I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 834 The Arrogant Master

The aura of the Great Perfection of the Chaotic Undying was released, and its own power clashed with heaven and earth, naturally attracting the gathering of calamity energy.

The world changed color, the wind rose and the clouds surged, calamity clouds appeared out of nowhere, and the great Dao of Heaven and Earth hummed.

The entire area of ​​tens of thousands of miles above Qian Yuan Island underwent a sudden change, with the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) rapidly converging into the tribulation clouds, amplifying the power of the heavenly tribulation.

Moments later, leaden clouds pressed down, and the world was completely shrouded in calamity clouds, turning day into night.

The power of the tribulation clouds continues to grow rapidly.

The power of the Heavenly Tribulation is a natural change in the rules of heaven and earth caused by the cultivator's own power. The strength of the cultivator and the depth of their Dao foundation also determine the strength of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Gu Yuanqing cultivates ten thousand paths, and the world of heaven and man is just like the real world. With his immortality, he can shake the illusory immortals, which means that the already terrifying illusory immortal tribulation will become even more horrifying.

To put it another way, if he were to undergo this tribulation, it would be as if a real small world were to appear in the cultivation world and try to seize the power of this world to achieve his own goals. How could this world not be enraged?
On Qianyuan Island, all cultivators and civilians have been sent to Qingping Cave. Compared to Beiquan Cave, the existence of Qingping Cave is almost universally known, so there is no need to hide it.

The Black Tortoise looked up once, then retracted all four limbs and its head back into its shell, revealing not a trace of its breath. It floated comfortably on the surface of the sea, as if it were asleep.

Even Gu Yuanqing, now in his current state, could hardly estimate the strength of this divine tortoise. Although Gu Yuanqing had seen several worlds, he had never seen a spirit beast with such a huge body.

The origins of this entity within the Qingping Dao Palace are also unclear. Its existence seems to be even older than the Qingping Dao Palace itself, but no one has ever witnessed its true power.

Even when they broke into the Yunmeng Ancient Swamp last time, they easily dealt with the attack from the Yunmeng Holy Lord and left smoothly.

However, even it was unwilling to be tainted by the Tribulation of the Immortal Realm.

As for the other sea creatures around them, they desperately began to flee from their surroundings.

Although the Immortal Tribulation was far away in the vast ocean, it was not unknown to anyone.

The Great Dao was trembling slightly due to the Heavenly Tribulation. Those above the Chaos Heaven level had already established a connection between their own Dao of Heaven and Man and the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and naturally felt something in their hearts.

While those at the Shattered Heaven Realm may find it difficult to perceive the location of the Heavenly Tribulation, those at the Chaotic Undying Realm have a relatively clearer sense of it.

Jiuli Mountain.

It is shrouded in a thick, viscous, and poisonous miasma all year round. Strange flowers and plants all have eerie colors, and millions of poisonous insects crawl among the decaying soil and bones.

On an altar made of the skulls of several enormous monsters, the Evil Lord sat cross-legged.

The space around its body was slightly distorted, and countless illusory insect shadows as fine as dust could be vaguely seen floating up and down, while the phantom of a dragon hovered around it.

Suddenly, the Evil Lord opened his eyes.

"The Tribulation of a Void Immortal?!" His dry, cold voice carried a hint of astonishment. "The Great Dao is trembling... Who is it? In this cultivation world, there is actually someone undergoing the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation?"

He slowly rose, his blood-red robe fluttering, causing the surrounding yin evil miasma and illusory insect shadows to boil.

"Spiritual Venerable?"

"It shouldn't be. That old guy wouldn't dare gamble now, and the Heavenly Tribulation doesn't seem to be in the Spirit Realm, but rather in the Cultivation Realm."

"If that's the case... Qingping Dao Palace?!"

A terrifying glint flashed in the eyes of the Evil Lord, and the runes on his Blood Soul Robe writhed wildly, as if sensing the intense fluctuations in his master's emotions.

This world is flawed; the limit for immortality is the existence of the Chaos Immortal. The only person in tens of thousands of years to achieve the status of a Void Immortal is the Heavenly Sword Elder of the Qingping Dao Palace.

Just over a decade ago, someone suspected to be from the Qingping Dao Palace underwent the tribulation of the Chaotic Immortal. Over a hundred years ago, Gu Yuanqing also achieved the Chaotic Immortal. And now, the tribulation of the Void Immortal has appeared again, which is quite alarming!

"If that's the case, then there must be some unknown secrets within the Dao Palace!"

At this moment, the heart of this evil leader could no longer be at peace. After cultivating for 20,000 years, he was stopped at the level of the Chaotic Immortal for 10,000 years. His path of cultivation was cut off. How could he be willing to accept this?

"No matter what, I have to take a look, and..."

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain was filled with killing intent. He did not want the evil sects to be suppressed by the righteous sects again and live like rats in the street!

Click, click...

A sickening cracking sound suddenly rang out from his emaciated body!

The shriveled body suddenly swelled and bulged as if inflated!
The Nine Li Blood Soul Robe that covered his body suddenly tightened, and the hundreds of millions of scarlet runes on it shone with a dazzling light like red-hot iron wires, moving wildly. The hem of the robe danced wildly without wind, fluttering and stirring up gusts of bloody wind.

The dark gold witch marks on the pale skin seemed to come alive, moving and protruding under the skin!
An aura seemingly emanating from the wilderness surged into the sky, like a ferocious beast awakened from the primordial chaos. Its suffocatingly domineering and ferocious power caused all sorts of strange beasts and poisonous insects in the mountains to lie prostrate on the ground, trembling in fear.

"The legacy of Qingping Dao Palace... the opportunity for becoming a Void Immortal..." He raised his palm, looking at the dark gold patterns and scarlet dots that seemed to move like living things under the skin of his palm, and a cold and greedy smile appeared on his lips.

Whether for his own path of cultivation, or for his own life and the sake of his sect, he had to take this journey. Compared to it, even the Heavenly Demons surrounding the outer battlefields became less important.

Hiss!

With a casual wave of his hand, the space in front of him was torn apart.

The Evil Lord stepped inside, his blood-red robe billowing in a stench that filled the air, and his figure vanished within.

The Primordial Palace's Silent Heavenly Lord, the Blissful Sound Heavenly Maiden of the Blissful Sect, the Netherworld Sect's Li Youhe, the Heavenly Mandate Palace's Han Jingshan, the Holy Heaven Sect's Zhao Shengbing, the Taiyin Sect... and other heretical sects like the Undying Heavenly Chaos also sensed something, and their expressions all turned ugly.

If the Lord of Jiuli Mountain could guess these things, even if they couldn't judge them with such accuracy, they could at least guess them to some extent.

The emergence of a new Undying Chaos cultivator in a righteous sect is acceptable; they can deal with it gradually. However, the existence of a Void Immortal is absolutely unacceptable!
In an instant, countless powerful cultivators from heretical sects, taking advantage of the arrangements they had left in the cultivation world, descended upon it and then took to the air, heading towards the vast ocean.

The righteous sects also sensed it.

The shockwaves were no less than those from the heretical sects, and how could they possibly be unaware of such a massive commotion from the heretical sects?
Lingbao Daozun projected a divine thought phantom, intercepting the Lord of Jiuli Mountain, and said in a deep voice, "Evil Lord, what are you trying to do? Do you intend to tear up the alliance between good and evil?"

The Nine Li Evil Lord said indifferently, "Someone is undergoing the tribulation of becoming a Void Immortal, a rare occurrence that happens only once every tens of thousands of years. Naturally, I should go and witness the ceremony."

"Attend the ceremony? Do you even believe that yourself? Right now, demons are all around us. If this leads to conflict, are you, Jiuli Mountain, willing to bear the karmic consequences? Quickly order the experts from the evil sects to retreat to the Spirit Realm so we can discuss this further!"

"Let's plan this over a longer period?" The Evil Lord sneered. "Lingbao, why be so hypocritical? If a Void Immortal emerges, the格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or structure) of this world will be completely overturned! You know this better than anyone else. Besides, how can we cultivators not witness the tribulation of the Void Immortal? Today, no matter what you do, you can't stop me! Moreover, with just this one illusory avatar, you can't stop me!"

After saying that, the Evil Lord said no more.

His aura suddenly contracted inward, and he transformed into a condensed, ethereal line that pierced through the void, vanishing without a trace in an instant. The tribulation of becoming a Void Immortal was brewing, and he had little time left. Not to mention the significance of witnessing the tribulation itself, if this person failed to overcome the tribulation, so be it; but if he did, their only chance would be during his weakened state after the tribulation.

The Spirit Lord stood still with a solemn expression, making no move. He had only sent a projection of his divine soul, which was no match for the Lord of Jiuli Mountain, so he did not make a move, as it would be pointless, and his true self could not arrive so quickly.

……

Gu Yuanqing quietly waited for the calamity of heaven and earth to condense. As he circulated his cultivation technique, his aura rose steadily, becoming stronger and more magnificent, as if an invisible mountain was rising from the ground, about to pierce the sky.

Within the thick tribulation clouds, countless strangely colored and myriad-shaped tribulation lights of law were conceived, collided, and roared!
Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder... all the great laws of the universe seemed to be forcibly extracted, twisted, and mixed by the will of heaven and earth, transforming into pure destructive power.

This wait lasted for three days.

"coming!"

Gu Yuanqing raised his head, his expression calm.

Boom!

A crack appeared in the clouds of calamity, and a thunderbolt crashed down.

The first strike, Geng Metal Divine Thunder, was as white as a ribbon, incomparably sharp, tearing through the void and breaking into the Northern Spring Cave Heaven, piercing straight to the crown of the head!
Gu Yuanqing released his defenses and directly absorbed the attack with his physical body. The billions of particles resonated, and with the help of the Gengjin Divine Thunder, his body was tempered. His body became more resilient as it was constantly torn and regenerated.

The second strike, the Divine Lightning of Wood, was as blue as water. Its almost violent and boundless vitality penetrated into the limbs and bones, causing the blood and qi to grow wildly and then wither suddenly, disrupting the balance of the body.

Gu Yuanqing still did not use the art of manipulating objects to resolve the heavenly tribulation, but instead bound its power and transferred it all to himself, preventing it from harming Beiquan Cave Heaven.

The tribulation itself is a trial, testing one's control over oneself and the Great Dao.

The third strike, the Gui Water Divine Thunder, was a deep, dark blue, extremely soft yet extremely cold, freezing blood vessels and sealing away life force, bringing the operation of the microscopic world to a near standstill.

The sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth... Five Elements Divine Thunders come in the order of mutual generation and mutual restraint, continuous and different. The invisible forces generate and transform each other, evolving into completely different Heavenly Punishment forces.

Gu Yuanqing used these powers to temper every inch of his body. His flesh was repeatedly torn apart, tempered, and eventually reassembled.

His body was enveloped in lightning, sometimes gleaming with a metallic sheen, sometimes gnarled like an ancient tree, sometimes covered in frost, sometimes bursting into flames, and sometimes as heavy as a mountain.

Gradually, a faint, indestructible light emanated from his body, as if his indestructible body had broken free from its original constraints.

This is the power of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, which is more useful than any rare and precious materials.

The first tribulation ended, but the tribulation clouds in the sky continued to brew, and the tribulation aura gradually intensified.

The calamity clouds gradually transformed into a chaotic color, then slowly changed, eventually taking the shape of a Tai Chi symbol.

An hour later.

With a thunderous roar, the Yin-Yang thunder struck.

With the addition of Yin and Yang to the Five Elements, the power of the tribulation lightning increased several times over.

But Gu Yuanqing remained calm. This tribulation still mostly affected his physical body. The particles in his body were crushed and regenerated in the lightning, endlessly repeating the cycle.

Each breakage and regeneration seems to make it stronger, more perfect, and able to bear more power.

……

Before the illusory image of the Yin-Yang millstone had completely dissipated, the center of the tribulation clouds suddenly collapsed, transforming into a dark hole that devoured everything.

The third heavenly tribulation descended, and within the tribulation lightning, in addition to the power of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, there were also imprints of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth mixed in.

An invisible force seeped into the world of celestial beings, causing various laws of the Great Dao to clash and explode wildly within it, even directly attacking the Dao imprint, attempting to shake Gu Yuanqing's foundation of the Great Dao.

While tempering his physical body, Gu Yuanqing also had to constantly comprehend the Great Dao of the Celestial World to stabilize himself.

However, he still did not use the artifact, because he had not yet reached its limit.

In the world of heaven and man, a bright mirror hangs high, reflecting the world. Under the attack of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, Gu Yuanqing constantly improves his own Great Dao. The power of the Heavenly Tribulation follows the rules of Heaven and Earth and instinctively attacks Gu Yuanqing's weaknesses. These weaknesses are actually flaws, which were previously unnoticed.

Under the heavens and earth, everything unfolded before Gu Yuanqing's eyes.

The power of heaven and earth is both a test and an achievement. Each time an attack is neutralized, its power is quickly transformed into Gu Yuanqing's own strength.

The fourth tribulation is still aimed at the celestial world. First, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire ignites, and then the power of the Void descends.

It's as if this world is about to be shattered completely!

However, Gu Yuanqing's world was extremely stable. The Beiquan Town World Seal hung high in the sky, merging with Gu Yuanqing's soul and resonating with this world. The spatial Dao mark shone brightly, and all trials were ultimately transformed into resources.

Most of the power of the fifth and sixth heavenly tribulations fell upon the divine soul.

The power of heaven and earth transformed into countless fine needles that pierced the soul; heavenly winds entered through the philtrum, and when the winds passed, the soul seemed to fade a little.

And there are all sorts of fantasies.

In the illusion, there is the sight of her beloved son Li Chengyi, who is trapped in a desperate situation and calling out for help, and her Daoist partner Li Miaoxuan, who has died in a bloody battle to protect the sect... The tragic scenes of her dearest loved ones are vividly displayed, striking straight to the heart.

The light and shadow reverse, returning to the dark and hopeless years of imprisonment in Beiquan Mountain. Humiliation, resentment, and despair surge like a tide, questioning whether the original intention of cultivating the Tao remains unchanged.

A celestial demon devoured his soul, transforming into the appearance of the Infernal Demon King and the Mysterious Netherworld Demon Lord, grinning maliciously as it tore at his soul, trying to drag his consciousness into the boundless demon realm.

At this moment, the thirty-three-story Demon Refining and Immortal Ascension Tower shone brightly, suppressing it, and the illusory image of Beiquan Mountain appeared even more majestic.

None of these things caused Gu Yuanqing's expression to change in the slightest; everything remained under control.

When the seventh tribulation arrived, he suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

"Evil Lord? It seems the evil sects have sensed my tribulation and can't sit still anymore."

However, Gu Yuanqing only glanced at it before turning his attention back to it.

We have no time to worry about them right now; our tribulation is the priority!

Moreover, these heretical cultivators would not make a move at this time. To rush into the tribulation would be tantamount to courting death. If they were to make a move, they would certainly wait until after their own tribulation!
(End of this chapter)