“During this Wanbao City Auction, True Monarch Qing Gan of your Sect, accompanied by several other True Monarchs from within the Sect, participated and bid for a fourth-tier Spiritual Ship manufacturing blueprint, as well as various high-tier auxiliary cultivation spiritual items.”
Gongsun Chu looked at Li Mu and introduced.
“And then?” Li Mu nodded, he roughly knew a bit about this matter.
“On their return to Qingxuan Sect, they were ambushed by the Nine Demon Sect. This time, the co-lord of the Nine Demon Sect – Tianjue Demon Venerable – personally acted, killing Qingxuan Sect’s Sect Master – Qing Gan – and several other True Monarchs of Qingxuan Sect near Mount Wansheng,” Gongsun Chu looked at Li Mu and solemnly introduced.
Upon hearing this, Li Mu fell silent for a moment, having somewhat anticipated this. Recently, the entire Qingxuan Sect had been in a state of panic, and the core high-level members had sent a large number of Disciples far away.
However, Li Mu’s mind was entirely focused on preparing for his Nascent Soul Breakthrough, so he hadn’t seriously investigated the situation.
“Great Master Li, Qingxuan Sect is currently in dire peril, and Qingyun City will also be implicated. Our Wanbao Pavilion is preparing to evacuate Qingyun City for a period of time, and we will make further plans once the situation becomes clear. Are you willing to evacuate with me?” Gongsun Chu looked at Li Mu and asked with concern.
“No need, I have other arrangements,” Li Mu waved his hand, then bid farewell to Gongsun Chu and returned to Qingxuan Sect on his sword.
With the auxiliary spiritual items for Undergoing Nascent Soul Tribulation in hand, the next step was to Undergo the Lightning Tribulation. Even if the Nine Demon Sect attacked Qingxuan Sect, they would have to wait until Li Mu had Undergone his Nascent Soul Tribulation.
Flying to Yue Qiong Peak, he waved his hand, and streaks of Gold Blade Technique slashed out, heading straight for the Three-Tier Five Elements Spirit Plants.
Hundreds of acres of Three-Tier Earth Origin Ginseng, Three-Tier Qilin Fruit, Three-Tier Wood Dragon Vine, Three-Tier Golden Sword Grass, and Three-Tier Jade Pure Green Lotus all collapsed under the harvest of the Gold Blade Technique, revealing clusters of Five Elements Spirit Plant light orbs.
Li Mu’s Divine Sense swept across them, and all the Five Elements Spirit Plant light orbs swarmed towards Li Mu, an extremely magnificent sight.
【Talent Divine Power - Plant Spirit Extraction is effective. You have extracted a Plant Spirit. Innate Golden Origin Qi +12, Sword Qi Power +3.】
【Talent Divine Power - Plant Spirit Extraction is effective. You have extracted a Plant Spirit. Innate Golden Origin Qi +9, Sword Qi Power +2.】
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【Talent Divine Power - Plant Spirit Extraction is effective. You have extracted a Plant Spirit. Innate Fire Origin Qi +16, Fire Control Technique Power +2.】
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【Talent Divine Power - Plant Spirit Extraction is effective. You have extracted a Plant Spirit. Innate Wood Origin Qi +13, Wood Evasion Effect improved +3.】
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Li Mu glanced at the character virtual frame. He had harvested tens of millions of points of Five Elements Innate Origin Qi, as well as various attributes that enhanced Five Elements power, each reaching millions of points of augmentation.
With so much Innate Five Elements Origin Qi obtained, he could continue to improve the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture, reach Golden Core max level, and Breakthrough to Nascent Soul would be a piece of cake.
Li Mu beamed with joy, put on his spirit fox mask, transformed into Wang Jianfeng’s appearance, and eagerly flew on his sword towards Tianxuan Peak, preparing to enter the Tribulation Transcending Platform to Undergo the Nascent Soul Tribulation.
“Senior Brother Wang? You want to use the Tribulation Transcending Platform to Undergo Tribulation at this time?”
At Tianxuan Peak, Guo Changming, the Disciple in charge of the Tribulation Transcending Platform, stopped Li Mu and whispered, “The Sect is in trouble now. The Sect Master and several Nascent Soul Elders’ soul lamps have been extinguished. If you Undergo Nascent Soul Tribulation now, it will be very dangerous if the Demon Sect people attack!”
Guo Changming kindly reminded Li Mu, urging him to give up Undergoing Nascent Soul Tribulation at this time.
“Thank you for the information, but I have my own considerations. One more bit of strength means one more bit of safety. Let me in!” Li Mu waved his hand, smiled and thanked him for the reminder, insisting.
“Since Senior Brother Wang is unwilling to give up Undergoing Tribulation, please show your Disciple token! I will hand over the Tribulation Transcending Platform for your use, and I will make some other preparations,” Guo Changming sighed helplessly, extended his hand to Li Mu, and gestured.
Li Mu smiled slightly and quickly handed his Disciple token to the other party.
Soon, under Guo Changming’s control, the Tribulation Transcending Platform’s protective formation automatically opened, letting Li Mu in.
Guo Changming silently watched Li Mu’s retreating figure entering the Tribulation Transcending Platform, sighed, and turned to leave the Tribulation Transcending Platform.
Currently, the Qingxuan Sect was in a state of panic, and the Nine Demon Sect’s invasion was imminent. Guo Changming also prepared to make some arrangements for himself. Besides Wang Jianfeng coming to Undergo Tribulation today, no one else should come.
Entering the Tribulation Transcending Platform, Li Mu activated the protective array, walked to the center of the Tribulation Transcending Platform and stood. His Divine Sense entered the character panel, and he began to add points to raise the Rank of the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture.
【Ding, you have consumed one free proficiency point and five points of Innate Five Elements Origin Qi. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Golden Core Chapter proficiency +1.】
【Ding, you have consumed one free proficiency point and five points of Innate Five Elements Origin Qi. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Golden Core Chapter proficiency +1.】
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【Ding, you have consumed one free proficiency point and five points of Innate Five Elements Origin Qi. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Golden Core Chapter proficiency +1. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Golden Core Chapter has reached Perfection. Your Cultivation has increased to the Golden Core limit. Your Five Elements Saint Body has advanced to Five Elements Dao Body.】
【Ding, Innate Yin and Yang Qi and Innate Five Elements Spiritual Power are insufficient. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Nascent Soul Chapter cannot be improved.】
【Ding, your Cultivation has broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm. Your understanding of Innate Five Elements Origin Power has greatly improved. Your Divine Soul has been enhanced. You have comprehended the power of Innate Five Elements Primordial Spirit. The Innate Five Elements Ancestral Nascent Soul Tribulation has been conceived and born.】
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A series of text prompts appeared in the log column of the character virtual panel.
After Breaking Through to the Nascent Soul Realm, Li Mu felt his body instantly undergo a huge transformation. Innate Five Elements spread throughout his body, and the Five Elements Golden Core evolved into a Five Elements Nascent Soul miniature person, merging with the Divine Soul in his Sea of Consciousness, making his Divine Soul substantial.
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Li Mu casually waved his hand, and a large amount of Heaven and Earth Five Elements Spiritual Power was mobilized accordingly. This intensity was a hundred, even a thousand times the power of the Golden Core Stage.
Li Mu looked up at the sky. Red lightning clouds gathered out of thin air, forming without wind, enveloping the entire Tianxuan Peak—no, enveloping the entire Qingxuan Sect. The red lightning clouds had a diameter of a thousand li, magnificently grand.
The high-ranking members of Qingxuan Sect, and tens of thousands of Inner Sect Disciples, stared dumbfounded at the massive lightning clouds, collectively stunned. They stopped their aerial flights in unison, some landing in the square, others on the ground, all looking up at the high sky, at the lightning clouds that seemed like the end of the world.
“What’s going on? How can these lightning clouds be so big?”
“What kind of lightning clouds are these? Who is Undergoing Tribulation on the Tribulation Transcending Platform?”
“My heavens, this isn’t the Nascent Soul Tribulation, is it? Could it be that Phoenix Old Ancestor is about to Undergo Body Integration Tribulation?”
“Excellent! Qingxuan Sect is saved now!”
“Lightning Tribulations can also be red? Is this the Nine-Nine Five Elements Fire Lightning Tribulation?”
“This Tribulation Lightning is too big! Who exactly is Undergoing Tribulation?!”
“Which Senior Brother is Undergoing Tribulation? How can it be so terrifying?”
“The range of this tribulation cloud is too vast! It doesn’t look like a Nascent Soul Tribulation!”
“Strange, why didn’t we receive any Sect message?”
“This should be a Soul Transformation Tribulation! Could it be that another Elder is going to Undergo Soul Transformation Tribulation?!”
“Really? Is our Sect going to have a third Soul Transformation Old Ancestor?!”
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The Inner Sect Disciples of Qingxuan Sect were all astonished by the magnificent and vast Lightning Tribulation, discussing excitedly and unable to believe that Qingxuan Sect still had an Old Ancestor Undergoing Tribulation at this time. If he could successfully Undergo Tribulation, Qingxuan Sect’s current crisis could easily be resolved.
Qingxuan Peak, Sect Master Hall.
Venerable Qingfeng, along with a group of core Elders of the Sect, gathered together. They were discussing matters of resisting the Nine Demon Sect’s invasion when the sudden massive Nascent Soul Tribulation completely bewildered them.
They all flew out of the Sect Master Hall, soaring into the air, looking at the Tribulation Transcending Platform from a close distance. However, the range of the Tribulation Lightning cloud was too vast, and they did not dare to approach easily, nor did they dare to use their Divine Sense to investigate the situation of the person Undergoing Tribulation, fearing to be implicated by the Lightning Tribulation.
“Who is using the Tribulation Transcending Platform today? Have you found out?” Venerable Qingfeng looked at Guo Changming, who was on duty at the Tribulation Transcending Platform, and asked with concern.
“Reporting to Old Ancestor, the person Undergoing Tribulation is Senior Brother Wang Jianfeng of Wangtian Peak. This is his Disciple token for applying to use the Tribulation Transcending Platform,” Guo Changming, his face filled with excitement, quickly took out Wang Jianfeng’s Disciple token and handed it over with both hands, responding.
“No, impossible. My Disciple, Wang Jianfeng, has a Golden Water dual Spiritual Root. I know his strength very well. If he Undergoes Nascent Soul Tribulation, it would definitely not be a Tribulation Lightning of this scale. Not to mention, this first batch of Tribulation Lightning is the Innate Five Elements Fire Lightning Tribulation.” True Monarch Qingwen of Wangtian Peak stared intently at the figure in the Tribulation Transcending Platform. If the Lightning Tribulation had not already formed, he would have rushed into the Tribulation Transcending Platform to interrogate that person.
True Monarch Qingwen also Cultivated Five Elements Technique and deeply felt the power of that Lightning Tribulation, which was a thousand, even ten thousand times that of his own Nascent Soul Tribulation. The Five Elements Technique that person Cultivated was definitely not simple.
“How can this be? There’s also Yin and Yang power, Innate Five Elements Spiritual Power. Is he Cultivating the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture?”
“How is this possible? Isn’t the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture an incomplete scroll? How could he Cultivate it to the Nascent Soul Realm?”
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True Monarch Qingwen mumbled in disbelief, unable to trust his own eyes. That Lightning Tribulation was clearly the Innate Five Elements Ancestral Nascent Soul Tribulation, and its scale was so vast. Only an ancient Heaven-Grade Cultivation Technique like the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture could reach this level.
“Qingwen, what have you discovered? Can you tell me?” Venerable Qingfeng looked at True Monarch Qingwen and asked curiously.
“Senior Brother, if I’m not mistaken, he should be Cultivating the complete version of the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture, the incomplete Cultivation Technique that I often study. Only a Heaven-Grade Cultivation Technique of this caliber can attract such a Nine-Nine Five Elements Ancestral Nascent Soul Tribulation,” True Monarch Qingwen looked at Venerable Qingfeng and indicated.
“Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture! An ancient Cultivation Technique! Wasn’t this Cultivation Technique lost?!”
“No wonder the Lightning Tribulation is so terrifying, it turns out to be an ancient Cultivation Technique!”
“This person isn’t Wang Jianfeng, then who is he?”
“Earlier, the person who rescued the Disciples within the Sect, could it be him?!”
“No way! Could he be Jian Chen?!”
“There’s such a person hidden within our Sect, do none of you know his identity?!”
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The Elders discussed animatedly, making various guesses about the identity of the person Undergoing Nascent Soul Tribulation.
“If this person can successfully Undergo Tribulation, our Sect will gain a powerful combat force. Issue an order to retreat into the Sect, strictly guard the Sect’s territory, and absolutely prevent the Nine Demon Sect from rushing in and disturbing his Tribulation,” Venerable Qingfeng said with a stern expression, solemnly instructing.
“Yes! Senior Brother!”
All the Nascent Soul Elders responded in unison.
Currently, Qingxuan Sect was in a critical situation. With a Nascent Soul cultivator who Cultivated an ancient immortal Cultivation Technique joining them, it was possible that Qingxuan Sect could overcome this calamity.
The Nascent Soul Elders departed one after another, going to arrange the Sect’s defense.
Venerable Qingfeng looked at the Tribulation Lightning that was about to form in the sky, a hint of nervousness appearing on his face. Such a massive Tribulation Lightning, even with his current Cultivation, would be extremely difficult to safely pass through.
Could that person Undergoing Tribulation pass this Lightning Tribulation?
With a loud “boom,” a red bolt of lightning struck down hard, hitting the body of the person Undergoing Tribulation.
The person Undergoing Tribulation frowned slightly, their body covered in Innate Five Elements Spiritual Power, enduring the red lightning bolt without pain or itching.
Venerable Qingfeng’s pupils slightly constricted, surprised by the terrifying physical strength of the person Undergoing Tribulation.
“How can this be? That’s the Spirit Devouring Life Nurturing Art at the Perfection Realm,” True Monarch Qingwen looked in disbelief at the characteristics displayed by the body of the person resisting the Tribulation Lightning. After the Spirit Devouring Body Nourishing Art is Cultivated to Major Achievement Perfection, it can convert the power of attacks on the body into spiritual power, nourishing the body.
“The Spirit Devouring Body Nourishing Art at Major Achievement Perfection? His bone age looks to be no more than a hundred!” Venerable Qingfeng’s spirit lifted, and he said in astonishment.
“Yes! This is also where I’m confused. Even with the complete Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture, he shouldn’t be able to Cultivate to the Nascent Soul Realm at a hundred years of bone age! Not to mention, he also co-Cultivated the Spirit Devouring Body Nourishing Art at the Perfection Realm,” True Monarch Qingwen said, utterly bewildered and perplexed.
“There are always people beyond people, and heavens beyond heavens. Perhaps, he is that kind of Prodigy Genius!” Venerable Qingfeng, who had seen many Prodigy Geniuses in major immortal Sects, said with emotion.
Soon, one Heavenly Lightning bolt after another struck down.
Watching him effortlessly handle the successive Lightning Tribulations, Venerable Qingfeng and True Monarch Qingwen, who were observing from the side, saw their expressions change from initial worry to shock, and finally to numbness. They already believed that the person Undergoing Tribulation could easily handle this Lightning Tribulation.
However, just as the Five Elements Ancestral Nascent Soul Tribulation - Fire Lightning Tribulation was about to end, Venerable Qingfeng and True Monarch Qingwen both changed their expressions drastically, witnessing an incredible sight.
“What is he doing?” Venerable Qingfeng widened his eyes, staring intently at the actions of the person Undergoing Tribulation. He saw him take out two Spiritual Artifacts, possessing fire control techniques, and guide the Tribulation Lightning Heavenly Fire to refine two high-grade Spiritual Artifacts.
“Senior Brother, he seems to be refining artifacts with Tribulation Lightning Heavenly Fire. I, I, he’s actually refining artifacts while Undergoing Tribulation! How can this be? Is he not afraid of death?” True Monarch Qingwen gasped, asking in disbelief.
To refine artifacts with Tribulation Lightning Heavenly Fire while Undergoing Nascent Soul Tribulation was something they had never seen before, and it indirectly proved that this person had great confidence in successfully passing this Lightning Tribulation.
Li Mu had no time to pay attention to the two people watching him Undergo Tribulation. During this Lightning Tribulation, he discovered that the Tribulation Lightning contained Tribulation Lightning Heavenly Fire, so he immediately took out the spirit control treasure bracelet and the star beast remnant pearl for tempering.
After refining the two Spiritual Artifacts, Li Mu had no time to inspect them and immediately put them into his nine storage spiritual pearl, preparing to Undergo the next batch of Tribulation Lightning.
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In the hinterland of Qingxuan Sect, four to five hundred li away, a group of black-clad Cultivators gazed at the sky, at the incomparably vast Tribulation Lightning above Qingxuan Sect.
As the Fire Element Lightning Tribulation ended, the red lightning clouds turned green, and the Wood Element Lightning Tribulation began to strike down, one after another, an incomparably grand spectacle.