Longzang

Chapter 1128 What is the Spirit Mansion?

Gentle breezes swept through the bustling world, bringing life and vitality to this land. However, this vitality was extremely dangerous to the world, for it was completely uncontrollable, capable of growing infinitely and drawing nourishment from everything within its realm.

If the plants are not destroyed, they will grow indefinitely. But when they are destroyed, they will gather all their energy into one place, release an attack, and then their true form will turn into nothingness, which is equivalent to cutting off pieces of flesh from this world.

Moreover, this tribulation is named "Illusory Wind" because it can automatically switch to a state of mutual generation and restraint in response to the Spiritual Palace's defenses, making it the greatest enemy of the Yujing Spiritual Palace. When the Spiritual Palace activates a defense, such as an earth-element defense, the next wave of Illusory Wind will switch to a wood-element defense. In addition to the five elements' restraint, there are also various other targeted restraints such as yin and yang.

This kind of heavenly tribulation was practically tailor-made for Wei Yuan, who had a multitude of methods.

Numerous illusory winds quickly locked onto the newly built spirit palace, blowing across it and instantly painting this magnificent, colorless hall with different hues.

Numerous creatures and beasts in the lower levels of the Spirit Palace came to life, fighting fiercely against the wildflowers and weeds that grew wildly, with countless petals and leaves flying everywhere. However, these plants had extremely developed root systems and grew at an astonishing speed; often, when a wildflower was uprooted, a large chunk of flesh would be torn off with it.

The guardian beings of the Spirit Palace are numerous, but a gust of illusory wind can transform them into a vast expanse of green and mottled wildflowers. As the plants grow, they absorb the spiritual energy from the bodies of the spirit beasts, and even everything around them can be transformed into their own nutrients, growing wildly and then turning into nothingness.

Therefore, with each gust of illusory wind, a hole would appear in the Spirit Mansion. Although the Spirit Mansion's spirit beasts were extremely powerful, they could not withstand the endless onslaught. Some of the weakest ones gradually became covered in wounds, and finally, their bodies were covered with flowering trees before they collapsed and disappeared.

Meanwhile, the vast expanse of calamity clouds in the sky grew brighter and brighter, like a radiant sea of ​​gold and red, with wisps of illusory wind constantly falling, its end unknown.

Based on past experience, Wei Yuan felt that even if this tribulation lasted for hundreds of days, he wouldn't be surprised. As his cultivation progressed daily, the targeting of heaven and earth against him became increasingly obvious.

This targeting is rather inexplicable. Among the many peerless experts who have served as palace masters throughout history, none have ever been known to be targeted by heaven and earth in this way. Moreover, Wei Yuan is the chosen one, who should be favored by heaven and earth, so this makes even more sense.

Wei Yuan knew that complaining was useless in the face of heaven and earth, so he could only calm down and face it. At this moment, he was completely unprepared and could only deal with whatever came his way.

Under the relentless attacks of the illusory winds, the lower levels of the Spirit Palace gradually became unable to withstand the onslaught.

Suddenly, clusters of jade bamboo sprouted from the flowering trees, moving without wind, and countless flying swords shot out from the bamboo leaves. These flying swords not only shattered the Illusion Wind Flower Tree, but also caused the entire tree to wither and die if a portion of it was destroyed, and could even directly sever the Illusion Wind.

The appearance of a vast bamboo forest immediately reduced the pressure on his spiritual palace. This was because Han Li, who had just completed the cultivation of the Imperial Realm, saw the critical situation and, without bothering to consolidate his cultivation, immediately took action to resist the heavenly tribulation.

The Ganoderma lucidum reappeared outside the spiritual palace, swaying and emitting starlight that landed on the damaged area, quickly repairing the defect. Moreover, the repaired area was noticeably more solid than before.

Then, a small portion of the spiritual realm dimmed, night fell, and starlight began to twinkle in the mortal world. Under the cover of night, the area where the Ganoderma lucidum repaired its damage expanded significantly, and the number of flying swords shot out from the Bamboo Sea increased, lasting for a longer period.

The three of them worked together to block one side of the Spirit Palace, greatly reducing the pressure on the entire Spirit Palace and preventing further damage.

The three's mental worlds cooperated seamlessly, one attacking, one healing, and one amplifying; together they possessed immense power and were able to stand alone.

However, the next wave of phantom winds changed; they were noticeably larger and thicker, and the bamboo sword could no longer completely sever them. Their attributes also changed slightly, becoming more effective against Han Li's flying swords, resulting in a significant reduction in the swords' power. As a result, the three of them could no longer completely block this wave of phantom winds, only managing to intercept a small portion.

At this moment, the central city was bustling with noise as many cultivators rushed out. Then, under the command of the cultivators from the Battle Saint Hall, they set up formations. Lei Ling and Dugu Cangqiong each led a large formation, constantly guiding the power of the formations to resist the heavenly tribulation.

The beings within the bustling realms actually withstood nearly half the power of the heavenly tribulation!

For the first time, Wei Yuan witnessed the power of unity and solidarity amidst the prosperity of all realms. Countless individuals capable of independent thought could unleash unimaginable strength when faced with a crisis of survival.

The Illusionary Wind Calamity shifted again, with each batch of attributes undergoing constant fine-tuning, instantly increasing the pressure on the two large formations. At this moment, a small patch of starlight descended, enveloping both formations and immediately increasing their operating speed by half.

Lei Ling and Dugu Cangqiong exerted all their strength, judging the attribute of the illusionary wind the moment it appeared, and then guiding the formation to change its response. Only in this way were they barely able to withstand it. In the blink of an eye, the two were drenched in sweat. This high-intensity operation was far beyond their capabilities, but they still gritted their teeth and persevered.

Fortunately, there were many substitute cultivators outside the grand formation. During the intervals between the two cycles, they would enter the formation under the coordination of the myriad realms to replace the cultivators whose Dao power was exhausted. However, the depletion of Lei Ling and Dugu Cangqiong's power could not be compensated.

Thus, the heavenly tribulation seemed endless, and while the damage to the spiritual palace was slowly increasing, it was still far from complete destruction. The two sides remained locked in a stalemate. However, Wei Yuan knew this stalemate couldn't last long, mainly because Lei Ling and Dugu Cangqiong couldn't hold out for long. Apart from the two, no one else had the ability to control a thousand-person formation; they could only form multiple smaller formations of a hundred people each, significantly reducing their overall strength.

With a thought, Wei Yuan began to use the power of his Mind World to support Lei Ling and Dugu Cangqiong, which would increase their endurance to half an hour.

Half an hour is actually a very short time, but it is enough for us to observe the changes unfold.

Above the azure sky, Wei Yuan stood in mid-air, with wisps of tangible yet intangible illusory wind constantly blowing into his body. Wei Yuan looked relaxed, as if it were truly a gentle breeze.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Lei Ling and Dugu Cangqiong could not hold on any longer and were replaced to rest. The rate of damage to the spiritual mansion suddenly increased.

But Wei Yuan remained calm and composed, as if nothing had happened. He knew that the heavenly tribulation would not end so easily, and his enemies would most likely not stand idly by.

After another half hour of stalemate, a faint eye suddenly appeared in the center of the heavenly tribulation, with a strange square pupil, staring at Wei Yuan.

Suddenly, most of the pale fish-scale tribulation clouds began to thicken, and their originally translucent texture became almost tangible!
The illusory winds descending from the clouds transformed into various illusory beasts and spirits, which were clearly more spiritual and had more extreme and targeted attributes. A large number of fire-elemental illusory beasts were also added, which was obviously intended to suppress Han Li's Sword Bamboo Sea.

After this round of tribulation escalated, the killing power increased dramatically, and the spiritual mansion was consumed dozens of times faster in an instant. It was less than three hours away from being completely destroyed, and it would be permanently damaged after one hour, affecting Wei Yuan's future path.

Wei Yuan remained unmoved, and the heavenly tribulation remained unchanged; the two remained in a silent standoff. The faint eye in the sky seemed to blink, and more and more illusory winds descended. Suddenly, several extremely large ancient beasts fell from the clouds!

The intensity of the Heavenly Tribulation had increased to an unprecedented level. In Wei Yuan's estimation, the time it would take for the Spirit Mansion to be destroyed had suddenly shortened to less than a quarter of an hour. At this moment, the first ancient savage beast rushed into the Mind World, and its original size of over a thousand feet was suddenly compressed to about a hundred feet. It moved with lightning speed, like a moving giant mountain, and crashed heavily into the Spirit Mansion!

Dozens of large formations simultaneously unleashed Fiery Ice Phoenixes, which slammed into the savage beast, but only reduced its size by ten zhang. Immediately afterwards, countless flying swords rose from the bamboo sea, raining down on the beast like a storm. Each sword that pierced its body blew away large chunks of flesh.

In Qingming, the concept of explosion has taken root in people's hearts, and many supernatural abilities and techniques of cultivators in the prosperous realms bear the imprint of explosion.

Han Li unleashed his full power in this round, reducing the ancient beast's size by another twenty zhang. But the remaining seventy zhang was still a colossal creature, which charged forward and slammed headfirst into the Spirit Mansion!
In an instant, thousands of spirit beasts shattered and were destroyed, and countless cracks appeared on the base below. Numerous spirit beasts flew out and pounced on the ancient savage beast, tearing at it relentlessly.

After taking a few bites, many spirit beasts would collapse and dissipate. The ancient savage beasts appeared to be beasts, but in reality, they were formed from the power of heavenly tribulation, and their entire bodies were filled with tribulation wind. When the spirit beasts bit them, it was equivalent to swallowing the tribulation wind, and they would be annihilated by the tribulation wind after a few bites.

Large numbers of spirit beasts died, while the ancient savage beasts roared deafeningly, but to no avail. They could only watch their bodies grow smaller and smaller until they were eventually overwhelmed by the spirit beast horde.

The ancient illusory wind beast was destroyed, but the spiritual palace was also severely damaged, on the verge of permanent damage and a demotion. However, the beast was only the first; the second had already entered the mental world, and several more were on their way.

At this critical moment, the second level of the Spiritual Palace suddenly trembled, and countless rituals representing the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth began to operate. These countless rituals intertwined, their trajectories influencing and driving each other, creating an extremely complex system.

Wei Yuan immediately discerned that each ritual followed a certain mathematical principle, and every two or three rituals would combine to form a new principle. Then, when all the rituals came together, they formed a new, complete system. All the rituals gathered in one place constituted a simplified universe.

Seeing these rituals in operation, Wei Yuan suddenly had an epiphany.

Mathematics is a special kind of eye, helping those who haven't reached a higher level to see the truth of a more vast and complex world. It is also a special kind of language, used to record the truth of the world and present it to those who can understand it.

With this realization, Wei Yuan instantly felt that his realm had improved once again. But this was not the time to observe the operation of the celestial rituals and understand the subsequent mathematical laws. He continued to maintain a transcendent posture, closely monitoring the movements of the heavenly tribulation while simultaneously mobilizing his stored fortune to continuously bless the cultivators within the prosperous realms.

With the blessing of good fortune, the cultivators' strength increased dramatically. Lei Ling and Dugu Cangqiong also recovered their strength rapidly and will soon be able to return.

Once the rituals of the Spirit Mansion began to operate, the entire Spirit Mansion started to rise continuously, eventually reaching a height of five hundred feet, displaying a magnificent spectacle!
As the spiritual palace underwent its transformation, the number of spirit beasts at its base increased dramatically, including several ancient spirit beasts. As a result, the spiritual palace's lifespan increased dramatically to several months.

But Wei Yuan knew that, given the nature of this world, it would certainly not let the matter rest so easily.

Sure enough, the vaguely visible giant eye blinked, and suddenly a giant phantom tiger flew out from its pupil!
The phantom tiger was incredibly fast, instantly rushing into the bustling world of the myriad realms and crashing directly into the spirit palace!

In an instant, countless spirit beasts turned to ashes. Han Li, Jun Weizhi, and Fuyao all coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground. Thousands of cultivators in dozens of formations fell to the ground, and some turned into light and disappeared into the world.

Suddenly, a gigantic wave ten feet high surged up in the sea, and countless marine creatures perished in this cataclysmic upheaval.

Even the rituals on the second level of the Spirit Mansion malfunctioned, causing friction and sparks to fly.

This attack instantly reduced the Spirit Mansion's remaining time to a full day.

Wei Yuan remained standing with his hands behind his back, mainly because the Illusionary Tiger was formless and intangible, making it impossible for Wei Yuan to stop it with his current abilities. At this moment, he immediately poured millions of units of energy into the Spirit Mansion, greatly increasing the speed of its repair and restoring it to ten days.

Ancient savage beasts began to appear in droves in the sky, almost endless! Wei Yuan's heart sank slightly, and the estimated time to hold out was changed to three days.

This time, the first to charge in was not just one or a few, but hundreds of ancient savage beasts, as large as a small mountain!
But just as they reached the halfway point, they suddenly slowed down, and many even turned their heads to look in another direction, their eyes clearly showing doubt and hesitation.

At the edge of the sky, the Yellow Springs Grotto appeared, ripples of pale yellow spreading outwards. Wherever these ripples passed, the auras of all the ancient savage beasts were greatly weakened, some even dissipating completely!
Wei Yuan was also greatly surprised. The newly built hall in the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven was actually a spirit palace?! Who was the true spirit inside? Could it be Jialuo, who had just transformed from a Heavenly Demon?
The attacks from the Yellow Springs Cave were particularly effective against the ancient beasts; a single ripple could shave off half of their life force. After several ripples, all the ancient beasts were left with only 30-40% of their strength.

The duration of the spirit's existence was instantly extended to three months.

At this moment, the ancient beasts were in a dilemma. It was clear that the Central Spiritual Palace was the main target, but if they left the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven unattended, they would not be able to conquer the Central Spiritual Palace. However, if they turned to attack the Yellow Springs Spiritual Palace, they would be restrained by the Central Spiritual Palace.

Only then did Wei Yuan feel relieved. It seemed he could safely overcome this tribulation of swirling spring smoke and illusory winds. Heaven and earth wouldn't be so bored as to let him endure a tribulation for months. If that were the case, the power Wei Yuan might wield would be terrifyingly vast, to the point that even heaven and earth couldn't tolerate it.

Just as Wei Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly saw a young man emerge from the void not far ahead, revealing a bright smile.

Then he pointed to the sky, and a cold current shot straight into the Heavenly Eye! This strike caused the Heavenly Eye to close for a moment, and even the Heavenly Tribulation was interrupted!

This is forcibly interfering with the heavenly tribulation!
The Heavenly Eye snapped open, its pupils already blazing with tribulation fire! It first fixed its gaze on the boy, who immediately froze in place, his body engulfed in invisible tribulation fire. But then the boy's body split open, and another boy emerged from within, leaving only an empty shell in place, left to burn in the tribulation fire.

This young man clearly possessed a secret technique, managing to evade the heavenly tribulation by leaving behind only his physical body to die in his place, while he himself escaped.

However, the Spring Smoke and Illusionary Wind Tribulation was originally an extremely rare and powerful heavenly tribulation. With the boy's interference, the heavens and earth were enraged, and the intensity of the heavenly tribulation suddenly increased, reaching another level!
A phoenix slowly descended from the clouds of tribulation, surrounded by dozens of ancient luan birds.

In an instant, the spiritual palace's endurance plummeted to half a quarter of an hour!

Wei Yuan stared at the young man and said, word by word, "Lu, Chang, He!"

The boy smiled brightly, waved to Wei Yuan, and said goodbye.

(End of this chapter)