After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 1007 Nine Revolutions Completed, Chen Yang Crosses the True Tribulation!
The newcomer was dressed in an old Taoist robe, looked to be in his forties, had his hair tied up in a Taoist bun with a simple hairpin, carried a black wooden sword on his back, and held a whisk in his hand.

He was fairly decent-looking, but he didn't have the air of a sage. Judging from the expression on his face, it wasn't hard to tell that he looked like a villain, especially his eyes with three whites showing, which were incredibly sinister.

As the saying goes, one's appearance reflects one's heart; this Taoist priest is probably not a good person.

The old monk seemed to have sensed the Taoist's arrival long ago. Without turning his head, he simply said calmly, "Didn't you come too?"

"Ah."

The Taoist stroked his beard, his gaze fixed on the center of the distant lightning. "This Danyangzi is quite a figure. In just a hundred years, he has grown to this level. He is from your Emei sect. Monk, aren't you going to give him a hand?"

“This person has gone astray and associated with demons. He is no longer of our kind. I cultivate Buddhism and he cultivates Taoism. We are not on the same path. But you, you belong to the same Taoist sect and are of the same lineage. Perhaps you can help him.”

The old monk was not fooled. This was divine punishment. He thought, "You didn't go, but you made me go. You're clearly trying to trick me."

"Haha."

The Taoist priest laughed, “You monks, you say one thing and do another, you’re so hypocritical. Don’t you always say you want to save all living beings? Doesn’t someone like him deserve your salvation?”

The old monk shook his head. "Amitabha, we've dealt with each other for so many years, don't you understand? This humble monk is not skilled in the way of salvation. I only think of salvation for those I can't defeat. As for those I can defeat, I simply send them to see the Buddha..."

"Heh, still as eloquent as ever."

The Taoist sneered, "We've been fighting for so many years, and we still can't decide who's the winner. Aren't you tired? We're both nearing the end of our lives. This opening of the secret realm is probably our last chance. Don't you want to go out and see the world before you die?"

"You can't get out."

The old monk turned around and calmly looked at the Taoist priest.

"boom!"

A thunderclap boomed, and lightning ripped through the night sky, illuminating the two faces.

Their gazes met, as if sparks could fly from their collision.

The Taoist priest said, "You probably can't stop me!"

"Amitabha Buddha, I said you can't get out, and you just can't get out." The old monk's voice was icy cold.

"Hmph, I've never seen anyone as troublesome as you."

The Taoist priest snorted coldly, "There are quite a few people coming in this time..."

"You don't need to use them to blackmail me."

The old monk interrupted him directly, "Even if they are all dead, it won't affect the outside world, but if you are released, that would be a catastrophe..."

"You think highly of me."

The Taoist's eyes were sinister. "I have cultivated myself for so many years. Do you think I am so utterly wicked?"

There's a saying: "A leopard can't change its spots." If you could repent and do good, you wouldn't be called a leopard anymore!

After the old monk finished speaking, he put his hands together in prayer, as if begging Buddha to forgive his vulgar words.

The Taoist's face was ashen as he stared at the old monk for a long while. "I won't mince words with you, and I'm not afraid to tell you, some time ago I accidentally glimpsed a sliver of heavenly secrets. There are signs that the Heavenly Path is about to reopen. If you and I continue to linger here, we may never reach that realm before we die. Only by leaving will we have a sliver of hope..."

"Monk, I swear on my Dao heart that this matter is absolutely true. Think about it carefully. Are you really willing to die silently in this cave? Only by going out can we have a glimmer of hope. If the Heavenly Road reopens, with our cultivation levels, breaking through to the Celestial Realm will be a piece of cake. We can also extend our lifespan by another four hundred years. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

The Taoist's words were extremely seductive.

The old monk's lips curled into a slight smile. "Amitabha, as the saying goes, if I don't go to hell, who will? Cang Gou, ever since you dragged me here, my greatest ambition in this life has been either to watch you die or to drag you down with me!"

"you……"

The Taoist priest's face instantly turned red.

The old monk said, "Do you regret sparing me back then? Alas, it's too late. Now it seems I can't bear to watch you die. The only thing I can do is take you with me. So, whether the Heavenly Path continues is none of our business..."

"Incomprehensible!"

The Taoist snorted, leaped into the air, and transformed into a streak of light, quickly disappearing into the darkness.

The old monk gazed in the direction he had left. "Amitabha," he said, "this humble monk has no other merits, except that I have a good memory!"

At that moment, the lightning in the sky suddenly disappeared.

In an instant, the vast celestial might receded like a tide.

Is it over?

The clouds began to dissipate.

In the distance, the river surface suddenly exploded, and a sword light shot out from the water, heading south.

Above the sword light, a person stood vaguely, looking somewhat disheveled, but moving extremely fast.

Several primordial spirits attempted to stop it, but failed.

"Gah!"

A black swan in the early stage of the Dao Realm flew up and blocked the way.

"Shh!"

A terrifying sword light suddenly slashed down, and the black swan cried out in fright. It dared not face the sharp edge directly and hurriedly dodged to the side.

They watched helplessly as the sword light disappeared into the darkness.

There are many people who want to get a bargain, but they should at least consider whether they have the ability to do so.

The dark clouds dissipated, and the sky quickly brightened.

The Bailong River continued its ceaseless flow, as if nothing had just happened.

The old monk stood on the mountaintop, about to leave.

But then they saw the dark clouds spreading across the sky, flowing towards the direction of Dong'e Mountain.

Like a great river flowing eastward, it surges and pours out of the eastern mountains.

The cascading clouds of calamity resembled a group of people attending a National Day banquet, rushing from one event to the next without stopping.

Interesting. Is today some kind of auspicious day, suitable for overcoming tribulation?
They all happened at the same time?
Unfortunately, this time the location seems to be outside Dongshan.

After all, with Dong'e Mountain blocking the way and its boundary, this spectacle couldn't be witnessed.

Judging from this, it must be some kind of spirit from outside Dongshan trying to take advantage of the two consecutive tribulations to cleverly overcome the calamity.

There's nothing interesting about this kind of commotion.

The old monk leaped up and quickly disappeared into the mountains and forests.

……

-

Now let's talk about Chen Yang.

After withdrawing his mental energy, he immediately erased the mental imprints left on the Mountain Lord's Seal by the bone-eating beetles.

His heart was pounding. His intuition told him that the old monk must have already discovered his presence. If he had reacted even slightly slower, the monk might have been able to track him down through his mental imprint.

Strong, very strong, extremely strong.

Although the old monk didn't reveal much of his aura, Chen Yang instinctively felt that the old monk's strength was absolutely formidable.

Could it be that person from Mount Xi'e?
Subconsciously, Chen Yang recalled what Bashe had told him about the top-tier experts hidden in this secret realm.

On Mount Xi'e, there lived an old monk whose Buddhist name was Juechen.

Human cultivators were already few in number in the secret realm, and this monk, who also gave him such a powerful feeling, was the only person Chen Yang could think of.

Bashe had warned him not to provoke those three from Xi'e Mountain, and to avoid them if he encountered them.

Even the Bashe snake was wary of them, which shows how powerful these three were.

Although no one can break through to the Celestial Realm now, the strongest is only at the late stage of the Dao True Realm, there are still differences between the late stage of the Dao True Realm.

For example, after Chen Yang took the Dao Zhen Pill last time, all his stats were maxed out. His physical strength and mental power both reached 5000, and his primordial spirit reached 3000.

In other words, according to the system's judgment, this is the average value of the late stage of the Dao True Realm.

Based on Chen Yang's past experience, this number is not unbreakable.

These old monsters have lived for countless years, and have spent an unknown amount of time and resources on cultivation. Heaven knows what level their cultivation has reached.

Without being able to break through to the Celestial Realm, a 3000-grade Yuan Shen is the late stage of the Dao True Realm, and a 30000-grade Yuan Shen is also the late stage of the Dao True Realm. The two are simply incomparable.

According to Bashe, this monk Juechen has been stuck in the secret realm for many years and is probably close to the limit of four hundred years old. His cultivation is absolutely unfathomable.

He thought of the old monk that Xuantong had asked him to find, and now it seemed that it might be this person.

However, a wise person avoids dangerous situations. Regardless of whether such a being is good or evil, it is best to stay away from it.

It took Chen Yang a while to recover from his anxious state of mind, and his heart stopped pounding.

At this moment, the distant thunder seemed to stop, and the faint aura of divine might also disappeared.

Is it over?

Chen Yang opened the water vein diagram in his mind and took a look.

The two large red question marks that originally marked the location where the Ten-Leaf Bodhi Tree grew have disappeared.

"died?"

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

The power of lightning punishment is indeed strong, but it doesn't necessarily mean it will kill you.

After all, crimes vary in severity. If you commit a heinous crime, you will be killed without mercy. But if it is just a minor crime, at most you will be seriously injured, which will affect your future cultivation.

Surely a ten-leafed Bodhi tree wouldn't fight to the death?
When he was collecting the pears on Goose Back Mountain, if that mountain demon hadn't been yelling at the sky, it probably wouldn't have been killed by the lightning strike; at most, it would have been seriously injured.

Two Dao True Realm beings couldn't withstand the Heavenly Punishment? The doubt only flashed by.

Perhaps they left Bailongjiang after being punished.

After all, this is just a map of water vein distribution, not a full map of the cave and secret realm.

Chen Yang composed himself.

Now that the divine punishment is over, it's my turn next.

He took out a Calamity-Transforming Pill and swallowed it directly.

He had been preparing for the Dao Realm for a long time, but he couldn't delay any longer.

There are many powerful beings in this secret realm, and too many unknown dangers. The more strength you have, the more you can protect yourself.

Now, the heavenly tribulation on the other side of the mountain should have attracted the attention of many powerful figures. I chose to undergo my tribulation at this time because firstly, the power of the tribulation will be reduced, and secondly, these beings have just finished watching the excitement on the other side of the mountain, and if they want to come and join in the fun here, they won't be able to make it in time.

With the natural barrier of Dong'e Mountain, the round trip is more than two hundred miles. Moreover, there is a Bashe (a mythical snake) guarding Dong'e Mountain, and flying is not allowed.

……

Chen Yang sat cross-legged and offered up the Three Flowers on his head.

The three flowers merged into one, forming a magnificent golden lotus with 108 petals, over two meters in diameter, which appeared above Chen Yang's head.

The golden lotus slowly rotated, its petals now tinged with purple, and the primordial spirit seated on the lotus platform also took on a faint purplish-gold hue.

Solemn and imposing.

His breathing suddenly changed, rising and falling.

This is a sign that a breakthrough is imminent.

Chen Yang adjusted his physical condition to its best, picked up the Medicine Buddha statue, and continued to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Lotus Technique.

Having completed the eighth cycle of cultivation, he immediately began the ninth cycle.

The golden lotus blooms in full glory, and then begins to wither.

Petals fell one by one, landing on Chen Yang and transforming into pure primordial spirit energy, which was quickly transferred back into the lotus platform.

……

"Rumble..."

……

A muffled clap of thunder sounded in the sky.

The thunder rumbled long and deep, rolling in from afar.

Outside the valley, Mo Yuan stood on a rock, raised his head, and looked up at the sky.

Layers of dark clouds were gathering in this direction.

coming!

A sudden gust of wind arose, causing the trees in the forest outside the valley to sway and fall. Dark clouds covered the sky, and darkness soon fell.

The atmosphere was oppressive, and the heavens seemed to radiate immense power.

It was suffocating. Although he had already experienced the Dao True Tribulation, Mo Yuan was still somewhat uneasy.

This is an instinctive awe of nature's power, ingrained in the blood and unchangeable by will.

Cultivation is an act against the will of Heaven, and only those who cultivate can understand the terror of Heaven.

"Rumble..."

The clouds were low in the sky, quickly gathering and thickening over the valley.

The clouds rubbed together, flashing with light, constantly gathering thunderous energy, preparing to unleash a powerful attack and put the defiant individual below to the ultimate test.

He should be able to do it, right?

Mo Yuan looked at the thunderclouds gathering in the sky and felt a little worried. After all, if Chen Yang died, it wouldn't have an easy time either. When the Life and Death Curse Seal was activated, it would be enough to make it wish it were dead.

There shouldn't be any problem. There's no reason why the water monkey can pass but he can't.

Mo Yuan's gaze hardened, and he spread his divine sense around, monitoring everything in his vicinity.

It just needs to do its job well.

Protect the valley and don't let anyone disturb it.

Although Chen Yang made preparations in advance, even the most meticulous plans can have oversights.

Wow…

The downpour arrived in an instant.

A fierce wind howled, accompanied by thunder, as if it were the end of the world.

The birds and animals nearby sensed the danger and had already fled.

"Boom!"

Time passed second by second, and finally, the tribulation lightning was fully prepared. The first bolt of lightning pierced through the rain and fell into the valley.

The heavens and earth trembled, and the sound was deafening.

……

In the valley.

Chen Yang's cultivation of the Golden Lotus has completed its ninth cycle of growth and decay, reaching the pinnacle of the Nine Revolutions. 108 purple-gold petals tightly envelop his primordial spirit, forming a giant flower bud.

Lightning struck.

As expected, some of them were drawn away by the surrounding mountain walls.

The arcs of light, like a net, struck the surrounding mountain walls and were absorbed by the iron ore within them, but the thickest one still headed straight for Chen Yang in the valley.

The lightning roared like a dragon, instantly striking the golden lotus of cultivation above Chen Yang's head, and then flowing into Chen Yang's body.

In an instant, Chen Yang's entire body lit up.

Chen Yang was already prepared. Terrifying energy surged into his body, and he unleashed the full power of the Five Thunder Escape Technique.

With the blessing of the Calamity-Transforming Pill, the physical body's affinity for lightning-attribute energy reached its limit. Although there was still some damage, the degree of damage was limited.

My body was as if it had been transformed into a piece of iron with extremely high conductivity.

The energy that his body couldn't contain was partly channeled directly into the earth, partly absorbed by the Medicine Buddha statue in his hand, and the part that remained in his body was channeled into the thunder veins.

Throughout the process, I was struck by lightning. Although I felt a little numb and a little dizzy, it was completely within a tolerable range.

It was much better than he had imagined.

When you relax, your mindset becomes more composed.

He looked up at the sky. After releasing a lightning bolt, the thunderclouds began to gather energy again, waiting for the next release.

……

-

Outside the valley.

On a hillside seven or eight miles away, a woman and a white fox as tall as a horse stood side by side.

Both the human and the fox were looking towards the valley.

Although they were far apart, the primordial spirit had already taken in everything in the valley.

"This person must be one of the seeds that got in this time, right? To come all alone outside the mountains, he certainly has some ability," the woman said calmly.

The white fox said, "His bone age should be no more than thirty. It is indeed rare to reach the Dao True Realm before the age of thirty. Has the cultivation world outside become so prosperous now?"

The woman did not speak.

It is indeed rare to find a Dao Realm cultivator who is under thirty years old. This level of cultivator is definitely not something that can be created simply by using resources.

It requires talent, extremely strong talent.

If you lack talent, no matter how many resources you give him, you can't possibly cultivate a Dao Realm expert before the age of thirty.

The white fox seemed lost, then suddenly said, "Two days ago, I received a message from Shi Xiang Sheng, saying that he was ambushed in his cave and his Dharma body was destroyed. He asked me to save him. According to him, the one who ambushed him was a young man. Could it be this person?"

Upon hearing this, the woman raised an eyebrow slightly. "Shi Xiang Sheng? You still have contact with him?"

The white fox chuckled dryly and said, "This man possesses a powerful treasure called the Round Light Mirror. I dealt with him a few times back in Xi'e Mountain and left a mental imprint on that mirror. However, after that night, I lost contact with him. He's either dead or sealed away..."

The woman looked towards the valley and thought, "Shi Xiang Sheng's strength... he must be at the mid-stage of the Dao True Realm, right?"

"That night he told me that he had just broken through to the late stage of the Dao True Realm when he was ambushed!" the white fox said.

"Ugh! What bad luck!"

Upon hearing this, the woman smiled. "If it really was this person who did it, then this young man is no ordinary person. He is currently undergoing tribulation, which is a good opportunity for him. Do you want to save that man surnamed Shi?"

The white fox said, "This Shi Xiangsheng is no ordinary person. Saving him is not out of the question. However, I value his wealth more. This fellow has been in the cave for so many years, traveled to many places, and obtained many opportunities. He must have accumulated a lot of savings. Since we have encountered him, we cannot let him get away with it..."

At this point, the white fox looked up at the thick, dark tribulation clouds in the sky, a slight smile appearing on its lips. "This junior certainly knows how to pick his timing. Tell me, if I go there now, will the heavenly tribulation undergo any unexpected changes?"

"Bad seed!"

The woman laughed and cursed.

When others are undergoing tribulation, the intrusion of a powerful figure can indeed cause an anomaly in the heavenly tribulation, especially since the white fox beside her is a divine fiend at the peak of the Dao True Realm.

(End of this chapter)