While concentrating and calming one's mind in the void, one waits for the other party to return.

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Volume 1: Chapter 434, Disaster Imminent

In the center of the void, beside the blazing sun.

Xi Heng waited all day, wondering what state Su Ziyuan had fallen into or what kind of situation she had encountered.

Perhaps they met the incarnation of that demigod in person, or perhaps they were simply caught in the flames and gained various insights.

"After all, she has a close relationship with the fortune teller. She should encounter some good things on this trip."

"Could it be that a demigod bestows upon him treasures, or even... a celestial artifact?"

Thinking of this, she shook her head first:

"However, the half-immortal has lost himself, and nothing is certain now."

After a moment's thought, she regained her composure and continued to wait patiently.

Two days passed, and nothing changed.

So Xi Heng left a spatial node here, allowing his avatar to teleport over instead of waiting.

The main body then constructed a spirit-gathering array beside it, and together with the white flame spiritual vein, closed its eyes to cultivate.

Time flies, and March has passed in the blink of an eye.

When the closest calamities had all revolved around the celestial realm, a slight fluctuation finally emerged from the blazing light.

Suddenly, a vast amount of spiritual energy and light surged and gathered on the surface of the blazing sun like a tide, so large that the undulating patterns were clearly visible.

At the same time, the aura of lightning tribulation erupted from within.

It was as if a mole had grown on the surface of the entire blazing sun, with a gray-black patch appearing under the cover of thunderclouds.

"Is he undergoing tribulation...?"

The ever-observant, external avatar, with a light thought.

Because of the great distance, it was difficult to get a clear view.

However, the fluctuations of spiritual energy tides and lightning tribulations are real, and this should be the case.

Unable to enter the blazing sun and thus unable to protect it, she could only hope for its success.

Seven days passed, and the clouds of calamity dissipated.

Through the power of time left on Su Ziyuan, Xi Heng learned that she was unharmed and had likely survived the ordeal.

Two days later, that familiar figure emerged from within the blazing sun and arrived in the void, flying towards Xi Heng's location.

From a distance, one can see that his demeanor and posture have changed. Although he still maintains a small stature, as his cultivation level has improved, his expression and temperament have clearly acquired a touch of otherworldly immortality.

Su Ziyuan transformed into a white light and arrived swiftly, at which moment Xi Heng's true form slowly awoke.

In the blink of an eye, Su Ziyuan, her aura as ethereal as silk gauze, was right in front of him.

"You got promoted?" she asked.

"Yes, as soon as we entered, we entered a state of enlightenment. In less than two months, we reached the threshold of the Dao Integration stage. Feeling that we could do it, we directly advanced."

She even turned around in mid-air, as naturally and lightly as a swimming fish.

"It looks like everything went smoothly," Xi Heng said.

"The fire of the Heavenly Realm helped me withstand many tribulations. Although the intensity of this tribulation far exceeds that of the past, it seems I can overcome any tribulation within it," the other person chuckled.

"I also met the demigod you mentioned. Although she didn't speak, she just stood far away at the innermost part of the radiance and we exchanged a glance. But in that instant, she gave me a lot of strength."

"Power? Is it something like magic weapons? Or... immortal artifacts?" Xi Heng was very curious about this.

"I don't have anything as powerful as a celestial artifact, but I do have the power of a half-immortal." Su Ziyuan shook her head. Her ponytail swayed left and right, then she raised her left hand, revealing a few specks of light, and said:

"The Disaster Finger has now been fully formed. With the addition of the Half-Immortal's True Power, this finger should be much stronger than before."

With a gentle push of her left hand, the ball of light floated in like a blown bubble, day and night.

As the path darkened after half a meter, a finger-shaped structure resembling a piece of white jade was revealed.

Xi Heng accepted it and scanned it with his spiritual sense. He indeed sensed an extremely profound and powerful energy brewing within it.

It is far more profound than spiritual power and willpower, and is also imbued with a higher level of true power... It is related to the Heavenly Dao, yet it has slight differences.

This aura was so powerful that Xi Heng couldn't even tell whether he could stably bear and use it.

"The power of a demigod..."

She gently took it in her hand: "Thank you."

"No need, no need. The immortal should know who owns this item, so this should be considered a gift from Him to you," Su Ziyuan said with a smile.

"That's it..."

Although he knew that the immortal had lost much of his self-awareness, Xi Heng still felt a little grateful in his heart.

"However, we don't know exactly what kind of amplification the power of a demigod applied to this finger," the other party said.

"I'll study it slowly."

Xi Heng temporarily stored it in his spatial ring, intending to integrate it later when he had some free time. He then returned to the main topic: "I've finished what I needed to do outside. Shall we go back?"

“Go back, go back.” The other party said in one go, “Your realm still needs some cultivation to stabilize. If you need any help later, just call me anytime—I have already advanced to the Dao Integration stage and have the power of a half-immortal. I am definitely capable of helping you.”

Xi Heng simply said "okay".

In the void today, the only enemy of cultivators is calamity.

To confront it head-on, one must either use an equal amount of calamity power or a power approaching that of a true immortal.

Su Ziyuan has been granted the power of a half-immortal, and it is indeed possible that she will need Su Ziyuan's assistance in the future.

As the white-haired girl pondered, she gently waved her hand, opening a white flame portal that led directly to the main hall of the Spirit Fire Space Residence.

He beckoned to Su Ziyuan with his finger and then went inside first.

Before returning to his previous training room, he habitually yawned softly.

The space fluctuated for a moment, and Su Ziyuan arrived, saying lightly, "Let's go back first."

"Goodbye."

The other person's figure turned into white light and gradually dissipated, and the daily routine came to an end.

Xi Heng pushed open the door to the cultivation room, raised his hand and used the power of time to restore the state of things in the room to a brand new state, and then sat cross-legged on his spirit stone futon once again.

He took out the Calamity Finger that Su Ziyuan had given him from his spatial ring and examined it carefully.

Make sure you memorize the texture, shape, size, and angle of your nails.

He then sent his spiritual sense into it to perceive how it differed from the calamity finger in his hand.

Outside, his external avatar slowly reappeared in the void.

He simply formed a spatial seal and put away the flying serpent boat beside him.

His gaze shifted, then fell back on the sun.

As soon as Su Ziyuan walked out, the radiance on her face dimmed somewhat.

That immortal had clearly bestowed a considerable amount of power upon Su Ziyuan, causing the light and flames to gradually weaken and their duration to shorten.

He should have wanted to leave behind a glimmer of hope, rather than simply drawing all his efforts into bringing disaster upon the place.

After all, once the power of the flames dissipates, the calamity will surely break free, and the end of the world will inevitably come.

"Does the Half-Immortal hope that Su Ziyuan can end all of this? Or... does he place his hopes on the Calamity Finger?"

My mind and spirit completely returned to my physical body.

Xi Heng stared at the white jade calamity finger he was holding, having already analyzed it—this one was far stronger than the finger that originally contained the relief from the calamity.

Not only does it contain more relief from the Light Calamity, but it also possesses an unfathomable semi-immortal power.

This special and powerful force, even when concentrated on a little finger that is only one centimeter thick and only slightly protruding from between the fingers, can evoke a contradictory sense of vastness and immensity.

“Every bit of power represents the might of the Heavenly Dao…” Xi Heng realized.

"If I were to merge this calamity finger with my body, perhaps I could briefly use this Heavenly Dao related to 'light'."

"However... I don't know if I can fully accept it; perhaps it depends on whether the Heavenly Dao itself is compatible."

"If the Half-Immortal knew of my existence and had planned to send the Calamity Finger to me, it should be easy to integrate with it."

"And that demigod who is capable of sacrificing his life for righteousness should not have any ill intentions towards me, who is trying to save this world and the way of heaven."

The logic is as described, but Xi Heng still used the power of time to make more preparations to guard against any unexpected events that might occur when merging with the Disaster Pointer.

She placed her fingers in the palm of her left hand and gently grasped it.

“When I used the same Disaster Finger before, I could only replace it. This one is essentially the same as the other one in my hand, but it was reassembled by Su Ziyuan and then incorporated the power of a half-immortal... I wonder if the result will be any different.”

In short, he used the familiar operating technique to move the Disaster Finger to the position of the left little finger to match.

During the merging process, the two fingers of disaster slightly touched each other.

When one end is inserted into the little finger, the other end will overflow.

"So it really is impossible to combine the two into one..." She had had similar experiences many times before, so it wasn't surprising.

We will continue to follow past experience and promote the integration of stronger new disaster indicators.

The process was halfway through when the disaster indicator above trembled slightly.

The power of a semi-immortal emanated from it, prompting Xi Heng to immediately react by using the power of time to observe the developments over the next few dozen seconds.

If anything unusual happens, immediately pause time or split the time sequence between the body and fingers into two segments to prevent the influence of the demigod's power.

In his focused state, the power of the demigod merely flickered the calamity finger that had been squeezed out, thus negating the force that had propelled it.

Like a hydraulic press, force is applied from both above and below, forcibly pressing the two separate fingers together.

The power of the demigod gradually emitted a faint light, and then melted the two calamity fingers as if they were metal, forcibly fusing them into one under intense pressure.

It did indeed melt before long.

However, this fusion does not appear to be perfect. The lower fingertip protrudes from the fingertip of the upper finger, resulting in one finger having two fingertips and nails.

“…” Xi Heng moved his little finger.

Although its appearance was strange, its body adapted to it easily and the sensation was quite natural.

"Xi's semi-immortal power seems to be a warm, inclusive power that can bring together things that were originally incompatible," Xi Heng explained.

Now, the two fingers that held the light of disaster have merged together into his left little finger.

That semi-divine power also flowed through her fingertips.

"The amount of power of a half-immortal is quite large; what was consumed just now was only a tiny wisp."

"This power... might also be used to integrate other things."

Moreover, the characteristic of 'fusion' is only one aspect of the power of a semi-immortal.

Perhaps there are even more characteristics and abilities that can be discovered gradually.

The white-haired girl closed her eyes and carefully sensed the power of the Disaster Finger, which had already merged with her.

This new finger is much, much stronger than the previous one.

Not only because of the presence of more demigod power, Su Ziyuan's re-condensation was like a reforging, which greatly increased its strength.

Its internal cataclysmic relief had erupted in the previous life, taking in countless cultivators and mortals. It was once so powerful that it could rival the later cataclysmic events... It remains powerful to this day.

Xi Heng became increasingly certain that this calamity finger was the hope left behind by the Half-Immortal for this world.

By giving this item to her, she grasped this hope.

"This calamity ring, along with the death calamity that has multiplied over a long period, should be able to overcome other calamities."

She saw a ray of dawn from the power of the immortals.

In an instant, he suddenly understood the name of the Heavenly Dao that the half-immortal 'Xi' had merged with.

It was the dawn.

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