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

This is a large array resembling a nine-square grid, with each of the nine spaces protected by a magical artifact.

"This is the Yamafu Grand Formation, somewhat like the Luoshu, but completely different. This formation is quite ingenious, but unfortunately, once you know the secrets of the formation diagram, this grand formation will no longer be a problem."

Yunhua stared at the various changes in the nine array points, constantly deducing in his mind, and soon he had a thorough understanding of many of the array's mysteries.

"Yanfu Grand Formation, break!" After clearly seeing how the formation was operating, Yunhua threw a punch.

The immense power attacked the nine array eyes, shattering all the black energy along the way and heavily bombarding the array eyes.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the entire Yanfu Grand Array began to tremble violently. The nine array eyes simultaneously suffered the most terrifying attack, and the black aura that filled the sky instantly dissipated, revealing the entire state of the array in a flash.

Chapter 404 Dragon Corpse

It was a gigantic tortoise shell, spanning dozens of miles in circumference, with a nine-square grid on its surface. The nine divine artifacts stood at the very center of each of these nine squares.

This grand formation is divided into a formation diagram and a formation base.

The array diagram is a huge tortoise shell with a radius of tens of miles, taken from the ancient divine beast Tuolong, which was born with the Nine Palaces Array Diagram on its back and has incredible power.

Within each of the nine palaces, there is a divine artifact suppressing...

After completing the calculations, Yunhua immediately took action, breaking the great formation completely without damaging it, and then collected the entire formation and refined it into his acupoints.

This great formation did not possess any spirituality and was easily melted away.

With the complete integration of the 'Yanfu Grand Formation', his acupoints underwent another change.

Similar to the previous fusion of the 'Creation Boat' and the 'Buddha's Robe', the world evolving inside the acupoint began to expand further. The sky became higher, the earth became thicker, the internal space became more solid, and more spatial folds were generated.

Having fused so many treasures, the acupoints within his body have become even more powerful.

After dealing with the 'Yanfu Grand Array', Yun Hua turned his gaze and looked directly ahead. With the black mist gone, a hazy space appeared in front of him.

As you can see, there is a huge planet floating in the void, with mountains, water, vegetation, rivers, lakes, seas, and even land and islands. The Ancient Dragon's Tomb is on this planet!

In the blink of an eye, Yunhua tore through the void and instantly appeared on the surface of this planet.

He appeared on an ice field, a place of extreme cold and frigid conditions. The earth was covered in ice and snow, and the sky was filled with howling winds and heavy snow, devoid of any sign of life.

It was as if this was the end of the world, with the world frozen solid!

The blizzard here is so powerful that it's almost stronger than Consort Yuan's Ice Soul Cold Light Technique.

"The tombs of the ancient dragon race are the origin of this blizzard!" With a sweep of his eyes, Evolution found a vast expanse of ice.

With a sweep of his gaze, Yun Hua looked around and easily spotted a magnificent ice palace in the center of the ice plains.

Outside the palace, there are thousands of enormous ice pillars, each like a crystal-clear mountain peak, and sealed within these massive ice pillars are dragons.

This is a genuine dragon, a dragon that once roamed the ancient times, the most powerful race in the ancient world!

Especially the one frozen at the very center of the Ice Palace, which is nearly a thousand meters long. Moreover, this magical dragon is entirely golden, looking extremely noble, with countless runes and characters seemingly naturally formed on each of its scales.

This is the leader of the dragon race in this world—the Ancestral Dragon!

All the dragons in the icicles have antlers like a deer, a head like a camel, eyes like a rabbit, a neck like a snake, a belly like a clam, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, paws like a tiger, and ears like a cow. This is what a real dragon looks like!

Although they are all frozen now, the posture of each dragon seems to interpret some kind of principle between heaven and earth. Even just a little contemplation can form a dragon's might in one's soul, involuntarily suppressing inner demons.

With just a little study, these dragons are a living, breathing vision!

“Thousands of divine dragons, each hundreds of meters long… These dragons look exactly like the real dragons in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, but their aura is far inferior!” Yun Hua shook his head inwardly.

Its antlers resemble those of a deer, its head a camel's, its eyes a rabbit's, its neck a snake's, its belly a clam's, its scales a fish's, its claws an eagle's, its paws a tiger's, and its ears a cow's. Whether it's a true dragon in the world of Yangshen or the world of Shrouding the Heavens, they all look the same.

But the real difference is still huge. In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, every dragon that reaches adulthood normally is at least a kilometer long; some exceptionally gifted true dragons can even reach a thousand miles in length.

This is a true dragon, while the dragons in the Yangshen world are merely small dragons.

"In many worlds, the concept of 'dragons' exists, but their powers vary greatly, and their sources are also different..."

"Dragons from different worlds are all born from the Great Dao of their respective worlds. As long as they are in harmony with the Dao, even beings without any dragon bloodline can transform into dragons, and even lifeless ley lines can achieve dragon bodies!"

"Like humans, people from different worlds have different origins. Some evolved, some were created by gods from clay, some were degenerated from innate gods, and some were robots transformed by a blood curse... Their strength and potential vary, but without a doubt, people from different worlds all belong to the human race!"

While contemplating the differences between the different worlds, Yunhua simultaneously used his great magical power to uproot the frozen dragon pillars one by one, taking these giant dragons, which were frozen in the Primordial Water Essence Ice, into their acupoints.

Soon, all the ice pillars were collected, and just after Yunhua collected the last dragon pillar belonging to the Ancestral Dragon, the entire palace collapsed, revealing an even more solid and enormous Yuan Ice Cube.

This Yuanbing Cube was originally suppressed beneath the ancestral dragon's pillar, and inside it seemed to be a series of treasure vaults. Within these treasure vaults were frozen a great deal of grain, all of which were the ancient dragon clan's collection.

In this world, dragons also eat rice, but this rice is completely different from ordinary rice. These are individual grains of rice, each three feet three inches and three centimeters long, looking just like divine swords.

The nobility of a creature can actually be seen from its food: meat-eaters are brave and fierce, grain-eaters are wise and skillful, air-eaters are divine and long-lived, and those who do not eat are immortal and divine.

The more precious the food, the more terrifying the essence of heaven and earth it contains, and the more it can enhance the body's potential and physical constitution after consumption.

Why are there so few martial saints and even fewer immortals in the world today?

Ultimately, it comes down to the fact that the food they eat is too low-grade and cannot meet the needs of martial saints and above. The stronger a martial artist is, the higher their daily energy requirements are, but at the same time they must keep their body pure.

Ordinary food contains too many impurities and has low energy content. Therefore, powerful martial artists need to eat a lot to maintain their physical strength, and at the same time, they need to spend a lot of time clearing impurities from their bodies, which is extremely time-consuming and laborious.

But Longya rice is different!

Even an ordinary person, if he grows up eating Dragon Tooth Rice and continues to eat it for more than ten years, has a high chance of becoming a Martial Saint, because this kind of rice is the most nourishing to the body and has no filth or impurities.

The main reason why the Holy Emperor Pan fought against the Dragon Clan back then was for Dragon Tooth Rice!

Yunhua naturally wouldn't let such a treasure slip by. Dragon Tooth Rice is a wondrous thing; its growth requires absorbing the true energy of thunder from heaven and earth. Once it absorbs the true energy of thunder, it can grow rapidly and mature instantly.

He also thought that after analyzing all the structure and mysteries of Dragon Tooth Rice, he could recreate it in the world of Shrouding the Heavens and see if he could use the lightning tribulation there to cultivate a fast-growing spiritual medicine.

After collecting all the Dragon Tooth Rice, Yunhua looked at the planet, which offered no further opportunities, pondered for a moment, and then sat down cross-legged on the spot.

"Om!"

With a thought, the Heaven-Mending Scripture and the Devouring Dao began to operate, digesting and decomposing the dragon's body in the inner world, refining its essence, and integrating it into his own acupoints, where it was absorbed by the divine stone spirit embryo's physical body.

As Yunhua cleansed himself with the essence of the Heavenly Dragon, his flesh and blood vibrated continuously, becoming even stronger.

The bones crackled and popped, growing ever harder and denser, the bone marrow as white as frost; the blood, thick as mercury, circulated continuously, slowly strengthening the entire body.

One by one, his acupoints were perfected, and every second he was getting stronger at a speed that ordinary people could not even dream of.

Chapter 405 Ninefold Thunder Tribulation

Soon—"Now, all 1,197 acupoints located in the body have been perfected!"

The remaining ninety-nine major acupoints are located outside the body. It is necessary to comprehend the Dao of the Earth and the Ninety-Nine Provinces of the Great Thousand World before they can be retrieved.

The secrets of the last ninety-nine acupoints are hidden within the ninety-nine states of the Great Qian Dynasty in the vast world.

Or rather, it is within the topography of the Central Tianzhou!

The division of these ninety-nine states existed long before ancient times, serving as the center of everything.

If the vast world is the center of the universe, then without a doubt, the Central Heavenly Continent, divided into ninety-nine states, is the center of the vast world.

Since ancient times, the dynasty that occupies the central Tianzhou has been recognized as the true orthodoxy of the Great Thousand World. Even many holy emperors only occupy this place, while the places outside the ninety-nine states are all barbarians beyond the reach of civilization!

After Yunhua achieved success in his cultivation and left the Ancient Dragon Tomb, he wandered the world, personally experiencing the mysteries of the earth with his own eyes.

See everything with your own eyes, experience the earth with your own body, travel through the ninety-nine states step by step, let all the acupoints in your body resonate, and call upon the missing ninety-nine acupoints!

Only in this way can one truly comprehend the essence of the Great Dao of Kunyuan.

As time passed, through the wondrous connection between her body and the vast world, Yunhua gained a profound understanding of everything in the universe.

The geographical map of the ninety-nine states, the land and outline of each state seem to contain an incomparably profound artistic conception, as if it were a supreme secret book formed by nature, which makes people unable to help but immerse themselves in it.

"Is it possible for an originally imperfect human body to become truly perfect only after comprehending the mysteries of the universe and seizing the creation of heaven and earth?" Yunhua murmured to herself, sensing and comprehending everything.

"It's time to get through the ninth tribulation." Yunhua sensed that even if he got through the ninth tribulation, he wouldn't be weakened.

The vast and boundless continent stretches for countless billions of miles; moreover, the terrain here is quite unique, with the deepest parts experiencing summer-like weather and thunderstorms throughout the year.

It can be said that this is a natural place for tribulation. As long as you are willing to look for it, there will be thunderstorms every day, and you can undergo tribulation in all four seasons.

Of course, the thunder here is not spring thunder, but summer thunder. The power of summer thunder far surpasses that of spring thunder, and some people with weaker cultivation levels simply cannot come here to undergo tribulation. Those who can come here to undergo tribulation are basically beings at the level of a seventh-level lightning tribulation creator.

Yunhua moved with incredible speed, and in just a short while, he had already traveled millions of miles into the desolate continent, arriving at an area overrun by monsters.

He wasn't looking for ordinary lightning, but rather a most unique place deep within the desolate continent—the Wild Thunder Forbidden Zone.

The Thunderous Desolation Zone spans thousands of miles, and its underground contains countless deposits of magnetite, iron ore, copper ore, gold ore, and silver ore. These five metal mines easily attract endless lightning, making this place a place where lightning strikes year-round.

In the ancient times, countless great figures tempered their souls and devoured the will of heaven and earth here. Among them were the Longevity Emperor, Pan Huang, and even the philosophers of the Middle Ages.

This place can truly be called the place where many Yang Gods attained enlightenment!

"Found it, this is it!!" Soon, Yunhua found this desolate land of raging thunder.

Even from a distance, one could see thunderclouds rolling in the sky, countless bolts of lightning tearing through the air like divine swords, and enormous spherical lightning bolts drifting in the void.

A thunderbolt gathered here, and the sky was filled with the colors of lightning, including pitch black, white, and purple. These colors blended together, making the place dazzling. This was a world of lightning!

"Let's get through the nine-fold lightning tribulation first!" Yunhua's soul instantly left his body and rushed directly into the ninth-fold lightning tribulation at the very center of the thunder.

This tribulation of lightning is the ultimate creation of the entire Yangshen world, and also the most mysterious place in the world.

The moment Yunhua entered this place, everything in the myriad realms appeared before his eyes, and many scenes from his past also appeared before him.

In that instant, it was as if memories from countless lifetimes were awakening here. Ling Yunhua felt as if she were dreaming, witnessing her own birth, aging, sickness, and death; witnessing her soul dissipate; and witnessing her return to the world.

"So this is the Ninefold Tribulation of Lightning... the realization of life and death!" In an instant, Yunhua understood what this tribulation of lightning was testing.

When a person is born, their soul is at its purest, a blank slate; after coming into contact with the outside world, their own unique thoughts gradually emerge; and when a person dies, the memories in their soul gradually dissipate and settle into the endless expanse of time and space.

At the same time, this person's most fundamental divine power returned to its origin, transforming back into the purest, most primordial power, and reintegrating into the universe.

This is the great cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death in this world.

The insights gained from the ninth tribulation were not joy, but death and despair.

The most crucial aspect of this tribulation is comprehending the great cycle of existence, a cycle that neither the Yang God nor the one who has shattered the void can escape.

It gives people despair, not hope.

Only by transcending despair can one truly overcome the ninefold tribulation of lightning; otherwise, one will only sink into despair and have one's soul destroyed by the thunder.

"I finally understand why the people of this world are so obsessed with the 'other shore'... It turns out that the tribulation lightning in this world brings 'despair' to everyone..." Yunhua sighed inwardly.

This is equivalent to the heavens and earth telling you what your final fate will be when you are undergoing tribulation, and even letting you experience the feeling of death. This naturally promotes the whole world's infinite yearning for the "other shore".

In contrast, the tribulation lightning in the world of Shrouding the Heavens is less emotional and more purely a manifestation of the Great Dao.

"But...I truly have no shortage of insights into life and death!" With a slight thought, Yunhua immediately transcended this great cycle of life and death. At this moment, Yunhua also felt that the surrounding scenery had returned to its previous state.

Thunder was still thunder, but his soul underwent an unimaginable transformation. There was no longer any yin energy in his soul; all the yin residue had been refined, and he had reached the realm of pure yang!

"This is the Pure Yang Realm after passing through the Ninefold Tribulation of Lightning!" Yun Hua floated quietly in the sea of ​​lightning, and the surrounding lightning could no longer cause him any harm. It even became gentle, like flowing water.

Close your eyes and carefully sense your own soul. Your primordial spirit becomes incredibly agile, filled with boundless power, and constantly absorbs the true energy of heaven and earth to strengthen itself.

He could feel that his primordial spirit had transformed into the sun at this moment, with pure yang energy filling every corner!

Most importantly, something resembling flesh and blood had begun to appear within his primordial spirit.

These things evolved within him, making his primordial spirit seem to transform into real flesh and blood. Moreover, after reaching the realm of the Ninth Tribulation, his primordial spirit exuded an aura similar to the "flesh and blood evolution" of the Immortal Martial Arts.

"The power of the Ninefold Tribulation is indeed formidable... My previous guess was correct. If I reach the Yang God realm in the future, my soul will transform into a true physical body, enabling me to reproduce."

"The Yang Spirit is the state in which the soul reaches the physical body, and the shattering of the vacuum is naturally the opposite..." Yun Hua thought to himself.

Chapter 406 The Dream of the Nine Tribulations Ghost Immortal

In that instant, Yunhua deduced the true meaning of shattering the vacuum from the path of the divine soul.

The soul is originally illusory, but as cultivation becomes stronger, it gradually takes on a physical form. Especially after reaching the Yang God realm, it reaches an extreme where the soul is comparable to the physical body.

As the opposite of shattering the vacuum, it naturally progresses from the real to the unreal; after reaching the shattering of the vacuum, the physical body can exist between the unreal and the real, transforming between the two.

"It's time to return to my physical body!" After sensing the changes in his primordial spirit for a moment, Yunhua's soul quickly returned to his physical body.

As soon as his primordial spirit returned, Yun Hua felt a sense of relief. After passing through this tribulation of lightning, his soul and body were more closely integrated, as if they were about to merge back together.

"After the Yang God and the Shattering of the Vacuum, the cultivation path of this world is about to return to oneness!" Yunhua felt a sense of realization.

Before cultivation, the physical body and the soul are closely integrated, but as one cultivates Taoist arts, the two gradually separate; and when one reaches the peak of cultivation, the separated physical body and soul must reunite.