Chapter 174: Crossing the Tribulation to Form the Core

Crossing the Tribulation to Form the Core

"Boom, boom, boom—"

In the south of the Central Continent, above the Sansu Marsh, on the top of Zijing Mountain, above the Shangqing Sect's mountain-protecting great formation, the tribulation clouds rolled, and the thunder rumbled. Clearly, purple electric divine thunder was brewing, and its momentum was so fierce that even Nascent Soul cultivators would be shocked. For these decades, the disciples of the Shangqing Sect had been extremely careful when entering and leaving, and many disciples had even given up the idea of traveling outside, fearing that when they left the sect, the divine thunder would fall, and without the protection of the great formation, they would be struck to death outside immediately.

If it were to flee before the battle, the Shangqing disciples would not be so unbearable. When the news spread, many disciples even interrupted their travels and rushed back to the sect to contribute to the sect to resist the great enemy. Even the Mao Sect under the protection of the Shangqing Sect sent people to inquire diligently—this universe had never had the saying of promotion Heavenly Tribulation, so everyone thought that the thunder clouds that had not dispersed for decades were either the great divine powers of other sects targeting Shangqing, the sects were about to start a war, or the Shangqing Sect had some strange treasure about to be born. It was just that in the field of momentum, this tribulation cloud was full of destruction and violence, and the latter possibility was ultimately smaller.

If it were the former, the sects would fight. If the Taiwei Sect were included, among the three pillars of the sky, two sects would enter the game, and the Central Continent was destined to set off a catastrophe. At this time, only four or five percent of the sects could survive after the catastrophe. In such a grand trend, self-preservation was just a naive fantasy. The more practical thing was to rely more closely on the original upper sect, so that there would be a glimmer of possibility to continue the Dao lineage. Therefore, not only did all the lower sects continue to flatter Shangqing, only more diligently, but they were also more harmonious with each other than in the past. They worked together to seek precious materials for the most outstanding disciples in the sect, must ensure that they had progress in the short term, and even designed many secret realms for this, exchanging the bones of others for the opportunity for elite disciples to refine their hearts and methods—if you ask who the elite disciples are, naturally it is the one who can live to the end.

If it were usual, such a practice would definitely cause criticism within the sect, but now the Central Continent was full of smoke and fire, and all the True Persons were afraid of the grand trend and had no heart to care about their disciples. All of them used their divine sense to observe Shangqing, guessing one after another, "This thunder must be related to the strange movement of the Donghua Sword Envoy seventy-two years ago."

"The Sword Envoy did not know what opportunity she touched, triggering a strange Dao Ancestor fortune, but failed to keep it all. Four clusters rushed out of the barrier and went outside the sky. It is really a pity!"

"Perhaps it was offending some powerhouse, so he set up thunder magic on Zijing Mountain, making the Sword Envoy not dare to step out of the great formation for a single step. This thunder has a majestic divine power, as if carrying an invincible momentum. Even if a Nascent Soul True Person were present, I fear they would have to find a way to avoid it. The Sword Envoy is only at the Foundation Establishment cultivation level, how can she avoid it? Even if she has magic treasures with her, I fear she cannot escape the power of this divine thunder, right?"

Dao Ancestor fortune, only Grotto-Heaven sensing is the most careful, but after all, among the sects, there is no lack of high cultivators who practice sensing methods. This matter finally spread out, and it was known to many among Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators. There were all kinds of plausible guesses about that thunder magic, which were also compiled from beginning to end. But in the eyes of Grotto-Heaven experts, and even sect disciples, it was not the case at all. In the middle of the Central Continent, in the Xuan Yi Heavenly Palace, True Person Qingshan swept down from the high platform and sighed gloomily, "Times change, from ancient times to now, there has been no one in the Langhuan Zhou Tian with a complete twelve Dao Foundation. This small Heavenly Tribulation of merging with the Dao has long been lost from people's hearts, and even guesses cannot be guessed."

Seed Sixteen respectfully followed behind her and whispered, "Master, the power of the tribulation thunder is so terrifying. The disciple tried to imagine that even if I were hit by it, I fear it would not be easy to survive. Ruan Rong is also Dao Foundation Twelve, how can she withstand such a trial? After seventy-two years of brewing, it is even more terrifying. This Heavenly Tribulation... is simply ten deaths and no life. Could it be that she can draw the sword without forming the core? Otherwise, how should she deal with the tribulation thunder?"

True Person Qingshan said gloomily, "If it weren't for this, how could it be called the Heavenly Jealousy of Merging with the Dao? Dao Ancestors steal the Dao and live, naturally being countered and bitten by the universe Great Dao. This tribulation thunder is originally to make all cultivators who dare to violate the taboo of merging with the Dao have ten deaths and no life."

It turned out that there was such a requirement for the secret of merging with the Dao. Seed Sixteen could not help but listen. True Person Qingshan looked at the distance and said again, "It is precisely because of this that most cultivators reach the Grotto-Heaven realm before looking back to repair the Dao Foundation. At that time, dealing with the Heavenly Tribulation, although dangerous, is much more calm than this actual cultivation of twelve layers, at least not being at a loss. The Shangqing Sect also has ancient inheritance and naturally knows the truth. Since they dare to let disciples cultivate twelve layers in the Foundation Establishment stage, they naturally have their own reliance."

Seed Sixteen's expression moved, "Master is saying, the Ruan family woman's fusion inheritance?"

He looked unhappy and muttered, "In this way, the disciple's small family wealth, I fear, also contributed a share of help."

True Person Qingshan's wonderful eyes looked over, a smile also lingered on her lips, and she said lightly, "If it were as simple as you think, it would be good, Shou Su."

No matter how Seed Sixteen did not understand, she did not give any more enlightenment. She just looked at the Shangqing direction thoughtfully and said softly, "Xie Xie Yan Huan... did you foresee this scene today?"

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"Daughter, you should look carefully. This small Heavenly Tribulation of merging with the Dao has been brewing for seventy-two years and will definitely reach the strongest moment of power. Whether it is this merging with the Dao Heavenly Tribulation or the Sword Envoy stepping out of the last three tiers, it is a strange scenery that is hard to see in the universe for countless eons. Among the seventy-two Dao Ancestors, except for the innate Dao Ancestors who were born with the cultivation of merging with the Dao, all those who attained the Dao through true cultivation did so by looking back to repair the Dao Foundation in the Grotto-Heaven realm. This is because the last three tiers of the Dao Foundation Twelve involve a wide range, and even if one Dao Ancestor places a piece, it is not enough."

Outside the Xuan Yi Heavenly Palace, in another floating palace, True Person Cuiyun said kindly to his beloved daughter, "This universe does not allow reincarnation and re-cultivation. Even if the future achievement is extremely high, like the Grotto-Yang Dao Ancestor of our Zhou Tian, he was just an unknown soldier in the Foundation Establishment stage. Even if he forged twelve phantoms, it would at most attract a glance from the ancestors passed down by the sect. Without other opportunities and encounters, how can he get the favor of two more Dao Ancestors and condense the last three layers of Dao Foundation?"

"You must know that no matter how the last three layers of Dao Foundation are condensed, in essence, they are not things that Foundation Establishment cultivators can bear. To refine these inexplicable things into the Dao Foundation is not a simple infusion. Time and space travel, causality reversal, grafting flowers and trees, replacing peaches with plums... wanting to cultivate these last three layers of Dao Foundation and then cross the Heavenly Tribulation, time, place, people, and fortune are all indispensable. Not to mention that our Langhuan Zhou Tian can no longer produce a second cultivator with a complete Dao Foundation, even before the end of this universe, I fear it will be difficult to find another future Dao Ancestor who can cultivate to such a realm. In the universe, between birth and destruction, it is a unique scenery. You can happen to meet it, which is also a karmic connection. Can you watch it carefully and don't miss it?"

Mo Shenai's face showed excitement, her eyes condensed, and she had long been looking at the south endlessly, laughing, "Father is just wordy. How can I not know the truth? I just want to see how she will cross this thunder tribulation of ten deaths and no life. Could it be that she really wants to draw the sword?"

True Person Cuiyun said lovingly, "How can it be wordy? It's just that you said you wouldn't listen, and I had to say it a few more times. As for the method of crossing the tribulation..."

He smiled slightly, "Father just told you. Look, didn't you say you wouldn't listen?"

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"The tribulation cloud has matured, and the tribulation thunder is about to fall. Why doesn't the Shangqing Sect withdraw the mountain-protecting magic formation?"

Northwest of the Central Continent, above the Seven Treasures Canopy Sea, Fu Manzi stood respectfully behind his teacher, True Person Zhenyuan, and whispered, "The power of the tribulation thunder cannot be blocked even by the formation, it will only strike the formation in vain. Even the Purple Void Heaven, if it does not open its heart, I fear even the Grotto-Heaven will be severely damaged. The time has come, what are the Shangqing crowd waiting for?"

True Person Zhenyuan was clearly extremely fond of Fu Manzi, and even though Fu Manzi tired the Qingling Sect into sending out a share of fortune, he did not blame him. Hearing this, he also pointed out, "Perhaps your time is not the time in the eyes of the Shangqing Sect. True Person Zixu is accustomed to arranging. At this moment, in your eyes, there is no way to delay and move, but in his calculation, I fear there is still room. Before the real last moment arrives, they will not act—as for the safety of the Sword Envoy, there is no need for you to worry."

He said meaningfully, "Our Qingling Sect is the most outstanding in fortune, and you have a deeper understanding of this game, which can be considered half a person in the game. Do you really not know how the Shangqing Sect will cross this tribulation that cannot be crossed?"

Fu Manzi held his big head and thought for a long time. His face suddenly moved, and he was shocked, "How can it be so simple—but I have never thought about it before? Could it be..."

"This is the ability of the Heavenly Fate Chessboard to cover up." True Person Zhenyuan said softly, "Starting from Chu Jinping, that lineage is all crazy, and Xie Xie Yan Huan is countless times crazier than him. But God's will actually let them succeed, which shows that this world is already twisted and crooked. I fear that our entire Zhou Tian cannot escape from the catastrophe..."

He sighed lightly and said again, "Only such a persistent heart can refine a treasure like the Heavenly Fate Chessboard that is close to defying the heavens. Chu Jinping is I fear the cultivator closest to merging with the Dao since ancient times in Langhuan Zhou Tian. If he were outside Langhuan Zhou Tian, I fear he would have already merged with the Dao... However, after today, this identity will change hands. If the Ruan family woman can cross the Heavenly Tribulation, then she is the future Dao Ancestor. If she can cross the three disasters and nine tribulations, merging with the Dao is a matter of course... Hmph, only the Jinping Jade True Heaven lineage will spend so much time, pay so many chips, and use such mysterious divine powers to finally raise such a unique little monster from ancient times to the present..."

Fu Manzi already had a full guess about the Shangqing Sect's method of crossing the tribulation, but he was also shocked by the Shangqing Sect's hand, shocked, "This woman's fortune, although weak at this time, this identity of hers is bound to stir up the wind and clouds, wrapping the Zhou Tian momentum around her side. She is a Golden Core cultivator, how can she survive from the momentum of fortune twisting..."

The last sound was because he sensed that the destructive Heavenly Thunder hidden with countless Great Daos in the field of momentum had reached the deepest point, as if condensing all the destructive laws in the Zhou Tian. At this moment, all cultivators with status in the field of momentum were forced to look at the Shangqing direction. Even if they were separated by the ocean, they could not avoid it. In fact, it was because this strike had already affected the major events of the Zhou Tian. As long as causality was connected, a strong feeling would arise in their hearts.

On the Zhou Tian star map, the Jade Rabbit stood, the Golden Toad spat pearls, and all the supreme treasures and Grotto-Heavens cast their eyes down. Fu Manzi could also vaguely sense the peeping eyes from all directions of the continent, even the Lantern-Holding Giant opened his eyes and looked, as if to hold up the lamp to shine, weakening the power of the tribulation thunder. In the Shangqing Sect's formation, a phantom suddenly rushed out, meeting the tribulation thunder, its whole body shining with precious light, as if countless spiritual pearls were falling one after another. This phantom reached out and pointed continuously, only to hear the Zijing Mountain top, bells and chimes ringing continuously, and in a trance, it played the ancient and simple music of the Great Wilderness. When the tribulation thunder fell, either the bell sound resisted, destruction met the movement and split, and they perished together, or the chime sound was melodious, dissolving into nothingness in the peaceful momentum. The phantom seemed to have endless magic power, dealing with it freely, actually without the help of others, and dealt with the power of the Heavenly Tribulation for the most part. The music played was even more proficient, actually making progress while crossing the tribulation.

"True Person Rong actually completed the nine-layer Dao Foundation in these two hundred years..."

In the floating palace, Mo Shenai's eyes were shining, saying one thing, and could not help but feel a little guilty, looked at her inner landscape, and hurriedly sighed lightly, "It turns out that the meaning of the substitute is used at this time. I was secretly wondering before, how could the Shangqing Sect not protect a Donghua Sword Envoy, it is too much without the bearing of the three pillars of the sky. It turns out that from the beginning of entering the sect, it was calculated to today? But, but if in Cold Rain Marsh, there was a slight mistake, letting True Person Rong fall into it, then..."

"Then today's Sword Envoy crossing the tribulation would be ten deaths and no life, or if fortune changed, she would not be able to complete the twelve Dao Foundations and could only wait for another day to look back and repair." True Person Cuiyun sighed, "The path of cultivation is originally full of dangers, and falling short of success is a world of difference. For the Sword Envoy sisters, they just acted according to their hearts, and even for us, the Heavenly Fate Chessboard's ability is high and wonderful, and it was only today, with your help, that I could see through True Person Chu's painstaking efforts. This strategy of grafting flowers and trees and replacing peaches with plums was set from the beginning of entering the Dao. In Cold Rain Marsh, without a substitute, many encounters would be borne by the Sword Envoy herself. This is the substitute already intercepting the Sword Envoy's fortune, and only because of this can it deceive the tribulation thunder today and dissolve the tribulation for her."

The two were talking when the bell and chime song ended. The phantom did not linger, turned around to leave, but was grazed by the tribulation thunder, falling into Zijing Mountain like a star. The Shangqing Sect's great formation had long been quietly withdrawn, only clouds and mist covered it, which was the Heavenly Fate Chessboard. The tribulation thunder exploded, and the remaining power chased directly, falling into the clouds and mist, striking the clouds and mist to the point of crumbling, but it still could not disperse.

The tribulation power went directly into a certain Grotto-Heaven below, but outsiders were covered by the Heavenly Fate Chessboard and could not see clearly. Even Mo Shenai had to beg True Person Cuiyun to borrow magic power to barely see the clues, saying, "That thunder is striking Little Ci now, but her body is sitting on the lotus seat, it seems... it seems her divine sense is not here."

True Person Cuiyun sighed, "This is time and space travel. If I guess correctly, this woman's divine sense is now in the place where causality is most closely connected, dissolving the power of the Heavenly Tribulation across layers of time and space. Soul and body are separated, crossing the tribulation in two places, and there is a substitute to share a small half of the tribulation power for her. It is only a small Heavenly Tribulation after all. With such means, it looks dangerous, but it is actually as stable as Mount Tai. She has no reason to fall anymore."

Mo Shenai was concerned about Ruan Rong, looked at it a few more times, and finally gained nothing. She was also exhausted, did not dare to look again, covered her eyes and just rubbed them randomly. Naively, "Father, tell me when you sense that the tribulation power is about to end. I don't want to miss the strange phenomenon when forming the core."

True Person Cuiyun laughed, "You only think about these, and don't think about whether the Heavenly Fate Chessboard will be damaged after being struck by the tribulation thunder."

Mo Shenai wondered, "Even if it is damaged, what can it do? The Shangqing Sect is one of the three pillars of the sky, and now there is the Donghua Sword to suppress it. The Sword Envoy is forming the core, and drawing the sword is imminent. Even if there is no Heavenly Fate Chessboard, with the Donghua Sword in hand, such an offensive sharp weapon, even if it is against the Heaven and Earth Six Harmony Lamp, it will not fall behind. What can others do?"

She said it casually, but it broke the few layers of questions set by True Person Cuiyun for her. True Person Cuiyun actually had nothing to return, laughed dryly a few times, and said, "Not bad, not bad, it was me who calculated less."

Mo Shenai said, "Father, don't say the opposite. If the Heavenly Fate Chessboard is damaged and True Person Chu falls, I think your Grotto-Heaven game will have earth-shaking changes, but that has nothing to do with me. What I want to see most now is what will happen when Little Ci forms the core... It's coming!"

But who needed to be reminded? Her heart throbbed, and when she opened her eyes and looked, she saw the star map appearing in the world, and even the common people of the Central Continent and the outer continents could watch the rare Heavenly Star Treasure Map as long as they looked up. Above the Shangqing Sect, beside the Donghua Sword, twelve layers of high platforms lit up one after another, white jade railings, golden jade pillars, and on the dew-catching plate, a Golden Core was shining like the sun, stirring up infinite wind and clouds, with a thousand kinds of weather.

"One turn, wind and clouds move!"

On the top of Zijing Mountain, True Person Chu looked up at the sky and muttered to himself. Blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his aura was extremely decayed. Beside him, Sect Master Lin and True Person Wang both had solemn expressions. Sect Master Lin said, "Master..."

True Person Chu waved his hand, "No need for this. This woman's killing tribulation is extremely heavy, rare in the world. I am destined to die in her hands, but this is not the time yet. She still needs my Heavenly Fate Cloud Child to cover up her foundation. I will hide between the void and the real, wait for the opportunity to sit and transform, and the future prospects of the sect will be handed over to you all. Just do it to your heart's content. Coming to this life, why do you need to be wronged and seek perfection."

Although only two people were sitting around him, this sentence of turning around and explaining seemed to be to the rest of the Grotto-Heavens in the field of momentum. All the momentums showed admiration. True Person Chu nodded and smiled again, "When she forms the core, she needs me to sacrifice my body. When she becomes an infant, what should it be?"

This question actually had no one to answer. True Person Chu was not seeking an answer. After saying this, he suddenly smiled narrowly and said, "This has nothing to do with me anymore. It is your trouble."

Without waiting for everyone to reply, he looked up and laughed again, "Four turns, core liquid is born, five turns, essence Qi rises, six turns, fortune is smooth, seven turns, human infant hides, eight turns, Grotto-Heaven gate, nine turns, human limit, ten turns, fortune surges, eleven, causality appears, twelve, Dao rhyme realized, twelve, Dao rhyme realized, hahahaha, twelve, Dao rhyme realized... twelve, Dao rhyme realized... My Langhuan Zhou Tian finally has a child who can realize Dao rhyme and forge Dao Foundation Twelve. What regrets does Heyuan have, what regrets..."

Following his desolate laughter, the Jin Dan had already turned twelve times. The final turn drew upon mysterious Dao rhymes, leaving all the cultivators in the world enchanted, and the common people as if they had gained some insight. The golden light gradually dissipated, and the phantom of the Dao foundation also slowly melted away. Brilliant light burst forth within Purple Essence Mountain, as if a red sun had fallen upon the peak, gradually transforming into a young girl in colorful clothes. Her eyes were tightly closed, her precious light contained within. She had already refined all the tribulation power, and the Jin Dan had transformed from void to reality, achieving the fruit status of a future Dao Ancestor.

The True Persons had different expressions, all closing their eyes to realize. I don't know how long it had been before they woke up one by one. Looking at True Person Chu again, he had long since disappeared, leaving only that trace of faint Qi machine, connecting the Heavenly Fate Cloud Child, which was his last connection with this world.

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Updated, sorry for the wait, everyone. Little Ci formed the core! It's worth asking for a comment, right~

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