Chapter 275: Double Jin Dan

"Above the upper grade lies the Flawless Jin Dan!"

"Magic power refined to pure, unstained perfection, flawless and without leakage—the legendary seed for forming a Nascent Soul!!"

Qin Ming was thrilled to the core, yet this was no time for celebration.

A cultivator breaking through to the Jin Dan stage faces the same trial as when breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

One must still pass three trials: magic power, vital blood, and divine sense.

The Jin Dan is the union of a cultivator's essence, qi, and spirit; if even one fails to meet the requirement,

the already condensed Jin Dan will scatter, undoing all previous efforts.

As for Qin Ming's vital blood, needless to say, it was more than sufficient.

Since his sea of magic power had already condensed a Flawless Jin Dan, the magic power trial posed no problem either.

The final trial was the divine sense trial! The more powerful the Jin Dan being formed, the more its true yuan would instinctively resist the cultivator's divine sense.

If the divine sense could not enter the Golden Core to draw out its origin qi,

the pill formation would ultimately fail.

However, under the enhancement of his attribute, Qin Ming's divine sense strength had long ago reached the level of a mid-stage Jin Dan cultivator.

Thus, the divine sense trial would naturally pose no significant issue.

Qin Ming immediately released his divine sense, surging forward in one breath to drill straight into his Flawless Jin Dan!

Boom! His powerful divine sense entered the Golden Core without any obstruction, almost as a matter of course, and began drawing out the Golden Core's origin qi.

Suddenly.

Qin Ming's divine sense began to undergo another transformation; his vast divine sense power started extending outward continuously.

One hundred fifty li, two hundred li, three hundred li.

At this moment, the strength of his divine sense reached a radius of three hundred li, rivaling the terrifying divine sense of a late-stage Jin Dan cultivator.

Qin Ming's Flawless Jin Dan stabilized completely, emitting a captivating five-colored rosy light.

Besides that.

As his divine sense entered the interior of the Golden Core, Qin Ming was astonished to discover that the silver talisman formed from his life-bound spirit plant, the Longevity Vine, was now resting atop a wisp of true fire within the Golden Core.

It then transformed into a silver seed.

That wisp of orange flame was precisely the Samadhi True Fire, far stronger than the Innate True Fire of the Foundation Establishment stage!

The appearance of the silver seed caused an aura of ancient time to linger around Qin Ming's Flawless Jin Dan.

"So miraculous..."

Crack-boom!

Just then.

Above Wangyue Island, the spiritual qi vortex dispersed, and a mass of thunderclouds rapidly began to churn and gather.

Qin Ming looked up at the sky, his expression grave, preparing to welcome the Jin Dan Lei Jie.

However, half a day passed, yet no tribulation lightning struck; instead, it seemed something was brewing.

Dark clouds covered the sky, blotting out the sun and day.

The entire sky over Wangyue Lake turned pitch black, instilling a terrifying sense of oppression akin to the end of the world.

Outside the spiritual island.

Even Nalan Xi, Wei Wuya, and the three Jin Dan cultivators including Wan Laozu fled far away at the approach of these horrifying tribulation clouds.

Shi Tian Shu, taking Xuan Shui E and Silver Wing with him, hid at a great distance, his whiskers trembling slightly, "Good heavens! What kind of Lei Jie is my master undergoing?"

"Such momentum is a sign of heaven's jealousy!"

"Truly worthy of the legendary Child of the Plane; incredible, absolutely incredible!"

Nearby cultivators who had gathered to watch were also trembling with fear under this awe-inspiring heavenly might.

Under this heavenly pressure, the magic power within Foundation Establishment cultivators involuntarily went haywire.

One by one, they hurriedly suppressed their surging magic power and flew away from the area.

Even lower-stage Qi Refining cultivators could not stand firm; their spiritual qi became chaotic, and they fell into the lake.

In the dim sky, Lei Ting began to roar, golden Lei Jie flickering unpredictably within the tribulation clouds spanning dozens of li.

"Oh my god!!" "Is this really a Jin Dan Lei Jie?"

"I'd believe it if you said a Nascent Soul Laozu was undergoing Tribulation Crossing."

"With such terrifying tribulation lightning, wouldn't even a slight touch reduce one to ashes?"

"I'm afraid the Island Lord of Wangyue Island cannot withstand this."

"This time will be difficult."

Wei Wuya's eyes revealed shock and doubt, "What kind of tribulation lightning is this?"

"Why have I never heard of it before?"

Nearby, Nalan Xi and Wan Laozu, who had already been shocked upon seeing Qin Ming condense an upper-grade Jin Dan,

never expected that an even greater spectacle was yet to come.

Such world-destroying tribulation clouds somewhat exceeded their understanding.

"Let us hope Daoist Qin can survive this tribulation..."

A trace of worry flashed across True Person Nalan Xi's face; facing such a Lei Jie, even she had no confidence whatsoever.

Not far away, Gu Qingzhao of the Mirror Snow Pavilion, Master Huangfu, and others, upon hearing the news, had also rushed over immediately.

However, their speed of arrival was not as fast as that of the Jin Dan Laozu.

When she saw the black tribulation clouds covering an area of dozens of li above Wangyue Island, a pallor inevitably appeared on her exquisite face, and she murmured with worry, "Daoist Qin..."

……

Boom—Crack! The tribulation thunder, which had been brewing for the better part of a day, was finally about to fall! Qin Ming's eyes revealed a look of resolve. Just as he was preparing to face the Lei Jie, he heard a voice drift up lazily in his mind.

"The Divine Punishment Golden Thunder — it's been how many tens of thousands of years since I've last seen it."

"Your fortune truly is not small."

The artifact spirit Jin Lingzi spoke.

"Who says so? That I, Qin Ming, could achieve what I have today is entirely thanks to my own hard work and struggle!"

"As for fortune and the like, it's all floating clouds."

Jin Lingzi: "……"

"Why are you suddenly speaking? I'm at a critical moment here — if you have something to say, say it quickly." Qin Ming said.

Jin Lingzi said, "Didn't I say before that once you break through to the Jin Dan stage, I could exchange the cultivation method of the 'Heavenly Demon Body-Forging Strategy' with you?"

Qin Ming's heart stirred at the words. Frowning, he asked, "You're giving it to me now — could it be related to the heavenly tribulation?"

"Exactly. What the demon race finds hardest to overcome is this heavenly tribulation. And the method of embracing the Dan with the physical body in the 'Heavenly Demon Body-Forging Strategy' is precisely to draw thunder into the body, temper the flesh to the utmost hardness and strength, awaken latent potential, and condense a true body Dan."

"Once this hurdle is passed, and the true body Dan is washed into being by the Lei Jie, you need fear nothing hereafter."

"I didn't give you the method before because you hadn't reached that stage — even if I gave it, it would have been useless."

"However, I didn't expect you to reach the Jin Dan realm so quickly, and even condense a flawless Jin Dan."

"In our era, the number of cultivators who could achieve this could be counted on one hand."

"Heavenly thunder into the body? Isn't that freaking exaggerated?" Qin Ming was instantly stunned.

Jin Lingzi said, "Of course you don't just take it head-on. There's a complete set of dharma incantations."

"Next, I'll transmit all the subsequent cultivation methods of the 'Heavenly Demon Body-Forging Strategy' to you. As for the exchange condition, just owe it for now — I'll tell you once I've thought it through."

"Deal!" Qin Ming agreed without hesitation.

Afterwards.

Suddenly.

A flood of information instantly poured into Qin Ming's mind.

All the subsequent cultivation methods of the demon race's sacred scripture, the 'Heavenly Demon Body-Forging Strategy,' appeared — enough to cultivate all the way to the Nascent Soul stage.

Qin Ming didn't think much of it and immediately set his sights on the method for condensing the true body Dan.

His current physical body had already reached the True Extreme Body; the required qi and blood power conditions were naturally met as well.

Qin Ming didn't think further. Since it had come to this, he might as well go all in — today he'd settle the true body Dan along with everything else!

Boom—Crack! At that very moment.

From high above the heavens, the terrifying golden tribulation thunder that had been brewing for so long came crashing down! Bearing a terrifying aura of destruction, flashing with dazzling golden light, it split open the dark horizon! (End of chapter)