Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 566 Divine Sword Draws Calamity, Wind and Clouds Gather; Thunder Refines the Five Elements, Creation Achieved (Seeking Rewards and Subscriptions!)

Six hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye, traversing the majestic peaks of the Taiqing Mountains.

The scars left by the demonic calamity of the past have been largely covered by time. After destruction comes reconstruction, and after defeat comes success. In its place is a thriving sect that has gradually recovered its vitality under the leadership of Daoist Lu Cheng, and even shows a majestic and imposing presence.

Managing the sect is a complex and multifaceted task. The Taiqing Sect has once again become the number one sect among humans. There are quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators within the sect. The fact that a junior cultivator of the Jing generation, a Void Returning cultivator, was appointed as the sect leader naturally caused some dissent within the sect.

But no matter how dissatisfied they were, these Nascent Soul cultivators within the Taiqing Sect couldn't avoid one point:
Six hundred years ago, during the war to exterminate the demon, none of them participated in the killing of the Mahayana Demon Lord. Only the Sect Leader Lu, who was at the Void Returning Realm, went and made great contributions.

The fact that Mingque, Minghe, Tongzhen, Xuanzhen, and Xuanqing, all of whom were among the first to experience this event, are still alive is undeniable.

In terms of status, achievements, and magical powers, Lu Jingxu is undoubtedly a peerless genius. At this moment, focusing solely on the fact that his cultivation level is lower will only make one appear less confident.

With the strong support of the elders of the sects such as Mingque, Minghe, Tongzhen, Xuanzhen, and Xuanqing, those Nascent Soul cultivators who harbored resentment and dissatisfaction could only harbor their resentment and dissatisfaction in secret.

For Lu Cheng, these six hundred years were six hundred years of tireless efforts to maintain the sect.

The entire sect operates like a sophisticated and massive Dao artifact, internally needing to soothe people's hearts and reunite disciples' beliefs, and externally needing to navigate between the eight sects of the human race and the hundred races of the spirit realm, seeking a balance in the delicate post-war period.

Over the past six hundred years, the greatest external threat has been the repeated frictions with the powerful Flying Spirit Clan of the neighboring Spirit Realm over resource ownership and boundary demarcation.

These alien races, with their magnificent wings and natural talent for riding the wind, are not to be underestimated, whether in terms of racial strength or the magical power of their high-level cultivators.

They have a habit of migrating to new territories, and given the vastness of the Earthly Immortal Realm, they hadn't encountered this before, but Lu Cheng ran into it shortly after taking over the sect.

Externally, Lu Cheng cleverly leveraged the righteous authority of the eight major sects of the human race and, with the assistance of powerful sects such as Yuqing and Shangqing, created an invisible deterrent against the Feiling race. Internally, he integrated the remaining forces of Taiqing and used cultivator battle formations to gather their remaining power, cleverly resolving the conflict without a trace.

In the battle to annihilate the demons of yesteryear, the Taiqing Sect paid a devastating price:
Of the six newly promoted Mahayana cultivators—Ming Que, Ming He, Ming Yan, Tong Zhen, Tong Yuan, and Xuan Zhen—only four survived this battle: Ming Que, Ming He, Tong Zhen, and Xuan Zhen, all of whom were injured and required long-term seclusion.

Although Long Zhangfeng and his wife were guest elders of the sect, they devoted most of their energy to establishing their own sect's lineage.

Before having absolute power, one must know how to blend in with the world, not to show hostility or become an outcast. Therefore, Lu Cheng presided over the reconciliation between the Taiqing Sect and the eight human sects, and the nine human sects still advance and retreat together.

Six hundred years later, on the summit of Mount Taiqing, although the demonic aura is no longer heard, the heavy responsibility of "the sect's destiny" is like an invisible shackle, firmly bound to Lu Cheng's shoulders.

Now he is more like an ancient sword with its edge hidden in its sheath, establishing order and stability invisibly.

The resentment, hostility, and even undercurrents within the sect were gradually eliminated under his iron-fisted management and precise control.

The sounds of labor echoed day and night from various secret realms and caves, a testament to his ruthless methods in eradicating the sect's deep-seated problems and forging its core members.

It was through such management that the damage caused by the demonic calamity suffered by the Taiqing Sect gradually dissipated, its vitality was restored day by day, and it regained its former prosperity.

At the summit of Ling Mountain, outside the Cold Light Cave.

This place was Lu Cheng's usual retreat for sword practice. The mountain wind was fierce, stirring up the clouds and mist, and blowing against his light-colored Taoist robe.

Lu Cheng Daoist stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze calm and deep as he stared at the flying sword in mid-air that was spewing out boundless blood light: the Boundless Blood Sea Sword.

This sword drinks demonic blood and refines souls and devours spirits; it was originally a malevolent object. However, under the impetus of his pure and righteous Xuan Tian magic power, its ferocious aura was transformed into a clear sword intent that cuts through illusions and cleanses demonic influences.

Another flying sword, embodying the five elements and radiant with inner brilliance, hovered quietly beside him. It was his natal flying sword, forged entirely from rare treasures of the five elements.

Between the two swords, the Yin and Yang energies circulated, surrounded by five-colored light, and their energies interacted, gradually becoming full and powerful!

Today, as the first rays of dawn pierced the twilight, Lu Cheng's heart was completely at peace.

Six hundred and eighty-nine years of operation, six hundred and eighty-nine years of silence, six hundred and eighty-nine years of honing its edge.

The sect's operation had become routine, so he no longer needed to keep a close eye on it. The situation of having powerful enemies on his side had temporarily stabilized under the joint attention and maintenance of the eight major immortal sects.
Through repeated sword strikes, breathing exercises, and the practice of drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to comprehend the Dao, one's mind, body, and spirit are finally honed into a perfectly rounded, natural, and flawless whole!
It was a kind of clear and intuitive feeling, like water overflowing when full, following the natural way.

Daoist Lu Cheng slowly closed his eyes, his divine soul illuminating his entire body. Every drop of his essence blood surged and cheered, every bone resonated subtly, and every strand of magical power flowed seamlessly without any obstruction.

The three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit are integrated!
The bottleneck of the ninth level of the Returning to Emptiness Realm has long been rendered meaningless. The ocean of divine consciousness and magical power within his body, as deep as a vast sea, has accumulated to its limit and is yearning for a higher level of sublimation and transformation.

Now is the time!

Lu Cheng suddenly opened his eyes, and within them seemed to be countless tiny sword beams flashing by, as dazzling as exploding stars.

He did not draw upon any of the earth's spiritual energy, nor did he take any supplementary pills.

The opportunity for a breakthrough has arrived. What Lu Cheng seeks is the purest and most fundamental transformation! It is to forge an unparalleled foundation for the Dao by using himself as a furnace in the crucible of the Heavenly Dao!

"Jade Spring's cold tempers ten thousand bushels of dust, the sword cleaves stars and divides the sea. Unable to subdue the thousand-foot-high demonic barrier in the heart, the Xuanhuang Cauldron is finally held high."

The winds and thunder cleanse and temper mortal bones, the flames of calamity burn away and forge a Daoist heart. The three flowers return to the primordial origin, I brush off my robes and walk alone towards the Great Purity.

Lu Cheng Daoist chanted softly, clouds rising beneath his feet, and he floated into the air. His voice was not loud, but it was meant for the spirits and gods of this world to hear.

The next moment, an aura so powerful that it shook the entire sacred mountain burst forth from the Taoist's body without reservation!

That was no longer a level of magical power that a cultivator in the Returning to the Void Realm could control; it was violent, pure, and carried a resolute will to tear apart the shackles of heaven and earth!
The path of cultivation is like climbing a mountain; it seems to have no end, nor does it need to, because the Great Dao is boundless.

Boom!

High in the heavens, it was as if a sleeping thunder god had been instantly awakened!

The scene of the sky just beginning to brighten and the clouds drifting by vanished in an instant.

The dark, colorful clouds of calamity gathered frantically from the depths of the endless void at an illogical speed!

It wasn't the usual jet black, but a deep, chilling cyan!

It was as heavy as a celestial river pouring down from the heavens, boundless and vast, instantly obscuring most of the sky above the Taiqing Mountains, casting a shadow that seemed to threaten the end of the world.

The spiritual energy within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles was instantly drained, transforming into violent vortexes of spiritual energy that surged wildly into the dark blue thundercloud.

At this moment, countless cultivators from the Taiqing Sect and even the surrounding area must immediately stop cultivating, otherwise they will suffer internal injuries and have nowhere to seek justice.

The terrifying pressure from the sky, like the heavy water of the deep sea, crashed down!
The mountain-protecting formation, "Purple Qi Sky-Patrolling Five Thunder Immortal Formation," was activated in response. Ten thousand rays of purple lightning spontaneously transformed into a thick light barrier, which countered the heavenly might descending from the sky. However, it was quickly dispelled, allowing the heavenly tribulation to fall.

Heavenly tribulations cannot be taken by others, nor can they fall upon the sect's protective formation. Otherwise, the entire sect's destiny will be diminished, which is a major taboo in the Earthly Immortal Realm.

"What kind of heavenly tribulation is this?!"

"What terrifying pressure! Compared to the records in the ancient texts, this must be... this must be a senior from some sect breaking through to the Mahayana stage!"

"No, the center of the tribulation clouds is at Mount Tai! That's...that's the acting sect leader! Grandmaster Lu is undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation of Integration!"

Anxiety, bewilderment, and awe instantly exploded in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of Taiqing disciples.

Countless figures flew into the air, or activated the cave's restrictions, and stared in shock at the scene that seemed like the end of the world.

Is this the Heavenly Tribulation of Integration?

No matter how you look at it, it far surpasses the Heavenly Tribulation of other Integration Realm seniors in the sect. With the merits and cultivation of Grandmaster Lu, is it really necessary to be like this?

Even millions of miles away, the Mahayana cultivators Mingque, Minghe, and Tongzhen opened their eyes from their respective caves, their gazes towards Mount Tai filled with disbelief.

"Three times, no... at least five times the sword energy! He actually used the method of the Human Sword God to trigger a Heavenly Tribulation of at least five times the normal level!! So arrogant, no wonder he is the person Xuanzhenzi has chosen!" Tongzhen Daojun, who had been silent for a long time, spoke solemnly in Mingque Daojun's ear.

When ordinary cultivators undergo tribulation, they all try their best to weaken the tribulation power, fearing that the tribulation will be too difficult to overcome and all their years of hard work will be wasted.

However, throughout history, there have always been outstanding and powerful cultivators whose temperament, spirit, and spiritual cultivation are incomparable to ordinary cultivators. They have resisted all kinds of tribulations to cultivate the Dao and attain supernatural powers. Such cultivators have existed from ancient times to the present. Although they are rare, they have existed in the past, exist now, and will continue to exist in the future.

At the summit of Mount Tai, amidst the vast sky, Daoist Lu Cheng stood alone in the heart of this terrifying divine might.

On the left and right, two dragon and tiger sword images that were exactly the same as Lu Cheng's appearance had just been retrieved by him. He had taken the initiative to attract several times the combined lightning tribulation by relying on the divine power of the human sword god in the "Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Refining Demon Sword Scripture" to cleanse his cultivation.

The laws of the Dao and the punishments of Heaven are the tribulations of cultivators, but what they gather is also the purest and most refined magical power between heaven and earth.

Therefore, the greater the tribulations, the longer one's supernatural powers often become.

Of course, that's assuming you can survive it.

Lu Cheng was neither arrogant nor self-deprecating. He had already made some progress in cultivating the Taoist Transformation Ascension Technique. If even he himself could not overcome this Heavenly Tribulation of Integration, then the entire Earthly Immortal Realm would probably have been destroyed by the Heavenly Tribulation.

He intends to forge his sword by gathering lightning and cultivate his skills amidst the boundless tribulations, ultimately transcending the heavenly tribulation and advancing to the Integration Realm.

At the center of the dark blue vortex of tribulation clouds, lightning suddenly flashed! It was no longer ordinary lightning, but a solidified five-colored thunder dragon!
Gold, blue, black, red, and yellow! Five colossal dragons, each ten thousand feet tall, carrying a terrifying aura capable of tearing apart the heavens and incinerating all things, ripped through the thick tribulation clouds and roared with their heads held high!

Their enormous bodies were formed from pure, ultimate divine lightning, their scales and claws bared, their eyes filled with a cold, merciless intent to destroy! Roar—!
The dragon's roar shattered mountains and rivers!

Without hesitation, the five-colored thunder dragon unleashed a destructive storm powerful enough to terrify even the most advanced cultivators at the peak of the Integration Realm. The five dragons merged into one, transforming into a five-colored divine lightning pillar capable of piercing the universe, and fiercely crashed down upon the tiny and isolated figure atop Mount Tai!
The five-colored thunder dragon struck down like a long whip, its light so dazzling that it blinded all the cultivators who looked up, leaving only the deafening roar of thunder shattering everything in their ears!

"rise!"

Lu Cheng shouted, and the Five Elements Flying Sword hovering beside him was the first to unleash a deafening sword cry!

The five colors of light rotated, representing the sharpness of metal, the vitality of wood, the gentleness of water, the ferocity of fire, and the weight of earth. The power of the five elements was not independent, but followed an incomparably mysterious trajectory, instantly forming a huge five-element sword diagram in front of him that rotated rapidly, as if the laws of heaven and earth were running!

At the core of the sword diagram, a pure and flawless sense of "chaos" is faintly visible, as if it were the origin at the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth!

Boom! ! !

The five-colored divine lightning struck the Five Elements Sword Diagram solidly! The expected earth-shattering explosion did not occur immediately.

The raging thunder power was frantically decomposed, devoured, and transformed by the ever-flowing power of the five elements in the sword diagram!
The golden lightning was drawn by the fire sword, the earth lightning was countered by the wood sword, the water lightning was trapped by the earth sword, the fire lightning was covered by the water sword, and the wood lightning was slashed by the golden sword... The entire sword diagram was like a chaotic furnace with a bottomless appetite, frantically absorbing the destructive power and the purest power of the heavenly tribulation!
Chi chi chi——

The thunder and sword light collided fiercely, unleashing billions of dazzling sparks.

Lu Cheng's body suddenly sank, plummeting downwards from high above. But his eyes remained focused and fervent, his hands moving in a blur of hand seals, his voice uttering continuous, clear shouts:

"When Kan and Li clash, fire refines true gold; wood fuels the fire; earth pacifies all directions! Water nourishes all things, returning them to their origin!"

The Five Elements Sword Diagram's rotation speed increased a hundredfold. The absorbed and transformed lightning power did not dissipate, but instead flowed along the sword diagram, surging and pouring into Lu Cheng's limbs and bones.

Drawing lightning to forge a sword, drawing lightning to forge a body.

Intense and violent! A pain that penetrates to the bone marrow, almost burning away one's soul!

As cultivators cultivate the Dao, their minds grow stronger and their resolve becomes firmer. They naturally possess increasingly astonishing willpower and mental strength, which can suppress and resolve such situations.

Every wisp of lightning power that entered his body contained the purest and most primal destructive will in the world. It surged and collided in his meridians, tearing apart every inch of his flesh and scorching every strand of his soul. Lu Cheng's veins bulged all over his body, his blood vessels bulged like writhing dragons, and fine cracks appeared on his skin, oozing specks of golden blood.

However, despite what would be an extremely painful situation for an ordinary cultivator, Lu Cheng's face displayed a strange calm and detachment.

He activated the Mysterious Heaven Divine Skill, an ancient and unparalleled divine skill whose profound meaning of "Thirty-Six Transformations of the Mysterious Heaven" was fully displayed at this moment.

The flesh torn apart by the lightning and the meridians burned were reborn and healed at a speed visible to the naked eye under the impetus of the boundless vitality. Each cycle of destruction and rebirth removed a trace of impurity from his body, making his muscles, bones and flesh more resilient and solid, just like refined gold and immortal jade!

The meridians were widened again, making them more capable of accommodating the surging torrent of magical power.

To cultivate the Xuan Tian Divine Skill, one must have a courageous and resolute fighting spirit, be unafraid of challenges below the limit of one's capacity, and go through countless battles before it is possible to master this skill to a high degree.

A small portion of the refined and purified lightning power was not consumed, but rather guided by Lu Cheng with immense mental power and exquisite control to the Boundless Blood Sea Sword in his hand!

Om-!
The lightning swords merged, and the previously dormant blood sword suddenly erupted with a soaring blood aura!
However, this malevolent energy was forcibly enveloped and melted by the surging, supremely yang and powerful thunderous force! The raging sea of ​​blood on the sword seemed to boil, and countless entangled vengeful spirits emitted silent shrieks in the lightning, ultimately being purified and refined!
The sword's color became deeper and more restrained, and the blood-red light was no longer filthy and evil. Instead, it presented a deep, condensed purple radiance that seemed to be able to sever the seven emotions and six desires and shatter all the illusions of the world!

The first wave of five-colored lightning tribulation was mostly transformed and refined by Lu Cheng using the Five Elements Sword Diagram. A small portion was used to temper himself, and the remaining shockwave was further refined by channeling it into the Blood Sword.

The Heavenly Tribulation seemed to be completely enraged, and its dark blue color suddenly turned into an eerie dark purple!

The lightning that had been previously shattered did not completely dissipate; instead, it gathered deep within the tribulation clouds, brewing an even more terrifying power!

boom! boom! boom!
The next moment, instead of five giant dragons, thousands upon thousands of eerie dark purple demonic lightning bolts poured down!

They did not bombard in a straight line, but rather like countless venomous and cunning demonic snakes, twisting and weaving, covering the sky and the earth. They not only contained world-destroying energy, but also directly affected the mind and consciousness of the person undergoing tribulation, causing internal demons to arise, trying to evoke the lifelong heartache, fear, greed, anger and ignorance of the person undergoing tribulation, and disintegrate them from the inside out!

"The tribulation of the seven emotions and six desires?"

"Use demon to fight demon, devour it!"

Lu Cheng Daoist suddenly raised the Boundless Blood Sea Sword, which had absorbed some of the essence of heavenly lightning and completed its initial tempering, high above his head!

In an instant, the deep purple light on the blood sword, after being refined, surged!

An invisible, powerful suction force that twists the soul erupted from the sword!
The sword seemed to transform into a boundless dark vortex. The overwhelming dark purple tribulation lightning, which specifically targeted the soul and inner demons, changed its trajectory involuntarily the moment it approached the area covered by the Blood Sea Sword's eerie purple light. It was like iron filings encountering a magnet, and was frantically captured, pulled, and devoured by the suction force emanating from the sword!
sizzle-

The sword trembled violently, its dark purple light flickering on and off.

The Boundless Blood Sea Divine Sword was only a seventh-order flying sword magic weapon. Even with attribute advantages, it gradually became difficult to withstand the tribulation lightning.

As the sword devoured and digested the endless negative emotions and inner demons, Lu Cheng's soul was also violently impacted.

Countless hallucinations, delirium, and painful images from past memories flooded my mind in an instant!

The initial weakness and helplessness upon arriving in this world, the first enemy slain, the excruciating pain of refining the Ghost Scorpion in the desolate forbidden land, the overwhelming loneliness and heaviness that almost crushed the sect when suppressing the demon in Lonely Mountain... all these thoughts were like poisonous thorns, piercing the depths of the soul.

"Man and sword become one, fearless and undaunted, without sorrow or joy! Slash!" Lu Cheng's divine sense transformed into a resounding shout that pierced through his mind!

He has practiced the "Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Demon Refining Sword Scripture" for thousands of years, and the ultimate realm he pursued, the profound meaning of "Man, Sword and God", is revealed at this moment!

Lu Cheng was no longer a man wielding a sword, nor a sword controlling a man, but a peculiar state in which his will was highly unified and his soul resonated with the sword's soul!
The state of "man is sword, sword is man" is completely different from the initial state of "man and sword are one, man is sword". In this state, the sword can transform into a person, just as an immortal enlightens his sword and bestows it with human spirit!
The Boundless Blood Sea Sword's properties of devouring emotions and triggering inner demons have now become the best weapon to eliminate inner demons!
All the inner demons and negative emotions that it devoured were burned and purified like fuel in the furnace of the absolutely unified, pure and righteous will of the "Man-Sword-God"!
The deep purple light grew even brighter and clearer, like the finest amethyst, containing a unique power to cut through illusions and protect the mind!

The more inner demons it devours, the more its malevolent and violent energy is neutralized and refined, and the clear and perfect sword heart becomes!

Lu Cheng's soul, under the frenzied self-devouring and external tempering of inner demons, became even more crystal clear, solid, and indestructible! Each time the ripples in his soul subsided, his primordial spirit light became even more concentrated!
The dark purple inner demon tribulation lightning, in the face of the abyss-like devouring ability of the Boundless Blood Sea Sword and the profound realm of "Man, Sword, and God", mostly failed to work and became nourishment for the sword. The few remaining shocks that shook his mind were also withstood by Lu Cheng with his Dao heart as firm as metal and stone.

When Lu Cheng Dao Ren was holding his sword, his eyes became even colder and sharper, like a divine blade drawn from its sheath, without a trace of the wavering and weakness that belonged to the mortal world.

However, the wrath of the heavens grew even more intense!

Boom—Crack!
The dark blue-purple tribulation clouds in the sky suddenly contracted, condensing into a destructive black hole so deep that it seemed to devour even light!
A destructive aura that made all the Nascent Soul cultivators in every sect turn pale suddenly descended!
"This time, the Heavenly Tribulation of Integration only has three rounds, but its power is far too great!"

"It's here! This, this is... the most powerful Nine-Nine Annihilation Divine Lightning among the Heavenly Tribulations! Sect Leader Lu...!"

A terrifying pillar of lightning, thicker than a mountain, pitch black except for its edges that shimmered with blinding white light, slowly descended from the center of the black hole. Its speed was not fast; it even carried a sense of judgmental heaviness.

Wherever it passed, space silently vanished and collapsed, leaving behind a pitch-black abyss that could not be healed for a long time!
Time seemed to slow down and stand still under this force of annihilation!
This is not the Five Elements, nor is it a demon in one's heart; this is the most fundamental power of the rules—destruction!
The Nine-Nine Annihilation Divine Thunder is the most powerful heavenly tribulation punishment among the combined heavenly tribulations.

Lu Cheng looked up at the sky, his face showing no fear, but instead a hearty and arrogant smile!

"Where the sword's heart points, it will shatter the illusions of the heavens and reveal the secrets of the heavens!"

Where the sword's heart leads, it should transcend the dust and mud of the eight wastelands, making even the thickest earth unable to conceal it!

From this day forward, throughout the universe, no law or calamity can hinder my sword from clearing the way and shattering all tribulations!

He took a deep breath, and all 360 major acupoints on his body simultaneously lit up with dazzling starlight! Six hundred years of accumulated strength boiled over at this moment without reservation! Essence, Qi, and Spirit! The three treasures of the human body burned wildly! Above his head, three illusory lotus flowers formed from pure Dao intent suddenly appeared and bloomed!
"Dragon and Tiger, Yin and Yang, Slay Them All!"

Amidst the resounding sword cries between heaven and earth, all the Taiqing disciples within the Taiqing Mountain range who heard the sword's cry instantly felt as if they had been cleaved in two.

Most people sat slumped down, and it took them a long time to recover.

Then they truly saw that what had been split in two was the sky where endless tribulation clouds had gathered!
A long crack was cleaved open in the thick tribulation clouds, and the surging and gathered spiritual energy of heaven and earth rose up with a roar, pulling the entire tribulation clouds back in. The Taoist who was rushing against the sky had no waning momentum, so he directly attacked into the tribulation clouds, wielding his twin swords and slashing and killing!

The surging, annihilating divine lightning of the Nine-Nine Heavens gathered and dispersed, dispersed and gathered again, amidst the soaring sword light of the two swords.

The power of the Heavenly Tribulation was rapidly depleted in this confrontation, and its terrifying might was quickly waning.

Meanwhile, Lu Cheng Dao Ren's aura was rising! The aura flowing from his body was becoming purer, more magnificent, and more... detached from the mundane world!
It is unknown how much time has passed, but it should not have been more than a day. The dazzling white sword light gradually slowed down, and the power of the calamity dissipated.

The heavy clouds of calamity slowly dissipated, and wisps of pure purple energy, containing the vitality of the beginning of heaven and earth, descended from the heavens like a canopy, gently pouring down upon the upright figure on the peak.

So far, the dust has settled.

Lu Cheng Daoist slowly descended and stood atop the dark boulder, his body spotless. Beneath his tattered Daoist robe, his skin and bones were like jade, faintly radiating a glow.

As his eyes opened and closed, fleeting glimpses of the birth and death of the five elements of heaven and earth, and the flow of sword intent, appeared. His aura was perfectly harmonious and seamless, communicating smoothly with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. A vast and powerful pressure naturally permeated the air, but in an instant, it was withdrawn into his body, as if it were a natural creation.

The realm of fusion has been achieved!
Lu Cheng slowly raised his hand, his five fingers clenching loosely. Streams of purple energy descending from the sky gathered in his palm, then slowly dispersed, disappearing into the scarred Taiqing Mountains below. He could feel the surging magical power within his body, far exceeding that of a Void Returner, a hundred or a thousand times stronger. He could feel his primordial spirit gaining a deeper understanding and application of the laws of heaven and earth, and he could feel the comprehensive qualitative transformation and sublimation of his flesh, blood, and soul.

Deep within the Wind and Thunder Cliff, over a thousand cultivators, who were mining hard ore and honing their Dao hearts, witnessed the entire process of the terrifying heavenly tribulation descending and dissipating, even from a great distance and behind a protective array of light.

When the unique aura of the Integration Realm vanished in an instant, merging into the destiny of the sect like a gentle spring breeze, many cultivators present involuntarily stopped what they were doing, looking in the direction of Mount Ling, their eyes filled with awe and excitement.

Some even prostrated themselves in reverence, murmuring, "May the Sect Leader succeed!"

(End of this chapter)