The reality was indeed just so. True Immortal Realm experts possessed extraordinarily long lifespans; calling it immortality would not be an exaggeration at all!
However, if one wished to climb to a greater height and step into the supreme Golden Immortal Realm, one had to undergo nine complete, rebirth-like transformations.
This required not only that one's soul and immortal body reach their peaks, flawless and perfect, but also that they thoroughly merge with the "Immortal Dao" one had comprehended.
Moreover, every such transformation would be accompanied by a soul-chilling lightning tribulation.
This was no ordinary lightning. Its might could destroy heaven and earth, as though the wrath of the entire world had gathered into one.
Most fatal of all, when facing these lightning tribulations, there was simply no way to forcibly resist them. One could only rely on one's physical body to endure them head-on.
Only under such conditions could one use the incomparably terrifying energy contained within the lightning tribulation to spur one's "immortal body" through transformation and evolve toward a higher level.
It was precisely because of this that, at such a life-or-death juncture, the importance of "immortal crystals" became unmistakable.
They possessed miraculous effects, allowing cultivators to rapidly recover their vitality and adjust their condition within an extremely short time, enabling them to face the baptism of lightning tribulation more calmly, break through their bottlenecks, and advance to a higher realm.
At this moment, after sensing the changes within himself, Bai Ze willed it, and a semi-transparent system interface appeared before his eyes.
``` [Host: Bai Ze]
[Age: /...]
[Talent: Talent for Immortality (/)]
[Title: Time-Space Sword Immortal!]
[Physique: Time-Space Immortal Body,]
[Realm: True Immortal Realm Level One, "Immortal Dao: Time-Space Sword Dao" (2.31%)]
[Techniques: Eternal Time-Space Sword Immortal ArtTongyuan Three Lives Divine Art, Stealing Heaven and