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

……

On the other side, Lin Xiu's side.

The first lightning tribulation finally struck!

"Boom!~"

A terrifying bolt of lightning, as thick as a water vat and shrouded in chaotic energy, tore through the dark clouds and struck Lin Xiutian's head!

Lin Xiu neither dodged nor avoided the attack, nor did he even use any secret techniques. He directly confronted the attack head-on with his unparalleled Holy Body!

The chaotic lightning struck Lin Xiu squarely on the head, unleashing an extremely dazzling ball of light that instantly engulfed him in destructive energy.

The cultivators watching from afar felt a chill run down their spines.

However, the lightning dissipated.

Lin Xiu's figure reappeared.

His body was crackling with electricity, and his skin was somewhat charred, but beneath his body, a precious light flowed and his blood energy roared, instantly shaking off the charred parts and revealing a more crystalline skin that faintly revealed the quality of jade.

Lin Xiu not only escaped injury, but his aura became even more refined!

The Azure Emperor, who was not far away, narrowed his eyes.

"To withstand the Chaos Heaven-Opening Thunder with one's own body? Powerful physique, incredibly solid foundation, not bad, not bad~ comparable to me in my youth."

No supreme being would admit that a junior has surpassed them in their youth, and the Azure Emperor is no exception.

Although Lin Xiu is incredibly powerful, he, the Azure Emperor, is a manifestation of the Chaos Azure Lotus! Even if Lin Xiu exerts all his strength, he can only touch his heels at most!

The Azure Emperor was extremely confident and continued to observe.

The first tribulation lightning was just an appetizer.

Immediately afterwards, the second, the third... the lightning tribulations poured down like a torrential downpour, each one thicker and more terrifying than the last!

Crimson lightning, pale lightning, five elements lightning, yin and yang lightning... all kinds of tribulation lightning that only appeared in ancient books manifested one after another, intertwining into a sea of ​​lightning that completely submerged Lin Xiu.

Lin Xiu let out a long roar, not foolish enough to continue to withstand the attack with his bare body.

With a thought, Lin Xiu's inner sea of ​​consciousness roared, and a golden ocean surged up from behind him, its waves crashing against the sky!

[A miraculous phenomenon: A golden lotus blooms in the sea of ​​suffering!]

Chapter 85 The Innate Golden Tai Chi Circle (Third Update)

The golden sea of ​​suffering stretched endlessly, and golden lotuses swayed gracefully amidst the thunderous sea.

The lotus leaves unfurled, drawing some of the lightning into the Sea of ​​Bitterness! The vast power of the Sea of ​​Bitterness annihilated it, and even... absorbed some of the lightning tribulation's power!

After Lin Xiu used the "Golden Lotus in the Sea of ​​Bitterness" phenomenon, a phantom of an Immortal King sitting on the Mountain and River Scroll appeared behind him!

[Auspicious Phenomenon: The Celestial King Descends Upon the Nine Heavens!]

[Auspicious Phenomenon of the Holy Body Across the Beautiful Land!]

The illusory image of the Immortal King sat high in the Ninth Heaven, overlooking the tribulation of lightning, impervious to all laws, suppressing all heavens.

Around the illusory figure of the Celestial King, wondrous landscapes and phenomena unfolded.

The phantom images of mountains, rivers, lakes and seas surrounded Lin Xiu, radiating a profound and concentrated power of heaven and earth, working together to resist the lightning tribulation!

Lin Xiu used the lightning tribulation as a whetstone, freely displaying the various phenomena and secret techniques he had mastered, tempering himself on the edge of life and death, and digesting the surging medicinal power within his body.

【The Sacred Technique of Myriad Transformations!】

Strange ripples appeared around Lin Xiu's hands. The closer the chaotic thunder sea got, the weaker its power became. By the time it got close to Lin Xiu's body, it had turned into ordinary lightning!

Finally, he opened his mouth and inhaled, swallowing the entire lightning tribulation into his stomach!

Lin Xiu's body.

The unique Dao principles remaining from the sacred fruit, and the immense medicinal power of the Chaos Green Lotus root, were stirred up by the heavenly tribulation lightning and surged like boiling water!

The bones thundered! The blood surged! The soul was tempered in the lightning, becoming ever more solid and radiant!

.......

As if heaven and earth had sensed Lin Xiu's aura, another crimson lightning bolt, as red as blood, struck down, containing destructive killing intent!

The next second, Lin Xiu drew circles with both hands.

A strange golden tai chi symbol appeared between his hands.

The golden yin-yang fish swam gracefully, exuding a natural Taoist charm. As it rotated continuously, it emanated a perfect Taoist aura that was "impervious to all laws" and "repelled by all evil."

The incoming tribulation lightning, regardless of its attribute, will have its power greatly weakened and deflected upon touching this golden Tai Chi diagram!

Furthermore, some of the fragmentation was absorbed and transformed by the Tai Chi diagram, nourishing itself in return!

"Tai Chi Golden Circle?"

The Azure Emperor raised an eyebrow, carefully sensing the aura of the golden Taiji diagram.

"Perfect and flawless, in harmony with the ultimate principles of heaven and earth. It is purer and more powerful than the Tai Chi diagrams evolved by certain special constitutions as recorded in ancient books."

"But... how could that be?"

If it were just an ordinary Tai Chi Golden Circle, the Azure Emperor wouldn't care too much; it would simply be another top-tier phenomenon.

The key to extraordinary phenomena lies in their quality, not their quantity. Instead of spreading your energy to cultivate several extraordinary phenomena, it is better to concentrate on cultivating one "strongest sequence extraordinary phenomenon" and use that power to overcome all other methods.

What the Azure Emperor truly cared about was that he clearly sensed a trace of innate energy from this golden Taiji circle!

The accurate name for this Tai Chi circle should be... the Innate Tai Chi Golden Circle!

But... how could that be?

Where did Lin Xiu get his comprehension of the innate Tai Chi Daoist principles?

.......

Behind Lin Xiu, the self-created phenomenon "Innate Taiji Golden Circle" continued to rotate and accelerate, even emitting a trace of chaotic aura!

Driven by this chaotic energy, a hazy Dao diagram unfolded behind Lin Xiu.

Within the Dao diagram, chaos and mist prevailed. A phantom of a blue lotus slowly grew within the chaos, its leaves swaying gently, separating the clear from the turbid, depicting the scene of creation!

"The Azure Lotus Opening Heaven Diagram?"

The Azure Emperor's pupils contracted slightly. No... isn't this his own unusual phenomenon?

Besides the naturally awakened phenomenon of the "Chaos-Seed Green Lotus," the Azure Emperor also conducted self-research and iteration on this basis, creating the "Green Lotus Heaven-Opening Diagram," a phenomenon that could be superimposed and mutually enhanced with the "Chaos-Seed Green Lotus," which made no one among the younger generation dare to claim supremacy.

But... what gives Lin Xiu the right to do so?

"Based on the Chaos Green Lotus root, the Green Lotus Emperor Scripture, and the Green Lotus Immortal Cultivation Technique that I provided?"

"Even if these methods gave him the foundation to develop extraordinary phenomena, this speed is just too fast, isn't it?"

The Azure Emperor wasn't unable to accept that Lin Xiu had developed the same extraordinary phenomenon as him; he was simply astonished by Lin Xiu's incredible speed of development.

He had only given out the method for a short time when Lin Xiu developed extraordinary phenomena.

Is enlightenment unnecessary?

Lin Xiu: Sorry, I really don't need it.

What enlightenment? The evolution of Dao energy within his Dao energy space is far more powerful than mere enlightenment!

What strange phenomenon? He was merely recreating a scene that had evolved within the Daoist space!

.......

The Azure Emperor suddenly regretted his decision to test Lin Xiu with the Heavenly Tribulation.

Why does he seem more uncertain the more I test him?

If this continues, Lin Xiu will not only be able to keep up with him, but will truly be on par with him in his youth!

The moment the Azure Emperor conceived this thought, Lin Xiu's figure in the sea of ​​thunder suddenly became elusive.

Lin Xiu's footwork was mysterious, with faint ripples spreading out from the void. His figure weaved through the dense gaps in the lightning tribulation. Sometimes, even when the lightning was right in front of him, he would take a step and appear several feet away as if he had teleported.

As he walked, a dragon's roar seemed to emanate from him, accompanied by a unique Daoist rhythm that flowed across the void.

"This is... a self-created footwork? It seems to incorporate a fragment of the Xingzi Secret?" The Azure Emperor's expression hardened. With his discerning eye, he immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of this technique.

This technique, at a glance, is clearly developed from the incomplete Xingzi Secret.

However, what truly surprised him was that, besides the incomplete Xingzi Secret, there were some even more heaven-defying things in this footwork!

"This aura... is extremely similar to those nine dragon corpses that surpassed the Emperor level!"

The Azure Emperor's guess was correct.

Lin Xiu's footwork is called "Nine Dragons Crossing the Void," a special footwork he developed by borrowing the "Tianxuan Footwork" taught by Wei Yi and the "Crossing the Void Dao Rhyme" he comprehended from the nine dragon corpses.

Although it is far inferior to the Xingzi Secret at this stage, the Azure Emperor believes that if Lin Xiu can master it and evolve it to its ultimate form, it should not be a problem to rival or even surpass the Xingzi Secret!

After all... this was something gleaned from the nine dragon corpses that pulled the coffin!

The Azure Emperor had observed the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin and the Nine Dragon Corpses, and gained much insight from it, which led him to decide on his idea of ​​evolving the Immortal Realm.

The small immortal realm within the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin has been fixed, with its main direction being "completing the Great Dao," which is quite different from the "Immortal Realm of Longevity" that he wants to evolve. However, it still gave him a lot of inspiration.

Besides the small bronze coffin, the nine dragon corpses pulling the coffin also left a very deep impression on him.

Because neither of these things could be shaken by him, the Heavenly Emperor!

It is clear that these two items were left behind by true immortals!

The nine dragon corpses reminded him that immortals exist!

The small immortal realm and the path to immortality within the bronze coffin of the three lifetimes reminded him that the immortal realm exists!

That's why he set his sights on the Immortal Realm.

"That makes sense, after all, he did give me the Daoist essence of the Little Immortal Realm."

"Even the Daoist principles of a minor immortal realm can be copied. It's quite normal to copy the Daoist principles of nine dragon corpses and gain some insights from them."

The Azure Emperor discovered that his ability to accept things was increasing.

He even copied his "Azure Lotus Opening Heaven Diagram" in an instant, so it's normal for him to spend a little more time copying the essence of the nine dragon corpses, right?

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