Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Three days later, Zhao Sheng was in the Cultivation Room, sitting with his eyes closed and running his cultivation exercises when suddenly the room shook and the ground trembled slightly.

Zhao Sheng opened his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in them.

At this moment, the Spirit Palace was ascending.

"Could it be... are we setting off for the Star Algae Sea?" he thought to himself in astonishment.

Zhao Sheng's guess was correct.

As the awakening of the Star God was imminent, once the younger generation of the clan had assembled, the Ling Yuan Ancestor activated the Imperial Order, and the Ten-thousand-year-old Camel Mountain Turtle carrying the Spirit Palace slowly extended its four colossal pillar-like limbs and a head as immense as a mountain peak.

With a gentle movement of the old turtle's limbs, its incredibly huge body rose majestically from the sea bed, creating an undersea storm in an instant. Strong currents rapidly spread in all directions, stirring up vast clouds of sediment and rendering the surrounding sea water turbid within dozens of miles.

The Camel Mountain Turtle ascended slowly towards the sea surface. At this moment, on the plaza in front of the Spirit Palace, the Ling Yuan Ancestor and Ling Xu Ancestor stood in the front, while Ancestor Ming Wu was nowhere to be seen.

Behind them were eleven Golden Core Spirit Clan members, led by the Ice King, Heavenly River King, and Star Cloud King.

Two rows of clan members stood behind them, with thirty-odd Foundation Establishment Clan Members and over sixty Junior Qi Refining clan members.

Apart from the two Nascent Soul Ancestors and the three Golden Core Kings, both the kings and the other Spirit Clan members had secured spots in the Core Circle, preparing to attempt an audience with the Star God.

The Sea Clan had three hundred spots available.

The Sea Dominator Octopus had abnormal talent but was not too bright and was generally not favored by the Star God.

The Jiao Long Clan was too arrogant, priding itself on the True Dragon Bloodline. Even for a miraculous life form like the Star God, they didn't hold it in high esteem.

Therefore, the Jiao Long Clan also did not value the spots highly.

In the end, nearly two hundred spots fell into the hands of the Spirit Clan.

However, the Spirit Clan had to allocate half of the spots for other uses

On one hand, they had to offer some spots to the following Alien Races and demon beast species to appease everyone's hearts.

On the other hand, they had to reserve some spots to court the "candidates" they favored, such as Alien Race prodigies, demon beasts with unique talents, Golden Core Demons, and so on.

Thus, it can be said that the Spirit Clan governs the billion sea beasts of the ocean with only tens of thousands of clan members, becoming one of the three great overlords of the open sea.

This was not solely due to their own strength, but also their skillful methods and far-sighted strategies, which were indispensable.

...

Moments later, a large shadow appeared on the surface of the sea.

Suddenly

A "mountain peak" shot up through the sea surface, with water cascading down its sides like waterfalls,

rising swiftly like a towering pillar, reaching more than a hundred feet in height in the blink of an eye.

When the Camel Mountain Turtle lowered its house-sized head to look down on the sea surface, a circular void five miles in radius formed as the water around it retreated in all directions, and the Spirit Palace emerged slowly from the void.

Soon after

The sea within a ten-mile radius around the Spirit Palace rose all at once, with massive amounts of water pouring down the edges like waterfalls.

The water quickly drained, and suddenly there was a new dark green "island" ten miles in circumference on the sea surface.

The Spirit Palace, standing at the center of this island, was bathed in sunlight, resembling a dazzling, eye-catching Crystal Palace. Its peaks, palace walls, and crystal stone floors reflected thousands of rainbow lights. From afar, it looked like a dreamlike "Immortal Palace" upon the ocean.

At the moment the Spirit Palace surfaced, the sea within dozens of miles became turbulent, the water boiling, as one sea beast after another of various races surfaced.

Spirit Whales, Thunder Explosion Jellyfish, Green Demon Sharks, Sky Crossing Crabs... Each giant beast of the sea was awe-inspiring, with at least a third-tier strength.

Especially the Ancient Exotic Beast, the Sky Crossing Crab, which was incredibly large—almost half the size of the Camel Mountain Turtle supporting the Spirit Palace.

This Sky Crossing Crab was of Eighth Rank and possessed immense strength, strong enough to contend with a Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.

If it were not for the Sky Crossing Crab's inherently low intelligence, it would never have been subjugated by the Ling Yuan Ancestor to serve as a War Pet.

The other gigantic sea beasts also served as War Pets for the Spirit Clan members.

The Spirit Clan could be considered the favored children of the sea, naturally endearing sea beasts, making the bonding with sea beast War Pets naturally ten times easier than for the Human Clan.

At this time, a diverse group of Alien Races stood on the back of the Sky Crossing Crab, each of them formidable in strength.

If Zhao Sheng were here, he would have been shocked by the might of the Spirit Clan.

Just today, the ability of the Spirit Clan to contend with Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators was demonstrated by three entities – Ling Yuan Ancestor and Sky Crossing Crab being two of them.

Another being that is often overlooked is the Humpbacked Mountain Turtle that supports the Spirit Palace.

This old turtle has lived for an incredibly long time, and its strength is unfathomably deep.

Some even believe it possesses the battle strength of a Divinity Transformation Level creature.

However, in the past few thousand years, the Humpbacked Mountain Turtle has never fully unleashed its power, making it difficult for outsiders apart from the Spirit Clan to know the limits of its combat ability.

The Spirit Palace and this ten-thousand-year-old turtle also form one of the foundational strengths of the Spirit Clan, second only to their Clan Guardian Artifact in importance.

Every time they pay homage to the Star God, the Spirit Clan chooses to deploy it.

On one hand, it is to ensure the safety of the clan members, and on the other, it also serves as a deterrent.

...

Boom!

A muffled roar suddenly emerged from under the sea; the Humpbacked Mountain Turtle slightly raised its head as its shell lit up instantly, and vast swaths of green radiance surged up like a monumental wave.

The green radiance swelled, and the sea surface seemed to have a gigantic "Green Sun" rising upon it.

In an instant, the "Green Sun" crushed out a "strait" ten miles wide, racing toward the horizon.

A group of war pets also followed the "strait" that had been cleaved open, closely pursuing it.

After the Spirit Clan's army left Dragon Head Island, a hazy grey vortex suddenly appeared on the sea surface.

The moment the grey vortex emerged, the sea surface was immediately crowded with a dense array of sea beast figures.

In the sky, swarms of demon beasts formed "dark clouds" and began to "patrol" around Dragon Head Island just like the sea beasts, slowly circling back and forth.

Sky Wolf Arhat, Skeleton Ancestor, and others hid in a nearby part of the sea.

Having witnessed the appearance and departure of the Spirit Palace and seeing Ancestor Ming Wu deploying demon beasts to "protect" Dragon Head Island,

"The strength of the Spirit Clan is unfathomable indeed!" Skeleton Ancestor suddenly sighed.

Atop a lotus throne, Hongyuan Bodhisattva sat upright and asked with a frown, "That Humpbacked Mountain Turtle has likely reached the Tenth Rank! Why does it not choose to ascend?"

"Hehe! That depends on whether the Spirit Clan is willing. What do you think?" A scornful smile suddenly appeared on the face of the Heavenly Girl Li Wanru.

At this moment, Sky Wolf Arhat chanted, "Amitabha! We should also make a move!"

"Let's go!" The Sky Wolf King had been restless for a while, and upon hearing this, he immediately shot out.

Li Wufeng waved his hand, and a blood-colored light screen emerged, instantly enveloping a dozen or so people beside him, then turned into a streak of blood light, shooting off in pursuit.

The other Nascent Soul Ancestors also displayed their special abilities, taking their chosen individuals and quickly departing.

In the blink of an eye, the sea surface was devoid of people.

...

Half a month later.

In the Cultivation Room, in front of Zhao Sheng lay a pill bottle containing eight Essence Spirit Pills, all of which were Mid-grade Spirit Pills, with even one being top-grade.

Together with the Elixir Pills refined earlier on Dome Turtle Island, he now had twelve Mid-grade Essence Spirit Pills.

Originally intended for sale, the situation has changed,

In the past few days, after thinking it over, he decided to consume all these Essence Spirit Pills himself and aim to reach Foundation Establishment Perfection as quickly as possible.

He poured out an Essence Spirit Pill and threw it into his mouth.

This pill truly lived up to its reputation as an excellent elixir for enhancing Spiritual Power within the Foundation Establishment Realm.

The moment it entered his mouth, it turned into streams of pure Spiritual Power that quickly spread throughout his body.

With his eyes closed, he allowed these energies to slowly circulate through his limbs and body several times before beginning to gather them into his Dantian. The twenty-four Spiritual Power Beads suspended in his Spirit Sea also trembled slightly, absorbing the incoming pure Spiritual Power into the Spirit Power Vortex.

Four hours later, Zhao Sheng felt a sense of clarity and refreshing energy emerge within him, his Spiritual Power appearing somewhat replenished...

Zhao Sheng's face showed delight; the efficacy of a single Essence Spirit Pill could actually match two to three months of meditation and cultivation.

"Had I known this, I wouldn't have been so parsimonious with them," Zhao Sheng thought to himself.
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Zhao Sheng's face showed delight; the efficacy of a single Essence Spirit Pill could actually match two to three months of meditation and cultivation.

"Had I known this, I would have"