Chapter 892

The fifth, the sixth…

Again and again, Lei Jie arrived; ten thousand beams of Lei Guang turned the heavens and earth purple, and Ye Fan was soon drowned by a tidal wave of thunder.

No one could see clearly—except Fang Yu.

He watched Ye Fan undergo Tribulation Crossing; after nine Lei Jie, the purple sea of lightning vanished, and the heavens and earth fell still, as if nothing had ever happened.

"Did he break through the heavenly tribulation?"

"Is the Holy Body still alive? Hasn't he perished?"

"Don't talk nonsense—the Zhang Sect is watching right there; how could the Holy Body perish?"

"But look at how black he's turned now—he must have lost all vitality."

The Mentaixuan Sect members stared at Ye Fan's charred body nearby, like charcoal after a fire ordeal, nearly decayed, and all felt the Holy Body was surely dead.

But from within the charred body came a cracking sound; the blackened form split open, revealing a reborn Ye Fan, his eyes gleaming with radiant light.

"He's not dead!"

"The lightning purified his flesh—he was reborn in the purple sea. That's too incredible! If it were me, I'd be fried to ash."

"Relax—if you entered the Four Extremities Secret Realm, you wouldn't trigger a heavenly tribulation. Heaven isn't that bored."

"Why does a heavenly tribulation exist? Does heaven truly have consciousness, and thus strike down the Ancient Holy Body?"

Amid the murmurs of the crowd, Ye Fan's black hair flew as he donned a white robe, like a celestial spirit revived—his flesh and spiritual sense both had crossed the tribulation, and at last he had passed it.

Suddenly, a low rumble echoed from the sky—and nine more thunderbolts descended, each carrying a wisp of chaotic energy, radiating the aura of primordial creation.

"Heaven, that's the Chaos Divine Thunder you're best at, Brother!"

"Little Ye Zi is about to face even a trace of Chaos Divine Thunder—can he possibly withstand it?"

"Ancient Emperors once purified their Emperor Weapons with rolling Chaos Thunder before forging them. Who would've thought such Chaos Thunder would appear in a tribulation?"

The Star Peak Lord was stunned, yet also envious—using nine wisps of Chaos Thunder from a great storm to forge a weapon would yield boundless benefits and elevate its quality. Now Ye Fan was using it to refine his body—if he could endure it, how immense would his advancement be?

At the same time, the Star Peak Lord recalled the current Zhang Sect of Mentaixuan Sect—rumored to be a Chaos Body, whose every movement summoned Chaos Divine Thunder. How terrifying must that be?

Under everyone's gaze, the first divine thunder struck, nearly shattering Ye Fan's body; the surging Chaos Thunder was simply too terrifying.

Yet Ye Fan's will was like iron; his spiritual sense rapidly gathered, forming an ancient pagoda that absorbed and swiftly smelted the wisp of Chaos energy.

The primordial Dao imprint, absorbed within the Chaos Thunder, instantly healed his wounds as if he were reborn from fire.

A second divine thunder struck, nearly splitting him into four pieces—but he still held on.

All onlookers trembled in body and soul—if they had taken his place, they'd be dead beyond recovery, utterly unable to heal. This Ye Fan was terrifyingly fierce.

Each Chaos Thunder sought to kill Ye Fan, yet he always recovered—though he was now utterly broken, barely clinging to life.

Boom!

Finally, the last Chaos Thunder was blocked by Ye Fan; his spiritual sense reassembled, forming a figure like a Celestial Sovereign.

His spiritual sense, transformed into a Celestial Sovereign, sat cross-legged in empty space, cradling the wisp of Chaos energy, nourished and steadily restoring and growing stronger.

All nine wisps of Chaos energy from the heavenly thunder were captured by Ye Fan, circling his body before entering his Primordial Mother Qi Cauldron.

The air here was thick with the aura of primordial creation, giving everyone a peculiar sensation—even the onlookers felt their minds become serene and peaceful.

The nine wisps of Chaos energy were undoubtedly heaven's greatest gift to Ye Fan, containing the traces of Dao, and ultimately fused into his Primordial Yellow Mother Qi Cauldron, weaving Dao patterns into its surface.

This was a tremendous advancement—the presence or absence of Dao patterns was a crucial factor in judging a magic treasure's power. The same Primordial Yellow Mother Qi Cauldron, now with Dao patterns, had vastly increased its might.

"So this tribulation is finally over? Thank you, Brother Fang."

Ye Fan stood in empty space, waited a moment, saw no further heavenly tribulation descend, then turned his gaze toward Fang Yu and expressed his gratitude.

"Ah, is the Ancient Holy Body finally breaking through? Has he shattered the curse of many years and finally entered the Four Extremities Secret Realm?"

"Truly astonishing—if this happened in Shengcheng of the Northern Region, countless outstanding disciples would rush out to challenge the Holy Body. But in our Mentaixuan Sect, few young cultivators have even broken into the Four Extremities—who dares challenge the Holy Body?"

"Indeed—the Holy Body's promotion to Four Extremities makes him the top young genius of our Mentaixuan Sect. Originally, Senior Hua Yunfei was our top, but he's now lost in music and refuses to fight."

"The Zhang Sect also belongs to the younger generation, but his status is already that of the elder generation. Rumor says he's called 'friend' by the Divine King; even the lords of major sacred sects treat him with deep respect. Truly enviable."

"The Holy Body breaking through is the greatest blessing our Mentaixuan Sect has seen in ages! Rumor says a perfected Holy Body can rival an Emperor—we can't wait."

All young members of Mentaixuan Sect were overjoyed, feeling no jealousy whatsoever—for their own cultivation bases were only at Dao Palace levels three or four; how could they possibly feel jealous of a Holy Body who had entered the Four Extremities Secret Realm? If anyone was jealous or headachy, let the Holy Sons and Holy Daughters of the major sacred sects deal with it.

Everyone was delighted—both the young and the old.

"Ye Fan, you haven't yet passed this tribulation—there's one final layer of heavenly tribulation, and it's not easy to endure. It's brewing something terrifying."

Fang Yu spoke.

"What? I still have another layer of tribulation?"

Ye Fan's expression shifted; he looked upward—above, the sky remained calm, no further tribulation appearing.

But since Fang Yu said another tribulation was coming, it must come—so Ye Fan remained where he was, resting and waiting for the next layer.

Boom—

Indeed, moments later, primordial patterns emerged, interweaving high in the sky to form a Dao diagram, slowly pressing downward.

The empty space trembled, nearly collapsing; as soon as this Dao diagram appeared, it seemed to embody the very form of Dao, making it hard to breathe, causing souls to tremble.

"What is this?"

All were baffled, yet felt boundless terror.

"Is this also a heavenly tribulation? Why no Lei Guang, no lightning—only primordial Dao patterns emerging?"

"Who could withstand such a primordial Dao diagram crushing down?"

"How can the Holy Body possibly cross this tribulation? Even the lords of various sacred sects might not survive it."

"No wonder… the Holy Body truly carries an unbreakable curse! With these primordial vein patterns, no wonder no perfected Holy Body has appeared in over a hundred thousand years—it means heaven does not recognize it."

An ancient Grand Elder of Mentaixuan Sect spoke, his voice filled with lament.

In past ages, they had pondered—if the Holy Body merely needed Source, why hadn't the major Ancient Sacred Sects simply piled enough Source to create one? Why, until now, had no other perfected Holy Body emerged? Now they finally understood—the Holy Body's path had been severed by heaven itself.

How can one become a Dao Master if heaven forbids it?

"It doesn't matter. If the heavens and earth do not permit the Sacred Body to achieve the Dao, does that mean you cannot achieve it? Of course not. If the Innate Dao Diagram must be destroyed, then it must be destroyed. Hold off this hurdle for now — when the time comes, I will make my move."

Fang Yu's voice rang out. His gaze fixed on the appearance of the Innate Dao Diagram. This Innate Dao Diagram was formed from the interwoven innate patterns of heaven and earth, representing the will of the Great Dao. It did not belong to ordinary Lei Jie, but in the Eternal Life Realm, once a cultivator's cultivation base reached an extremely high realm, they would generally face a similar tribulation.

As long as there was no Spear of Judgment, Spear of Vengeance, Lost Sacred Sword, or the like within the heavenly tribulation — only the Innate Dao Diagram — it was all child's play.

But in the eyes of others, such an Innate Dao Diagram meant that heaven and earth did not acknowledge the Sacred Body — a despairing conclusion.

Man exists between heaven and earth. If heaven and earth do not acknowledge him, how can he resist? Unless one surpasses the Great Realm, as long as one lives, one cannot change anything.

"Even if heaven and earth do not permit it, I will still live out my own life!"

Ye Fan roared. The Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi Cauldron, interwoven with Dao and principle, hovered above his head, ready to block the descending Innate Dao Diagram.

Before the Innate Dao Diagram even arrived, it had already penetrated every crevice and shattered everything in its path. Like a galaxy cascading down, it ground away all tangible existence. Even Ye Fan's formidable physical body creaked and groaned; half his body seemed about to shatter into a mist of blood.

"I am unwilling!"

Ye Fan shouted. His vital essence erupted throughout his body. The Mother Qi of All Things cascaded down strands of Mysterious Yellow energy, protecting his physical body. At the same time, he unleashed his phenomenon. His entire being seemed to exist within an isolated world, and within that world, he appeared like a deity gazing down upon all living beings.

The phenomenon surged skyward. A green lotus bloomed with three leaves, symbolizing the Three Lives of All Things. Shrouded in primordial chaos, it struck toward the high heavens.

An ancient phenomenon — Chaos Plants the Green Lotus.

The Sacred Body now revealed its phenomenon. That phenomenon, carrying the mists of primordial chaos, charged straight into the Innate Dao Diagram, shaking it again and again as if trying to shatter it apart — but ultimately failed.

"What a pity. The Sacred Body's phenomenon has only reached minor completion. If it were the major completion of the Sacred Body, a single tremor of the green lotus would shatter the heavens, and even the Innate Dao Diagram would crumble."

This was a record found in ancient texts. Though only fragmentary, it was enough to demonstrate its might.

After Ye Fan unleashed the Chaos Plants the Green Lotus phenomenon without success, he unleashed another phenomenon.

The void trembled. A stretch of Shanhe emerged, striking toward the high heavens and crashing into the intricate and profound Dao Diagram.

This too was an ancient phenomenon — Brocade and Embroidered Shanhe.

Such a phenomenon could have dominated the world in the ancient era, and now it had been unleashed once more.

Another appeared — a Yin-Yang Life and Death Diagram.

It flew toward the high heavens, yin embracing yang, yang embracing yin, life and death standing side by side.

This was yet another ancient phenomenon.

Another figure appeared — another self, seated high upon the Nine Heavens, wreathed in Mysterious Yellow energy, gazing down upon all between heaven and earth, like an Immortal King.

"This is the Immortal King Descends Upon the Nine Heavens!"

The surrounding disciples and Elders of the Xuan Sect all felt it was inconceivable. They were witnessing one phenomenon after another. Indeed, the Sacred Body possessed many phenomena — this was no legend, but reality.

In ages past, if a cultivator could cultivate even one such phenomenon, it would have been enough to be invincible beneath the heavens. Yet now the Sacred Body casually unleashed one phenomenon after another — this was truly terrifying.

"So many phenomena, sent out one after another — it's useless."

Fang Yu shook his head.

One phenomenon, one divine ability. Every so often another phenomenon would charge forth. Apart from looking impressive, it was truly useless — it simply could not withstand the Innate Dao Diagram.

And so Fang Yu made his move.