A person in the heavens, starting with a Chaos Emperor Dao Fruit

"This power seems to come from the connection between the soul and heaven and earth... In times of danger, one will receive a warning from 'heaven's will'." Yunhua silently experienced his own state and gained some insights.

Yunhua had some doubts in her heart: after surviving this tribulation, would her body have a deeper connection with this world, a connection that was difficult to sever?

"Are these wills of heaven and earth that were devoured in the tribulation of lightning really not bait for heaven and earth?" He couldn't help but have some doubts.

After all, theoretically speaking, cultivators who devour the will of heaven and earth and seize power should be enemies of heaven and earth and should be rejected by heaven and earth... But Yunhua did not see any such intention in this world.

On the contrary, it is extremely generous to cultivators, as if as long as they seize power, it will accept them, except for the limitation of lifespan!

Everyone will eventually die and return to the cycle of the world. All the thoughts, wisdom, ideas, and paths of a lifetime... everything will eventually belong to the world at the end!

"Isn't this just another case of cultivating leeks and then harvesting them?" Yunhua seemed to sense a similar pattern.

He's a seasoned sucker of leeks (a Chinese idiom for being exploited).

Yunhua even had to suspect that the reason why cultivators in this world could not break free from the constraints of this world and achieve the other shore was because of the problems with the cultivation system of this world.

With such a profound connection to the world, and with most of its power derived from the authority seized from heaven and earth, how can it possibly take that final step of transcendence?

All power comes from 'Heaven'. If 'Heaven' wants you to die, so what?

During the tribulation, he also understood why the ghost immortals of the Yang God world dared to devour the thoughts of others without any restraint in order to strengthen their own foundation.

Because as long as one's thoughts are tempered during the tribulation of lightning, all impurities can be removed, and one can return to perfection.

This is a cannibalistic world, or more accurately, a world of blatant and brutal conflict!

The loser loses everything, the winner takes all. Cultivation, thoughts, magic weapons—everything becomes the resources for the victor's advancement.

Rumble!

The lightning grew increasingly intense as Yunhua underwent successive tribulations, his thoughts coalescing into an unparalleled Buddha that swept across heaven and earth.

A pair of golden hands, dazzling as if forged from divine metal, pierced through the raging lightning, tearing apart countless small worlds of lightning.

"I am the only one in heaven and on earth!"

In that instant, the Buddha pointed to the sky and touched the earth, chanting the supreme thunderous sound, and crashed straight into the depths of the sea of ​​thunder. Every inch of his body was wreathed in lightning, incomparably dazzling.

He possessed the physical body and blood essence of a peak human immortal, and his fist intent was almost tangible. Naturally, he was not afraid of such a tribulation of lightning, and even had an astonishing spirit, wanting to cross the nine tribulations in one go.

After surviving the fifth tribulation, Yunhua silently sensed the changes in his own soul while doing something else.

It means to transform the appearance of the Buddha's Dharma form into one's own Dharma form of heaven and earth, replacing the Buddha's spiritual body with one's own principles and will.

The world of the sixth tribulation is different again. The yang energy here is even more terrifying, having reached the level of a mid-level human immortal.

What's even more terrifying is that after each bolt of lightning exploded, it actually formed something similar to the intent of martial arts.

These martial arts intents, combined with the masculine energy of the intermediate-level immortal's blood and qi, directly attacked Yun Hua.

Moreover, what is most astonishing is that when these things came to Yunhua, they actually transformed into human forms exactly like him, and even their auras were exactly the same as Yunhua's.

"It's evolving me again, no, it's different now. It's not just evolving me, it's also evolving my Dao and Dharma, evolving my fist intent!" Yunhua's eyes lit up. "However, this is just right. Let me further upgrade my martial arts, Dao and Dharma, as well as my various experiences and insights, and integrate them completely!"

Yunhua's will was firm, and without the slightest hesitation, all his thoughts stirred once again. Each thought unleashed a different technique and fist intent, fiercely colliding with his own counterpart.

"Boom!" "Boom!"...

The circle of the sixth tribulation lightning erupted into chaos. Yun Hua's single-dimensional thoughts were unleashing different martial arts and Dao techniques, colliding with the human immortal manifested by the tribulation, engaging in a life-or-death struggle!

The Yunhua that evolved within these six layers of lightning tribulation circles, in terms of power, fist intent, martial arts, and Daoist techniques, is exactly the same.

The hardest enemy for anyone is themselves, but unfortunately, it encountered Yunhua, whose rate of progress was incomparable to these phantoms.

Yunhua possesses the Dao Fruit of the Battle Immortal from the world of Shrouding the Heavens. Advancing through battle, comprehending through battle, and growing through battle! That is the most basic requirement.

Many martial arts techniques that he had only seen but never practiced became increasingly refined, and Yunhua even evolved them to their limits, reaching an unprecedented level.

Even the most ordinary and lowest-level martial arts technique was pushed to its peak by Yunhua's ideas.

Yunhua roared, and in an instant all his thoughts suddenly converged. Endless fist intent and Daoist techniques flowed in his heart, and in the end, everything turned into one, into a chaotic void.

Then, Yunhua threw a punch.

He seemed to be creating the world, exuding a magnificent aura and possessing an unparalleled, invincible power.

"Boom!!"

The endless six-fold lightning tribulation circle was instantly blasted apart by Yun Hua's punch, and the fist intent was only stopped at the edge of the core.

It was a grand and imposing gate that forcefully blocked Yunhua's punch.

That is the "Gate of Creation" of the Sevenfold Tribulation of Lightning. Once this gate is opened, it will be the seventh tribulation of lightning.

"With my current foundation and understanding of the Dao of Devouring, I should have no problem successfully passing the sevenfold tribulation of the Gate of Creation."

A flash of lightning shook the sky, and Yun Hua pushed open the gate of creation formed by the lightning, standing bathed in countless bolts of lightning.

The lightning bolts became increasingly agile, as if they had truly transformed into living beings, all rushing towards them.

Chapter 382 The Achievement of an Eight Tribulation Ghost Immortal

Yunhua's attack was fierce and unparalleled. His fist swept across, smashing the head of a thunder dragon to pieces.

Seated on the twelfth-grade Chaos Lotus Platform, it swayed, spewing out countless chaotic energies, like 108,000 swords trembling simultaneously, cleaving through the high heavens and sea of ​​thunder, raging across the ten directions.

His shout was like thunder, shaking the entire sky. White waves rolled and surged, like endless bells, and shattered lightning stretched for thousands of miles.

"Normally, there is a period of weakness after passing through a tribulation of lightning. Unless the physical body is full of blood and energy, one can ignore these. But my stone body was born with the essence of heaven and earth."

With all 129,600 acupoints open, the fist intent nearly solidified, demonstrating ample foundation sufficient to significantly shorten, or even negate, the period of weakness.

His body trembled slightly, drawing in wisps of electricity that danced across his skin, as if being tempered. His body shone with a jade-like luster, like flawless glass.

One hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred thoughts converged, each one brilliant and full, each several feet in diameter, floating in the sea of ​​thunder.

"The level of 'Creator' is a qualitative change. If one loses their divine soul and thoughts before passing the seventh tribulation, the thoughts that are reborn will be similar to those of a ghost immortal who has not passed the tribulation, and they will need to pass the tribulation again..."

"But after becoming the 'Creator,' the essence of the soul underwent a certain transformation. The thoughts of the divine soul were stabilized at the One Yuan number, and the thoughts that were reborn were directly at the level of the Seven Tribulations!"

"Once you reach this level, some supernatural abilities that require burning your thoughts can be used frequently!"

Looking at the terrifying lightning before him, Yunhua showed no fear, but instead calmly pondered for a while.

Endless, unending thunderous energy surged towards him like a river bursting its banks, vast and boundless, flowing for miles.

The power of these seven tribulations of lightning was terrifying, like completely molten metal, constantly boiling in the void and surging towards the one undergoing the tribulation.

That fiery power instantly enveloped all of Yunhua's thoughts, as if it wanted to completely crush them.

"As expected of a seven-fold lightning tribulation, it is indeed extremely powerful! This lightning contains the power of creation of heaven and earth!"

Yun Hua's incredibly powerful and unwavering thoughts surged within him. After carefully comprehending these lightning bolts, he began to devour them on a massive scale, constantly consuming the creation of heaven and earth.

As he was devouring, he felt countless principles of heaven and earth pouring into his soul and thoughts. These principles contained the most profound mysteries of the Yang God world.

"The gate to creation is not something ordinary people can see. You should retreat quickly to avoid being killed!"

Suddenly, from within the thunderous true energy, streams of profound power emanated, as if ancient demons had awakened. Then, countless thunderous true energies formed numerous ancient demons, seemingly all the demons of heaven and earth were coming to kill Yun Hua.

Without a doubt, this is a sevenfold tribulation that tests the mind of the one undergoing the tribulation. If one's will is even slightly weak, one's Dao heart will immediately be crushed by the attacks of countless gods and demons.

Yunhua knew that these were the figures of many powerful demon gods from the ancient times, copied by the will of heaven and earth, and manifested in the lightning.

"It's just food, how dare you be so presumptuous!"

Faced with these demons, Yunhua remained unmoved, merely giving a wicked smile. Then, with a thought, he transformed each of his ideas into a gaping maw, like Pac-Man, ferociously devouring the demons with a crackling sound.

"Crunchy! Chicken flavor!" he said, using a joke that no one in the world could understand.

As all these demon gods were devoured, even more powerful beings appeared. Some of these powerful beings resembled ancient holy emperors, while others resembled philosophers from the Middle Ages. It seemed that there were even more powerful beings among them.

But Yunhua remained unmoved and continued to devour the food!

As he continued to devour, the true energy of thunder from the seven tribulations, including the will of heaven and earth, was integrated into all his thoughts. Everything was completely devoured and transformed into the power of his divine soul and thoughts!

As time passed, Yunhua's 129,600 thoughts continued to expand and grow. In the end, each one was the size of an acre, and each one was a stable miniature world!

Without any period of weakness, his immense accumulated power was completely transformed into strength in that instant.

As he passed through the tribulation of lightning, he also felt that after absorbing the will of heaven and earth in the seventh tribulation of lightning, he had truly comprehended the mysteries of creation and possessed the authority to create life!

"This is the wonder of creation! It can actually use all kinds of primordial energy in the world as materials to create life!" Yunhua gained many insights from the tribulation that he had never understood before.

This is the most mysterious thing in the world, the profound meaning of life.

However, these principles and authority were directly instilled during the tribulation of lightning, and many things were known only in theory, not in practice.

Therefore, careful research and analysis are needed. Fortunately, Yunhua himself is quite familiar with the laws of life and creation.

Yunhua felt that passing the eighth tribulation would not weaken him, and he could also pass the ninth tribulation, but he would fall into a period of weakness. Therefore, Yunhua only planned to pass the tribulation lightning of the eighth Ghost Immortal and then stop.

Without hesitation, Yunhua charged directly into the eighth level of the lightning tribulation.

Upon entering, sensing the aura emanating from the eight tribulations of lightning, he gained some insight.

"The Way of Oneness, the God of the Soul! Refining the Soul to Become a God! This is the Primordial Spirit! Primordial Spirit, Supreme God, Immortal!"

This is a message given directly by Heaven and Earth!

"Heaven and earth directly provided the path for cultivators, so clearly..." Yunhua sighed softly.

"There is a theory that the path to immortality in this world was created by the Longevity Emperor, but in my opinion, he was more likely the first to 'discover' the path that already existed in this world, rather than truly 'creating' the system!"

"The true creator of this system should be heaven and earth themselves..."

While contemplating, Yunhua's divine soul directly entered into it. His 129,600 divine soul thoughts devoured the heaven and earth's will and thunderous true energy from the eight tribulations, comprehending their mysteries.

The eighth tribulation of lightning is a process of refining the soul into a god.

After the seven tribulations of lightning, the number of thoughts in one's divine soul will be fixed at exactly 129,600.

This number represents the One Yuan; while the Eightfold Thunder Tribulation is the process of refining the soul into a god, completely transforming the thought of this One Yuan into a god.

The divine thoughts of the single element are combined and refined into a god during the tribulation of lightning!

The ultimate achievement is the primordial spirit.

"The so-called 'primordial spirit' in this world is completely different from the primordial spirit in the world of Shrouding the Heavens!" Yun Hua said silently to himself.

The world of Shrouding the Heavens also has the concept of the primordial spirit, but in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, the primordial spirit actually refers to a person's soul. After cultivation, the soul that can leave the body can be called the primordial spirit... The soul of a great being is called the primordial spirit, the soul of a saint can also be called the primordial spirit, and the soul of a great emperor can also be called the primordial spirit. It is a very broad term.

However, in this world of Yangshen, the so-called primordial spirit is actually the soul becoming a god!

Chapter 383 The Way of Witchcraft and Ghosts

As Yunhua continued to devour, vying with heaven and earth, snatching life from the universe, and sharing vitality with creation, all the secrets were revealed, displayed, and unfolded during the eight tribulations of lightning... Some moments of enlightenment filled his heart, cleared his mind, reorganized his soul, and transformed him into a god.

Because of his experiences in multiple worlds, invincible confidence and will filled all his thoughts.

No matter how intense the light of the eight tribulations was, or how fierce the lightning was, it could not harm Yun Hua in the slightest. Instead, it served as his food and nourishment, helping him to grow stronger!

With his immense accumulated power, he was fully capable of enduring eight tribulations without any weakness.

A powerful thought churned within the sea of ​​lightning, continuously absorbing the true energy of the eighth tribulation and constantly reassembling its form.

Although Yunhua's accumulation has surpassed the limitations of his realm, he still needs to absorb a profound intent from the lightning tribulation in order to truly refine his soul and become a god.

The true energy that refines the soul into a god can only be found within the circle of eight tribulations.

This is the mystery Yunhua wants to unravel, not just know what happened but not why, having no understanding of the reasons for cultivating the primordial spirit...

"Only by accepting the authority of Heaven and Earth can one cultivate the primordial spirit, but ultimately, one needs to unravel all its mysteries and be able to reproduce it even without relying on Heaven and Earth... Only then can one be considered to have truly mastered this cultivation system!"

At this moment, Yunhua's soul was filled with 129,600 brilliant thoughts, which were constantly combining, arranging, changing, and evolving... just like the rotation of stars, or like the ever-flowing labyrinth, or even like the textures of mountains and rivers being drawn.

At this moment, he refined his soul into a god, achieving his own unique 'Heavenly Emperor Primordial Spirit'!

As Yunhua's thoughts changed, all 129,600 sparkling thoughts converged into one, transforming from the original Tathagata form into the supreme Yunhua Heavenly Emperor, dressed in imperial robes and wearing a crown.

The Emperor's body is lofty and radiant, shining with boundless brilliance; his Dharma body is vast and majestic, carrying the majesty of ruling the universe, like a supreme god who holds all power in the world, the center of all creation and destruction, dominating the world and being the only one who reigns supreme!

Previously, when facing the tribulation lightning, Yun Hua had only dealt with it casually, but now his attitude had truly become serious.

The Heavenly Emperor, composed of all of Yunhua's divine soul and thoughts, gently raised his hand. His will to control everything filled the surroundings, and the world became still. Even the violent thunder of the world's will was completely frozen under this incomparably domineering will!

"Come!"

At his command, without needing to explain any reasoning, countless powerful yang thunderous energies surged forth in accordance with Yun Hua's will, converging together as if they had turned into liquid, flowing gently before him.

With his supremely powerful will and all his might, Yunhua actually managed to do something similar to 'turning lightning into water'!

If others were to see this, they would be utterly horrified, because according to the common sense of cultivators, only the strongest who have survived the nine tribulations of lightning can 'transform lightning into water'... What is happening now completely defies common sense!