A man from the Big Dipper, starting his charlatanship at Mount Tai.

Taking advantage of the lull in Lin Xiu's counterattack, the Nine Li Emperor unfolded the Nine Li Map, intending to use the landscape depicted in the map to suppress Lin Xiu!

"Taishan!"

Lin Xiu unleashed a punch, and the five-colored divine light of the Taishan Gauntlets surged, directly clashing with the Nine Li Diagram!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the phantom of Fuxi, with the Bagua diagram above his head, successfully sealed off the heavens and earth with the innate Bagua Dao patterns!

The next instant, Lingbao Tianzun arrived, stepping on the array diagram and wielding a celestial sword!

Lingbao Tianzun arrived, the Zhuxian Sword Formation sealed the heavens and the earth, and four blood-red sword lights severed time and space!

Lin Xiu was locked onto by the sword formation and barely managed to dodge using the Nine Dragons Crossing Technique. A sword light grazed his shoulder, bringing with it a spray of golden holy blood.

The Azure Emperor's phantom seized the opportunity, and a green lotus swayed, its leaves falling like celestial blades, tearing a deep, bone-revealing wound in Lin Xiu's back.

The illusory image of the Ruthless Great Emperor struck out with a palm, its flying immortal power dazzling and striking Lin Xiu's chest, sending him flying backward and coughing up blood!

.......

In this desperate situation, the ancient primordial characters that Lin Xiu had long imprinted in his body simultaneously glowed.

The ancient blood-written talisman drew upon sacred blood, causing golden energy to burn, and the injuries healed at a visible speed.

The ancient talisman of the character "魂" stabilized his soul, allowing him to remain clear-headed even in dire circumstances.

The ancient mountain symbol reappears the supreme mountain momentum of Purple Mountain and connects with Lin Xiu's many Taoist techniques, forming a peculiar "momentum".

The ancient dragon symbol enhanced Lin Xiu's essence, energy, and spirit, and strengthened the connection between the ancient mountain symbol and his Daoist power, making it easier for Lin Xiu to trigger the divine restriction.

Persistence pays off, and Lin Xiu finally entered the state of divine restriction once again!

"Minor Six Paths Reincarnation Fist!"

Under the divine restriction state, Lin Xiu unleashed a punch with all his might!

This punch combined the divine power of the four ancient primordial characters, and the unprecedented solidity of the Six Paths of Reincarnation phenomenon!

The Holy Fist clashed with the Seven Emperors' attack.

"boom!"

The sky collapsed and the earth cracked, the calamity clouds were completely torn apart, and the void was annihilated in large swaths.

Lin Xiu was sent flying backward, countless bones in his body broken, and golden blood splattered across the sky.

The seven emperors' illusory figures also swayed, their forms dimming considerably.

But in the next instant, the seven emperors attacked again.

Lin Xiu gritted his teeth, circulating his profound energy to recover while summoning his four natal divine weapons to protect himself, struggling to withstand the siege of the seven emperors.

He constantly teetered on the brink of death, narrowly escaping each time.

But under this extreme pressure, Lin Xiu's understanding of the various Great Daos improved rapidly.

.......

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Xiu, on the verge of life and death, triggered the divine restriction once again.

"Now!"

Lin Xiu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his figure moved like lightning, rushing straight towards the phantom of the Nine Li Emperor.

The phantom of the Nine Li Emperor unfolds the Nine Li Map, in which mountains and rivers are suppressed.

Lin Xiu neither dodged nor evaded, but threw a punch.

"Minor Six Paths Reincarnation Fist!"

"Boom!"

Lin Xiu punched a node in the Nine Li Diagram, causing the diagram to tremble violently and the mountains and rivers within it to show signs of collapse.

The illusory figure of the Nine Li Emperor paused for a moment.

"Five-Colored Divine Light Fist!"

Immediately afterwards, the five-colored divine light swept across, shattering the landscape imagery imprinted on the Nine Li Map.

"A mountain is pressing down on me!"

Lin Xiu's Taishan boxing gloves on his right fist suddenly enlarged, transforming into a Five Elements Immortal Mountain flowing with the primordial energy of all things!

Waterfalls and springs can be seen on the mountain, ancient trees reach the sky, and there are also phantom images of birds and beasts running and roaring, which embody Lin Xiu's understanding of the great way of "mountain".

The phantom of the Nine Li Emperor attempted to retrieve the divine diagram to defend itself, but the five-colored divine light had already disrupted its Dao principles.

The sacred mountain pressed down, and the Nine Li Map cried out in anguish, its landscape painting crumbling into pieces!

The phantom of the Nine Li Emperor used every means at his disposal, but could not stop the suppression by Mount Tai.

Finally, the phantom of the Nine Li Emperor exploded with a soft sound, turning into a rain of light that filled the sky.

.......

Taking advantage of the fact that the divine restriction had not yet ended, Lin Xiu flashed again and found the illusory image of Emperor Hengyu.

The illusory image of Emperor Hengyu and the Hengyu Furnace roared, with raging divine fire scorching the heavens.

"Sacrifice to the Immortal Platform!"

With a thought, Lin Xiu caused the sacrificial altar to swell in the wind and actually move towards the Hengyu Furnace.

Bloodstains flowed across the altar, absorbing the divine fire from the Hengyu Furnace. The illusory figure of the Hengyu Emperor's eyes turned cold, the Hengyu Furnace tipped over, and endless divine fire poured down.

"Now!"

Lin Xiu had been waiting for this moment! In the next instant, Lin Xiu stepped on the Nine Dragons Crossing Technique, and his figure appeared like a ghost to the side of the Hengyu Emperor's phantom.

"Minor Six Paths Reincarnation Fist!"

With a single punch, the Six Paths of Reincarnation phenomenon unfolded, engulfing the illusory image of Emperor Hengyu.

The illusory image of Emperor Hengyu struggled within the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but was ultimately obliterated by the power of reincarnation!

......

The divine restriction has ended.

Lin Xiu was panting heavily.

Because he had to fight while enduring attacks from other emperors, he was seriously injured, and golden blood kept gushing from his wounds.

However, the fighting spirit in his eyes remained undiminished.

Although he cannot maintain a state of divine confinement for long periods, each time he enters this state, he gains new insights and makes progress in his Taoist practices.

Unfortunately, the tribulation lightning did not give him the opportunity to calmly comprehend it.

Or rather, in the eyes of Heaven, the life-and-death struggle is the best opportunity for enlightenment!

The remaining five imperial figures—Azure Emperor, Ruthless Man, Void, Fuxi, and Lingbao—attacked once more.

Lin Xiu gritted his teeth, using the Azure Emperor's Azure Lotus Regeneration Technique to recover while simultaneously summoning his natal divine weapon to protect himself, continuing to struggle against the siege of the Five Emperors.

Thus, Lin Xiu teetered on the brink of life and death time and time again, his injuries becoming increasingly severe, to the point that they had damaged his very essence.

Fortunately, Lin Xiu didn't have many other things, but he had enough to replenish his origin. Once the Heavenly Tribulation ended, as long as Lin Xiu wanted, he could replicate a Daoist essence to replenish his origin at any time.

In the following time, Lin Xiu successfully triggered the divine restriction twice more, killing two illusory emperors.

However, Lin Xiu was unable to kill the remaining Azure Emperor, Ruthless Man, and Spirit Treasure Celestial Venerable even after triggering the divine restriction. He could only struggle to hold on under the siege of the three Great Emperor phantoms.

Finally, the time for the heavenly tribulation arrived.

The raging clouds began to slowly dissipate.

The remaining three illusory figures of the Great Emperors gradually faded and eventually disappeared into the void.

......

As the calamity clouds dissipated, Lin Xiu also descended.

At this moment, Lin Xiu seemed to have no time to heal his own injuries, letting the golden holy blood stain half of his body, clearly indicating that he had suffered an unprecedented calamity.

final.......

"Thump!~"

Lin Xiu slammed heavily to the ground and never got up again.

Chapter 197 Lin Xiu's life was already as fragile as a candle flickering in the wind!

As the calamity clouds dissipated, Lin Xiu fell from the sky.

Although this scene was not seen by everyone, it was observed by many high-level cultivators, who then relayed it to those around them.

"Is it... over?"

"Immortal Venerable Lin Xiu survived the tribulation of the Nine Emperors' Humanoid Lightning?"

"But he seems...to be badly injured."

"It's more than just heavy; look, he doesn't even have the strength to get up. So much golden blood has been lost; his very essence has been damaged!"

"Could it be... that his Dao foundation has been obliterated?"

"It's possible! It's a miracle he survived being surrounded by nine ancient emperors in humanoid lightning formations."

"I remember, if the source is damaged, besides..."

"What a pity, such a prodigy may never have a chance to become an emperor."

......

The crowd was abuzz with discussion. Some were shocked, some felt regret, and others... had a strange glint in their eyes.

"Master Lin..."

Ye Fan stood by the window of Miaoyu Nunnery, looking at Lin Xiu lying in the pit in the distance, his brows furrowed.

An Miaoyi thought Ye Fan was going to Lin Xiuzhi's place, so she quickly blocked his way.

"Young Master Ye, it is not appropriate for you to go there now."

"With Young Master Ye's current level of cultivation, he is unable to face those who dare to attack Lord Lin."

"I have arranged for people from Miaoyu Nunnery to rush to Tianxuan Holy Land as soon as possible to request the Dao Lord or other experts from Tianxuan Holy Land to take action."