Chapter 332 - 298: World Destruction Stele, Refining and Taking Over

Chapter 332: Chapter 298: World Destruction Stele, Refining and Taking Over

Dragon Star hesitated no longer, eagerly drilling into Jiang Zuo’s Sea of Consciousness.

Inside the Sea of Consciousness, he saw a Divine Soul that didn’t look very bright, floating blankly in mid-air.

’A Divine Soul that has undergone Purifying Body and Soul really does look like something is wrong with it.’

’But that will only make my possession even easier.’

Dragon Star thought.

He was just about to launch a Divine Sense attack to crush the body’s Divine Soul.

But after a single glance, the Divine Soul flickered and fled into the distance.

"Where do you think you’re going?!"

Dragon Star hurriedly gave chase.

’This person’s Sea of Consciousness seems absurdly large.’

’But considering he has a Five Elements Spirit Body, it’s not that strange.’

Dragon Star mused during the chase.

But just as he was about to catch up, Dragon Star’s pupils suddenly shrank.

He stared with shock and uncertainty at the Divine Soul ahead, and at the stone stele behind it.

’How can there be a stone stele inside this person’s Sea of Consciousness?’

’No! This stele is extremely dangerous!’

’If I dare get any closer and trigger its defense mechanism, my soul will be instantly scattered, and I will die without a doubt!’

Dragon Star took another two looks at the Mysterious Stele, breaking out in a cold sweat.

’A Mysterious Stele that can reside in a Sea of Consciousness... I think I’ve heard of something like this before.’

’Could it be the World Destruction Stele?’

’Yes! It is the World Destruction Stele!’

’A Dao Artifact that can only be refined by using supreme methods to obliterate an entire Great World!’

’But how could a World Destruction Stele exist in this world?’

Dragon Star stared at the Mysterious Stele, his heart filled with shock and doubt.

’Crap! With a World Destruction Stele in his Sea of Consciousness, the Purifying Body and Soul technique was probably ineffective against him!’

Dragon Star’s expression changed.

However, he calmed down after looking again at the Divine Soul next to the Mysterious Stele.

’Right, how could someone from this world possibly refine the World Destruction Stele?’

’I don’t know why it ended up in his Sea of Consciousness, but there’s no way he could have refined it.’

’The stele’s presence only weakened the effect of the Purifying Body and Soul; it couldn’t completely protect his Divine Soul.’

’That’s why he fled toward the World Destruction Stele for protection when he saw me.’

’This is really a problem. I can’t get close to the World Destruction Stele, so I can’t do anything to his Divine Soul.’

’Although I have other methods to slowly refine this person’s physical body and bring it under my control...’

’...the effect is far inferior to having complete control.’

Dragon Star gazed at the Mysterious Stele, his expression turning grim and uncertain.

’Forget it. I’ll just slowly refine and control his physical body first. With the Five Elements Spirit Body, even without complete control, my aptitude will still be top-notch.’

’Maybe I’ll find a chance to eliminate his Divine Soul during the refinement process.’

’By then, both the Five Elements Spirit Body and the World Destruction Stele will be mine!’

Dragon Star’s spirits soared at the thought.

Both the Five Elements Spirit Body and the World Destruction Stele were peerless opportunities that only appeared in legends.

To have them both gathered in one person was simply defying the heavens.

But what was even more heaven-defying was that all of this would soon be his!

Dragon Star suppressed his excitement, activated his Cultivation Technique, and began to refine Jiang Zuo’s physical body.

’Impossible! Why is this person’s physical body so heaven-defying?!’

But as he began the refinement, Dragon Star found it even harder to remain calm.

The man’s physical body was shockingly, unbelievably tough.

’Could it be because of the Five Elements Spirit Body?’

’But I’ve never heard of a Five Elements Spirit Body having such an effect on physical Cultivation.’

’I even vaguely recall that the rules of this world restrict physical Cultivation.’

’But this person’s physical strength seems to have far surpassed this world’s limits.’

’Whatever. I don’t know why, but this will all be mine soon enough!’

’An opportunity! This is truly a peerless opportunity that comes once in ten thousand years!’

’As long as I can return to the Upper Realm, becoming an Emperor will be just a matter of time!’

Dragon Star thought with immense excitement.

Physical Cultivation was far more difficult than cultivating Immortal Techniques.

Dual Cultivation of Body and Technique was something only legendary figures could achieve.

Those who achieved Great Success in Dual Cultivation of Body and Technique were all figures who dominated their eras.

And he was about to become one of them.

With great effort, Dragon Star managed to calm himself down.

On the surface of Jiang Zuo’s body, a dark red stream of light would occasionally flash by.

"Sect Leader, is something wrong?"

"The possession should have succeeded, right? Why is this strange phenomenon occurring?"

Ge Fangrong glanced hesitantly at He Daozhen, who stood beside him.

"There are no fluctuations from a struggle between Divine Souls. The possession should be a success."

"However, a Descent Realm possession from the Upper Realm might come with complications we are unaware of."

"Have someone keep an eye on him and see when he wakes up."

He Daozhen said after a moment’s thought.

With that said, his figure flickered and he departed.

Ge Fangrong did not leave immediately, waiting nearby for almost a week.

The dark red light continued to flash intermittently, with no end in sight.

Ge Fangrong gave up waiting. He left someone to stand guard and departed as well.

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

During this time, He Daozhen and Ge Fangrong came to check on him twice.

Seeing that the phenomenon had not changed in the slightest, they both merely glanced at him before leaving again.

When Jiang Zuo still hadn’t returned after a long time, Tantai Feixue went to find Ge Fangrong.

Ge Fangrong simply told her that Jiang Zuo was recuperating within the sect and couldn’t return for the time being, telling her not to worry.

Although Tantai Feixue was suspicious, she didn’t dare say much.

’Why?!’

’It’s been over half a year, and I’ve made no progress at all in refining this body!’

’Why is this happening? Is it because his physical body is too strong? Or is it because of the World Destruction Stele?’

Inside Jiang Zuo’s Sea of Consciousness, Dragon Star was growing increasingly agitated.

This was his first time forcibly refining a physical body.

But he had long heard about how the process should go.

As far as he knew, under normal circumstances, there should be progress within a month at most.

In about a year, one should be able to mostly refine the physical body.

Especially since this person was only a Three Flowers Realm Cultivator.

When he had made no progress after a month of refining, he had comforted himself by thinking it was because the body was just too powerful.

But then, month after month passed, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a year was gone.

His refinement progress was still at a standstill.

This made Dragon Star start to panic.

He had a feeling that no matter how long he continued, the result would be the same.

But if he didn’t continue refining, there was nothing else he could do.

’Should I risk approaching the World Destruction Stele to destroy his Divine Soul?’

’Impossible!’

’If I dare to get close, my own soul will be annihilated!’

He had no choice but to be patient and continue refining the body, hoping that something would change over time.

「In a flash, a year had passed.」

Dragon Star had already grown somewhat numb to it.

He couldn’t understand it, but he was helpless, so he could only continue to circulate his technique and refine the body.

In the second half of the year, He Daozhen and Ge Fangrong only came to check once.

Both of them understood that something had likely gone wrong with the Descent Realm possession.

But there was nothing they could do about it.

「Another half a year passed.」

’I refuse to believe it! As long as I persist, I’ll refine you sooner or later!’

Dragon Star snarled inside Jiang Zuo’s Sea of Consciousness.

He had started to treat his current predicament as a cultivation bottleneck.

It wasn’t strange to spend decades, or even a century, breaking through a cultivation bottleneck.

Tantai Feixue went to see Ge Fangrong again, but was once again casually dismissed by him.

「Two more months passed.」

One day, as Tantai Feixue was cultivating as usual, Lingshan walked in, yawning.

"Excuse me, Sect Leader. Where is the Master? Doesn’t he want me to take the Spirit Beasts for a walk today?"

Lingshan asked respectfully.

Tantai Feixue’s heart trembled violently upon hearing this.

But she was no ordinary person; her expression remained as calm as ever, betraying nothing.

"The Master has gone out on business. He’s not home."

"By the way, Lingshan, how many years has it been since you came to the Divine Wood Sect?"

Tantai Feixue asked, her tone casual and seamless.

"What’s wrong? Hasn’t it been four years?"

Lingshan asked, a little confused.

"It’s nothing. There have been some incidents on East Divine Mountain recently, so it’s not a good time for us to go out. Just stay in your room and cultivate. Don’t go out, to avoid attracting trouble."

Tantai Feixue said lightly.

"Yes, Sect Leader. I understand."

Lingshan nodded, closed the door, and left.

’Four years! But we’ve actually been on East Divine Mountain for almost eight years!’

’That means Lingshan has been unconscious for nearly four years!’

’But for these past four years, another Lingshan has been active in her place!’

’No! I can’t stay in the Divine Wood Sect any longer, no matter what.’

’Tomorrow, I’ll say I need to return to my own sect and take Lingshan with me!’

After a moment of uncertainty, Tantai Feixue’s expression hardened with resolve.

The situation was too bizarre, but she could guess that it must be related to Jiang Zuo.

He was the one who had asked her to summon Lingshan in the first place. No one but him could have secretly replaced Lingshan.

But now, she hadn’t seen Jiang Zuo in nearly two years, and she didn’t know if something had happened to him.

’No!’

Tantai Feixue believed that Jiang Zuo would be fine.

’He released Lingshan to send me a signal... a signal for me to leave!’