Chapter 244: The Realm of Three Yin

As the Fifth Elder was full of doubt, suddenly he heard a loud "Boom".

Zhou Tianming's body erupted with a domineering force.

Xiaohei reacted extremely quickly, instantly pulling away.

But the Fifth Elder wasn't so lucky.

This terrifying force directly flung him flying, rolling several times on the ground before he steadied himself.

The Fifth Elder stared dumbfounded at Zhou Tianming, enveloped in chaotic aura.

His mouth twitched—turns out the eruption of chaotic power really does cause such a tremendous commotion!

He had never seen such a scene in his life, and he stood frozen in place.

Xiaohei kept his eyes fixed on Zhou Tianming, secretly sighing in his heart.

He naturally understood, this was a sign of Zhou Tianming's breakthrough.

No wonder, as a genius reborn from his previous life as a Great Emperor, this breakthrough speed is simply astonishing!

Back when Zhou Tianming first joined Heavenly Dao Peak, he was merely at the Qi Refining realm.

In just a short month, he actually broke through five realms in a row, reaching the Spirit Transformation realm.

Now he is showing signs of breaking through to the Spirit Sea realm.

He truly is a peerless heaven-defying talent, one in ten thousand.

Zhou Tianming didn't hesitate either, forcefully suppressing the surging power within his body, he quickly sat cross-legged.

He began frantically absorbing the endless chaotic qi from all around.

He knew in his heart that the master hadn't let him go to this Qingzhou Grand Competition, perhaps because he felt his strength was still lacking.

Now, since he has the opportunity to break through,

then he naturally ought to double his efforts in cultivation, grow quickly, and share the master's burden.

For a time, that chaotic qi, like a black curtain, poured continuously into his body, surging through his meridians, tempering his flesh and spiritual sense.

………………

The stars shift and turn.

In the blink of an eye, it shifted from night to dawn.

A sliver of fish-belly white appeared in the east, accompanied by a few rooster crows, and the sky gradually brightened.

And Lin Yang got up, stretching lazily.

But the next second.

A "Crack!" sounded.

Fortunately, it wasn't the sound of his old waist breaking, but the sound of a breakthrough.

【Dingdong, system notification: the host's chief disciple Li Yilan's cultivation broke through to the Spirit Sea realm, the ultimate Sword Dao progressed further, the Sword Dao level reached the Sword Immortal level, congratulations to the host for obtaining a large amount of cultivation return, as well as obtaining a large amount of Sword Dao level return.】

Lin Yang froze, muttering to himself.

Li Yilan broke through to the Spirit Transformation realm, and reached the Sword Immortal level?

Good heavens, how long has it been since breaking through to the Spirit Transformation realm?

Moreover, Li Yilan is only sixteen years old, yet she has already reached the Sword Immortal level.

What kind of disciples have I actually taken in?

Before Lin Yang's shock could end,

the next second, the system's notification sounded again.

【Dingdong, congratulations host, host's second disciple Ye Xiaozhi's cultivation broke through to the Spirit Sea realm, the Assassination Dao progressed further, and the Assassin level reached the High-level Assassin level, congratulations host for obtaining a large amount of cultivation, as well as the return of the Assassination Dao, and the return of the Assassin level.】

Lin Yang was startled again, muttering: "Did this little girl Ye Xiaozhi also break through?"

"Good heavens!"

"What kind of monsters are these two girls?"

Lin Yang was utterly stunned—a sixteen-year-old Sword Immortal, a sixteen-year-old high-level assassin.

If this were spoken aloud, who would believe it?

But the fact is exactly so.

Afterwards, regarding this matter, Lin Yang was speechless and didn't want to talk.

But the next second.

【Dingdong, detected that host's third disciple Zhou Tianming broke through to the Spirit Sea realm, the Chaos Heaven Record progressed rapidly, the progress of the Chaos Dao was terrifying, physical strength reached the Spirit Body Martial Saint, congratulations host for obtaining a large amount of cultivation return, as well as a large amount of Chaos Heaven Record return, and a large amount of physique level return.】

He heard the system's notification again.

Lin Yang's mouth corner twitched involuntarily.

He continued muttering: "Even Zhou Tianming's breakthrough to the Spirit Sea realm?"

Lin Yang was overwhelmed with surprise—Zhou Tianming was after all the last disciple to join his sect.

However, his progress was rapid.

He actually caught up to Li Yilan and Ye Xiaozhi's pace, likewise reaching the Spirit Sea realm.

This…

He couldn't help but say: "System, is this even possible?"

The system replied: 【Host, what's not allowed about this?】

【Just now, when the host faced the threat of the Unintermitting Gate, his impassioned, stirring words moved the system greatly, so I forcibly raised the host's three disciples by one realm.】

【Host, could you have forgotten this?】

Lin Yang suddenly realized, nodding and saying: "It seems, I do have such a memory."

The system said: 【Alright, no more, no less.】

Disciple's cultivation increased, returning host's cultivation.

Please host, accept the return of cultivation.

Lin Yang felt a surge of joy; this was good news.

However, as the system's voice fell.

Lin Yang only felt a violent surge of power rising within his body.

This power, like myriad cords of spiritual energy forming a mad dragon, rushed through his limbs and bones, booming as it struck his dantian.

In an instant, the horizon's dark clouds roiled like ink, lightning prowled wickedly through the cloud layers, and the pressure made the mountains and rivers tremble.

Lin Yang gazed at the tribulation clouds that blocked the sky and sun, sucking in a breath of cold air.

And this was precisely the great tribulation drawn by his breakthrough.

Moreover, this pressure was actually three times more massive than the heavenly tribulation that had come when he recently assaulted the Emperor realm!

Lin Yang involuntarily blurted: "Damn, system, such a terrifying tribulation—can I endure it?"

At that moment, a muffled thunder-like roar came from his dantian.

He gazed at the nine gleaming golden lightning pillars faintly visible within the tribulation clouds, his throat involuntarily moving as he said: "System, why does this tribulation glow with three-yin gloom?"

The system lightly coughed twice and said: "【Host, don't panic, this is the Heavenly Dao probing your breakthrough into the three-yin realm.】"

Lin Yang's face full of curiosity asked: "Three-yin realm?"

The system replied: "【Exactly, because this world's realms are modeled after the Azure Green Realm, with a certain degree of exaggeration, thus not accurate.】"

"【Thus, the true realm: after the Great Sage realm comes Immortality; Immortality corresponds to the quasi-Emperor realm of the Xuanhuang Continent, and the Xuanhuang Continent's Emperor realm corresponds to the three-yin realm.】"

Lin Yang nodded.

Next, the system continued: "【Host, this mere tribulation, I will help you.】"

Lin Yang, shocked, retorted: "You can break it?"

The system proudly said: "【Yes.】"

Immediately, the system lightly said: "【Heavenly tribulation, give you three seconds, immediately submit.】"

Hearing the system's words, Lin Yang involuntarily froze.

Can the great tribulation heed its words?

However, the next second, that great tribulation hesitated in midair for three seconds.

The tribulation clouds suddenly stagnated; the nine lightning pillars actually bent in midair, transforming into azure-blue ghost fire that fell like rain.

Lin Yang stared, mouth agape, watching the tribulation clouds sink into his brow.

From deep within his dantian came a soft "click".

Massive spiritual power surged like a yin river pouring backward, scouring the meridians; the originally crystal-clear jade-like dantian wildly expanded, becoming as profound as a myriad-mu yin pool.

At its center floated a circulating azure-blue yin soul fruit.

On the surface of the meridians appeared mysterious ghostly patterns, like chains forged from yin iron, faintly echoing the low wails of wronged souls from deep within the bone marrow.

The sea of consciousness underwent an even more earth-shaking change.

The originally floating personal golden core shattered and reformed into a towering ten-thousand-meter three-yin ghost platform, upon which floated three bronze ancient mirrors.

Each respectively reflected the light-shadows of "Sword Dao," "Assassination," and "Chaos" in three colors.

The cracks on the mirror surfaces corresponded one-to-one with the auras of the three disciples.

When the final wisp of ghost fire merged into the sea of consciousness.

Lin Yang opened his eyes; three strands of azure-blue ghost fire flashed in his pupils.

A light flick of his fingertips condensed yin-soul power into bone spikes.

He felt the surging power within his body, then suddenly chuckled aloud: "So the three-yin realm is the realm of mastering life and death."