Chapter 76

Zongshou was also emotionally stirred. In his later life, he had seen all kinds of spiritual treasures. In comparison, this Thunder Phoenix egg, though precious, was not much to speak of.

However, these were all in the Divine Emperor game. In reality, he had almost never encountered truly top-tier rarities.

With a somewhat fervent gaze, he glanced at the colored giant egg. Zongshou inwardly marveled that the ancient Thunder Phoenix had indeed been cautious and secretive when hiding its offspring.

Hidden here, even a Spirit Master who could roam the world with their spirit would find it extremely difficult to notice if they were not paying attention.

If it weren't for the powerful alien race member who happened to perish here, the Thunder Phoenix inside the egg should have hatched three thousand years ago.

It seems that heaven did not wish for this bird to be born, and I have no qualms about taking it!

He took another medicine bottle from his sleeve. This time, he did not apply it directly. Instead, he first took off his outer clothes and used a willow leaf talisman knife to cut blood marks on his body. For the areas he couldn't reach on his back, he handed it over to Little Jin, controlling it with his mind to 'carve' on his back. The cuts were about half a millimeter deep, and blood trickled down his body.

The blood marks faintly corresponded to the meridians in his body, yet were not exactly the same. Chuxue's face turned pale, wanting to speak but knowing that Zongshou was clearly inscribing a talisman array on his body. Interrupting rashly would harm their young master.

It took a full half an hour for the blood marks to gradually form an outline. On Zongshou's limbs and chest, there were exactly four Thunder Phoenix shapes. The tips of their beaks converged at Zongshou's qi sea, wrapping around his body and dividing into countless small spirit talismans and branch arrays.

There was also a small pattern on his forehead, resembling a Thunder Phoenix spreading its wings, with its tail connected to the body, forming a whole.

Only a thumb-sized blank space was left between his eyebrows.

When all the talisman marks were completed, Zongshou used the hot spring to wash away all the blood. Then he applied the medicine from the bottle to the wounds.

The deep purple color added a mysterious and elegant beauty to Zongshou's body.

In no time, all the wounds turned purple. The five Thunder Phoenixes, four large and one small, became even more vivid and lifelike, as if they were about to fly off his body.

Zongshou's expression became even more solemn. In his memory, this item was refined into a pill by a Spirit Master of the Sun Roaming Realm, with the full strength of the sect, over half a year, and then given to a disciple to consume.

He had no such conditions now. The only thing he could rely on was the technique of swallowing essence!

"Xue'er, protect me! If this fails, you and Uncle Yin should leave Donglin Cloud Continent as soon as possible!"

Without waiting for Chuxue to react, Zongshou walked to the giant egg. After a brief hesitation, he suddenly pointed at the top side of the eggshell.

It felt as hard as steel, extremely solid. It was also scorching hot, with a faint current of electricity emanating from it.

However, when Zongshou activated the Swallowing Heaven Essence Transformation Great Technique, the eggshell quickly softened, visible to the naked eye. In a few breaths, his finger had already pierced into the egg.

In the next instant, a massive purple current suddenly burst out, surging up his arm. With a 'sizzling' sound, the skin emitted a burnt smell.

It should have instantly shattered his body into pieces. But as it passed through his body, it was absorbed into the Thunder Phoenix talisman array.

Zongshou's body trembled, not only numb but also wrapped in deep purple lightning. At the fingertips, a torrent of pure innate essence force, like a surging river, poured in, seemingly endless, rushing into his pulse wheels.

After a moment, Zongshou was already in a difficult position. The Swallowing Heaven Essence Transformation Great Technique could not be stopped at this point. He could only let it surge, causing a tumultuous surge within his body.

The wounds on his body quickly healed, sealing all the purple lightning inside. Similarly sealed within his body were the essences of the Thunder Phoenix egg that he had forcibly absorbed.

Chuxue watched in fear, though the initial purple lightning had faded. The blood marks, however, became more grotesque, twisting and protruding, as if something was struggling inside.

She took a step forward but instinctively pulled back, not daring to touch him.

Zongshou felt as if his body was about to burst from the intense pressure.

The intense pain had long been ignored. He focused on guiding the innate essence force to circulate through his pulse wheels, striving to prevent his body from being shattered.

All the acupoints in his bone marrow meridians opened under the intense pressure. The blood wheel and wisdom wheel followed, unable to withstand the pressure for long. The twenty-four main acupoints and countless branch acupoints were forcibly opened.

Fortunately, part of the innate essence force also seeped into his bones, blood, and brain, gradually improving his constitution and strengthening his foundation.

Until the two organ wheels could no longer withstand the pressure and opened dozens of acupoints. The innate essence force from the egg finally slowed down.

The energy inside his body, which had been fierce, turned gentle. Guided by Zongshou, it settled in various parts of his body.

Though his body felt extremely swollen and uncomfortable, he still forcefully used the breath-holding technique, in conjunction with the five Thunder Phoenix talisman array on his body, to seal the innate true essence in various parts of his body.

Each bit of innate true essence was extremely precious. Even though he knew he was on the brink of death, he dared not waste any.

He had started practicing the breath-holding technique a few days ago precisely to maximize the retention of these essence forces in his body.

The wounds on his body gradually healed. When the five purple Thunder Phoenixes on his body completely disappeared under his skin, the essence of the Thunder Phoenix from the egg finally stopped flowing.

However, a fierce light still lingered in Zongshou's eyes, knowing that the most dangerous and critical step was happening now.

Just as the innate true essence being infused became faint, Zongshou's index finger suddenly swelled, and a solid energy mass, about the size of a pine nut, forcefully rushed into his body.

As it passed through, all the meridians split. It traced up his arm.

Initially, it was heading down to the qi sea, but when it reached his chest, it suddenly split. Part of it sank into the qi sea, floating inside. The other part directly entered his divine will, drilling into his soul. Outside his soul sea, it formed the thirteenth talisman, a faint 'Lei' character, the same size as the 'Yun' character next to it, but constantly changing, sometimes resembling an 'Electric' character, and sometimes a 'Thunder' character.

Zongshou felt as if his head had been struck by a heavy hammer, dazed for a long time before gradually regaining consciousness.

He fell to the ground, weak, but immediately used the knife as a pen to write a 'Seal' on his forehead, about the size of a thumb, mysterious and profound, making the five Thunder Phoenixes on his body flash again. Purple lightning danced wildly, and his aura soared.

It was like the final touch on a dragon, making the entire talisman array's effect vastly different. Previously, there were still traces of purple lightning and innate true essence leaking out.

But as the talisman array gradually stabilized, Zongshou's entire aura immediately returned to silence.

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