I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 714 The Calamity of Undying Chaos!

His cultivation level had reached the peak of the Shattering Heaven realm, and all the conditions were met.

If one were to undergo tribulation simultaneously in the Linglong Realm to deal with the attack from the Primordial God Sect, perhaps more preparations would be needed, but now it is much simpler.

He had not told anyone about his upcoming tribulation, just in case!

One of the biggest differences between the Linglong Realm and the cultivation world is the existence of the Ancient Realm. Therefore, if any news is leaked, it may be transmitted through the Ancient Realm.

As the saying goes, things are accomplished through secrets, and failure is revealed through words.

He naturally trusted everyone in the Qian Yuan Sect, but there are always unexpected events, and who dares to say that the human heart is absolute?

Moreover, there are outsiders cultivating in this grotto-heaven.

On this day, an order suddenly came from Qian Yuan Island.

Master Gu intends to rearrange the island's magic array. All cultivators and civilians must settle their affairs today, and will be taken away from the island tomorrow morning.

Upon hearing the news, everyone on the island immediately sprang into action, quickly sealing away any unfinished magical artifacts and elixirs, and handling any matters that were halfway through the process.

The next morning, all living things on the island suddenly disappeared, leaving the entire island empty.

In fact, Gu Yuanqing was confident that the heavenly tribulation would not harm the innocent, but under the Great Tribulation of Chaos and Immortality, even the pressure of the heavenly tribulation that descended upon these cultivators or ordinary people might be enough to crush their minds.

At the same time, he also intended to temporarily conceal the matter of his tribulation, which is why he temporarily transferred the creatures on the island to the Beiquan Cave Heaven.

The disciples of the Qian Yuan Sect naturally had their own places to go, while the other servants, or rather the island's residents, were temporarily housed in a sealed-off area by Gu Yuanqing.

They were already quite used to the ingenious methods that Gu Yuanqing had demonstrated.

The cultivators of the Beihai Sect back then had long since resigned themselves to their fate. As Gu Yuanqing's strength grew, and many Celestial Beings emerged in the Qianyuan Sect, they could no longer muster any interest in him.

Some cultivators surrendered to the Qian Yuan Sect and had their cultivation restored, living on the island, but they were not qualified to enter the cave heaven.

In fact, this was an opportunity for them. Back then, the Beihai Sect didn't even have any Celestial Beings, and there were very few Void Realm cultivators. In contrast, within the Qianyuan Sect, Celestial Transformation cultivators were commonplace.

Inside the Beiquan Cave, Li Chengyi methodically issued orders, making proper arrangements for those who had been brought in.

The only person who knew that Gu Yuanqing was going to undergo the Great Tribulation of Chaos and Immortality was Li Chengyi. Other elders of the Qian Yuan Sect, such as Li Shi'an and Ji Dai, might be able to guess a little from some signs, but they wouldn't be sure. Moreover, even if they guessed, they wouldn't say it carelessly.

As the sect leader, he has been very busy these years. The Qian Yuan Divine Palace is spread throughout the Linglong Realm. Even if other sects are unwilling to offend the Qian Yuan Realm, there are still many things that need to be decided.

In addition, some of Emperor Qian Yuanzong's business matters also required his decision, and Emperor Li Guanrong of the Great Qian Dynasty would occasionally come to the mountains to discuss them with him.

Of course, he was very experienced in handling these matters. What really put pressure on him was that he was going to survive the Yin-Yang Tribulation much later than Gu Yuanqing was going through the Chaotic Undying Tribulation.

He felt somewhat helpless about this matter!

Just before his tribulation was about to begin, Gu Yuanqing took one last look inside Qingping Cave.

The Heavenly Demon Sword Master Qiu Weifeng looked increasingly old, his head covered in white hair. However, he did not seem anxious because Gu Yuanqing had ignored him for more than twenty years. He lived leisurely on the floating island as if enjoying his last moments.

On the contrary, Feng Jiu Niang felt a little sad in secret.

However, facing a cultivator of Gu Yuanqing's level, there was nothing she could do, nor dared she do anything. If Qiu Weifeng lost his last chance because of her, it would be too late to regret it!

Finally, he turned his gaze to the Dragon Demon Domain. The area around Beiquan Mountain had become a forbidden zone, and no demon dared to get too close.

He didn't need to worry too much about this; once the calamity energy was released and the calamity clouds descended, the surrounding demonic beasts would leave.

After inspecting the area and finding nothing amiss, he took a deep breath and sat down cross-legged.

"Then let's get started!"

He muttered something to himself.

Then, with a thought, the cultivation technique he was practicing suddenly changed.

The Chaotic Primordial Flame burned fiercely, enveloping his body. His divine soul shone brightly, its light seeping into the deepest part of his body.

In the celestial world, stars revolve and various Daoist principles intertwine.

His physical body's acupoints resonated and vibrated, his true essence surging and flowing between his physical body and the celestial world.

These three already closely connected elements are all releasing their own power, constantly merging together.

Finally, all the forces intertwined and, using the illusory image of Beiquan Mountain in Gu Yuanqing's spiritual will as a carrier, appeared around his body, with the stars of the heavens appearing. This was the mark of Gu Yuanqing's Dao principles!
There are also four swords floating around, which eventually condense into one sword, this is the will of the sword.

The celestial stars formed from the Daoist imprint within the illusory image of Beiquan Mountain resonated with the acupoints of his physical body. In an instant, it seemed that all his power had completely merged into one, becoming indistinguishable from one another.

At the same time, the binding force of Beiquan Cave Heaven on his aura was released, while the connection between the main peak and the Linglong Realm was severed, allowing his aura to be exposed only in the Demon Realm and the Cultivation Realm.

In an instant, the worlds on both sides changed color, and calamity clouds appeared out of thin air and accumulated rapidly.

The leaden clouds pressed down, as if they were about to crush both worlds!
In the cultivation world, the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle, which had been dormant for more than twenty years, was awakened once again.

The confusion in its eyes quickly faded, and then it widened its big eyes and turned to look at its back.

At this moment, Gu Yuanqing's aura was released, and it could naturally sense who was undergoing tribulation. However, even though it had lived for so many years, it had never seen such a rapid breakthrough from the Chaotic Heaven Realm to the Chaotic Heaven Undying Realm.

So much so that it thought it was imagining things!

Gu Yuanqing smiled and transmitted his voice: "I'm sorry to have disturbed your rest, senior!"

Suddenly, the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle trembled and quickly concealed its aura completely, revealing nothing at all. It even completely submerged its head underwater, as if to say, "If I can't see the Heavenly Tribulation, then the Heavenly Tribulation can't see me either!"
This time he was much more careful than before!

As for its method of concealing its breath, this bloodline supernatural ability that comes from instinct, even Gu Yuanqing was amazed when he sensed it. At this moment, it seemed as if he could not perceive the existence of the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle at all.

As for the Dragon Demon Realm...

When the heavenly calamity began, all the surrounding demonic beasts were terrified and fled frantically.

On Bamboo Mountain, even though the Iron-Eating Clan's round body was far from North Spring Mountain, it could still feel the oppressive force of the Heavenly Tribulation. Xiong Mo grinned; this Heavenly Tribulation was clearly more terrifying than the last one. Even though Bamboo Mountain was far away, the magic arrays within the mountain seemed to be suppressed by the power of the Heavenly Tribulation.

It's obvious that the last one was the Shattering Heaven Tribulation, and this one is the Chaotic Undying Tribulation!
I wonder if it's that Young Master Gu, or someone else entirely!
Xiong Mo had no idea about its strength.

However, one advantage is that the stronger Young Master Gu is, the safer the Iron-Eating Clan will be.

Well, after all, there are positive connections involved!

The other races also sensed the existence of this heavenly tribulation. They watched from afar, surprised but not entirely unexpected, since such things seemed to have happened many times before.

The aura of the Chaotic Undying Calamity was too immense; the Dragon Demon Domain could not conceal its presence at all, and its aura was directly transmitted into the Black Sea.

The Black Sea Lord, Wu Ti, gazed intently into the distance.

A nearby Chaotic Water Ape said, "Your Majesty, judging from the aura of this tribulation, it should be the Chaotic Undying Tribulation. Could it be that there is a third Chaotic Grandmaster in the Dragon Demon Realm?"

It's no wonder people think that way.

In their understanding, Gu Yuanqing's strength was already at the peak of the Chaotic Undying realm. And the last time a cultivator became a Chaotic Realm cultivator, even if he obtained the fallen world's origin and refined the Myriad Demon Pill, he shouldn't have been able to break through to the Chaotic Undying realm so quickly.

Only that mountain contained a great cultivator who was about to break through to the Undying Realm, and he obtained these opportunities, thus breaking through at this time.

Wu Ti nodded: "That should be the case. It's really strange. Who exactly is this Gu? It's as if he appeared out of nowhere. If it were just him alone, that would be one thing, but his forces have so many powerful cultivators. With his strength, why would he need to hide in this Black Sea?"

This same thought also arose in the mind of Demon God Mountain God Emperor Lieshan Yu.

Standing in the Demon God Mountain, with the power of this divine mountain, he could see very far. When the Great Calamity of Chaos and Immortality appeared, the Great Dao of the Demon Realm would also show abnormalities. How could he not sense it?

His brows furrowed. Over the years, he had people search through ancient books, but still hadn't found any trace of Gu Yuanqing. He had some doubts in his mind. Could it be that this Gu came from outside the prison, or perhaps from the underground cave?

If it's the former, that's fine, but if it's the latter, then this is a big problem!
"It shouldn't be the latter. In our last encounter, I didn't sense any great demonic power from him. His aura was even purer than mine. So, did he really come from outside the cage?" He didn't dare to be sure, and he didn't even want to test him.

He could sense from their last encounter that the opponent's strength was no less than his own, and unless he used the power of Demon God Mountain, he had no confidence in winning.

After a long while, Lieshan Yu withdrew his gaze and it fell on a piece of animal skin scroll in his hand.

This is a sword technique, and with his discerning eye, he could see that it was extraordinary, faintly resembling the level of the Undying Chaos Realm.

But this sword technique is now widely known, and there are many people practicing it.

Legend has it that this sword technique originated from Su Yan, a master swordsman of the Chaotic Realm in the Demon Realm, tens of thousands of years ago. However, there are records of Su Yan's sword techniques in Demon God Mountain, which seem to be completely different from this one.

At the same time, this kind of inheritance is something that has never appeared in the Demon Realm before.

Just then, a figure came from outside and knelt on one knee: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

This person is Xing Linyuan, the leader of the Dark Guard of the God Emperor of Demon God Mountain.

"How's the investigation going?" Lie Shanyu asked, putting down the animal hide.

"I have carefully investigated the ins and outs of this matter. Initially, this sword technique appeared on a sword technique stele in Chaotic Star Valley. The technique on the animal skin was copied from it. What is strange is that to copy a sword technique, one must have a very deep level of skill, otherwise it is difficult to capture its essence."

Why would someone like that make a skill of this level so readily available? Is it simply so that it can be passed down?

"And that sword monument, although it was destroyed, my subordinates went to the Divine King's Mansion to examine the remains. It was indeed an ancient artifact, but it was less than 30,000 years old. It seems like someone deliberately forged it!" Xing Linyuan said.

Lie Shanyu then asked, "Are there any others?"

Xing Linyuan said, "I also found out about a strange incident that happened in the Chaotic Star Kingdom more than 20 years ago. Many cultivators seemed to have suddenly changed their personalities and then disappeared without a trace. Their strength was not weak, at least at the Heavenly Transformation level. Moreover, it should have happened around the same time as the appearance of this technique. I suspect that there may be a connection between the two."

Lie Shanyu said calmly, "Continue the investigation!"

"Yes!"

……

The Great Calamity of Undying in Chaos is known as the Eighth and Ninth Heavenly Calamities.

The power of the heavenly tribulation was naturally far greater than that of previous calamities.

The sky was no longer the heavens, but had transformed into a solidified, heavy, dark purple lightning crystal, within which flowed destructive lightning magma, and the invisible pressure caused space itself to groan and distort.

"Boom—Crack!!!"
Without warning, the first bolt of tribulation lightning tore through the solidified sky. It was not an ordinary purple lightning bolt or silver snake, but a dark red lightning pillar as viscous as magma!

Gu Yuanqing's expression was calm and indifferent.

The power of thunder was forcibly taken over by the power of object manipulation as soon as it entered Beiquan Cave Heaven!
The tribulation of lightning contains the power of divine punishment, but it also contains opportunities for creation.

As the tribulation lightning pierced through his physical body, it rapidly spread throughout his entire being, forging Gu Yuanqing's physical body, soul, and Dao imprint, allowing the three to merge from their most fundamental level under this power of creation.

Gu Yuanqing guided everything with the art of manipulating objects, keeping everything under his control.

Manipulating the thunder hammer formed from the power of the two realms, he struck the three, forging these three closely related yet independent forces into one.

This actually contains the shadow of another lineage of the Dao Palace: the Nine Tribulations Undying Scripture, which is the method of weapon forging that Gu Yuanqing learned in the painting.

The materials used to create the artifacts are Gu Yuanqing's own physical body, soul, and Dao imprints, while the fire used to forge the artifacts is the Great Calamity of Chaos and Immortality between these two realms!

The second, the third, the fourth... followed one after another, each more terrifying than the last, each containing a purer divine will of punishment!
However, all of this power succumbed to the power of manipulation at this moment, transforming into resources for Gu Yuanqing's evolution.

He could clearly feel the trillions of particles within his body gradually transforming under the impact and pounding of the thunderous power.

Supported by the power of thunder, the divine will and the imprint of the Dao are engraved with eternal marks at the core of every particle, eventually transforming into the most primordial Dao patterns, like the chains of laws at the beginning of heaven and earth, binding, integrating, and reinforcing the structure of every particle.

For ordinary cultivators, undergoing tribulation is a matter of being put in a life-or-death situation. In the furnace of destruction, they become purer and more resilient, their impurities are worn away, and they are transformed and reborn.

But Gu Yuanqing, who has the power to control objects, doesn't need to take such a risk!
He precisely controlled every change, eliminating all risks. Everything proceeded smoothly, and the unique aura of the Undying Chaos was gradually growing stronger amidst the heavenly tribulation...

(End of this chapter)