Chapter 1650: Heavenly Fire Tribulation

In the end, Zhang Xuan abandoned this idea.

The transmission of the teacher's path has specific rules and etiquette. Since Feng Ziyi was already a direct disciple of Teacher Yang, taking him on again would clearly violate the rules.

Otherwise, if everyone wanted good students, wouldn't it lead to chaos?

After all, there is a huge difference between direct disciples and ordinary students. Even Confucius could not overstep this.

It seems that in the future, I still need to find suitable people to take as students.

The Book of Heaven's Way is so powerful; for me, the more the merrier.

If I had a few hundred more in my mind, I could casually throw them at ancient sages... I might be able to wipe out the entire alien race by myself!

"By the way, Confucius had three thousand disciples... Could it be for this thing as well?"

A thought suddenly struck him.

Confucius had only seventy-two direct disciples, but the recorded students he taught numbered no less than three thousand. Could it be that, like me, he had a library and took so many students... to condense the Book of Heaven's Way?

Back then, when he fought against the Ruthless One, perhaps he just threw books like they were free, blasting him into a pulp...

A random punch kills an old master... If one were killed by random books... it might be the most tragic death for a strong cultivator.

"I'll check later whether Confucius was good at hitting people with books, and then I should understand..."

This was just his speculation; the specifics needed careful verification.

Putting aside random thoughts, he carefully explained the matters needing attention in cultivation to Jiang Feifei. By the time she fully understood, it was already the dead of night.

"There's still some time until dawn. Let's see if I can cultivate the巫魂 to the Golden Body realm!"

Taking a look and knowing it was still early, Zhang Xuan exhaled a turbid breath.

The main purpose of this trip was to temper the巫魂, enabling it to control that ancient saint corpse. Now that he had gathered the cultivation techniques for the Indestructible Body and Golden Body realms, and lacked no treasures, it was better to break through as soon as possible.

He had Jiang Fangyou arrange a secluded courtyard. Sitting cross-legged in the meditation room, he moved his mind, and the巫魂 leaped out from between his brows, hovering quietly in the air.

"Let's begin..."

After adjusting for a while and feeling his state at its peak, he gently turned his palm. The many treasures he had left in the Jiang family's treasure vault to replenish spiritual energy fell to the ground, emitting a rich aura.

Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!

The acupoints all over the soul body opened, and spiritual energy poured in rapidly.

Zhang Xuan's aura surged continuously. In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he had accumulated to the peak of the Indestructible Body realm, ready to take the final step at any moment.

"Having just broken through without fully consolidating, the soul power is still a bit unstable..."

After several consecutive attempts, he felt the barrier was somewhat solid. Zhang Xuan frowned.

The巫魂 had only just broken through to the Indestructible Body realm, not even half a day ago, and its power was still a bit unstable. If he pushed for a breakthrough now, even if successful, it would likely have a significant impact on future cultivation.

With his strength advancing to the Great Saint level, the difficulty of cultivation had increased manyfold, and progress was no longer as easy as before.

"Could it be that I need to spend two or three days to consolidate?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

Spending two or three days specifically to consolidate a realm... that was too slow.

The situation was critical now; he had to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, even with a saint artifact like the Dragon Bone Divine Spear, he couldn't unleash its full combat power.

"If there were something to exert pressure on the soul power, progress would definitely be much faster..."

A thought struck him, and Zhang Xuan's eyes flashed: "Right, the Soul Seal!"

That Soul Seal, without operating the Soul True Interpretation, exerted immense pressure on the soul, and even his巫魂 could hardly withstand it.

If he consolidated the soul power on his own, progress would be slow, and it would take three to five days to fully stabilize the Indestructible Body realm. But with this thing, it would speed up considerably. Perhaps... he could fully consolidate it tonight.

"Out!"

He turned his palm, and a seal immediately floated before him.

As soon as this thing appeared, it gave a strong sense of oppression, as if it would tear the soul apart.

Without operating the Soul True Interpretation, the巫魂 slowly approached.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

As if approaching scorching flames, the soul body was severely corroded, emitting a creaking sound, as if it might collapse at any moment.

"Heavenly Way Art, activate!"

With a cold snort, the art began to circulate within the soul body. The collapsing巫魂 gradually stabilized and became more condensed.

Just like the last time he faced the Dragon Bone Divine Spear, he absorbed the pressure into the soul body to temper himself.

The Indestructible Body of the soul was similar to that of the physical body; it also changed the essence of the soul, altering its fine structure to make it tougher.

With the pressure, the originally somewhat unstable soul body quickly solidified, growing stronger and stronger, and even streaks of golden light appeared within it, clearly a sign of advancing to the Golden Body realm.

"Is this the Golden Body?"

Looking at the golden light that appeared, he indeed found that the areas enveloped by it were much tougher than others.

A normal soul body is formless and intangible, but a soul body infused with golden light already possessed power far exceeding that of top-grade saint artifacts.

"Truly formidable!"

His eyes shining, Zhang Xuan continued to absorb the pressure into the soul body, constantly tempering the strength of the巫魂.

After two hours, he stopped.

After arduous cultivation, the soul body, which had been slightly unstable after reaching the Indestructible Body realm, was now fully stabilized. His entire demeanor had undergone earth-shaking changes. From a distance, he appeared more ethereal, giving a sense of transcendence and ascension to immortality.

The Great Saint surpassed the Saint Domain; his life essence was already different.

Within the soul body, golden streaks now filled it. When fully activated, it shone with golden light, like an immortal or a Buddha.

"Continue!"

Knowing he had reached the peak and further progress would be difficult, Zhang Xuan put away the Soul Seal. With another mental command, countless spiritual energy surged into his body. The just-stabilized Indestructible Body power climbed again.

Rumble!

With a violent roar, the power that had reached its peak tore through the frozen shackles. The golden streaks within his body melted, filling the entire soul, making it shine golden, illuminating the entire room!

The Golden Body realm had been reached!

"Truly powerful..."

Feeling the sudden transformation of the巫魂, Zhang Xuan was filled with excitement.

Having reached this realm, he could now easily perform巫魂穿梭 without worrying about being damaged by the pressure of the torn space.

"It seems Lu Chong has at least reached the Golden Body realm..."

He felt a bit embarrassed.

His own student had actually progressed faster and reached a higher level than him, leaving him helpless.

Rumble!

Just as he was lost in thought and before he could continue his reflections, he heard a violent roar. Outside the hall, dark clouds gathered, and waves of mighty power pressed down.

"Lightning tribulation? Does the巫魂 Golden Body realm also have a lightning tribulation?"

He frowned, finding it strange, when the voice of the bone dragon at his physical body's waist sounded: "It's not lightning; it's heavenly fire! Lightning tempers the primordial spirit, heavenly fire refines the golden body! This is the Heavenly Fire Tribulation..."

"Heavenly Fire Tribulation?"

Startled, Zhang Xuan's eyes then lit up, his face flushed with excitement: "Doesn't that mean... I can remove the innate fetal poison in advance?"