Born with immortal seed

Chapter 750 The Final Heavenly Tribulation

"The laws of heaven and earth in the Earthly Immortal Realm are even more powerful. The heavenly tribulations at the Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation levels are not difficult, and few cultivators perish in them."

Xiao Zi retains limited memories of the upper realm, and often only recalls fragments after being stimulated.

"The difficulty of refining the Void lies in the unity of the five elements, and the Heavenly Tribulation test is not as exaggerated... In terms of their respective difficulties, perhaps only the Great Tribulation of Body Integration can compare."

Leaving aside the treasures and wonders of the Immortal Realm, the spiritual energy there is several levels higher, and the cultivation techniques and resources are on a completely different level from those of the mortal realm.

Just looking at the difficulty of this tribulation, it's no wonder that the proportion of Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation cultivators in the Upper Realm is so high.

These two insurmountable barriers in the mortal realm have cruelly eliminated countless exceptional talents, who could all have reached even higher realms in the Earthly Immortal Realm.

“Indeed, Venerable Zi Lei is right. I have followed my former master to many places in the Earthly Immortal Realm, and I have never heard of such a heavenly tribulation... If all heavenly tribulations were like the solemn tribulations of the past, how could any Nascent Soul cultivators be born in the world!”

The Taiqing Crystal Sword is also a sword spirit that came down from the upper realm. It is knowledgeable and experienced, but it is also unaware of the past solemn calamity.

"Hurry up and repair it; don't be stingy with the pure energy!"

Bai Zichen calculated that, with this increasing speed, he could only withstand two more rounds of heavenly tribulation before only the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword would be able to stand.

In the end, a single flying sword cannot stop this solemn tribulation.

Moreover, the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword is only a fifth-tier sword; no matter how powerful it is, it cannot exceed the current tier limit.

If in the end the sword spirit survives while the sword master is defeated, it will be meaningless to him.

Taking a deep breath, a green dragon flew out from the nascent cave behind him, coiling and attaching itself to Bai Zichen's body.

His eyes instantly turned blood red, transforming into golden vertical pupils, devoid of any human color.

A terrifying dragon's might permeated the air, its yin and yang gazes piercingly bright, vast and mighty.

The Yin-Yang Eyes of the Candle Dragon displayed unprecedented power, encompassing everything from the highest heavens to the deepest hells.

No one dared to meet those eyes; just one glance was enough to make one feel their mind was captivated and their eyes go blind.

His entire aura changed dramatically, as if a real dragon were coiled up.

Ao Quan, who was outside the mountain, forgot to maintain his humble and insignificant demeanor, and raised his dragon head in shock, speechless with astonishment.

The Red-Bearded Lord was even more pathetic, lying belly up on the ground, like the most wretched little demon bumping into his own king.

His eyes rolled back, his two dragon whiskers drooped, and he was about to die: "What kind of divine power is this? I've never seen such bloodline suppression when I faced Ancestor Ao directly..."

"It's not a supernatural power. The so-called demon-transforming supernatural power of the human race can only be used with the blood essence of the demon race. You've seen the True Dragon Saint Son before... that incomparably noble upper realm saint race, whose bloodline is several levels stronger than mine, but compared to the master, it's like comparing clouds and mud."

After the initial shock, Ao Quan revealed a hint of fanaticism.

"This bloodline is truly the reincarnation of a dragon! So this is where the great rise of the demon race is meant to be!"

"But the master is not human..."

The red-bearded man panted heavily, exhaling bubbles as he tried to make himself more comfortable.

"Foolish! Once you reach the Demon God realm, you can create any physical body you desire in the blink of an eye. Our demon race has always revered bloodlines. As long as you have the blood of a true dragon flowing through your veins, what does it matter what your body looks like? Do you think that by abandoning your dragon-carp body and cultivating a human body, you are no longer a demon?"

"It seems that makes sense... but how could Master possess such a high level of true dragon bloodline? This shouldn't exist in the human realm at all."

The red-bearded man was persuaded, and his dragon whiskers swayed in agreement.

"I can't figure it out either. Could it be that there was a hidden bloodline left behind by a holy race after they descended to the mortal realm in ancient times? It is said that there is a bloodline in the mortal realm that is extinct in the upper realm, such as the Six-Toothed Celestial Phenomenon. However, after searching for tens of thousands of years without finding any trace of it, we gave up."

As a demon race whose status in the Starry Sea was second only to the Dragon Lord, Ao Quan was well aware that the improvement of the dragon bloodline had an upper limit, and was not without limitations.

Most of the direct descendants of the dragon clan possess the potential for a fourth-tier bloodline upon reaching adulthood.

Of course, whether they can truly reach the fourth rank and complete the path of transformation depends on the fate of each dragon.

The fifth-order bloodline is a very important dividing line.

Either their ancestors were illustrious, of noble lineage, and they possessed a fifth-order bloodline.

They can either attempt to reach the Nascent Soul stage on their own, using the power of creation to purify their bloodline, undergo a complete transformation, and defy fate.

But the feeling Bai Zichen gave them right now was that of a sixth-order bloodline or even higher, how could the demons not be excited?

Therefore, its explanation sounds more like a forced reason.

The Six-Toothed Celestial Phenomenon Bloodline and the True Dragon Bloodline displayed by the Time Sword Lord are not on the same level.

The former can only be described as a noble and exotic species, born with the potential of a fifth-order bloodline.

The latter is a true dragon emperor, and even the true dragon saint son, whose bloodline has returned to its ancestral form and has a trace of true spirit characteristics, is far inferior.

This allows us to boldly imagine just how high a level of bloodline the Sword Lord of Time possesses.

……

In Bai Zichen's eyes, the solemn tribulation of the past had slowed down and had a clear movement pattern, making it possible to capture and counter it.

This is the first time he has used the essence of sacred beasts to this extent.

Almost touching the crystal, it attracted a sacred beast aura a hundred times greater than usual, and the desolate dragon roar seemed to be directly facing that azure dragon.

With eyes like stars, a body spanning several continents, and the ability to swallow a world with a single gulp, it is like an ancient and eternal god.

This feeling is actually correct. Sacred beasts, as beings that transcend demon gods, correspond to Mahayana immortals in the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Free from calamities and tribulations, immortal and indestructible, are the greatest characteristics of Mahayana and sacred beast spirits.

The risk of being assimilated by the blood essence of the sacred beast was indeed extraordinary.

The Yin-Yang Eyes of the Candle Dragon are cultivated in different versions depending on the conditions of the practitioner.

The effects on Bai Zichen and on Long Jun are quite different.

Ever since he discovered that the aura of the sacred beast could enhance the Yin-Yang Eyes of the Candle Dragon, he had long considered this approach.

After revealing the true nature of the solemn calamity of the past, the fifth round of heavenly tribulation was met by four flying swords simultaneously.

Having exhausted their sword intent, the four swords flew backward, their cries filled with sorrow.

These are the Taihao Ge, Duanyu Gou, Taiqing Crystal Sword, and Qingsi Sword. All four swords were damaged and could only sink into the Wushang Qingwei Sword Box, losing their ability to draw swords again.

Without stopping, the sixth round of heavenly tribulation struck.

Bai Zichen remained unfazed, unleashing four swords, each occupying a corner, pushing his sword intent to its extreme.

At the same time, the Taixu Splitting Sword Technique was applied to Zhuxue, and the cold air spewed out, turning into a hundred miles of drifting snow. With the quality of a fifth-order flying sword, the Taiyin Purifying and Turbid Slash was unleashed.

As the righteous and demonic energies collided, a wisp of icy sword light smoothly slashed into the heavenly tribulation, only to explode immediately.

The Snow Forging Formation ...

Once this supernatural power is formed, it can continuously spread and grow with the help of external forces, without end.

Unfortunately, it encountered the solemn calamity of the past, which could bring everything back to its original origin, and all things returned to nothingness.

Just as the seeds of good and evil began to expand and split, sweeping across the land, they were blocked by the spiritual light of the heavenly tribulation, and reverted back to the two completely opposite sword intents of the beginning.

They merge and spread again, returning to the past, and so on, in an endless cycle.

The Taiyin Purification and Turbidity Slash is unique; any other divine power would have been extinguished long ago, so there would have been no subsequent changes.

The entanglement between the Taiyin Qingzhuo Slash and the Heavenly Tribulation gave the other four flying swords an opportunity to pierce in from mysterious angles and dismantle the Heavenly Tribulation at the lowest cost.

Fortunately, he had the blessing of Zhulong's Yin-Yang Eyes; otherwise, facing the unprecedented and solemn calamity of the past, he would have had no other choice but to endure it head-on.

Ding!
As the four swords were sheathed, Bai Zichen's wrist drooped, and a trickle of blood slid down his fingertips, dripping down.

The seventh tribulation is about to begin!

"Duh!"

Driven by his Pure Bright Dharma Body, Bai Zichen grew to a thousand feet tall, almost touching the clouds, holding a sword in each hand.

Only when the sword light expands can it be grasped by the giant; otherwise, it would be like the giant holding a needle and thread.

In his left hand, he wielded the Nanming Fire Sword, the Overlord of Fire, the Flame of Purification.

In his right hand is the Western King Golden Mother Sword, the supreme weapon of metal, the master of the metal element.

Without making any complicated changes to the sword path, since both sides are activating the Law of Heaven and Earth, it is the purest battle of power.

Carrying true essence powerful enough to move mountains and overturn seas, both swords possessed the simple power of the five elements.

It is the foundation upon which the world is built; how far can it degenerate?

The gold and fire burned, grinding against each other with force, and thanks to the strength of the Pure Bright Dharma Body, they finally survived until the heavenly tribulation was exhausted.

At the same time, the Heaven and Earth could not hold on any longer and quickly shrank back to its normal body. The two flying swords also fled into the box.

Like a traveler dying of thirst, it gulped down the pure spiritual energy, hoping to fall into a deep sleep immediately.

Although it responds with the true meaning of the basic five elements, it will not be restrained by the solemn calamity of the past.

As a tribulation for the transformation into a deity, its power is not to be underestimated, and it squeezed out the last bit of the two swords' essence.

Boom!

Since the start of the Heavenly Tribulation, this is the first time thunder has sounded, blasting the sky into a fiery white expanse.

Before he even landed, the spiritual energy in the area where Bai Zichen stood rapidly receded, turning it into a place devoid of spiritual energy.

The Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword drew a circle, and the lightning destroyed everything in its path. The power of the Great Dao was more than double that of the previous Heavenly Tribulation.

Bai Zichen formed a sword incantation, and at this moment he could only choose to trust the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword.

He has another trump card, but he's saving it for the final tribulation.

Otherwise, if they barely manage to get through, having used all their trump cards, what will they use to deal with the final tribulation, which is the sum of all the previous ones?

“This past solemn tribulation was too extraordinary. Even a fifth-order flying sword was injured like this. It was completely unexpected... Otherwise, if we had saved Daosheng’s sword for last, we could have arranged it for all the rounds.”

Bai Zichen dared to trigger the Heavenly Tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage because he had rehearsed the scenario countless times.

By combining the scriptures of the two most prestigious and longest-standing sects in the human realm, the Daode Sect and the Jingming Sect, which contain records of how to easily cope with any kind of heavenly tribulation, can be relied upon.

Even if the heavenly tribulation is unpredictable and its power doubles, there are still ways to cope with it.

If an unexpected incident still occurred despite the contingency plan being in place to this extent, it is not the fault of any individual, but rather the will of Heaven.

The lightning faded quickly, but he unleashed even more sword light, seemingly pushing the realm of "one sword giving birth to ten thousand laws" a step further at the critical moment.

The swordsmanship inspiration he gained from sparring with the Sword Emperor finally burst forth at this moment.

Beneath the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword, countless worlds of thunder were rapidly born, roaring as they expanded from tiny points into terrifying seas of lightning. This would leave onlookers bewildered, wondering which side was undergoing tribulation.

The one undergoing tribulation summoned endless divine thunder, and the heavenly tribulation vanished, restoring the thunder to its original state as inconspicuous strands of electricity.

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator cannot sustain such a powerful evolution of the sword world for long; it can only be used to achieve victory at crucial moments.

Bai Zichen didn't have this problem. With the Supreme Pure Micro Sword Box, the loss of true essence was a piece of cake for him.

On the contrary, being mentally exhausted is the real problem.

This tribulation lasted for three days and three nights, grinding down the peak of Rotten Axe Mountain by tens of feet.

Ge Cang and the others had become numb to it all; if they were in a different place, they would have perished in the previous rounds of heavenly tribulations.

It is unheard of for a sword cultivator to maintain their strongest state for several days without declining.

This completely defies the common sense of sword cultivation and does not conform to basic rules.

But considering that it happened to the Sword Lord of Time, even the most illogical things seem normal now.

Ge Cang glanced into the distance and could sense that several uninvited guests had arrived outside Rotten Axe Mountain; they were all Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

With such a large-scale event that didn't end quickly, how could it not attract attention?

Such a momentous event as breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is likely to be witnessed only once in a lifetime; how could one bear to miss it?

However, these people were quite sensible and stayed hundreds of miles away from Rotten Axe Mountain, without taking any further steps.

Once the Sword Lord of Time takes this step, he will firmly establish himself as the overlord of the cultivation world for the next thousand years. Who would dare to leave a bad impression at such a time?

"Qiang!"

The lightning and the heavenly tribulation dissipated simultaneously, and Bai Zichen swayed unsteadily, his face deathly pale.

No matter how numerous or fast the sword light world was, it still missed some of the aftershocks of the solemn calamity of the past, leaving only a slight chill when it hit the body.

Soon that area will lose its strength, and even the flow of true energy in the meridians will be sluggish.

He could only unleash his sword energy and forcefully impact his body, leaving multiple hidden injuries.

Moreover, he sensed that the true meaning of time within his body was already taking effect, because initially, his true essence showed signs of degeneration and weakening.

In the clash of the true meanings of the Great Dao, the Great Dao of Time, which never suffers a loss in terms of rank, finally stepped forward and played a crucial role.

This time, he didn't dare to use the nascent form of his grotto-heaven to receive the tribulation.

They were terrified that the cave would collapse and revert to its original state, destroying hundreds of years of painstaking cultivation.

Bai Zichen reached out and summoned a vermilion fruit from the cave behind him. The fruit was as red as crystal and exuded a fragrant aroma.

It was thanks to the six-winged cicada that all the ancient spiritual plants matured ahead of schedule.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit can revive the dead, possessing a near-miraculous effect that brings the dead back to life; it is the main ingredient in many life-saving elixirs.

At times like this, cost-effectiveness is no longer a consideration; anything that can quickly achieve even a small effect is good.

The surging life force flowed rapidly to every part of his body as he swallowed and chewed the vermilion fruit, giving rise to new power in the deserted place.

The broken meridians were temporarily repaired and reconnected.

"Only one final tribulation remains!"

Bai Zichen looked up at the sky and realized that the tribulation clouds had quietly dissipated, as if the heavenly tribulation had ended.

"What's going on? In the cultivation world, the heavenly tribulations all consist of nine cycles. Is it possible that the Solemn Tribulation of the past is special, requiring only eight cycles to be considered successful?"

(End of this chapter)