Three Heavenly Punishments, a Turning Point
However, the Heavenly Dao had long been asleep and had not yet awakened, so the power of the Heavenly Punishment could only be increased little by little according to the established rules of the Heavenly Dao.
The power of this third Lightning Punishment was not enough to kill them; at most, they would be seriously injured.
"Thank you all for your previous trump cards, otherwise we would not have been able to hold out until we attained the Hunyuan Celestial Venerable."
Now that we are all Hunyuan Celestial Venerable, we can all overcome this third wave of Heavenly Punishment."
The newly enlightened demons were in high spirits and excitedly responded to the congratulations from their fellow Daoists.
As they were talking, a terrifying Heavenly Punishment descended from the sky once more.
The thickness of that Thunder far exceeded the size of dozens of Great Thousand World.
Unlike the fear felt by many creatures in the Primordial Wilderness, one being, upon seeing the Heavenly Punishment filling the sky, was filled with ecstatic joy.
This being is Lei Ze from Penglai Immortal Island.
As a being who wields the Great Dao Laws of thunder, Lei Ze has a great fondness for Thunder.
Thunder is the most direct manifestation of the Law of Lightning.
Moreover, this is Heavenly Punishment, one of the most concentrated bolts of Thunder containing the Law of Lightning.
Lei Ze happily comprehended the Law of Lightning that had escaped from the Heavenly Punishment at the edge of Penglai Immortal Island.
This is practically as if all the Heavenly Venerate have done the work for Lei Ze.
Under the protection of the power of Heavenly Punishment, Lei Ze's Law of Lightning Zuo Huo at a meteoric pace.
If we further subdivide the Early-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm into several smaller stages: initial, middle, late, and perfect.
Having endured two Heavenly Punishment, Lei Ze Law of Lightning had already reached the late stage.
Keep in mind that Lei Ze had only recently attained the Dao of the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm.
If another Heavenly Punishment were to occur, Lei Ze would likely be able to comprehend the Law of Lightning to its fullest extent.
There is even a slight possibility that it can be comprehended to the Mid-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.
This truly shows that there is sorrow and joy in living beings.
The smiles of the many Heavenly Venerate did not disappear, but instead shifted to Lei Ze.
If any living being were to observe Lei Ze's cultivation, they might even discover that the Thunder surrounding Lei Ze shows a tendency to transform into the power of Heavenly Punishment.
However, it was only the most insignificant power of Heavenly Punishment.
Even Lei Ze himself didn't realize this, since he was currently racing against time to comprehend the Heavenly Punishment.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; if he doesn't seize it now, it will be difficult for him to improve his cultivation level in the future.
After all, he had violated a taboo of the Heavenly Dao; otherwise, he wouldn't have been trapped on Penglai Immortal Island.
The third wave of Heavenly Punishment descended, and the Heavenly Venerate beings struggled to withstand it.
Even Yang Mei, the Space Demon God, was somewhat disheveled at this moment.
His hair was disheveled after being struck by the power of Heavenly Punishment.
As for Dijiang behind Yang Mei, he acted as if nothing had happened.
Because those scattered Thunder never touched Dijiang.
Even as Thunder streaked towards Dijiang, Thunder inexplicably shifted just before it was about to strike Dijiang.
Zhen Yuanzi, on the other hand, used the most powerful Morality blackmailing artifact in the Primordial Wilderness — the Earth Book —to protect himself.
Even the Heavenly Punishment Thunder dared not touch this guy.
As for Fuxi, Nuwa, and Hong Yun, they were sent out of the Daoist Arena by their own master to avoid being affected by the Thunder.
The only one who could calmly cope with the third wave of Heavenly Punishment was the Ancestor Reincarnation, who was at the second level of the Second Heaven Hunyuan Celestial Venerable.
Those who had just been promoted to Hunyuan Celestial Venerable were even more disheveled, spitting out blood one after another.
If any living being were to risk its own demise at this moment to collect the blood spat out by those Heavenly Venerate, it would surely gain a great opportunity.
The blood of the Heavenly Venerate, if refined from just one drop, could probably allow Golden Immortal to ascend directly to the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
Of course, they also need to be alive to receive the blood of those Heavenly Venerate.
"Damn it, if the Heavenly Dao hadn't been asleep, we could have directly used the strongest Heavenly Punishment power."
They blasted those guys to smithereens.
Why bother increasing the power of Heavenly Punishment little by little, as we are doing now?
It even allowed those guys from Xuanhuang to take the opportunity to Hunyuan Celestial Venerable.
Hmph, so what if he attains the Dao of the Hunyuan Celestial Venerable? He'll still die under the Heavenly Punishment.
The power of the next wave of Heavenly Punishment will absolutely obliterate these guys into dust.
How dare you defy the Heavenly Dao in this Primordial Wilderness? I wonder who gave you the audacity.
The reason I chose to become Heavenly Dao Saint is because, in the Primordial Wilderness, the Heavenly Dao is invincible for a short period of time.
You guys are really stubborn and foolish.
It's good that I'm dead. Now that I'm dead, there will be no living being in this Primordial Wilderness who can oppose me.
This Primordial Wilderness will ultimately be mine.
"After you have returned from countless Tribulations, I will settle accounts with you regarding the Causality we have now."
Hongjun watched with great satisfaction as the Hunyuan Celestial Venerable struggled to withstand the Heavenly Punishment.
The third wave of heavenly tribulation, like the second, lasted for thousands of years.
Subsequently, the thunderclouds in the sky continued to accumulate a fourth wave of Heavenly Punishment.
All the Heavenly Venerate Venerables looked at the sky with extremely solemn expressions.
Hongjun was extremely excited, even frantically watching the surging thunderclouds.
"Hahaha, come on, come on, blast them all to smithereens!"
Hongjun laughed maniacally.
But at that moment, a large hole was punched through the thunderclouds that covered the entire sky in the Primordial Wilderness heavens.
The long-lost sunlight, moonlight, and starlight once again shone through the great hole onto the Primordial Wilderness land.
Then a large, ancient, divine script character descended from the thundercloud cave.
"Allow!"
A divine inscription descended, accompanied by the sound of the Great Dao, which resounded throughout the entire Primordial Wilderness.
That voice of the Great Dao struck like a heavy hammer, pounding into the hearts of all living beings in the Primordial Wilderness.
This includes the Heavenly Dao, which has fallen into slumber, Hongjun of the Purple Heavens Palace, the Sanqing Twelve Ancestral Witches, as well as more than ten Heavenly Venerate, and so on.
As the voice of the Great Dao appeared, the thunderclouds that had enveloped the entire Primordial Wilderness world vanished instantly.
The accumulated fourth wave of Heavenly Punishment naturally disappeared as well.
Light returned to the Primordial Wilderness.
The celestial Heavenly Venerate breathed a sigh of relief and bowed deeply to the divine inscriptions of the Great Dao.
Although Hongjun was extremely unwilling, he still bowed deeply to the divine script of the Great Dao.
This is a decree from the Great Dao, granting permission for Yang Mei, the Reincarnation Demon God, and others to carry out their teachings in the Primordial Wilderness.
With the backing of the Great Dao, how dare the Heavenly Dao act recklessly?
The laws of Heavenly Dao swiftly withdrew the thunderclouds, restoring order to the Great Desolation World.
The Great Dao issued a decree, agreeing to allow Yang Mei, the Reincarnation demon god, and others to carry out their teachings in the Primordial Wilderness.
One reason is that these demons and gods originally reported to the Great Dao.
These powerful beings, reincarnations of Chaos Demon God, were, after all, born from the Great Dao.
With so many demons reporting to the Great Dao, the Great Dao naturally took notice of the matter.
However, the most important reason is that these powerful demon gods survived three Heavenly Punishment.
The most important reason for the Great Dao to issue its decree was that they survived three Heavenly Punishment.
After the Great Dao issued its decree.
The Reincarnation of Chaos Demon God, such as Yang Mei, understood the true reason for the Great Dao's descent from the Great Dao's decree.
Similarly, countless beings in the Primordial Wilderness also understood this reason.
"So that's how it is. It seems that as long as we report to the Great Dao and survive three Heavenly Punishment, the Great Dao will issue a decree."
This must be the operating rule set by the Great Dao.