Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Lightning flashed and electric snakes danced wildly in the dark clouds.

A deep rumble of thunder came from the depths of the clouds, one after another, each louder and more majestic than the last!

The creatures on the vast, ancient land looked up at the sky in terror.

They saw dark clouds covering the entire field of vision, saw lightning bolts darting and dancing through the clouds, and saw the sky turn into a rolling sea of ​​lightning.

Those alien races who had cultivated the Demon Core Technique were shaken to their core the moment the lightning flashed. Their demonic energy surged uncontrollably within them, as if they had an instinctive fear of the lightning.

Huanglong and Haotian watched the strange movements in the world without stopping.

They continued speaking, their voices piercing through the thunder.

"All living beings in the primordial world must pass through the Heavenly Tribulation during their cultivation. The Tribulation to Become an Immortal, the Tribulation to Become a Celestial Immortal, the Tribulation to Become a Golden Immortal, the Tribulation to Become a Taiyi Immortal, and the Tribulation to Become a Daluo Immortal."

The names of the five heavenly tribulations correspond to the five major realms on the path of cultivation.

Each time a heavenly tribulation was described, the lightning in the sky intensified.

When all five types of heavenly tribulations had been described, the dark clouds above the nine heavens had transformed into a purple sea of ​​lightning.

Haotian raised his right hand, his five fingers loosely clenched.

The purple lightning in the sky stopped rolling and hovered quietly in the dark clouds, like soldiers awaiting orders.

Haotian suddenly glanced at Huanglong beside him.

Amid Huanglong's bewildered gaze, he continued, "The Heavenly Tribulation will be presided over by the Ziwei Emperor, testing the cultivation of all beings on the Great Dao."

Haotian's voice was majestic, every word resonating with the Heavenly Emperor: "Those who pass the test will receive Heavenly rewards, illuminated by the stars of the heavens, tempering their Dao heart and nurturing their primordial spirit. Those who fail the test...!"

He paused.

"When you are reduced to ashes by the lightning tribulation, your great Dao will replenish the world."

After saying that, Haotian gave Huanglong a look, as if to say, "Isn't Uncle-Master a good friend?"

With things having come to this, Huanglong reluctantly accepted this heavy responsibility, and together with Haotian, they loudly proclaimed, "We hope that Heaven will grant our request."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire prehistoric world fell into a strange silence.

In the center of that purple lightning, endless lightning intertwined, and a gigantic eye of lightning appeared.

The Thunder Eye first fell on Huanglong and Haotian, and then swept across billions of living beings in the prehistoric world.

Those beings burdened with endless karmic obstacles trembled under the gaze of this Heavenly Eye, as if a great calamity was about to befall them.

"allow!"

Amidst the anticipation, fear, and dread of millions, a majestic voice resounded from the eye of thunder.

From this moment on, the Heavenly Tribulation officially became part of the operating rules of the Primordial Heavenly Dao.

The next moment, the eye of thunder suddenly dispersed, transforming into streaks of lightning that roamed among the dark clouds. Some of them arrived above the Northern Continent of Lu, while others intertwined in the dark clouds above the Southern Continent of Jambudvipa.

Under the horrified gaze of billions of people, bolts of lightning roared down...!

When the raging clouds dispersed, the sky over the entire prehistoric world became clearer.

And in the heavens above, a vast golden pillar of light descended from the highest point of the sky, enveloping Haotian and Huanglong.

That was a reward from the origin of the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Tribulation rules filled in a missing link in the operation of the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao bestowed merit as a reward.

Bathed in golden light, Haotian's integration with the Heavenly Emperor's authority was deepening at a visible rate.

Huanglong also realized that the authority of the Ziwei Emperor was more in tune with him at this moment, and the power of the stars in the heavens that he could mobilize was even more vast.

All living beings in the Heavenly Court were thrilled to see the Heavenly Emperor and the Ziwei Emperor bathed in golden light!

The stronger the Heavenly Court is, the further these beings can go in the future by relying on the Heavenly Court as their support.

With the Heavenly Tribulation under the command of the Ziwei Emperor, these Heavenly Court subordinates had a better chance of overcoming the tribulation than other beings in the primordial world, since they were "one of their own".

Throughout the entire primordial world, all beings who had cultivated the Demon Core Technique were stunned by the descending lightning, and those beings not affected by the lightning simultaneously concealed their auras.

They dared not devour any more, dared not break through any more, and even dared not use the Demon Core Technique.

Because they can sense that the heavens are watching them from the shadows, and if they dare to cross that red line, endless lightning will strike them down.

Those cultivators who did not practice the Demon Core Technique but had a solid foundation did not feel any threat.

They even sensed a great opportunity within the thunderclouds.

They looked up at Haotian and Huanglong, bathed in golden light, their eyes filled with awe and shock, not fear.

Because they know that the heavenly tribulation is a judgment for those with weak foundations, and a reward rather than a punishment for those with solid foundations.

True gold fears no fire; the cultivation one achieves step by step, one's spiritual level, is not afraid of the test of heavenly tribulations.

In the human territory of the Southern Continent, countless mortals knelt on the ground, bowing to the heavens.

For those who had never cultivated, they did not know what a heavenly tribulation was, but they saw that one of the two figures in the void had an aura similar to that of the totem dragon statue in the temple.

Xuanyuan stood on the city wall of the Youxiong tribe, looking up at the purple lightning falling from the sky, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

He sensed the immense power contained within the thunder; it was a test for the strong, a ladder to a higher realm.

"Heavenly Tribulation".

Xuanyuan murmured the two words, a fierce smile playing on his lips, "Well done."

At that moment, a figure quietly appeared beside him. Xuanyuan was already used to this. He saw two figures reflected in the void in his eyes. "Teacher, those two are the Heavenly Emperor and the Yellow Dragon Ancestor!"

Upon hearing the words "Ancestor Huanglong," Guang Chengzi smirked and instructed Xuanyuan, "Call him Martial Uncle!"

In the southwest, Chi You stood under the battle flag of the Jiuli tribe, also looking up at the sky.

His reaction was even more direct than Xuanyuan's... He burst into laughter.

"Heavenly Tribulation! Excellent! Perfect for tempering my Great Witch's body!" Chi You's laughter echoed between heaven and earth. "When I break through to the Great Luo realm, I will use this Heavenly Tribulation to refine my body!"

High above the nine heavens, Haotian slowly felt his control over the power of the Heavenly Dao, as well as the fear of the primordial beings of the heavenly tribulation, and nodded in satisfaction!

The Heavenly Tribulation is inscribed in the rules of Heaven, and every cultivator who is about to break through a realm must undergo the test of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Haotian turned to look at Huanglong, a bright smile spreading across his face.

"With the help of my junior disciple, it is a blessing for the Heavenly Court."

Huang Long smiled too.

He looked at the "demons" on the ground, who were suppressing their aura and trembling, and a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes.

The rules of the Heavenly Tribulation are just the beginning. Do those alien races think they can escape the judgment of the Heavenly Tribulation by concealing their aura? They are too naive.

The Heavenly Tribulation is a sword hanging over their heads. As long as they continue to cultivate the Demon Core Technique and rely on devouring living beings to improve their cultivation, they will either break through and be cleaved into ashes by the Heavenly Tribulation, or have their intelligence eroded by demonic energy and become ferocious beasts that only know how to kill... becoming walking acts of merit!