Fried Salted Fish

Chapter 443 Prelude to Ascension

Chapter 1014 The Red Dust Calamity

Lingbao Heavenly Lord absorbed the copied golden script, and at the same moment looked towards the second row of golden scripts. At this time, the Eastern Flower Fairy came back to her senses from the shock and absurdity. Seeing that the Lingbao Heavenly Lord seemed eager to make a move, she quickly took back her comprehension.

"Why bother looking, Heavenly Lord? It's useless. This row has the same content as the previous row."

After obtaining the golden script, the golden characters transformed into a Third-Rank Celestial Scripture.

*The Three Summer Records*!

A Third-Rank Celestial Scripture!

"The Three Summer Records, which record the Seven Transformations and Nine Forms of the Lord!"

The Eastern Flower Fairy was greatly shocked! This scripture and the Azure Jade Treasure Box were at the same level of ancient scriptures, essentially derivative immortal techniques of the Eastern Flower Jade Scripture. They were wondrous techniques mastered by the Four Directions Immortals. This scripture had not been lost, but was in the possession of Lord Qing Tong!

Similarly, there were also the Three Spring Records mastered by the Supreme Polarity Immortal, the Three Winter Records mastered by the Azure Void Immortal, and the Three Autumn Records mastered by the God-King of Tang Valley. All four scriptures originated from the Eastern Flower Jade Scripture, and were among the signature scriptures of the Four Directions Immortals!

Ancient immortals, with each breath, could lift up the heavens and the earth, becoming one with all things, with countless transformations!

The Eastern Flower Fairy's myriad thoughts gradually calmed down. She looked at the Lingbao Heavenly Lord again, warning him not to covet the golden scripture in her hand. They both had the same version with the same content, so there was no question of who had more or less.

It seemed that the problem that had been fought over for many years had been resolved?

Boom!

Not at all!

The Eastern Flower Fairy suddenly saw a cloud of crimson appearing above Ji Xiang's head. This crimson cloud was like the aura of incense, except that the aura of incense extended only one zhang above the head before turning into green smoke, while this crimson cloud stretched upwards continuously, not knowing how far it would extend, and gave her an extremely uncomfortable feeling.

This feeling was of calamity!

In the Eastern Flower Fairy's era, there was no saying of "ten demons and nine tribulations" in cultivation. She did not originate in the Wei and Jin dynasties, but in the earlier Han and pre-Qin dynasties. At that time, there was no Golden Elixir Dao technique either. The so-called tribulations at that time were more like doing too many things that violated the natural order, thus causing some kind of unseen negative change.

At this time, this crimson cloud gave her the same feeling as that kind of change.

She stared at this crimson cloud, not knowing how to act for a moment. She felt that it was a bad thing, but if these were Ji Xiang's intentional actions, would extinguishing this crimson cloud disturb his comprehension?

Moreover, it was said that when the Golden Elixir Dao was cultivated to the highest level, there was a phenomenon of Qi transforming into a crimson cloud.... Although a Half-Step Immortal could not possibly trigger this kind of anomaly.... But Ji Xiang was a special existence. The Eastern Flower Fairy had already learned that much, so she dared not act rashly.

Therefore, she could only hold up the Western Abundance Bell, preparing to act according to the situation. Suddenly, the Lingbao Heavenly Lord stretched out a hand towards this side!

That large hand had the power to reach the heavens, instantly breaking the crimson cloud in half! The remaining half of the crimson cloud was drawn into the Lingbao Heavenly Lord's hand. After his hands moved up and down, merging together, it dissipated like smoke!

His movements were too fast, and the released magical power was too strong. The Eastern Flower Fairy lost the initiative with just a glance. Her expression changed, and she almost rang the precious bell, but she was stopped by Ji Xiang's voice.

"Don't rush! These crimson clouds are a tribulation, a great disaster called 'Red Dust'!"

Ji Xiang also looked at the Lingbao Heavenly Lord, his expression astonished, greatly surprised.

"I use the true meaning of the Three Teachings to evolve new techniques, which is a reversal of the natural order of heaven and earth. Because of these books, some should not have appeared in the world, some will be written by later generations, and some Celestial Scriptures could not have appeared in the human world. Due to the entanglement of these causes and effects, once I write a new scripture, a disaster from the Red Dust will descend upon my head, requiring me to actively face the tribulation, and may even produce some changes that should not have occurred."

"The characteristic of the Great Dao is like this; it is not without a price. Just like the scenery on the top of the mountain is certainly magnificent and beautiful, but before that, one must endure the fatigue and pain of climbing the mountain."

"I just didn't expect.... Heavenly Lord... what does this mean?"

The Lingbao Heavenly Lord directly wiped out half of the Red Dust calamity, as if telling Ji Xiang to just focus on refining the golden script, and that he would take care of everything. And then, he showed even greater power, wiping out the remaining half of the Red Dust calamity on the spot!

Those Red Dust Qi disappeared without a trace, not knowing where they went. The great disaster that would be produced in the dark was also eliminated by him, which made Ji Xiang's heart pound.

"The Solar Body Refinement is about to end. Why not strengthen my strength here, refine more Celestial Scriptures, and use the Heavenly Lord's hand to make myself stronger? As long as I ascend to the Immortal Path, my chances of success in the Southern journey will be even greater!"

Even if the South Sea was like the Tatar tribes, with Flying Immortals descending into the world with secret techniques, he could suppress them with a backhand. It was just that facing the power of reversing cause and effect of a Heavenly Heart expert, he didn't know how much he could resist, but it was still much stronger than being in a Half-Immortal state.

Moreover, the more Celestial Scriptures refined, the more trump cards he would have. The Five Teeth Heavenly Book, Central Jade Book, and Dao Mechanism Scripture that he obtained here last time all displayed great power at critical moments, reversing the terrible situation.

"Since the Heavenly Lord is willing to help me, how can this junior not respond?"

Ji Xiang began to comprehend again, and this time, the Lingbao Heavenly Lord actually stopped comprehending as well. He invested his own comprehension into Ji Xiang's body. This scene made the Eastern Flower Fairy sigh with emotion, and she could not help but join the ranks of investing comprehension.

Years of fighting were resolved at this moment. As long as there were two Celestial Scriptures, one for each of them, there would be no need for a life-or-death struggle. After all, snatching another scripture would be useless to both sides. Moreover, the current situation of a page of the golden script was clearly one sentence being copied at a time, and it would not all manifest at once.

The incense burned intensely, burning away the comprehension of the Immortal Path. As the divine fire soared into the sky and the Primordial Beginning spoke, the brilliance of the second row of golden scripts gradually appeared. This time, it was also a Third-Rank Celestial Scripture!

The golden scripture was divided equally between the other two. The Lingbao Heavenly Lord once again wiped out the Red Dust calamity, and Ji Xiang also seized the time to comprehend. The Three Corpse Little Gods inscribed in the Taixu Treasure Light within his sleeve worked even harder, and the Compassionate Vow Vajra within the swastika seal between his eyebrows wished he had ten brains.

"Little friend, little friend, too much, too much, I can't remember it all!"

Although Buddhist monks were good at chanting and reciting scriptures, Celestial Scriptures were extraordinary. Although the Earth Treasury Bodhisattva, the main body of the Compassionate Vow Vajra, was also one of the Equal Enlightenment, he could only look at those low-level Celestial Scriptures. Starting from the Fourth-Rank Celestial Scriptures, it became a little difficult to read, and he needed to allocate a large number of thoughts to record them.

And just now, the Compassionate Vow Vajra found that he could not remember that Third-Rank Celestial Scripture clearly.

This was definitely not a problem with his memory, but rather that his rank was not high enough. A mere incarnation could not record the contents of this Third-Rank Celestial Scripture.

However, at this time, some things began to stir. The True Wushang Book in Ji Xiang's hand began to show the contents of those Celestial Scriptures. Although no one was recording it, it was reflecting them, and the level was constantly rising. The immortal light became more and more intense!

The burning of the Celestial Scriptures continued for an unknown amount of time, until the Primordial Heavenly Lord closed his mouth and disappeared from the First Heaven. Only then did this chanting end. And the Lingbao Heavenly Lord and the Eastern Flower Fairy, including Ji Xiang, all gained great benefits!

"A page of the golden script should have copied a lot. Although it hasn't been fully acquired, I also know that people can't be too greedy. Staying here for too long will delay your journey."

"Let's stop here."

The Eastern Flower Fairy decided to stop, but the Lingbao Heavenly Lord still had no intention of leaving. Although he was unwilling, the Eastern Flower Fairy knew that Ji Xiang had done his best to this extent, and it would be a bit shameless for her to keep him here by force.

Therefore, her soul shape transformed into a wisp of green smoke, pouring into Tachibana Ginchiyo's body through her seven orifices.

And at this time, Ji Xiang's body began to explode with a vast halo of Yang Qi!

The Solar Body Refinement had ended!

The moment of ascension to immortality had arrived!