Recently, every cultivator undergoing Tribulation Transcendence, even one advancing from Second-Grade to Third-Grade, had inexplicably fallen into a Heart Demon Tribulation at the very end. In the past, a Heart Demon Tribulation during that advancement would have been impossible.
But lately, no matter what grade a cultivator was advancing to, undergoing a tribulation meant facing a Heart Demon Tribulation at the end. Worse, these tribulations were extraordinarily strange. However firm a cultivator's Dao Heart was, escaping one was never easy.
Seven Cultivations wanted to see what would happen in his own Seventh-to-Eighth Advancement, with a vast amount of Merit Power surrounding him. In theory, enough Merit Power could offset an Eighth-Grade Saint Lord's Heart Demon Tribulation.
The Profound Sage Lecture was a benefit the First Heavenly Dao had established for cultivators throughout the Myriad Heavens and Realms. It was also a source of aid for Eighth-Grade Profound Sages.
A sea of Merit Power descended and merged into Senior Seven Cultivations' body. He already had a foundation of Merit Power, and his Merit Light kept growing stronger until it began to take physical form.
The Merit Light continued to gather and compress.
At last, it took on the rough outline of a person.
"Judging by the figure, that Merit Light should be female," Great Sea Turtle said. "That tells us this fellow Daoist Seven Cultivations keeps his romantic side well hidden."
"Senior Turtle, that's not fair," Song Shuhang said. "We can't control the form our Merit Light takes. Mine is Snake Beauty. Does that make me a secret romantic too?"
"When did you get the idea you weren't?" Senior Turtle shot back.
Song Shuhang: "..."
"Anyway, we have no control over what form our Merit Light takes. I wanted to condense a True Dragon of merit, but I got a snake-tailed