Longzang

Chapter 593 Heavenly Tribulation Upon Heaven
After several days of intensive preparations, even the strategists in "Human Fireworks" couldn't come up with any better new ideas. Wei Yuan then felt that everything was ready, and he was just waiting for Hongye to come to his door.

Just then, Wei Yuan felt a sudden tremor in his heart. The people in "Human Fireworks" also began to be slightly shocked. The once calm sea surface began to ripple with waves, which grew increasingly turbulent.

The shadow in the moon transformed into the head of a three-eyed bird, which slowly opened its eyes and then spat out a giant black egg with golden patterns, which landed on the edge of Jade Mountain.

The egg shattered upon landing, and a small black bird flew out. The eggshell took root and grew into a short, sturdy tree in the blink of an eye. The bird instantly transformed into a giant eagle, landed on the tree, and became one with it. The tree split open in the center, forming a doorway-like opening.

This new gate is somewhat similar to the gates of the worlds, but it has not yet been opened.

However, Wei Yuan now has no time to study this new tree and is focusing all his efforts on suppressing the anomalies in the Mind World.

At this moment, the waves on the sea became increasingly turbulent, and huge waves several meters high had risen in the distance, layer upon layer, higher and higher, surging towards the central city.

Deep in the ocean, spiritual energy continuously surged from the seabed, while thick, leaden clouds appeared in the sky, converging towards the central city.

Many mortals, while walking, suddenly collapsed and fell into a deep sleep. At the same time, the cultivators of the Primordial Palace, who worked at the Institute of the Creation of Heaven and Earth, also withdrew from the "worldly affairs."

The aura of all the immortal plants was rising, and their spirituality was increasing almost every moment.

Amidst the everyday life of ordinary people, a breeze arises, carrying with it glimmers of life-giving light from the sea, scattering them across the world.

However, the giant waves in the open sea had already exceeded ten feet in the blink of an eye.

When Wei Yuan arrived at the outer sea, he couldn't help but swear on the spot!

These giant waves were not formed naturally, but were some kind of heavenly tribulation! Since his own mental world was mainly composed of water, this heavenly tribulation evolved into a tsunami and flood powerful enough to destroy the world!
If it were only that, Wei Yuan wouldn't have complained. But the clouds that had gathered together and started to rotate in the sky were clearly not to be trifled with; the more he looked at them, the more they resembled calamity clouds.

Two different heavenly tribulations have appeared in one mental world? Does the Heavenly Dao have no shame at all?

Wei Yuan was cursing when suddenly a chill ran down his spine, and he had a premonition that disaster was about to befall him.

He immediately exited the world of his mind and looked up at the sky. Sure enough, thick clouds covered the azure sky, and a pair of pale golden eyes slowly opened at the center of the vortex, coldly looking down at the masses of beings in the world below, as if looking at ants.

At this moment, looking at the tribulation clouds in the sky, Wei Yuan didn't even have the strength to curse.

He had only broken through from the Dharma Aspect realm to the Spirit Nourishing realm, so how could he have attracted a triple heavenly tribulation? One tribulation was in reality, and two were in the world of his mind. Wei Yuan was at a loss for what to do and did not know which one to defend against first.

Is God determined to kill him?
Wei Yuan had no time to complain. He immediately dispatched several Dragon Guards to quickly notify all the cultivators of Taichu Palace to prepare. The main purpose was to have Sun Yu and Xu Henshui prepare to rescue people. In case the tribulation failed, with these two around, he might be able to save them.

Wei Yuan himself went to the northern mountains and entered the top floor of the Hall of Heroes, intending to use the power of the million heroic souls buried there to fight against the heavenly tribulation.

This was something Wei Yuan had long considered; the souls of heroes, having undergone the baptism of heavenly tribulation, might undergo unknown changes. However, Wei Yuan was somewhat uneasy, since most of the people buried here were those he had sent to the battlefield. He wondered if, if they knew in the afterlife, they would be willing to help him withstand the heavenly tribulation again.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the mortal world, the Ice Crystal Divine Tree burst through the small hut where it was hiding, growing taller and taller until it transformed into a several-zhang-tall ice-blue jade tree. The tree spirit sat on a branch, scattering specks of ice crystals that fell into the bodies of its followers. The followers' eyes instantly turned blue, their bodies grew larger, and each became incredibly fast and incredibly strong.

The Ice Crystal Tree uprooted itself and flew straight north, taking root on the coastline. Then, ribbons of blue light floated from its canopy. These ribbons rapidly spread along the coast, forming a formidable defensive line. Next, thousands of her followers rushed to the scene, carrying square stones, and quickly erected a three-foot-high wall along the ribbons of light, which then extended further along the coastline.

The Ice Crystal Divine Tree's roots grew deeper and deeper, and its trunk gradually shortened. This time, she no longer held back, but went directly to the front line of resisting the tsunami.

The laurel tree, its body wreathed in sword energy, also arrived. Seeing that the Ice Glass Divine Tree had laid out a defensive line of nearly a hundred miles in one go, it was not to be outdone. It chose a place nearby to take root, and two sword energies flew far to the left and right, fiercely encircling a sphere of influence of one hundred and one miles.

However, the girl Yin Yang appeared, uprooted the Moon Laurel Immortal Tree from the ground, placed it near the Ice Glass Divine Tree, and finally enclosed a defensive range of forty miles around it. The original sixty miles of its enclosure were then shared by four Immortal Orchids.

At this moment, the world underwent another change amidst the smoke and fire of human life. The primordial energy of heaven and earth surged continuously from the void, making the world's spirituality increasingly rich. Many tiny glimmers of life were quietly gestating in every corner of the world.

A tremor ran through the central city as the saplings of the Jianmu tree from overseas were moved into the city, emitting a hazy blue light that enveloped the entire city. Meanwhile, on the nearby island, mortals were boarding ships, preparing to return to the central city for refuge.

At this moment, the wind began to howl, carrying countless dandelion-like specks of light. Many specks of light passed directly through the mortal's body, but a few disappeared within it.

The waves around the island were already several feet high, and the boats were rocking violently. Meanwhile, all the immortal plants were busy setting up defenses on the coast and had no time to attend to this side. The mortals could only force their increasingly heavy eyelids to climb onto the boats, fill them up, and then sail away.

At this moment, the tribulation clouds above the central city and beyond the sky had already formed, and a bolt of heavenly lightning crashed down!
Although the Jianmu tree was a sapling, it was already over ten zhang tall, making it a towering ancient tree in the eyes of mortals. Its azure light shone brightly, neutralizing the first tribulation lightning.

But this action seemed to anger heaven and earth. The tribulation clouds gradually accelerated their movement, and bolts of tribulation lightning fell continuously, as if there was no end in sight.

Wei Yuan stood on the top floor of the Hall of Heroes, his divine sense penetrating the roof as he carefully observed the tribulation clouds, pondering what kind of heavenly tribulation he would face this time.

If things continue like this, Wei Yuan feels that he might encounter the legendary immortal tribulations before even breaking through to the Imperial Realm.

The eyes in the sky were expressionless and utterly indifferent, a manifestation of the will of heaven and earth, naturally indifferent to the thoughts of an ant on the ground. As the tribulation clouds formed, a bolt of lightning appeared from the darkness.

Upon seeing the lightning, Wei Yuan was overjoyed and almost cried tears of joy. After so long, he had finally encountered a real lightning tribulation!

Wei Yuan's mind raced, and he forcibly forgot about the lightning rods in his storage magic treasures. Something was very wrong with the world here, and Wei Yuan worried that if he thought about it, the type of heavenly tribulation would immediately change.

He was determined to remain calm this time and weather the first few rounds of tribulation lightning. Once the tribulation lightning struck, surely the heavens wouldn't dare to change course again, would they?
With the plan settled, Wei Yuan sat motionless, awaiting the arrival of the heavenly tribulation.

The first bolt of tribulation lightning didn't take long to prepare before it struck. It was a bolt of lightning with a bluish tinge, the most standard type of heavenly tribulation lightning. It struck directly at the top of the Hall of Heroes, and the entire Hall of Heroes seemed to come alive instantly, its entire body glowing faintly. Within the light, it seemed as if countless mortals were shouting to the sky, together resisting the tribulation lightning.

One bolt of lightning after another struck, until the third bolt finally shattered the spiritual shield of the Hall of Heroes, destroyed the roof, and exposed Wei Yuan inside. Then, the fourth bolt of lightning flashed down and struck Wei Yuan on the top of his head!
The direction of this lightning strike was rather strange; it struck directly at the top of the head and was much thinner than normal tribulation lightning.

Wei Yuan didn't care where the tribulation lightning struck. His current physical body had no weaknesses or vital points; it was a unified whole, with consistent strength, and the hardness and texture of his eyes and fists were exactly the same. So it didn't matter where he received the lightning.

When the lightning struck him, Wei Yuan felt a tingling sensation all over his body, but nothing else. This was already the fourth level of tribulation lightning; each level of tribulation was more powerful than the last, generally ending at the ninth level.

Of course, it's hard to say how many layers of heavenly tribulation Wei Yuan will undergo; it all depends on the whims of fate.

The power of this tribulation lightning was much weaker than Wei Yuan had anticipated; it seemed he could easily withstand thirty to fifty strikes. However, as the tribulation lightning struck, Wei Yuan's thoughts suddenly drifted, and he remembered a very serious question: what if Hongye appeared when he was undergoing his heavenly tribulation?
The moment this question surfaced, Wei Yuan nearly broke out in a cold sweat, finding it increasingly plausible the more he thought about it. At that moment, two bolts of tribulation lightning struck in quick succession, which Wei Yuan easily withstood, but his thoughts drifted more and more, as if Hongye was already at the edge of Qingming and about to enter!
An uncontrollable panic began to spread through Wei Yuan's heart. He suddenly realized something and felt an urge to curse again. This was no ordinary heavenly tribulation; it was a demonic tribulation specifically designed to attack one's Dao heart!

Wei Yuan was initially inexperienced and fell into a trap without realizing it. Now he increasingly felt that Hongye had entered Qingming and was about to break through the many barriers to appear in front of him.

If this continues, these distracting thoughts will transform into true inner demons, which will then manifest in the world through Wei Yuan's Dao power. At that time, seven or eight tenths of Wei Yuan's Dao power will be taken away by these inner demons, making him no match for them.

Losing one's Dao heart is a matter of life and death. Wei Yuan immediately focused on maintaining his original mind and used the will he had honed through years of battles to suppress the distracting thoughts in his mind. He stopped thinking about Hongye and concentrated on fighting against the heavenly tribulation.

Before he could lose himself in the moment, Wei Yuan couldn't help but curse the heavens inwardly. If he remembered correctly, the Inner Demon Tribulation was a heavenly tribulation that one had to endure when their mental world transformed from illusion to reality and manifested in the world during the Yujing Realm, second only to the Ascension Tribulation in terms of danger. It seemed that the heavens truly didn't want Wei Yuan to live, even arranging such a heavenly tribulation for him.

Amidst the bustling city life, the colossal wave in the sea had finally taken shape, a fifteen-zhang-high crest rolling towards the central city with overwhelming force. Within the crest, countless seaweeds were growing wildly, like sentient tentacles, intertwining to form a wall of vegetation, desperately trying to mitigate the power of the giant wave.

In the central city, Jianmu was struggling to withstand the tribulation lightning from beyond the heavens. A group of immortal plants built several low walls, each half a zhang high, along the coast. Behind the walls were their followers, who were still desperately reinforcing them.

At this time, most mortals were in the city, drowsy and slow-moving, while only the believers of the immortal plants could move freely.

At the edge of the azure sky, a refined middle-aged scholar walked into the town of Zhike with the flow of people. He was relaxed, his eyes clear and bright, looking around with curiosity about everything.

Just as he was looking around, a dignified voice suddenly rang out beside him: "Hey you over there, new here, right? If you want to join Qingming, come and register first!"

(End of this chapter)