We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

"He...he really didn't die?"

As the golden light spread through the tribulation clouds, it resembled a slowly forming, violent tornado, with its source at its core, driving the surrounding tribulation clouds to spread outwards.

At this moment, the calamity clouds seemed to have transformed into a black moon, hanging in the sky.

Above the black moon, astonishing lightning flashed intermittently, and occasionally a few strands of purple divine lightning could be seen wandering freely in the black moon like dragons, carrying awe-inspiring power and astonishing pressure.

Even Bai Suzhen, who was more than ten miles away, still felt a lingering fear despite having become a dragon. Her inner alarm bells were ringing, urging her to get away from this place as soon as possible.

Now that Bai Suzhen has confirmed Xiaoqing's identity, there's a high probability that nothing will go wrong.

Without hesitation, she immediately followed her heart and distanced herself by dozens of miles. After all, if she were struck by the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, her tribulation of transforming into a dragon would be in vain.

At that point, let alone preserving the complete body of the dragon, it would be good enough if it didn't turn to ashes.

Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, a large number of "spectators" had gathered. After all, a single Tribulation of the Three Nine Heavens was already quite rare in the mortal world, let alone two consecutive Tribulations of the Three Nine Heavens.

What's more, a black moon, entwined with heavenly tribulation, has now appeared in the sky.
Furthermore, many viewers also noticed a white dragon coiled in the sky not far from Black Moon. It looked extremely dangerous and its dragon might was being released without restraint.

The audience was very curious about what had happened there, but due to the heavenly tribulation and the unfamiliar silver-white dragon, they were powerless to approach.

They only dared to observe from afar, not up close.

After all, no matter how insignificant the dragon race may be in the eyes of the gods and Buddhas in the Heavenly Court and Mount Ling, among ordinary living beings, including but not limited to divine beasts, the dragon race can be said to be the leader of all spirits.

As early as the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth, the species in the primordial world were divided into five categories: scaled, feathered, furry, shelled, and naked, collectively known as the Five Spirits.

Among the four auspicious creatures—scaled, feathered, furry, and shelled—the dragon is undoubtedly the king.

Although Bai Suzhen is currently only a newly transformed dragon, her innate dragon might still has a great deterrent effect on the four spirits of scales, feathers, fur, and shells.

It brings many negative buffs, including but not limited to loss of fighting spirit, decreased combat power, uneven mana flow, fear, etc.

Unless a living being has a stronger bloodline to be exempt from the negative effects of the dragon's might, or a real dragon descends to this place to cover up the false dragon's might brought by Bai Suzhen, the dragon, with its true dragon might.

Of course, if a real dragon had descended to this place and unleashed its dragon might without restraint, then the distance between these spectators would not just be a few dozen miles.

Instead, the distance should be at least several hundred miles.

In the eyes of mortals, this world, although not very vast in total area, is entirely because the mortals of this world are almost confined to a small area.

The total area occupied by the lives of these ordinary people is far less than one ten-thousandth of the total area in this world. This gives you an idea of ​​how large the real area of ​​this world truly is.

So, a few hundred miles is really not a very far distance in this world.

Moreover, for cultivators with even a little bit of cultivation and some knowledge of escape techniques, this distance can be reached in just a short while.

Therefore, all things considered, the area covered by those few hundred miles is really not that large.

"Who...who is he? Who is he...?" Xiaoqing stared blankly at the majestic figure in the sky, feeling dizzy and unable to believe what she was seeing, yet she had no choice but to believe it.

Thunderclouds rolled in, and lightning flashed and thunder roared.

Within this vast and boundless cloud of calamity, the surrounding sea of ​​clouds surged like boiling silver waves, and lightning occasionally danced among the thick clouds, as if it were the most primal brushstrokes of heaven and earth, each stroke leaving a bold and colorful mark, emitting a magnificent thunderous sound, terrifying in its power, capable of arousing the deepest fear in the hearts of ordinary people.

At the very center of the thick, inky clouds of tribulation, a golden light emanated, seemingly rivaling the clouds in power, and for a moment, they appeared to be evenly matched.

If the onlookers were to witness this scene, they would be utterly astonished, for it is a scene they have never had the chance to experience in their lives.

If at this time, a brave person dares to risk their life to enter this "black moon," they will surely receive unimaginable benefits from being bathed in golden light.

Including but not limited to advancements in life, increases in cultivation level...

Against the backdrop of the tribulation clouds and golden light vying for supremacy, a majestic golden figure stood proudly between heaven and earth. His body was as if sculpted by an ancient god, every inch of his muscle containing explosive power, yet in stillness he revealed a harmony and perfection that transcended the mortal world.

Golden light emanated from Shen Bailian's body, bathing the surrounding space in a sacred and solemn golden glow, as if he himself were a fragment of the sun, traversing the river of time and space to descend upon the world.

It descended upon this cloud of calamity.

At this moment, even Shen Bailian's eyes shone with a dazzling gold. Even just a glimpse of him from the corner of her eye made Xiao Qing's heart pound, filled with an indescribable palpitation.

It was as if they had encountered their natural enemy.

But for some reason, in addition to fear, Xiaoqing felt a strange emotion, which was admiration!

Correct!
It means to admire.

Regardless of the world, the most primal desire of life is to become a higher form of life and to become stronger.

Weak creatures always admire powerful creatures, and this feeling is the rudimentary form of love.

As for when it will develop into romantic feelings, that remains to be seen.

"This feeling... could I have already become a Golden Immortal in this world?" Shen Bailian clenched his fist lightly, and instantly the rules of this world appeared in his hand.

A hint of doubt appeared on his resolute face. His eyes were as deep as an abyss, with dazzling stars swirling and flowing in his pupils. The laws of nature were reflected in his eyes, as if he could see through the essence and truth of all things in the world.

Her long hair swayed gently in the breeze, each strand jet black with a faint golden shimmer, like flowing liquid gold, swaying softly in the air. It was like a multicolored black.

Shen Bailian's long hair, with every sway, could influence the laws of heaven and earth.

Or rather, his every word and action, every gesture, could influence the laws of the world, making it seem effortless and unimaginably easy.

This is an unprecedented experience before the passive skill [Iron Body] is upgraded to [Golden Body].

For example, with just a slight thought from Shen Bailian, an extremely dense spiritual energy appeared out of thin air and surrounded him.

It then transformed into a flowing garment, neither silk nor cloth, possessing an ethereal quality, dancing in the wind, untouched by dust.

Above this boundless sky, he seemed to merge with heaven and earth, each breath synchronized with the fluctuations of the laws of this world, and every gesture he made resonated with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, causing the space to tremble.

Even time seemed to stand still for a moment.

In the past, even if Shen Bailian went all out and burned all his potential, he would have found it difficult to do such a thing, let alone see so clearly the world outlined by the power of rules.

With just a slight concentration, he sensed the universe and felt an intimate connection. The essence of the universe seemed to be showing him goodwill.

This is no longer as simple as the natural and mysterious workings of the past, but the essence of the world's vitality, the most fundamental power of rules; otherwise, it could not create spiritual energy out of thin air.

Yes, you heard right, it's about creating a flash of inspiration.

To the average person, what does the Dharma-ending Age mean? Is it a decline in spiritual energy concentration, or a reduction in cultivation resources, or a deteriorating environment?
No! None of them!

These understandings are merely the most superficial understandings of one particular world.

The essence of the world is illusion and reality, with the long river of time flowing through it. The power of rules transforms into threads, outlining the inherent operating laws of this world. On the surface, there are all kinds of spiritual energy, which are also necessities in the basic cultivation of immortal cultivators.

Spiritual energy is a product of rules, which is why cultivators can become powerful by absorbing, compressing, and integrating spiritual energy, thus achieving a leap in the essence of their lives.

"The laws governing the operation of heaven and earth, and the essence of spiritual energy, are all within a single thought." Shen Bailian clearly sensed everything around him, among which the five basic spiritual energy elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—were the ones he was most familiar with.

Although spiritual energy and elemental power differ greatly in their forms of expression, when he saw the essence of spiritual energy, he found that the two were actually no different.

In essence, they are all products of the entanglement of the fundamental rules governing the world.

Of course, there were also some mysterious inspirations that Shen Bailian had never heard of or seen before, which should be unique to this world.

The most mysterious of all is the swirling tribulation clouds above his head, an absolute power that he cannot currently comprehend—the power of the Heavenly Dao, the true origin of the world.

"It seems that this time it really was a twist of fate. Otherwise, a skill advancement would never have brought about such a big change..." Shen Bailian vaguely understood.

He recalled his past on Earthly Star, and now he understood that the third constraint placed by those gods was the power of the fundamental laws of the world.

Simply put, in essence, the current Earth Element Universe is not a complete universe, because most of its rule imprints have been erased, collected, or hidden.

Therefore, no matter how powerful those martial artists are, they cannot touch the essence of the world, the various laws and the power of rules, and naturally they cannot meet the basic conditions for becoming gods.

Unless one reaches the threshold of godhood, once those gods return, a martial artist's formidable strength will ultimately become nothing more than a mirage.

It is within reach but unattainable.

There's even a possibility that their consciousness will eventually be erased by those gods, replaced with the consciousness of those favored by the gods, allowing them to reap the benefits.

Now, because Shen Bailian is in this powerful world where the power of rules is already perfected, his skill advancement has made up for some of his previous shortcomings.

Similarly, because of the perfection of the rules of this world, the golden body is no longer just an adjective, but has become a noun.

In this world, what kind of being is qualified to possess a golden body?
The answer is simple: a Golden Immortal, or even a more powerful Taiyi Golden Immortal!
Now, due to the advancement of his passive skill [Iron Body], Shen Bailian has essentially become a Golden Immortal/Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Above the Taiyi Golden Immortal, what kind of existence is there? It is the Great Luo Golden Immortal, who is almost omnipotent, transcends the timeline, and unites the past, present, and future!
A synonym for strength!

Even the gods at the top of the food chain in the Earthly Star Universe are probably no better than the Great Luo Golden Immortal.
So, Shen Bailian's luck really really struck this time. Of course, if it weren't for his previous planning and his determination to stay, he wouldn't have achieved this result today.

"That's great, I don't need to plot to steal those rogue cultivators' magical treasures and supernatural abilities anymore." Shen Bailian thought to himself, feeling his current situation.

It wasn't that he didn't want to take back some magical treasures and supernatural powers, but rather that ordinary magical treasures and supernatural powers were no longer of any meaning to him.

After advancing his skill [Iron Body] to [Golden Body], Shen Bailian discovered something: the spells that he previously found confusing could now be cast after he gained control over the basic rules of this world.

This includes, but is not limited to, basic invisibility spells, fireball spells, stealth spells, and light-flowing spells... even high-level spells like Dharma Body and Heaven are included.

Having achieved such glory, they can't possibly return home with a pile of garbage, can they?

Just thinking about it makes him shudder. Shen Bailian can't bear the shame. And now, he has only just experienced his current state and has already discovered so many and such great changes.

After the tribulation passes and we calm down for a while, we'll probably discover even more changes.

"This Heavenly Dao consciousness is probably confused right now, isn't it?" Shen Bailian glanced at the tribulation clouds that were gathering pressure. A second had passed, and the heavenly tribulation still hadn't descended.

It's obvious. (End of Chapter)