Longevity by Grinding Skills

Chapter 415: Chapter 415: Ascension Ceremony

"Come!"

He made a grasping motion with his right palm, the True Martial Celestial Spirit between his five fingers weaving into a net to capture it from a distance.

The Demon-Suppressing Earth Fiend seemed sentient, struggling to escape, but it was firmly imprisoned by the Qi of Celestial Spirit and dragged inch by inch toward Xu Yunfan’s palm.

Xu Yunfan looked down at his palm. A wisp of Demon-Suppressing Earth Fiend, marked with dark gold patterns, swirled quietly, shimmering in harmony with the True Martial Celestial Spirit and faintly forming the image of a Turtle and Snake Coiled.

The True Intent of the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture certainly had its purpose.

"Vajra Means, Bodhisattva Heart..."

He murmured to himself, his gaze profound.

’True Martial Demon Subduing... you subdue the demon to deliver the person.’

This Demon-Suppressing Earth Fiend, tempered by the resentment of a thousand years of lost souls, then purified and cleansed by the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture, was now pure and untainted. It was the perfect material for forging the Divine Martial Dao Foundation.

Xu Yunfan no longer hesitated. He opened his mouth, inhaled, and swallowed the wisp of Demon-Suppressing Earth Fiend.

BOOM!

Deep within his Dantian Qi Sea, the instant the Demon-Suppressing Earth Fiend reached his Dantian, the True Martial Celestial Spirit crashed into it like a fated enemy, unleashing an earth-shattering wave of energy.

The Qi of Celestial Spirit, with its profound black and gilded gold patterns, and the Earth Evil Qi, with its dark gold patterns, entangled and tore at each other. Like the fish of Yin and Yang chasing each other’s tails, they stirred up monstrous waves in his Dantian Qi Sea.

Every collision sent violent tremors through his meridians. All three hundred and sixty-five major acupoints on Xu Yunfan’s body lit up like stars, illuminating his physique until his flesh and blood glowed translucently, faintly revealing his internal organs.

CRACK!

As a draconic roar issued from his spinal column, he formed the Black Tortoise Demon Suppression Seal with his hands. The moment the Dharma Seal was complete, the true form of a Coiled Turtle and Snake manifested around his body.

The Turtle and Snake Dharma Aspect threw its head back and roared within the Chaotic Qi Sea. Two beams of crimson light shot from the snake’s eyes, and at the same time, the Stars of the Celestial Sphere that appeared on the Turtle Shell blazed with brilliant light.

Xu Yunfan’s Sea of Consciousness was instantly pulled into a strange realm. He felt as if he were standing in a vast, starry cosmos, with a sea of lava and fire beneath his feet and the Big Dipper hanging above his head.

PTHOO!

A mouthful of blood forced its way past his teeth but was vaporized by his surging True Essence the instant it sprayed out.

Xu Yunfan’s eyes were as red as blood, but his pupils had transformed into the vertical slits characteristic of the Black Tortoise. Blood from the bursting vessels in the corners of his eyes evaporated into a mist from the Gang Qi circulating over his skin before it could even trickle down.

He could clearly feel every bone in his body groaning under the unbearable pressure, and his internal organs felt as if they were being repeatedly forged by a massive Heavy Hammer, yet his gaze only grew sharper, like a newly drawn sword.

"Condense!"

He roared, his qi and blood boiling throughout his body, his muscles and bones singing in unison.

The Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends merged, forming the foundation for his Dao and beginning to slowly burn the Martial Dao Profound Crystal within his body.

Under the burning refinement of the merged energies of the Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends, the Martial Dao Profound Crystal gradually softened, transforming into wisps of golden-red liquid energy that flowed through his meridians to every corner of his body.

Xu Yunfan could clearly feel that this Jiao Dragon Essence, obtained from a Secret Realm in the Divine Martial Realm, was gradually merging with his own three treasures: his Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

The Turtle and Snake Dharma Aspect in his Dantian let out a heaven-shaking cry. The star patterns on the Profound Turtle’s shell and the Earth Fiend Fire Marks on the Profound Serpent’s scales lit up simultaneously.

A sudden realization dawned on Xu Yunfan.

This was the "True Martial Positioning" Anomaly recorded in the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture. It meant his Foundation Establishment ritual had officially begun.

’I’ve begun Foundation Establishment...’

Xu Yunfan abruptly looked up and took a step. Starlight solidified into a staircase beneath his feet, and in an instant, he had set foot on Ice Abyss Peak.

He looked up at the sky of the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm. The once-gray clouds were now displaying a phantasmal manifestation of the Stars of the Celestial Sphere. The Big Dipper was especially brilliant, its handle pointing directly at his location.

The Turtle and Snake Dharma Aspect manifested behind him. The three hundred and sixty-five star patterns on its Profound Turtle Shell resonated with the Star Map in the sky, and each pattern flowed with the pure radiance of the Arctic Demon Vibration Qi.

The Profound Serpent breathed out the Earth Fiend Fire Marks. Wherever its forked tongue flicked, magma-like cracks appeared in the void.

Foundation Establishment in the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm was a true elevation of one’s status, akin to a state of dimensional ascension. To achieve a smooth Ascension, one had to complete the ritual for the Foundation Establishment status, following the momentum of Washing the Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends.

And the Ascension ritual of the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture was True Martial Demon Subduing itself.

To embody True Martial and subdue the demons of the heavens.

’Where, then, is my own demon?’

The Martial Arts Celestial Eye in the center of Xu Yunfan’s brow opened and closed, shooting out a golden light that swept across the four directions and the Six Harmonies.

Suddenly, his gaze fixed on a point in the distance.

There.

’Where, then, is my own demon?’

The Martial Arts Celestial Eye in the center of Xu Yunfan’s brow suddenly opened and closed, a golden light shooting out like a sword, piercing the void and scanning the four directions and the Six Harmonies. In an instant, the flow of qi between heaven and earth became perfectly clear to his eyes. Nothing could hide, from the circulation of mountain ranges and Earth Veins to the fluctuations of living creatures’ auras.

Suddenly, his gaze focused, locking onto a point in the distance.

There.

Just as Xu Yunfan was about to take the first step of True Martial Demon Subduing, a figure appeared silently before him.

The newcomer wore a black Python Robe and had a cold, stern face. His aura was as deep as an abyss and as imposing as a mountain. It was none other than the Foundation Establishment Daoist Master of Hundred Peaks Mount, Chu Chengnan.

Xu Yunfan’s heart trembled slightly. He was naturally familiar with the newcomer’s aura; it was the cultivation path of the Hundred Peaks Demon Suppression Scripture.

The aura was enough to make his hot blood run cold.

Without a doubt, this was a Foundation Establishment Daoist Master.

There was only one Foundation Establishment Daoist Master on Hundred Peaks Mount: Chu Chengnan.

"Xu Yunfan, this True Martial Demon Subduing, this Ascension to Foundation Establishment, is fraught with peril. The slightest carelessness, and others will come to reap what you have sown. Although you have only just joined our Saint Sect, you walk the path of a Divine Martial Daoist Master, which can be considered an orthodox path within our sect. If you attempt this Ascension to forge your Dao alone, the Wansheng Sword Sect and the Puchen Pure Land will not stand idly by. They are sure to become the external demons that plague your breakthrough."

Xu Yunfan instantly understood. The one who had intercepted Li Qingling for him must have been this man, Chu Chengnan.

He cupped his hands and said, "I wonder what guidance the Daoist Master has for me."

Seeing Xu Yunfan’s attitude, the corners of Chu Chengnan’s mouth turned up slightly in satisfaction. He stood with his hands behind his back and didn’t beat around the bush, stating directly, "I can protect your Dao, but on one condition: join my faction."

A flicker of light passed through Xu Yunfan’s eyes as his thoughts raced.

’There is no such thing as unearned kindness in this world. Especially in a Demon Sect like the Primordial Sect, where selfishness is the norm. For him to suddenly offer to protect my Dao is definitely not out of the goodness of his heart, spouting nonsense like "Foundation Establishment isn’t easy, the Primordial Sect doesn’t have many Foundation Establishment Daoist Masters, so one more is always good." The only thing about me that’s worth exploiting is the Divine Martial Dao Foundation left behind by the Divine Martial Daoist Master.’

"Daoist Master Chu, what do you need me to do?"

A smile appeared on Chu Chengnan’s face. Seeing how perceptive Xu Yunfan was, some of the other schemes he had in mind faded.

"Recently, our Saint Sect found a blessed land, which the Wansheng Sword Sect and the Puchen Pure Land happened to discover at the same time. There is something inside that a True Monarch requires. What you need to do is retrieve it. That place also happens to be an excellent location for your Ascension. With True Martial Demon Subduing, you can use thunderous means to forge an unparalleled Dao Foundation."

A True Monarch?!

Xu Yunfan’s heart trembled.

’In the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm, only Cultivators who had formed a Golden Core are qualified to be called a True Monarch.’

Hearing this, Xu Yunfan couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

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