On Amethyst Crystal Island, Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged in the middle of a massive pit, his eyes tightly shut. Long bloodstains covered his body, their wounds charred black.
After a while, Wang Changsheng opened his eyes and exhaled a large breath of foul air.
The power of the first Grand Heavenly Tribulation was considerable, but as long as they made sufficient preparations, most Void Refinement Cultivators could survive their first Grand Heavenly Tribulation.
Aside from using treasures and their physical bodies to withstand the Thunder Tribulation, certain Dharma Aspects could also resist the Grand Heavenly Tribulation. Some special cultivation arts produced Dharma Aspects with miraculous effects that could heal injuries or weaken the power of lightning, making them quite effective against the Grand Heavenly Tribulation as well.
Wang Changsheng's Dharma Aspect leaned toward offense. In essence, he could also activate it to withstand the Grand Heavenly Tribulation, but his Dharma Aspect was not defensive in nature, and using his physical body to resist it was even more difficult. This was related to the materials he had used to condense his Dharma Aspect.
Most Dharma Aspects of High-Level Body Cultivators were condensed using materials that increased toughness, such as Tide Cloud Jade and Jingang Crystal. Dharma Aspects condensed from these materials were quite durable and could take a beating.
Wang Changsheng had used Nether River Water to condense his Dharma Aspect. Water could be soft or hard, but his Dharma Aspect was of little use when resisting the Grand Heavenly Tribulation. Different materials used to condense Dharma Aspects served different purposes.
For the sake of conveniently surviving the Grand Heavenly Tribulation, some High-Level Cultivators cultivated arts with powerful defensive divine abilities, then used materials that enhanced defense to condense their Dharma Aspects.
One could not have both fish and bear's paw;