Chapter 385
Enlightenment of the Great Dao
With the dragon vein entering his body, Zhou Sheng no longer felt as if his entire body was being cut by knives, unable to bear it as before. Now, with his strong bones and high magical power, he was more than capable of controlling a dragon vein.
In just over ten breaths, he had adapted to the dragon vein and mastered its innate divine power—Roar.
This supernatural power is very suitable for dark plays, especially for performing angry vocals, which is like adding wings to a tiger.
But Zhou Sheng frowned, because he found that there was no unusual movement in his body, and the bottleneck in his cultivation remained unchanged.
He went to such great lengths and paid such a high price, not just for a dragon vein, but also to break through his cultivation realm and transcend tribulation.
What exactly went wrong?
Zhou Sheng pondered silently, wondering if he had gone astray. But that didn't make sense. He had clearly used the Luoshu (Lo Shu Square) to calculate the tribulation, and the hexagram indicated that the dragon vein was the key to his tribulation.
Surely you can't possibly need to gather all nine dragon veins to survive a tribulation, right?
That's ridiculous.
In short, the hexagrams calculated by Luo Shu are correct, and the dragon vein will definitely enable him to break through his current realm and overcome his tribulations; he just hasn't found the right method yet.
So he started calculating again.
Thanks to the Bodhisattva's contribution of an astronomical amount of energy, he was able to make mistakes with ease, and even calculate people and things with great karma and heavy heavenly secrets, such as the Dragon Vein, Huang Chao, and the Old Ghost.
With this divination, the vast, ocean-like energy shrank dramatically at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Zhou Sheng felt a pang of heartache at the sight, but compared to what he had calculated, the price was undoubtedly worth it.
Having received the answer, Zhou Sheng felt much more at ease. He immediately sat cross-legged, introspected, and used his mind to manipulate the tortoise shell to slowly move.
Thus, that ancient tortoise shell, like a divine tortoise slowly awakening after a thousand years of silence, swam towards the four dragon veins.
Under Zhou Sheng's control, the dragon vein was heading towards the direction of the tortoise shell and Luoshu.
After traveling for about a quarter of an hour, the two finally came into contact.
In an instant, Zhou Sheng was struck as if by lightning, and a huge wave surged in his mind. It was as if he had been transported from a sunny afternoon to a stormy sea, with lightning flashing overhead and howling winds all around him.
The moment the tortoise shell touched the dragon vein, it caused a tremendous shock, as if some extremely mysterious reaction had occurred, so powerful that Zhou Sheng's spiritual platform was about to crack.
Veins bulged on his forehead, large beads of sweat fell like raindrops, his face was deathly pale, and pain flashed in his eyes.
It was as if something was trying to break through the skull.
Just as he was about to reach his limit and wished he could use the Pure Yang Divine Sword to cut open his head to see what was happening, a loud booming sound rang in his ears.
The excruciating pain vanished instantly. Zhou Sheng subconsciously touched his head, wanting to see if his skull was still there, but unexpectedly saw something floating in front of him.
His pupils dilated as if struck by lightning, and he stared at the object for a long time, his eyes filled with astonishment.
It was an ancient and mysterious tortoise shell, carved with the characters "Luoshu". Its surface was covered with cracks like thunder patterns, each crack flowing with a mysterious Taoist charm and filled with the aura of the vicissitudes of time.
Compared to before, this tortoise shell now has four golden dragon-shaped patterns.
One name is Yazi, another is Chiwen, another is Suanni, and another is Pulao.
Zhou Sheng stared at the Luo Shu, his pupils gradually changing from shock to focus. He sensed a blood-related energy connection, a connection even closer and more profound than that of his natal magic weapon.
More importantly, after their hearts were connected and their bloodlines intertwined, he looked at Luo Shu and seemed to gradually fall into a state of enlightenment. His gaze changed from focused to infatuated, as if he were completely immersed in a certain world.
He seemed to see a river, an invisible river of time, originating in the beginning of chaos and flowing towards the endless future.
Countless figures rose and fell in the river, wading through it.
Some people rubbed wood to make fire, some created writing, some forged weapons, and some worshipped the Nine Tripods...
Those seem to be heroes who emerged in the long river of time, each leaving an indelible mark on this vast river.
But they are all gone now.
Time flows like a river, never ceasing day or night. Even the sun above the great river eventually fades from its blazing heat to its slow demise. The sun, moon, and stars all have their day of death, let alone humankind.
The only thing that remains unchanged is perhaps the river itself.
And now, it seems there's another Zhou Sheng.
He is looking down on this long river of time from a godlike perspective, and in a mysterious state, he suddenly understands the secrets of time.
The Great Road of Time!
At this moment, Zhou Sheng finally understood why, despite his arduous cultivation and repeated attempts to master the supernatural power of binding spirits and commanding generals, he was still unable to overcome tribulations and break through to a higher realm.
For his word is called time.
From the moment the tortoise shell and the Luo River Book recognized him as its master, he was already bound to this supreme Dao, and naturally could no longer comprehend other Daos.
Even the art of summoning spirits and commanding generals is merely a branch and extension of the Great Way of Time, a way to briefly bring those imprints from the long river of time into reality through the medium of Yin-Yang plays.
However, Luo Shu seemed to be under some kind of restriction, unable to reveal the secrets of the Great Dao of Time to him. It was only after the influx of those dragon veins that some of the restrictions were lifted, allowing Zhou Sheng to touch this supreme Dao with his mortal body.
He was in a state of profound enlightenment, so much so that even if someone were to cut off his head with a sword, he wouldn't be startled at all.
Of course, at this moment, probably no one would dare to approach him.
hum!
The Pure Yang Divine Sword seemed to sense some invisible danger and took the initiative to leave its master's side, wanting to get closer but not daring to.
Then, centered on Zhou Sheng, moss gradually covered the walls, mushrooms grew on the beams at a speed visible to the naked eye, and wild grass continued to grow in the cracks between the bricks on the ground.
Wild grass grows and dies, dies and grows again, and several years pass in the blink of an eye.
Huang Chao's body trembled slightly in the golden nanmu coffin. Although he was not injured, a protective aura of immortal light rose automatically, dazzling as if resisting some invisible force.
Boom!
With a clap of thunder in the sky, dark clouds rolled in, carrying streaks of jade-colored lightning.
Jade Thunder Tribulation!
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Xunyang City, City God Temple.
The statue of Zheng Chenghuang trembled violently, and two beams of divine light suddenly shot out from his eyes as he looked at the thunderclouds that almost covered the entire Xunyang City, his heart filled with utter horror.
The five generals and underworld messengers below were also terrified and trembling.
"This is... the Jade Lightning Tribulation?"
"Who is this extraordinary person who dares to undergo tribulation in the city? Are they not afraid that the lightning will harm the people and bring them karmic retribution?"
Zheng Chenghuang frowned. Generally speaking, cultivators would choose a secluded place to undergo tribulation, for fear of being implicated or getting involved in the karma of others.
Unless they are evil cultivators or demons, they would act with such impunity.
"City God, this...this Jade Lightning Tribulation stretches for dozens of miles, it's truly terrifying! If it all strikes down, let alone the common people, even we underworld generals...we're afraid we won't be able to escape!"
The crowd below was already in a state of panic. Just as Zheng Chenghuang was about to speak, a loud bang was heard.
"Oh no, the tribulation lightning has already begun!"
He was taken aback and was about to step in to protect everyone and the people when he suddenly froze, his face showing disbelief.
Because the thunderbolt that fell from the sky actually dissipated and disintegrated little by little during its descent.
...(End of this chapter)