Three Sects Martial Arts Competition

The Nine Tribulations Stage was the most crucial realm within the Profound Yellow Tribulation.

If the Dao were compared to a beautiful woman, seeking and attaining the Dao was like striking up a conversation with her, dating her, and eventually marrying her.

The cultivators of Azure Nether Fortress merely satisfied their eyes. At this level, there were further distinctions: looking from afar, looking up close, using binoculars, using X-ray glasses, and finally solving their bachelorhood either by making a one-to-one figurine or directly cloning her.

The cultivators of Crimson Firmament Pavilion created spiritual companions, then proved from every angle that their imaginary girlfriends were better, more suitable, and more perfect than real ones. Once they believed it themselves, they had successfully attained the Dao.

The cultivators of Profound Nether Abyss advocated making the other party pursue them voluntarily. Using the information they gathered, they reshaped themselves in every possible way—including full-body cosmetic surgery and fitness—into the perfect partner in the other party's heart. Then they engineered chance encounters, appeared in the other party's life, and let things progress naturally.

The cultivators of the Profound Yellow Tribulation cared only about results, not the process. Kidnapping and conditioning, all in one package—from scratching an itch through a boot to meeting skin to skin, then the basement, and finally following the proper procedures.

Of them all, only the cultivators of Profound Nether Abyss barely conformed to public order and good morals.

However, that was merely under ideal conditions.

After all, the Dao was not truly one's future girlfriend or wife.

Nor was she a genuine living being.

Using force was the best choice.

The reason no one chose to use force directly like the cultivators of the Profound Yellow Tribulation was not that they did not want to, but that they could not.