I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 752 Framing the blame
The Mysterious Vault Realm.

The final gateway from the outer battlefield to the spirit world.

The powerful beings of the spirit realm gathered together to guard against a sudden attack by the extraterrestrial demons.

The outermost 108 boundary cities have their protective barriers constantly open, and all of them are inhabited by cultivators who have achieved the Great Perfection of Yin and Yang. It can be said that this place has gathered the power of most of the Spirit Realm.

Outside the spatial rifts of each boundary city, the aura of a celestial demon at the level of the Undying Chaos Realm occasionally flows out, each time causing the powerful beings of the Spirit Realm to tense up.

The attacks by the Heavenly Demons have never ceased, but they are mostly small-scale, with no Heavenly Demons at the Chaos Realm level launching surprise attacks.

However, no one knows when the true attack from the Heavenly Demon will arrive.

Five Chaotic Undying Heavenly Demons could be sensed outside the spatial rift, and it was difficult to confirm whether there were more.

These alone are enough to make the spirit world take them seriously.

The Heavenly Demon is formless and intangible, its gathering and dispersing are unpredictable, making it extremely difficult to kill. If even one escapes and enters the Spirit Realm, or even just enters this Xuanqiong Realm, it would be enough to unleash a bloodbath.

Ceasefire at Tianyuan.

Located in the center of the Xuanqiong Realm, on a circular white jade plaza, surrounded by thirty-six stone statues of various shapes, forming an absolute spirit-restricting domain.

No one here can use magic; they can only rely on words and divine thoughts to fight.

In the center is the Mysterious Mirror of Myriad Phenomena. As long as one leaves a trace of one's soul imprint in the mirror, one can manifest one's mind and spirit within the Mysterious Realm.

This place is also where cultivators from both the righteous and evil paths discuss important matters.

At this moment, the leaders of the righteous and evil paths, Venerable Lingbao and Venerable Jiuli Mountain Lord, are meeting here.

Venerable Lingbao stared solemnly at the Lord of Jiuli Mountain.

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain chuckled and said in a hoarse voice, "Why does the Spirit Lord look at me like that?"

Venerable Lingbao slowly spoke, "Li Miaoxuan of the Lingxu Sect has the potential to become a Void Immortal, which is crucial to the future plan to resist the extraterrestrial forces."

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain said, "I don't understand what you're saying. What does the matter of his Lingxu Sect have to do with my Jiuli Mountain?"

Venerable Lingbao said, "As an evil venerable, you should naturally restrain evil sects."

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain said with a forced smile, "In the Spirit Realm, the Alliance of Righteousness and Evil binds cultivators of the Chaotic Heaven, but does not include Yin and Yang. The two paths of Righteousness and Evil have accumulated grievances. As the saying goes, it is better to guide than to block. As long as it is not a war between the two sects, even as the Evil Lord, I cannot interfere."

Moreover, a fine sword is forged through tempering. We cultivators are already defying the heavens. If we can't even withstand a tribulation, how can we talk about becoming a mortal immortal?

As for geniuses, countless have emerged throughout history, yet how many have achieved immortality, let alone become ethereal immortals? Therefore, I advise Fellow Daoist Lingbao not to be too concerned about it!

Venerable Lingbao was silent for a moment, then said, "So, the Mountain Lord is determined not to restrain the people of the heretical sects?"

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain feigned a helpless sigh and said, "The heretical sects are all unruly and arrogant. How could I possibly have anyone listen to me just by saying a few words? It is you, Fellow Daoist, who has unparalleled prestige in the Spirit Realm and whose word is law. I am far inferior to you."

Venerable Lingbao nodded: "Since that's the case, I won't say anything more. I hope the Mountain Lord will not bring this matter up again in the future!"

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain frowned slightly: "What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?"

Venerable Lingbao said, "Since the Evil Lord is unwilling to restrain us, let's not talk about this matter anymore. Let's talk about the arrangements for this war in the outer realms."

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain stared at Venerable Lingbao for a moment, then said indifferently, "Then let's talk about Gu Yuanqing of Qingping Dao Palace first. He promised to come to the battlefield outside the domain back then, but it seems that he has not come to this day! Shouldn't Fellow Daoist Lingbao give an explanation for this matter?"

Lingbao Zun said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Gu has already entered the Spirit Realm, so he will naturally come to the battlefield outside the realm. There is no need for the Mountain Lord to worry."

……

Before Nine Tribulations Peak.

Li Miaoxuan was still adjusting her breathing, but the tribulation clouds above the mountaintop were becoming increasingly thick, and the surrounding area felt extremely oppressive for thousands of miles.

In the mountains, insects, birds, and beasts were all silent, the silence almost eerily so.

The cultivators concealed their auras to prevent their power from attracting the power of the heavenly tribulation, and the higher their cultivation level, the more cautious they were.

Only Gu Yuanqing stood there calmly.

As a great cultivator of the Chaos Undying Realm, he had already survived the Chaos Tribulation, and with the Heavenly Fishing Technique as his backing, he had nothing to fear.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes sparkling with starlight as he surveyed the surroundings to prevent anyone from disturbing Li Miaoxuan.

Suddenly, his expression changed slightly. He turned his head and saw Xiao Yunqi and his protectors approaching him.

Xiao Yunqi stood expressionlessly ten feet away from Gu Yuanqing, sizing him up and down, and said calmly, "I am Xiao Yunqi from the Yunmeng Holy Land. May I ask how you are addressed?"

Gu Yuanqing said calmly, "Gu Yuanqing."

"What is your relationship with Miaoxuan?" Xiao Yunqi asked directly, getting straight to the point.

Gu Yuanqing chuckled lightly: "This seems to be none of your business, does it?"

Xiao Yunqi was not angry, but said coldly, "No matter who you are, I advise you to stay away from Miaoxuan. You are not good enough for her."

"Whether she is worthy or not, Miao Xuan herself knows. It's not your place to say. I also want to give you a piece of advice: the name Miao Xuan is not something you can call. You should feel lucky that you have a good master." Gu Yuanqing only glanced at Xiao Yunqi lightly. The reason he said this was because when he fought with the Hun Tian Da cultivator of the Holy Heaven Sect, the Holy Lord of the Yunmeng Holy Land had sent down an avatar. Although he did not speak or fight from beginning to end, his presence was a sign of kindness.

Xiao Yunqi's face darkened further upon hearing this: "Very well, I hope you'll remember what you said today!"

Gu Yuanqing smiled faintly, seemingly unconcerned.

Xiao Yunqi turned to leave, but after a few steps, he suddenly turned back: "Have we met before?"

Gu Yuanqing glanced at him again but did not say anything.

A flash of anger crossed Xiao Yunqi's eyes, but he ultimately said nothing more and quickly left.

Yun Yinghe and the other cultivators from the nearby Lingxu Sect frowned slightly upon seeing this scene.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Miaoxuan's aura had risen to its peak, resonating with the energy of heaven and earth, and finally triggering the laws of the universe.

Above the sky, the tribulation clouds were as thick as ink, covering more than four thousand miles. Lightning snakes danced wildly, thunder roared, and the destructive power of the heavens pressed down on everyone, making it hard for them to breathe.

The Seven-Nine Heavenly Tribulation has arrived!
The dazzling, blazing white pillar of lightning, as if a divine spear of punishment had been hurled down, tore through the darkness and crashed down with overwhelming force!

First level, Pure Yang Heavenly Thunder!

The Nine Revolutions Tribulation-Controlling Immortal Array shimmered with light, actually managing to separate and absorb most of the falling lightning. Gu Yuanqing's eyes showed a hint of surprise. As expected of a top-tier sect, this array was exceptionally profound, even surpassing the tribulation-avoidance method he had obtained from the Qingping Dao Palace!

Thousands of lightning bolts fell on Li Miaoxuan from all directions. Li Miaoxuan sat cross-legged, without opening her eyes or drawing away the lightning. Instead, she actively guided the remaining pure yang heavenly lightning to penetrate her body!

Guiding the pure, masculine power of lightning, it travels through the limbs, tempering every inch of muscles, bones, and flesh, removing the subtle impurities hidden within.

Lightning crackled across her body, yet she remained calm, as if bathed in warm sunlight. Her aura, too, grew increasingly pure and refined with each passing lightning bolt.

After the nine pure yang heavenly thunders, came the ultimate yin thunder, which was used to temper the soul.

The pitch-black, icy lightning descended silently, carrying a chill that could freeze one's very soul.

The Nine Revolutions Tribulation Control Array weakened its power once again. Li Miaoxuan made a hand seal with her fingertips, and a mysterious light emanated from her body. The shadow of her divine soul appeared, and she used the power of the lightning tribulation to make her divine soul more condensed.

The third layer of Yin-Yang lightning involves both the soul and the physical body undergoing tribulation. Under the lightning tribulation, the two harmonize their auras and gradually merge.

The fourth level of heavenly lightning contains the power of the Dao. This lightning should be born from the Dao that the person undergoing the tribulation possesses. It is formless and intangible, striking directly at the source! This lightning ignores the external world and enters the world of heaven and man directly, landing on the Dao imprint!
Li Miaoxuan finally opened her eyes, her gaze devoid of joy or sorrow.

She even took the initiative to reveal the celestial world, regarding the tribulation of lightning as a whetstone. Under this extreme impact and baptism, she eliminated some flaws that she had never noticed before, comprehended the Dao within, and perfected her own Dao principles.

Fifth level: Inner Demon Tribulation Lightning!

A hazy, gray lightning bolt fell, and extraterrestrial demons manifested, giving rise to endless illusions.

Li Miaoxuan closed her eyes again, carefully maintaining a clear mind.

She did not forcibly dispel the inner demons, but instead regarded them as an ultimate test of her Dao heart.

In the illusion, she relives past regrets and future fears, yet always observes and comprehends with a detached mindset, thereby severing her obsessions and hesitations, and gaining clarity about her own Dao heart, making it increasingly transparent, flawless, and perfect.

From the outside, she simply sat quietly, without even frowning, as if she were simply immersed in a deep state of enlightenment.

The cultivators watching from the outside world were all astonished by these scenes.

Even though we knew that Li Miaoxuan was exceptionally talented, she had only cultivated for three hundred years. We never expected her to be so composed during this great calamity. All of this showed the solid foundation of her foundation and the perfection of her mind!

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Is this what a true genius is?"

Gu Yuanqing was also somewhat amazed. He felt that if it weren't for the help of Beiquan Cave Heaven, he probably wouldn't have been able to be as at ease as Li Miaoxuan when undergoing tribulation.

As expected, I was just a cheater!

After about an incense stick's time, the sixth heavenly lightning struck!

But at that moment, something unexpected happened!

Click!

A piercing cracking sound rang out, not from the tribulation lightning, but from the formation itself!

At the edge of the Nine Revolutions Tribulation Control Immortal Array, a huge evil-attracting banner suddenly broke in half without warning. The spiritual light on the banner instantly dimmed, and a clear gap suddenly appeared in the operation of the Nine Revolutions Tribulation Control Immortal Array, causing the runes engraved on the ground to crumble inch by inch!

The effects of the great formation suddenly diminished!

"what?!"

"How could the evil-summoning banner suddenly break?"

The cultivators who witnessed this scene all changed their expressions.

Yun Yinghe's face instantly turned extremely ugly, filled with shock and anger: "There's something wrong with the formation?!"

She personally supervised the setup of this Nine Revolutions Tribulation Control Immortal Array. She carefully inspected every single array artifact, and there were absolutely no flaws. How could it possibly break at the crucial moment when facing the first heavenly lightning of the sixth heavenly tribulation?
There is only one person who could have tampered with it, and that person in charge of setting up the array is Tu Muyun, the array master of the Lingxu Sect and also an elder of the sect!

In an instant, her divine sense swept her gaze to the spot where Tu Muyun had been standing, only to find that it was already empty. A chill ran down her spine!
The next moment, alarm bells rang in her mind, and she immediately realized something was wrong—the protective array outside the mountain!

Sure enough! Her divine sense immediately detected that Tu Muyun was at a key node of the outer array of Nine Tribulations Peak, his hands moving in different hand seals as he was destroying the array's foundation artifact!

This is precisely the spot where the array base artifact previously malfunctioned.

That scene before the tribulation was to deplete the sect's reserve array artifacts!
"Tu Muyun! How dare you!" Yun Yinghe roared angrily, disregarding the danger of the lightning tribulation, her figure transformed into a streak of light and rushed straight forward!

However, by the time she arrived, it was too late. The artifact had already fallen into his hands and was quickly corrupted by some kind of power, eventually turning into useless material in Tu Muyun's hands.

Tu Muyun retreated hastily, a strange smile appearing on his face: "Tu Muyun of the Heavenly Demon Sect sends his greetings to the Spirit Ruins Sect on behalf of my master."

"Trying to leave?" Another elder of the Lingxu Sect, at the Yin-Yang level, rushed over and attacked in anger.

But Tu Muyun did not resist at all, and a strong power fluctuation suddenly erupted from his body.

The elder who had attacked the past suddenly changed his expression.

Yun Yinghe shouted, "Retreat! He's going to self-destruct!"

Boom!

The light illuminated the entire forest, and the enormous sound almost drowned out the falling thunder.

The area within a radius of dozens of miles was instantly reduced to ruins. An elder who was unable to retreat in time was dressed in rags, covered in blood, and his protective magic treasures were shattered in the explosion. He was already seriously injured.

Yun Yinghe's hair was disheveled, and her face was ashen!
The Heavenly Demon Sect actually dared to cause trouble in the Spirit Ruins Sect; they simply have a death wish!

In the distance, Gu Yuanqing raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing the words "Heavenly Demon Sect".

The Demonic Cult?
With the Heavenly Demon Sword in his own hands, and its leader still cultivating in the Qingping Dao Palace to save his lifespan, how could he have the spare strength and courage to do such a big thing in the Lingxu Sect?
This is clearly someone using the name of the Heavenly Demon Sect to do their thing!
However, Gu Yuanqing had no interest in these things; his attention was focused on Li Miaoxuan.

As for the destruction of the Lingxu Sect's protective array, he didn't care at all. He thought that the array was destroyed at this moment, and he could take advantage of the opportunity to make a move after Li Miaoxuan survived the tribulation.

However, as long as he is here, any scheme will be in vain!

Even if the Undying God came, it would be the same!
At this moment, the Nine Revolutions Calamity Control Formation was rapidly collapsing, and one of the evil-attracting banners shattered, immediately triggering a chain reaction.

With each heavenly tribulation, several large banners shattered, as did the array patterns on the ground.

Even the lightning-proof amethyst at the core groaned under the strain, cracks began to appear on its surface and spread rapidly, finally exploding completely with a "bang"!
The immense Nine Revolutions Tribulation Control Array dimmed completely, and this tribulation control array, which had consumed countless efforts of the Spirit Ruins Sect, collapsed completely and became utterly useless.

From now on, everything depends on Li Miaoxuan herself!

(End of this chapter)