Chapter 125 - 114: Raising a Hand to Dispel the Celestial Tribulation, Refining in the Eight Trigrams Furnace

Dragon Tiger Mountain.

High in the firmament.

A vast Tai Chi Diagram hovered in the air, rotating slowly, obscuring the sun and sky.

Upon it, two Black and White Yin-Yang Fish were interlocked.

They were distinctly separate, yet they exuded an indescribable harmony, as if they had already merged into one.

The patterns upon it intertwined, shifting ceaselessly.

At times, they transformed into the Four Symbols: the Azure Dragon, the Vermilion Bird, the Black Tortoise, and the White Tiger.

At others, they became the Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

And then they would shift into the Eight Trigrams: Qian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, and Kun.

Upon closer inspection, it seemed to encompass all things in existence and the ultimate principles of Heaven and Earth.

Profound beyond measure!

At the center of the Yin-Yang Fish.

A Nascent Soul sat cross-legged, like a Divine Spirit guarding the four corners of the world, reigning above all transformations.

The line dividing yin and yang seemed to have transformed into a sharp sword, held in the Nascent Soul’s grasp!

Sharp, merciless, vast, all-encompassing... It felt as though no word in the world could adequately describe this Nascent Soul.

The Daoists from every grotto and grand palace on Dragon Tiger Mountain were drawn by the commotion and emerged one after another.

When they saw the Tai Chi Diagram hovering in the air and the Nascent Soul seated upon it, they first froze in shock, then broke into expressions of wild joy.

"The... the Celestial Master has achieved Dao Entry!"

"Master Wang has reached the Dao Realm!"

"Our Dragon Tiger Mountain has a Celestial Master in the Dao Realm!"

Tears welled up in Zhang Yunchuan’s eyes, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

Less than ten years remained until the great calamity of Heaven and Earth!

Their Dragon Tiger Mountain had finally welcomed its first Dao Realm expert.

Their lineage of tens of thousands of years now had a hope of being preserved.

Shou Chengzi gazed at the Nascent Soul in the sky, his heart filled with emotion.

Who could have imagined that the Ghost Infant who had once been cursed and condemned by almost everyone in the Celestial Master Hall would achieve such greatness today?!

All these years, he had silently guarded Wang Xiao’s secret, never speaking of it to outsiders.

But now, it seemed it no longer mattered whether the secret was kept.

His disciple already stood at the pinnacle of this world.

The identity of a Ghost Infant was no longer enough to affect his disciple in the slightest!

’Senior Brother, you were truly wrong back then!’

Shou Chengzi sighed.

If his senior brother had carefully nurtured Wang Xiao back then, instead of trying to seize his Yin Spirit...

...then Dragon Tiger Mountain would likely be welcoming two Dao Realm experts now!

"It seems our choice to join Dragon Tiger Mountain was the right one!"

Some Daoist Sect Zhenrens revealed looks of relief upon seeing this.

Ever since the Grand Celestial Sacrifice sixty years ago...

...Daoists from various sects had flocked to Dragon Tiger Mountain, seeking its protection.

They were betting that Wang Xiao could break through to the Dao Realm before the great calamity!

Now, seeing this Nascent Soul seated in the sky, they knew their gamble had paid off.

"But... this Nascent Soul looks different from those of other Dao Realm experts. It seems more special, more powerful!"

Some Daoists who had seen Dao Realm experts before had looks of suspicion in their eyes.

The pressure exuded by the Nascent Souls of other Dao Realm experts was like a towering mountain, leaving them breathless.

However, this Nascent Soul before them made them feel as if they were facing the might of heaven itself—resplendent and impossible to look at directly.

Yet, it also emanated an aura like a spring breeze, making them feel as if they wanted to throw themselves into the Nascent Soul’s embrace!

The feeling was extremely profound—contradictory, yet natural.

The celestial phenomenon lasted for a full ten breaths before finally subsiding.

Inside the residence grotto.

Wang Xiao looked inward at the Nascent Soul sitting cross-legged among his Five Viscera and let out a soft sigh of relief.

A full sixty-year cycle, and he had finally nurtured this Great Daoist Nascent Soul!

As the saying goes: Tai Chi begets the two polarities, the two polarities beget the four symbols, the four symbols beget the Five Elements, the Five Elements beget the eight trigrams, and the eight trigrams beget all of creation.

Wang Xiao had fused hundreds of scriptures, analyzing and deducing from every technique he had learned, and finally found a method to smelt Gang Qi and his Yin Spirit.

He used Tai Chi as the foundation, then constructed the yin, yang, and Five Elements with his Five Viscera.

After that, he used the Sword of All Beings that he had learned to divide yin and yang.

Then, he had his Yin Spirit sit within, controlling the authority of yin and yang.

Finally, by activating his Gang Qi, he could make the Gang Qi and Yin Spirit fuse completely, transforming into a Great Daoist Nascent Soul!

Each and every step was the result of tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of deductions and attempts by Wang Xiao.

It had been more difficult than at any time before.

The time it consumed had naturally grown exponentially as well.

Of course, it was all worth it.

After all, the Nascent Soul he had nurtured encompassed the principles of all things in the world.

It contained the core tenets of the major Daoist Sects of this world.

And it also held the myriad emotions and wills of all living beings!

It was fundamentally different from the Dao Realm of this world.

In a real fight, even two Dao Realm experts joining forces might not be his match!

In this world, the only one who could truly fight him...

...was probably the Great Hao Divine Emperor, Zhao Yin, who sat in the White Jade City of the Divine Land, commanding all authority under heaven!

After killing a Dao Realm expert, this Great Hao Divine Emperor had not made a move in nearly a thousand years.

No one knew to what extent his strength had grown.

’This Divine Emperor is no simple character. I fear he’s connected to that Tier Seven Life.’

Wang Xiao mused.

Having cultivated to his realm, he could see many things with far greater clarity.

This Great Hao Divine Emperor only began his heaven-defying rise after the age of thirty.

That was an extraordinary occurrence!

Something must have been interfering from behind the scenes.

In this world, the only being capable of such a feat was the Tier Seven Life that had instigated the great calamity of Heaven and Earth.

However, up to this point, Wang Xiao only knew that the goal of this Tier Seven Life was to refine the planet.

As for why it was using this method, he had no idea!

’The great calamity is less than ten years away. Everything will come to light soon enough.’

Wang Xiao didn’t dwell on it. His figure transformed into a stream of light, leaving the grotto and arriving in the Celestial Master Hall in an instant.

His voice rolled outwards:

"All fellow Daoists of Dragon Tiger Mountain at or above the Tribulation Realm, come to me."

He had been in seclusion for a sixty-year cycle.

Wang Xiao had been oblivious to worldly affairs.

Now that he had emerged, he naturally needed to understand the current state of the world from Dragon Tiger Mountain’s leadership.

Furthermore, had the Celestial Demon Bloodline he had ordered the various sects of the Ten States to find been located?

These were all things Wang Xiao needed to know!

Before long.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Figures landed one after another before the Celestial Master Hall.

The one in the lead was, of course, Dragon Tiger Mountain’s Capital Governor, Zhang Yunchuan.

During Wang Xiao’s seclusion.

He had been the one managing all of Dragon Tiger Mountain’s affairs.

His administrative experience was exceptionally rich.

Therefore, even with the great calamity less than a decade away, Dragon Tiger Mountain continued to operate in an orderly fashion.

No major chaos had occurred.

"Greetings, Celestial Master!"

"Congratulations on emerging from seclusion, Celestial Master."

"Congratulations on breaking through to the Dao Realm, Celestial Master!"

Wang Xiao glanced around and was surprised to see that his disciple from long ago, Ji Chuchu, was also present.

Moreover, judging by his aura, he seemed to have already become a Tribulation Realm Cultivator who had passed the second Celestial Tribulation.

This wasn’t surprising.

Ji Chuchu himself possessed excellent cultivation aptitude, supported by his Celestial Demon Bloodline and the ready-made Cultivation Technique he had been left.

In a sixty-year cycle, advancing from the Heaven-Breaking Pass to the Fifth Limit Breaking was quite plausible.

However, up to this point in Ji Chuchu’s cultivation, the Celestial Demon Bloodline had instead become an obstacle, preventing him from achieving the sixth limit break, the Glazed Jade Body.

After all, to achieve the Glazed Jade Body, one needed to temper the Five Viscera and the Inner Realm Divine Soul with Purple Mansion True Flame.

But the residual aura of the Celestial Demon Bloodline in Ji Chuchu’s body could not be completely refined away.

If he were to forcibly attempt the third Celestial Tribulation, he would most likely perish!

Now, however, he could use the power of the Celestial Tribulation to completely wash away the Celestial Demon aura from his body.

From then on, he would no longer be influenced by the Celestial Demon!

Ordinarily, Wang Xiao might not have been able to accomplish this.

But now that he had broken through to the Great Daoist Nascent Soul, he could give it a try!

At this thought.

Wang Xiao looked at Ji Chuchu and said:

"Chuchu, I will now take you to undergo your third Celestial Tribulation. Do you dare to try?"

"The third Celestial Tribulation?" Ji Chuchu’s eyes narrowed.

Thirty years ago, he had already passed two Celestial Tribulations.

Without even a trace of injury.

However, in the thirty years that followed, he cultivated according to the Magic Technique his master had left him, but he could never fully temper his Five Viscera with the Purple Mansion True Flame.

A strange aura would often surge forth!

It was precisely because of this that he hadn’t dared to attempt the third Celestial Tribulation.

Otherwise, if his physical body could not achieve Perfection and immortality, only Death would await him.

Now, hearing his master say this, his heart couldn’t help but pound with excitement.

But, wasn’t crossing a tribulation something one could only do alone?

If an outsider interfered, it would only cause the power of the Celestial Tribulation to multiply!

"Master, are you going to help me resist the Celestial Tribulation? How could I dare let you bear such a great risk on my behalf," Ji Chuchu said.

Wang Xiao said, "You don’t need to worry about that. I only ask if you dare."

Seeing Wang Xiao’s confidence, Ji Chuchu took a deep breath. "I have long wanted to face the third Celestial Tribulation. With your assistance, Master, what is there to fear?!"

"In that case, let’s go. We’ll find a place where Celestial Thunder gathers. I will help you cross the third Celestial Tribulation and, while we’re at it, remove the hidden danger within your body!" Wang Xiao declared.

With a flicker, his body transformed into a stream of light, leaving the Celestial Master Hall and shooting straight toward the heavens.

Ji Chuchu didn’t delay either, following right behind.

"The Celestial Master, he’s going to help someone cross a Celestial Tribulation?!"

The crowd of Daoists exchanged glances, their curiosity piqued, and immediately followed.

「Half an hour later.」

The group arrived 100,000 zhang high in the sky above Cangzhou.

Here, Thunderbolt gathered and the Wind and Cloud howled.

Thick, dark clouds had amassed, looking as if they would crush the very heavens!

"Go on in. Stir your Gang Qi and draw the Thunderbolt over. Don’t worry, I’m here for everything!" Wang Xiao said, his expression calm.

"Yes."

Ji Chuchu took a deep breath. Without a second thought, he soared into the mass of Thunderbolt, his Gang Qi suddenly erupting from his body!

BOOM!

The wind and thunder roared, and Heaven and Earth trembled.

The next moment.

A massive bolt of Thunderbolt tore through the dark clouds and crashed down upon Ji Chuchu!

"AHH!"

Ji Chuchu let out a pained cry as his clothes were completely shredded and his skin was instantly charred black.

"Keep going, don’t stop!"

Wang Xiao stood to the side, sending the message via voice transmission.

Ji Chuchu immediately circulated his Magic Technique, enduring the excruciating pain all over his body, and continued to draw in the Thunderbolt.

Bolt after bolt of Thunderbolt struck him, lashing his skin and tearing his flesh.

Until a certain moment.

When Ji Chuchu could bear it no longer.

Wang Xiao’s figure flickered. He appeared beside Ji Chuchu and, with a wave of his hand, a Tai Chi Diagram materialized. It actually absorbed the tribulation lightning, transformed it into gentle energy, and guided it into Ji Chuchu’s body!

Ji Chuchu felt a surge of immense life force coursing through him, completely repairing all the injuries on his body!

"I will now help you refine the Celestial Demon aura. Keep drawing the Thunderbolt down!"

The Tai Chi Diagram within Wang Xiao’s body began to spin, finally transforming into an Eight Trigrams Furnace that enveloped Ji Chuchu.

Inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace, potent Purple Mansion True Flame flared up, tempering Ji Chuchu from head to toe.

Immediately after.

Bolts of Thunderbolt descended from the sky, only to be completely neutralized by the Eight Trigrams Furnace. They formed a watery Thunder Pool that fell into the furnace, acting as energy to help Ji Chuchu temper his physical body!

Not far away.

Zhang Yunchuan and the others were completely stupefied!

Using his own body as a furnace, neutralizing the Celestial Tribulation with a wave of his hand.

Wh-what kind of magnificent power was this?!

Just what level of strength had this Master Wang reached?!

For a moment, everyone was utterly shocked, standing there as if petrified!