Chapter 123: Heavenly Tribulation

Master!

Lu Chen!

The nine women's bodies almost moved at the same time; they all wanted to rush into the Heavenly Tribulation's range to help Lu Chen.

At that moment, Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes and calmly waved his hand.

No need to come, it's just a Heavenly Tribulation; I can handle it.

From the moment the Heavenly Tribulation struck, Lu Chen knew it could do nothing to him.

The reason is simple, because the system's voice came......

【Ding! Detected that the host is facing a Heavenly Tribulation!】

【Original effect: Struck by the Heavenly Tribulation, meridians damaged, fleshly body shattered, lifespan greatly reduced!】

【Reversed effect: Struck by the Heavenly Tribulation, meridians strengthened, fleshly body solidified, lifespan greatly increased!】

If I had known earlier that the Heavenly Tribulation was ineffective against me, there would have been no need to waste that trash pill when saving Qingxi the last time.

Lu Chen, while taking a bath in the Heavenly Tribulation, thought.

It seemed he had withstood this Heavenly Tribulation; suddenly the sky flashed again, and the next moment another Heavenly Tribulation struck down.

【Ding! Detected that the host is facing a Heavenly Tribulation!】

【Original effect: Struck by the Heavenly Tribulation, meridians damaged, fleshly body shattered, lifespan greatly reduced!】

【Reversed effect: Struck by the Heavenly Tribulation, meridians strengthened, fleshly body solidified, lifespan greatly increased!】

The system's voice sounded again.

Seeing this, Lu Chen simply gave up all defenses and directly exposed his fleshly body to the Heavenly Tribulation.

This......

This sight left everyone staring dumbfounded.

Huang Jingxuan and the other eight women looked at each other.

Just now they were thinking of going to save Lu Chen, but as it turned out, Lu Chen didn't need them at all, and he could even take a bath in the Heavenly Tribulation with his fleshly body?

It feels that anything impossible placed on Lu Chen becomes possible.

Huang Jingxuan gave a bitter laugh.

Not far away, several elders and some disciples nearby watched this scene, their faces also full of surprise.

With his fleshly body resisting the Heavenly Tribulation head-on, could Lu Chen be a body cultivator?

But his fleshly body doesn't look like that of a body cultivator.

Several people glanced at each other, seemingly wanting to get an answer from one another.

Unfortunately, no one knows how Lu Chen managed it.

Great! I feel my body has become much sturdier!

Lu Chen lifted his head and felt the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation.

It seemed his action angered the heavens; the next moment the Heavenly Dao sent down an even more terrifying Heavenly Tribulation.

This Heavenly Tribulation, even Huang Jingxuan, who had reached the mid Void Dao stage, had no confidence she could completely block it.

Such thunder, when it struck Lu Chen's body, was like a gentle droplet of water.

The elders beside them were still astonished, while Huang Jingxuan and her companions had already gone numb.

As the Tenth Aperture finally formed, the Heavenly Tribulation gradually dissipated.

Lu Chen closed his eyes again, preparing for the final opening of the cave heaven.

He suddenly formed a hand seal, and in an instant all the spiritual and demonic qi in his body surged toward his sea of consciousness.

The next moment, he felt as if a chaotic space within his sea of consciousness had been torn open; endless spiritual and demonic qi flowed through the ten apertures, turning into starlight-like streams that entered the torn space, gradually opening up a brand-new cave heaven.

Is this the sea of consciousness cave heaven?!

Lu Chen could feel that his sea of consciousness was no longer what it used to be.

Under the influence of the ten-aperture cave heaven, his soul power increased by thousands or even tens of thousands of times.

At the same time, the range of his divine sense also increased by nearly a hundredfold.

And as the empress who had signed a soul contract with him, her soul power also rose by another level at this moment.

This is merely the cave heaven realm; if one cultivated to the Void Dao realm, who knows how terrifying the sight would be.

Lu Chen sensed the function of the cave heaven within his body.

At the same time, he also noticed that his awakened tenth aperture seemed to be silently influencing him.

From between heaven and earth, he seemed to be able to faintly glimpse a trace of the Dao's rhythm flowing.

These, are they the power of heaven and earth's rules?

He curiously tried to touch them, but each time it came to nothing.

But that's normal; if the power of heaven and earth's rules were that easy to master, the world would have long been in chaos.

It seems that to control these, we need to find a way to strengthen the tenth aperture.

Lu Chen currently has no clue, so he can only set this matter aside for now.

Afterward, he turned his attention back to reality; the several women had already come before him.

Master, are you alright?

Lu Chen, are you alright?

Voices of concern never ceased.

It's nothing, don't worry. Lu Chen waved his hand.

Seeing him speak, the women finally put their minds at ease, and their original worry finally turned into a hint of a smile.

Jingxuan, please have someone repair the house.

Because of the heavenly tribulation and the deduction technique, this residence has already rotted beyond repair.

No more cultivation, Master—come stay in my sleeping quarters.

Huang Jingxuan spoke up.

Previously, in order not to affect her position as sect leader and also to care for her self-esteem, Lu Chen did not choose to make their relationship public.

After all, the idea that the sect leader of the Zi Yu Palace is actually someone's slave sounds utterly ridiculous.

It's fine; if you're willing, Master, I can accept it.

If he hadn't clearly known that he was using a jade technique on her, Lu Chen would have thought she was also under the influence of the pulling technique.

Aren't you worried that others will look at you with strange eyes?

Lu Chen asked.

Not worried.

Huang Jingxuan seems to have grown accustomed to calling him Master.

After a few months, her thinking remained the same as before.

But due to the subtle influence of others, her own thoughts have also changed somewhat.

As long as it doesn't touch the sect's final bottom line, and it's merely her personal matter, she would be quite willing to be Lu Chen's slave.

Of course, deep down she hopes even more to become Lu Chen's dual cultivation partner.

Since that's the case, let's do as you say. Lu Chen also didn't stand on ceremony and immediately agreed.

Soon, Huang Jingxuan tidied up her sleeping quarters and specially placed a large bed.

At the same time, her intimate relationship with Lu Chen was also made public.

However, it was not framed as a master-slave relationship, but rather as one surpassing that of dual cultivation partners.

Lu Chen and the others stayed at Huang Jingxuan's residence for three days.

During these three days, aside from dual cultivation, he spent the rest of his time practicing cultivation techniques.

Among them, the Empress also specially instructed him to strengthen his practice of the pulling technique she had previously optimized.

Lu Chen did not refuse and readily agreed.

The three days passed quickly, and soon it was the day he had previously agreed upon with the Sword Cloud Elder of the Tianyuan Sect.

"Master, what do you plan to do about the Demon Extermination Conference?" Huang Jingxuan lay on the bed, looking at Lu Chen.

Regarding this matter she had her own ideas, but she preferred to hear Lu Chen's thoughts.

"Nothing has changed; let's proceed as normal."

"We two will go; Su Qian and the others will stay here temporarily."

To be safe, Lu Chen had Huang Jingxuan leave behind several strands of his mid‑Dao Comprehension power.

To prevent another encounter with the Youxiang attack.

Soon, the two set out, embarking on the road to the Tianyuan Sect.