Nianchuan's Tribulation

Having obtained the Heavenly Dao Qi and the Earth Mother Qi, Chen Nianchuan stayed on Immortal Apricot Island to cultivate in seclusion.

Chen Nianzhi then returned the Azure Abyss Sword to the depths of the Spirit Isle Lake's Earth Vein, cupped his hands in a salute, and said, "I must thank you for your support on this trip, senior."

"No need for such formalities."

The Azure Abyss Sword spoke calmly, and after a brief silence, it released a beam of light that appeared in front of Chen Nianzhi.

Upon closer inspection, Chen Nianzhi discovered that the light was actually a stream of Earth Dao Qi.

Before he could ask any further questions, the Azure Abyss Sword spoke up, saying, "Every thousand years, a wisp of Earth Mother Qi is born within the underground Water Vein of Spirit Isle Lake."

"In previous years, I used the Earth Mother Qi to heal my injuries. Now that my injuries have mostly healed, I no longer need this Earth Mother Qi."

"This Earth Mother Qi of the earth has been nurtured in recent years, so I'll leave it to you."

Chen Nianzhi was slightly pleased. Although he had obtained two strands of Earth Mother Qi this time, Chen Nianchuan would also need to consume one. In the future, the Old Clan Leader and Lin Qianshu would also urgently need this item.

This had originally given Chen Nianzhi quite a headache, but now that they had this source of the Earth Mother Qi, it had saved the Chen Clan a large sum of money.

Thinking of this, Chen Nianzhi took the Earth Mother Qi and said, "Thank you for your generous gift, Senior."

"..."

After leaving the underground Water Vein, Chen Nianzhi thought of the corrupted Nascent Soul Fruit and the Earth Mother Qi in his hands, so he went to the Ling Kingdom with Jiang Linglong.

Ling Kingdom is not far from the Chen Kingdom. Lingxu Lake was renamed from the former Python-Crocodile Lake and is connected to Azure Lotus Isle by Tier 4 Teleportation Array array.

Upon arriving at Lingxu Lake, the Lingxu Fairy smiled and said to the two, "It's been several years since we last met, and your cultivation has become even more unfathomable."

"The fairy is truly making rapid progress."

Chen Nianzhi smiled and said, "This Lingxu Fairy is True Lord has undergone tribulation. Now that she has started cultivating again, her progress can be described as rapid."

He had only broken through to the True Lord less than two hundred years ago, yet he had already cultivated to the Third-Layer Nascent Soul realm.

"I only have some foundation from my past life. Once I reach the Fourth Nascent Soul Layer, it won't be so easy to advance further."

Lingxu Fairy smiled. When she perished in her previous life, her cultivation was only at the Fourth Nascent Soul Layer. Now, her path to regaining the Fourth Nascent Soul Layer was relatively smooth, but going further would be extremely difficult.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Jiang Linglong said directly, "I've come to Lingxu Lake this time because I have an important matter to ask of you."

"Oh?" Lingxu Fairy's brow twitched slightly. "What brings you here?"

"We had some good fortuitous opportunity a while ago and obtained some treasures that were tainted by Blood Baleful Intent and resentment. We would like to request some Tier 5 precious liquid."

"Pure Heart Spirit Liquid?"

Lingxu Fairy smiled slightly and then said, "I still have quite a bit of this Pure Heart Spirit Liquid. I wonder how many you would like to purchase?"

After some calculation, Chen Nianzhi realized that after Chen Nianchuan took away a Earth Dao Qi, he still had a wisp of Earth Dao Qi and a Nascent Soul Fruit that needed to be cleansed with the Pure Heart Spirit Liquid.

The Earth Dao Qi requires ten drops of the Pure Heart Spirit Liquid, Nascent Soul Fruit, tainted with little resentment, only needs one drop.

With this thought in mind, he smiled and said, "I would like to request eleven drops of the Pure Heart Spirit Liquid, and I will trade it for Heavenly Crystal."

"Round it down to fifty Heavenly Crystal."

Lingxu Fairy smiled slightly. A drop of the Pure Heart Spirit Liquid was worth five million Spirit Stone, but Heavenly Crystal were more useful to Nascent Soul Cultivator and much easier to trade, so she naturally offered a discount.

Seeing that she agreed, Chen Nianzhi took out a sum of Spirit Stone and completed the transaction.

After obtaining the Pure Heart Spirit Liquid, the two immediately returned to Spirit Isle Lake. Chen Nianzhi looked at the Pure Heart Spirit Liquid in her hand, frowned, and said, "This wealth really doesn't last long. We only have thirty Heavenly Crystal left."

After breaking through to the True Lord, the two of them were extremely exhausted. Now, not only have they used up all their Spirit Stone, but they also only have thirty Heavenly Crystal left, which is not enough to buy any more precious spiritual items.

Jiang Linglong shook her head, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Fortunately, we have gathered enough resources for Qian Shu and the Old Clan Leader's advancement. Once they break through, the Lineage can recuperate for a while."

"Once they break through to the Nascent Soul, you and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief and focus on our cultivation."

Chen Nianzhi nodded, took out the polluted Earth Mother Qi and the Nascent Soul Fruit, and used the Pure Heart Spirit Liquid to wash away the resentment and Sha Qi within them.

Seeing the Sha Qi and resentment melt away like ice and snow upon encountering the Pure Heart Spirit Liquid, Chen Nianzhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It only needs to be left for a few months for the resentment in this Nascent Soul Fruit to completely dissipate."

"Brother Nianchuan is currently attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul, so I'll take this opportunity to protect him."

"..."

That afternoon, Chen Nianzhi arrived at Immortal Apricot Island via Teleportation Array.

The Old Clan Leader was already waiting outside the Seclusion Chamber. Upon seeing Chen Nianzhi, he said uneasily, "I sense a surge of Sha Qi within the Seclusion Chamber; I'm afraid something bad is about to happen."

Chen Nianzhi looked at the Seclusion Chamber, and her expression became serious.

Inside the Seclusion Chamber, an overwhelming aura of Sha Qi and boundless resentment were boiling over.

This resentment felt like the agonizing screams of billions of living beings echoing in the cultivator's mind, constantly disturbing their soul.

If Chen Nianchuan's will wavers even slightly, his soul will be devoured by resentment, splitting into thousands of personalities, and he will be completely trapped in the Demonic Path from which he cannot extricate himself.

"Don't worry, this is his fate."

Chen Nianzhi shook his head and muttered to himself, "Chen Nianchuan is right. Once this tribulation is overcome, it will be a rebirth, a transcendence of oneself."

To temper one's Dao heart through such tribulations is to suppress ten thousand thoughts with a single thought, and to surpass billions of people with one person. Once successful, it will bring about an incredibly astonishing transformation.

Chen Nianchuan's current situation is truly one of no retreat; if he cannot relentlessly suppress the millions of resentful thoughts, he will completely succumb to the Heart-Demon Tribulation.

Chen Nianchuan's breakthrough was exceptionally long; everyone waited a full three years before they noticed that the resentment in the Seclusion Chamber was gradually being suppressed.

A massive vortex of Spiritual Qi formed in the sky, drawing in a huge amount of Spiritual Qi and sending it into the Seclusion Chamber.

It's done.

The Old Clan Leader lit up with joy, and he felt a sense of peace in his heart.

Several days later, Chen Nianchuan, dressed in a long black robe, stepped out of the Seclusion Chamber.

He glanced at the crowd, nodded slightly, and then stepped into the air, facing the vast calamity clouds that swept across the heavens and earth.

This Lightning Tribulation was incredibly powerful, even surpassing the Lightning Tribulation of a typical Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul, causing Chen Nianzhi to show a solemn expression.

Fortunately, the Chen Clan possessed many Spirit Treasure. Chen Nianzhi had already handed over the Three-Treasure Gilded Armor and the Creation Green Duckweed Sword to Chen Nianchuan. With these two Spirit Treasure in hand, he was quite confident in surviving the Nascent Soul tribulation.

Chen Nianchuan activated his three Life-bound Magical Treasure and Divine Ability, easily blocking the first six Lightning Tribulation.

The seventh and eighth Lightning Tribulation Lightning Tribulation were already quite powerful, but the Three-Treasure Gilded Armor and the Slippery Green Lotus Sword still managed to withstand them.