I conquer the immortal with my strength.

Chapter 536 Crossing the Divine Transformation Tribulation and Obtaining the Heavenly Tribulation Crystal
The next day.

A seemingly ordinary sea suddenly rippled, and a man in blue robes emerged from the ripple.

The man in blue was Xia Daoming.

As Xia Daoming emerged from what appeared to be an ordinary but actually extremely dangerous sea area surrounding Beizhenlu Mountain, a dragon boat with auspicious clouds appeared beneath his feet.

Then, the auspicious dragon boat soared away amidst the clouds and mist.

More than twenty days later, Xia Daoming landed on a deserted island.

This place is far from Beizhenlu Mountain.

After making some arrangements around him, Xia Daoming completely withdrew his concealment techniques and allowed his nascent soul to release its powerful true essence and magical energy fluctuations!
This unrestrained release caused an immediate change in the surrounding天地气机 (heaven and earth energy), with rolling tribulation clouds gathering above his head.

In reality, even if Xia Daoming hadn't encountered great danger in the Demon Refining Abyss and been targeted by a powerful aura, he would have been able to stay in Beizhenlushan for at most another two or three years.

Because his cultivation of Qi Refining had become increasingly profound, even though he possessed a powerful body-refining technique that allowed him to conceal his true form, it was no longer possible for him to hide or suppress his Qi Refining cultivation.

In two or three years at most, even if he tries his best to cover it up and suppress it, it will be in vain, and the heavenly tribulation will still descend.

So many powerful individuals disregarded the dangers, left their homes, and came to Beizhenlu Mountain. Besides the fact that Beizhenlu Mountain had a passage to the Earthly Immortal Realm, another important reason was that the power of the Heavenly Tribulation was much weaker when undergoing tribulation there than outside.

Therefore, others are eager to undergo their tribulation at Beizhenlu Mountain.

But Xia Daoming was the exact opposite.

He has too many secrets. Once he undergoes his tribulation at Beizhenlu Mountain, others may not be able to see anything, but the supervising immortal envoy will definitely be able to see something.

His life is most likely in danger.

The clouds of calamity grew thicker and thicker, surging and churning.

Lightning flashed within the calamity clouds, emanating a terrifying aura, seemingly brewing an unparalleled and malevolent embryo.

Beneath the tribulation clouds, Xia Daoming looked up at the sky, feeling the "terrifying" aura. He showed none of the tension that other tribulation seekers felt, as if facing a formidable enemy or impending doom. On the contrary, he looked expectant.

Moreover, golden light shot out from his eyes like pillars as he carefully observed any changes in the tribulation clouds.

Heavenly tribulations contain profound mysteries about the operation of the laws of heaven and earth!
Previously, he had to focus all his energy on dealing with the heavenly tribulation, so he couldn't be distracted by observing and pondering the mysteries of the laws of heaven and earth contained within it.

But this time, it was merely the first tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage, which was child's play for him now. He could withstand it with his physical body alone. Moreover, with the help of his Heavenly Eye, he naturally wanted to take this opportunity to explore the profound mysteries of the Great Dao hidden within the tribulation.

The dark clouds were as black as ink, and lightning flashed across the sky.

boom--!
With a deafening roar, a thick bolt of lightning ripped through the clouds and struck down directly at Xia Daoming.

There was no resistance whatsoever.

Xia Daoming let the lightning strike him.

The void trembled violently, and the earth cracked inch by inch.

But his body remained completely still.

The lightning surged into his body, causing only a slight tremor in his skin. A flash of golden light appeared in his eyes, and he absorbed all the lightning energy into his body.

Immediately following, the second and third bolts of lightning struck down in succession, the sea of ​​lightning surging and dancing wildly, almost splitting the heavens and the earth apart.

Xia Daoming stood amidst the tribulation lightning like an ancient god, without using any Taoist magic or summoning any magical treasures. His flesh and blood were bathed in the lightning, tempering his bones and blood, refining his soul, and drawing a portion of it into his Yellow Court to refine his nascent soul and magical treasures.

The tribulation of lightning is both a calamity and a great opportunity!
Only by being tempered by tribulation lightning can a nascent soul and a magical artifact undergo a complete transformation.

But too much of a thunderbolt can be as bad as too little.

Those who attempt to undergo tribulation often cannot withstand the lightning tribulation. In the end, some can only disintegrate their physical bodies and escape into the protection of magical treasures to barely survive the lightning tribulation. Most people die and their cultivation dissipates. Only a very few people can survive the heavenly tribulation.

With his powerful physical body, Xia Daoming was able to control the lightning entering his Yellow Court at just the right moment.

Such a tribulation is not a calamity, but a great opportunity.

Tempered by lightning, the nascent soul grows steadily, becoming increasingly integrated with the physical body.

One bolt of lightning followed another, until finally the ninth bolt of tribulation lightning descended.

Boom!

Thunder, like a dragon, drilled into his body, merging into his entire body and his nascent soul, transforming into resources for his cultivation.

At this time, the heavenly tribulation had ended.

But then he suddenly raised an eyebrow and looked at the center of the calamity clouds in the sky, which had not yet dissipated.

A crystal of lightning floats deep within that place.

The crystals were distorted and illusory, seemingly about to dissipate along with the calamity clouds.

"Sure enough, it showed up!"

Xia Daoming's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He leaped up, and his arms were now covered with golden dragon scales, densely patterned with gold, transforming into dragon claws.

The dragon's claws probed into the calamity clouds. "Rumble!"

The moment the dragon claw reached into the tribulation clouds, it was as if it had stirred up a hornet's nest.

The remaining lightning within the tribulation clouds surged furiously, densely packed like countless electric snakes shooting towards the dragon's claw, intent on shattering it into dust.

"It's a bit too weak!"

The dragon claw forcefully probed into the sea of ​​lightning, and upon contact, the lightning shattered and fell like a shower of stars.

A golden light emerged from the sea of ​​lightning and grabbed the lightning crystal.

Then it quickly retracted.

The clouds churned and thunder roared, seemingly filled with extreme rage.

But in the end, no more thunderbolts struck.

The calamity clouds quickly dissipated.

This time, no golden rays of light fell.

Naturally, there was no divine favor or blessing after the calamity.

However, Xia Daoming was not surprised. On the contrary, he looked at the lightning crystal in his hand with surprise and curiosity.

A crystal the size of a thumb, golden in color, with shimmering lightning on its surface and flowing internal laws, exuding a mysterious and profound aura.

This lightning crystal was something similar that he had inadvertently glimpsed deep within the tribulation clouds when he was undergoing his second tribulation of divine weapons, before the tribulation clouds had dissipated, thanks to his divine eye.

At the time, he didn't know what it was.

Later he went to Beizhenlushan.

In Beizhen Lushan, there is a shop that specializes in providing people with jade slips containing all sorts of strange tales and legends for reading.

Most of those strange tales and rumors are unfounded and cannot be verified.

Regardless of whether it's true or not, it's a great opportunity for cultivators from the outside world to broaden their horizons, so many people are willing to spend a considerable amount of money to browse through this shop.

Xia Daoming was no exception.

In this shop, he read through many rumors, including many records about ancient true fire and true water.

Unfortunately, it only listed the ancient true fire and true water, but did not record where the true fire and true water could be found in this world. Otherwise, no matter if it was true or false, or how dangerous it was, Xia Daoming would definitely have gone to find it.

He also read about the Fire Phoenix Tree, which is said to be the sacred tree where phoenixes roost, capable of supporting and protecting a region of heaven and earth, and through which people can directly access the celestial realm.

For some unknown reason, it no longer exists.

What surprised and interested Xia Daoming the most was that he actually came across a picture of a similar crystal that he had glimpsed when he was undergoing his second tribulation of divine weapons.

During his second tribulation as a divine weapon, he glimpsed an image of a lightning and fire crystal.

But what he found in that shop was lightning crystals, just like what he had just seized from the tribulation clouds.

This item is called the Heavenly Evolution Crystal.

It is a mysterious object that bears the blessings and creation of heaven after the calamity.

After each tribulation, the Heavenly Tribulation Crystal would shower down golden light and radiant glow, a blessing from heaven.

After a short time, the Heavenly Tribulation Crystal will disappear and return to the world.

According to the records of that strange tale, a powerful figure once seized this Heavenly Tribulation Crystal. The Heavenly Grace and Creation contained within it were far greater than those scattered after the calamity. Moreover, as the object that carried the Heavenly Grace and Creation after the calamity, its own body contained many profound mysteries of the Great Dao.

Ren Xiaoyao had also read about this strange story, but he thought it was nonsense and just a way to attract attention.

The heavenly tribulation is incredibly powerful, and even surviving it is extremely dangerous. How could anyone possibly be distracted enough to peek into what lies behind the thick tribulation clouds, let alone try to seize it?

Xia Daoming listened to Ren Xiaoyao's analysis, but simply smiled noncommittally and offered no further explanation.

This thing is too mysterious; there's no point in saying more.

If Ren Xiaoyao were to accidentally let something slip, it could bring him a terrible disaster.

Today, Xia Daoming finally managed to seize it while undergoing the first nine-day tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage, thanks to his powerful physical body.

Looking at the Heavenly Tribulation Crystal in his hand, Xia Daoming was beaming with excitement.

Both times he was struck by divine weapons and heavenly tribulations, the blessings and good fortune descended hastily and vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving him feeling unsatisfied.

This time, he won't wait for divine favor to descend; he'll take it himself and surely enjoy it to his heart's content!

　That concludes today's update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)