Eternal Sacred King Chapter 499 to 510

 Chapter 499: Make a Clean Break

The handwriting towards the end was slightly messier, as though she couldn’t muster her strength.

Su Zimo’s expression was calm after he finished reading it and there wasn’t a single bit of emotion in his eyes.

Out of curiosity, Nian Qi could not help but inch forward to take a look.

“It’s her?!”

She had some recollection towards Shen Mengqi.

Back then, the woman behind Perfected Being Cang Lang outside Mo Spirit Weapon Workshop was Shen Mengqi.

Nian Qi said, “Young Master, could this be forged? It might be a trap!”

“The handwriting is hers,”

Su Zimo said before sneering, “However, there’s definitely a trap.”

The longer time passed by, the more afraid Perfected Being Cang Lang would be.

Therefore, Su Zimo predicted that Perfected Being Cang Lang would definitely make his move!

However, there was no chance for Perfected Being Cang Lang to do anything if Su Zimo remained in Ethereal Peak.

Therefore, no matter what kind of message it was, whether it was at Ping Yang Town or anywhere else, Perfected Being Cang Lang only had a single motive – to lure him away from Ethereal Peak!

When Nian Qi saw that Su Zimo was calm and did not lose his cool, she felt relieved.

However, immediately after, Su Zimo’s next sentence alarmed Nian Qi.

“I’m going to leave the peak,”

“Ah?

Nian Qi frowned and asked, “Young Master, you’re going to continue despite knowing that it’s a trap?”

“That’s right.”

Su Zimo smiled and gazed into the distance.

A breeze blew over and his black hair swayed gently. As if he was reminiscing, Su Zimo looked a little emotional and murmured, “It’s just nice that they’re all around. It’s time to make a clean break and settle all the grievances of the past.”

“However, the other party is prepared and must have set up an impenetrable trap for you, young master!”

Nian Qi had a worried expression as she analyzed calmly, “You’re not at Golden Core realm yet, young master. There’s truly no need for you to take the risk.”

“Don’t worry. If the situation doesn’t seem right, I’ll retreat first,”

Su Zimo smiled slightly. “Furthermore, I haven’t been getting much progress recently in my attempts in core formation. Continuing that way isn’t going to be helpful and I’ve been meaning to head out as well.”

Before Nian Qi could persuade him further, Su Zimo already rode on his flying sword and turned into a streak of light, tearing through the void.

...

Ten days later.

Ping Yang Town, night.

It was dead quiet on the streets without anyone around.

Within a room in a mansion not far away from the Shen family, everything was pitch-black.

All of a sudden!

In the darkness, a pair of eyes lit up and a skinny figure appeared faintly.

The person’s ears twitched before whispering, “Someone’s here!”

Immediately after, a hushed voice sounded from the side, “Brother Liang Heng, you’re indeed impressively strong. We didn’t even detect anyone at all.”

As he spoke, another few pairs of eyes lit up in the room as a couple more figures appeared one after another – it was Perfected Being Cang Lang’s group of five.

Before long, the sound of clothes fluttering through the air arrived at an extremely fast speed.

The sound of it definitely indicated that the person was headed for Ping Yang Town!

The five of them exchanged glances and their killing intents surfaced.

Perfected Being Cang Lang went to a window and peered outside through a slit.

Before long, a green-robed figure arrived above the Shen residence. His robes were fluttering as he stepped on a flying sword, standing upright in the air with a calm expression.

Perfected Being Cang Lang could not help but smirk when he saw that.

“He took the bait!”

Turning around, he nodded to Liang Heng and the other three.

“Are we going to make a move now?”

Gao Hu rubbed his palms with a murderous look – he was raring to go.

“Let’s wait a little more, there’s no hurry,”

Perfected Being Cang Lang was extremely calm and whispered, “Let’s observe further to see if the kid has any expert on his heels. Otherwise, we might be the ones falling into a trap!”

“That’s right,”

Sima Zhi nodded.

“Expert? What expert?”

Liang Heng sneered, “If they are Golden Cores, it doesn’t matter how many of them come because I’ll be able to take them down singlehandedly! As for Nascent Souls...”

“Ha, do you guys think that any Nascent Souls would be so free as to accompany this lad for such a long distance just so he could meet his ex-lover?”

Gao Hu nodded in agreement.

“There’s nothing wrong with being a little more careful,”

Perfected Being Cang Lang added with a slight frown.

Although Su Zimo had already fallen into the trap and everything was proceeding as planned, for some reason, he felt uneasy as though something was amiss.

“Isn’t everything going too smoothly?”

A moment later, Perfected Being Cang Lang suddenly asked.

“Fu!”

Liang Heng could not help but stifle a chuckle and shake his head. “Cang Lang, you’re truly overly suspicious. We’ve planned this for so long with so many backups, what are you still worried about?”

“I have no idea as well.”

Perfected Being Cang Lang shook his head.

He could not help but recall the scene eight years ago back in Ping Yang Town when Su Zimo provoked him through words intentionally and survived because of that.

As he recounted, he thought about how Su Zimo played him like a fiddle in front of Mo Spirit Weapon Workshop and humiliated him completely...

“This kid is so difficult to deal with. How is he falling for this so easily?”

Perfected Being Cang Lang was still worried.

With a cold expression, Tan Hao asked with a hushed voice, “When you saw him earlier on, what was his cultivation realm?”

“Foundation Establishment realm,”

Perfected Being Cang Lang was the first to freeze after replying.

The other four could not help but laugh as well.

“Perhaps I’m overthinking it,”

Perfected Being Cang Lang chuckled. “Since he’s at Foundation Establishment realm, there’s truly nothing to worry about.”

“Even without everything we’ve prepared, if the five of us rush up, it’ll be nothing much for us to take down a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!” Gao Hu grinned.

...

The sky above the Shen family.

Su Zimo stood upright on his sword with ridicule in his eyes.

Before he attained greater mastery of his Orifice Clearing section, he had already reached the state where he could hear everything.

Now that he had formed his Inner Core, his hearing was even more terrifying!

If Su Zimo wanted to, he could even listen to the sounds of ants crawling underground and mosquitoes buzzing within a thousand feet loud and clear, let alone the whispers of Perfected Being Cang Lang and the others.

Initially, Su Zimo had the intention of rushing over to kill Perfected Being Cang Lang and the other four instantly.

However, his gaze soon shifted towards the courtyard of the Shen family beneath him and his eyes turned slightly cloudy.

It was cold and quiet in the Shen family and of the four rooms around the courtyard, only two were occupied.

The person in the room to the south had a racing heartbeat, panting in a seemingly nervous manner – it was a man who had never cultivated before.

If he was not wrong, that should be Shen Nan.

In the room to the west, there was an intense twilight aura and the person within it had a weak and faint breathing – this person should not have long to live.

Twitching his nose, Su Zimo caught a whiff of medicinal fragrance.

The person in the room was severely injured and was beyond cure!

“How could this be?”

Su Zimo furrowed his brows slightly.

To him, since the handwriting on the paper crane was authentic, it meant that Shen Mengqi was in cahoots with Perfected Being Cang Lang and everything that was written was all a ruse just to lure him here.

If that was the case, why was Shen Mengqi truly on the brink of death?

In that instant, two possibilities flashed through Su Zimo’s mind.

First, Shen Mengqi wanted to trick him here despite her impending death so that she could drag him down with her.

Second, she was just an... abandoned chess piece.

Su Zimo had a conflicted expression and sighed gently internally.

At that moment, he already had an answer in mind.

Chapter 500: The Tricks of Fate

Putting away his flying sword, Su Zimo descended slowly and silently into the courtyard.

He headed forward and pushed the door open.

Instantly, he was welcomed with a suffocating medicinal smell.

Within it was a hint of a woman’s fragrance and a faint flowery scent.

Frowning, Su Zimo strode inside.

A woman laid down on the bed silently with her eyes shut. Her face and lips were pale and she was covered in a large blanket, breathing weakly.

Arriving before the bed, Su Zimo looked at the woman quietly without any joy nor sadness internally.

The woman was reeking with the aura of death.

Her pulse was weak and her organs were starting to fail.

Even an immortal wouldn’t be able to save her at this point!

Eight years.

Who would have thought that the impressive young girl selected by an immortal eight years ago would end up in such a state.

This was how fate loved to play tricks.

Probably sensing something, Shen Mengqi’s eyelids twitched and she opened her eyes slowly.

The pair of brilliant and moving eyes from Su Zimo’s memories were now empty and lifeless with a cloudy shade.

Her gaze was seemingly dazed, as though she could not adapt to the environment.

Arriving at Su Zimo’s face, her stare lingered for a long time before her eyes gradually widened, shimmering with a glint of light.

Shen Mengqi looked slightly more spirited as well.

“You’ve come,”

Her lips twitched as she revealed a smile.

However, she did not have much strength left and even her voice was as soft as a mosquito.

“What happened?”

After remaining silent for a long time, Su Zimo finally asked with a calm tone.

“I was in too much of a hurry to try and form my core. Sigh, there’s no way it would be so easy to form a core,”

Shen Mengqi chuckled bitterly. “My foundation wasn’t stable and I lost control of my spirit energy, causing my meridians to sever. I entered Qi Deviation and failed in my core formation, nearly losing my life. Thankfully, my master stepped in and managed to save my life.”

At the mention of the word ‘master’, Shen Mengqi glanced at Su Zimo. When she saw that the latter was expressionless and wasn’t bothered by it, she continued, “Since I knew that I didn’t have much time left, I wanted to return to Ping Yang Town and return to my roots.”

“Because he dotes on me, master even sent me back personally.”

Su Zimo remained silent but a hint of pity could be seen within his eyes.

He wasn’t pitying Shen Mengqi for her fate, but her ignorance.

Even up till now, she had not realized that she was sacrificed and abandoned by Perfected Being Cang Lang!

Shen Mengqi murmured, “I know that I owe you too much. T-The fact that you’re willing to come see me and listen to me is enough for me to leave without regrets.”

Su Zimo surveyed the room and finally, his gaze lingered on a scarlet flower that was on the wooden table beside the bed, frowning.

“This flower...”

He narrowed his eyes, seemingly pondering about something.

All of a sudden!

A cold voice sounded from the void outside the door.

“Activate!”

The moment the voice ended, a bedazzling light shone outside, bright as day.

It was the light of formation patterns!

Su Zimo was a Sword Formation Master to begin with. Even without heading out to take a look, he could sense the aura of a massive formation being activated.

Shen Mengqi had a stunned expression, not understanding what was going on.

The next moment, the entire room was ripped apart by a tremendous power, causing dust and gravel to fly everywhere.

“Hahahaha!”

An arrogant laughter rang in the courtyard, reverberating endlessly.

When she heard that laughter, Shen Mengqi asked in disbelief with a shocked expression, “Master?”

Su Zimo turned around, completely unaffected.

After the dust settled, five Golden Cores could be seen in a line in the skies above the courtyard, bearing sharp gazes and murderous intent.

Iridescent Clouds Palace’s Perfected Being Cang Lang was among them!

“Master, you guys...”

Shen Mengqi’s lips quivered and the shock in her eyes vanished gradually; she did not continue speaking.

She was no fool and had already understood when she saw that lineup.

Glaring at Shen Mengqi, Perfected Being Cang Lang remarked coldly, “Traitor, if I didn’t need you to lure this b*stard here, I would have killed you personally a long time ago!”

“Why? Why...?!”

Shen Mengqi struggled to sit up and trembled, looking at Perfected Being Cang Lang and asking with a quivering voice, “W-Was it because I didn’t accompany you in the fight against Ethereal Peak?”

“It’s because your death is the only thing that can bring Su Zimo here!”

Perfected Being Cang Lang’s expression was frosty. “Additionally, today, I’ll let you understand how you die as well. As a five meridian Foundation Establishment Cultivator, you had a high chance of succeeding in your core formation. Yet, you failed...”

At that point, Shen Mengqi’s mouth opened slightly as she shook her head repeatedly, as though she could tell that something terrifying was coming!

Smiling sinisterly, Perfected Being Cang Lang said, “Do you remember the elixir I gave you before you entered seclusion?”

“Indeed, that elixir does help in circulating spirit energy and aiding one in core formation. However, I’ve added some extra ingredients into that elixir! Hahaha!”

“Pfft!”

Shen Mengqi spat out a mouthful of blood and her face was frighteningly pale. Her face was veiled with an aura of death and she looked even more frail.

“I’ve noticed long ago that you haven’t given up on this b*stard,”

Perfected Being Cang Lang continued, “Indeed, you’re a good disciple of mine and didn’t let me down. After I sent you back, you could not wait to send a paper crane message to Ethereal Peak. Everything was as I had predicted.”

“I’ve given you a chance but you didn’t cherish it. Stupid lass, the only thing awaiting you if you go against me is death! Since I can take you onto the path of immortality cultivation, I can naturally destroy you as well!”

“Eight years! Did our eight years of relationship as master and disciple mean nothing...” Shen Mengqi’s voice was shaking and her eyes were brimming with tears.

“Fufu.”

Perfected Being Cang Lang stifled a laugh. “Good disciple, let me give you one last truth as your master.”

“There’s no such thing as a relationship in the cultivation world! In my eyes, you’re nothing but a chess piece!”

Steaming tears rolled down as she sobbed silently.

By now, Shen Mengqi could no longer feel the pain coming from her body.

All she felt was a gutting wrench of her heart, as though she was about to faint as her limbs went cold!

Every single sentence from Perfected Being Cang Lang struck her already injured body relentlessly like arrows.

Shifting his gaze, Perfected Being Cang Lang looked at Su Zimo and asked with a slight frown, “Su Zimo, you don’t seem to be surprised?”

Sima Zhi stroked his beard and laughed smugly. “You don’t have to fake your composure. I’m sure you must be frightened to death by now, right?”

“Do you think that the five of you along with this lousy array formation is enough to scare me?”

Su Zimo smiled as well.

In the ancient battlefield, he was in a much deadlier situation going against the paragons of the immortal, Buddhist and fiend sects alongside their Sealers!

“Rubbish!”

“He truly doesn’t know his limits!”

Liang Heng, Gao Hu and the others yelled, exuding their might as Golden Cores to suppress Su Zimo endlessly.

“Su Zimo, I’m even using an ancient fiend flower just to set this trap and kill you!”

Perfected Being Cang Lang said coldly, “I’m sure you’ve already realized by now that your spirit energy has been locked. Your death today is certain!”

Chapter 501: All of You Will Have to Die!

Actually, not long after he entered Shen Mengqi’s room, Su Zimo had already realized that his spirit energy was being restricted and he could not circulate it.

However, it was already too late for him to leave by then.

The power of the Spirit Lock Flower was domineering indeed!

At Extreme Foundation Establishment realm, Su Zimo’s spirit energy was rich and the structure of his spirit sea was far superior compared to other Foundation Establishment Cultivators as well.

With a single thought, the seas would howl and there would even be massive waves created within his dantian!

But now, there was a mysterious fog shrouding his spirit sea.

The waters were dead without any movement.

Perfected Being Cang Lang sneered, “With your spirit energy locked, all your trump cards such as the dragon conjuring secret skill and Ethereal Wings are useless!”

Sima Zhi was smug and burst into laughter. “I heard that you’ve got a strong physique and bloodline? But, what’s the use of that? You can only run on the ground without being able to touch our clothes even! Hahaha!”

“I’m Tan Hao, a Formation Master,”

Waving the long cloth he was holding, Tan Hao commented with a smile, “This is merely a trap formation and is extremely common. It can trap Golden Cores for up to five days with ease. As for Foundation Establishment Cultivators... fufu, I don’t know. A year? Ten years? Or perhaps, thirty?”

Gao Hu beamed and revealed a menacing smile, declaring loudly, “Kid, don’t be afraid! I heard that you’re strong in melee combat! I’ll head over soon and play along with you!”

Thud!

Unknowingly, Shen Mengqi had struggled to get out of bed and she knelt in the direction of Perfected Being Cang Lang, begging miserable, “Master, I’m someone that’s about to die. The only wish I have is for you to let him off, please...”

Shen Mengqi’s expression was dismal as she kowtowed to Perfected Being Cang Lang. As her jade-white forehead smashed against the ice-cold ground time and again, it was stained red before long.

The five Golden Cores were indifferent and unmoved.

“Let him off?”

As though he had heard something incomparably amusing, Perfected Being Cang Lang said with a cold stare, “The greatest regret of my life is not killing this little b*stard personally eight years ago, leaving him as such a potent danger!”

Shen Mengqi’s body swayed and her head spun, as though she could faint at any moment without waking up again.

All of a sudden!

A firm palm held her by the arm, pulling her up from the muddy ground.

Su Zimo’s voice reverberated in her ears, calm yet firmly, “There’s no need to beg him or kneel down.”

“Zimo, I really didn’t know. I truly didn’t... I-I was the one who brought this to you,”

Turning around, Shen Mengqi looked at Su Zimo beside her and sobbed with swollen eyes.

Su Zimo did not look at her as he lowered his head and said, “Although our relationship has ended, there’s something else I can do for you.”

“What?” Shen Mengqi asked instinctively.

With a soft voice, he replied, “When we were young, I would always stand up for you if you were bullied. Today, I’ll do it for you once more. Perhaps... it might be the last time too.”

Before he finished his sentence, Shen Mengqi’s eyes were already flowing with tears.

In that instant, she seemed to have returned to her childhood.

Back to that carefree world without any scheming and power struggles.

Shen Mengqi’s vision blurred.

The figure before her fused together slowly with that image from her memories.

“Brother Zimo,”

Shen Mengqi addressed him instinctively and her eyes shone with a glint.

She seemed to have recovered quite a bit of energy with her body as well.

These were the signs of a final respite before death.

It was akin to the final glow of the sunset before dawn broke.

In midair, Perfected Being Cang Lang and the other four had varied expressions as their gazes shimmered.

Liang Heng, Gao Hu and Sima Zhi did not seem to realize anything.

However, Perfected Being Cang Lang and Tan Hao felt something vaguely amiss the moment they caught sight of Su Zimo and were feeling uneasy.

Right from the beginning, Su Zimo was way too composed!

He didn’t look like someone that had fallen into a trap!

Perfected Being Cang Lang recalled every single detail of the plan and did not notice anything amiss.

He truly could not comprehend where Su Zimo got his confidence from.

Raising his head slightly, Su Zimo looked at Perfected Being Cang Lang and said indifferently, “Indeed, your plan is perfect without a flaw. Unfortunately, you didn’t take something into account...”

“What?”

Perfected Being Cang Lang’s heart sank as he asked with a narrowed gaze.

“It’s useless even if you lock my spirit energy, all of you will have to die!”

Before his sentence was finished, Su Zimo’s eyes shone black as ink as his hair swayed naturally without any wind. The Inner Core in his chest circulated slowly, emitting a terrifying aura.

“Hmm?”

“Psst!”

Cang Lang and the other four were shocked.

“Demonic qi!”

“Not good, he’s a demon!”

Crackle!

Pang! Pang! Pang!

Su Zimo’s tendons and bones sounded at the same time as he flesh expanded.

Right in front of the five of them, that body that was initially seven foot tall expanded instantly, growing to a height of more than a hundred feet. He was like a towering ancient fiend king with a torrential killing intent!

That terrifying body was filled with green veins that surfaced densely and it shone with an indestructible metallic luster.

Revolving around him were ferocious life-like ancient demons; a wild bovine, a rock bear, an anaconda, a sanguine ape...

His aura was absolute, as though it could rip everything apart and devour all life!

The five Golden Cores were stunned and their minds went blank.

Even with his current cultivation realm and his experience in the intermediate ancient battlefield challenging people on the Phenomenon Ranking, Liang Heng was startled momentarily.

Initially, the five of them stood a hundred feet above the air and looked down at that ant-like cultivator.

But the next moment, a pair of bronze eyes appeared before the five of them, glaring coldly with a menacing aura. Every single breath caused a hurricane to howl!

What kind of monster was this?

That was the only thought in the five of their minds.

Before they could react, that monster before them grinned and revealed two rows of sinisterly sparkling teeth.

Without a second word, Su Zimo reached out with his massive palm and engulfed Tan Hao over the head, as though he was about to cover the entire skies.

He grabbed downwards!

Tan Hao sped away but he was a step too late at the end of the day and could not manage to get out of Su Zimo’s reach.

“Pfft!”

Flesh and blood splattered everywhere!

Tan Hao did not even manage to make a single sound before he was minced into a fog of blood without any corpse left!

“Run!”

Gao Hu was scared out of his wits and turned to flee.

“Roar!”

Su Zimo was right behind Gao Hu and took a deep breath, puffing his chest.

Immediately after, he opened his mouth and let out a deafening roar!

The seven ancient demon kings that surrounded Su Zimo opened their mouths as well, roaring into the skies with a terrifying might that threatened to shake the mountains and quake the earth!

“Ah!”

Caught within it, Gao Hu yelled tragically and his figure swayed.

Fresh blood started flowing down from his ears, eyes, nose and mouth.

His face was covered with bloodied lines and his features contorted, causing his eyeballs to bulge out as he fell from the air, no longer breathing.

He was roared to death!

A Golden Core was roared to death just like that!

That single roar contained the terrifying power of an Inner Core.

Furthermore, Su Zimo was not the only one roaring. With the help of the seven demon kings, his roar rippled through the heavens and engulfed everything within thousands of kilometers!

Chapter 502: Heavenly Essence Swords

Although the Spirit Lock Flower restricted the spirit energy in Su Zimo’s dantian, it could not contain the Inner Core in his chest!

The Inner Cores cultivated by demons had nothing to do with spirit qi.

Their cores were formed after they cultivated their bodies, refined their bones and tendons, swapped their blood in their marrow, tempered their organs and cleared their orifices.

In the blink of an eye, two Golden Cores were dead!

Against Su Zimo in his demon form, the two of them were defenseless and could not even survive through a single breath!

Perfected Being Cang Lang and the other two were panicked as they turned to flee.

However, their expressions changed when they arrived at the borders of the formation.

Suddenly, the three of them realized something.

Now that Tan Hao was dead, the three of them could not dispel his formation within a short period of time!

The reason why Su Zimo killed the Formation Master, Tan Hao, first was most likely because he had anticipated this.

This trap formation was originally prepared for Su Zimo – who would have thought that it would end up turning into their graves!

They were now doomed by their own trap.

Before Sima Zhi could turn around, Su Zimo’s engulfing palm had already arrived.

Bang! Boom! Boom!

Rumbling thunder resembling the galloping of horses sounded as the massive aura caused the void to tremble!

“Go!”

With nowhere to retreat, Sima Zhi withdrew two flying swords from his storage bag and injected his power as a Golden Core into them. Instantly, the swords shone brightly and turned into two streaks of light, shooting towards the incoming palm over his head.

“True Fire Firmament Incineration!”

At the same time, Sima Zhi conjured hand seals and released a secret skill of True Fire Sect.

A scorching flame burned in his palms.

Biting his tongue, Sima Zhi spat out a mouthful of essence blood that landed in the flames.

Immediately, the flare shot into the heavens!

“Go!”

Fiercely, he threw the flames in his hand towards Su Zimo’s face.

“I don’t care what kind of a monster you are, burn!”

Sima Zhi yelled with his might, as if doing so would suppress the fear in his heart.

Su Zimo’s expression was as cold as ever.

Against his demon form body, Sima Zhi’s superior-grade flying sword posed no threat at all!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Raising his arm, Su Zimo grabbed both incoming flying swords and gripped his fist tightly before letting go.

The two superior-grade flying swords shattered and fell to the ground as useless shards.

Sima Zhi and the other two were horrified when they saw that.

What sort of a body was that?

Even a superior-grade spirit weapon couldn’t hurt him!

Su Zimo did not dodge nor avoid when he saw the flames approaching. Opening his mouth, he blew out a massive air current.

Swoosh!

Accompanied by a howling wind, his scarlet demonic qi was mystifying and surged over.

The flames extinguished immediately.

A secret skill from True Fire Sect was extinguished by a single breath of demonic qi from Su Zimo!

“Die!”

Roaring, Su Zimo’s voice was deafening like a bell.

Bang!

A single palm landed and Sima Zhi’s body was torn into pieces – he died on the spot!

“Don’t panic!”

Seeing that he had nowhere to run, Liang Heng calmed down rapidly and said with a dark voice, “Cang Lang, this mess was created by you! Right now, the both of us only have a single way out and that is to kill this b*stard!”

“Let’s join forces!”

Perfected Being Cang Lang grit his teeth and gulped. “If you’ve got any trump cards up your sleeves, now isn’t the time to continue hiding them. Give it your all!”

A look of conviction flashed through Liang Heng’s eyes as he swiped his storage bag and withdrew a shiny silver metal chain.

“Go!”

Hollering, Liang Heng threw the silver metal chain at Su Zimo’s head. Circling down, it restricted Su Zimo’s body and tightened repeatedly!

His scarlet demonic qi seemed to be suppressed by the bindings of the silver metal chain and faded gradually.

The phantoms of the seven ancient demon kings surrounding Su Zimo flickered for a moment as well, showing signs of dissipating!

Perfected Being Cang Lang was delighted upon seeing that and could not help but praise, “Amazing methods, Brother Liang Heng!”

Liang Heng heaved a sigh of relief and declared proudly as well, “This was a treasure I obtained in the intermediate ancient battlefield 80 years ago. Although it’s just a supreme-grade spirit weapon, it’s an imitation of the ancient emperor weapon, the Demon Binding Lock and is especially effective against demons!”

“Even a pure-blooded ferocious beast will have to bow down and submit obediently if it was trapped by this!”

Su Zimo exerted his strength to try and break free from the silver metal chain.

However, as though it was agitated, the silver metal chain bound him even more tightly and even dug into his flesh!

“Hmm?”

Su Zimo’s expression changed.

“Hehe!”

Liang Heng sneered, “Little b*stard, even though this is an imitation of the Demon Binding Lock, it inherited the latter’s powers as well! The more you struggle, the tighter the lock will contract. I’ll advise you not to make things difficult for yourself!”

“Brother Liang Heng, don’t waste time talking to him! Let’s kill him now lest he creates trouble for us in the future!”

“Alright!”

Liang Heng whipped out a cold, shimmering sword – he was actually a sword cultivator!

Perfected Being Cang Lang summoned the supreme-grade flying sword in his hands as well, prepared to control it to slice down at Su Zimo’s head.

“Hahahaha!”

Suddenly, Su Zimo reared his head and laughed with a feral gaze. “Do you think that a lousy imitation chain is able to trap me?”

Splash!

The blood qi within Su Zimo surged and his Inner Core churned fanatically, causing endless scarlet demonic qi to be released.

The phantoms of the seven ancient demon kings stabilized again and their eyes lit up one after another, as though they were just awakened with spirit!

“Break it!”

Roaring into the skies, Su Zimo’s flesh expanded once more and his power of blood qi and Inner Core reached their limits. Instantly, the silver metal chain started buzzing.

Liang Heng’s expression changed starkly.

Before he could react, there was a bang.

The silver metal chain broke into dark pieces against Su Zimo’s supreme demonic strength and turned into a pile of scrap metal.

“Die!”

With a maddened roar, Su Zimo took huge strides and arrived before Liang Heng within a couple of steps. He reached out with his massive palm and engulfed the latter.

It was heavenly-encompassing!

After witnessing the terror of Su Zimo’s physique, there was no way Liang Heng dared to be careless as he grit his teeth tightly. Channeling the Golden Core in his body, he roared, “Golden Core phenomenon, Heavenly Essence Swords!”

Clang! Clang!

The sound of swords streaking rang through the world and reverberated within the formation.

Behind Liang Heng, a massive cyclone made up of incomparably sharp swords howled over, connecting heaven and earth like a divine dragon sucking water.

Before the Heavenly Essence Swords arrived, Su Zimo already felt his skin being torn slightly.

Golden Core phenomenons were the strongest methods available for Golden Cores.

When cultivators form their cores and their Golden Cores were of a certain quality, they would start harmonizing with the spirit qi in their surroundings and form phenomenons.

The greater the quality of one’s Golden Core, the deeper their understanding of the Dao of the core and the more spirit meridians they had, the stronger the Golden Core phenomenon created!

Humans were innately weak and at Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment realm, apart from some of the strong body tempered cultivators,most other cultivators would be dead if they were closed in by demon beasts.

However, after they formed their cores, cultivators would have a chance of cultivating Golden Core phenomenons and that would make up for their disadvantage.

If they were able to release their Golden Core phenomenons in time during a fight, it would be difficult for demons to go against the might of the phenomenons!

Not only that, if the Golden Core phenomenons were strong enough, they could easily take down ancient remnant beasts or even pure-blooded ferocious beasts!

For Golden Cores such as the top ten of the Phenomenon Ranking, even pure-blooded ferocious beasts would have to avoid crossing their paths.Chapter 503: Snapped Wings

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Liang Heng’s Golden Core phenomenon, Heavenly Essence Swords, was clearly much stronger than any other Golden Core phenomenons that Su Zimo had encountered.

If this was before he had formed his Inner Core, even if he used all his trump cards such as the Ancient Dragonification Manual and other secret skills, Su Zimo might not be able to handle a Golden Core phenomenon as such.

But now that his Inner Core was formed, Su Zimo had nothing to fear!

There was no one else who understood the might of the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness better than him.

When he attained lesser mastery of the Orifice Clearing section, he was already able to suppress most other cultivators of the same cultivation realm.

At greater mastery of the Orifice Clearing section, he was almost invincible in the ancient battlefield!

Right now, he had formed his core.

Su Zimo believed that although he had only just created his Inner Core, given the transformations he experienced from the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness, he was certain that he could kill most of the Golden Cores!

Clang! Clang!

The cyclone created by the Heavenly Essence Swords was already hurtling towards Su Zimo’s direction.

The demonic glint in Su Zimo’s eyes pierced into the cyclone like two streaks of lightning.

Boom!

Without avoiding or retreating, he roared from the depths of his throat and extended both hands, receiving the incoming sword cyclone with his bare hands!

Poof! Poof! Poof!

Wounds appeared on Su Zimo’s palms and arms as the sword cyclone injured him, causing fresh blood to flow.

However, after he bled, Su Zimo turned more excited instead as he grabbed the sword cyclone before him with both arms, as though he wanted to grab this long ‘divine dragon’ and suppress it!

“You must have a death wish!”

Liang Heng laughed sinisterly and controlled with his will.

The Heavenly Essence Swords intensified and the cyclone expanded, engulfing Su Zimo entirely!

“Mince him!”

Liang Heng grit his teeth with an excited expression. “I’m going to tear you into pieces!”

Normally speaking, any living being that was dragged into the Heavenly Essence Swords cyclone would be cut into pieces.

However, it was a pity that Su Zimo was his opponent.

This was someone that was even more terrifying than pure-blooded ferocious beasts!

If one could focus their gaze and look into the heavy sword cyclone, they would discover that although there were many wounds on Su Zimo, none of them were deep.

Some of them were merely faint marks.

More importantly, even those injuries that were bleeding were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It was as though the wounds were recovering the moment he was injured!

Liang Heng’s Golden Core phenomenon did not manage to hurt Su Zimo at his core!

On the contrary, against the scarlet demonic qi, the Heavenly Essence Swords cyclone’s spin rate was turning slower.

Every single sword had their strength reduced after they were tainted by the demonic qi.

Before long, Liang Heng’s smile gradually froze, as though he was realizing something.

Boom!

There was a deafening sound.

The Heavenly Essence Swords scattered.

Su Zimo broke free.

Initially, he was still covered with wounds. However, all it took was a few dozens of breaths and those wounds healed completely without a scar!

“This...”

Liang Heng and Perfected Being Cang Lang felt their hairs stand on end as their pupils constricted.

“Is that all you’ve got?”

Su Zimo sneered and strode forward. Swinging his arm, his massive fist pummeled down from the heavens like a gigantic mountain.

A shadow enveloped the place.

Although Golden Core phenomenons were powerful, there was no way someone could activate them twice within a short period of time.

Liang Heng did not have time to hesitate as he saw Su Zimo’s incoming fist. Hurriedly, he withdrew a gigantic shield from his storage bag and it floated above his head.

Thereafter, he crushed a few protection talismans immediately.

Bang!

Right after he did that, Liang Heng heard a deafening sound.

His shield was repelled!

Creak! Creak! Creak!

Against Su Zimo’s fist, his protection talismans were akin to paper and shattered.

It’s over, this is where I die!

Liang Heng closed his eyes and thought to himself.

The next moment, he felt an immense pain surge through his entire body as his tendons and bones were torn apart. With his organs smashed, he fell to the ground, already dead.

In the blink of an eye, Perfected Being Cang Lang was all alone.

He knew that Su Zimo had intentionally left him for last!

Perfected Being Cang Lang continued to soar into the skies, trying to get out of Su Zimo’s attack range.

Su Zimo’s eyes were filled with mockery.

Although he had yet to form his Golden Core, he had formed an Inner Core and could also soar into the skies without the use of external objects!

Boom!

Stomping on the ground, Su Zimo leaped into the air.

By the time he was in midair, Su Zimo’s body had already returned to normal. As such, his speed increased significantly and he arrived behind Perfected Being Cang Lang in the blink of an eye.

“Myriad Sunlight!”

Sensing the wind behind him, Perfected Being Cang Lang released his Golden Core phenomenon without even turning back.

The blue skies were suddenly filled with immensely breathtaking sunlight that spread everything in a blinding manner!

Unfortunately, Su Zimo was unaffected because of his immensely powerful vision. Sneering, he threw out a punch.

Compared to Liang Heng’s Golden Core phenomenon, Perfected Being Cang Lang’s Myriad Sunlight was significantly weaker.

Boom!

With his body and terrifying demonic strength alone, Su Zimo took the Golden Core phenomenon head-on and shattered the Myriad Sunlight.

He was overwhelming everything with brute force!

Poof!

Perfected Being Cang Lang’s figure staggered and he spat out a large mouthful of blood.

That punch did not merely shatter his Golden Core phenomenon.

The aftershock of the punch even followed through with the sunlight and struck him, causing his organs to shift position right away!

Knowing that escape was almost impossible, Perfected Being Cang Lang turned around suddenly. He did not give up against the incoming Su Zimo and channeled his flying sword, piercing it towards Su Zimo’s direction.

Pshew!

The flying sword streaked through the air and arrived instantly.

Without even blinking, Su Zimo extended his bare hands and grabbed the incoming flying sword directly.

Gripping both ends of the flying sword, he snapped with force!

Piak!

The flying sword shattered.

Su Zimo continued advancing. Tossing the flying sword in his hands to the ground casually, he arrived before Perfected Being Cang Lang in the blink of an eye.

The two of them were in a face-off.

Su Zimo’s expression was indifferent and his gaze was calm.

However, Perfected Being Cang Lang’s hair was in a mess and he looked wretched with a frightfully pale expression.

This was eight years in the making.

Although they were now reunited back in Ping Yang Town, it was under completely different circumstances.

“Eight years ago, you told me that although the inferior ant yearns for the sky, how can they ever touch the eagle’s wings?”

Su Zimo remarked indifferently, “Today, I’m telling you that not only can I touch the wings of the eagle, I’m even going to snap them!”

Before he finished his sentence, Su Zimo reached out for Perfected Being Cang Lang’s throat.

Perfected Being Cang Lang’s expression changed starkly as he raised his hands instinctively before him to defend.

Su Zimo’s gaze turned cold. The moment he touched Perfected Being Cang Lang’s arms, he exerted strength forward!

Snap!

Perfected Being Cang Lang’s arms were snapped on the spot.

Flesh hung from his broken bones that were revealed as blood flowed everywhere in a grisly manner!

“Ah!”

Shrieking tragically, Perfected Being Cang Lang almost fainted.

Instantly, cold sweat started pouring from his forehead.

Striding forward, Su Zimo yanked Perfected Being Cang Lang’s hair and descended instantly.

He dragged Perfected Being Cang Lang towards Shen Mengqi.

With his lifeless arms, Perfected Being Cang Lang could do nothing as Su Zimo dragged him across the mud.

Chapter 504: Life Payment

The entire battle lasted for less than a hundred breaths.

Standing where she was, Shen Mengqi looked at everything in a daze and her mouth was slightly agape, unable to close for the longest time.

This was eight years in the making.

The young man who Perfected Being Cang Lang regarded as an ant back in this town, the person whose life’s honors were removed, had now grown to such a point.

Eight years ago, that young man’s dignity was trampled by Perfected Being Cang Lang and he was bullied, even nearly killed by the latter.

Eight years later, Perfected Being Cang Lang was now being dragged by the young man of the past across the ground, defenseless like a dead dog.

Eight years ago, when Perfected Being Cang Lang descended, all the mortals of Ping Yang Town knelt down except for a single person who stood upright and proudly.

Shen Mengqi could clearly remember chasing after the young man that day, questioning him loudly, “Why aren’t you keeling? What does it matter if you kneel down for a while?”

The young man replied, “It doesn’t matter, but I am not willing to.”

Eight years later, that same unyielding young man yanked Perfected Being Cang Lang down from the clouds and trampled the latter into the mud of the mortal world!

Arriving before Shen Mengqi, Su Zimo relented his grip and tossed Perfected Being Cang Lang onto the ground. The was yet another yell as the latter convulsed with a pale expression.

“Su Zimo, w-what are you trying to do?”

Perfected Being Cang Lang’s eyes were filled with fright.

With a calm expression, Su Zimo looked at Shen Mengqi and said, “Since he destroyed your core formation, I’ll help you cripple his cultivation!”

“Don’t!”

When he heard that, Perfected Being Cang Lang’s hairs stood on end and he shrieked.

“Pfft!”

Su Zimo stomped down fiercely on Perfected Being Cang Lang’s abdomen.

How terrifying was Su Zimo’s physique?

He had the strength to snap a supreme-grade spirit weapon directly!

That single stomp was something that Perfected Being Cang Lang’s body could not endure.

His abdomen was torn right through as grisly fresh blood gushed forth from that mess of flesh.

However, that was only the wound on his physical body. Perfected Being Cang Lang’s Golden Core was also smashed and more than two hundred years of cultivation was lost in a single moment!

Perfected Being Cang Lang coughed huge mouthfuls of blood with an ashen expression.

With his Golden Core smashed, his cultivation was crippled and that was a feeling even more terrible than death!

His appearance was turning old rapidly.

Right now, Perfected Being Cang Lang was more than two hundred years ago. The reason why he looked like a middle-aged man was because he had formed his Golden Core and his lifespan was extended.

However, with the destruction of his Golden Core, his powers were gone as well and he could no longer withstand the power of time.

Perfected Being Cang Lang’s hair started turning white and his skin lost its luster.

This was the same for demons.

After demons form cores, their lifetime’s cultivations would be stored within their Inner Cores.

With the Inner Cores, demons could take on human form and even speak in human tongues.

However, if their Inner Cores were removed, they would lose their demonic powers and those that took on human form would revert to their original state while losing the ability to speak in human tongues.

Su Zimo was no longer looking at the groaning and dying Perfected Being Cang Lang on the ground. He walked straight to the edge of the courtyard and squatted down to observe.

Not long later, he stood up and continued walking around the perimeter of the formation.

From time to time, he would stop and step down gently.

When he left, there would be a footprint at where he stood, surrounded by web-like cracks.

At the center of the footprints, there was a spirit stone that was dim without light, crushed by Su Zimo.

Shen Mengqi understood what was happening.

Su Zimo was dispelling the formation.

With every single footstep, he was crushing a formation eye!

The light surrounding the formation began to dim gradually.

The formation that Tan Hao claimed to be able to trap Golden Cores for up to five days was destroyed in less than 15 minutes by Su Zimo!

This was the second Extreme Foundation Establishment Cultivator in history.

The number one Weapon Refinement Master of Great Zhou.

Formation Master...

Was there anything he couldn’t achieve?

Suddenly, Shen Mengqi came to a realization – Su Zimo had not changed the entire time. He was still that Brother Zimo from her childhood who could do everything, the pride of Ping Yang Town.

The one who changed was herself.

The reason why life was cruel wasn’t because it was short, but because there was no way of redoing things.

For certain people and things, losing them would be for a lifetime.

Gazing quietly at that figure not far away, Shen Mengqi’s eyes were fixed the entire time.

She did not have much time left.

Before long, the formation lights dissipated into the night and the formation was dispelled, revealing the skies to them once more.

The night was hazy and the moon was bright with few stars.

Although a massive battle had just broken out at the Shen family, it was quiet in the town.

Most of the mortals in the town were already awake due to the shock.

However, how would any of them dare to show their faces in a fight between immortals!

Everyone hid under their beds and clutched their blankets tightly, praying that they wouldn’t be implicated.

Turning around, Su Zimo whisked up the groveling Perfected Being Cang Lang and turned to leave the Su Zimo, heading for his own residence.

Shen Mengqi’s body swayed as she looked at Su Zimo’s leaving back view, almost stumbling.

The door at the side opened with a creak and a middle-aged man ran over frightfully with a look of trepidation. Supporting Shen Mengqi, he asked dearly, “Mengqi, a-are you alright?”

The man was Shen Nan – he was hiding in the room and did not dare reveal himself.

“If I hadn’t followed master and left back then, perhaps things might not be this way right now,”

Shen Mengqi’s condition was getting worse and her consciousness was fluttering as she murmured to herself.

“I was the one who caused myself to be in this state today. There’s no one else to blame,”

“Immortal fate? That’s nothing but a dream...”

Alarmed and afraid, Shen Nan hugged Shen Mengqi’s swaying body and asked, “Mengqi, what’s happening to you? Don’t scare me! Everything is in the past and it isn’t your fault...”

Before he could finish, Shen Mengqi turned and looked at him with a dazed expression, tears pouring down her face.

“Shen Nan, I regret everything.”

...

After eight years, Su Zimo’s residence hasn’t undergone much changes.

Dragging Perfected Being Cang Lang, he leaped and landed in the courtyard.

The cherry flowers were blooming in the center of the courtyard.

In this short period of time, Perfected Being Cang Lang’s hair had already turned completely white and his breathing was weak.

Blood flowed continuously from that massive wound on his abdomen. Coupled with the fact that his Golden Core and cultivation was destroyed, Perfected Being Cang Lang was aging at an extremely fast rate!

One after another, wrinkles appeared as though they were etched on his face as his sockets sunk. His eyeballs were cloudy and were almost at the end of their lives.

Throwing Perfected Being Cang Lang to the side of the peach blossom tree, Su Zimo asked, “Do you know why I brought you here?”

Perfected Being Cang Lang no longer had the strength to talk. By now, he knew that he was going to die for sure today and could only glare at Su Zimo venomously.

“Eight years ago, you burned Zhui Feng in front of me. Even though it was a spirit beast, I viewed it as a kin,”

Gripping his fists, Su Zimo said coldly, “Zhui Feng’s ashes are buried beneath this peach blossom tree. The moment I buried them, I said that one fine day, I will use your blood and rinse it here!”

Suddenly, Perfected Being Cang Lang’s gaze turned incomparably conflicted.

There was hatred, regret, fear and reluctance...

“Eight years ago, if it wasn’t for Zhui Feng, I would have died under your True Fire,”

Su Zimo grabbed Perfected Being Cang Lang’s head and snarled word after word with a cold intent, “Cang Lang, pay with your life!”

Poof!

Extending his fingernails, Su Zimo sliced across Perfected Being Cang Lang’s throat viciously!

Fresh blood splashed out and sprayed at the foot of the peach blossom tree.

Chapter 505: Burying the Past

The Shen family’s courtyard was in a mess.

Standing where she was, Shen Mengqi’s expression turned increasingly terrible. There was a dark aura of death shrouding her as her consciousness faded in and out – she could collapse at any moment.

Shen Nan was supporting her carefully by the side, watching everything unfold helplessly.

Initially, he hoped that he and his family clan would be able to flourish instantly by relying on the fact that his younger sister had joined an immortal sect.

However, all of his hopes were dashed right now.

Yet, there was no disappointment in Shen Nan’s heart.

At this very moment, the only thing he wished was for his sister to survive. Even if they had to return to their ordinary lives in the past, it would be better than him being left all alone.

Shen Nan asked softly, “Do you want to lie down and rest?”

Shen Mengqi shook her head gently and stood where she was obstinately. She struggled to open her eyes and watch the entrance, as though she was waiting for something.

She knew that if she were to lie down now, there was a chance she wouldn’t get up again.

The night darkened gradually.

Finally, a familiar figure appeared at the entrance.

Green robes, black hair and a set of elegant features.

That person had once accompanied her through countless warm and happy times.

Now, he had returned to send her off for her final journey.

Shen Mengqi said softly, “Take me there.”

After a long silence, Su Zimo replied, “Alright.”

Waving his robes, he brought along Shen Mengqi who was not far away and soared into the skies, disappearing into the night above the skies of Ping Yang Town.

Before long, the two of them descended in a small valley.

Spring was blossoming right now and all life was flourishing. Against the hazy night skies, sprouts and leaves could be seen swaying gently.

There was even the sound of spring water trickling peacefully in the valley.

Such a scenery was nothing much in the cultivation world.

Major sects would typically look for places with rich spirit qi to set up their bases, such as places flourishing with flora, places with vast clouds and skies, places with towering waterfalls, places with billowing smoke or places with rainbows...

Those were places that mortals could not reach.

There was naturally no way this valley could compare to the beauty of those. However, it had an advantage in how realistic it was with gentle breezes, the chirps of birds and insects as well as the trickling sounds of water...

In the clamor of the mortal world filled with strife, this was considered as a rare paradise that was serene and beautiful.

The two of them discovered this place by accident when they were young and regarded is a paradise hidden from the world; this was a place that belonged to the two of them and they never discussed it with anyone else.

Apart from the time when Su Zimo went to study, this was the place where both of them visited the most.

They spent countless nights lying side by side on a small peak in the valley, gazing at the skies and the endless stars, dreaming about their future.

Shen Mengqi had once said, “If we turn old and die one day, I want to be buried here.”

Right now, she was here.

Su Zimo placed Shen Mengqi on the grass fields in silence with an indifferent expression. However, a hint of a conflicted emotion flickered through his eyes.

He no longer had any attachments towards Shen Mengqi.

The moment she decided to leave eight years ago, that was the end of their relationship.

However, witnessing her meet with such an end, Su Zimo could not help but feel a surge of sympathy and pity in his heart.

Shen Mengqi was not bad by nature.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have helped Su Zimo beg for mercy eight years ago or remind him to be wary of Zhou Dingyun.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have gone against Perfected Being Cang Lang eight years after, resulting in her death.

She was not suited by nature to survive in the cruel cultivation world.

Even if Perfected Being Cang Lang did not harm her, she would have met with her demise sooner or later.

She was ruined by that immortal fate.

“Zimo, actually I haven’t been living a happy life in the past eight years of cultivation. I’ve had enough of the conniving cultivation world and its cruelty and coldness.”

Shen Mengqi laid beside Su Zimo’s legs and gazed at the stars above, murmuring softly with a dazed expression.

“I’ve often thought about how great the past was, carefree without worries.”

“Even if I was merely accompanying you and watching you study in silence.”

“We were together everyday and made so many, so many wishes...”

As she talked about the wishes, Shen Mengqi smiled unknowingly and her eyes flickered with light.

However, those lights dimmed before long.

“But, later on...”

Shen Mengqi’s voice got softer as she continued.

Su Zimo listened silently the entire time.

As daybreak approached, the stars in the skies disappeared bit by bit.

“Those stars... are so beautiful. Unfortunately, I won’t... be able to see them again.”

Slowly, Shen Mengqi closed her eyes.

They never opened again.

The power of the Spirit Lock Flower was gone by now.

Channeling spirit energy, he swept his sleeves.

A human-shaped grave appeared on the ground and although mud and dust flew everywhere, none of it touched Shen Mengqi.

Su Zimo placed Shen Mengqi into the grave. Just as he was about to fill the grave back with mud, he paused.

His face was slightly lowered and his gaze was calm. He did not move at all, remaining silent.

He stood there quietly.

A long time later, a ray of sunlight purged away the remnant darkness of the night.

Within the grave, Shen Mengqi was like a young girl in a peaceful deep sleep. She seemed like she was one with the valley.

Under the ray of sunlight, two streams of tears flowed down from the corners of the girl’s eyes.

The tears were clear and transparent, reflecting a figure in green robes.

The tears fell along with the figure they reflected, buried together with this young girl in this valley for all eternity.

Finally, Su Zimo took a deep breath and waved his sleeves, burying the grave.

He turned around.

Not far away, Shen Nan stood with tears streaming down his face bearing a look of misery.

From this day forth, he no longer had any kin in this world.

Initially, Shen Nan’s heart was filled with fear towards Su Zimo.

At that moment, he had lost all sense of reasoning as he yelled at Su Zimo, “What did she do wrongly? What reason was there for her to reject the opportunity of an immortal ascension presented to her? Who could reject it?”

“Why did things end up as such? Why...”

Shen Nan bawled and screamed from the depths of his heart in a frenzied manner.

At that moment, he even wished that Su Zimo could kill him so that he wouldn’t have to endure such misery anymore.

Walking towards the outside of the valley, Su Zimo paused for a brief moment when he passed by Shen Nan and said softly, “She wasn’t wrong. It was fate that was wrong.”

Shen Nan froze for a moment before stumbling to sit down weakly.

Su Zimo left and disappeared before long.

Upon returning to Ping Yang Town, Su Zimo walked along the long street and looked at his familiar surroundings. Suddenly, a surge of emotions gushed through his heart.

Everything began here.

Because of an immortal fate, Su Zimo, Shen Mengqi and Perfected Being Cang Lang’s fates were changed.

Eight years later, everything ended here.

It was as though everything was predestined.

It was until now that Su Zimo was certain that he had truly let go of Shen Mengqi and the past.

He had no resentment, hatred, sadness or joy.

The past between the both of them was buried within that valley.

All the grievances of the past had been stuck in Su Zimo’s mind like a rock and settled down for eight years. Now, everything was finally gone completely, crushed into dust.

In a single night, he severed his fate from the past and ended his karma, attaining clarity in his mind!

The spirit sea within his dantian surged and formed massive waves.

Su Zimo could sense that the opportunity for him to enter the Golden Core realm had arrived.

Chapter 506: Forming the Golden Core

Su Zimo put away the storage bags of Liang Heng and the others.

Although Cang Lang and the others were Golden Cores before their death, they were now dead and their bodies were weak.

Conjuring a demon fire from his fingertip, Su Zimo burned all five corpses into ashes in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace behind.

After settling that, Su Zimo returned to his residence.

He wanted to make his breakthrough in this courtyard.

Opportunities were required for breakthroughs of major cultivation realms.

It was a mysterious feeling in one’s mental state, similar to adrenaline rush.

At that moment, if Su Zimo were to take a long journey back to Ethereal Peak, he could very likely lose out on the timing of that precious opportunity.

Furthermore, he truly could not think of a more meaningful place than here to conduct his breakthrough.

Eight years ago, in this unseemly courtyard, beneath that peach blossom tree that was blossoming right now, Su Zimo cultivated the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness and comprehended the Dao overnight, entering the path of cultivation.

In his heart, this place was more meaningful than any paradise out there!

Forming a core was no small feat and one must not be disturbed at all.

Not daring to be careless, Su Zimo started setting up a formation.

Without resting at all, he set up multiple formations around his residence; not only were there support formations, there were even illusion, trap and killing formations!

One after another, the formations were interlinked.

Three days later, the formations were fully set up.

“Activate!”

Su Zimo shouted softly and a bedazzling luminescence lit up around the vicinity of the residence as countless mysterious formation patterns surfaced.

An illusion formation was set up at the outermost perimeter.

It created an illusory residence that seemed no different from before on the outside and would not attract any attention.

However, in reality, there were runes concentrated within the illusion formation that shone bright as day within!

Arriving beneath the peach blossom tree, Su Zimo assumed a lotus position and closed his eyes to rest.

He had worked tirelessly for the past three days to set up such a huge formation and had expended a lot of energy as well.

Su Zimo had to adjust himself to his best condition.

A long time later, he gradually stabilized and slapped his storage bag, causing millions of superior-grade spirit stones to spill out and form small mountains!

Thanks to the Mo Spirit Weapon Workshop, Su Zimo had managed to earn a large amount of spirit stones in the capital of Great Zhou and they sufficed for him to attempt core formation.

Boom!

Massive waves surged within his dantian’s spirit sea. Divine light shone everywhere as his spirit qi surged into the air.

Through the mounds of spirit stones, endless spirit qi entered Su Zimo’s body continuously.

Nine spirit meridians appeared and flickered, akin to nine long rivers that surged relentlessly before converging into his dantian’s spirit sea.

The spirit sea was akin to a bottomless pit, sucking the incoming spirit energy relentlessly and forming a gigantic vortex with a terrifying might that spun and shrank non-stop!

Core formation was the most important divergent point in one’s cultivation path.

Be it immortality or demonic cultivation, they had to cross this gap!

From Qi Condensation to Foundation Establishment and finally to Golden Core, cultivators undergo the process of training their qi, liquefying it and eventually condensing it into a core.

From gas to liquid and finally solid, every single transformation was a leap in quality.

From that, it could be seen that the foundation of the Golden Core was still spirit qi. However, it was merely built from a continuous and gradual transformation.

Almost all the cultivators understood what the process was like.

It was a never-ending process of extraction, condensation and compression. Along with time, one could turn the initial spirit qi into a solid Golden Core and complete the transformation.

However, throughout history, there were many cultivators and yet, less than one in ten thousand are able to form a core.

What was the reason for that?

Why were there still people failing despite the ease and clarity of the entire process?

It was a simple logic to understand – the rise in quality of spirit qi along with one’s cultivation would naturally lead to an increase in strength.

However, why was one’s lifespan extended for hundreds of years after a core was formed?

In reality, the reason for that was the true secret behind core formation – to understand life!

If one wanted to form a core, they had to understand the true meaning behind the Dao of a core. That was the only way for them to break free from the constraints of heaven and earth and extend their lifespans!

The reason for the extension in lifespan was because of a new level of deep understanding.

The wisdom that Buddhists often speak of refers to the comprehension of the Dao and enlightenment, allowing one to transcend life and death, turning into a saintly being. It was a sort of comprehension at a new level and referred to supreme wisdom.

What was the truth behind the Golden Core?

There were two sides to everything.

It was the same for life.

A still rock wasn’t alive and neither was a running river.

The most primal and natural state of life was only manifested through a combination of stillness and movement.

The existence of life was activity.

Motions are a way of representing life while stillness was a method for nourishing life.

In truth, the formation of a Golden Core was a process born out of nothing by instilling stillness into motion.

To begin with, spirit qi did not exist within one’s body. However, after years of cultivation for a strain of spirit qi to appear, it could then gradually grow stronger and turn into a liquid form which could course through the eight meridians with firm strength.

Eventually, it would flow into the sea and return to the dantian, forming a silent and still Golden Core.

Things would happen naturally and logically.

At that moment, life would undergo an unprecedented change in quality. By interweaving motion and stillness to condense a Golden Core and nourish life, one’s lifespan could be extended.

To begin with, life was something that was produced out of nothing.

Eventually, it would enter an eternal slumber after its vibrancy.

Producing something out of nothing, entering stillness after motion – that was an interpretation of life.

In truth, the formation of a core was the understanding of one of life’s obscurities and as such, gaining an extension in lifespan.

That was the true meaning of core formation!

Once one creates a Golden Core, one’s lifespan will not be decided by nature!

That was the most famous mantra of core formation and also hinted at its true essence.

For Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the chances of them condensing a Golden Core was more than 80% as long as they unlocked five spirit meridians.

Even so, there were still people who failed.

They did not fail in core formation, but in the comprehension of the true meaning behind core formation.

Throughout history, generations and generations of seniors and predecessors passed down their personal experiences of breaking through to the Golden Core realm.

However, Dao was something that was incorporeal. It couldn’t be explained clearly, touched or seen – even if one knew what was going on, it was useless.

The only way for them to transcend mortality and break out of their mold was through personal comprehension!

As time passed by, Su Zimo’s aura turned increasingly terrifying as his black hair swayed gently without any wind.

His lifespan was extending endlessly!

Two hundred years...

Three hundred years...

Five hundred years!

Su Zimo’s understanding of core formation had not only affected himself; subconsciously, another life in the courtyard was affected!

Behind him, the peach blossom tree was shrouded by an invisible ‘Dao’ and it grew. Its trunk grew thicker and its branches extended.

One after another, pink buds blossomed in the blink of an eye.

The petals scattered around Su Zimo’s vicinity.

Instantly, the petals that scattered grew into new flowers and the entire process was mysterious, akin to a dream.

The peach blossom tree swayed gently.

If Su Zimo were to open his eyes right now, he would be able to sense that the peach blossom tree was exuding an emotion of joy!

It had gained sentience!Chapter 507: Golden Core Completed!

Waves raged fiercely within the spirit sea of the dantian, shining with a divine radiance.

The two starkly different Daos of immortals and fiends were in constant conflict within the dantian.

Fire and water, two starkly different energies, were clashing within the dantian as well.

The situation that Su Zimo was in right now was rather unique.

He managed the first step of understanding the true essence of core formation and extended his lifespan. However, due to the fact that there were two starkly different energies clashing, his Golden Core was yet to be formed!

A situation as such was rarely seen throughout history and one would have to undergo immense danger.

If anything untoward happened during the clash of the two different energies, his dantian would rupture on the spot and his foundation would be entirely destroyed.

Right now, fire and water was interweaving constantly within his body.

These two forces were irreconcilable!

With every clash, there would be a violent jerk in the dantian, letting out a jarring sound. At the same time, an extremely terrifying force would surge through all his limbs and organs.

For normal cultivators, the impact of those forces were destructive.

If they were in this position, their bones and tendons would have snapped while their organs would have exploded along with their bodies into blood mists!

However, of all things, Su Zimo was someone who did both immortality and demonic cultivation.

Furthermore, his demonic cultivation technique was a Supreme Demon Classic that could change the world and creation, forging a body that was terrifying beyond anything else!

His body was akin to a relentless utensil that could undergo all setbacks.

He was unyielding as the forces of fire and water clashed against him!

As time passed by, spirit qi entered his body endlessly. Coupled with the fact that he was at the legendary Extreme Foundation Establishment realm, the two different energies climbed relentlessly.

At the same time, the clash between the two energies was getting more intense as well!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Loud bangs were even echoing from within Su Zimo’s body.

Later on, with every single clash, Su Zimo’s body would jerk and he would frown with a look of pain.

At that moment, the most rational thing to do for him was to stop in his core formation attempt.

However, Su Zimo’s expression was resolute and he wasn’t swayed at all!

He believed in his determination.

If he could calm the monkey mind, control the prancing horse and subdue dragons and tigers, why wouldn’t he be able to subdue the Dao of fire and water as well?

He also believed in Die Yue and the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness.

He was convinced that his body would be able to endure the impacts!

Boom!

Boom!

Time slowly passed.

The frequency of the clash between the two energies subsided. However, each clash was now scarier with accumulated force and the impact was even more terrifying!

Poof!

One after another, terrifying bloodied scars appeared on Su Zimo’s body and face. His flesh was split open and there was a mist of blood around him.

It was painful!

Every single inch of meat was in tremendous pain and struck at his nerves.

The impact was something that came from within.

First, it collided within the dantian. Next, it burst forth and rippled through his organs, meridians, tendons, bones and flesh!

Almost instantly, Su Zimo broke out in cold sweat.

As if it could sense his pain, the peach blossom tree behind him swayed gently and a pink glow wafted down, akin to moonlight falling in a gentle manner.

The light fell and dissipated into spots, dancing in the air like spirits before surging into Su Zimo’s injuries with vibrant lifeforce.

To be honest, the power of those light spots was not strong.

However, that was the only thing the peach blossom tree could do.

When the two energies within his dantian rested for a moment, the terror of Su Zimo’s body was displayed once more!

With a boom, his blood qi surged and roared like tsunamis, washing across his wounds.

His Inner Core churned maniacally and demonic qi spread. A tremendous self-regeneration power repaired his organs and connected his tendons, bones and meridians!

After they were torn, they regenerated and turned the energy in his organs purer, made his tendons more flexible and his bones even stronger like weapons!

His body was undergoing yet another baptism!

Su Zimo’s nine spirit meridians were expanding as well.

Initially, the spirit energy in his spirit meridians could only be compared to the current flow of a stream.

However, his expanded spirit meridians became broader and his spirit energy gushed even fiercer, comparative to massive rivers surging into the sea!

Boom!

Just as his internal injuries were recovering, the two different energies clashed once more and produced a resounding bang.

Su Zimo’s body shuddered.

It was a type of pain that struck his bones and almost caused him to faint!

Su Zimo knew that there was no way out for him.

If he were to retreat at this moment, he would suffer even greater difficulties and pain in the future for his next attempt at core formation!

No one could break Su Zimo’s determination!

His spirit sea condensed continuously, shrinking, transforming and ascending!

An illusory phantom of a Golden Core appeared faintly.

Endless spirit energy surged towards that illusory Golden Core, allowing it to turn corporeal and firmer.

The demon Inner Core was condensed in Su Zimo’s chest.

On the other hand, the immortal Golden Core swiveled an inch beneath his naval in his dantian, shining with a golden glow in its spherical shape.

Against that bedazzling golden shade, Su Zimo’s organs, blood, flesh, bones, marrow and meridians shone with an illuminating transparency.

Su Zimo sat beneath the peach blossom tree with a transparent and flawless body, emanating the aura of an ethereal immortal. He was like a peerless immortal king that had descended, looking down on the world and shocking the masses!

By stepping into the Golden Core realm, breaking free of the restraints of heaven and earth and extending one’s lifespan, there would also be a change in one’s demeanor as they transcend mortality!

Su Zimo now truly possessed an air of immortality.

His expression calmed down gradually.

At this point of his breakthrough, he had already crossed over the most dangerous and arduous stage.

What was left was for him to materialize the illusory Golden Core before stabilizing it!

The peach blossom tree swayed and petals fell with a hint of joy as well.

An unknown period of time passed.

Su Zimo shuddered and a Golden Core was formed in his dantian. It was indestructible and pure, radiating with an immense luster!

An extremely terrifying aura emanated from within Su Zimo’s body, as though a gigantic ancient True Dragon was awakening!

All of a sudden!

Su Zimo’s eyes were initially shut. However, he suddenly felt his vision blur and witnessed a shocking scene.

Dark clouds were overcast and lightning flashed as thunder rumbled.

The skies collapsed and formed a series of tears!

An apocalyptic firestorm rained down and all living beings were crying miserably.

In the face of this energy that could destroy all life, Su Zimo’s expression was pale and he felt that he was pathetically insignificant.

Even Nascent Souls and Void Reversions would be met with death, let alone Golden Cores.

Bang! Boom! Boom!

All of a sudden!

Heaven and earth rumbled.

An incomparably massive ancient demon descended with a terrifying aura and four legs that were akin to heavenly-piercing pillars. Standing in the middle of a dark, deep sea, it did not move and suppressed the raging tides.

Its tough armor carried the broken firmament and blanketed the world, blocking the massive void currents while protecting all living beings!

It was a turtle-shaped demon beast!

Su Zimo had never seen such a gargantuan beast. Filled with a vicissitude aura, it seemed like it had crossed through the sands of time from the ancient eras and appeared in the world!

Mysterious patterns were etched on its shell, forming obscure runes that seemed as though they could understand the world and the secrets behind the origin of the universe.

Focusing his gaze, Su Zimo realized that his eyes stung with an incomparably sharp pain and instantly, two streams of tears flowed down his cheeks and he spun in dizziness!

Startled, Su Zimo shut his eyes hurriedly.

Chapter 508: Double Phenomenon!

Against the flashing lightning and roaring thunder, the turtle carried the broken heavens and calmed the raging tides with all four legs, protecting all living beings. Raising its head, it roared into the skies and divine light burst forth from its eyes in an unstoppable momentum!

At that moment, the divine turtle was the only godly being in the entire world!

Although Su Zimo’s eyes were shut, that scene was etched deeply into his mind unforgettably.

“This is my Golden Core phenomenon.”

Secretly delighted, Su Zimo closed his eyes and recalled the phenomenon he had witnessed in his mind.

He did not know the origin of his Golden Core phenomenon or what its name was.

Perhaps, it might even be an unprecedented Golden Core phenomenon.

However, Su Zimo knew that the Golden Core phenomenon was extremely powerful!

At the very least, he had never come across another Golden Core phenomenon as dazzling as such!

Prior to this, in the battle at the Shen family, a Golden Core released his Heavenly Essence Swords and it was already strong enough to be able to wound Su Zimo’s body.

However, compared to the Golden Core phenomenon Su Zimo had just comprehended, that was far inferior!

In his estimations, even ten Heavenly Essence Swords wouldn’t be able to deal with his Golden Core phenomenon!

As Su Zimo was comprehending his Golden Core phenomenon, his eyes blurred once more and the divine turtle from earlier on disappeared.

The next moment, Su Zimo was stunned.

It was as though he had traveled back in time and instantly, the environment changed!

Previously, the heavens were shattered.

This time round, the earth had caved in and blood flowed everywhere!

Heavens collapsing and the ground sinking in were catastrophes of the legends. When they surfaced in Su Zimo’s vision, it shook his mind and felt extremely realistic as though he was right in the midst of it.

The ground caved continuously, opening up bottomless ravines one after another.

A baleful aura surged forth.

The mountains were tumbling and the ground was disintegrating!

Lava surged forth endlessly with a scorching heat, flowing rampantly on the vast lands and burning everything in sight – countless living beings were turned into ashes!

Experiencing the apocalyptic tragedy brought forth by the terrifying power of this catastrophe, Su Zimo felt his mind shake and he could not steady himself!

What is this?

Su Zimo was dumbfounded.

Logically speaking, he had already cultivated a Golden Core phenomenon – why was another phenomenon appearing before him?

Furthermore, it was comparable to the previous phenomenon in terms of power!

The miserable cries of the living beings seemed to have woken some sort of a powerful existence.

All of a sudden!

A massive living being crawled out from the depths of the ground with a terrifying aura. It had the head of a snake and the body of an anaconda. Red in color, it was lined with scales that stacked against one another like flaming red steel plates!

That is...

Su Zimo’s mouth opened slightly.

Boom!

Before he could react, the living being soared into the air and a massive pair of flaming wings appeared on its gigantic back!

What sort of a monster was that?

The head of a snake, body of an anaconda, scales of a dragon, no horns on its head nor legs beneath its feet, it was like an ancient wyrm with wings!

However, the aura of the wyrm was not inferior compared to True Dragons!

Ascending above the nine heavens, the scarlet eyes of the wyrm scanned the place. When it looked at the endless corpses of the countless living beings buried in the sea of flames, it could not help but bellow.

Swoosh!

Opening its massive mouth, the wyrm sucked furiously!

All the scorching lava on the ground flowed in reverse into the wyrm’s mouth like rivers entering a sea.

It swallowed the lava with large, angry mouthfuls.

The scales on the wyrm turned brighter and redder and the flames on its wings intensified!

Countless living beings were saved by the wyrm singlehandedly!

Su Zimo took a long time before he could calm down after seeing the scene.

Double phenomenons?

Could a single person possess two different phenomenons?

Taking a deep breath of air, Su Zimo recalled and experienced the two different phenomenons, comprehending them deeply.

An unknown period of time passed.

All of a sudden!

He opened his eyes with a lightning gaze.

Behind him, a phenomenon with a majestic aura rose.

The heavens shattered and void currents flowed everywhere as meteors fell. A divine turtle stood between the world and stabilized the void currents with its limbs while holding up the heavens with its back as it roared into the skies!

Immediately after, on the other side, another phenomenon surfaced.

The ground caved in and volcanoes erupted, causing lava to surge with countless living beings implicated.

A wyrm surged forth from the ground and descended upon the mortal realm.

The two phenomenons appeared together behind Su Zimo and emitted a terrifying aura as though they could contain everything!

The peach blossom tree was motionless, seemingly scared stiff by the two phenomenons.

A long time later, Su Zimo let out a deep breath and the divine light in his eyes vanished. Gradually, his aura retracted and gathered within his dantian.

The two Golden Core phenomenons dissipated slowly.

Success!

Su Zimo was delighted that he had managed to cultivate two Golden Core phenomenons that were so strong and frightening.

However, he had many questions.

What were the origins of his phenomenons and what were their names?

Or rather, why was he able to conjure two phenomenons?

Recalling carefully, Su Zimo thought about information he had read about many ancient remnant beasts and pure-blooded ferocious beasts in the ancient books. However, none of them matched the two demon beasts.

Could they be... living beings from the primordial era that are now extinct?

Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat.

If they were extinct living beings from the primordial era, there would be almost no records of them in the ancient books now.

Only some ancient super sects might have retained remnants of information regarding them.

Su Zimo did not know much about Golden Core phenomenons.

“Perhaps I might only get a better understanding after entering the intermediate ancient battlefield,”

After all, the intermediate ancient battlefield had the Phenomenon Ranking.

That was a place where all the elites of the Golden Core realm in Tianhuang Mainland were gathered!

A massacre between geniuses and the clashing of top-tier Golden Core phenomenons – that was a feast that only belonged to the paragons!

All of a sudden!

Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat.

Among the four Golden Cores that accompanied Perfected Being Cang Lang here, apart from Sima Zhi, judging from their sect badges, they did not seem like they came from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He might be able to seek out some useful information from the Golden Core who cultivated the Heavenly Essence Swords.

Su Zimo took out the person’s storage bag and injected spirit energy into it. After a brief check, he withdrew an ancient book from it.

There were four words written on it – Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking!

The intermediate ancient battlefield would open up once every hundred years.

This meant that the Phenomenon Ranking would refresh once every hundred years.

Throughout history, there have been countless Golden Cores who left their names on the Phenomenon Ranking and it was refreshed constantly. However, there were not many changes to the top 108 Golden Core phenomenons.

All in all, only those slightly more than hundred Golden Core phenomenons could be considered as the strong ones!

Su Zimo opened the ancient book.

There were many words scribbled on it – it was clear that someone had recorded them.

The words on the first row were the largest and the most striking!

Phenomenon Ranking No. 1.

Di Yin, Chaos Ocean!

The front portion was his name while the back was the Golden Core phenomenon he cultivated.

There was even a line of small words after his Golden Core phenomenon describing the origins of it.

When Su Zimo caught sight of the first sentence, he was shocked!

Chaos Ocean, ancient phenomenon, created by the Human Emperor!

Chapter 509: Turtle Snake Reappearance

Su Zimo continued reading.

‘The Chaos Ocean was created by the Human Emperor using everything he learned after he entered the Extreme Foundation Establishment realm and observed the secrets of heaven and earth while pursuing the origins of the universe. It’s the top among thousands of phenomenons and is the number one across history!”

Top among thousands of phenomenons and number one across history!

What an incredible evaluation!

Su Zimo was secretly shocked.

Although he had also cultivated to the Extreme Foundation Establishment realm, the Golden Core phenomenon he cultivated did not depend on the number of spirit meridians he had unlocked, but his experiences and his comprehension of his cultivation.

There was a high chance that this Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking was from a hundred years ago.

Su Zimo did not know what sect or background Di Yin was from to be able to comprehend a Golden Core phenomenon created by the Human Emperor.

Any cultivator that could occupy the top spot of the Phenomenon Ranking was definitely not someone to be messed with.

It was clear judging from Yan Beichen’s methods.

Su Zimo continued reading.

Phenomenon Ranking No. 2.

Heartless Ye, Corpse Mountain Blood Sea.

When he saw Corpse Mountain Blood Sea, Su Zimo knew that the cultivator was the successor of Asura Sect.

In that battle at Ethereal Peak, the same phenomenon appeared behind the Asura Yan Beichen and it had a tremendous might. With a single strike, it killed two Void Reversions!

Su Zimo continued reading.

Corpse Mountain Blood Sea, created by the first Asura of the ancient era.

Initially two different Golden Core phenomenons, Corpse Mountain and Blood Sea. Although there have been many fiend heirs in Asura Sect, few of them could fuse the two together.

Once fused, it possesses terrifying might and can be ranked in the top ten of the Phenomenon Ranking!

Su Zimo nodded silently.

According to Yan Beichen’s words, he should have become number one of the Phenomenon Ranking a thousand years ago by relying on this Corpse Mountain Blood Sea!

Although Chaos Ocean was the number one phenomenon throughout history, the ranking on the Phenomenon Ranking wasn’t determined solely on one’s phenomenon, but the strength of the cultivator as well.

Even for the same Golden Core phenomenon, the strength displayed by two cultivators releasing it would be worlds apart if they had different levels of comprehension towards it.

Phenomenon Ranking No. 3.

Monk Pujian, Green Lantern Ancient Buddha.

The appearance of the ancient Buddha accompanied by a green lantern booms loudly in Sanskrit across all directions, incinerating all living beings and suppressing all demons, ghosts and fiends. Cultivated to its peak, it can be considered as a top ten on the Phenomenon Ranking!

There were a bunch of other Golden Core phenomenons behind the Phenomenon Ranking and they were dizzying. Su Zimo was extremely curious as he hadn’t heard of them before.

Eternal Kingdom, Meandering River Sunset, Glass Divine Light, Underworld, Thousand Swords United, Amplifying Fog, Limitless Hell, Endless River Mountains, Eastern Purple Qi, Seven Floor Pagoda, Buddha’s Radiance, Incinerating Embers, Yin Yang Double Fishes...

Every single Golden Core phenomenon had a detailed introduction.

Su Zimo continued browsing and could roughly deduce the sects or factions the phenomenons belonged to judging from their names and descriptions.

For example, Glass Divine Light should be a Golden Core phenomenon of Glass Palace.

The description displayed high regards for Glass Divine Light and if it was released at its peak, it could be considered as a top ten on the Phenomenon Ranking!

Underworld and Limitless Hell should be Golden Core phenomenons of the fiend sects.

As for Seven Floor Pagoda and Buddha’s Radiance, those should be phenomenons of the Buddhist monasteries.

Gradually, Su Zimo realized that the Phenomenon Ranking was mostly occupied by the super sects of the immortal, Buddhist and fiend sects as well as the various powerful factions of Tianhuang Mainland.

Of the top 108 spots on the Phenomenon Rankings, there were only around 60 Golden Core phenomenons.

Most of them were repeated, coming from different cultivators of the same sect.

After reading through the Phenomenon Ranking, Su Zimo did not discover any Golden Core phenomenon similar to his.

Frowning slightly, he felt somewhat dejected.

“Eh?”

Suddenly, his expression changed.

At the end of the Phenomenon Ranking was another page.

When Su Zimo flipped over, he saw that there were also some Golden Core phenomenons listed on the last page.

Those were phenomenons that had appeared once without reappearing or had gone extinct.

First row.

World Cleansing Green Lotus. Originally a phenomenon of Fahua Monastery, the eternal green lotus glowed brightly and had a terrifying strength that could cleanse all evil in the world. This was something that could be considered as a top ten on the Phenomenon Ranking!

However, 10,000 years ago, the North Region met with a catastrophe and the Great Qian Empire was destroyed along with Fahua Monastery, leading to the loss of the World Cleansing Green Lotus.

At that point, Su Zimo was enlightened.

“So, one of the two great monasteries that was destroyed in that catastrophe 10,000 years ago was Fahua Monastery.”

Su Zimo shook his head, a little stunned.

Now that 10,000 years have passed, how many people could still remember that flourishing empire and monastery?

If that was the case for a destroyed super sect, a fallen paragon would probably be lost in the sands of time and be forgotten by everyone after a hundred years.

As Su Zimo continued reading, he could not help but shudder as his eyes lit up.

Primordial Divine Turtle. An amphibious divine being that is lost.

Primordial Soaring Serpent. A fire divine being that is lost.

Legend has it that in the primordial era, the thousands of races fought one another and all life was in turmoil. Blood was shed everywhere as corpses lined the ground.

That massive battle caused the skies to topple and the ground to collapse. Void currents surged everywhere; meteors crashed; the ground caved in while lava spurted everywhere, killing countless lives.

Su Zimo was in deep thought at this point.

The battle royale of the primordial era was something that he had heard Uncle Liang of Elixir Yang Sect mention before. However, he did not know the reason for it.

What he knew was that the battle was the reason why only a hundred races were left with thousands of races going extinct. Because of that, the human race gained a respite and managed to rise up!

Su Zimo continued reading.

Finally, that battle alarmed two divine beasts of the primordial era, the turtle and serpent to descend at the same time!

The divine turtle managed to carry the heavens with its shell and suppress the void currents with its limbs.

The soaring serpent rose from beneath the ground. With a snake’s head, anaconda’s body, dragon scales, phoenix wings, no horns nor legs and strength comparable to a True Dragon, it devoured all the lava and suppressed the volcanoes everywhere.

The appearance of the turtle and snake saved all lives!

Experts of the human race who witnessed that were moved and created the two phenomenons by comprehending them.

Throughout history, there would occasionally be cultivators who managed to comprehend the two Golden Core phenomenons of the primordial era. However, none of them could display the same might of the past.

There were rumors that when the Phenomenon Ranking was just created, the two Golden Core phenomenons were listed among the top ten.

Upon seeing this, Su Zimo suddenly had an epiphany.

He finally understood the meaning behind the two phenomenons.

When he was forming his core, his dantian contained the energies of fire and water which were starkly different. Both of them clashed repeatedly with neither side willing to relent.

As such, the two energies intensified continuously while contesting against one another!

Finally, with the risk of Su Zimo’s body exploding, the two different energies finally stabilized and reached a balance.

At that moment, the energies of fire and water were already at their limits.

That was also the reason why Su Zimo managed to witness the two shocking scenes of the primordial era!

The divine turtle represented water while the soaring serpent represented fire.

The reason why the Primordial Divine Turtle and Primordial Soaring Serpent was not in the previous iteration of the Phenomenon Ranking wasn’t because they weren’t strong enough, but because both of them had gone extinct for many years.

Smiling gently, Su Zimo felt a sense of pride.

No matter the past of the two Golden Core phenomenons, now that the both of them were in his hands in this generation, he was certain that he would definitely be able to release them to an unparalleled degree!