"Naturally, it is to seek immortality, and to endure forever with heaven and earth." Though doubt filled his heart, Lin Xuan still spoke slowly.
"Then, Big Brother, do you know how one can attain immortality?"
Lin Xuan's brows lifted, and a somewhat grave look appeared on his face. "Your foolish elder brother has heard that the immortal path is arduous, divided into eight stages: Spirit Awakening, Foundation Establishment, Core Condensation, Nascent Soul, Lihe, Dongxuan, Spirit Division, and Tribulation Transcendence. After cultivating to the peak of the final stage, one must undergo the ninety-nine Heavenly Tribulation. As long as one can endure it, one may ascend to the True Immortal Realm. Little Sister, could the rumors be mistaken? Even so, would that still not grant immortality?"
"The rumors cannot be considered wrong. It's only that becoming an immortal is far more difficult than imagined. Leaving aside the ninety-nine Heavenly Tribulation, whose power is so terrifying it is practically as if it could destroy heaven and earth, even if one truly endures it, one may not necessarily be able to ascend to the True Immortal Realm." Xiahou Lan sighed, her mouth uttering words that shook the heart and soul.
"Passing the Heavenly Tribulation still doesn't make one an immortal?" Lin Xuan was dumbstruck, his expression turning incomparably shocked. This was not the same as what ancient records had written. But after experiencing a series of upheavals, Lin Xuan also knew that Human World cultivators were shackled by their realms and had many deficiencies in their understanding. Even if they got some things wrong, it was hardly strange.
He fell silent and continued listening to Xiahou Lan.
"My father is one example. A hundred thousand years ago, he had already cultivated to the late stage of Tribulation Transcendence, and then the ninety-nine Heavenly