Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1481 - 801: The Two Great Avatars
Previously on Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension...
In the southeastern part of the continent, vast mountain chains extend without end, where chains of volcanoes erupt dark fumes, the atmosphere laden with heavy sulfur stench, swelteringly intense.
Amid a specific valley in the peaks, hot springs of assorted sizes dot the area, their waters rising in steam, with sizable bubbles rising steadily to the top.
Right then, a sturdy youth bearing a face smooth as jade rests fully bare, reclining partially against the hot spring's rim, eyes shut in repose.
Thump thump thump!
Quick footfalls echoed from afar, drawing a fellow with bushy brows and round eyes rushing to the hot spring's brink. With hurried actions, he cast off his robes and plunged in, lingering below the surface for a good stretch before surfacing and releasing a deep, pleased sigh.
"Comfortable!" The bushy-browed fellow paddled over to the youth, mirroring his lean on the pool's side, voicing his sentiment with a hint of feeling.
The youth with the jade-smooth face paid no mind, continuing his rest with closed eyes.
Noticing that, the bushy-browed man arched his brows, forced to start the talk: "Second Uncle, have you heard? Lately, there's chatter in the clan about shifting some members to the Grotto Heaven. As the Ancestor's straight-line heir, do you reckon this rumor holds water?"
The jade-faced youth gradually lifted his lids, replying with faint interest: "Why? You aiming to relocate here yourself?"
The bushy-browed man startled in alarm, rapidly shaking his hands: "Impossible! I’m staying comfortably in Weilong City, why would I want to move into this ghostly place? Not only is the Spiritual Energy here scarce, but the environment is extremely harsh. Only a fool would choose such a place."
A frostiness crept over the jade-faced youth's look, and he stated coolly: "...I am the fool you’re talking about, and not only me, the entire fourth direct line will also move into the Grotto Heaven."
The bushy-browed man froze in shock, dread swiftly covering his features, as he kept murmuring apologies.
The jade-faced youth eyed him briefly, then sealed his eyes shut once more, ignoring the narrow-visioned sort.
Describing this individual as narrow-visioned fit perfectly!
The Spiritual Energy inside Five Thunders Cave Heaven truly runs thin, and the conditions prove severe, yet this phase remains but fleeting.
Over the course of time, the Grotto Heaven's surroundings are destined to better themselves, with Spiritual Energy levels climbing annually.
Regarding further advantages, they abound!
Simply ponder: two Zhao Clan kin, one raised beyond the borders, the other fostered within the Grotto Heaven.
Which earns greater regard from the Ancestor? The choice stands evident.
For any Immortal Valve Family, the Ancestor’s Grotto Heaven forever serves as the clan's prime inner sanctum, while those raised there claim the family's utmost confidence.
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Within Five Thunders Cave Heaven, amid the depths of the Cloud Sea, a refined four-sided Magic Platform drifts, hewn from a solid chunk of Thunder Crystal, its face etched with elaborate Tao True Text, ceaselessly projecting a shimmering purple radiance.
Seated in lotus position at the Magic Platform's core, Zhao Sheng endures roiling Thunder Light encircling him, a Three-headed and Six-armed Giant Spirit Dharma Aspect rising in his wake.
Suddenly!
The Giant Spirit Dharma Aspect quaked fiercely, then split apart unexpectedly, becoming two immense titans surpassing ten zhang in stature.
The left one boasts shaggy fur, tapered ears, and a Thunder God Face akin to a primate's jaw, its orbs gleaming like sun and moon;
The right one displays expansive eyes and a feline muzzle, its build towering like a ridge, topped by a mane of golden locks, lively and wild, threads gleaming like pure gold;
These pair of titan shapes carried born peculiarities, and at their manifestation, they broadcast a dreadful aura, twisting the Void sharply, while the Cloud Sea tumbled apart in a flash.
Right then, Zhao Sheng flung open his eyes, his Divine Thought surging outward like a flood.
Without delay, the two titans' shapes swiftly dwindled to standard human scale.
The Thunder God Face with sun-and-moon eyes sauntered up to Zhao Sheng easily, offered cupped hands in respect, and grinned: "Zhao Ximing greets the main body!"
As though tied by mental link, the golden-maned titan advanced as well, gravely presenting cupped hands: "Zhao Xi Hou greets the main body!"
Zhao Sheng stood tall, formally mirroring the gesture to his pair of avatars, declaring: "Taoists, I entrust you with the future!"
"No problem, no problem! Without the main body’s efforts, we wouldn’t be here today." Zhao Ximing, the spirited Thunder God Face, fired back lightly at once.
As an avatar too, Zhao Xi Hou held far steadier demeanor, affirming weightily: "Xi Hou shall not disappoint the main body’s trust!"
Having broken through to the Unification Realm, Zhao Sheng invested more than ten years, at last dividing into two key avatars, with Zhao Ximing holding the Sun and Moon Divine Ape Bloodline, and Zhao Xi Hou bearing the Ancient Thunder Roar Lion Bloodline.
Even as these two avatars seem self-reliant and unbound, they stay eternally linked to the main body.
Through one mere notion, Zhao Sheng might readily absorb back the duo of avatars.
Zhao Sheng inclined his head toward the two avatars, speaking measuredly: "Remember your missions, now go forth and fulfill them."
Although the spiritual tie between avatars and main body removes any call for spoken words, the main body nonetheless counseled them from courtesy.
"Hehe, I’ll get going!" Zhao Ximing snickered, in a blink shifting to a ray of Divine Light, streaking toward the remote gateway to the outer realm.
Before long, he departed Five Thunders Cave Heaven, aiming directly at the Ascension Tower.
Zhao Xi Hou dipped in a reluctant bow, then swiftly dropped to the terrain, advancing over the ground.
Through every stretch he crossed, ridges and flows changed course, vitality awakened everywhere, and the earth's contours and vistas saw core shifts.
Hidden from general knowledge, under the ground's depths, Spirit Veins steadily emerged and spread via fixed trails, eventually merging to craft a Spirit Vein grid blanketing the landmass.
This undertaking demands hundreds of thousands of years for full realization, ceasing merely once the Grotto Heaven's domain swells to a set bound.