"All right, stop arguing. Pay attention—the breakthrough is beginning!"
Seeing his two younger brothers about to start arguing again, Laozi quickly called a halt.
In the middle of the arena, Xian Junyu circulated the Great Dao True Scripture of Shangqing with all his might. Three flowers gathered above his crown, five qi returned to their source, and the Primordial Spirit Lotus also began to grow above his head.
At the same time, the tribulation clouds in the sky gathered completely.
"It's the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation. Second Brother, Third Brother, how many grades do you think Yu'er can bloom?" Laozi asked his two younger brothers.
The Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation was the supreme tribulation for breaking through to Great Luo. The tribulation the Three Pure Ones had faced back then had been this one as well.
Facing First Senior Brother Laozi's question, Tongtian thought for a moment before answering calmly:
"Since it's the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation, the Primordial Spirit Lotus should be able to bloom to at least Seven Grades!"
The Primordial Spirit Lotus had nine grades in total. Seven Grades was already considered quite supreme.
As for the rumored Twelve Grades, that was merely a rumor. Beneath the Great Dao, the Primordial Spirit Lotus could only bloom to Nine Grades. There was no Twelve Grades beyond the number of the Nine Extremes.
"Seven Grades? Heh, ignorance is ignorance. Judging by Yu'er's talent, I believe he can bloom to at least Eight Grades!"
As Yuanshi spoke, he took the opportunity to belittle Tongtian.
When Tongtian heard Yuanshi call him ignorant, he suppressed his displeasure.
For his senior disciple, he would endure it!
After hearing his two younger brothers, Laozi shook his head slightly and said calmly:
"Seven Grades? Eight Grades? Heh, in my opinion, Yu'er definitely has the potential to bloom to Nine Grades. His future is limitless!"
Breaking through to Great Luo in less than ten thousand years, blooming to Nine Grades was only natural. If not for lacking the foundation to become a Saint, Laozi would have thought that Xian Junyu possessed the potential to become a Saint.
"Bloom to Nine Grades?"
"With Yu'er's talent, blooming to Nine Grades is indeed possible!"
Tongtian and Yuanshi did not refute First Senior Brother Laozi. Nine-Grade potential was indeed possible. The Seven and Eight Grades they had mentioned were merely their minimum estimates.
At that moment, the tribulation clouds in the sky descended with thunder.
"Rumble!"
The Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation consisted of nine Heavenly Thunders, each stronger than the last. Now, the first one descended and struck Xian Junyu.
The first Heavenly Thunder was not strong. It barely felt like anything when it struck Xian Junyu.
After the first Heavenly Thunder ended, the Primordial Spirit Lotus bloomed to the First Grade.
The next three Heavenly Thunders descended in succession, and the Primordial Spirit Lotus bloomed to the Fourth Grade. Xian Junyu began to feel numbness spreading through him.
The tribulation continued. As each Heavenly Thunder grew stronger, the pain became increasingly intense.
When the Primordial Spirit Lotus bloomed to the Seventh Grade, Xian Junyu's forehead was already beaded with sweat from the pain of the lightning's baptism.
"Fuck! It actually hurts this much. The pain is striking directly at my soul, as if my soul is being torn apart. If I'd known it would be this miserable, I would've just relied on the system to return Great Luo cultivation!"
"I really brought this suffering upon myself. Why hasn't this tribulation ended yet?"
Xian Junyu regretted it deeply. The pain was simply too intense. The moment he could no longer endure it, his body and soul could be destroyed at any time.
He had to undergo a Heavenly Tribulation when breaking through on his own, but the system did not work that way. When the system returned cultivation, the breakthrough did not involve this thing called a Heavenly Tribulation.
The breakthrough happened naturally.
Fortunately, the system had perfected his foundation, so he would not fail to break through because his foundation was too weak.
Enduring the soul-tearing pain, and with the support of his solid foundation, Xian Junyu successfully passed through the final two Heavenly Thunders. The Primordial Spirit Lotus bloomed to the Ninth Grade.
The tribulation clouds dispersed, and Xian Junyu successfully broke through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. The first Great Luo Golden Immortal of Mount Kunlun had been born.
"Blooming to Nine Grades, just as expected!"
Laozi stroked his beard as he watched the Primordial Spirit Lotus bloom to the Ninth Grade, looking as though he had known it all along.
Tongtian also nodded in satisfaction.
With the Primordial Spirit Lotus blooming to the Ninth Grade, reaching the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm in the future was virtually assured.
Yuanshi, however, looked somewhat sour. Xian Junyu was good in every way, but it was a pity that he was not his disciple. That was the one imperfection in an otherwise perfect situation.
"Congratulations to Senior Disciple Brother on proving the Great Luo Dao!!!"
The many Jie Sect Disciples congratulated him in unison.
Xian Junyu opened his eyes and rose to his feet. He nodded at his fellow junior brothers and sisters, then looked toward the three Masters and Martial Uncles on the high platform and bowed in salute.
"Disciple Xian Junyu pays his respects to First Senior Uncle, Second Martial Uncle, and Master!"
There was an order of seniority, so Xian Junyu placed Taiqing Laozi first.
Seeing that Xian Junyu had successfully broken through and had first paid his respects to them, the three of them nodded in satisfaction. Etiquette could not be neglected, and they were very pleased that he was so respectful.
"Yu'er, there's no need to be so formal. Now that you've broken through to Great Luo, you must never become arrogant or complacent. You must understand that cultivation has no summit. Strive to attain the Saint Position as soon as possible!"
Laozi spoke calmly.
The Saint he referred to here was not the innate Saint fruit-position, but the Quasi-Saint realm. After all, it carried the word "Saint," so calling it a Saint Position was not strange.
"Yes, First Senior Uncle. This disciple will cultivate diligently and strive to attain the Saint Position as soon as possible!" Xian Junyu bowed again.
The Quasi-Saint realm that he and First Senior Uncle Laozi were referring to was not the same. First Senior Uncle was talking about the Saint Position, while he was talking about the true Saint fruit-position.
With this cheat-like system, he had absolute confidence in breaking through to the Saint realm.
"Your First Senior Uncle has already said everything I wanted to say. Yu'er, remember to maintain your original intentions. Don't fool around with certain people, and don't be lazy. The Quasi-Saint realm will be within your grasp!"
"Yes, Second Martial Uncle!"
Second Martial Uncle Yuanshi's words were practically devoid of substance. The only useful part was the warning not to be lazy.
As for the so-called fooling around, Xian Junyu knew that Yuanshi was referring to the demon cultivators among the Jie Sect Disciples. But how could he not associate with the disciples of his own sect?
He was the First Disciple of the Jie Sect, and he needed his junior brothers and sisters for the system to return cultivation. Yuanshi's words were completely useless to him.
Just by virtue of being the First Disciple, it was impossible for him to abandon the Jie Sect Disciples.
Not to mention that he had the system as well.
After giving Xian Junyu a few instructions, Laozi and Yuanshi vanished and left in an instant.
"This disciple respectfully sees First Senior Uncle off and respectfully sees Second Martial Uncle off!"
After the two Martial Uncles had left, he turned to his Master, Tongtian.
"Disciple thanks Master for protecting me during my breakthrough!"
Facing his Master, he respectfully bowed.
To be honest, he had not felt at ease breaking through to Great Luo at Second Martial Uncle Yuanshi's Daoist Sanctuary. Who knew whether Yuanshi might scheme against him?
If there were any problems with his Great Luo foundation, the consequences would be disastrous. Although the chance of Yuanshi harming him was less than five percent, accidents could still happen.
Compared with his Martial Uncles, he trusted his Master Tongtian more.
Although his Master had always been strict with him, his Master would never harm him.
"Heh, I wouldn't dare accept your thanks. How impressive do you think you are? You're only breaking through to a minor Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, yet you need a Saint to protect you. When you break through to the Quasi-Saint realm in the future, will you ask the entire Primordial World to protect you?"
"Forget the thanks. I'll be grateful if you cause me less trouble in the future!"
After a round of sarcasm, Tongtian turned around and left with a stern expression.
However, as he turned around, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. No one saw it.
His disciple had been the first among the Three Teachings to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, surpassing his two elder brothers in one move. Tongtian was very satisfied.
This also indirectly proved that he had surpassed his two elder brothers, whether in Fortune or in his ability to judge people.
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