For close to a year, Ling Xiao and the prodigal boy took turns to attack and rest. When Ling Xiao's spiritual energy was exhausted, the prodigal boy would cooperate with the two pearls to fight against the Golden Rend Nether Pearl. When Ling Xiao's spiritual energy recovered, he would let the prodigal boy recover his energy. Sometimes, he and the prodigal boy would attack together.
Ling Xiao, the prodigal boy and the two pearls took turns to fight against the Golden Rend Nether Pearl. Its energy source was already at its weakest.
After close to a year of fighting, Ling Xiao had had enough. He wanted to destroy this damned Golden Rend Nether Pearl.
He originally only wanted to help the Medicine Sect seal it, and then take the opportunity to ask Huo Qianzhong for some compensation.
He didn't expect that even he would fall here. Huo Qianzhong, in order to protect the Golden Rend Nether Pearl, disregarding his life and death, did not undo the seal. He was already extremely resentful.
As such, he could only take down the Golden Rend Nether Pearl first, then think of a way to break the seal and leave!
His spiritual energy was ready to be unleashed, transforming into a frighteningly huge blade energy. It cut through all distance and all obstructions, fiercely slashing the Golden Rend Nether Pearl.
At the same time, the Blue Demon Flame also received Ling Xiao's order, transforming into countless deep blue flames that swallowed the Golden Rend Nether Pearl.
The prodigal boy's horn shot out deep red flames, the flames formed a spiral energy, blasting towards the Golden Rend Nether Pearl.
This spiral flame seemed to contain an astonishing suction force.
The Golden Rend Nether Pearl seemed to have sensed the danger, and recklessly charged towards the seal's shield.
Bang bang!
Unfortunately, no matter how hard it tried, it was futile.
Ling Xiao's spiritual energy blade slashed down, and cracks started to appear on the condensed golden pearl.
The Golden Rend Nether Pearl was like a brainless fly, quickly flying around in this narrow space, trying to avoid the attack.
"I'll slash again!"
Ling Xiao roared again, raising his spiritual energy blade high up again, and an incomparably sharp aura smashed down again.
The space here was very small, and Ling Xiao's spiritual energy had complete control over this place. In an instant, he could accurately find the location of the Golden Rend Nether Pearl, and the blade slashed down without any deviation.
Boom boom boom!
A powerful explosion rang out in the space, causing the surroundings to shake incessantly.
The cracks on the Dark Gold Splitting Pearl became even more obvious, and its flying speed also became much slower.
The demon's blue flames and the prodigal's crimson flames pounced over like hungry wolves. The two fire sources enveloped the Golden Rend Dark Pearl, and two types of strong devouring power started to tear the Golden Rend Dark Pearl's vital essence.
At this time, Ling Xiao's face was already pale to the extreme. He continuously rolled on the ground and exhausted his mental energy. Finally, he heavily injured the weakened Golden Splitting Dark Pearl, creating an opportunity for the Blue Demon Fire Pearl and the prodigal.
The rest would depend on whether they could really divide the Golden-Rending Dark Pearl.
"Don't disappoint me!" Ling Xiao murmured. He closed his eyes again and began to recover his mental power.
In the blink of an eye, another seven days had passed. Ling Xiao had long since recovered his spirit.
He saw that Blue Demon Flames and the prodigal had already done their best, but the Golden Split Serene Pearl was still stubbornly resisting. He couldn't help but sigh at the power of the Golden Split Serene Pearl!
Swoosh swoosh!
Two sharp sounds rang out. Two different-colored flames separated. One flew back into Ling Xiao's consciousness, while the other flew towards the prodigal's single horn. The Golden Serene Pearl had actually disappeared!
"Did I succeed?" Ling Xiao cried out in surprise, revealing an incomparably joyful expression.
As long as he got rid of the threat of the Golden Split Serene Pearl, he would be able to live, and he would also have the chance to leave this place alive.
"Haha … My Martial Uncle, you'll never think that your wish to leave the Golden Split Serene Pearl in the Medicine Sect has been crushed by me in the end. Since you won't let me out, then I'll break the seal myself and leave!" Ling Xiao laughed very happily.
It had been almost a year, and he finally revealed a happy smile. This smile was also filled with a strong desire for revenge!
However, his smile froze before he could finish smiling.
"Oh no!"
Ling Xiao cried out in surprise. He immediately sat down cross-legged and guarded his mind, as if he was preparing to deal with a huge crisis.
Just as Ling Xiao sat down, layers of blue flames started to appear around his body, and these flames were surprisingly mixed with a lot of golden flames.
On the other side, the prodigal was also experiencing the same situation. The dark flames around his body were also mixed with a lot of golden flames. It kept roaring, as if it was undergoing some kind of transformation.
At this moment, it was the time for Blue Demon Flames and the prodigal to receive the Golden Split Serene Pearl's energy essence. Ling Xiao also benefited from this, but at the same time, there was also a great danger.
Although the Golden Split Serene Pearl's energy was split into two, the energy essence it contained was enough for the Blue Demon Flames to improve by a lot.
However, it was impossible for the Blue Demon Flames to completely devour the Golden Split Serene Pearl's energy essence in one go, and the Connate Chilling Wind Pearl and the Tree of Immortality couldn't help much. Thus, it could only gift the energy that hadn't been digested in time to Ling Xiao's body.
The energy of the Golden Split Serene Pearl was extremely domineering, and it was a flame of a higher grade than the Blue Demon Flames. Once Ling Xiao was unable to refine it, then Ling Xiao would face the fate of being burned alive.
The domineering and scorching golden flames rushed down from Ling Xiao's sea of consciousness, and Ling Xiao's meridians that were like waves of gold almost couldn't withstand the energy and burst apart.
If it was an ordinary person, they would have already died in the blink of an eye!
However, Ling Xiao's body was different from ordinary people. His meridians, acupuncture points, blood vessels, organs, bones … Not a single one of them hadn't gone through many rounds of marrow cleansing, tempering, and recasting. His meridians' toughness and capacity were many times stronger than ordinary people's.
The violent energy wasn't able to take Ling Xiao's life at the first possible moment.
Ling Xiao circulated his divine technique and started to absorb and refine the energy. At the same time, he used the energy to cleanse and temper his organs, bones, and body once again.
The taste of Ling Xiao being roasted by the golden flames made him feel like he was going crazy. Fortunately, his toughness was similarly shocking, and he was actually able to forcefully endure it.
The multicolored Dantian below his abdomen was like a whirlpool in a river, and it ceaselessly swallowed the energy, causing the Dantian to gradually become even more vast and boundless than before.
The multicolored Dantian flickered with specks of dazzling brilliance like the specks of stars in the sky, and it looked so tranquil, pure, beautiful, and vast.
While Ling Xiao was suffering the pain of being bitten by a myriad of ants, he was also enjoying the pleasure of his Dantian being filled up.
His aura started to rise, and it instantly soared from the intermediate-level Heavenly Exalt Stage to the peak of intermediate-level Heavenly Exalt Stage, and he was only a little bit away from breaking through to a higher level.
However, there was an invisible barrier that obstructed his aura.
This barrier was difficult for many martialists to cross, but it was just a small obstacle for the current Ling Xiao. With the destructive power of the golden flames, he broke through the barrier in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Ling Xiao had achieved the strength of a high-level Heavenly Exalt!
A high-level Heavenly Exalt who wasn't even 30 years old was definitely a rare existence in the Central Region.
When he had come out of the Chaotic Abyss of War, he had only been at the peak of the Earthly Sovereign Realm. Now, he had crossed a whole level and three minor levels in just over a year.
Even if he had consumed a heaven-defying pill, he wouldn't be able to advance so quickly!
It had to be said that Ling Xiao's fortuitous encounters were really great!
Of course, every fortuitous encounter had been exchanged with his life. Ordinary people really didn't have the fortune to enjoy such treatment.
After becoming a high-level Heavenly Exalt, his aura clearly calmed down. In the end, he only managed to stabilize his realm and didn't advance to the intermediate-level Heavenly Exalt Stage.
At this time, the flames around Ling Xiao also began to gradually retract and were replaced by a five-colored glazed halo that enveloped him, making him look especially sacred and serene.
After half a day, Ling Xiao opened his eyes once again. His eyes were like divine light, and they looked very shocking. It was as if all secrets would be revealed when he stared at them.
"It feels so good!" Ling Xiao stretched her waist and couldn't help but reveal a charming smile as she sighed.
He looked at the wastrel beside him, who was still roaring non-stop, and showed a hint of gratitude. "Zizai, go into the medicine cauldron and slowly refine the energy. This time, both of us have profited from our misfortune. Those old fogeys from the Medicine Sect would never have thought that this would happen, haha …"
Ling Xiao laughed heartily. At the same time, he put the prodigal into the medicine cauldron and let it slowly refine the Golden Serene Pearl's energy essence. As long as it could endure it, its strength would be much higher than his!
After all, Ling Xiao had only obtained a little bit of the Golden Serene Pearl's energy, while the prodigal and the Demon Blue Fire Pearl had each devoured half of it. The energy contained was self-evident!
Now that the threat had been removed, it was time for him to think of a way to get out.
Without the Golden-Rending Dark Pearl here, this space became quiet. There were no flames or scorching sensations in the surroundings. There was only a pitch-black space without any signs of life, making people feel incomparably empty and lonely.
If Ling Xiao was unable to break the seal here and stayed here for the rest of his life, he would probably go crazy even if he didn't die.
"This place was able to seal the Golden Serene Pearl for tens of thousands of years. It's at least a rank eight formation. The Saint I'm looking for is sealed here. I'm afraid it'll be difficult for him to escape. How should I do it?" Ling Xiao muttered as he looked around.
He clearly knew that his situation was not too ideal!
"Only a top-notch Saint or the Holy Emperor can break the seal. I've only just reached the strength of a high-level Heavenly Venerable. What can I do here?" Ling Xiao calmly pondered.
To break this kind of sealing space formation, he needed absolute strength to break it directly. Otherwise, he could only destroy the formation's eyes from the outside and make the formation lose its effectiveness.
Ling Xiao's own strength was definitely insufficient, so he could only rely on one method now.
Perhaps this was the only way to completely destroy the seal!