Recruit demons to become heroes, hunt demons to become gods

Chapter 293 Avoiding Tribulation in the Purple Mansion, Nine Hundred Years of Secluded Cultivation
The oppressive force of the Nine Yang Tribulation was like the collapse of the heavens, and Dou Eqing could not muster the slightest thought of resistance.

It was a tremor stemming from the instinct for life, the despair of an ant facing the might of heaven, incomparable to the Mahayana tribulation it had just endured.

The fear was so deep that it seemed as if all the rules of the world had collapsed at that moment, and even the faintest breath of life could not survive.

Every breath felt like a struggle against death, every tremor a silent cry for survival. This tremor was not merely a physical reaction, but a profound shock to the soul, making one acutely aware of one's own insignificance and powerlessness.

The six Yang Wheels within his body groaned in agony, and the Dao Source Heart Fire ignited from his dantian, scorching the very essence of his sacred body.

"Invincible!"

In a flash, the only way out for Dou Eqing flashed through his mind—the Purple Star Immortal Abode!
This is an inheritance from an immortal in the Purple Mansion Realm, and its core wonder is to evade the Heavenly Dao's detection and create a world of its own.

In the past, when his cultivation level was low, he repeatedly used this method to avoid fatal lightning tribulations.

Although we are now facing the even more terrifying Nine Yang Tribulation, this is our only hope!
"Relax and don't resist!"

He roared, enduring the agony of being burned alive, and communicated with the four women simultaneously using his divine sense. He then tried to envelop them with his divine consciousness and teleport them to the Purple Star Immortal Mansion.

Om-!
A hazy purple light suddenly spread out from him, instantly enveloping the four heavily injured women beside him.

The next moment, space distorted, and the figures of the five people disappeared into thin air as if erased by an eraser, leaving only a broken cave with flowing lava and the terrifying aura of calamity remaining in the air.

Almost at the same instant they disappeared, the light of the nine suns of destruction in the sky fell completely, turning the entire mountain range and thousands of miles underground into nothingness and chaos, leaving nothing behind.

This shows how terrifying the Nine Yang Tribulation is!
Inside the Purple Star Immortal Abode, light and shadow shifted, and the five people fell onto a jade platform shrouded in spiritual mist.

The oppressive aura of calamity vanished abruptly, replaced by extremely pure, almost liquefied, innate spiritual energy.

Everyone breathed in greedily, feeling their pores open up on their own, frantically absorbing this heavenly energy, which even accelerated the recovery of their injuries.

Dou Eqing staggered and coughed up a mouthful of scorching golden blood, which was the essence that had been burned by the Dao Source Heart Fire.

He hurriedly looked inward and found that although the surging power of the Six Yang within his body had not subsided after entering the Purple Star Immortal Mansion, the "opportunity" that triggered the Dao Tribulation seemed to have been completely cut off by the Immortal Mansion, and the progress of the Nine Yang Dao Tribulation was forcibly interrupted and delayed.

"We're safe for now."

He breathed a sigh of relief, still shaken.

The gamble paid off; the Purple Star Immortal Abode was indeed able to isolate or even "pause" the Nine Yang Tribulation.

He looked around, a slight thought stirring in his heart.

After breaking through to the Mahayana stage, the area that the Ziwei Immortal Mansion opened to him expanded several times over.

What lies before me is no longer the same grotto-heaven I entered last time, but a boundless "fairyland grotto-heaven".

In the distance, mountains rise one after another, waterfalls cascade and springs flow, cranes soar and gather, and monkeys offer fruit.

Nearby, magnificent buildings are hidden among the clouds and mist, with carved beams and painted rafters, exuding an ancient and majestic aura.

Further away, even the phantom images of stars flickered, as if encompassing a miniature universe.

"Is this the immortal abode that my husband obtained?"

Yena struggled to sit up.

She had entered the Purple Star Immortal Abode before merging with others, but the scene here is completely different from before.

The twenty-seven faces were filled with amazement and curiosity. Absorbing the spiritual energy of this place, her injuries stabilized the fastest.

Liu Shuhuang felt the energy in the air, which was even purer than the dragon vein of the Han and Tang dynasties, and her phoenix eyes shone with wonder.

"The abundance of spiritual energy and the completeness of laws here far surpass the so-called blessed lands and grotto heavens outside, making it almost a complete small world."

Shui Xianrong silently circulated her cultivation technique and discovered that the concentration of extremely cold spiritual energy in this place was also frighteningly high, which would greatly benefit her healing and cultivation.

The myriad shadows of Youyingyue frolic joyfully through the spiritual mist, absorbing the pure yin energy contained within.

“This place was transformed from the Purple Palace of the ancient Purple Star Immortal Emperor,” Dou Eqing explained. “With each major realm increase in my cultivation, I can unlock more areas and permissions.”

Now that I have just entered the Mahayana stage, the flow of time here can be adjusted, the spiritual energy is inexhaustible, and the alchemy room, weapon-making chamber, Daoist scripture pavilion, and trial realm have been opened one after another.

He pointed to a group of buildings in the distance, bathed in the glow of the setting sun:
"That's the alchemy room, which contains an alchemy furnace that operates on its own, allowing you to refine the elixirs you need. Next to it is the Daoist Scripture Pavilion, which houses some of the legacy and experiences of the Purple Star Immortal Emperor."

Having escaped from a desperate situation and found such a treasure trove, the gloom in everyone's hearts was swept away.

Having decided to seek refuge and cultivate in seclusion here, the five of them immediately set to work.

Dou Eqing, using his authority as the master of the Immortal Abode, adjusted the time flow in the core area to the ratio of one day outside to one year inside the abode.

They have enough time to heal, cultivate, and find a way to deal with the tribulation.

The healing process went exceptionally smoothly.

The immortal abode is never short of top-tier resources: alchemy rooms, herb gardens, and divine springs...

Liu Shuhuang is an eighth-level advanced alchemist who refines pills in her alchemy room, producing a batch of top-grade spiritual pills every day.
She was overjoyed to find several ancient elixir formulas in the alchemy room that had long been lost to the outside world.

Although these are just pill formulas, they are still a top-tier resource for alchemists' cultivation.

By comprehending the Daoist principles contained in the alchemical formulas, she can not only improve her alchemical skills but also greatly benefit her spiritual practice.

【The Creation of the Supreme Elixir: The Record of Phoenix's Profound Understanding】

Liu Huangshu, an eighth-level advanced alchemy master, discovered that the alchemy room of the Ziwei Immortal Mansion was a "Nine Revolutions Creation Abode" made entirely of ten-thousand-year-old warm jade.

The roof of the hut is adorned with a seven-star spirit-guiding array, the ground is engraved with nine-palace medicinal patterns, and the medicine cabinets on the four walls form their own grottoes, storing rare and exotic herbs uncommon in the Kunlun Realm.

Every day at the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), when the purple aura of the earth veins rises, she opens the furnace and cauldron, her ten fingers forming the alchemical incantation like a phoenix spreading its wings. The alchemical fire, flowing with her mind and spirit, transforms into a nine-colored phoenix fluttering around the cauldron.

For an ordinary alchemist, refining a single batch of top-grade elixirs in a lifetime is nothing more than routine work.
For example, when refining the Purple Mansion Spirit Nourishing Pill, the completion of the pill triggered the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation, which she countered by pressing it into the pill's patterns with the "Thunder-Suppressing Hand Seal".
The Myriad Phenomena Nirvana Pill, once refined, instantly transforms into a wondrous sight of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, its fragrance solidifying into a golden glow that spreads for miles.

Of course, the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation and the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix phenomenon caused by the alchemy at the Ziwei Immortal Mansion did not originate from the external Heavenly Dao, but were merely produced by the Ziwei Immortal Mansion in imitation of the external Heavenly Dao.

Every day at midnight when the elixir is completed, a seven-colored cloud of elixir will appear in the alchemy room, and the spirit of the medicine will transform into a jade rabbit and a green deer playing among them.

However, what truly thrilled Liu Huangshu was the several ancient elixir formulas she found deep within the alchemy room, hidden in a forbidden cabinet—

One of them is the "Record of the Great Void Chaos Elixir", written in dragon and phoenix script. When unfolded, it reveals the alchemical deduction of the collapse and reorganization of primordial stars.

The second is a heaven-defying pill formula called "Nine Tribulations Reversal Elixir Manual". This pill formula can only be touched by divine sense, and it will instantly transform into nine layers of illusion to test one's comprehension.
There is also a book of alchemical formulas called "The Alchemical Classic of the Sun and Moon Shining Together," which is both an alchemical formula and a classic text on alchemy.

The alchemical texts are engraved on two innate yin-yang jade discs. The left disc contains the method for refining the sun elixir, and the right disc contains the method for refining the moon elixir. Only when the two discs are combined can the Daoist principles of the starry sky be revealed.

These ancient formulas, long extinct in the immortal realm, each embody a completely different ultimate in alchemy:
While comprehending the "Record of the Great Void Chaos Elixir", the elixir principle of "all things return to emptiness" evolved in her sea of ​​consciousness, which caused her own magical power to collapse and be reborn, and her cultivation bottleneck was broken through.
On the day she was reading the "Nine Tribulations Reversal Elixir Manual", nine demonic fires suddenly descended upon her alchemy room. She used the cauldron as her heart furnace to refine the fires and ultimately transformed the crisis into a nine-patterned Dao Pill.

After studying the "Sun and Moon Shining Together in the Elixir Classic" for three years, she could easily gather the purple aura of the rising sun and the essence of the moon and refine them together in one furnace. When the elixir was completed, the two elixirs would float in the air like the sun and moon shining together.

Although she was skilled in alchemy in the past, she felt that the path of alchemy was limited to "technique"; but now, enlightened by ancient formulas, she has glimpsed the supreme realm of "the way of alchemy is the way of heaven".

With each ancient formula deciphered, an additional talisman representing the origin of alchemy is added to one's Purple Mansion, and one's cultivation level rises accordingly.

Now, the clouds she summons when she opens the furnace are no longer ordinary alchemical clouds, but rather "alchemical auspicious clouds" containing the laws of the Great Dao—the phantom of the Primordial Alchemist appears in the clouds from time to time, nodding and smiling.

Dou Eqing broke through to the Mahayana Realm, and the medicinal garden of the Ziwei Immortal Mansion expanded to tens of thousands of acres, planting countless spiritual herbs that were hundreds of thousands of years old, and even a few that were suspected to be immortal roots.

The other medicinal herbs in the garden are all extraordinary:

The 100,000-year-old purple ginseng king has transformed into the appearance of a hunchbacked old man, with star-like ginseng seeds hanging between his beard and hair. He often plays chess with the nine-aperture stone man at midnight.
When the Dragon and Phoenix Blood-Tempered Flower blooms, the left petal displays dragon scale patterns, while the right petal is shaped like phoenix feathers, and faint sounds of dragons and phoenixes singing can be heard from the flower's stamen.
The veins of the star grass are shimmering with silvery light, and whenever the starry sky hangs low, it resonates and twinkles with the distant stars.
Furthermore, a Yin-Yang Chaos Lotus took root in the spiritual pool at the center of the herb garden. Its leaves cradled the illusory images of the sun and moon, and within the lotus seedpod sat a fist-sized Dao infant, its voice emanating innate Daoist sounds. Among them, three entities resembling immortal roots were particularly mysterious:
One of them is the Three Lives Asking the Way Tree, whose trunk simultaneously presents three states: withering, flourishing, and death. The Dao fruit it bears every nine thousand years allows people to glimpse their past and present lives.

The second is the Void Nirvana Chrysanthemum, whose petals reveal spatial rifts as they open and close, and whose nectar can repair a cultivator's shattered Void Spiritual Root;
The most mysterious of all is the Nine-Turn Chaos Mushroom, whose cap has a swirling nebula that can devour lightning tribulations and transform them into life-giving nectar.

Dou Eqing noticed the tremendous changes in the herb garden, soared up, stood with his hands behind his back on the cloud-topped peak of the herb garden, and reflected the vast expanse of medicinal light in his eyes.

The domain power of the Mahayana cultivators transformed into a gentle spring rain, each drop containing the true essence of plants—the ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs stretched their branches and leaves, exhaling Daoist rhymes, while the few immortal roots trembled slightly, feeding back their pure primordial power to the immortal abode.

From then on, the medicinal garden remained forever fragrant, becoming a sacred place for the origin of herbs and plants.

The original Yangyuan Spring in Ziwei Immortal Mansion has been transformed into the "Three Lights Divine Water Pool," which gathers the divine waters of the sun, moon, and stars, and has the effect of reviving the dead and healing bones.

The pool is nine zhang and nine chi wide, subtly corresponding to the ultimate number of the celestial sphere. Countless innate Dao patterns naturally condense on its walls, and the water, clear as molten glass, distinctly reflects the triple radiance of the sun, moon, and stars.

The divine water of the sun flows with crimson gold, burning brightly like the compassionate fire forged from the core of the great sun;
The moonlight, like mercury, shimmered and sparkled, a healing essence formed from the condensed spirit of the moon.
The starlight and divine water are a deep, clear blue, seemingly extracted from the swirling galaxy, a source of vitality.

When the three lights intertwine, a misty Daoist aura rises from the surface of the pool, conjuring up strange phenomena such as the golden crow chasing the moon and stars falling like dew, while the innate Daoist sounds flow endlessly.

This water is a primordial treasure, possessing the power to reverse life and death, and to transform yin and yang.

Those who are alive, even if their immortal souls have dissipated and only a wisp of remnant remains, can have their primordial spirit reassembled by immersing themselves in the pool; those who have flesh and bones, even if their Dao bodies have collapsed and turned into dust, can have their immortal bodies reshaped by nourishing them with the Three Lights Divine Water.

Especially for hidden injuries to the Great Dao, its effects are even more mysterious: the divine water of sunlight burns away the stagnant karmic obstacles, the divine water of moonlight soothes the cracks in the foundation of the Dao, and the divine water of starlight reconnects the threads of destiny.

Upon discovering this place, the five immediately entered the pool to heal their injuries.

The moment he entered the pool, his wounds burst forth with tri-colored light.

Broken spiritual bones, upon encountering golden light, give rise to jade marrow; shattered meridians, upon touching silver radiance, transform into spiritual streams; and depleted celestial palaces, upon receiving star dew, reopen chaos.

The hidden wounds and old ailments left by the bitter battles of the past—the lingering power of the heavenly tribulations deeply embedded in the source of the Dao, the ancient curse power that corroded the primordial spirit, and even the karmic rifts that were difficult to erase even after a hundred reincarnations—were all cleansed and smoothed out in the fusion of the three lights.

As the pool water receded, the five immortal bodies were completely reborn: the Dao patterns of the sun and moon appeared beneath their skin, the essence of stars flowed in their bones and blood, and they were further imprinted with the source of the Three Lights Divine Water, thus becoming immune to all evil and their Dao foundation was forever solid.

This stroke of luck is even greater than before the injury!

With such abundant resources, the four women's injuries healed rapidly, and they even benefited from the misfortune, as their physical constitution was greatly strengthened.

This is the legendary Three Lights Divine Water Pool, a blessing from Heaven.

After recovering from his injuries, he embarked on a long period of training.

Dou Eqing found several immortal-level dual cultivation secrets in the Daoist Canon, among which the most mysterious was the "Hun Yuan Yin Yang Jiao Gan Pian".

This method is not a heretical practice of sexual cultivation, but a true yin-yang harmony and primordial symbiosis, which can greatly improve the efficiency of dual cultivation and is of infinite benefit to both parties.

The six of them then used this method as their primary means of cultivation, supplemented by the vast resources of the Immortal Abode, and began what could be described as an extravagant cultivation journey.

Besides Ye Nashi, You Yingyue, Shui Xianrong, and Liu Huangshu, Dou Eqing himself, there is another person, Feng Qiniang.

Feng Qiniang grew up in the Time and Space Secret Realm for three thousand years, and it is unknown what kind of great opportunity she obtained.

He was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm when he first emerged from the golden egg, but less than three years later, his cultivation level showed that he had reached the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Her cultivation level improved without any discernible pattern, as if a barrier was lifted from her cultivation realm; whenever the barrier was lifted, her cultivation would break through to the next level.

Although her current cultivation level is not yet at the Mahayana realm, she is not far from breaking through to the Mahayana realm.

Dou Eqing's Six Yang Sacred Body became the best cultivation accelerator.

Each time he engaged in dual cultivation, he was able to purify and replenish the five women's purest yang essence.

Meanwhile, the five women's unique and high-quality primordial yin essences—Ye Na's spiritual peach honey pot origin, Liu Shuhuang's imperial dragon energy, Shui Xianrong's mysterious female pure yin, and You Yingyue's illusory desire demonic essence—continuously nourished his sacred body, harmonizing the overly domineering pure yang energy.

Under this perfect cycle, the six people's cultivation levels increased at a crazy pace, progressing by leaps and bounds each day:

Feng Qiniang and Dou Eqing triggered the "unsealing" of their cultivation in their first round of dual cultivation, and quietly broke through to the Mahayana realm.

However, whether it was an accident or just how breakthroughs in a higher realm are, when she broke through, she became a snake-person with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a snake.

Even though Dou Eqing possessed the Fire Dragon Drill, it was nearly severed by her "demon body" and he could not resist it. Moreover, he could not break free from her body.

Fortunately, the dual cultivation was nearing its end, and after Feng Qiniang obtained Yang energy, she immediately recovered her life.

Otherwise, no one knows what the outcome will be.

For this, Feng Qiniang felt deeply apologetic and did her best to make amends to Dou Eqing in the subsequent dual cultivation process, both in terms of body and mind and cultivation.

Later, she and Dou Eqing engaged in normal dual cultivation. Her cultivation level could have broken through to the mid-stage of Mahayana, but it stagnated at the very edge of the mid-stage of Mahayana.

Ye Na's cultivation was about to break through to the mid-stage of Mahayana, and her Spirit Peach Honey Pot Dao Body was completely perfected. Her twenty-seven faces merged into one, transforming into an unparalleled beauty that could captivate all beings. Every frown and smile could arouse the deepest desires in people's hearts.

Liu Shuhuang combined the imperial dragon energy with the immortal spiritual energy of this place, and was only one step away from breaking through to the Great Ascension Great Perfection. The dragon pattern on her forehead transformed into a tangible purple-gold dragon scale, and her majesty was even greater than before.

Shui Xianrong's cultivation is stuck at the bottleneck of the late Mahayana stage. Her Xuanpin pure Yin has evolved into the Taiyin Law, which can freeze thousands of miles with a wave of her hand, but the cold air also contains a glimmer of life.

Although Youyingyue's cultivation had not reached the Great Ascension Perfection, she was a member of the Soul Clan, and her cultivation of her soul had greatly improved. This allowed her to have countless shadowy figures gather in one body, and to change between reality and illusion. She could become a demon or an immortal in an instant, and glimpse a trace of the true meaning of creation in the midst of illusion and destruction.

Dou Eqing's progress was the most terrifying.

He absorbed the best Yin essence from the four women, and with the blessing of the "Primordial Yin-Yang Intercourse Chapter" and the Six Yang Sacred Body, his cultivation advanced rapidly, breaking through to the mid-stage of the Mahayana realm without any bottlenecks!
Furthermore, it had accumulated a certain amount of knowledge and experience by the middle period of Mahayana Buddhism.

The six yang chakras on his chest became increasingly solid and dazzling, and the phantom of the seventh yang chakra was also clearly visible, radiating a heart-palpitating power.

He even felt that his control over the Ziwei Immortal Mansion had deepened, as if he had touched a deeper core restriction.

The reason why everyone's cultivation level has improved by one minor realm in just nine hundred years, comparable to others' cultivation of thousands or even tens of thousands of years, is mainly due to the vast amount of high-level resources in the Ziwei Immortal Mansion and the effects of the Jade Buddha Peony Flower.

In these nine hundred years, whenever they engaged in dual cultivation, they all improved their cultivation with the assistance of the Jade Buddha Peony Flower.

The rare high-level resources already allowed them to cultivate at a speed seven or eight times faster than others. With the addition of Dou Eqing's immortal-level dual cultivation technique and the blessing of the eighth-level peak Jade Buddha Peony's Holy Light, their overall cultivation speed was almost twenty times faster than others' normal cultivation speed.

This cultivation speed was only effective this time. On the one hand, it would be difficult to find so many high-level resources again; on the other hand, the limit of cultivation speed was exhausted this time.

Otherwise, such a terrifying cultivation speed would be simply too heaven-defying.

Nine hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Nine hundred years have passed in the Purple Star Immortal Abode, while only six years have passed in the outside world.

As the five cultivated further, Dou Eqing slowed down the flow of time within the Ziwei Immortal Mansion.

Otherwise, it might only be three years in the outside world.

On this day, Dou Eqing had just finished a round of cultivation. Feeling the surging, almost uncontrollable mid-stage Mahayana cultivation within his body, a surge of heroic spirit welled up in his heart.

At this rate, perhaps in a few hundred years, he will be able to attempt to reach the late Mahayana stage.
Before the thought could even form, a sudden change occurred!
Without warning, the entire Ziwei Immortal Mansion began to shake violently!
The spiritual mist churned, the jade platform shattered, and the distant palaces and pavilions groaned under the unbearable weight.

A heavenly might, more terrifying, more profound, and more irresistible than that of nine hundred years ago, disregarded the layers of isolation of the Ziwei Immortal Mansion and suddenly descended, locking onto Dou Eqing!
The originally docile Six Yang Power within his body suddenly went berserk, and the phantom of the Seventh Yang Wheel flickered wildly, about to completely condense!
Above the Ziwei Immortal Mansion, the phantom of nine suns of destruction reappeared. Although blurry, the destructive aura was undeniably real!
"How can it be?!"

Dou Eqing's expression changed drastically, and he was horrified. "The Purple Star Immortal Mansion...it can't completely isolate the sensation of the Nine Yang Tribulation?!"

Nine hundred years of secluded cultivation and a tremendous increase in cultivation level not only failed to prevent the Dao Tribulation, but the growth of his power also triggered the belated, nine-hundred-year-old, and even more terrifying Nine Yang Dao Tribulation ahead of time!
Calamity is ultimately inescapable.

This time, he must face this world-destroying power head-on!

(End of this chapter)