Chapter 1664: Clearing Fetal Toxicity (Part 1)

The nine-star masters who remained at the headquarters of the Master Teacher Academy, not yet departed, were at least at the initial stage of Indestructible Spirit, and the strongest among them were not far behind Xing Jiansheng and others.

With such strength, not to mention attacking, even their divine sense could not probe what was happening inside.

Big brother, ancestor, are you determined to destroy the ancestral hall?

Boom!

Full of frustration, he saw that the dark clouds in the sky had accumulated full power, with clusters of flames burning within, ready to fall at any moment.

"Is this... a Heavenly Fire Tribulation?"

"Why are the flames black?"

"He... wasn't he just at the peak of the Saint Domain Ninth Layer? How could he attract such a powerful heavenly tribulation?"

"I don't know either. Maybe... this is what it means to be a genius."

...

Seeing the appearance of the dark clouds in the sky, everyone was stunned again.

His cultivation had been tested during the nine-star master assessment—peak of Saint Domain Ninth Layer... Even if he broke through, it would only be to Indestructible Spirit... Yet within just over ten minutes, he had attracted a Heavenly Fire Tribulation, and such a powerful one at that.

Did you absorb all the treasures in Master Kong's ancestral hall, or what?

"This is the Supreme Heavenly Fire Tribulation... the most powerful Heavenly Fire Tribulation..."

As if realizing something, Ren Qingyuan's body trembled slightly.

Black heavenly fire was unheard of even among many nine-star masters, and he had only obtained some vague information about it when trying to refine the Hall Master's Token.

Supreme Heavenly Fire, black in color, burns everything, annihilates heaven and earth, is the most terrifying Heavenly Fire Tribulation. In history, only Master Kong had experienced it. This person attracting it now meant he shared the same experience as Master Kong?

Could it be that there was some opportunity in Master Kong's ancestral hall that they hadn't discovered, and this guy got it?

But even if there was an opportunity, he got it too quickly!

"First, seal off the news. We must not let this leak out..."

Raising his eyebrows, Ren Qingyuan turned and gave orders.

Regardless of whether the person inside could survive, it was not good for their Master Teacher Academy headquarters.

If he survived, a super-strong expert comparable to Master Kong would appear, and with him leading the Zhang family and others, the authority of the Master Teacher Academy would be greatly diminished.

If he didn't survive... the heads of the three great families—the Zhang, Luo, and Jiang families—would die in the Master Teacher Academy... They would have no way to explain.

The only thing to do now was to seal off the news, whether he succeeded or not, to conceal it for as long as possible. Otherwise, the newly united three families would no longer follow orders. With external troubles and internal strife, no matter how strong the Master Teacher Academy was, it would collapse!

"Yes..."

The others also understood and said no more. They quickly acted, setting up various formations around the area.

...

Unaware of the commotion outside, Zhang Xuan was immersed in his sea of consciousness, carefully sensing the changes in his body.

By constructing his body according to the natural form, his power flowed unimpeded and was even more powerful.

"The positions of my meridians have actually changed, becoming somewhat similar to what I built for Zhao Ya..."

During this breakthrough, the positions of the meridians in his body had undergone a transformation, becoming somewhat similar to what he had built for Zhao Ya before.

It seemed that the meridian diagram was indeed the most suitable for cultivation.

That is to say, the alien race was stronger than humans, with a higher level of life.

Otherwise, their meridian structure could not be so aligned with nature.

Although life level could be compensated for through later cultivation, the initial gap meant a completely different starting point. For example, the true dragon race, though never seen, was known to be powerful.

With a single Dragon's Eight Sounds, even the Dragon Bone Divine Spear would kneel. Zhang Xuan dared not imagine how strong a true dragon was—probably born with strength surpassing that of an Ancient Sage.

This was the difference in life level.

The alien race's meridians were more reasonable than humans', and their life level was higher. Therefore, they were born with strength not lower than the Mortal Transformation realm and had lifespans far exceeding humans.

Reaching the Great Sage level and undergoing meridian transformation indicated that his own life essence and life level had also changed.

At this point, if he had offspring, even without inherited bloodline power, his descendants would surely far surpass ordinary cultivators.

Some third-rate sage clans had ancestors who were only at the Immortal Realm of the Great Sage, not having broken through to the Ancient Sage realm.

"My divine sense and physical strength have both improved!"

Not only had the meridians changed, but the divine sense had changed even more. Previously, he could not observe the fine details of cells in his body, but now, every detail was clear, and even the patterns on the cells were visible.

The range had also increased, reaching ten kilometers.

That is to say... once his divine sense was released, all people and objects within a ten-kilometer radius could not escape his perception.

As for the physical body, because he had just broken through and had not yet had time to refine it thoroughly, the improvement was not great. But the circulating true qi, shuttling back and forth, had already far surpassed top-grade saint artifacts and was beginning to approach the level of Great Sage-grade treasures.

Of course, the biggest change in his body was still the true qi.

It was purer and more abundant than before. His entire dantian roared like a vast ocean, with countless streams of true qi converging into an endless sea.

"First, undergo the tribulation!"

These pieces of information entered his mind with a sweep of his divine sense. Knowing this was not the time for detailed study, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and looked up at the sky.

Whoosh!

At the same moment, a cluster of black flames fell.

"Absorb!"

With his previous experience, he no longer feared. With a thought, he absorbed the flames into his body. In an instant, the black fire burned within him.

Pain struck fiercely, as if his entire being was about to melt.

"Circulate true qi, temper the body with fire!"

Understanding that this was a process of burning the heart and spirit, a tempering of the mind, and that giving up might truly result in being burned to ashes, Zhang Xuan raised his brows, endured the intense pain, and rapidly circulated the true qi in his body.

Sizzle, sizzle!

The massive flames, colliding with the pure true qi, broke into countless sparks, burning fiercely.

In an instant, the intense pain seemed to penetrate his bone marrow, causing waves of dizziness in his mind.

"No... Why is this more painful than when the soul alone broke through?"

Sweat poured from his head, and Zhang Xuan's face turned dark.

He had thought that having experienced heavenly fire, he had experience, but he never dreamed that his previous experience was useless here.

"Could it be... that the previous one was a Heavenly Fire Tribulation, while this one is... a Great Sage Tribulation? Not the same type?"

Although the soul had also experienced the Supreme Heavenly Fire before, it was the Heavenly Fire Tribulation for breaking through to the Golden Body realm. Now, it was a special Heavenly Fire Tribulation triggered by breaking through from the Saint Domain Ninth Layer to the Great Sage level.

This kind of tribulation had only been endured by Master Kong in tens of thousands of years, and it might be different from the previous one.

Different as it may be, it was just too powerful!

Even the soul, which had reached the peak of the Golden Body realm, could barely withstand it and was on the verge of fainting...

If the soul had not advanced in advance, how could it have endured?

Probably, as soon as the heavenly fire entered the body, it would have collapsed!

If even he found it so difficult... how did Master Kong, without the Library of Heaven's Path, manage to withstand it back then?

Zhang Xuan was full of doubts.