The Weird Way of Immortality: My Taoism Progress in One Day a Year

Chapter 294 Human Tribulation
Centuries have passed in the blink of an eye.

For the cultivators of Tianmen, a mere few hundred years is nothing to speak of.

But for Li Yan, this was a rather long period of time.

During this period, he cultivated the Taiyi Sword Dao Law from the initial eleventh level of the Profound Immortal realm to the peak of the twelfth level of the Golden Immortal realm.

He then broke through his cultivation level, becoming a Taiyi Golden Immortal, a realm unparalleled in the Taiyi Sword World.

In the minds of the immortals of Tianmen, this realm was already worthy of being called the Immortal Emperor.

Reaching the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm is considered stepping into the supreme realm of the Taiyi Sword Realm.

For Li Yan, this means that he can begin to cultivate the final level of the Taiyi Sword Manual.

The Taiyi Sword Manual originally consisted of eleven stone tablets, nine of which were obtained by Immortal Lord Yunmeng, who passed the manual down to the lower realm. Later, after Li Yan arrived at Tianmen, he completed the manual.

The other two stone tablets were obtained by the Great Emperor of the Spirit Clan and placed on Mount Lingji.

After Li Yan entered the Xuanxian realm and cultivated the Taiyi Sword Dao Law to the peak of the tenth level.

He then led the two immortal lords, Chiyun and Fengqi, to forcefully enter the territory of the Western Regions Spirit Clan and take the remaining two stone tablets into their hands.

After acquiring all the divine essence from the eleven stone tablets, he then conceived the twelfth method of the Taiyi Sword Manual.

This method records the secret technique for breaking through the thirteenth level of the Taiyi Sword Dao Law.

Now that Li Yan has entered the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm and achieved the status of Immortal Emperor, he can begin to cultivate this secret technique.

"The thirteen levels will be determined today."

Li Yan's expression was solemn. Stepping into the thirteenth level meant entering another world.

For him, this was a very important turning point.

Therefore, he naturally attached great importance to it.

He had planned this step long ago.

To avoid being affected by the Heavenly Dao of the Taiyi Sword Realm and the laws of other races, which would hinder his breakthrough.

Long ago, he ordered the four current Immortal Lords of the human race to arrange for True Immortals to descend to the mortal realm and expel the various alien races in the lower realm of the Taiyi Sword Realm, and this has already yielded considerable results.

All the alien races from the various grotto-heavens in the lower realm have been driven into their respective grotto-heavens.

These alien races' own laws could no longer influence the Heavenly Dao of the Taiyi Sword Realm.

One of the great benefits of this event is that it has gradually calmed down the chaotic area in the central region of the Heavenly Gate, which was originally caused by the abnormality of the Heavenly Dao.

As a result, the power of the laws in various parts of Tianmen is now stronger than before.

Li Yan's current cultivation conditions have already met the requirements for cultivating the twelfth chapter of the Taiyi Sword Manual.

Once he achieves a breakthrough in cultivation, he can integrate the laws into the Great Dao of the Boundary Sea and attain an immortal body.

Therefore, he didn't think too much about it and directly began to cultivate this last chapter.

In an instant, all the cultivators of the Taiyi Sword Realm Heavenly Gate felt a tremendous commotion emanating from the core area of ​​the Eastern Region.

Although Li Yan had made several breakthroughs before, the cultivators of Tianmen were already aware that Li Yan had reached a realm that was difficult for ordinary people to reach.

However, compared to the enormous commotion caused by this breakthrough, it still seems incredibly insignificant.

The cultivators of the five regions within the entire Heavenly Gate were all affected.

Above the Heavenly Gate, countless sword laws manifested, as if an unparalleled sword path was present before all the cultivators.

The Immortal Lord Yunmeng, located in the Eastern Region, is the one who can best sense the terror of Li Yan now.

Even during Li Yan's previous breakthroughs, although she had cultivated her sword dao laws to the peak of the tenth level.

But under Li Yan's aura, none of them could muster the slightest desire to resist him.

It's like comparing a speck of dust on the ground to the bright moon in the sky—the difference is like heaven and earth.

But Li Yan's breakthrough this time is even more terrifying.

The power of the laws from all parts of Tianmen has now been completely gathered in one place.

It is foreseeable that Li Yan's breakthrough this time will be his last breakthrough in the Taiyi Sword Realm.

After all, after this, it's likely that Li Yan will absorb all the power of the laws within the Heavenly Gate.

They want to get back to their previous situation, but they don't know when that will be possible.

Li Yan's cultivation method, however, requires absorbing the power of laws to achieve a breakthrough.

After today, although the spiritual energy in the Heavenly Gate of the Taiyi Sword Realm will still be abundant, it will no longer be able to support Li Yan's continued breakthroughs.

"However, with the current strength of Immortal Emperor Mo Yuan, even if he leaves Tianmen and goes to the Boundless Sea, he will definitely have a place there. I'm afraid he won't stay in Tianmen any longer."

The celestial lords of Tianmen had known the secrets of the Boundless Sea for a long time.

However, with other races present, they naturally couldn't leave Tianmen.

Now that the alien races have been pacified, some of them have gone to explore the myriad worlds to find out what's going on.

However, they didn't explore too thoroughly, but simply wandered around the myriad worlds.

But this was already enough for them to experience the vastness of the Boundary Sea.

Therefore, not only Yunmeng Immortal Lord, but also the other three Immortal Lords were well aware that Li Yan would eventually leave the Taiyi Sword Realm and head to the Boundary Sea.

Although the Taiyi Sword Realm is vast, it is still too insignificant for Li Yan.

Only by going to the Boundary Sea can Li Yan fully unleash his strength.

The three immortal lords stationed in other territories were extremely far from Li Yan.

But at this moment, they all felt the impact of Li Yan's breakthrough.

The rapid flow of the laws from various regions toward the Eastern Region is just one aspect.

Even more striking is the massive, dark sword positioned at the center of countless sword-based laws above the Heavenly Gate.

This giant sword seemed to be standing not far above the heads of the cultivators from all sides.

However, upon careful examination with their divine senses, they discovered that the giant black sword was extremely far away from them.

It was so far away that it was completely beyond their reach.

"Is Immortal Emperor Mo Yuan perhaps about to merge with the Dao?"

The three immortal lords were equally shocked.

They hadn't expected that Li Yan's breakthrough would cause such a stir.

This situation made it seem as if the entire Heavenly Gate had become Li Yan's training ground for breakthrough.

"If it is truly the Dao-merging Immortal Emperor Mo Yuan, then that would be for the best!"

"Once Immortal Emperor Mo Yuan merges with the Dao, the anomalies within the Central Region may completely disappear, and my Taiyi Sword Realm will return to the ancient times."

"Those alien races from the Boundary Sea will find it impossible to invade my Taiyi Sword Realm again!"

Phoenix Perch Immortal Lord and Crimson Cloud Immortal Lord personally witnessed Li Yan interrogating the Spirit Clan Emperor.

Therefore, they are also aware that the current situation in the Taiyi Sword Realm is due to the damage to the Heavenly Dao.

Once Li Yan merges with the Dao, he will make up for the damage to the Heavenly Dao and hide the Taiyi Sword Realm in the Sea of ​​Realms.

Then it would be extremely difficult to see a scene like the previous one, where powerful beings from the Boundary Seas attacked the Heavenly Gate together.

Li Yan was concentrating intently on preparing to break through to the thirteenth level.

But at that moment, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

There was a faint sense that a calamity was about to befall them.

"No, I'm currently advancing at the level of laws, not at the level of realm. How could this attract a heavenly tribulation?"

Li Yan quickly realized what was going on.

When he broke through to the Golden Immortal realm and the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, he attracted the Heavenly Tribulation of the Taiyi Sword Realm.

However, for Li Yan, this tribulation was a means to hone his own cultivation level, and there was no need to worry about it at all.

But at this moment, within the Heavenly Gate of the Taiyi Sword Realm, just as he was about to advance to the thirteenth level, he felt a strange sense of unease brought on by the aura of calamity. With his current abilities, it was as if he could actually feel this unease.

It is conceivable that this calamity is by no means simple, and may even affect his life.

Therefore, this could not possibly be a heavenly tribulation sent down by the Heavenly Dao of the Taiyi Sword Realm.

After all, the Heavenly Dao of the Taiyi Sword Realm is waiting for him to merge with it and make up for his own shortcomings, so how could it possibly harm him at this time?

Li Yan's expression turned serious, and he immediately became vigilant.

The fact that this calamity could affect his life indicates that it was at least at the peak of the twelfth rank.

A threat of this caliber is unlikely to originate from the Taiyi Sword Realm itself.

"Crack!"

Suddenly.

Above the Heavenly Gate, a spatial rift was forcefully torn open.

Then, a tremendous aura emanated directly from the depths of the spatial rift.

The moment this aura was released, all the cultivators of Tianmen were shocked.

A sense of powerlessness instantly overwhelmed them.

"Hahaha! I never thought that after searching for that treasure for hundreds of thousands of years, I would actually find a trace of it today."

"And it has even become a tribulation for this kid who wants to reach the thirteenth level. It's truly something to celebrate!"

From the depths of the spatial rift, a frenzied voice emanated, filled with excitement.

Upon hearing this, Li Yan's expression changed instantly, and his brows furrowed sharply.

"A powerful expert from the Boundary Sea Realm!"

Although Li Yan did not know the meaning of the "human tribulation" mentioned by this powerful being from the Boundary Sea, he still had a lot to say.

However, he could tell that this powerful being from the Boundary Sea had clearly come for the Origin Treasure that the Taiyi Sword Realm had integrated into the Heavenly Dao.

This is clearly an extremely formidable enemy.

next moment.

A golden-clad man with curly golden hair and a body seemingly imbued with laws emerged from the spatial rift.

His gaze toward Li Yan was fiery, yet seemed to carry a hint of pity.

Li Yan is currently gathering the power of laws, intending to trigger a qualitative change in the Taiyi Sword Dao laws within his body, thereby stepping into the thirteenth-level immortal realm and merging the laws into the Great Dao.

But at that moment, they felt a strong pressure emanating from the man in golden robes.

"This is!? The thirteenth rank?"

Li Yan's heart sank suddenly.

In his view, the one who could exert such pressure on him must be at least an immortal powerhouse who had reached the thirteenth level.

It's just that such a powerful figure would arrive at the Taiyi Sword Realm at the crucial moment when he was breaking through to the thirteenth level.

The man in gold looked at Li Yan with a relaxed expression.

He greeted Li Yan as if they were old friends.

"Fellow Daoist, your luck is truly terrible. You actually encountered me, Emperor Jinming, just when you were breaking through to the thirteenth level."

Emperor Jinming smiled, but was in no hurry to fight Li Yan.

"For the sake of you leading me into this human tribulation and helping me find the supreme treasure."

"I can grant you a few requests, fellow Daoist. I wonder if you have anything to say?"

Emperor Jinming's tone clearly indicated that he felt he had Li Yan completely under his control.

But Li Yan had to admit that what Emperor Jinming said was indeed the truth.

Given their strength, it's simply beyond what he can currently withstand.

If he were to make a move now, he would probably have no choice but to abandon this spiritual avatar.

After all, the Taiyi Sword Dao Law he comprehended was profound and incredibly powerful.

But after all, it has not yet broken through to the thirteenth level.

Now, even if he goes all out against the Golden Nether Emperor, he might not be able to gain any advantage.

Now, life and death seem to be entirely in the hands of Emperor Jinming.

"No, if it were truly a matter of certain death, Emperor Jinming could have simply killed this spiritual avatar of mine. Why did he sit idly by and watch me break through without intervening?"

"Does he really want me to break through to the thirteenth level?"

Li Yan's mind raced, and a guess began to form in his heart.

He continuously absorbed the power of the laws, preparing for the final transformation of breaking through the laws of Taiyi Sword Dao.

On the other side, a deep voice asked, "May I ask what the person the Golden Nether Emperor speaks of is robbing?"

"Human abduction?"

Emperor Jinming smiled knowingly, but made no attempt to hide his intentions.

"This tribulation is a tribulation that everyone will encounter on the path of the laws, it's just that some will encounter it sooner and some later."

"When a person experiences a tribulation in their lifetime, they will attract powerful individuals associated with them."

"Normally speaking, if you are trying to break through to the thirteenth level, it will only attract the attention of twelfth-level experts."

"But I have already stepped into the thirteenth level, my laws have merged with the Great Dao, and I am immortal and indestructible."

Even if you have now reached the thirteenth level, the laws have not yet been integrated into the Great Dao, and you have not yet obtained the characteristics of immortality.

"Not only will they be unable to unleash the full power of the thirteenth-order laws, but once they die, they will also be unable to return from the Great Dao like we are."

"That's why I said you're unlucky."

The Golden Sea Emperor marveled.

He guessed that Li Yan was being led astray by a human tribulation, most likely because he was pursuing the Origin Realm Treasure within the Taiyi Sword Realm.

As a cultivator of the Taiyi Sword Realm, Li Yan would have a very high chance of obtaining the Origin Realm Treasure once he broke through to the thirteenth level.

Therefore, the tribulation that resulted from breaking through the realm changed from the original twelfth level to the thirteenth level.

Regardless, he has gained tremendous benefits from this in the short term.

Not only did he find the Origin Realm Treasure he had been searching for, but it also became Li Yan's tribulation.

Actually, there's one more thing he didn't tell Li Yanming about the human calamity.

That would be his tribulation as Li Yan's human tribulation. Once Li Yan perished in his hands, he could take all of Li Yan's current understanding of the laws and make them his own.

In other words, once Li Yan breaks through to the thirteenth level of his own laws, he can then kill him and obtain a powerful law of the thirteenth level for no reason.

That's why he let Li Yan continue to break through without any hindrance.

Even if Li Yan breaks through to the thirteenth level, it is impossible for him to immediately integrate his own laws into the Great Dao.

As long as he doesn't integrate his own laws into the Great Dao, he is absolutely confident that he can kill Li Yan and seize the laws within Li Yan.

That's why he was so happy to see the current situation and was extremely tolerant of Li Yan.

In his view, Li Yan was the thirteenth-order law he was about to obtain.

Moreover, besides the laws within Li Yan, he can also obtain the supreme treasure of the Origin Realm within the Taiyi Sword Realm, which is what he truly values.

Although Li Yan did not know the unfinished meaning in Jinming Emperor's words, he understood that the emperor would never let him go.

However, he also believes that even in the most perilous calamity, there is always a glimmer of hope.

Therefore, although he felt heavy-hearted, he continued to intensify his cultivation, striving to reach the thirteenth level as soon as possible.

No matter what happens then, we won't have to continue to be at the mercy of others.

(End of this chapter)