Three Calamities in One Year, the Divine Ability Heavenly Tribulation Nine Swords
Several months later, news reached Qingfeng Temple: the King of Nanli was coming.
The King of Nanli is the younger brother of the current emperor of the Ling Dynasty. He is enfeoffed in the Southern Border, commands a large army, and is one of the most powerful vassal kings in the Ling Dynasty.
He comes to Qingfeng Temple once a year to offer incense, ostensibly to pray for blessings, but in reality, he takes the opportunity to observe this Daoist temple with a history of 100,000 years.
Although Qingfeng Temple does not concern itself with worldly affairs, its 100,000-year-old heritage is undeniable, and no noble in the Ling Dynasty would dare to underestimate it.
The entire temple was busy for several days, sweeping the courtyard and preparing vegetarian meals. Even Zhao Yuanshan and the others put on freshly washed Daoist robes.
Chen Du did not participate because the Calamity Warning had already been triggered.
[Calamity Warning triggered.]
[Simulation in progress... Simulation complete. King of Nanli will arrive at Qingfeng Temple in three days. King of Nanli Li Xuan and the current Emperor of the Ling Dynasty are siblings, sharing a seven or eight-tenths resemblance. The host, Li Xuan, also bears a seven or eight-tenths resemblance to the Emperor of the Ling Dynasty. If the host meets King of Nanli, the King of Nanli will undoubtedly become suspicious. Rumors are already circulating in the court that the true crown prince is still alive. At that time, numerous troubles will arise, and the host's identity may be exposed prematurely, attracting far more danger than currently anticipated.]
[Warning Details: King of Nanli will stay at the temple for one day. During this time, he will visit various halls and offer incense at the Ancestral Hall. The host's hut is on King of Nanli's tour route. If the host goes out, he will inevitably encounter King of Nanli.]
[Suggestion: On the day of the arrival of the King of Nanli, the host should report illness and remain in their bedroom, staying inside and using Qi-Concealing Technique to seal their aura.]
Chen Du read the prompt on the panel and remained calm. (King of Nanli)
The emperor's younger brother looked like the emperor, and he looked like the emperor.
He slowly exhaled. The person who orchestrated the scheme back then probably never imagined that Li Xuan would grow up to be like this.
Chen Du walked to the wooden couch and sat down, activating his Qi-Concealing Technique to its maximum...
Three days later, King of Nanli arrived.
People lined up at Qingfeng Temple to welcome them, and the bell rang nine times in succession.
Chen Du didn't go out. He lay in bed, covered with a thin blanket, his eyes closed, his breathing long and steady.
Footsteps, greetings, and the sound of bells and chimes could be heard outside. The entourage of the King of Nanli passed by the courtyard wall, only a few feet away from his small house.
He heard someone walk past the door, pause for a moment, and then continue. It was someone from King of Nanli's entourage.
He didn't open his eyes. After a while, the footsteps faded away. He turned over and continued lying down.
King of Nanli stayed at the temple for a day and left in the evening.
Chen Du did not leave the house.
The next day, a warm current of energy surged into the depths of his consciousness, even more profound than the one from the previous five hundred years.
He roughly calculated that it would take a full thousand years.
He slowly exhaled, channeling all the Calamity Qi of this thousand-year tribulation into the Heaven's Way's Gift.
His innate talent surged, and a moment later, two things appeared deep within his consciousness.
The first item was a long sword, with a slender blade, entirely black, and a very faint dark golden light emanating from its edge.
The hilt of the sword is engraved with dense tribulation patterns, like marks left after being struck by lightning countless times... Eleventh Tier divine sword.
He probed the sword with his Spiritual Power and discovered that it contained a complete network of laws that resonated with his Tribulation-Transcending Law and Tribulation Armor Law.
The second item was a dark gold scripture with a blank cover. When opened, it revealed a dense array of ancient patterns.
The name of this supernatural power is... "Heavenly Tribulation Nine Swords," which uses the Tribulation-Transcending Law as its guide, the Tribulation Armor Law as its foundation, and the Calamity Qi as its edge.
The nine swords progressed in layers, each sword stronger than the last.
Once the first sword technique is mastered, its power is comparable to the seventh or even eighth level of Soul Devouring's Wrath.
He read it word by word, his heart surging with an indescribable tremor.
The first of the Heavenly Tribulation Nine Swords is comparable to the seventh and eighth levels of the Soul Devouring's Wrath.
And there are eight more swords to follow.
It seems that this is not actually a law, but rather a supernatural technique or secret art that utilizes the laws, similar to the Soul Devouring's Wrath he comprehended.
However, their level of understanding is far superior to mine.
He put away the scriptures and held the Eleventh Tier divine sword in his hand.
The sword was cold to the touch, and the runes on its blade gleamed faintly in the darkness.
He slowly exhaled, and King of Nanli was gone.
He closed his eyes and continued his deduction.
Outside the small house, the bell of Qingfeng Temple rang again, its sound distant and serene.
A year has passed in the blink of an eye.
Chen Du encountered three calamities that year.
Each time, the Calamity Warning was triggered ahead of time, and each time, he avoided it in advance.
The warning did not specify who was behind the scheme, who was secretly watching, or who was probing his weaknesses.
Just tell him that a calamity is coming.
The first time was when there were suddenly some unfamiliar faces outside the temple.
Those people disguised themselves as traveling merchants and itinerant doctors, and wandered around the mountain paths surrounding Qingfeng Temple for several days.
The Calamity Warning told Chen Du that these people had ill intentions, and if he showed himself, he would be targeted.
He then stayed indoors all day, even claiming he wasn't feeling well when Zhao Yuanshan came to chat with him.
Those people searched for over half a month but found nothing, so they dispersed.
The second time was late one night when a strange noise suddenly came from the direction of the back mountain.
Several auras approached Qingfeng Temple from afar, stopping several miles outside the temple, as if observing something.
The Calamity Warning had given Chen Du advance notice that these auras were aimed at him, and that if he made a move or showed himself, he would be exposed.
He remained inside the house, using a Qi-Concealing Technique.
Those scents lingered for half the night before finally fading away.
The third time was when a wandering Daoist priest suddenly arrived at the temple to stay overnight.
The man stayed in the temple for several days, wandering around and chatting with the disciples.
The Calamity Warning told Chen Du that this person was strange and should not be approached.
Chen Du then stayed indoors every day and never even went out.
The wandering Daoist priest stayed for a few days and then left.
He absorbed the combined Calamity Qi, and channeled it all into [Heaven's Way's Gift].
His innate talent surged, and moments later, two dark golden lights appeared simultaneously deep within his consciousness.
The Tribulation-Transcending Law, understood by others over 100,000 years.
The Tribulation Armor Law, a 100,000-year comprehension by others.
He closed his eyes and deduced, using Divine Revelation Reading to dissect the 200,000-year-old context, comparing, verifying, and integrating it with his own understanding.
With the laws contained within that Eleventh Tier divine sword as a reference, the Tribulation-Transcending Law and the Tribulation Armor Law simultaneously ascended, pushing from the first realm all the way to the fourth realm.
The Tribulation-Transcending Law, Four Realms.
The Tribulation Armor Law, Four Realms.
The progress is extremely rapid!
He finally mastered the second sword of the Heavenly Tribulation Nine Swords.
The power of the second sword was more than ten times stronger than that of the first.
The first sword strike was comparable to the seventh or eighth level of Soul Devouring's Wrath, while the second sword strike was on par with, or even slightly surpassed, the ninth level of Soul Devouring's Wrath.
He stood in the room and mentally rehearsed the Heavenly Tribulation Nine Swords.
The sword light was like a calamity, and the calamity was like divine punishment.
He slowly exhaled.
Three tribulations in one year, two thousand years of Calamity Qi, two hundred thousand years of enlightenment, two laws and four realms, the second sword of the Heavenly Tribulation Nine Swords.
The trials this world inflicted on him were more brutal, yet also more generous, than any other realm.