The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 164 I am the supreme treasure of the Path of Slaughter!
Water mansion, quiet room.

On the vast, dark jade bed, a man in a golden robe sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.

Around the fortified area, there were also a large number of treasures and wonders, radiating a dazzling five-colored brilliance.

Wow~~~
These rays of light were the essence of the five elements contained in the treasures and wonders, and they all flew towards the outstretched hands.

a long time.

Everything returned to chaos.

Everything has completely calmed down.

"call."

Lei Zhan looked at the two hands resting on his knees. He gently clenched his fists, and intricate star-picking divine patterns appeared on them. At the same time, a terrifying power emanated from his hands and spread outwards.

"Star Picker, fifth turn!" Lei Zhan smiled.

The Star-Picking Hand, a divine power created by Master Sanshou Daoren, is just like forging a magic weapon.

Absorbing a massive amount of the essence of the five elements, and then gradually refining the palms into a powerful magic weapon.

The Five-Turn Star-Picking Hand is the ultimate refinement of these two hands into an innate spiritual treasure.

Lei Zhan has never obtained a single one of these magical treasures.

The treasure used to help the second primordial spirit overcome the heavenly tribulation and cultivate a first-class golden core was merely a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

The ultimate innate treasures are the finest among the finest innate spiritual treasures! They possess power comparable to some of the extraordinary treasures of chaos!
"Besides the Star-Picking Hand, my Eight-Nine Arcane Technique can also be improved a bit. The ten Great Luo Immortal Pills that my master prepared for my second primordial spirit to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation should be enough to cultivate my Eight-Nine Arcane Technique to the eighth level."

Lei Zhan flipped his hand, and a gourd appeared in his hand.

The energy required for each rotation of the Eight-Nine Arcane Technique increases almost tenfold.

The first stage of cultivating supernatural powers is very easy; generally, only one top-grade immortal-level pill is needed to successfully cultivate it.

However, if one wants to cultivate to the third stage in one go, one would need one hundred top-grade immortal pills.

This applies to turns one through three.

This applies to rotations four through six.

The same applies to the seventh to ninth stages of the Heavenly Gods chapter.

Fortunately, when the second primordial spirit was refining the first-grade golden core, it was supplemented by the power of the two great stars, Taiyin and Taiyang. The almost endless power of the stars was integrated into the divine body, so the ten Great Luo Immortal Pills given by the master, Patriarch Bodhi, were saved.

“Hua La La~~~~”

The gourd opened instantly, and a Great Luo Immortal Pill, radiating a massive amount of primordial energy and comparable to a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, was swallowed directly by Lei Zhan in one gulp.

“Buzz buzz~~~”

The moment the elixir was swallowed, Lei Zhan's entire body began a fundamental transformation, with his tendons, bones, muscles, skin, hair... every part of his body rapidly changing.

The seventh stage of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Techniques can generally make a celestial body comparable to a mid-grade pure yang magic weapon.

The cultivation of the divine body becomes increasingly difficult as one progresses.

Reaching the eighth stage of cultivation requires consuming nine Great Luo Golden Pills, but even then, it only allows one to cultivate their divine body to a level comparable to the highest grade of Pure Yang.

soon.

"Seventh transformation, done!" Lei smiled, but his actions of swallowing the elixir did not stop at all.

Each of the Great Immortal Pills, containing incomparably pure magical power, transformed into streams of energy that continuously flowed into Lei Zhan's body.

At this moment, Lei Zhan's entire body was like a sponge, greedily absorbing this massive amount of pure magical power.

……

One day later.

Deep within the Star-Picking Palace.

Lei Zhan and Huang Mao Da Xiong stood in the void passage.

As Lei Zhan's hands lit up with intricate star-picking divine patterns, they slammed into the array's restrictions.

With a "whoosh," light flowed across the array's restrictions, forming runes similar to the Star-Picking Divine Pattern to meet the palm strike.

Instantly, the dense array of formations and restrictions around them seemed to vanish with this palm strike.

Behind the array's restrictions, a closed wooden door was revealed.

"Squeak~~~"

With a hint of anticipation in his eyes, Lei Zhan smiled and pushed open the wooden door in front of him under the gaze of the blond bear, and went straight in.

Once inside, the scenery changes.

The surrounding area was an ordinary house. Inside the house was a futon, and sitting on the futon was a one-armed, bald man dressed in animal skin. He looked at Lei Zhan with a deep gaze.

"Is it an image left by the master?" Lei Zhan smiled slightly.

The Taoist of Three Longevities had already died in the ancient war of destruction, so it was impossible for him to appear before him.

The scene before him was extremely familiar to Lei Zhan. In fact, it was unforgettable.

It was in this setting that Lei Zhan, at his weakest, received the supernatural power "Star-Picking Hand" passed down by the Taoist Sanshou.

as predicted.

The Taoist Sanshou, who was sitting cross-legged, said, "You've arrived."

"You have already mastered the fifth stage of the Star-Picking Hand technique by entering this place. I, Sanshou, can be considered to have a successor."

The Three Longevity Daoist's eyes held a sense of liberation and serenity. "I couldn't find a good successor in my lifetime, but I have one after my death. That's enough..."

"Those who remain... I hope you will treat them well, especially those pure yang magic treasures in the Treasure Hall. Give them whatever suits them."

"Your future path is entirely up to you. If you find the Star-Picking Palace restrictive, you may disband it."

The images left by the Taoist Sanshou millions of years ago are slowly telling a story, full of earnest advice. Yet, the carefree and serene tone in his words stirs ripples in the lake of Lei Zhan's heart.

"That's all."

The Taoist Sanshou shook his head and smiled, but in the end, it all turned into a sigh.

“Master.” Lei Zhan’s expression was inscrutable. Although Daoist Sanshou had not formally taught him, they were essentially master and disciple. However, the precious legacy that Daoist Sanshou left for his successors before he went alone to that great ancient war had undoubtedly been of great help to Lei Zhan’s growth.

"Don't worry. Under my leadership, the Zhaixing Mansion lineage will soon regain its ancient glory."

"And those who are willing to stay, I will treat them well. At least, I will not let them down for their silent waiting."

Lei Zhan's voice was soft, yet incredibly heavy.

This is both a promise between master and disciple, and also a promise made by Lei Zhan as the new lord of the prefecture.

long silence.

Lei Zhan collected his myriad thoughts and walked to the table inside the room.

There were three boxes on the table. With a wave of his hand, Lei Zhan opened all three boxes.

The boxes contained magical treasures, each radiating boundless pressure.

"You are the new Lord of the Star-Picking Palace?"

A bald little monk dressed in golden robes emerged from one of the small golden pagodas.

"You've finally arrived. We've been stuck in this place for who knows how long, and we're so tired of it."

"The new lord of the manor has arrived?" A simply dressed old man, who looked like an old farmer from the fields, emerged from a small wooden boat.

"Finally here." A handsome child sitting cross-legged appeared on the densely packed beads, his eyes shining with a sharp and piercing light.

"You're here," Lei Zhan said with a light laugh. "I know all of you."

"You are the Nine Lives Tower? You can create nine clones to escape." Lei Zhan smiled and pointed at the bald little monk.

"Huh?" The magical artifacts were all taken aback.

Lei Zhan had a very detailed understanding of these magical treasures, so there was no need for the spirits of these treasures to introduce them themselves.

Lei Zhan changed the subject, pointing to the small wooden boat again, "So you're the Void Boat? It can shatter the void at an extremely high speed?"

"It's me." The spirit of the magical artifact, who looked like an old farmer from the fields, stroked his beard and smiled.

"I wonder how fast you can go?" Lei Zhan asked with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Lei Zhan's second primordial spirit is the purest three-legged golden crow. It can indeed travel very quickly by personally using supernatural powers and escape techniques, but correspondingly, it consumes a lot of divine power and magic power.

The characteristics of magical artifacts are similar to those of tools: they save effort and are safer.

This innate spiritual treasure, the Void Boat, can easily enter and exit some terrifying and dangerous places. Even if those places are extremely dangerous, as long as they cannot damage the innate spiritual treasure, Lei Zhan can stay in this Void Boat indefinitely.

But if it's just about the physical body... it would take a long time before one can develop a divine body and reach the level of an innate spiritual treasure!
It should be noted that although Master Tathagata passed on the "Fragment of the True God Scroll of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts" on the day of his apprenticeship, Lei Zhan never studied it in the slightest.

Once you have gained something, you can use the black beads to deduce supernatural powers, which will take a very long time.

The cost of truly cultivating one's divine body to rival the pinnacle of innate cultivation is even more terrifying.

"Speed?" The old farmer smiled slightly and said slowly, "If a celestial god or immortal were to control me, I could travel two hundred thousand miles in an instant. If a true god or Dao ancestor were to control me, I could fly four hundred thousand miles in the blink of an eye."

"Two hundred thousand li? Four hundred thousand li?" Lei Zhan shook his head inwardly.

Two hundred thousand miles in a single breath, four hundred thousand miles in a single breath... Isn't that fast?
In fact, this speed is already extremely fast! It can even rival some chaotic magic weapons.

After all, going any higher, it's almost comparable to the ultimate speed of the Heavenly Dao. Most ordinary Chaos Treasures only reach this speed.

Moreover, in the Three Realms, the speed of ordinary True Gods and Dao Ancestors is at most 90,000 li in an instant. They can't even reach that speed.

"One breath covers ninety thousand miles" refers to the speed at which the Golden-Winged Roc's divine power, "Garuda's Wings," is cultivated to its full potential.

While it can be fast, this is relative.

Once Lei Zhan has mastered the supernatural power "Fleeting Light and Shadow" at the Returning to Emptiness level, he will be able to travel 200,000 miles in a single breath.

As for what the spirit of this magical artifact said about being controlled by a true god or Dao ancestor…

Lei Zhan, this second primordial spirit, absorbed the true blood of the Golden Crow Demon Emperor, elevating his own bloodline to a level comparable to the three-legged Golden Crow of the ancient times, a true god.

Afterwards, it would naturally not be a problem to go to the Sun Star to cultivate the top-level escape technique, "Sun Golden Rainbow".

"This Void Boat is ultimately an innate spiritual treasure. At most, it can only be used by my true self for a short time," Lei Zhan thought to himself. "However, since my true self cannot cultivate the Golden Rainbow of the Sun, it can only serve as a substitute until I obtain the Nine-Horned Lightning Serpent Escape Technique."

In his mind, he had already labeled the three innate spiritual treasures in front of him.

The Nine Lives Tower can transform into nine indistinguishable clones to escape, but these clones are easily detected in a single engagement. It's far too useless.

If things really come to the point where they can't win and have to escape, the spacetime power that Lei Zhan has comprehended, along with his top-notch escape techniques, makes his escape methods far superior to these magical treasures.

This treasure, though excellent, can only be used to exchange for other powerful beings, or perhaps bestowed upon the celestial gods and immortals under Hong Xue's command.

As for the Void Boat, after Lei Zhan's true form broke through to the True God level, the First-Class True Immortal level, it was sufficient for traveling.

Lei Zhan smiled and with a wave of his hand, he put away the first two items.

"Huh? What?"

Even the fierce-looking, young child was stuttering; he naturally noticed the new prefect's nonchalance. He was also surprised by the new prefect's high standards.

"Let's not even talk about that bald little guy, Nine Lives. But even though that old man is slow and clumsy, in ancient times, this Void Boat was among the top five treasures..."

"The treasures left behind by Master Sanshou Daoren are indeed quite good. However, the Nine Lives Pagoda and the Void Boat are of little use to me." Lei Zhan shook his head and said, "Tell me about yourself, are you the Golden Pearl of the Celestial Stars?"

"Hmm." The fierce-looking child said, "You're just a celestial being or immortal, but you have quite high standards. But since you look down on them, you'll probably value me even more!"

"I am the supreme treasure of the Path of Slaughter!"

"A supreme treasure of the killing path?" Lei Zhan laughed.

"Then I'm somewhat interested."

"Release the restrictions on your magic weapon and let me refine it first. I want to see just how powerful your killing treasure truly is!"

That's exactly what we've been waiting for.

You should know that the nine layers of chaotic restrictions that Lei Zhan cherished in his heart contained endless mysteries were recorded on this Heavenly Golden Star Pearl.

……

(End of this chapter)