Somewhere in the Eastern Wasteland, Yang Qing sat cross-legged on the ground, silently cultivating the Immortal Platform Scroll of the True Scripture of the Sun.
This was one of humanity's two ancestral scriptures, a supreme inheritance for the human race.
During the Primordial Era, humanity had been weak and had once become food for the Myriad Ancient Races. Fortunately, two Human Emperors had risen to prominence.
The Human Emperors of Lunar and Solar had attained the Dao with unparalleled talent, completely reversing humanity's situation and laying the foundation for its glory during the Ancient Desolate Era.
During the Ancient Desolate Era, Great Emperors of the human race emerged one after another. Whenever they created imperial scriptures, they more or less drew upon humanity's two ancestral scriptures.
He had already cultivated the Dragon Transformation Scroll of the True Scripture of the Sun. Though the Immortal Platform Scroll and Dragon Transformation Scroll came from the same lineage, their focuses differed.
Cultivating the Immortal Platform Scroll of the True Scripture of the Sun could make one's divine sense incomparably powerful, like a sun that none could contend with.
Upon reaching a certain level, it could transform into Solar Divine Sense, drawing upon solar essence to refine the sea of consciousness, cleanse away mortal impurities, refine true yang, and seize creation itself.
As Yang Qing cultivated, he gradually discovered that his divine sense was undergoing an exceedingly strange change.
His divine sense shone brilliantly like a sun, spilling endless divine radiance as it connected with the Solar Essence. Its heat was terrifyingly intense.
Because he had drunk tea brewed from the leaves of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree beforehand, his thoughts now flowed like a spring, and understanding gradually dawned on him.
No wonder his master had taught him the True Scripture of the Sun. This ancient scripture was exceptionally compatible with the Sacred Body.
The Sacred Body possessed an unparalleled physique and abundant vitality. Cultivating the supremely rigid and yang-oriented True Scripture of the Sun naturally complemented it perfectly.
If he succeeded in cultivating the True Scripture of the Sun, Solar Divine Sense paired with his powerful physique would produce an effect greater than the sum of its parts.
Cultivating the True Scripture of the Sun meant continuously opening the various "gates" within the body and excavating human potential.
Yang Qing sat cross-legged, his mind clear and lucid as he immersed himself in a profound state of cultivation, silently practicing the True Scripture of the Sun.
All of a sudden, a Golden Sea of Suffering emerged, its towering waves surging toward the heavens. This was the phenomenon Yang Qing had condensed when he opened his Sea of Suffering.
The next moment, a lotus flower bloomed within the Sea of Suffering. Sea and sky merged into one, and the golden lotus shone brilliantly, as though heaven and earth had been opened and creation had arisen from the formless.
Then the sky above the Sea of Suffering trembled. Stars fell one after another, each as large as a great mountain and dazzlingly brilliant, making the stars quiver and the heavens shake.
The void trembled, and another Yang Qing appeared above the Sea of Suffering, seated high above the nine heavens like an Immortal King looking down upon the world.
Ever since Yang Qing began cultivating, he had advanced triumphantly. After reaching the Immortal Platform Realm, the phenomena he condensed had become increasingly numerous.
He now possessed five phenomena: the Golden Sea of Suffering, Golden Lotus Blossoms in the Sea of Suffering, Stars Illuminate the Blue Sky, Splendid Mountains and Rivers, and Immortal King Descends Upon Nine Heavens.
It had to be said that during the Ancient Desolate Era, the Sacred Body was indeed uniquely blessed, an invincible physique favored by heaven itself.
Ordinary people could be considered geniuses if they possessed even one phenomenon, yet the Sacred Body could naturally possess several.
After some time, Yang Qing's body shook. A small golden sun leaped from his Immortal Platform, illuminating heaven and earth.
This was his divine sense. After cultivating the True Scripture of the Sun, it had undergone refinement, like a blade being sharpened, transforming his divine sense.
But that was not enough!
The sun formed from his divine sense shot into the clouds, drawing in and expelling Solar Essence toward the sun in the sky. The two were almost connected, and the heavens became brilliantly clear.
This was the terrifying aspect of the True Scripture of the Sun. By drawing in and expelling Solar Essence, it continuously refined divine sense at an inconceivably rapid rate.
"Rumble!"
Suddenly, a bolt of solar lightning appeared, shooting down from the great sun suspended high in the nine heavens at an unbelievable speed.
Before it even drew near, it released terrifying heat from far above the nine heavens, destroying the region around Yang Qing.
"Heavenly Tribulation? I never thought I'd receive this kind of treatment too!" Yang Qing opened his eyes and muttered.
During his previous cultivation, he had never encountered a Heavenly Tribulation. He had even asked his master about it.
According to his master, the Sacred Body was a physique favored by heaven and earth. Heavenly Tribulation? It simply did not exist!
If the future Ye Tiandi learned of this, he would surely weep bitterly. Sacred Bodies in the Post-Ancient Desolate Era had it far too miserable!
Of course, that was only relative. As one's cultivation gradually increased, even the Sacred Body would face the trials of Heavenly Tribulation.
Heavenly Tribulation was both a trial and an opportunity. Passing through it could make one more complete and allow one to climb to greater realms.
Even now, endless golden divine lightning shot from the heart of the sun, blazing and fierce as it transformed into a terrifying calamity.
Yang Qing merged with his divine sense and soared into the sky against the golden divine lightning, fiercely confronting the dreadful calamity.
In an instant, lightning flashed and thunder roared. True Solar Power surged in from every direction, completely engulfing Yang Qing.
Within the terrifying Heavenly Tribulation, Yang Qing was not destroyed. Instead, he used the surging True Solar Power to temper his physique and divine sense.
Who knew how much time passed before the terrifying Heavenly Tribulation vanished and heaven and earth returned to clarity, leaving only Yang Qing seated cross-legged on the ground.
At this moment, Yang Qing possessed a solemn, treasure-like appearance. One rune after another emerged, covering his body and slowly branding themselves into it.
His divine sense was the same. Not only had it become more powerful than before, but all kinds of runes had also been branded into it.
After some time, Yang Qing slowly opened his eyes. After examining himself, a trace of delight appeared on his face.
After being tempered by the Heavenly Tribulation, his body was pure and flawless. Every inch of his flesh seemed cast from divine crystal, like the body of a deity.
Having reached the Immortal Platform Realm, the Sacred Body's unparalleled physical advantages were gradually being developed. His body flowed with radiant light, without the slightest flaw.
More importantly, he had initially mastered the True Scripture of the Sun. His divine sense had been tempered by True Solar Power and transformed into Solar Divine Sense.
His divine sense was supremely rigid and yang, like a great sun—sacred and inviolable, several times stronger than before.
"I broke through five minor stages. Not bad!" Yang Qing muttered.
Only now did he truly understand what his master had once said: among the Five Great Secret Realms of the Human Body, the Immortal Platform Realm was entirely different from the other realms.
Within the Immortal Platform Realm, every breakthrough spanned a great distance, like a baptism that brought about a rebirth.
Moreover, even for him, after entering the Immortal Platform Realm, his cultivation speed had inevitably slowed.
In the past, a day of cultivation would have been enough for him to break through an entire realm. This time, however, he had only broken through five minor stages.
Of course, Yang Qing was the only one who would say such a thing. If others heard it, their jaws would surely drop.
What the hell?
Cultivating for only one day and climbing five steps in the first level of the Immortal Platform Realm—what kind of cultivation speed was that?
Even peerless geniuses would need at least several months. Those with slightly poorer talent would need years or even decades, and that would not be strange.
Yang Qing's single day of cultivation equaled the efforts of peerless geniuses over several years. How absurdly exaggerated was that?
Yang Qing rose to his feet, preparing to continue on his journey, when the void suddenly rippled and terrifying auras appeared nearby.
Three figures abruptly appeared, each radiating a powerful aura, their gazes fixed on Yang Qing with piercing coldness.
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