Chapter 1699 All materials are ready

Seizing the opportunity, Zhang Xuan rushed out of the puppet palace the moment when the four ghost kings were temporarily forced back by the Xuan Tian Longsword and the Wanxiang Guixu Formation restrained most of the backlash power!

"The solidification of wood, the chain of life!"

"Gravity cutting, the principles of the Dao stripped away!"

He used both hands simultaneously, his left hand unleashing countless emerald green chains that wrapped around the thick Soul-Suppressing Iron chains, the boundless vitality temporarily neutralizing the deathly suppressive aura emanating from them!

With his right hand, he drew upon the ultimate concentration of the Gravity Authority, transforming it into an invisible, sharp blade that slashed fiercely down along the Dao principle node connecting the Soul-Suppressing Divine Iron and the central stone pillar!

“Crack…Crack…”

The sickening sound of the Dao principles breaking rang out in rapid succession!

One by one, the thick, soul-suppressing iron chains began to separate from the central stone pillar under the pull of the life-giving chains and the destructive force of gravity!

"Ow—"

The Netherworld Town Stone erupted with unprecedented black light, and the four Ghost Kings went completely mad, rushing forward recklessly!

The entire prison sea is collapsing, and space is beginning to shatter!

"Collect it from me!"

Ignoring the terrifying attack coming from behind, Zhang Xuan forcibly took the severed Soul-Suppressing Divine Iron Chains from his inner world, as well as the Netherworld Suppressing Stone whose light dimmed due to the destruction of its core connection!

At the very moment the Netherworld Suppressing Stone detached from the body—

"Rumble--"

It sounded like a massive explosion at the beginning of the universe!

The entire Prison Sea, along with the other seven seas on the periphery that were already unstable due to the removal of their cores, completely lost its balance.

The spatial turbulence within the eight water rings swept everything like an apocalyptic storm!

"return!"

Zhang Xuan forcibly suppressed his surging blood and qi and retreated back to the puppet palace.

Almost at the same moment he entered, a devastating energy shock slammed into the palace's light screen!

The light screen shook violently, as if it would shatter at any moment!

The puppet palace was thrown around in all directions by the violent energy turbulence!

Zhang Xuan stared intently at the Chao Xi Sea, which had been completely annihilated and transformed into a massive vortex of devouring energy. He exerted all his power to control the puppet palace while simultaneously drawing upon the power of the Myriad Manifestations Returning to Nothingness Array to protect himself, struggling to maintain his position amidst the destructive storm.

It is unknown how much time passed before the destructive energy from the outside world gradually subsided.

They finally escaped from the Chaoxi Sea.

At this time, the eight water rings were still in place, but cracks appeared on them.

Inside the puppet palace, everyone looked lingering fear.

Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and sank his consciousness into his inner world, looking at the mountain of materials from the seven water rings, including Dead Sea God Bone, Myriad Transformation Blood Essence Stone, Soul Crystal, Reincarnation Sand, Undying Flame Crystal, Fire Source Seed, Myriad Laws Gel, Insect King Shell, Star Fragment, Ancient Star Core, Soul-Suppressing Divine Iron, Netherworld Suppressing Stone, etc.

Only then did he finally show a look of relief and immense satisfaction.

All the materials are finally ready.

In the Immortal Gourd Realm, deep within the Imperial Palace.

"The materials are ready, but the road ahead is long and cannot be completed overnight. This ship is related to the survival of an entire realm. It requires painstaking effort and five hundred years of meticulous craftsmanship to achieve perfection."

With a thought, a grand decree resounded throughout the divine vessel: "All spirits return to their places, all paths unite as one. From this day forward, we shall undertake the five-hundred-year vessel-forging ritual, which must not be thwarted!"

"I will obey the decree of the Ancestor!"

The elites of various arts, led by Tian Yezi, Zhang Dawu, Lingchen Fairy, and Wei Ruyan, as well as the combined cultivators such as Rongxiao Ancestor, Xitian Buddha King, Jueyuan, and Ye Xingchen, solemnly accepted the order.

All the cultivators in the Immortal Gourd Realm, regardless of their cultivation level, understood their responsibilities.

The prototype of Shenzhou has been completed; what remains is the extremely meticulous and tedious crafting process.

Zhang Xuan, presiding over the central command, used his unparalleled insight from the "Principles of Weaving All Things" to guide master craftsmen like Tian Yezi in the most thorough purification and refining of all materials obtained from the Chaoxi Sea.

To purify and refine the Dead Sea God Bone, it is necessary to remove the extreme death energy contained within it, retaining only its indestructible power of the Great Dao.

This process was extremely slow, and the slightest mistake could damage the Daoist essence of the bones themselves, taking a full thirty years.

The Myriad Transformations Blood Essence Stone needs to be slowly infused with the vitality of the Wood Authority to guide its violent vitality and transformative power to become gentle and controllable before it can be integrated into the life force network.

The plant expert, Fairy Lingchen, played a significant role in this process.

The fusion of Soul Crystal and Sand of Reincarnation is even more perilous. It requires powerful divine sense to guide the process, gradually stripping away any remaining chaotic soul thoughts, retaining only the purest source of soul power and the Dao of Time and Space to nourish the artifact spirit.

Zhang Xuan often had to personally intervene, using his powerful divine sense to resolve crises.

The task of smelting star fragments and ancient star cores was entrusted to Zhang Dawu and his team of formation masters.

They need to perfectly embed these materials into the unfinished celestial array on the Shenzhou's outer shell and ensure that each fragment of star core can establish a stable resonance with the corresponding star, which is almost like reweaving a starry sky.

The first century passed in this almost tedious process of purification, refining, and fine-tuning.

While the Shenzhou spacecraft's external appearance remained largely unchanged, its internal structure quietly became more robust and refined, laying a solid foundation for subsequent dramatic transformations.

As we enter the second century, the real shipbuilding begins.

Zhang Xuan drew upon the essence of the completely refined Dead Sea God Bone, using the Gravity Authority as a hammer and the power of the Boundary Source as an anvil, to begin a rigorous process of strengthening the Gravity Dragon Bone that pierced through heaven and earth.

The dragon bones grew thicker and denser amidst the roar, and the gray-white immortal Dao aura penetrated deep into its marrow, becoming even more closely integrated with the origin of the Immortal Gourd Realm.

At the same time, the activated energy of the Myriad Transformations Blood Essence Stone, guided by the power of wood, surged into the original life-giving network system like rivers flowing into the sea.

The emerald green veins were tinged with a deep, dark red luster, becoming thicker and more resilient, and could even actively draw on external energy to repair themselves when damaged.

The most difficult part was constructing the entirely new Star Power Core and the Annihilation Flame Cannon.

The Undying Flame Crystal and the Seed of Fire were carefully placed in the abdomen of the Divine Ship, alongside the seventh-order spiritual vein core.

Tianyezi led his team of weapon refiners, using the supreme imperial aura emanating from the mysterious throne in the puppet palace as a harmonizing agent to balance the ferocity of the flame crystals and the vastness of the spiritual veins, thus constructing a stable and powerful multi-energy furnace.

On the bow of the Shenzhou, the prototype of the cannon barrel began to take shape, emitting a terrifying wave of destruction.

Over the past century, the Shenzhou spacecraft has been constantly roaring inside, undergoing visible structural changes, and its energy flow has become increasingly powerful.

The third century was dedicated to forging the external defenses and internal restrictions of the Divine Ship.

The star fragments and star cores that had been thoroughly refined and perfectly embedded into the Zhou Tian Star Array were completely activated over the past century.

Zhang Dawu and others expended tremendous effort, drawing upon the power of the stars to inscribe and illuminate the final and most complex array patterns on the outer shell of the Shenzhou, much like embroidery.

As the last array pattern was completed, the entire Immortal Gourd Divine Ship trembled violently, its entire body enveloped in a layer of dazzling starlight. The star patterns on the ship's hull seemed to transform into a real nebula vortex, resulting in a qualitative leap in its defensive capabilities and star power absorption capacity!