Chapter 657: Fifteen Years, Tribulation Crossing Realm

Looking at the Great Void Divine Stone, the Great Void Refined Stone, and the World-Anchor Stone Core floating before him, Liu Tai'an asked with some confusion:

"Master, this disciple can break through to the Tribulation Crossing realm within a hundred years; why waste these three rare ninth-order extraordinary treasures?"

Hearing this, Cen Zhe smiled and explained:

"Not long ago, our Di Xuan Realm set a trap and slaughtered eleven Mahayana-level Green Demon Clan beings."

"The ownership of the corpses of these eleven Mahayana-level Green Demon Clan beings must now be decided by hunting the Green Demon Clan members lurking throughout the Di Xuan Realm."

"However, only human Tribulation Crossing experts are qualified to participate in this competition, and they have only thirty years."

"Only the top five Tribulation Crossing experts who accumulate the most points by hunting Green Demon Clan members in the Di Xuan Realm within thirty years will be eligible to divide the corpses of these eleven Mahayana-level Green Demon Clan beings."

"This competition has just begun. If you use the Great Void Divine Stone, the Great Void Refined Stone, and the World-Anchor Stone Core to break through to the Tribulation Crossing realm as quickly as possible, you will still have a chance to share in the Mahayana-level Green Demon Clan corpses."

"If you wait to slowly temper your physical body, Primordial Spirit, and spiritual power void realm before attempting the tribulation breakthrough, by then everything will likely be settled, and it will be too late."

Hearing Cen Zhe's explanation, Liu Tai'an immediately understood, and with gratitude, he bowed and clasped his hands to Cen Zhe, saying:

"This disciple thanks Master for your great kindness!"

Seeing this, Cen Zhe pretended to be impatient, waved his hand, and said:

"Enough, do not act like a child. Time is pressing; hurry and break through to the Tribulation Crossing realm!"

"I will personally refine the essence of the Great Void Divine Stone, the Great Void Refined Stone, and the World-Anchor Stone Core and infuse it into you, allowing you to complete the tempering of your physical body, Primordial Spirit, and spiritual power void realm as soon as possible."

"Yes, Master!"

Afterwards, Liu Tai'an sat cross-legged once more.

He began to circulate the rule power of the Mahayana realm he had just broken through, flowing through his Primordial Spirit, body, and spiritual power void realm, continuously cycling to temper them.

As the Mahayana realm rules circulated, the five elements rules surrounded Liu Tai'an's entire body; his Primordial Spirit, body, and spiritual power void realm gradually emitted a faint five-colored radiance.

His physical body, which had already been tempered to the extreme, showed signs of further advancement and transformation once again.

After Liu Tai'an entered a deep state of meditation.

Cen Zhe waved his hand, summoning the Great Void Divine Stone, the Great Void Refined Stone, and the World-Anchor Stone Core to hover above Liu Tai'an's head.

Then, utilizing his own perfected rule power, he began to refine the hidden primordial essence within the Great Void Divine Stone, the Great Void Refined Stone, and the World-Anchor Stone Core.

Shortly after, the Great Void Divine Stone, the Great Void Refined Stone, and the World-Anchor Stone Core floating above Liu Tai'an's head suddenly erupted with dazzling light.

The next second, streams of divine sources of heaven and earth, each of different colors, overflowed from the Great Void Divine Stone, the Great Void Refined Stone, and the World-Anchor Stone Core, falling down and merging into Liu Tai'an's body.

"Voom!"

In an instant, Liu Tai'an's physical body, Primordial Spirit, and spiritual power void realm resonated together, and the circulating rule power accelerated even further.

The speed at which his physical body, Primordial Spirit, and spiritual power void realm were tempered and strengthened began to skyrocket.

Sensing the continuous condensation and strengthening of Liu Tai'an's essence, energy, and spirit primordial source, Cen Zhe nodded slightly, his face showing satisfaction, and said:

"Excellent!"

Liu Tai'an was not only Cen Zhe's disciple but also the one with the best talent and highest cultivation base among the new generation of the Xuan Tian Sect.

Therefore, Cen Zhe had already selected Liu Tai'an as his successor.

Although Ye Qingxuan was also Cen Zhe's disciple, his talent, abilities, and cultivation in all aspects were not lacking.

He had even pioneered a new path of Fortune Cultivation, becoming the ancestor of Fortune Cultivation in the Di Xuan Realm, far surpassing Liu Tai'an in terms of talent and ability.

However, in Cen Zhe's view, Ye Qingxuan's cultivation was still a long way from the Tribulation Crossing realm, slightly lacking in that regard.

Most crucially, Ye Qingxuan preferred solitary cultivation and disliked trivial matters.

Appointing Ye Qingxuan as the Sect Master of the Xuan Tian Sect would be a poor choice for both the sect and Ye Qingxuan himself.

As for the other few young geniuses in the Xuan Tian Sect who had entered not long ago and whose talents were not inferior to Liu Tai'an's.

Without special opportunities, it would inevitably take them quite some time to grow.

It must be remembered that the reason Liu Tai'an was able to grow to the point of being on the verge of breaking through to the Tribulation Crossing realm in just over a thousand years.

Was not only due to Liu Tai'an's own considerable talent, but also inextricably linked to his constant battles with the Green Demon Clan, slaying many of them to advance himself.

In fact, hunting the Green Demon Clan to advance himself was the key factor allowing Liu Tai'an to grow so rapidly within a thousand years.

But now, the situation between the Di Xuan Realm and the Green Demon Realm has stabilized.

Currently, whether in the lower realms, within the Di Xuan Realm itself, or at the border between the two races, there are no large-scale wars breaking out.

Especially after the Green Demon Clan suffered a major defeat this time, large-scale conflicts between cultivators of various levels on both sides should not occur again in the short term.

Even if a great war breaks out in the future, it will likely only be a struggle between the top combat strengths of both sides.

At this time, for cultivators in the Di Xuan Realm to try to advance themselves by hunting the Green Demon Clan and shorten their growth time would be extremely difficult.

Therefore, the few young geniuses in the Xuan Tian Sect who had entered not long ago and whose talents were not inferior to Liu Tai'an's.

To grow to Liu Tai'an's current level, without special opportunities, would likely require thousands of years.

Thus, after comprehensive consideration, Liu Tai'an was Cen Zhe's best candidate at present.

To enable Liu Tai'an to grow quickly and shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the Xuan Tian Sect in the future.

As the Sect Master of the Xuan Tian Sect and Liu Tai'an's Master, he naturally had to plan more opportunities for Liu Tai'an in advance and do his best to increase Liu Tai'an's strength.

According to the agreement this time, Mahayana-level experts were not allowed to personally intervene in this competition.

However, it did not say they could not bestow Immortal Artifacts to assist. Coincidentally, the Xuan Tian Sect possessed an auxiliary-type Immortal Artifact skilled in tracking and deducing heavenly secrets.

Once Liu Tai'an's cultivation broke through to the Tribulation Crossing realm and gained the qualification to compete.

With the assistance of that Immortal Artifact, it would not be difficult for Liu Tai'an to find Green Demon Clan members who had revealed their tracks during his patrols.

It should not be a problem for him to hunt the Green Demon Clan members lurking in the Di Xuan Realm and accumulate enough points to rank in the top five.

One year later.

The Great Void Divine Stone, the Great Void Refined Stone, and the World-Anchor Stone Core that had been hovering above Liu Tai'an's head had turned to powder and vanished completely.

Below, Liu Tai'an, sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes; divine light flowed and starlight flickered within his pupils.

With Cen Zhe's help, Liu Tai'an had successfully absorbed the primordial essence contained within the Great Void Divine Stone, the Great Void Refined Stone, and the World-Anchor Stone Core.

He had tempered his physical body, Primordial Spirit, and spiritual power void realm to the signs of his current realm.

After sensing his own state, Liu Tai'an rose, looked at Cen Zhe, and respectfully said, "Master, I now have full confidence to survive the Heaven and Earth Tribulation and break through to the Tribulation Crossing realm."

Hearing this, Cen Zhe nodded with satisfaction.

"Good. I will take you to the Tribulation Platform." With that, Cen Zhe's figure flickered slightly, and he took Liu Tai'an away from this rules-based secret realm of the Xuantian Sect.

The Tribulation Platform is the place where many disciples, and even Elders, of the Xuantian Sect undergo their tribulations.

Within the Xuantian Sect's Tribulation Platform, even if a cultivator's foundation is insufficient to withstand a full-strength tribulation, they can use the platform to weaken the power of the lightning.

However, cultivators facing the Heaven and Earth Tribulation of the Tribulation Crossing realm do not easily use the platform's power to weaken it.

This is because the Heaven and Earth Tribulation for the Tribulation Crossing realm is too special; only by fully enduring this baptism can one truly break through to the Tribulation Crossing realm.

Once one uses the platform's power to weaken the Heaven and Earth Tribulation of the Tribulation Crossing realm,

even if the cultivator successfully survives the tribulation, they will be a flawed Tribulation Crossing realm powerhouse.

Later, they would need to expend huge costs and effort to mend this Dao flaw.

If the flaws are too many, they might be unable to repair their foundation, remaining permanently in the early stage of the Tribulation Crossing realm, and their combat power would also be lacking.

Therefore, in the Immortal Dao system of the Di Xuan Realm,

the lightning tribulations of the Soul Transformation, Void Piercing, and Empty Void realms can be weakened and resisted using external forces like magic treasures and the Tribulation Platform.

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Only the lightning tribulation of the Tribulation Crossing realm must be withstood by the cultivator's physical body, Primordial Spirit, and spiritual power void realm, enduring all the baptism of the Heaven and Earth Tribulation without using any external force to weaken or resist its power.

Only then can one truly become a flawless Tribulation Crossing realm powerhouse.

This is why Liu Tai'an did not dare to easily undergo the tribulation before having full confidence.

In addition, the materials used to build the Tribulation Platform are extremely special. When disciples and Elders of the Xuantian Sect undergo their tribulations, the scattered lightning power is collected to form the sect's foundation.

Moreover, due to its special materials, the upper limit of lightning power the Tribulation Platform can store is astonishing.

It can be said that the Xuantian Sect's Tribulation Platform is a great weapon not inferior to any Immortal Artifact; however, the strength of the platform's power depends entirely on the amount of accumulated tribulation lightning it holds.

Furthermore, the area where the Tribulation Platform is located is concealed by a special great formation built by the Xuantian Sect, which can hide the fluctuations of the tribulation and outsiders' perception of it.

This is to prevent the tribulation's power, being too strong, from projecting reflections that might affect or even destroy the minds of the low-level cultivators of the Xuantian Sect.

Normally, even if a high-level cultivator breaks through within the Xuantian Sect, as long as it happens inside the Tribulation Platform, it will not cause disturbances in the sect or attract the attention of many mid and low-level disciples.

It is precisely because of these two reasons.

Even cultivators like Liu Tai'an, who have full confidence to survive the Heaven and Earth Tribulation of the Tribulation Crossing realm and do not need to use the sect's Tribulation Platform to weaken the lightning's power,

will go to the Tribulation Platform to break through when reaching the Tribulation Crossing realm.

Besides, becoming a flawed Tribulation Crossing realm powerhouse is better than dying directly and having one's Dao extinguished.

For those cultivators whose Dao hearts are relatively inferior and not very firm,

having an extra option to save one's life is always good.

Breaking through at the sect's Tribulation Platform, if one cannot withstand the baptism of the Heaven and Earth Tribulation of the Tribulation Crossing realm, at least one can use the platform's power to weaken the lightning and survive.

As long as one survives, there is always hope.

Not long after, colorful clouds of various interwoven colors began to gather in the area where the Tribulation Platform, located deep within the Xuantian Mountain Range, is situated.

Within the clouds emitting seven-colored radiance, lightning flashed and thunder rolled, with seven-colored lightning being born.

The seven-colored Heaven and Earth Tribulation, containing the power of destruction and creation of the rules, pulled down minute heavenly and earthly rules, exploding with terrifying roars.

This terrifying thunder, unknown to the many disciples and Elders of the Xuantian Sect, continued for a full three months before gradually subsiding.

During this period, except for Liu Tai'an himself, no one knew what great terrors he had faced.

One month after the seven-colored Heaven and Earth Tribulation erupted at the Tribulation Platform dissipated,

Liu Tai'an finally descended the mountain under Cen Zhe's gaze.

At the same time.

Within the Qingxuan Blessed Land, Ye Qingxuan, sitting cross-legged at the core of the eighth-grade spiritual vein, saw his cultivation base and aura rise in an orderly manner.

After Ye Qingxuan broke through to the late stage of the Empty Void realm, the speed at which he refined the world's origin grew faster and faster.

He was not far from the peak of the Empty Void realm.

Meanwhile, the many attendants and subordinates under Ye Qingxuan were also growing slowly.

Liu Cairei, who had switched to cultivating the Blessed Cultivation: Self Dao, as the remaining prototype of her spiritual power void realm sealed within her dantian small world was slowly absorbed and digested by her dantian small world,

saw her cultivation base gradually recover to the peak of the Soul Transformation realm, beginning to rush towards the Void Piercing realm once again.

After opening up her dantian small world and condensing the source of rules,

Liu Cairei had opened the most difficult bottleneck to the Void Piercing realm; what she lacked was merely resources and energy.

As one of Ye Qingxuan's four attendants, and cultivating within the newly promoted eighth-grade Qingxuan Cave Heaven, Liu Cairei lacked nothing in terms of various resources and energy supply at this moment.

As long as she cultivates within the Qingxuan Cave Heaven, she will inevitably break through to the Void Piercing realm naturally in the near future.

Time flew, and thirteen years passed.

In the ninety-fifth year of Ye Qingxuan's seclusion, plus the time Liu Tai'an spent breaking through, the contest for the eleven Mahayana realm Qing Demon clan corpses had been ongoing for over fourteen years.

During these fourteen-plus years, Tribulation Crossing realm powerhouses, whose tracks were usually inconspicuous, frequently appeared in various places of the Di Xuan Realm.

Especially in the very remote and highly concealed areas of the Di Xuan Realm.

Among them, the boundless Endless Sea and the remote Outer Four Regions were the areas where Tribulation Crossing realm powerhouses appeared most frequently.

After all, following the sweep organized after the Di Xuan Realm Alliance's plan to destroy the wormhole passages,

although hidden Qing Demon clan powerhouses and secret bases established by the Qing Demon clan still existed within the five regions of the Di Xuan Realm,

their numbers were not as many as those in the Endless Sea and the Outer Four Regions.

Moreover, the Qing Demon clan survivors and preserved secret bases within the five regions of the Di Xuan Realm, which survived the last large-scale sweep by various sects, were not simple existences.

Leaving other things aside, just their methods of concealing their tracks and masking heavenly secrets must have been quite good.

Finding them was no easy feat, as one could well imagine.

Thus, many Tribulation Crossing experts within the five regions of the Di Xuan Realm preferred to travel far to the Endless Sea and the four outer regions.

They were unwilling to search for traces of the Green Demon Clan within the five regions of the Di Xuan Realm.

However, among the Tribulation Crossing experts, a portion of cultivators with outstanding skills in tracking and investigation still chose to remain in the five inner regions to hunt down the remaining Green Demon Clan.

At this moment, above a mountain range with scarce spiritual energy and no obvious spiritual currents, located at the border between Qingzhou and Yunhaizhou in the Eastern Region of the Di Xuan Realm.

A late-stage Tribulation Crossing powerhouse was about to descend. (End of this chapter)