This time, completing the Life Dao Scripture had gone far more smoothly than Cihang had expected.
He had spent two thousand years comprehending the Dao of Life, yet had only grasped a small fraction of it.
But deducing the Dao Scripture and deriving Divine Abilities and Daoist Magic had taken only a thousand years.
When Cihang's mind returned, he immediately noticed the difference.
"The spirit treasure's space has advanced into a Grotto-Heaven?"
With a mere movement of his divine sense, Cihang received the Glazed Pure Vase's primordial intent.
"Now this is truly double happiness!"
Cihang could not help but sigh.
He now understood why everything had gone so smoothly.
With the birth of the Grotto-Heaven, as its master, his fortune had naturally soared.
At a time when his fortune was surging, everything he did went flawlessly.
His improved fortune had been the main reason he had been able to deduce the Life Dao Scripture so quickly.
Top-tier Innate Spiritual Roots generally possessed the ability to suppress fortune, and the Ancient Life Tree was no exception.
When the Ancient Life Tree acknowledged him as its master, his fortune had already fully recovered and was even showing signs of rising.
Now, borrowing the power of the Grotto-Heaven's advancement, his fortune had increased dramatically once more.
If it were quantified, it was already comparable to the fortune of a Quasi-Sage expert.
It seemed he had still underestimated the Ancient Life Tree. It had directly brought about the evolution and birth of the Grotto-Heaven.
The birth of a Grotto-Heaven was not merely a matter of expanded area, but a qualitative transformation.
Although this Grotto-Heaven was still at the lowest level, with the Ancient Life Tree here, its advancement was only a matter of time.
As the spirit treasure's main body, the Glazed Pure Vase would also have a chance to advance into a supreme treasure because of this Grotto-Heaven.
Although only three thousand years had passed, Cihang had undergone a complete transformation.
With such a foundation, he would face virtually no obstacles before reaching the Quasi-Sage realm.
When fortune came, even trying to stop it was impossible. This was probably one of the benefits of facing tribulations head-on.
The path he had taken had been dangerous, but the rewards had been equally heaven-defying.
Had he truly hidden in Western Kunlun to avoid tribulation, how could he have encountered these opportunities? He might not even have escaped his predetermined, turbulent fate.
His conversation with Yang Mei had made him understand that it was not that Yang Mei had been unwilling to appear earlier, but that he had been unable to do so.
The reason Yang Mei had left the Primordial World so early was because the Heavenly Dao had begun to awaken.
Even as a Chaos Demon God, he could not escape suppression by the Heavenly Dao within the Primordial World.
His true body was already subject to such limits, much less a mere strand of consciousness.
Yang Mei had also paid a considerable price to awaken his memories at the turning point of fate.
As for anything else, even Yang Mei could not foresee it.
This time, Yang Mei had only been able to appear because Cihang had entered the Witch Race's territory, where Pangu's fortune interfered with the Heavenly Dao's perception.
Otherwise, he might have had to wait a long time to obtain this opportunity, or perhaps miss it forever.
"Fortunately, the outcome has been good!"
Cihang was overjoyed and began carefully sensing the newborn Grotto-Heaven.
This place had originally only been a spirit treasure's space, and he had not paid it much attention. Now that it had advanced into a Grotto-Heaven, he could no longer treat it so casually.
This would also become one of his foundations, and he needed to make proper use of it.
He then divided the regions within the Grotto-Heaven one by one and renamed them.
Since it had been born within the Glazed Pure Vase, he simply named it the Glazed Grotto-Heaven.
The boundless lake of spiritual water became the Glazed Realm Sea.
As the Grotto-Heaven advanced, small islands had begun to form throughout the Realm Sea.
Before long, these islands would likely nurture new life.
The core island beneath his feet was named the Glazed Immortal Realm.
A patch of lotuses had already grown within the central lake of Three Lights Divine Water, which he named the Creation Lotus Pond.
Cihang held great hopes for the lotus pond, wishing that it would one day be filled with Innate Lotuses and truly become a Creation Lotus Pond.
"But with such a vast space, how should it be cultivated and developed?"
A Grotto-Heaven differed from an ordinary space. To fully develop and utilize it, cultivators had to continuously manage and maintain it.
Yet while the Glazed Grotto-Heaven was important, he could not neglect or delay his cultivation because of it.
That would be putting the cart before the horse.
As for gathering other cultivators, that was even more impossible. This place involved the secrets at the root of his existence, and Cihang could not allow outside cultivators into the Grotto-Heaven.
"No, I am not alone!"
In the next instant, Cihang thought of someone to manage it: the deity nurtured by the Ancient Life Tree.
Only an Innate Deity that would never betray him could put his mind completely at ease.
It was merely one kalpa. He could afford to wait.
"Now that everything is ready, it is time to break through to the Golden Immortal realm!"
After making arrangements for the Glazed Grotto-Heaven, Cihang recalled his cultivation, which had been stalled for so long.
He had originally been able to break through already, but the matter of his inheritance and foundation had delayed him until now.
Now, however, the time had come. With a thought, Cihang directly left the Glazed Grotto-Heaven.
Naturally, he could not break through to the Golden Immortal realm inside the Grotto-Heaven, for a lightning tribulation would descend upon breaking through.
Only after passing the trial of the lightning tribulation could one truly enter the Golden Immortal realm.
In truth, cultivators of the Primordial World had not originally faced lightning tribulations when breaking through.
But ever since Hongjun merged with the Dao, the order of heaven and earth had gradually become more complete, and the demands placed upon cultivators had become increasingly harsh.
To break through a major realm in cultivation, one had to undergo the trial of a lightning tribulation.
This had restricted countless cultivators with unstable foundations and poor temperaments.
Many cultivators had perished beneath lightning tribulations because of this, causing some to suppress their realms rather than rashly attempt the tribulation.
But Cihang was not among them.
Whether in talent, strength, or temperament, he stood at the highest level. Unless the tribulation deliberately targeted him, it could not stop him at all.
Returning to the spirit peak, Cihang stirred his mind and circulated his mana toward the bottleneck in his cultivation.
Bang!
The bottleneck that had trapped countless Profound Immortals was broken by Cihang with a single thought.
A dense aura of life spread outward from Cihang as its center.
In an instant, the mountain became shaded by lush green trees, and flowers bloomed everywhere. Even the withered spiritual root trees regained their vitality.
They silently expressed their joy and reverence.
Blocked by the formation, this power of life did not continue spreading outward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At that moment, dark clouds gathered in the sky. Terrifying lightning suddenly flashed, and thunder shook the heavens.
The Golden Immortal lightning tribulation had arrived.
Sensing the fear emanating from the surrounding trees, Cihang broke through the formation and faced the lightning tribulation directly.
Upon sensing Cihang's aura, the ordinary tribulation clouds instantly transformed into five-colored lightning of the Five Elements.
"The Great Five Elements Lightning Tribulation?"
Beneath the lightning tribulation, Cihang revealed a look of anticipation.
Lightning tribulations were trials for cultivators. Their power varied according to one's Karmic Debt, merit, talent, and aptitude.
Cihang carried no Karmic Debt, but he possessed the body of an Innate Deity and a profound foundation. Naturally, he had drawn the Five Elements Divine Lightning, the strongest lightning tribulation of the Golden Immortal realm.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The thunder alerted the nearby Witch Race, and countless members of the Witch Race gathered toward the site of the lightning tribulation.
"A cultivator's advancement lightning tribulation!"
"A disciple of the Mystic Sect?"
"Why is there a Mystic Sect cultivator in our Witch Race?"
"He is actually undergoing tribulation in our Witch Race's territory?"
"What is he doing? Is he waiting to die, or does he simply not care about the lightning tribulation?"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As the members of the Witch Race discussed the matter, the Five Elements Divine Lightning had already descended.
Cihang directly charged into the lightning tribulation, drawing upon its power to temper his body.
With his cultivation, passing the tribulation was no difficult task.
But he sought not merely to pass it. He wanted to use the lightning tribulation to temper his body.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the blink of an eye, Cihang was engulfed by lightning.
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