The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 159 The Heavenly Fortress Exhibition
The world of inner demons, in the valley.

"Wangshu? Withered grass?"

Lei Zhan looked at the two women holding hands in front of him, his expression complicated.

"So...deep down in my heart, you still exist?"

The world of inner demons is almost always a reflection of the deepest part of a cultivator's heart.

Fear becomes commonplace, and fear is powerless to change itself.

Therefore, the inner demon world creates that most vulnerable and luminous Lei Zhan.

Now, the light boat has passed, but the inner demons have once again evolved into a new world.

This time, it also reflects the softest part of Lei Zhan's heart.

Lei Zhan wasn't a fool. Over the past thousand years, he had witnessed the feelings that Wang Shu and the two women, Ku Cao and Lei Zhan, had for him.

But before that, Lei Zhan had always avoided it.

The reason for his avoidance was that Lei Zhan always felt he couldn't give the two of them the result they wanted.

Because of fear, I exercised restraint.

"So... this is my true self?" Lei Zhan smiled, looking at the inner demon world before him, where everything seemed very real.

However, under the fourth level of mental strength, there are flaws everywhere.

After Lei Zhan's mental strength broke through to the fourth level, his mental strength became too powerful.

A strong will is enough to do many things. Among them is seeing through the world of inner demons and being able to discover the flaws in this world.

“It’s all fake, it’s all fake after all.” Lei Zhan’s eyes were calm as still water. “And this long dream should end now.”

Everything in the world of inner demons appears fake and illusory to Lei.

Nothing could deceive his heart.

Of course, Lei Zhan understood as well.

If his mental strength is only at the third level, he might not be able to perceive that these are all illusions in the world of inner demons, but in that case, he might truly be forever immersed in them and unable to transcend them.

"Let it end! Though it is incredibly real, it is ultimately an illusion."

"However, you also made me understand my own heart."

"Wangshu."

"Withered grass."

Lei Zhan whispered softly, and the surrounding scene shattered instantly.

……

The Great World of the Crescent Moon.

On a desolate wasteland.

Lei Zhan sat there, his thoughts gradually returning from the world of inner demons.

When he opened his eyes, they seemed to hold endless vicissitudes.

Only three months have passed in the outside world, but in reality, the billions of years that have passed in the inner demon world are another, more ordinary life of Lei Zhan.

"woke up!"

"Lei Zhan, you're awake!"

"He made it! Junior Brother made it!"

"Lei Zhan... Lord of the Prefecture, you've survived the Heavenly Tribulation! You've survived it!"

All eyes were on Lei Zhan, and everyone was extremely excited.

They witnessed the birth of a prodigy.

at this time.

Celestial music filled the air, and auspicious clouds descended from the sky.

Golden lotuses emerged from the earth, blooming and radiating brilliant light.

A terrifying pressure descended upon the world, and an immense surge of power from heaven and earth converged upon it.

Just as all rivers flow into the sea, they all converge on Lei Zhan's body.

"Rumble~~~"

Lei Zhan's second primordial spirit began to change under the surging convergence of the power of heaven and earth.

"Ok?"

Lei Zhan's gaze suddenly sharpened, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"It's now."

Wow~~~
With a wave of his hand, Lei Zhan conjured a massive purple hammer radiating a terrifying aura in mid-air.

"melt!"

As soon as the thought of building up the structure arose, countless mysterious runes formed by divine power and elemental energy appeared in the air.

Each rune landed on that magical artifact.

"This...what is this?"

On that purple hammer, one could vaguely see a bald boy wearing purple armor.

The bald boy looked terrified, as if he had sensed something.

His entire expression changed.

"Huh? It's you!"

The bald, purple-armored youth turned to look at Lei Zhan, and before he could even show anger on his face, he began to wail miserably.

"Damn it! I... I actually..."

"what--"

"No! I—I'm willing to acknowledge you as my master!"

The spirit of this innate top-grade magical treasure also sensed that the treasure itself was constantly melting, at an extremely fast speed, rapidly dissolving into a pool of liquid.

"Hmph! You acknowledge me as your master?" Lei Zhan sneered, but his hands did not stop moving in the slightest.

Even if this innate top-grade spiritual treasure were willing to recognize a master, Lei Xian is now unwilling to accept it.

He's not a saint, but he hasn't forgotten what happened back then.

Repaying evil with kindness is not Lei Zhan's style.

Moreover, Lei Zhan has already passed the Heavenly Tribulation and still has a treasure waiting for him to slowly develop.

It was just a top-grade innate spiritual treasure; he didn't value it that much anymore.

My mind was filled with countless thoughts.

Soon, the entire hammer transformed into a pool of purple liquid, radiating a massive amount of vital energy.

In an instant, it was swallowed whole by Lei Zhan. "Rumble~~~"

With the help of the power of heaven and earth and the invisible Heavenly Dao, and by developing and operating the new Nine Directions Qi Refining Method, all the power within the body began to converge.

His soul completely merged with the Golden Lotus Primordial Spirit, and even the entire Purple Mansion space, which gathered a massive amount of energy and a large number of precious chaotic artifacts, began to merge with the Golden Lotus Primordial Spirit at this moment.

“Buzz~~~”

At the same time, a huge sun and moon star appeared above Lei Zhan, and the surging power of the moon and the sun rushed into Lei Zhan's body like a storm.

"Hmm? It's the two supreme stars, Taiyin and Taiyang..."

Lei Zhan, who was about to swallow the Great Luo Golden Pill, was stunned.

Just as the power of the moon and the power of the sun were transforming Lei Zhan's divine body, an endless and boundless power surged into Lei Zhan's dantian, assisting the golden core within his body to begin its formation.

"It seems we can save these few Great Luo Golden Pills." Lei Zhan smiled immediately.

When they deduced the Nine Directions Qi Refining Method, not only he, but even Patriarch Bodhi, did not consider the possibility of breaking through the Qi Refining Stream and the Divine Demon Body Refining Stream at the same time.

The most advanced aspect of Lei Zhan's "Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram" is that it draws down the power of the Yin and the power of the Sun from two supreme stars in the Three Realms.

Both the power of the moon and the power of the sun belong to the power of stars.

Stars condensed from chaos, and the power emanating from the stars.

This power of the stars is the power of chaos transformed by the stars.

The power of stars... is far more powerful and purer than the primordial energy of heaven and earth within the Great Luo Golden Core.

……

The boundless power of the stars is surging.

The divine body that had been accumulating, and even the entire Purple Mansion, was frantically absorbing massive amounts of stellar power, and was constantly undergoing transformation.

at last.

"Snapped!"

Within the Purple Mansion space, in the center of that swaying golden lotus, there is a huge, brilliant golden lotus seedpod.

The golden lotus pod began to shine even brighter, and in the center of the pod, a perfectly round, enormous golden elixir began to form.

It was a huge, golden pill, with various scenes of heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers appearing on it, exuding an incomparably powerful aura.

This is the most important golden elixir for countless celestial immortals, true immortals, and even the Great Luo Dao Ancestor.

In an instant, almost under the nurturing power of the endless stars, the swaying golden lotus, including the lotus seedpod that nurtured the golden elixir, withered rapidly.

The golden lotus withers, and the golden elixir is formed.

At that very moment, the Purple Mansion space within Lei Zhan's second primordial spirit completely vanished.

Everything disappeared.

Everything returned to silence.

The divine body that Lei Zhan had built had begun to emanate a natural and powerful aura—the aura of a celestial being!
Moreover, after passing through the innate divine lightning, which was far more powerful than the Pure Yang Golden Light Lightning, the divine body that Lei Zhan developed belonged to the most perfect and top-level among the gods.

"call."

Lei Zhan opened his eyes.

Nearby, there was already a large crater, as if it had been created by a meteorite impact, caused by the surging stellar power from before.

Lei Xian, however, had no interest in these matters and instead immediately looked at the golden elixir within his body.

Replacing the Purple Mansion Dantian was a golden, enormous golden core.

Above the golden elixir, various scenes of heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers appeared, exuding a powerful aura.

"Hmm? This golden pill..." Lei Zhan looked at the various scenes appearing on the golden pill and was overjoyed.

"It's a first-class Golden Core! After the Nine Directions Qi Refining Method is completed, it truly is a first-class Golden Core method!"

Having memories of a past life, and piecing together the few brief descriptions from those memories, one can roughly understand the difference between a first-grade golden core and a second-grade golden core within a cultivator's body.

"call."

"suck."

With each breath, Lei Zhan's first-class celestial power permeated his entire body.

"This powerful feeling..." Lei Zhan sensed the enormous golden core within his body and the incredible power within it, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"A first-class Golden Core cultivator is truly extraordinary," Lei Zhan exclaimed.

The aura emanating from the golden core within him was completely on par with his Divine Demon Body Refinement, and even slightly stronger.

"From this point on, the Great Way is complete!"

Lei Zhan smiled and immediately stood up.

……

"Building Exhibition."

"Junior brother!"

"Little junior brother!"

"Master of the Palace!"

Wang Shu, Yin Yue Tian Shen, Jiang Jun, and Hong Xue Tian Shen all flew over, and even Ji Dian and Sun Wukong, who were at the True God Dao Ancestor level, followed them over.

"Junior brother, congratulations on your second primordial spirit passing the Heavenly Tribulation! Your tribulation is truly unprecedented!"

Sun Wukong looked at Lei Zhan and said, "Junior Brother, you're already so monstrous. Who knows, you might break through to the True God level someday. By then, I'll be overtaken by you!"

"Lord of the Palace," the Crimson Snow Celestial God smiled, "Now that you have survived the Celestial Tribulation, although you are only a second primordial spirit, you have cultivated both divine and demonic body refinement and qi cultivation. Once you reach the Celestial God level, you will be a personal disciple of the God King! From now on, I, Crimson Snow, will obey the Lord of the Palace!"

"Junior Brother, in the blink of an eye, you've also survived the Heavenly Tribulation!" The murderous aura on Silver Moon Celestial God's handsome face had dissipated considerably. "When you first came up the mountain, I knew you were extraordinary. Now it seems I was right!"

They all spoke, their hearts filled with joy.

Lei Zhan responded to each of them with a smile.

suddenly.

Wang Shu smiled and took a few steps, arriving directly in front of Lei Zhan.

"Lei Zhan, you are truly amazing! Even if I were to withstand that terrifying lightning tribulation right now, I wouldn't be very confident!"

“Wang Shu.” Lei Zhan looked at the woman in front of him who was so familiar, and a special feeling welled up in his heart.

"This tribulation lightning... if I hadn't fought desperately at the last moment, even I would have almost fallen under this final bolt of heavenly lightning."

“That’s all in the past!” Wang Shu said. “And you, like me, have become a god… hmm?”

As Wang Shu spoke, she suddenly froze.

At that moment, Lei Zhan took a step forward and reached out to grab Wang Shu's hand.

"Wang Shu, be my Daoist partner!"

……

(End of this chapter)