I bear witness to immortality in the human world.

Having defeated the Netherworld Saint, Wu Ming reached out and grabbed the Purple Yuan Thunder Lotus into his palm.

After a brief observation, sensing the surging destructive aura on its exterior and the life-giving aura within, Wu Ming's face showed a hint of satisfaction. This Thunder Lotus could indeed be of considerable help to his comprehension of the laws of thunder.

rear,

The Peak Master of Qingming Peak only caught up at this moment, but she had already seen Wu Ming casually use his magic to force the Netherworld Dao Saint to use his life-saving technique to escape, and her eyes were filled with shock.

After all, the name of the Netherworld Dao Saint is very prestigious. A sixth-tribulation Dao Saint is a local overlord wherever he is. In the past, she was not even qualified to be an enemy of the Netherworld Dao Saint. But now, such a person was forced to split his primordial spirit and flee in just a few moves in front of Wu Ming. Moreover, most of his primordial spirit was destroyed, and he suffered a serious injury that was difficult to heal.

In her eyes, Wu Ming's strength had already reached an unfathomable level!

at the same time,

The commotion caused by Wu Ming's brief exchange with the Netherworld Dao Saint was also perceived by various figures on this star. Upon realizing the Netherworld Dao Saint's miserable state, they all instantly withdrew their spiritual senses and fled in panic to distant places.

A dignified sixth-tribulation Dao Saint was severely injured and on the verge of death after just a few rounds. Even a seventh-tribulation Dao Saint would hardly have such strength. Could Wu Ming already possess the power of an eighth-tribulation cultivator?!

This is absolutely unbelievable!
It has only been a little over a hundred years since he broke through to the Dao Saint level!

Wu Ming ignored the Dao Saints who were scattering and fleeing, and he did not try to seize more Purple Yuan Thunder Lotuses. For him, this item was only for comprehension, and one was enough. Having more would be meaningless.

"Master, what are your plans next?"

Wu Ming put away the Purple Yuan Thunder Lotus and looked at Peak Master Qingming to ask.

The Qingming Peak Master composed himself and said, "I will return to the Holy Land for seclusion."

"Okay, then I'll take you back."

Wu Ming nodded and immediately addressed the Peak Master of Qingming Peak.

Looking at Wu Ming's calm demeanor, which exuded an air of arrogance and dominance, the Qingming Peak Master couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion. He recalled that more than a hundred years ago, Wu Ming was just a fifth-level cultivator who had just entered the Holy Land.

The Qingming Peak Master did not refuse Wu Ming's escort. After all, she possessed a Purple Yuan Thunder Lotus and was worried that others would try to take it. With Wu Ming accompanying her on the return journey, she would naturally have a safe trip.

soon.

The two then returned to the original location of the First Prison.

Wu Ming did not return to the Holy Land with the Qingming Peak Master. Instead, he sent the Qingming Peak Master into the void passage and then turned around and re-entered the Thunder Prison Abyss.

Without the Azure Peak Master by his side this time, he was finally freed from his constraints and became more unrestrained. From the first prison to the sixth prison, he deliberately went to the vicinity of those immortal beings in each prison to carefully study and observe them.

With his current strength, these imprisoned immortal beings no longer pose a threat to him, even if they are very close.

Observing these immortal beings up close also gave Wu Ming a clearer understanding of the different levels of immortality.

In addition,

In each prison, Wu Ming began to stay for an extended period.

He spent five years in the first prison.

He spent ten years in the second prison.

He spent twenty years in the third prison.

He stayed in the fourth prison for a full thirty years!

……

By the time he stepped into the Seventh Hell again, he had been in the Thunder Hell Abyss for over a hundred years!

He had seen all the immortal beings in the first six domains and the mysteries of the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning clearly and thoroughly, and they were all deeply imprinted in his mind. This also made his understanding of the laws of lightning advance by leaps and bounds, bringing him closer to the third step!
Over the course of more than a hundred years, he encountered treasures and fought for them, as well as being attacked and fighting back. During this period, his reputation was no longer limited to the Northern Wilderness, but spread throughout the entire Northern Continent.

—The Great Jin Dynasty Wu Ming!
This name has been renowned throughout the Northern Continent for over a hundred years!

Sixth-level Dao Saints and Martial Saints were no match for Wu Ming. Seventh-level Dao Saints were also no match for Wu Ming. Especially during the years Wu Ming roamed the Thunder Prison Abyss, as his understanding of the Thunder Law deepened, the Divine Firmament Thunder Law became more and more unfathomable and its power became more and more astonishing. In the end, no one in the entire Thunder Prison Abyss dared to confront Wu Ming!

at last,

He entered the Seventh Hell.

Wu Ming spent the longest period of his life in the Seventh Prison.

He traveled from star to star for over a hundred years before finally arriving at the center of the Seventh Hell, standing before those nine endless, dazzling stars.

Sensing that three of the nine stars exuded a strange aura, Wu Ming's figure flickered and flew towards one of the stars, quickly arriving above it.

Looking down,

A breathtaking scene unfolded on this star.

Nine chains, like mountain ranges, crisscrossed and stretched across the stars, binding a gigantic creature, hundreds of miles in size, which was covered in red fur and whose race was unknown. It sat cross-legged on the ground.

Suddenly, it sensed Wu Ming's approach, abruptly raised its head, and looked at Wu Ming with its pair of dark eyes.

Wu Ming stopped approaching instantly. Although he showed no fear on his face, his expression became more solemn. After all, these were three immortal beings imprisoned in the Great Luo Prison, and no matter how strong he was now, he was not yet a true immortal.

"Shenxiao..."

"I smell... the aura of Shenxiao..."

"You received the Thunder Emperor's legacy? You are the Thunder Emperor's successor?"

"Let me go, let me leave this place, and I can sign a contract with you to serve you for a thousand years..."

After briefly scrutinizing Wu Ming, the immortal being covered in red fur uttered a deep, low whisper.

"I am not the successor of the Thunder Emperor, nor do I have the ability to let you leave."

Upon hearing the other party's words, a strange light flashed in Wu Ming's eyes, and he then shook his head slightly.

"is it?"

A hint of disappointment seemed to appear in the red-haired creature's eyes, before it slowly lowered its head and fell silent.

Wu Ming didn't say much. He flew around the star once, observed it carefully, and then landed in the void beside it, sat down cross-legged, and waited quietly.

The deeper one goes into the Thunder Prison Abyss, the more frequent the lightning punishments become. In the Seventh Prison, there is a round of lightning punishments almost every three years. Wu Ming needs to observe not only these immortal beings but also the lightning punishments in the Seventh Prison.

Time flew by, and the lightning punishment arrived.

boom!!!
Thick bolts of lightning, as large as mountains, gathered from the void and struck the red-haired creature. The creature let out a muffled groan, clearly in great pain, but it did not scream. It simply endured the pain without moving, until the lightning tore its skin open and left it a bloody mess, yet it still did not cry out.

"Is this the final transformation of the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning...?"

"No, Zixiao, Zixiao, it rises from Taiqing and transforms into Shangqing, and from Shangqing it leads to Yuqing... The three pure ones unite to become Zixiao. There must be a profound reason why three immortal beings are imprisoned in this Great Luo Prison."

Wu Ming quietly observed the lightning punishment, his eyes sometimes flashing with understanding, and sometimes revealing a hint of confusion. In the darkness, he vaguely had a flash of inspiration, and then he got up and fled to another star.

quickly,

He arrived above the second star.

Here, he witnessed an extremely unexpected scene.

Below, on the stars, lay a palace in ruins. Deep within that palace stood a massive pillar, and bound to it was a figure.

The figure was somewhat blurry and indistinct, making it impossible to discern its exact features. However, as Wu Ming focused intently and examined it closely, the blurry figure gradually became clearer, and its shape... was exactly the same as his own!
"This is……"

Wu Ming was slightly taken aback.

In the very next instant, I felt my consciousness spinning and my vision suddenly shifting.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself on a star, in that dilapidated palace, bound to that huge pillar of heaven, unable to move!

It seemed that in an instant, he, who was outside the stars, and the figure bound here had switched places!
He replaced that living being and became the one imprisoned here!

If it were an ordinary cultivator, upon seeing such a scene, they would be unable to activate either their physical strength or their Daoist magic and primordial spirit, and would surely be in a panic. However, Wu Ming was no ordinary person; only a strange light flashed in his eyes.

Although his body was unable to move and his primordial spirit power was difficult to activate, there were still many things on his body that were unaffected, one of which was the Eye of Thunder!
Secondly, there is the Demon-Subduing Diagram!

These two supreme treasures remained intact deep within his primordial spirit, clearly perceptible and capable of being activated at any time. This clearly indicated that the strange events he was currently experiencing could not affect these two supreme treasures.

"Illusion? Or some other power?"

"What is false is ultimately not true."

Wu Ming shook his head, glanced at the sky above, at the sky that had suddenly turned pitch black, and at the vast and terrifying thunder that had sprung up from it. He was not panicked at all, but simply closed his eyes slightly.

When everything fell silent, he opened his eyes again and found himself back beyond the stars.

He was still floating above the star, looking down at the star below, his gaze still fixed on the figure bound to the pillar of heaven, as if the sudden exchange just now was merely an illusion.

but,

This time, Wu Ming could see the figure clearly. Its form was ethereal and elusive, like a transparent piece of leather.

"Huh, it actually managed to break free from my all-encompassing illusion."

The creature let out a surprised sound.

Just as he was about to say something more, his tone suddenly changed, and he looked up at the sky. Above the stars, lightning was spreading and crackling, exactly the same scene that Wu Ming had seen before. The difference was that before it was fake, but now it was real!
"Damn it, it's happening again!"

The transparent creature cursed.

Clearly, his forceful activation of his power to influence Wu Ming, who had arrived above the star, had consequences—he would now face an even more severe lightning punishment! (End of Chapter)