the Sea Abyss Shield was suspended in mid-air, its surface intermittently covered with countless Spiritual Restriction Runes. The runes were interconnected and clearly formed several defensive spirit prohibitions, numbering over twenty at a glance.

Just then, Zhao Sheng's eyes flickered, his hand movements suddenly halted, and he simultaneously spat out a mouthful of essence blood. The essence blood instantly turned into a mist of blood, driven by his Divine Sense, and merged into the Sea Abyss Shield in a flash.

The next second, the Sea Abyss Shield burst into brilliance, emitting a clear sound of ocean tides, as multiple shield phantoms gradually appeared in the Cultivation Room, swirling and whirling around the Spirit Shield.

Seeing this, a flicker of joy flashed in Zhao Sheng's eyes.

"Gather... Condense!"

He uttered in a low voice, and his Divine Sense from the Foundation Establishment Realm burst forth,

Only to see the shield phantoms in the air shining brilliantly, then, like tired birds returning to the forest, they merged into the Sea Abyss Shield's body.

In an instant, great swathes of black light erupted from the Sea Abyss Shield, and over twenty spirit prohibitions suddenly appeared and then quickly merged back into the shield.
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The next second, Zhao Sheng thought, and the Sea Abyss Shield sharply shrank to the size of a palm, turned into a black light, and flew in front of him, rapidly circling his body as it followed his mental commands.

Zhao Sheng slightly smiled, reached out to call it, and the Sea Abyss Shield flew down with a "whoosh" and landed in his palm.

"Good. Finally, I've finished Refining all three Spiritual Artifacts. The previous owner of Bei Mansion was a good man indeed! The treasures he left behind are all fine pieces." Zhao Sheng put away the Sea Abyss Shield, unable to help but remark.

After finishing Refining the Spiritual Artifacts, Zhao Sheng immediately stood up and slowly walked out of the secret chamber.

As soon as he stepped out, he saw a Messenger Talisman Crane flying around the cave mansion, seemingly disoriented and flying all around.

Zhao Sheng extended his hand, and with a flap of its wings, the talisman crane swiftly flew over and landed in his hand.

Opening the talisman crane, Zhao Sheng's brow first furrowed and then relaxed, murmuring to himself, "The Alliance Hierarch is back and wants to assemble the Minister Elders for a meeting? Is it specifically for me, or is there really something? Interesting!"

Zhao Sheng groomed and dressed up, changing into a plain silk robe, then took a short rest.

Half a day later, Zhao Sheng left the cave mansion, and suddenly a white light shot out from his sleeve, circled around his body once, and he instantly transformed into a white-golden Sword Rainbow, speeding toward Spring and Autumn Hall.

Moments later, the Sword Rainbow landed in the hall's front square, Zhao Sheng dispelled the Sword Light, retracted his flying sword, and stepped into the splendid and majestic Spring and Autumn Hall.

The hall was extremely large and spacious, covering an area over two hundred feet in length and nearly sixty feet in height, supported by eighteen thickly girthed Golden Pillars entwined with dragons, with the ceiling inlaid with over a hundred fist-sized Shining Spirit Pearls that lit the hall as bright as day.

In the middle of the hall, two rows of white jade tables and chairs were placed, and at that moment, seventeen or eighteen cultivators of impressive bearing and diverse expressions were sitting on the Jade Chairs, some whispering in low voices and others resting with their eyes closed. Meng Quyi was also among them, appearing to be enjoying a lively conversation with the person next to him.

At that time, in the central area of the hall, on the three large aqua-colored Jade Chairs sat two old men with unfathomably deep auras. One of them Zhao Sheng had already met, True Immortal Qi Feng, while the other had an ancient and majestic appearance, a tall and fierce build, with eyes as red as flames, as if two fireballs were burning within his pupils.

As soon as Zhao Sheng entered the hall, some of the Minister Elders looked over.

Seeing Zhao Sheng arrive, Meng Quyi immediately stood up with a smiling face, quickly approaching with a laugh, "Haha, Brother Zhao, you finally came. Come, come, let me introduce you to the fellow Daoists."