Finally Taking Form

Chapter 8: Finally Taking Form

Of the hundreds of millions who sought the Dao, only three thousand ultimately entered Purple Cloud Palace.

And among the Three Thousand Guests of Purple Cloud Palace, only six were accepted as Hongjun's disciples.

The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti.

The rest did not even qualify as nominal disciples.

Hongjun preached the Dao for three thousand years.

In the north of the Primordial Wilderness, Shen Gui also took his first step forward.

That day, atop a high mountain in the Northern Great Desolation, thunderclouds gathered above the summit.

At the mountaintop, a small turtle of mysterious yellow color floated in midair.

Transformation Thunder Tribulation.

In the Primordial Wilderness, the vast majority of living beings experienced the Transformation Thunder Tribulation when taking form. The stronger their foundations and aptitude, the stronger the tribulation, and the more powerful they would be after transforming...

What nonsense.

Leaving aside anything else, go ask whether the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Di Jun, and Tai Yi ever went through a Transformation Thunder Tribulation.

For people truly possessed of immense merit or Destiny/Fortune, try striking one with lightning.

The claim that the stronger the thunder tribulation, the stronger one's foundations and aptitude, and thus the stronger one would be after transforming, was merely something made up by a bunch of people whose merit and Destiny/Fortune did not even rank worth mentioning to comfort themselves.

So, after gathering for ages, the thunderclouds in the sky dispersed without so much as a fart...

As the thunderclouds faded, a flash of light passed, and the turtle vanished from midair. In its place stood a black-robed youth.

Looking at the thunderclouds gradually dispersing overhead, the youth could not help but feel speechless.

You gathered for so long, only to disperse without striking even once. Weren't you just making trouble for nothing?

Since you weren't going to strike, why form tribulation clouds at all?

PS: Heavenly Tribulation: Don't I have any dignity? Even if you're blessed with immense Destiny/Fortune and merit, even if the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Pagoda protects you, if I can't strike you, can't I at least scare you???

Needless to say, the black-robed youth who had appeared atop that mountain in the Northern Great Desolation was Shen Gui.

It was true that a Mystic Tortoise's true form was difficult to transform, but Shen Gui's response was: I'm rich! I have the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Pagoda!

Although directly integrating the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Pagoda into himself was somewhat difficult, borrowing a little Mysterious Yellow Qi to transform was not much of a problem.

Moreover, although transforming with Mysterious Yellow Qi left his cultivation somewhat lower than in his Mystic Tortoise form, there was absolutely no need to worry about his aptitude. It was truly unparalleled under heaven and earth.

Stretching lazily, Shen Gui felt that returning to human form was wonderful.

In the Primordial Wilderness, who knew how many more years passed in the blink of an eye.

It seemed that the wounds the Great Tribulation of Dragon-Han had inflicted upon the entire Primordial Wilderness had gradually been smoothed over by time. After Hongjun's sermon, the whole Primordial Wilderness gradually became lively once more.

One great cultivator after another began traveling the Primordial Wilderness. Some founded sects and preached the scriptures; some built cities and established nations, dominating their own regions; others chose to roam the Primordial Wilderness, free and unfettered in all directions.

Among these people, those with the greatest influence were basically all guests of Purple Cloud Palace.

For instance, the two brothers Di Jun and Tai Yi, born from the sun, joined forces to subdue the various races of the Primordial Wilderness, establishing the Demon Country and commanding awe across one region.

East King Gong used the immortal islands overseas as his foundation and joined forces with West Queen Mother to establish the Immortal Court.

Fuxi and Nuwa established Heavenly Demon City at the foot of Mount Buzhou, sheltering one region.

The Three Pure Ones preached the Dao within Kunlun Mountain. Though they accepted no disciples, over time, the place became a land of purity.

Jieyin and Zhunti accepted disciples extensively at Western Spirit Mountain, intending to revive the west.

Kunpeng founded the Palace of the Demon Master in the North Nether, calling himself the Demon Master and aspiring to enlighten all the demons under heaven.

There were all kinds of such things, each different from the next.

The impact of Hongjun's preaching had already begun to show.

However, none of this had anything to do with Shen Gui—at least, not yet.