Chapter 123: Chapter 123

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With two fingers, he held the purple ginseng and carefully removed it from the jade box, examining it closely.

"With roots like a sticky dragon, color like a grown immortal; veins naturally formed, and bearing an aura of its own. Looking at its age, it’s at least two thousand years old, perhaps even older!" said Zhang Xiaohao solemnly.

There were now two methods before him. The first was to refine this two thousand-year-old ginseng into an elixir, which would at minimum double its medicinal effect, possibly even more, and without any side effects.

However, to perfectly utilize the two thousand-year-old ginseng’s properties, he would need other rare treasures from nature, which Zhang Xiaohao, given his current situation, simply had no time to seek out.

Since the first method was unfeasible, only the second option remained.

He would swallow the two thousand-year-old ginseng whole, leveraging its massive medicinal power to break through his bottleneck and enter the Control Realm!

The only trouble was, ginseng that hadn’t been neutralized could have fierce medicinal power, and there was even a slight chance that it might cause some side effects.

Zhang Xiaohao’s gaze shifted as he pondered quickly.

After a long while, Zhang Xiaohao finally made up his mind.

He had been at the Peak of Hundred Veins Realm for far too long—six full years! How many more six-year periods could one waste in a lifetime? He was already twenty-six, with not much time left to waste!

With a flip of his hand, Zhang Xiaohao took out a set of silver needles he had crafted himself from the Shennong Ring.

If something unexpected occurred during the process of consuming the ginseng, he could promptly perform acupuncture!

Once everything was ready, Zhang Xiaohao’s right hand circulated the True Qi of Shennong, and following a special technique, he unlocked the seal on the ginseng.

Without the Sealing Talisman’s obstruction, the massive medicinal power of the two thousand-year-old ginseng burst forth like a ferocious river crossing, filling the entire room in an instant with a dense medicinal fragrance.

At the same time, nature’s spiritual energy, drawn by the ginseng itself, converged towards this place at a terrifying speed invisible to the naked eye.

Simultaneously, the purple ginseng held in Zhang Xiaohao’s hands seemed to come to life.

Its delicate body began to struggle, starting weakly and gradually increasing in strength, as if sensing what was about to happen and desperately trying to escape from Zhang Xiaohao’s grasp.

"Spiritual Medicine indeed has spirit! This saying is absolutely correct! Since you’ve already fallen into my hands, do you still think you can escape? Be obedient!" Zhang Xiaohao’s eyes flashed with brilliance, and he scoffed disdainfully.

Biting his index finger, he cast a Three Pure Daoist Skill, and the struggling ginseng immediately calmed down.

"This is it! I, Zhang Xiaohao, refuse to believe that with my War God physique, albeit not fully activated, I couldn’t absorb a two thousand-year-old ginseng and break through this minor bottleneck to enter the Control Realm!" Zhang Xiaohao declared confidently, exuding determination.

Without further hesitation, holding the two thousand-year-old purple ginseng between his fingers, he opened his mouth wide—like a bullfighter, he swallowed the two thousand-year-old ginseng whole.

The moment the two thousand-year-old ginseng entered his stomach, it turned into a massive stream of medicinal power, like an enormous sea stretching thousands of miles, furiously rushing into Zhang Xiaohao’s body. Looking at this madness, it seemed intent on completely destroying his body’s meridians, turning him into a crippled man!

"Hmph! It’s just a tiny two thousand-year-old ginseng. Now that it has entered my body, do you think I’ll just let you run wild? Suppress it!" Zhang Xiaohao laughed dominantly.

Without any further hesitation, he immediately activated the Shennong Battle Sky Technique and crazily operated the Grand Circulation. As the Shennong Battle Sky Technique was activated, the nearby nature’s spiritual energy, as if drawn by some force, furiously surged toward Zhang Xiaohao.

Suddenly, Zhang Xiaohao grunted, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Indeed, the power of a two-thousand-year-old ginseng is fierce! He had underestimated it. Fortunately, he was prepared; otherwise, he might have capsized in the gutter this time.

Zhang Xiaohao thought to himself.

Without any further hesitation, he reached out with his right hand through the air, grabbed a silver needle, and used the Ancient Reversal Twelve Needles, fiercely stabbing it into the position of his Dantian.

Without stopping, Zhang Xiaohao successively used the Heaven-defying Three Needles, placing all the silver needles into his Dantian.

As the third needle was administered, the wild surge of medicinal power inside his body, under the double suppression of the Ancient Reversal Twelve Needles and the War God physique, immediately became much more subdued, like a little lamb.

"Hehe! No matter how fierce and overwhelming you are, in front of me, Zhang Xiaohao, you still have to be thoroughly suppressed!" Seeing this, Zhang Xiaohao couldn’t help but smirk with pride in his mind.

Suppressing his excitement, he formed a hand seal with both hands and crazily operated the Shennong Battle Sky Technique, guiding the massive surge of medicinal power within his body toward the bottleneck blocking his path in the Control Realm.

With each impact of the medicinal power flow, a sound akin to steel clashing would erupt, and a trace of blood would spill from the corner of Zhang Xiaohao’s mouth.

In a moment, the rich blood had already dyed the sheets red.

Zhang Xiaohao, as if unaware, continued to control the massive surge of medicinal power slamming into the bottleneck of the Control Realm.

Under his frenzied assault, the bottleneck finally showed a crack.

As the crack appeared, like a dam bursting, facing the powerful surge of medicinal power, it only held on for a moment before being violently broken through.

As the bottleneck was breached, Zhang Xiaohao felt as if he had completely ascended to immortality. His body, from inside out, underwent a tremendous transformation and sublimation. The Shennong Battle Sky Technique operated on its own, crazily refining the massive surge of medicinal power within his body.

Meanwhile, behind Zhang Xiaohao, a series of blood-red lines, with the help of the surge of medicinal power, successively condensed. Googlᴇ search 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵

Countless blood-red lines crisscrossed and, as they finally solidified, began to interweave, forming a massive pattern of the War God.

The blood-red pattern of the War God was headless, with a large body and limbs filled with explosive power, holding a giant axe in its hands. Even though the axe was just a model, it seemed like it could split the heavens and earth in two with a mere swing.

If at this moment, Master Old Ghost of Zhang Xiaohao were here, upon seeing this scene, he would surely scream in horror!

The War God physique, which had never been fully activated in Zhang Xiaohao, was triggered at this moment. Moreover, it even condensed into one of the strongest ancient gods and demons from the time when the ancient universe was unformed—Xingtian, the War God!

According to ancient legends, the War God Xingtian was born for battle. From birth, he fought alone against three thousand chaotic gods and demons with a native giant axe, rendering the three thousand chaotic gods and demons utterly powerless. Eventually, despite being beheaded, he was not killed by the incarnation of Dao but was only suppressed. This shows how powerful and terrifying the War God Xingtian was!