Chapter 65 Phoenix Tribulation

On the colorful star island,

Li Zhi sat cross-legged on the location of the colorful phoenix boulder, absorbing the gentle star energy emanating from the Star Island to practice.

The violent star essence contained in the island has been completely absorbed by the Hundred Herbs Map, and the remaining mild and thin star essence can be refined and absorbed by Li Zhi.

Li Zhi practiced in the best feng shui position on the island.
The Hundred Herbs Map was not willing to be left out, and it directly transformed into a giant sky-covering curtain with a radius of dozens of miles, covering the entire Colorful Star Island, and began to autonomously devour the rich star essence around it. It was like a giant starry sky beast, swallowing and exhaling huge amounts of star essence, and even affected the distribution balance of star essence in the Yuheng Star Cave small world.

A huge amount of star essence began to flow into the chaotic small world within the Hundred Herbs Map.

The chaotic small world within the Hundred Herbs Map was revived as a result. The medicine mountain that had been silent for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, under the influx of massive amounts of essence, began to emit life essence suitable for the growth of plants again.

The entire chaotic little world became full of vitality because of this. In the nine-layer medicine field, millions of ordinary herbs began to rapidly transform under the baptism of this nascent and powerful essence. At this moment, tens of thousands of ordinary herbs broke the limits of life and transformed into magical medicines.

Those herbal medicines that originally had a trace of medicated spirit remaining in their bodies were able to quickly recover their medicated spirit under the infusion of this life essence, and their age was increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Shen Yao Mountain, which had been anemic for who knows how many years, once again ushered in the frenzy of life.

Only the longevity fruit tree on the top of the mountain did not show any changes under the infusion of this overwhelming energy. The new buds were still grown by Li Zhi by watering it with the water of the sacred spring.

It seemed that no amount of star essence would be enough to affect his growth rate, or perhaps the quality of star essence was still too low compared to the water from the sacred spring.

It is normal to think about it. How can a longevity fruit tree with the essence of a semi-divine medicine grow so fast just by being watered with the essence of stars? If the essence of stars has a magical effect on the growth of semi-divine medicine, then the number of semi-divine medicines in the universe would not be so scarce.

The star energy in this small starry world had been accumulated for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. Even though the Hundred Herbs Map had opened its belly to devour it, it did not feel any signs of the star energy becoming thinner.

The small world seemed endless, and the amount of star energy seemed to be comparable to that of a big star, and it could never be fully absorbed.

In fact, in the outside world that Li Zhi could not see, Supreme Elder Chen Yin was already numb.

He was frightened by the sudden star storm.

The seven brightest stars orbiting the ancient star Beidou, commonly known as the Big Dipper, seemed to be pulled by a mysterious force, and each of them ejected a rich star essence, which was directly infused into the Yuheng Star Cave.

The surrounding void was also stirred up by an interstellar storm due to the sudden appearance of the essence of those stars.

The violent star power raged in the void, tearing apart all the meteorites along the way and tearing apart the star mist shrouding the periphery of the Yuheng Star Cave.

The silent mist began to move rapidly, as if it was going to blow away all objects in the mist.

Even the star gates locked in the void by the ancient saints seemed to be displaced.

Once the star gate moves, it means that the Yuheng star cave will start moving in the void again. At that time, it is unknown whether the Yuheng star cave will still be under the control of the Taixuan Gate.

Supreme Elder Chen Yin felt a little worried, and immediately cut off the magic power that maintained the starlight path inside the gate. Then he poured all his magic power into the door frame and began to do his best to maintain the stability of the star gate.

At the moment when Grand Elder Chen Yin disconnected the line that maintained the Starlight Path, the three disciples who were traveling on the Starlight Path were directly exposed to the sea of ​​starlight.

The violent star power in the sea tore them into powder in an instant, without even leaving a sound of pain.

The few people who had already landed on Star Island at this moment were lucky enough to escape the disaster.

The star storm in the void came and went quickly, lasting only less than an incense stick of time.

But in just a stick of incense, Supreme Elder Chen Yin lost half of his life, and all the gray hair on his head fell off.

Even the skin showed signs of sagging. The potential stimulated by the Huiyuan secret method had been mostly consumed. The situation that was originally able to maintain the peak state for three months was probably not sustainable and could only be maintained for a month.

What worried him even more was that after he stopped maintaining the Starlight Trail, he lost his sense of all his disciples.

Fortunately, when he dispersed the Starlight Trail, he only sensed the breath of three disciples, which meant that there was a high probability that four disciples were still alive.

The reason why it is impossible to be sure whether Li Zhi and others are alive is that once they leave the Starlight Trail and reach the Star Island, he can no longer sense them.

"Ow!"

At the same time, Li Zhi, who was practicing, suddenly heard a terrifying roar of a beast.

It seemed that the appearance of the external star storm awakened the unknown star beasts sleeping in the sea of ​​starlight.

After the beast roared, the Hundred Herbs Map seemed to be frightened as well, and it shrank to the size of a cloak, covering Li Zhi's shoulders.

Li Zhi also immediately ended his training.

A hint of regret flashed in his eyes.

Just a little bit and his divine bridge would be able to extend to the void outside the Sea of ​​Bitterness.

The essence of the stars is indeed high-quality energy, especially for the cultivation of the divine bridge across the sea of ​​suffering, it is simply the best tonic.

The ethereal aura of heaven contained in the star essence made the shaping of the divine bridge relatively easier, and seemed to be much more efficient than simply using life essence to extend the divine bridge.

It seems as if the essence of the stars was born to build bridges.

"Ow!"

The horrifying roar of the beast sounded again, and it seemed to be getting closer. Looking around and seeing that there was no place to hide, Li Zhi hurriedly took out the Luoyang shovel and started digging a hole underground.

After digging a cat-ear hole several meters deep, Li Zhi immediately crawled in and used all his strength to perform the Longevity Locking Body Technique to seal off all his breath.

Then quietly observe the changes around you.

After a few breaths, the sea of ​​starlight in the northeast began to churn violently, as if a huge monster was swimming in the sea of ​​starlight.

Soon, a terrifying giant beast, whose length was unknown but at least thirty or forty meters thick, appeared in Li Zhi's sight.

Although it is impossible to see clearly what the giant beast's head looks like, its body is like a dragon's, covered with a layer of purple scales as big as a dustpan, and the scales are sparkling with rich purple starlight.

Moreover, Li Zhi also vaguely saw a claw hidden under the body of the giant beast. It was shaped like an eagle's claw and was silver-white all over, as if it was made of star iron.

The sharp claws cut through the starlight, as if they could cut through the void. Dark cracks appeared in the sea of ​​starlight, looking extremely terrifying.

Li Zhi didn't dare to make any noise and let the giant beast swim in the sea of ​​starlight.

However, when the giant beast passed by the colorful star island, it seemed that its direction was affected by the thinning star energy near the star island, and the rear end of its body unconsciously shifted towards the direction of the star island.

"boom!"

The giant beast's tail hit the star island directly, turning the star island, which lacked the support of the colorful star essence, into pieces.

Then the debris flew in all directions like flowers scattered by a fairy.

The area where Li Zhi was hiding was relatively solid. It did not explode directly under the attack of the giant beast. Instead, it crashed into the sea of ​​starlight filled with the rich energy of stars in the distance like a meteorite.

During the flight, it disintegrated because it could not withstand the violent star power around it.

Li Zhi was not injured because he had the Hundred Herbs Map to protect him.

But when he stopped moving, he seemed to be stuck in a quagmire. The thick star power around him bound him to the spot and made him unable to move.

Of course, when he urged the Hundred Herbs Map to absorb the star energy around it, he unexpectedly discovered that the Hundred Herbs Map was actually indifferent, as if it had already been filled up with the star energy it had absorbed previously.

No matter how Li Zhi urged it, it would no longer absorb any energy from the outside world.

Moreover, the gods inside seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep and did not respond no matter how Li Zhi tried to communicate with them.

Now, it only emits a layer of light to ensure that Li Zhi will not be crushed to death by the thick star energy around him.

In the colorful sea of ​​stars, there is no direction at all, and no one knows which direction contains a relatively safe star island.

In desperation, Li Zhi could only take out the Luoyang shovel and start digging holes.

Drilling a hole in the sea of ​​stars is not an easy task, just like digging a hole in quicksand.

In other words, the Luoyang shovel in his hand is essentially a holy weapon, which is why it can withstand his constant digging and is not corroded by the rich star essence around it.

Li Zhi kept digging in the sea of ​​stars like a hardworking little bee.

Elsewhere, the three survivors each got into trouble.

On a star island full of vitality and covered with various star grasses, Le Yao has already put on a king-level fairy robe of very ancient style, wrapped herself tightly, and is fighting with some mysterious insects the size of green beans that are emitting rich starlight.

Those divine insects were extremely fast, like swords of starlight, carrying unparalleled divine power, shooting towards Le Yao.

While dodging, Le Yao took out the purple jade flute and played an insect-repellent song to disrupt the direction sense of those magical insects, and she was able to barely protect herself.

And judging from the divine power erupting from her, her cultivation has actually reached the Divine Bridge level.

If Li Zhi saw the fairy dress she was wearing, he would definitely be able to tell that it was a cultural relic that had just been unearthed less than three years ago. Le Yao's father, who was once a suona craftsman and a casual cultivator, did not seem to be a simple person.

On another star island with a radius of thirty miles, Hua Yunlong was holding a special star disk made by a powerful person, looking for something. In addition to Le Yao and Hua Yunlong, Jia Changming was also very lucky to survive.

It's just that his current condition is not very good. He is fighting a fierce battle with a group of small star beasts formed from the essence of stars on a huge star island with a radius of one hundred miles.

Jia Changming's body was covered with wounds so deep that the bones could be seen. The armor he was wearing, which was made by a cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, was so broken that it was about to be scrapped.

Although it was miserable, he was lucky compared to the three people who died silently, Youyou, Wang Zifeng and Huo Feiyan.

Although he was seriously injured, at least there was hope of survival.

Except for Li Zhi, who has great luck, it can be said that the situation of others is not very good.

Li Zhi kept digging in the sea of ​​stars. After several days, he finally found some solid rock.

The tired Li Zhi suddenly showed a look of joy.

Then he began to dig upwards along the edge of the rock.

It seemed that the direction was not right. After digging a U-shaped path, we finally touched the ground level of a star island.

After he dug through a thin layer of light curtain, he finally crawled out of the sea of ​​starlight.

After going ashore, what came into view was a small world full of birdsong and flowers. There were even mountains, water and green grass on the island, which made it seem like a paradise.

A layer of barrier blocked the starry sky a hundred meters above the island.

It even reorganized the colorful starlight and gathered it into seven flares as big as a table, providing normal light for the small world within a radius of dozens of miles.

Could this be the Star Island where the Creation Starlight Pool is located?

Walking from the edge of the island towards the center, just over a hundred meters in, Li Zhi saw three holy medicines emitting rich medicinal fragrance and a small medicine king on a hill not far away.

However, those holy medicines and small medicine kings are surrounded by powerful restrictions and guarded, and it seems that they cannot be picked away at will.

Li Zhi tried to dig at Luoyang City, but failed.

If he had the cultivation level of a second-level immortal now, he might be able to dig through those restrictions when using the Luoyang shovel, but unfortunately he does not have that kind of cultivation level now.

Continuing to walk further in, they finally saw a few wild holy medicines that were not restricted around them. Li Zhi transplanted them to the medicine mountain in the Hundred Herbs Map.

I walked and searched all the way around the entire island, dug up more than a dozen holy medicines and three small medicinal herbs, but I didn't see any trace of a pond.

Soon, Li Zhi seemed to think of the stream flowing in the mountains.

Where there is a stream, there is a spring; where there is a stream, there is a place where the water converges.

Afterwards, Li Zhi began to look for the location of the pond along the water vein.

Finally he found an underground lake.

On the island in the center of the underground lake, there is a pool with a diameter of two meters. The water in the pool emits faint starlight. It seems to be just an ordinary pool of lake water stained with starlight.

But Li Zhi felt that that was the Starlight Pool of Creation they were looking for.

After searching around the shore of the underground lake, Li Zhi finally found a cave sealed with huge rocks.

After moving the huge rock away, a man-made cave appeared before his eyes.

There are no decorations in the cave.

There was only a low bench made of star iron and two stone tablets melted from star cores.

The stone tablet was engraved with densely packed small characters, and exuded a powerful Taoist charm, as if it was a scripture left behind by ancient sages.

Li Zhi started reading immediately.

On one of the stone tablets is recorded a holy scripture for practicing the Great Way of Stars, as well as three auxiliary secret arts, the Star Battle Body, the Seven-Star Divine Sword and the Chaos Star Finger.

With the help of the Taoist rhyme emanating from the stone tablet, Li Zhi quickly memorized the contents of the scriptures. Those methods gave Li Zhi a sense of simplicity and roughness, as if they were newly created scriptures that had not been carefully carved.

Then, Li Zhi shifted his attention to another stone tablet.

This stone tablet records an ancient heavenly skill, Phoenix Tribulation.

Including two secret techniques, Nine Tribulations Phoenix Song and Phoenix Tribulations Regeneration Technique.

Seeing this, Li Zhi was secretly surprised.

After keeping the practice method of Nine Tribulations Phoenix Song in mind, Li Zhi began to practice the Phoenix Tribulations Regeneration Technique.

The secret method to save your life, if you don’t learn it now, when will you?

With the help of the powerful Dao rhyme on the stone tablet, he quickly mastered the Phoenix Regeneration Technique.

It doesn't seem as difficult as the stone tablet warns.

Afterwards, Li Zhi tried to practice the Nine Tribulations Phoenix Song, and it was not as difficult as he had imagined.

Li Zhi soon understood the reason.

His strong physique enabled him to practice these ancient skills without any bottleneck in qualifications.

Especially his rich life source which far surpassed that of cultivators of the same level, and seemed to be specially prepared for practicing the Phoenix Tribulation Regeneration Technique.

There was no feeling of effort at all, instead it felt like it was a natural progression.

After Li Zhi mastered these two secret techniques, he turned around and left the cave, and sealed the cave door again with huge rocks.

He didn't even touch the small bench made of star iron.

Sitting on the lakeshore, Li Zhi began to ponder the mantra that Supreme Elder Chen Yin had taught them to assist in their transformation.

The more I think about it, the more familiar it seems.

Soon, he understood why he felt familiar with it. The so-called auxiliary mantra was actually a method evolved from part of the Phoenix Regeneration Technique.

In fact, not only the method taught by Chen Yin, but even the Huiyuan secret method he performed was a magical power evolved from part of the scriptures of the Phoenix Regeneration Technique.

The Phoenix Regeneration Technique cannot be practiced at all without the overwhelming source of life.

Hua Yunfei was qualified to practice the Phoenix Tribulation Regeneration Technique only after he practiced the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art.

Use the Phoenix Regeneration Technique to consume the Creation Starlight Divine Water in the pool to achieve a phoenix-like transformation.

Li Zhi quickly figured out the arrangement of Taixuan Sect’s founder.

If you use the method taught by Chen Yin or directly bathe in the Starlight Holy Water, you will not achieve the real transformation effect.

Instead, it will be directly melted by the Creation Starlight Divine Water because it is unable to digest the star essence in the Divine Water and extract the purest power of creation.

That pool of sacred water can be said to be a symbiosis of destruction and creation.

The Phoenix Regeneration Technique, which cannot be cultivated due to the lack of the origin of life, can also be cultivated through external forces during the transformation process, while completing the transformation of the physical body at the same time.

It’s just that risks and opportunities coexist.

If one's comprehension is insufficient and one is unable to use external forces to practice the Phoenix Regeneration Technique during the transformation, the only outcome will be to be dissolved into a ball of life essence.

According to Li Zhi's understanding of his colleagues, their understanding is probably not enough.

They almost couldn't cultivate the magical seed of Phoenix Regeneration Technique and directly cultivate the magic during the transformation. Because their own life source was too thin, they were still far from reaching the threshold of practicing this ancient heavenly skill.

The Huayue Patriarch might have made a mistake, or he simply didn't know the true process of transformation with the help of the Creation Starlight Divine Water.

There is very little awareness of the risks involved.

I only knew about this good fortune from the few words left by the ancestors, but I didn't know that not everyone is qualified to enjoy it.

In fact, Li Zhi’s guess is normal.

Ever since the last ancient saint of Taixuan Sect passed away five thousand years ago, no one from Taixuan Sect has visited this fairy island that floats in the sea of ​​stars.

There was once a powerful being who had reached the peak of the second level of immortality and wanted to enter this place to seek an opportunity to become a king, but he was struck to death by a horrifying calamity transformed from the power of the stars in the sea of ​​starlight.

Li Zhi is the first Taixuanmen person to visit this place in five thousand years.

　I originally planned to update two chapters tonight, but unfortunately, I overestimated my typing speed and have only finished one chapter so far. That's all for today. Good night, everyone.

　　
　
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