Chapter 93: Powerful Breakthrough

Previously, Baize had already guessed that when Lu Yun was cultivating inside that Stone Palace, the fact that he suddenly stirred the power of the sun should have been related to the Sun Star Banner.

But he never imagined that Lu Yun would actually dare to take out the Sun Star Banner right in front of him!

Baize stood up abruptly, almost wanting to rush over to snatch back the Sun Star Banner! Because this item was too important for the Demon Race!

Especially now that the twelve Ancestral Witches were present, he could even less afford to let this item fall into other hands.

Their Demon Race was still planning to use the Zhou Tian Star Formation to give the twelve Ancestral Witches a shock; if the other side obtained the Sun Star Banner in advance and used it to find the flaws in the Zhou Tian Star Formation, wouldn't that be disastrous?

But before he could act, he suddenly felt more than a dozen auras lock directly onto his body.

Instantly, a heavy pressure descended, causing his figure to freeze all at once.

Among these dozen or so auras, twelve came from the twelve Ancestral Witches, while the other two came from Fuxi and Nuwa! Nuwa glanced at Baize and said indifferently, "Baize, you had best not do anything that makes everyone unhappy."

Fuxi, however, smiled slightly and said, "Little sister, you are overthinking it. Baize has always been exceptionally wise and will not act recklessly."

Baize forced a smile with difficulty, sat back down, and said, "Wa Emperor, you have misunderstood. I was just curious about the Spiritual Treasure in that Human Race member's hand and wanted to see what it was."

Nuwa did not reply, merely withdrawing her gaze.

However, seeing that she did not directly tear off the mask of civility, Baize could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

But very quickly, his heart rose into his throat again.

Because on the other side, the sound of the Ancestral Witches discussing came over.

Zhurong muttered, "Strange, why would that fellow Baize react so strongly to a Spiritual Treasure in Lu Yun's hand?"

Gonggong said in surprise, "Hey, this flag is actually a Superior Postnatal Realm Spirit Treasure!"

Xizi looked suspicious and said, "A mere Superior Postnatal Realm Spirit Treasure shouldn't be enough to make that fellow so agitated, right?"

Xuanming was thoughtful and said, "Could it be that the Spiritual Treasure has some special quality?"

The other Ancestral Witches stared at the Sun Star Banner in Lu Yun's hand with great interest.

Hearing this, Baize tried his best to keep his face calm, but his heart sank: Could these Ancestral Witches actually discover some clues from the Sun Star Banner?! He was very anxious inside, but he knew that the more anxious he was at this moment, the more problems it would cause, so he could only pretend that nothing was the matter.

It was just a pity that his unusual behavior earlier had already drawn everyone's attention.

Not just the twelve Ancestral Witches, even the Three Pure Ones could not help but start sizing up the Sun Star Banner in Lu Yun's hand at this moment.

As Saints, they naturally discerned some of the item's functions in an instant.

Tongtian said, "This item should be the thing this Human Race member used earlier to stir the power of the sun!"

Yuanshi said suspiciously, "Baize is so uncomposed; could this item have some connection to his Demon Race?"

Laozi did not participate in this topic; at this moment, he was still trying hard to think about how he should respond.

And just at this moment, Lu Yun had already activated the Sun Star Banner, while simultaneously circulating the "Star Transformation" technique within his body! In an instant—

"Hum!"

The Sun Star Banner shone with brilliant light.

Immediately following, above the clear sky, a golden pillar of light suddenly descended from the Sun Star, landing directly on Lu Yun and enveloping his entire body!

He seemed to be placed within a sea of golden flames, and a scorching aura suddenly spread out.

The members of the Transmigration Chat Group who were watching the live stream had never seen Lu Yun stir the power of the Sun Star before.

At this moment, they were all startled by this situation.

"What the hell! What is going on?"

"What is that thing Lu Yun took out? How can it even stir the Sun True Fire?"

"That shouldn't be something that can be bought from the Points Mall!"

"I didn't expect Lu Yun to be hiding such a treasure!"

"Sure enough, we underestimated Lu Yun before!"

While everyone was discussing, the aura on Lu Yun's body had already changed once again.

"Boom!"

One could see his entire person seemingly transform into a Black Hole Stage, crazily absorbing the Sun Star power enveloping him.

The next moment, two different powers, silver and gold, surged on his body, constantly intertwining, and there was even a feeling of mutual reinforcement, pushing his cultivation base to rise steadily!

Mysterious Immortal mid-stage!

Mysterious Immortal late-stage!

This rate of growth even caused several Saints to look sideways.

And after being startled, Yuanshi suddenly had a thought, looked at Laozi, and sent a voice transmission: "Eldest Brother! Make your move! If you don't act now, it will be even more troublesome to act later! I will block Nuwa for you!"

Laozi could not help but feel tempted.

Indeed, just as Yuanshi said, this Human Race member's growth speed was too fast; it was feared that he would become a major threat before long! Acting now would have some trouble, and even require bearing some infamy, but if he didn't act now, the price of acting later would only grow larger and larger!

Thinking of this, Laozi almost could not resist acting immediately.

But just at this moment—

"Hum!"

Dazzling divine light emerged on Lu Yun's body once again.

Upon seeing this, Laozi's expression immediately turned dark.

Because what emerged on Lu Yun's body at this moment was, shockingly, circles of brilliant Merit Golden Light!

It seemed that because Lu Yun sensed that someone might act against him, he had specifically displayed his Merit Halo.

Everyone present actually knew that Lu Yun had harvested quite a bit of merit.

But knowing was one thing; when they truly saw the Merit Halo Lu Yun displayed, everyone was still startled.

Because this Merit Halo was truly too vast and too brilliant! In the Great Desolation, apart from the few Saints, they had never seen anyone possess so much Heavenly Dao Merit! To the extent that when Laozi saw this Merit Halo, he even hesitated, doubting whether he could withstand such massive Karma if he killed such a person of great merit! And just as he hesitated—

"Boom!"

Lu Yun completed another breakthrough, his strength reaching the peak of the Constellation Stage, which is equivalent to the perfection of the Mysterious Immortal realm!

Yet Lu Yun had no intention of stopping his cultivation; he began to charge toward the Golden Immortal realm!

And so—

"Boom—!"

A loud noise suddenly erupted from the clear sky, followed immediately by a powerful wave of pressure.

Everyone looked up in unison, shocked to see a massive cluster of Tribulation Cloud gathering, covering a radius of a hundred miles.

"This is... the Golden Immortal Tribulation!"

Baize's Adam's apple couldn't help but bob. He truly had not expected that Lu Yun would attain the Golden Immortal realm right under his nose! Laozi, meanwhile, sighed helplessly.

He had missed the opportunity to strike just moments ago.

Nuwa, however, breathed a sigh of relief.

In truth, she had been guarding against the possibility of the Three Pure Ones suddenly making a move.

Fortunately, Lu Yun was impressive enough.

Now that the Heavenly Tribulation had descended, even if Laozi and the others wanted to act, they could not; they would have to wait until Lu Yun finished transcending the Golden Immortal Tribulation!

Lu Yun's previous cultivation and the commotion caused by this Golden Immortal Tribulation had naturally awakened the members of the Human Race who were still comprehending the Literature Dao.

At this moment, as they looked at the terrifying tribulation clouds manifesting above, they could not help but feel panicked.

They felt both fear for the Heavenly Tribulation and worry for Lu Yun.

They had heard more or less about the dangers of the Golden Immortal Tribulation. If any mishap were to befall Lu Yun while he was transcending the tribulation, it would be an immense loss for the Human Race!

It was just a pity that no matter how worried they were now, there was nothing they could do.

The Golden Immortal Tribulation must be endured by the transcender alone!

When Lu Yun sensed the arrival of the Golden Immortal Tribulation, he naturally opened his eyes and ended this session of cultivation.

He looked up at the Tribulation Cloud in the firmament, then glanced at the worried-looking members of the Human Race around him, smiled slightly, and said, "No need to worry. I am going to transcend a Heavenly Tribulation; I will continue to preach the Dao when I return!"

Such confident words caused the surrounding members of the Human Race to lose a bit of their worry.

Immediately, under the gaze of the crowd, Lu Yun leaped up abruptly, Wings of Wind and Thunder manifesting behind him, and in an instant, he flew out of the Zhushan Tribe, heading straight for a barren mountain in the distance!

With his current cultivation level, the effect of executing these "Wings of Wind and Thunder" was extraordinary.

Yet Lu Yun felt it was not enough, and he recited casually:

"Sword rises, stars race, slaying ten thousand miles; wind and thunder chase the coarse sound of rain!"

"Wielding the sword, I head into the sky for a thousand miles; I leave at the first watch and return by the second!"

These were two lines of poetry from the "Quatrain" written by Lü Yan of the Tang Dynasty in his original world.

Now, by selecting them individually and reciting them while channeling Literature Qi, they instantly evolved into the first Literature Dao Divine Ability in the Great Desolation.

"Boom!"

It sounded as if a thunderclap had exploded! Lu Yun's entire body surged with Literature Qi, and gale-force thunder and wild winds condensed around him, merging into the Wings of Wind and Thunder behind his back.

The next moment, he flapped his wings and flew, his speed suddenly increasing several times over! His figure seemed to transform into a sharp divine sword, carrying the might of wind and thunder, and in an instant, he landed on the stone mountain in the distance! His performance just now once again left the onlookers in the Zhushan Tribe stunned.

Duobao couldn't help but ask blankly, "What did he just do? Why did his speed suddenly increase so much?"

Coincidentally, Xuandu had also finished his cultivation at this moment and had seen everything that just happened with his own eyes.

Xuandu said with burning eyes, "That must be a Literature Way Divine Ability!"

He had just broken through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm by utilizing the Literature Dao, and he had not expected that just as he finished his cultivation, he would happen to see Lu Yun about to transcend the Golden Immortal Tribulation while unleashing a Literature Dao Divine Ability! At this moment, he was moved once again, thinking to himself that perhaps he could also create some divine abilities based on the Literature Dao!

And the conversation between the two reached the ears of the surrounding Human Race all at once.

"So that was a Literature Dao Divine Ability?"

"It can actually be stacked with Immortal Dao divine abilities!"

The gazes of the Human Race looking toward the distance became even more fervent.

They were even more expectant for Lu Yun to transcend the Heavenly Tribulation, attain the Golden Immortal realm, and return to continue preaching the Dao to them! As Lu Yun left the Zhushan Tribe, the audience of the Transmigration Chat Group also followed his perspective to the outside.

Fang Wenjie: "Damn, is this the Golden Immortal Tribulation? Just looking at it feels so terrifying!"

Xiao Ling'er: "Lu Yun is already about to transcend the Golden Immortal Tribulation? This is too fierce!"

Chen Hai: "Right? How many days has he been transmigrated? He hasn't even passed the Newbie Period! We agreed to suffer Heavenly Condemnation together, yet you secretly became a Golden Immortal!"

Ling Yan: "This might not be a good thing! Transcending a tribulation during the Newbie Period increases the difficulty significantly!"

Jiang Ye: "Hiss! That's true! Lu Yun's Immortal Ascension Tribulation was already very powerful before!"

Lin Chen: "So, the more fiercely one grows during the Newbie Period, the more terrifying the Heavenly Condemnation effect they will suffer!"

Standing on the peak of the mountain, Lu Yun silently waited for the Heavenly Tribulation to descend while watching the barrage of messages from the group members.

As a result, the more he read, the more he couldn't help but panic.

Because if everyone hadn't reminded him, he would have almost forgotten that he was currently carrying the Heavenly Condemnation Halo!

If some accident really occurred while transcending the tribulation, he might truly end up in tragedy!

He decisively used his mind to send a message in the live stream: "Big bosses, don't scare me, please help me think of a way!"

While sending this message and preparing to try and trigger some tasks, he also used his mind to open the System Backpack.

When he had summoned Nuwa earlier, he had obtained a Rare Treasure Chest that he hadn't opened yet; now was the perfect time to open it and see if there was anything suitable for dealing with the Heavenly Tribulation!

In the Chaos, within Zixiao Palace.

Hongjun was currently watching the Tribulation Cloud brewing above Lu Yun's head, and his eyes could not help but flicker.

Originally, he had thought that Lu Yun was some Primordial Chaos Demon God who had infiltrated the Great Desolation and been reborn as a human.

But having just witnessed the entire process of Lu Yun passing down the Literature Dao cultivation method, breaking through rapidly, and attracting the Golden Immortal Tribulation, his views on Lu Yun had changed.

Among the three thousand Primordial Chaos Demon Gods, it seems there is no Literature Dao Demon God! Then, what exactly is the origin of this Lu Yun?

Hongjun was unable to distinguish it for a moment, so he intended to test him!

And right now was an excellent opportunity to test him!

One must know that the Heavenly Tribulation was a new rule that only appeared in the Great Desolation world after he merged his body with the Dao and completed the Heavenly Dao.

And as a part of the Heavenly Dao, he naturally had the authority to intervene in the Heavenly Tribulation.

Therefore, at this moment, following a single thought from him, that Golden Immortal Tribulation Cloud outside the Zhushan Tribe suddenly began to undergo drastic changes.

The crowd, who were watching Lu Yun undergo his tribulation from afar, were shocked to discover that the coverage area of the Tribulation Cloud had suddenly expanded by more than two times.

At the same time, the color of the Tribulation Cloud changed from its original black to a purplish-red, and the pressure it emitted surged violently, making many people feel their scalps tingle! Xuandu widened his eyes: "Hiss! This... this is actually the Extinction Divine Thunder!"

Duobao was also somewhat incredulous: "This Human Race member has actually triggered such a terrifying Golden Immortal Tribulation!"

While shocked, a look of schadenfreude appeared on Guangchengzi's face, and he said: "Hmph, this Daoist would like to see how he handles this!"

Baize, who was standing to the side, would have almost cheered out loud if not for the fact that Nuwa was still by his side.

This Human Race member is done for! After all, this is the Extinction Divine Thunder, the most terrifying Golden Immortal Tribulation Lightning! The Golden Immortal Tribulation is already quite difficult, and with the appearance of this Extinction Divine Thunder, the difficulty has increased a hundredfold! At the very least, in all the time Baize has lived, he has never heard of anyone who could safely pass the Heavenly Tribulation under the Extinction Divine Thunder!

(End of this chapter)