In a simulated life scenario, how do you defy fate and change your destiny every time?

Qingmao Mountain.

A strong, pungent smell of blood filled the air.

The once clear, cloudless sky is now stained red with blood.

Countless bones and severed limbs were scattered in every corner of Qingmao Mountain, making the place look like a living hell.

Lu Yuan stood in mid-air, his body shining with dazzling golden light, like an invincible and immortal ancient god-king, his strength so great that it was beyond words!

The Man Shan and his men, who had previously clamored to flatten Qingmao Mountain and make Lu Yuan their slave, now had only endless fear and horror in their eyes.

They originally thought that Lu Yuan had been severely injured in that battle and had to go into seclusion to recuperate for ten years.

But who could have imagined it?

Lu Yuan was not only unharmed, but his strength also increased by leaps and bounds, allowing him to enter the Tribulation Transcending Realm in one fell swoop!

Moreover, this is a Transcending Tribulation True Monarch who is only forty years old, can ignore natural disasters and calamities, and can freely attack low-level cultivators!
Looking at Lu Yuan's almost invincible figure, all the cultivators present were overwhelmed by endless regret.

If they had a chance to do it all over again, even if they had ten thousand times the courage, they wouldn't dare to lay a hand on Lu Yuan!
“Hmm? This is…?”

Just as Lu Yuan was about to continue his killing spree...

But he discovered that an invisible force descended from the sky, causing his aura to plummet.

Especially under the influence of this force.

Lu Yuan's teeth loosened, his blood and energy waned, and his once black hair quickly turned gray.

Even his skin was covered with wrinkles, like old tree bark, having lost all its luster and elasticity.

Almost in the blink of an eye.

Lu Yuan went from being an invincible Tribulation Transcending True Monarch to an old man on his deathbed!
"This is the sign of the five signs of decay in the heavens and man. This child has indiscriminately killed innocent people, accumulating too much karma and karmic burden, causing natural disasters and calamities to occur prematurely!"

"Strike while the iron is hot! Every time a Tribulation Transcending True Monarch faces a natural calamity, he is at his weakest, and even a Nascent Soul expert could kill him!"

"Retribution! Lu Yuan, that vicious and wicked man, has finally met his end!"

Ning Hai and the others, who had been despondent, were overjoyed at the sight of this scene and were so excited that they almost cried.

Before a Tribulation Transcending True Monarch, even if they had an army of 100,000 and many tricks up their sleeves, they could only obediently stand still and wait for death.

No one could have imagined this.

Just when they were despondent and had given up all struggle and resistance.

Lu Yuan unexpectedly faced the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man ahead of schedule!
"Hurry up and kill him!"

Ning Hai and others personally commanded the army of cultivators, attempting to kill Lu Yuan in the midst of battle.

All of a sudden.

A murderous aura soared to the sky, and a forest of spears formed a formidable array.

The spiritual energy fluctuations, solidified into a tangible form, created an energy tide that crashed against the void, causing the entire world to tremble.

It should be noted that this army was jointly formed by many supreme holy lands in the five regions.

With 100,000 Core Formation cultivators and over 10,000 Nascent Soul cultivators, plus more than 20 Nascent Soul experts including Ning Hai, they are virtually invincible and capable of sweeping across the entire Southern Region!

Even if they encounter a Tribulation Transcending True Monarch, they would still have the power to fight.

Lu Yuan is now being eroded by the power of the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man, and his cultivation is reduced to less than one-tenth. How could he possibly be a match for them?

"Oh no, is Master going to lose?"

Yunxi's heart sank to the bottom, her beautiful eyes filled with worry and despair.

Just as she activated the Jade-Eyed Poison Toad Gu, preparing to fight to the death to buy time for Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan, who had been standing in mid-air, suddenly moved.

"Interesting. Is this the Five Signs of Decay of a Transcending Tribulation True Monarch?"

Lu Yuan felt the changes within himself, but he felt no panic.

Although the Deceitful Gu can temporarily shield the secrets of heaven, it won't work unless Lu Yuan remains in seclusion.

Like other True Lords who have transcended tribulations, they put themselves into a state of eternal sleep or feigned death in order to avoid the arrival of natural disasters and calamities.

Otherwise, if he were to reveal even the slightest bit of his aura, it would be detected by the Heavenly Dao.

Moreover, concealing the secrets of heaven has consequences.

Because the delayed natural disasters will not disappear; on the contrary, their power will accumulate over time and become stronger.

The reason why Lu Yuan's strength suddenly plummeted was because he was attacked by natural disasters!

However, he always planned carefully before acting, considering failure before even thinking about victory.

Even during his seclusion.

Lu Yuan had already thought of this and made many preparations and backup plans in advance.

In fact.

Five years ago, Lu Yuan had already successfully entered the Tribulation Transcending Realm.

The reason he hasn't emerged from seclusion yet is that he's been refining various immortal Gu!
As Ning Hai and the others manipulated the battle formation, charging towards him with earth-shattering power.

Lu Yuan not only didn't panic, but instead revealed a cold smile on his face.

"A True Monarch who has transcended tribulation is untouched by cause and effect, and does not fall into the cycle of reincarnation. What are mere natural disasters and calamities worth?"

The words have not yet fallen.

A ball of light flew out from his dantian, hovering in mid-air, radiating a dazzling divine light.

Within the ball of light was a Gu worm the size of a palm.

The Gu worm resembles a black tortoise, with a thick, ancient shell covered with Dao marks, as if it carries the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth!

This is the sixth-rank spirit gu that Lu Yuan refined by relying on his extraordinary comprehension and studying countless cultivation techniques and secret realms.

Frame the immortal Gu!

This Gu can transfer one's own calamities and tribulations to others; the more people involved, the stronger the calamities and tribulations that can be transferred.

However, although the Immortal Gu that causes framing has extraordinary effects, each activation consumes a large amount of Law Marks and has many side effects.

At best, one's strength will be damaged and one's realm will fall; at worst, one will be left with injuries to the laws of cultivation, and one's cultivation will never be able to advance even an inch in this lifetime.

"not good!"

As soon as the scapegoating gu appeared, Ning Hai and the others were terrified, feeling a strong sense of life and death crisis.

A powerful being who has reached the Divine Transformation stage can merge with the heavens and earth, and foresee good and bad fortune. This is precisely a warning from the laws of heaven and earth!
Under Lu Yuan's urging...

The scapegoat celestial gu trembled, and the law patterns on its shell lit up one after another.

At this moment.

It seemed as if some law of heaven and earth had been rewritten, creating ripples in the void.

Centered on Lu Yuan, the ripples instantly spread outwards, forming an invisible spiderweb that enveloped the entire army of 100,000.

Lu Yuan was at the center of the spider web, and a strange feeling arose from the bottom of his heart, as if some kind of force was connecting him with the army of 100,000 cultivators.

"Damn, what the hell is this?"

Upon realizing that inexplicable connection, Ning Hai and the others felt a chill run down their spines, as if a great calamity was about to befall them!
They hurriedly used various methods to try to break free from the control of the Frame-up Immortal Gu.

Some activated secret techniques, transforming into streaks of light to escape the battlefield, daring not to linger for even a moment. Others, emboldened by their own folly, unleashed their supreme divine powers, activating innate spiritual treasures, intending to take advantage of Lu Yuan's weakened state to annihilate him completely.

However, before they could make a move, Ning Hai and the others were horrified to discover that their own strength was rapidly declining!
The natural disasters and calamities that were originally targeting Lu Yuan have now been transferred to them and the army of 100,000 cultivators through that invisible net!
The Great Awakening Realm cultivators possess boundless vitality and a lifespan of several thousand years.

However, the physical bodies of Ke Ninghai and others were withering and decaying at a visible speed, and their powerful and surging aura was also plummeting at an precipitous rate.

Even their stable and powerful souls were now teetering on the brink of collapse, like candles flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

It was as if, in just a few breaths, they were stripped of thousands of years of lifespan, turning from young and vigorous peak Nascent Soul experts into a listless, dying old man who could barely walk!
The Five Declines of Heaven and Man!

This is one of the most terrifying calamities in the world!

Even many Tribulation-Transcending True Monarchs dared not confront it head-on, and could only reduce the power of this tribulation as much as possible by feigning death or going into eternal sleep.

The strongest among Ning Hai's group was only at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, so how could he possibly withstand the erosion of the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man?

As for the condition of the 100,000-strong army of cultivators, it was even more appalling.

Many weak Core Formation cultivators didn't even understand what was happening before their flesh and blood withered, their life force was cut off, and they turned into a pile of dust on the spot.

In the blink of an eye, one's life comes to an end!
Although those Nascent Soul experts still barely retained a sliver of life, they had no magical power left and could not even fly.

Many Nascent Soul experts lost their footing and fell directly from mid-air, crashing to their deaths on the ground!
How could a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator be killed by being thrown to his death?

Everyone stared in horror at what was happening before them, their hearts filled with extreme fear.

"How did he manage to transfer the five signs of decay from a celestial being to another person?"

Ning Hai's teeth chattered; he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

"Such a skill is already divine; I'm afraid only the legendary ancient Gu cultivators could have accomplished this!"

The experienced peak-level Nascent Soul cultivator's expression changed drastically, vaguely guessing Lu Yuan's identity.

Gu cultivator?

These two words were like some kind of curse, sending chills down the spines of all the cultivators present and filling their hearts with boundless fear!

As far as they know.

Ancient Gu cultivators were despised by heaven and earth, and were not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao. Once they appeared, they would be relentlessly hunted down by all cultivators.

But why is Lu Yuan able to openly use Gu techniques without facing any punishment or divine retribution?

What made Ning Hai and the others even more desperate was...

Lu Yuan's previously withered muscles have become strong and powerful again.

His dull skin regained its elasticity and luster, shimmering with a crystal-clear, jade-like glow.

With the ability to shift blame through a magical Gu, the effects of the Five Signs of Decay on him are diminishing.

It didn't take long.

Lu Yuan's momentum surged, and he quickly returned to his peak state!
However, this comes at a price.

With a "crack," the shell of the scapegoat gu suddenly split open, revealing a shocking crack.

The Supreme Immortal Embryo Gu in Lu Yuan's dantian was also inevitably affected. Several Dao traces of law were wiped out as if they had been erased out of thin air, disappearing without a trace.

This caused Lu Yuan's realm to become unstable, and he almost fell from the Tribulation Transcending True Monarch realm to the Nascent Soul realm.

But anyway.

He narrowly escaped this ordeal and successfully weathered the five signs of decay.

Each time a True Monarch survives a Heavenly Tribulation, his strength increases.

Furthermore, the greater the power of the Heavenly Tribulation, the more Laws and Dao Marks a cultivator can control!

It was only a short time before Lu Yuan had passed through the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man.

On the surface of the Supreme Immortal Embryo Gu, a large number of law traces reappeared, densely packed, numbering in the dozens.

Lu Yuan's realm, which had almost collapsed, became stable again, and his strength was more than half again as great as before!
"One increase and one decrease, one loss and one rise—is this the way of nature?"

Lu Yuan seemed to have grasped something.

The framing Gu is indeed incredibly useful, allowing one to gain the greatest benefit with the least cost.

I'll take all the benefits, but others will bear the costs!
Otherwise, if it were any other True Monarch undergoing Tribulation, after each of the Five Signs of Decay, even if they didn't die, they would be severely weakened and would need a lot of time and resources to recover their vitality.

Where else can one achieve such a dramatic increase in strength as Lu Yuan, using only a few Dao traces of laws?

of course.

This was also thanks to Ning Hai and his group who traveled thousands of miles to personally lead an army of 100,000 cultivators to help Lu Yuan solve his problems, saving him a lot of effort and time.

Otherwise, even if Lu Yuan had the Immortal Gu to frame others, he wouldn't know where to find so many scapegoats.

"In return, I, Lu, will personally see you off on your journey."

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and slowly clenched his fist.

This punch had no set pattern; it was just like a child throwing a punch in a fight.

However, with Lu Yuan's actions...

Infinite laws and Dao patterns appeared out of thin air, eventually coalescing into a ten-thousand-foot-tall Dharma image behind him!
The Dharma image was enveloped in golden divine light, standing proudly between heaven and earth, just like an ancient god-king descending to earth.

Supremely divine and holy, supremely great and powerful.

It has become so powerful that words cannot describe it!
next second.

Amidst the horrified gazes of the peak Nascent Soul cultivators in Ninghai, Lu Yuan unleashed a punch from afar.

"boom!"

The powerful and unparalleled golden fist force was like a rising sun, radiating endless light and illuminating the entire world.

"No, I am an elder of the Cloud Heaven Immortal Palace. If you kill me, you will bring great disaster upon yourself!"

“Fellow Daoist Lu Yuan, how about we each take a step back? My Penglai Immortal Sect has a Tribulation Transcending True Monarch in charge, so why must you fight to the bitter end?”

Ning Hai and the others were terrified and immediately begged for mercy while also threatening him.

Unfortunately.

Despite their shouts and pleas for mercy, Lu Yuan remained calm, his movements not slowing down at all.

If we had known today, why bother in the beginning?
Since they dare to provoke us, they must pay a bloody price for it!
And what about the Tribulation-Crossing True Monarch?
Once Lu Yuan has cleaned up the mess in the Southern Region, he will eventually visit the Cloud Heaven Immortal Palace and other holy lands in person!
Lu Yuan ignored Ning Hai and the others' threats and inducements.

Subsequently.

The golden sun swept across the void with overwhelming force.

Wherever it passed, whether they were Nascent Soul experts or peak Divine Transformation experts, they were all torn apart by the force of the fist and crushed into dust.

When the golden light faded.

That army of cultivators, which was known as invincible, and more than twenty Nascent Soul cultivators, all perished and vanished without a trace, never to exist again!
With a single punch, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered!

This is the terrifying combat power of a Tribulation Transcending True Monarch!
"Who are you, you scoundrel, daring to kill an elder of my Immortal Palace?"

However, just as Ning Hai and the others were killed...

A powerful divine thought suddenly crossed the void, attempting to demand an explanation.

However, when the other party sensed the aura emanating from Lu Yuan, which was that of a fellow Tribulation Transcending True Monarch, and even surpassed his own, he was shocked.

This divine thought retreated as quickly as a mouse seeing a cat, disappearing without a trace in an instant, as if it had never existed! (End of Chapter)