Jiang Yun raised a hand and pointed.
"Go!"
Whoosh!
A pearl radiating white-green precious light flew out from Jiang Yun's body.
It flew directly outside the Azure Roaming Palace and hovered in midair.
It was the Lower-grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasure, the Mountain River Pearl!
The next moment.
A dazzling divine light descended from the pearl.
A strange fruit tree, pitch-black all over yet faintly emanating pure yang vitality, manifested!
A High-grade Xiantian Spiritual Root—the Silent Sun Fruit Tree!
It had formed when the Xiantian Spiritual Root, the Primordial Spirit Fruit Tree, was tainted by baleful qi!
"Hmm?"
Upon the high platform, Lord Tongtian stopped his sermon and turned his gaze outside the hall.
"Interesting."
With the Sage halting his sermon, the immortals of the Interception Sect woke from their enlightenment one after another.
Just as everyone was wondering what was happening, they suddenly saw dark clouds already filling the skies outside the Azure Roaming Palace!
Rumble—!
Terrifying tribulation clouds gathered wildly above Golden Turtle Island, black and oppressive, as though they would crush the heavens!
An aura capable of destroying heaven and earth blanketed the entire Golden Turtle Island!
"This is—"
Daoist Duobao abruptly rose to his feet, his eyes filled with shock and uncertainty. "The Nine-Nine Transformation Heavenly Tribulation?!"
"That Spiritual Root—it seems to have come out of Junior Brother Jiang's magic treasure!"
Holy Mother Golden Spirit's beautiful eyes were likewise filled with astonishment. "A High-grade Xiantian Spiritual Root undergoing transformation?! My heavens!"
"Junior Brother Jiang is actually willing to let such a Spiritual Root transform?!"
For a moment, the entire Interception Sect erupted in discussion, voices rising and falling like a barrage of comments.
"A High-grade Xiantian Spiritual Root! How precious is that? Kept in one's possession, it can continuously produce treasures!"
"Junior Brother Jiang actually let it transform? If it succeeds, wouldn't its innate foundation rival that of a Top-tier Primordial God-Demon?!"
"Junior Brother Jiang has cultivated for barely over a thousand years, yet he has already amassed such a profound fortune!"
"He's far too generous! If it were me, I definitely couldn't bear to do it!"
Everyone marveled at Jiang Yun's immense wealth and the formidable innate foundation of this Spiritual Root!
One had to know that in the Primordial World, it was exceedingly difficult for Xiantian Spiritual Roots to transform!
Once they transformed, they became heaven-favored darlings with limitless potential!
Sage Zhunti, for instance, had originally been a Xiantian Spiritual Root!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Nine-Nine Transformation Heavenly Tribulation consisted of eighty-one Thunder Tribulations!
Lightning descended like roaring dragons!
Its overwhelming might made many Interception Sect immortals present turn pale!
The Silent Sun Fruit Tree held on amid the Thunder Tribulations, with the aura of withering and flourishing circulating around it, deathly qi intertwining with vitality.
One strike—ten strikes—fifty strikes—
As the Thunder Tribulations continued to descend, the Silent Sun Fruit Tree's aura steadily weakened.
Its branches and leaves withered, and its trunk charred black.
Until the eightieth Thunder Tribulation fell!
Boom—!
The Silent Sun Fruit Tree was nearly reduced to charcoal, its aura so faint it seemed likely to extinguish at any moment.
Seeing this, the Interception Sect members could not help shaking their heads and sighing.
"Ah, what a pity."
"The final heavenly lightning is also the strongest one."
"To fail at the very end!"
"The Silent Sun Fruit Tree's origin seems somewhat incomplete. If it had succeeded, our Interception Sect would soon gain another Quasi-Saint great power. But now—"
Everyone believed the Spiritual Root's transformation was about to fail.
They all felt regret!
One had to know that this was a High-grade Xiantian Spiritual Root!
After failing its tribulation, who knew how much effort and how many heavenly treasures it would take to restore its origin and allow it to continue producing treasures?
Just then, someone in the crowd suddenly cried out, "Wait! Look!"
"That is?!"
Everyone hurriedly looked over.
They saw that the Silent Sun Fruit Tree, which had nearly fallen completely silent, suddenly seemed like withered wood meeting spring!
An incomparably dense deathly qi abruptly contracted, then transformed at its core into the purest vitality!
Death became life!
Nirvana revived!
Boom!
An even more vigorous life force erupted!
"How—how is that possible?!"
"What happened?"
"Why did this happen? Wonderful! Doesn't this mean it can survive the final Thunder Tribulation?!"
The immortals were stunned once more, overcome with both shock and delight!
A brilliant light flashed in Daoist Duobao's eyes as he could not help clapping in praise. "Wonderful! Life arising from death!"
"A Thunder Tribulation inherently contains tremendous vitality within great destruction!"
"I had been wondering why this Spiritual Root, whose origin appeared incomplete, chose to transform at this time."
"I never expected it was using the Transformation Tribulation to repair its origin and complete the final step!"
"To place itself in death before finding life! What tremendous resolve!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yun smiled faintly and explained, "Martial Uncle Duobao has sharp eyes."
"This Spiritual Root was something this disciple obtained by chance. It was originally the Xiantian Mystic Yang Fruit Tree."
"It was later eroded by baleful qi and deathly qi for countless years, changing from Mystic Yang into Silent Sun."
"Although its grade did not decline, and it even gained the power of Nirvana, that power of Nirvana was not innate. Thus, it still lacked a trace and could not achieve perfection!"
Upon hearing this, Duobao became even more envious. "In that case, after transforming, it will possess at least the innate foundation of a Top-tier Primordial God-Demon!"
"In as little as several tens of thousands of years, or as many as a million years, our Interception Sect will gain another Quasi-Saint!"
"Junior Nephew, what incredible fortune! Truly incredible fortune!"
When the surrounding Interception Sect disciples heard the words "another Quasi-Saint," every one of them reddened with envy.
Envious!
Nothing but envy!
Rumble—!
At last, outside the Azure Roaming Palace, the final bolt of violet-gold lightning descended with world-destroying might—"Break!"
A cold, clear cry came from within the Silent Sun Fruit Tree!
A divine light interwoven with black and white shot into the heavens and directly shattered the Thunder Tribulation!
As the light faded.
A woman of cold and breathtaking beauty, dressed in a flowing black gown, appeared in midair!
Her skin was whiter than snow, her bearing noble and frosty, with faint Law of Nirvana and pure yang vitality winding around her.
Because she had used the power of the Heavenly Tribulation to make up for her shortcomings.
Her strength had directly surpassed the usual Early Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage attained by Top-tier Primordial God-Demons upon transformation.
Her aura stabilized at—
Mid-Stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal!
That was the terrifying aspect of a High-grade Xiantian Spiritual Root's transformation!
Its starting point was Grand Unity!
After stabilizing her cultivation, the woman in black immediately flew into the Azure Roaming Palace.
Before everyone's eyes, she went straight to Jiang Yun, dropped to both knees, and kowtowed respectfully!
"This disciple has received Senior's grace. After hundreds of millions of years of bitter cultivation, I have finally succeeded today!"
"Without Senior's guidance, protection, and bestowed opportunity, Silent Sun would have long since become withered wood!"
"This disciple has but one unfulfilled wish!"
"I beg Senior to accept this disciple into your school! Allow me to serve at your side and never betray you!"
This sight left the surrounding Interception Sect immortals staring blankly.
They were all unbearably sour with envy.
One had to know that among the four great Sage sects, aside from a select few top figures such as Duobao, Xuan Du, and Guangchengzi.
The other second-generation direct disciples generally possessed only Early or Mid-Stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation at this point!
Many were even merely Taiyi Golden Immortals!
But Jiang Yun?
One disciple he accepted was already a Mid-Stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal upon entering his school!
She was stronger than many martial uncles and martial grand-uncles!
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