Chapter 266: Golden Reward, Supreme Bone!
Outside the Crape Myrtle Holy Land.
Brilliant divine lights streaked through the heavens, tearing apart the clouds. Countless powerful auras blanketed the sky—each ray of divine light represented a mighty being whose cultivation had already surpassed the Divine Palace Realm.
"What's going on? Has the Demon-Sealing Conference ended?"
"I heard something incredible happened inside Crape Myrtle Holy Land. Supposedly, an Ancient Immortal Sacred Physique cultivator is about to cross the Life and Death Tribulation!"
"Oh? Truly? It's been countless millennia since any Ancient Immortal Sacred Physique cultivator succeeded in transcending that tribulation, hasn't it?"
"Yeah. It seems that the Profound Sun Holy Son, Li Xun, intends to nurture an Ancient Immortal Sacred Physique cultivator to reach the Life and Death Realm. With Li Xun's help, the chances of success should be high. After all—"
"After all, Li Xun himself is a cultivator who has already endured the nine lightning calamities tribulation!"
"Li Xun is Li Xun, and the Ancient Immortal Sacred Physique cultivator is the Ancient Immortal Sacred Physique cultivator—those two cannot be compared. Throughout all these years, there have been very few Immortal Ancient Immortal Sacred Physique cultivators who managed to pass the Life and Death Tribulation. In my opinion, the one attempting the tribulation today is far more likely to fail."
"There's no point debating here. Why don't we go see for ourselves? I heard that one of the geniuses from the Xiao Clan has publicly declared that he will personally slay this Ancient Immortal Sacred Physique cultivator once they reaches the Life and Death Realm!"
. . .
A few hundred li away, on an open plain.
The area within several hundred li was already surrounded by cultivators. Every gaze was fixed upon the center—on the slender figure standing there.
She was a woman as graceful as a celestial maiden, her posture tall and supple, her slender waist delicate enough for one hand to encircle. Her every movement carried a natural grace; her long black hair shimmered like flowing silk.
No one could have imagined that such terrifying divine power could be contained within that seemingly fragile body.
Previously, within Crape Myrtle Holy Land itself, it was she who had casually struck down the Golden Crow Clan's Fourth Prince with a single palm, severely injuring him. Had it not been for the Golden Crow elders intervening, that clan might have lost another prince that very day.
"I'd like to see how you survive this tribulation!"
The Fourth Prince of the Golden Crow Clan sneered coldly. His gaze swept over Lu Qingxian before landing on Li Xun. He knew perfectly well that the true key to this day's outcome did not lie with Lu Qingxian herself—everything depended on Li Xun.
If Li Xun provided her with sufficient resources, she had a fair chance of enduring the heavenly tribulation. But if he did not…
Then, under the bombardment of the Ninefold Heavenly lightning, trying to rely on her own strength alone would be nothing short of seeking death.
"Are you ready?"
Li Xun asked casually.
"Ready at any time," Lu Qingxian replied.
Her skin gleamed like polished jade, her beauty ethereal. Long lashes framed eyes misted with faint spiritual light, carrying a poetic, dreamlike charm.
She wanted to speak words of gratitude, but when they reached her lips, she swallowed them back.
Li Xun's kindness toward her had already surpassed anything she could possibly repay. Saying anything now would feel hollow and weak—it would be better to wait until she had the strength to truly express her thanks.
"From here on, it's up to you," Li Xun said softly.
With a sweep of his palm, a vast galaxy materialized in the void. Stars cascaded from the heavens, merging together to form a surging river of light.
Within that celestial current, immortal mist coiled and divine energy rained down, spreading for hundreds of li and condensing into towering mounds that surrounded Lu Qingxian.
Each mound stood several hundred zhang tall—at a glance, there were over a dozen of them, forming a simple spirit-gathering array that drew all the surrounding energy toward the center.
At the very heart of the formation, where Lu Qingxian stood, spiritual energy condensed into a vast lake that floated in midair, its surface rippling with waves of luminous power.
"Ah… this—this is…"
The onlookers could only stare in stunned disbelief at the sight before them.
Everyone was utterly stunned.
How many spirit stones was that?
A hundred million?
Or… several billion?
Most of those spirit stones were peak-grade, not the common low-grade kind. Piled up in such enormous quantities, their total value was practically equivalent to a sacred weapon!
Think about it—how many powers in the entire world would be willing to offer up the value of a sacred weapon just to help a so-called "crippled physique" break through to the Life and Death Realm?
"Did Li Xun… rob a few entire spirit stone mines?" someone muttered blankly.
Fang Yin, Zheng Huang, and the others unconsciously touched the storage rings on their fingers. They had originally planned to lend Li Xun some help, but now… it clearly wasn't necessary.
Just Li Xun's own resources alone were enough to ensure that Lu Qingxian could safely survive the Ninefold Heavenly Lightning.
Ding!
[Congratulations, host, investment successful. You have received one Supreme Bone. Would you like to claim it now?]
The mechanical voice of the system rang out in Li Xun's mind.
At once, the corners of his lips curved into a faint smile.
From this moment onward, he could finally be called a genius bearing two peerless divine constitutions. And unlike Xiao Chen, he hadn't dug out his bone to gain it.
This one was bestowed directly by the system.
Judging from the system's previous feats, its power clearly transcended the laws of this world's Dao itself. Which meant his Scarlet Flame Divine Body and this Supreme Bone were both innate, perfectly fused within him, free of any backlash or side effects that came with bone replacement.
'Claim it,' Li Xun said in his heart without hesitation.
At once—
Buzz—!
A blazing light flared from within his chest, as if a miniature sun had ignited there. An unfathomable might began to gather within, and fortunately, the system automatically suppressed the bone's radiance.
Otherwise, the instant this Supreme Bone manifested, all attention would have turned toward him, completely overshadowing Lu Qingxian's ninefold tribulation.
After all, an Ancient Immortal Sacred Physique might be rare, but once every few eras, one or two would still appear.
Its fame persisted mostly because of its glorious history in ancient times—nowadays, such bodies were widely regarded as "wasted potential."
But the Supreme Bone and the Scarlet Flame Divine Body were different.
Either one alone was a heaven-defying gift scarcely seen in history. For a single person to possess both?
Everyone would likely proclaim:
"Li Xun is the second Xiao Chen—or rather, Xiao Chen is the second Li Xun."
Two peerless constitutions combined—the mere thought of it was enough to make one's heart tremble, crushing all will to resist.
Rumble!!!
In the unseen depths of the heavens, a deafening boom resounded, as though the world itself were being split open.
On Li Xun's chest, a faintly luminescent milky-white bone began to form. Though no larger than a knuckle, it radiated an aura vast enough to suppress the fates of all three realms and six paths.
Mysterious divine patterns wove across its surface, like the interlocking laws of heaven and earth themselves, each line resonating with the rhythm of the Dao. At every moment, it emanated faint echoes of sacred scripture—as though some ancient god were whispering to Li Xun the profound truths of creation.
"So this… is the Supreme Bone," Li Xun murmured softly.
Truly extraordinary.
With the bone's blessing, he could feel his strength skyrocketing—his cultivation base rising several levels in an instant, his entire being suffused with an aura of unstoppable power.
Even he himself no longer knew just how terrifyingly strong he had become.
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