Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1385: 745: Great Success of Dharma Body, One Punch Startles the Enemy!

The sky remained cloudless as the Great Sun blazed from its zenith.

Above the Wolong Mountain Range, a colossal cloud vortex swirled, casting an immense shadow across the earth below. This atmospheric phenomenon was forged entirely from nature’s spiritual energy, concentrating an incalculable amount of power within its core.

Reaching upward toward the Heavenly Vault and anchoring itself to the Hidden Dragon Valley, the massive spiritual energy vortex resembled a monumental pillar bridging heaven and earth, standing majestically amidst the peaks.

What had begun as a small manifestation six months ago had expanded to cover a radius of thousands of miles, leaving countless observers in a state of shock and wonder. Although the Divine Artisan Zhao Clan attempted to suppress the news, a celestial event of such magnitude was impossible to hide from the prying eyes of the world.

Suspicious figures started appearing at the edges of the Wolong Mountain Range four or five months prior. As the vortex intensified, the density of spies dispatched by rival factions increased, their movements growing bolder and more frequent by the hour.

Realizing that secrecy was no longer an option, the Zhao Family declared a total mountain closure. They triggered the Mountain Protection Array, completely isolating their core territories and the Hidden Dragon Valley from the outside world.

However, Zhao Jinmin, Zhao San Yue, and the other Divinity Transformation experts of the Zhao Clan were oblivious to a hidden threat. Concealed behind a cloud layer more than a hundred miles above the spiritual energy vortex, a figure with a terrifyingly deep aura kept watch.

This individual sat cross-legged in the void, eyes shut tight and enveloped by gentle breezes, as he monitored every subtle shift within the swirling clouds. If Zhao San Yue had been present, she would have recognized him instantly as Feng Bo Jie Xing—the Returning to Void Ancestor who had appeared at the Kunyuan Meeting!

Drawn by the celestial phenomenon, Feng Bo Jie Xing had arrived in secret to investigate. No one knew the duration of his surveillance or what secrets he had uncovered, but his presence clearly signaled ill intent.

Deep beneath the Hidden Dragon Valley within the Yuxu Cave Mansion, Zhao Sheng remained immersed in a thick spirit cloud, unaware of the external world. Beside the Jade Pond, streams of source energy surged into the hundreds of apertures across his frame. His Will manifested as beams of brilliant light, scouring his internal tissues and external skin, forcing a fundamental transformation of his myriad primordial cells.

After years of tempering his physique, Zhao Sheng had arrived at the ultimate threshold; a qualitative breakthrough was finally within reach.

Gradually, his form began to radiate a crystalline glow, appearing as pure as a flawless gem. His apertures twinkled like Xing Dou, while his meridians and vessels flowed like rivers of liquid crystal. His flesh and skin became nearly transparent, revealing bones and organs that emitted a soft, golden radiance.

The blinding light of his Will suddenly solidified, turning from a conceptual force into a tangible, fierce "flame." This fire consumed him from the inside out, turning his entire body into a vessel of light and heat.

At that peak moment, Zhao Sheng’s eyes snapped open. He released a long, dark breath of impurities, and the surrounding Mystic Crystal Origin Qi ignited like fuel hitting a spark. Flames of pure light surged violently, guided by his Original Spirit to refine every single cell in his body. As the final traces of filth were burned away, his physique became perfectly transparent and without blemish.

High above the Wolong Mountain Range, the spiritual energy vortex seemed to catch fire. From its center outward, it erupted into magnificent flames and auspicious light, painting the Heavenly Vault with the brilliance of celestial fires and steaming clouds.

The essence of the golden skin and jade bones was the pursuit of absolute purity—the refining of a flawless Dharma Body from a mortal state. While such an acquired Dharma Body lacked the natural advantages of an Innate Dao Body, it was vital for his future path.

The true value of achieving Great Success with the Golden Skin Jade Bone Dharma Body was not merely a boost in raw strength or a longer Life Span. Its primary purpose was to enhance the resonance between the physical form and the Taoist Law. This alignment with nature’s spiritual energy and the cultivator's own Dao made it significantly easier to perceive and control the Power of Laws.

Essentially, the Golden Skin Jade Bone Dharma Body was modeled after the legendary Innate Taoist Body. The closer one came to that state, the smoother their Cultivation journey would become. Despite only being at the Returning to Void Seventh Layer, Zhao Sheng had reached Great Success in this technique, a feat made possible by his previous body reconstruction and the 'Big and Small Ruyi Immortal Skill'.

Staring down at the soaring auspicious light, Feng Bo Jie Xing’s face twisted in shock. He cried out, "The Dharma Body is perfected, and the celestial light is revealed! It is him... he has returned!"

The "him" he spoke of was not Zhao Sheng, but Zhao Xuanjing—the man famously known as the "Divine Artisan." Only Zhao Xuanjing could provoke such a visceral reaction from Feng Bo Jie Xing, born from a deep-seated terror.

The rise of the Divine Artisan Zhao Clan in Yellow Wind Immortal City had been paved with blood and conflict. Before Zhao Xuanjing reached the Returning to Void stage, he had fought every Divinity Transformation True Monarch in the Spirit Domain alone to protect his clan’s interests. Feng Bo Jie Xing, having suffered numerous defeats at the hands of Zhao Xuanjing in the past, still carried the psychological scars of those encounters.