Chapter 526 40: Refining the Treasure Box

The "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation" stood beneath the Demon Tree, its body continuously expanding. Soon, it transformed into a colossal, mountain-like giant, ten thousand feet tall.

Endless dark red Demonic Qi evaporated from the Demon Tree, then continuously flowed back into the chest of the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation," causing the Thunder Pool there to erupt with a blinding light.

「An hour later.」

The dark red Demonic Qi had already enveloped the entire Demon Tree. From a distance, in the deep, pitch-black Outer Void, there was a massive ball of dark red Demonic Qi, churning as if it were boiling.

The Feather Divine Soldier stood beneath the tree, devouring with abandon. The light within the Thunder Pool grew brighter and brighter.

Between the two, a great crimson river seemed to surge and flow back, disappearing entirely into the bottomless pit in the Feather Divine Soldier's chest.

Fang Cheng quietly observed the changes, his mind focused and steady. In his sea of consciousness, the Infinite Light Buddha shone brilliantly, anchoring his Divine Soul.

Through the Mystic City Jade Talisman, he could clearly feel the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation" increasing its power at a rapid rate. An unprecedented sense of might battered his Divine Soul.

By the time more than half of the Demon Tree had been devoured, the first Thunder Pool in the chest of the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation" finally lit up completely, bursting with dazzling radiance.

RUMBLE!

A clap of thunder echoed through the void. Thunder Light coiled around the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation." The twenty-eight snowflake-shaped flame vents on its back suddenly spewed forth an astonishingly dense fire. The vast undulation of its aura caused the void to tremble violently.

'So this is the power of the Tribulation Realm?'

Fang Cheng sat in the cockpit, his mind one with the Feather Divine Soldier, giving rise to a monumental power that felt as if it could sunder the heavens and cleave the earth.

「A long while later.」

The Taishi Demon Qi that had permeated the void was completely devoured by the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation." The enormous Demon Tree vanished as if it had never existed.

The massive body of the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation" also seemed to be gently erased from the void by an invisible hand, disappearing without a trace.

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「Six months later.」

「In a debris field in the Outer Void.」

A skull as large as a mountain emerged from the void. Its great maw opened and snapped shut ferociously. Raging, pitch-black Demon Fire billowed from its mouth, annihilating countless pieces of debris in an instant.

Then, ripples spread through the void as the rest of the skeleton's body slowly rose into view.

Below the skull were two dense rows of ribs, 108 in total. Its arms and legs were each formed from nine bones covered in strange patterns, twisted together like braided ropes, exuding a sense of power.

Around its body, pure black Demon Fire swirled like a cloud of mist, emitting a profound and gloomy light as it billowed endlessly in layered waves.

It was none other than a Resentment Celestial Demon.

This Celestial Demon's aura was profound, immense, violent, and tyrannical. It was full of demonic nature and even vaster than the Demon Tree Fang Cheng had seen before.

At this moment, it was clearly chasing and tearing at something. Each time its massive body flickered, it would smash through an uncountable number of asteroids.

This continued until it appeared before a vast, boundless, pale blue boundary membrane.

The massive skeleton, wreathed in pure black flames, slammed violently into the Red Profound Realm's Heaven-Defining Membrane. It stirred up circles of ripples but failed to break through.

The Resentment Celestial Demon circled the area resentfully a few times before nonchalantly returning to the depths of the void.

「Above the True Flame Sect, Jin Country, East Cyan Domain.」

A ball of Thunder Light descended from the sky, then suddenly solidified, hovering above the sea of clouds.

The Thunder Light dissipated, revealing the massive form of the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation."

At this moment, three Thunder Pools were now lit in the chest of this Tier Five Feather Divine Soldier, their dark red light flickering with a terrifying and heart-pounding demonic intent.

CRACK.

The brow of the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation" split open, and Fang Cheng flew out from within.

He glanced toward the heavens with lingering fear, a sense of vigilance rising in his heart.

Although he had been fully prepared before heading into the Outer Void, he had still underestimated its dangers.

For the past six months, he had been roaming the void near the Heaven-Defining Membrane, searching for Tier Five Celestial Demons and Void Spiritual Objects of the same level to replenish the Thunder Pools of the Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation.

Although he hadn't encountered another demonic creature as massive as that Demon Tree, he had run into quite a few Tier Five Celestial Demons.

After devouring them one after another, the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation" had lit another one and a half Thunder Pools. Added to the one and a half from the Demon Tree, he had finally completed three full Thunder Pools.

Just as he was preparing to press on and continue hunting Celestial Demons to enhance the Feather Divine Soldier's power, a Resentment Celestial Demon appeared out of nowhere.

The rank of this Resentment Celestial Demon was almost at the fourth, or even fifth, Tribulation level.

Fang Cheng used every trick in his arsenal, but he was still no match for it. On the contrary, he had several close calls and nearly perished in the Outer Void.

There were even a few moments when he felt a strange stirring from the Great Tomb insignia on the back of his left hand, as if Ascendant Feng Yan was preparing to intervene and save him.

Fortunately, he had numerous methods at his disposal, as well as many Dream Spirit Incarnations to distract and hinder the enemy. Coupled with the Void God Gu's unparalleled Void Divine Sand, he ultimately escaped the disaster and returned safely from the Outer Void.

Looking back on it now, he had a faint feeling that the Resentment Celestial Demon had come specifically for him.

Or rather, it had come for the profound and inscrutable Resentment Demon Bead in his Qi Sea!

There was no way to verify this for now, but Fang Cheng had already made up his mind. He couldn't go back to the Outer Void for the time being.

If that Resentment Celestial Demon was waiting outside the Red Profound Realm to hunt him, the loss would far outweigh any potential gain.

Although Ascendant Feng Yan would protect him, favors weren't meant to be used like that.

Besides, he would never entrust his life and safety to the control of a stranger Cultivator.

Now that the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation" had lit three Thunder Pools, its strength was comparable to a Tribulation Realm Third Layer Great Power, which was enough for his needs.

Any stronger, and with his current Power of the Divine Soul, he feared it would be difficult to control.

A child wielding a heavy hammer injures himself before he can injure others.

He recalled the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation" and returned to the True Flame Sect.

The Li Huan Demon Emperor had been waiting for a long time. Seeing him return, she was secretly overjoyed and served him attentively.

Fang Cheng was happy to enjoy the leisure. He soon left the True Flame Sect with the exceptionally charming Demon Emperor to travel and relax, rejuvenating his mind and body.

Not long after, the two of them returned to the Mingxiao Domain.

There were still over twenty years until the Red Profound Conference convened.

Fang Cheng first found Yun Qiuyuan. The three of them reunited in a Secret Realm left behind by a Tribulation Realm Great Power from the Heaven-Stealing Sect and spent a few amorous and idyllic days together.

Afterward, he traveled through the various domains of the world with his two beauties. In his spare time from cultivation, he collected Dao Pattern Spirit Jade, Tier Five Flying Swords, and the Spiritual Medicines needed for the Cyan Dragon Divine Pill.

If he encountered a faction that possessed an Ancient Profound Talisman but had no Tribulation Realm Great Power guarding it, he would disguise himself, sneak in to secretly learn it, and complete the runes on his Immortal Copper Treasure Box.

「In the blink of an eye, more than a decade passed.」

「On this day.」

He finally obtained the last rune for the Immortal Copper Treasure Box and inscribed it.

「Deep within the Qianhuan Immortal Mansion, in a great hall where the restrictive wards were open.」

Fang Cheng sat motionless. The Immortal Copper Treasure Box hovered in the air, rotating. Countless runes shifted and flowed, transforming into six intricate and subtle Arrays that illuminated the entire hall with a brilliant glow.

These six Arrays were like six faces of a single body, perfectly integrated. They resembled a profound Divine Technique and were intricately connected to the Treasure Box.

Fang Cheng calmed his heart and quieted his breath. Circulating his Magical Power, he began to refine the six Arrays.

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