Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

"The Great Dao is without tribulation. The Primordial Golden Immortal has undergone countless tribulations to reach this realm. After cultivating to this level, there is naturally no need for another heavenly tribulation."

"But before that, we still have to overcome the final tribulation, the tribulation of attaining enlightenment."

"I already have an idea about this tribulation. We will use the projections of the saints as the tribulation, and transform lightning into the projections of the saints. Those who wish to attain enlightenment must pass the test of the projections of the saints in order to overcome the heavenly tribulation and step into the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal."

Facing the surprised and suspicious gazes of the crowd, Ao Bing gave them the answer they least wanted to hear.

The Primordial Chaos Realm is free from tribulations, but those who cultivate to become Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortals will face tribulations, and these are not ordinary tribulations, but rather the challenge of confronting the projections of various saints.

Although the projections of the saints formed by the heavenly tribulation could not compare with the original bodies, they still retained the strength they had when they first became saints.

Saints are different from Primordial Golden Immortals. Regardless of their cultivation level before becoming saints, at the moment of becoming saints, the worst they are at the Primordial Third Heaven.

What is the concept?
It's like sending a group of people who haven't yet attained enlightenment to fight against a saint at the third level of the Primordial Chaos Realm. Only if they succeed can they break through; otherwise, they'll turn to ashes.

"This is going too far. Even a newly enlightened saint has the cultivation of the third level of the Primordial Chaos Realm. Asking a group of people who haven't even attained enlightenment to fight them and pass their test is no different from actively courting death."

"Given this situation, I'm afraid that from now on, no one in the primordial world will be able to cultivate into a Grand Luo Golden Immortal!"

The faces of the powerful cultivators darkened, and their gazes toward Ao Bing were filled with murderous intent.

They harbored murderous intent towards Ao Bing, wanting him dead. They had no choice; it wasn't that they deliberately wanted to antagonize Ao Bing, but rather that Ao Bing wouldn't leave them a way out, determined to sever their path to enlightenment.

This is an enmity for obstructing our path; we must fight to the death.

"That's an exaggeration, fellow Daoists. The tribulation of attaining Dao is indeed terrifying, but it's not as exaggerated as you think."

"It's true that the projection of the quasi-saint was transformed by lightning, but it didn't say that the seven saints would attack together, nor did it say that they had to win the battle."

"Heavenly tribulation is not divine punishment; it cannot be an endless battle with the person undergoing tribulation. It is all subject to time limits."

"Even the strongest heavenly tribulation is like this. As long as you hold on for a while, the heavenly tribulation will disappear on its own when the time comes."

"Therefore, although the tribulation to attain enlightenment is difficult, it is not difficult for you all to overcome it with your strength."

Ao Bing was also worried that everyone might turn against him and fight to the death. Although he was not afraid, there was no need to make things so tense.

So he took the initiative to explain, reassuring everyone that while there was indeed a tribulation to achieve enlightenment, it wasn't as terrifying as they thought. With their strength, at most they would be a bit disheveled, but they would still be able to get through it safely.

"Is the difficulty of the tribulation of enlightenment measured by the amount of merit one has? The more merit one has, the weaker the tribulation of enlightenment, the fewer the projections of saints that come to kill, and the shorter the duration of the tribulation."

"On the contrary, the less merit one has, the stronger the tribulation to attain enlightenment will be, the more saintly projections will attack during the tribulation, and the longer the tribulation will last."

At this moment, everyone calmed down and, without waiting for Ao Bing to explain, they deduced the secrets of heaven and learned everything.

Then, they all felt relieved. Now, because of the reopening of the primordial world, they all possessed considerable merit. It was more than enough to overcome the tribulation of attaining enlightenment.

Even so, they had no intention of undergoing the tribulation of enlightenment. This is because the power of the tribulation of enlightenment is controllable, but that is not true for sages.

Even if the Heavenly Tribulation originally had nothing to do with the Sage, once He transformed into a projection of the Sage, a connection would inevitably be formed between the two.

The projection of a sage will inevitably be influenced by the sage; this is unavoidable.

It was merely a projection of a saint formed by the heavenly tribulation. The great supernatural beings of the prehistoric world were not afraid of it at all. Even if they couldn't defeat it, they were confident that they could hold out for a while.

What's truly terrifying is when, halfway through the battle, the will of a sage suddenly takes over one's own projection. If that happens, then it's truly frightening.

Even the strongest heavenly tribulation has no independent consciousness.

However, the will of a sage exists. Facing the incarnation of a heavenly tribulation possessed by the will of a sage, let alone the difference of a major realm, even if they were at the same realm, they might not necessarily win.

They simply can't win; they might even be beaten to death.

This means that whether they can overcome the tribulation of attaining enlightenment has little to do with their own strength, but rather depends on the sage's opinion.

Even if the sage wants them to cross the river, they may not be able to. But if the sage prevents them from crossing the river, they certainly will not be able to.

The powerful beings of the primordial world have always lacked a sense of security and would never entrust their lives to outsiders.

Therefore, when they realized that whether they could overcome the tribulation of enlightenment depended entirely on the will of the sage, their first reaction was that it would be better not to overcome this tribulation if possible.

In addition to this, there is another factor: the Heavenly Tribulation can be interfered with by outsiders. The most dangerous time for a cultivator is when they are undergoing tribulation.

Not only must one guard against heavenly tribulations, but also be wary of human tribulations. If one is ambushed by an enemy while undergoing tribulation, the trouble will be immense. Failing to break through is a minor matter; being taken advantage of and killed is a major one.

Not to mention that among the great supernatural beings of the prehistoric world, which one did not have two or three enemies?

Even now, with a Chaos Demon God lurking in the shadows, who can guarantee that the Chaos Demon God won't suddenly attack when they are undergoing their tribulations?

For various reasons, and for safety's sake, they neither want to nor can undergo this tribulation of enlightenment.

Therefore, the way everyone looked at Ao Bing suddenly became complicated. They weren't fools; how could they not understand Ao Bing's purpose in doing this?

The news had been so sudden that it caught them off guard, leaving them no time to react. But now, with so much time having passed, they had a pretty good idea of ​​what Ao Bing was thinking.

The establishment of Heavenly Tribulations is inevitable; it's an unstoppable trend, and even Ao Bing, the advocate, cannot abolish it. Since there are said to be tribulations for attaining enlightenment, then they certainly exist, and there's no way to change it.

However, as the advocate of establishing the Heavenly Tribulation, Ao Bing, although unable to cancel the tribulation of attaining enlightenment, still has more power than ordinary people.

For example, the time for establishing the tribulation of enlightenment could be slightly postponed. Any plausible reason could be given, such as the primordial world having just completed its transformation from destruction to creation and not yet being stable enough for major upheavals.

Therefore, the matter of setting up the tribulation of enlightenment should be postponed for a period of time. It is not too late to set up this tribulation after the primordial world has been completely stabilized.

As for when the primordial world will stabilize? That's up to Ao Bing. The primordial world will stabilize when everyone has made significant breakthroughs.

As the one who set up the Heavenly Tribulation, Ao Bing certainly had the authority to do so, but why should he be allowed to use this authority for the sake of everyone? This is related to the previous schemes of everyone.

The group planned to join forces and project thousands of primordial stars into the starry sky in order to shake Ao Bing's rule over the cosmos.

The plan was excellent, but it was precisely because of this that it provoked Ao Bing's backlash and led to the establishment of the Tribulation of Attainment. Everything stemmed from this, and naturally, the desire to quell the situation was also related to it.

The plan to project the main star remains unchanged, but control of the projected main star must be handed over to Ao Bing.

In this way, he, who would benefit from this, would naturally make concessions and postpone the establishment of the Tribulation of Enlightenment until everyone has attained enlightenment.

This was Ao Bing's purpose: to use the timing of the Tribulation of Enlightenment to blackmail everyone and force them to hand over the projected main star to him.

Those are thousands of primordial main stars. Even if these great supernatural beings did not exert their full strength, each of them, after their birth, is equivalent to a Quasi-Saint at the peak of his power.

If they were to exert all their strength, they would be comparable to thousands of powerful cultivators. If all these powerful cultivators were to break through in the future, these main stars could advance even further, reaching a level comparable to a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

With over a thousand main stars comparable to Grand Luo Golden Immortals, what an enormous sum of profit that would be! It would be impossible for Ao Bing not to be tempted.

Now that we have the opportunity to hold them in our hands, we can't give up no matter what; we have to give it a try.

"Wow, the Star Lord's methods are truly amazing, I admire him."

After a long silence, a powerful being sighed, "This is an admission of defeat. They admit that Ao Bing is more skilled and they can't beat him."

Of course, some powerful beings were unwilling to accept defeat, but they did not show it. Instead, they secretly looked at the Sage Zhunti, hoping that he could come up with a way to break the deadlock.

If Sage Zhunti can break the deadlock, they will definitely support him. If Sage Zhunti can't come up with a solution, then there's nothing they can do but submit to Ao Bing.

The Sage Zhunti, who was being secretly watched by everyone, was also very anxious at this moment. But no matter how anxious he was, it was useless; he simply couldn't come up with a solution.

Ao Bing's move to undermine his cause was too ruthless, so ruthless that Ao Bing had no way to break the deadlock. Because there were not only six saints in the prehistoric world, but not just one.

If we include Houtu Niangniang, that makes seven. If we also include the Holy Emperor and the Supreme Being of Heaven and Earth, then there are even more.

Because there are so many people involved, he can't even try to pull any strings behind the scenes. He can let others win, but he can't convince others to do the same.

Therefore, he could not reassure these powerful beings that they could calmly undergo their tribulations, assuring them that he would take care of everything.

Besides, if someone were to interfere with the tribulation of attaining enlightenment, even the Sage Zhunti would be unable to stop it.

In fact, the biggest problem with the tribulation of enlightenment is not the tribulation itself, but the possibility of being attacked during the tribulation, which is difficult to guard against.

And most importantly, you have no idea who will make the move, or how many people, until the very last moment.

Take the great supernatural beings of the prehistoric world as an example. If they really wanted to turn against Ao Bing, they would rather undergo the tribulation of attaining enlightenment than relinquish control of the main star.

When they undergo their tribulation, Ao Bing will inevitably intervene, silently enhancing the power of their tribulation on one hand, and changing his appearance on the other, launching a sneak attack when they are undergoing their tribulation.

Ao Bing has already transformed into a Chaos Demon God. If he were to impersonate a Chaos Demon God and make a move, no one would be able to tell the difference.

With his strength, if he were to launch a sneak attack while someone is undergoing tribulation, he would be guaranteed to strike every time, and no one would be able to successfully undergo tribulation under his control.

Even with a sage secretly protecting him, it's the same; even a sage couldn't stop Ao Bing's sneak attack.

It was precisely because Sage Zhunti knew this that he couldn't break the deadlock; he couldn't restrain Ao Bing, so he couldn't make any guarantees. The great supernatural beings of the prehistoric world also understood this, and therefore they had no choice but to yield to Ao Bing.

There are thousands of powerful beings here, so Ao Bing certainly can't keep an eye on all of them; he can only keep an eye on a small portion of them.

However, no one dared to gamble on luck, betting that they were one of the majority and not one of Ao Bing's targets.

Indiscriminate and random attacks are the most terrifying thing; there's simply no way to defend against them.

Judging from the reaction of the Sage Zhunti, everyone knew that he was not to be relied upon and that they would have to talk to Ao Bing themselves.

"You can't have control over these stars. Thousands of main stars are too many. If you were given them all, you would truly be the only one who could speak for yourself in the prehistoric world, and no one would dare to contradict you."

After much hesitation, the group finally spoke. They certainly couldn't agree to Ao Bing's request, as that would be aiding the enemy.

If they don't hand over these thousands of main stars, they still have room to negotiate with Ao Bing.

But once they hand it over, they'll lose their biggest card. From now on, they'll have no power to resist and will have to do whatever Ao Bing says.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Ao Bing didn't push too hard and took a step back, letting them set their own conditions.

"What the Star Lord is worried about is that the appearance of these main stars will shake your foundation in the starry sky."

"In that case, it would be better if they didn't appear. But the existence of these main stars is related to whether the starry sky can grow stronger. Although the Heavenly Dao has not made any statement, it has obviously taken it seriously, so they cannot help but appear."

"Since the emergence of these main stars is inevitable and cannot be changed, let them remain ownerless."

"As long as they remain without an owner, their existence will only strengthen the starry sky and will not threaten the star lord at all. On the contrary, they will bring you great benefits."

After some thought, the group offered a compromise. They certainly wouldn't hand over control of these main stars to Ao Bing, and similarly, Ao Bing didn't want them to control them either.

Since that's the case, let's each take a step back and leave the main star where it is, without moving it. In this way, both sides and the primordial world can benefit.

With more main stars, the starry sky will inevitably be strengthened, bringing greater benefits to the primordial world. Ao Bing, as the master of the starry sky, will also benefit from this.

As the entities that make the starry sky stronger, as long as these main stars exist, the great beings who created them will receive a continuous stream of merit.

This is a win-win-win situation.

“We will not make things difficult for the Star Lord. With these main stars, we can give an account to the Heavenly Dao. There should be no further obstacles to delaying the establishment of the Tribulation of Attainment.”

A powerful being spoke, indirectly reminding Ao Bing that it wasn't just Ao Bing who could control the Heavenly Tribulation, but also the Heavenly Dao itself.

If Ao Bing disagrees with their conditions, they will bypass Ao Bing and go directly to the Heavenly Dao to discuss them. They believe the Heavenly Dao will not refuse their conditions.

Those are thousands of quasi-saint main stars, and in the future, they may even be promoted to primordial main stars. It's just that the tribulation for attaining Dao is delayed, not canceled outright. Only a madman would refuse. (End of Chapter)