Chapter 77

When all the purple patterns on Zongshou's body faded away again, the spiritual energy storm inside the cave finally began to dissipate. Chuxue's face showed a hint of joy, knowing that Zongshou was truly unharmed. His aura was sealed, making him no different from an ordinary person. However, the lightning that had flickered and the surging blood and qi were real. The benefits Zongshou had gained were immeasurable.

The direct descendants of ancient divine beasts are often born as seventh-level or higher spirit beasts. The essence of a thunder phoenix egg can be imagined to be immensely vast. Now, all of it had been sealed within Zongshou's body, not a bit was lost.

Zongshou's actions could be called a stroke of genius. Using a person as a pill was something unimaginable beforehand.

However, according to her common knowledge, Zongshou should have drunk all the egg juice to absorb the essence of the thunder phoenix egg. Unexpectedly, he only needed to insert a finger. This method was more direct and swift, and the absorbed innate essence was more complete.

It was as if, during the previous time in the Black Mud Swamp, he had also directly consumed the essence within the beast crystals. It was unknown how Zongshou managed to do it.

At this moment, Zongshou was introspecting.

"The bone, blood, and wisdom wheels are already open. The organ wheel's twenty-four points have also been forcibly opened for the most part. I hope my foundation hasn't been too damaged—"

He felt that his bones, flesh, and skin, along with his internal organs, were all as if stripped and torn apart inside his body.

However, this kind of pain, which he endured daily, had long become a habit, and he no longer paid much attention to it. Ten times the pain and a hundred times the pain were essentially the same, surpassing the limits of what his nerves could bear.

With his strong will, he could still barely suppress it.

Upon carefully examining his internal condition, he was slightly surprised. Not only did the worst-case scenario not occur, but he was exceptionally fortunate.

"My bones are as hard as steel! My blood and qi are ten times stronger than a normal person's! The wisdom wheel is also cultivated, and my mental power has doubled!"

Although his brain was in intense pain, like being pierced by needles, Zongshou clearly felt that his thinking ability had nearly doubled. The internal cultivation of the wisdom wheel and the strong blood and qi directly affected his spirit. The vortex in the sea of his spirit had expanded by four times in just this short period!

Part of this was due to the absorption of innate essence, and part was due to the enhancement of his blood and qi, which indirectly affected his spirit.

The density of his bones had also increased by nearly a fold. His flesh, skin, and internal organs had also improved slightly.

On that day, the fierce sword Wuyi was pierced through the eye by a willow leaf flying knife but remained unharmed, only momentarily dazed, due to his bone cultivation.

Now, Zongshou was the same, and even better. Even if someone slashed him with a knife, he would be unharmed.

"Stable fetal breathing, solid foundation, indeed, there are many benefits! If not for this, I might have died here today. I have now taken a step into the realm of a secret martial artist. Although my foundation is unstable, it can still be salvaged. Paying this small price is worth it!"

The subsequent thoughts had a bitter tinge. The price he paid today to absorb the thunder phoenix egg could not be described as "small."

Unless he could completely absorb the essence of the thunder phoenix egg one day, the pain of being torn apart would never disappear.

Furthermore, due to the need to suppress the various strange forces within his body, his strength could only be exerted to about 40%. Even though his physical blood and qi were much stronger, they were far from matching those of martial artists of the same level.

At this moment, Zongshou's body was like a human-shaped pill.

In his previous life, the spirit master who obtained the thunder phoenix egg refined its essence into forty-nine phoenix pills. Almost each one could elevate a secret martial artist to the innate realm after consumption!

Although many other spiritual medicines were added, it can be imagined how rich the essence contained within was.

In the future, just the process of gradually absorbing and assimilating the innate essence solidifying within his body would be enough to give him a headache.

There was also the thunder force of the phoenix hidden under the sealing array, which was a trouble. A single moment of carelessness could still result in a fatal outcome.

"A single thunder phoenix egg can make a small sect produce a steady stream of talents, almost comparable to the nineteen spirit halls. Now that all the thunder phoenix essence is concentrated in my body, I wonder how long it will take me to absorb it all?"

He mocked himself, but there was no trace of dejection in Zongshou's heart. Instead, he was filled with joy, feeling an unprecedented lightness.

In this world of ten thousand years ago, he had been diligent every day. Under the immense pressure, even though he had been a heaven-level strong in his previous life, the seventh of the seven emperors, the Sword Emperor Tan Qiu, he still lived in constant fear, afraid of losing his life at the hands of innate-level strong. He had a body full of skills but could not use them. He could no longer reach the pinnacle of martial arts!

It was only today, after completely obtaining this ancient divine beast egg, that he truly had the capital to survive the future storms.

Using his body as a pill, although there were various uncertainties and countless troubles, compared to the precarious situation before today, it was a problem of the fortunate, not really a big deal.

In the end, it was self-inflicted. However, Zongshou was willing to take the risk of being torn apart to seal all the innate essence, mostly for future plans.

The obstacle mentioned by Ling Yunlong that day was no less significant than the dual-meridian body. The more preparations he made now, the more chances he would have to break through in the future.

In fact, he had already vaguely guessed a few possibilities in his heart—

"Unfortunately, the few heavenly treasures I can obtain from my memory, only the thunder phoenix egg can explain its origin without arousing suspicion. To obtain the other items, I will need to think of ways in the future!"

He remembered that day in Yunsheng City, he had spent countless words to persuade Yin Yang. He bought countless books, cited various clues, and barely convinced Yin Yang to let Chuxue follow him into the Blood Valley.

However, this was more to avoid arousing suspicion. Ultimately, his strength was too weak. If he had the martial power of his previous life, even if others knew he had taken over a body, what could they do?

Naturally, there was also the reason to fulfill Zongshou's last wish. He could not bear to harm Yin Yang and Chuxue, who had accompanied him for months.

Anyway, his name was no longer important to him. He did not mind using Zongshou's name to make a name in this world!

His consciousness sank into the sea of his spirit, quietly watching the expanded vortex and the thirteen runes.

They were still clear and transparent, with very few impurities. The innate essence from the thunder phoenix egg was the purest, and it could be integrated into his true qi and spirit power without the need for guiding techniques or transformation by Little Jin.

At this moment, the spirit power contained in his sea of spirit was clearly far beyond the realm of observing the spirit!

"The so-called spirit nurturing realm is where a spirit master cultivates 'inspiration' to enhance control over the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making the spirit enlightened. My spirit power is sufficient, but if I were to use Dao techniques, there would be a barrier—"

Although a month had passed, with the continuous nurturing of the twelve heavenly runes, his spirit power could always envelop the spiritual energy within ten feet around him and even merge with it. However, the time was too short, and the effect was not significant.

The essence of the thunder phoenix egg could increase his spirit power, but it could not make him enlightened in a day.

Suddenly, he felt a strange movement on his head. When Zongshou came to his senses, he saw that Little Jin, who had been hiding on his head, was now jumping around.

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