Chapter 1817: Dragon Bone Divine Spear Breaks Through

"Yes!"

Seeing that some was left for it, the Dragon Bone Divine Spear, filled with excitement, transformed back into a bone dragon and swallowed it in one gulp.

As the blood entered its body, the enormous dragon form began to tremble violently, as if countless thunderbolts coursed across its surface. Its aura rapidly increased, as if it would at any moment break the seal within its body and restore the power of an ancient sacred treasure.

Knowing that it would take some time to refine the dragon blood and break the seal, Zhang Xuan stopped paying attention and instead looked at the gourd before him, full of confusion.

He had thought it was just a Void Gourd of no high rank, but unexpectedly, it could not only develop intelligence and speak human language but also snatch blood from the Spirit Emperor...

No matter how he looked at it, it was clearly no ordinary object!

Could it be a Great Sage treasure or... an Ancient Sage treasure?

Unable to hold back any longer, he asked, "You... what exactly are you?"

Since this thing had developed intelligence, perhaps it knew its own identity.

"A gourd!" The gourd wriggled.

Zhang Xuan's forehead was covered in black lines... Why did talking to this thing make him want to punch it?

Suppressing the urge to draw his blade, he said, "I'm asking, what level of treasure are you?"

After a pause, the gourd said, "I don't know either."

"You don't know?"

"I've only just gained consciousness, still very weak, very small, a child... I need to eat a lot to recover. Yes, that's right. As long as you give me enough to eat, once I recover, I'll know what level I am..."

The gourd kept shaking, as if drool was dripping out.

"..." Zhang Xuan.

Where's my blade?

Do you believe I'll split this idiot in half?

This thing had only eaten two things so far: a celestial meteorite of unknown level, not to mention, and dragon blood... which could allow the Dragon Bone Divine Spear to impact the fourth level of Ancient Sage, something even Emperor Chen Ling had risked his life to obtain...

And you devour it just to recover?

Such arrogance... I might as well throw it away!

After his anger, he also felt some curiosity.

Only such things were worth eating... just what level of monster was this thing?

No wonder Qiuwu Ancient Sage had personally acted, setting up a folded space and nourishing it with heaven and earth's spiritual energy for tens of thousands of years...

It was probably not that simple.

It might even be something no weaker than the Nine Heavens Lotus Fetus!

He reached out to touch it, wanting to check what it was, but no book formed.

It seemed that since the thing's consciousness was awake, the Library of Heaven's Path could not succeed.

Unless... he used a martial technique or erased its consciousness.

In the end, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

No matter what level, as long as it was a treasure, it was fine, even if it was a bit unreliable...

"Alright, you rest now..."

Knowing he wouldn't get anything out of it, he didn't bother to say more. He put it into his storage ring and took out all the Heterodox Ancient Sage corpses he had collected earlier.

After being attacked by two Ancient Sages, the corpse he had used as a shield was now full of cracks and barely usable, but there were still a few intact ones left, which he could refine now.

His soul moved and drilled into one of the corpses at the peak of the Hundred Schools of Thought realm.

In less than half an hour, it was completely refined.

Then the next...

Two hours later, all were refined into soulless golden men.

There were four corpses in total, the strongest at the peak of Ancient Sage Second Layer, the weakest at the peak of First Layer. With them, he wouldn't be so flustered if he encountered a similar situation again.

Just as he finished refining the corpses and felt relieved, he saw the sky darken with clouds, and the surrounding space twisted as if a storm was about to break.

"This is an Ancient Sage tribulation! The Dragon Bone Divine Spear is about to break through..."

Mo Ling Ancient Sage also stopped cultivating and stood up.

Zhang Xuan looked and indeed saw that the bone dragon had now grown flesh, its black scales reflecting light, giving a profound feeling.

"Does unsealing also bring heavenly tribulation?"

Zhang Xuan was puzzled.

The Dragon Bone Divine Spear was originally an Ancient Sage treasure, only its power had been sealed by Ran Qiu Ancient Sage. Why would unsealing it now attract a calamity?

"Normally, unsealing means you advance to Ancient Sage and remove the array restrictions... but for it, it's transforming into a physical body. That is, now it's not unsealing but... breaking through!"

Mo Ling Ancient Sage said.

"Breaking through?" Zhang Xuan was stunned.

That made sense.

The sealed Dragon Bone Divine Spear was already stronger than the unbroken Demonic Aberrant Blade. Now with such powerful dragon blood, it had grown flesh and blood, so breaking through to the Ancient Sage realm was perfectly normal.

As for Ancient Sage power... it was itself an Ancient Sage treasure. Although its power was sealed, its body must still contain such power, so it didn't need to borrow from him.

As they spoke, the heavenly tribulation fully descended. Heavenly fire and thunderbolts mixed together, falling one after another. The bone dragon—now it could be called a black dragon—roared and charged up, its massive body swimming through them. Flames and thunderbolts continuously tempered it, and its scales grew more dazzling.

"No wonder it's a divine weapon forged by Ran Qiu Ancient Sage. Although it has just broken through to the Ancient Sage realm, it has used its own foundation to rush straight to the Blood Rebirth realm, even stronger than me!"

Having now recognized the origin of the Dragon Bone Divine Spear, Mo Ling Ancient Sage couldn't help but sigh.

Ran Qiu Ancient Sage, the strongest under Confucius in combat, and the Dragon Bone Divine Spear, known as the number one spear of the ancient era, were truly extraordinary.

Although it had just broken through, relying on its own foundation, it had directly reached the Blood Rebirth realm.

If it could also unseal its own power, it might truly break through to the realm everyone longed for, achieving void-shattering.

"Could it be... Ran Qiu Ancient Sage left it behind and deliberately sealed its cultivation for this very reason?"

Realizing this, Zhang Xuan's mind suddenly stirred.

If he now broke through to Ancient Sage and helped the Dragon Bone Divine Spear unseal its cultivation, this thing might be able to take the opportunity to impact an even higher realm.

Perhaps this was Ran Qiu Ancient Sage's original intention!

"No wonder they say that suppressing the urge to break through leads to a higher level. It's true!"

Breaking through to Ancient Sage, each impact brings benefits. The more times one impacts, the higher the final achievement.

Confucius himself had impacted several times before achieving his supreme strength.

The Dragon Bone Divine Spear had impacted once before. Now, with its cultivation sealed, it was impacting again. Once the two forces merged, it would inevitably unleash astonishing combat power.

"Although I can't yet break the seal to let it impact the fourth layer of Ancient Sage, for now... this is enough!"

Watching the heavenly tribulation grow weaker under the Dragon Bone Divine Spear's resistance, as if it would soon pass, Zhang Xuan's eyes shone.

The Dragon Bone Divine Spear now possessed power comparable to the peak of Blood Rebirth, no weaker than the current Harsh Man. Once he used it, he would have no fear of the Blood Rebirth realm!

If he encountered Emperor Chen Ling again, he wouldn't be afraid and could easily defeat him.

Whoosh!

The thunderclouds dispersed. The black dragon finished its tribulation, twisted its body in the air, and in the blink of an eye turned into a long spear that flew over, landing before Zhang Xuan. It trembled slightly, its attitude respectful.

"Master!"