Sitting and forgetting longevity

Chapter 1916 Tribulation

Life and death are but a thought away; all things return to oneness.

As Liu Qinghuan finished speaking, the Heavenly Dao runes binding the Dream Soul Tree's soul began to tighten, deeply embedding themselves into its body.

The tree spirit let out a painful howl, and the emerald green light illuminated the Heavenly Dao Profound Script one by one, but its body grew fainter and fainter.

Liu Qinghuan was surprised; the fifth law of life on the Creation Universe Bottle was somewhat unexpected.

To his astonishment, the green Heavenly Dao runes arrived before him, and in the next instant, massive wood spirits surged forth!
The spiritual tide, even more ferocious than the previous infusion, caused Liu Qinghuan's expression to change drastically, and she immediately began to fully circulate her inner energy.

Meanwhile, the dark clouds in the sky grew thicker and thicker, with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling within them, creating a terrifying spectacle.

The Dream Tree below was almost withered, and when the wind blew, withered branches and fallen leaves flew everywhere.

However, an even more powerful spiritual force spread in all directions, like rolling waves, surging and turbulent.

At the heart of the wave, Liu Qinghuan sat upright, a thunderous roar emanating from within her body.

Before him, the soul of the Dream Soul Tree and its crystal core had shattered, and even the last bit of emerald green had been absorbed. Tens of thousands of years of cultivation had all gone to waste, turning into green Heavenly Dao runes that entered Liu Qinghuan's body and returned to their original colorless state when they came out.

His cultivation level rose rapidly once again, approaching the peak of the sixth level of the Mahayana stage.

Even if Liu Qinghuan wanted to slow down, she couldn't. If things continued like this, the heavenly tribulation was already unavoidable.

He hasn't even overcome the sixth level of the illusory tribulation yet, so how could he possibly overcome the seventh level of the karmic tribulation?

Liu Qinghuan's gaze pierced through the tree trunk and looked up at the sky: What I fear most is that two calamities will descend at the same time, that would be terrible!

He sighed inwardly: the trend was unstoppable, and now he could only go with the flow.

Finding an opening, he tore off the spirit beast pouch from his waist and threw it out.

"Master!" Fu Bao and the others landed, but dared not approach.

With her eyes closed, Liu Qinghuan instructed, "I'm about to undergo my tribulation. Go outside and keep watch to prevent anyone from getting close."

"Yes!"

The group accepted the order and went outside. Upon seeing the dark clouds filling the sky and the terrifying aura of the lightning tribulation, they all tucked their tails between their legs.

They ran a long, long way before finally escaping the range of the tribulation clouds. Fu Bao, still shaken, hugged the little stone monkey tightly: "This heavenly tribulation is already so terrifying before it even descends. What will Master do later?"

Youxuan looked on with envy: "I also want to advance two major ranks at once!"

A bolt of lightning ripped through the sky, illuminating the world for a fleeting moment before plunging it back into darkness.

The rain is coming and the wind is all over the building.

Yueqin suppressed her worry and said, "Such an opportunity is rare and hard to come by. It must be the master who was able to subdue the Dream Soul Tree!"

His heart skipped a beat, and he saw a crack appear in the sky, from which a pale red bolt of lightning drifted down...

"The Tribulation of Illusion!" Yue Yi said, "The first tribulation lightning will sever all worldly desires and attachments."

"All of them?" Fu Bao exclaimed in surprise.

Yueqin nodded heavily: "The seven emotions and six desires are all illusions, and greed, anger, love and hate are all delusions. Only by seeing through the illusions can one be free from all attachments and have a heart as clear as a pool. This tribulation is more difficult to endure the deeper one's feelings."

Fu Bao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking about Liu Qinghuan and Mu Yinyin's daily interactions.

"Thank goodness, I think the master is quite detached from worldly desires, so he shouldn't be sad."

Yue Yan gave him a meaningful look: "Then you're wrong. The master is someone who remembers every bit of affection in his heart and has a deep but unwavering obsession. So, it's difficult..." Under the watchful eyes of the others, the lightning silently struck the withered Dream Soul Tree and pierced straight into its trunk.

Liu Qinghuan was jolted, feeling as if his skull had been split open, and his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were exposed.

The seemingly gentle and ethereal lightning was surprisingly powerful, striking him so hard that he couldn't help but cry out in pain and bend over.

Everything in front of me was a blur of white, and I almost couldn't catch my breath. I could also smell the aroma of burnt meat emanating from my body.

This is only the first lightning strike, yet its power is already so terrifying. How should we deal with the ones that follow?
The Creation Universe Bottle retreated back into its dantian at the very beginning of the Heavenly Tribulation and refused to show itself again.

He wouldn't use his magic weapon to resist the tribulation lightning unless he was truly at his breaking point, so for now he could only rely on himself to withstand it.

Aoki's spiritual power circulated throughout his body, rapidly repairing his damaged form, and suddenly countless figures appeared before his eyes.

Mu Yinyin walked over gracefully with a gentle yet firm smile.

Mingyangzi sat atop the roc, pointing to the mountain range ahead: "That is the Wenshi Sect, your future home..."

The turtledove, its face contorted with rage, roared, "I'll kill you!"

……

The past is like a mountain, love and hate are like the sea; mountains and seas are hard to cross, and feelings are hard to let go.

All these strange phenomena are neither illusions nor not illusions. If left unchecked, the hawk's blade will cut off his head in the next moment.

Liu Qinghuan's heart sank.

What you fear most is what will happen. This is not a simple illusory tribulation, but a combination of the karmic tribulation and the tribulation of cause and effect, making its power more than double!
Severing all emotions and desires, settling accounts for cause and effect—all come together.

Without giving him a moment to catch his breath, the second bolt of tribulation lightning struck down in the next instant!
Thick, inky lightning cleaved the heavens and earth, roaring like a black dragon as it charged forward. With a "crack," the trunk of the Dream Soul Tree, as thick as a mountain peak, was split in two.

The lightning instantly engulfed Liu Qinghuan, and amidst the booming sounds, it was as if ten thousand ghosts were surging and hellfire was raging!

Fu Bao's face turned deathly pale, and his lips trembled as he said, "What...what...what's going on? Has the eighteen levels of hell appeared on earth?"

"So this is what the sixth level of Mahayana Buddhism, the illusory kalpa, is like..." Youxuan seemed to be deep in thought.

Yue Yan was both puzzled and shocked, muttering, "No, no! I've seen others undergo this tribulation before, the tribulation lightning shouldn't be this cold and sinister..."

Amidst the overflowing black torrent, Liu Qinghuan shone with golden light. With a single punch, a large number of fierce ghosts and evil spirits exploded.

But then the third bolt of lightning struck, shattering most of the golden light on his body and causing him to stumble forward and fall into the ghost tide.

The ghosts immediately pounced on him, and countless black shadows danced wildly in the sky, pressing down layer upon layer, completely burying Liu Qinghuan's figure.

Uneasy, Youxuan instinctively tried to rush forward, but Yueyan grabbed her arm.

"Hold on! You can only rely on yourself to overcome the Heavenly Tribulation; we cannot help you!"

"I know!" Youyan shook off his hand and muttered, "Who wants to help him? I just want to see if those ghosts are real."

Yueyan couldn't distinguish between the real and the fake, but she had already noticed some clues: "Those ghosts are not all from hell; some are human cultivators and demon beasts that the master once killed with his own hands."

He paused, then continued, "If the master can finish them off once, he can finish them off a second time. Don't worry."

“But isn’t the quantity too much…” Youyan hesitated, just as the situation on the other side changed again.

A large group of people suddenly appeared from nowhere, their faces indistinct and their clothes varied, and they quickly engaged in a fierce battle with the ghosts.

Liu Qinghuan's icy voice echoed from the air: "Repay kindness with kindness, settle scores with scores, come on!"