Library of Heaven’s Path - Chapter 2124

“Let’s head over to where the Zizhen Fruit grows to take a look!”

Zhang Xuan said. Instead of asking for the Phosphor Armored Beast’s blood, he decided to lead the way.

The Phosphor Armored Beast led the way.

It was the cavern that it had been drinking in previously. Zhang Xuan walked into the cavern and saw a few trees growing at the very depths of the cavern.

The rocks above had already been dug out, allowing starlight to shine down on the leaves. A string of crimson fruits hung from the branches.

There was an exquisite formation set up around the trees. Unless one’s cultivation far surpassed that of the Phosphor Armored Beast, it would be nigh impossible for one to enter the cavern. Other than these trees, there were no other plants in the cavern.

Without needing the Phosphor Armored Beast to lead the way, Zhang Xuan walked up to the trees and stopped the formation with a stomp of his foot.

The Phosphor Armored Beast shuddered in astonishment.

To be able to stop the formation with a single stomp of his foot, this was truly unimaginable.

The master in front of him didn’t look old, but every single one of his abilities was extraordinary.

Casually plucking a Zizhen Fruit, Zhang Xuan took a closer look at it.

It was roughly the size of an apple, and it emanated a concentrated spiritual energy. When he absorbed it into his body, he felt as if his muscles were throbbing.

Zhang Xuan flicked his finger lightly on the back of his hand, and fresh blood flowed out. He pinched the Zizhen Fruit and dripped some of its juice onto it.

Hu!

In just a few moments, the wound had recovered to its original state.

“As I expected,” Zhang Xuan remarked with a smile.

Not only could the Zizhen Fruit strengthen a cultivator’s physical body, more importantly, it had an incredible ability to recover from injuries.

It was no wonder why the Phosphor Armored Beast was so resilient. It had been consuming the Zizhen Fruit for a long period of time, allowing one’s muscles to recover rapidly.

In truth, it was similar to how his Heaven’s Path zhenqi tempered his muscles.

Seeing the smile on Zhang Xuan’s face, the Phosphor Armored Beast asked worriedly, “Master, is there a way to resolve the problem of my meridians hardening?”

This was its nest, and it had already checked the surroundings multiple times to see if there were any other plants around. If there was really a treasure that could soften its meridians, it should have seen it before.

“I can deal with it!” Zhang Xuan replied.

“Then …” the Phosphor Armored Beast asked doubtfully.

“You’ve taken these Zizhen Fruits, but have you eaten the cores?” Zhang Xuan smiled.

The Phosphor Armored Beast was taken aback to hear those words. “I don’t think the core is edible, right?”

The fruit was fragrant and sweet, and it was extremely beneficial to the body, but the core … he had never heard that it could be eaten!

“Have a taste!” Zhang Xuan flicked his finger, and the fruit in his hand flew over.

Puzzled, the Phosphor Armored Beast peeled off the flesh of the fruit, revealing the core inside. It was hard and dry, like the core of an apricot.

He casually threw it into his mouth and immediately felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

“It’s disgusting …” the Phosphor Armored Beast replied.

“I know it’s disgusting. Try absorbing the spiritual energy from the core of the fruit into your body!” Zhang Xuan said.

The seeds of the Zizhen Fruit Tree also contained rich spiritual energy.

The Phosphor Armored Beast was perplexed by Zhang Xuan’s words, but in the end, it still nodded and closed its eyes to absorb the bitter spiritual energy into its meridians.

Hu!

As soon as it entered his body, the previously rock-hard meridians became soft.

“This …” The Phosphor Armored Beast’s eyes reddened in agitation.

Over the years, even though its physical body had grown stronger and stronger, its agility had decreased significantly. It was nearly impossible for it to achieve a breakthrough to the Celestial God realm, so it had given up on it.

Who could have known that the key to improving its condition lay in the bitter core of the fruit, which it had never eaten before!

If only it had known that it would be that easy, it would not have acknowledged it as its master!

How great would freedom be?

“The flesh of the fruit hardens the meridians, and the core can heal them. This is the fairness of the heavens!” Zhang Xuan nodded.

While he had explained the situation to the Phosphor Armored Beast, he had also gained a deeper understanding of the heavens.

The world was divided into yin and yang, day and night, and the five elements. As long as a substance appeared, there would be another substance that corresponded to it.

There was no such thing as transcendence.

Even emotions were the same. If there was love, there would be hate. If there was happiness, there would be sadness.

“Yes!” The Phosphor Armored Beast didn’t really understand what the Phosphor Armored Beast was saying, so it quickly rushed over to the corner of the room. There was a pile of the Zizhen Fruit cores that it had eaten earlier. It had been intending to plant them and see if it was possible to nurture a few more Zizhen Fruit Trees. However, now that it had realized that the Phosphor Armored Beast had some use for the Zizhen Fruit Trees, it opened its mouth wide and swallowed them all.

Creak! Creak!

The incomparably hard fruit was nothing to it, and it was swallowed into its stomach in an instant.

The bitter spiritual energy burst out instantly and flowed into his body through his meridians. In an instant, his tough meridians were restored. Vigorous divine energy surged through his body, and his aura grew stronger and stronger.

“Let me help you!”

Seeing that it was intending to push for a breakthrough to Celestial God realm, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly. He whipped out dozens of silver needles from his fingertips and infused them with his Heaven’s Path zhenqi.

Puchi! Puchi!

His zhenqi swiftly flowed into the acupoints of the Phosphor Armored Beast, and in the blink of an eye, the blockage that had been blocking the Phosphor Armored Beast’s acupoints was cleared.

Rumble!

Wherever his divine energy reached, the Celestial God realm would be connected.

“Not bad …” Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up. With a flick of his finger, he sent five bottles of God Essence Pills over. Fifty pills rained down on the Phosphor Armored Beast.

Even though the Phosphor Armored Beast had already accumulated sufficient spiritual energy to push for a breakthrough to the Celestial God realm, it still required a significant amount of spiritual energy. Given that the spiritual energy in the area was on the decline, it would take a long time for the Phosphor Armored Beast to reach the Celestial God realm.

In any case, the Phosphor Armored Beast had already submitted to him, so it was not a waste.

Not expecting its master to give it so many pills at once, the Phosphor Armored Beast widened its mouth in agitation. It swallowed the pills, and spiritual energy immediately filled its body.

Boom boom boom!

It was as if a bomb had gone off in its body, and a series of dull thuds echoed in the air. In just a few moments, the black scales on its body had turned pitch-black, reminiscent of black jade.

Knowing that the breakthrough was a done deal, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.

If this fellow succeeded, it meant that he now had a Heavenly God Realm powerhouse by his side. Moreover, his defense was invincible. There were probably only a few who could defeat him at the same level.

It could be said that he did not have to worry about anyone in Twilight City anymore.

After making a breakthrough, Zhang Xuan gave the Phosphor Armored Beast a few more bottles of God Essence Pills. Four hours later, the Phosphor Armored Beast finally stabilized its cultivation. With a slight sway, it reverted back to the young man from before and kneeled on the floor.

“Thank you, Master!”

Previously, when he had acknowledged the Phosphor Armored Beast as its master, he had still felt a little indignant. However, at this moment, all of those emotions had been swept away.

“There’s no need to stand on ceremony. Give me some of your blood. I need to raise my physical strength,” Zhang Xuan said.

Without any hesitation, the Phosphor Armored Beast reverted back to its original form. With a swipe of its claws, fresh blood flowed out.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan channeled his divine energy into the Phosphor Armored Beast, and the fresh blood turned into a mist that seeped into his body through his pores. At the same time, he tapped his finger lightly, and the Zizhen Fruit on the tree not too far away fell down.

Over the past four hours, Zhang Xuan had already come up with a way to temper his physical body, so he had already come up with a plan.

As the Zizhen Fruit’s blood and juice flowed into his body, Zhang Xuan’s already powerful body underwent a metamorphosis once more. His body became even more resilient, and his muscles became as dense and pure as a God Artifact.

Boom boom boom!

His muscles were broken and reborn, constantly splitting and growing.

“Making a breakthrough in one’s physical body is even more difficult than making a breakthrough in one’s zhenqi cultivation …”

Seeing that its master was tempering his physical body, the Phosphor Armored Beast stood guard, fearing that something might happen.

Even with the help of Saint Recovery Pills, it was not an easy feat to achieve.

Putting everything aside, just the Phosphor Armored Beast alone had suffered a lot in order to achieve its so-called invincible defense.

It had taken several decades of painstaking effort to reach its current cultivation realm.

However, its master was only a low-tier God. No matter how talented he was, it would take at least several years for him to succeed!

With such thoughts in mind, the Phosphor Armored Beast turned its gaze to the young man before it, only to see that the mist of blood and juice from the Zizhen Fruit had already been completely absorbed by the young man.

In the blink of an eye, the young man’s body had already turned golden before reverting back to normal.

Hu!

Exhaling deeply, the Phosphor Armored Beast opened its eyes, and a golden gleam flashed across its pupils.

“Young Master, are you not going to cultivate anymore?”

The Phosphor Armored Beast was taken aback to see that the young man had stopped cultivating after just ten breaths.

“I’m done cultivating,” Zhang Xuan replied with a nod.

“You’re done cultivating?” The Phosphor Armored Beast blinked in confusion. “What do you mean by that?”

Despite its incredible talent, it had only managed to strengthen its body after several decades of cultivation. Yet, the young man said that he was done cultivating? What did he mean by that?

Could it be that he was going to stop cultivating for the time being?

“Why don’t you try making a move on me?”

Zhang Xuan turned his gaze to the Phosphor Armored Beast with an eager look on his face.

The Phosphor Armored Beast hesitated for a moment before nodding. “Very well.”

It raised its claw and flicked it lightly.

Fearing that its master would be unable to withstand it, it only used a hundredth of its strength.

As soon as the Phosphor Armored Beast’s fist collided with the Phosphor Armored Beast’s fist, it immediately felt an immense force crushing down on it, causing its body to stiffen.

The strength of the Phosphor Armored Beast was overwhelming. If it did not exert its full strength, it could very well be crushed into meat paste.

Not daring to hesitate any longer, it immediately raised its strength.

Five percent!

Ten percent!

Fifteen percent!

…

Fifty percent!

In the blink of an eye, it had already exerted half of its strength.

Peng!

With a jolt, the Phosphor Armored Beast was sent flying before crashing heavily into the wall behind it.

“Master …”

The Phosphor Armored Beast stared at the young man in disbelief. It felt as if it was going insane.

It had seen its master’s strength before, and it knew that his swordsmanship was formidable. When did his punches become so powerful?

Even though it had only used half of its strength, it was still able to send the Phosphor Armored Beast flying. It felt as if even a low-tier Celestial God would not be able to withstand that punch!

To possess strength comparable to a low-tier Celestial God from a low-tier God in just ten breaths …

Are you sure you aren’t faking it? Did you just cultivate?

While the Phosphor Armored Beast was perplexed, it saw that the young man before it was not gleeful at all. Instead, there was a look of disappointment on his face.

“My cultivation speed is indeed much slower than before … Is my talent really lacking?”

“Slow? Lacking talent? ”

The Phosphor Armored Beast nearly burst into tears.

To raise one’s strength from a low-tier God to a low-tier Celestial God in just ten breaths …

Slow …

Are you serious? Are you putting on an act?