The might of the True God Tribulation was a hundred times more majestic than the Tribulation Lightning of the Tribulation Crossing Realm.
The deep-purple lightning clouds continued spreading, eventually covering the entire Azure State!
They even spread into the three neighboring states!
As the lightning clouds churned, golden divine-fire patterns intertwined with lightning, illuminating the entire sky!
When the lightning descended, it did not come with ear-piercing thunder. Instead, it carried a low, heavy tremor containing Divine Realm laws, causing even the earth to quiver faintly and the Spirit Veins in the mountains to resonate along with it!
With such astonishing momentum, it was not only the cultivators of Azure State—even powerful figures from other states thousands of miles away raised their heads toward the Azure Cloud Mountain Range, their eyes filled with shock.
"This is... the True God Tribulation?!" Within the Ten Thousand Monster Valley in eastern Azure State, the Valley Lord gazed at the lightning clouds in the sky, his voice trembling. "Someone in the Wild Domain actually broke through to the True God Realm? The last time I heard of a True God appearing was more than twenty thousand years ago!"
"Who could it be? Could it be one of the ancestors of the Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect?" A group of Rogue Cultivators gathered in a town square, looking up at the lightning clouds with faces full of awe. "With this kind of might, even a first-stage True God could probably sweep aside every force in the Wild Domain!"
"Not necessarily! Look at the center of the lightning clouds—it's in the direction of Azure State!" someone said, pointing toward the sky. "A hundred years ago, the Azure Cloud Sect suffered a calamity, yet it was resolved with ease afterward, and the three major forces were wiped out. Could the Azure Cloud Sect be hiding some peerless expert of this caliber?"
"If that's really the case, then everything makes sense!"
Discussions spread throughout Azure State like a rising tide. The various major forces dispatched spies to the Azure Cloud Mountain Range, hoping to investigate the origins of this mysterious powerhouse.
But Bai Ye had already set up a top-tier Concealment Array. Not to mention ordinary cultivators—even experts in the Nascent Soul Late Stage could only sense that vast Divine Realm pressure. They could not find its exact location.
After the lightning clouds dispersed, Bai Ye returned to the Bamboo Courtyard on Night Cloud Peak and began consolidating his cultivation at the first stage of the True God Realm.
He sat cross-legged beside the Spiritual Spring, faint golden Divine Power flowing around his fingertips.
Cultivation in the True God Realm was completely different from cultivation in the Tribulation Crossing Realm.
With an immortal divine body and purified Divine Power, every circulation of the Chaos Sword Canon could draw upon the power of the Divine Rules between heaven and earth to nourish his Divine Origin Apertures.
He discovered that he seemed naturally suited to the path of cultivation. Immersed in the pleasure of growing stronger, he did not find it boring in the slightest. Instead, he enjoyed the process of constantly becoming stronger more and more.
This consolidation lasted a hundred years.
Over those hundred years, Bai Ye's cultivation steadily advanced, reaching the third stage of the True God Realm.
Above his dantian, three Divine Origin Apertures shone brilliantly, continuously transforming the Spiritual Energy remaining in his body into pure Divine Power.
His True God Dharma Form grew increasingly solid as well. It stood three hundred zhang tall, clad in Chaos Battle Armor and holding the Dragon Slaying Sacred Sword. The Divine Rules swirling around it were already capable of affecting the Heavenly Law within a hundred-mile radius!
However, cultivation in the True God Realm was far slower than in the Tribulation Crossing Realm.
The core reason was that the quality of the spiritual energy on the Heavenly Profound Continent could no longer meet the needs of True God Realm cultivation.
True God Realm cultivators required "Divine Origin Spiritual Energy" containing the power of the Divine Rules, not ordinary spiritual energy.
Even the highest-grade Saint-grade Spirit Vein in Azure State could only barely transform its spiritual energy into Divine Power, with extremely low efficiency.
According to the records left by the Profound Sword Master, only the "Divine Origin Qi" of the Upper Realm could support True God Realm cultivators in breaking through rapidly.
Fortunately, after advancing to the True God Realm, the system's sign-in function had upgraded as well.
In the past, when he had been in the Tribulation Crossing Realm, his daily sign-in rewards had mostly been Saint-grade pills and spirit materials. Now, however, they were all rewards at the True God level!
For example, there was the first-grade True God Divine Origin Pill, which contained pure Divine Origin and could be used for True God Realm cultivation.
There was also the Chaos Divine Crystal, which could provide a reserve of Divine Origin comparable to a True God Realm cultivator's hundred years of arduous cultivation!
The various True God-grade rewards perfectly made up for the shortage of Divine Origin on the Heavenly Profound Continent, allowing Bai Ye to stop worrying about cultivation resources for the time being.
"Strange. According to the Profound Sword Master, after a True God Realm cultivator breaks through, the Heavenly Path should send down the Heavenly Gate to guide them in ascending to the Upper Realm."
Bai Ye stopped cultivating and knitted his brows slightly. "But I've already reached the third stage of the True God Realm. A hundred years have passed—why have I still not sensed the aura of the Heavenly Gate?"
He leafed through the notes left behind by the Profound Sword Master and repeatedly checked them.
The notes clearly stated that the True God Realm was the dividing line between the mortal world and the Upper Realm. After breaking through, the Heavenly Gate would appear of its own accord, without exception.
Yet now, a hundred years had passed. Not only had he failed to see the Heavenly Gate, he had not sensed even the slightest spatial fluctuation.
Bai Ye spread out his Spiritual Sense, covering the entire Wild Domain.
After consulting the ancient records of the various forces, he discovered a startling fact.
The last time a True God from the Wild Domain ascended had been twenty-three thousand years ago.
Since then, even when cultivators broke through to the True God Realm, no one had ever seen the Heavenly Gate descend. In the end, those True God powerhouses either hid themselves away or vanished without a trace, their whereabouts unknown.
"It seems the Space Channel of the Heavenly Profound Continent has most likely run into a problem." Bai Ye mused inwardly. "Perhaps the Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect possesses some related secret history."
The Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect was the foremost force in the Wild Domain. It had dominated the Wild Domain for more than a hundred thousand years, and over ten of its ancestors had once ascended to the Upper Realm. Its foundations were incomparably deep.
If even they did not know the reason the Heavenly Gate had closed, then there was probably no one in the entire Wild Domain who could solve the mystery.
"Forget it. There's no need to rush for now." Bai Ye shook his head. "The sign-in rewards can provide Divine Origin resources, and my lifespan has already increased to three hundred thousand years. I have plenty of time to wait for the right opportunity."
Just as Bai Ye was devoting himself to cultivation, good news arrived from the Azure Cloud Sect.
Deep within the Azure Cloud Sect, Nascent Soul Realm pressure suddenly erupted and swept across all seventy-two peaks!
The pressure was thick and stable—the sign of a breakthrough after reaching the peak of the Profound Connection Realm!
The sect's fifth Nascent Soul Realm powerhouse in a hundred years had been born!
The first Grand Elder to break through had now reached the Nascent Soul Triple Peak, becoming the Azure Cloud Sect's public Sea Anchor.
Standing atop the Main Peak, he gazed at the flourishing scenery among the mountains, his eyes filled with emotion. "After a hundred years of sealing the mountain, the sect's foundations have stabilized. It's time to reopen the mountain gate!"
The four Nascent Soul Realm powerhouses beside him nodded one after another, anticipation showing on their faces.
A hundred years ago, the Azure Cloud Sect had been on the verge of annihilation, saved only by that mysterious senior's intervention.
A hundred years later, they would reopen the mountain gate with five Nascent Soul Realm cultivators. That was enough to establish a firm footing in Azure State—and perhaps even restore the sect's former glory!
Ten days later, the Azure Cloud Sect formally announced the news to the world.
The hundred-year period of seclusion had ended. The mountain gate would reopen, and all forces were invited to attend the ceremony!
When the news spread, Azure State was shaken!
On the day of the Mountain Opening Ceremony, the Azure Cloud Sect's mountain gate stood wide open, and the newly rebuilt Mountain Protecting Array radiated dazzling azure light.
At the sect's Main Peak, five Nascent Soul Old Ancestors erupted with pressure simultaneously. Five vast auras intertwined, shrouding every direction and proclaiming the Azure Cloud Sect's return to all of Azure State!
The various forces dispatched people to offer their congratulations.
The old-established force of Azure State, the Ten Thousand Monster Valley, sent a Nascent Soul Early Stage Old Ancestor to lead the delegation and presented three Ninth-grade Spirit Grasses!
The Azure Water Sect offered a single Earth-grade High-rank Spirit Weapon!
Even the minor forces from distant states prepared lavish gifts, hoping to form ties with the Azure Cloud Sect.
The most eye-catching guests were the envoys of Azure State's foremost force—the Sky Fire Sect.
The Sky Fire Sect was not a native force of Azure State. It was the branch sect established in the Wild Domain by the Sky Fire Divine Sect, a superforce of the Heavenly Domain.
This sect had dominated Azure State for ten thousand years, with more than ten Nascent Soul Realm cultivators permanently stationed within it!
There were even rumors that a Tribulation Crossing Realm Old Ancestor was hidden within the sect.
Yet this colossal force had sent a Nascent Soul Middle Stage powerhouse to lead its delegation this time, along with a Saint-grade pill—the Sky Fire Pill—giving the Azure Cloud Sect ample face.
"The Sky Fire Sect is showing such regard. Could it be because of that mysterious sword cultivator from a hundred years ago?"
Some forces discussed the matter in private.
"Without a doubt! That senior could destroy the Nascent Soul powerhouses of three major forces with a single sword. He was most likely a Tribulation Crossing Realm expert! Even the Sky Fire Divine Sect has no choice but to take a Tribulation Crossing Realm powerhouse seriously!"
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