Chapter 8: Undying Golden Immortal, a lower‑grade innate spiritual treasure!

In Duobao's divine sea, endless variegated light had already filled it.

Duobao's immortal infant burst forth seven‑colored rosy light.

Duobao's Golden Immortal Way fruit shone forth myriad splendid rays.

Duobao's flesh was also radiant and striking.

Golden Immortal attained.

Boom—! But just then, the heavens suddenly flashed with lightning and thunder.

At the moment Duobao raised his head,

he saw the heavens had already darkened.

Oppressive black clouds came howling from all sides, and in an instant they blanketed the heavens.

Purple‑black lightning jumped about within the tribulation clouds, flashing and thundering, silver serpents dancing wildly, releasing rolling destructive energy.

"Is this the tribulation cloud of a Golden Immortal? Indeed, it's extraordinary!"

Duobao gazed calmly at the heavy tribulation cloud, clicking his tongue in amazement.

Only upon reaching Golden Immortal does one truly step onto the threshold of immortals; he links past and future, and is the node where myriad beings pursue the Great Dao.

Thus, heavenly tribulation is inevitable.

Thus, Duobao showed no fear.

To meet difficulty head‑on, to face it bravely—that is his nature.

At this moment, Duobao's gaze instantly sharpened.

Sharp light flickered, displaying a resolute hue.

Boom—! Finally, the first bolt of lightning, mixed with dreadful heavenly might, crashed down from the horizon.

Hiss——

The moment Duobao was engulfed by lightning, feeling that heart‑rending pain, he involuntarily sucked in a breath of cold air.

Just this single bolt of lightning made his whole body go numb, and sharp pain followed.

While sucking in that cold breath, his face gradually grew solemn.

But before he could react, he saw the heavens flash repeatedly.

"Holy shit!"

Duobao only had time to blurt out a curse.

He was immediately enveloped by the successive lightning strikes.

Blood‑curdling screams rose and fell one after another.

But at the last moment, it stopped abruptly.

A towering figure three hundred zhang tall appeared, faintly visible within the lightning.

When the lightning faded, a colossal silver‑shining giant rat three hundred zhang tall stood between heaven and earth.

He had a ferocious skull, bared fangs, a vicious aspect fully revealed, exhaling streams of murderous qi.

This was Duobao's true form, the Duobao Rat Demon Body! Having revealed his true form, Duobao bared his fangs and pounded his chest and stamped his feet at the heavens, full of provocation.

Perhaps provoked by Duobao's taunt,

the heavy tribulation clouds shuddered violently.

accompanied by deafening thunder that rang out.

Thick bolts of lightning struck down one after another, trailing sparks, slamming Duobao's shimmering silver demon body and splashing endless purple electric serpents.

Duobao's demon body merely bent slightly, then, amidst the furious roars, he straightened his body.

He withstood this round of bombardment.

What amazed Duobao was that the lightning, capable of destroying heaven and earth,

although it instantly split his skin and flesh, yet he surprisingly discovered.

his flesh had actually become a bit more solid, further compacted.

especially his immortal foundation, which was repeatedly compacted, over and over.

Moreover, as the lightning struck down,

his flesh turned crystal‑clear and translucent, like glazed porcelain, with Dao patterns clearly visible.

At the same time, five‑colored rosy light swirled around his body.

The five elemental forces intertwined and coiled, finally condensing into a five‑element seal inscribed upon Duobao's forehead.

It was indeed the five‑element power condensed, resonating with the Dao seed in his divine sea.

Roar! Duobao pounded his broad chest, lifted his head to a long howl, fearless.

Facing the successive lightning strikes.

Boom—! Crack!

Thirty‑six tribulation bolts fell in succession, finally tempering Duobao to the utmost.

His entire demon body was crystal‑clear, flashing with five‑colored rosy light, exquisitely beautiful.

Streams of fragrant aroma emanated from within, pervading all directions. Finally,

The tribulation dispersed.

Rosy light instantly enveloped Duobao.

Creation Jade Dew poured down, swiftly drawn by Duobao's keen eyes and quick hands, completely enveloping him to mend his wounded flesh, fur, and immortal foundation, and so on.

The remainder was collected by Duobao.

Thus, Golden Immortal attained.

He wore a pale‑blue Daoist robe, a green hairpin binding his hair; his features were handsome, his figure slender, his bearing graceful, like a startling dragon.

As Duo Bao successfully crossed the tribulation, the entire Golden Turtle Island was enveloped by that boundless rosy light.

Duo Bao's person was surrounded by auspicious signs, thousands of auspicious hues, immortal wind and dao bones, with a magnificent aura.

"The Golden Immortal realm, I have finally succeeded!"

Duo Bao restored his dao body, examining the aura of his Golden Immortal realm, his face filled with indescribable excitement.

Golden Immortal, undying, indestructible, eternal! Having entered the hall, a true Primordial Immortal.

The beginning of the Dao, one is qualified to contend for the Sage's Great Dao.

Although it sounds, somewhat illusory and elusive, even impossible.

Because, in the Primordial World, without the Hongmeng Purple Qi, one cannot become a sage.

But, it cannot be denied that the Golden Immortal is the beginning of the Dao.

Moreover, the Golden Immortal is the existence that plucks the Longevity Dao Fruit.

Now, he has no worries about his life.

At this moment, he hurriedly sat cross-legged.

In his gaze, the flowing dao rhythm rises and falls, evolving the quintessence of the Five Elements, illuminating boundless spacetime.

Suddenly.

Above his head, auspicious clouds appeared.

Within the auspicious clouds, marvelous changes appeared, possessing the qi of longevity, endless dao rhythm flowing.

Auspicious clouds are one of the marks of a Golden Immortal.

It bears the Longevity Dao Fruit, the dao rhythm concealed within, marvelously extraordinary.

It can help cultivators cultivate and comprehend the Dao, and also nurture spiritual treasures, among other wonderful uses.

And for ordinary Golden Immortal cultivators, the auspicious clouds' area is usually about one mu in radius, bearing the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, the power of the Three Flowers.

But Duo Bao's auspicious clouds actually reached ten mu in radius.

This shows that his immortal foundation is extraordinarily solid, as firm as a rock.

Shortly after, the auspicious clouds withdrew, the portent vanished, Duo Bao did not move, continuing to sit cross-legged.

Hum! The next second.

The Five Elements Glazed Pagoda flew out from above his head, spinning wildly, then stopped before Duo Bao.

Seeing this small pagoda, Duo Bao's eyes showed a look of surprise and delight.

After undergoing the baptism of the heavenly thunder tribulation, and having absorbed boundless thunderous power, the Five Elements Glazed Pagoda actually underwent a tremendous transformation.

It actually advanced!

From a post-heaven supreme-grade spiritual treasure, it advanced to become a lower-grade innate spiritual treasure, the speed of transforming the Five Elements' origin increased more than tenfold.

This is absolutely an unexpected delight.

Thus, he truly now possesses an innate spiritual treasure in his hand.

Although it is lower-grade, it is still an innate spiritual treasure.

At this moment, he clearly saw within the Five Elements Glazed Pagoda a strand of innate qi! It is the boundless thunder, mixed with the pure Five Elements power, born and nurtured.

Moreover, it still possesses the possibility of promotion.

This is absolutely a great piece of news.

Moreover, its power is not just increased tenfold; whether attack or defense, they cannot be spoken of on the same day.

This is the difference between innate and post-heaven! However, to advance to a middle-grade innate spiritual treasure, even upper-grade, or even supreme-grade, the required energy is absolutely a terrifying figure.

However, having hope is better than having none.

"Below, this is the central region of Golden Turtle Island!"

Duo Bao collected the glazed pagoda, and looked toward the central region of Golden Turtle Island.

Boom! But just as Duo Bao was about to raise his gaze to look into the distance.

Suddenly, in the direction of his sight, a ten-thousand-zhang treasure light shot up into the sky.

"Could it be that a treasure has emerged into the world?"

Duo Bao's eyes flashed, and he involuntarily shouted in a low voice.

(End of chapter)