I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 945 The Calamity Begins
A divine pattern appeared between Zhou Tianyan's brows. He made a hand seal, and the phantom of the Boundless Heavenly Mystery Diagram appeared, instantly filling the entire sky before disappearing into the void.

From this moment on, the entire area within thousands of miles was shrouded in celestial mystery. From the outside, everything here would appear unreal.

Li Huang raised his hand, and a bone box the size of a palm appeared in his palm.

The bone box was grayish-white all over, and its surface was covered with densely packed runes. Each rune faintly shimmered with a grayish-white light, as if the great Dao of life and death was contained within it.

The moment the box appeared, the surrounding space seemed to freeze for a moment, and even the wind stopped.

The bone box slowly opened, and an aura surged out from it.

The aura was a mixture of gray and black, with strands of it intertwined like countless vines, each containing the other, inseparable.

These intertwined auras quickly spread outwards.

The aura was initially dense, almost solidified, surging and rolling in the void. As it spread outward, it became fainter and thinner until it was imperceptible to the naked eye, and eventually even divine sense could hardly perceive it.

It passed through the forests, crossed the mountains, and silently disappeared into every corner of this world.

The birds in the forest fell silent for a moment, then resumed their chirping.

The deer by the stream raised its head, looked around blankly, and then lowered its head to drink.

On a mountain path in the distance, a wandering cultivator suddenly stopped, frowned slightly, and felt as if he had been in a daze, but couldn't remember what had happened. He shook his head and continued on his way.

This aura of crying spread silently, like morning mist or night dew, and unknowingly seeped into the bodies of the creatures in the Realm of Tranquil Longevity.

Ordinary people, cultivators, birds and beasts, flowers, plants and stones—all had an invisible seed planted in them at this moment.

Zhou Tianyan watched all this in silence.

His gaze fell on a small town in the far distance, where smoke rose from chimneys, children played in alleyways, and old people rested under trees, as if everything was as usual.

But these people didn't know that from this moment on, their fate had changed, and they were now entangled with the sealed being in the ancient realm.

"That's enough," he suddenly said.

Li Huang glanced at him, said nothing, and slowly closed the bone box.

The surroundings returned to calm.

"Let's go," Li Huang said.

Zhou Tianyan took one last look at the distant town before disappearing from the mountaintop as silently as he had come.

The obscuring effect of the Boundless Heavenly Secrets Diagram slowly dissipated, and the primeval forest returned to nature, as if nothing had ever happened.

……

Chongguangjie is a desolate place.

Feng Wuhen and Yan Guichi appeared...

……

Within the ancient realm, inside the Mirror of Rebirth.

Wei Yuan slightly opened his eyes and dispersed the power of the Demon Lord into the Linglong Realm, which greatly reduced the pressure he was under.

However, this still cannot fundamentally solve the problem. As long as his divine soul power has not separated from the Demon Lord and he cannot truly control the Mirror of Rebirth and become a God King, then all of this will not end.

Under normal circumstances, he would naturally be unwilling to use such a radical method. After all, if the demonic thoughts that escaped were to reach the Demon Realm, they could very well affect the physical body of the Demon Lord who was being suppressed there.

But there's no time to worry about that now!

The appearance of the Demon Lord's power indicates that the seals in other places have malfunctioned, allowing the power of the Blood Moon to invade the ancient realm and causing the Demon Lord's soul to stir, showing signs of awakening from its slumber.

Even though he is still suppressed by the Mirror of Rebirth, he will eventually awaken, and once he awakens, he will be doomed forever.

"Gu Yuanqing, regardless of whether you are a Returner to the Void or not, since you have come to the Linglong Realm, you have entered the tribulation, and some things are no longer up to you!"

……

In the Northern Spring Realm, within the Qian Yuan Sect, things have become somewhat tense again these days, because Li Chengyi is about to undergo his tribulation.

The Seven-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, the Chaotic Tribulation!
He has achieved the Yin-Yang Circulation Realm for over seven hundred years!
"After seven hundred years of refinement and accumulation, we are finally ready to take this step."

Standing atop the peak, Li Chengyi gazed at the sky where the aura of tribulation was gradually gathering. Even as he faced his tribulation, he couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing feelings, emotions, and reflections).

That's really not easy!
Perhaps for ordinary cultivators, to have their Dao imprint fully nurtured in seven hundred years, and to step from the Yin-Yang cycle into the threshold of the Chaotic Heaven, is already a stroke of good fortune.

But Li Chengyi felt he was too slow.

He felt that he was under even more pressure now than he had back then. Before, he only compared himself to his parents, but now he had a brother to rely on.

If he walked too slowly and his younger brother, who was 1,500 years younger than him, caught up with him, he would really lose face.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, completely calming his mind and preparing to face the impending heavenly tribulation.

Many of the elders and true disciples of the Qian Yuan Sect were watching from afar the mountain where their sect leader was undergoing tribulation.

If it were any other sect in the spirit realm, they would probably be on high alert and taking all sorts of precautions when undergoing tribulation.

However, within the Qian Yuan Sect, there was no such concern.

It should be noted that there are two Void Immortals on this main peak, who are undoubtedly the strongest beings in the Linglong Realm and the Qianyuan Realm.

Who in the world would dare to pull a tiger's whisker from its mouth?

Of course, necessary precautions are still in place to prevent anyone from disturbing the sect leader's tribulation.

Chen Binglan, Little Fox, Li Guanrong, Gu Siyuan, and others were also waiting on the side of the Tribulation Mountain, their expressions slightly tense.

The cataclysmic calamity is no small matter; the sheer power of heaven and earth that can be sensed is just a glimpse of it.

Gu Huai'an was also in the Qian Yuan Sect. He was over fifty years old this year and his cultivation had reached the ninth level of the Divine Platform.

At this age and with this level of cultivation, his progress is even faster than that of Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan back then.

Although the cultivation resources now are vastly different from those of the past, it also shows how exceptionally talented he is.

That is why pressure was put on Li Chengyi at such a young age.

At this moment, he gazed at his brother's figure in the distance, feeling somewhat shocked.

Is this the cataclysmic calamity that will shake the heavens?

Such heavenly might, even just a slight sense of it made him tremble with fear, so what kind of power must the Chaotic Undying Tribulation and the Void Immortal Tribulation above it be!

Outside Qianyuan Island.

The disciples of the Qian Yuan Sect either waited tens of thousands of miles away or returned to the Bei Quan Realm.

Most of the disciples who cultivated in Qingping Cave Heaven also returned to their sects, hoping to witness the sect leader undergoing tribulation.

As for the outsiders on Qian Yuan Island, they carefully hid within the restrictions and magic arrays, concealing their presence to avoid being implicated in the heavenly tribulation.

Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan stood atop the main peak, watching from afar.

Both men remained calm, having complete faith in Li Chengyi and believing he would easily overcome the tribulation.
Moreover, even if there were an accident, nothing would happen in Beiquan Mountain.

Back then, outside the Northern Spring Realm, when the Spirit Venerable was undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation of the Void Immortal, Gu Yuanqing was able to help him pass through it, let alone inside the Northern Spring Realm.

The sky was gradually darkening, and the clouds of calamity were gathering thicker and lower, pressing down harder and harder, making the heavens' power grow stronger and stronger.

Li Chengyi stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky with a calm expression.

"So you've finally arrived?" Li Chengyi smiled slightly.

Boom!

The first bolt of lightning struck!
The Pure Yang Heavenly Thunder, entirely crimson gold, resembled a fire dragon swooping down from the clouds, carrying an intense aura capable of incinerating everything.

Li Chengyi's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He threw a punch, forcefully shattering the heavenly tribulation, and then allowed the scattered heavenly lightning to envelop his entire body.

This tribulation itself was also an opportunity. He was already skilled in the Dao of Thunder, so he was more at ease dealing with the tribulation than other cultivators.

Crimson-gold lightning danced around him, illuminating his entire body and making his bones clearly visible.

The lightning penetrated all 365 acupoints on his body, seeped into his celestial realm, and permeated his soul, forcing out every trace of yin energy from his body. The yin energy transformed into wisps of black smoke, escaping from his pores, only to be incinerated by the lightning and vanish into nothingness.

The nine bolts of pure yang heavenly lightning were each more intense and larger than the last, yet they could not harm him in the slightest.

As the first tribulation ended, the second tribulation followed immediately.

Pure Yin Heavenly Lightning, entirely dark blue, chilling to the bone.

The blood and qi in Li Chengyi's body, which had just been tempered to an unbearable heat by the pure yang heavenly lightning, were frozen again by this extreme cold power. The alternation of hot and cold was like forging iron, further refining and cleaning the impurities in his body.

His world of heaven and man became more stable amidst the alternation of hot and cold, and his soul became more solid.

The third heavenly tribulation transformed into a yin-yang dragon, one red and one blue, coiling and swirling as it swooped down from the clouds.

The red dragon represents the ultimate yang, while the green dragon represents the ultimate yin. The two dragons are intertwined, their yin and yang complementing each other, creating an endless cycle of life.

Li Chengyi formed hand seals and braced himself against the impact of the two dragons.

Lightning exploded around him, transforming into countless tiny arcs of electricity that coursed through his meridians.

The yin and yang energies within the body were activated by the tribulation lightning, and began to circulate and merge with each other.

After the nine Yin-Yang dragons passed by, his aura had begun to show signs of chaos.

The fourth tribulation is the Great Dao Chain.

The tribulation lightning transformed into chains of the Great Dao, entirely black, hanging down from the clouds and wrapping around Li Chengyi's body.

This is the manifestation of the laws of heaven and earth; once entangled, it seals off his cultivation.

At this moment, the spiritual energy that flowed freely within his body seemed to be gripped by an invisible hand, rendering him unable to move.

Li Chengyi exerted all his strength to activate the Daoist imprint, his true essence circulated like the Yangtze River, and his power burst forth, causing him to struggle violently.

One by one, the chains snapped, turning into specks of spiritual light that disappeared into his Daoist imprint.

The fifth tribulation is a test of the heart.

Li Chengyi remained calm, and all the illusions shattered before him.

After seven hundred years of refinement, his Dao heart has become as firm as a rock, unshakable by ordinary external things.

After the nine tribulations of the Dao Heart, his soul became more solid than before, and faintly showed signs of immortality.

The sixth heavenly tribulation... the seventh heavenly tribulation...

As the final three heavenly tribulations descended, lightning pierced through Li Chengyi's celestial world, soul, and physical body, completely erasing the barriers between them.

All forces merged and became one, with no further distinction.

A completely new energy was born from his body.

……

Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan both smiled slightly. If Li Chengyi could become a Chaos Cultivator at the age of 1,500, then there was hope for him to achieve immortality.

Actually, they were more worried about Li Chengyi than Gu Huai'an.

Although Gu Huai'an was young, he was nourished from birth by Li Miaoxuan with her own Dao foundation, essence, and spirit, giving him a natural Dao body with all his meridians open.

The current progress in cultivation is due to Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan deliberately slowing down his progress so that he can lay a more solid foundation, achieve a more perfect realm, and personally experience the scenery of each step of cultivation.

Otherwise, I'm afraid he would have become a celestial being by now!

Although Li Chengyi was also favored by fate, Gu Yuanqing was still a Yuanshi at that time, and Li Miaoxuan was only a Grandmaster.

Perhaps this background was considered good back then, but in the cultivation world, it was nothing more than that of a mortal.

Therefore, his path was destined to be more difficult than Gu Huai'an's.

……

More than 1,500 years later, a true Chaos Cultivator finally appeared within the Qian Yuan Sect.

This also signifies that even without considering Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan, the Qian Yuan Sect has truly entered the level of a top-tier sect.

Moreover, the high-level combat capabilities, besides Li Chengyi, have also made considerable progress.

Not only did the Heavenly Steed become an immortal being, but the little fox's bloodline also underwent a transformation, entering the realm of Yin-Yang circulation.

Li Shi'an, Li Guanrong, Gu Siyuan, and others have already reached the peak of Yin-Yang Longevity, and are only half a step away from breaking through.

Qin Wuyai and Kuang Tongyi also recently entered the Yin-Yang Realm.

Within the sect, there are nearly seven hundred cultivators at the Heavenly Transformation stage, of whom more than thirty have reached the third tribulation of the Heavenly Transformation stage.

As for cultivators of the Void Realm, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they are as numerous as hairs on a cow.

Besides these, there are countless demonic beasts in the Northern Spring Realm that have transformed into spirit beasts.

Although these spirit beasts lost much of their cultivation through the Heavenly Pool, they have already reached a higher level over the past few hundred years due to the purity of their bloodline.

These spirit beasts serve Gu Yuanqing as their master, and naturally they can also be used by the Qian Yuan Sect.

The Qian Yuanzong sect is becoming increasingly confident, which means that it no longer needs to rely on Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan for everything.

Li Chengyi finally felt that he could do more for his father and mother.

……

After Li Chengyi became a Chaos Cultivator, Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan almost completely stopped caring about the affairs of the Linglong Realm and the Spirit Realm.

Living a leisurely life within the Northern Spring Realm, the two of them even ventured into the Spirit Realm to travel and play together.

I also went to the Nine Realms Divine Continent to enjoy the exotic scenery.

They had no fixed purpose; they simply rode the clouds on a whim.

In fact, the two found a small town in the cultivation world, transformed into an ordinary couple, and lived a normal life for more than fifty years.

Li Chengyi also went there in person, and Gu Huai'an even went there in person to experience it.

When they were tired of everything, Gu Yuanqing himself used the Heavenly Fishing Technique to pull them back.

Spiritual practice seems to be getting further and further away from the two, or rather, for them at this point, spiritual practice has long been integrated into their lives, and they no longer need to do anything deliberately. What they care more about is the feeling of their soul.

Even Gu Huai'an was handed over to Li Chengyi for instruction, and only occasionally would Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan provide guidance and test him.

Time passed slowly, and life seemed peaceful and serene.

Until one day, a huge uproar suddenly broke out in several exquisite realms almost simultaneously!

(End of this chapter)