<h4>Chapter 1651: Empyrean Heavenly me</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>StarveCleric <strong>Editor: </strong>StarveCleric


    Kong shi had once said that in order to resolve the Innate Fetal Poison, it would have to be seared with heavenly mes. He thought that this would require him to advance his zhenqi cultivation to Great Sage, but who could have thought that he would end up drawing it in with his soul cultivation?


    If he could make use of it to temper his physical body, wouldn’t he be able to resolve the threat which had been worrying him over the past year once and for all?


    “Will the heavenly me tribtion sear my Primordial Spirit directly?” Zhang Xuan asked the Dragonbone Divine Spear anxiously.


    The Saint Ascension Ordeal was divided into the Soul Ordeal, Body Ordeal, and Heart Ordeal. Given that the heavenly me tribtion was also the retribution that the heavens brought upon the cultivators, would ite in the same order as well?


    Hearing the question, the Dragonbone Divine Spear pondered for a moment before replying, “There are three phases to the heavenly me tribtion, namely Scorching Soul Tribtion, Scorching Spirit Tribtion, and Scorching Heart Tribtion. With your prowess, you should be able to survive the Scorching Soul Tribtion. However, I’m afraid that the same cannot be said about the Scorching Spirit Tribtion and Scorching Heart Tribtion. Even the slightest carelessness can easily result in the dissipation of your existence!


    “This is especially so for the final Scorching Heart Tribtion. Inner demons will attempt to break down your wil, and once the will extinguishes, everything else goes to rest as well. If your physical body had reached Great Sage 2-dan Aureate Body realm, together with the formidable prowess of your Primordial Spirit, you might still be able to withstand the inner demons. However, in your current state, I’m afraid that it’ll be difficult for you to oppose the inner demons with your Primordial Spirit itself! Countless soul oracles in the ancient era had died as a result of the heavenly me tribtion. It was only those who were blessed with great luck and the utmost talent who managed to survive this ordeal...” ( .c om )


    The Dragonbone Divine Spear had witnessed Zhang Xuan refining his Primordial Spirit using the pressure exerted, so he was aware of the fact that the young man cultivated his soul as well.


    “You mean to say that... it would have been safer for me to challenge the heavenly me tribtion if my zhenqi cultivation were to reach Aureate Body realm as well?” Hearing the words of the Dragonbone Divine Spear, Zhang Xuan asked.


    “That’s right. The body is much more formidable at fending off inner demons aspared to the soul. With the physical body bearing the brunt of the impact and the soul assisting by the side, the chances of oveing the heavenly me tribtion would be much higher. If you were to challenge it with just your Primordial Spirit itself... Honestly speaking, I don’t personally know of anyone who has seeded in doing so yet!” the Dragonbone Divine Spear flew out from Zhang Xuan’s waist and remarked worriedly.


    As a member of the Dragon Tribe, there was no way it could allow its master, which it had found with great difficulty, to be burned to cinders. Otherwise, if others were to learn of the matter, how embarrassing it would be for him!


    Even though it was just a pile of bones now, it didn’t mean that it didn’t have any pride!


    “My physical body is indeed rathercking at the moment...” Hearing those words, Zhang Xuan shook his head grimly.


    He hadn’t acquired Kong shi’s superior breakthrough method to advance his zhenqi cultivation Introspective Convalescence realm, so he couldn’t afford to force a breakthrough right now.


    Besides, even if he were to make a breakthrough in his zhenqi cultivation right now, he would still be an entire realm away from reaching Aureate Body realm. He hadn’tpiled the Aureaute Body realm Heaven’s Path Divine Art yet, so it wouldn’t solve the quandary he was in.


    ( .c om ) “Let ite then! I would like to see how formidable this heavenly me tribtion is!”


    The Dragonbone Divine Spear had once conquered the world by Ancient Sage Ran Qiu’s side. Even though it had lost much of its powers and memories after being sealed, its eye of discernment and worldly knowledge were still far superior to most cultivators in the world.


    Since it had said that the heavenly me tribtion would be a difficult foe to deal with, it was likely that would indeed be the case.


    However, as a practitioner of the Heaven’s Path Soul Art, he was an invincible existence amongst soul oracles of his level. The heavenly me tribtion might have been powerful, but he was confident that he would be able to ovee it.


    <i>If there were soul oracles who could survive the heavenly me tribtion, surely I would be able to do so too!</i>


    Hong long long!


    In the midst of his conversation, the ominous clouds in the sky had finally finished congregating together.


    Simr to the storm clouds of the lightning tribtion, the clouds of the heavenly me tribtion were also pitch ck in color. However, if one were to take a closer look, one would notice that the clouds were dancing around, reminiscent of mes. Even from a distance away, one could already feeling scorching heat blistering one’s skin, and the air was gradually bing intolerably arid.


    T!


    A bundle of mes descended from the sky, aiming right for Zhang Xuan’s Primordial Spirit.


    Unlike the conventional crimson color, the bundle of mes were pitch-ck in color, almost simr to ink.


    If not for the suffocating heat it was emanating, one could have mistaken it as a botch of ink floating in the air.


    “This is the heavenly me?”


    Even before the me even arrived, dimension rifts were beginning to surface around the area. A powerful aura burst forth from the me, imposing tremendous pressure on those standing beneath it. Zhang Xuan felt his hairs standing on end.


    He had encountered many mes over the past year, facing even the most formidable earth mes... However, he had never met such an eerie and oppressive me before!


    ck as if ink, it was devoid of the slightest radiance. Yet, the heat it exerted was so great that even space was unable to tolerate its existence. This was the heavenly me?


    Was this really something that a soul oracle could withstand?


    Putting aside his Primordial Spirit, even his physical body, whichy had already exceeded the resilience of an average Saint pinnacle artifact, would melt upon contact with it!


    “T-this... This isn’t an ordinary heavenly me but the Empyrean Heavenly me!”


    While Zhang Xuan was overwhelmed by the frightening mightmanded by the heavenly me before him, the Dragonbone Divine Spear was also trembling in disbelief. ( .c om )


    “Empyrean Heavenly me? What is that?” Zhang Xuan asked.


    “Heavenly me could be divided into various tiers too. The Tier-3 Heavenly me has a fiery crimson color, and it would be summoned by most cultivators during their Aureate Body Ordeal. This is also the weakest heavenly me of all.


    “The Tier-2 Heavenly me takes on an ashen white color, and it’s summoned only by the more formidablebat masters and master teachers.


    “As for the Tier-1 Heavenly me, it’s azure in color, and only cultivators who have cultivated the best cultivation technique and possess the purest zhenqi would be able to summon it. So far, the only ones I have seen who were able to do that were Ancient Sage Ran Qiu and the other direct disciples of Kong shi. Naturally, it goes without saying that the higher the heavenly me’s tier is, the more resilient the cultivator’s Aureate Body would be after oveing it...


    “However, legend has it that there’s an Empyrean Heavenly me which far surpasses the Tier-1 Heavenly me. It’s also known as the me of Heaven’s Path, and it’s distinguished by its color of utmost darkness... As far as I know, Kong shi is the only one who has summoned the me of Heaven’s Path and survived it. Furthermore, it was said to have only appeared when his zhenqi cultivation reached Aureate Body realm... How in the world did you manage to summon it here?” Floating in the air in agitation, the eyes on the tip of the Dragonbone Divine Spear flickered in horror.


    The Empyrean Heavenly me was a force of nature that destroyed all beings that stood in its path. Putting aside Primordial Spirits, even Sempiternal realm cultivators would be burned to cinders in the face of its prowess!


    The young man had only achieved a breakthrough in his soul cultivation, so how did he end up summoning this fearsome heavenly me here?


    It was difficult enough to ovee an ordinary heavenly me, but the tribtion he had to face was actually that of the Empyrean Heavenly me... This was practically an impossible feat!


    Without a doubt, this was truly the worst card to draw at this moment!


    “How would I know?” Not expecting such an epic background to the heavenly mes he had summoned, Zhang Xuan cried in aghast.


    It should have just been an ordinary heavenly me tribtion! Was there really a need for the world to give him such a ‘special treat’?


    Zhang Xuan felt deeply stifled inside, but he knew this wasn’t the time to be fussing over it. Barely after gathering his strength, the ck me had already arrived before his Primordial Spirit and wrapped itself around it.


    Xiong xiong!


    As soon as the ck me came into contact with his Primordial Spirit, his Primordial Spirit immediately began burning up. Intense pain caused his face to distort awfully as his body began shuddering uncontrobly.


    He thought that it would be reminiscent to the lightning tribtion, where he would just have to endure it. However, the ck me was far more formidable than what he had expected. Even the slightestpse in his concentration could cause his Primordial Spirit to be reduced to cinders, leaving nothing behind at all.


    “Heaven’s Path Soul Art!”


    Knowing that he had to make a move quickly, he gritted his teeth and gathered all of the energy he had to fend against the ck me.


    Weng weng!


    A brilliant golden light gushed out and enveloped his Primordial Spirit.


    His transparent Primordial Spirit was suddenly cased in a golden afterglow, contrasting him to be a massive Buddha idol.


    Tzzzzzz!


    The prowess of the golden light was formidable, but the ck me was even more potent. Even beforeing into contact with the golden light, it had already torn the surrounding space into shreds, seemingly ready to drag Zhang Xuan into the midst of spatial turbulence.


    “Seal!”


    Without any hesitation, Zhang Xuan tapped his finger ahead and executed the prowess of his Spatial Quintessence.


    Weng!


    The ripped space swiftly settled down once more.


    However, the might of the ck me was still as formidable as before. It swiftly corroded the golden light around Zhang Xuan, dyeing it the color of ck.